Chapter 696: Monterey Aquarium

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To make a digression, the typhoon "Mangkhut" has already landed in the south. I hope all people in the typhoon area will pay attention to safety.
Talking about this topic in the book friend group today, a book friend actually answered me like this: It’s okay, I'm used to it. Come once every two or three years. It’s good to catch fish at the door during the holiday. . . . . .
Is it strange that I am rare? ? ?
Well, I'd rather be more weird than I'm rare. After all, as a northerner, the impact of the typhoon on us is still very small. Anyway-----God bless you. . . . . .
Xiao Peng took the magazine and looked at the contents, and suddenly felt dumbfounded.
There are so many introductions to Chinese food, Xiao Peng knows two of them: sour pork and fortune cookies, which are the so-called fortune cookies that appeared in Huaxia N years ago. A small hollow cookie is stuffed with a small piece of paper. It was written with the words "Chicken Soup". At the time, it was known as Star Tiao Country Snacks, but according to the food book that Mrs. Martin gave to her, it was a famous authentic Chinese food!
Xiao Peng swears that this thing really came from your Star Striped Nation to our China, and our China really didn't have this thing!
After reading the introductions of the remaining Chinese dishes, Xiao Peng was even more confused.
What Tso's chicken? In fact, it has nothing to do with Zuo Zongtang. He just hammers and fries a large piece of chicken and fries it with a western sweet sauce. This is a very authentic star-tipped national dish. It is said to be because of Kissinger, former secretary of state of the star-tipped country. I like eating this dish very much, so this dish is very popular in Xingtiao Country. But what does this have to do with Zuo Zongtang? What does it have to do with Chinese food? Is Chinese food with Chinese names in the dish?
As for the so-called "Li Hongzhang Miscellaneous", this turned out to be a famous dish in the history of Daoxingtiao country! This dish sounded like a curse, and it got involved with Li Hongzhang when he visited the Star Strip Country. The methods are different in different parts of the star-tiao country, but they are all simple and rudejust put all kinds of shredded pork and vegetable shreds together and stir fry, but such perfunctory dishes have been popular here for more than 100 years. It is a miracle.
Crab meat wontons are not surprising in China, and fried wontons are not very strange. What is strange is that the various star-tiao national fried wontons contain not only crab meat, but also cream! When you eat it, you have to dip it in jam or honey. I really don’t know what kind of taste it will be. But just like that, people here like this dish and don’t want it!
The "baby plate" is actually an appetizer, a bit like a snack platter, which contains fried egg rolls, tonkatsu, fried chicken wings and other foods. In short, it is a variety of fried dishes.
It’s not surprising to see sour pork here. Many of the first Chinese who went to Xing Tiao to work hard were Cantonese. So it is normal for Cantonese sour pork to be promoted, but what is abnormal is this place. For the method of babble, the sauce used is the star-tiao national bb sauce, which is also unique. However, since the people of Xingtiao people don't seem to have a cold on pork, so sweet and sour chicken appeared again. . . . . .
As for the so-called fried egg rolls and hibiscus eggs, they are all egg foods. The fried egg rolls look very similar to spring rolls, but the outer skin is huge, and it has been blown up so hard that Xiao Peng thinks him like spring rolls. The failed version of Fu Rong Dan, isn’t that an omelet? It's just vegetables.
Xiao Peng looked at food magazines and couldn't laugh or cry, but he could also understand why this happened. After all, people of different cultures and different tastes have different tastes. The Chinese people think it is delicious, and in the eyes of the people of Stars and Stripes, it is shit. And if you want to hold a foothold in the Huaxia restaurant in Xingtiao Country, the taste must be localized. If there is no localization, then the restaurant is only one way to go. This is all to open a restaurant in Xingtiao Country. The experience full of blood and tears left by the predecessors.
And what is the favorite taste of Star-Tiao people? Tart and sweet. Make a spicy chicken with jam.
Well, when it comes to this, Xiao Peng suddenly thought that the dark cuisine in the university cafeteria, which is known as the ‘ninth largest cuisine in China’, would definitely be very popular in the Star-Tiao Country!
Stir-fried pork with green pepper and dragon fruit, fried pork ribs with sugar cane, stir-fried crispy corners, fried bananas with watermelon, fried moon cakes with tomatoes, and braised glutinous rice balls. . . . . . They are all sweet and sour, absolutely suitable for the taste buds of the people of Star Strip!
Seeing Xiao Peng's expression, Mrs. Martin asked curiously: "Xiao, what, are these Chinese meals not authentic?"
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and replied: "Mrs. Martin, believe me, if any restaurant in China specializes in these dishes, it will be closed after a few days. I can only say that these are all that look like Chinese dishes. The star-tiao national dish----we don’t have this thing in Chinese food at all, and I have no appetite to look at!
"But the book says this is authentic Chinese food." Mrs. Martin said.
Xiao Peng shook his head: "Mrs. Martin, I think this is an insult to the words'authentic' and'Chinese food', but I think... Mrs. Martin, don't care too much about authenticity, after all, the most The important thing is that you don’t think it’s delicious. As long as you think it’s delicious, why bother with authentic or not? Perhaps authentic Chinese food is not suitable for your taste?"
Mrs. Martin nodded thoughtfully.
At this moment Martin said: "Our destination has arrived, a warehouse full of wealth, your dear Martin father is here!"
Xiao Peng looked hurriedly and blew his whistle: "What a beautiful town."
Martin parked the car in the public parking lot: "Xiao, we are going to the Taobao gathering spot, which is the iron man bar over there. Will you go?"
Although he invited himself, Xiao Peng could see that Martin was not very enthusiastic about his invitation. Thinking about it, he can understand that this is a gathering place for his colleagues, and it is meaningless to go.
So Xiao Peng shook his head: "No Martin, I want to take a look in town. After all, fine wine is more attractive to me, and no scenery is more attractive to me."
Martin heard it, but didn’t force it: "Well, if that’s the case, then you can have fun. By the way, the auction will be held at ten o’clock in the morning tomorrow. If you earn the fifty-dollar transportation fee, we will be here at nine o’clock. How do you see?"
Xiao Peng nodded: "Martin, Huaxia people value promises. I have promised that you will not release pigeons if you come to work tomorrow. I will meet here at nine tomorrow. Okay, Mr. Martin. I wish you and Mrs. Martin have fun today." Xiao Peng carried his luggage on his back and waved to the Martins.
"You have fun too!" The Martins said goodbye to him.
In this way, Xiao Peng came to Monterey Town, where the Star-Stripe Nation first encountered a major town battle.
The famous battle of Monterrey started here.
It was 1846. Under the leadership of Zachary Taylor, the Stars and Stripes Army decided to enter the town of Monterey. At that time, Monterey still belonged to the territory of Mexico. At that time, let alone Monterey, the entire California at that time It is a Mexican territory.
Before that, the Star Stripe Nation had not done any training related to the town battle. Mexico, on the other hand, has great combat experience. All soldiers hide on the roof or hide in secret perforations to attack the army of the Stars and Stripes, and move the artillery to the center of the town to provide effective fire support.
At the beginning of this battle, the Stars and Stripes were forced to stop under the firepower of the Mexican army, but the Stars and Stripes invented a peculiar way of tactics: They let people use a pickaxe directly on the walls of houses and houses. Dig the channel to annihilate the Mexican army inside and on the roof, or simply use a ladder to move quickly on the roof to solve the enemy ambushing on the roof.
A typical squad consists of a soldier in charge of holding a hoe. Under the cover of fire, he manages to dig a passage between the house and the house. When the wall is about to break, three to four soldiers will hold a revolver-pistol. Prepare for the indoor gun battle that may occur at any time. Through this tactic, the Stars and Stripes successfully occupied the town of Monterey, and also created the first victory record of the Stars and Stripes army in urban combat.
Monterrey is no longer the war town it used to be, but an artistic town. It is also the first choice for Hollywood stars to vacation. The fishing industry here is also very famous. Since there is no direct plane to Monterrey in China, Monterrey is not very famous, but Xiao Peng came here to know how beautiful it is.
There are seven dreamlike beaches and steep cliffs where you can watch seals and otters. It is also a paradise for bird watching and whale watching, and it is also a popular area for surfing and kayaking. Because it is a natural habitat for many kinds of cetaceans, the entire Monterey Bay is a national marine protected area in the Star Striped Nation.
The most peculiar thing is that here is not only the beautiful ocean scenery, but also the Pacific Grove Monarch Forest Reserve on the shore. This is the first choice for monarch butterflies to spend the winter. Numerous butterflies gather here every October to February.
At the same time, this is also a hot spot for the arts and literature of the Stars and Stripes, because this is the hometown of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbel, where he was born and raised. The museum here displays his various works, old photos and Various materials even include the truck he used when he traveled the country while writing "Walking with Charlie."
Monterey was also the capital of California and the historical center of the entire California.
Speaking of this, one thing is more interesting. Speaking of California, many people know San Francisco and Los Angeles, and most people think that the state government of California is in Los Angeles or San Francisco. Well, in fact, this is wrong. The state government of California is located in Sacramento, where the NBA team Kings are located.
It's embarrassing to say it, just like the status of Jinan, the capital of China's Shandong Province, in Shandong-it is obviously the provincial capital, but after the economy is ranked third, it is not emboldened to speak. This is also true of Sacramento. It is obviously the capital of California, but in terms of economy and popularity, it is not as good as Los Angeles and San Francisco.
This is also the characteristic of the Star-Spangled Nation. Generally, the capitals of all states are not in big cities. Their philosophy is ---- all civil servants are in big cities, how can they serve the people wholeheartedly?
To travel to Monterey, the place to go is the famous Monterey Aquarium, which is also one of the best aquariums in the whole Star Striped Country. There are nearly three hundred and fifty thousand aquatic animals. biological! Fully showcase the rich marine life of Monterey. There is a surrounding fish pond with a capacity of 4.5 million liters in the central and outer bay side hall of the museum, which completely simulates the marine environment and contains various marine life.
However, the tickets here are indeed not cheap, as high as 59.9 meters gold, Xiao Peng only has less than two thousand dollars in his pocket, but he did not hesitate to buy a ticket to visit. After all, if I missed it and wanted to see it again, that would leave too many regrets.
Xiao Peng took a lot of beautiful scenery here, and it was really beautiful to watch the divers cruising beside all kinds of fish in the aquarium. Many tourists sighed for the divers' actions in the water, and they said they would go to the diving school in the town to learn to dive, let alone them, even Xiao Peng wanted to learn.
But then I thought, damn, I learned a fart, I can dive better than him without diving equipment. The sea is my home ground, so why do I envy these divers?
Well, what he admired was not the diver's actions in the water, but the feeling of the diver interacting with various aquatic animals. . . . . .
After shopping here, Xiao Peng came to Carmel Avenue, where he took a lot of photos: this is a very classic street, from the signs to the storefronts, it is antique, and the most on this street is restaurant!
This is another feature of Monterey: there are so many restaurants. From the farm’s pure natural food to the marine eco-friendly restaurant, there is everything here. In Monterey, only you can’t think of it and you can’t eat it. Monterey’s unparalleled culinary tradition benefits from its unique natural geography and climatic conditions. In a small town where less than 100,000 people live, there are thousands of restaurants. This is definitely a paradise for foodies. But Xiao Peng only took pictures and didn't eat, so should he come according to his own economy?
Xiao Peng posted the picture to the newly registered Weibo. He was afraid of losing photos, so he signed up for a Weibo, and no one paid attention to it. He didn't follow others, just to store photos taken along the way. After doing all this, the sky began to darken. Xiao Peng came to the beach with his luggage, set up the tent, nibble on some bread and went inside and slept all night. Now he is looking forward to the warehouse auction at dawn stand up.
The hard work of earning fifty dollars is secondary. For Xiao Peng, the most important thing is to open his eyes. This is what Xiao Peng looks forward to most.