The third course is a piece of bonito sashimi the size of a chess piece, arranged in a spiral shape into a large chrysanthemum, with bright red fish flesh as flowers, and coriander and mint leaves as leaves. It looks like a precious work of art, and you can't help but want to destroy it and eat it.

Sashimi is a raw dish made with fresh fish and shellfish that are processed with a knife and served with a sauce made with soy sauce and wasabi puree.

In the past, when Hokkaido fishermen served sashimi, they would often take some fish skins and prick them on the fillets with bamboo skewers to make it easier for everyone to identify them. The bamboo skewers and skin that are stabbed on the fillet were originally called "sashimi", but although this method is no longer used, the name "sashimi" is still retained.

Each piece of sashimi in front of me is about 30 grams, which is quite kind compared to the portion. Of course, the price is not kind, He Zilong calculated that he could eat it casually, which is basically equivalent to one-third of the average monthly wage of a worker in China in 1992.

Many people mistakenly think that sashimi is dipped in wasabi puree to kill bacteria, but in fact——— this is just to better bring out the original flavor of the sashimi.

He Zilong first put an empty plate and a small dish with soy sauce in front of him, used chopsticks to pick a piece of sashimi and put it on the empty plate, and then took an appropriate amount of wasabi and put it on the fillet, then folded the fish fillet, covered the wasabi, dipped it in soy sauce, and put it in his mouth.

As soon as he tasted it, he easily tasted three flavors: the original taste of fish, the umami of soy sauce, and the aroma of Vashabi (a pungent and spicy smell). As you chew continuously, the fish becomes more and more rotten, and the more you chew, the more you chew, the more crumbly, and the taste becomes more and more obvious. And then a look of intoxication!

Mei Sizi on the side, the expression on her face was the same as He Zilong.

However, next, a few dishes are all Japanese and stupid tastes, no matter how delicious they are, there are times when they are tired. Fortunately, this is an international restaurant, and you can order dishes from all over the world, He Zilong is a little curious, can Chinese food be made here, but I don't know how it tastes.

So, he opened the menu, called the waiter, and said that he wanted a chef who knew Chinese and foreign cuisine to cook on the spot.

In a few moments, a big fat chef arrived, wearing a white chef's robe, a chef's hat, his nails were cleanly cut, and his beard was cleanly shaved. If it weren't for the Japanese language, it would have made people think that it was a Chinese chef.

The fat man came with a dining cart, and there was a large pan on it, the water was boiling, and strings of fish balls, tofu, beef offal, tribute balls, radish, and other miscellaneous things were boiling all the time.

"I can't make this fat man, he graduated from New Oriental in China, and the smell wafting out of this spicy hot pot is very authentic......" He Zilong sniffed it and felt the familiar Chinese taste.

The characteristic of Malatang is that the more you cook, the more fragrant it becomes, because the soup will become thicker and thicker, and even if you add water, you won't be able to dilute much of the flavor and aroma.

Obviously, Mei Sizi also likes to eat Chinese food, and she swallowed it from time to time when she looked at the spicy hot pot that was boiling next to He Zilong. It's like a little kid!

"Boss, let's ...... a bowl of fried noodles first" Suddenly, a sentence of authentic Chinese popped out of Mei Sizi's mouth, it seems that this flight attendant usually eats supper at a Chinese night food stall. It's just that you run a five-star hotel, what does it mean to order fried noodles?

However, in the eyes of the chef, there is no difference between the high and low of the food, fried noodles are, even if you order food in a five-star restaurant, you can make a different grade.

Just for a bowl of fried noodles, the fat chef not only threw the pot, but even deliberately stir-fried the pot to catch fire!

"The more I look at this fat man, the more it looks like it was trained by New Oriental, and the actions on it are exactly the same as when I used to watch commercials......" He Zilong continued to complain in his heart.

A few minutes later, the fat man put the lid on the fire extinguisher, picked up the plate, poured the last sauce, and asked if he wanted to add spicy? After receiving an affirmative answer, he added a small spoonful of spicy radish sauce on top of the vermicelli.

This picture reminded He Zilong of when he was a child, eating a plate of fried noodles for 6 yuan at a night food stall, and the familiar actions and tone of the boss.

Mei Sizi has already been made by the fragrant food, and she can't help it anymore, so she picks up the fried noodles and bites them directly. Suck the fried noodles into your mouth twice, and then close your eyes intoxicated!

He Zilong was really afraid that the fried noodles would shine just now, and inexplicably remembered the little Chinese master.

In less than three minutes, Mei Sizi ate up the fried noodles, and sucked the plate with her tongue, making the plate as bright as a mirror. This exaggerated appearance made He Zilong feel inexplicably happy!

"I like to eat fried noodles, so I can feed you......" He Zilong couldn't laugh and cry, and muttered in a low voice.

The fat chef saw that He Zilong didn't ask him to cook, so he looked at He Zilong curiously and asked, "This gentleman, I don't know what you want to eat?"

He Zilong thought for a moment and replied, "I heard from the waiter that you can not only cook Chinese food, but also foreign food, especially Mexican food. Just now my girlfriend ordered Chinese food, well, it's Chinese food. I won't order the same country, well, I want to eat the Mexican cream fish nuggets, okay?"

"No problem, sir, I'll start ...... for you right away"

Mexicans have similar tastes to Chinese, and the only difference may be that they also like to add more mustard.

Sunfish, also known as American tilapia or Mexican tilapia. One of the Mexican favorites!

In addition to Mexicans, Americans also love to eat this fish. Americans have loved tilapia for about 20 years!

According to the American Fisheries Institute (NFI), the per capita consumption of tilapia in the United States in 2015 was 1.381 pounds (1.25 catties), and tilapia consumption ranked fourth among aquatic products, after shrimp, salmon and tuna.

In fact, at first, the people of Nippon did not eat this kind of fish, but the sunfish was introduced from the United States by Emperor Akihito 50 years ago. But it accidentally became an invasive species!

In 1963-1964, the crown prince sent 1,400 sunfish to local officials to breed them in Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Nipun. Unexpectedly, this led to an ecological disaster. These highly viable fish species multiplied quickly, and it didn't take long for them to spread all over the lakes and rivers of Japan, and even the moat of the Tokyo Imperial Palace became their territory.

Their frenzied devouring of local fish and other aquatic species has cornered the precious trout and unsettling the nation.

As a result, Japanese officials launched a "fishing, eating" campaign, encouraging people not to release sunfish when they caught them, but to eat them. The official Shiga Prefecture website also provides information on how to slice sunfish and how to eat it, as well as recipes for fried fish. Kunihiko Kuwamura, a local fisheries official, said: "This fish is delicious. A private company has also launched "Sunfish Sushi".

All the people eat this fish regularly, so they can barely maintain their numbers to a certain extent, and slowly develop a new dish.

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