Chapter 537: Are bear paws really delicious?
At night, Bifang started the live broadcast.
The audience, who could not wait any longer, flocked to the scene.
You can't have your cake and eat it too. This is something everyone understands and has been exposed to since childhood. Everyone wants to see what bear's paw tastes like.
[Waiting for Mr. Fang to review Bear Paw]
【I want to try it】
[The food Lao Fang eats is getting more and more high-end]
Bifang walked through Taiji Town like a normal traveler, and followed the path to a restaurant that was not very big but had extremely prosperous business.
He did not look for any high-end restaurant, but followed the bathhouse owner's advice and came to a small restaurant that had a very good reputation among the locals.
The restaurant was not small and was filled with diners and noisy.
At the largest long table in the middle, there were a few diners who looked a bit wealthy and had called in a large group of people. The table was filled with light blue Deli bottles and pig-mouth cups, which are the most common combination for drinking sake and also the most common wine vessel in Japan.
The Deri bottle has a wide body and a narrow mouth, like a small vase. It is said that the shape of the Deri bottle comes from the ancient wine containers used to worship gods. Since the Edo period, it has become popular to drink wine in small Deri bottles with a capacity of about 1-2 go, and it has been popular ever since.
Everyone was flushed and drunk.
The waitress with a ponytail watched everything with a smile, ready to serve every customer at any time. When she saw Bifang lift the cotton curtain and walk in, her eyes lit up instantly.
"Mr. Bi is really on time."
Bifang smiled and said, "If it's not on time, what if the taste of the ingredients changes? Many things don't taste good when they get cold."
The waitress smiled and said, "When the stuff was delivered, our generals were shocked and said they had never dealt with this before.
Stewing bear paws takes a lot of time, so Bifang chose to deliver it to the store in the afternoon and paid a large processing fee for it.
There was money to be made, and even though the chef had never cooked bear paws and felt the task was daunting, he still took the job reluctantly.
Bifang also generously said that there was no need to worry too much and just cook it like a thick piece of fatty pork.
The people on Earth who are experienced in cooking bear paws are either in the white bear territory, in jail, or are in their seventies or eighties and have lost all their teeth.
The requirements cannot be too high, otherwise no one will dare to do it.
The waitress led Bifang through the lobby and into a small private room separated by a cotton curtain. After confirming that the dish was ready, she stepped back out.
The audience is looking forward to it.
A portion of bear paw can be made into many different dishes. Everyone wants to know what it tastes like.
Bifang never thought that one day he would be able to eat such high-quality ingredients.
[I want to try it too]
[Try it? If you try it, you will go to jail]
[Damn it, he tricked me]
While waiting for the delicious food to be served, Bifang also took the time to chat with the audience in the box.
"I said before the hunt that bears are similar to humans in that they walk with their heels completely on the ground, supporting their weight as they move forward."
"This is very different from the way other animals walk, because horses, sheep and other animals all walk with hooves, and the metacarpal bones at the end of their limbs do not touch the ground, and they walk with 'nails', while cats and dogs walk with toes."
"From this point of view, humans' walking style is obviously much more advanced than that of other animals. Six million years ago, Australopithecus gradually came to live on the ground from trees, and at this time they slowly learned to walk upright ."
"Later, as we evolved, we gradually developed an arch at the sole of the foot, a structure that allows people to walk long distances without getting too tired."
"Bears also gradually evolved into omnivores, which can eat both meat and vegetables. Because they often have to travel long distances to find food, they have retained five toes and plantigrade walking, which saves a lot of effort when walking."
Bifang dipped chopsticks in water and drew a simple bear paw on the table.
"But bears have not evolved the same arches as humans, so every bear has flat feet. But this does not affect the running speed of bears. Bears can run at speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour in the wild."
"Bears can also walk on two legs skillfully. For example, if they find honey in a beehive high up, they will choose to walk on two legs to stand higher and get the food."
"Because bears need to travel long distances to find food, they gradually develop thick pads on their paws and accumulate a lot of fat and fascia, so many ancient people were attracted to bear paws."
After going in circles, Bifang brought the topic back to the starting point.
Fat has historically been the best part of meat, such as fish belly, marbled beef, and fatty lamb.
The areas with fat will not look too dry and taste like chewing wax like other lean parts.
Lean meat tastes like wood chips when you chew it, while fatty meat is the taste that meat should have.
Not to mention that in ancient times when oil and water were scarce, fat meat would appear particularly plump in the eyes of heavy manual laborers and civilians.
Of course, people in ancient times who could afford to eat bear paws would not have had any shortage of oil and water, so bear paws themselves must have their own unique flavor, which is why they can be on the menu of the Manchu Han Banquet.
"Compared to the bear's hind paws, the bear's front paws are powerful weapons and powerful tools. Bears, like tigers, can use their paws to strike. When fighting or hunting with other animals, bears will stand up and strike with their paws, flapping and grabbing at the same time. The bear's front limbs are extremely powerful."
"Many bears rely on the power of their front paws when fishing and digging for potatoes and sweet potatoes."
Bifang bit his chopsticks, feeling quite excited.
Bears are essentially quite successful evolutionary creatures, and the fighting power of brown bears can even compete with large cats such as Siberian tigers.
They have very broad shoulder blades, and their humerus, ulna and radius are all very thick, which can withstand impacts and bites. They also have a lot of muscle mass, reaching about 80%.
The shoulders, waist, front and back limbs are basically covered with thick muscles.
Only an extraordinary person like me can handle a one-on-one fight. If it were an ordinary hunter, he would almost certainly die.
After he finished talking about this, a strong smell of sauce suddenly came. Bifang tilted his head slightly, and a large plate was the first to push open the cotton curtain.
A multi-layered wooden plate was filled with steaming pieces of meat.
The waiter placed them one by one in front of Bifang's table.
There are six kinds of dishes in total: teriyaki, stewed, charcoal grilled, tempura, spicy, and steamed.
I have to say that Japanese cuisine and Chinese cuisine actually have many similarities.
[I don’t agree with the idea of not having sashimi (dog head)]
【I’m hungry】
【It's dinner time! 】
Bifang unpacked the chopsticks and inserted them into the teriyaki first.
Bifang, who is proficient in survival and hunting in the wilderness, seems a little unfamiliar with how to cook.
Living in the wilderness, they are basically only good at cooking and grilling. The most they can do as seasoning is sprinkle a handful of salt. It is impossible to get more complex brewing seasonings.
The chopsticks can be easily inserted into the meat, and with a slight push, the meat shreds are distinct. The meat is cooked very soft and looks very crystal clear, a bit like a variation of braised pork.
Bifang feels that teriyaki and braised are similar, both have a salty and sweet taste.
The meat wobbled like jelly when held between the chopsticks. It melted in my mouth, but surprisingly had a bit of chewiness. But then came an extremely strong smell of mutton...
"Cough cough." Bifang resisted the urge to vomit, coughed twice, drank some water and then swallowed it.
In the barrage, there were a lot of people asking what it tasted like.
Bifang wiped his mouth, and after a moment's silence, he said: "It tastes good, but not delicious..."
The audience slowly typed a question mark.
Bifang organized his words: "The sauce is okay, but the meat itself is fishy and greasy."
Fat is good, but it's a bit too greasy, like eating a piece of pure fat.
As soon as these words were spoken, they caused an uproar.
Many viewers didn't buy it.
[Lao Fang, you are not lying, right? ]
【Is Mencius's saying that you can't have your cake and eat it too false? 】
The comments were dense and dense, and suddenly, a long comment attracted everyone's attention.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, the professionalism alone makes people feel awesome.
[It really doesn’t taste good. Freshly cut bear paws cannot be eaten right away. They must be completely dried the following year before they can be stewed. Also, freshly cut bear paws cannot be exposed to water. Use straw paper to wipe off any blood. Then prepare a large porcelain jar and pad the bottom with lime.]
【Then spread a thick layer of fried rice on it, put the bear paw down, and then stuff it tightly with fried rice all around, and then put lime on top to seal it. Leave it for a year or two before you can take it out, wash it, and cook it.】
For a year or two, audiences were shocked.
Won't this suck?
[After cleaning the bear paw, apply a thick layer of honey on it and cook it over a slow fire for an hour. Then wash off the honey, prepare the seasonings, and simmer it over a slow fire from the beginning. It is best to use charcoal fire for three hours. It will be tender as soon as the pot is opened.]
[If you don’t use honey before stewing it, you won’t be able to eat it even after three days and three nights. It has a strong mutton smell, and even then, the taste is just average.]
hiss.
The audience gasped, and the world warmed up a bit again.
Even Bifang was surprised. There were all kinds of people watching his live broadcast. Even someone could make bear paws?
[May I ask who you are? ]
[Ah, me? I don't know how to cook. My grandfather told me that bear paws are really not tasty. They are just a piece of fat meat with a strong smell of mutton. And it is difficult to prepare. If you don't prepare it well, you might as well eat ordinary chicken, duck, or fish.]
"Who is your grandfather?"
Bifang was extremely curious.
【My grandfather is Zhang Zhengxiong.】
[However, there should be very few people who know this. As for what Mencius said, he was just using bear paws as a metaphor. He did not mean that bear paws and fish are delicious. He just meant that bear paws are more rare. It was difficult to kill bears in ancient times, so bear paws were more precious.]
So, bear paws really don’t taste good.
The ancients liked it, probably because... ...it was of high quality?
