Chapter 1311 (1/2)

”How did you think of it?” Colin looked at Yuan Zhou with complicated eyes and asked.

”When I was familiar with the practice of bad spicy Crispy Fish, I always felt that there was something wrong with the taste of bad chili, so I started to study it.” Yuan Zhou said faintly.

”Can I see your notebook again?” Colin looked at the notebook in Yuan Zhou's hand.

”Yes.” Yuan Zhou nodded.

But when Yuan Zhou took it, Colin didn't wait in place, but stepped forward and couldn't wait to take it down.

This time, Colin looked through it from the end. Sure enough, the last notebook recorded the practice of bad pepper.

But there are not only these, but also excerpts from the history of ancient Chinese salt administration, the origin of pepper in Guizhou, and even the records of garlic Purple Garlic used for bad pepper.

”What you write here is right. Now the purple garlic should be the best in Yingxian, but the bad pepper is produced by our province. Although it is not as good as the gold of Yingxian Purple Garlic, it is particularly suitable for the production of bad pepper.” Colin pointed to the note on his notebook.

”But I've used both. I found that using Purple Garlic from Yingxian can better preserve the bad pepper without salt.” Yuanzhou road.

”Oh? In ancient times, people didn't have Purple Garlic in Yingxian county.” Colin road.

”No, but the Purple Garlic at that time had the same effect as Yingxian. The car could not be broken, the foot could not be broken, the color remained unchanged for a long time, the taste remained unchanged for a long time, and the color did not change for a long time. Even the mashed garlic could be kept for several days.” Yuanzhou road.

”It's really possible. We need to think about it.” Colin was silent and thought carefully.

After Colin finished thinking, they had another discussion.

In fact, it's not that Colin and Yuanzhou want to hold on to the trivial matter of bad pepper, but that bad pepper or acid is too important for people in your province and Guizhou cuisine.

In fact, your province does not produce salt locally. The salt in the whole province comes from the supply of other provinces. However, due to the underdeveloped transportation in ancient times, it will cost a lot of energy for people to carry horses. Therefore, the Miao people in your province invented the practice of replacing salt with acid.

Therefore, you don't eat sour for three days in your province. You can't leave sour before. Now you can't leave sour. It's bad pepper, a seasoning with sour taste, that occupies many major dishes in Guizhou cuisine.

In a scientific way, the role of salt in the human body is to regulate the balanced distribution of water in the human body, maintain the osmotic pressure inside and outside the cells, participate in the formation of gastric acid, promote the secretion of digestive juice, increase appetite, ensure the pH necessary for the action of pepsin, maintain the balance of pH in the body, and the normal circulation of body fluid.

However, in ancient times, due to the lack of salt in your province, you can only make various fermented sour condiments, including bad pepper, to replace the role of salt. Because nitrite will be produced in the process of acid production, it can also participate in the formation of gastric acid and enhance people's appetite.

This is also the scientific source of that proverb.

”Now we people in your province don't have to worry about eating salt, but we still can't forget what the original bad pepper tastes like.” After the discussion, Colin said summarily.

Yuan Zhou didn't answer this. He knew to listen silently.

After Colin sighed, the tea on the table was almost drunk. At this time, Zhou Shijie timely said, ”change a tea and continue.”

”Oh, I've finished my tea.” Colin suddenly looked down at the table.

”Not really.” Zhou Shijie said with a smile.

”OK, that's all for today. Isn't Xiao Yuan going to open a shop tonight?” Colin looked up at the clock on the wall.

”Yes, thank you, uncle Ke.” Yuan Zhou nodded.

”Well, then don't change and go straight?” Zhou Shijie asked.