Chapter 1100
Nakiri Aurora looked at the boy who gently placed the tray on the table with warm eyes. Is this her daughter's boyfriend?
Although she has not returned to Japan for several years, Alice Nakiri, who often returns to Europe and calls back, always mentions her friend named Yang Ming. She naturally knows how high her daughter's vision is, so let her see what kind of dishes Yang Ming makes.
Yang Ming took a deep breath and gently lifted the lid of the dish. After that, white mist surrounded the plate, and the fresh fragrance from the ocean slowly overflowed like a stream.
"What's this?"
"I can't see clearly..."
Some people in the audience stood up eagerly, wanting to see clearly the true appearance of the dish, and Dojima Gin, Nakiri Aurora, and Nakiri Senzaemon were very close to the dish, so naturally See the essence of the misty dish before the audience does.
"It's so beautiful..." Nakirei Aurora's tone was full of admiration and appreciation.
At this time, the white mist had gradually dissipated, and everyone in the venue could see the dish clearly. Suddenly, the whole place was silent, and time seemed to have frozen in silence, leaving only the sound of people breathing.
The moonlight fell gently, and in the hazy light, this dish was illuminated like a fairyland.
"Hokkaido... Honshu... Shikoku... Kyushu..."
"This is... Japan!"
After the mist dissipated, what appeared were the four Japanese islands arranged with sea bream dishes!
"This is my sea bream dish - "Real Sea Bream Island Picture", please taste it, judges. "
"Actually... you actually used sea bream to represent the map of Japan's islands?"
"What a skill it takes to do this!"
Some people in the audience with quick hands and quick eyes had already taken out their mobile phones to search for a map of Japan. When they found that the map was almost the same as the curvature of the dish on the field from the outline to the corners, their jaws almost dropped...
"This boy... is a Virgo! He must be a Virgo, right?"
How could anyone do this for a dish?
"Then let's... let's start tasting."
Dojima Gin was surprised when he first saw this dish, but when it comes to cooking, it's no use just looking good, it has to be delicious.
This "Maple Sea Bream Island Map" consists of four colors. He hesitated for a moment, then selected the crimson part that belonged to the northernmost part and put it in his mouth.
"If you put it on a map, this would be... Hokkaido!"
Hokkaido, located in the northernmost part of Japan, is world-famous for its charming snow scenery. Once winter arrives, the wind and snow will come in an instant, and the ice will seal the mountains, rivers and fields outside.
But...it doesn't matter.
I can't go out, and it's the same inside the house.
In the cold winter, friends gather together, sitting around the warm kotatsu, their legs are slightly warmed by the heat, drinking and chatting while admiring the snowy scenery outside.
And in this scene, it would be even more perfect if there was such a dish!
"Wine-cooked snapper"!
The extremely refreshing Jiangmi wine was added to the dish, and the fish meat between the lips and teeth actually had a mellow and sweet flavor. When the fish meat was chewed and slowly poured into the belly, the warm air flowed from the Dantian. As it rose up, all the coldness in the body was swept away, and it was as transparent as if I had taken a steam in a sauna room!
This is an authentic delicacy unique to Hokkaido!
Unlike Dojima Gin, Nakiri Senzaemon chooses the part from the western part of Honshu Island, which is the golden sea bream dish.
Honshu Island is the largest island in the Japanese archipelago and is also the political, economic and cultural center of Japan. The entire large island is divided into two parts, with the western part representing the Kyoto area.
It is a gathering place of Japan's past history, but it has faded out of people's sight with the changes of the times, leaving behind this place full of memories.
Heiankyo, just like its name, is a spiritual hometown where all Japanese people can feel at ease.
When people get old, they will inevitably feel nostalgic, and the same goes for cities. The dish Yang Ming prepared here is exactly the one with a long history in Japan - sea bream tempura.
Tempura, a dish in which fresh ingredients are wrapped in a coating and then deep-fried, is known as one of the three Japanese flavors along with soba noodles and sushi. The sea bream tempura has even more meaning.
Just like the Three Kingdoms period in China, the era of war, strife, and heroes in Japan was called the Warring States Period.
Coincidentally, like the Three Kingdoms, there were also three heroes in Japan during the Warring States Period - the all-powerful Oda Nobunaga, the cunning Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the forbearing Tokugawa Ieyasu, who formed a three-legged relationship with each other.
Finally, it was Tokugawa Ieyasu who brought peace to the world in one battle and established the Tokugawa Shogunate, ushering in the Edo period.
However, such a heroic figure... ended up dying of stomach trouble due to his craving for the delicious taste of sea bream tempura...
Yang Ming's nostalgic "sea bream tempura" showed Nakiri Senzaemon what kind of dish it was and why it attracted the shogunate.
The flesh of the sea bream is soft, the taste is very fresh, and the skin is crispy and crispy. When used to make tempura, you don't need to use too many seasonings. You just season it with salt and vinegar and wrap it with special noodles. Just coat and fry. But it is such a simple method, paired with the extremely fresh sea bream meat, the crispy and fragrant coating, and the soft and tender meat inside, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and deep-fried to fully enhance the freshness of the sea bream. It's sealed, and when you bite it open, it's so crispy that you'll be ecstatic.
"Kyoto...tempura..."
He seemed to see that the annual Gion Festival was held in Kyoto again. Every household hung magic lamps and green curtains under the eaves, spread mats, decorated flowers, and erected screens. The gorgeous and luxurious mikoshi was in Kyoto. Walking through the streets, street vendors loudly hawked their wares.
All the usual driving lanes are open to tourists. While admiring the Komagata lanterns, everyone enjoys the open-air stalls arranged by roadside shops. It is only during this kind of festival that everyone will taste the delicacies on the roadside while walking, and let go of the freedom and happiness of enjoying the festival.
A long line of floats, lanterns lit all night, young men and women in yukata in pairs, eating takoyaki, grilled dumplings, Uji Kintoki shaved ice, fishing for goldfish... stepping on clogs from various bustling stalls We went round and round, culminating in the brilliant fireworks blooming along the river.
"What a nostalgic smell..." He closed his eyes slightly.
This is the pure taste of Kyoto...