What do you an, two dishes that pass or don’t pass?
What kind of cooking "specialty" is that?
The conversation between Jiang Yu and Jia Dequan left not only Liu Xining and Pan Jingchen confused but even Yan Tongtong was completely baffled, having no idea what they were talking about.
"Alright, alright, let’s not talk about these things anymore. Everyone’s hungry, let’s start eating!"
Seeing the three girls looking bewildered, Jiang Yu didn’t bother explaining. He picked up the wine glass on the table and said with a smile,
"Co, co, it’s rare for us all to sit together for a al. Feel free to eat, and if the dishes aren’t enough, we can always order more!"
"Xiaojiang, if you say so, I’m not going to hold back."
Jia Dequan took another sip of wine, chuckled, and picked up his chopsticks, calling out to everyone,
"Let’s dig in, whatever we eat will be filling with a great chef here!"
With that, he reached out his chopsticks and picked up a roll of Li Village white at, placing it into his bowl.
Jia Dequan didn’t rush to eat. Instead, he unfolded the rolled-up white at, picked up one end with chopsticks, and lifted the whole piece up, examining it under the light in the private room.
Once this large slice of white at was picked up, the three girls were dumbfounded!
They’d never seen such a large piece of at slice before; it was like an A4 sheet cut vertically in half, long and thin. The key was, the at slice was not only large but also thin, no thicker than a credit card, with the translucent fatty at allowing light to pass through!
Such a large piece of at, how do you eat this?!
"Hmm, this slice of white at is pretty good, with an even thickness, not mushy or scattered, with no holes. The knife skills are quite decent."
After carefully examining the white at against the light, Jia Dequan finally turned to Jiang Yu, his eyes full of praise, and nodded, saying,
"However, the slice isn’t thin enough. A few years ago, I saw with my own eyes at a restaurant in Li Village, the chef sliced the at so thin it was like a cicada’s wing, the slice so thin you could see the shadow through it!
When dipped in the sauce, it dissolves in the mouth, fatty but not greasy, fresh, spicy, and fragrant—the taste truly unforgettable!"
Jiang Yu didn’t say much more, just smiled lightly and said, "Lao Jia, why don’t you try the taste first?"
"Alright!"
Jia Dequan nodded, gently flicked his chopsticks, and the long, wide at slice spun around like a snake, instantly wrapping around the chopsticks.
This magical scene left Liu Xining and the others wide-eyed and speechless. So that’s how you eat this big slice of at?
Jia Dequan dipped the wrapped at slice into the sauce and then, unable to hold back, stuffed it eagerly into his mouth. After a slight chew, his eyes brightened even more.
"This taste... hmm, although the at slice is a bit thick and doesn’t dissolve upon entering the mouth, it does dissolve when chewed, fatty but not greasy. The key is this dipping sauce, garlic-flavored, spicy, salty, and fragrant—leaving the mouth watering!"
With the satisfaction almost pouring out of Jia Dequan’s face, after eating a piece of Li Village white at, he clearly wanted more, without a word, reached out with his chopsticks for another piece, gave it a light dip in the sauce, and stuffed it directly into his mouth to chew up.
Seeing him eating so freely, Jiang Yu knew this dish of Li Village white at had passed the test.
Of course, passing the test referred only to the knife skills. As for the taste...
Is there a dish Jiang Yu cooks that isn’t delicious?
With a slight smile, when Jiang Yu turned his head, he noticed Liu Xining, Pan Jingchen, and Yan Tongtong still hadn’t moved their chopsticks. Each sat there as if stunned, making him unable to resist reminding them:
"Hurry and eat, if you don’t start soon, Lao Jia will eat all the white at himself!"
Yan Tongtong and the others finally snapped out of it, responded with "Oh oh," and hurriedly grabbed their chopsticks to reach for the plate.
A few short breaths later, the private room was filled with a chorus of exclamations:
"Wow! It’s true! This white at looks scary, but it’s really delicious, not greasy at all. After eating there’s a full flavor of garlic and spicy taste, so hot, so spicy, so exhilarating!"
"Delicious, so delicious! It’s the first ti I’ve realized that fatty at can be so wonderful!"
"..."
Liu Xining loves spicy dishes the most. The sauce for this white at is bright red, with white sesa drifting on top, looking irresistible.
Now hearing Yan Tongtong and Pan Jingchen’s faces full of surprise, as if they tasted so extraordinary delicacy, how could she hold back?
She gulped down saliva, hurriedly reaching with her chopsticks towards the plate.
But before Liu Xining’s chopsticks could touch the white at, Jiang Yu sitting beside her spoke:
"Sis, you can’t eat this dish. The doctor said you need to refrain from spicy food for a while."
"I... my stomach is fine now, it doesn’t hurt!"
Liu Xining’s chopsticks froze, and she struggled to turn her head to glance at Jiang Yu, pretending to look pitiful, saying,
"I’ll just try one piece, just one piece, is that okay?"
"No."
Jiang Yu was unmoved; he shook his head and pointed at the few dishes placed in front of her, calmly saying,
"Eat these, they were specially made for you, not spicy and easy to digest."
Liu Xining looked at the mushroom chicken, stead egg with silver fish, and a tomato, mushroom tofu soup in front of her...
She couldn’t help but pout, saying with a face full of grievance, "There’s not a single chili seed here..."
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