Meg was constantly trying to make the bean paste, while Phyllis was also trying her best to grill a kebab.
In the quiet kitchen, only the occasional sigh of the two could be heard. But soon, the two of them were immersed in their next failure. In this regard, the two of them found a trace of similarity.
So behind every delicious dish, there is a process of continuous improvement. Becoming an excellent chef is not an easy thing. I also have to continue to work hard! Phyllis thought to herself as she stole a glance at Meg.
At noon, Meg started the fire and roasted Mamy's first roast duck. There were two thin plates of lotus leaf pancakes, several long and small plates with thin strips of scallion and cucumber, and a plate of sweet sauce in front of everyone.
Everything looked so delicate and exquisite, making people look forward to it even more.
There were no other dishes on the table. Everyone sat at the table and looked in the direction of the kitchen, full of expectation.
The most anticipated moment was naturally the moment when a new dish was brought to the table, and they would be the first to witness and taste it.
Meg slowly walked out of the kitchen with a small dining cart. There were several exquisite plates on the cart, a round wooden chopping board with a heavy Chinese kitchen knife on it, and a large plate with a metal lid in the middle. It stopped at the table.
Everyone's eyes fell on the large plate with a lid. They had seen Meg working for a long time, but they had all kinds of guesses as to what the roast duck looked like. But what they wanted to see the most was what Meg made.
"Peking Duck," Meg said with a smile, and then gently lifted the metal lid.
Under the lid was a plump, bright red roast duck with a slightly oily surface. A complete duck was roasted so beautifully that everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up.
The roast duck that had just been taken out of the oven was still steaming hot, and a rich aroma came with the heat. It was a mouth-watering smell.
"Gulp."
Everyone's throat moved uncontrollably.
"It smells so good! This aroma is completely different from that of beef kebabs, but it's also so fragrant that I'm salivating, "Yabemiya exclaimed after taking a deep whiff of the aroma.
"Father, there's only one roast duck, but there are so many of us. How are we going to split it?" Amy looked at Meg with a troubled expression.
Everyone turned to look at Meg. One roast duck was supposed to be shared among six people, so how to cut it became a problem.
"Roast duck is 70% roasted and 30% sliced. Therefore, slicing the duck is a very important process." Meg said with a smile. He put on a pair of thin disposable gloves, lifted the roast duck from the big plate, and placed it on the chopping board. He held the kitchen knife and made a cut on the duck breast. With a light flick of his wrist, thin pieces of duck meat fell neatly on the chopping board.
The duck meat was lean with a hint of fat, and the duck skin was golden yellow. After cutting it open, it had beautiful texture. All of them were sliced into the shape of apricot leaves. They were almost the same size, and there was no difference in thickness. They were as light as leaves, and they were stacked in an orderly manner on the chopping board.
The cumbersome kitchen knife appeared to be very nimble in Meg's hands. The crispy duck skin and tender duck meat didn't affect the stability of the kitchen knife in the slightest. Under his knife, the entire duck was quickly sliced into pieces according to its different parts, and placed on different plates in a smooth and fluid manner.
Amy's eyes widened as she stared intently at the plates of roast duck meat. The light in her eyes made it seem as if she was about to pounce on them.
"What incredible knife skills!" Phyllis's mouth was also slightly agape, and her eyes were filled with amazement. Without the aid of any magic, and with only pure knife skills, the roast duck that had just been taken out of the oven had been sliced into such a thin and uniform piece. She was truly in awe.
Even if she had the assistance of wind magic, she probably wouldn't be able to do it as well or as quickly as Meg.
Sally and Yabemiya also couldn't hide their amazement. The roast duck's alluring color was sliced apart by Meg's knife, and the entire process seemed to have given the duck a soul. Looking at the uniform thickness of the duck meat on the plates and smelling the fragrance in the air, they felt as if they could already taste the enticing taste of the duck meat once it entered their mouths. Their expectations were raised to the extreme.
"One hundred and eight slices." Meg put down the duck rack in his hands, and a smile appeared on his face as he looked at the five plates of duck meat that were perfectly filled.
Slicing a duck into one hundred and eight slices was the perfect number of slices. Only an experienced duck slicer could achieve this. The thickness of the duck slices was just right, and it was also one of the projects that Meg had spent the most time on in the test space for the God of Cookery.
Slicing roast duck was truly a work of skill.
"Father, can we start eating now?" Amy asked as she looked at Meg expectantly.
"Of course, but before we start eating, I have to tell everyone how to eat roast duck." Meg looked at the impatient Amy with a doting expression. "The roast duck meat can be eaten directly, or you can dip it in the sweet sauce in front of you. Of course, the most classic way to eat it is to dip the duck meat in the sweet sauce, add some green onions and cucumbers, and wrap it in a layer of lotus pancake."
Everyone's eyes fell on the sweet sauce and green onions in front of them, as well as the lotus pancake on the bamboo plate. They didn't know that these things could be used in such a way. They didn't think that eating roast duck would require so much attention.
"Everyone is hungry, so let's start eating," Meg said with a smile as he looked at everyone, who had already swallowed countless mouthfuls of saliva.
"Okay!" Amy was the first to reach out with her chopsticks. She picked up a piece of duck meat with trembling hands, and put it into her mouth.
A blissful expression instantly crept onto her delicate little face. The delicacy melted in her mouth. It was the taste of bliss.
"So this is what roast duck tastes like. Then, roast goose must taste similar, right? It's so delicious! "Amy said happily as she opened her eyes.
"I want to try it too." Yabemiya picked up a piece of duck meat and carefully dipped it in the sweet sauce in front of her. Then, she put it into her mouth and gently bit into it.
The duck meat that had just been sliced was still piping hot, and the skin was crispy. Meanwhile, the lean duck meat with a hint of fat was exceptionally rich and mellow. A fruity aroma slowly spread from the duck meat, and the sweet sauce's aroma began to spread, raising the deliciousness of the dish to another level.
Yabemiya closed her eyes at some point. She seemed to see the duck slowly being roasted into a golden-red color in the fruit charcoal. A drop of oil seeped out of the duck, then slowly slid down the golden-red skin and dripped into the charcoal fire, raising a small flame …
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