Chapter 758 - Secret of the Raw Liver (1/2)

That was quite weird. Based on how Liu Zhang had been hiding nothing from Yuan Zhou, he should have allowed Yuan Zhou to join him in the kitchen to see how the liver was prepared. However, he did not do that.

Instead, he left Yuan Zhou and Wu Hai waiting in the courtyard.

“This Master Liu is an interesting person,” Wu Hai said, obviously amused by the ingredients planted all over the courtyard.

“He is a master,” Yuan Zhou said.

“Yeah, he never hides anything,” Wu Hai nodded in agreement before adding, “This is something I won’t be able to do.”

For example, his upside-down painting had attracted many painters who wished to exchange pointers with Wu Hai. However, he could not teach strangers everything without inhibitions.

Judging by how Liu Zhang had been teaching Yuan Zhou everything, from how to pick good livers to how to buy good livers, Liu Zhang was indeed worthy of being called a master.

In fact, raw liver was not hard to make. Yuan Zhou alone knew several preparation methods.

For example, the raw liver used by the people of Yi to serve their guests.

They would first mix the lamb liver with bananas before mincing them. Next, a suitable amount of pepper powder and salt would be mixed on it. After leaving it to marinate for about 20 minutes, boiled pork blood, pork tripe, and intestines would be chopped into tiny pieces before being mixed in as well. Then, the dish would be ready to eat.

That preparation method had subsequently evolved into a preparation method of many livers, such as pork liver, chicken liver, duck liver, or even cow liver. However, the prerequisite of all these preparation methods was to have the liver cooked first.

Therefore, this was a dish where the word “raw” was part of its name but the pork liver was, in fact, cooked. Let alone the fact that the system would not acknowledge the dish as a raw dish and judged it as a cold dish instead, even Yuan Zhou felt like this was way too different than the raw liver dish that he had in his mind.

“I am looking forward to Master Liu’s raw liver,” Wu Hai said longingly.

“Yes,” Yuan Zhou nodded.

“Since you are both looking forward to it, start eating. I will tell you first that I don’t have any other dishes,” Liu Zhang said as he came out with a tray.

“It’s ok. The raw liver is enough,” Wu Hai said.

“Thank you, Master Liu,” Yuan Zhou stood up to take the tray from him.

“You don’t have to help me with it. I still have a test for you,” Liu Zhang said as he avoided Yuan Zhou.

“Ask away, Master Liu,” Yuan Zhou said.

During the past year, Yuan Zhou’s cooking skills have improved in all aspects. Therefore, he was not afraid of Liu Zhang’s question.

“Eat first. I will ask after eating,” Liu Zhang placed the tray down and said.

“Okay.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head.

Then, Liu Zhang took three pairs of chopsticks out from his house.

Nothing fancy was on the table. Only a pure white tray and three pairs of chopsticks were on it. The three of them were seated around the table, waiting for Liu Zhang to announce the start of the meal.

The raw lamb liver on the table was indeed raw. Yuan Zhou knew this with a single glance at the dish. However, this dish looked very weird as it had been cut into strips.

The strips were thin and slender, and at first glance, it looked gorgeous and pretty, resembling a rose. There was a reason for it to look like a rose, it would seem. This raw lamb liver was emanating a scent that was similar to the scent of a rose.

It was both fragrant and aromatic, also extremely spicy at the same time.

“It smells so good,” Wu Hai remarked.

“Yes. It smells like the rose. The scent is buried amid the spicy aroma,” Yuan Zhou said.

“Start eating. You will know after you eat it,” Liu Zhang picked up his chopsticks and invited them to dig in.

“I won’t hold myself back, then.” Wu Hai was never a hesitant person. He picked his chopsticks up and immediately started eating.

As for Yuan Zhou, he first waited for Liu Zhang to pick up a piece of liver before he started eating.

Yuan Zhou was very attentive, taking only one strip at a time.

The thin dark red raw liver was picked up by the dark green chopsticks. The contrast of their colors looked rather pleasant to the eyes.

Its good looks and nice smell enticed Yuan Zhou greatly. Therefore, he immediately stuffed it into his mouth.