Gourmet: Midnight Vending-Chapter 430 - 376: It’s a Feast, Why Is Everyone Just Staring?
When it comes to eating seafood, people from the Midwest are indeed somewhat lacking.
As these three dishes were placed on the table, all the guests felt the high caliber of the feast—no wonder Jiang Fei became a small leader!
But at the same time, they were at a bit of a loss about how to start. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Fortunately, almost every table had someone knowledgeable to lead the way, and everyone began to reach for the seafood on the table.
The whole crabs arranged on the table were swimming crabs, which Chen Mo had carefully selected during purchase, each weighing at least 200 grams.
Once the menu was confirmed, these had to be soaked in high-proof white liquor for a while for disinfection.
Then, with aged Huadiao wine, soy sauce, rock sugar, lemon slices, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, and additional spices like plum, they were all boiled together in water. After filtering out the residue, the swimming crabs were placed belly up in a sealed jar, and the drunken marinade was poured over them.
They needed to be marinated for 48 hours under refrigeration before being ready to serve!
This was the main reason why Hou Yao was surprised when seeing Chen Mo take out the drunken crabs from the jar for plating.
Was Boss Xiaochen planning this dish days in advance?
At the table next to the kids, Wang Heng was quick as lightning with the three dishes, swiftly stood up, and made a godly move!
One crab was snatched onto his plate.
The number of crabs was fixed, one per person, ten per plate.
Liao Feng took a deep breath, "If the cold dishes are this intense, I wonder what the hot dishes will be like! Suddenly, I feel like our 500 yuan contribution fee might be a bit too little?"
Liu Jingqi was sucking on a crab leg for a while, a bit flushed from the slight alcohol, "We definitely wouldn’t be able to eat a meal like this for our 500 yuan contribution!"
With that, Liu Jingqi looked at Wang Heng, "Hey, didn’t you just go crazy snatching food earlier? Why did you stop when the main dishes came?"
Because Wang Heng left his crab on the plate untouched while everyone else was slowly picking at the liver and meat, it was completely out of character for him.
In response, Wang Heng slightly smiled, "I didn’t want to annoy everyone by going too crazy, you guys eat, go ahead and eat first."
Liao Feng smirked and nodded, "You’re quite sensible."
Wang Heng remained silent, just smiling as if he really recognized his previous mistake.
However.
When everyone got their drunken crabs, after peeling the shell, they raised their heads to suck out the rich, flowing crab roe, then used the small crab legs to pierce the large legs to taste the richly scented meat inside.
Seeing everyone immersed in the joy of eating crab, Wang Heng’s eyes darted around to seize the opportunity!
With a quick reach, he grabbed a piece of jellyfish head!
"What the hell!" Liu Jingqi cursed directly, "What are you doing?"
Wang Heng said nothing, just stuffed the portion of jellyfish head into his mouth, exhaling a long sigh of contentment.
"Wonderful! How was this cold sauce made? The taste is so amazing!"
"Weren’t you just..." Liu Jingqi was truly baffled.
How did this suddenly change after sitting there motionless as if acknowledging his mistake just now...
"Hey, Wang Heng, were you just waiting for everyone to have their hands full with crabs so you could snatch other dishes?"
Seeing his trick exposed, Wang Heng stopped pretending, "Since the crabs are on my plate, there’s no rush, so just eat something else first!"
Seeing his shameless grin, Liao Feng was grinding his teeth in frustration.
Liu Jingqi squinted her eyes; normally, this kid Wang Heng is quite honest at work, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been recommended to come when nobody else wanted to.
How does he change into a different person when good food is involved?
Forget it, forget it.
Liu Jingqi put down the crab, what else could she do against that?
The only choice was to join in!
Instinctively picking up her chopsticks, she went for a piece of jellyfish head, which was garnished with caviar on top.
"Come on, you guys are playing dirty!"
Liao Feng hurriedly put down the crab, realizing if he kept gnawing, those two dishes would be gone without a trace.
The deep-sea jellyfish head had been soaked by Chen Mo in ice water for at least six hours to desalinate.
Using apple cider vinegar and honey, with minced garlic, spicy chili, and sesame oil for seasoning, stirred evenly, plated, and topped with caviar for decoration.
Moreover, just before serving, Chen Mo sprinkled golden fried garlic slices on top.
Seeing Wang Heng, Liu Jingqi, and Liao Feng all abandoning the crabs for those dishes, others refused to miss out and followed suit.
But it must be said, seafood dishes primarily aim for a high level, the emphasis is on elegance.
Wang Heng immediately took away half of the jellyfish head dish, and after Liao Feng and Liu Jingqi joined in, it was almost gone.
Others could only turn to the wasabi conch slices.
Even though it was such a high-class banquet, it now resembled a battlefield with ten pairs of chopsticks clashing in the center of the table, making a noisy and lively scene!
At the relatives’ table, after Mu Mu’s detailed explanation, everyone had a basic understanding of these three dishes.
"Wow, uncle, I didn’t know Wenqing’s banquet level was this high, and this jellyfish head and conch must cost quite a bit, right?"
"Oh dear, if my kid’s wedding could serve a banquet like this in the future, that would be wonderful. Jiang Fei, how much does a table like this cost?"
"Quick, everyone, try this jellyfish head, it’s delicious!"
Jiang Fei felt so proud hearing everyone’s praise, the unhappiness of his absent in-laws vanished immediately.
He picked up a slice of jellyfish head and put it in his mouth.
Chewing gently, the jellyfish had a crisp texture, somewhat like tender lotus roots. Before savoring it thoroughly, the salty, savory burst from the caviar was already hitting his palate!
