Chapter 2278 Gotham Music Festival (10)
Who knew that after Schiller finished, the Spider-Men had no intention of leaving at all. They kept lingering behind Schiller's chair until Schiller called each of their names, then they sighed and left with their hands down.
Not all Spider-Men came this time. Most of them were those who were familiar with the pumps of Schiller's universe. They were usually quite distinctive, so it was not difficult to distinguish them.
Nevertheless, this was quite amazing. Bruce knew that if there were so many Batmen standing in front of Pride, he would just call them Batmen and let them go. Of course, they should not gather in front of one person at the same time, which was really too embarrassing.
More and more dishes were served. Today's theme was obviously special seafood. It must be mentioned that Gotham's food culture is actually very famous. Even people in Metropolis would go there. The best restaurant in Metropolis is in Gotham.
In fact, many gourmets have risked their lives to come to this city to taste delicious food. The most attractive thing about this place for them is that the food culture between the market is actually far superior to that of high-end restaurants.
Perhaps the more difficult the situation is, the more people can find ways to cook various ingredients. The East District is close to the dock. As the poorest place in Gotham, seafood was once the only ingredient that the poor people here could use to fill their stomachs.
Eating the sea by the sea does not only mean that people living by the sea use ingredients from the sea to survive, but also that they are the best at eating marine life and have more experience in seafood cooking than inland people.
Gotham is located on the east coast of the United States and in the northeast. It is also affected by the Labrador Current and the North Atlantic Warm Current. As we all know, the world's famous fishing grounds are all at the intersection of ocean currents, and cold-water seafood that is more affected by cold currents often has a fresher and sweeter taste.
But cold-water seafood also has disadvantages. Because the temperature is too low, it does not grow as fast as warm-water seafood, reproduces slowly, and is often larger in size and has less production. The larger ones are sold at a very high price.
But Gotham's seafood does not have this trouble. Again, the growth of Gotham's organisms often does not depend on the food chain and natural climate. No matter whether it is the green of all things or the red of all living things, they can grow as big as they want.
This creates a unique wonder in the world. The only problem with large, fresh and sweet cold-water seafood is that eating them requires some risks.
The factors that make them so big can certainly be called dangerous, but there is also the possibility that seafood will jump out of the pot and hit you. Even so, there are still people willing to take risks to feast on them, which shows how precious this kind of food is.
But the above dangers are for outsiders, Gotham people don't have such troubles, especially the poor in Gotham. As the richest group of toxins in the food chain, when seafood enters their stomachs, the toxins come with their teeth and claws, and run away crying.
As for being slapped by seafood in the pot, it is not a big deal. If you are not in a hurry, take it back to the pot and stew it for a while. If you are really hungry, you can just shoot it to pieces.
Although the seafood in Gotham is very large, due to offshore pollution, most fishing boats can only fish in the ocean, which is costly and wasteful, so the ingredients brought back are still very precious. The poor in Gotham will try every means to squeeze out every bit of their value.
For example, cutting a large piece of meat to make sashimi is the way of eating for the rich people in the South. Gotham people like to dry fresh fish into fish jerky. When they want to eat it, they use a special grater to cut the fish meat, put it into a grinder to break it into fish floss, and then fry the fish without the internal organs, mince it and mix it with egg yolk to make a special seafood mayonnaise. Spread mayonnaise on a piece of bread and put fish floss on a piece of bread and eat it together.
Of course, there is also the old-fashioned rye porridge. Rye is not a delicious food, and the same is true for oatmeal, but their price is very low, and their nutritional value is also relatively rich among staple foods.
Poor quality rye and oatmeal are too pungent, so they choose to add a little agar when cooking porridge, and then fry the fish oil extracted from the fish belly fat, spice it, and cook it with the porridge and let it cool down, turning it into a special oatmeal fish jelly, which does not taste the unpalatable taste of rye and oatmeal, but is full of the aroma of seafood and spices and fat.
Gotham is most famous for its hot dogs. Other places have hot dogs with sausage or bacon, but because there is almost no grass to grow, Gotham's farming industry is in a mess, and beef is imported from other places. When it falls to the bottom, it becomes expensive and unpalatable.
So the people here invented a special way to make hot dogs, which is to clean the entrails of the squid. Because it is tubular, it can be easily stuffed with onions and salmon minced meat, and then a long piece of frozen cheese is inserted in the middle to make a unique sausage.
When it is not eaten, it is frozen. When it is eaten, it is first boiled and then fried. Then it can be sandwiched in bread like a normal hot dog, coated with a thick layer of tuna, and sprinkled with some fried onions. The taste is much richer than the sausage hot dog and the seafood is combined, and the strong fresh fragrance bursts in the mouth.
In addition to these more classic local foods that combine American elements, the two kings of foreign ingredients at the bottom of Gotham are still Indian food and Chinese food.
French cuisine has very high requirements on ingredients. The best ingredients that the poor people in the East District can get are the leftovers from high-end restaurants. The completeness and freshness are questionable. There are relatively few French people in Gotham, and the inheritance of French ingredients is not complete. It is good enough that they can be supplied to high-end restaurants.
Italian cuisine retains pizza and pasta, but unfortunately most of the chefs who can make authentic Italian food serve the twelve families, and these Italian-style foods in the folk have basically been changed beyond recognition.
On the contrary, the East Coast of the United States has always been a popular choice for Chinese and Indian immigrants. There is no other reason, mainly because the economy here is developed and there is a lot of money to be made.
In this era, almost no one comes here to pursue the dream of freedom. Most people come here to make money from the exchange rate difference. Gotham is in chaos, but the black industry really makes money, so it is also the first choice for immigrants from many Asian countries to work.
Of course, foreign immigrants also brought their local delicacies, and they didn't care about absorbing Gotham's local cooking methods, so they also created many unique immigrant delicacies.
Some of the Chinese in Gotham came from the former Hongmen, that is, the Zhi Gong Party, and a large part came from Fujian, but no matter where they were, they were all residents of coastal cities and had their own unique techniques for cooking seafood.
They brought good news to the slums of Gotham - all kinds of porridge, noodles, stewed food, and mixed vegetables. Stalls will appear on every street in the East District, regardless of day or night, regardless of weather.
At dawn, standing on a higher floor and looking down, every ray of hot air coming out of a pile of low and messy bungalows in the East District is the victory totem of Gotham people who survived yesterday, and the loud shouting with a strong accent is the charge to survive today without fear of death.
The food brought by the Chinese can be so popular, which is also related to the business nature of their restaurants. I come before the sun comes, I don’t leave until the moon goes, I take orders when criminals kill people, and I deliver food when gangs fight.
Day and night, they rush to every famous scene in Gotham. When the chemical plant exploded, the delivery motorcycle rushed through the flames. When the big ship sank, the stall owner at the dock just piled up the pots and pans and put the towel on his neck.
Their will to survive is even more ridiculous than this ridiculous city. They can shoot down giant seagulls and bring them home to make soup, or fight with squid monsters and carry a tentacle back to make salt and pepper squid. Many Gotham locals have learned the words that Chinese bosses always say: no matter what, people always have to eat.
In comparison, Indian bosses are not so fierce, but their tolerance towards food is more shocking. All Indian restaurants in Gotham use Gotham River water. Even native Gotham people have to bet on whether they will go crazy if they eat curry.
Of course, Indian cuisine is still relatively well recognized in European and American countries, and its sanitary conditions are not as worrying as those in their home countries, but they can really stew anything and add enough spices. The main dish of curry is alien stewed Gundam, which tastes delicious.
Most Indian restaurants do not deliver takeout, but only serve dine-in. There is a row of large pots at the door, full of curry. The strong smell of spices can be smelled across two streets. This is the best sign to attract customers.
Don't ask what kind of curry this is when you enter the mausoleum. Take a stainless steel basin and add a spoonful of red, yellow and green according to the color. Then scoop two spoonfuls of rice from the wooden barrel. If you are well-off, add two fried fish. After mixing, sprinkle some chili powder.
The calories of the staple food and spices are enough to perfectly compensate for the consumption caused by heavy physical labor, so it is particularly popular among dock workers. After lunch, you can also use a plastic bottle to pack curry, go home and cook some rice and pour it on it for another delicious meal.
Of course, there are also some Turkish, Belgian and Nordic cuisines here, but there are either only one or two specialty restaurants or they are expensive. Only people with good conditions can occasionally eat a meal to satisfy their cravings.
The rich people in Gotham are also quite strange. They do not follow the big trend of Europe and the United States, and blindly pursue the authenticity of some European countries' cuisines. They prefer to eat local dishes, which taste heavier than French and Spanish dishes, and never compromise, and resolutely do not eat tasteless rice.
This has led to many fusion restaurants opening in Gotham. For hundreds of years, countless excellent chefs have integrated the flavors of Gotham's local ingredients into various cuisines, and then integrated the cuisines with common characteristics.
With their chaotic and talented brains, they are eclectic and use their imagination to create some amazing food in the food desert of the United States.
When one dish after another was served, the colors were bright and the aroma was strong, as if it punched people's eyes and noses at the same time.
At this time, the benefits of sitting at separate tables were reflected. The Gotham people at the table began to talk about each dish, introducing the cooking methods and tastes of the ingredients.
When everyone at the table was about to disassemble the curry crab, Bruce came out of his daze. He paused and shouted, "Wait, the dishes are not finished yet."