Chapter 877 Green Light

The rough pottery pot was blackened by the flames, and the boiling water emitted a lot of steam, gushing out of the pottery pot.

Four cleaned weaver birds were tumbling in the pale white boiling water, with scattered oil flowers floating above, and a few pieces of bacon could be vaguely seen mixed in.

Bifang took out the stomach bag, took out the coagulated blood clot inside, skillfully cut it into small pieces with a dagger, and poured it into the pot.

Under the gentle action of the water flow, the blood clot quickly became hard and floated.

Opening a firm baobab fruit, Bifang took out the pulp from it, dripped the sour juice into the pot, and sprinkled a handful of spices, most of which were dried plant powder.

There were also four roasted weaver birds whose skin had just begun to turn red next to the campfire. Bifang, who had seasoned them, came over to turn them over to make the heat more even, and at the same time brushed them with baobab fruit juice to render a stronger flavor.

A total of eight weaverbirds were caught during the day, half of which were stewed and half were roasted. They were all fresh, so they were more refreshing to eat.

Bifang likes to eat fresh food, which has a unique taste. If it were not for removing moisture and preserving food, he would not smoke the remaining half of the antelope meat.

After doing this, Bifang left the camera for a short time, as if he was taking something.

[Look, I'm hungry]

[Why am I making dinner on the Wilderness Survival channel?]

[Luckily I just finished my meal, hehe]

[Is this the power of a great god? He has nothing, but he still has enough food and clothing, and even eats better than me]

[Today's lunch box only has two vegetarian dishes, and I'm exhausted]

[A big cat like Fang Shen]

[I'll let you go next time]

[It's a pity that there is no salt. If there is salt, I think it will definitely taste good]

[Add one. Last month I ate a fat-reducing meal with less oil and salt, and I felt uncomfortable all over. Every time I finished eating, I was full, but it seemed like I didn't eat anything]

"Who said there is no salt?" Bifang, who left the camera for a short time, threw a large bundle of reeds on the ground and pointed to a large bundle of reeds scattered on the ground, "Here, isn't this it?"

Seeing the reeds on the ground, everyone slowly typed a question mark, not understanding what it meant.

Since they were busy all day today, collecting the spoils, the location of the camp did not change, and it was still next to the river where they found it at the beginning.

Since it is a river, reeds are indispensable, especially in this kind of neither cold nor hot weather, densely growing on the shore.

The camp is only a few hundred meters away from the river, which is neither far nor close. It can not only avoid the beasts that drink water, but also facilitate water and life. Reeds are worthless things, and you can bring back a large bundle in half an hour.

However, the audience thought that Bifang brought back so many reeds to spread them on the ground as mattresses so that they can sleep more comfortably at night.

Now it seems that this is not the case?

[Can salt be extracted from them? ]

[Can salt be extracted from reeds? ]

[No way? ]

[Wood ash salt, didn't Fang Shen do it once, don't you remember? ]

[Oh, I remember, wood ash salt, then why look for reeds, can't ordinary ash work? 】

"It's really not good." Bifang smiled, took out a torch from the fire pit, lit the whole reed and burned it. "The salt extracted from wood ash is potassium salt. If the method is appropriate, it can be eaten, but it is only effective for a short time and cannot replenish electrolytes in the body for a long time."

"When we eat salt, we are essentially eating sodium salt. We need to replenish sodium ions in the body, not just eating salty taste."

Sodium plays a huge role in the human body. It can promote the body's metabolism and can also be used as an electrolyte to maintain the stability and balance of water inside cells.

Sodium is also involved in physiological phenomena such as muscle contraction, nervous system movement, and absorption of sugar substances.

Therefore, the human body must maintain a sufficient sodium content to achieve health and balance.

"Those who have studied high school biology should know that humans have sodium ion channels and potassium ion channels. The two seem to be similar, but the radius of sodium ions is small and the hydration is relatively tight, so it is not easy to remove the hydrated outer layer."

"In addition, due to the small diameter, it cannot be well combined with the side chain, so sodium ions cannot pass through potassium channels. The functions of the two are irreplaceable."

Dry reeds are flammable. As soon as they touch the torch, they ignite a raging fire.

The night is illuminated brighter.

The large bundles of reeds quickly turned into ashes under the burning flames.

"In other words, potassium salt itself only makes food more delicious, and it cannot be used for a long time, but reeds can help us get it right in one step, providing the required sodium ions and ensuring sufficient saltiness. This salt is called reed salt. It is a specialty of Kenya, right?"

Reed salt?

Specialty?

[Things I haven't heard of have increased]

[This thing is also ash when burned, what's the difference?]

[I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out]

[Can salt be considered a specialty? 】

"Don't worry, you will know in a moment."

"We eat meat every day, but our bodies are not lacking in sodium. The main purpose is to provide everyone with a different way of thinking and to satisfy our own appetite. Without salt, my mouth is full of salt."

The salt in meat is enough for life. In theory, as long as you can catch prey, you don't need to consider getting salt specifically for survival in the wilderness.

But as Bifang himself said, his mouth is full of salt.

It's enough, but it's uncomfortable to use.

So we have to make salt.

Since we're making salt, we have to do our best, otherwise Bifang would have made salt with ordinary wood ash a few days ago.

Bifang used a stick to pull the reeds to allow them to fully contact the air and speed up the burning speed, while continuing to add reeds to it.

Obviously, the bundle just now was not enough.

"Kenya is one of the big countries in Africa, with vast territory and rich resources. Using reeds to process salt is an ancient and common salt-making method circulated among the people."

Bifang talked about the method of making salt.

Whenever the season of scarce rain comes, local salt makers will select the riverbed rich in reeds in advance. Once the reeds grow to more than one meter, they will organize the whole family to harvest.

The cut reed stalks are stacked on large natural rocks, and the scorching sun will take away the moisture in the reeds within three to four days.

Then they will make a fire to burn the reeds and collect the remaining ashes.

Salt makers will add water to the ashes and filter them repeatedly with a fine mesh until most of the impurities are separated, and then pour the remaining yellow-brown "brine" into the pot and heat it.

"After multiple boilings, a layer of yellow-brown salt will be left at the bottom of the pot, which is the legendary "reed salt."

"Usually this process takes several days, and the smoky working environment is very torturous, and the harvest is not much. Moreover, because the production process is very primitive, the salt obtained is not of high purity and has a lot of impurities. Hundreds of kilograms of reeds can often only be dried into a small bag of reed salt."

"As for the taste, the locals say it tastes delicious and has a special fragrance."

"As for why you can use reeds to make salt, it is actually caused by the soil structure in Kenya."

Reeds burn very quickly, and soon this large bundle is burned out, leaving only a pile of black ash.

While there is still a little flame, Bifang throws out the second bundle.

"There is almost no land suitable for farming in Kenya. Most of the soil here is saline-alkali land. Once the rainfall is insufficient, the salt content in plants such as reeds will soar to the level of salt production."

"Local people use this geographical and climatic conditions to make salt to support their families."

"The price of reed salt is quite amazing. The processed reed salt will be wrapped in leaves and sold. A small bag of about 200 grams can usually be sold for about 130 yuan. In other words, a meal may cost more than 1 yuan of reed salt, which is still quite expensive."

The edible salt in normal supermarkets usually costs only two yuan a bag. Even high-end salt with other ingredients is only five to ten yuan, and it is a very thick bag. Compared with these salts, reed salt can be said to be ridiculously expensive.

[Fuck, it's really a specialty]

[So this trick can't be used on all reeds, right? ]

[Lao Fang really knows a lot]

[I flipped through the map that day. Isn't Kenya close to the sea? Why not just use sea salt?]

"That's right. Only reeds on saline-alkali land can use this method. The reeds in other places have too low extraction efficiency and are not worth doing this at all."

"As for why we don't use sea salt when we are close to the sea, it's more complicated to explain. To put it simply, sea salt is more expensive!"

The second bundle of reeds also burned out. Bifang collected all the black ash, poured it into another small pottery jar, added water and boiled it, and began to extract the salt.

At the same time, some of the reasons were also explained to the audience.

The most fundamental reason is that the right to produce salt in Kenya is not in the hands of the government itself!

From a very early time, Kenya was an African country colonized by the Central Powers, and it lasted for a very long time, which left an indelible impression on the country.

Even today, there are still a large number of Kenyans who express grief for the death of Elizabeth II and call themselves "subjects".

It is also because of the all-round intervention during the colonial period that many capital interest groups in Kenya have been infiltrated by Central Powers, including salt factories.

If the production and processing of salt is not controlled by the government, you can see how serious the consequences will be by looking at history.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, selling private salt in China means being beheaded.

The purpose is also very simple, that is, salt is an absolute necessity among the commodities traded by the people!

Controlling salt can control the economy in disguise and regulate the stability of the market.

The importance of this is self-evident.

"In 2018, Kenya asked the salt-making company to pay the Water Resources Management Bureau a "seawater usage fee" of 2 billion shillings per year."

"As a result, it was strongly opposed by the salt-making company, who believed that the government had no right to charge for seawater, but Kenya disagreed, so the price of salt soared more than ten times, and finally reached a point where no one could afford it."

[Good guy]

[This is too miserable]

[Is this something you can say (funny)]

[This is what the third world is like]

The water in the pot boiled very quickly, and this pit was different, with more firewood in it, otherwise Bifang was worried that his weaver birds would be burnt and the salt would not be made.

At this time, there was only a layer of yellow water that looked quite thick in the pottery pot. Bifang stretched out his little finger to dip it and put it in his mouth.

"It tastes very salty, but it needs to be filtered and separated."

It was another set of processes that were almost the same. This time, yellow crystals could be seen on the wall of the pot.

Bifang did not dislike it and scraped it off directly, put it in the pottery pot for stewing meat, and sprinkled it on the roasted weaver bird.

"The time was not well controlled. The salt should have been removed before roasting. But it doesn't matter. Let's eat it first. Although it is not filtered clean, it is not poisonous."

With salt, food can be said to have a real soul.

The roasted weaver bird turned from red to dark red, and the exposed claws were slightly black. It became extremely crispy when put in the mouth.

Delicious!

With the infiltration of oil, the whole roasted weaver bird became extremely crispy and fragrant. It can be eaten with bones and meat. The salty taste is accompanied by a hint of fruit acid, which makes people's appetite very excited.

[Ah, I'm starving]

[I'm drooling]

[Decided! Tomorrow we'll eat roasted pigeon! ]

Take out two and put them in the pot of baobab fruit. After cooling a little, Bifang handed them to the impatient Harley.

The food for several days has spices and salt. As a cheetah, he has been impatient for a long time. He opened his mouth and took a big bite, eating it with skin and meat.

The pottery pot for stewing meat was also brought out, and the aroma was fragrant. The weaver birds inside also became fragrant, tender and rotten, and the skin and meat were easily separated in one bite.

The smoked meat had a unique taste, and the blood clots were fragile and tender, both of which were extremely good.

Harley, who had finished eating two roasted weaver birds, ran over and put his head into the pot. Before Bifang could drive him away, he was scalded by the steam and jumped up and down.

Bifang laughed loudly, but was not stingy.

Similarly, he ate two for himself and gave two to Harley.

There were eight in total, and one person and one leopard were just half for each person, plus some smoked meat. They ate until they were sweating profusely, and they could use the baobab fruit ladle to drink the soup afterwards, which was a rare enjoyment.

At this time, the second round of reed salt was also precipitated, and Bifang started the third round, and then lay on the ground to digest the food.

Finally, Bifang had eaten enough delicious food, and now he was full of energy and rosy.

It was another beautiful night.

Bifang rested contentedly. When the third round of water was about to be boiled dry and he stood up to filter it, he suddenly felt uneasy.

But he looked around and nothing happened.

The boiling salt water was poured into another pot, and a lot of steam came out during the pouring process.

Harley lay down beside the fire pit, playing with Jerry with his head on his head.

The firewood in the fire pit crackled and the flames were smoldering, but other than that the environment became unusually quiet, as gloomy as ever.

The dark shadows swayed and stretched in the orange light.

Bifang lowered his head and continued to add water and stew, as if nothing had happened.

In the dark night, several pairs of eyes with green light flashed by.