Chapter 2178
Chapter 2178: Song Ming’s test
Translator: 549690339
“Swish”
When the plate was placed on the table, Song Ming and the other man finally saw the true face of the fragrant dish. It was the Luohan Temple.
In fact, Luohan Temple did not refer to only one dish in the past. It was a banquet prepared by the Guangdong province’s businessman, Zhongfan monk. Therefore, it referred to vegetarian dishes. Just like ding Yuanshan’s Ding Hu shangsu, it also had another name, ding Hu Luohan Temple.
But now, with the passing of time and the changes in history, Luohan Zhai had become a special Zhai dish.
In particular, the Luohan house that Song Ming ordered, full name, was the sixth ancestor Luohan house. It was a regional specialty dish made up of 18 kinds of vegetarian dishes, according to the 18 bronze men of Buddhism.
The luohanzhai restaurant in the small shop was naturally the most authentic. The plate was the White color of rough porcelain, not the pure white. Instead, it was mixed with a little yellow, similar to beige, but a little lighter.
The dishes were all very colorful. There were shiitake mushrooms, straw mushrooms, silver ears, black fungus, stone ears, and so on. Not only was the taste a great combination, but the colors were also colorful. There were many kinds of white colors, such as dull gray, beautiful silver, pure white, and transparent white. To be honest, the taste seemed messy, but the well-organized color combination was enough to make people happy.
“The fragrance is even better than mine. It seems like it’s a matter of the quantity.” After all, Song Ming was a Top Chef. Although his cooking skills were not necessarily the best, his eyesight was something few people could match.
“It’s indeed much better. ” Ding Yuanshan was looking at the color ratio.
“Let’s try it first. You eat too. ” Song Ming picked up his chopsticks and picked up a thin slice of shiitake mushroom. He also called out to ding Yuanshan, who had not moved.
Hearing the master’s call, ding Yuanshan picked up his chopsticks and started to eat. He chose the thin black fungus, which should have been cut with a knife, as each piece was the same size.
Song Ming put the mushroom slice into his mouth. The slightly hot texture set off the unique fragrance of the mushroom. The first feeling when it came into contact with his tongue was smooth, and then he bit it. The soft and smooth feeling gave a very good feeling.
The main flavor was the shiitake mushroom, which was mixed with the other vegetable flavors. They didn’t mix with each other, but instead stimulated each other’s extreme freshness.
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“The taste of the shiitake mushroom has been brought out to the extreme, and the heat control is just right. It has just been cooked and taken out of the pot. The technique of grasping the timing is quite experienced.” Song Ming’s face showed a happy smile.
This was the excitement of having a Big Shot in Cantonese cuisine and also the pride of having a Big Shot like Yuan Zhou in the Chinese cooking world.
In the past, Chu Xiao could also be considered as brilliant. However, his achievements were mostly in the field of French cuisine, and there was always a sense of separation. Yuan Zhou was different. He was a towering tree rooted in the Chinese cooking world. With him, Song Ming believed that it was only a matter of time before the rise of Chinese cuisines.
“It’s indeed very delicious. ” Ding Yuanshan sighed with emotion as he ate. He was not slow.
The master and disciple ate one after another, and soon they were all gone. This was the result of ding Yuanshan’s restraint for the sake of his double identity as master and father-in-law. Otherwise, it would have been even faster. After all, he was young and strong, and his arm strength was good!
After they finished eating the luohanzhai, the plain goose was served.
Just by looking at the name, one could tell that it was a meat dish, and it was a meat dish that clearly stated the cooking method.”Lu” was a cooking method and was also a Cantonese dialect, so this dish was jokingly called a very “local” hakas dish.
Different from the luohanzhai just now, the plain goose swept away the fresh and everlasting taste with a sweeping posture as soon as it came up, showing its domineering nature.
After it was served, the dish was no longer as simple and elegant as before. It was red, lustrous, and full of moisture. It gave off an oily feeling.
One of the key points of the plain goose was in the material selection, and the other was in the “plain” of the fire. After the time passed, it would feel old, but before the time was up, it would feel raw. It was best if the meat was tender and the bone marrow was bloody.
“I can’t compare to you in this knife skill.” Ding Yuanshan said arrogantly, which was a rare occurrence.
It was mainly because he was provoked. It was impossible for every part of the goose to look the same, but the dishes were placed neatly on the plate. Although each piece of meat looked oily, there was no soup left at the bottom of the plate, which showed the skill of control.
“I can’t even compare, and you still want to?” Song Ming glanced at ding Yuanshan and snorted.
With the delicious food in front of him, Song Ming was too lazy to find trouble and began to eat directly,”it’s a hundred-day goose, fresh and tender.”
The plain goose needed to be the hundred-day goose, about eight Jin, which was the best time to make the plain goose. Song Ming could tell the number of days it took to eat as long as he ate a lot and had experience.
He gently tore off a piece of fresh and tender goose meat, revealing the blood-colored bone marrow inside. It was just right, no more, no less. A little more would make it old, and a little less would make it raw. The heat control was indeed quite on point.
Although it looked like a thick sauce, it didn’t cover up the fresh and fragrant taste of the goose meat at all. Song Ming and ding Yuanshan ate one piece after another, and soon there was nothing left on the plate.
“Isn’t this portion a little too little?” Ding Yuanshan realized that there was nothing left after he had used up his chopsticks.
It felt like he hadn’t eaten much, so how could it be gone? it must be because the chef had prepared too little.
“You’ve already eaten nine pieces. Is that not enough?” Song Ming felt that this batch of disciples was too greedy. Nine pieces of goose meat that were two fingers wide was not a small amount, but he had only eaten 11 pieces and had already eaten an odd number.
Ding Yuanshan’s mouth moved, but he did not say what he was thinking. Otherwise, he would be beaten up.
The reason why Song Ming ate so carefully, or more precisely, more carefully than usual, was that he had made a decision to pass the abandoned stove to Yuan Zhou.
Because he was the previous owner of the abandoned furnace, according to the rules, he was the one who decided on his own who would take over. Therefore, he had brought his son-in-law here for a meal as a test.
He didn’t disclose this to Yuan Zhou. Even Zhou Shijie wasn’t clear about it. However, Yuan Zhou was always in his best condition. For example, he couldn’t find any flaws in the salt baked chicken, the dish of Lake shangsu, and the Dragon Boat rice.
As soon as Song Ming served each dish, the standard procedure was to first look at the advantages and then ask his son-in-law. The latter thought it was a master’s assessment, so he answered seriously and understood the process very well.
The next dish was as fresh as the previous vegetarian dish, but it was still different. One was extremely fresh and delicious in vegetarian dishes, while the other was fresh and sweet in seafood. Although they seemed to have the same destination through different means, they were different.
The braised chicken with crab was different from the braised chicken with crab that Yuan Zhou had eaten at the farmhouse previously. The braised chicken with crab used a shorter time and the crabs used were also different. Most importantly, the dishes cooked were also different.
Probably because the crab roe and crab paste had been mixed into the soup before the chicken was added, the Jade-like chicken was stained with a touch of bright yellow. The same was true for the chicken skin, so it looked more unified with the orange-red crab.
After Song Ming picked up a piece of crab meat, ding Yuanshan picked up a piece of chicken. The moment his chopsticks touched the chicken, he felt that the chicken was very tender. After putting it in his mouth, he sighed with emotion.”Sure enough, it’s so tender.”
The chicken meat was tender and the skin was tough. Together with the fresh, sweet, and sticky feeling of the crab roe and crab paste, the chicken meat not only had the freshness of the chicken but also the freshness and sweetness of the crab. It really reached the extreme of one freshness becoming two freshness. It was as if he was eating both the chicken and the crab.
“Gulp”
He took a sip of the fragrant golden soup. The slightly hot texture, together with the crab roe and other things mixed in, almost made his tongue drop.
Even a professional chef’s instinct to eat was the most important thing now. It was simply too delicious.
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[Ps: applause! Boss Yuan is finally going to achieve a Grand Slam and complete four achievements.]