The home Pei Yao mentioned is definitely not the home in Kyoto. People in Kyoto certainly don't eat insects.
Rather, it was the era before she traveled through time.
Pei Yao finished one and resisted the urge to eat another, handing it to Niu Qingshan: "It's delicious, you should try it."
After hearing what she said, Niu Qingshan actually put one in his mouth and ate it.
A hot summer breeze swept through the village and fields, carrying the aroma of kudzu worms into Uncle Niu's nostrils inside the house.
It whetted people's appetites.
Uncle Niu sniffed, ran out, followed the aroma to Pei Yao's side, and then saw the roasted insects in Pei Yao's hand.
His eyes were fixed on the kudzu root worm in her hand.
This snack smells amazing.
I looked up and saw it was that girl from the Pei family, what was her name again, Pei Yao or Pei Jiao?
“Pei Yao, Uncle Niu can just call me Xiao Yao. This is an insect I found in the vines on the mountain. Try it, it’s very fragrant.”
Pei Yao could tell from the look in Uncle Niu's eyes that he was definitely interested in the roasted kudzu root worms.
Sure enough, Uncle Niu was just waiting for Pei Yao to say that. He quickly took the roasted insect she handed him and ate it in one bite.
"Xiao Yao, this worm is really fragrant, and it's crispy when you bite into it, but it's also a bit chewy."
Uncle Niu ate a whole skewer in one go, with three chickens on each skewer.
Seeing his grandfather enjoying his meal so much, Niu Qingshan couldn't resist his curiosity and picked up a skewer, smelling it. A distinctly caramelized aroma wafted up.
I took a bite.
!!
Niu Qingshan: "!!!"
These insects are surprisingly delicious, just like the wasp pupae I ate before.
No, it tastes even better than wasp pupae because they are plumper and chewier.
"Sister Yao, these insects are really delicious."
Niu Qingshan swallowed what was in his mouth and sincerely praised him.
Pei Yao certainly knew it was delicious, otherwise she would have brought it over for you to eat.
However, Pei Yao naturally had her own purpose.
She came to see Niu Qingshan because she had something to discuss.
Pei Yao stuffed all the remaining roasted kudzu worms into Uncle Niu's hand, then looked at him with a grin.
"Uncle Niu, I picked up some snails to cook and eat, so I'd like to borrow your scissors to cut off the snail tails."
Cutting off the tail of the snail will make it easier to suck out the snail meat, which will also make it easier for customers who buy snails to eat them.
Uncle Niu was enjoying his delicious kudzu root worms when he heard that the little girl wanted to borrow scissors, so he sent Niu Qingshan into the kitchen to get them for Pei Yao.
Pei Yao quickly thanked him, and then said to Niu Qingshan, who had run the errand, "Thank you, Brother Qingshan."
Niu Qingshan: "It's nothing, a small matter. I should thank you for the insect you sent, it's really nice."
However, Pei Yao wasn't planning to leave yet, because she needed ginger to make this spicy snail dish, and her family didn't have any.
I don't usually notice anything wrong when cooking seafood at home without adding ginger, but it's best to use ginger to remove the fishy smell when preparing seafood for sale.
The taste will be much better.
So she brazenly continued to ask, "Brother Qingshan, do you have ginger at home?"
"Yes, there's plenty at home, I'll go get it for you." After saying that, he went to the corner and grabbed a bunch, wrapped them in banana leaves, and gave them to Pei Yao.
Ginger is very easy to grow; plant one piece and it will sprout into a whole bunch.
Fishermen lead a simple life, preparing seafood in a simple stew or stir-fry. They rarely use any other seasonings besides salt.
At most, a little ginger is added to remove the fishy smell, so every household grows some ginger and keeps it there.
Pei Yao felt much better after receiving the ginger.
After chatting for a while, Pei Yao, eager to try the spicy snails, went home.
As Pei Yao was leaving, Uncle Niu called out to her, "Come and play again next time!"
It would be even better if you brought some of these roasted insects as well.
As soon as she got home, Chen Fang was planting the seeds that Qiao Hui had given her. She didn't recognize the seeds, even though Qiao Hui had told her about them. They hadn't remembered them, but now she was going to plant some of them.
As soon as Pei Yao entered the door, she called out to her, "Auntie."
Chen Fang put down the stone hoe in her hand: "Yao girl is back. Your mother is in the kitchen."
"Okay." Pei Yao went into the kitchen.
I saw Yunniang busy preparing lunch. In Lingnan, many people only eat two meals a day to save food.
However, since her family was used to eating three meals a day in Kyoto, they continued to eat three meals a day after coming here.
After all, there's plenty of seafood here, so having an extra meal won't hurt.
Yunniang: "Yao'er is back. Go wash your hands quickly, and we can eat soon."
"Mother, what dish are you cooking?"
Pei Yao leaned closer to take a look. She used to be a rural food livestreamer, so she was quite particular about food and a real foodie.
Yunniang put the washed cauliflower into the earthenware jar.
"I made the oyster and vegetable soup that I learned from you before, and I just happened to have picked some oysters today."
Pei Yao glanced at another earthenware pot, which contained kudzu root being cooked.
Pei Yao always felt that something was missing.
Thinking of the few sea cucumbers I had picked up while beachcombing in the basin in the yard, I felt a surge of joy.
Sea cucumbers are considered a valuable seafood product in modern times. Wild sea cucumbers, in particular, are very expensive.
However, most of the fish sold on the market are farmed by fishermen.
The main reason why sea cucumbers are so expensive now is that they are very nutritious.
Sea cucumbers are rich in high-quality protein, which is easily absorbed and utilized by the human body, and can enhance immunity and prevent anemia.
For men, sea cucumbers are believed to have kidney-tonifying and sperm-boosting effects.
For women, sea cucumbers are beneficial for beauty, blood replenishment, and menstrual regulation. They also help prevent anemia by promoting blood production and nourishing the blood.
For children, it can further promote growth and development: the lysine in sea cucumbers is known as the human growth hormone, which helps promote human growth and development and enhance physical fitness.
Therefore, sea cucumber is a food suitable for all ages.
Pei Yao ran to the yard and used scissors to quickly process the sea cucumbers in the basin.
Clean up all the inedible parts and take them back to the kitchen. Just then, Yunniang's oyster and vegetable soup was ready.
Seeing Pei Yao holding up that dark, soft thing, she asked curiously, "Yao'er, what is this dark, soft thing? Can you eat it?"
Pei Yao nodded: "Mother, this is sea cucumber, it's very nutritious. I'll make you a cold sea cucumber salad later, it's perfect for this weather."
Upon hearing this, Yunniang immediately gave up the kitchen to Pei Yao, watching over her and learning some cooking skills in the process.
Cold sea cucumber salad is a simple dish to make, but its taste is anything but simple.
Pei Yao put five plump and tender sea cucumbers into a ceramic pot and boiled them for 3-5 minutes. Then she took them out immediately, cut them into sections, and mixed them with wild garlic, wild garlic leaves and chili peppers. Finally, she squeezed half a lemon on top, and a sour and spicy cold sea cucumber salad was ready.
You can also add some soy sauce or sesame oil if you have them; it will make the flavor even better.
Pei Yao didn't have any, so she just mixed it up like this, and it still tasted pretty good.
It largely preserves the freshness and juiciness of sea cucumber.
The dish I ate the most for lunch today was the spicy and sour cold sea cucumber salad.
It's sour and spicy, and tastes very refreshing.
It's simply an essential for cooling off in the summer.
When the sea cucumbers were served this time, no one asked any questions or had any doubts.
As long as it's made by Pei Yao, it's cool and stylish, and it'll taste delicious.
After finishing her meal, Pei Yao began preparing to try making spicy snails.
After all, many ingredients were unavailable in this era, and she couldn't guarantee that she could make it delicious the first time.
Pei Yao was cutting snails in the yard with scissors, and Pei Yichen came over to help, but there was only one pair of scissors.
He looked at Pei Yao for a while, then went out of the courtyard alone and quickly returned with a long, cone-shaped stone.
Then, in front of Pei Yao, he smashed a stone on the tail of the snail.
The effect was exactly the same as the ones Pei Yao cut out one by one with scissors.
Pei Yao: "......"
What?
Why didn't she think of using a rock?
It looks much more convenient than her cutting them one by one with scissors.
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