The Top Fishing
Chapter 252 - 158: Fungi and Fish_4

Chapter 252: Chapter 158: Fungi and Fish_4

Li Xiaopeng continued flipping through the menu, and when he turned to the next page, he frowned and couldn’t help but say, "Isn’t this Gaya? Why is it so expensive?"

The picture on the menu indeed showed a little yellow fish, very much like the yellow bone fish, with a large head and mouth, small eyes, and completely golden in color, its body overall more slender.

Lin Yang glanced at it and said, "This is Bull Tail Fish, even fresher than Gaya, of course the price is several times that of Gaya."

"Okay then, let’s eat it!"

Li Xiaopeng then ordered some Bull Tail Fish, and Yue’er, who was by his side, also couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.

Mushrooms and fish are certainly available in their Jiangdong City, but the variety surely isn’t as rich, and they hadn’t gone mushroom picking on the mountains since their childhood.

Thinking back to the flavors of their childhood, they really found them mouthwatering and couldn’t wait.

After ordering, a large pot was brought up by the waiter, water poured in and brought to a boil, and then they began adding the mushrooms.

First up was the Chicken Mushroom, unanimously recognized by everyone as a delicious mushroom.

Apart from Yunnan and some other Southern regions, many people from the North can’t get fresh Chicken Mushrooms, and even air-freighted ones simply can’t compare to those freshly picked and eaten straight from the mountains in the South.

The most authentic way to enjoy Chicken Mushroom is to boil it, as any other processing would destroy its fresh taste.

Just two or three minutes after the first plate of Chicken Mushrooms were added to the pot, the waiter advised that they were ready to eat.

The three of them couldn’t wait to start eating. Upon tasting, the Chicken Mushroom was soft, smooth, fresh, sweet, and fragrantly lush, the sensation instantly filling their mouths.

"So fresh, it even has a hint of chicken taste, and it’s crispy, just delicious."

"Exactly, I could almost swallow my tongue."

Lin Yang reminded them, "Don’t rush, there are other delicious mushrooms coming up, and fish too."

Next, the second plate of mushrooms was served. It was the Dried Meat Fungus, also considered by the locals of Yunnan Province as the most delicious mushroom, with a fresh taste and a scent of pine tree.

Each of them took a taste and immediately felt an enduring aftertaste, as if they were in the middle of a forest, surrounded by lush pine and cypress trees, the aroma pleasant and refreshing.

"Wow, really tasty, feels even better than the Chicken Mushroom."

"Be careful, eat slowly, don’t bite your tongue...."

The third and fourth plates of mushrooms followed, the Bull’s Liver Mushroom and the Milk Mushroom, still delicious and fresh.

However, these two kinds of mushrooms differed somewhat from the previous Chicken Mushroom and Dried Meat Fungus.

For instance, the Milk Mushroom, anywhere it breaks, a milk-like liquid oozes out, and it genuinely has a milky flavor.

As for the Bull’s Liver Mushroom, it’s actually divided into White Boletus, Yellow Boletus, and others, and Lin Yang and the others ordered the most special kind, called Hand-rubbing Green.

Hand-rubbing Green gets its name because the Bull’s Liver Mushroom turns indigo when injured, and this color change, being a result of oxidation, has no toxicity, so it’s safe to eat.

After tasting Hand-rubbing Green, they were all frequently full of praise, truly worthy of being called the best in the Bull’s Liver Mushrooms.

There was another type of mushroom called Red Mushrooms, and this mushroom, as soon as it arrived, caused Lin Yang and his friends to pause.

"Waiter, are you sure this is edible, red cap, white stem, eaten together we might end up flat... can we really eat this mushroom?" Li Xiaopeng pointed to the brightly colored mushroom and expressed his doubts.

Only saw this red mushroom, its cap bright red and its stem as white as jade, it indeed looked very attractive, making one’s mouth water.

Although the three of them weren’t very knowledgeable about mushrooms, they had all heard the catchy rhyme: "Red umbrella, white stem, eat and lie down together, lie down and sleep in coffins, then bury in the mountains, mourn and cry, relatives and friends come to dine, dine with umbrellas, the whole village lies down together, next year, red umbrellas grow again...."

This mushroom with the bright red cap and white stem is exactly what the rhyme described, isn’t it?

The waiter quickly explained, "Some of these red mushrooms are indeed poisonous, but in the entire Yunnan Province, only the red mushrooms grown in the Pu’er Region are completely non-toxic and taste extremely delicious. However, those from other areas are more or less toxic. Esteemed guests, our red mushrooms are all personally harvested by villagers from the Pu’er Region, so you can eat them with peace of mind."

"Is that so?"

Li Xiaopeng and Yue’er still looked a bit worried, as if it still wasn’t reassuring that only mushrooms from one place were edible while those from all other places were toxic.

However, Lin Yang straightforwardly picked up a piece of the red mushroom and ate it in one bite.

After tasting it, he found nothing but deliciousness.

"Brother, you’re too bold. Do you know how much you’re worth now?"

"Brother Yang, are you okay?" Yue’er also looked at him anxiously.

Lin Yang smiled and waved his hand. This red mushroom was the most expensive among all the mushrooms they ordered, selling for over eight hundred yuan per half kilogram in this restaurant. A mushroom this expensive naturally wouldn’t be toxic coming from the restaurant.

Moreover, the restaurant had clearly been operating for a long time. If it were really poisonous, something would have happened by now.

....

After tasting various mushrooms, Lin Yang and the others were all very satisfied, truly living up to the reputation of "the best delicacy in the world!"

They couldn’t help but exclaim, it’s no wonder that every year, many people get hospitalized, or even lose their lives over mushrooms, yet many still take the risk to eat various wild mushrooms.

Because they are really just too delicious.

After eating the mushrooms, they drank a couple of sips of the delicious mushroom soup. Now, it was time for the fish.

They had drunk some of the broth used for cooking the mushrooms, but the remaining broth mustn’t be thrown away because it was already rich with the essence of mushrooms and would make an excellent soup base for the fish.

Before serving the fish, however, the waiter brought a small plate of meat and added it to the soup base.

Li Xiaopeng couldn’t help but be surprised, "We ordered only mushrooms and fish, how come there’s meat too?"

The waiter explained with a smile, "Esteemed guests, this is Xuanwei Ham from Yunnan Province, the best product for enhancing flavor through fermentation, it will make the fish even more delicious shortly!"

"Oh, it’s Xuanwei Ham. It’s indeed very famous. Let’s add some," Lin Yang’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Xuanwei Ham, also known as ’Yun Ham,’ is one of the famous specialties of Yunnan Province, named after its place of origin in Xuanwei, and its fame is no less in other parts of the country compared to mushrooms.

"Hahaha, I always thought that, apart from mushrooms, the most famous delicacy in Yunnan was just the rice noodles across the bridge. I didn’t realize there were so many other great items," Li Xiaopeng said, looking quite like a country bumpkin.

"You... are too knowledgeable."

As they talked, the Xuanwei Ham was put into the hot pot, immediately releasing a good aroma from the pot.

Then came the fish they ordered, which were added to the pot by the waiter one at a time.

Since they had already eaten a lot of mushrooms, to save space in their stomachs, they directly skipped ordering some of the more common fish, choosing instead to eat only the most delicious and most unique ones.

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