"The meat is so soft, tender, and juicy that it melts in your mouth!" Boss Liang exclaimed.
"The outer layer seems burnt, but it has a strange tea fragrance. It's really the first time I've tasted such a flavor!" Xu Yuanwei nodded.
Su Qingluan then asked the other onlookers, "Why don't you all try it too?"
After all, the chicken still had to be used for food, so everyone only got a small piece of chicken.
However, it would have been better if they had not eaten this bite, because it was precisely because of this small bite of chicken, with its special flavor smoked with caramel and tea leaves, that everyone present was tempted.
Su Qingluan smiled upon seeing this and said, "This cooking method is called 'smoking'. It's suitable for cooking chicken, duck, fish, eggs, and various types of tofu. The finished product can be used as a side dish or eaten on its own. It has a unique flavor."
She then explained the precautions for smoking and grilling, such as draining the cooked food thoroughly before smoking and making sure the pot was airtight during smoking.
One of the kitchen helpers sighed softly, "It's a pity that this kind of smoking and roasting requires iron pots, sugar, and tea leaves. Ordinary people can hardly afford it..."
Su Qingluan smiled and said, "In fact, you can also use fruit wood or pine wood to make charcoal, and slowly smoke it over charcoal fire to get the same excellent flavor."
However, external conditions are limited, and raw meat is often roasted directly on the fire, which often causes uneven heating and burnt inside and outside; and the wood is mostly non-fruit wood or pine wood with a special aroma, and the flavor will be even better if tea is added.
But there is one good thing about outdoor barbecue - it is cheap.
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Liang hurriedly asked, "Is this 'smoked' a new item today?"
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