Mother Yang and the other daughters of the Yang family had finished eating, and they wanted to continue to travel eastward along the south bank of Xihu Lake to continue swimming in the lake, but Yang Huairen disappeared after going downstairs.

Listening to the accompanying soldiers, I knew that Yang Huairen had gone to get involved in other people's family affairs again.

Yang's mother didn't say anything, she knew her son's temperament, and she always said that she didn't want to be nosy, but whenever he encountered idle things, he never couldn't help but take care of them.

He Zhiyun, the eldest woman, naturally wanted to stand up and ask for an understanding at this time, and Master Wuneng replied with a smile, "What the prince did today is a good thing, the two Wenwu buildings on South Street and North Street look awkward, and he just wants others to form one." ”

He Zhiyun looked at the fact that there was also a civil and military building across the street, and felt strange in her heart, in fact, she didn't need to figure out what was going on here, and she unconditionally supported what Yang Huairen, an official, did.

Since the monk didn't talk much about it, she didn't want to ask in detail, and if the official was willing, he would naturally tell her a story in the future.

Sister Ghost was curious and wanted to go to the back kitchen to have a look, but was still stopped by the old monk, Mother Yang understood the meaning here, so she took Sister Ghost to look at the fish outside, and left a sentence, "The prince has finished his work, let him come to find us." ”

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It didn't take a stick of incense to make Song Sanjie's vinegar sauce and Song Wumei's boiled fish ready.

When the two of them came out of the kitchen, they saw what each other was doing, and they thought it was very strange, why did the other party only make half of it?

Yang Huairen waved his hand to signal them to come over, took out Song Wumei's freshly cooked fish and put it into the plate that had already been prepared, and then took the freshly boiled and hot vinegar bowl from Song Sanniang's hand and took it, and carefully poured it onto the boiled fish.

The bright red vinegar sauce is poured on top of the boiled fish, and the whole fish is immediately enveloped, and a fresh flavor rises in the steaming heat.

Yang Huairen waited for the thick vinegar sauce to gradually soak into the gap between the fish flesh formed by the knife, leaned in and sniffed carefully with his nose, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

"Do you want to know the authentic taste of your father's West Lake vinegar fish?"

Song Sanniang and Song Wumei looked at Yang Huairen blankly, then looked at the plate of West Lake vinegar fish, and wondered, "Could it be ......?"

Yang Huairen smiled proudly, "That's right, this is, if you don't believe it, you can taste it for yourself and see if what I said is wrong." ”

The Song sisters were still a little skeptical, but the smell they smelled did have a very familiar feeling, and it was a little different from the West Lake vinegar fish that the two of them made separately.

The two of them each picked up a pair of chopsticks, put a piece of fish meat in their mouths, and chewed it tentatively, with a strange look suddenly appearing on their faces, surprised, and a little incredible.

Then the two of them chewed carefully at the same time, and when they made sure that the taste was exactly the same as the taste in their memory, they really looked at each other stupidly.

Yang Huairen also took a pair of chopsticks and tasted it, closed his eyes and enjoyed it before he spoke, "Not bad, not bad, that's the taste." ”

Then he smiled and said to the Song family sisters, "Do you understand anything now?" ”

Song Sanjie and Song Wumei looked at each other, as if they understood something, but they seemed to be confused.

Yang Huairen shook his head and continued to eat the plate of West Lake vinegar fish, slowly helping them solve their doubts.

"West Lake vinegar fish, a famous dish of West Lake, is also the signature dish of your Wenwu Building, and it is also the specialty of your grandfather and father, which can be said to be the family heirloom dish of your Song family.

This dish is now being cooked in many restaurants and restaurants along the West Lake and in Hangzhou, but unfortunately no one really makes the level and taste of your father.

There are not many diners who really understand this dish, and ordinary people who have tasted other people's West Lake vinegar fish will think it is not bad.

But in their hearts, they will look down on this West Lake vinegar fish, thinking that it is just a sweet and sour fish, but the grass carp in the West Lake is selected to bring some local characteristics.

But they didn't know what the West Lake vinegar fish tasted like, so they underestimated the reputation of this West Lake vinegar fish for no reason.

Although your father has passed away, fortunately, Wenwulou is still there, Song Wumei still maintains the signboard of Wenwulou, and everyone agrees that the West Lake vinegar fish made by Wenwulou is the most delicious.

But they are only half right, whether it is the fifth sister or the third sister, the West Lake vinegar fish you make can only be said to have some characteristics than the ordinary sweet and sour fish made by others, but it is not the real taste of the West Lake vinegar fish. ”

Song Sanjie and Song Wumei listened carefully, and suddenly felt that the big officials in front of them were so profound, and in just a few words, they made the current situation and the reasons for this status quo clear.

The two of them naturally know that West Lake vinegar fish and sweet and sour fish are not the same thing, and they are very disdainful of those restaurants that use sweet and sour fish to pretend to be West Lake vinegar fish.

But the two of them don't have the ability to make the real West Lake vinegar fish, so they don't have much confidence to blame others for selling dog meat on sheep's heads.

Both of them didn't want the family heirloom dish of West Lake vinegar fish to be lost in their hands, so in the past three years, they have been trying to recall the memories of when their father taught them to cook West Lake vinegar fish, trying to make the real West Lake vinegar fish.

But both of them have different restrictions, Song Sanniang is talented enough, but unfortunately the foundation of cooking skills is relatively weak; Song Wumei has a good foundation in cooking, but her talent is less and worse, and she is still far from adapting, so neither of them succeeded in the end.

Yang Huairen paused for a moment, and then said, "Cooking is difficult to say, and simple is simple. Of course, you need to have a certain amount of talent, but you also need constant practice to improve.

This West Lake vinegar fish is actually not difficult to make, and many chefs in rich and noble families can make a similar one, but like the two of you, they have never been able to make the most orthodox taste.

Or it can be said that there is no secret to the practice of ninety percent of the vinegar fish in West Lake, only one percent of the cooking details are the secret of your Song family.

But for a dish, this secret is the most important thing in cooking the dish, and it is also the key factor that affects the final taste of the finished dish.

It's just delicious and delicious, the gap doesn't seem big, but for a real diner, a little gap is already a world of difference.

For those who have never eaten this West Lake vinegar fish, the West Lake vinegar fish you made, for them, this is the taste of West Lake vinegar fish.

But for serious and demanding diners, if you have eaten the West Lake vinegar fish cooked by your father back then, and then come out with the West Lake vinegar fish you cooked, you will really feel tasteless.

The two of you, one has learned the secret of the art of boiling fish, and the other has learned the essence of the craft of refining the sauce, but the secrets you know are not secrets to me......"