Three years ago, "Strange Food" broke the routine of ordinary food documentaries and launched with an "anti-food" attitude. I believe that many people will not be able to eat after watching it. The author still remembers the appeal that urine eggs and urine meat bring to the central nervous system, which makes people's internal organs swell and look hideous.

Three years later, during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, I watched "Strange Food 2" and it was still as ferocious as before. Among the many comments after watching, one of the more accurate comments is: the beginning of the first season is a horror story, and the beginning of the second season is a murder scene.

"Strange Food 2" poster

That's right. More varied cinematic shots, humorous narration, and the contrast between the "food" and the characters are sometimes scary and sometimes hilarious. The only thing that remains unchanged is that the food is more difficult to swallow.

The first season of "Strange Food" has been played more than 110 million times, and the rating on Bilibili remains at a high score of 9.3. Based on the first season, the creative team further deepened the unique perspective of "anti-food" in the second season, focusing the camera on those "foods" that appear to be alternative and even weird in the public eye. So far, it has more than 40 million views and a site rating of 9.0.

Screenshot of the opening scene of "Strange Food 2"

The first character at the beginning is explosive - roasted sheep's eyes.

In the documentary "A String of Life", a roasted pig's eye was served, and it was as ferocious as any. This is because in the world of gourmet food, there are many brave and talented people, and the average talent of the cooks is as high as that of Tim Burton.

"These are a pair of big eyes that have experienced the vast grassland. Who would have thought that they would now fall into the hands of a Jinzhou native who is naturally good at sheep."

However, this narration always sounds like a crude and salty idol drama sense of fate.

Grilled Lamb Eye

Zhang Lihua of Jinzhou BBQ Circle created her own unique (sheep) eye exercises to make sheep's eyes rejuvenate in the heat of water. The breakthrough cold water stimulation method effectively cares for the outermost layer of the eyeball. The appearance of the freshness means that it is elastic and must not be deflated. The eyeballs are chopped into two to facilitate the taste. Although the eyes are incomplete, they are still moist and firm.

The text is narrated like a skin care product advertisement, and the picture is like a Wong Kar-Wai movie. This split narrative style collides with a refreshing black humor effect.

The character who appears next is a mysterious food to the people of the plains. You have eaten stinky tofu, stinky winter melon, and stinky mandarin fish, but have you ever eaten stinky pork that has been stored for ten years?

They resemble the second senior brother who was captured by the goblin and tied up. They are waiting for the senior brother to save him. They are regarded as priceless delicacies and smelly pork by the Zhaba people. Like old wine, they have been sealed for many years but become more fragrant with age. The local dialect calls it Wubao. The more it hangs, the richer the family is.

Looking back on history, in fact, in order to avoid war and famine, the ancestors of the Zhaba people invented this wonderful method of preserving pork for decades. However, the rancid smell that persists over the years still makes many outsiders flee.

In the camera lens, there are several charred corpses of the second senior brother hanging on the dark stove, covered with mycelium and cobwebs. The tragic situation is comparable to the crime scene of "Seven Deadly Sins".

Restoring the production scene is also like restoring the crime scene, but "Highland Work" uses an optimistic and divine attitude to dissect the corpse.

First, use a Tibetan knife to empty the internal organs, leaving only a section of intestines, which has another magical effect. Dried round radish roots and leaves are stuffed into it, which is a natural water-absorbing and antiseptic tool. A stone is thrown into the belly and the eyes are also stuffed with stones. The Zaba people believe that the pig has a soul.

The nostrils were also blocked with branches, the teeth were smashed out, and the ears and mouth were stuffed with flour to ensure that the inner cavities were isolated from the air and would not become a paradise for maggots. Finally, use wool thread to sew the incision and spread flour in the gap. The technique is delicate and exquisite.

The last trick was to show off the astonishing lung capacity of the 60-year-old man on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and inflate the second senior brother. Accompanied by Pavarotti's singing, and finally tying a knot in the intestines, the second senior brother finally became chubby again in this life.

Screenshot of "Strange Food 2"

The stinky pork is hung upside down on the kitchen fire pit. Years of smoke and air-drying have formed a protective layer on the pig's skin, making it impossible for bacteria to penetrate. The air at high altitudes is thin and the humidity is relatively low, allowing pork to be stored for a long time.

Screenshot of "Strange Food 2"

Pork usually needs to be hung for three years before it can be eaten. After ten years, the flavor begins to enter its best period. But the expression on the face of the handsome Tibetan guy who looked exactly like Ding Zhen was hard to describe when he tasted it for the first time.

Screenshot of "Strange Food 2"

The next person is a bamboo insect. If you eat a bamboo insect, you will eat a bamboo insect. The director also checks the household registration of the person.

The larvae will go through a claustrophobic development period of about 20 days in the bamboo shoots. They feed on the shoot meat around the body as their main food. They eat, drink, and eat inside, with feces and food residue on top. The urine flows down the bottom, and the bottom layer accumulates until it overflows. You deserve to be exposed.

Following the camera, we take a closer look at the interior of this peak mansion renovated by Bamboo Chong.

Screenshot of "Strange Food 2"

A 6-story stacked villa with 0 bedrooms, 0 living rooms and 6 bathrooms...

"The overall design is avant-garde and bold. It is warm and humid in summer, and plays a role in regulating indoor temperature and humidity. The middle stack adopts a large, wide and deep well design, which has excellent ventilation. It has good lighting above and has a terrace where you can enjoy the vast scenery of the bamboo forest. Minimalism without losing the atmosphere, and the separation of dry and wet is also achieved, and quality life can be started for you immediately.”

Bamboo Insect Casserole

Salt and Pepper Bamboo Insect

It is said that the deliciousness of bamboo insects can be tasted when grilled or fried, and the special deliciousness also comes from the urine of bamboo insects.

For a foodie who is immune to silkworm chrysalises, scorpions, and grasshoppers, this chapter is relatively light in taste but still has a hint of sweetness.

The next destination is Qianliu Yi Township in Yunnan, which is located deep in the mountains of Lancang County, Pu'er, Yunnan. The Yi, Dai, Lahu, and Blang ethnic groups have lived together for a long time. Due to similar difficult conditions, they have created some unique Wild and easy-to-preserve pickled dishes.

red meat

Hongsheng

Barbeque dipped in pig blood

The traditional delicacy of the Yi people is red meat, which consists of minced olive tree bark, pig skin, pig liver, etc. and mixed with pig blood. Maybe the production scenes were so bloody that the picture had to be turned into a black and white film.

The Yi people believe that only bloody dishes are worthy of the prosperous New Year.

Sui lost

I have heard of stone vegetables before, but rarely know its origin.

Suandiu is a delicacy invented by Yangtze River boatmen long ago. When they were trapped in the shoal, they ran out of ammunition and food, so they comforted their hungry stomachs by throwing them away. This kind of cobblestones made from local materials are put into a pot and stir-fried with salt. It is a snack that the boatmen make fun of.

After this meal, wash it and fry it next time. Stone is only responsible for heat transfer. It is bland and tasteless on its own. It is full of taste and has to rely on external force-salt.

In its short life, silkworms go through four completely different stages of development: egg, larvae, half-worm, half-pupa and moth. Immortals only appear for a brief moment in the early stage of pupa. In just a few hours, they are half silkworms and half pupae. After half the calamity, they are still young and can be regarded as half immortals at most.

Four generations living under one roof - putting the four stages of silkworms in one dish

Everyone in the Northeast knows that one divine protein is as nutritious as three eggs, so in difficult times, eating insects is a good choice to survive.

Four different life states come together, this dish is called "four generations under one roof". The author believes that this dish has the magic of Inception, as if a person from different dimensions was forcibly pulled into a plate. On the round table, the four of me lamented the fleetingness of life in disbelief.

In fact, the "Stories of Strange Food" series is very similar to the "Pimple-Squeezing Master" series. Behind the bizarre life, there are the hardships and hardships that are not mentioned by others. The most important thing is still "enjoyment in hardship", which reflects the Chinese people's ability to survive. Taken to the extreme, food always carries people's stories, and the taste is full of memories of time. Once you understand the stories behind time, the existence of food becomes another kind of legend.