The dishes are freshly cooked, but a lot of preparation work has been done in advance. There are many time-consuming dishes in the Manchu-Han Banquet, and the time in the evening alone is not enough. Shen Long quickly started preparing the first main course.

"The first main course, Red Plum Pearls. This dish is made in Hunan cuisine. The pigeon eggs are cooked and removed from the yellow color, and then filled with lean ham, dried shrimps, mushrooms, scallops, etc.; then the prawns are peeled and fried into pearls. Plate." Shen Long introduced while cooking. The Manchu-Han banquet included the essence of many cuisines, including classic dishes from the eight major cuisines.

"The pigeon eggs are only so big, but you still have to fill them with something? This is really difficult!" The diners widened their eyes, planning to see how Shen Long would operate.

I saw Shen Long holding the pigeon eggs between his fingers and rubbing them slightly, and all the eggshells were peeled off. Then a few flowers flashed out from the knife in his right hand, and several pigeon egg yolks as big as corn kernels appeared on the chopping board. These diners were stunned. I didn't see how Shen Long did it.

"Hey, this is really amazing! Fortunately, I didn't go shopping with my girlfriend today, otherwise I would have missed it." In the eyes of some diners, food is more important than girlfriends.

Soon, this plate of red plum and pearl aroma was ready and delivered to the private room. In the middle of the plate, there were deep-fried golden-red shrimp balls, surrounded by a circle of white pigeon eggs. The shrimp balls were as red as plums, and the pigeon eggs were as white as pearls. This is probably how the name Hongmei Zhuxiang came from.

Some attentive diners counted the pigeon eggs and shrimp balls, and found exactly ten pigeon eggs and shrimp balls, each of whom could get one. At this time, everyone no longer cared about being reserved, and started to pick up the shrimp balls, pigeon eggs, etc. Put it in your mouth and taste it.

"The shrimp balls are delicious and the pigeon eggs have a rich flavor. It not only has the taste of dried shrimps and ham, but when you taste it carefully, it seems that it has been cooked with old hen stew. Nowadays, few chefs are willing to put in such effort." A diner said. He closed his eyes in comfort, then became depressed again, "It's just that the portion is too small. I can't even take a second bite."

"The authentic red plum fragrance should be twenty-four pigeon eggs and twenty-four shrimp balls. It's just that there are a lot of dishes prepared today, so everyone can try it. There will be many delicious ones later." Shen Long explained road.

"The second main dish, Kung Pao Hare, is cooked with European hare that can run at a speed of 72 kilometers per hour. The proportion of lean meat is more than 95%, so you don't have to worry about high cholesterol." This dish is probably better than the original Manchu-Hanbanquet. It's all good, after all, during the Qianlong period, I'm afraid I couldn't eat European hares.

“The third main dish, anchovy fin, stews shark fin with old hens, minced ham and pork twice, for five hours each time; then spread chicken oil on a spoon, crack in quail eggs and steam them in a cage; Place the shark's fins on a plate to form an anchovies, and use steamed quail eggs as anchovies." This dish has been prepared since the morning.

"Wow, I don't want to eat this dish." As soon as the dish was served, everyone took out their cell phone cameras and took pictures non-stop. With this skill in setting the plate, posting it to the circle of friends can at least attract a lot of attention. One hundred and twenty likes.

Seeing this scene, Shen Long smiled. He wanted this kind of effect. His hard work for so long was not in vain! When people in the circle of friends saw it, they would definitely ask where they ate it. They would pass it on to others. Soon, this store won't have to worry about business.

After posting on WeChat Moments, the diners looked at the anchovy fins blankly. To eat or not to eat? That’s the question. If you eat, I’m afraid it will ruin this perfect picture. But if you don’t eat, the aroma will penetrate your nose. It’s really unpleasant. I can't help it.

"Eat it! I can't stand it anymore if you don't eat it!" After all, appetite got the upper hand. There was just a clatter of plates and the phoenix tail disappeared without a trace.

"Everyone, let's take a break and have some snacks, bean noodle cakes, and milk horns." The Manchu-Han Banquet is not like an ordinary banquet where all the dishes are piled on the dining table and eaten in one meal. Instead, it has appetizers, main dishes, cold dishes, and hot dishes. Vegetables, snacks, dried fruits, and preserves come in turns, and the meals are divided into small tables.

It was too troublesome and wasteful to prepare dishes for separate meals, so Shen Long changed everything to a large table. The process of serving dishes was based on the old Manchu banquet method, and was improved according to the situation.

These two snacks are equally exquisitely made. They are piled on the plate like works of art. They have also received a wave of likes in the circle of friends. Almost everyone's mobile phones are dinging. No need to ask, they must be watching. I asked in my circle of friends which restaurant I had dinner at.

"Eight Treasures Wild Duck" uses high-quality wild ducks as raw materials, with fresh ginkgo, red dates, gorgon seeds and high-quality shiitake mushrooms, ham, pine nuts, duck gizzards, glutinous rice and other "eight treasures" fillings from Taihu farmers, stuffing the duck belly and serving it. Steam it for ten minutes." While they were eating snacks and posting on WeChat Moments, Shen Long had already started cooking the next dish.

"Lotus pod tofu, using tofu to make lotus pods, green beans to make lotus seeds..."

"Three fresh dragon and phoenix balls, cooked with chicken breast, shrimp, and eggs..."

"Mountain delicacy bracken, wild bracken from Shouyang Mountain is used, soaked in sea rice water and then steamed until soft with cooking wine..."

"Crisp-fried golden cake, big rescue, lotus roll, roasted deer breast..." As the dishes were served one after another, the sound of mobile phones and chopsticks was heard endlessly. All diners were satisfied with their appetite and vanity like never before.

"The next dish is the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea! This dish adopts the traditional tofu carving technique and uses tofu to carve the shape of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea..." Feeling that he had almost eaten, Shen Long showed off his unique skill.

He picked up the tofu, put it in the water, and carefully carved it with a carving knife, carving out lifelike immortals. When the dish was served to the table, everyone was speechless.

"Isn't this too realistic?" The diners stood up one after another, staring at the Eight Immortals carved from tofu with their eyes wide open. "This is definitely not carved from tofu. If you want to say that the jade carvings are just about the same, the tofu carvings are not." How can it be so finely carved?"

However, it is indeed carved from tofu. It not only looks good but also tastes delicious. After taking the photo, I took a spoonful of it with a spoon and put it in my mouth. The tofu melted in my mouth. An unprecedented taste made my taste buds explode instantly. People couldn't help but sigh, "I originally thought that the quality of this dish was due to the knife skills, but only after eating it did I realize that the knife skills are nothing compared to the deliciousness of tofu."

After finishing the meal with lotus seed porridge, and then serving fruit plate and Dongting Biluochun for the guests to digest, the meal is considered finished.

Shen Long walked into the private room. Before he could speak, he heard several diners shouting at the same time, "Boss, will you have a dinner here at noon tomorrow? Book me a table."

"Tomorrow there will be two tables for lunch and dinner. I will bring my whole family to eat there all day long."
Chapter completed!