The sauce slid down my throat, and even the shiitake mushrooms at the bottom soaked up the abalone sauce, bursting with flavor with every bite.
The crispy suckling pig is served whole, with its golden-red skin roasted until it's translucent and crispy.
Afu made a light cut with his knife, and the "snap" sound echoed throughout the room.
The sliced pork skin is as thin as paper, and it's so crisp it bounces when you bite into it.
The subcutaneous fat melted into honey, blending with the tenderness of the lean pork. Dipped in plum sauce, the sweet and sour flavor cut through the richness.
Even Lin Hu was holding a small plate, his mouth glistening with food.
There's also steamed grouper, with its silvery-white skin that cracks at the slightest touch of chopsticks. The fish meat is as tender as pudding, and the soy sauce poured over it carries the aroma of scallions, making it so delicious that you can't help but smack your lips.
The salt and pepper mantis shrimp were piled up like a small mountain, with crispy shells and translucent white meat, their salty and savory flavor infused with the freshness of the sea.
The lobster broth is made with Yi noodles as a base, and the sweetness of the lobster is fully infused into the noodles, with each strand coated in golden broth...
Twelve hot dishes were served in quick succession.
The only sound during the meal was chewing; no other talking could be heard.
"The soup is here!"
Ah Fu brought out the two soup dishes.
The delicious soup in the casserole is served in a purple clay pot. When the lid is lifted, white steam billows out, carrying a refreshing medicinal aroma.
This is a soup of night-blooming cereus and pork lung. The soup is as clear as amber. The soft and chewy night-blooming cereus wraps around the tender pork lung. When you take a sip, it feels like silk is brushing against your throat. The warm sweetness hides the refreshing coolness of sea coconut.
Mr. Yu drank two bowls in a row and said, "It has more of a homely feel than what my maid makes."
Another dish is fish maw soup, served in a celadon bowl. The golden soup is filled with fish maw, dried scallops, and shrimp, and sprinkled with white pepper and cilantro. The aroma is so enticing that it makes your mouth water as soon as it's served.
Lin Yao scooped up a spoonful of fish maw, which slipped into his mouth. It was chewy and the soup was so thick that it clung to the spoon. It was so delicious that his eyebrows almost fell off. He scraped the last drop clean with the spoon.
"This soup is so delicious, it's so delicious you could eat your tongue."
Luo Wenxuan spoke while sipping his delicious soup.
He has already drunk his third bowl.
Just as I was about to put down my bowl, feeling my round belly, I heard Ah Fu's voice again.
"The snacks are here!"
"Ah~~~ There's more?"
Luo Wenshan supported her stomach with her hand, looked at the desserts that were served, and let out a wail.
"My stomach is too small, and there's so much delicious food, I can't eat anymore..."
Luo Wenxuan's eyes gleamed, but he didn't say anything and secretly loosened his belt.
Mr. Yu was also loosening his belt with him.
Mr. Yu glanced at his son, who was loosening his belt, and remained silent.
Luckily, he was wearing a loose-fitting traditional Chinese jacket today, otherwise he would have ended up like them.
The steamed shrimp dumplings are made with crystal-clear skin, revealing the pinkish-white shrimp filling inside. The pleats are pinched like a half-open flower.
When you bite into it, the scalding hot shrimp juice splashes onto your tongue, and three whole shrimp bounce around in your mouth, mixed with the crispness of bamboo shoots and the smoothness of the skin, so fresh that it makes your eyes light up.
Grandpa Yu said, "The skin is thin enough, the filling is fresh enough, and it's delicious."
The char siu pastry is flaky and golden, with a crust that crumbles at the slightest touch, and the char siu filling inside is just the right amount of sweet.
The fat melted into honey, the lean meat had a caramelized aroma, the crispness of the crust and the softness of the filling lingered in the mouth, and a warm feeling of charcoal fire remained after swallowing.
Luo Wenshan caught the falling crumbs with a tissue and said with a smile, "Dr. Lin, your chef's skills are good enough to be at the Peninsula Hotel."
The steamed Malay cake is plump and fluffy, with brown sugar that looks like amber. When you pick up a piece with chopsticks, the cake wobbles and the air pockets are as fine as honeycomb.
Take a bite, and the sweetness of brown sugar mixed with the aroma of coconut spreads in your mouth. The cake is as soft as cotton, yet chewy.
Finally, mango pomelo sago was served. The glass bowl contained orange-yellow mango puree, topped with snow-white sago pearls and bright red grapefruit pieces, and drizzled with thick coconut milk.
Scoop it up with a spoon, and the sago pearls roll smoothly into your mouth. The sweetness of mango, the sourness of grapefruit, and the aroma of coconut milk swirl on your tongue, refreshingly relieving the greasiness of the table. Even the air is filled with the sweet fragrance of tropical fruits.
After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the empty plates on the turntable piled up, and everyone's lips glistened with grease.
Grandpa Yu picked up his Shaoxing wine, looked at the setting sun outside the window, and said, "Dr. Lin, this meal has both Hong Kong and local flavors. It's good."
Lin Li smiled and raised her glass, her eyes filled with warmth.
"Please continue to support us in the future."
"must!"
Mr. Yu and the Luo siblings nodded quickly.
Lin Laosan took out four black cards from his pocket and handed them to them.
"From now on, you will be the most distinguished black card VIPs of our South Sea Pavilion."
The four accepted the gift with smiles, without hesitation.
After the successful opening of Nanhai Pavilion in Hong Kong, Lin Li stayed in Hong Kong for another week before returning to Beijing with Lin Laosan and the two children.
When the group returned to the courtyard house carrying their belongings, laughing and joking, they saw Xu Ting waiting for them outside the door.
"Dr. Lin, boss, you're finally back."
The cheerful conversation abruptly stopped.
Seeing Xu Ting's anxious expression, Lin Li quickly stepped forward and pulled her back from falling.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Xu Ting nodded quickly.
A fleeting look of panic crossed his eyes.
"Don't rush, tell me slowly. We're back, nothing serious will happen."
After hearing Lin Li's words, Xu Ting calmed herself down.
"Dr. Lin, something's happened at the store. Some people are saying there's a quality problem with the cosmetics we sell; they've developed red pimples on their faces after using them..."
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