Chapter 310 Vibrant Seafood
After having a drink, the banquet officially began.
The delicious dishes came one after another, and Jiang Shuyi didn’t recognize any of them. She even didn’t know whether to use a spoon or chopsticks for some of them.
Fortunately, I have Zhou Zhi on my side to help me, so I don’t feel awkward looking at the dishes.
However, Zhou Zhi’s quick and expert instructions and shrimp peeling movements attracted the attention of several people at the table. One of them asked: "The elbow doesn’t look like it’s the first time to eat Cantonese food. I don’t know." Are you really wise, or are you pretending to be wise in front of us Shu Yi?”
"How can it be so sophisticated? Even the capital of Shu has just opened its first restaurant like this. Where can I eat Cantonese food in Jiachuan?"
"Where is the nearest big city to Jiachuan? Yuzhou, right? ?”
“Yuzhou is a big city ? I heard that the seafood here is flown in from the South China Sea. What is this called? Yuzhou has been a big drag on several big factories in recent years, but we have to wait a little longer. They are Jiang Lin and Jiang Yuan, the youngest of the second uncle and third uncle's family.
Both of these two are the young masters of the family, and they have been pampered since childhood. They suffered a few years of hardship when they were young, but their lives at home soon became very good.
My studies were average, but my school was excellent, my parents were supportive, and my family valued education, so it was a smooth journey. After graduating from college, I happened to catch up with the country’s emphasis on academic qualifications. The units I worked for were all pretty good, and I never lost my sense of superiority. .
But this year is a little different. The arrival of Uncle Yao and Sister Yao this year has obviously attracted more attention from the uncle's family.
This is a bit unpleasant, but just now the uncle praised Xiao Yaomei for bringing this pretty boy, which makes it even more unbearable.
There were still some concerns about Jiang Shuyi and Zhou Zhi, but they had no pressure at all, so they started to sarcastically mock them.
Zhou Zhi couldn't help but feel secretly amused. Did the plot of showing off and being slapped in the face have to be staged here today?
They were too lazy to pay attention to them. How could they let down the rare delicacies?
He gave Jiang Shuyi a piece of Shacha beef: "Shuyi, if you like beef, eat more of this. This side dish is called kale. It is rarely grown in Sichuan, but it is very common in the south."
“It’s delicious, but the name is weird. Why is it called Shacha Beef?”
“Shacha is a transliteration of a condiment. It spread to Chaoshan from Indonesia. Shantou people use those spices and add peanuts, sesame, fish and shrimp to make a sauce. The Chaoshan hot pot made with that sauce is boiled and eaten with beef. The current way of cooking the clay pot is actually Chaoshan hot pot. Improvement. "
"Oh! It's like eating it before. I ask you, where do you eat fresh seafood? "
"My cousin Shu Yi." Zhou Zhi put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "First of all, I want to correct a small mistake. Don't form a fixed combination of seafood and raw seafood. The so-called raw seafood refers to seafood that is highly active and struggles violently in the water. Seafood, to take a step back, also refers to seafood that is kept alive until the restaurant. For example, lobster, grouper, etc., the only thing that can be called fresh seafood on the table now is a boiled shrimp. "
“And the rest, such as this scallop, are raw but not strong; this abalone is transported to the mainland in canned form, and the shark fin is dried, neither raw nor strong.”
< br>"And the rest has nothing to do with seafood."
"You! This is not the first time that you have relied on our Jiang family to get this advantage!"
" Cousin." Jiang Shuyi's face turned cold.
Zhou Zhi was really scared when he saw that this girl was about to lose her temper. Jiang Shuyi's temper was so intense that if she was about to lose her temper, she would do so without any consideration for the occasion. He quickly patted Jiang Shuyi's thigh secretly when no one was paying attention, signaling her not to interfere and to leave it to him.
As a result, this action seemed too intimate. Although it was hidden, it was still "in front of all relatives", which made Jiang Shuyi's face turn red and she couldn't care less. He scolded his cousin.
Zhou Zhi then said slowly: "Two cousins, today is the first time we meet. You don't know me well, so your judgment of me now is all based on your own limited information. Guesses and...well, brainstorming."
< br> "If I tell you that there is a brother Yu downstairs who has been buying goods in Guangzhou for a long time. He has always stuffed sea cucumbers, scallops, shark's fins and bird's nests into my house, or dried abalone, prawns, yellow croaker, hairtail, and forced our family to practice Cantonese stewed dishes on a regular basis. You guys Do you believe it?”
"If I tell you that I have eaten all the dishes on this table, and I have made dumplings with sea cucumbers and shrimps, and stewed chicken with abalone larger than this, would you believe it?"
"If I tell you, I treat Shu Yi to this crispy squab once or twice every semester. Do you believe it?”
"You may not believe it, but let's do this. Every dish on the table now, and every dish that will be on the table next. On my side, and my two cousins on the other side, we take turns naming the dishes, and then call the waiter. How about coming over to check it out?”
The two cousins were really worried about it and didn’t dare to agree.
Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "I guess you don't know much about it, so let me tell you what's on the table first: abalone in sauce, raw wings in soup stock, bird's nest in apricot sauce, scallops with garlic sauce, sashimi platter, boiled shrimp, Crispy squab, Shacha beef.”
“The ingredients on the sashimi platter are salmon, geoduck, and arctic clams.”
“So when it comes to other things, I definitely can’t compare with my two cousins, but when it comes to food, I have indeed never lost to anyone.”
“One more thing I want to remind my two cousins is that I am a guest invited by your uncle and cousin, and we have no friendship with each other. . ”
“You said that if I stand up now, yell at you and walk away because you don’t eat your Jiang family’s meal, what will be the consequences for you? Come on, what are the consequences? "
Zhou Zhi stood up as he spoke. Only then did the two young people realize this, and their faces suddenly turned pale and they were extremely nervous.
Zhou Zhi smiled slightly and picked up the wine glass: "Of course I won't do that, because Shu Yi is my classmate and my good friend."
"So of course I won't offend you two. Cousin, please bring the wine. Let’s wish everyone, especially the two cousins, a happy new year and all the best. Then we go to the other two tables and pay respect to the elders.”
"Elbow, that was just a joke, don't take it seriously..." Jiang Yuan quickly pulled Jiang Lin, who was still a little reluctant, to stand up: "It's just a little joke, a little joke, if it passes I apologize to you. I won’t say more, it’s all in the wine...”
After paying tribute to the table, Zhou Zhi took Jiang Shuyi to the uncles’ table, and naturally had another conversation. lively.
Jiang Shuyi was also surprised by Zhou Zhi's ability to change his face, and this was the first time she was exposed to such Chinese dining etiquette. Thanks to Zhou Zhi's laughter and eloquent tongue, coupled with the banter of his godfather, Let her just stand there and smile and she'll get big bonus points.
Especially Jiang Qiao. Today, her sister-in-law took her daughter to the People's Shopping Mall. After dressing up, she turned into a fairy daughter. She almost didn't recognize her.
Seeing his daughter, under the skillful guidance of Zhou Zhi, the master of ceremonies at the wedding, obediently refill the glasses for the elders, and then clink glasses and say congratulations, Jiang Qiao couldn't help but sigh, there is a daughter in my family who has just grown up. ……
(End of this chapter)