"I can finally eat it. It's so torturous." Lee Yanyi couldn't help sighing while holding the small bowl.
"Exactly. Who made the rule that the chef must eat the pufferfish cooked by himself?" Zhou Shijie also couldn't help ridiculing.
"It seems that you made the rule more than 20 years ago." Lee Yanyi immediately looked at Zhou Shijie.
"Err …" Zhou Shijie indicated that he had lost his memory due to his old age and thus didn't remember it. Then, he lowered his head and drank the soup.
Nevertheless, Wuhai didn't think about that at the side. He just held the bowl and started to drink the soup.
Wuhai had always been very serious about eating.
Yuan Zhou put on the face mask and stood at the side with his back straight, watching the three people drink the soup seriously.
The two pufferfish weighing no more than 1.5 kg were boiled with the bones, skin and liver of the fish. How much soup could be made out of that? It was just a small bowl for each person.
The purpose of the soup was to warm the stomach and make it a little warm. Only in this way could one eat the ice-cold fish without hurting the stomach.
After all, a healthy diet was also important. On this point, Yuan Zhou had always put it into practice in his culinary skills.
Therefore, the three people drank up the small bowl of soup very soon.
"Pa Pa", Wuhai smacked his lips, "That's it?"
Hearing Wuhai's question, Zhou Shijie and Lee Yanyi also looked at Yuan Zhou conveniently.
"One bowl for each person. Just right." Yuan Zhou nodded his head.
"Too little, too little." Wuhai shook his head and said.
"That's all for two fish," Yuan Zhou explained. After all, it was his treat and he couldn't let others think that he was stingy.
"The next dish is the fish. Please wait a moment." This time, Yuan Zhou didn't wait for the three people to answer. He turned around and opened the fridge to take out the fish.
The fish was placed on two flat plates. It wasn't obvious when it was placed on the small plate, but the feeling was totally different when it was placed on the big plate.
The plate was very flat. On the outside of the plate, there were several simple patterns outlined by lines while on the inside of the plate, there was a dark green lotus leaf and several lotus stalks.
The patterns on it were detailed and lifelike, and the sliced fish was carefully placed on the empty lotus stalk.
The diamond-shaped fish was stacked into a blooming lotus. As the wild pufferfish was slightly pink, the summer lotus painting was more realistic and interesting.
Moreover, the diamond-shaped fish was crystal clear and the middle part of the stamen was light yellow. The whole painting was extremely beautiful.
The dark green lotus leaf, the dark green lotus leaf, the translucent fish, the translucent fish and the pink fish, as well as the pale yellow stamen in the middle. looked like a painting on the white porcelain.
"Boss Yuan's composition is getting more and more beautiful." Looking at the painting in front of him, Wu Hai was startled. It was the first time that he praised like that.
"Humm." Yuan Zhou nodded his head calmly in response to Wuhai's compliment.
However, Yuan Zhou was still very satisfied in his heart. After all, Wuhai was a master of oil painting and had an extraordinary appreciation for paintings. Besides, it was also the first time that he had complimented the painting composition of food, which indicated that the paintings Yuan Zhou read every day were still useful.
There was nothing more gratifying than making progress after putting in effort.
"This is the yellow mustard. It smells good." Lee Yanyi pointed at the stamen and said.
"Yes. It was just made before you came. It's fresh and fragrant. It's very suitable for dipping the fish. Of course, there's another dipping sauce, soy sauce." Yuan Zhou reached out his hand and signaled them to look at the bottom of the lotus leaf.
There was a dark brown area there, just like the rich soil where lotus flowers grew. When they were looking at it, the two of them ignored this place at the same time.
Only Wuhai paid attention to the whole painting and then praised it.
"I didn't even notice this place. Is this the Compound Seasoning Soy Sauce?" Lee Yanyi looked over and recognized the soy sauce at a glance, which made him even more surprised.
"Yuan's craftsmanship has improved again." Zhou Shijie stroked his goatee smilingly with a face full of smiles.
"That's because of me." Wuhai stroked his own small mustache complacently and boasted.
"I do have to thank you for your drawing notes." This time, Yuan Zhou was very considerate and didn't undermine him. Instead, he thanked him earnestly.
Indeed, Wuhai had given a notebook to Yuan Zhou after exchanging his craftsmanship with Yuan Zhou in the past, which contained some of his experiences after he started to learn painting.
Besides, there was only one notebook. After he became famous in his youth, Wuhai never wrote such a notebook again.
"Apart from eating, you only know how to paint," Lee Yanyi said.
"You only know how to eat," Wuhai answered immediately.
"Of course. Eating is my job as well as my hobby," Lee Yanyi said complacently.
The whole restaurant knew that Lee Yanyi and Wuhai didn't get along well with each other. Yuan Zhou had long been used to it since they often quarreled with each other.
Actually, it was quite remarkable for a person to do two things well in his life.
"Cough cough. It's time to eat the fish. If you don't eat, I'm going to use my chopsticks." Just like Yuan Zhou, Zhou Shijie stopped the quarrel with one sentence.
"Wow. Delicious." On hearing that, Wuhai immediately reached out his chopsticks and picked up the fish.
When Wuhai spoke just now, he already had his chopsticks in his hand. Hearing Zhou Shijie's words, he immediately reached out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish. His speed was simply unparalleled.
As there were only two plates of fish and they were all placed in front of Zhou Shijie, Lee Yanyi and Wu Hai were sitting sideways and staring at the fish covetously. They took a bite of the fish and ate it quickly and satisfactorily. Zhou Shijie looked at Zhou Shijie.
One end of the slightly cold fish meat was lightly dipped in the yellow mustard and then stuffed into the mouth. The texture was dense and a little chewy. The ice-cold texture and the inherent tenderness of the fish meat made people unable to stop chewing.
"Hiss". The spiciness of the yellow mustard filled the mouth. At that time, the chewed fish meat revealed a fresh and sweet texture. The icy feeling diluted the choking feeling very well.
The slight bitterness of the yellow mustard neutralized the fishy taste of the fish meat, making the fish meat more delicious.
The yellow mustard originated from China and was used as a condiment in the imperial court during the Zhou Dynasty. Later on, it was introduced to Japan.
Therefore, the yellow mustard powder was the most suitable ingredient for eating fish slices.
"Wow. Delicious." Zhou Shijie squinted his eyes and praised contentedly.
When the freshness faded in his mouth, Zhou Shijie immediately picked up another piece of fish meat. This time, he dipped it in the mixed soy sauce.
This time, the texture was completely different from the one dipped in the yellow mustard. Not only was the yellow mustard very spicy, but it also carried a slight bitterness, which could neutralize the fishy taste of the fish meat.
However, the mixed soy sauce was much softer. The salty and fragrant taste and the strong fragrance of the beans enriched the texture of the fish meat. Moreover, the trace of fishy taste didn't get rid of. Instead, it added the vigorous feeling of sashimi.
"The taste is too wonderful for words. I really don't want to eat any other fish." Zhou Shijie sighed contentedly.
The pufferfish was known as the most delicious fish. It showed its true strength in the hands of Yuan Zhou. In the end, Zhou Shijie couldn't maintain his bearing as a chairman anymore. He straightforwardly and quickly ate the fish meat piece by piece.
The other two people had already started to fight for the food. After Zhou Shijie joined the fight, it became three people fighting for the food.
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