Chapter 245: Jinling Cuisine
This question really stumped Zhang Yun.
She thought for a moment, then said with a wry smile:
"There are so many places I want to go, and I really don't know where to start."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo smiled:
"Then there's nothing to worry about, let's just do whatever we want, where we go."
Zhang Yun also agrees with this idea.
I drove all the way, and when I arrived in Jinling, it was already night.
The two of them were so hungry that they didn't even look for a hotel, so they came directly to the Qinhuai River.
Zhang Yun stood by the Qinhuai River, looked at the scenery in front of him, and couldn't help but say:
"The beautiful scenery of Qinhuai is really worthy of its reputation, and the river cruises are three or three, two by two, so beautiful."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly:
"Yes, how else would it be called Jiangnan Pretty Land, Jinling Imperial State."
Just when the two of them were immersed in the beautiful scenery in front of them, suddenly a "gurgling" sound interrupted the emotions of the two people.
The two of them glanced at each other, and then Zhao Zhuo smiled a little embarrassedly:
"Oh, I'm hungry."
Zhang Yun looked at Zhao Zhuo's expression and smiled: QS
"Okay, let's go to dinner, it's not too late to enjoy the scenery after eating."
So, the two of them hurried to find a restaurant.
Walking to the door of a restaurant, Zhang Yun looked up at the signboard at the door of the store, and said silently:
"Jinling Restaurant? This one looks good."
Zhao Zhuo nodded when he heard this:
"yes, it's quite authentic to hear the name, let's try it."
With that, the two of them came to the store.
The shop is small, with less than ten tables in total, but almost all of them are full, and only one waiter is busy.
After Zhao Zhuo and Zhang Yun found an empty table and sat down, the waiter came over and said in an authentic Jinling dialect:
"Two, I'm really sorry, the store is a little busy, and I can't take care of it."
As he spoke, the waiter wiped the table neatly and opened the menu.
Zhao Zhuo smiled and said:
"It's okay, understandable."
The waiter hurriedly smiled and said:
"Thank you for your understanding, what would you like to eat?"
Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo didn't look at the menu handed over by the waiter, and ordered directly:
"Saltwater duck is definitely a must, then squirrel mandarin fish, stewed raw knock, the soup must come with duck blood vermicelli soup, and then a osmanthus sugar lotus, the staple food is xiaolongbao and beef potstickers are just right."
As he spoke, Zhao Zhuo looked at Zhang Yun again and asked:
"Xiao Yun, can you accept stinky tofu, if you can, let's have a stinky tofu before dinner."
Zhao Zhuo said this, completely ignoring the stunned expressions of the waiter and Zhang Yun.
Seeing that Zhang Yun didn't speak, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but shake his hand in front of her with some doubts:
"What's wrong with you?"
Zhang Yun reacted and shook her head:
"I don't eat stinky tofu."
Saying that, Zhang Yun looked at Zhao Zhuo with a very surprised expression:
"The series of dishes you just ordered are really familiar, I seriously doubt that you have been to Jinling."
The waiter on the side also sincerely stretched out his thumb and said to Zhao Zhuo:
"That's right, sir, what you ordered is really too authentic, I'm afraid that many people who have lived in Jinling for many years may not be able to order such an authentic series of dishes."
Hearing the words of the two people, Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly:
"Hey, I haven't eaten pork and I haven't seen a pig run, I've heard of it, and I haven't eaten it yet."
Hearing Zhao Zhuo's explanation, the two of them understood why Zhao Zhuo ordered so smoothly and fluently.
Zhang Yun still has some
Slight doubts:
"Where did you hear about so many dishes? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Zhao Zhuo shook his head lightly, and pretended to be mysterious:
"That's not an outsider."
Zhang Yun snorted coldly:
"Hmph, you say I'm an outsider?!"
Only then did Zhao Zhuo realize that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly changed his words:
"No, no, how can you be an outsider, you are an insider."
Now Zhang Yun became shy again, and said angrily:
"Who's your insider?"
Seeing this, Zhao Zhuo played a scoundrel and spread his hands:
"It's not an outsider or an insider, so who do you say?"
After the two of them flirted and scolded for a few words, Zhang Yun also successfully forgot the confusion just now.
It didn't take long for the food to be served.
First, a cold dish similar to dessert, osmanthus sugar lotus.
Zhao Zhuo took a chopstick and tasted it, the lotus root was already soft and delicious, coupled with the sweet taste of the glutinous rice wrapped inside, the texture and taste of the whole dish were on a higher level.
Zhao Zhuo nodded quite excitedly and said to Zhang Yun:
"Try this dish indeed, it's really good, it's delicate from the look to the taste."
Zhang Yun also took a piece and tasted it, and then nodded slowly:
"That's right, this shape and taste is what I imagined Jinling cuisine to look like."
The first course was not bad, and the two of them couldn't help but be curious about the next few dishes.
After a while, the second course, salted duck came up.
The two of them couldn't wait to pick it up and taste it.
Zhang Yun tasted it carefully, and then said with some surprise:
"The meat of this duck is delicate and chewy, and there is a faint aroma under the chewing."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo nodded:
"That's right, you're right, saltwater duck just has a unique scent."
As he spoke, Zhao Zhuo suddenly thought of something and asked Zhang Yun:
"Did you know that the saltwater duck actually has another name, called osmanthus duck?"
Zhang Yun shook his head:
"I really don't know this, but as soon as you say the name osmanthus duck, it seems that it is true, and the fragrance just now is a bit similar to the fragrance of osmanthus flowers."
Zhao Zhuo said slowly:
"That's right, because the salted duck made around the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, when the osmanthus is in full bloom, tastes the best, so everyone calls the salted duck osmanthus duck. The production process of Jinling saltwater duck is different from many traditional pickled products, and the method of low-temperature cooking is adopted, which makes the duck meat taste tender and juicy.
And the most amazing thing is that it may be because the aroma of osmanthus is too strong in the blooming season, so that the duck at this time can really eat the taste of osmanthus, which can be regarded as a big surprise."
After hearing this, Zhang Yun nodded suddenly in understanding:
"It's like a good legend or story, it's good."
Speaking of this, Zhang Yun suddenly thought of something, smiled and said:
"Now I finally understand why the ducks from the duck farm in Mukden are not sold, as long as they are brought in. There really isn't a duck that can leave Jinling alive."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but smile bitterly and nodded in agreement with this statement.