"Alright. No need for small talk. I didn't even eat lunch just for this meal." Zhou Shijie said smilingly.
"What's the appetizer?" Chu Xiao also said straightforwardly.
"Now that you are the host, we followed you here to have a look." Li Minghui said courteously on the surface.
Nevertheless, Liu Tong just revealed a manner of looking at the falling flowers leisurely. He didn't care about that at all and just waited to tell his master about the problems of these dishes later. It was quite easy for him to pick out the problems.
"Ok. First, the cold dish. Weave brocade diligently in winter clothes." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and didn't say anything more, but straightforwardly reported the names of the dishes.
"The cuisines of our country are always like that. They name the dishes with no meaning and don't know the actual content." Chu Xiao ridiculed straightforwardly.
"Most of them are not like that. Maybe this master is more artistic." Liu Tong said straightforwardly.
"Um." Li Minghui nodded his head with a seemingly reserved manner. Apparently, he also agreed with that.
Then, Chu Xiao's non-sarcastic words became sarcastic. However, Chu Xiao didn't feel that at all. He was still thinking about what kind of cold dish Yuan Zhou would serve.
"Is a name worth your discussion?" Zhou Shijie directly interrupted him.
"You'll understand after you eat it." Yuan Zhou didn't explain anything, but just said that lightly. Then, he turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare the dishes.
Nevertheless, the customers at the side discussed with each other.
"Isn't he the chef that often comes before? And those other people seem to come specially to eat Boss Yuan's dishes." While waiting for the dishes, the customers discussed in a low voice. "Indeed.
I find the man in the black suit familiar. "Another customer cared more about Li Minghui.
"I think the old man is the leader." Another customer said seriously.
"Not the leader. Oh, I remember who he is." Being reminded like that, the customer suddenly thought of Li Minghui.
"Who is he?" The customer asked curiously.
"Doesn't this person often appear in the newspaper? That's him. That chief chef of a five-star hotel. Last time, a film crew came here and went there to eat. Then, they praised him so much. That's him. "When the customer said the last sentence, he was a little low.
"It seems that these few people all have some background." Another customer nodded his head solemnly and said.
"In any case, Boss Yuan isn't afraid of them. Boss Yuan's skills are definitely better than theirs. That's why they came to spy on us." Tang Xi, the little girl, suddenly interrupted from behind the two.
"Yeah, that's true." While the two customers were startled, they also agreed with her words.
"Um." Only then did Tang Xi return to her seat contentedly and waited for the delicacies.
Yuan Zhou did not know about these discussions. He was concentrating on processing the fish.
To put it bluntly, "Weaving Brocade in Winter Clothes" was actually fish skin salad, but the key to this simple dish was the processing of the fish skin.
Yuan Zhou took up the net and directly fished out a big anglerfish, which weighed about 1.5 kg. After wiping the water dry, Yuan Zhou started to process it straightforwardly.
In a banquet, the first dish to be served was always a cold dish. On one hand, it could prevent the customers from feeling bored while waiting for the dishes. On the other hand, it could let the hungry customers fill their stomachs first. Therefore, the first cold dish must have one function, namely, to whet the appetite.
Only by whetting the appetite of the customers could they taste the next dish better.
"The cold dish," Weaving Brocade in Winter Clothes ", has arrived. Please enjoy." Yuan Zhou carried the plates to them personally.
The plate carried to them by Yuan Zhou was a square and very flat. Normally, the gravy of the cold dish couldn't be stored in such a flat plate. However, Yuan Zhou used it.
The bottom of the square plate was snow-white. On the opposite corner, there were only a few strokes of unknown green leaves. The vegetables on the plate piled up into a small hill with bright and distinct colors.
The gelatin of the fish skin was transparent and the black and white were distinct. Even other colorful vegetables couldn't steal its limelight.
"Is this the Fish Skin Salad?" Zhou Shijie asked straightforwardly.
"Yes. Please enjoy." Yuan Zhou nodded the head.
"What a strange name for the Fish Skin Salad." Liu Tong laughed inwardly, but didn't say it out.
Nevertheless, Li Minghui knitted his brows tightly. He was afraid that the gravy would spill all over the table.
"Chairman Zhou, please." Chu Xiao picked up the chopsticks and said to Zhou Shijie first.
Because there was only one plate served by Yuan Zhou, there wasn't a system of separate dishes.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Zhou Shijie didn't decline. He directly picked up the chopsticks and started to eat.
"Please." Yuan Zhou nodded the head.
Chu Xiao followed him closely and also picked up a piece of fish skin and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Fish skin? I'm looking forward to it." Chu Xiao looked at the beautiful crystal-like fish skin on the chopsticks and then put it into his mouth.
"Um?" Chu Xiao and Zhou Shijie looked at each other and then picked up another piece of fish to eat without greeting Li Minghui and Liu Tong.
The two people didn't care about that. Liu Tong even asked something else, "Since you are the host, is there any tea? I prefer tea. "
"I'm sorry. No." Yuan Zhou didn't even think about it and directly said no.
What a joke. The Pre-Ching Ming Tea provided by the system was only eight taels a year. He had drunk one tael yesterday. How could he give it to others to drink now?
"Tsk-tsk." Liu Tong didn't say anything, but just made some ambiguous sounds. Yuan Zhou didn't bother to pay attention to him. It was fine as long as he didn't think about his tea.
"Have a taste." Li Minghui said and stopped Liu Tong from finding fault with him.
"Okay." Liu Tong answered cleanly.
Only then did the two people reach out their chopsticks and start to pick the fish. They didn't have much expectation. Even if there were many people waiting in line here, they had seen such a situation many times. They didn't think that Yuan Zhou could withstand their professional consideration.
At the other side, Chu Xiao didn't have time to pay attention to them at all. He only cared about savoring the taste in his mouth.
Theoretically, it was difficult to infuse the taste of the fish skin. Normally, the sauce would be thicker. That way, the taste of the fish skin would be imparted when dipped in the sauce. However, that wasn't the case for Yuan Zhou's fish skin at all.
It was unknown how Yuan Zhou processed the fish skin. From the gelatinous and elastic texture of the fish skin, Chu Xiao clearly tasted a faint saltiness, sourness and peculiar fragrance. There was also a hint of spiciness as a stimulus, which suddenly amplified the taste of the fish skin.
"Ca Ca". Chu Xiao chewed the fish skin. It seemed to be soft, sticky and chewy in his mouth. When he chewed, it was crispy. Plus the slightly sour and spicy taste of the fish skin, Chu Xiao suddenly became spirited.
"Interesting." Chu Xiao picked up the fish skin again and couldn't help saying that.
"It's indeed interesting. The taste is really appetizing." Zhou Shijie said straightforwardly. Of course, he didn't stop his chopsticks.
"The taste is even different from before." Chu Xiao took a look at Yuan Zhou and then said.
That's right. For the second mouthful, Chu Xiao obviously felt that the taste had changed on a different level.
When he chewed the fish skin in his mouth, the gravy burst out. It was just like eating a jelly. Although it was gelatinous, there was abundant juice inside. Besides, the taste of the juice was fresh and natural with a slight sweetness. It blended the crispness of the cucumber and the texture of the vermicelli in his mouth very well.
Such a fresh and delicious texture was like eating a fish in his mouth. It was simply fresh and delicious.
"Isn't this the fish skin?" Chu Xiao knitted his brows and thought ceaselessly.
"It's really a brocade. The texture of the fish skin is just like brocade, smooth and beautiful." Zhou Shijie didn't feel burdened and said admiringly. However, he couldn't help picking up the fish skin again.
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