Chapter 701 Luck and Misfortune
"So," Tina Scamander said, choosing her words carefully, "to hear you put it like that, before entering Hogwarts, Elena, the environment you lived in might have occasionally taken this into consideration... "
"A Muggle orphanage located on the shores of Loch Lomond in the Scottish Highlands." Elena said calmly.
"Muggle orphanage? Sorry, dear, I didn't know..."
Mrs. Scamander didn't hear any embarrassment in Elena's voice.
However, the girl's answer still exceeded her expectations. She originally thought that even if the girl was not from an ancient wizarding family, she would at least be from a well-off non-magical family - Tina rarely encountered such an elegant and decent little girl. .
"That's right," Elena said, looking calmly at the surprised faces of the Scamanders, "a private orphanage run by an idiot priest himself, but there is nothing to apologize for. Instead, I feel very lucky. .”
"Huh? But it's hard for you to even eat meat, right?" Newt frowned in confusion.
"If you mean 'meat' by your definition, then it is."
Elena smiled slightly and continued quickly, regardless of the fact that Newt might not understand some of the words.
"But strictly speaking, I think anything rich in protein can be considered meat, such as pork loin, pig brain, pig intestine, pig heart... In a sense, cholesterol-rich offal can be used as eggs. Kind of substitute - this is actually a good choice for those in orphanages."
As she spoke, the girl tapped the chopsticks on the hot waistband in front of her.
"Indeed, at the beginning, this would be a difficult thing to accept," Elena shrugged, a rare soft look flashed in her eyes, "But perhaps because there was no choice, everyone gradually I fell in love with this cheap and unique ingredient, which I didn’t expect, even...even more than I like normal pork.”
Regarding this matter, Elena was actually a little troubled.
Due to the relatively difficult conditions, before the Hogwarts kitchen took over the catering supply of the orphanage, Elena was responsible for almost all three meals a day in the orphanage. Naturally, it was inevitable that the tastes of these children would become a bit different. strangeness.
Whether they are flying in the sky, running on the ground, growing on the ground, or buried underground, let alone normal-looking pig viscera, pig heads, and pig tails, even some strange insects such as silkworm chrysalises and termites. , in the eyes of the children in the orphanage, it also falls within the range of recipes that can be eaten without fail.
"All in all, it's not a sad thing."
Elena turned her head, looked at Newt Scamander, and said quite seriously.
"Just like your interest in exploring the unknown field of magical animals, I am just building on your foundation to utilize the remaining value that has not yet been developed - edible, medicinal, commercial... These are inevitable human social behaviors. "It causes the loss of plant and animal life, it's part of the natural cycle, but waste is definitely the worst."
“On the other hand, in places you can’t see, hunger still threatens the lives of many people.”
Elena tapped the waistband in front of her and said in a solemn tone.
"It's just that some people are not as lucky as me to be able to accurately find the food that can sustain life in the vast nature. As for cooking them deliciously on this basis, it is even more of an unrealistic luxury. ”
The reason why Chinese cuisine is so inclusive is largely due to the continuous attempts of people generations ago, including cultural changes, the suffering of war, and even diseases and natural disasters...
In order to continue to survive, the senior flower growers used their lives to pave a path for future generations.
In comparison, this is also the biggest difference between Europe and China - the foundation of food culture.