dry man, dry soul

"Really. Fishing people think it is very unlucky to catch a devil octopus. Only a few people will catch it specially to eat it." The little chef wanted to scratch his head, but put his hand down because he was wearing a chef's hat.

Chi Jiang listened to the little chef's curse, and his eyes still fell on the bluffing devil octopus: "Rumor. Mr. Kang Huali has also eaten these hard-to-catch devil octopuses before. He still looks very rich now." , and taste delicious food to increase the fun of life.” If there is no money, it is impossible to own such a ship, and let the boss raise the wages of the employees without raising the rent.

Thinking of this, the little chef suddenly said, "Yes."

Chi Jiang heard from Shen Yu that eating some food would make him crazy.He guessed it was due to ingesting some kind of toxin in the food.This toxin has not been analyzed by biologists or chemists for the time being.

The disturbed water stabilized again, and the devil octopus stopped showing its teeth and claws, and soon fell into depression again.Just like Little Chef said, it seems to be caught in some kind of self-destruction mood.

Adult octopuses are highly intelligent.They are considered to be a creature with a higher IQ among marine creatures, about equal to human children.It's just that the short lifespan of octopuses makes it difficult for them to produce cultural inheritance.

Male octopuses die after copulation, and female octopuses die after giving birth.Every octopus is almost an orphan.

He was an orphan at the bottom of the sea, and he could live for three to five years, but he was caught and eaten.

General Chi looked at these devil octopuses and felt that human beings are really magical creatures, able to reproduce successfully and create civilization, and now they are almost at the top of the food chain.Sure enough, if you want to live a long time, you have to eat other creatures.

These devil octopuses look fat, tender and delicious.Check out these chewy little tentacles!Absolutely full of flavor in one bite!

If five years is a frenzy of devil octopuses, then the lifespan of this batch of devil octopuses is about five years.I don't know if the ones in front of me are considered adults?Cubs are more tender.

[Mystery: 52/1, judgment failed. 】

General Chi: "..."

Chi Jiang looked at the dice produced in the void speechlessly.There is only one mysticism, what is the meaning of throwing?

He remembered Gu Xijia's luck when he checked in, and turned his head to look over: "Have you heard of the devil octopus?"

[Mystery: 3/30, great success. 】

General Chi: "???"

3 is also a big success?How can this person lose everything and be a big success?

He obviously has thick eyebrows and big eyes and looks like an Asian, so why did he smuggle into Europe in private!And why is his mysticism so high?What exactly does occultism mean?A mysterious subject that can be explained by non-science?

With question marks all over Chi Jiang's face, he turned to look at Gu Xijia in shock.

Gu Xijia stood there, lowering her eyes slightly, and her eyes fell on the devil octopus: "These are cubs. Octopuses have a strong ability to regenerate. If most octopuses lose their legs, they will grow new ones in a short time. The devil octopus has more genes than humans, and mutations are not surprising. Under the influence of specific external factors, gene mutations can produce more feet. I have never heard of it having non-protein toxins. As for the saying that the curse makes people kill themselves, it has always been It's just a rumor and has no scientific basis."

Chi Jiang didn't care about the popular science knowledge of the devil octopus at all.He just wanted to ask: "Why are you so successful again?"

Gu Xijia was very calm: "Luck is a kind of strength. Someone can win the lottery without stopping, which means that he can always be very successful in winning the lottery."

General Chi: "..." Damn it, I'm so envious.

Gu Xijia pointed to the octopus: "Since devil octopuses can be bought in the aquatic product market, biologists must have already learned about it to a certain extent."

A little chef said "Oops": "Those biologists say that this is not poisonous. The fish market will also sell it. Some rich people come here by car just to eat this. I don't know why there are so many rumors about cursing, but it always Someone would risk it for a bite..."

The little chef scratched his head with a naive smile as he talked: "The rumors are easy to confuse true and false. In the past, it was said that there should be no women on the ship, otherwise it would be bad luck to sail. Now there will be women on every ship, and I haven't seen any. How unlucky. Probably to make this kind of octopus sound more rare, so some kind of self-destructive curse was spread."

Chi Jiang asked the little chef, "Can I take it out now? If I don't do it, these devil octopuses won't last long."

The little chef nodded quickly, and took out a fishing net from the side: "I'll catch it for you."

Ok

He took the fishing net and caught one after another.The little chef threw all the octopuses into a blue bucket, picked up the bucket, and actively cooperated: "Go this way."

The pool will be brought by the little chef to the already prepared back kitchen space.Chi Jiang took a brief glance to make sure that he had all the necessary tools.He took out his kitchen knife from his bag and put it aside, after thinking about it, he took out his dice and put it beside the knife.

Threatening dice with a knife reverently.

Gu Xijia, who was standing on the sidelines, looked at the dice and the knife that was clearly threatening: "..."

It's not enough for General Chi to do such outrageous things, but he also asked Gu Xijia sincerely: "Can you touch my dice? I'm lucky."

Gu Xijia: "..."

Seeing Gu Xijia standing still, Chi Jiang took the initiative to pick up his dice and rubbed it in Gu Xijia's hand, and prayed sincerely: "I also want to see a big success."

Gu Xijia, who was forcibly out of luck: "..."

dice:"……"

Chi will put the dice on the edge of the knife again and start cooking.

Octopus, like black bubbles, can make some kind of popping.But its internal composition is different from that of black bubbles.Black pickles are sticky after being boiled for a long time, but the inside of octopus will not be like this.Not everyone can get used to the taste of the octopus. In addition to the weird legend, Chi Jiang decided to remove all the internal organs of the octopus to prevent any toxins.

Generally speaking, to clean an octopus, you can cut the octopus with scissors, and then tear the internal organs with your hands.And Chi Jiang only used a civil and martial knife, easily cut open from the lower end of the octopus, and tore off the internal organs and membranes with a single pull.

Remove the mouth, remove the eyes.The devil octopus has small wings, and he touched the internal skeleton with his hands. Curiously, he used the tip of the knife to identify the joints and cut them apart easily.After parting, he studied it more curiously.

From a biological point of view, such wings should not be suitable for the seabed.It is not known how such a devil octopus survived.Strange.

Without much research, he continued to deal with the next step.The outer skin of the octopus also needs to be peeled off. He just made a cut on the edge of the meat, and he easily completed this peeling step.

The speed of processing an octopus is not even half a minute.The little chef watched intently from the side.Peeling off the skin is not an easy job.For those who are not familiar with octopus handling, it takes half a day to peel one, and it is extremely painful to be trapped in the tentacles.But for General Chi, it was as easy as tearing a post-it note, and it succeeded.

Chi Jiang’s habit of talking about cooking reappeared: “The skin layer can also be used in the dishes. But the cooking process has a strong fishy smell. Coastal people are used to eating it, but for the general public, the taste is still a bit poor. If you want to remove this fishy smell when cooking, you need to add more seasoning. If the seasoning is not handled well, the original taste will be lost.”

Mr. Kang Huali made a special trip to let them taste the rare delicacy in the world, of course it is best to make the original taste.

Chi will throw the processed octopus aside, and will quickly deal with the next one.After finishing all the small octopuses, he found the flour on the table, put the small octopus in the basin, poured in the flour and kneaded, and then added two drops of vinegar.

The wings were not spared either, they were thrown inside together.

"The octopus also has mucus. Use flour to clean it up." The basin was sticky, and soon after adding flour, a pile of foam formed.Along with the foam, the smell of the sea is unavoidable for sea fish.

To be honest, it is difficult for people to have the idea of ​​appreciation when dealing with fresh food, whether it is appreciated from the perspective of vision or smell.But Chi Jiang always has an indescribable sense of art when he cooks delicious food.

After washing with water, Chi will put the wings aside, add salt and cooking wine to marinate.Wings with bones taste better when eaten.If you eat it, it must be made into braised fins.

As for the large pieces of octopus meat, Chi will choose to boil them.

"Octopus meat will have a slightly sweet taste. Being in the sea all year round, they will have a salty taste. Seafood is cold, so during the cooking process, you can use ginger to adjust, remove the fishy smell, and adjust the balance." Chi will give Pour clean water into the pot, then throw in the seasoning, "sliced ​​ginger, knotted onion for easy removal, add cooking wine, salt and sugar. Wait for the water to boil and then add octopus meat. Cooking will reduce the delicious taste of the original meat, and part of the seasoning added It’s about replenishing the taste that’s been lost, and part of it is about masking the flavors that most people don’t like, like the fishy smell.”

The little chef was studying on the side: "Yeah, yes."

Chi Jiang responded: "When cooking, you should understand the meaning of each seasoning. When you cook other dishes in the future, you will know how to make them taste better. The recipes are common."

The little chef nodded hurriedly.

[Cooking: 23/80, judged successful. 】

Gu Xijia was watching Chi Jiang cooking from the sidelines, and heard the mechanical sound of the success: "..." Why is he here to watch people cook?

The octopus is cooked very quickly, and it rolls up in half a minute.Chi Jiang just closed the lid and said a few words, and quickly lifted the lid to fish out the octopus.He thought about Gu Xijia saying that these devil octopuses were just cubs, and he looked forward to it: "I don't know how big an adult devil octopus is?"

Gu Xijia: "...bigger than a pot."

Chi Jiangcai put the devil octopus on the plate, his eyes lit up when he heard this, and he turned to look at the person: "Is there such a big octopus? Then it must be sliced! Make iron plate octopus! Use butter!"

It smells delicious just thinking about it!

The author says:

Biological nonsense fictitious science:

Devil octopus: molluscs, cephalopods, subclasses, octopus, Octopus, with eight arms, opposite wings, deep-sea species, sweet, salty, cold, non-toxic.The life span is 3 to 5 years.Every 5 years there will be a devil octopus tide.It stretches itself and glows to intimidate enemies.Out of sea water will die quickly.It is suspected to be able to fly, but cannot survive in the air so cannot be certified.

Dish one: boiled devil octopus.