The front hall of Zuixianlou was still as lively as yesterday, and the private room on the second floor was full of seats.
For some reason, today's guests came very early.
The guests in the front hall were even more strange. They ordered food, but they were not in a hurry to eat. They just sat and waited, as if they were waiting for something.
"Here we come." Suddenly someone in the front hall glanced out of the door, and immediately, the whole front hall became commotion.
Duan Qi was still as proud as yesterday, followed by a group of attendants, two of whom were carrying a huge plate with a huge tureen on it. From the looks of it, there is nothing wrong with the following!
All the diners in the front hall saw Duan Qi coming with delicious food, they gathered around one after another, even the guests in the private room leaned on the stairs, their eyes widened.
It seems that Duan Qi's skill and reputation are not just a vain claim.
"What's the matter, have you cooked the fish from Zuixianlou?" Duan Qi gestured, and the two attendants who were carrying the big plate gently placed the plate in their hands on a large round table.
"It's been made a long time ago, just waiting for you to admit defeat!" Wen Shou was informed by Zhuzi, and when Duan Qi entered the door carelessly, he had already taken the fish fin soup out of the pot that had been heated and kept warm, and put it in the Each of the exquisite blue and white porcelain bowls was also covered with a lid, and each one was equipped with a blue and white porcelain spoon, which was placed aside.
"Hehe, what a big tone! Come here, open his eyes!" Duan Qi waved his big hand, signaling his followers to open the lid.
"Slow!" Gentle suddenly flashed out from behind Wen Shouzheng, and her beautiful female voice stood out especially in the quiet front hall.
"It's you girl again! What's the matter?" Duan Qi recognized Wen Rou, and this girl was also present when he proposed a competition yesterday, and she seemed to be quite protective of the squirrel mandarin fish made by the cook named Wen, hehe Hey, this cook named Wen can do it! At such an age, he still has a pretty girl by his side. What a blessing!
Duan Qi thought about it this time, and couldn't help showing a wretched smile.
"The fish that was agreed yesterday is superior, but the order of serving dishes and the rules of judging should be decided in advance! In case someone cheats when you get it, it's not good!" When Rou Rou said this, His eyes fixed on Duan Qi in front of him, he was neither humble nor overbearing, and had a decent demeanor.
"Miss Wen is right! Everything must be decided in advance! Otherwise, it will be bad if you change your mind temporarily!" At some point, Sheng Yaoshan and others also came down from upstairs and stood beside Rou Rou.
I really can't tell, this little girl is quite a ghost! He even knows the rules!
Duan Qi secretly sighed in his heart, wait, what did that person just say? "Miss Wen"? Could it be this girl and this cook named Wen? what is the relationship
Duan Qi was hesitating when Master Qiao, who had been standing aside, spoke.
"In my opinion, let's decide the order with copper coins. Chef Wen guesses the characters, Master Qi guesses the flowers. Let's see who will serve the dishes first! As for the evaluation of the dishes... Let all the diners at the scene come to be a witness, if you like someone You can vote for whoever you want to eat!" Master Qiao said.
For a while, everyone in the front hall was discussing, some people's eyes were dodging, and some people's bodies were retreating.
Am I wrong? Master Joe saw everyone like this. Very strange.
"Inappropriate." At this moment, in the front hall of Zuixian Tower, the sound of knocking jade from the empty mountain slowly drifted across.
The loose and swaying white clothes just floated over from the crowd.
Ren Yue! Why did he start meddling? Gentle said in surprise.
"Master Qiao's statement just now is really inappropriate. On the one hand, if the dishes are served in order, everyone will know who cooked which dish, and they have long been unfair in their hearts; on the other hand, this Duan Qiye is the original owner of the provincial capital. However, Zuixianlou only opened yesterday. On weekdays, some people like to dine alone, and some people may like the dishes of Zuixianlou, which is preconceived and biased; I brought people here and made a big fuss in Zuixianlou, I'm afraid some people would have flinched and panicked, today's food evaluation must be unfair." Ren Yue said in a slow voice, speaking every word clearly.
"This young man is right!"
"The analysis is so correct!"
"How does he know what I think?"
"This man is so smart!"
"Thanks to Mr. Ren, otherwise we would be at a disadvantage!"
"This brat!"
For a while, there was everything in the front hall!
"Hehe, young master, how do you decide?" Duan Qi was not angry at all, and approached with a playful smile.
Originally, Ren Yue's face was full of spirit, and he looked like a recluse, anyone who saw him would be envious.
Seeing Duan Qi's wretched face approaching, Ren Yue instinctively took a step back, but there was a chill in his eyes, which made Duan Qi's back feel cold, and he didn't dare to approach him any more.
"In my opinion, it's better to choose a third person, open the two fish and dishes together in the shelter, put on the same tableware, and present them together in front of everyone, so that everyone will not know who made which dish. After tasting, place a plate in front of each dish, and give each person a bean, and put the bean in the corresponding plate for whichever dish you like, and finally count the number of beans, and you will see the result!" Ren Yue looked leisurely , said calmly.
"Okay! That's a good idea!"
"This young man is so wise!"
"This kid can't tell, he still has some brains!"
After Ren Yue said something, another explosion broke out in the front hall of Zuixian Tower.
"I think there is no need for a third party, just this young man! We believe him!" Someone shouted loudly!
"Agreed!" Someone followed suit.
All the diners present clapped their hands in recognition of Ren Yue.
As a result, a curtain was drawn, two servings of fish and vegetables were sent in, and a basket of uniformly regulated tableware was sent in, and then Ren Yue also slowly moved behind the curtain.
When the curtain was opened, what appeared in front of everyone was small dishes of fish fillets like peony petals, and small bowls of milky white shark fin-like soup.
"Wow!" All the diners present made a swallowing movement in unison. It seems that today is a lucky day!
In fact, just now, when Ren Yue opened the lid of Duan Qi's dish, he was deeply shocked!
It is a plate of beautiful and blooming peonies, every peony, whether it is petals or branches and leaves. All are made of fish fillets, the fish fillets are as thin as cicada's wings, the outline is lifelike, even the veins of the leaves are natural!
Ren Yue is behind the curtain. For a moment, I didn't know how to start to share this exquisite fish dish, so I could only express my admiration with admiration!
It was so easy to put crispy fish peonies on each small plate, and when Ren Yue lifted the cover on Wen Shouzheng's side again, he subconsciously covered his surprised mouth with his hand!
The milky white soup, with some shark fin-like strips clearly appearing inside, seems colorless, tasteless, unpretentious, and Ren Yue couldn't help frowning.
Such an important competition, Chef Wen will not use this colorless and tasteless dish to deal with it!
When Ren Yue divides the soup with a spoon, stir slightly with the spoon. This makes the umami flavor sealed in the soup instantly released.
The umami taste of Yuxuan is vivid, as if every Yuxuan that looks like a shark's fin is a small silver fish swimming happily in the milky white soup.
Ren Yue's eyes were shining brightly!
It's really a duel between masters. It's true that a mountain is higher than a mountain!
At this time, in the front hall of Zuixian Tower, apart from the sound of lips, teeth, and tongue touching each other, there was the sound of eating and drinking, and there were bursts of sighs and exclamations.
Duan Qi’s peony fish slices are crispy, and the fish fillets made of shad fish fillets exude the deliciousness from the river. After the crisp taste flashes, the deliciousness of the fish melts into the tongue, into the esophagus, and into the stomach.
Everyone seems to be floating in a sea of peonies, with the sea of flowers overflowing in front of them. Behind the river is surging.
Wen Shouzheng's Yuxuan's fin soup, when you eat it for the first time, it is delicious and delicious, and when you eat it again, the Yuxuan is smooth and tender. It turned into lively snappers, happily jumping in everyone's mouth.
Everyone present, as long as they ate Wen Shouzheng's Yuxuan fin soup, they all danced and jumped up and down, with happy smiles on their faces; it seemed that everyone was riding a happy snapper, cruising in the river and sea between.
Overhead is the clear sky, in front of the boundless blue.
This, this bowl of fish fin soup is alive!
After eating and drinking a bowl of Yuxuan's fin soup, everyone's faces showed incredible expressions!
is alive!
Compared with Duan Qi's plate of fish peony, Wen Shouzheng's fish dish, although it is made of fish, does not feel the dull feeling of the fish at all, as if these fish have always been fresh, just a After eating the bowl, the figure of the fish swimming in the water is still clearly visible!
It's just amazing!
Sheng Yaoshan, Mr. Songtao, Liu Xian, Sheng Jiaoxue and others also tasted two different fish dishes. In the end, everyone's faces were fixed on Wen Shouzheng's incredible bowl of fish fin soup!
Cai Mi hid behind the crowd, with a comfortable and complacent smile on his face.
"Since everyone has finished tasting, please start voting!" Ren Yue slowly raised his finger to the two jars on the table.
Behind the two pots, there are a small bowl and a small saucer.
Needless to say, those represent the Yuxuan’s Fin Soup and Fish Slice Peony respectively!
"Let's start!" Ren Yue ordered, and the crowd began to move.
It was after the last person put in the beans that two voices sounded at the same time.
"Wait a moment!"
The person who spoke was none other than Duan Qihe Wenrou!
"Oh?" Ren Yue was surprised.
"I'll try the fish dish from Zuixianlou too!" Duan Qi said, got up on his own, took the last bowl of fish fin soup from the table, and sipped it.
"I'll try your dish too!" Wen Rou said, striding over, picked up the peony fish fillet cooked by Duan Qi, and chewed it in small bites.
Hey, that's how it was done!
A smug smile appeared on his gentle face.
Suddenly, Duan Qi's hand that had been holding the bowl stopped in mid-air.