Gao Hui sighed with emotion in his heart. It was the first time he had heard his junior sister recite a complete story. It was indeed of high quality, although her voice was soft.
He had wanted to say a few more words, but a strange aroma swept the tip of his nose. It carried the unique aroma of the fire, making him want to see what kind of dish it was that smelled so fragrant.
When he turned his head, he saw a plate of snow-white flowers blooming in a black porcelain plate. The black and white contrasted with each other, making the flowers look even more snow-white. The blooming posture was very elegant and natural.
When he got closer, he could see that the seemingly white flowers from afar were actually flowers made of fried cuttlefish. If he didn't look carefully, he really couldn't tell. Both the color and the knife skills were very outstanding.
"It deserves its reputation," Gao Hui praised.
As a native of Haizhou, he was very familiar with this Popped Crow Flower. However, when he smelled the aroma, he didn't recognize it immediately. It wasn't that Yuan Zhou's dishes were not authentic, but this aroma was definitely the most fragrant Gao Hui had smelled in so many years. He couldn't believe that it was just the aroma of a simple plate of Popped Crow Flower.
In fact, for this dish nowadays, many chefs had chosen a very scientific method to make the heat control just right.
And this method was through the measurement and analysis of the depth and angle of the cutting of the cuttlefish slices, the blanching time, the temperature of the water, the amount of water, the seasoning method, the cooking heat control, and the analysis of the nutritional components of the Popped Crow Flower. Finally, the best process for making the Popped Crow Flower could be found.
This was a very scientific method. Gao Hui liked to use this method to make dishes in the past. He felt that the softness was moderate and the crispness was just right, which suited his taste very well. However, when Yuan Zhou's plate of Popped Crow Flower was served, even a layman like him could feel the difference.
He couldn't tell the specific difference. If you wanted to talk about the color, there wasn't much difference. They were both snow-white. However, the tip of Yuan Zhou's Popped Crow Flower had a little yellow luster, like the stamens of a flower, which made it more vivid. Even the aroma was different. He always felt that the food served by Yuan Zhou was more lively.
Gao Hui stared at the Popped Crow Flower for a while. After making sure that he couldn't see any difference, he picked up his chopsticks and put one into his mouth.
Kacha!
The crispy texture was broken with a single bite. The slightly burnt texture gave people a wonderful experience, but the innermost part retained a little tenderness. The fresh and tender taste blended with the crispness on the outside. The texture was unique and natural, with a little taste of the sea. It was not the taste that Gao Hui had eaten before that was fried using scientific methods.
It wasn't just perfect, but it had a unique flavor to it. It had the tenderness and moisture that he liked the most, and the white pepper that was just right was the finishing touch.
"I feel like I won't feel thirsty even if I eat a plate like this. It's so delicious." Gao Hui's mouth and hands didn't stop.
Even Zuo Zuo only managed to grab two flowers. It seemed that everyone had a powerful superman hidden in their hearts. When it was time to snatch vegetables, they would definitely reveal themselves.
Just when Zuo Zuo wanted to continue, the dishes she ordered arrived. A plate of thick red sauce ribs with red sauce was placed on the table.
The color was bright red. Every neat rib seemed to be covered with a thick layer of clothes. The surface was sprinkled with white sesame seeds, which looked like small white flowers.
The rich fragrance of the bones drifted out, making people feel like they were about to drool. It was very tempting.
Zuo Zuo took a deep breath and picked up a piece of rib and put it into her mouth. With a light bite, the soft meat fell off from the bone and finished the task of separating the meat from the bone. The fresh and thick sauce had a very strong taste with a little sweetness, which made the originally fresh and tender meat taste even more delicious.
Moreover, it didn't feel greasy at all. At least, Zuo Zuo ate it like eating tofu. She ate piece after piece as if she were eating vegetables and didn't feel greasy at all when eating meat.
The salty and sweet taste was very appetizing and pleasing to the heart. Zuo Zuo liked it very much. Unfortunately, even though she had seen her Second Senior Brother's ability to eat and sped up, she still couldn't eat as fast as him. In the end, more than half of the ribs still entered her Senior Brother's stomach.
Zuo Zuo pouted. Thinking that she could eat her Senior Brother's dishes later, she calmed down a little. Although they ate less, there were more varieties, so naturally, the quantity they ate also increased.
After the ribs in soy sauce were swept away, another dish was immediately served.
It was the Eight Treasure Swordfish that Gao Hui ordered. In fact, the most important thing about this Eight Treasure Swordfish was that the whole fish was out of the bones. This was the most difficult. Many chefs basically made it in shape but not in spirit. If one looked closely, they would find that the whole Eight Treasure Swordfish was a little damaged. Even if it was repaired, it could still be seen if one looked carefully. That was because the belly of the Eight Treasure Swordfish was thin and the sternum was very thin, so it was difficult to take it out in one piece.
Of course, this was only true for others. For Yuan Zhou, he had already made the whole audience excited with a dish of Steamed Rice with Anchovies during the exchange meeting between China and Japan. Now, he naturally became more skillful and natural.
At least, when Gao Hui looked at the whole Eight Treasure Swordfish, he always felt that the fish seemed to have not been processed except for the bright sauce and seasonings.
Of course, this was an illusion. Only when the fresh, juicy, and flawless fish meat entered his mouth did he suddenly realize that the fish was boneless. It was just that he couldn't see it.
Although Gao Hui had already eaten two dishes, he was still shocked. However, when the Jin 'ling Grass, which was dark green and looked as if it had never been cooked, was served, he didn't say that it was definitely uncooked, which would be a slap to his face.
Sure enough, the fresh and natural texture and the crisp, tender, and refreshing taste all showed that this dish had an extremely high taste.
"Looks like there are too many parts that need to be changed. What I wrote previously was not even a third of Head Chef Yuan's level. How shameful," Gao Hui felt that the old saying, "What you hear is false, but what you see is true" was not nonsense.
Previously, for the sake of artistic creation, he had made artistic modifications to Yuan Zhou's cooking. He believed that this was already raising the level of Yuan Zhou's culinary skills. After all, he himself felt that a chef like Yuan Zhou couldn't possibly exist in this world.
However, it was true that art required exaggeration, metaphors, analogies, and other rhetorical devices. Gao Hui felt that there was nothing wrong with this. But now that he was eating the dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou, he realized that his artistic modifications were still inferior to Yuan Zhou's actual culinary skills.
Although Gao Hui sighed with emotion, this didn't hinder his eating speed. On the contrary, the more he regretted in his heart, the faster his hands moved, as if he was afraid that the food would be gone if he was a step slower.
Zuo Zuo had prepared herself mentally, but Gao Hui's fighting strength was too strong. Even if one dish after another was served, she still couldn't keep up with the speed at which they ate. This was especially true when she had already displayed her full strength after being stationed in the restaurant for a long time, yet she still couldn't compare to Gao Hui, who had just arrived. She felt a little depressed.
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