I'm Not a Detective

"Be careful and don't move. I'll make you tea."

After staying in the hospital for observation for a day, the "blind" Takeshi Nanahara finally returned home. "Eye" Qingmi Ruri carefully held his hand, led him to the small square table, and then immediately ran to the kitchen to boil water for tea - Takebu Nanahara I was willing to stay in the hospital for two more days for observation because I disliked the poor food and water quality there.

"Sure enough, it's still comfortable at home!" Takeshi Nanahara stretched, but of course he didn't sit still. He turned and went to the second floor. When he came down again, he had taken off the gauze on his head and put on a pair of sunglasses.

Well, the gauze wrapped around his forehead was uncomfortable and he had wanted to change it for a long time. However, temporary blindness was not complete blindness. He still had a confused sense of light. He also needed something to block the light, otherwise he would have to keep his eyes closed, let alone Comfortable.

Qing was startled when she saw Liuli brewing tea and said unhappily: "Why are you running around? What if you fall and get hurt!"

Takeshi Nanahara said indifferently: "This is my home. I remember exactly what is there and how many steps there are. What are you afraid of?"

"That being said, you still have to be careful." Qingjian Liuli poured him tea, cautiously, and let him enjoy the treatment of a giant panda.

Qiyuan Giant Panda picked up the tea bowl, smelled it first, then blew it and took a small sip, groaning with satisfaction. It was almost two days since he went home, and Qingjian Liuli couldn't sit down and drink tea properly. Get up and dust again quickly, or some shit will complain later.

As she dragged the vacuum cleaner around the living room, she asked curiously, "What does it feel like to be blind?"

"Real blindness is definitely not a good thing. If blind people come to me for help in the future, I will give them a 20% discount. But if I am only temporarily blind, I will feel a sense of peace of mind after being anxious. I can no longer see my eyes, but it will be easier to look at my heart. "My views on many things have changed because of this." Takeshi Nanabahara drank tea and said thoughtfully, "It's hard to describe, it's a feeling that's hard to describe in words. This is the first time I've encountered this kind of thing."

Qingjian Ruri tried to make up for the feeling, but did not make it up. He continued to dust his hands, while Takeshi Nanahara drank tea for a while, got up and staggered into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator and started rummaging around, taking out the ingredients to smell them from time to time.

Qing Jian Liuli quickly dropped what she was doing, ran into the kitchen and said, "What are you doing? You'd better go and sit down!"

After not going home for a day, Takesashi Nanahara reclassified the ingredients and said casually: "The food in the hospital is so bad. I haven't eaten well all day. It's already past four o'clock. I need to think about what to eat at night."

Oh, I'm hungry, that's normal. This guy is quite picky. The nutritional meals in the hospital are obviously very delicious, but this guy only eats a little bit each time.

Qing Jian Liuli immediately went to wash her hands and asked, "What do you want to eat? I'll cook it for you."

"You?" Takeshi Nanahara tilted his head, his expression uncertain.

"I've been studying for more than a month, it should be fine...right?" Qingmi Ruri is not very confident, but she can't still cook when Takeshi Nanabahara is blind.

"What's the use of more than a month? It's been placed in a serious restaurant, and I've been washing grated radish at the door for more than a month. I can't even get in through the kitchen door." Takeshi Nanabahara continued to flip the ingredients, obviously not trusting her, "I told you before, Being blind doesn't affect my normal life, so you don't actually have to take care of me."

"You must take care of me. I can't ignore you." Qingjian Liuli muttered, "You still have to cook when you can't see. What if you burn your hands or accidentally knock over the frying pan? How dangerous it would be. It's better for me to do it. Well, at best, you can command me from the side."

"You have to do this?" Takeshi Nanahara confirmed, "No need to force it, you really don't need to worry about me."

"Don't be so pushy. You should have a good rest during this period. If you have anything to do, just ask me to do it." Qing Jian Liuli's group worked hard and prepared to be a giant panda breeder for six weeks. Which panda is Shichihara Takeshi? Chow Chow makeup.

Takeshi Nanahara looked like there was really nothing he could do about you, and sighed: "Okay, then you can do it, but your level... don't even think about difficult cooking. I will guide you to make some simple dishes." , it just so happens that you can take this opportunity to further improve your cooking skills and strive to become a qualified assistant as soon as possible."

"I know, you're so verbose when you're blind." Qingjian Liuli muttered unhappily, and then she also looked into the refrigerator, feeling a little excited about being on her own for the first time, "What do you want to eat?"

"If you want a fool-proof operation that still tastes good, seafood and river freshness are the best choice. It's May now, so let's have steamed clams with wine tonight." Takeshi Nanabahara thought for a while, pulled out a piece of kitchen paper, and wrote down something Address, "Go to this store to buy sand clams. If you buy more, just say I want it and let him keep the account."

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Qingjian Liuli looked at the address and immediately set off to purchase fresh ingredients.

She left. Takeshi Nanabahara took off his sunglasses and rubbed his eyes. He went back to the living room to drink tea. The aquatic products store in the commercial street was not far away. More than ten minutes later, Qingmi Ruri came back with a large bag of sand clams. There was a slight stain on his forehead. Khan said: "I bought them back. The boss is very nice. He specially picked them for you. They are all very big."

Takeshi Nanahara stood up and smelled it, then picked up a clam and pinched it. He nodded and said, "The quality is indeed good. I am inconvenient during this period. From now on, you will be responsible for purchasing ingredients."

"Don't worry, just leave it to me." Qingjian Liuli carried Sha Ha into the kitchen and asked curiously, "What to do next?"

"First wash the clams. Come, wash the rice and cook it first. Add some sesame oil and salt to the rice water. It is best for soaking the clams." Takeshi Nanahara stood there with his hands instructing Qingmi Ruri to work. This is The final effect he wanted was to just use his words when it came to matters at home. Not even a little tired.

Qingjian Liuli has been doing odd jobs for more than a month, and she has some basic skills. She quickly cooked the rice and soaked and washed the clams. Takeshi Nanahara directed her to heat up the pot, sauté the garlic with a little oil, add clams, cooking rice wine and fermented butter, then cover the pot and simmer over high heat.

These operations are very simple. Qing Jian Liuli completed them without any difficulty and asked curiously: "Is this enough?"

Takeshi Nanahara nodded and said: "Yes, that's enough. The juice from the clam will form steam. You can steam yourself until the clam opens its mouth."

Qingjian Ruri couldn't help but sigh: "What a simple dish!"

"It's really simple, and it's just right for you like you to work step by step with two swords." Takeshi Nanabahara said with a smile, "There are only three core elements, clams, wine and garlic. Clams with sand clams have a richer and more unique flavor. You can also try other varieties in the future. This method can be used for all clams, such as clams, clams, clams, etc.

The wine and ingredients can also be changed. If you use garlic, butter and rice wine, the flavor will be more Japanese and French, with a rice aroma and a taste more like clam juice. If you use garlic, olive oil and white wine, the flavor will be more Italian. style, the fruity aroma is strong, but the taste is slightly sweet and sour; using garlic, lard and Huadiao, the flavor will be more Chinese, sweet and salty, and the taste will be more complex and changeable. "

After a pause, he added, "I personally prefer the Chinese style, but you can't drink alcohol. Cooking with Huadiao and wine will contain slightly alcohol, so we can only choose rice wine for cooking."

Oh, it turns out that it is a simple dish, but it also has so many details!

Qingjian Ruri gained knowledge again and kept these practices in mind. As soon as Takeshi Nanahara said these words, the steam boiled and the sand clams opened their mouths. He immediately directed Qingjian Ruri to turn down the fire and said: "That's enough. The basic dish of wine-steamed clams has been completed. You can eat it now, but it can only satisfy the taste of ordinary people. If we want to deal with old diners, we can fine-tune its flavor wheel."

Seeing that Qingli was about to put the plate on the table, Qingqing asked curiously: "What is the flavor wheel?"

Although Takeshi Nanahara used Qingmi Ruri as a coolie, he did not hide his secrets when teaching her. This was actually her real "salary". He asked her to take a sand clam in a small dish and taste it, and he also tasted it. One, while tasting, said: “Just like now, the taste is composed of many flavors, among which the most obvious fresh and sweet taste comes from the clam itself, which is a unique umami taste of seafood and river seafood, accounting for about 50% of the total taste;

Next is the aroma of garlic, which comes from stir-fried garlic slices; juxtaposed with the aroma of garlic is the saltiness of sea water, which also comes from sand clams. Because of the saltiness of sea water, this dish does not need to add salt or only needs a little salt. The two account for about 30% of the total taste;

Next are the ester aroma, rice fat aroma and oil fermentation aroma, which come from cooking wine and butter respectively, accounting for about 15%; finally, it is the turn of more subtle flavors, such as nutty, cucumber, seaweed and sweet wine aroma. They come from the clam itself and cooking wine, accounting for about 5%.

These flavors are mixed together in different proportions, which is the unique flavor wheel of this dish, forming its unique taste. "

Qingjian Liuli listened to his words and carefully tasted the basic version of wine-steamed clams, her eyes slowly narrowed.

Strange, besides being delicious, why didn’t I taste so much?

It does have the sweetness of seafood, a bit of garlic flavor and saltiness, but where are the other flavors? Or a wheel? Didn’t he and I eat the same dish?

But in order not to look too stupid, she tasted it for a while and suddenly realized: "So this is the flavor wheel, I understand!"

Takeshi Nanahara nodded, took another sip of the soup, and muttered: "It's good that you understand. As for this dish, I personally feel that the overall fresh and sweet taste is too heavy and not suitable. We should find a way to balance it. .”

Qingjian Liuli immediately said: "Okay, then how should we balance?"

"The most common method is to add herbs." Takeshi Nanahara taught patiently and instructively, "Given the current state of this dish, what kind of herbs do you think should be used to balance the taste?"

"Uh..." Qingjian Liuli thought for a while and then cautiously asked, "How about coriander?"

"Coriander is not good." Takeshi Nanabahara immediately objected, "Coriander has a warm and fragrant flavor, but it is thick and dark. It has almost no balancing or improving effect on the already heavy flavor wheel. You need to think again."

"What about shallots?"

"no."

"How about the chili?"

"It's for you to fine-tune, not for you to destroy."

Qingjian Liuli pouted a little unhappy after guessing incorrectly continuously. She felt that this guy was really a troublemaker and it was already delicious. Wouldn't it be enough to just sprinkle some coriander on it? If you don’t want to eat coriander, just say so. Why are you asking me?

She gave up on herself and said, "I don't know, it's delicious as it is, I don't know what else to add!"

Takeshi Nanahara was also disappointed and sighed: "Add some basil. Basil is highly volatile and exhibits spiciness, cloves, fennel and herbal aromas. It is bright and lively. It is just right to balance the heavy flavor wheel of this dish. To add or not to add is two different dishes, and you really don't want to use your brain at all. In this life, you can only cook based on other people's recipes. Improvements are enough, let alone innovation. You are just a top-notch person. The fate of a second-rate cook.”

"Tch, sprinkle some basil for talking so much nonsense." Qingjian Liuli was very dissatisfied and muttered under her breath, found the basil and sprinkled some in.

What happened to the second-rate cook? Don't you have to rely on second-rate cooks to eat now? If you don't like it, go back to the hospital and eat nutritious meals!

You are such a good person. Others are serving you attentively, but you are still nagging like this.

When your eyes heal, I'll punch you to death!

Qingjian Liuli took good care of him, but he was very upset because he was doing so much nonsense. She continued to scold him in her heart, and brought a large plate of wine-steamed clams back to the living room with him, then took the cutlery, served rice, and followed Takeshi Nanabahara's request. After getting some pickled vegetables and a pot of tea, he sat down at the small square table and said angrily: "Eat!"

Takeshi Nanabahara didn't argue with her, picked up the chopsticks and accurately picked up the clams without her help, sucked the meat and soup into his mouth, and sighed again: "It's not delicious, it's overcooked."

If you haven’t been nagging me all this time, can you make me grow old?

Seeing that Liuli was too lazy to pay attention to him, Qing tasted it and snorted slightly.

Damn you, you second-rate cook. It’s so delicious that it’s enough to sell it in a restaurant for money, but what this guy said seems to make sense. After adding basil, the taste suddenly became more refreshing, and it was slightly spicy and fragrant. It makes the original umami flavor of clams come alive, which is much better than the basic version.

She hesitated for a moment, feeling that she should not just be angry, but should learn how to use vanilla. She hummed and said: "You have so many things to do, hurry up and eat well, I will do better next time. Tell me now, What kind of herbs should be used in what kind of dishes...Um, what are herbs?"

Takeshi Nanahara did not stop eating. This was better than the nutritious meal in the hospital. He was willing to teach her. While eating, he said: "Herbs are herbs and spices. There is no obvious difference between the two. It just depends on how they are used in cooking." . When spices are used, they make them the intrinsic, basic flavor of the dish, with stable characteristics. When added towards the end of cooking, they become herbs, which serve as an external, decorative flavor to balance and Rich flavor wheel.”

After a pause, he seemed to feel that Qingjian Ruri didn't understand very well, and gave another example, "For example, the wine-steamed clams we are eating now, garlic is used as a spice, but if we make white-cut meat, then cut it in white After the meat is cooked, add a little minced garlic. This is when the 'herb' properties of garlic are brought into play, pursuing its momentary spicy aroma and stimulating appetite."

Qingjian Liuli suddenly realized: "So that's how it is divided. How about the onions? The last time you made the fried sea cucumbers with onions, the onions were the spice? When you made the big meatballs in sauce, you sprinkled a little bit of chopped green onion after taking them out of the pot. That's it. Use it as vanilla?”

"Absolutely. Spring onions are an herb. They have a neutral to soft flavor and are widely applicable. They are more suitable for garnishing sauce-flavored dishes." Takeshi Nanabahara felt that her example was not very appropriate. After all, some people specialize in green onions for fried sea cucumbers. Yes, whether it counts as a spice is another matter, but the basic idea is correct.

Qingmi Ruri scooped up the soup and poured it on the rice. He quickly picked up the rice and felt that he had learned something again. Isn't that all there is to paying attention to when cooking casually? She said vaguely: "Tell me more about what herbs should be used in what kind of cooking."

Takeshi Nanabahara started talking casually, starting from nutmeg to the eighty-eight categories of onions. But as he was talking, he stopped talking, tilted his head to listen, and said dissatisfied, "You are Do you think I’m blind because I don’t know how many bowls of rice you eat?”

Tsk, dog ears are really smart!

Qing Jian Liuli regretfully put down the rice spoon and prepared to go back and buy a bigger bowl. Eating with such a small bowl always felt like it was not full.

…………

Dinner time passed quickly, and the leisure time after dinner was everything as usual. Being blind did not prevent Takeshi Nanahara from reading. He was able to touch the handwriting on the book with his fingers and read without losing the greatest daily fun. Qing Jian Liuli I tutored him on the side and kept him company. I changed his tea and brought him some fruit from time to time. I continued to take care of him as if he were a giant panda. I also compiled a booklet on how to use vanilla ingredients to prepare for an unexpected cooking training during this period.

Both of them had something to do, and the time soon reached half past ten. Takeshi Nanabahara stretched out, put down his book and asked curiously: "Aren't you going back yet?"

Qingjian Liuli looked up at her watch and suddenly stood up, but halfway up she became entangled and said hesitantly: "It's a bit late, but... what will you do when I go back?"

Theoretically, of course she should go home and sleep, but now that Takeshi Nanahara is blind, she feels a little worried about going home. What if something happens to him at night?

But I feel a little embarrassed sleeping on his side. What should I do?

Sorry, I'm late. It snowed heavily here today. I rolled all the way home...I'll correct the typo later.