Chapter 34 honey

Inside the body, the liver is an important organ and is inextricably linked with diet.It is like a sensual chemical factory, which constantly decomposes and eliminates toxins in the human body, secretes bile to help digestion, regulates the metabolism of sugar in the body, and produces protein at the same time. In the sense of maintaining life, although the internal organs are ranked in no particular order, I still believe that the status of the liver should be second only to the heart.Otherwise, once men and women become nasty, they won't keep barking "heart and sweetheart", and only use "wolf heart and dog lung" when swearing.At the same time, according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the internal organs are still ranked in order. They are five internal organs: heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney; six internal organs: gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, and triple burner.The relationship between the liver and diet is of course far more than the regulation of absorption and excretion. In fact, the liver itself is a delicious food that makes people fascinated.In addition to the most common pork liver, the delicacy of chicken liver, duck liver and foie gras is unforgettable.As for the poisonous horse liver, today it is basically an out-of-print delicacy that only exists in legends.According to "Yan Danzi Volume 2": "Jing Ke's Yan... (Yan Dan) will look at Ke's East Palace in the future by facing the pond. Ke picks up tiles and throws turtles, and the prince makes people offer gold. Ke uses it up, and it's done up. Enter. Ke said: "It's not because the prince loves gold, but the arm hurts the ear." After that, they will ride the Maxima together. Ke said: "I heard that the liver of the Maxima is beautiful." The prince killed the horse and entered the liver." After eating the liver of the Maxima, " The crown prince is the place where the wine is placed in Huayang. In the wine, the crown prince produces beauties who can play the qin. Ke said: "A player who is good at playing the qin!" Offer it on a jade plate.” From this we can see that even in ancient times when killing people was commonplace, the cost of buying a murderer was by no means more economical than it is today.

In addition to horse liver and manpower, as an employer, Yan Dan had to "eat and sleep in the same bed" with Jing Ke to show his sincerity of "caring for each other". Of course, he is an ancient man after all, after all, Jing Ke will not be as vulgar as his counterparts in the movie later, this killer is a bit fond of food, a bit romantic, a bit fond of music, and he has to stand on the bow of the boat and sing aloud before acting. Qu, of course, his above-mentioned petty bourgeoisie are more or less "capital" to a certain extent. In the system of the so-called "five internal organs and six internal organs", the internal organs are solid and the internal organs are empty, that is to say, the former is solid in texture, while the latter leaves a certain space.Deepening the understanding of this difference is not only the basic responsibility of a doctor, but also the skill and accomplishment that a chef should have in "beyond poetry".

It is precisely because of the fact that the liver is not as easy to taste in the cooking process as meat or the gallbladder, stomach, and large and small intestines that belong to the "organs".Not only that, but it has a very special taste that is difficult to describe in words.This taste is extremely sweet and plump, but also slightly coquettish and fishy.In terms of texture, the liver not only has the "solid" density, but also has a very subtle taste of hard and soft, soft and hard, and gradually feels sticky in the sharpness, and finally sees the passion in the stickiness. Inside, there was a lot of lingering love.

I think that if "sexy" is used to describe the above feeling, at least rhetorically, it will be very appropriate and I can't find a second word for a while.Of course, such a statement does not take into account the medical theory of the relationship between the liver and sexual ability at all, and is nothing more than a private subjective feeling.In fact, the one that is really "sexy" enough to be famous for you should be a famous delicacy called "beautiful liver" which belongs to the old restaurant "Ma Xiangxing restaurant" outside the south gate of Nanjing, which was founded in the Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty.It is said that this delicacy got its name from a doctor in the 1920s, because it has a pink and delicate appearance and a fragrant taste of Qiongyao.It is a pity that this "sexy" is not the other "sexy". Whether it is "beauty" or "beauty's liver", it is almost 100% rhetorical, because this liver is not liver, and this dish uses duck pancreas. Duck pancreas is a kind of "false liver" made by stir-frying with chicken shreds, mushrooms, and winter bamboo shoots as the main ingredient, although duck pancreas white is also known as "gizzard liver".

According to contemporary dietary health standards, liver is a highly dangerous food.But for me personally, this warning only adds to the sexiness of eating liver with its dangers.If there is a plate of freshly fried foie gras on the table right now, with the fate knocking on the door of "liver liver liver liver" as the background music, and chewing slowly like this, you will definitely be able to eat one after another. orgasm. When it comes to the heart, the human heart is the most unpredictable in the world, because it is separated from the belly; when it comes to the liver, among all things, the foie gras is the most delicious, because the foie gras is wrapped in fat.

In fact, I have always believed that as far as the livers of the three edible meat and poultry species (chicken, duck, and goose) are concerned, there is not much difference in taste. The slight difference is directly proportional.As for the slight differences mentioned above, the main thing is the texture.For example, chicken livers are smaller in size and harder in texture, while duck livers are not as smooth as foie gras and feel a little astringent. Yet the richness of the foie gras and its incomparable satin-like tenderness didn't just fall from the sky.Technically, geese specially used for liver extraction are force-fed by means of "cramming ducks".However, unlike duck-feeding, the purpose of force-fed geese is not to eat an unusually fat roast goose, what is asked for from the goose is only a super fatty liver.

Forget about the doctor's opinions on fatty liver. In any case, a fatty foie gras that cannot metabolize excess nutrients in the body will definitely become hypertrophic and soft (the liver is as big as a volleyball when it is finally taken out of the goose) , weighing about 700 to 800 grams), and then marinated with milk, brandy or wine, it tastes so delicious that it is unbelievable, naturally. However, suffering from this disease of affluence is not the only reason why foie gras is more expensive than chicken and duck livers in price.Since the process of forced feeding three times a day can easily lead to mental stress and even death of geese, the French adopt artificial one-on-one feeding. During the feeding process, they must be constantly patted and let them listen to music to help them swallow and soothe emotions.Under the high labor cost of this kind of sauna massage, the French foie gras on the market is naturally ridiculously expensive.

It is said that the delicacy of foie gras was first discovered by the ancient Romans, especially appreciated by Julius Caesar.However, the mainstream form of foie gras seen today was originally in the Alsace province in northwest France.Westerners are often amazed at the Chinese people's love of eating animal offal, but at this moment, you don't need to get angry, just spit out the following French word calmly and correctly: pate, although it can't scare you, But it was enough to make the barbarians shut up on the spot, bow their heads and plead guilty, and automatically and consciously turn the spouting saliva into salivation.

When mentioning foie gras, many people immediately think of foie gras.This is probably because foie gras, especially canned foie gras, is easier to store and transport, and thus has a higher reputation around the world.But in terms of deliciousness, I believe the fresh fried foie gras is the best. A small piece of fresh foie gras that has just been fried in white (grape) wine juice until it is fragrant and fragrant. For example, if it doesn't work, I can only borrow the expression that Zhu Bajie often uses to describe when he sees a beautiful woman: the snow lion turns to the fire.Li Bihua said that it is "like a piece of sweet, fragrant, fresh, soft and tender fat, which melts in the mouth, and the unique aroma makes brain cells feel it."At this time, everything is superfluous except for a sip of champagne.Li Bihua also said that after eating this thing for three days in a row, I felt like I had become as heavy as a pile of cholesterol.Since I'm turning myself into a pile of cholesterol, I hope mine will be champagne-flavored.

Although fried foie gras is fatty, it is still more acceptable to Chinese people than foie gras in terms of cooking methods.Foie gras—whether fresh or in a can—is eaten in a completely different way than pan-fried foie gras.It is a kind of "cold cut," thinly sliced ​​and served on a piece of toast or soda cracker that is as simple and straightforward as possible.Never smear foie gras on bread like jam, experts say.Why?Experts have no further explanation.I guess this is because if you do this, you will not get the rich feeling of "foie gras", but just a bunch of absolutely worthless graffiti related to jam, peanut butter or butter.

In terms of taste, foie gras is not as strong as fried foie gras, but because a certain proportion of pork liver, duck liver, chicken liver and eggs are added in the cooking process, together with the golden layer of gravy on the surface, it is delicious in The taste is more intricate than fried foie gras.Especially the top-grade foie gras with black truffle is even more fragrant.Even if you are not used to the taste of truffles, or think that there is not much difference between truffles and porcini mushrooms, it is still advisable to show respect to them in etiquette. According to the consensus of the West, the world's three best delicacies are: caviar, Truffles, foie gras. Although they share the same disease in the sense of fatty liver, duck liver is not only slightly smaller than foie gras in size, but also a little rough in texture. This roughness is what is called "shoes" in Cantonese.However, from the perspective of cost performance, if there are two servings of foie gras and duck liver that also emit an attractive aroma due to the "gluten acid" in front of you, the latter still has a lot of merits. As far as pate is concerned, the taste of duck gras (gras de canard) is richer and thicker than that of foie gras.Compared with Song Ci, if the delicate and tender foie gras belongs to Jiang Baishi, then the duck liver would be regarded as Xin Qiji.According to reports, due to the low price and high quality of duck liver, in France, the consumption of duck gras pate has far exceeded that of foie gras, and it has become a substitute for foie gras, which occupies 80% of the market. In the cooking of fresh duck liver, Chinese chefs are also useful.Influenced by the Germans, Shandong cuisine is best at cooking duck and geese, so in addition to roast duck, there is also a record of "steamed duck liver".According to Mr. Tang Lusun, a gourmet, the steamed duck liver produced in Beijing Fengzeyuan in the early years has the advantages of "first, there is no fishy smell; There will be sand liver mixed in it. As for the general princes and grandsons, going to Fengze Garden to eat a big soup with a spatula for 40 yuan or 60 yuan per person is equivalent to clearing the stock on the cabinet, so it is not a lesson." .In addition, "not only delicious food but also beautiful utensils. The large porcelain plate for serving dishes is either blue and white on a white ground, or five colors imitating Qianlong. The plate is covered with a silver cover that has been polished. The duck livers stand in half and are neatly arranged, which looks like a forest of steles in the Confucian Temple in Qufu, and looks like a box of chicken blood and Shoushan stone seals in the small. Not only have I never had the opportunity to patronize Fengzeyuan in Beijing, but I have never heard of its "bad steamed duck liver".However, based on my personal perception of most of the state-run restaurants in Beijing, even if this dish can still be found on the menu of Fengze Garden, even if the flavor remains the same as before, it is not as visual as "Forest of Steles" or "Chicken Blood Shoushan Stone". Luxury, I'm afraid it has disappeared. However, the salted duck liver in Beijing Roast Duck Restaurant is still very delicious. Judging from its color, it is no different from the home-made salted pork liver, but it is much softer and smoother to bite than pork liver.It is not difficult to make salted pork liver or braised pork liver at home, but in terms of pathology, if uncooked foie gras belongs to fatty liver, then a large piece of marinated pork liver is more likely to be reminiscent of liver cirrhosis. Li Bihua said that a friend of hers described the delicacy of French foie gras in this way: "It's like eating human flesh." Why use "human flesh" as a metaphor?Because "the most delicious food in the world is human flesh, and it is impossible to choose an appropriate adjective."How delicious is human, this point, we will ask ourselves, and we will soon get a clear answer, but how delicious human flesh is, we really don’t know, let alone talk about it.However, instead of comparing the taste of foie gras with human meat, it is better to directly research the history of eating human liver. This matter is well documented and documented. During the Five Dynasties, the rebel general Zhao Siwan led troops to occupy Chang'an, and the city was short of food. Zhao ordered the massacre of women and children, and distributed a certain amount to each department as military food.Whenever the army is rewarded, hundreds of people are killed.Zhao Siwan not only loves to eat human flesh, but especially loves to eat human liver.He tied the living people to wooden posts, cut open their stomachs, cut off their livers, fried them and ate them.It is said that after Zhao Siwan ate the liver, the person whose liver had been cut was still screaming on the pillar.According to statistics, Zhao Siwan ate a total of sixty-six human livers from rebellion to failure.In 661 BC, the Zhai people invaded the state of Wei, killed Duke Yi of Wei, ate his meat raw, and then discarded his liver.At that time, Hongyan, the Minister of Wei who was on a mission abroad, heard that there were changes in the country, so he hurried back and cried bitterly when he saw Duke Yi's liver.He thought of a way: commit suicide, use his own body as the body (surface), and then have his internal organs dug out, and then put Yigong's liver into his abdominal cavity for burial.Zhu Youxi, the fifth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the fifth son of Ming Taizu Zhu Di, also had a hobby of eating raw people. Like Zhao Siwan, he loved eating raw human liver, gallbladder and brain juice.According to historical records, whenever Zhu Youxi saw people passing by the palace where he lived after dark, he would order his men to lure them into the palace and kill them for him to feast on. Of course, it is impossible for us, and we don’t even want to know how delicious human liver is, but we really don’t have to accuse the ancients of being perverted because of this.I found that there are some unique views on the two things "liver" and "gallbladder" in ancient Chinese thought that are far beyond the common sense of physiology, which we cannot understand until now.Of course, in the sense of diet, if you don’t insist that sea urchins are also “gulls” and are a kind of stuff that is “full of galls”, in fact, animal galls are usually not delicious, at least not better than liver.The so-called "dragon liver and phoenix gallbladder" are just talking.Except for bear bile and snake bile which have been used as medicine, it is better to keep the liver and gallbladder of human beings for "photographing".