Eight Treasure Wild Duck is a stew, the main ingredient of which is free-range wild duck.
The duck meat comes from the farm that Ye Chui opened in partnership with Chen Sicheng in Xizhou City. The farm originally focused on raising chickens, but now, at Ye Chui's suggestion, the scale has been expanded to raise various poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, etc. The farm is even larger in scale and its name was changed to a breeding center.
The wild duck in the dish is a mallard duck raised in the mountains. The duck meat is guaranteed to have a pure flavor and is tender, making it an excellent ingredient.
The technology of raising wild ducks in the free range was not very formal in the previous life, but in this life, due to the vegetarian movement, this breeding model has not yet been promoted. If one wants to eat wild ducks often, I am afraid that only Ye Chui's Manhan Building in the country can meet the demand. The preparation of this eight-treasure wild duck dish is very particular. It needs to be carefully stewed, and the various ingredients must be prepared in detail. It requires eight ingredients such as ginkgo, red dates, lotus seeds, pine nuts, water chestnuts, ham, mushrooms, glutinous rice, etc., as well as various secret spices.
Of course, the most indispensable thing is the refreshing, sour and tender taste of high-quality sauerkraut.
After being slowly simmered in a porcelain pot, the wild duck meat is plump and the sauerkraut is slightly sour and crispy, with a unique flavor.
Because this dish was cooked in advance, it was the first hot dish served on the table. The rich aroma of wild duck meat filled the huge hall, especially the aroma mixed with the light sour taste of sauerkraut, which aroused everyone's appetite and made people unable to help themselves.
"What kind of duck is this? I've eaten duck meat before, but never this delicious. It's delicious, really delicious, sour and fragrant, really good." At Zhong Weiguo's table, his eldest son was a fat boy and a born glutton. Before Zhong Weiguo picked up his chopsticks, he took a bite to taste it, and then praised the dish for its deliciousness.
Then he thought of his father's emphasis on the Manchu-Han Banquet, and looked at Zhong Weiguo with a worried look on his face, and said cautiously: "Dad, this dish is really delicious, you try it."
Zhong Weiguo glanced at his eldest son, and finally picked up the chopsticks, saying with some criticism: "This duck is plump and tastes sour and fragrant. It is very similar to the eight-treasure wild duck in the Manchu and Han banquet recorded in some ancient books. It seems that a lot of hard work has been put into this dish. I just don't know if the dishes of this Manchu and Han restaurant are just for show, but not for substance. Let me try a bite first..."
As he said this, Zhong Weiguo used chopsticks to tear off a piece of meat from the wild duck.
After being stewed, the duck meat was soft and tender, and it was very easy to pick up a piece. He took a look at the duck meat and then put it into his mouth to taste it carefully. Zhong Weiguo's family members at the dinner table were also watching Zhong Weiguo's reaction.
Several waiters not far away had heard from somewhere that Zhong Weiguo was a star assessor, and they all looked over nervously.
Han Yuyan was about to go back to his grandfather, but at this moment he walked to Ye Chui's side with worry, looking at Zhong Weiguo: "Master, is our dish okay..."
"Don't worry, the ingredients for this eight-treasure wild duck are all prepared by me personally, and the cooking of the dish is also supervised by Tian Xiaodu, so there won't be any problems." Ye Chui said confidently, and he nodded his finger over there, "Look, the expression of this vice president represents everything."
"Expression?" Han Yuyan looked at Zhong Weiguo's face.
There was an expression of... enjoyment on that face!
He enjoyed it very much.
When you take a piece of duck meat in your mouth, you will find that the meat is tender, sweet and delicious. With the addition of several seasonings, the duck meat is filled with the flavors of various ingredients, such as red fruits, red dates, glutinous rice, lotus seeds, pine nuts... The combination of these eight ingredients is indescribably wonderful.
"Dad, how does this dish taste?" Zhong Weiguo's eldest son asked in a low voice.
"Good, wonderful, it's really good. I'm afraid even the Eight Treasure Wild Duck in the palace back then was no better than this." Zhong Weiguo's eyes brightened, but the chopsticks in his hand did not stop, constantly picking up duck meat and putting it into his mouth.
Zhong Weiguo is skinny. Although he deals with delicious food on a daily basis, he has tasted so many delicious foods that he seldom feels surprised by them. Instead, he doesn't eat much and his body becomes thinner. As he puts mouthfuls of duck meat into his mouth, he can't imagine how long it has been since he last tasted such a feast.
His appearance obviously represents a lot.
"It seems that the vice president is very satisfied with our dishes." Sister Han patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Chui gently patted Han Yuyan's head and said, "I've told you not to worry. Okay, go and keep Mr. Han company... Be careful not to let him eat too much. If he gets too full and is sent to the hospital, our Manhanlou will probably be discredited."
"Hehe, I understand." Han Yuyan nodded immediately and ran upstairs.
Ye Chui stayed in the hall for a while, watching the next few dishes being served on the table: flower drum duck feet, colorful beef tenderloin, dried sea cucumber, stir-fried frog...
Of course, Ye Chui's main focus was on Zhong Weiguo's table. Seeing the old man eating with such a great joy, a faint smile also appeared on Ye Chui's face.
The happiest thing for a chef is to see that the guests like his dishes. Although this Manchu-Han banquet was not made by him personally, it was the work of the chef he personally trained. Seeing the old man who deliberately came to make things difficult eating with a happy look on his face, Ye Chui was of course indescribably happy.
"Well, it seems that there is no problem with the star rating." Ye Cui finally said lightly, and turned to go upstairs - he had to go through each box one by one and talk to the guests. This was also what a hotel owner had to do.
A corner of the lobby of the Manchu and Han Building.
This table of gourmet detectives such as Xing Sen.
Each of the gourmet detectives was having a great time eating.
"Ye Chui's food is surprisingly delicious. Hey, I underestimated him before."
"I will definitely come here more often when I have free time. The food is really delicious."
"Come on, this is a big restaurant, the food must be expensive, eating here will definitely make you broke."
"How could that be? We have been through thick and thin with Ye Chui, so we should at least give him a discount, right?"
There was laughter around the dinner table.
Everyone was discussing it enthusiastically.
However, compared to the excitement of the crowd, Jin Ya and the other three were all terrified. Although the food was delicious, it was difficult to offset the worries in their hearts. However, after listening to the discussion of these people, the three gradually realized that these people did not seem to be some ruthless characters in society...
Jin Ya had originally given up the plan to cause trouble tonight, but when this incident happened, he started to think about it again. He secretly exchanged glances with a younger brother beside him.
The younger brother had a melancholy look on his face, but he could not help but look at Jin Ya's fierce eyes. He gritted his teeth and prepared to continue according to the original plan - he quietly took out a black object from his pocket and prepared to secretly put it into the dish.
It was actually a cockroach!
"Hey, why is there a cockroach in this dish?" The young man was very quick and put the cockroach into the nearest dish, then shouted again. He was also very good at handling things, so he immediately stood up and shouted loudly for the waiter.
But as a result, Xun Sen's thick palm sitting beside him grabbed his shoulder and pressed him down: "There are cockroaches there?"
"This... isn't this it?" The younger brother pointed weakly at the cockroach in the dish in front of him.
Jiu Sen took a look at the past. The dish was a chicken silky white fungus. Jungsen smiled in his mouth: "What are you a murder monster, this dish was like this."
"But, this... this is a cockroach..." the younger brother said tremblingly.
"What's wrong with cockroaches? Can't we eat cockroaches?" Xing Sen said in a teaching manner, "We saw a dish called braised cockroaches in Thailand some time ago. It's very popular. If you don't believe me, try it." As he said this, Xing Sen picked up the cockroach with the chopsticks of the younger brother, "Come on, open your mouth."
“This…this…” I’m about to cry.
"Zhangkou!" Xingsen's face was cold.
The young man trembled all over and opened his mouth subconsciously.
Xing Sen threw the cockroach directly into the little brother's mouth, and then sneered: "Don't even think about spitting it out, just swallow it!"
The younger brother felt extremely aggrieved and looked at Jin Ya. Jin Ya felt that this was simply going too far and glared at Xing Sen with some anger in his eyes.
"What are you looking at?" Xing Sen didn't buy it, he slapped the table lightly, "Whatever you find in this place, cockroaches, bugs, etc., just eat it. If you don't want to eat it, then well, follow me to the food prison - you don't appreciate such delicious food, you deserve to be locked up!"
"Food Prison?" Jin Ya and the other two were shocked.
"Are you kidding?" Jin Ya said nervously, "What do you think the Food Prison is? Do you think anyone can go in there at will? Unless you have committed a serious food crime and are detained by the Food Police, you will be detained there..."
"You're right. How about taking a tour of the food prison?" Xing Sen said with a half-smile, and lifted a corner of his lapel - there hung a food police badge.
The pattern of a crossed kitchen knife and a gun is very famous in China. Even Jin Ya and the other three gangsters know it.
“Food Detective! This…” They suddenly understood something. These people… turned out to be the legendary Food Detective!
They sat at a table with the criminal police officer, and they wanted to make trouble
Isn't this asking for trouble?...
"Uncle Gao, you can hurt me this time ..." Jin Ya couldn't help sorrowing.
Ye Chui certainly didn't know what was happening in the hall below. He had already greeted several private rooms. When he was about to go to the next one, a figure flashed in front of him and a person was already standing in front of him.
"Ye Chui, we finally meet..." (~^~)