Did the tavern owner cook Chinese food today?

In the early morning, the Sienna was already in full swing.

The crew members were busy at their posts, and the sound of chaotic footsteps became the accompaniment of their singing.

The length of the deck is nearly 40 meters, and there is a shelter for a cow under the mainmast.

It had just been tied to the boat not long ago—too busy to pay attention to the Twolegs and the strange-looking "kinds" around it.

I've been hungry all day...

It tries to chew the grains in its mouth, even if they are not tasty: dry, with no sweet taste.

The cow was buried in its stomach, and it felt a chill in its neck, and a sense of crisis that was once still in the pen and was selected for slaughter suddenly came.

He stopped and looked up, and sure enough there was a Twoleg staring at it.

Hungry all night...

Randomly wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth, Holly felt like he could swallow a cow.

Unexpectedly, it would be early in the morning after he fell asleep. He ran to the deck looking for the scent, but there was no broth, only meat.

Alaina stood on the platform above the mainmast, and could see the whole deck.It naturally included Holly's every move, which gave her a lot of joy.

"The kitchen is on the third floor, do you want to help?"

Looking in the direction of her fingertips, there happened to be a hollow place on the side of the cowshed, from which the aroma and firewood smell continuously overflowed.

Could it be that the chimney goes straight to the top of the ship?

"Let's go, I'll show you the kitchen." After Alena finished speaking, leaning on the fence, she turned over neatly, jumped off a platform at least three meters high, and landed lightly like a cat.

Wilmer, who pulled the narrator to help carry the goods, and Hawley followed Alaina, and the group went down to the third deck.

The height of the storey is about 1.8 meters, which makes the inner space look dull and narrow.

The skylight under the wooden mast just now is not only used to diffuse the smell, but also used for ventilation and lighting.

In addition, there are candles.

Even if the candle flame licks the wooden wall, it will not make the wood burn.

Noticing this, Holly asked, "Is this using mermaid tears?"

"That's right, I didn't expect you to know a lot." Alena smiled back and gave him an appreciative look.

The tears of the mermaid are actually the unique algae plants on the seabed, called "tear algae".

The sap of lacrimal algae is colorless and odorless, and it is a treasure for land creatures.

——Used as a coating, it is not only anti-corrosion and moth-proof, but also fire-resistant most importantly.

This kind of plant can only be found in the deep sea, and the juice must be successfully obtained through the unique sea extraction technology of the mermaid tribe.

Therefore, people call it "mermaid tears".

Holly had only seen this miraculous paint in the Holy See of Light in the Royal City of Livia. From this point of view, money alone is not enough, and one must have a certain social status to get it.

"I painted the Sienna all over, don't worry, the ship won't catch fire unless it burns really badly."

……What?What did he hear?

Holly felt a sense of dizziness from the physical impact.

Seeing the stunned face of the black-haired boy from the corner of the eye, Alaina laughed heartily, and then put on a mysterious look.

She said in a breathy voice: "Actually, there are a lot of tear algae in the deep sea. It all depends on whether we want to sell it or not."

"I heard that I wanted to build a boat, and my mother brought me several large wooden barrels overnight."

After all, Alena's eyes were slightly raised, and her amber eyes became brighter and brighter with a smile.

Yuan, so it is... Holly is still a little dazed.

That sense of gap is like looking through the menu and seeing a dish called "Guan Gong Fighting Qin Qiong".

What a humorous name!The atmosphere of culture and irony is instantly full, and the force breaks through the sky!

As soon as the food was served, man, it was a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

He was still numb, but Alena had already pushed open a door, and the smell of bone broth rushed over her face instantly.

The kitchen was bigger than Holly had imagined, and there were seven or eight people busy in the room with thin smoke.There are four hanging furnaces, three of which are lit in different positions,

Cook rice in a large pot, the method is correct, the water volume and temperature are more appropriate.

He was a little surprised, and a cook specially explained the situation: It turns out that the chief chef is the master of cooking rice, and everyone on board likes to eat the rice he cooks.

The chefs were preparing dishes in full swing. Among them, Hawley saw a somewhat familiar figure: while chopping vegetables, he shouted and directed others.

Seeing the captain coming, the man raised his beard and greeted Alena enthusiastically.

"Giovanni?" Holly said in surprise.

"Huh—? Isn't this Holly!"

Giovanni's face was full of joy, his eyes were completely away from the table, but he kept chopping the vegetables. It could be seen that he was already extremely skilled in this matter.

"It seems that the two of you got to know each other last night." Alaina looked around, and nodded with satisfaction at the crew's work attitude and order, "It's just right, Holly, you can use my kitchen during this time. It's just after finishing , remember to send a copy to the captain’s cabin.”

She hooked her fox-like eyes, but it caught the rest of the room by surprise.

You know, their captains are smart and capable, and their military strength is also very good. Although they treat their subordinates harshly, they are treated very well, and they are also... ahem, cough, in short, everything is not inferior to men at all.

But Captain Alena has feminine delicacy at the same time, including the requirements for the quality of life.

For example, the sanitation of the Sienna is much cleaner than other pirate ships.More importantly, she not only needs to fill her stomach with sea food, but also pursues the taste as much as possible on the premise of being full.

Therefore, she pays special attention to the control of the kitchen.Some of the cooks staying on the Sienna today were found by her from the land, and then specially tricked... No, they were recruited on the ship.

And food has a great impact on the whole ship: not only reflected in meals and satiety, but most importantly, safety.

They only knew that this strange-looking boy had a good relationship with the captain, but they didn't expect to be so valued.

The bearded Giovanni was also very curious. He looked the young boy up and down, and said, "You are really a formidable young man. I didn't expect you to be so powerful."

"It's nothing, I just know how to cook."

At this time, Holly became humble. Alena had seen his cooking skills, so she didn't care what he said, and just kept patting Holly on the shoulder.

"Giovanni—you don't know, I have personally tasted his cooking. If this kid can't be recruited into the Siena, otherwise your position as head chef will be lost!"

After hearing these words, Giovanni was not ashamed of being offended at all. He and Alena had known each other for a long time, so he knew it was a joke.

However, the captain couldn't hide his praise for the child in both words and deeds.

He laughed, cut the vegetables, put the knife away, and invited Holly neatly: "Come on! Boy Holly, let me see how powerful you are."

After speaking, he turned around and took out several large baskets of eggs from the corner of the kitchen.

"A few days ago, when the ship stopped at the port of Livia, we happened to meet the market day, and we bought so many eggs while the eggs were cheap.

But you should be clear, it's hot now, and foods like eggs won't last long; besides, it was originally ordered by Lord Alena to reward the brothers, so we need to finish eating them as soon as possible. "

After hearing this, Hawley understood that Giovanni was setting a question for him.

He responded: "I guess you guys are getting tired of just poached eggs, huh?"

Giovanni nodded and pushed a basket of eggs in front of Holly.

"You are very lucky. Now we have enough food on board. It is not far from noon, so why not just come and cook with them. Of course, if you need help, everyone in the house is at your disposal." Alena made a final decision.

Somewhat surprised by the trust of the chef of the big boat and Alaina in front of him, Holly turned to look at the latter and was affirmed.

Before setting off yesterday evening, Bobby had specifically instructed him that Alaina would take good care of the few of them on the boat.

Not to mention sailing at sea, accidents may occur at any time.One more person means one more sip of water, and water resources are especially scarce at sea.

Based on the distribution of water alone, Alena prepared it for them without saying a word.Therefore, if you see anything that can help you on board, try to lend a hand.

How could Hawley not be clear about this sophistication.

The kitchen is also a place where you can help, so he agreed without hesitation.

"Let me see if there are any other ingredients first." He rolled up his sleeves, wiped his hands, and tilted his head towards Giovanni.In the end, I didn't forget to bring Wilmer.

The three of them went to look at the back of the ingredients, and one of them caught their eyes.

The young man had a towering aquiline nose, the wings of his nose fluttered, and he hummed softly.

The companions around were whispering, discussing the boy who just arrived, most of the content was curious about the boy's origin.

He didn't participate, and he chopped vegetables silently.

No matter how invisible it was on the surface, the fact that the carrots were cut to pieces under the knife fully reflected his poor state and mood.

He's just a kid, at this age, what kind of waves can he make.he thought.

When he first joined the Sienna, he went through all kinds of difficult assessments before finally making it out and becoming Giovanni's apprentice.

At that moment, you can really take over the cooking.Before that, he was doing odd jobs as a layman.

The captain also let the little kid mess around, wasting so much food, and I don't know how many brothers will not have enough to eat in the future.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt annoyed, he accidentally chopped the knife, and his companion almost broke the bowl in shock.

The sound of chopping knives did not attract Holly's attention. He was looking at the ingredients one by one, thinking about what to do at noon.

He naturally understood that the resources on the ship seemed to be abundant, but in fact they were very scarce.According to Alena, it will take at least a week to reach the Lost Island, regardless of the weather conditions at sea.

Therefore, it is indeed difficult to control the consumption of ingredients and ensure the quality of dishes during the seven-day guarantee period.

"Giovanni, how many people are there in all on board?"

"Eighty-four," Giovanni responded.When leading Holly and the others to look at the ingredients, they did not forget to take the time to direct other cooks.

There are more than 80 people, which means that the project volume is huge.

In the absence of many condiments like soy sauce and special spices like star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves, a delicious and filling lunch must be completed.

In addition to some conventional ingredients, such as beans, cheese, parsley, mushrooms, potatoes, flour, rice and bacon, Hawley also saw cabbage and tomatoes cultivated by the elves.

Although the prices of the latter two ingredients are not expensive at all, and can even be said to be affordable, they can only be traded face-to-face with the elves, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to buy them.

Staring at the piles of cabbage and tomatoes, Hawley really felt the strength of Alena's connections and the sailor's yearning for vegetables, fruits and vitamins.

Cabbage, mushrooms, eggs, tomatoes, rice... Holly had an idea.

"My good boy, have you decided what to cook?" Giovanni folded his arms and asked with raised eyebrows.

"Think about it."

——Tomatoes and eggs, can't this be a "Guan Gong vs Qin Qiong"?

Hawley told Wilmer to get his stuff: a frying pan, two large kitchen knives, a spatula, and three pairs of chopsticks.

When the package was opened and Giovanni and the others saw these weird things, they all became curious.

And Holly just put the pot away and went to prepare the dishes first.I found a helper with Giovanni. After all, Wilmer didn't know how to use a knife, so I had to ask him to help deliver the food.

After consulting Alena, you can use a full warehouse of tomatoes.He stopped being polite, boiled hot water, cut a few tomatoes with a cross knife, put them in a large basin and scalded them for a few minutes.

During this period, beat the eggs and add a little salt.

Everyone saw that he scrambled the eggs with a dizzying speed and technique with only two wooden sticks.

Because there are too many mouths, there are more eggs that need to be beaten evenly, one pot after another.Fortunately, the pot is big enough, so it doesn't have to be so troublesome when frying.

Wilmer stood aside, tearing seafood mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and cabbage with his hands, turning to Holly's hand from time to time.

After several rounds of beating eggs, the speed remains the same, and the person seems extremely relaxed... This is the arm strength that can only be obtained after a long time of training.

He turned his eyes and landed on his slightly pantothenic palms that were covered by gloves.

Then he started to move faster, and secretly competed.

The tomatoes were almost scalded, and Holly peeled off the skin along the cross knife marks on the blossoms.

Giovanni marveled at the method.

To be honest, their tomatoes are generally only eaten raw.Just now Holly took the tomatoes and threw them into the hot water to soak them, and he was really sweating.

He once tried to eat boiled tomatoes, and he can only say that the taste is not bad, not as delicious as eating them raw.

However, seeing this kid's skillful movements and those weird kitchen utensils, Giovanni inexplicably had a lot of expectations for him.

After all, food, the method is up to him, and delicious food comes first.

Holly chopped the tomatoes, and the combination of onions and ginger as finely as possible; including the method of heating oil in a slippery pan, frying ginger and onions, and then adding tomatoes, which also made everyone feel novel.

Except Giovanni's apprentice - Yann.

After one operation, Yan only felt that Holly was wasting good ingredients.In his eyes, those eggs and vegetables were like slops fed to the pigs raised on the ship.

After a period of time, the tomato sauce in the wok gradually thickened, and the surface was bubbling and bubbling.

The sweet and sour aroma is naturally not as overbearing as fried meat, but it is a soft intrusion that slowly mobilizes people's senses.

There is a little orange tone in the red, and the spicy taste of onion and ginger seems to have completely disappeared.The sauce was packed in a small pot by Holly, and he planned to let it cool down.

There was still a layer of sticking on the edge of the wooden shovel. Giovanni stretched out his ruthless iron hand and dipped his index finger into a bit of the steaming sauce.

When he groaned, his eye sockets instantly widened.

The rich tomato flavor melts between the lips and teeth, filling the entire mouth.

The onion is sautéed, which subtly enriches the taste of the sauce, but you can only savor the taste of the onion by peeling the cocoon.

"This is an amazing sauce!"

Giovanni was very pleasantly surprised, because he knew that tomato sauce can not only be used as a bread dipping sauce, this combination will create more opportunities to match with other dishes!

"You don't want to use this little sauce to deal with more than 80 people, do you?" Yann snorted coldly at this moment, which seemed particularly abrupt among the crew members who were eager to try.

The cynicism was not enough, Yann thought he was kind enough to remind: "It's better to stop as soon as possible, pour those things into the pot, and make some stew. Otherwise, this little food will not be enough for a boat, so as not to waste it."

The atmosphere was stagnant, and the only sound in the house was the crackling of firewood.

Hawley didn't want to talk to him at first, but the tall-nosed man had been staring at him for a long time since he entered the door, probably looking for faults.

But how could Giovanni sit still?

He dug another finger at the ketchup, and scolded Yan: "Open your mouth!"

Before Yann could say anything, his mouth opened, and Giovanni immediately thrust his fingers into his mouth together with the sauce.

Then he wiped it on the cloth towel, and stood behind Holly with his hands behind his back in the same posture that the park uncle used to watch people play chess.

Holly: ...

Is it such a simple and rude way to gag people's mouths? !

He had to hurry up and prepare the dishes, and he didn't have time to care about the reaction of the man with the tall nose.However, in the next series of work, the tall-nosed man no longer pointed fingers.

When making tomato scrambled eggs, there is no need to add tomato sauce.

Holly had tasted it before, and the fruits and vegetables may have been ripened and crossed a lot, so the original taste of the fruits and vegetables was much stronger than the world before he traveled.

As for thickening... the current environment is temporarily impossible.

Fortunately, there is enough juice, and the pot was made out of the pot twice, and it turned out to be a big pot full.

Mushroom and cabbage soup was also out of the pot at the same time. Looking at the milky white liquid in the bucket, some cooks couldn't help asking Holly for advice.

"It's amazing...why does the soup turn as white as milk without fried fish?"

“Fried eggs and fried fish have a common feature—that is, they have been fried in oil. In the future, if you have a chance, you can try to fry the pork ribs a little bit, and then boil the soup to see if it will turn white.”

This is just the most simple and popular term used by Hawley for the convenience of explanation.In fact, it is because of the action between oil and water that emulsification occurs.

Giovanni's beard was shaking, and he seemed to understand something, but he couldn't explain it in detail.

Anyway, I will apply to the captain tomorrow to slaughter a pig, and serve it to the brothers, and try it out by the way.

Giovanni admired Hawley's selflessness very much.When he learned to cook when he was young, people around him always told him that if you learn a skill well, you have to focus on it, because that is your job in the future.

He feels that he is not a guard dog: the dog guards the door, he watches the bowls, so he has never dismissed this point of view.

If there is no communication, how can progress be made?

So then they exchanged ideas with the dishes on the table—unexpectedly, Holly was young, but knew a lot, and he was good at summing up experience.Especially on rice, Giovanni learned a lot.

...Got to figure out a way to keep this kid on the Sienna.Giovanni secretly calculated.

At lunchtime, the sailors in charge of the night's watch struggled to wake up from their dreams.

Even though Chef Giovanni's craftsmanship is one of a kind, there are only a few dishes to and fro. After eating for a long time, he will get tired of it.

But today is a special day. It can be said that they were awakened by the fragrance, which is a smell that they have never smelled before.

The sailors had gathered around the stairway on the outer deck, and the water was blocked.

The food measured by pots and buckets was delivered one by one.Wherever the people carrying the food went, their necks stretched out.

"Giovanni finally working on a new dish?" asked one of the crew.

"I don't know, that red and yellow stuff doesn't look like something he can cook... Fuck! Who in the back dripped saliva on my shoulder?!"

Unlike usual, when meal time came, the Sienna seemed to be robbed, and there was a heap of chaos: there was an unnatural order on board, only the conversation was a little more noisy.

——But everyone knows that this is the calm before the storm.

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The author has something to say:

[Giovanni] used the skill [One Finger Zen] on [Yan]!

This video is sincerely grateful to Mr. Wang Gang for his video guidance.

Tomato scrambled eggs is really a versatile dish, simple and delicious, but the author still can't make it, hehe. (Who said that the author of food articles must be able to cook!!!)

The tomato scrambled eggs that I usually eat are at most added with white vinegar to remove the fishy smell. Grandma’s ones are made with pepper. Although they are delicious, I still can’t get used to them... I heard that every family has a special process. Readers have experience ?

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Laughed and spit on me, because the cold is still not healed, and I am in the coughing stage.

I chatted with my relatives and friends on Penguin about Wilmer’s settings and sent her a voice.

As a result, after the relatives and friends listened to it: "Teacher Hot Python, I don't care about my broken voice and tell others that the little skull is setting up, and the tune is getting more and more perverted."

What's wrong!What's wrong!

Today's talk is a bit too much, if you don't like it, please cross it out quickly.

But I still want to remind everyone, pay attention to keep warm in changing seasons, don't catch a cold!