On top of a thin layer of bright bean paste, there is a piece of matsutake as big as a baby's fist that has been fried to a golden color.
Just by putting it in front of you, the unique umami flavor of the matsutake that cannot be concealed even after being deep-fried will hit your nostrils.
Cut the matsutake mushrooms open with a knife and fork, and the delicious aroma wrapped in golden dough burst out instantly, making Li Xiao nod his head frequently.
"This matsutake is really good."
As the saying goes, things are more valuable when they are rare, which is evident from the fact that matsutake is called the "King of Fungi".
The growth conditions of wild matsutake are extremely harsh. They only grow in pollution-free virgin forests at an altitude of 2,500 meters, and it takes at least five years to grow one.
The appearance of this one placed in front of Li Xiao is excellent.
"How about we try this bean paste first."
Li Xiao has his own considerations.
As the so-called home-made matsutake, if the "home-made" bean paste is not done well.
No matter how perfect the matsutake is, it is just to cover up the shortcomings of one's cooking skills.
Homely taste, homely taste in this doubanjiang, you can get a glimpse of a chef's thought and craftsmanship from the processing of ordinary doubanjiang.
Use a small spoon to scoop out some of it and put it into your mouth. The soft and waxy soybeans are paired with broad beans.
The rich aroma of garlic mixed with the aroma of sesame oil and just the right spiciness fills your mouth.
And the tender and chewy texture brought by a little green pepper mixed with bean paste,
Li Xiao couldn't help but look forward to how delicious the bean paste and matsutake would taste.
"The texture of this bean paste... If I use an inappropriate metaphor, it's like eating spicy food. Crispy chocolate beans are cleverly added to it, which gives it both texture and strength. It's the best of both worlds."
Countless barrages suddenly passed through the live broadcast room.
"Hahahaha, what you said, anchor, makes me want to steal the chef from this restaurant overnight!"
"Take me upstairs!"
"I just hope that I will be one of the winners later."
"Hurry up and try the matsutake! It's a big deal and you'll make a profit!"
"This matsutake is worth a lot."
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Li Xiao did not whet the appetite of the audience. He used a fork to dip the matsutake mushrooms into the bean paste on the plate and put it into his mouth.
"The deep-fried matsutake has brought out its own deliciousness, which matches the salty, soft and glutinous home-made bean paste..."
"You can tell that the chef put a lot of thought into it."
"If you only eat matsutake mushrooms, you can only feel its umami taste, but it lacks some flavor."
"If you just taste this homemade Douban, you will find it a little salty."
"But the combination of the two is like a thunderbolt in my mouth. The rich protein is mixed with the salty aroma of bean paste in my mouth. The two complement each other and bring out the best in each other. It is really a rare delicacy!"
"It's really great! I give this dish 95 points!"
As Li Xiao finished speaking, there was another wave of barrages in the live broadcast room:
"Uuuuuuuuah, the sound of the anchor chewing came from the earphones just now. I almost drooled in class!"
"Stop talking upstairs, I just want to wait until get out of class is over."
"I just want to know when the anchor can start the lottery."
"Want to eat!"
“I want to eat my ID number!”
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Looking at the constant barrage in the live broadcast room, Li Xiao, who had finished eating matsutake, put down his knife and fork: "Don't worry, I will post the question to the news later, and then draw lucky winners from the viewers who answered."
After the young lady removed the empty plate, a beautiful round disk was brought up.
The lid was lifted, and five lily petals were lying inside.
Pure white lilies are set off by azure carved porcelain and embellished with light yellow osmanthus honey, giving it a just-right sense of beauty.
Cold jade iced nine-year lily.
"This is the best nine-year-old lily in the Han Dynasty that uses one flower per year."
The lady who served the dish enthusiastically introduced, "The porcelain used to hold the iced lilies was produced by the famous Jun kiln in the previous dynasty. When paired with the white color, it has a pleasing aesthetic."
"My lord, please take your time. The next one after this palate-cleansing dish will be even more delicious."
The icy lily placed in front of you carries the faint sweet scent of osmanthus honey.
Li Xiao gently stroked the edge of the plate with his hands, and a hint of coolness spread from the porcelain to his palms.
"I just had fried matsutake mushrooms, and the next dish is a mouth-cleansing dessert, which is good for cooling down the heat."
Only this time, Li Xiao frowned slightly when he picked up one of the pieces with chopsticks.
It is too sweet.
The refreshing sweetness of this sweet-scented osmanthus honey is a bit too strong.
The sudden sweetness after entering the mouth caught Li Xiao off guard and choked her, causing her to cough a few times.
"It's too sweet. I personally think it would taste better if there was less nectar."
Having learned the lesson from the first bite, when tasting the second petal, he used chopsticks to spread the osmanthus honey, then put the lily petals into his mouth and chewed them carefully.
"It tastes much better now than before. At least it won't overwhelm the taste of the lily itself."
"Compared with ordinary lilies, these nine-year-old lilies do have something worthy of praise. They are soft and smooth, and their taste is remarkable both in smell and taste."
"This lily must have been soaked in osmanthus honey before, so in addition to its own lily fragrance, it also tastes sweet with the sweetness of osmanthus honey."
"As a palate-cleansing dish, it's a bit mediocre compared to other dishes. It tastes just average, not too outstanding. It's just a seventy percentile."
In the live broadcast room:
"Am I the only one who cares about a few petals for more than a hundred yuan?"
"Am I the only one who cares about a few petals for more than a hundred yuan? It's so expensive!"
"Should I say that this is a wealthy restaurant? Even the flower petals used are so expensive!"
"Is this the legendary sense of ritual?"
"Now I'm eager to try the lilies I grow at home."
"Test the poison upstairs first. If it tastes good, please let me know!"
"Don't tell me, I've already taken action on the lily that my mother planted."
Li Xiao watched the discussion in the live broadcast room and felt that there were quite a few viewers who liked sweet food.
In order to get rid of the sweetness in his mouth, he asked the young lady to pour him a glass of boiled water.
A mouthful of tasteless cold boiled food washed away the sweetness in my mouth, and not long after, the next dish was served.
"This dish is fish-flavored Xichang River shrimp."
Before the food arrives, the aroma arrives first.
This dish is based on ginger, onion, and minced garlic. Stir-fry the aroma and spiciness of the fish pepper over low heat until it is slightly hot. Then add soy sauce and oil, and mix it with sugar and Baoning vinegar to bring out the aroma of the fish.
The aftertaste is sour first and then sweet.
The so-called fish spicy food is a kind of pickled chili pepper.
What is different from other pickled peppers is that the pickling jar for this pickled pepper not only contains a high degree of white wine, but also needs to add fresh crucian carp and age it for several months, so that it can be called the orthodox "fish flavor" of Sichuan cuisine.
