funbook-pk Chapter 195 Each dish has its own temperament
Chapter 195 Each dish has its own temperament
After placing the order, he sat down, took out a pair of chopsticks and a spoon, and then stretched the spoon towards the plate of the man in the floral sweater opposite him and scooped a big spoonful without hesitation.
"What are you doing! Didn't you order?!" the man in the flowered sweater cursed incoherently with a mouthful of rice wrapped around him. Just as he was about to grab it back, Xifoiltang had already leaned forward quickly and put the spoon into his mouth.
"Have a bit of sharing spirit? Don't you want to try my stir-fried beef?" Xifeitang shook his head in satisfaction while eating, and fought back in the same unclear voice.
"Besides, we both agreed to come here together. What does it mean that you left me alone after getting off work? It's getting dark earlier and earlier now. Aren't you afraid that I'll get off work late and the roads will be slippery?"
"You, you're the one who cheated others even when it was dark and the road was slippery." The man in the sweater rolled his eyes at the tin foil in disdain, but he felt guilty after being accused of this, so he didn't stop the man in the sweater from continuing to put the spoon into his plate.
The sweater with tin foil curling and visible patterns no longer stopped them. They laughed twice and then shut up. The two of them ate their rice in silence, one spoonful each. The rice with fried pork and peppers on their plates gradually disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's ready so soon?! Beauty, give me another half plate of rice, just half plate will do! Add some kimchi!" The stir-fried beef was cooked very quickly. When Ouyang Yidan placed the full bowl of rice in front of the tin foil, someone in the flowered sweater quickly handed over the plate.
Ouyang Yidan agreed crisply, smiled, picked up the plate and walked to the kitchen. Since the clean plate campaign began, customers have become more cautious when adding more rice. In the past, they would just say "add more rice", but now they will specify the amount when adding more rice.
Although the things delivered seem to be just side dishes costing one or two dollars, the waste of rice has indeed been reduced a lot.
By the time Ouyang Yidan brought the rice again, half of the stir-fried beef in front of the two had been finished.
The man in the flowered sweater took the plate of rice without hesitation. He scooped a few spoonfuls of stir-fried beef and put it on his second plate of rice. With shining eyes, he stirred it with a spoon and ate it with a slurp until his mouth was full of oil.
The tinfoil hotpot opposite was no less delicious. They mixed the rice and began to wolf it down. Each of them ate in silence, and only after they both finished did they have time to wipe their mouths and chat.
"Oh my god, I'm sweating, this stir-fried beef is so spicy! This dish is really meant to be eaten in a city restaurant like this. The more crowded the place and the noisier the restaurant, the better it tastes. The strong and noisy atmosphere makes this dish so authentic and down-to-earth!" The man in the flowered sweater pulled his sweater with one hand to fan himself, and wiped his sweat with a tissue with the other.
"I think you are a wild boar who can't eat fine bran. It's ok for you to be picky about the environment when you eat. Others pick elegant environments, but you only pick rustic ones. And you even want to describe them in a fancy way!" Tin Foil also tore over a piece of paper, glanced at the flowery sweater through his forehead wrinkles, and kept drinking water because of the spicy smell.
“You know what? Every dish has its own temperament, and this dish is full of original rural temperament.
Just think about it, a wood-burning stove in the countryside, pick a few peppers from the field, take a piece of beef butt that was slaughtered yesterday, wash it with well water, and stir-fry it in a sizzling pot. Finally, sprinkle a handful of coriander on it, and squat by the stove to eat some rice with steamed rice over the firewood. Doesn't it sound delicious?
Think about it again, in a high-end restaurant with romantic music playing, a chef in exquisite clothes selects one pepper from thousands of peppers, cuts it into thin strips, takes a piece of beef head flown in from Australia and cuts it into thin slices for you, then takes a small iron plate, sprinkles various seasonings and stir-fries it slowly in front of you, and finally puts it on the plate with exquisite carvings, and you find that there are two slices of beef and three slices of pepper on the white plate in front of you, and the blank space is coated with very artistic pepper sauce. Doesn't it sound unorthodox and make you feel lonely when eating?"
Flower Sweater was a silver tongued man, and with just a few words, Tin Foil's Brain immediately had a picture. "Hey, don't say that! You really don't say that!"
"Hey guys, stop talking. There are so many people waiting for a table here. Can you please move aside after you finish eating?" A middle-aged man who had been waiting next to them after they finished eating said impatiently at the small table for two people. The little girl who was holding his hand looked at them timidly with her schoolbag on her back.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't notice." The woman in the flowered sweater looked up at the man, then looked at the crowded hall, stood up with a smile on her face and gave him her seat. The man with a curling iron beside her also hurriedly stood up.
"Forgive me, my child is hungry, so I was a little aggressive just now." Seeing that the two were so nice and stood up to offer their seats, the middle-aged man felt awkward for a moment and put his hands together and shook them. "But is the stir-fried beef you just mentioned really that delicious?"
The girl in the flowered sweater waved her hand and was about to leave, but when she heard the man asking, she stopped halfway through her steps.
"Delicious! A must order! A bite of chili with a bite of beef, and the soup makes the rice shiny and oily. I ate half the plate without realizing it! But this dish is spicy, and I can't eat anything without it, so the children might not be used to it." The man in the flowered sweater praised in a rhythmic manner, then hesitantly glanced at the little girl and added.
The middle-aged man thanked her again and again, turned his head and looked at his daughter's expectant eyes, staring at him eagerly, and instantly understood, pouted and shook his head. "Hello, please give me a portion of stir-fried yellow beef and a small bowl, we are also participating in the clean plate activity, and we want potatoes."
"Okay!" Ouyang Yidan quickly wrote down the menu.
When the stir-fried beef was served, the middle-aged man pushed the plate away and the little girl immediately scooped a full bowl for herself.
"Dad, eat quickly!" After the girl scooped up the food, she pushed the remaining half of the rice over to the man, and then he slowly reached out for his chopsticks.
This made him and his daughter raise their eyebrows at the same time.
"Dad, do as Mom did!"
The little girl shouted in a childish voice, and the middle-aged man sighed and nodded.
My ex-wife's hometown is in Hunan Province. Her family runs a big restaurant. She has been learning Hunan cuisine since she was a child. Her daughter also loves to eat chili peppers. I haven't tasted that flavor for many years. I didn't expect to encounter it in this small restaurant today.
This stir-fried beef dish can be said to have captured the essence of Hunan cuisine. It is very authentic and you can tell the beef has not been marinated with any cornstarch or cooking wine. It is tender, the heat is well controlled, and it has just the right chewiness, with an original and rustic beef aroma.
The peppers are also used quite well. The spicy flavor of the chili peppers and the sour and spicy flavor of the pickled peppers are fully released under the stimulation of the full aroma of the wok. The beef is also dyed into an attractive red color under the complex aroma of peppers.
Not to mention the finishing touch of coriander. The freshness of coriander combined with the fragrance of beef is a combination that is so delicious that it is against the law. With one bite, you can feel the freshness, spiciness, fragrance and crispness. Paired with a little oily soup and mixed with rice, it is simply a feast for the taste buds, so delicious that you can't stop eating!