As soon as he became a young man who was keen on cooking, seeing so many top-notch ingredients, Bai Xiaobai's blood was almost boiling, he was already ready to move, and his heart was even more itchy, and he really wanted to cook food by himself.

However, I am attending a banquet today, so I can't do it myself.

It's better to keep a low profile.

Bai Xiaobai suppressed his excitement.

After looking at the various ingredients in the kitchen, he and Gao Chao left the kitchen and returned to the courtyard.

At this moment, the sky is dark, and the full moon is hanging in the sky.

The courtyard has been lit up with headlights, and it is as bright as day.

A large automatic rotating table is set up in the courtyard, with more than 20 tables and chairs, just in the midst of chrysanthemums.

Guests can enjoy chrysanthemums while savoring delicious food, smelling the flowers, and admiring the full moon hanging in the sky.

Chen Chen sat in the main seat, and the guests sat on both sides in turn.

Uncle and Chen Lao have a good relationship, so they are asked to sit next to him.

Bai Xiaobai and Gao Chao came a step late, and there were only the last two connected seats left, so they didn't have to choose at all.

Bai Xiaobai randomly chose a seat to sit down, and Gao Chao also sat down in the last seat very casually.

In addition to the plates, dishes and chopsticks on the table, each person also has a whole set of 'eight crabs'.

The reputation of the crab eight pieces is still quite large, although Bai Xiaobai has not used it, but he has heard of it for a long time.

The Eight Pieces of Crab is a complete set of tools for eating crabs made by craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, including eight pieces, namely hammer, upsetting, tongs, shovel, spoon, fork, scraper, and needle.

Each tool has a unique role and is a must-have for the literati and scholars to eat crabs in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Bai Xiaobai carefully looked at the eight crabs in front of him.

Each tool is bright, carved and carved on it, very exquisite, and the texture feels less like stainless steel, more like it is made of sterling silver.

Tools are good tools, but frankly speaking, Bai Xiaobai really won't use them.

Although every autumn, he will also steam fresh crabs to eat, but every time the crabs are steamed, Bai Xiaobai peels them directly with his hands while they are hot, and eats the crab paste and crab meat with his mouth, without relying on any tools at all.

It's good now, this dinner actually used such a formal crab eating tool, which made Bai Xiaobai a little at a loss.

But if you don't understand, you can learn with an open mind.

Anyway, Gao Chao is on the side, and you can refer to his crab-eating action for a while, and you can learn and use it now.

Bai Xiaobai silently made up his mind in his heart.

Soon, the Qiu Ju Crab Feast officially began.

After all the guests were seated, the service staff on the side filled each guest's wine glass with half a glass of white wine.

Crabs belong to the cold food, especially hairy crabs.

Therefore, it will be served with a little mild wine and used together.

White wine has a strong bactericidal effect and is rich in vitamins, which can remove the fishy smell of crab meat and stimulate the umami of the crab meat itself, making it taste better.

Therefore, many wealthy people like to choose it as a wine with crab.

However, Bai Xiaobai personally does not particularly like the taste of this wine.

Therefore, before the official banquet, Chen Chen got up, raised his glass and toasted with all the guests.

Bai Xiaobai just took a small sip and didn't drink it anymore.

Gao Chao, who was sitting next to him, was very domineering, and drank it all as if he drank boiled water.

Shortly after the toast, the official banquet was served.

The first to serve is naturally the steamed hairy crab.

It's steaming hot and full of flavor.

The orange-red hairy crabs of Yangcheng Lake were distributed to each guest's plate one by one by the waiter.

Each guest silently picked up eight pieces of crab and began to eat the crab.

Gao Chao skillfully picked up the round-headed scissors in the eight large pieces on the side, and began to cut off two large claws and eight crab legs one by one.

Then use the waist hammer to aim around the crab shell and gently tap it, and easily shovel open the back shell of the crab.

Then the tongs, forks, scrapers, and needles are used in turns, or picked, or clamped, or forked, or knocked, to remove the crab gills, crab intestines, crab stomach, and crab heart, and then take out the orange crab roe, white jade-like crab fat paste, and white and delicate crab meat one by one.

After Bai Xiaobai copied the entire superb action synchronously, he also took out a crab shell full of aroma and umami.

Holding the crab shell in one hand and sending the delicious crab meat to the lips and tongue is a real enjoyment that cannot be described in words.

Bai Xiaobai couldn't help but close his eyes and enjoy the delicious taste in his mouth.

There is no need for any dipping sauce, the crab roe sand cotton, the crab paste is smooth and tender, the crab meat is delicate, fresh and salty and slightly sweet, and it sweeps the entire mouth at the moment, and the feeling that makes people's lips and teeth fragrant is really wonderful.

One bite after another, in the blink of an eye, a hairy crab was eaten clean by Bai Xiaobai, and there was not even a bit of meat crumbs left in the crab claws.

At this banquet, the hairy crabs are full, and there is no limit to the number of crabs.

Gao Chao is simply an expert in eating crabs, his movements are very skillful, Bai Xiaobai has just finished eating the first one, and he is almost finished eating the second one.

That's a lot of speed.

Many of the guests also started eating the second crab.

Bai Xiaobai also asked for a second crab and was about to continue eating.

At this time, Chen Chen suddenly said, "Eating crabs must be accompanied by wine, let's not patronize eating crabs, I'll take some afterglow questions to test everyone." ”

The host of the banquet spoke, and all the guests stopped the crab peeling action at hand and applauded in unison.

A male guest chimed in, "Elder Chen, if you have any questions to test everyone, say it and listen to it." ”

"Yes, it's not interesting for all of us to just eat, say it, everyone guess, and have fun. ”

Some female guests were also interested when they heard it, "Old Chen, don't be too difficult about your topic, otherwise everyone may not be able to guess it." ”

Chen Chen said with a smile: "This first question is very simple, it is an exam question related to crabs. But I'll say a rule in advance, after I ask, you can't use your mobile phone Baidu to check the information, otherwise you will be fined three glasses of wine. ”

"Okay, Elder Chen, hurry up and listen. ”

Some guests said confidently, "I am a jack of all trades, I know astronomy and geography, and it is difficult for me." ”

There are also gambler guests who suggested, "Anyway, Chen Lao, if the question is answered correctly, is there a reward? ”

Chen Chen bought a pass and said, "The answer to this first question is very simple, there is no reward, and the reward must be answered correctly in the later questions." ”

"Come on, Elder Chen, hurry up and listen. ”

Many of the guests were in a posture of listening.

Bai Xiaobai also put down the food in his hand and listened carefully.

I only heard Chen Chen say unhurriedly, "What kind of wine do our ancient literati like to drink when they eat crabs?"

Without thinking about it, a male guest immediately said, "This question is too simple, it's white wine." ”

Some guests immediately teased, "Where did the white wine come from in ancient times, isn't this nonsense?"

Chen Chen shook his head and said, "Wrong, it's not white wine, guess again." ”

Another female guest wondered, "Is it rice wine?"

"Not true. ”

"Wine?. ”

"Wrong. ”

Some customers even shouted out cooking wine, causing the guests to burst into laughter.

Several guests guessed wildly, all guessed wrong, Chen Chen turned his head and asked Bai Yuanshan beside him, "Brother Bai, do you know what kind of wine to go with?"

Although Bai Yuanshan is a drunkard, he only knows how to drink, where do he know these things, so he had to say casually, "Is it chrysanthemum wine?"

"Brother Bai, you are also a drinking expert, but you still guessed wrong. After Chen Chen finished speaking, he casually asked Gao Chao, "Xiaochao, what kind of wine do you guess?"

Gao Chao pondered for a while, and said solemnly and lightly, "It's osmanthus wine or a white bar." ”

Chen Chen still shook his head, and he fixed his gaze on Bai Xiaobai, who was speechless next to Gao Chao.

"Little Brother Bai, do you know what kind of wine?"

Bai Xiaobai originally just wanted to be a handsome man who eats crabs quietly.

When he heard Chen Chen call him 'Little Brother Bai', his head was full of waterfall sweat.