"Is this the magical appetizer candy mentioned on the internet?"
"Probably. It's said that even if you don't have an appetite, eating candy will stimulate your appetite. I heard that Xu Fu Ji even wanted to buy the recipe of this candy, but Boss Yuan rejected it."
"It's really sweet and sour appetizer. I was already hungry, but now I feel like I can eat a pig. It really lives up to its reputation."
It would be a lie to say that he could eat a pig. It was just an exaggeration. Even Wuhai couldn't eat a whole pig.
The colleagues in the department began to study according to the online guide.
Everyone was served by Su Ruoyan. When it was time to order, Jia Ming and the others sat straight and waited.
Soon, Su Ruoyan passed the written menu to Yuan Zhou. She took out a tray with a huge plate on it. In the middle of the plate was a rooster carved from ingredients.
A rooster with its neck raised and seemed to be crowing was very eye-catching. On the other side were 12 small plates arranged neatly.
There were 12 people, one for each person.
The first dish, "Rooster Announces Dawn," consisted of six small dishes. They were all different methods of cooking chicken fir: oil-soaked chicken fir, deep-fried chicken fir, salted chicken fir, chicken fir steak with mustard, and chicken fir with sesame.
The Kitchen God wasn't an ordinary restaurant. There wasn't a table for all 12 people. Therefore, Yuan Zhou adapted to the situation and directly placed the six types of chicken fir on an exquisite six-grid plate. Each grid had one type of chicken fir, so that everyone could eat it.
"Pa."
The plate made a sound when it touched the table. Following Su Ruoyan's actions, the huge plate was first placed on Jia Ming's side. Lin Yu sat next to him. His eyes were immediately attracted by the rooster that seemed to be crowing.
The bright red crown could faintly be seen as a red pepper. Its sharp beak was slightly opened, and one could faintly hear the loud crowing sound. The golden feathers seemed to be watered by egg yolk. Near the tail, there were thick and long black feathers.
It was hard to imagine that this was made from ingredients.
Lin Yu was stunned. "I've always heard about how outstanding Boss Yuan's knife skills are. Seeing it with my own eyes is believing. This carving skill is truly superb."
"Why do I feel like this rooster is edible?" Crew Cut sat next to Lin Yu and was very close to the rooster.
Beside him, Su Ruoyan nodded affirmatively. "It's edible indeed. This is an edible plate presentation."
It was common to see Food Rank plate decorations in restaurants, such as cutting a few slices of orange on a plate. However, this was the first time anyone had seen something like Yuan Zhou.
"I think we can talk about the rooster after the main course." After all, Gu Ming had been here a few times. He had some resistance and quickly noticed the six dishes on the small plate.
Hearing Jia Ming's words, the others reflexively looked at the small plate.
In fact, it was not a small plate, but it was much smaller than the large plate of rooster. It was divided into six compartments. Logically speaking, there were six side dishes. Some were fried, some were cold, and some were soaked in oil. The way they were processed was different, so the finished product should naturally be in a myriad of different shapes and sizes.
However, after being prepared by Yuan Zhou, they were all neatly arranged in the small compartments. Other than the different preparation methods, there were no other differences. The details revealed Yuan Zhou's ability. It was shocking.
"Cough. Let's eat." Jia Ming picked up his chopsticks and prepared to eat.
With Jia Ming taking the lead, the others also picked up their chopsticks and prepared to eat. After all, the tempting aroma kept drilling into their nostrils. They really couldn't stand it anymore.
Jia Ming was more interested in the fried chicken set that looked like French fries. He tried this first.
It was obviously fried. Logically speaking, even if it wasn't crispy and delicious, it should be crispy and tender. However, this fried chicken set was obviously different.
The first bite wasn't crispy, but soft and tender with the fragrance of egg. Inside was the fresh and tender chicken. Different from the soft and tender skin on the outside, the chicken inside was fresh and tender with a little bit of tenacity. The taste was very good.
"I've never eaten fried chicken like this. It's really delicious. It turns out that fried things can also have such a taste. So delicious." Jia Ming ate one chicken piece at a time and ate very quickly.
Some people liked fried chicken while others liked bland ones. The short-haired girl tried the Salted Chicken Fir first.
It could be seen from the name that the preparation method was actually very simple. It was just to boil the chicken in salted water. It didn't seem to be very tasty.
The short-haired girl looked at the white and tender chicken with a little bit of green in the plate and felt that it had never been processed.
She picked up a chicken piece with the chopsticks and put it into her mouth. "Ka Ca". Her teeth broke as soon as she bit it. She chewed slightly and felt it was very chewy. It was salty, fresh, crispy and tender, just like eating radish. Theoretically speaking, the chicken fir shouldn't have such a taste. However, after being processed with salted water, not only did the water not lose, the taste also changed.
"Delicious. It's crispy and tender. It's really delicious." The short-haired girl was obviously very satisfied.
At the other side, Lin Yu was a chicken thief. He looked at the chicken fir in his plate and thought of the rules of the restaurant. Then, he fixed his eyes on the big rooster over there.
"The food in my plate belongs to me. Only the food in the public plate belongs to me when it enters my mouth." Lin Yu said inwardly.
Although Lin Yu had delicate features and was tall and had long legs, he was actually a wicked guy with a bellyful of evil tricks.
While everyone was immersed in the delicacy in their plates, Lin Yu reached out his chopsticks to the comb of the big rooster.
Only when he picked it up to his eyes did he realize it was indeed the comb made of red chili. Thinking about the remaining plate presentation, Lin Yu stuffed the comb into his mouth casually.
He originally thought it was just the taste of chili. Unexpectedly, when he bit it, it wasn't the taste of chili, but rather the taste of umami. It was the taste of the chicken fir. It was obviously a chili with the unique crispness and sweetness of the red chili. However, the taste of the chicken fir emitted from the bones was just like the chicken fir growing out of the chili.
"It's really incredible." Lin Yu's eyes lit up.
For the Chicken Fir Banquet, even the plate presentation was a perfect match with the chicken fir. It was indeed a clever idea.
"Ah, it's gone." Only when Jia Ming's chopsticks reached the air in the end did he realize the large plate had already entered his stomach.
Luckily, they didn't have to wait. Just when everyone was eating up one after another, the second dish was served.
It was also the first time for The Kitchen God to hold such a formal banquet. Like the All-Fish Banquet, there were at most three to five good friends. There was no need to worry about splitting the dishes or the embarrassment of not being able to eat it.
But a banquet was different.
The banquets in Dian Province were very particular. No matter if it was the old-style banquet of "three cold meats, four hot meats, four big bowls, eight small bowls, and twelve round plates" or the new-style banquet of "ten big dishes", there would be no lack of bowls, cups, and plates.
Different from the vegetarian banquet, there was not only a limited number of people per table but also a special venue. Therefore, after Jia Ming had booked the banquet, Yuan Zhou also decided on the standard of the future banquets after some thought.
The second dish was the Auspicious Dragon and Phoenix. Logically speaking, it should be a large plate with the ingredients arranged in the shape of a dragon and phoenix. However, Yuan Zhou directly improved it.
It was still twelve small plates with a dragon and phoenix inside. However, compared to a formal dish, the dragon and phoenix inside were all young dragons and phoenixes. They were miniaturized versions, but they were equally exquisite and ingenious.
Regardless of the black dragon or the phoenix, they didn't lose any of their majesty because of their size. The soaring dragon and the spreading phoenix were equally domineering.
"You really found the right place for this year's anniversary celebration. Look at these dragons and phoenixes. They are simply too beautiful. I thought the dragons and phoenixes in the myths would definitely look like this. They are so beautiful," Lin Yu said to Jia Ming in a low voice.
"Of course. The Chicken Fir Banquet is a famous banquet in my hometown. Moreover, it was cooked by Boss Yuan. No one can beat it. How can it not be delicious?" Jia Ming's face was beaming with joy and he seemed extremely proud.
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