CH.290 High-end ingredients
Tasting this dish is the main purpose of their trip.
What level of dishes can Liu Haolin make makes people curious.
Their eyes fell on the stew pot, and the rich aroma emerged from the lid of the stew pot and the gap between the rim of the cup, making the people present have an appetite.
"That's what I'm serving you – the twin pigeons. Please use slowly. Liu Haolin said softly.
"Twin pigeons swallowing swallows?" Catherine looked at the table in surprise.
The taste of the dish already made her salivate, and when she saw the way it looked, her eyes lit up.
Inside the stew pot, there are two pigeon with their chests facing up, and the belly of the pigeon is open, and a crystal white ingredient is hidden inside. What surprised everyone even more was that the juice in the stew pot was crystal clear, but it was constantly exuding fragrance.
Xingping and others, both of whom have a deep understanding of cooking, guessed the difference in this soup at a glance, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and looked at the dishes with a look full of longing.
But Zheng Ke's eyes fell on the snow-white ingredients in the pigeon's belly.
"It's bird's nest?" Zheng Ke said in surprise.
"Can you see that?" Liu Haolin looked at Zheng Ke.
"Although I rarely use bird's nest, I am also a chef after all, so I will have some experience. Zheng Ke said.
Although Zheng Ke has also been exposed to many precious ingredients in the past three years of cooking learning, bird's nest is indeed rarely seen, mainly because it is not convenient to buy, and at the same time, Zheng Ke is not too cold to it.
The reason for this is that although bird's nest is very valuable, its nutritional value is not as high as imagined. Moreover, some bird's nests are rich in minerals and contain some heavy metals because they are located on the rock wall. Therefore, Zheng Ke's attitude towards bird's nest is not as keen as that of other high-end ingredients.
However, Liu Haolin's ability to use bird's nest to cook dishes also surprised Zheng Ke greatly.
No matter what Zheng Ke's attitude towards bird's nest is, it can't change its high price.
"In that case...... Then you can also see what kind of bird's nest this is, right?" Liu Haolin said with a smile.
"Looking at the color and shape of the bird's nest, if nothing else, it should be 'bird's nest', right?" Zheng Ke's gaze swept over the bird's nest in the pigeon's belly and speculated.
"That's right, as you said, the bird's nest in this dish is bird's nest. Liu Haolin nodded.
Catherine frowned slightly, she listened to the conversation between Zheng Ke and Liu Haolin intermittently, but she didn't understand it very well. The others here, except for Que Zhengqing, were also confused.
Bird's nest is not very common in Western food, and they have only seen it or used it in very small quantities, but they do not know much about it.
Zheng Ke could only explain a little.
"You should know that the so-called 'bird's nest' is a nest built by swiftlets using moss, plant branches and leaves, mixed with swiftlet's feathers and saliva. The key point of 'bird's nest' is also on the saliva of the swiftlet. In general, the price of bird's nest is more expensive, and the bird's nest in this dish is even more expensive. ”
Kohei's eyes widened and he looked at the bird's nest.
Unless there is an accident, it is impossible for this ingredient to appear in the "Kohei" restaurant, and he has no chance to have any contact with bird's nest. Therefore, when Zheng Ke made an introduction to bird's nest, Xingping seemed very serious.
"Swiftlets build nests three times a year. Among them, swiftlets have the best quality of saliva when they build their nest for the first time, and therefore, the quality of bird's nest for the first time is also the best. High-quality saliva has excellent adhesion, and after cementing with other materials to build nests, the texture of bird's nest will be relatively thick, like a lamp, so it is called 'bird's nest', which is the best bird's nest. In this dish, the bird's nest used by Liu Haolin is bird's nest. ”
Zheng Ke picked up the teacup and took a sip of water. After saying so much in one breath, my mouth is a little dry.
Catherine heard Zheng Ke's explanation, and also had a deeper understanding of bird's nest, looking at the bird's nest in the pigeon's belly, she couldn't help swallowing saliva - deep down, she had already booked the bird's nest in the pigeon's belly.
"Everyone, do you want to try it first, the taste of this 'two pigeons swallowing swallows'?" Liu Haolin reminded.
Zheng Ke translated Liu Haolin's words, and everyone nodded again and again, picking up knives and forks one after another, looking eager to try.
Marcus was the first to cut a small piece of pigeon meat and put it in a small bowl.
The fork picks up the delicate pigeon meat, and then gently sends it into the mouth, the fresh and smooth pigeon meat quickly reverberates in the mouth, the delicate taste, gradually melts, and the mellow taste is immersed in every cell, so that he is lost in the storm of deliciousness.
"It was so delicious and the handling of the pigeon meat was just perfect. Marcus's eyes were foggy and he couldn't help but let out a sound.
"That's right. After a long period of boiling, the pigeon meat does not feel loose, on the contrary, the melt-in-your-mouth texture is transmitted to all parts of the body along with the nerves, and after the pigeon meat melts, the rich juice also flows in the mouth...... The deliciousness of the food is completely filled in the brain. Bayer, who has always been unsmiling, has rosy cheeks at the moment.
The taste of this dish was like a storm, and his consciousness gradually lost.
Compared with Marcus and Bayer, Erina, who has the "Tongue of God", has a more prominent feeling for this dish.
"The soup looks crystal clear, but after entering the mouth, it looks extraordinarily rich, hovering on the taste buds, making people linger for a long time. It's like it's carved into the bones and flows into the bloodstream. Ginger, green onion, cooking wine, ham, chicken, pork...... A variety of flavors emerge on the taste buds, and the pigeon meat has a strong impact on the taste after a long time of boiling. The chef's control of the heat is fully demonstrated in this dish...... This feeling is like a person who is tired after a long day's work, soaking in a hot spring, and the fatigue of the body gradually dissipates with this delicious taste, and the body and mind are relaxed. ”
Erina's forehead was slightly raised, and her eyes narrowed. The waves of impact brought by the delicious taste made her body tingle with it.
Xingping took advantage of this time to scoop up a spoonful of bird's nest.
After entering the mouth, the snow-white bird's nest bursts out with an amazing charm, and the delicate and smooth taste collides wantonly in the mouth. Under the chewing of the teeth, the bird's nest shows a supple texture, which is a feeling that it has never tasted.
Delicious!
This kind of cooking can be called "art".
Kohei Soma closed his eyes and carefully savored the deliciousness of the bird's nest, which felt as one with the body, far more than any other ingredient.
It's really a high-end material!
Xingping Chuangzhen's brain is full of the taste of bird's nest, and Liu Haolin's superb cooking skills are also vividly reflected in this dish. Compared to him, he still has a long way to go.
Kohei Sojin, who came out of the Asian competition, was quite confident in his cooking skills, and even planned to take time to compete with Zheng Ke again. However, the dishes in front of him made him doubt his cooking skills.
He still has a long way to go compared to his top peers.