Once the temperature inside the kiln has cooled down, looking through the opening, the fired glaze is perfectly formed, creating a smooth film on the surface of the pottery, like a thin layer of agar.
Li Sheng took the jars out of the kiln and cleaned them. They were even more beautiful than he had expected. After being cleaned and free of dust, they felt much smoother than unglazed pottery. Unglazed pottery had a rough feel to it, while the pottery in his hand felt very smooth.
Visually, the pottery is quite reflective in the sunlight, and its shape is also very beautiful, no less than the masterpieces in museums. The two little rabbit bowls made by the milk ball are even more vivid and interesting. It's hard to believe that this was made by a child, but it's also understandable that it was made by a child. Unless an adult is a professional designer, how could they have such a whimsical idea?
Milkball's bowl is a little smaller than Li Sheng's, and it's shaped like two little rabbits embracing each other, while Li Sheng's is a big rabbit with its tail as a handle. On the other side, the rabbit's face is sculpted from clay, making it very lifelike.
This is simply a work of art; it has a unique aesthetic.
There were even people in the live stream willing to pay high prices to buy it.
"This is so beautiful! I want it so badly! Put pressure on the porcelain capital to make one for me right now!"
"I don't want replicas by others, I want ones made by the Milk Team themselves."
"Wild King, can you name a price? After the challenge is over, sell me this set. The price is negotiable."
"I'm offering a Da Bu Liu (a type of sturdy item), please sell it to me, I really like it."
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Unfortunately, he won't sell.
"I'm sorry, this set is probably not available for sale. However, the host has shown everyone the pottery-making method. You all watched the host make it step by step. You can also try it yourself. As long as you do the points that the host emphasized, you can also fire pottery like this. If it's inconvenient to do it at home, you can also go to a DIY pottery shop to try it. There will also be professional teachers to teach you."
Before enjoying the delicious coconut crab, he needs to build a stove. Ant nests aren't everywhere, and clay isn't easy to find either, so he has to be careful when using these things.
The method of building a stove is not much different from that of building a kiln. This time, some small modifications were made to the stove compared to the previous ones. At the bottom is the air inlet and the place to collect wood ash, which is separated by a large round plate with holes made of mud and branches.
After gradually building up a space for firewood with mud and stones, he made a round opening on top to put the earthenware pots in. However, he didn't put the pots directly on it, because he was afraid that the firewood would accidentally break the pots when he lit the fire.
This had happened before, but back then he had a backup, and if it broke, he could just replace it. But now he doesn't have a backup, and he needs to avoid all possible unexpected situations.
So he added a round cake made of mud and branches to the opening where the earthenware pot would normally be placed. There was a finger-sized hole every centimeter on it, and the pot was placed directly on it. The flames could also pass through the holes to spread the heat, thus preventing the pot from being damaged by the firewood.
After setting up the stove, a fire was lit inside for half an hour to dry out the moisture and create many cracks. These were then patched up with mud, and the entire coconut crab was also brought out.
After rinsing the coconut crab clean with water, I chanted the Rebirth Mantra once and then chopped off all the crab legs with an axe. I kept two legs to eat raw, and put the rest of the legs into a pot to cook. This way, the body of the coconut crab could not be put into the earthenware pot.
However, the crab legs cook very quickly. After taking them out, the coconut crab was cut in half and put into the pot. It was full of crab roe, and the soup smelled so delicious that it could be found at grandma's house.
The pot wasn't all water. He opened the last two coconuts and poured them in so that the cooked coconut crab would be even sweeter. One of the coconuts was an old one, and it took him a lot of effort to remove the meat. He used an axe to mash the old coconut meat into tiny pieces and put it in as well.
Li Sheng's outdoor cooking skills are top-notch!
The pot was bubbling away, and the drone, being a bit of a trickster, was deliberately trying to tempt those who couldn't have any, keeping its camera focused on the pot.
He's made plenty of preparations for eating coconut crab these past two days, and even picked some good stuff: wild small lemons. They have a very refreshing aroma, but they taste extremely sour, the kind that makes your teeth ache. They also have a slightly astringent taste. Although you can't eat them directly, squeezing out the juice and mixing it with other sweet wild fruits to make a dipping sauce would be quite delicious.
Li Sheng used a homemade wooden knife to cut open the wild lemons, squeezed the juice into a bowl, mixed it with the other crushed fruit, and added a little seawater to make it salty.
"Although coconut crab tastes delicious even without any seasoning, you get tired of eating it after a while."
This statement deeply resonated with netizens.
"I really like you, but the way you said that was so mean, I couldn't help but want to hit you."
"Did you do this on purpose? Did you do this on purpose? You did it on purpose! You did it on purpose!"
"Jealousy makes people unrecognizable, jealousy made me ugly, may you suffer from gout."
"What I can't have, I'll destroy; gout stone warning!!!"
"If the host gets tired of eating it, please give it to me. I could eat it for a lifetime and never get tired of it, please."
"Please, please, please let me have a bite. This is my biggest wish in this lifetime."
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Is he really unaware of his good fortune? Although, eating lobster, sea urchin, and conch every day, the taste is indeed similar, which can easily lead to taste bud fatigue.
But this meal in the pot was truly delicious.
Although some of the food was ready to eat, neither the father nor the daughter touched it. Such a sumptuous meal had to be prepared with a sense of ritual. The two cleaned their mouths with charcoal sticks and then washed their faces and hands.
Then they took some large leaves to arrange on a plate. First, they opened the two crab legs that were meant to be eaten directly and placed them on the large leaves. Then they opened the cooked crab legs and took out all the meat from inside. They dipped the meat in a special sauce and put it in a bowl made of coconut shell. The father and daughter couldn't wait to eat it.
While firing pottery today, Li Sheng also slowly made a large wooden soup ladle with an axe, scooped the soup from the jar into a bowl, and scooped out the king crab and placed it on a leaf.
The only regret is the lack of a table. A table would have made the dining experience much better. However, the two of them might not be able to finish all the food in one meal.
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