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Episode 40
‘Spicy taste and aroma.’
It couldn’t be anything other than what Geo was looking for.
“… … .”
Of course, there was more to the explanation of the crying hem.
… a herb that grows like a concave bell, and when dried in the sun for more than a month, it turns pink and its leaves become plump. The pink weeping buds that have been purified in this way have a sweetness that is strong enough to tear your tongue. The rurufu petals pickled in its essence are very helpful in the recovery of the optic nerve.
Method of preparation: Dry the weeping leaves in the sun for more than a month. When they are dark pink and the leaves are about 3cm thick, it is the right time. Squeeze the sap from the leaves that have absorbed moisture from the air and become plump. This is an excellent painkiller, and if you put the petals of the lulupu in it and store it in a cool place, you can make a medicine that is good for optic nerve recovery within 3 days.
“… … .”
But it was too long.
I just passed it over.
‘I need spices, not medicine.’
What he eventually noticed was only the ‘spicy taste and aroma’ part. He was talking about recovering the optic nerve and was just saying that he wanted to eat the sausage deliciously, so he didn’t need medicine.
“Does it look like a morning glory?”
Although not exactly the same, it was quite similar in form, with leaves that fluttered like lace and a vine that wrapped around trees. However, the leaves were much larger than those of the trumpet vine… .
“It’s almost as big as my hand.”
“Gurrrr?”
“Yeah, it’s pretty big.”
Even though Geo’s hands were not small, the size of his tears was just enough to overflow his hands.
“It’s also unusual that the vines are a deep white color.”
The leaves, called ‘weeping leaves’, boasted a gradation of green that became darker towards the tip. The vines connected to the leaves were an opaque white, which would really stand out when seen in the evening.
“anyway….”
Got the pepper.
‘I should try making red pepper powder with this.’
I really liked it.
“Let me check the condition.”
I tore open the hem of the tear and sniffed it, and indeed, the savory and spicy scent was exquisite.
It wasn’t exactly the same as the peppers on Earth, but it was similar, and it had a strangely soft flavor that I thought would go well with the nutty flavor of this meat. The complex flavor seemed to be confusing.
‘Is it a scent with a bit of chili pepper and mala? It also has a soft, sweet scent similar to pandan leaves. Since the meat smells like walnuts or hazelnuts, if I cook it well, I can make a tantanmyeon-flavored sausage in no time.’
Geo muttered after thinking that far.
“but….”
There was a problem.
“I think this will become burdensome if I use it too much.”
As a person who eats everything well, I would have liked the pepper flavor to be strong, but the flavors of mara, star anise, and pandan leaves were a little strong.
Even if you just pass over the sweet and sour taste of the pandan leaves, which are only fleeting, star anise,
“This is a bit too strong.”
“Gurrrrrr…”
“… … .”
It was even more so when I tore it into small pieces and put it in my mouth.
“Yeah, it’s so strong.”
The scent was so strong that it went beyond my nose and pierced my brain.
“Assassination?”
Technically it could be considered suicide, but it was an extremely strong scent.
Star anise is a spice mainly used to remove the off-flavor of pork, and is characterized by a savory yet somewhat bittersweet aroma.
The problem was that the ‘sweet’ part combined with the mysterious sweetness of the pandan leaves gave it an overly heavy feel.
“I guess I shouldn’t use this too much.”
I saw the explanation earlier that this guy can be completely addicted if you do something about it, and seeing the strange sweet smell mixed in here and there, I vaguely understood. If you do something well, it could become that addictive.
“But it’s not bad.”
“Curr… .”
“Don’t worry, honey, I won’t give it to you to eat raw.”
They were all going to end up in sausages anyway.
“… … .”
“… … .”
It was a thought that suddenly occurred to me around that time.
“… Are all the ingredients that go in medicinal herbs?”
“Kkuk.”
“What kind of sausage am I going to make?”
Anyway, if there are too many, the remaining ones will be thrown into the meteor shower.
* * *
After a long adventure.
Geo returned to the cabin and declared proudly.
“I did it.”
I found ginger.
“It’s very different from the ginger I know, but the scent and taste are similar, so let’s call it a ginger.”
“Kung-kung.”
“It’s not that I’m trying to gloss over it, it’s that they’re really similar.”
Arum
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It has a light brown skin and a light pink color. The flesh is dark red. It contains a lot of starch, so it is efficient when dried into powder. It can be eaten without a separate refining process. A ginger plant characterized by a pungent aroma.
Method of preparation: If you cut it thinly and dry it, it is good for headaches. If you make it into powder and dry it in the sun, it is good for the digestive system and excellent for restoring immunity.
“right?”
“Kururu… .”
After all, there isn’t just one type of ginger on Earth.
“There’s something called galangal. It has a more complex aroma and milder flavor than the ginger we mostly use back home….”
“… … .”
“It’s okay to say you’re bored if you’re bored.”
“Kkuk.”
“Okay, then.”
The ‘Arum’ that he found this time really caught Geo’s eye.
The taste was quite spicy, but closer to a hot sensation than a tingling sensation. The scent was strong enough to be similar to the ginger commonly used in Korea, so if used well, it seemed like it could be used as a spicy and tangy spice.
“Taran.”
There were many other things I discovered this time.
“This is nutmeg… .”
Lavender Walnut
The skin is red, the flesh is white, and the seeds are black. Mainly… .
“Teacher, am I not speaking now?”
… The part that is utilized is the seed, which can be used raw or dried. It is mainly used as a spice characterized by a soft and deep flavor. The peel and flesh can be made into medicine.
Method of preparation: The seeds can be steamed and eaten while soft after peeling off the pulp, or they can be chopped finely or dried hard and used as a spice. If the peel is dried in the sun for more than a day, it becomes a good medicine for joints. If the pulp is squeezed and hardened, it becomes an ointment good for wound healing.
“What a stubborn friend you are.”
“Gurrrrrr…”
“I’m glad you agree.”
Honey seemed to admit it too.
Anyway, I found a nutmeg called Lavender Walnut. It was a popular spice on Earth because it was not too spicy, but it removed unpleasant odors and made dishes more sophisticated.
And the biggest income.
“Discovering vinegar was truly a great discovery.”
Wow, the wonders of nature!
“It’s not that it’s not, it’s really vinegar created directly by nature….”
“Kururuk?”
“I think it’s a bad habit to eat everything you see as soon as you can, son. You might end up eating something strange later and get a stomachache, so let’s learn to control ourselves.”
“Gurrrrrrrr…”
“Yes, vinegar is not something that is naturally produced in nature.”
Life is really interesting.
“I was already thinking about making vinegar or alcohol from the goji berries.”
There are many different ingredients that can be used to make vinegar.
“You can make vinegar from grains like rice, barley, and wheat… You can make it from fruits like jujubes and peaches, flowers like lotus and roses, and even honey.”
But the method of making it took quite a bit of effort.
“That’s the way it is with all fermented foods.”
The important thing about fermentation is that if you do it wrong, it will just turn into spoiled porridge. You have to maintain the right temperature and volume and grow the right bacteria to make a proper fermented food.
And as I’ve thought about it several times, this place is a chef’s paradise.
“Sometimes vinegar comes out of a large tree on its own.”
It was a rather unusual looking tree.
There were trees with round, bead-like bulges near the roots, and among them, there was one that was particularly hard and had a dark red color.
I smelled a sour scent, so I approached and saw vinegar slowly leaking out from the swollen pillar.
“It was an amazing sight.”
Geo had to call out to the gods once again.
candy trap tree
A tree with a round, swollen base like a candy. It is a monoecious plant, with leaves on the outside, but the fruit grows inside the swollen trunk. If the fruit of the candy trap tree, which has a strong sweet and bitter taste, is not removed in time, it will start to rot from the inside, and depending on various conditions, this fruit mixes with the tree’s sap to become vinegar, juice, or fruit wine.
Method: If you take out the fruit before fermentation and soak it in the sap of the common aloe tree, it can be used as an excellent nutritional supplement.
‘I should also look for trees that produce juice or fruit wine.’
Anyway, all those miscellaneous materials.
“The time has come.”
Ready to make the sausages.
“This is true content.”
“Kung?”
“You have served your purpose with cuteness. Take a look.”
Geo washed his hands.
“I wonder what the condition of the intestines that were pickled in advance are like.”
Geo approached the basin where the deer’s entrails had been stored.
Modern sausages usually use collagen casings, which would be much easier to make, but since this is a forest far from the modern world, Geo had no choice but to stick to the classic method.
“No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find the casing in the cabin.”
“Huh?”
“Drawing the casing is a bit difficult.”
The casing was made of paint, so I felt like it would tear easily and it was just unsettling. I also thought that it would be a hassle to draw the thin, transparent casing one by one.
Honey, who was looking at the intestines, started to cry. It seemed as if she was saying that it was a different form from what she knew.
“It’s been cleaned, so it’ll be a little different from what you know. All the fat and foreign substances that filled the inside were removed, leaving only the shell, so the shape is a little different from the first one.”
The intestines pickled in sour fruit had no gamey smell.
“Is it because the meat didn’t have a musty smell to begin with?”
After checking the intestines that had been washed and deodorized, Geo lifted the basin containing the intestines. He was now planning to go down to the kitchen and start the work of chopping the meat.
“When making sausages, it’s best to use tough, flavorful cuts. Depending on your taste, deciding how much tough meat to use and what cut to mix it with is one of the joys of cooking.”
“Gurrrrrrrrrr…”
“You shouldn’t eat now, so should we step back a bit?”
He immediately chopped the meat.
“If this continues, everything will be taken away by pigs.”
I had to hurry and make some sausages.
“I think it would be okay to put a little more into this part.”
“Kung?”
“That way it tastes better.”
How you mince the meat also has a big impact on the texture of the sausage.
If you cut the eggs into thick pieces, they won’t stick together easily, but will have a bumpy, lumpy texture. If you chop them finely, they will have a soft texture that will slowly fall apart in your mouth.
“It’s better if you mix it moderately.”
On Earth, the size of the minced meat is fixed due to the issue of drying, but this place was a picture full of the mystery of nature. Thanks to this, Geo was able to plan a sausage with a unique texture.
Slightly coarsely chopped, or completely chopped.
‘If you do it this way, the texture will be good, and since the shell will be filled in without any gaps, the appearance will also be good.’
Geo, who had minced all the meat, brought the ingredients to be mixed into the minced meat.
‘Milky Way Mary’, which adds the flavor of pepper and chili pepper, ‘Uleum Jarak’, which is in charge of a strong and stimulating taste and flavor, and ‘Arum’, which is definitely spicy like chili pepper and has a sharp flavor.
‘Raven walnut’ gently removes fishy smell and adds a luxurious flavor, and ‘sugar trap tree vinegar’ with a sweet and sour taste adds variation to the taste… .
“… … .”
I’m excited.
“Good.”
I couldn’t contain this excitement.
“Who can have this experience?”
Mysterious ingredients from deep, quiet forests where no human being can be found. An experience of cooking with ingredients that have a flavor you’ve never imagined, while taking in the refreshing phytoncide.
Geo produced about 10 kilograms of sausages that day.
“… … .”
“… … .”
I guess I was a little over excited.
“Admit your mistakes.”
He nodded.
“You don’t have to worry, it’s okay.”
“Kung.”
“We have Mr. Yoo Seong-un.”
“Gulp.”
The two agreed on the issue of bad inventory.
* * *
“Geo, are you here?”
Yoo Seong-un went to give Geo some bungeoppang for the first time in a long time.
“The student I met last time was selling bungeoppang, so I bought a bag.”
“I see. Thank you for your kindness.”
“It’s nothing special, so take it. If you really must return the favor, please give me something simple like before.”
“We have just the right food.”
“Oh, really? That’s good, I was out and about.”
How much time has passed?
“… … .”
He came out of the gallery carrying a paper bag full of sausages.
“… It’s not appropriate at all.”
I know it’s a completely different case, but I felt a little cheated.