Chapter 160 Mid-Autumn Festival Family Dinner
This was the first Mid-Autumn Festival that the Shen and Zhou families had spent together since Shen Huazheng returned to normal, and it was also the first Mid-Autumn Festival reunion dinner.
Everyone was smiling and in high spirits.
The happiest person must be Zhou Cheng'an. For him, this year has been full of happy events, one after another.
First, the niece Shen Huazheng regained her sanity, and then the daughter Zhou Ying was able to divorce and return home.
In the past, what he was most concerned about was Zhou Ying who was trapped in the Weiguo Mansion. He was always worried that when he was gone in the future, there would be no one to protect and help his daughter.
Fortunately, Zhou Ying has now divorced that bastard Song Zhichen, and no longer has to stay in that cannibalistic Duke's Mansion.
Not only that, Zhou Ying also learned to cook and do business with Shen Huazheng.
As life got better day by day, Zhou Ying slowly returned to her former lively and cheerful self.
Perhaps because of what she has experienced, Zhou Ying is now stronger and braver than before.
Zhou Cheng'an saw it, and although he felt distressed, he was also relieved.
This is actually a good thing. At least when he is gone, Zhou Ying can live a good life.
The banquet began soon, and the maids skillfully placed one delicious dish after another on the table.
Everyone looked at the dazzling array of dishes in front of them and smelled the aroma coming towards them, and their mouths began to water.
This table was prepared by Shen Huazheng and Zhou Ying, and the dishes were very rich.
There are meat and vegetarian dishes, delicacies from the mountains and the sea.
As usual, before the meal started, Shen Huazheng introduced the dishes on the table one by one.
In addition to some delicacies that I have tasted before, there are also many that I have never seen before.
For example, salt and pepper mantis shrimp, fermented bean curd and peanut pork knuckle, salt-baked chicken, braised pigeon and honey chrysanthemum crab...
The younger generations all looked at Grand Tutor Zhou and Old Madam Zhou eagerly, waiting for them to start eating.
Grand Tutor Zhou and Old Madam Zhou smiled at each other, and they both picked up the serving chopsticks at the same time, picked up a piece of food at random and put it in their bowls.
"Everyone, please start eating."
As soon as Grand Tutor Zhou finished speaking, everyone picked up their chopsticks and reached for their favorite dishes.
Zhou Zeyan kept staring at the plate of suckled pig's trotters. Each one was juicy and shiny red, and looked delicious.
The first thing he did was to pick up a pig's trotter with his chopsticks and put it in his bowl.
Fermented Southern Fermented Pork Knuckle is a dish made by stewing pork knuckle with various seasonings, sauces, cooking wine and fermented southern fermented milk.
It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and appetizing.
The pork knuckle is cooked well, with a soft and chewy texture. When you bite it with your teeth and gently pull it, the skin and the tendons will fall out of the bone and fall into your mouth without any effort.
As you chew, the mellow and delicate taste of the pig's trotter and the fragrant sauce combine perfectly together.
Every bite can make people feel the deliciousness of pig's trotters and the faint aroma of wine.
It instantly whets your appetite.
Even the peanuts inside are cooked to be soft and sticky. When you chew them carefully, the fragrance of peanuts and the aroma of sauce are intertwined together, which is delicious.
Old Madam Zhou was drinking the clear and sweet chicken soup when suddenly a porcelain bowl filled with crab meat appeared in front of her.
She was stunned, and when she looked up, she saw the smiling face of Grand Tutor Zhou.
"Try this crab meat, it's delicious."
Master Zhou smiled and pushed the crab vinegar in front of his wife, "Don't forget to dip it in vinegar."
He really likes the honey chrysanthemum crab. For this dish, put the crab in a steamer first and then put the washed chrysanthemum petals in it.
During the steaming process, the fragrance of chrysanthemum slowly permeates into the crab meat. The moment you open the lid of the steamer, the fragrance of chrysanthemum and crab will hit you.
Dip the crab roe and crab meat in the sauce and put it into your mouth. The fresh and mellow aroma with a hint of fresh chrysanthemum fragrance instantly spreads on the tip of your tongue.
It makes people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.
Grand Tutor Zhou thought the honey chrysanthemum crab was delicious, and he considerately peeled one for Old Madam Zhou as well.
Mrs. Zhou picked up a handful of crab meat with chopsticks, dipped it in some vinegar, and put it into her mouth.
As soon as the crab meat enters your mouth, the fresh taste of the crab meat and the elegant floral fragrance immediately fill your entire mouth.
The delicious flavor is so delicious that it is hard to describe.
Madam Zhou swallowed the crab meat in her mouth and looked at Grand Tutor Zhou: "It is indeed delicious. Thank you, husband."
Grand Tutor Zhou never let Old Lady Zhou call him "Master", as he felt that such a title was too distant. So until now, Old Lady Zhou still called Grand Tutor Zhou "Husband".
Over the years, this has become a habit.
"Is there any need to say these empty words between you and me? As long as you like it, it's fine."
After receiving positive feedback from his wife, Grand Tutor Zhou felt somewhat proud.
He used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of golden and tempting salt-baked chicken for Madam Zhou, "Try this chicken, it tastes very good too."
Zhou Cheng'an was also eating salt-baked chicken. The high temperature and coarse salt extracted some of the moisture from the chicken, but the deliciousness of the chicken itself was firmly locked in.
Pick up a piece and taste it. The chicken is tender and smooth, with a firm, elastic and chewy texture.
Although it looks golden and shiny, it doesn’t taste greasy at all.
Chew it and you’ll find it salty, fresh, tender, soft, elastic, and sticky...all kinds of textures intertwined together, filling your entire mouth.
Every bite is satisfying, and every bite brings the ultimate enjoyment to the taste buds.
Zhou Cheng'an finished eating the chicken and drank a few sips of soup.
He raised his head and was about to pick up another dish when he saw his parents' disgusted looks.
Zhou Chengan: ...
I don’t know why, but loving parents is a good thing.
But every time he saw this scene, he always felt a little sad.
On the other side, Zhou Ying had no idea of her father's mental journey at the moment. She was concentrating on eating mantis shrimp.
The mantis shrimps are all carefully selected, each one is large in size and exudes an enticing aroma.
Zheng'er said that these are female mantis shrimps, with thicker meat and more cream in them.
Sure enough, as soon as I peeled off the shell, I saw the thick and plump shrimp meat inside, and the shrimp paste extended from the head to the tail.
Pick up the peeled mantis shrimp and take a bite, the delicious juice will instantly splash in your mouth.
The aroma of pepper and salt and the freshness of shrimp meat are perfectly combined, and the shrimp meat has a full texture and is very elastic.
As you chew, the indescribable sweetness suddenly melts away bit by bit on the tip of your tongue.
It echoes between the lips and teeth, and even throughout the mouth.
Zhou Ying swallowed the shrimp in her mouth, still feeling a little dazed.
The taste of this mantis shrimp is so amazing, it is truly a rare delicacy in the world.
Zhou’s favorite dish is steamed scallops with garlic and vermicelli. Scallops are already delicious, and now they are blended with the fragrance of garlic and vermicelli, making them an irresistible delicacy.
Take a bite of the scallop meat, it has a full and elastic texture, is tender, salty and sweet, and has a light ocean flavor.
The fresh aroma of minced garlic and the sweetness of scallops complement each other, like a piece of music played on the taste buds, making people linger.
After eating a whole scallop, the mouth is still left with the endless aftertaste of freshness and the rich garlic flavor.
The vermicelli has absorbed the freshness of the scallops and the aroma of the minced garlic, and tastes smooth and delicious.
Fragrant, it's so fragrant!!
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