Worried that the cat demon would be found, Peng Li quickly carried the basket and walked southeast. He walked all the way, even if he was hungry, he only relied on wild fruits to fill his stomach.

In this way, Peng Li rose from the morning sun to the sun set, took a detour to the mountains and roamed the river, and walked a hundred miles of mountain road all day long.

At night, Peng Li learned his lesson and did not dare to play with fire in the forest. Instead, he found a big tree and climbed up and returned to the earth.

It was broad daylight on the earth at this time, and even though he hadn't slept all night, he was still full of energy, so Peng Li began to pack up and prepare to leave.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Peng Li walked out of Pengjia Village alone, left a message in the WeChat group of "Go back for the New Year" and embarked on the high-speed rail to the provincial capital Xingcheng (Changsha), in Hunan Province.

Xingcheng is a famous historical ancient city in China and is also the main base of Hunan cuisine for eight major cuisines in the diet. Hunan cuisine has a long history and has been passed down as early as the Han Dynasty.

When it comes to Hunan cuisine, we have to talk about the spicy food in Hunan cuisine. It can be said that spicy food has been ruined by the people of Hunan Province and there are many varieties.

Soak the big red pepper in a sealed sour jar, so that there will be sourness in the spicy food, which is called "spicy and sour". In addition to sour food, Hunan Province also has spicy food, salty and spicy food, spicy food, spicy food, fresh spicy food, spicy food, and so on.

Only you can’t imagine, there is no spicy that people in Hunan Province can’t do!

Peng Li went to Xingcheng to see the Hunan cuisine and absorb the advantages of Hunan cuisine. Because in addition to practicing hard alone behind closed doors, constantly learning from others is also a good way.

Understanding the speed of China's high-speed rail, Peng Li stepped onto the land of Xingcheng after more than six hours, a large city with a permanent population of more than 8 million and a permanent migrant population of more than 2 million.

It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon, and it was just about the meal time, so Peng Li called out a taxi parked at the exit of the high-speed rail station.

As soon as Peng Li got in the car, the driver in his forties asked enthusiastically: "Where are you going?"

Peng Li also smiled and said, "It's dinner time now. Wherever you have the most authentic Hunan cuisine here, I'll send it to me?"

The uncle driver couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "You really asked the right person. I am a native of Xingcheng and I love Hunan cuisine the most."

"If you ask me to send you to eat the most authentic Hunan cuisine, I really don't know where to send you. Because our Xingcheng has two most famous Hunan cuisine restaurants, namely "Spicy Times" and "Shi Chef". Both of these restaurants have our Hunan cuisine master-level national chefs, regardless of the top or bottom." The driver explained patiently.

"Oh? Then I really have to try it, just go to the spicy era!" Peng Li said.

While starting the car, the driver said, "Okay, the hot era is coming!"

"But I have to explain that although Cai Guochu was in charge of the spicy era, Cai Guochu rarely took action, and basically his disciples were in charge of the spoon." The driver added.

Peng Li nodded to show his understanding.

Because Peng Li himself is a chef, of course he has heard of the two major national chefs in Hunan cuisine.

You should know that the number of people who can be respected as national chefs in the country is not more than the number of pairs of palms. Even his master Cheng Shouyi is inferior to that of the national chef.

With the status of a national chef, how can you cook in a restaurant every day?

Soon, the taxi sent Peng Li to the front of a restaurant full of modern atmosphere.

This restaurant only has three floors, but it covers a large area. After Peng Li went in, he was assigned a number by the waiter: a39, and there were 18 numbers in front of him.

Peng Li was not anxious, and waited while browsing Douyin. Half an hour later, it was his turn. After guiding him to a double-person position on the second floor, he ordered three signature dishes here: chopped pepper fish head, red pepper braised beef, and Mao's braised pork.

The restaurant serves very quickly, and a plate of red pepper bacon was served in less than ten minutes.

Color: 85 points, fragrance: 80 points.

Simply put, a dish should be evaluated based on the color, aroma and taste. The taste is not known yet, but from the color and aroma, the red pepper beef in front of you is already a delicious dish for ordinary people.

Peng Li picked up a piece of bacon and put it in his mouth, then ate another piece of red pepper, and nodded.

The beef is soft and spicy, which is enough to show that the chef of this dish has a very good understanding of stir-frying red peppers. When stir-frying braised beef with strong toughness, the red peppers can be just softened, making the spicy and fragrant dishes of this dish very well blend together.

This is also the characteristic of Hunan cuisine! Peng Li also believes that he is not as good as this chef who has never met before in the treatment of peppers.

However, this dish also has its disadvantages, which is that the chef pays too much attention to spicy flavor and can only give 70 points when it comes to curing beef.

While tasting the dishes, Peng Li pondered the cooking process of the dish, and summarized what was worth learning from.

It is precisely because of the consideration and summary of the cooking methods of various dishes that Peng Li's cooking skills have made great progress.

Soon, Mao's braised pork and chopped pepper fish heads were also brought up one after another. After Peng Li's taste, he roughly found out the level of chefs in this restaurant.

It should be my level at that time half a year ago. Of course, when it comes to handling spicy flavor, the other party is more influential than himself.

After eating and drinking, Peng Li found a star-rated hotel nearby and stayed in.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Peng Li once again traveled through the Light Gate to another world.

When Peng Li opened his eyes, he found that his whole body was wet, full of night fog beads in the forest.

After cleaning up, Peng Li continued to walk.

After half a day, after walking for dozens of miles, Peng Li suddenly saw a small village appearing several miles ahead.

It was a fishing village, because there were wooden shelves in front of the doors of every household, and fishing nets were hung on it.

Peng Li didn't care about that much, so he accelerated his pace and walked towards the small fishing village quickly.

Because of Peng Li's arrival, the whole village caused a sensation because Peng Li's clothes were so strange.

The top was a T-shirt with three holes and a pair of jeans underneath, and the villagers had never seen such clothes.

Soon, the village chief invited Peng Li to his home.

The village chief asked, "Young man, I don't see you dress like people from our Dali Country. I don't know where you come from and where you are going?"

Of course, Peng Li couldn't tell the truth, so he could only write randomly: "I came from China by boat across the sea, and I didn't want to encounter huge waves in the sea. When I woke up, I had already arrived on the beach a hundred miles north of your village."

As a fisherman, the village chief naturally knew that the weather in the sea was unpredictable. The Dragon King could stir up a huge wave ten feet high when he was angry, so he comforted him: "Young man, you must have survived the huge waves. It seems that you must be blessed by the Bodhisattva in the heaven! You can stay in my house for a few days first!"

Of course, Peng Li couldn't get it, so he asked again: "Miss Chief, don't know where this place is?"

After hearing the village chief's way of speaking, Peng Li could only change to the same way of speaking as the other party.

The village chief replied: "This place is within the territory of Dali Country on the east coast of Jambudvii."

Southern Continent?

Peng Li was stunned for a moment and reacted, and asked quickly: "Do you know the Monkey King Sun Wukong of Huaguo Mountain and Water Curtain Cave in Dongsheng Shenzhou?"

The village chief frowned and thought for a long time, and said helplessly: "Dongsheng Shenzhou is one of the four continents. I know that as for Huaguo Mountain... and Sun Wukong, I have no knowledge."

Peng Li thought about it and asked again: "Will you be blessed by the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea when you are on the edge of the East China Sea?"

When he heard the four words "Donghai Dragon Palace", the village chief suddenly looked pious and said with a little pride: "Of course, hundreds of fishing villages in our area are blessed by the Donghai Dragon Palace, and few monsters dare to offend the Donghai Dragon Palace."
Chapter completed!