429 True Four-eye Well
After looking at the position where Zhou Dong was standing, Teacher Yu and Guo Qigang looked at each other, with a look of surprise in their eyes.
What else is there that this brother Zhou doesn’t know?
This is really strange. This well was famous back then, but since the well was dry and exhausted, it has been filled for decades. Not to mention outsiders, many people in Kyoto may not know it. Even if they know it, they may not be able to find the old site. How could they step on the wellhead like Zhou Dong?
"Okay, Brother Zhou, have you been here?"
When Teacher Yu saw Zhou Dong shook his head, he became even more curious: "Do you know what the name of this well was then?"
"Oh, it's so deadly, why are you so long-winded?" Shang Qingxiong covered his rumbling stomach and looked at Zhou Dong and the others with a frown. He couldn't understand why he was talking to the water well again.
"Haha, Brother Yu, you are really a foodie. Not only do you know how to eat, but you also need to understand what you eat. You can tell stories about eating. There are not many foodie like you now."
A gourmet is a gourmet, and a gourmet is a gourmet.
Because of their professionalism, many foodies simply transform into famous chefs after sealing the spoon. Among them, the proportion of "poisonous tongue" is extremely large, and it can even account for 80% of them.
It’s different to eat at home. You are born in a “clean” first. You are definitely not a person in the industry. You are transformed by a well-known diner. You rarely pick the faults of chefs. You are really enjoying food, especially you like to collect stories hidden behind the food.
Among the two, the latter is obviously more popular among chefs, and in the Kyoto circle, many gourmets are more willing to be called "eating home".
Zhou Dong has also been listening to Huai Liangren and the others recently. He had already guessed that with Teacher Yu's personality, he must be a "big foodie". Today, when he asked about this well, he knew that he was indeed not wrong.
"This is where Zhen Siyanjing was back then. Brother Yu, right?"
Zhou Dong looked at Teacher Yu with a smile.
"Oh, how about Brother Zhou?"
Teacher Yu laughed and looked at Guo Qigang: "Old Guo, have you seen it? Brother Zhou is much better than you. When you first came to Kyoto from Tianjin, you didn't know where the real Four-eye Well was, right?"
"What you said, can you compare?"
Guo Qigang smiled and said, "Tell me the world out, I'm just a crosstalk. Brother Zhou is an industry insider and a contemporary celebrity chef?"
"Old Zhou, Teacher Guo, Teacher Yu, are you three going to dig wells on site or what? Didn't you say there is something delicious? Why did you say that you went to a well again?"
Shang Qingxiong touched his stomach with a bitter face, and wanted to cry without tears.
If I had known these people were so hard to do, I should have had some breakfast. Now, three guys who had eaten enough and took a bath and talked about what "real and fake eyes wells" they had. This would be a life-threatening person!
"You guy, who made you refuse to eat enough and have to keep your stomach waiting for you to eat? You should starve to death."
Zhou Dong smiled and looked at Shang Qingxiong: "Teacher Yu, let's go quickly. Although the real Siyan Well is gone, you can bring me here, which means that you have found a descendant of the true teachings of this delicacy. Not to mention that someone hungry guy is anxious, even I am a little anxious."
"Brother Zhou, do you know everything?"
Teacher Yu was stunned. This was too amazing. But he didn't know that Zhou Dong relied on smelling on the smell. He couldn't resist being "Guoye". He could tell what he could lose by smelling it.
"Haha, the old Kyoto people in the old days said that they were divided into two categories. The water in the palace was naturally the water from Yuquan Mountain. Every prince and minister had their own sweet water wells. Ordinary people had to buy water to drink, so a special industry of 'selling water' was derived."
Zhou Dong smiled and said, "The water seller pointed at the water and ate. To put it bluntly, the water well is their life! And what they are looking at is actually four-eyed wells.
The so-called four-eye well refers to the regulation of this kind of ordinary water well. After all, not all water wells are in front of Wangsun Hall, but they can be hexagonal wells and octagonal glass wells;
Secondly, the well water is clear, and most of it is in the shallow water. When a person lies on the well platform, he can see his own shadow. There are two eyes in the reflection, plus his own two eyes, and these are four eyes.
Therefore, in the old days, Kyoto claimed that there were 800 wells, 80% of which were the Four-eyed Sweet Water Wells. However, the Four-eyed Wells in this location are the best among them. It is said that the water quality is very close to Yuquan Mountain and Water, so it is called the 'True Four-eyed Well'!"
Shang Qingxiong was confused when he heard this: "Old Zhou, isn't the well gone? Even if there is still, we can't just drink well water, right?"
"Good water produces good food. The water quality of this real Siyan Well is good. The powder room built next to it is naturally famous. The most famous food is Ma Tofu."
Speaking of this, Zhou Dong gave a thumbs up to Teacher Yu: "I actually heard Yan Yi say the name of 'True Four-eyed Beanfu'. Teacher Yu just said that someone is preparing food for us and using sheep tail oil. That must be this food."
"Ma Tofu?"
No matter how good Shang Qingxiong is, he grew up in Kyoto. Of course, he has heard of the name of Ma Tofu, but he has never eaten it much. This thing is a mother and twins with bean juice. It is very regional. Mr. Shang’s ancestral home is not in Kyoto, so it seems that it is not easy to eat it.
"Brother Zhou, it's so amazing!"
Teacher Yu exclaimed repeatedly: "The ma tofu made by Zhou Ruming, the master of Zhen Siyanjing powder room, was well-known in Kyoto. Whether it was ordinary people or princes and nobles, the first thing that came to mind when eating Ma tofu was the ma tofu from Zhen Siyanjing. After Master Zhou passed away, this craft was passed down to the apprentice of the top gate. The apprentice passed down from generation to generation, and today it has become the successor of the third generation.
However, people don’t make money by opening restaurants now, and they rarely show this craft. They only make it to eat by themselves or entertain friends when they are in a good mood.”
Guo Qigang also said: "Brother Zhou, you are a good person. This master also likes Teacher Yu's crosstalk. Otherwise, even if you are famous for your diligent work, they may not be willing to sell their face. After all, they are not considered a diligent worker now."
Zhou Dong laughed as soon as he heard this. Isn’t this master likes Teacher Yu’s crosstalk likes his crosstalk? Teacher Guo praised himself and was really ruthless.
Everyone talked and chatted. After turning a few turns, they walked into a narrower alley. It was still a dead end. At the end were two black painted wooden doors, which looked a little mottled and peeled off. There was a clear water ditch in front of the door, covered with a foot-wide bluestone slab. There was a willow branch on the head of the door, and some green buds were vaguely drawn.
Zhou Dong nodded slightly. This small courtyard is not even the smallest courtyard. Naturally, it is not a wealthy family, but it is better than quiet and natural.
Chapter completed!