Yuan Zhou knew nothing about Tengyuan's thoughts. He just cooked the dish in his hands earnestly.
With a sound of "Hua La", Yuan Zhou washed the fish bones in the rice washing water. Then, he picked them off slightly, leaving only the big bones in the middle and directly nailed them to the wooden barrel.
That's right. It was a wooden barrel. Yuan Zhou also put the washed rice into it. Then, he spread a layer of sparse wooden steaming boards over it and put the two fishes on it.
The way Yuan Zhou steamed the rice was a little different.
There was water in the wooden barrel and the water was just above the top knuckle of the rice. Then, the wooden barrel was placed in a big pot for steaming.
During the process, Yuan Zhou cleaned the fins on the edges of the Japanese anchovies and soaked them in some sweet wine before putting them into the wooden barrel.
"Wait a moment." After Yuan Zhou turned on the fire and steamed the rice, he said to Tengyuan lightly.
After that, Yuan Zhou stood in front of the stove and began to wait.
The Steamed Rice with Japanese Anchovies would be ready after the rice was cooked.
However, in the middle, Yuan Zhou uncovered the lid once when the water in the rice was boiling and then quickly picked out the steaming board inside.
The steaming board was smooth without any fish meat left. It seemed that the fish meat had been completely left in the rice.
"Japanese anchovies are river delicacies. If they are directly used to steam the rice, they will definitely stink. If they are pickled, the fragrance of the rice will be gone." Tengyuan started to nitpick before they started to eat.
"Besides, the water used to steam the rice is too much." Tengyuan continued saying that.
"That's right. Since they were soaked in sweet wine just now, the rice will definitely be filled with the smell of wine and the fragrance of the rice will be gone." Dashi Xiujie nodded his head approvingly.
"Chef Yuan, how are you going to solve this problem?" Tengyuan looked at Yuan Zhou seriously and asked.
"You'll understand after you eat it." Standing in front of the stove, Yuan Zhou looked at the flame earnestly and then said.
Seeing the two people still looking at him, Yuan Zhou thought for a while and said again, "It will be ready in five minutes."
Yuan Zhou never had the habit of explaining these things. After all, the taste would explain everything.
"Chef Yuan, you are really confident." When Dashi Xiujie spoke Chinese, he always felt a little awkward.
"Thank you, it's what I should do." Yuan Zhou nodded.
Because of this awkwardness, this sarcasm sounded almost the same as a compliment, so Yuan Zhou directly regarded it as a compliment. Dashi Xiujie was somewhat choked.
"Leave one for me." Chu Xiao's voice suddenly came from the side.
"Mm." Yuan Zhou nodded and didn't say anything else.
"Give me one serving too if you have extra." Zhou Shijie came over with Chairman Masheng.
"No," Yuan Zhou said straightforwardly.
"It can't be. Why isn't there a share for me in your bucket?" Zhou Shijie pointed at the wooden bucket in Yuan Zhou's pot and said in disbelief.
"There are only two live Japanese Anaconda." Yuan Zhou said lightly.
"The live Japanese Anaconda in this season is hard to get. It's not easy to get these few." Chairman Zhou shrugged and didn't conceal anything.
What Chairman Zhou said was that the ingredients were all fresh and precious, not to mention that the Japanese Anaconda couldn't survive without water.
Therefore, the fact that there were two such large fish in the exchange meeting indicated that the exchange meeting was highly valued in disguise.
"Chairman Masheng, it seems that we can't eat it." Zhou Shijie said helplessly to Chairman Masheng at the side.
"Never mind. Professor Fujiwara is here. After all, nothing can escape from Fujiwara Jiayuan's tongue." Chairman Masheng said confidently.
"Haw-haw. That's true. Then shall we stay and have a look?" Zhou Shijie scolded inwardly, but he suggested with a smile on the surface.
"Of course. I haven't heard Professor Fujiwara's comments for a long time. His advice is invaluable and we can learn a lot from him." Apparently, Chairman Masheng meant that Yuan Zhou could learn something from him.
"Chairman, you flatter me." Fujiwara nodded the head and revealed an indifferent expression. Apparently, he was quite confident.
"Since Chairman Masheng said so, I definitely have to listen to the professor's opinion carefully." Zhou Shijie nodded the head and said solemnly.
Of course, he was naturally thinking about how Fujiwara would behave when he kicked an iron plate later.
After all, he had tasted Yuan Zhou's craftsmanship more than once or twice.
While Zhou Shijie and Masheng were confronting each other secretly at the side, the reporters around them weren't idle either. They discussed with each other in a low voice.
"What do you think? Are you convinced now?" Lao Li gestured to Yuan Zhou with his mouth proudly.
"His knife skills made that Japanese guy faint just now. I've never expected Chef Yuan to be so awesome." Lao Xu nodded the head and praised him happily.
"I hope the taste can also subdue him. Otherwise, he will always go out and say that he knows Chinese dishes better than us Chinese people. That title makes me feel uncomfortable." The bearded reporter nodded the head.
"Exactly. We're just waiting for Chef Yuan to win some face for us. After all, that old man always acts as if he's the number one in the world every time he comes." All the Huaxia reporters basically had the same thought.
The reporters from other countries naturally had different opinions. Many Japanese reporters were just waiting for Fujiwara to criticize them with his sharp tongue again.
After all, the taste was the most important factor in cooking. There were also many Japanese people with good knife skills. After all, sashimi required knife skills.
Five minutes was a very short time. It arrived in just a little while.
"Zi". Yuan Zhou uncovered the big lid of the iron pot outside. This place wasn't Yuanzhou Shop. Once the big lid was uncovered, a whiff of fragrance drifted out. When the lid of the wooden barrel inside was uncovered, the fragrance rushed straight to the tip of the nose.
The way Yuan Zhou uncovered the lid was quite peculiar. He first uncovered the side facing him and then the whole lid quickly.
Therefore, the fragrance rushed out immediately.
"Um?" Chu Xiao suddenly knitted his brows.
Yuan Zhou turned the head and took a look at Chu Xiao, but didn't say anything. At that time, the mist dispersed and the steamed rice appeared in front of them. The steam only came out slightly and the fragrance also became very faint.
"The fragrance has completely dispersed. I'm afraid there's nothing left in the rice." Tengyuan looked at the steamed rice that had a nice appearance and started to deduct points in his heart.
"Chef Yuan, the fragrance has already dispersed. What else do you want us to eat?" Dashi Xiujie said quickly as if he had found out something wrong.
Yuan Zhou directly ignored him and started to scoop the rice into the bowl.
Of course, the kitchenware was also provided by the exchange of pointers meeting. The thin blue and white porcelain bowl was white inside and painted with some patterns on the outside.
Yuan Zhou scooped the three bowls of rice very quickly. The amount of rice in each bowl seemed to be the same and it was just enough to fill one bowl. Then, he divided them into two trays.
One bowl was naturally for Chu Xiao and the other two bowls were naturally for Tengyuan and Dashi Xiujie.
"Enjoy your meal, please." Yuan Zhou carried up the trays and handed them to the two people.
"Humph." Dashi Xiujie was discontented with Yuan Zhou's indifference and thus couldn't help snorting coldly when he carried the rice to them.
Nevertheless, Tengyuan had good self-restraint. He carried the rice and even nodded slightly to Yuan Zhou, appearing like a great master.
"Um? There's surprisingly a fragrance? "Dashi Xiujie said in surprise.
That's right. Even when the rice was carried to them, it was still emitting an elegant fragrance. It wasn't strong but still couldn't be ignored.
This was not scientific.
Tengyuan straightforwardly knitted his brows and only then did he pick up the spoon and start to eat.
The steamed rice in the small blue and white porcelain bowl looked white and plump. The rice grains were piled up loosely and some pure white fish meat with a hint of crimson color were mixed among them occasionally.
It appeared to be well-watered and suitable.
Tengyuan picked up the spoon and stuffed a mouthful of the rice into his mouth. He only scooped half a spoonful of rice with the spoon in order to point out the problem immediately.
As soon as the rice entered his mouth, however, Tengyuan was stunned.
Why was it so delicious?
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