Chapter 1094: Chapter 447: Never Let Your Girlfriend Play Your Game! One Bite of Skin Residue, Dreaming of Home!
Spent time chatting with the two elders until past eight in the evening, Lin Xu finally took Shen Jiayue and Dundun home.
On the way past Lin Ji’s Food, he parked on the side, went up to get some ingredients, and also asked the driver to inform Old Huang to deliver some fresh winter bamboo shoots and a piece of salted meat tomorrow.
Braised Pork Belly and Stewed Bamboo Shoots usually use spring bamboo shoots, which are dishes eaten in the Yangtze River Delta during spring.
But using winter bamboo shoots, the taste is not bad, it might even be better.
Because spring bamboo shoots grow out of the ground, while winter bamboo shoots are deeply buried underground and require experienced bamboo farmers to dig them out.
These shoots are fresher, more tender, and more delicious.
Back home, Shen Jiayue didn’t turn on the TV to play games as usual but instead went upstairs quickly.
Lin Xu followed her and curiously asked:
"Why aren’t you playing games?"
"Aren’t we going fishing at Sister Mi Lan’s this weekend? I’m looking for matching clothes for us to wear, so we can show off our couple outfits and make them jealous."
Lin Xu chuckled:
"Don’t make them feel uneasy, just wear windproof outdoor clothes. The most important thing in winter fishing is to keep warm and prevent cold, or we’ll come back empty-handed and with aching legs."
Shen Jiayue opened her mouth:
"No wonder I saw Grandpa Sun fiddling with a set of motorcycle knee pads in the yard yesterday. I thought he was going for a ride, but it turns out to be for fishing... Aren’t anglers really good at taking care of themselves?"
"Only those who understand life enjoy fishing, especially wild fishing. They naturally know how to take care of themselves."
Lin Xu turned on the computer, ready to play some Euro Truck Simulator 2.
Last time, when Yue Liyue helped install it, they also put some single-player games on his computer. It’s said they increased the difficulty, and there’s all sorts of crazy fines.
Since there’s nothing to do now, he’s planning to try out this driving game that’s been altered heavily by online gamers.
It’s said that last time when Yue Liyue was streaming GTA5, he played for two hours in Euro Truck’s highest difficulty mode without running red lights, speeding, changing lanes randomly, or not yielding to pedestrians... leaving fans dumbfounded.
However, just after starting the game and running a couple of short trips to earn some money, Shen Jiayue came in:
"Xu Bao, mom said the Steamed Starch isn’t tasty, nowhere near compared to Yinzhou’s Skin Residue. The prepared Skin Residue dipped in garlic paste is really appetizing..."
Why bring this up all of a sudden?
Lin Xu asked vigilantly:
"Are you hungry again?"
"Not hungry, just want to try Yinzhou’s specialties. As a daughter-in-law from Yinzhou, it’s not too much to taste my hometown delicacies, right? Anyway, mom said if you don’t treat me well, she’ll come to Beijing overnight and hit you with her shoe."
Going to such lengths over food, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are teaming up... the power of food lovers is indeed strong.
Lin Xu smiled and said:
"Yinzhou is so busy, don’t make mom run back and forth. I’ll go downstairs to make it for you as soon as I finish this delivery."
Shen Jiayue hadn’t played this game, so she curiously asked:
"What kind of game is this?"
"Euro Truck, players take on the role of a truck driver, initially driving for others to earn money, saving up to buy their truck, then continuing to earn money and upgrade the truck. You can customize decorations and modifications on the truck. Later, if you have enough money, you can even start a company..."
"Wow, that sounds so fun, let me try it."
Lin Xu drove the truck on the highway to a gas station, filled it up, and took the opportunity to let Shen Jiayue take the seat. Meanwhile, he stood by her side, responding to comments from netizens on his phone.
Once Shen Jiayue drove the truck to the destination, he taught her how to unload and take on tasks before going downstairs to make the Yinzhou’s special dish — Skin Residue.
In a broad sense, Skin Residue is actually a kind of Steamed Starch.
Many people know how to make Steamed Starch: soak the sweet potato noodles until soft, fully cook them, strain them, season, then mix in sweet potato starch with water, steam it, unmold, and you’re done.
In many Northern regions, there is a tradition of making Steamed Starch, with various kinds, some with meat, some vegetarian, with pork, donkey meat, or even wrapped with an egg crust.
However, the Skin Residue from Yinzhou is different. Besides using sweet potato noodles and sweet potato starch, they also add some dried shrimp to enhance the umami flavor.
Apart from that, they don’t add any other meats or eggs.
Nowadays, it’s generally said to savor the original taste of sweet potato starch, but it was because people were poor back then and couldn’t afford meat, so they cooked their own sweet potato noodles and steamed them as a form of aspic.
But compared to the smooth and translucent true aspic, this "imitation aspic" made from noodles looks full of residue, hence the name Skin Residue.
Although it’s called Skin Residue, the texture isn’t the least bit coarse.
This low-cost delicacy is fragrant, glutinous, and chewy. It can be eaten cold, hot, stir-fried, pan-fried, stewed, steamed, or even in hot pot.
It’s the epitome of a versatile ingredient that can handle any cooking method.
In this sense, Skin Residue is like a scoundrel who gets along with anyone...
Right now, there are sweet potato noodles and sweet potato starch in the kitchen, so since our Baobao wants it, let’s make some.
It’s been a long time since tasting the hometown flavor, so take this opportunity to satiate the craving.
"Haha, I’ve arrived at the destination, and I even tried a reverse parking. Turns out, reversing a semi-truck isn’t that difficult."
As Lin Xu was busy replying to comments, he heard Shen Jiayue speaking.
He curiously asked:
"Did you complete the task? How much did you earn?"
