SFS Chapter 138 Cod Liver Oil
Chapter 138 Cod Liver Oil
There is also the yam and kudzu vine steamed bread made in the morning, soaked in the sauerkraut fish soup, absorbing the soup. The chewy steamed bread paired with the refreshing sauerkraut fish soup is so delicious.
Shen Youyou was the first one to start eating like this.
Many people followed suit and everyone is used to it now. They all know that Shen Youyou is the best at eating. No matter whether she puts the meat in a pancake or eats it with fish soup, it is always delicious.
Shen Youyou and her sisters washed many golden threadfish as big as an adult's palm, inserted a bamboo stick into them, and roasted them in a brazier.
It's almost done roasting now, and the whole cave is filled with the aroma of charcoal roasting.
A group of children also ate a lot and were attracted over. The aroma of the grilled fish was so overbearing.
In fact, there was no seasoning at all. Shen Youyou just sprinkled a little salt and added some pine needle frosting into the fish's belly.
She did this completely on a whim, but she didn't expect that the fish aroma would be mixed with the sweet scent of pine candy.
The taste is so tempting, burnt, sweet and especially intoxicating.
The girls helped Shen Youyou grill the fish while they ate. Smelling the aroma, they felt like they could eat a little more.
Shen Zhidong may be the youngest in the family because he has a cheerful personality. He touched his round belly and looked at the grilled fish on the shelf, wanting to eat more.
He squatted happily between Shen Yuanbao and Shen Luming, and said to Shen Youyou: "Youyou, is there any share of this fish for my uncle?"
Shen Youyou pointed at the fish that hadn't been grilled yet in the basin and said, "Uncle, if you want to eat, just do it yourself. It's a good opportunity for you to move around and have some free time for food."
She clearly saw that Fourth Uncle was full, with a big bowl of pickled fish, three bowls of noodles and a bowl of fish soup.
These uncles and brothers really love to eat.
This is basically the amount of food she eats. Her mother and the others have ordered noodles several times.
Looks like I need to talk to his dad about not letting everyone eat noodles to their heart's content.
Eat more fish in the future and save some pasta, otherwise these yams and kudzu roots may not be enough for them to eat throughout the winter.
Now I really understand it. In the past, since there was not much food, people didn't eat to their heart's content and only ate until they were 60% to 70% full at most.
In fact, the best way to eat grilled fish is to put the grilled fish in an iron plate, put some pot bottom on it, add some side dishes, stew it, and eat it with white rice. It is really delicious.
However, this authentic grilled fish is also very delicious, especially the golden threadfish, which is delicious and has very tender meat that almost melts in your mouth.
Shen Youyou had eaten quite a bit, but still wanted another grilled fish.
She took the grilled fish and distributed it to the old men and old ladies first. In fact, everyone had almost finished eating, but the fragrance was still irresistible, so two people shared a palm-sized grilled fish.
Just treat it as a snack after dinner.
Shen Yuanbao burped and yelled, "Sister, let's have this grilled fish tonight. I don't think we need to cook."
Shen Luming and Shen Yuanbao are now the two most important people in the family. The younger one quickly nodded and said, "Yes, it's tiring for our mother to cook. It's also delicious to roast it like this."
Shen Youyou didn't respond, and turned to her mother: "Mom, my brother said that the food you cook is not as delicious as my grilled fish."
Shen Luming was originally sitting on a grass stool leaning against a bamboo bed with a bulging belly. After hearing this, she started and stood up.
She quickly shook her head at Li Jingshu: "Mom, I just think that cooking is too hard for you. There are so many people eating. If you grill the fish and eat it yourself, you won't have to be so tired."
Li Jingshu pulled her son into her arms and said, "Our Lulu loves his mother the most."
Shen Youyou curled her lips and said, "Mom, your son is so young but he can flatter women. Be careful or I'll bring you several daughters-in-law in the future."
Shen Luming didn't understand. He was talking about grilled fish, so how did it get involved with his getting married?
Li Jingshu was speechless. Indeed, Shen Luming was a very sweet-talker, but their girl Yoyo was also sweet-talker. As long as she really wanted to make you happy, she could make you happy. But why didn't she bring home a few sons-in-law for herself?
In fact, she doesn't need several sons-in-law. She would be satisfied if she could just bring one home. Alas, it makes her depressed just thinking about it.
After lunch and a short rest, the fishing team started working again.
Li Jingshu led the women to start boiling cod liver oil.
Shen Youyou asked her mother, aunts and cousins to boil cod liver oil with catfish first.
Because catfish produces a lot of cod liver oil. It is a kind of fish with a relatively fat body, and its characteristic is that it produces a lot of oil.
In particular, the fish meat contains a lot of "butter". This yellow fish oil looks like the butter we usually eat, and it is especially like chicken fat. Therefore, this kind of fish meat is very fragrant after cooking.
As we all know, there are many benefits to eating cod liver oil for a long time. In the past, it was considered a nutritious health product.
The DHA and EPA in cod liver oil not only have a good protective effect on eye health.
It is rich in vitamins A and D, which also help strengthen the immune system and improve resistance.
Vitamin D also helps calcium absorption, which is essential for bone health. Eating it in children can prevent rickets and also help bone growth.
But that’s not all its benefits, as the Omega-3 fatty acids in cod liver oil help lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease.
In this era of backward medical care, Shen Youyou still wishes to grow back to her previous life's height of 1.73 meters, and her long legs.
Moreover, many diseases cannot be detected now, and by the time symptoms appear, they are already very serious.
After all, there were no medical equipment for physical examinations, so Shen Youyou was also worried about the health of his grandparents.
Eating more cod liver oil is also good for the bones of the elderly, especially for preventing cardiovascular diseases.
But you should not eat too much. The method is also very simple. Just eat it with meals, such as adding some cod liver oil when cooking.
The cod liver oil you make yourself is very easy to store. You can eat it for a year without any problem and it won’t go bad at all.
In her previous life, her mother would buy some sea fish every year to boil some cod liver oil and add some of it to her cooking.
More importantly, the production of cod liver oil is also very simple. Just cook the chopped cod liver and fish meat directly in the pot like boiling lard. After boiling, filter out the residue and you can get clear oil.
In ancient times, women basically cooked lard because lard was the cheapest oil they could eat.
When the oil pressing industry had not yet gotten on track, the vegetable oils that people bought, such as sesame oil, were very expensive, and only the truly wealthy could afford them.
Even Shen Youyou's family in ancient times ate lard.
This is also the reason why everyone was so happy when they knew that palm oil could be refined.
Now that they know that fish can be used to make oil and that it has so many benefits, they are more enthusiastic about making oil.