The Eight Bowls of Earth lived up to its name. Usually, a table could only seat eight people. It was a square marble table, commonly known as the Eight Immortals Table. Each person could have a dish and there was almost no need to fight for it.
As the only cold dish in the Eight Bowls of Earth, the Dried Fragrant Rice had its own uniqueness. As soon as it was served, an extremely sour and spicy fragrance swept across the whole place. The nose was the first organ to be attracted.
If it wasn't for its responsibility to smell the aroma, it might have personally tried the taste of such an attractive dish.
"So you ordered the Eight Bowls of Earth. It smells good," Zhang Chendashan's eyes lit up.
He had deep feelings for the Eight Bowls of Earth from his tribe. Being able to eat it in Chengdu naturally made him feel good. Even if the taste wasn't good, it couldn't erase his feelings for the Eight Bowls of Earth.
"How can I be half-hearted when welcoming you? It definitely needs to be treated grandly. Nothing can express my sincerity better than the Eight Bowls of Earth," Chu Jianhua said primly.
"Finally, I can eat the Eight Bowls of Earth. It's really not easy." Chu Jianhua was overjoyed.
The Eight Bowls of Earth that he had been longing to try was right in front of him. Naturally, Chu Jianhua was very happy. Of course, there was also the joy of meeting an old friend. He felt that he could eat two servings of the Eight Bowls of Earth to express his joy. Unfortunately, the restaurant didn't allow the same person to have the same meal and the same banquet.
Chu Jianhua felt that the rules of the restaurant were affecting his performance. He could obviously eat two or three servings of the Eight Bowls of Earth, but he could only eat one now. It was really a pity. He had completely forgotten the scene of him holding his stomach when he went out. Who gave him the confidence?
"Have a taste," Chu Jianhua was overwhelmed by the fragrance. He hurriedly stopped his wandering thoughts and said.
"Ok, let me try," Zhang Chendashan directly picked up the chopsticks without hesitation.
The Dried Fragrant Rice was a cold dish. It was made by slicing the braised pork, liver, and tripe and placing them on a bowl with pickled cabbage or pickled radish as the base. After that, a sour and spicy sauce was poured over it. It sounded very simple.
In fact, not only was there a requirement for the knife skills, but also for the sauce. If one wasn't careful, the sauce would be unevenly sour and spicy.
Although the sauce sounded simple, it was not. It was not easy to grasp the proportion. Moreover, almost everyone had their own secret recipes, so the taste was also different.
Zhang Chendashan had a special liking for the sliced tripe in the dried fragrant sauce. He felt that this chewy thing was neither as glutinous as pork liver nor as oily as pork. Instead, it was very dry and refreshing. Coupled with the embellishment of the sauce, it added many magnificent colors. Coupled with the chewy taste, it made people feel like they could drink two liters of white wine.
Therefore, when he lifted his chopsticks, his first choice was naturally the tripe. He didn't know how it was prepared, but the tripe was cut into a paper-thin slice. If it wasn't for the fact that the inner layer of the tripe seemed to have many layers, which was obviously different from pig liver and pork, Zhang Chendashan might have mistaken it for someone else.
Because when he glanced over, he saw that the three ingredients were all cut into the same size and the same thickness. It was because he ate them often, so he was familiar with the appearance of each ingredient.
Putting it into his mouth, the sauce first came into contact with the tip of his tongue. The sour and spicy taste spread in his mouth along with a refreshing feeling, making him feel refreshed for no reason.
"Oh."
Once he was refreshed, his teeth immediately went to work. With a bite, the pork tripe broke into pieces. The sauce on the surface of the tripe immediately spread, making the taste very uniform. The fresh and spicy taste swept through the tripe, making it very delicious. "Delicious.
Sour, spicy, and refreshing. It's simply done to the extreme. Even back in my clan, I have never eaten such delicious dried fragrant sauce. This chef is truly amazing, "Zhang Chendashan felt that he had to express his admiration for Yuan Zhou.
He truly couldn't believe that he could actually eat the most authentic dried fragrant sauce in Chengdu. This was even more shocking than seeing a dinosaur with his own eyes.
"Head Chef Yuan, this is definitely it," Chu Jianhua said while stuffing food into his mouth and giving a thumbs up to Yuan Zhou.
"It's indeed very good. You have found the right place this time," Zhang Chendashan said.
Actually, when Zhang Chendashan told Chu Jianhua to eat whatever he wanted, it was definitely not because he was targeting Yuan Zhou or other chefs. It was because Chu Jianhua had a history of doing that.
He didn't know if the places Chu Jianhua invited him to eat were special or not, but they would always leave a deep impression on him. They were either too salty or too sweet. In any case, he would always find it difficult to get along with these oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar vendors. He would beat several of them to death every day.
Therefore, as long as Chu Jianhua invited him to a meal, Zhang Chendashan had already learned not to look forward to it. That way, his expectations would be lower and he wouldn't feel so bad about eating.
Actually, Zhang Chendashan didn't know that Chu Jianhua only asked the chef to add more seasonings because he wanted to taste the flavor himself. This caused Zhang Chendashan to doubt his own taste. If Chu Jianhua knew about this, he would definitely have to explain it to him.
This was the first time he had eaten normal food and it was so delicious. For a moment, Zhang Chendashan felt extremely happy.
When he was happy, his chopsticks trembled. When he was picking up a piece of tripe, he accidentally picked up a piece of pork liver. He was too embarrassed to put it down, so he directly put it into his mouth. He planned to chew it for a while before swallowing it and continuing to eat pork tripe or pork.
This was because Zhang Chendashan didn't like pork liver at all. He felt that it was very greasy. Even if he added the sour and spicy sauce, he still couldn't accept it.
This time, when the pork liver entered his mouth, Zhang Chendashan was immediately attracted by its plump taste. With a light sip, it immediately melted. The sour and spicy taste permeated throughout. The plump taste was decomposed by his saliva and almost completely melted into water. There wasn't any residue left. It melted in his mouth. It wasn't just a word.
Zhang Chendashan stared with his eyes wide open, "Is pork liver so delicious?" With a face full of disbelief, he smacked his lips. Other than the slightly sour and spicy taste, there wasn't any other taste. It was just that there wasn't any fishy taste that he remembered.
"I want to eat another piece to try." Zhang Chendashan immediately made a decision. He reached out with his chopsticks and put a piece of pork liver into his mouth.
The same taste immediately conquered his taste buds. Only then did Zhang Chendashan confirm that the pork liver was indeed so delicious. Therefore, he ate it with more vigor.
When Chu Jianhua saw his good friend use the chopsticks as if they were flying, he immediately felt a sense of crisis and thus started to eat faster.
How long could a plate of cold dish last? In just a little while, they finished it. Then, the vegetable dishes in the Earth Bowl were served.
The speed of serving the dishes was extremely fast. First, the boiled white lentils were eaten up. After that, the boiled bamboo shoots were served. Although it was just a vegetable dish, it tasted mellow and rich in flavor. Even if it was just a vegetable dish, Zhang Chendashan and Chu Jianhua were both very satisfied. The texture wasn't inferior to the meat at all, which made people realize that vegetable dishes could actually be so delicious.
Following that was the Steamed Pork with Rice Flour. The fragrant taste was wrapped in a thick layer of rice flour. The light brown color was also very beautiful. As it had just been steamed, it was still emitting steam. Contrasting with that, it made people very hungry. Therefore, it was immediately snatched up as soon as it was served.
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