見我終把三根藕帶吞下,小妺妺滿意非常,又開始說話沒頭沒尾:「你地唔好大驚小怪啦,以前啲人成日食生鯉魚,酌醴膾神魚,千金買一醉,長庚成日整我食,哄我陪佢飲酒。」327Please respect copyright.PENANAjoDcSMD4Da
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這時師傅收去我們兩人檯頭的白瓷碗,他至今半聲不響,低頭默默忙碌,我趁他收碗的時候與他四目交投,原本他的身後正有一個鐵鍋在蒸煮食物,同一時間鐵鍋裡的蒸氣從鍋蓋邊噴出,濃實水氣便繞了他一身,我覺得他好似隻鬼,又好似神仙。327Please respect copyright.PENANAfhtU1mq93f
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小妺妺用力聞了聞蒸氣的味道,我也聞到蒸蛋的香氣,又聞到蝦蟹類的海鮮香,不知鐵鍋裡面賣甚麼藥。327Please respect copyright.PENANAb2Kcvn87E4
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「咁長庚係邊個啊?」Sally對小妺妺特別有耐性。327Please respect copyright.PENANAPphwAsXf5w
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「魚師啊,一陣就會講到。」327Please respect copyright.PENANAixvbQQGeeQ
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我抱怨小妺妹講人話時牛頭唔搭馬嘴,但她講鬼話時我不敢出聲。327Please respect copyright.PENANAVNc2l9jFwW
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這時師傅揭開身後鍋蓋,油郁鹹香,蒸氣滿堂,白霧裡師傅再將雙手向我和Sally伸出,各端上一個燙熱的封蓋茶杯,然後再在旁邊放下一個清酒小杯,裡面裝住半杯黃色液體。327Please respect copyright.PENANAfDg41B5piw
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我聞到酒香,想要淺嚼一唇,怎料小妺妺又彈我手臂一下。327Please respect copyright.PENANAzJ8oBmev5d
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「唔係俾你飲架!」真巴渣。327Please respect copyright.PENANAaPmCy1v5Bn
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我偏要挑戰,就打開了茶杯的蓋,原來是個茶碗蒸。327Please respect copyright.PENANA0gR2ypvz7s
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蒸蛋表面潤住薄薄一層淺水,光滑得可以倒映燈光,不過蛋面上面有一個異物,黑尖白身,又有透明薄膜堆摺其上,好似一個盤腳坐住的人。327Please respect copyright.PENANAel3pLGHCle
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「幾大啦,係都要同細路女斤斤計較嘅!」Sally一手托腮,啷住她那杯未飲過的綠茶,講話也不留情面。327Please respect copyright.PENANA4hTUrpZMsp
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「咁又唔緊要,淨睇唔食都無話傷肝。」這次小妺妹反而老積。「呢個篤篤係蟹和尚,係一位魚師嘅徒弟,平時係蟹殼入面訓教,平常人要用刀割佢先至會走出黎,但如果由魚師開蟹,一揭蓋佢就會坐係度,左右兩邊拖住蟹油蟹膏,就算蟹未煮熟,一夾住和尚頭就可以連根拔起,一滴蟹油都唔會漏。」327Please respect copyright.PENANA21herjjlET
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我猜她是在講蟹蓋入面那個唔食得的砂囊。327Please respect copyright.PENANAWBnGoGIV8l
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這時小妺妺又揭開了菜譜下一頁,講解起菜色背後的故事,我知道胃口打折扣的時候又到,所以乖乖掩上杯蓋,免得望住蒸蛋聽她講故會有聯想:327Please respect copyright.PENANAdCzqb6LzFO
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魚師捉魚,手到拿來,而蛟、鼉、龜、黿四者又好食魚類,相爭相剋,自古恩怨波濤,浮沉不厭。327Please respect copyright.PENANAhTPVpbn1lG
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天寶年間,黃河與洛河之間有一白龍出世作亂,大興風雨,半年不休,但龍騰天邊,即使有魚師舉頭望遠,都解不下魚鱗一片。327Please respect copyright.PENANADKZidrWdEV
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偏偏天竺有位魚師拜訪洛陽,名叫善無畏,法眼無窮,能夠萬里解魚,又有隨緣缽一個,伸手入缽就能執出千斤魚肉,但缽頭深淺是不變的,如此兩眼一缽就成了白龍天敵,這位魚師只是合十一拜,缽中就盛了一顆吐舌龍頭。327Please respect copyright.PENANAugXkg8RtiU
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魚師掩住其眼,不讓其望見雲中龍身,帶到山中一處佛塔,用佛髮舍利織成漁網,鎮在金匣之中。因為龍身不知要死,日後難免會從斷口處長出又一個頭來,於是魚師就每日在塔前割龍肉一缽,醃成金齏玉膾,佐酒食之,未幾同好酒膾的魚師李長庚不顧面皮前來蹭食,兩人頓成莫逆,惺惺相惜,把酒言歡之間,已將白龍的肉骨心腸都食乾食淨,後來兩位魚師將金匣重開,各挖去一邊龍眼,嚼成膠沫後吞之,便將白龍頭帶回洛河放生。327Please respect copyright.PENANA2uTn3v0GKH
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因為日夜與舍利相伴,耳濡目染之下,白龍已誠心悔改,便哀求魚師度化,善無畏遂其心願,舉缽當住龍頭一壓,將其拍成肉泥,就地兵解,突然缽身長出八腳兩螯,成了一隻螃蟹,一下跑入水中,善無畏始料未及,唯有慨嘆「隨緣隨緣」。327Please respect copyright.PENANAEhMO7zhUFz
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而李長庚覺得好玩,自此熱衷煮蟹找和尚,凡人掀開蟹蓋,只覺蟹胃污穢,唯有略懂竅門的人才識得用刀挑開組織,再把和尚從蟹胃反出來,但若果開蟹的人是魚師,白龍必定坐定恭迎,而像李長庚這般幼稚心重的魚師,一般都會備黃酒一杯,淋在和尚頭上,把和尚灌醉……327Please respect copyright.PENANA39oxIl4Zkl
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小妹妹把菜譜放下,再補一句:「食魚師開嘅蟹,一定要灌醉咗和尚先。就係咁,你地食得啦。」327Please respect copyright.PENANAMiZMVFK2oJ
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我和Sally對望一眼後,各自打開面前的茶杯蓋,又見到入定安坐的蟹和尚,不約而同地將酒淋在蟹和尚的頭上,蒸蛋溫熱了酒香,我不知味道如何。327Please respect copyright.PENANACql2pvLTLr
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「嘩!和尚變成紅色!咩原理會咁?」Sally驚嘆。327Please respect copyright.PENANAhIjMpsS3uA
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「嗱,咁咪叫灌醉咗和尚囉,可以放心食架啦!」小妹妹向她講解。327Please respect copyright.PENANAKEBrYvuAnO
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我從檯面拿起一支白色膠匙羹,潷起一小口蒸蛋細味,蛋液攪拌了蟹肉絲,浸沒蟹膏黃油再蒸成瓊玉,沒有松露醬,沒有冬菇片,沒有粟米,沒有魚肉蟹柳,但已經很好食。而且酒不辣口,反而令蛋味帶醉甜,十分滋味。我不知不覺就舉起荼杯,一羹接一羹地進食下去。327Please respect copyright.PENANAavwUKFRS5K
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「奇怪,雖然好鮮味,但酒香味無哂!喂,你食唔食到有酒味。」327Please respect copyright.PENANAdLmbqbFeyW
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「唔洗問佢啦,和尚一般會飲哂啲酒,半滴都唔會剩,你點可能搶到佢酒飲!」327Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1qPsJo6LB
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我舉杯的手凝了在半空,覺得一陣鯁喉,我發聲不得,望住茶杯的底,裡面食得一啖不留。327Please respect copyright.PENANAL6GEU4OoQ7
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粒砂囊去咗邊?327Please respect copyright.PENANACIRsvzLnmX
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「你無事吖嘛,一頭大汗嘅?」Sally問我,我答不到。327Please respect copyright.PENANAvUryHiFEX5
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小妹妹回頭,一臉驚訝地問我:「你係咪未灌醉和尚就開始食?」327Please respect copyright.PENANAwWi6Uf5Kt5
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我答不到,只能點頭。327Please respect copyright.PENANARDx4Q0dx6K
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這時小妹妹湊近我耳仔,陰聲講了一句:「蟹哥哥,口下留人,比次機會佢先啦!」327Please respect copyright.PENANA9W4tLax2mS
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說罷她一手拍落我心口,我立即咳出一個白色砂囊在自已手中。327Please respect copyright.PENANA8qpmVkUnzp
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蟹和尚身披黏血袈裟,不偏不差地以打座姿勢正對著我,而我仿佛從蟹和尚的黑尖頂中看出一對沒眼珠的眶。327Please respect copyright.PENANAJzRUBobFKQ