Chapter 154: First Taste of Mooncake
Chen Huazheng picked up the teapot and poured the brewed tea into the cups in front of Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia.
The gurgling tea flows into the cup, the air is filled with pleasant tea fragrance, and the sound of water is light and pleasant, making people feel extremely comfortable.
Princess Lejia couldn't help but look at the teacup in front of her. The tea in the cup was clear and bright, with a light golden color, giving people a warm feeling.
She slowly blew away the hot air on her face and then took a sip.
The delicate and refreshing tea flows slowly on the tip of your tongue. When you sip it carefully, you can feel the mellowness and smoothness of the tea soup.
There is also a fragrance that cannot be ignored.
Zhou Ying also picked up the teacup and sniffed it gently. It smelled so good.
She blew slowly into the tea inside and took small sips.
The tea tastes smooth without any astringency and has a sweet aftertaste.
If you taste it carefully, you can also feel a fresh and elegant fragrance lingering in your mouth, making you feel refreshed.
Putting down the teacup, Zhou Ying couldn't help but praise: "Good tea!"
Princess Lejia also looked at Chen Huazheng: "It is indeed a good tea. Zhengzheng, what kind of tea is this?"
When drinking tea, you should first smell it, then taste it, and finally savor it.
If the tea smells pleasant, tastes mellow or refreshing, and makes people salivate and feel relaxed after swallowing, it is most likely a good tea.
The aroma of this tea today is very unique and rich, with distinct flavors and a long aftertaste.
Especially after drinking it, the gradually increasing fragrance and sweetness in the throat shows that this is definitely not ordinary tea.
Chen Huazheng took a sip of tea: "This is Phoenix Dancong. It's best to drink this tea while eating mooncakes. If you like it, take some back later."
As soon as she finished speaking, a maid came in with a tray.
The maid brought the mooncakes and fruits on the tray to the table and then left.
Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying were too busy drinking tea at this moment. They looked curiously at the moon cakes that were either golden and smooth or as white as snow.
Mooncakes come in all kinds of colors and styles, and they look very delicate and pleasing.
The molds for these mooncakes were all made by skilled carpenters who had the patterns drawn by Chen Huazheng in advance.
Some are beautiful flowers, some are auspicious words, and some are cute little rabbit shapes.
A breeze blew by, bringing with it a pleasant sweet scent.
Princess Lejia's eyes were glued to the mooncake. "Wow, this mooncake looks delicious."
Zhou Ying sniffed the fragrance in the air.
Just by looking at the appearance of this mooncake, you can imagine how delicious it is, not to mention that it smells so good.
Chen Huazheng smiled and said, “It’s not good to eat too many mooncakes at once, so I made a few for you to try first.”
She pointed at the mooncakes and introduced them one by one: "This one has egg yolk and white lotus paste, this one has black bean paste, this one has red bean paste, this one has ham and five kernels, this one has custard filling..."
Most of these mooncakes are delicate and small, only the double yolk white lotus paste one is relatively large. Shen Huazheng asked the maid to cut it into pieces for easy sharing.
Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying's attention were drawn to the cut egg yolk and lotus seed paste mooncakes. The mooncake skin was thin and the filling was thick. Upon closer inspection, the smooth and delicate, fragrant white lotus seed paste was embedded with egg yolk.
Just looking at it makes people's appetite grow.
Princess Lejia couldn't bear it any longer, she picked up a piece of mooncake, brought it to her mouth and tasted it.
With a gentle bite, your teeth will first touch the crust that is overflowing with the aroma of oil, followed by the sweet and soft lotus seed paste filling, and the oily egg yolk inside.
Chew it carefully, and you can taste the subtle aroma of lotus paste and the salty fragrance of egg yolk intertwined together. The sweetness and saltiness are perfectly combined in the mouth, layer by layer, full of a wonderful balance between sweet and salty.
The rich sweetness gradually spreads in the mouth, making people unable to help but enjoy it bite by bite, indulging in this delicious taste.
Zhou Ying also savored the mooncake in her mouth carefully. The sweet and delicate white lotus paste and the salty egg yolk met on the tip of her tongue. Combined with the soft and delicious crust, it was like a fresh breeze that instantly penetrated the taste buds and made people intoxicated.
Shen Huazheng swallowed the mooncake in her mouth and took another sip of tea.
The refreshing tea flows down the throat, swirls between the lips and teeth, and interweaves with the remaining sweetness of the mooncake in the mouth.
Chen Huazheng felt the sweet aftertaste and fragrance in her throat and squinted her eyes in pleasure.
Among all the mooncakes, her favorite is the double yolk white lotus paste. Not only is it sweet and delicious, but when cut open, it also has a "long river and setting sun" aesthetic.
Since we are eating white lotus paste with egg yolk, how can we miss Dancong?
Princess Lejia chewed for a long time and swallowed the mooncake in her mouth reluctantly.
She picked up the teacup and took a sip, then turned her attention to the rest of the mooncakes.
Among so many mooncakes, Princess Lejia fell in love with the exquisitely shaped and lovely snow-skin mooncake at first sight.
She took a piece, squeezed it in her hand, and found it very interesting.
The texture of snow skin mooncakes is completely different from that of egg yolk and white lotus paste. The outer skin is soft and slightly elastic. It changes shape when you pinch it with your fingers, and then slowly returns to its original shape.
This mooncake can actually bounce back!!
With a slight curiosity, Princess Lejia brought the snow skin mooncake to her lips and took a bite.
The crust is slightly cool, soft and delicious, with a slight elasticity.
The filling inside is made of red bean paste, which is soft and has a light red bean fragrance.
Princess Lejia widened her eyes slightly. She could even feel the delicate crust and the red bean paste slowly melting in her mouth.
This experience is so amazing that mooncakes can actually taste like this.
The snow skin mooncakes were not big, and Princess Lejia finished one in just a few bites.
She tilted her head back and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp. The refreshing scent instantly filled her lips and tongue, sweeping away the sweetness in her mouth.
Zheng Zheng is right, this tea really goes well with mooncakes.
Zhou Ying picked up a piece of custard-filled mooncake. As soon as the mooncake came in front of her, a rich milky aroma rushed into her nose.
She was slightly stunned and took a light bite.
The runny custard filling inside overflows into your mouth through the bitten hole, and the rich egg and milk aroma instantly fills your entire mouth.
On one side is the delicate and dense texture and the soft and silky filling, and on the other side is the loose and soft mooncake skin.
Chewing it carefully, you will find sandy, glutinous, soft, dense... all kinds of different flavors hitting your taste buds, it is simply wonderful.
Zhou quickly finished the work at hand and joined the three of them for afternoon tea.
She tried every kind of mooncake. The egg yolk and lotus paste were fragrant and delicious, while the snow skin mooncake was soft, glutinous and sweet.
The coconut and black sesame mooncake has a rich coconut aroma. Take a bite and the aroma of black sesame and coconut blend perfectly together, tightly wrapping your taste buds and making you intoxicated.
The five-kernel ham has rich fillings, including ham shreds, scallops, walnut kernels, almonds, melon seeds, sesame seeds, olive kernels, and candied winter melon...
It tastes soft, sweet and layered, with the aroma of nuts and the freshness of ham and scallops colliding together to create a unique taste. The more you eat, the more delicious it becomes.
It can be said that these mooncakes have their own characteristics and their own deliciousness.
But to be honest, Zhou's favorite is the delicate and silky mooncake with custard filling that makes it ooze out in your mouth.
The moment Zhou bit into the custard-filled mooncake, she was completely stunned.
She couldn't help but exclaim in her heart, how could there be such delicious mooncakes in this world?? ! !
Just one bite and you can taste the layered textures of the mooncake.
First, there is the milky aroma that blooms in your mouth, followed by the layers of sweet fragrance, and the crunchy texture of the salted egg yolk, all of which bring your taste buds to the bliss of happiness.
Princess Lejia put down her teacup and looked at Shen Huazheng.
"Zheng Zheng, I really like the snowy skin of snowy mooncakes. Besides red bean paste, can there be other fillings?"
Chen Huazheng nodded: "Of course, you can also make it with custard filling, red bean mochi, and mochi filling. You can add a lot of fillings in it."
Zhou Ying: "Zheng'er, this five-nut ham is quite fragrant, and not too sweet compared to the other varieties. I think the response in the market should be good. Some people don't like overly sweet food, so they should like this one."
Chen Huazheng: "Yeah, I thought so too. The amount of sugared winter melon in the five-nut mooncake is not very large, so it won't taste very sweet."
[I will make a new batch tomorrow. I can try adding some salted egg yolks to the five-nut mooncakes. It will taste more fragrant and can also neutralize the sweetness of the crust and fillings. ]
[Make some more snow skin mooncakes with mochi filling, as well as taro and purple sweet potato filling, jujube paste, coconut flakes, fruit mooncakes and crystal mooncakes.]
Zhou Ying & Zhou Shi: !!!!!!
It sounds delicious. I really want to come here tomorrow~~
Princess Lejia: \^o^/
She was indeed very important in Zheng Zheng's heart. She had just mentioned whether other fillings could be put into the snow skin mooncakes, and Zheng Zheng immediately arranged it.
Several people were eating moon cakes and drinking tea.
The elegance of tea and the sweetness of mooncakes are perfectly combined, and the taste is truly wonderful.
As Zhou, Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying ate, they would occasionally tell Shen Huazheng a few words about their feelings, and they all looked like they enjoyed the meal in the same way.
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Ministry of Revenue
After lunch, Shen Zhaonian drank some tea and suddenly remembered that there was still tea and snacks today.
He opened the food box again and took out the mooncakes inside.
As soon as the mooncakes were put out, colleagues who were drinking tea nearby gathered around and started talking at once.
"Master Shen, what is this?"
"Sir Shen, is this the snack that Princess Yinghua prepared for you?"
"This snack looks golden and smells delicious, but it looks unfamiliar. Lord Shen, is this the new snack that the county lady plans to launch at Lianxiangzhai?"
Shen Zhaonian smiled as usual: "This is the mooncake my daughter made, you may as well try it together."
As he spoke, he found a clean knife, cut the mooncakes into pieces, and distributed them to his colleagues present.
There are not many mooncakes, only four, with two flavors in total.
Lotus seed paste with egg yolk and black sesame.
Several colleagues received mooncakes, thanked Shen Zhaonian, and sat aside to enjoy them.
I have to say, this mooncake is a really great snack to go with tea.
The egg yolk and lotus seed paste mooncake has a thin skin and rich fillings, with a delicate and sweet taste.
The egg yolk is yogurt, salty and fragrant, the white lotus paste is sweet but not greasy, and paired with the soft and delicious crust, the taste is really delicious.
Take a bite of the coconut mooncake, and the sweet taste instantly fills your mouth, dense, soft and sticky.
Rosin... mellow...
It's really delicious.
A colleague ate the mooncake in his hand in small bites, as if he was tasting some delicious food, and was reluctant to swallow it for a long time.
The white lotus paste is bright in color, smooth and mellow. The egg yolk is salty, fragrant and soft.
The two meet in the mouth, instantly awakening the dormant taste buds.
Oh my god, can mooncakes be so delicious?
But it’s true, this was done by Princess Yinghua.
No matter what amazing food she makes, it will never be surprising.
Wait, Princess Yinghua...Lianxiangzhai!!
A light bulb went off in that man's head, and he remembered what his wife had said about the mooncake tasting event that would be held at Lianxiangzhai.
"Master Shen, is this the mooncake that Lianxiangzhai will soon be selling?"
As soon as these words came out, the other colleagues who were still immersed in the delicious mooncakes all looked up at Shen Zhaonian.
They have also learned from their wives or daughters that Lianxiangzhai plans to sell mooncakes this year and will soon hold a mooncake tasting event.
If this is the mooncake that Princess Yinghua intends to sell in Lianxiangzhai, doesn’t that mean they can also eat such delicious mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year?
Shen Zhaonian picked up the teacup and took a sip, then turned to his colleagues' inquiring gazes, "Yes, this year Yipinlou and Lianxiangzhai will both sell mooncakes, and the flavors and styles of mooncakes are not limited to the two we eat."
Colleagues: !!!
"Master Shen, have you tried all the other flavors of mooncakes?"
"Master Shen, did the county lady say when the sale will start?"
Shen Zhaonian swallowed the mooncake in his mouth slowly and methodically: "In two days, Lianxiangzhai will hold a mooncake tasting event, and you can pre-order the mooncake gift box then."
Everyone:!!!
There is even a gift box!!
Everyone felt a little regretful when they learned that they had to be on duty on the day of the mooncake tasting event.
However, when they thought that they had already gotten the mooncakes from Shen Zhaonian and could have tried them in advance, that little regret was nothing.
Everyone has already thought about it and will explain everything in detail to their wives and daughters when they return.
Ask them to go to Lianxiangzhai early on the day of the event and book the egg yolk white lotus paste and coconut paste flavors first. For the rest, book any flavors you like immediately, otherwise they may be sold out if you act slowly.
As long as you act quickly, you can eat as much as you want during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Hehehe~~
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Imperial College
"Brother Boyan, this mooncake is so delicious, but is it made by Yinghua County Lady?"
Wei Zeduo recalled the taste of the custard-filled mooncake just now and couldn't believe that mooncakes could be so delicious.
Shen Kesi: "Yes, it was my sister who did it."
Wei Zeduo pressed on: "Will the county lady sell the mooncakes?"
If Lady Yinghua was willing to sell these mooncakes, he would definitely have people line up overnight and buy some to take home for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
As soon as he said this, people nearby pricked up their ears.
Judging from Wei Zeduo’s expression just now, the mooncake must be delicious.
Woo woo woo, they want to try it too.
Dr. Wen, who happened to pass by, also moved towards Shen Kesi so that he could hear more clearly.
Lady Yinghua plans to sell mooncakes? ? Well, my lady will probably like it.
Shen Kesi smiled and said, “Both Lianxiangzhai and Yipinlou will sell mooncakes this year.”
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