Chapter 1465: Roast Meat Shop

Chinese at home and abroad often have the same obsession with "game". Everyone believes that whether it is flying in the sky, running on the ground or swimming in the water, wild food is healthier and more nutritious, and the finished product is more "fresh". "For example, for the same chicken, it is said that free-range chickens in rural areas are much more expensive than chickens from farms, and they are more sought after. People would rather pay more than two or three times the price to buy the former... Some people even buy or buy it for early adopters. Poaching wild animals protected by the state ended up in jail.

Butcher shops in San Francisco's Chinatown are no exception, and they also use wild boar and wild venison as gimmicks to attract customers.

Wild boars are wild boars, and the customary names are different in different places.

The aroma in the butcher shop is a little sweet and greasy, which makes people think of the appearance of chicken and duck skins being roasted until they are burnt and oily.

The plump roast turkey and roast duck hang naked on the iron hooks, as if tempting to commit a crime.

In addition, there are freshly baked roast suckling pig and char siew, and the heat is just right.

These deli products are all different shades of caramel, and the lighting in the store is bright warm yellow. The combination of these two colors makes this place look like a paradise for meat eaters.

To be precise, this kind of shop is called a roast meat shop in the local area, but it is different from domestic Cantonese-style roast meat shops in terms of business scope and production methods. It has been improved to suit a wider range of tastes, such as domestic Roast turkeys are rarely seen in roast meat restaurants, but here they are.

This shop mainly sells cooked food, but also sells raw meat in order to expand business.

The elves are drooling non-stop. Fortunately, they entered invisibly. Otherwise, pets are absolutely not allowed in such a shop. What if they run away with a roast turkey in their hands?

There are quite a few customers in the store, mainly middle-aged and elderly Chinese, all of whom are black-haired and yellow-skinned at first glance, and there are only a few foreigners occasionally, so Zhang Zian who entered the store is unremarkable.

Most of the customers speak Cantonese, and the shop assistants also respond in Cantonese. If they don't know that this is Chinatown, they almost think they have come to Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong.

Richard pinched his shoulder hard, meaning: Hurry up and let go of my uncle, it's time for my uncle to show his face.

Zhang Zian was unmoved. The clerk here must also speak Mandarin and English, so there will be no obstacles in communication.

The other elves were dazzled by all kinds of cooked food, only the snow lion stuck his face to the glass of the refrigerator, and kept swallowing at the various raw meat in the glass.

The clerks are busy behind the counter collecting money, weighing, chopping meat, responding to customers' bargaining,

He will not come to take the initiative to greet guests, so Zhang Zian can visit slowly.

At this time, a short, white-haired Chinese lady walked into the store with her hands behind her back, carrying a vegetable basket, and went straight to the raw meat counter with ease, like a regular customer in the store.

"Liangzi, is this venison really wild? My old man is getting old, don't lie to me! My son and daughter-in-law come to visit me with their grandson in their arms. I will make garlic fried venison for them to eat!" She pointed The young male teller asked, speaking in strong old-fashioned Cantonese, Zhang Zian could barely understand, so he could only guess based on his expression and tone.

"Our store is innocent. You are also a regular customer of our store. Can you still believe it? Don't worry! How much do you want to weigh?" The clerk also replied in Cantonese, but the accent was not so strong, it was half Cantonese and half Mandarin.

The old lady was still worried, "What kind of deer is it? You have to tell me clearly, is it sika deer? Only the meat of sika deer is the most nourishing. Don't fool me with the meat of mule deer and elk!"

The deer called "elk" in North America is not a rare animal unique to China. Its real name is red deer, but it is often called mixedly. Everyone is used to it. Anyway, it is called "elk" in the United States. It's the deer, and there's even an important automotive safety standard called the "Elk Test."

The sika deer is native to East Asia, but the United States has also introduced sika deer. Due to the suitable environment, there are still a lot of them. In addition to being used as meat, the antler of the sika deer is also exported to South Korea in large quantities. It is a commodity that Koreans like very much. Not as valuable as sika deer antler.

As for the meat of sika deer, although there is no scientific basis, the Chinese in the old life only favor the meat of sika deer, and they all think that the meat of other deer has no magical nourishing effect.

The clerk said impatiently: "Oh! Of course it is sika deer! This batch of meat has just arrived, and the quantity is not much. It is very rare. If you don't buy it, it will be sold out soon! It seems that you are a regular customer. It’s specially reserved for you!”

The old lady was finally persuaded, "Then... weigh me a pound."

"Oh! Your son, son, and grandson are all here. The kid has a big appetite, so how can one pound satisfy his hunger? Come two pounds!" The clerk promoted at the right time.

"Two pounds...Two pounds is two pounds, please weigh more, I am a regular customer..." The old lady glanced at the label, and took out her wallet distressedly. If it wasn't for her precious grandson, she would have I can't bear to spend money on such expensive wild venison.

"Hey! Grandma, are you here to buy meat too?"

Another Chinese came in. She was a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties. She was dressed in a more fashionable way. She wore a conspicuous gold ring on her finger. Her hair was highlighted and her skin was in good condition.

"Yes, yes, my son and daughter-in-law brought their grandson to visit me, and I want to cook for them!" The old lady said happily, wishing to tell everyone about her son and daughter-in-law's visit.

The two seem to be acquaintances who have known each other before, and they have endless homework after they meet.

The clerk has dealt with all kinds of customers, and knows that such a shrewd and miserly old lady is the worst to deal with. If she does not weigh her meat in front of her, she may suspect that the meat is short or short or that the cut meat is not in the right place. Okay, it's very troublesome, so I went to greet other customers first.

The middle-aged woman glanced at the refrigerator next to her, and persuaded her, "Grandma, you are not young anymore, it's time to take care of yourself, just buy ready-made roast turkey and suckling pig and go back, don't worry about it."

The old lady smiled and waved her hands, "Oh, my eldest grandson doesn't like to eat turkey and suckling pig. He likes my fried venison with garlic the most. Every time he can eat two more bowls of rice! I'm still in good health, it doesn't matter La!"

The middle-aged woman frowned when she heard this, quietly pulled her away from the counter, and said in a low voice, "Grandma, do you still dare to eat venison? I didn't hear D say on TV that venison is not safe recently, especially wild deer." Meat!"

After the two of them moved away from the counter, they happened to be close to Zhang Zian. Although their conversation was quiet, he heard them.