Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"Let me try it~ Hmm~ It's very fresh! There's no fishy smell at all, it's delicious!" Saibala was amazed, "This is the first time I've had such a light and delicious fish soup.

People in the town basically don’t drink fish soup, because if they don’t add heavy spices to the fish soup, they can’t cover up the fishy smell, but if they do, the fish flavor will be gone, so they don’t make fish soup anymore.”

"Did they not remove the fish scales cleanly? Or did they not clean out the internal organs in the fish's belly?" Lin Xia wondered.

"I don't know about that, because I don't cook either and I don't know anything about cooking! You can talk to Dart and the others some other day!"

"Okay~"

Lin Xia enjoyed the meal very much. When the food you made with care receives enthusiastic praise from others, you feel very wonderful and satisfied.

During this period, Lin Xia asked Sabala about Gray's recent learning progress and learned that Gray is currently in this flower village (agricultural village) studying and understanding the shapes of various crops.

Because in order to make a suitable crop processing machine, you must first understand the different characteristics of various crops, including the differences between their immature and mature state, the parts that can be retained and those that cannot be retained, and what by-products can be made from each part.

"So, he still has a lot to learn! I often tell him that in our line of work, it's not enough to just deal with ore all day long. We also have to learn all kinds of auxiliary knowledge and make improvements according to customer needs at any time. Learning never ends!" Sabala sighed.

Lin Xia nodded in agreement.

"Is Sabala here?" At this time, a question came from the door.

Lin Xia and Saibala looked over and saw that it was——

"Hi~Dart, is that you?" Lin Xia greeted.

Dart was delighted when he saw it: "Hey, Lin Xia, you are here. I was wondering why Saibala didn't go to eat today. It turns out that he had a special meal with you here."

Saibala said embarrassedly: "Look at my memory. I forgot to tell you in advance that I won't be coming today. I'm sorry for asking you to come all the way here."

"Oh~ So you made an appointment in advance. Sorry, I also wanted to find Saibala for dinner at the last minute and didn't know you guys~" Lin Xia was embarrassed now.

"Hey~ Lin Xia, you think too much." Dart didn't care. "We didn't have an agreement. It's just that since Gray went out to study, Sabara was too lazy to cook, so he ordered meals from me. I usually deliver them on weekdays, and he only eats in the store at night and on weekends. Look, he didn't come when the time came today, so I was worried that he was busy and forgot, so I delivered it again."

"I see. By the way, is the store busy today, Dart?" Lin Xia asked.

"It's raining today, so there's no one in the store." Dart replied, "Haha, luckily there's no one here, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to deliver food to this old guy so quickly."

"Then Dart, let's eat together here, and try the dishes I cooked and give me some suggestions. I shot a pheasant yesterday, you can try it too!" Lin Xia invited immediately.

"That's right, Dart, let's eat together. Lin Xia is a really good cook!" Sabala also praised.

"Really?" Dart immediately became interested. He was a person who cared deeply about cooking and he discussed it with Kai for a long time last time!

Hearing this, he said without hesitation: "Then I won't be polite. It just so happens that I also brought the lunch that Sebala ordered, so it should be enough for us to eat."

As he spoke, Dart took out the meal from a special insulated box and placed it on the table. It was a set meal combination in the store, but some dishes would be changed according to the customers' preferences.

After Dart sat down, he was most interested in the pheasant meat. He tasted this dish first and praised it highly after eating it.

But Lin Xia always felt that the people here seldom ate meat other than fish, so they were so easily satisfied. If they were like she did in her previous life, eating all kinds of food from land, sea and air, as well as the eight major cuisines, she would definitely not be so easily satisfied.

This very ordinary braised pheasant is just an ordinary dish.

Afterwards, Saibala strongly recommended the refreshing fish soup to Dutt. Looking at the milky fish soup, Dutt didn't want to drink it at first, but he couldn't resist Saibala's nagging, and after taking a sip, he was indeed surprised.

His reaction was exactly the same as that of Sabara before, and he immediately asked how Lin Xia cooked it.

Lin Xia explained it in detail, emphasizing that the fish scales, fish viscera, and black stuff in the stomach must be cleaned up, otherwise the taste will be affected.

Then you need to stew out this milky white soup. Before adding water, you must fry the fish with oil and add boiling water, not cold water. And you must add enough water at one time and do not add more water in the middle.

It is best to add ginger slices when grilling fish to remove the fishy smell, and then garnish it with chopped green onions before serving. This not only makes the fish taste better, but also looks better.

Dart said he benefited a lot and asked about onions and ginger. Lin Xia said she had already made an order with Zack and could help with the order next month. If Dart needed anything, he could also contact Zack.

Dart said he understood, and Lin Xia also wanted to know how the fish in the town was cooked.

Dart: "There are several ways to cook fish in the town. The first is sashimi, which is to take medium-sized fish or larger, slice the fish meat, dip it in your favorite sauce and eat it directly. You can taste the taste of the fish itself. The fish here tastes pretty good.

The second way is to make fish cakes. After removing the bones and thorns from a medium-sized fish, put the fish meat into a blender, add salt and mix well. Then put it into a steamer and steam it. That's it. It's also delicious.

The third way is to boil the fish. Also choose medium-sized or larger fish, use a wok, add oil, salt and soy sauce and braise it.

The fourth type is miso soup. This one is made with small fish, that is, small miscellaneous fish. After cleaning, put them into a stew pot together with various vegetables, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots. Add all the seasonings, that is, sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, and MSG. Bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat. This dish is very popular among residents!

The last thing is sushi. Add sashimi to sushi. You know, sushi is a traditional cuisine of the island country. It is made of rice balls and fish slices. The rice balls are molded into a rectangular shape with vinegar and soy sauce, and sashimi is placed on it. If you add various vegetables and eggs, it becomes assorted sushi.

These are the most common fish dishes in town.”

Lin Xia also benefited a lot. When she has time, she can try to make it herself and add to her kitchen recipes.

Everyone was happily eating and chatting. At this time, Dart noticed the salted peanuts, which tasted particularly refreshing and sweet. He couldn't help but ask, "Is this also made by Lin Xia?"

Lin Xia: "Yes, the peanuts planted in the field yesterday are ripe, so I made the simplest salted peanuts. I personally like this dish very much. It can be eaten with wine or as a snack."

"It's really good. And it feels like these are tender peanuts, right? They are different from the peanuts I've eaten before."

"Yes, I just picked them from the fields yesterday. They haven't been dried yet!"

Saibala couldn't help it and immediately tasted it: "Hey ~ delicious, not damaging to the teeth, and not causing irritation."

"So tender peanuts can be eaten this way?" Dart said in amazement. "I always thought peanuts had to be dried, fried, deep-fried, or pressed for oil. It turns out tender peanuts can be eaten, and they taste pretty good."

Lin Xia smiled and said, "Not only are tender peanuts delicious, tender corn is also delicious. The corn in my field will be ripe in the next two days, but it can actually be cooked and eaten now. It rained today, so I will pick some tender corn tomorrow and cook it for you to try. I guarantee it will be delicious too."

Saibala and Dutt immediately became happy: "Then we will wait for your delicious food!"