Chapter 103 She Wants to Make Braised Food
Xia Tian heard the doubt in Si Ye's tone and turned around with a calm expression, "Of course I'm eating."
Si Ye: “?”
The internal organs of exotic animals are fishy and greasy, and not easy to store.
He had hardly ever seen anyone eat this thing, except for those homeless orcs who were extremely hungry, who would reluctantly eat some to fill their stomachs.
He thought about it and could only attribute Xia Tian's behavior to her cherishing of things due to long-term hunger, and tried to persuade the girl to give up. "If you are worried about not having enough meat to eat, believe me, I won't let you starve."
The implication is that the girl developed this habit because she was treated coldly and hungry in the tribe, and he would not treat her like this.
Xia Tian also heard the hidden meaning behind this, and was a little amused. "Do you think I'm eating this because I have nothing to eat?"
Si Ye didn't say anything, obviously agreeing with this statement.
"In fact, offal is also very nutritious. Sometimes it's even more nutritious than eating animal meat."
Xia Tian held up a piece of cut liver in front of him, "Take this liver for example. Look at its deep red color, right? That's because it contains a lot of trace elements, including iron, which promotes blood production. Eating it can replenish your blood."
Although the liver is the largest detoxification organ and inevitably stores some toxins from the animal's metabolism, in the primitive animal world, compared with the large amount of nutrients in the liver and the human body's own immune function, these toxins can basically be ignored.
Of course, if you are on a heavily polluted Earth, you should think twice.
Si Ye didn't understand the strange words the girl said, but since she was willing to explain the case to him, he was naturally willing to believe it.
It's non-toxic anyway, so it doesn't matter if it tastes a little bad.
However, the audience in the live broadcast room did not accept it well.
[What era is this? People still eat offal???]
[I'm vomiting. It's bloody, fishy, and bitter. How can I eat this?]
[The young lady has never let us down. Maybe she has some wonderful ideas this time? ]
After Xia Tian dealt with the "corpse" of the Humming Beast, she thought that this was just a routine operation in China on Earth and it was not really a "fantastic idea". She started to boil water while making a fire.
——She wants to make braised food.
In fact, regarding the problem of "how to deal with the fishy smell of internal organs", the foodies in ancient China had already found a solution.
That is: cover it up with a stronger flavor.
So there is braised food.
The original raw materials for braised food were the various scraps left over from the nobles’ meals, such as pig’s trotters, chicken feet, pig’s intestines, etc.
These unwanted scraps, including all sorts of dirty offal, are collectively referred to as "offal."
Si Ye’s understanding was correct. Originally, these “offal” were indeed reserved for those who had no money to buy proper meat.
Why?
It’s cheap!
If we go back a few thousand years, the internal organs of a pig weighed dozens of kilograms, but could be sold for only a few dozen coins. Isn't that very affordable?
But if we set the time background to modern times, braised food is more expensive than real fresh pork!
The reason lies in the use of spices.
In the past, there were no spices, no very effective methods to remove fishy smells, and insufficient knowledge about the nutritional value of offal, so everyone avoided these offal.
But with the development of the times, the development of spices has become more mature, and the market for braised food has gradually opened up.
(End of this chapter)
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