The wine was served and the food was served. Ji Yan's family went to the table and had a round of toasts. The wine slowly got on their faces and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
The food on this table was indeed very high-end, and the relatives and friends who came to the banquet looked very impressed.
Whole large lobsters, crispy spicy crabs, a plate of ten abalones in sauce, just one for everyone present, as well as scallops, gobies, and fragrant anchovy dishes.
Among all the banquets held in the county, how have I ever seen such a high-end banquet?
Not to mention the guests at the banquet, even the few people in the kitchen looked like they had seen the world.
Look at the presentation of this lobster. After cooking, all the whiskers and claws are not damaged at all. They are exactly as they come when they are presented on the plate.
Just this big lobster dish immediately raised the entire table to several levels.
And this abalone, who can afford to buy it and eat it?
This is the first time for many people to see the real thing, let alone taste it!
There were only ten of them on this plate. Everyone knew that this thing was expensive and not cheap. After Fu Yu arranged the plate, he immediately realized more and more deeply that this dish was really rare!
The ingredients that I obviously couldn't bear to buy were immediately made even more unaffordable after being cooked in such a way.
Forget about these high-end seafood, no one would have thought that this fish dish can be made exquisite and high-end.
Demoli fish stew is a famous local dish, and it is also one of the best dishes in a fish feast.
In ordinary restaurants, this dish is a fish stew. Fresh river carp is stewed with tofu and vermicelli. The fish is fresh and tender, the side dishes are delicious, and the taste is rich without losing the boldness of local dishes. It is very popular.
Stewing the whole fish involves serving it on a plate. Generally, the fish on the table is inevitably a little damaged. When the side dishes are served, they are all mixed into a ball. When you eat it with a chopstick, the vermicelli may be mixed with hazelnut mushrooms. , or cabbage wrapped in tofu often sticks to a pot of soup.
But on the plate made by Fu Yu, the whole carp is in a thick soup, the skin is not rotten, the tofu is cut into squares and arranged neatly, and the vermicelli is soaked in the soup. At first glance, it is obvious that it is too. Has a unique layering feel.
The hazelnut mushrooms and cabbage are distinct. Even though they seem to have been integrated into the soup, when you pick them up, you know without trying that they are definitely separate.
When this dish is stewed, each fish is not stewed separately. In order to save time, three or four fish are directly put into one pot and cooked together with various other side dishes.
Not to mention that the fish skin is easy to pierce when oiling. Just when stewing, the vermicelli will easily stick to the bottom of the pot, and tofu is an even more fragile ingredient.
If the stewed fish wants to be heated evenly, it needs to be turned over in time.
When flipping like this, it is really difficult to ensure that the fish meat is intact and that there are not too many ingredients such as tofu!
The aunts who helped cook only thought the dish looked good, but didn't think much about it.
Zhang Chenyang was completely shocked!
This is no longer a matter of basic cooking skills, but super cooking skills.
When Fu Yu was flipping the noodles just now, he was watching from the side. His movements were obviously very casual, but there must be some knack for the operation, otherwise why were all the ingredients not broken at all?
This is too unreasonable!
Zhang Chenyang asked himself, with his cooking skills alone, he would definitely not be able to reach this level.
In his opinion, Fu Yu must have identified the critical moment when the ingredients were ripe, and flipped the tofu and fish before they were completely softened.
Only in this way can the ingredients not be damaged at all when turning them over.
And if you want to do this, how strong the ability to control the heat and precise operation techniques are required?
Zhang Chenyang was amazed and became more focused on observing.
Because all the attention is focused on Fu Yu, whenever Fu Yu needs something, he can always notice it immediately and take action immediately.
This allows Fu Yu to save some energy in the heavy cooking work.
Although the people in the kitchen are not familiar with each other, working together is like this. During the communication on various issues, we have become close without knowing it.
The aunties saw that Fu Yu was energetic and had a good personality, so they felt that the young man was very good at first impression.
After chatting with him, he heard that Fu Yu worked in Bei'an, and he couldn't help but start asking about the treatment and urban environment there.
The topic unfolded unconsciously, and the atmosphere gradually became heated.
Fu Yu later discovered that it was actually quite nice to have a few aunts with good personalities in the kitchen. He didn't have to worry about not having a topic. Men have men's topics, women have women's topics, and that is an eternal topic between men and women. Although the work is very Tired and the task was heavy, but the atmosphere became relaxed and joyful.
Aunt Lianhua had a cheerful temper and kept urging others to prepare the dishes quickly, for fear of delaying Fu Yu's cooking.
Fu Yu likes Aunt Lianhua's character, so when the other party takes a moment to talk to him, he will respond cooperatively.
Aunt Lianhua had a niece who was still a college student, but she didn't go to college, and she looked pretty good. She looked at Fu Yu's energy and potential, and couldn't help but be attracted to her.
Inquiring about Fu Yu's situation, he praised and praised Fu Yu.
Zhang Chenyang intended to take advantage of this rare opportunity to get closer to Fu Yu, so he glanced at Aunt Lianhua, who was chatting affectionately with Fu Yu in a loud voice, and tried to join the conversation: "Aunt Lianhua, are you looking at Fu Yu?" Chef Fu is very energetic, right? You want to pull coal, right? Chef Fu is handsome, right?"
Aunt Lianhua was unambiguous in her words: "Handsome and energetic, I think Chef Fu is a good young man!"
Fu Yu smiled restrainedly, unable to accept the words.
Aunt Lianhua followed the conversation and asked curiously: "Fu Chu, are you married yet?"
Fu Yu shook his head: "No."
Aunt Lianhua chased and asked: "Do you have a partner?"
Fu Yu hurriedly said: "Already have it."
When Aunt Lianhua heard this, she was extremely disappointed: "Oh, I already have a partner! What a pity."
Then he couldn't help but continue gossiping: "Fu Chu, you are very discerning, do you think your girlfriend has very good conditions?"
Fu Yu smiled and said casually, "Well, she's pretty good."
I didn’t go into details this time, but the happy smile on my face said it all.
Aunt Lianhua was just gossiping, while Zhang Chenyang thought of Fu Yu's girlfriend that boss Xiao Hechou mentioned before.
The biological sister of celebrity chef Liu Yunong and a descendant of Lady Liu.
As long as those who study cooking have received formal education, almost everyone will know Madam Liu.
That one was the most famous female royal chef in ancient times!
Her descendants are a culinary family.
This kind of family has a profound foundation and can be said to be one of the most powerful families in the circle.
If you can join such a family, you will save yourself decades of struggle in the future, right?
Thinking of this, Zhang Chenyang couldn't help but look at Fu Yu standing in front of the kitchen counter.
Fu Yu held the kitchen knife in his right hand, pressed the ingredients with his left hand, and raised his wrist gently, moving quickly and neatly.
From standing there in the early morning until now, I have barely left the kitchen counter for several hours, just quietly cutting, spooning, and arranging dishes.
The outline of the young man's neck and shoulders is masculine, and when viewed from behind, it is broad and reassuring.
At this time, Fu Yu suddenly turned his head and handed over the plated dishes.
Zhang Chenyang happened to be paying attention to Fu Yu's movements, so he took over immediately and cooperated quite tacitly.
The banquet starts at 11:30, and all nine dishes and one soup are served, from cold dishes to hot dishes. The interval between the first course and the last course is no more than half an hour.
At a little after twelve o'clock, all the dishes were served, and the guests ate from the time they were seated until the dishes were served, without stopping their chopsticks at all.
On the one hand, the dishes are served promptly, one after another, with almost no gaps in between.
On the other hand, the dishes are rich and rare, and the presentation, ingredients, and taste are all outstanding!
On this day's banquet, all the guests present were extremely happy.
The money spent is so worth it.
Dishes are being served one after another in the back kitchen, and the air in the entire backyard is filled with the strong aroma of the dishes.
Plate after plate of various dishes were placed on the dining table. Everyone who had been chatting warmly because they were familiar with each other suddenly stopped talking when they saw the dishes in front of them clearly, and the group of people all stared at the plates. The dishes are so delicious that your saliva will fall onto the plate.
Someone exclaimed: "Oh my god, this is a big lobster! Oh, look at it, it looks like a specimen!"
The people next to me hurriedly stepped under the table: "Keep your voice down! Eat with your head down and talk less. It's embarrassing for others to hear! Don't put the shrimp heads in your hands for a while. There's no meat on them!"
Everyone present could see that Ji Yan was really generous. The banquet provided for them was all high-end dishes, including lobsters and abalones, all of which were the best. Even the fish cooked here was different from the ones outside!
Everyone felt that Ji Yan had indeed made a fortune. In the past few years, he had spent money on food and had completely improved his life!
We have a good relationship, and we know in our hearts that Ji Yan is open-minded and sincere to his friends. I invited them over today just to let everyone have a good meal and have fun together.
When Ji Yan came over to toast, everyone was holding a plate with large pieces of fish in it, the flower rolls were dipped in thick vegetable soup, and they were chewing fragrant crab meat in their mouths, eating like a glutton.
Seeing Ji Yan, everyone present greeted him affectionately: "Xiao Yan, you arranged the table well!"
"That's right, I have never had such a high-end banquet! You have single-handedly raised the standard of banquet in our county at Shangliang Banquet!"
Ji Yan smiled from ear to ear. Today's banquet was indeed well done!
Even when he saw it, he couldn't help but secretly marvel!
Absolutely amazing!
These are not the dishes that can be eaten at ordinary banquets. They are basically the kind of high-end dishes that have only been seen on TV before!
Even a few common anchovies dishes were made into a style that was unaffordable.
No wonder Zhang Chenyang praised this chef so much when he invited someone to come over to serve him. Now it seems that he is indeed well-deserved!
The friends who are close to each other said with a playful smile: "Brother Yan, you are so interesting. Now that you are rich, you have not forgotten your brothers!"
There were also some distant relatives in the family who sighed with relief: "Xiao Yan has made a fortune, look at the grandeur of this house! And this beam banquet is really the best I have ever had in my life!"
Ji Yan's father and mother also had happy expressions on their faces, and asked enthusiastically when meeting everyone: "How do you like the noodles at this banquet? Do the dishes taste good?"
As long as the guests talk to each other, the two elders will immediately proudly introduce: "The chef in charge of the banquet today is the chef specially invited by my son from Bei'an Qianlima Restaurant. The dishes on this table can only be eaten at Qianlima Restaurant." The sign!”
The people listening were amazed: "No wonder, it's a chef specially invited from Bei'an?"
More knowledgeable people curiously asked: "Is it that century-old seafood restaurant? Ouch! It's expensive to invite a chef all the way to your home! Isn't it true that your Ji Yan family You have the ability!”
The old couple were laughing so hard that they didn't even bother to eat. They sat around the table chatting with the guests.
Ji Yan saw it from a distance. He didn't say anything, but his heart moved silently.
It was an indescribable feeling, and my vanity was completely satisfied.
This was the purpose of organizing a grand wedding banquet in the first place. Now that he was making money, he wanted to feel proud and let everyone see that he, Ji Yan, was capable and that their family's life was really good. It's getting better!
Ji Yan's family held a banquet this time and specially invited the village chief to the county seat.
During the toast, the village chief held the cup and said in front of the people at the table: "We have benefited from Xiao Yan for this meal. Xiao Yan and his family will officially move to the county town in a few days. There are not many wealthy households in our village, and the most promising one now is Xiao Yan."
When Ji Yan's parents heard these words, the corners of their mouths almost reached behind their ears. They felt so beautiful in their hearts.
Not to mention Ji Yan's family being proud and proud, the village chief's words completely expressed the feelings of everyone present!
There are many families in the village who have moved to the county seat, and it is not impossible that they are living a good life.
But Lao Yan's family is the only one that can afford such a high-end banquet.
Since ancient times, there really has never been a restaurant that could afford to travel as far away as Bei'an to invite chefs from big hotels to come back and cook.
Because of the village chief's words, relatives and friends in the same village looked at Ji Yan's family obviously differently.
Everyone said kind words to the family one by one, with envy in their eyes.
At the dinner table, Ji Yan provided a full range of drinks, allowing everyone to drink as much as they could.
Everyone ate good food and drank good wine, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
Almost all the dishes on the table were served one at a time, and every plate was eaten. All the fish and side dishes were picked up, and in the end even the soup was gone.
This is not enough, everyone can't wait to lick the bowls of the people next to each other, and they are still not satisfied.
Ji Yan's family stood from beginning to end with wine glasses in hand. They didn't even take a bite of the dishes on the table, they just went to greet the guests.
It has been busy since early morning, but everyone is in high spirits and does not feel tired at all.
The smile on my face has never disappeared. I am really happy and proud!
(End of chapter)
