Li Xiang grew up in the mountains and is a good hand at finding and identifying mushrooms.
Soon, Li Xiang harvested some small mushrooms and big-foot mushrooms.
Especially the big-foot mushroom, which is not only delicious, but also has certain medicinal value. The base of the stalk of this mushroom is swollen, a bit like a big foot, hence the name. It is also a common edible mushroom in the mountainous areas of Sichuan Province.
It has several aliases, called white beef liver, mountain black antler, white beef head, and some people just call it mushroom.
"Hey~, there should be goods in that place!"
Li Xiang noticed that there were several cracks in the soil about two meters away on the left, as if something was about to "break out of the ground", which immediately attracted his attention. There were a
lot of weeds around, and Li Xiang used the long stick to whip around to drive away the snakes that might be lurking in the grass, and then slowly walked over.
He squatted down, put down the stick, and used both hands to dig up the soft soil. Sure enough, he found many black lumps, as big as potatoes, but obviously not potatoes.
It was soft and soft, and it felt very good in the hand.
A total of seven or eight were dug out. After wiping one of them clean, exquisite black marble cloud patterns were revealed.
"Black truffle!"
Li Xiang's mouth curled slightly, revealing a knowing smile.
This kind of black truffle is actually very precious, especially in Europe, where the French and Italians love to eat it the most. There is a saying that "one gram of truffle is worth one gram of gold". Each kilogram of truffle is sold for up to 10,000 yuan, and some are even sold for tens of thousands of yuan, which can be called "black diamonds". However, in China, well, it also has a popular name, called "pig arch mushroom", which was used to feed pigs in the past.
Since knowing the high price abroad, this thing has also risen, and the price has risen, and it is known as a "delicacy". Many Europeans will secretly come to buy it, and then sell it to Europe at a high price.
The name "pig arch mushroom" is actually very vivid, because pigs like to find this kind of thing to eat, and use their noses to arch it out, and then chew it with big mouthfuls.
Wild boars cannot eat fine bran, so this pig arch mushroom was naturally not considered a delicacy in China before. Among all the mushrooms in the southwest, it ranked at least outside the top 20.
But there is a detail. Not all pigs can find and like to eat it. Only sows can.
So if you want to find pig arch mushrooms, it is best to lead a sow up the mountain.
Because pig arch mushrooms will emit a smell similar to the secretion of boars in estrus, which is extremely attractive to sows.
Some people advocate that the truffles in Europe have a gasoline smell, which is a unique selling point, and it is this gasoline smell that is eaten. Without this "soul smell", truffles like Chinese truffles can only be fed to pigs, and it is impossible to compare with truffles produced locally in Europe.
In fact, it is not the case. Li Xiang once discovered that Chinese truffles have been stored for a long time, the freshness has disappeared, and an unpleasant gasoline smell will appear.
Can this gasoline smell also be a selling point? Can't find a good word for this?
But it's hard to say, some people just like it.
Domestic truffles and European truffles are actually similar in appearance, taste, nutritional value, etc. The only difference may be maturity.
Because the price is high abroad, the time and standard of harvesting are better controlled, because it is more precious, while in China, they are dug randomly, and some are dug out when they are very small, so the taste is naturally different.
Li Xiang speculated that the reason why some Europeans do not recognize Chinese truffles may be that they are afraid that the introduction of a large number of truffles here will affect the price of their local truffles.
Wouldn't it be directly sold at a bargain price?
Of course, where there is profit, there will be exports, but just like diamonds, sales are controlled.
Although the pig arch mushroom is not particularly delicious, Li Xiang does not really like to eat it, but considering that its current domestic price is five or six hundred per kilogram, he put it in the backpack.
There are actually many mushrooms on this mountain, but Li Xiang has already harvested most of the backpack. He looked at his mobile phone and went home. If he didn't go back, he would not be able to catch up with the chicken stewed with mushrooms.
Oh, no, it's not enough to catch up with the chicken stewed with big-foot mushrooms and black truffles! "My cock dragon!" Li Xiang covered his chest, feeling heartache and regret, and couldn't help wiping the corner of his mouth... sad tears.
How could such a good future spiritual pet, a beast, be so short-lived and end up in the pot?
Imagine that the end of the world is coming, in the endless darkness, riding on a cock dragon that has restored the blood of its ancestral dinosaurs, crossing mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground, and overturning a Lamborghini sports car with a casual claw, how majestic.
The chassis of the Lamborghini sports car is too low and has too many limitations. It is a piece of garbage in the end of the world. Compared with Li Xiang's dream car, a four-wheel drive agricultural tractor, it is not worth mentioning.
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After going up the mountain, Li Xiang cut a bundle of firewood and went down the mountain. It will be cold in a month or two, and the family needs to prepare more firewood. Usually, they accumulate in bundles, so that they don't have to go up the mountain in the cold winter.
There are also some particularities in cutting firewood. The first choice is dead branches and dead trees. Pine, chestnut, fir, and birch are all good choices.
Pine and chestnut are naturally good things. Pine has a high oil content and is easy to ignite. The whole body of pine is the best firewood, especially the pine needles, which are the best kindling and are called "lazy people's favorite".
Chestnut is strong, resistant to burning, and has a long-lasting and fierce firepower. There is a saying in the countryside: "There is no good fire except chestnut firewood,
and there is no good relative except the mother-in-law". Although fir stores medium heat, it has less ash after burning, which is suitable for hot pot on the dining table.
Although birch is not as resistant to burning as other firewood, it has the advantage of burning quickly, can burst out a lot of firepower in a short time, and there are many of them, so they are easy to find. This kind of tree is not worth money, so you don't feel bad about burning it.
A bundle of firewood almost ruined Li Xiang's hatchet.
"If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. It seems that it is necessary to make a sharp hatchet."
The hatchet in Li Xiang's hand has been passed down for many years. He saw it when he was a child. The shape can only be described as mediocre. It is no more than 30 cm long and no more than 6 or 7 mm thick. It weighs about 300 or 400 grams. It has a flat head and is quite standard, but it is small and portable. In fact, he prefers the Gaomi knife.
It was almost ten o'clock when Li Xiang returned home and made a fire to cook.
His family's kitchen was built in a small tile house on the side of the front yard. His grandmother was responsible for adding fire, and he was responsible for cooking.
Originally, grandma wanted to come by herself, but Li Xiang said: "Grandma, your eldest grandson is back, so do you still need to cook? Watch me!"
He came back to take care of grandma in her old age, not to let the grandma who is over 70 years old serve him.
Today's main dish is naturally chicken dragon.
Put the old hen in cold water and blanch it, then wash it with cold water and set aside. Put a small amount of rapeseed oil in the pot, pour in the old hen and stir-fry, then add water, ginger and a little salt, simmer for a while, pour it into a pottery pot, and simmer it on a charcoal fire.
Then Li Xiang started to stir-fry the vegetables.
The old hen was killed in the morning, and the vegetables were picked from the vegetable garden in front. Such fresh ingredients often do not require too many seasonings.
As for the small mushrooms, big-foot mushrooms, and black truffles, they were all just picked from the mountain. When the chicken soup is almost simmered, put them in and simmer for another ten minutes.
Especially the black truffle, after washing and cutting into slices, the texture is quite beautiful.
The rice is also stewed with firewood. Real firewood rice is much more fragrant than that made in an electric rice cooker.
At the dinner table, Li Xiang looked at the chicken dragon in the basin and decided to observe a minute of silence.
"My future pet, you died so tragically... Master, I'm sorry..."
A minute later, at the table, Li Xiang couldn't stop eating. Oh my god, it smells so good!