1340. River fishing (1/5)
After putting the three fish in the water tank, the old man asked, "Are you here to play? Are Asians? Asians love to eat fish, do you want to buy some? The ones just caught are fresh and clean."
Wang Bo joked: "I will collect the fishing net for you. Don't you give me a fish to thank me?"
The old man smiled and said, "I will also help you, but if you are willing to buy my fish, I can give you a little cheaper."
Looking at the time, Wang Bo was moved.
The old man grabbed the big fish he had just caught and said, "Look, our Icelandic specialty pike perch, look at its mouth, this is a fierce guy."
The fish had sharp teeth similar to dog teeth in its mouth. The old man stuffed a stone in it. The fish closed its mouth and bit the stone.
In addition to pikes, the old man also has two Atlantic salmon in his tank. This is a good fish, rich in nutrition and good taste.
Wang Bo squatted down and looked at the vitality, asking, "How do you need to sell two Atlantic salmon and two pike perch?"
The old man said, "Just give me 40,000 yuan."
To compare the exchange rate, four fish cost 2,400 RMB, and the price is not low.
However, Iceland's prices are high, while Atlantic salmon grows slowly in Iceland because of its cold water temperature and is more expensive than in other regions.
Wang Bo asked, "Is 35,000 yuan OK?"
The old man waved his hand and said, "Yes, 35,000 yuan, you can take it away. If you want to eat it directly here, I can lend you my kitchen."
Wang Bo said in surprise: "You still came here with kitchen utensils?"
The old man smiled and said, "How is that possible? It's just that I have a fishing hut around here, come with me."
While speaking, the old man simply packed up the fish. He tied up two salmon and two pikes, and the fishing gear and the remaining fish were still placed on the shore, and then walked up.
Wang Bo reminded: "Don't you clean up the things?"
The old man shook his head and said, "I will come back later. They are so heavy. I don't want to walk around with them because I'm past the age of needing fitness to build muscles."
There are hills and flat land on both sides of the river, and some small houses are arranged in an orderly manner.
The old man's cottage is one of them. The things inside are very simple, with only one bed and a large kitchen, and there are also many benches and tables.
"In summer and autumn, I will open the rental. Many people will handle the fish themselves when buying them. Of course, it's okay if I ask me to help with it, because you just helped me collect the net, and I don't want your money." The old man said.
Wang Bo felt that it was more interesting to make lunch by the whole family and work by themselves, so he refused the old man.
The old man was not polite. After opening the door and telling him about the kitchen tools, he handed the house to him with confidence and walked towards the river.
Bo Dad said in surprise: "He didn't ask you for a deposit, are you so relieved?"
Wang Bo said: "It's like this in Iceland. The public security is very good, and the locals trust tourists."
He left Boddie and Eva to pack up the fish, and drove his own car to bring his mother and children over.
The four people couldn't eat much, and the hairy children were not interested in fish, so Wang Bo decided to make only one pike perch and one salmon.
The easiest way to make pike perch is steaming. This kind of pike perch grown in cold water is more suitable for eating this way. They grow slowly, are rich in protein, have little fat, have a strong umami flavor and a strong fragrance. Steaming can best exert their delicious advantages.
The elderly man's hut has various European condiments, lemons and white wines that specialize in removing fishy smell, but there is no Chinese onion, ginger, garlic and soy sauce.
Bo Dad looked at the seasonings and found butter, salad dressing, tomato sauce, mustard sauce, and vinegar, but Icelandic black vinegar and malt vinegar.
In this way, Bo Dad shook his head and said, "No, I can't do steaming, no information."
Wang Bo said: "It doesn't matter, there is one in the car. Come with my travel bag? It's very complete."
The travel bag is indeed complete, but there are no condiments. How could he have the strength to take a bunch of seasonings to travel on half of the earth?
But he can take out the seasonings by opening the sand table, so he only needs a reason.
He prepared a seasoning box in the castle. A small plastic box was complete with everything, not to mention onions, ginger, garlic, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, cumin powder, sesame, dried pepper, star anise, etc.
Seeing this seasoning box, Eva raised her thumbs up and said, "Dear, you have prepared so well."
Wang Bo smiled proudly and said, "Of course, we are going out for vacation. It's hard to go out for a while when we stay at home for a thousand days. My husband must have brought all the things."
The protein content of schizoperm is high, so it cannot be steamed for too long, otherwise it will not only lose a lot of nutrients, but also cause a poor taste.
Bo Dad boiled the pot and put the fish in it, steamed it for five minutes before taking it out.
Then sprinkle the prepared sauce carefully from beginning to end, and the dish is ready.
Bo Dad and Bo Mom make pikes, while Wang Bo cleans up the salmon.
Salmon needs to be sliced, this one is big and cannot be cooked whole. It needs to be made into several dishes separately, which is just enough to enrich the dishes.
Wang Bo chose to make it simple. There were lemons, oranges and butter in the cottage, so he made a salmon with orange juice.
Fry the salmon meat in oil and remove it, then use orange juice and butter to make soup, put the fish in and simmer slowly, and wait until the orange juice is almost dry.
In addition, there is mustard sauce and Icelandic black vinegar. He cut the big belly into slices and rolled it with cucumber slices to make some sashimi.
Finally, a pan-fried salmon was added, and a total of four dishes were released. For the wild, it was a hearty lunch.
Eva went to invite the old man to eat together. The old man refused, but Eva said that they had made oriental cuisine. The old man was curious and came over to eat together.
The old man at the dinner table was not interested in salmon, but he ate a piece of steamed pike perch after the boss, and nodded while eating, "It's delicious, so it should be eaten like this."
Wang Bo asked: "I don't think you look like Icelandic natives?"
Before World War I, Iceland was an outlying island. People on the island were unwilling to go out, and not many people outside came in, so bloodlines circulated on the island.
In this way, there are not many people on the island. They have lived together for thousands of years, and they will have some kinship with each other, and their appearance characteristics are relatively unified.
The old man laughed after hearing his words, "This is a misunderstanding, haha, many people think that Icelanders should look similar, just like the guy who plays Thor on the screen now, right?"
Wang Bo shrugged, "It seems that my vision is still not accurate enough."
The old man laughed again: "No, no, no, actually your eyes are very accurate. I am Italian. When I was young, I came to travel, but later I fell in love with this place, so I stayed and never left."
(To be continued.)8
Chapter completed!