Chapter 102 It’s so delicious, I can’t stop eating it
In the countryside of this era, because most families live in poverty, when they hold wedding banquets, they would invite six or seven guests at most, or three or two at least.
Deng Shirong has a high seniority and a wide network of contacts in the village. When his family holds a wedding banquet, there must be more than a few tables of guests, but a full fifteen tables. This is certainly not comparable to the wedding banquets of later generations that often have dozens or even hundreds of tables, but in this era, it is already a unique one! Although there are more dishes today, because many dishes have been prepared in advance, only the last step of processing is left. In addition, Deng Shirong and his daughter work together, and there are many people who know some cooking skills helping on the side, so the speed of serving the dishes is still very fast.
The meal started on time at 11:58.
After the guests were seated, the people from the village who came to help began to serve the dishes.
In Bobai County's wedding banquets, the most honorable people are undoubtedly the bride-sitters, so food and wine are served to them first.
As the delicious dishes were served one after another, both the groom’s relatives and friends and the bride’s guests were drooling over them!
Anyway, at a wedding banquet, people eat as the dishes are served, and no one will wait until the dishes are served before starting to eat. Therefore, the greedy guests will say hello to the people at the same table and then bury their heads in eating with big mouthfuls.
During this time, Deng Shirong came out of the kitchen and said to the guests, "Dear relatives, today's dishes are quite sufficient. Please eat slowly. There are still many delicious dishes to come. Don't fill your stomach all at once. It will be a pity if you can't eat the delicious dishes later!"
The guests all expressed that they had received it, and they all slowed down their eating and drinking.
When the guests started eating, Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping began to serve tea to each table one by one. After the guests drank the tea served by the bride and groom, they also had to pay for the tea. The amount did not have to be too much, basically ranging from a few cents to one or two dollars.
If it was a normal banquet, by the time the bride and groom had served tea, the guests would have basically finished eating, with only a few people who were drinking still sitting there eating.
However, Deng Shirong had specifically said that the good stuff was at the back, and the guests were all looking forward to it. Even though the dishes in front of them were rare delicacies to them, they still ate slower than the other, waiting for the good stuff Deng Shirong mentioned to be served.
The guests didn't have to wait too long, as the seafood that Deng Shirong had specially prepared in the back was served one by one.
The first dish served was the spicy crab. Considering that many people cannot eat spicy food, Deng Shirong only made it slightly spicy.
There were very few guests who had eaten crabs before, and even fewer who had eaten flower crabs. When the spicy crabs were served, everyone was stunned after tasting them! "Oh my God, this crab is so delicious!"
"This taste is so delicious that I can't describe it in words. This thing is perfect whether it's eaten with wine or with food!"
“Can those little crabs in the river make something like this?”
"That shouldn't be possible. How can such a small crab have any meat?"
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The table for the wedding guests.
Aunt Zhang also praised: "My father-in-law's cooking skills are really amazing. I knew it when he came to visit us last time, but I never thought that this ugly-looking crab could be made into such a delicious dish."
Aunt Zhang Qi nodded as she ate the crabs: "This tastes really good. No wonder my father-in-law said the good stuff is in the back and asked everyone to eat slowly and save some space."
My third aunt's mouth was full of oil while eating. Although she couldn't eat spicy food and had to stick out her tongue to breathe from time to time, she refused to put down the crab in her hand no matter how spicy it was. You can imagine how delicious the crab was.
Others also praised the dish while eating it. As soon as this spicy crab dish came out, it immediately conquered all the guests present.
After the spicy crab was served, the fried prawns came next.
Without a doubt, it received unanimous praise from the guests.
After the pan-fried prawns, it’s time to steam the mudworms.
Whether it is crabs or prawns, they are also found in the river, just in slightly different varieties, so everyone is quite accepting of them.
But mud worms are different, especially raw mud worms. The appearance of these things is really disgusting, like earthworms. The customers who saw them last night were inevitably a little hesitant. If Deng Shirong hadn't sworn that the taste of this thing was unique, I'm afraid many customers would not want to touch it.
Now, the steamed mudworms are finally on the table, as shown below:
After seeing the appearance of the steamed mud worms, the guests were all shocked. The appearance was completely different from the disgusting appearance last night, which made them hungry. Those guests who trusted Deng Shirong's cooking skills picked up one with their chopsticks and put it into their mouths to chew without hesitation.
Immediately, I was conquered by the delicious and refreshing mudworms. The steamed mudworms were fresh and fragrant with a unique sweetness of seafood. When eaten with the juice, the taste was so delicious that I couldn't stop eating it.
Seeing this, the guests at the same table knew that the steamed mud worms were delicious, and they all reached out their chopsticks to pick them up. Even the guest who was disgusted by the mud worms last night gritted his teeth and reached out his chopsticks to pick up one to taste.
After tasting the authentic steamed mud worms, everyone at Deng Yungui's table was full of praise after tasting the steamed mud worms.
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Production team leader Deng Yunjun exclaimed: "It's unbelievable that this mud worm looks so ugly but tastes so delicious!"
Deng Yungui nodded and said, "Yes, as the old saying goes, you can't judge a person by his appearance. It seems that this mud bug can't be judged by its appearance either!"
Deng Yunfeng, the head of the construction department, said, "I heard from Uncle Jiu that the mudworms are sold very cheaply, only 30 cents per pound. It's a pity that we don't sell them in Shuangwang. We have to go to Shankou Commune to buy them. Otherwise, it would be great if we could buy some every now and then to improve our meals!"
Deng Yungui also said with regret: "Who said it wasn't? It tastes really good, and the price is not expensive. It's a pity that Shuangwang doesn't sell it. I have to say that people who live by the sea are really lucky!"
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In Bobai County, no matter what kind of banquet it is, the last dish must be braised pork. Once the braised pork is served, it means that all the dishes are served.
After three seafood dishes were served in succession, the braised pork was brought to the table soon, and Deng Shirong and his eldest daughter also came out of the kitchen.
After coming out, Deng Shirong went to greet every table: "Dear relatives and cousins, everyone enjoy your meal and drink!"
Besides congratulating the guests, they all praised Deng Shirong's cooking skills, especially the three seafood dishes, which were all praised to the sky! After greeting everyone, Deng Shirong returned to the table where his family was sitting and prepared to eat.
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