What is drawn in the note is a spindle-shaped fish, which looks very plump, with a smooth surface and a streamlined dorsal fin. Although it is a simple drawing drawn with a brush, the key details are vivid and can be seen even with a few strokes.
What this fish looks like.
"Eat...I haven't thought about it."
Axiang scratched his head, not understanding what Lu Tan meant.
"I saw this fish in the water when it rained a few days ago. There are no fishing conditions, so I can only record its appearance. It swims very fast, almost as fast as our boat. It is huge and very big.
Conspicuous."
He gestured at the size of the fish. It was almost as big as a six- or seven-year-old child. Such a big fish swims very fast, so it is indeed rare to see it.
"That must be delicious."
Lu Tan said again.
"If you think about it, if it is so fat, it must have a lot of meat, and the speed of swimming is fast, which means it exercises regularly. Then these meats will become trained muscles, especially on the back. If you can catch one, you can
The meat on the back is cut into slices, absolutely delicious!”
What he said made Axiang swallow his saliva, but the scholar immediately noticed his gaffe and said immediately.
"No, how can I eat this?"
"Why can't you eat things in the sea? Isn't the purpose of your research is to understand these creatures? Whether they are edible and whether they taste good must be part of the research. What's wrong with eating one?"
Lu Tan spoke seriously, which made A Xiang stunned for a moment.
"It seems to make sense."
"Why don't we go catch one now?"
Lu Tan said again.
"ah?"
Before Axiang could react, Lu Tiao picked up the stick of unknown purpose next to the box.
The silver pen "last words" materialized in his right hand and he wrote words on the stick.
[Ultra-efficient fishing rod, you can catch the bait in one minute, and you will never be in trouble]
The next moment, Lu Tiao pulled out a thread from somewhere, wrapped it around a stick, and then threw it into the sea.
After a while, the stick in Lu Tiao's hand trembled slightly.
"Took the bait!"
He pulled the fishing rod hard like a skilled fisherman.
"Coming!"
But after making a big noise, Lu Tiao pulled up the hook and found that what he caught was just a flat fish as big as a palm.
"We call this fish fan fish, so named because it resembles a fan."
Axiang explained.
"How does it taste?"
Lu Tan didn't care much about anything else, he only thought about whether it tasted good or not.
"...Fishermen usually boil the fish directly in water to make fish soup."
Axiang replied helplessly.
"Is there any other way?"
Lu Tan asked.
"...You can also bake it directly."
"Your method is too poor. It would be good to add some soy sauce and braise it. Use a knife to make a few slits on the outside, then add water and soy sauce and bring it to a boil to let all the flavor penetrate into the fish. Wow, it tastes delicious just thinking about it."
Lu Jian said that this fish looked somewhat similar to the pomfret on Earth. He had liked to eat braised fish since he was a child, so he said.
"Soy sauce...what is it?"
Axiang asked without understanding.
"You don't even have soy sauce?"
Lu Jian was a little surprised.
Originally, he thought it was just for the convenience of being on the boat that the fishermen only boiled or grilled the food. Now it seems that Wajima was also quite backward in terms of seasoning at this time.
But it’s normal to think about it. Soy sauce is made by fermentation, and the fermentation process requires certain social development before it can be popularized. Otherwise, it is easy to produce poisons. Looking at the current development of Wajima, it is normal not to have soy sauce.
Lu Tan thought again of the food and drinks on the table when he first came here.
It is Lu Tan's duty to save the tongue of the people on the island.
He quickly found the ship's cook.
For this kind of ship, there are no professional cooks. The cook on the ship is simply the best cook among the sailors.
If you can cook food well and your hands do not shake when adding salt, you are already a qualified sea chef.
Because of this, the food on board is mostly overcooked fish soup and rice.
After tinkering in the kitchen for a while, Lu Jian created a variety of modern seasonings including soy sauce and pepper, and finally made a good-looking braised fish.
He invited Shi Ya, A Xiang, and Bao Bao to taste it together.
Smelling the scent of fish, Axiang felt a little weird. He took a deep breath, and the strange scent lingered in his mind like a devil's whisper, making him deeply intoxicated.
Picking up the chopsticks, Axiang picked up a piece of fish soaked in the dark sauce, looked at it carefully, and then put it into his mouth.
At the same time, Baobao and Xiya also ate a piece of fish, which was the size of a palm. The four of them could only take two or three bites each.
When the tip of his tongue touched the fish meat and he felt the taste, Axiang felt as if he was hit by an electric current, and his whole body started to tremble.
"...this smell?"
"It tastes so bad, bah bah bah."
Leopard spit out the fish meat in his mouth without mercy.
“It tastes good!”
Shia commented.
Seeing the completely different reactions of the two girls, Axiang didn't know how to evaluate them for a moment.
Compared with the fish soup that usually tastes a bit light due to lack of salt, the taste of this fish can really be regarded as "heavy taste", but the taste is too strong, and it makes A Xiang feel like his tongue is burned red.
The fire tongs clamped it.
He considers himself not a gourmet, but this food is probably unacceptable to him.
Lu Tan himself also tasted a bite of fish.
Three seconds later, Lu Tan spit out the fish in his mouth.
"It tastes so bad..."
"Has anyone ever told you that you'd better not cook?"
Bao Bao found a cup in the kitchen and took a sip of wine that was almost as weak as water to rinse his mouth.
"It's not my problem, it's the fish's problem."
Lu Tan explained seriously.
"There must be some special ingredients in this fish that can have unexpected reactions with soy sauce, which makes the fish taste strange. This is worth studying."
"Is this really worth studying...?"
At this time, Axiang finally concluded that the fish did not taste good.
"Of course, if this kind of fish cannot be braised with soy sauce, then it means there are some special substances in its body. Aren't you curious why it has this substance and where it comes from?"
Lu Tan said seriously.
"...It seems to make some sense."
Axiang was a little confused by what Lu Tan said clearly.
"You two..."
Just when Shia was about to tell the two of them not to worry about the soy sauce issue and to eat all the fish for themselves, there was a roar from outside.
Along with this roar, countless people's voices rang out, making it very noisy, and the whole ship began to tremble slightly.