When she opened the lid of the small cup and saw the food inside, Su Lanxin's mouth was suddenly blocked and she couldn't utter a word.
As for the two people from the catering association, they had never seen such a way of presenting lion's head.
The dish of Lion's Head is familiar to every Huaicheng citizen, but most people may know about Lion's Head, except for the most famous clear soup and crab roe, or the braised Lion's Head at most.
Today, what Su Jinrong and Su Lanxin said about the four different ways of cooking lion head in four seasons has already surprised the two people from the catering association.
But now, seeing the small bowl of lion head soup made by Feng Yifan for everyone, it really subverted their cognition once again.
Judging from the shape, this is indeed a genuine lion head of our sect, shaped like the head of a waking lion.
If you hold the small cup in your hand and shake it gently, the lion's head will tremble slightly in the soup, which is called "lion's head dipping in water".
Although there is no crab roe on the lion's head, the two slices of white and tender river clam meat on both sides of the white and tender lion's head complement each other very well. Coupled with the lotus leaves supported on the ground, it really looks like a white lotus blooming in the water.
At this moment, Mr. Zhang Maosheng, who came to Su Ji to eat almost every day, came closer to take a look and immediately felt a little jealous.
"Old Su, Yifan is wrong. He usually makes lion's heads like this for us. You can't treat him differently."
After hearing what Zhang Maosheng said, Su Jinrong suddenly came back to his senses and a smile appeared on his face.
When Su Ruoxi heard Zhang Maosheng complaining about her husband, she couldn't help but say, "Uncle Zhang, you've eaten the most delicious double-juice catfish and tofu lion's head dish, it's not worse than this, right?"
Being reminded by Su Ruoxi, Zhang Maosheng recalled the dish "Gold and Silver Playing with the White Lion" and couldn't help smacking his lips.
"Oh, that catfish tofu lion's head dish is really a delicacy. As soon as you mentioned it, I started to miss it."
After hearing what Zhang Maosheng said, Lin Youqi couldn't help but ask: "Catfish tofu lion's head? What kind of lion's head is that?"
Seeing Lin Youqi's curiosity, Zhang Maosheng said proudly, "That's Yifan's original dish. It's a lion's head made with catfish paste and tofu, paired with the golden and white soup. It's really delicious."
At this time, Feng Ruoruo asked her mother for her cell phone, and then found the photos she had taken before and showed them to everyone.
"This was made by my dad. Isn't it beautiful? Isn't my dad awesome?"
Little Feng Ruoruo was really proud at this moment.
After looking at the photos, Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian looked at each other. They were really surprised. They didn't expect that the successor of Su Ji was so amazing and could create his own dishes.
Su Lanxin looked at the photo, then at the lotus leaf bottom and the lion's head with river clams in the small cup in front of her, and felt that she had really underestimated her eldest brother's son-in-law.
As for Tan Xueli, she really suffered a series of blows. After being presented with these four dishes, her previous pride and arrogance were completely gone.
Su Lanxin hesitated for a while and said, "Okay, let's taste this lion's head."
Five people used spoons to reach into the lion's head in the small cup, scooped out a spoonful of lion's head and put it into their mouths.
People who really know how to eat lion's head will never chew it with their teeth. Instead, they will use their tongue to press the lion's head against the upper palate, and then use their tongue to slowly crush the lion's head into their mouth.
At this moment, the lion's head in your mouth seems to have a smudged look like an ink painting, and the rich taste spreads in your mouth instantly.
The delicious soup and the oily but not greasy lion head really give you the feeling of an ink painting spreading in your mouth.
There is no need to chew, it just seems to melt in your mouth, and you will be immersed in the delicious taste and unable to extricate yourself.
Spoonful by spoonful, mouthful by mouthful, I can't stop.
After finishing a lion's head, eat two pieces of tender river clams. At this time, the chewing feeling comes out. The river clams are soft and rotten but still elastic. It is really great to eat them after the lion's head.
When they were almost done eating, the female secretary used a spoon to gently stir the lotus leaf at the bottom and suddenly exclaimed, "This is not a lotus leaf."
After hearing the secretary's exclamation, everyone looked carefully and poked it gently with a spoon, and found that it was indeed not a lotus leaf.
It turns out that the bottom is made of green noodles shaped like a lotus leaf.
Su Lanxin put down the spoon, picked up the chopsticks, and then ate the lotus leaf noodles that were made into lotus leaves at the end to match the color.
The noodles still retain a bit of chewiness when you put them in your mouth, and mixed with the deliciousness of the soup and the lion's head, you will feel that it has a different flavor.
Tan Xueli also took a bite, and then asked in surprise: "Teacher, what is this noodle?"
Su Lanxin took a few more bites and said, "This should be the noodles made with Yifu noodles. They are fried so they can hold their shape and not be soaked by the soup."
Lin Youqi and Jiang Zhongjian no longer wanted to talk and quickly ate the remaining lotus leaf noodles in the small bowl.
The last five small cups were all eaten upside down, as if they had been washed.
Lin Youqi looked at Su Jinrong and said, "Brother Su, your son-in-law is really amazing. He can make a traditional dish into a new one."
Jiang Zhongjian took over and said: "He uses very traditional craftsmanship. He can apply tradition so skillfully and make old things so fashionable. This is the work of a true master."
Facing the two compliments, Su Jinrong said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliments, I will work harder."
At this point, Tan Xueli didn't dare to speak at all, and felt ashamed for her previous arrogance.
She actually called the other person senior brother and even helped him cut tofu shreds. However, when the first four dishes came up, especially the last one, the lion's head, which seemed light but was actually rich in color, she had to admit defeat.
Su Lanxin glanced at her disciple's appearance and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh in her heart. Now she regretted letting her beloved disciple come.
Su Lanxin had never expected that her eldest brother's son-in-law would be so capable. He was so much more capable than her beloved disciple that he was on a completely different level.
In the kitchen, Feng Yifan was still working hard. Cutting tofu into shreds was still a big problem for him. But now he was more calm. Since he couldn't cut it into shreds, he didn't force it anymore.
Of course, if the tofu shreds cannot be cut so thinly, the green vegetable shreds and mushroom shreds also need to be cut slightly finely.
It is necessary to ensure that the three types of shreds are of uniform thickness, otherwise the finished dish will definitely be very poor.
As for the seasoning, after the preparations in the afternoon, Feng Yifan still had a little confidence, and he slightly adjusted the taste of this last soup dish in the evening.
Put it as the last course. The previous dishes, both light and colorful, have been presented, so it is natural to make a summary at the end.
This is like a big drama, and the final scene is to give everyone a quiet surprise and leave a little aftertaste.
When it’s cooked, turn off the heat and serve in a soup bowl.
There were no extra decorations, just like a very ordinary, refreshing soup served at the end of the banquet. Feng Yifan walked out of the kitchen with the Wensi tofu and served the last dish.