“Master…” Han Yuyan hurriedly put down the bowl of soup in her hand, covered her mouth with force and retched. When she looked at Ye Chui, her eyes seemed to be flashing with tears. Then she could no longer sit still at the table, jumped up and ran out in a hurry.
The others at the table were speechless. Was Ye Chu addicted to teasing his apprentice
Ye Chui felt very innocent, he never thought that Han Yuyan would act so quickly. Before he could even tell her what it was, she directly served him a bowl. Lin Wei, a little foodie, hadn't even moved yet... Well... Of course, the main reason was that the latter's attention was now mostly attracted by the Dongpo Elbow.
"Ye Chui, tell me the truth, these are not dark dishes you made?" Dong Youyou approached the bowl of mutton offal soup and took a closer look, then asked Ye Chui seriously.
"Really not. If it weren't for the vegetarian movement, this delicious snack would definitely be popular all over the country." Ye Cui said with certainty. He was indeed very sure. In his previous life, he would have come across a shop selling mutton offal and mutton tripe everywhere he walked on the street. The temptation of this delicacy was definitely extraordinary.
He personally served Dong Youyou a bowl: "If you don't believe me, you can try it."
"I don't want to eat it!" Dong Youyou waved her hands quickly.
However, Dong Qian reached out and took Ye Chui's soup bowl. She held the small bowl of mutton soup, looked at it carefully, scooped up a spoonful with a spoon, and put it into her mouth along with a piece of mutton liver and a coriander.
"Sister..." Dong Youyou looked at her hurriedly.
“This soup…” Dong Qian showed a hint of surprise on her face.
"How is it?" Dong Youyou and everyone else at the table were very concerned about Dong Qian's expression.
"It tastes great. You can't taste the mutton smell at all, and there's no weird taste either, but it's very tasty. Combined with the flavor of coriander, it's really good." Dong Qian sighed, "I never thought that mutton offal could taste like this."
A true chef must have the courage to taste.
Seeing Dong Qian say this, Tian Xiaodu and Qin Yiyue also served a bowl one after another, and then praised the taste one after another, saying it was indeed delicious.
As a specialty delicacy of the Hui ethnic group, mutton offal naturally has its charm. Putting aside that little bit of psychological pressure, it is definitely a rare gourmet enjoyment. Qin Feng then tasted it as well. He brought the mutton offal with him. He was almost detained by the airport security personnel for this. Along the way, he was even guessing what Ye Chu wanted him to bring these things for. It turned out to be for cooking. The most important thing was that the dish was so delicious that he was amazed.
But the others were unwilling to "take the risk with their tongues". Even the little foodie Lin Wei was psychologically wary of this thing. Ye Chui naturally would not force it. In the last life, mutton offal was very popular, but there were many people who were not used to it and dared not eat it. It was just like durian, because there were many people who were deterred by the taste. This was inevitable.
"Sheep offal soup has a long history, and the cooking method is also very sophisticated, with three ingredients, three soups, and three flavors. The so-called three ingredients are the three indispensable main ingredients for cooking mutton offal soup. The three soups refer to the three types of mutton offal soup, which are divided into original soup offal, clear soup offal and old soup offal. My method is clear soup offal, and the ingredients are first cooked and then boiled to ensure the cleanliness of the ingredients. The original soup offal is probably not acceptable because it tastes bad. The old soup offal needs to be boiled in the old soup, which cannot be made in a short time. The three flavors refer to the three condiments eaten with the soup, coriander, shallot, salt, and chili powder. Diners can add the three seasonings according to their taste."
Ye Cui went on to introduce that in his previous life, Ye Cui had specially traveled to Jian'an in the northwest to learn the craft from a master for this delicacy. He showed a trace of regret: "It's a pity that the conditions do not allow it, otherwise I could make the original mutton offal soup for everyone to taste."
"I'm not looking forward to it at all..." Lin Wei puffed her lips and whispered, turning her head to look at the backyard, "Ye Chui, Sister Yu Yan finally forgave you, but I think your mutton soup has only added fuel to her anger..."
Ye Chui: “…”
Can you blame him for this
Besides, whether it is pig blood tofu or mutton offal, they are all classic Chinese delicacies, especially pig blood tofu soup, which is said to be particularly popular among girls in some areas...
Ye Chui turned his head and looked helplessly in the direction of the backyard, thinking that he should go and apologize to his second apprentice later. He pointed at the dishes on the table and continued, "Don't worry about the heavy rain, let's eat first."
He followed Ye Chui, filled a bowl of rice, picked up a few dishes that Han Yuyan might like, and went to Han Yuyan's room in the backyard with a shameless face. He knocked on the door and apologized, but Han Yuyan was determined this time and refused to forgive Ye Chui. No matter what he said, he just refused to open the door.
Ye Chui was feeling helpless when An Xiaoxiao came running over and said, "Master, Master Han is here."
"Old Han is here?" Ye Chui was delighted and continued to say to Han Yuyan, "Dayu, open the door quickly, your grandfather is here."
"Don't try to fool me. I won't be fooled." Han Yuyan's voice came from the room.
"real… "
"I won't open the door!"
Ye Chui looked helpless, turned around and handed the bowl in his hand to An Xiaoxiao, saying, "You continue to knock on the door, I will go to receive Mr. Han."
"Oh, okay, Master." An Xiaoxiao nodded, took the bowl, sat on the steps at the door and started eating happily.
Ye Chui: "… This is not for you to eat."
"I'm very hungry!" An Xiaoxiao immediately tilted her neck and said, "If you don't eat on time when you are growing, you won't grow taller in the future!"
"… "
Ye Chu returned to the hotel lobby with some sweat on his face, and saw Old Han sitting in the seat that An Xiaoxiao had reserved for him. The old man was eating heartily. During the period when Manhanlou was open, Old Han was also a frequent customer who came here frequently. In his words, after living for most of his life, he finally found a place where he could eat happily. Obviously, the presence of Old Han made many people at the table feel a little uncomfortable.
Especially for Dong Qian, Tian Xiaodu, and Qin Yiyue, it was definitely an unspeakable torture to have dinner at the same table with this world-renowned gourmet.
Of course, the one who has the most objections among these people is probably little Wang Shiyu.
The little thing was just about to pick up the braised pork with preserved vegetables in front of her, but before she could pick it up with her chopsticks, Old Man Han snatched away the piece of lean meat that she valued - even children's things were being scrambled to eat. Little Wang Shiyu glared at Old Man Han with an indescribable look of depression.
"These dishes are good. I didn't expect that there are so many delicious dishes using pork as an ingredient besides those on the menu of Manhanlou." When Old Han saw Ye Chui coming over, he smiled and said, "Are these the dishes you are going to make for the Spring Banquet?"
"It's part of my preparation." Ye Chui smiled and sat down. "I'm going to prepare a whole pig feast, using all parts of the whole pig to make dishes."
Mr. Han, who was eating, was stunned: "A whole pig?"
"That's right, including pig heads, pig stomachs, pig trotters and even pig skin." Ye Chui said with a smile. He believed that with Mr. Han's experience, he would be able to see the value of this table of dishes.
"You have guts!" Old Han couldn't help but praise. "Most people now throw away pig stomachs, pig trotters, and pig skins. What a pity! I remember when I was a child, the dishes cooked with these ingredients were very delicious. Unfortunately, many people now don't know how precious they are, and waste so many good things. Your whole pig banquet will definitely cause a sensation."
As he said this, Old Han suddenly saw Tian Xiaodu carefully picking up a piece of meat from the Dongpo pork elbow on the table. Old Han immediately rushed over and put the whole elbow on the plate in front of him, staring at Tian Xiaodu: "How much did you eat just now? This elbow is all mine, don't fight with me! Do you know how to respect the elderly and love the young? When I was a gourmet..."
Tian Xiaodu quickly said: "... Mr. Han, please eat."
Old Han smiled brightly, pointed at the pork elbow in front of him with his chopsticks and said to Ye Chui, "This pork elbow is very good, fat but not greasy, and not mushy. It has excellent color, fragrance, taste and shape. It has a completely different flavor from the pork elbow in the crystal pot in your restaurant. It must have a great origin, right?"
"This is called Dongpo Pork Elbow. It has a story about Su Dongpo. It is said that Su Dongpo's wife was careless when stewing the pork elbow and stewed it until it was burnt and stuck to the pot. She quickly added various ingredients to cover up the burnt smell. As a result, the pork elbow tasted better than expected, and it got its name Dongpo Pork Elbow." Ye Chui introduced briefly, "At the whole pig banquet, this Dongpo Pork Elbow will be the highlight, but it's a pity..."
"What a pity?" asked Old Han curiously.
Others at the table also looked at Ye Chui curiously. This Dongpo pork elbow was very delicious. Even Old Han praised it highly. It was not clear what Ye Chui had to regret.
"Of course there is nothing wrong with the cooking method of this dish, but the problem lies in the pork elbow used for cooking..." Ye Chui said with some regret, "This pork was also freshly slaughtered today. I specially asked someone to bring it from Xizhou. Unfortunately, the quality of the meat is still not very good. The dish made from it has some defects in taste. This is a great pity."
After today's dishes were prepared, Ye Chui discovered this problem. The quality of the pork brought from Xizhou is indeed better than that from Yanjing, but it has not yet met Ye Chui's requirements. Although the dishes made with such ingredients are still delicious, they are not yet perfect.
"So that's the reason." Hearing Ye Chui say this, Old Han suddenly laughed. He took a tissue to wipe his mouth and said to Ye Chui with a smile, "Boy, I came here this time just for the pork ingredients."
"Mr. Han, can you find the best pork ingredients?" Ye Chui's eyes lit up.
"I don't have any, but I know how to find the best pork ingredients." Han Lao said mysteriously, "Someone in Yanjing knew that the theme of this year's Spring Banquet is pork, so they started preparing early. They carefully raised several pigs and used extremely precious ingredients, which are no worse than what people eat. I heard that they also played music to these pigs every day, in order to sell them to several large hotels for cooking during the Spring Banquet. The quality of this pork is absolutely extraordinary, and the price is of course expensive, which can be called sky-high pork. What do you think, kid, are you interested?" (~^~)