Chapter 1223 The First Fresh Fish

"I can finally eat it. This is so tortured." Li Yan couldn't help but sigh as he held the small bowl.

"No, who stipulated that the chef must eat the puffer fish he made." Zhou Shijie couldn't help but complain.

"It seems you stipulated it more than 20 years ago." Li Yan immediately looked at Zhou Shijie.

"Uh..." Zhou Shijie said that he had lost his memory in old age and couldn't remember at all, so he lowered his head to drink the soup.

On the other hand, Wu Hai on the side didn't think about this and started drinking the soup with a bowl in his hands.

Wu Hai has always been very serious about eating.

Yuanzhou, on the other hand, put on a mask and stood aside with his back straight, watching the three of them eat the soup seriously.

Two pufferfish weighing less than a pound and a half are made of fish bones, skins and livers, so how much soup can be made is just a small bowl per person.

The purpose of the soup is to warm the stomach and make it a little warm, so that you can eat a cold fish breast without hurting your stomach.

After all, diet also pays attention to physical health, which Yuanzhou has always put into practice in his cooking.

Therefore, the three of them finished the small bowl of soup quickly.

"Baba!" Wu Hai smashed his mouth without saying anything: "Is it gone?"

When Wu Hai asked, Zhou Shijie and Li Yanyi on the side also looked at Yuan Zhou.

"One bowl per person, just right." Yuan Zhou nodded.

"Too little, too little." Wu Hai shook his head.

"Two fish only have so much." Yuan Zhou rarely explained. After all, this was his treat and he couldn't be seen as stingy.

"The next dish is fish dumplings. Please wait a moment, you three." This time Yuan Zhou didn't wait for the three of them to answer. He turned around and opened the refrigerator and took out the fish dumplings.

The fish fillet was served on two large plates, and it was on a flat plate. It was not obvious when it was on a small plate, but it felt completely different when it was placed on a large plate.

The plate is very flat, with a simple pattern outlined by a few lines on the outside, and a green lotus leaf and several lotus stems painted on the lower half of the inside.

The patterns on it are delicate and lifelike, and the chopped fish meat is carefully placed on the empty lotus pole.

The diamond-shaped fish flesh is stacked into the shape of a blooming lotus. Because the wild pufferfish has a light pink color, it makes this summer lotus picture more realistic and interesting.

Moreover, the diamond-shaped fish flesh is crystal clear, and the stamens in the middle are light yellow. The whole composition is extremely beautiful.

The green lotus leaves, the dark green lotus stems, the crystal clear and slightly pink fish flesh, and the light yellow stamens in the middle look like a painting on the porcelain white plate.

"Boss Yuan's composition is getting more and more beautiful." Wu Hai looked at the painting in front of him and was startled. He praised it for the first time.

"Yes." Yuan Zhou nodded calmly in response to Wu Hai's compliment.

But Yuan Zhou is still very satisfied in his heart. After all, Wu Hai is a master of oil painting and has an extraordinary ability to appreciate pictures. Moreover, this is also the first time that he has praised the beauty of the composition of food. This shows that Yuan Zhou sees many masters of painting every day. The book still has some effect.

There is nothing more gratifying than making progress after working hard.

"This is yellow mustard, it smells good." Li Yan pointed at the stamens and said.

"Yes, it was just made before the three of them arrived. It's fresh and has a distinct aroma. It's suitable for dipping fish meat. Of course, there's also soy sauce for dipping." Yuan Zhou stretched out his hand to motion for the three of them to look at the bottom of the lotus leaf.

There was a dark brown area there, just like the rich soil where lotus flowers grow. When looking at it, the two of them ignored this place.

Only Wu Hai paid attention to the whole scene and then spoke out the compliment.

"I didn't pay attention to this place. Is this compound seasoning soy sauce?" Li Yan looked over and recognized the soy sauce at a glance, but this surprised him even more.

"Xiao Yuan's craftsmanship has improved again." Zhou Shijie smiled and touched his goatee, his face full of smile.

"That's because of me." Wu Hai proudly stroked his mustache.

"I really want to thank you for your drawing notes." Yuanzhou was very proud this time and did not give up.

Instead, he said thank you seriously.

Indeed, after Wu Hai exchanged skills with Yuan Zhou in the past, he gave Yuan Zhou a notebook, which contained some of his experiences after he started learning to paint.

And this is the only one of these notes. After he became famous as a young man, Wu Hai never wrote such notes again.

"In addition to eating, you can also draw." Li Yan said.

"You only know how to eat." Wu Hai replied immediately.

"Of course, eating is my job and my hobby." Li Yanyi said proudly.

It was common knowledge in the whole store that Li Yanyi and Wu Hai didn't deal with each other. Yuan Zhou had long been accustomed to the two of them fighting each other like this.

In fact, it is extraordinary for a person to be able to do two things well in his life.

"Ahem, it's time to eat the fish. If you don't want to eat, I can use my chopsticks." The same words from Zhou Shijie and Yuan Zhou made them stop arguing.

"Well, it's delicious." Upon hearing this, Wu Hai immediately stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the fish.

Wu Hai had the chopsticks in his hand when he just spoke. After hearing Zhou Shijie's words, he immediately stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish. His speed was unparalleled.

Because there were only two plates of fish, and they were all placed in front of Zhou Shijie, Li Yanyi and Wu Hai were now sitting on their sides, staring at the fish eagerly, each eating one piece at a time, very quickly and satisfactorily.

Only one end of the slightly cool fish meat is lightly dipped in yellow mustard, and then it is stuffed into the mouth. It is dense and has a bit of toughness. The cold texture and the tenderness of the fish meat make people unable to stop chewing.

The spicy taste of "hiss" yellow mustard fills the mouth. At this time, the chewed fish meat has a fresh and sweet taste, and the feeling of ice dilutes the choking feeling very well.

The slight bitterness of yellow mustard neutralizes the fishy smell of fresh fish, making the fish more delicious.

This yellow mustard is originally produced in China. It was used as a condiment in the palace during the Zhou Dynasty and was later introduced to Japan.

Therefore, this yellow mustard is perfect for eating fish meat.

"Well, it's delicious." Zhou Shijie squinted his eyes slightly and praised with satisfaction.

When the fresh taste in his mouth subsided, Zhou Shijie immediately picked up a piece of fish again, this time he dipped it in the compound soy sauce.

The taste this time is completely different from dipping it in yellow mustard. The yellow mustard is not only very spicy, but also slightly bitter, which can well neutralize the fishy smell of the fish.

But the compound soy sauce is much softer. The salty taste and the strong aroma of beans make the fish rich in taste. The fishy smell is not removed, but it adds a bit of rawness to the sashimi.

"The taste is incredible. I really don't want to eat any other fish." Zhou Shijie sighed with satisfaction.

Pufferfish is known as the most delicious fish, and it showed its due strength in Yuan Zhou's hands. After eating it, Zhou Shijie could no longer maintain his dignity as the president, and ate it quickly one bite at a time.

The other two had already started a food fight, and after joining Zhou Shijie, it became a three-person fight.

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