After the three dishes were served, there was another period of waiting. However, with the previous three dishes as a prelude, the waiting at this time was full of anticipation. It was only because of the anticipation that the waiting became more unbearable.
Lin Youqi could only chat with Su Jinrong: "Brother Su, your Su Ji has been quite low-key these years."
Su Jinrong smiled and nodded: "No, it's too hard."
Jiang Zhongjian shook his head and said, "Brother Su, you are wrong. The dishes of Huaicheng are the treasures of state banquets. How can they remain unknown? Moreover, Su Ji's low profile will give some frauds an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Feng Yifan's three dishes have already impressed Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian.
Perhaps both of them were tempted by Su Lanxin's proposal, but they now trusted Su Ji and Feng Yifan's craftsmanship more.
So at this moment, even in front of Su Lanxin, the two were still very straightforward and expressed their expectations for the current Su Ji, or should I say, for Feng Yifan.
Seeing that Su Jinrong did not speak, Jiang Zhongjian continued, "Over the years, the reputation of our Huaicheng local cuisine has indeed become more and more famous, but there are not many chefs who can really make it and do it well."
Lin Youqi sighed and said, "The good chefs have all gone to other places, such as Yangcheng. Most of them either went south to Suzhou and Hangzhou or went north, which made the catering industry in Huaicheng slightly declining."
The two people from the catering association have a better understanding of the current predicament of Huaicheng's traditional catering industry.
The main reason is that there are fewer and fewer chefs who can make classic flavors. In addition, driven by fame and fortune, most people choose to develop in more developed cities, which leads to a shortage of local chefs.
Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian were moved after hearing Su Lanxin's words. They hoped that Su Lanxin could help Huaicheng develop and promote the local food culture.
After eating Feng Yifan's three dishes, the two had a more intuitive understanding of Feng Yifan's cooking skills. Instead, they were looking forward to Su Jinrong making Su Ji stand out and letting Feng Yifan lead Su Ji to become a leader in Huaicheng's catering industry.
Su Jinrong probably understood what the two meant, smiled calmly and said, "Su Ji is very small, and he likes to be free."
Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian looked at each other, still feeling a little disappointed with what Su Jinrong said.
After hearing what her elder brother said and seeing the disappointed expressions of the two people from the catering association, Su Lanxin felt very satisfied in her heart, as if she felt that the effect of this meal had been achieved.
However, just when Su Lanxin was secretly delighted, Feng Yifan came out with a tray holding five small cups.
He placed small bowls in front of everyone. This time Feng Yifan did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he asked with a smile, "Ladies and gentlemen, did you know what the peacock was?"
Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know.
Tan Xueli no longer had the arrogance she had before and could only shake her head to indicate that she couldn't taste it.
Before Su Lanxin could speak, Feng Ruoruo suddenly poked her head out from behind her grandfather and said, "You are so stupid. This peacock was obviously made by Dad using carrots."
After hearing Feng Ruoruo's words, everyone present was stunned at first, but then Su Jinrong and Lin Youqi laughed together.
Lin Youqi said to Su Jinrong while laughing, "Brother Su, your granddaughter is really a smart little girl. Hahaha, you are so right. We are all stupid. Isn't this peacock head carved out of a carrot?"
As soon as Lin Youqi said that, everyone understood, and this time even Su Lanxin couldn't help laughing.
When Feng Ruoruo saw that everyone was laughing, she shyly hid behind her grandfather's wheelchair.
Feng Yifan reached out and pulled his daughter, saying, "Don't hide. Ruoruo is right. The peacock head was indeed made by Dad using carrots. Ruoruo got it right, so why are you hiding?"
With the encouragement of her father, the little girl walked out from behind the wheelchair. At this moment, Feng Ruoruo looked very confident and proud.
Su Lanxin watched the interaction between the father and daughter, with a hint of envy in her eyes.
But then, Su Lanxin concealed her envy very well, and then she pointed at the peacock tail on the plate and said, "I didn't expect that you would dare to stir-fry winter vegetables, and cleverly remove the bitterness."
After hearing what Su Lanxin said, Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian suddenly realized it. They looked carefully again and found that it was true.
Feng Yifan smiled slightly, without saying any more nonsense, and pointed to the small cups in front of each person on the table: "Okay, this is the lion head dish, please continue to taste it, I will go to make the last Wensi tofu."
Feng Yifan turned around and left without staying. Instead, the people present were not so eager to open the small cup. After all, lion heads were very common in Huaicheng.
Su Lanxin asked, "President Lin, Director Jiang, do you know the details of this lion head?"
The two looked at each other, and then Lin Youqi said, "Elaborate? I'd like to hear more about it."
Su Lanxin continued, "The dish of lion's head is well-known to everyone. During the time I came back, I also tried this dish in famous restaurants in Huaicheng, but to be honest, I was a little disappointed."
This surprised Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian. If they said the other dishes would be disappointing, they probably wouldn't have much objection.
But speaking of lion's head, this is a signature dish. No matter how bad the chefs of those famous restaurants in Huaicheng are, it is impossible for them to mess up this dish, right
Su Lanxin continued, "Don't you two know that this lion's head has four seasons and four flavors?"
"Four seasons and four flavors?"
Not to mention Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian, even Tan Xueli, who had studied with Su Lanxin for several years, was a little surprised to hear this.
Because no one has ever heard of this.
Su Jinrong was not surprised. As the chef of Su Ji, he knew very well what his sister meant by the four seasons and four flavors.
Seeing that everyone looked surprised, Su Lanxin smiled and said to her brother: "Brother, it seems that not many people know about this anymore."
Su Jinrong sighed and shook his head.
Su Lanxin said, "The four flavors of lion's head in four seasons means that the lion's head dishes presented in four seasons are different. It is not just clear soup lion's head or crab meat lion's head that can be generalized."
Lin Youqi hesitated for a moment and asked, "So, how should the four seasons be presented?"
Su Lanxin smiled calmly and said, "In spring, river clams are braised, and in summer, they are steamed in lotus leaves..."
Hearing this, Su Jinrong also continued: "Autumn crab powder, stewed; winter chicken, braised."
After listening to the introduction of the old brother and sister, Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian were really stunned. If it weren’t for the two people from the Su family, they really had never heard of such a set of four kinds of lion head methods for four seasons.
After her brother finished speaking, Su Lanxin pointed to the small cup in front of her and said, "Brother, now is the transition from spring to summer. I wonder what kind of lion head your son-in-law will present to us?"
After saying that, Su Lanxin reached out and opened the small cup in front of her.
The moment the small cup was opened, everyone at the table was stunned again.
The others couldn't wait to open the small cup in front of them, and then stared at the lion head in the small cup, their eyes wide open, and their faces were full of disbelief.
Feng Ruoruo once again stuck her head out from behind her grandfather's wheelchair and looked into the small cup on the table.
"Wow, Grandpa, it's a lotus. Look how beautiful it is."
In the small bowl, there is a clear soup without a trace of oil, and in the soup is a white and tender lion's head that seems to be shaking slightly. The most amazing thing is that there are two white and tender river clams around the lion's head, and there is also a green lotus leaf at the bottom.