In the face of Lily's question, Lu Li did not answer, but chewed seriously, and the unpredictable expression made everyone else more and more curious. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Yitong couldn't help but ask curiously, "What does it taste like?"

Lu Li still didn't speak, but continued to chew seriously, that little grape, as if it could never be chewed all, this is a grape, not a gummies, that look is really a bit funny.

Randy finally didn't hold back and threw one into his mouth.

Tony couldn't help but yell, "Hey, guys, don't eat it, it's not something delicious." Even if you really want to eat it, eat the ones that are damaged, not the ones that are intact. ”

Before Tony could finish his words, he saw Benjamin, who was sitting next to him, also throwing one into his mouth - Benjamin, who is also a professional winegrower, is naturally familiar with these wine grapes, but he actually didn't hold back.

"Benjamin!" Tony was powerless and wanted to say something, but found that he didn't know how to refute it.

Benjamin ignored it, still chewing intently, then nodded and said seriously, "Sure enough, it tastes the same as in my memory." It's unpalatable. ”

Tony blinked and turned to look at Morgan sitting next to him, "Is he usually like this?"

Morgan shrugged his shoulders, but the work at hand did not stop, "This time I came to Texas, I met him for the first time, don't ask me." ”

As he spoke, Benjamin raised his voice and said to Lu Li, "I can understand why you want to chew for so long, it's really hard to swallow." This is a wine grape, not a table grape. If you like to eat grapes, you can pick other varieties, I think grapes are also grown here in Texas. ”

"Poof. Poof. ”

Tony, Li Yitong, Finley and others next to him all spit out the grapes in their mouths, and their whole faces wrinkled, and their embarrassed appearance really made people laugh.

Only then did Lu Li speak, "No, I've been chewing for so long, just waiting for this moment." I can't be the only one who suffers. ”

"Haha. Everyone burst into laughter.

Even if there are occasional gags and lively atmosphere, the work itself still requires more concentration, and everyone has no sound and concentrates on their work.

For the next three days, the ranch was busy with this work, and finally the work was completed. This also means that wine can finally officially enter the professional brewing process, and the subsequent links will be handed over to professionals such as Tony and Morgan, and their amateurs can temporarily retire.

After nearly a week of hard work, it finally came to an end for the time being. As a result, Cloud Peak Ranch held a grand celebration party to entertain all the neighbors who came to help.

In this celebration banquet, Lu Li personally cooked a table full of dishes, a full of thirteen dishes, two soups, and a dessert.

Different from the Western buffet style, and also different from the French food appetizer main course, but the traditional Chinese/Chinese banquet serving method, one dish after another, there is a precedence, there is also a distinction between priority and secondary, to ensure that the guests have something to eat at all times, while chatting, while eating.

Although it is not said that the whole banquet of the Manchu and Han Dynasty is full, but the whole table of banquets is prepared by Lu Li alone, which is definitely the biggest challenge ever, and Lu Li was very busy all the night, almost using all his strength, making all the dishes in his head, which concocted this dinner.

A dinner, from half past six in the evening, until nearly ten o'clock, still not over. After the dinner, the Chinese style returned to the Western style again, everyone held beer bottles, scattered casually in all corners of the room, chatting all over the world, happy, the atmosphere was formal and strong, and there was no intention of ending.

Lu Li now finally feels the kind of "New Year's fatigue" that his grandmother said.

In the countryside, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is prepared at home. In the past, when my grandmother was still young, she basically arranged four or five tables of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner by herself, so busy that her feet did not touch the ground, not to mention eating, she didn't even have time to drink saliva, and when all the dishes were served, there were only some leftovers left on the table.

Of course, when cooking, my grandmother would leave some in the kitchen. But after a few hours, the dishes are all cold, and the best opportunity to eat them is missed.

Today, Lu Li himself also felt this fatigue. After a busy day, it was really a backache - this is the first time that Lu Li has felt what is called backache so much since he was a child, even the previous lavender harvest and grape picking a few days ago, he did not have such a strong feeling.

God testifies that he was only twenty-four years old.

Lu Li didn't go hungry, and when he was cooking, he also filled his stomach, and he even tasted it before the guests.

"Fourteen, thank you, thank you so much. You've finally made my dream come true. Ronald greeted Lu Li with a big hug and a big smile.

Tonight he was truly satisfied, not only eating Dongpo meat and eggplant pot, but also enjoying many dishes that he had never tasted, he felt that Lu Li was like a treasure, waiting to be slowly excavated.

Looking at Ronald's smile, Lu Li could feel the warmth in his chest, and this sense of accomplishment was indeed irreplaceable.

"Don't thank me, I'm paid. Lu Li is saying that they have not been paid for their hard work before, and this dinner is a reward.

This ridiculous remark immediately made everyone laugh.

Not only Ronald, but everyone else came up to express their gratitude to Lu Li, Lu Li was really a little crying and laughing, and joked, "Hey, I'm not the return of some boxing king, and I'm not the king coming, there's no need for everyone to come up and kiss the back of my hand." What should you do, what should you continue to do, otherwise I won't have room to sneak into a little bit. ”

After laughing, Lu Li was at ease.

When he came to the restaurant, the table was full of messes and a lot of empty plates, and without too many words, Lu Li could really feel the grand occasion of tonight's party.

"Fourteen, fourteen, I have a problem. Benjamin trotted all the way over, with a curious look on his face, and asked seriously, "I would like to ask what is the name of this dish?"

Lu Li looked at the plate, it was empty, he couldn't see anything, even the sauce was almost gone, and he could only vaguely guess from a few traces what kind of dish it was, "That's lychee meat." ”

This should be the most reliable guess.

"Lychee?" Benjamin's eyes were full of puzzlement, and his whole person became more and more excited, almost radiating laser rays.

"No, there are no lychees in it. Lu Li explained simply, "It's just because the final shape looks like a lychee that it's called that." It's just pork, actually. ”

This dish of lychee meat is not authentic at all. Because there are no water chestnuts, just drizzle lemon juice to relieve oiliness. It's still too far from being truly delicious.

"And how the hell is this dish made?" Benjamin looked like a researcher in the lab, eager to dissect the dish and study every detail of it. "That sweet and sour taste, and at the same time has a rich aroma, bite down, very soft, and extraordinarily mouthy, it feels really wonderful!"

Benjamin babbled, as if he was completely immersed in his own world, "I know for the first time that pork can taste like this, are you sure there is no lemon in it? and tomato juice, sugar, right? I can't eat anything else." ”

After a short time together, Lu Li can see that Benjamin is a foodie, but this foodie seems to be more enthusiastic than he imagined, and he actually has the spirit of study. That's really rare.

"Uh......" Lu Li couldn't find a gap to interject at all, and only had time to open his mouth, Benjamin continued to say excitedly, "This kind of cooking method is really amazing." It's much better than tonkatsu! Of course, it's also delicious! And there's this lamb dish, I've heard, it's just scalded with water, but why doesn't it taste the same?"

"Are you sure it's not your delusion?" Lu Li finally found a gap and joked.

Benjamin didn't think it was a joke at all, and was still very serious, "Yes? I've tasted it several times, but I always feel that it tastes different......

"Ben, Ben. Randy sprang out from behind and cut off Benjamin bluntly, "Dinner is over, Fourteen is tired from the day today, don't pursue the details of these cooking, okay?"

"However, only by understanding the details of cooking can we taste food more deeply and comprehensively. Benjamin is still a persistent expression of the spirit of study, "The way and process of production will have different effects on the processing of ingredients, and the taste will also be subtle. Cuisine here in the U.S. doesn't pay attention to that, but Chinese/Chinese cuisine and French cuisine don't, right?"

"Chef, calm down. Randy smiled and pressed his hands down to calm Benjamin, "I mean, not today, another day." There's still a lot of time to go after that, anyway. ”

"Well, I'm not sure there's a chance to ...... later" Benjamin's words suddenly became choppy, leaving the food, and his ability to organize his language seemed to decline.

Randy joked with a smile, "Then stay and work here, the ranch needs fresh blood at any time." I think it's a good proposal and you'll love it, and we welcome another food connoisseur to join us. ”

After saying that, Randy turned his head to look at Lu Li, and the two of them both laughed, and then Randy greeted Benjamin, "I need to borrow fourteen, and I'll talk about it later." ”

Randy pulled Lu Li away, and Lu Li only had time to wave his hand to Benjamin before Randy said in a huff, "Come on, I'll find you a bottle of beer first, and treat you." ”