Chapter 601 - The Remaining Half Of The Fish (1/2)
Many of the customers had the thought that the taste wasn’t likely to be bad since both the knife skills and plate presentation were so good.
Even Dahe and Xiaojing had the same thought. When the fish was distributed to them, such an idea became even more ingrained.
“Dahe, it turns out that the knife skills of the chefs from our country are so good. Look at the shreds. How thin it is.” Xiaojing took the plate in her hand and looked quite amazed.
That’s right. She was holding the plate in her hand. Wu Jun had prepared only four chairs in all. Of the four chairs, Wu Hai sat on one and he didn’t even move an inch. Basically, he ate one plate of the fish slices whenever it was served.
And Wu Jun also seated himself in another chair. After all, he was the one that had worked hard and performed a valuable service. Therefore, he must have a seat.
Then, there were only two seats left. Nevertheless, even these two chairs were both occupied by the two people that ate the Otoro first. For the people who ate the fish, these four chairs were even worse than a drop in the bucket.
Therefore, the people that stood and ate could be found everywhere. Fortunately, this was one of the original qualities of the market. As there were many people but the space in most restaurants were small, it wasn’t uncommon to see many of the customers standing and eating before leaving those restaurants.
There was nothing special about Yuan Zhou’s booth. Nevertheless, there was an immense crowd around they totally surrounded Yuan Zhou’s booth. Nobody could go in or out.
Under such circumstances, Xiaojing and Dahe naturally stood there while holding their own plates and chopsticks, preparing to eat like other people.
At the center of the plate was the dipping sauce. It wasn’t the mustard but the green onion, the kind that came from northeast China and tasted a little sweet.
“Yeah, I’ve never expected it. I still thought the Japanese chefs were more awesome on the aspect of knife skills.” Dahe scratched his head with embarrassment.
“Me, either. Let’s just try the taste. We haven’t eaten our traditional fish slices yet.” The way Xiaojing spoke had changed for the better.
After all, she became spirited and excited while looking at such beautiful food.
“Alright. Xiaojing, you eat first.” Dahe received the plate and handed it forward before saying to to Xiaojing.
“Okay.” Xiaojing was accustomed to that. Whenever her boyfriend got something delicious, he always handed it to her first.
Without saying much, she picked up a small cluster of the shredded fish slice with the chopsticks and dipped it into the sauce before straightforwardly stuffing it into her mouth.
“Wow, it’s so delicious.” Xiaojing opened her eyes wide unconsciously and said excitedly. Then she couldn’t wait to close her mouth and start to chew.
It was indeed very delicious. The back of the bluefin tuna was directly cut open by Yuan Zhou with the blade. Because of the low temperature of the ice blade, the fish was frozen immediately. When Yuan Zhou started to shred it, the four sides of the fish flesh were frozen.
This way, the freshness and the delicacy of the fish flesh was preserved. Besides that, the fibers of the gold orange had been frozen so it became a little crispy. Along with the fish flesh, it tasted soft, fragrant and sweet.
“It’s way too delicious.” Every time she chewed, Xiaojing couldn’t help but gasp in admiration.
The small protrusions on the surface of the orange skin contained some juice, which tasted a little bitter. However, more of the fruit fragrance burst out after it was bitten. While she was chewing, the taste directly took away the remaining slight underlying fishy smell.
On the contrary, this kind of underlying fishy smell and the intrinsic freshness and delicacy of the tuna as well as the sweetness of the green onion from Northeast China blended together, which made the tuna have not only the delicious taste but also the unprecedented chewiness
“Hurry up, you taste it now. It’s super delicious. So this is the true meaning behind China’s raw fish slices .” Xiaojing gulped down the fish flesh and couldn’t wait to let Dahe eat.
“Okay.” Dahe nodded his head with a spoiling manner. He was prepared to eat less shortly in order to give more to his girlfriend.
“Yeah. Eat it quickly. It tastes ice-cold, fragrant, sweet and fresh. The tuna is so delicious.” Lost in the recollection, Xiaojing said that.
Watching her boyfriend, Dahe, also eat contentedly, Xiaojing picked up another small piece and started to eat.
This time, she found something new. When Yuan Zhou sliced the fish, there were some parts where he followed the skin texture before cutting down. For other parts, however, he didn’t. Therefore, that caused some difference in the taste.
And this difference together with the crispy fibers of the gold orange just added to the delicious taste of the fish.
“It turns out that the shredded fish slices are also so delicious.”