Gourmet Style Beast Taming

Chapter 272: Acidity and Alkalinity

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It was not long before Qin Lang had three savory dishes which overflowed with a rich aroma that made his mouth water, delivered into his hands.

Having intentionally skipped lunch, the smell alone was enough to make Qin

Lang feel hungry.

He stepped aside to allow others to come forward, and then quietly started tasting the food.

The first to be opened was the Autumn Blade Lemon.

Among the three dishes Luo Xian presented, this was the cheapest, and its main ingredient, was the recognizable Saury.

At this time of year, during the transition between summer and autumn, when the saury enters its spawning period, the fat content is higher. During the cooking process, the flesh does not easily become dry, maximizing the drsplay of its thick and full texture.

This is one of the seafood abundantly produced in Mingjing Province.

As these recalls pass through his mind, Qin Lang also carefully observes the food in the lunchbox in front of him.

After beheading and tail removal, removing the main bone and internal organs, removing the side fins and dorsal fins, and removing the spines, the parts of the saury that cannot be eaten or affect the taste are all removed. What remains are two thick pieces of fish meat, which look like blades from the outside.

Looking at it this way, although the character “Chop” in the dish’s name is a bit childish, it seems to fit quite nicely.

The pan-fried saury skin is highlighted by a prominent caramel color against a gray-black background, the crispy texture can be clearly seen. There are a few traces of half-transparent fat at the junction of the fish skin and fish meat, followed by the white and tender fish meat.

A rich aroma of grilled fish assails the senses as soon as the lunch box is opened and carries the unique flavor of saury, along with a touch of perfectly balanced lemon scent.

In terms of both appearance and taste, this is a mouthwatering dish.

Without any further hesitation, Qin Lang picks up a piece and puts it into his mouth.

“Crunch-”

The moment the perfectly grilled fish skin entered his mouth, he heard a clear, crisp sound through the bone conduction. That crunchy sound gave Qin Lang a tickle at the back of his head, creating a strangely satisfying feeling.

The thick, boneless fish meat, with its strong aroma, gradually releases its own delicious flavor during chewing.

The natural citrus flavor of lemon does not stand out too much, nor does it grab attention. However, it seems to be constantly lingering around the lips and teeth, staying in every inch of the fish meat, perfectly removing any hint of the grilled fish’s greasiness while bringing a new aroma to the grilled fish.

After tasting it carefully, Qin Lang slowly opened his eyes.

Baking, is not really a difficult way to cook.

Under such simple cooking, Luo Xian can bring out the deliciousness of the saury to such an extent, which is terrifyingly amazing.

“Eat up ” Seeing the two little ones who had come up close, staring at the remaining saury drooling in the lunch box, Qin Lang was dumbfounded, and gave them the remaining portions of fish.

For Qin Lang himself, just one bite was enough for him to understand the culinary skills within this dish.

“I have a question!” Just as Qin Lang was feeding the two little ones, another Spirit Chef who had just tasted the Autumn Blade Lemon, asked with curiosity, “Is saury and lemon some kind of fixed combination?”

“I have never tried it this way before, but the combination of the two seems to

be unexpectedly good.”

Upon hearing this question, other Spirit Chefs eagerly cast their gazes to Luo

Xian, expecting him to provide an answer.

“in my opinion, yes,” Luo Xian opened his mouth with a smile, “I really like to experiment with different combinations of ingredients. Although, I sometimes end up making a terrible concoction, there are also occasional surprises.” Hearing this, there was a burst of friendly laughter.

“The combination of saury and lemon was an accidental discovery of mine.” Luo Xian shrugged, “Afterwards I kept researching the proportions ot the two, which led to the Autumn Blade Lemon.”

Qin Lang, after watching for a while, slowly opened his mouth, “Ido know a bit about this.”

“Saury contains a weakly alkaline amine that tends to bring a certain fishy smell.” Faced with the gaze of others, Qin Lang calmly replied, “Citric acid in the lemon can neutralize it to become tasteless ammonium salt.”

“So that’s how it is!”

“NowI understand.”

The other Spirit Chefs, upon hearing this, showed expressions of sudden realization, looking all at once at the boy much younger than them with admiring eyes.

True to form as number one in the Youth Group, a dark horse not overshadowed too much by Luo Xian, the other party actually possessed such knowledge!

“Avery novel perspective.” Luo Xian’s eyes lit up, a look of delight on his face,”This is my first time seeing such an approach to analyze the mystery of ingredients pairing.”

“Just a lucky guess.” Qin Lang modestly smiled, having no sense of complacency for having done so.

After this small interlude, the Spirit Chefs in front of Luo Xian’s stall began a new round of communication, Qin Lang was partly listening while he opened the second box of food in his hand.

The Blue Spear, priced at 88 per serving, revealed its full image in front of him.

It was a piece of fish bone curved like a long spear, slender and sharp on both sides, cylindrical in the middle, with concave spaces.

This was a vertebra of a large fish.

At this moment, more than half of the spines on one side of the fish vertebra were embedded in sapphire-like pedestal, like a long spear penetrating the sea. This bizarre design made it difficult for Qin Lang to take a bite at first.

But soon, he realized the delicacy’s ingenious trick.

In the concave part of the fish vertebra, there was a semi-transparent sauce like spinal fluid. When served on the food at the bottom which looked like sapphire but was actually similar to jelly, it could then be tasted.

Although blue is the color that most suppresses appetite, this Blue Spear captivated with its exquisite appearance, making one momentarily forget about it.

Unlike the Autumn Blade Lemon, the Blue Spear barely exuded any aroma.

This was a cold dish.

Qin Lang scooped a bit of the jelly-like food and tasted it silently.

The jelly was tender and smooth, melting in the mouth at the slightest chew, bursting forth with a strong flavor of fish.

This fresh taste didn’t have the slightest bit of a fishy smell, but came with a strange freshness.

That was the flavor of the sauce spread on the surface of the jelly.

The sauce, seemingly colorless and transparent like spinal fluid, contains several mixed fruit flavors and other condiments that are hard to detect.

This delicacy…

As Qin Lang savored it, a hint of surprise emerged on his face.

He couldn’t distinguish the ingredients used.

The same doubt surfaced in the hearts of other Spirit Chefs who were tasting this delicacy.

“Sir Luo Xian, may I ask what ingredient was used in this Blue Spear?” one person could not help but ask aloud.

“The Blue Spear is made from the backbone of Bluefin Tuna and a sauce made from Gorgeous Salmon’s meat.” Luo Xian did not hide anything and explained with a smile.

It turns out that two different types of fish were used as ingredients, so it’s no wonder he couldn’t tell.

in addition to his sudden realization, Qin Lang couldn’t help but admire Luo Xian.

Whether it’s the Bluefin Tuna or the salmon, both are common types of seafood. Luo Xian is truly impressive for combining the two to create such a cleverly designed dish.

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