Just when the atmosphere was incomparably awkward and Chu Xiao was just watching on the sidelines, feeling that Yuan Zhou deserved to be his opponent and was really arrogant, Li Minghui, Liu Tong and Zhou Shijie couldn't help but want to beat Yuan Zhou up, Wuhai said.
"By the way, the fish dumplings are going to get cold and the fish meat smells fishy. How about I share the burden with you?" Wuhai had long coveted the All-Fish Banquet.
It was no wonder that these people didn't mind eating and kept explaining how delicious the fish meat was and how delicious the fish soup was. Coincidentally, Wuhai was sitting at the side. If it wasn't torture, what else could it be?
At that time, Wuhai couldn't bear it anymore. He consciously asked politely.
Wuhai's words were like a stone thrown into the tranquil lake, which suddenly broke the weird atmosphere of the several people.
"Enjoy your meal, everybody." After saying that, Yuan Zhou turned around and went back to the kitchen to continue preparing the dishes.
"Forget it. Eating the dumplings is more important." Zhou Shijie picked up a dumpling and put it into the bowl quickly.
There were a total of 12 Mandarin Duck Fish Dumplings cooked by Yuan Zhou, namely, three for each person. Although the number was even, the taste was not.
"Hey, hey. I said I can help. You guys continue to discuss." Wuhai stroked his small mustaches and revealed a sincere look.
"No need. You'd better eat your Egg Fried Rice." Although Liu Tong hated Yuan Zhou, he didn't say that he didn't want to eat delicious dishes.
"My good intentions are not repaid. People are not what they used to be." Seeing that there was no hope, Wuhai immediately muttered indignantly.
As for Yuan Zhou, he had already drawn the line. He absolutely didn't know this guy who cheated others for the sake of food. It was really hard for him to be an artist.
Yuan Zhou began to feel sorry for the agent of Wuhai, Zheng Jiawei. However, he forgot that the person he had pretended to be beaten to death just now was almost beaten to death. Therefore, the two of them were almost the same.
"The fish dumplings look delicious." Liu Tong didn't argue with him. Instead, he picked up a golden fish dumpling and pretended to be drooling.
Of course, he did it specially for Wuhai to see.
"Humph." Wuhai snorted coldly and lowered his head to eat his Egg Fried Rice.
"They are all handmade leather. Boss Yuan is really skillful with his hands." Zhou Shijie took the first bite and said immediately.
"I thought it was just an ordinary wonton wrapper." Li Minghui nodded in agreement.
"It's indeed extraordinary." Liu Tong also nodded his head and said affirmatively this time.
"He picked out the fish meat and then added the tenderloin and fish broth into the dumpling wrapper for mixing the dough. What a clever idea." Chu Xiao tasted the difference of the dumplings the moment he put it into his mouth.
That's right. The fish dumplings that Yuan Zhou made this time were different from the others. It wasn't as simple as skin and meat.
Instead, he kneaded the dough first. Just this step alone was already very complicated. The broth used to knead the dough was all made from the fish bones. When it was not cold, he added it into the dough bit by bit and stirred it clockwise to form a slightly hard dough.
At that time, Yuan Zhou began to knead the dough continuously. It took him about 10 minutes to knead the dough. Only by kneading the dough could the dough become chewy and chewy.
"Logically speaking, the noodles should have a fishy smell since the fish meat and fish broth are added to it. This kind of freshwater fish even has an earthy fishy smell. It seems that the secret lies in the fish broth." Chu Xiao ate the noodles carefully and then analyzed slowly.
Chu Xiao was right. Yuan Zhou naturally removed the fishy smell when he boiled the fish broth. However, the fish bones would definitely produce bone oil when boiling the broth. With the oil, not only would the noodles have the taste, but it would also affect the shaping of the dough.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou skimmed off the fat bit by bit and used the fish broth to mix the dough. The fish meat was also marinated with the juice of the perilla leaves and the tender sprouts first. In this way, not only would there be no fishy smell, but there would also be a faint grassy fragrance.
"Apart from other things, this old man feels the fish meat wrapped inside is very delicious." Zhou Shijie squinted and revealed a look of admiration.
"Can you tell what's inside?" Zhou Shijie asked his apprentice again.
"It's the pear." This time, the two of them worked very hard. After all, Yuan Zhou didn't cut the pear into very small pieces. Instead, he cut them into moderate sizes and felt that they could be chewed.
"It's the Cangxi Pear." Chu Xiao added timely at the side.
Then, the two of them became speechless for a while. The pear had been cut into such small pieces. How could they tell what breed it was? Also, it had been cooked, which made it even more difficult to distinguish.
"As soon as the fish dumplings enter the mouth, the skin is chewy and slightly springy while the fish meat inside is tightly wrapped. Once it's bitten, the fresh and sweet gravy immediately jumps out. That feeling is as if the fish is alive in the mouth." Zhou Shijie described in detail.
"Indeed. The fish meat and the wonton skin that is as thin as a cicada's wing and tough are wrapped very well. There's no leakage of air at all, so a temporary vacuum is formed inside. The fish meat is cooked in such a vacuum environment." Chu Xiao nodded his head and continued saying.
"However, the surface of the fish dumplings isn't hot at all. Only when the fresh and delicious gravy bursts out when you bite into it does it slightly burn your mouth. But the taste is so wonderful that you can't bear to cook anything else and just swallow it down." Liu Tong also explained the taste in detail at the side.
"The flesh of Cangxi Snow Pear is added into the wrapped fish meat. It tastes crispy, crunchy, juicy and sweet. It's just a perfect match with the light and fresh fish meat." Li Minghui also said with a seemingly serious tone.
In fact, that was really the case. The fish dumplings were impeccable no matter from the chewiness of the skin or the taste of the fish meat.
Then, the several people started to talk about the delicacy of the fish dumplings one after another.
Because they were basically all masters, they had no problem to taste the fish dumplings with such obvious advantages, though their level varied.
Therefore, they described the fish dumplings to be extraordinarily delicious.
As a result, Wuhai at the side suffered miserably. He could only accompany these poisonous descriptions but couldn't eat it.
"Zhou Jia, I want a serving of Dongpo Pig Knuckle. Hurry up." Wuhai was rich. He directly ordered a serving of pork to satisfy his craving.
"Okay. One moment, please." Zhou Jia answered loudly.
"I think the Dongpo Pig Knuckle is also very good." It was unknown whether Wuhai said that to himself or to Li Minghui and Liu Tong at the side.
That's right. At the beginning, Zhou Shijie just sighed with emotion about the delicacy of the fish dumplings. After all, it was the last dish. After eating it, he felt a little unsatisfied, but at the same time, he felt satisfied.
Nevertheless, Liu Tong said that on purpose. After all, Wuhai had coveted his food just now.
"The Cangxi Snow Pear is really the finishing touch." Chu Xiao ate the last mouthful of the dumpling unhurriedly.
"That's true. In this way, all the snacks and fruits are available." Li Minghui said immediately.
"Little Brat Yuan is so stingy. When we came here, there was no tea and no fruits." Zhou Shijie pretended to be discontented and said.
"Exactly." Liu Tong nodded his head discontentedly.
As for Yuan Zhou who heard that, he just pretended that he didn't hear that. After all, he had wasted one tael of tea leaves very generously yesterday afternoon. Recently, he had been very frugal when drinking tea himself. How could he possibly treat others to tea?
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