Chapter 56 (1/2)

Chapter 56: Yuan Zhou’s Tongue

“Welcome. Table for how many?” One of the waitresses came up and greeted Yuan Zhou.

“Just for one. The main hall is all right.”

As a private room had to be charged separately, Yuan Zhou made the intelligent choice and chose the main hall instead. He merely wanted to try the taste of the wild abalones from this restaurant.

“All right. This way please.” The waitress politely showed Yuan Zhou to a table for two next to the window. Although there was a good view, nevertheless, it was rather noisy as well.

“Thank you.” After thanking her politely, Yuan Zhou picked up the menu on the table and prepared to order dishes.

“You’re welcome. There’ll be another waitress to take your order.” The receptionist kept smiling politely all along. The delicate and elegant decorations of the interior also gave off a comfortable atmosphere. Overall, Yuan Zhou was quite satisfied.

“Nice to meet you, sir. What would you like to eat today?” another waitress with a pleasant appearance came up to him and asked in a melodious voice.

“Abalone au jus on Rice and Steamed Fresh Abalones, one serving for each. That’s it,” Yuan Zhou ordered two abalone dishes and then gave the menu back to the young girl.

“All right, sir. The abalone you order is the Canadian wild abalones that came by air today. Since the amount you ordered has reached the quota, you can’t order any more abalone dishes for today.” the waitress clearly stated the origins of the abalone and the limit one could order.

“Understood.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head.

“Your dishes will be served shortly. Please wait for a moment.” The waitress left after that. Yuan Zhou then took out his phone and started playing a single-player game, Star Destroyer. He played while waiting for his dishes.

For such a large professional restaurant, they would have at least 20 chefs in the kitchen, each with their own specialized job. Even if the main hall was full of customers, the dishes would still be served very quickly.

“Sir, here are your dishes, Abalone au jus on Rice and Steamed Fresh Abalones.” the girl with a melodious voice said while leading a waiter over to Yuan Zhou’s table.

“Thank you.” Yuan Zhou set aside his phone so that the girl could easily place the dishes in front of him.

The speed was yet fairly good for the two dishes. After serving Yuan Zhou the dishes, the waitress and the waiter continued to wait upon other customers.

One waitress would usually wait on several tables, only then would the main hall be orderly.

The small purplish red earthenware pot contained approximately a bowls worth of rice. The rice was molded into an inverted bowl-shape mound and covered in brown shiny abalone juice. The boiled broccoli and Shanghai green also formed a beautiful pattern around the rice. The abalones, on the other hand, were thinly sliced and immersed in sauce with some diced carrots as the side.

The dish looked pretty good based on its color, fragrance, and taste. Nevertheless, Yuan Zhou stroked his chin doubtfully.

“Zi”

He pulled the other dish, Steamed Fresh Abalones, close to him.

As the most distinct characteristic of this dish was its fresh taste, it was steamed without any flavorings, with only a few chopped green onions on the surface.

After scrutinizing it by poking around with his chopsticks, Yuan Zhou discovered that the abalones were quite cleanly processed. It contained only a tinge of fishy smell, along with the breath of the sea breeze. These abalones were, without a doubt, fresh.

There were only 4 abalones in the plate, all of them were large. Large abalones were necessary for this dish, hence that wasn’t a problem either. The abalones were cut into a rhombus shape, allowing them to absorb the sauce easily. Furthermore, it also enhanced the food visuals.

“Ai…” Yuan Zhou heaved a sigh. Only then did he pick up his spoon and start eating the Abalone au jus on Rice.

Yuan Zhou usually had meals slowly, especially there were only a few dishes. In the end, he only ate one-third of the Abalone au jus on Rice and half of an abalone for the other dish.

Even if it was the steamed bun from last time which had no specialties except for its fresh ingredients, Yuan Zhou still ate it up.

But for the abalones that were way more expensive than the steamed buns, he nevertheless left almost all of them untouched.