Live Wilderness Adventure

Chapter 627 Glacier

"What are we going to eat?"

"While I'm prepared, I'm still hoping to eat some normal food."

At this time, Bowles was in a mood of anxiety and anticipation. Apart from some unexplainable but known purposes for coming to the show, he still had some thoughts of his own.

I also have a general understanding of Bi Fang's programs, and even made a summary table of what to eat, ranging from normal food to exotic food.

Raw earthworms, roasted grubs, roasted venison, boiled chicken, it seems that as long as they are edible, they are all on Bi Fang's menu.

【You can always trust Fangshen's hunting ability】

[You can also trust his seasoning]

[But don't trust his taste buds (dog head)]

"Yes." Bi Fang smiled, and he pointed to the field in front of him. There are a few big trees sparsely scattered on it, but there are more bushes and herbaceous plants under the bushes. If you look around, you can see a lot of edible herbs."

"Fern?" Bowles looked at the weed Bi Fang was pointing at, and obviously recognized what it was.

Bi Fang nodded: "The most wild plants on the outskirts of Yangguo are ferns, which are everywhere. From London to the north to the northernmost tip of Scotland, they are all such plants."

"Ferns are ancient plants that live in shady forests and river banks. They have lived on the earth for more than 300 million years. Long before the appearance of dinosaurs, they occupied the sweltering primeval together with stone pine and horsetail plants. Swamp forest."

"Wow." Bowles exclaimed.

"Women in Yangguo used to be crazy about ferns. I don't know if this is the reason for the proliferation of ferns in Yangguo. It can be said that the wild weeds in Yangguo are basically ferns." Bi Fang squatted down and turned over. Herbs in front.

"But some ferns are very rare, and others have limited distribution due to limited habitats. The reason may go back to Queen Victoria, when it was very popular to pick ferns and grow them indoors."

"Gatherers scavenged the countryside for ferns, transported them to the streets of towns, and sold them door to door. Of course, the rarer the fern on sale, the higher its price. Before long, due to continued picking, a certain Some species of ferns become extremely rare."

"The one in front of us is broom fern. Its young stems and leaves can be eaten. It is a semi-wild vegetable high in carotene, potassium and copper. The old plants can be used as brooms, hence the name."

Bi Fang rummaged through, found some young leaves, cut them off with his fingernails, handed some to Bowles, and stuffed them into his mouth to chew.

After Bowles took it, he hesitated and stuffed it in.

"What does it feel like?"

"It's a bit dry." Powers chewed it a few times. "The fiber feels very abrupt. Is it old?"

Bi Fang nodded, it was a bit old, but it was edible.

"Not all ferns can be eaten. Some young ferns contain tannins. Generally, they need to be soaked in cold water overnight before eating, and they are usually heat-processed. After blanching and rinsing, they can be greatly reduced. The protofernin contained in it can reduce the risk of cancer.”

"Can this be eaten raw too?" Bowles pointed to the broom fern.

Bi Fang shook his head: "No, according to our traditional Chinese medicine, the broom fern is cold in nature and will have adverse effects on the human stomach. Eating it raw is easy to cause diarrhea."

Bowles: "."

He looked at the remaining half of bracken in his hand, and the dry taste of plants in his mouth, he didn't know what to do for a while.

Bi Fang smiled: "It's okay, it's just a little tender leaf, nothing bad."

"All right."

Since you can eat it, don't miss it.

Bi Fang searched around and picked all the edible ones. It is summer and there are fewer young leaves, but it is not without them.

It took more than ten minutes, and I picked up a small half plate, but it was still far from enough for two people, and it was difficult for plants to provide enough energy.

Better yet, meat.

So the two continued to move forward, and came to the small river where they had previously fetched water, looking for a bend in the river with a slower flow, where there might be fish.

"It's quite far away from the coast, and the wind is much lower. You can see that the trees here are obviously lush, and it's a swamp forest."

Bi Fang pointed to the dense forest in the upper reaches of the river. Although it was still sparse, it could already be called a forest.

"From the wilderness to the forest, there is a clear change in the vertical zone, so there will be a significant increase in biodiversity, the density of animals here will be higher, and we are more likely to encounter prey, especially in the swamp forest."

"What happened to the swamp woods?"

"The fish resources in the swamp forest are very rich."

"One of the typical ones is the mangrove forest, which is also a swamp forest. It grows in the coastal intertidal zone and is one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the sea-land transition zone. Nearly 80% of the world's fish catch comes directly or indirectly from mangrove forests."

"However, mangroves only exist in subtropical and tropical regions. Yangguo does not have them. There are only ordinary swamp forests, but they are enough. The roots of the forest in the swamp will be entwined, providing habitat for many animals."

Walking into the swamp forest, Bowles obviously felt that it was more difficult for him to walk.

Wet mud sticks to the soles, and many take more effort to pull up.

Bi Fang raised his spirits and reminded: "Follow me, don't get trapped in the mud, or you will be in trouble."

[I feel like there will be a snake]

[Indeed, the crocodiles and pythons in the swamp are really all right? 】

Bi Fang shook his head: "Yangguo doesn't have these two things, and it can even be said that there are no reptiles."

As far as survival in the wilderness is concerned, the island country of Yangguo can really be called a treasure land of geomantic omen.

In the Middle Ages, ferocious beasts such as brown bears and wolves were almost extinct in England, and they are completely extinct in modern times. They can only be seen in zoos. The only remaining red deer and wild boar are regarded as the first-class prey, followed by hares and pheasants. Chickens and geese and ducks and the like.

The big ones are gone, so there should be small poisons, right?

What about poisonous snakes?

It cannot be said that there is no such thing at all, that is too absolute, because there are various species invasions in modern times, and the phenomenon of releasing pets at will, it can only be said that there are very few.

Not because of St. Patrick, though.

"There is a festival in Yangguo, called St. Patrick's Day, to commemorate St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland."

"The legend about St. Patrick, that he drove all the snakes out of Ireland, is one of the most famous stories in Irish mythology."

This is also evident.

"But in the final analysis, it is just a legend. The scientific explanation is that during the Ice Age, the temperature in Ireland and the Central Kingdom was too low for cold-blooded animals such as snakes to survive. The cold-blooded characteristics of snakes need to absorb heat from the surrounding environment to maintain normal functioning of the body.”

"Until 10,000 years ago, the glaciers changed, connecting the central country, Ireland and the European continent, forming a land bridge, and species migration occurred. After that, some migrated to the central country."

"But the time is very short, and there is not much time. Later, when the glacier melts, I think there is an ocean in the middle."