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Chapter 325 Cutting Preserved Eggs with Thread

Several cooks came closer to take a look out of curiosity. Although the exposed material was black, it was transparent black. Several people looked at each other, and none of them knew what was going on.

Zheng Sisi peeled a whole preserved egg and put it in a bowl for them to observe.

Several heads gathered over a bowl and whispered to each other, which made Zheng Sisi find it funny.

“This is the first time I’ve seen eggs cooked without cooking.”

Someone nodded in agreement.

"Look, this egg is transparent, and you can see the yolk inside. The yolk has also turned black."

“Can you eat eggs like this?”

"It must be edible, otherwise why would the county lady make it?"

"Look, there are flowers growing on the outside of this transparent egg. It's so beautiful."

"No, no, let me take a look."

Someone turned the bowl around and exclaimed, "There are flowers growing inside the eggs."

"........."

The discussion never stopped, and Zheng Sisi interrupted them to explain: "The eggs are cooked because I added materials that can generate heat when making them. After a long time, the heat energy makes the eggs cooked. The black color is because there are alkaline substances in the raw materials, and the flowers are because the straw flowers are printed under the condition of heat. No one understood the details for a while.

What I want to tell you is that this is called preserved egg, which is edible and belongs to the category of cooling food, which can relieve fever and reduce internal heat. There are many ways to eat it, such as mixing it with salad, stewing it in soup, stir-frying it, or making porridge.

Everyone was shocked. An egg became a preserved egg, which was cooked without cooking. It also had so many benefits and could be eaten in so many ways. The county lady was so smart to invent so many delicious foods. They admired her so much!

Zheng Sisi said, "Come, help me peel the eggshell. Tap it gently so that the eggshell breaks into pieces but does not fall off. This way, the preserved egg inside will not be punctured by the eggshell and will come out intact when you peel it."

Someone else sighed, "I didn't expect there were so many things to do when peeling an eggshell. I used to crack a hole in a boiled egg and then peel it by hand. The egg was left with pits and a lot of egg white was taken away by the shell. I've learned a lot today."

This sentiment was echoed by many people, and it seemed that they had eaten eggs with holes in them before.

There were thirty preserved eggs in the jar, all of which were peeled. Zheng Sisi asked a cook to find some sewing thread.

The cook went to look for it as she was told, but she was wondering why the county princess needed thread for sewing clothes when cooking.

Zheng Sisi prepared some sauces and added some chili powder, which she would pour over the preserved eggs to make a cold preserved egg dish.

There are no fresh peppers now, otherwise she would like to make preserved eggs with pounded peppers. She hasn’t eaten it for a long time and misses it a little. This wish can only be fulfilled when the peppers grow.

Zheng Sisi got the thread, found a chopstick, bent it with her hands, carved a few marks on both ends with a knife, wrapped the thread around it, and soon made a simple bow.

Then she took the bow in one hand and the preserved egg in the other, and cut the egg with thread. The egg opened and the yolk in the middle was a little sticky. Zheng Sisi felt it was just right, so she cut the eggs on both sides twice more. She cut one egg into four pieces and placed the eggs in a circle around the plate. Several eggs formed a flower. Then she poured the prepared chili sauce on the egg flower, and a portion of cold preserved egg was ready.

The crowd of onlookers were stunned and admired Zheng Sisi even more.

Zheng Sisi handed the preserved egg to them and said, "Try it and see if it tastes good."

Everyone was watching, not knowing where to start. Zheng Sisi found chopsticks, picked up a piece and put it into her mouth, nodding as she ate: "This is the taste. I didn't expect it to be so successful the first time. You guys should try it too, or you won't have any left."

Only then did they react and picked up the food with chopsticks and put it into their mouths.

"It's delicious. It tastes completely different from eggs. I like it."

“This preserved egg has a fresh flavor.”

“The outer layer of the century egg is chewy and soft.”

Zheng Sisi said: "That's called Q-bomb."

Everyone nodded and gave unanimous praise!

Zheng Sisi cut two more plates of preserved eggs and handed the small bow to a cook: "You cut the preserved eggs and pour some juice on them after cutting. I'll go see if the salted duck eggs are cooked."

The cook asked, "County Lady, can I cut it with a knife?"

Zheng Sisi said: "You can also use a knife to cut it, but it will waste a lot of egg yolk and the egg yolk will stick to the knife. You can try it."

Everyone suddenly realized why the county lady used thread to cut the preserved eggs.