Chapter 734 - Extinct Craftsmanship (2/2)

Normally, the internal organs had offensive smells and besides that, the mutton itself had the goat odor. Under such circumstances, could that be eaten raw when it wasn’t thoroughly cooked?

Then, Yuan Zhou could no longer maintain his usual aloof manner. Was there really such kind of dishes? He began to cock his ears and listened to the old man very carefully without missing a single word.

“I heard from this old brother that the name of this dish is very simple. It’s called Raw Lamb Liver, just like the name of Raw Fish or Raw Beef,” said the old man. Then, he continued, “It tasted really good.”

The old man gave a thumbs up and continued praising, “Anyway, I’ve never eaten a more delicious lamb liver dish before.”

“What’s it like? Is it really uncooked?” said Wu Hai immediately. He asked the question that Yuan Zhou had wanted to.

“Since the name is Raw Lamb Liver, it’s definitely uncooked. As for the appearance, the lamb liver was shredded.” While the old man was recalling the dish, he said, “It seemed that he also added shredded ginger and radishes. The taste is really not bad. I can’t describe that feeling precisely. By the way, there was also vinegar inside.”

“To eat the lamb liver raw? Isn’t the smell offensive?”

“Does it have anything to do with the shredding?”

The customers asked one after another. Of them, Wu Hai was the most active one.

Yuan Zhou knitted his brows. That was totally impossible. According to the descriptions of the old man, this dish was supposed to taste very bad. How could it taste good?

“System, didn’t you say there isn’t any dish that uses raw lamb liver?” Yuan Zhou asked.

In the beginning, the system didn’t say anything. Only after a few seconds did it release a recipe: [an intact lamb liver, immersed in water and then shredded; 200g of ginger, shredded; two radishes, shredded; 100g of coriander and knotweed, each, and shredded. Mix and blend them together with salt, vinegar, and mustard. (Note, this dish isn’t a successful dish. There is too much offensive taste and thus, the flavor is severely affected.)]

Yuan Zhou obtained the related information from the system. Raw Lamb Liver was an ancient dish originating from the Yuan Dynasty hundreds of years ago. It was recorded in the book, Proper Habits of Food and Drink. However, the system believed that the offensive smell was too heavy and would affect the flavor. Therefore, the dish wasn’t successful.

Actually, it was quite normal. Not every ancient dish tasted good. There were always one or two of them that failed, just like this one. The flavoring of radishes, coriander, ginger, and mustard were all used to remove the offensive smell. That’s right, even soaking the livers in boiling water could help remove the bad smell. Nonetheless, that wasn’t as effective as imagined to remove the offensive smell and goat odor of the lamb livers.

However, the old man was saying clearly now that the taste was quite refreshing and he even emphasized that for quite a few times. If he said so, that meant the offensive taste and the goat odor wasn’t as strong as to be noticed. The problem was no cooking method could work to achieve that effect.

“Is it because of the knotweed?”

The only ingredient unknown to him in the recipe was the knotweed. Its full name was Inula salsoloides and it was a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It was rarely used to be a food ingredient. The main reason was that it only grew around Inner Mongolia. And Yuan Zhou had never heard that it was an ingredient that helped remove the bad smell.

So what was the Raw Lamb Liver mentioned by the old man like?

Yuan Zhou had decided to try cooking it personally. Then, he let go of the anxiety in his mind and continued to cook.

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