Chapter 730 Reserve a copy for me
Just when Han Guishan was swiping the plate enthusiastically and was about to eat half of the chicken, Taishi Snake Soup was finally served.
Different from the simple and elegant small cups used to hold chickpea pudding, the bowl of Taishi Snake Soup must be at least larger, about twice as big as the chickpea pudding, and it is filled to the brim with a lid.
The surface of the bowl is covered with exquisite patterns, and it looks a bit gaudy. At first glance, people will think, well, the things inside must be quite expensive.
One bowl per person.
Han Guishan did not lift the lid first. He was still chewing on the chicken feet. Due to his efforts, the bone plate in front of him was already piled up with a mountain of chicken bones. The waiter also replaced him with a new one. dish so he could spit out more chicken bones.
Han Guishan scratched his chicken feet and glanced at the Taishi Snake Soup in front of Xu Cheng who had already opened the lid.
Taishi Snake Soup looks very nice when it is served, with honey-colored soup, finely chopped snake meat shreds mixed with shreds of various other ingredients, white, black, different thicknesses, and different lengths. . Coupled with the top handful of hair-thin lemon leaves for decoration and the white chrysanthemum petals sprinkled on top, it is like a colorful painting that looks very artistic, but you don’t know what it is. It's a Western painting. You can't tell it's a bowl of snake soup just by looking at it.
At least Han Guishan didn't see it.
It was normal that he didn't notice it, and neither did most of the diners. It wasn't until the waiter saw everyone lifting the lid and introducing everyone that this dish was Taishi Snake Soup that anyone suddenly realized it.
Oh, it turns out to be Taishi Snake Soup.
From the moment the invitation letter to the Midsummer Banquet was sent out, people who had not received the invitation letter began to analyze what Sun Maocai would cook for his debut. Naturally, those who had received the invitation letter also analyzed it.
Taishi Snake Soup is not among Sun Maocai's specialty dishes, but it has won awards after all. Although it is rarely made because it is too troublesome, many diners have speculated whether he will make this dish. Guessing is just speculation, because Sun Maocai really did too little, and few photos were leaked, so many diners who had guessed whether there would be Taishi Snake Soup didn't know it when they saw Taishi Snake Soup. This dish is actually Taishi Snake Soup.
The most important thing is that the limelight of today's midsummer banquet has been completely taken away by Jiang Feng, and everyone's focus is no longer on Sun Maocai. Because chickpea pudding has given everyone such a wonderful experience, even when eating the next dish, many people can't help but reminisce about the chickpea pudding that has already been swallowed and has begun to be digested by the digestive system.
Only chickpea pudding can give them this kind of taste that gets better and better the more they eat it.
"It's actually Taishi Snake Soup." Peng Changping didn't recognize it and was very surprised after hearing the waiter's introduction.
"Do you also know this dish?" Xu Cheng asked in agreement.
"I know, but I always thought that this dish has been lost. If I remember correctly, this dish is not easy to make. If you want to make it the best, you have to cultivate the most suitable chrysanthemums for this dish and prepare it to suit it. But based on the time it takes to make the soup, it will take at least ten hours to make this dish. If it takes the time to cultivate the chrysanthemums, then this dish will probably take several months." Peng Changping said with a smile.
"You want to cultivate chrysanthemums specifically?" Xu Cheng was shocked.
"It was necessary back then, but it shouldn't be necessary now. What I'm talking about back then was something my father told me. At that time, cultivating chrysanthemums just for a dish was nothing. You might even have to keep an eye on the rice for a dish. In fact, it’s not necessary at all, it’s just that the nobles like it,” Peng Changping said, “What do you call this in today’s terms? Yes, it’s private customization.”
Xu Cheng couldn't understand, shook his head, picked up a spoon and scooped out a full spoonful of snake soup.
The Taishi Snake Soup this time was different from the last time he tried it. Sun Maocai did not prepare the stock in advance and could only use the ready-made stock that Jiang Feng had cooked before. Although it was very delicious, it was not suitable for this dish. This time, for the 51 servings of Taishi Snake Soup, Sun Maocai deliberately started making the stock two days in advance. The stock was prepared with abalone, fresh bamboo shoots, fungus, mushrooms, whole chicken, ham, and other ingredients.
I cooked it yesterday and kept it warm over a simmer to make the ingredients crispier and the flavor more integrated into the soup.
Of course, chrysanthemums would not be specially cultivated to suit a dish as Peng Changping said. Even if Sun Maocai was that skilled, he would not have the time. He just chose the white chrysanthemum that he thought was the most suitable within the limited range of choices. After all, chrysanthemums used well are just the icing on the cake, and it doesn't hurt if they are used in general.
The Taishi Snake Soup made last time without using specially prepared stock was already extremely delicious, not to mention that this time Sun Mao started preparing it just two days in advance and specially prepared a pot of special stock for the Taishi Snake Soup.
It is an exaggeration to say that the tongue is fresh, but it is enough for all the diners here to redefine the dish of snake soup.
Due to geographical reasons, many places do not cook snake meat. Many people may have lived for 20 or 30 years without eating snake meat. There are also many people who will not try to eat snake meat at all because they are afraid of snakes. Snake meat is not a home-cooked dish, and it rarely even appears in wet markets. Even if it is sold in a few restaurants, diners rarely order a dish they don't know the taste of on a whim, and only when the price is expensive.
If you eat less, you won’t understand it, and it will taste fresh.
Snake meat itself is different from previous meats. Depending on the type of snake, the texture of the meat is slightly different, and even the taste and texture will be different. Taishi Snake Soup uses 5 kinds of snakes, some of which are highly venomous. The shredded meat of the 4 kinds of snakes are stewed into the soup. Only the shredded snake shreds can be chewed and tasted.
The deliciousness, toughness, and sweetness of the snake meat, the rich, sweet, and delicious broth, the lightness of the chrysanthemum shreds, the fragrance of the lemon leaf shreds, and the slight bitterness are all gathered in the mouth with a small spoon and chewed between the teeth. , spreading on the tip of the tongue.
wonderful.
Such a dish is worthy of the midsummer banquet.
The diners, who had been completely led astray by Jiang Feng, finally remembered who they were looking forward to the Midsummer Banquet for in the first place, and finally remembered who they thought the Midsummer Banquet was a one-man show for.
Sun Maocai may not be as good as Chef Arnold in terms of cooking skills, but he understands the Chinese people's stomach better than Chef Arnold.
A bowl of Taishi Snake Soup made everyone fall into silence again.
The silence was accompanied by a very quiet chirping sound.
There were too few chickpea bouquets, and everyone was reluctant to eat them in big mouths. They even chewed their mouths without making any sound. Taishi Snake Soup needs to be chewed, but there is room for chewing, which makes the meal more atmospheric.
Han Guishan had completely forgotten about the roast chicken on the table.
He eats quickly, even when eating chickpeas, he eats faster than the people at the same table, let alone the Taishi Snake Soup that he can chew and wolf down.
Soon, the bottom of the bowl of snake soup was gone, and Han Guishan started scraping the bowl again, licking the spoon, and being himself.
Xu Cheng:......
He also really wants to lick the spoon.
Xu Cheng silently chewed the snake meat in his mouth, vaguely feeling that his tongue seemed a little different today than before.
No one else has eaten Sun Maocai's Taishi Snake Soup, how could he not have eaten it?
It wasn't Xu Chengchui, but he didn't eat any of the famous chefs around the world who came up with new dishes at the first time. Even if we are half a world away, it is only a short flight. In a dozen hours, the food served in the morning can be eaten in the evening.
He can eat it even if it was developed in Antarctica.
But Xu Cheng felt that if he was not old enough to have memory loss, the Taishi Snake Soup he had eaten a few years ago seemed a little different from the one he had today.
It's not that delicious.
Xu Cheng has already noticed that he feels that every dish is particularly delicious today, not because his skill as a chef has improved, but because his taste seems a little different from before.
There are still very few people who can discover this in such a short period of time. After all, everyone's taste improvement is different. Because Xu Cheng's tongue is very sensitive, it can even be said that it is not inferior to Chen Xiuxiu. Even if it improves a little, there will be huge changes that can be felt immediately, unlike Jiang Feng's tongue.
He knew the buff but didn't feel the effect of the buff.
"I didn't think snake meat was so delicious at first. What a shame. Last time we were in the south, Boss Zhu wanted to treat us to snake meat. My wife was there at that time. She was a little afraid of snakes and didn't dare to eat it. Go. Oh, if I had known I should have taken her to eat, it’s so delicious,” Han Guishan started to sigh after adding the spoon.
"If the chef's skills are not good, the snake meat will be just like that, just eat it fresh, and now it is basically artificially bred meat snakes, specially bred varieties, the meat is fat but the taste is not good." Xu Chengdao.
"Is that so?" Han Guishan suddenly realized, "I still have to bring my wife here to eat. I will send a message to my assistant now to contact her to see if she can make a reservation."
With that said, Han Guishan took out his mobile phone and sent a message to his assistant.
Xu Cheng:?
Can it still be like this?
Jump ahead?
Xu Cheng also took out his mobile phone to send a message to his assistant. He just typed two words and suddenly realized that his assistant was not as useful as Han Guishan's assistant.
"Reserve one for me, too, including chickpea pudding." Xu Cheng said. (End of chapter)