Punch: From third-rate anchor to top chef

Chapter 526
Soon, the next dish was presented.

Li Xiao's eyes suddenly brightened.

Homemade matsutake.

On top of a thin layer of bright bean paste, there is a piece of matsutake as big as a baby's fist that has been fried to a golden color.

Just put it in front of you, and the umami of the unique fungus that the matsutake can't hide after being fried will come to your nostrils.

Cut the matsutake with a knife and fork, and the fresh fragrance wrapped in the golden yellow skin gushes out instantly, making Li Xiao nod frequently.

"This matsutake is really good."

As the saying goes, rarity is the most precious thing, and this matsutake is called "the king of fungi".

The growth conditions of wild matsutake are extremely harsh. They only grow in the pollution-free virgin forest at an altitude of 500 meters, and it takes at least five years to grow one.

The one placed in front of Li Xiao is the best in terms of appearance.

"Let's try the bean paste first."

Li Xiao had his own considerations.

As the so-called home-made matsutake, if the "home-made" bean paste is not done well.

Even the perfect matsutake is just to cover up the lack of cooking skills.

Home-cooked taste, home-cooked. In this bean paste, you can get a glimpse of a chef's mind and craftsmanship from the processing of ordinary bean paste.

Use a small spoon to scoop out part of it and put it in your mouth. The soft and glutinous soybeans are paired with broad beans.

The rich aroma of garlic mixed with the aroma of sesame oil and just the right amount of spiciness fills the mouth.

And the tenderness brought by a little green pepper mixed in bean paste,

Li Xiao couldn't help but look forward to how delicious the bean paste and matsutake would be.

"The taste of this bean paste... If you use an inappropriate metaphor, it's like eating spicy marshmallows, and crispy chocolate beans are cleverly added in it. It has both texture and strength. It's the best of both worlds."

Countless bullet screens suddenly floated in the live broadcast room.

"Hahahaha what you said, the anchor, makes me want to steal the chef from this restaurant overnight!"

"Take me upstairs!"

"I just hope that I will be one of the winners in the future."

"Try matsutake quickly! It's a big one, and you've earned a meal!"

"This matsutake is worth a lot."

······
Li Xiao didn't hold back the audience's appetite, so he dipped the matsutake into the bean paste on the plate with a fork, and put it into his mouth.

"The deep-fried matsutake is stimulated with its own deliciousness, and this home-made watercress is delicious and soft..."

"It can be seen that the chef has spent a lot of thought."

"If you only eat matsutake, you can only feel its umami taste, but it lacks some flavor."

"If you only taste this homemade Douban, you will feel a little salty."

"But the combination of the two is like a thunderbolt in my mouth. The rich protein is mixed with the salty aroma of bean paste in my mouth. The two complement each other and bring out the best in each other. It is really a rare delicacy!"

"It's amazing! I give this dish 95 points!"

As Li Xiao's voice fell, there was another wave of barrage in the live broadcast room:
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo((y)

"Don't talk upstairs, I just want to wait until the end of get out of class."

"I just want to know when the host can start the lottery draw."

"Want to eat!"

"Want to eat + ID number!"

······
Seeing the turbulent barrage in the live broadcast room, Li Xiao put down the knife and fork after eating the matsutake: "Don't worry, I will post the question to the news later, and then draw the lucky one from the audience who answered."

After the young lady removed the empty plate, a beautiful round disk was brought up.

The lid was lifted, and there were five lily petals lying inside.

The pure white lilies are set off by the sky-blue carved porcelain and decorated with light yellow sweet-scented osmanthus honey, which has just the right beauty.

Leng Yu iced nine-year-old lilies.

"This is the best nine-year lily in Dahan Kingdom, which uses one flower a year."

The young lady who served the dishes enthusiastically introduced, "The porcelain used to hold the iced lily is produced by the famous Jun Kiln in the previous dynasty. It is pleasing to the eye and beautiful when paired with this white color."

"Guest officer, please take it easy, the next one will be even more delicious after this clear dish."

The sweet scent of sweet-scented osmanthus honey floats from the chilled lilies in front of you.

Li Xiao gently stroked the edge of the plate with both hands, and the coolness spread to his palm along with the porcelain.

"I ate fried matsutake just now, and the next dish is a refreshing dessert. It's good for reducing the fire."

Only this time, Li Xiao frowned slightly when he picked up one piece with chopsticks.

too sweet.

The sweetness in the coolness of this osmanthus honey is too strong.

The sudden sweet smell caught Li Xiao off guard and coughed a few times.

"It's too sweet. Personally, I think it would taste better if there was less nectar."

With the lesson learned from the first bite, he used chopsticks to push the sweet-scented osmanthus honey away when tasting the second petal, and then put the lily petals into his mouth to chew carefully.

"It tastes much better now than before, at least it won't cover up the taste of the lily too much."

"Compared with ordinary lilies, these nine-year lilies are indeed worthy of praise. They are soft and slippery. Whether it smells or tastes, the taste is remarkable."

"This lily should have been soaked in osmanthus honey before, so in addition to its own lily fragrance, it also tastes sweet with osmanthus honey."

"As a clear dish, compared with other dishes, it is a bit mediocre. It tastes regular and there is nothing too outstanding. It is barely seventy."

In the live room:

"Am I the only one who cares about these 100 yuan and just a few petals?"

"Am I the only one who cares about just a few petals for more than 100 yuan? So expensive, so expensive!"

"Should it be said that it is a rich and powerful restaurant? Even the petals used are so expensive!"

"Is this the legendary sense of ritual?"

"I am now eager to try the lily planted at home."

"Try the poison upstairs first, and please let me know if it tastes good!"

"Don't tell me that I've already attacked Lily, a grown-up mother."

Li Xiao watched the discussion in the live broadcast room, and felt that there were quite a few viewers who liked sweets.

In order to get rid of the sweet taste in his mouth, he called his young lady and poured him a glass of boiled water.

A mouthful of tasteless cold white boiled away the sweetness in his mouth, and it didn't take long for the next dish to be served.

"This dish is fish-flavored Xichang River shrimp."

Before the food arrives, the fragrance arrives first.

This dish is based on ginger, onion, and minced garlic. The aroma and spiciness of fish chili are fried in a low heat until it is slightly heated, then soy sauce and oyster sauce are added, and sugar and Baoning vinegar are mixed to make the fish smell The aftertaste is sour and then sweet.

The so-called fish pepper is a kind of pickled pepper.

The difference from other pickled chili peppers is that the pickled chili jar not only contains high-grade white wine, but also needs to be added with fresh crucian carp and aged for several months, which can be called the orthodox "fish fragrance" of Sichuan flavor.

(End of this chapter)