Chapter 43 Lacquer Grilled Fish

Friends from Wuhan TV station lent me the name of making a documentary, and went to Shennongjia for fun, mountaineering and picnics. Among them, they made a grilled fish with lacquer oil that they had never eaten in their lives.Here, lacquer is easily mistaken for paint. Paint and lacquer are indeed related and very close, but lacquer and paint are far apart. Lacquer oil is the oil extracted from the inner layer of sumac seeds, which is edible.The paint is the paint extracted from the bark of the lacquer tree and the sap of the lacquer tree, which is poisonous.Both are products of sumac in the family Anacardiaceae and the genus Sumac.I got some lacquer oil earlier from a small oil mill in Honghua Township, Shennongjia, for use in some good dishes, such as frying eggs with lacquer oil, stewing pork ribs, etc.Potato chips fried in lacquer oil are also very beautiful, it must be the top quality product in fried potato chips, and Shennongjia people only do this when they treat distinguished guests.

When my friends arrived in Shennongjia, they wanted to climb mountains, see golden monkeys in the wild, and experience the fun of the mountains.Fishing is usually out of the question. I have stocked some fish in Dalongtan, the base of the golden monkey, and the original intention is to stock them for fishing.In the quietness, depth and distance of the primeval forest, there is such a fishing pool. I think it is the joy of living in the primeval forest.It's just that in Dalongtan, it is extremely difficult to catch the river catfish, crucian carp and carp that I let go.I set up a fishing rod to fish in Dalongtan, and all I caught were some ornamental fish... koi.The water of Dalongtan is very deep, surrounded by a Bashan fir forest.

When I came to the quiet Dalongtan, I put down the kayak I brought, some people played in the water, some people fished, the blue sky and white clouds, and the birds singing in the dense forest also had some fun.Unknowingly playing until dusk, we drove down the mountain to Muyu Town.Who suggested that when we arrived in Muyu Town, we would not go to the restaurant, but to have a picnic.So I drove to Guanmen Mountain Pass again, which is by the Shicao River, and there is an open area, which is not restricted by open fire, so let's drink wild by the river. After cutting the fish, I set up a small portable gas stove and started grilling with the grill bracket, but found that it was not as good as grilling with a portable small pot, but it was actually fried.The lacquer oil is like wax and is a light yellow solid. Put the lacquer oil into the pot, wait for the lacquer oil to melt when it is heated, put the fish on it and fry it.Use chopsticks to fry the fish on both sides, fry the fish until it is tender and white, sprinkle a little salt, we think it is fried.After frying the fish, eat it immediately. The only weakness of lacquer oil is that it will condense when it is cold, and the taste will be quite bad after eating.So, everyone poured red wine into their glasses and began to drink in the night.After drinking a glass of wine, I felt that the light was dim. I turned both cars around and turned on the headlights to drink. In the virgin forest, the night faded away extremely brightly.

Fish fried in lacquer oil is more fragrant than other fried fish. It has a lingering aroma. The fish meat is very tender and not burnt, but it is very suitable for women's taste. Men are thicker and more delicious. Can accept such tender fish.Grilled, let’s just say it’s grilled, a large plate of fish, a large plate of potato chips, several bottles of red wine, and several bottles of Tsingtao beer, gradually drinking until the moon rises.A round and big moon rises brightly in the night sky of the primeval forest, its light is somewhat cool.At the same time, the insects in Xia Ye screamed, and the cool wind blew gently, which was quite pleasant.I am very proud to have prepared lacquer oil in advance. No matter what kind of mountain and sea delicacies my friends have tasted, I have never tasted it. I just went to Shennongjia collectively and tasted it here. People who come to Shennongjia now, lacquer oil is also for them. Just a legend.

Lacquer oil still has some health benefits. Eating it with lacquer oil fried native eggs is good for migraine and neurasthenia. In Shennongjia and Nujiang areas, stewed chicken is eaten by mothers to restore their bodies. This is a long-standing tradition.Maybe, I will develop some lacquer oil, but after all, people are lazy. After thinking about it, I didn't do such a thing. I just watched the lacquer seeds fall naturally every year and drift away with time.