Chapter 232 Eggs and Love
Eggs are probably one of the oldest foods for humans.
To be precise, oviparous animals, which are at the front of the biological evolutionary chain, have always been at a fairly high position in the food chain - the diets of almost all carnivorous organisms include a variety of eggs.
After all, as food, the biggest advantage of eggs is that they have no legs, no fins, and no wings. They do not run around, and predators do not have to risk their lives to hunt them down.
Not to mention, in terms of preservation and nutritional value, eggs are more than one level superior to vegetables and most meats. It is not difficult to understand why people often say that all eggs in the world are Nature's most perfect gift.
"...A good day naturally needs to start with a good breakfast. And the simplest and most nutritious configuration of a good breakfast is naturally hot and fragrant boiled eggs."
In the empty Hufflepuff common room, Elena squatted patiently in front of the fireplace with her knees in her arms, licked her lips gently, and whispered with fiery eyes.
In the girl's clear blue eyes, the liquid surface of the crucible was constantly rolling above the firelight, as well as the three or four fire-ash snake eggs that were as magnificent and moving as red emeralds under the liquid surface.
When the two "potions thieves" returned to the Hufflepuff common room with their full supplies, Elena realized a rather embarrassing problem - all her condiments and kitchen utensils were left behind in Gryffindor upstairs. In a dormitory with many girls, there is no way to cook some complicated breakfasts now. Even the crucible used to boil eggs is temporarily borrowed from little Hannah.
Fortunately, little Hannah, who had never eaten magic potion food, was not dissatisfied with this little regret. At this time, she also imitated Elena's appearance and squatted obediently in front of the fireplace with her knees in her arms, quietly waiting for the fire to start. Hard-boiled gray snake eggs.
"But...Elena."
Hannah blinked and looked at the red snake eggs in the crucible that were more like gems than food, with a hint of hesitation and curiosity in her tone.
"Although I have eaten a lot of hard-boiled eggs, are you sure it's okay to eat these [Fire Ash Snake Eggs] like this? I just looked at "Magic Potions and Potions" and there is no mention of this kind of magic potion. Materials.”
"No problem at all.
Elena smiled confidently and answered without hesitation.
As a qualified foodie, the most important thing is not the courage to eat anything, but the rich knowledge reserve and strong survival skills - only in this way can one be qualified to stand at the top of the food chain and orderly eat the food below. The entire biosphere feeds into its own diet.
As for those brave beings who dare to put anything in their mouths, they have either evolved ferocious physiques that can digest the uneven bars, or they have disappeared forever from the family tree of foodies.
"Hannah, if you read all our important textbooks this semester carefully, you will find that although the Potions class textbook "Magic Potions and Potions" does not mention the knowledge about [Fire Ash Snake Eggs], but in Newt... We can find corresponding information in Mr. Scamander’s account of the Ash Serpent in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”
When talking about her favorite potions and magical animals, Elena's tone became obviously more cheerful, and the little fur on her head swayed playfully, like the tail of an excited little elk.
"The Fire Ash Serpent is created when a pile of magic fire (any fire infused with magical substances, such as floo powder, etc.) burns unchecked for too long. It is a creature with a red light in its eyes. The lifespan of a snake is only one hour. During this hour, it finds a dark and hidden place to lay its eggs, and then its body will be broken into pieces and turned into dust. If people fail to discover these eggs in time and use appropriate The spell freezes them, and they will start a fire in a matter of minutes - of course, since Mr. Newt discovered this rule, most of the current ash snake eggs are artificial."
"The most important thing is that frozen ash snake eggs can be used to make potions, such as love potions. If [fire ash snake eggs] are swallowed whole, they can be used to treat fever (malaria). This means that we can draw two conclusions: the fire ash snake eggs can be boiled directly, and at the same time they do not have any toxic or magical effects that are harmful to the human body."
As she spoke, there was a rare look of admiration in Elena's eyes. If she had the chance, she would definitely visit this legendary master of magical zoology. Professor Dumbledore would probably be happy to help her make an introduction.
However, Newt Scamander's strength is not weak. Even without the assistance of those animals, he is at least second to the top wizards of the level of Grindelwald and Dumbledore - so she must restrain herself and not move. Mr. Newt's litter of babies, Sniff, needs to be nice and sweet, otherwise he will probably be thrown out of the suitcase on the first day.
"But this is a snake egg, and there are... snakes living in it..."
Compared to the white-haired dumpling that was about to drool, the expression on Hannah's little loli's face was obviously more complicated. Let alone snake eggs, she had never even eaten snake meat before. The thought of that kind of smoothness Being tired of the cold-blooded reptiles, Hannah felt a little uncomfortable all over.
Looking at the tangled little blonde girl, Elena couldn't help but stretched out her hand to rub Hannah's fleshy cheeks and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, from a nutritional point of view, the composition of eggs is basically the same, mainly protein, fat, etc. Except that there is no egg yolk, it is actually similar to eggs - in a sense, because there is no fishy smell of egg yolk I think the taste is actually more delicious. Not to mention, from the perspective of scientific diet, the nutrients absorbed from snake eggs are far greater than those from other poultry eggs, and they are easier to be absorbed by the human body."
"Protein? Fat? I get it."
Hannah nodded in understanding, quickly covering up the confusion on her face.
Obviously, Elena was talking about some knowledge from the non-magical world. Every time she encountered this kind of situation before, she would be excluded from the topic by Granger - Hannah had already decided that next holiday You must learn more about the non-magical world before, so as not to look like a fool all the time.
"What do you know...little silly girl? Even Hermione can't possibly know this knowledge."
Glancing at Hannah, Elena vaguely guessed the girl's thoughts and shook her head with a dumb smile. She used a pair of wands to flexibly fish out the ash snake eggs from the crucible and put them aside for preparation. in the cold water.
Compared with the calcified eggshells of poultry, another advantage of snake eggs is that even the "eggshell" part is actually edible and digestible, because that layer of shell is essentially a gelatinous layer. It exists, so you can eat it directly after cooling down a little, and even the process of peeling the shell can be omitted.
"You are who you are and you never have to imitate anyone else."
Elena stretched out her fingers and scratched Hannah's little nose, picked up a fire-ash snake egg, blew it gently, and handed it forward.
"Don't forget, you promised to accompany me for the rest of your life - come on, ah..."
It is enough to have a smart, erudite and know-it-all Miss Know-It-All. Everyone has their own unique shining point. If it were Hermione, it would be impossible to accompany her without hesitation like before.
Of course, on the contrary, the only one who could accompany her in her tireless soaring in the world of knowledge was Hermione Granger, who also regarded learning as enjoyment.
While Hannah was swallowing and chewing the eggs, Elena secretly hid a boiled ash snake egg in her robe pocket.
According to legend, the fire ash snake eggs cooked in the same pot contain the magic of love, and as long as you eat them, you can obtain beautiful love.
So Elena specially prepared three equal portions of fire-ash snake eggs - multiple-choice questions for children.
Of course she, Elena Kaslana, wants them all!
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