Chapter 32 Eggplant: both elegant and vulgar

Eggplant really has many possibilities, and its good fortune is really great.In the past, when we mentioned vegetables, the most common ones were pepper, eggplant, radish and cabbage. Together, they are the popular menu in summer and winter.However, eggplants are indeed not to be underestimated. Knowing about eggplants can almost help you understand the world. I have been fond of eggplant since I was a child, and there are few people who guide me. I like it from my intuition, and it has not changed so far.I am also a little surprised by this phenomenon. It seems to just confirm my genius in food, because most gourmets are acquired, and when it comes to delicious food, delicacies from mountains and seas are inseparable.The delicacies of mountains and seas are good, but when it comes to this, it can’t help but make people feel clichéd. There are also sea cucumbers and bird’s nests. Those things are actually tasteless after one taste.Isn't there that cheap three-flavored soup nowadays?Carefully salvage a lot of sea cucumbers swimming in the three delicacies soup.Eggplant is different. It grows in the fields of farms and decorates a hot summer with purple flowers.

Eggplant seems to be a neutral taste, so what kind of taste is better, this is actually a wrong judgment made from a wrong standpoint, the eggplant itself can always make you have endless aftertaste - as long as you can cooperate with it well and dig into its inner potential.According to red scholars, it is mentioned in the book that there are 200 ways to make eggplant. This may not be an exaggeration. Are there many 200 ways?Not much.I even thought that to judge a real gourmet, just ask him whether he likes eggplant or not.If you like to eat eggplant, you may be a gourmet, but if you don't like to eat eggplant, it can be completely determined that this person is not a gourmet.I have come into contact with many gourmets, of course, they are all gourmets who can handle their own spoons and shovels, not the kind of gourmets who believe in the credo of a gentleman who speaks but does not touch.In other words, if you want to determine whether the other party is a true gourmet, just ask him "Do you like eggplant?"

I have developed more than a dozen methods of eggplant. Naturally, there are some plagiarized works. Fortunately, there is no protection of intellectual property rights in this regard. My plagiarized works can also be published on various dining tables. Some people read them and comment quite high.It turned out that although I copied, I also improved. I am completely a reformist in terms of diet.For example, many people use the traditional method to cut eggplant, which is not good. That kind of cutting method makes the eggplant slices irregular, prismatic or scalene triangle, so it looks like the eggplant skin is always large, giving people the taste of eggplant. The feeling is pure skin, although there are a few pieces of skinless meat core, but it is insignificant, it is better to cut into regular diced eggplant.Burn eggplants of this shape with clear oil for a while, and when they are almost cooked, serve with shredded chili peppers (matched with red peppers and green peppers), minced garlic, five-spice powder, or some minced meat.Eggplant avoids ginger, spring onion and vinegar. You can put a little soy sauce, but it is better to add bean paste.I like to make a kind of eggplant, cut into slices, fry both sides until yellow, serve with chili and garlic five-spice powder, pour a spoonful of bean paste and simmer for a while, the taste is good.Stir-fried eggplant slices and shredded eggplant are also good, but don’t thicken it, just add more oil.There is a lazy eggplant dish that does this. You can steam or boil the eggplant, then fry it in oil, smash the eggplant with a spatula, put heavy garlic, if you like it, you can add soy sauce, and if it is light, let it Keep it in its original color.Cutting the eggplant into strips, steaming it and then putting it into the oil pan to stir-fry, pouring chili oil is also very good, the original color and taste are mellow.For those who don’t like to eat oil, of course there is another high-level method. Peel off the eggplant skin, dice it, fry it with a little salad oil, add minced garlic and shredded red pepper and fry it for a while, then thicken it.This eggplant is pleasing to the eye, light and retains the original taste of eggplant, tender and delicious, it is a dish for ladies.Roast pork with eggplant is good, and you can also make soup. The only thing to note is that you can’t put water to stew the eggplant before the soup tastes good, otherwise the eggplant will be hard and have water vapor. Such eggplant beggars will shake their heads when they see it , remember not to do this.Don't do the thankless work of digging holes in the eggplant and throwing the meat in. That kind of dish will hurt both sides, the eggplant is not good, and the meat is as dry as sawdust.Eggplant is a good dish anyway. When girls take a group photo together, they often call out eggplant. It is said that when they pronounce the sound of eggplant, they just smile happily.

In fact, if a person wants to make an eggplant, he has learned to "make eyes" from a Go player, and he has basically mastered the rules, that is to say, he has begun to enter the Tao.When the eggplant is made into an extraordinary taste, it is considered a stage. With this skill, you don’t have to worry about making a living. Go to a small restaurant to shake two spoons. There is no boss who will not know the pearl.