As the two continued picking through the trees, they came to a pine forest. Xu Han's eyes suddenly lit up when she looked at the pine forest.
It's matsutake mushroom season now, I wonder if there will be any matsutake mushrooms here!
Filled with curiosity, Xu Han walked into the pine forest, bent down and looked around. After taking a few steps, she saw a bulge.
Xu Han carefully peeled back the bulge and sure enough, she saw a matsutake mushroom, still a bud! It was large and of excellent quality.
Xu Han gently dug out the matsutake mushroom with a bamboo sliver, and then covered the hole she had just dug.
He took it in his hand and looked at it, then immediately shouted, "Lu Chuan, come here quickly and see what I found!"
Hearing the sound, Lu Chuan finished digging out the termite mushrooms in his hand and quickly walked over.
"What's wrong?"
"Look! What's this?"
Lu Chuan looked at the mushrooms in Xu Han's hand and asked in confusion, "What are these? Are they edible?"
"This is called matsutake mushroom. It's incredibly delicious, with a very fresh and flavorful taste. It's even tastier and more expensive than termite mushroom!"
"Let's dig for matsutake mushrooms first! There's a huge pine forest here!"
"Okay, let's dig together!"
"Matsutake mushrooms are hard to find; their color is similar to pine needles, making them easy to miss. Let's ask the dogs to help us find them!"
"Okay, I'll call them over." Lu Chuan whistled, and the dogs immediately ran over upon hearing it.
Lu Chuan took the matsutake mushroom from Xu Han's hand, let the dogs smell it, and then gestured for them to go find it.
Xu Han then explained to Lu Chuan the precautions to take when digging for matsutake mushrooms. After making sure Lu Chuan remembered everything, the two of them began to work.
The matsutake mushrooms here may not have been harvested before, making them easy to find.
As darkness fell, the two, still reluctant to leave, began their journey home.
Xu Han looked at the matsutake mushrooms she had picked in the space and laughed until her eyes were almost closed.
I'm so happy, so happy! I dug up so many matsutake mushrooms today!
Xu Han had never eaten matsutake mushrooms in modern times! She always said they were too expensive and she couldn't afford them. She never expected to be able to pick so many matsutake mushrooms today.
I've never seen this thing in real life, but I know a lot about it and how to eat it.
After all, those short videos weren't watched for nothing. Every matsutake mushroom season, you can often see methods for picking and cooking matsutake mushrooms on various short video websites.
Today, Xu Han will also show off her skills and see if the matsutake mushrooms are really delicious.
Once you get home, take out the matsutake mushrooms and clean them. Try not to wash fresh matsutake mushrooms with water. Use a wooden knife or bamboo stick to remove the soil from the roots, and then wipe the surface of the soil off with a towel.
It is said that most of the nutrients in matsutake mushrooms are on the surface of the mushroom, and once washed off, there are no nutrients left.
Matsutake mushrooms are not only delicious, but also very nutritious.
After cleaning all the matsutake mushrooms, Xu Han began preparing for tonight's matsutake feast.
Fresh matsutake mushrooms are of course best eaten raw.
First, slice the matsutake mushrooms thinly; we'll use them as sashimi later.
By the way, try not to use an iron knife to cut matsutake mushrooms, otherwise they will have a fishy smell. Xu Han used a ceramic knife she bought before.
I haven't used it much since I bought it. Last time, Xu Han even put it in the pile of miscellaneous items. When I was digging for matsutake mushrooms, Xu Han thought of this and went to Lu's parents' room to find it.
After slicing it, set it aside and then prepare a dipping sauce, mainly soy sauce and wasabi, just like eating sashimi.
Then prepare some more, and we'll put them in the oven to bake later. The baked matsutake mushrooms only need a little butter and a sprinkle of salt; no other seasonings are needed because they are already very delicious.
Next, let's make a matsutake mushroom soup. Mince the beef, add a little cooking oil, stir-fry it, then add the matsutake mushrooms and stir-fry. Finally, add water, bring it to a boil over high heat, and season with salt.
As soon as the soup came to a boil, Xu Han smelled a delicious aroma that made her mouth water.
Next, stir-fry some matsutake mushrooms with chili peppers. Heat oil in a wok, add matsutake mushrooms and stir-fry, then add chili peppers and stir-fry until cooked. Season with salt and it's ready to serve.
A delicious matsutake mushroom feast was completed. The two of them ate so much they didn't even have time to talk. No wonder matsutake mushrooms are so expensive! They really are delicious!
Raw matsutake mushrooms have a crisp texture and are delicious when dipped in soy sauce.
The grilled matsutake mushrooms were fragrant, and the matsutake soup was also very delicious. Xu Han drank three bowls of it.
The stir-fried chili peppers were also delicious, with a different flavor from the others, but all were very fresh and flavorful.
After they finished eating, the two sat down to rest.
“I’ll skip the autumn hunt tomorrow. I’ll take you to the pine forest deep in the mountains to see if there are any matsutake mushrooms. The pine trees there are the same as the ones we saw today, and they’re much bigger than here. We can go and dig some more. You can continue digging for the ones near our house that we didn’t finish the day after tomorrow,” Lu Chuan said.
It seems that Lu Chuan has truly fallen in love with matsutake mushrooms. This time, he didn't even wait for her to make a suggestion. Of course, Xu Han wouldn't object to Lu Chuan's suggestion.
So he replied, "Okay, let's go check out the pine forest deep in the mountains tomorrow."
After having a meal, the two happily changed their plans. Lu Chuan had originally planned to go hunting in the autumn the next day, but now that they had encountered matsutake mushrooms, he had to postpone it.
The next morning, as soon as the rooster crowed, the two got up and headed into the deep mountains in the dark.
This time, we brought along the puppies as well. The puppies were great yesterday, and now they've grown a bit and can walk a little further.
So I simply brought them along, to prevent them from damaging things at home.
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