Chapter 77 Delicious
Zeng Guohai said mysteriously, "How dare you call yourself a gourmet? There's a new Qiong Ye Restaurant over there, don't you know?"
Zeng Fubai was a little surprised: "I really don't know. How about you take me with you? I'll drive you. I'd like to see what's so charming about this Qiong Ye Restaurant that makes my old man care so much about it."
The grandfather and grandson were driving slowly, and when they arrived at the restaurant, it was almost time for dinner.
As soon as I arrived at the door, a particularly pleasant aroma of mutton hit me in the face.
"Do you smell it? It smells really good. I just don't know if these limited-edition dishes are sold out." Zeng Haiguo said with a smile.
"It smells okay, feels okay too."
Zeng Fubai didn't take it seriously. Although he also liked eating delicious food, his hobby was different from his grandfather's.
Zeng Haiguo loves all kinds of food, whether it is from street vendors or top chefs, whether it is sweet, sour, spicy, or even offal, he can eat it all.
If he wasn't still healthy at this age, his family would have asked him to avoid certain foods long ago.
However, Zeng Fubai was particular about eating. From the cooking techniques to the ingredients he chose, he was very particular about everything.
The reason I came to Qiongye Restaurant this time was just to accompany my grandfather.
When we arrived at the lobby, the tables were full of people.
Zeng Haiguo was familiar with the place. He looked at the blackboard for a while and asked, "Is the mutton with dipping sauce sold out?"
Huaguduo asked, and immediately laughed: "Grandpa, there happens to be another one."
Zeng Haiguo exclaimed in relief and quickly placed his order: "Looks like this is a coincidence. I'll take this one, and also give me one portion of the cabbage vermicelli hotpot!"
Zeng Fubai glanced at the blackboard and felt speechless. This store was obviously unprofessional.
Putting aside the menu, which only has a few dishes, even something as simple as boiled lamb is limited in quantity. Are they trying to use hunger marketing?
Also, the prices on the back of the menu don't seem reasonable, as if they were written on the spur of the moment.
What's more, this cabbage, vermicelli and mutton hotpot seems to have cabbage as the main component, but the price is not much cheaper than boiled mutton.
Although he didn't usually eat mutton, he knew that fresh mutton in big hotels had to be slaughtered alive. But now, after taking a look at the kitchen, there was no trace of it at all, and it looked very clean!
Could it be prefabricated?
The taste is probably not that good. The reason why so many people buy it is probably because of the marketing and various fancy operations, which created the illusion of being a big hit.
The two waited for a long time and finally saw a seat, so they quickly sat down.
"Grandpa, there are quite a lot of people here, but I don't think this shop specializes in mutton. The food shouldn't taste very good, right?"
Zeng Haiguo smiled slightly and said, "I've eaten osmanthus dishes here before, and they were indeed delicious. But this is my first time eating mutton. I'll try it later and then give my opinion."
Zeng Fubai was speechless.
The old man clearly had no idea what the mutton tasted like, yet he still boasted when he came over. It turned out that he was getting older and not as serious as before.
The boiled and dipped mutton was served soon after. It was probably prepared in advance.
Zeng Fubai usually plays with self-media when he has nothing to do. He has an account with one million followers, which is dedicated to taking pictures of food. So before eating, he subconsciously took a few photos.
The mutton looked like it had been perfectly detached and cut evenly, with alternating skin and meat, more fat than lean meat. Judging from the texture, the quality should be good.
Zeng Fubai did not dip the food directly into water, but first picked up a piece of original flavor with chopsticks.
"It tastes better than I expected." Zeng Fubai's objective review.
This piece of mutton seems to be a lamb leg. It is crispy but not mushy when put into the mouth. It has an extremely rich aroma, but it does not have any smell of mutton. However, judging from the taste, it is already qualified.
But it's not amazing.
Zeng Haiguo also tasted it, but didn't say anything.
He already knew this restaurant would put extra effort into the dipping sauce and the sauce, so he just spoke lightly at this moment.
"Would you like some more dipping water?"
The biggest feature of boiled lamb is that a good dipping sauce can make the taste of lamb even better.
The Qiong Ye Restaurant is quite special. They actually have two plates of dipping sauce. One of the plates is very dark in color and no one knows what it is made of.
The other dish can be seen at a glance, it is bright red and shiny, obviously chili oil.
For example, the dipping sauce for boiled lamb, each restaurant has its own characteristics, and I don’t know which style this Qiongye Restaurant uses.
Zeng Fubai casually dipped a piece of mutton in some dark-colored dipping sauce, which he didn't know what it was made of, and put it into his mouth to taste it slowly.
This time, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Fortunately, I just thought about it and didn’t say it out loud.
This shop has so much business, and it actually has its own characteristics. At least the dipping sauce is particularly unique.
He had a pretty good palate and could taste the dipping sauce, which contained not only the usual condiments like onion soy sauce, garlic vinegar, but also a fruity aroma.
The chef must have added apples or something to the dipping sauce to enhance the flavor. Zeng Fubai was not sure what kind of fruit it was.
In fact, many people know that in addition to cooking wine, onions and ginger, vegetables and fruits can also remove fishy smell and enhance fragrance.
The lamb with the dipping sauce is surprisingly delicious.
"Not bad, it tastes very good." Zeng Fubai was not stingy with his praise.
But when he looked up, he saw that his grandfather didn't pay any attention to him. He just kept dipping mutton in chili oil and stuffing it into his mouth, with his lips covered in oil.
“???”
Could it be that this chili oil tastes even better?
Zeng Fubai couldn't wait any longer, so he quickly picked up a piece of mutton, dipped it in chili oil and put it in his mouth.
As a result, this time, he was particularly shocked.
This dish of chili oil is completely different from those sold outside.
Not only does the oil smell particularly fragrant, but it also has a very special flavor.
Is it mutton fat? Then why does this mutton fat have such a sweet and fresh taste, and is so oily, without any smell of mutton?
What surprised him even more was that the chili peppers here had an extremely mellow taste and the spicy flavor was simply amazing.
This chili oil must be homemade. I don’t know what kind of chili is used, but the quality is definitely top-notch.
You have to know that he has eaten at many high-end restaurants, tasted chili oil countless times, and even has some century-old secret recipes.
But none of them have such a pure breath that makes people unable to stop.
Combined with the soft and tender lamb, the two are a perfect fusion.
If the boiled lamb can barely reach 70 points, then if we give it a score when combined with chili oil, it will definitely be above 90 points!
“These two dips are just perfect!”
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