vrcanaries Chapter 391: Leftovers from the meal
Chapter 391: Leftovers from the meal
"How can he have the time to go fishing! The fisherman who intercepted him on the road insisted on buying it and he bargained for a long time!" Guo Gaoang was happily looking at the small ingredients in the refrigerator through the glass door, and turned back to smile at Da Zhuang, "Thanks to you this time, it's not easy to eat the chef's sweet soup again, and it's so rich!"
"You wanted to eat it but you didn't say anything. I had to wait for Dazhuang to speak before I knew." After Zhao Xiaojing finished blending the shaved ice, she complained with a smile and ran to the side of the pool to look at the silver carp.
Half of the silver carp's head was outside the bucket, its eyes were staring, and its mouth was opening and closing. It was still alive, but it didn't seem to have much breath left.
"Bring over the big basin of blood water that Sister Geng from next door used to soak the flowers. Use that to keep them first. It will only take a while anyway and we can cook it at noon." Zhao Xiaojing said.
"Swish!" As soon as Zhao Xiaojing finished speaking, the fish's tail swung and the whole fish almost fell out of the bucket.
"Haha, it finally understands what we say." Yun Yongyuan and Dazhuang hurriedly held down the fish and put it back into the bucket.
"I'll get it now! You guys hold on for a while!" Wan Yuyue had just finished the dish at hand, took a look, and hurried out of the kitchen.
When the large basin was brought over, the two of them worked together to lift the silver carp out of the bucket, and the whole fish was finally submerged in the basin. Then they flicked its tail, splashing water on Yun Yongyuan and the other man's faces, and everyone laughed.
"You bought a good deal on the silver carp. The kitchen can't keep it for long, so I can only cook it for you at noon. It's a free meal again." Guo Gaoang joked.
"Yeah, I'm shameless. I bring fish to the chef to get free food and drinks, unlike you, who don't bring anything but just open your mouth to get free food and drinks!" Da Zhuang immediately smiled and retorted.
After the two of them washed their hands and helped to carry the condiments from the refrigerator to the front hall, Zhao Xiaojing started making coconut milk smoothie in advance.
The three chefs also consciously stopped what they were doing and waited for Zhao Xiaojing to finish stirring, then took out all the ice bowls and spoons.
"Add whatever you want to eat. Today it's a self-service cold dish. Just add your favorite condiments. Pears are not here today?" The five people put the sweet soup and condiments on the table. Zhao Xiaojing put a spoon in each box and greeted them.
"She couldn't come to her best friend's wedding and has been feeling regretful for a long time. If she knew we were having a sweet buffet, she would probably cry on the spot! Wait, I'll take a picture for her." Guo Gaoang took out his cell phone with a wicked smile.
Zhao Xiaojing slapped her head, quickly went back to the kitchen to get a soup bowl, added a little of each ingredient, covered it with plastic wrap, and put it back in the refrigerator.
One portion must be left for Su Yuchen, she likes these the most. If she knew that several people were eating the sweet soup buffet when she was not around, she would probably cry on the spot.
"Oh, so chewy!" While everyone was still busy adding the toppings, Wan Yuyue had already quickly added two spoonfuls of adazi and sweetened red beans and started eating. "Did the noodles you made the other day have the same texture? Why don't you make noodles today?"
"The taste that day should be a little worse than this. It has less ingredients, so it can be considered a substitute." Zhao Xiaojing scooped mango and sago into her ice bowl. "The noodles only look good and novel. It's a waste of ingredients and time to actually make them."
“I knew you were good, but this cooking skill still exceeded my expectations… It was already delicious on the day of the competition, and I didn’t expect that you could improve so much after being given enough time and materials…” Da Zhuang muttered as he stared at the bowl of sugar water in his hand.
"Yes, there is no bottleneck for this skill! I'm really looking forward to seeing how far you can go. I thought milk smoothie was the ceiling, but it turns out it's just my ceiling." Guo Gaoang also shook his head and sighed.
"I knew that my junior sister had set up a stall to sell sweet soup before, and I was curious about how good she was. Today, I finally got to taste it. I didn't expect that she was so good at making red pastries, and white pastries are also top-notch!"
"Alright, alright, you guys, if you keep praising her, she'll go to the sky!" Everyone praised her one after another. Zhao Xiaojing was grinning from ear to ear. Seeing this, Wan Yuyue pouted and interrupted, "Tell me something new. Tell me about the day you were a judge!"
After hearing this, Zhao Xiaojing became even happier. It turned out that he was still waiting here.
"Tell her quickly, I came out late for the competition that day, and when I was watching your live comments, the judges didn't dare to taste it first and were hesitant about my bowl of sugar water. A guy next to them was laughing like crazy, and I don't know why?" Zhao Xiaojing asked.
When Da Zhuang heard this, he looked at the little information in front of him, then glanced at Zhao Xiaojing, "Are you sure you want to listen now?"
"Of course! Gossip and scraps go well with rice!" Wan Yuyue couldn't wait.
"This...have a couple of bites first." A strange smile appeared on Dazhuang's lips, and he used the public spoon on the plate to add a few spoonfuls of different condiments to Zhao Xiaojing.
"What? Why do I have to add her before I can talk?" Wan Yuyue looked puzzled and looked at Yun Yongyuan who was equally puzzled.
Instead, Nie Xiuqi raised his head, added a few spoonfuls of soup to himself without saying a word, and started to eat it quickly.
"The chef eats little, so I'm afraid it's too appetizing and she won't be able to grab it later." Da Zhuang looked at Wan Yuyue and Yun Yongyuan and smiled meaningfully.
"I'm done eating, tell me." Zhao Xiaojing often cooks and tastes food in the virtual space, so she serves herself little. She finished the few side dishes added by Dazhuang in just a few bites, wiped her mouth and put down the bowl.
"Before you that day, there was a contestant who made dumplings. Did you see that?"
"I saw it when I was scrolling through the voting menu, but I didn't see any comments. I was still wondering, from what I observed, that contestant should have taken a lot of ingredients, so many that the basket couldn't hold them all. I didn't expect that he ended up making dumplings."
"Ah." Da Zhuang smiled and sighed, "This guy is a talent. Because of him, we judges took the initiative to work overtime and stay just to find a photographer to watch his production process."
"Is it so delicious? Then we need to get full tickets, right?" Zhao Xiaojing asked curiously.
"You guessed it, for this kind of talented contestant, our judges' votes will definitely be the same. This is a tacit understanding that doesn't need to be discussed." Da Zhuang kept the secret, "Let me put it this way, the taste is beyond all of our judges' perception of the taste of existing ingredients. The impression it left is simply unforgettable."
"Oh, so you judges are stealing the secrets. Not bad, not bad. Junior sister, how about I be one next time you give me a day off?" Wan Yuyue ate with relish while listening. "Then if I see something I'll watch the video and steal the secret recipe for you!"
Da Zhuang and Guo Gaoang looked at each other and smiled wickedly at the same time, "No need to steal, I'll tell you the method and you can do it too!"
"Really? Tell me now!"
"Remember it, ahem." Da Zhuang cleared his throat. "Pork liver, pig lung, brain, large intestine, clams, shrimp, sheep eyes, sheep trotters, ox face, chicken liver, chicken intestine, fish, preserved eggs, dried bitter melon, Chinese toon..."