Chapter 428: A Gourmet Feast (Part II)
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To say that there are many people in the Northern Song Dynasty who have eaten pufferfish, Su Dongpo is one, which means that someone has made pufferfish, in this case, then why people here are still very afraid of pufferfish, that is, because no one is absolutely sure to make a non-toxic pufferfish, so that many people lose their precious lives for the sake of greedy pleasure, otherwise they would not say yes, desperately eat pufferfish. Of course, even if it is made, it is not as delicious as what Li Qi makes, and they dare not eat pufferfish liver, and the umami of pufferfish almost comes from the liver.
No one dares to make pufferfish in a place like a restaurant, a small mistake, and the one who dies is not alone
Li Qi heard that there were people making pufferfish here, and he was shocked into a cold sweat, knowing that if even a drop of pufferfish venom splashed on other dishes, then it was very likely that this little life would be confessed here. Hurriedly said: "Take me to see it." โ
Li Qi and Cai Minde followed the boy to a corner at the other end of the table, where there were five or six people around, pointing at the table, but no one dared to eat.
"Let's let go, Master Li is here."
When everyone saw that Li Qi was coming, they quickly got out of the way.
Li Qi took a closer look, and saw that there were more than ten pieces of oily and shiny fish on the plate they were staring at, and it was difficult to tell whether it was a pufferfish from the appearance, and turned his eyes to the dish on the side, and he was startled, and blurted out: "Fake fake pufferfish." โ
It turned out that the menu card said "Song Wusao's fake pufferfish".
It is clear that this dish was made by an ordinary person.
A person behind him said: "Master Li, although it says fake pufferfish, but pufferfish is pufferfish, how can there be a true or false one, who knows if that person is afraid that we dare not eat it, so he deliberately wrote fake pufferfish on it, which is life-threatening." โ
"That's just as well."
Li Qi nodded, and said again in his heart. No, if the man was worried that no one would dare to eat it, why would he write about pufferfish, just write about a fish on it.
Cai Minde frowned and said, "Gongzi Li, is this true or false?" โ
Li Qi shook his head, and just opened his mouth, he suddenly heard a laugh on the side, "Fake pufferfish, the name of this dish is really interesting." โ
"Are there any false pufferfish in the pufferfish?"
"If you want me to say, it must be the chef of that house who wants to make a splash."
"Fifth sister-in-law Song. I don't think I've heard of it. โ
Li Qi turned his head and saw that it was the fourth little boy. Crying and laughing, he said, "Why are you guys here now?" โ
Hong Tianjiu said hehehe: "Shaobai said that there are still some accounts that have not been settled, and we are waiting for him, so we are late,"
Li Qi turned his head to look at Fan Shaobai and said with a smile: "I thought you wouldn't come." โ
Fan Shaobai said: "You're here, why don't I come." โ
Gao Yanei said impatiently: "Don't gossip, Li Qi, you can talk to me and the others." What kind of dish is this fake pufferfish? โ
"How do I know?" Li Qi gave him a blank look.
Gao Yanei said unhappily: "Then you can taste it." โ
cฤo๏ผ Li Qi said unhappily: "Why don't you taste it." โ
"Pufferfish are highly poisonous, how dare I taste them."
"You know it's poisonous, so you told me to taste it."
"You're a cook, what are you afraid of?"
Sweat! What kind of logic is this? Li Qi was delighted by these two goods. waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, I'm a cook, I'll test the poison myself, it's all right." โ
Gao Yanei said: "It should be so." As it should be. โ
Li Qi picked up a piece of fish meat, and seeing that the atmosphere was extremely tense, he threatened: "Yanei." You'd better stand far away, and be careful that I bite you when I'm poisoned, and you'll have to accompany me down the Yellow Springs Road. โ
"You dare."
Before the words fell, Gao Yanei had already jumped backwards two meters away.
Everyone bowed their heads and snickered.
Li Qi smiled and shook his head, he was not in a hurry to eat, but picked up the fish pieces and put them in front of his nose and smelled them, he was relieved, he dared to conclude now that this was by no means pufferfish meat, because the fragrance of pufferfish meat itself was very peculiar, if it was put into the oil pot with the liver, I am afraid that when the dish was served, he would be able to find out. took a bite, his eyes lit up, and he secretly praised himself, it's so fresh, and it really has a little taste of pufferfish. After chewing it carefully, I realized that it was originally a cinnamon fish. I have to sigh in my heart, it is really not easy to make such a delicious dish of cinnamon fish. Smiling slightly, he hung the wooden plaque in his hand under the dish.
Cai Minde was taken aback, didn't say a word, quickly took a piece and tasted it, but felt that this fish was more delicious and delicious than the fish soup in Jinlou, smiled incredibly, and then hung up the bamboo card in his hand.
When they saw this, they looked at each other, and then they rushed to surround them.
Li Qi suddenly walked up to Fan Shaobai and whispered, "Aren't you lacking a chef who can take charge alone." โ
Fan Shaobai was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I know, thank you." As he spoke, he whispered a few words to his cronies who had come with him.
Cai Minde also bowed his head and said something to Cai Laosan.
Li Qi glanced at it and smiled bitterly, this old fox was really difficult, and tasted a few dishes along the long table, but none of them could enter his mouth.
But with the addition of the four little princes, the whole hall will be much more lively, Hong Tianjiu and Gao Yanei swept all the way, it can really be said that they would rather kill the wrong ones than let them go.
After another half an hour, this second round of dishes was belated.
The dazzling array of delicacies is dizzying, and from the perspective of dishes alone, it is obviously a grade higher than the first round.
Among them, the most eye-catching is the "blue and white porcelain" made of winter melon in Gudana, but I saw a large plate containing a half-meter-high "porcelain bottle", and the white and jade bottle body was carved with a green chrysanthemum case, which was beautiful, even better than the blue and white porcelain of this year, it was simply a work of art.
This kind of dish in the Northern Song Dynasty, collectively known as "carved honey fried", is very popular, that is, the fruit is carved into the shape of jing beauty, and then made into candied fruit, the pursuit of a very high visual enjoyment, can be said to be a fancy football in cooking. Li Qi once saw a person in Xiangguo Temple who also made granite from winter melon, which is also breathtaking.
However, because this kind of candied fruit is limited by its shape, it is difficult to make much breakthrough in taste, so Li Qi did not join in the excitement, but just stood in the distance and watched for a while.
At this time, Cai Minde came over again. Smiled and said: "Although Master Gu's knife work is good, but it is still a little worse than Gongzi, I think that Gongzi's 'swallowing mountains and rivers, riyue contending for glory', the skills are astonishing, painting with vegetables, it is really impressive." โ
Li Qi laughed and said, "The staff is ridiculous." His gaze swept over the table, and he suddenly walked towards it. Cai Minde was stunned for a moment and followed.
I saw Li Qi come to a dish. But seeing that this dish is red and white, the white sรจ is transparent sashimi, and the red sรจ is pickled red ginger shreds, picked up a piece of fish fillet and put some ginger shreds in his mouth and tasted it, smiled, and nodded with satisfaction.
Cai Minde looked at the menu and saw that it read "Wu Xiaoliu Red Silk Crystal Chest". smiled: "It turned out to be the dish of the sixth master, so Cai has to taste it." โ
He picked up a slice of sashimi, dipped it in a little vinegar, and put it in his mouth. After chewing, his eyes opened, and he said, "Fish jelly?" โ
Li Qi smiled: "Yes, use fish jelly to wrap the fish meat inside." It can't help but increase the texture, it is smoother than ordinary sashimi, and it also retains the umami of the fish. It also adds to the aesthetics. โ
Cai Minde smiled: "You must have taught him this method." โ
Li Qi shook his head and said, "It's all his own thoughts, and I didn't provide him with any help." That being said, Richie knew. The reason why Wu Xiaoliu thought of fish jelly was because he used pork skin jelly to make zuรฒ soup dumplings.
"Then Cai can congratulate the son, and he is a good apprentice."
"It's too early to say that."
"I heard that Master Xiaozhu is also here, I wonder what he cooked?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "I know this, but I have to wait for a while." โ
Seeing his cunning face, Cai Minde was very puzzled, thinking to himself, it seems that he is not completely here for food.
Li Qi didn't say much, walked a few steps along the table, suddenly stopped, the corners of his mouth raised, and said, "Yun Yingmian." โ
The so-called Yunying noodles are lotus root, lotus, water chestnut, taro, chicken head, water chestnut, mushroom, and lily mixed together, and the meat is selected and steamed. Dry it with the wind for a while, pound it very fine in the stone mortar, add sugar and honey, steam it, and then pound it in the mortar, so that the sugar, honey and various raw materials are mixed evenly, and then take it out, make a ball, and then cut it with a clean knife and eat it casually.
However, Zheng Yi has cut it into slices for everyone's convenience.
Li Qi ate a piece, but smiled faintly, this Yun Ying noodles have been made in the later generations, and now this Yun Ying noodles have just come out not long ago, so naturally they can't be compared with the later generations.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a sฤo movement behind me.
"Second Brother Zheng, is that you?"
"Yikes. Second brother, when did you come back? โ
"Second brother, you can make the little brother miserable."
Li Qi turned his head to look, only to see that Zheng Yi didn't know when he came down from upstairs, but it was just him, and Mrs. Qin didn't come downstairs. A group of talented men and scribes greeted them one after another, and they were really surrounded by tens of thousands of people.
Wow! So popular? It seems that the old fox is right, this guy is really a well-known character. Li Qi raised his eyes to look upstairs, and saw a shadow standing in front of the window of an Accord on the third floor, he smiled and beckoned, but it caused a roll of the eyes.
Zheng Yi said hello to some old friends with a smile on his face, but his eyes were on Li Qi's side. After dealing with everyone, he walked towards Richie.
"Zheng Yi has seen the official Yan envoy in Xia, and he has been lazy, so please don't see the official Yan envoy." Zheng Yi walked over and arched his hand towards Li Qi.
Li Qi returned the salute and smiled: "It turned out to be the second brother Zheng who moved the capital, and it was rude." Since you are a good friend of Madame, then don't call me any official Yan envoy, just call me Li Qi or Master Li. โ
Zheng Yi nodded with a smile and said, "Although Zheng Er has not been in the capital for a long time, the name of Master Li of the Drunken Immortal Residence has already been like thunder, and Zheng Er has also admired it for a long time. I just saw Master Li taste this Yunying noodle from my ancestor, and asked Master Li for some advice, and Zheng Er was grateful. โ
Li Qi nodded and said, "It's delicious." โ
Zheng Yi smiled bitterly: "Presumably this is not Master Li's heart, there is a way, no one is perfect, and the same is true for dishes, I hope Master Li can give advice." โ
Depend on! I'm telling the truth, isn't it really good, but since this guy is so popular, why don't I borrow him to advertise my instant noodles? Seeing that everyone was surrounding Zheng Yi, Li Qi thought about it and said, "Actually, Second Brother Zheng's Yunying noodles are already very perfect, if you insist on finding out what is lacking, it is in terms of material selection." โ
"Oh? Please also ask Master Li to tell the truth. โ
"I just tasted a piece and found that Second Brother Zheng used mutton, the mutton is delicious, but the smell is too strong, although Second Brother Zheng used a lot of materials to cover up the smell, but it was not completely covered, but this can only be regarded as a small flaw. However, if Second Brother Zheng chooses our Drunken Immortal Residence's non-fat mutton, it can be called perfect. โ
As he spoke, he suddenly said to everyone: "Everyone, our Zui Xianju has actually developed a kind of mutton without fat a long time ago, but because the quantity is relatively small, it has not yet been launched, but you don't have to worry, next year we Zui Xianju will launch this kind of mutton without fat, mutton without smell, I believe in the taste, I don't need to say more." โ
Zheng Yi was shocked: "Is this true? โ
"You'll find out later."
Li Qi perfunctory to him, and then said to everyone: "If you want to talk about this, we also happened to bring a new style of noodles to our Drunken Immortal Residence today." When you are usually free, you naturally pursue delicious dishes when you taste them, but if you are very busy, you may buy two steamed buns on the street to fill your stomach. Just like this Yunying noodles, there are many processes and materials, if you want to eat, you have to wait for at least half an hour, and sometimes you really can't afford to wait. But from now on, this argument will have to be outdated. โ
"So, Chef Li has developed a noodle dish that is both convenient and delicious?"
I don't know when Zhang Chun'er also came over and said with a smile.
"Yes, Mrs. Zhang doesn't owe me to being the No. 1 female chef in Tokyo, it's really a word." Li Qi smiled and said: "I believe everyone also knows that we Zui Xianju launched a kind of food called Yipin canned food a few days ago, this kind of canned food is easy to carry, you can eat it if you want to, you don't have to wait, and it is also very popular with everyone, but this canned food is delicious and delicious, and you can't fill your stomach." In order to thank everyone for their love, I finally developed a new type of noodles for me, which can be called a sister food of canned food, called Yipin instant noodles. โ
"A product of instant noodles?" Everyone looked at each other, and when they heard what Li Qi said about this instant noodle was so perfect, they were curious and expectant.
Zhang Chun'er, Cai Minde and others were businessmen, and after listening to it for a long time, they finally understood, it turned out that Li Qi was promoting the new dishes of Drunken Xianju, and scolded in his heart, this Jiฤn businessman, Second Brother Zheng sincerely asked you for advice, but you took this opportunity to do propaganda for yourself, and climbed up on the ancestral Yunying face, which is really shameless. (To be continued.) )
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