Chapter 31: The Old Taste of the City (Part II)
"Okay, there's nothing sad, come and taste it, this barley tea is fried by Aunt Zhao herself. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "Wang Xiao and Tian Ye have the same thoughts, he doesn't think Aunt Zhao is unlucky.
Barley tea is the most traditional refreshing drink in China, and it is customary to drink it among Japanese and Korean folks.
"Well, it's really different from the one I bought, this one smells better." Tian Ye picked up the cup and smelled the tea, "The taste is pure but not bitter, slightly sweet, and there is a strong barley tea aroma." ”
"Brother Tian is an expert." Wang Xiao looked at the field in surprise and gave a thumbs up, and the field gave him more and more surprises.
"I'll go, how do you know so much?" Xu Zelin looked at the field with a surprised face, he knew too well how many catties and taels there were in the field, and Wu Han was also puzzled.
"I'm talking nonsense, too." Tian Ye smiled modestly.
This is naturally not nonsense, these days in his spare time, Tian Ye has been reading the books left in the space, including a copy of Lu Yu's "Book of Tea", which has given him a greater understanding of tea culture.
"My brother is modest, and the reviews are quite standard." Wang Xiao naturally saw through the field at a glance, is it nonsense that he still counts.
And Wu Han stared at the field stunned, she didn't seem to know the man in front of her, he was getting more and more dazzling, and she felt farther away from herself, but she felt that she was sinking deeper.
Seven people sat around, talking about what was delicious, and the more they talked, the more interested they became, and the louder they became. If outsiders don't know, they will probably think that the seven people are scolding each other.
"It's coming, it's coming." Aunt Zhao came over with a pot.
Wang Xiao hurriedly stood up, snatched the pot in her hand, and said with some reproach: "Aunt Zhao, why don't you call me?" ”
"Look at what you said, it's not like I can't walk anymore." Aunt Zhao frowned, but said with a smile, "You sit down and I'll get you some side dishes!" ”
"You guys talk first, I'll help!" Wang Xiao followed Aunt Zhao into the kitchen.
Everyone smiled and didn't care, but their eyes turned to the pot in the middle of the table.
"Well, it smells so good." Tian Ye opened the lid, and a fragrance instantly overflowed.
"I wasn't hungry, but now I suddenly feel so hungry." Xu Zelin touched his stomach while looking at the pot, after all, he had been busy for several hours and had nothing to eat.
And Jiang Mengjiao, a foodie, secretly put the spoon into the pot, and just a mouthful of soup made her eyes light up: "Well, it's delicious, it's so fresh." ”
"Okay, before the food comes, you can drink the soup first?" Tian Ye looked at Jiang Mengjiao with a smile, and even though he said that, he didn't stop it.
With Jiang Mengjiao at the beginning, everyone scooped a spoonful of soup, and everyone was intoxicated, even Xu Zelin, who eats space vegetables every day, kept praising him.
"Wow, there's no one in this soup, the chicken doesn't need to be served, I can drink two pots of soup alone."
Although the words are exaggerated, it is indeed true, a pot of soup you spoonful and I spoonful, there is not much left.
"Okay, you're really hungry ghosts reincarnated!" Wang Xiao, who came out of the kitchen, saw six people holding spoons and drinking soup constantly, so he couldn't help but complain.
"Ahem, let's just try it." Seeing Wang Xiao say this, everyone put down the spoon, only Shi Jie coughed twice in embarrassment, and said confidently.
"Well, it tastes okay!" Saying that, putting down the dish in his hand, Wang Xiao still asked curiously.
"It's delicious, isn't it some secret ingredient?" Jiang Mengjiao stretched out her thumb and asked like a curious baby.
Others also looked at Wang Xiao, especially Tian Ye, who had been studying catering recently and had a greater interest in this aspect.
"I don't know the specifics, I only know that Aunt Zhao's shop has been open for a long time, and the materials are no different from other places, maybe a few flavors of Chinese medicine have been added!" Wang Xiao didn't know very well, after all, this was the secret of this store, and he had never asked.
Although everyone was a little regretful, they thought about how they could say it if there was a secret recipe? I was relieved.
"Okay, it doesn't matter if he has a secret recipe or not, it's delicious, by the way, Brother Wang, do you have beer here?" Tian Ye slapped the table and shifted everyone's thoughts away from the secret recipe.
"That's right, there are peanuts and no beer, is this still called life?" Xu Zelin also echoed on the side.
"Okay, okay, you old boys have summoned me, I'll get it." Wang Xiao scolded with a smile.
"Ah, cool!" Tian Ye took a glass of cold beer in Hexi District, and the whole person was in good spirits, "Wu Han, do you want to have some?" ”
"Ah, you can have a little." Originally, Wu Han didn't want to drink, but thinking that there would be nothing to do tomorrow and just beer, he didn't refuse.
"Yo, encourage girls to drink, what kind of heart do you say you have in the field!" Seeing this, Jiang Peng coaxed on the side, and the people around him also coaxed when they saw this.
The field is nothing, but Wu Han's face is red, the girl is thin-skinned after all.
"What do you say, I'm a righteous gentleman!" Seeing that they were coaxing, Tian Ye could only come out and explain a few words.
Just when a few people wanted to ridicule Tian Ye and Wu Han, Wang Xiao came over with a large plate of chicken: "Okay, the main owner is here, this is a local grass chicken, Aunt Zhao specially caught a few of the fattest ones, which are very tender." ”
"Let's put it in, how long is it going to take?" Jiang Mengjiao couldn't wait the most, but unfortunately she just knew how to eat it, and she didn't know anything about the method.
"Soon, ten minutes!" Tian Ye spoke, and he still knew a lot about these things, who also loved food.
Although everyone was chatting, their eyes looked at the pot in the middle of the table from time to time.
As time passes, steam comes out, carrying the aroma of chicken and the freshness of the soup base.
"Goodo"
Everyone swallowed their saliva in tacit understanding, and then looked at each other tacitly.
"Can you eat it?" Jiang Mengjiao held chopsticks in her hand, staring at the boiling pot in a daze, as if as long as someone was sure that she would start immediately.
"Yes, maybe it's okay." Xu Zelin wanted to be sure but was a little uncertain, so he could only say ambiguously.
"Just look at it." As he spoke, Tian Ye opened the lid, and the stagnant steam was instantly released.
"Wow, it smells so good!" Wu Han's eyes were like two light bulbs stuffed, and they were shining.
"It's ready to eat!" Tian Ye poked the chicken with his chopsticks and said with certainty.
As soon as he finished speaking, five pairs of chopsticks reached into the pot and took away a piece of chicken.
"Well, it's delicious, I just wanted to lose weight when it's over, and it's really over now." Wu Han said painfully that he couldn't lose weight, but he didn't stop in his hands.
The other four people were even more exaggerated, they didn't say anything, they didn't raise their heads, the chopsticks in their hands were teasing in the pot, and finally their hands were used.
Tian Ye ate a piece of chicken, it is really good, the chicken is fresh and tender, a little faint taste of Chinese medicine, the soup is fresh but not greasy, it is no exaggeration to say, it can be regarded as a must.
When Tian Ye finished tasting it, he wanted to eat chicken again, and found that there were not a few pieces in the pot, but the other five people's bowls were full of chicken.
Wu Han's bowl was better, Jiang Mengjiao's bowl was high, and she was smirking at the chicken while eating, and the field was stunned.
"I said you don't want to do this." Tian Ye smiled bitterly and looked around at the people on the table, and said helplessly.