Fireworks and firecrackers were set off outside, and then food began to be delivered to each table.
The first bowl of dishes starts with desserts as usual, but it is different from the candied dates in the past. It is not the "heart-soft" kind of red dates with the core removed and glutinous rice balls stuffed inside.
This first dessert is still red dates with the date cores removed, stuffed with walnut meat inside, brushed with honey on the outside, sprinkled with white sesame seeds, and placed one by one on the plate. The first impression is that they are cute.
When you eat it, it's soft on the outside, crispy on the inside, and very sweet.
The second course is also dessert.
They are buns shaped like various small animals made by pastry chefs.
The filling inside the buns is either custard, date paste, coconut, or osmanthus and chestnut filling.
Speaking of the sweet-scented osmanthus and chestnut stuffing, it was really thanks to the chestnuts in the twine bag made by Blacksmith Luo, which came in handy.
The third dish is short crispy pork.
A small cluster of medium-sized crispy meat is piled in the middle of a large porcelain white plate like a fan, with two grooves on the side.
The grooves are filled with dipping powder made from chili powder and cumin powder, and the other groove is filled with sweet and spicy sauce.
Everyone can choose sweet or spicy according to their own taste, there will be no single choice.
Next, various hard dishes began to appear in powder form.
Soon, the guests discovered the secret.
For example, Mrs. Liu said excitedly: "Hey, have you noticed that several dishes in this series are centered around pork?"
"Meatballs and patties, braised pork, sauced meat bones, steamed pork, stewed meat, fried meat, big ribs, pork intestines, pork tongue, there is nothing else mixed in between!"
Liu's discovery soon resonated with others.
"That seems to be the case, but her fourth aunt, could you not say it so bluntly? It's a bit off-putting if it's too straightforward."
Mrs. Liu smiled coquettishly, gnawed on the bone, and stopped talking.
Others are a little helpless.
You can't blame other people for talking about Liu, it would be the same for anyone.
Braised pork is delicious, but if you bring a pig in front of you, it won't be so cute.
Fortunately, the next round of passing the dishes started soon, and before the dishes were even delivered to the table, the aroma was already hitting your nostrils.
"It's fragrant and spicy, I like it!" Mrs. Liu was the first to raise her head, and the big bone with soy sauce had already been put aside.
"Spicy chicken, wow, it's so spicy. It looks like there's a whole plate on the fire!"
Mrs. Liu's eyes widened, and she was stimulated by the pungent spicy smell, and sneezed twice in a row.
Mrs. Sun next to her was dumbfounded. She quickly held Mrs. Liu's head down and pushed it under the table. At the same time, she joked: "Her fourth aunt, she must be sneezed on the table. She can't handle it!"
Mrs. Liu raised her sleeve and wiped her nose carelessly, and said with a smile: "No, no, I have a sense of propriety!"
Da Sun shook her head, "Come on, eat quickly, come on, come on, everyone will eat, you're welcome!"
The ingredients for this round are chicken, duck and goose, and the chef created a dozen different dishes based on these three ingredients.
Spicy chicken, braised chicken, ground pot chicken, stewed chicken, salt and pepper chicken, white chopped chicken...
Roast duck, roasted duck with spicy wine, old duck soup, duck blood tofu, stir-fried chicken and duck...
Braised goose, stewed goose in iron pot, roasted goose with plum blossoms...
"Oh my God, there are so many chickens, ducks and geese. I will probably eat several baskets of chickens, ducks and geese for this birthday banquet."
Ms. Liu held a goose head in her hand and gnawed it. There were oily spots on her face and chin.
"Her fourth aunt is really amazing, you can see it all." The eldest Sun was chewing on the duck's neck. She felt happy and her dopamine secretion was strong.
San Yatou and Mianmian were both at this table. When they started to eat, their movements must have been much more graceful.
But he couldn't bear to have the pair of live treasures Liu and Da Sun on the table, just like a cross talk, which made the banquet not monotonous at all.
The following dishes are also highlights. The ingredients are obviously familiar to everyone, but the method is very novel, the portions are sufficient, and the taste is sure to capture everyone's taste.
Everyone ate happily, talked and laughed, and encouraged each other to eat. The atmosphere was great.
The last dish was the finale of fish.
As a result, the Luo family also prepared several ways to eat the fish as the only ingredient for the guests.
Pickled fish fillets, the fish inside is black fish.
Braised fish cubes, using grass carp.
Fish balls, fish cakes, fish steaks, hairtail fish, pan-fried yellow croaker, smelly mandarin fish, and the last dish is squirrel mandarin fish!
Mrs. Liu ate three bowls of rice in one breath, burped and said to everyone: "Have you noticed that some fish we have never seen are also used to cook the dishes? We will not use the fish and shrimps from Dabai's house that day. If you dare to eat it, you won’t be able to eat it even if you hold your nose, and the table will be filled with fishy smell.”
"But many of these fish from the Luo family are also fish from the sea. Look at what this chef has cooked. They are easy to eat and good for our appetite. Don't you think so?" Mrs. Liu asked again.
Mrs. Da Sun nodded repeatedly, "If you don't say anything else, let's just say that we have to eat these ingredients raw and not cooked. No matter how delicious it is, it's useless."
"I said raw pork is delicious, so which of you will eat it? You won't dare to eat it!"
Everyone nodded.
Mrs. Liu was satisfied with her meal. She had eaten the third bowl of rice just now with the sour soup in the pickled fish, and there were bean sprouts in the pickled cabbage. It was spicy. Ouch, it was so satisfying!
"The salmon from Lao Wang's family makes me feel uncomfortable just looking at it."
"The shrimps are also raw. They are soaked in vinegar, coriander, ginger, garlic, millet and other spicy things. They are called raw shrimps."
"Oh my god, I guess Mei'er didn't even know how to do it herself. She also helped Dabai keep saying how delicious the shrimps are."
"I couldn't help but pick up a raw shrimp to taste it. What do you think the result was?"
Liu's words attracted everyone's attention.
"How's it going, Fourth Aunt? Don't let it scare you!" Zhao Liu'er asked with a smile.
Ms. Liu smiled mysteriously: "It turned out that the heads and threads of the shrimps were not removed, and the shrimps were still alive."
"I braved myself and took a bite. Oh my god, the meat was crispy and had a fishy smell. The seasonings didn't taste good at all. I vomited it all after taking one bite, and Mei'er looked at it. Yes, he even glared at me hard!"
Everyone laughs.
When Mrs. Liu saw everyone laughing, the conversation started to get louder. She coughed twice and prepared to make a special speech to condemn Lao Wang's banquet. The third girl said directly: "Mom, if you are full, please help me hold it down." My child, I haven’t finished eating yet, so please stop talking.”
Mrs. Liu understood what the third girl meant. She didn't want her to have any more entanglements on this topic.
So Ms. Liu curled her lips, stood up and took her grandson from the arms of the third girl, "Let's go, let me take you to the table outside to see how your cousin Chunxia is eating. We don't want to stay in this room anymore!"
