Chapter 929 - The Salivating Evaluation Committee (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

The Saliva Chicken served by Yuan Zhou was able to stimulate one’s appetite by its looks alone.

The Saliva Chicken was served on a peacock-styled plate, and the head of the peacock was slightly slanted toward the chest, looking like a peacock with its head lowered. That was where the chicken head and neck were placed.

The body of the peacock was where the chicken meat was placed, while the peacock tail was where the chicken feet were placed. The entire dish had the look of a resting peacock.

The chicken used was the little fragrance black-boned chicken, yet this chicken was also classified into three types. The one used by Yuan Zhou was one with dark skin, white flesh, and white bones.

Thus, the entire dish radiated a bluish-black color of the skin and tender white color of the meat and bones. On top of the chicken was a thin and glossy layer of red with some white sesames on it. That was the chili oil.

Just by looking at this dish, one could feel the spiciness. The illusion of spiciness caused them to start salivating before even eating.

“I’ll give it a try,” Lee Yanyi moved quickly and picked up a piece of chicken breast meat the moment he made the declaration.

He had selected a crafty part to eat. The breast was the least exercised part of the chicken, and without special preparation method, the meat would be tough and not chewy.

The size of this piece of meat was just perfect for a mouthful, with a layer of bluish-black skin that was attached to it. After it was picked up, the layer of chili oil on the skin spread downward and wrapped around the entire piece of meat.

Lee Yanyi stuffed the entire piece into his mouth and started chewing.

“Hiss, so spicy,” stimulated by the intense flavor, Lee Yanyi could not even finish his sentence before he started chewing on reflex.

When the piece of meat entered his mouth, before he could taste the flavor of the chicken, his entire attention was snatched by the fragrance and the spiciness. But the moment he chewed on it, the freshness of the chicken erupted. The broth also erupted from the meat, flooding his mouth to perfectly merge with the fragrance and spiciness.

“Ohhh,” by reflex, Lee Yanyi made a voice, a voice with unknown meaning.

Why did he make that voice? Because he had only noticed that his entire tongue went numb after the meat was swallowed. This was when the spiciness of the Sichuan pepper showed its prowess.

Even with a numb tongue, he could still clearly recall the tenderness of the meat, the crispiness of the skin, and the freshness of the entire piece of meat. It was as if the numbness was for the sake of better recalling the flavor he had experienced a moment ago.

“What an exquisite dish,” Lee Yanyi lamented.

“Um, not bad. Delicious,” while Lee Yanyi was busy recalling the flavor, the others had already started eating as well. These were the words of Zhou Shijie who was lamenting with his eyes shut.

Zhou Shijie wasn’t bothered with being polite as the part he took was the drumstick. The meat was tender and springy, the skin was crispy, and the bone was filled with the natural fragrance of the little fragrance chicken. And coupled with the intense aroma and the spiciness, he couldn’t stop eating.

“Tissue? Where’s the tissue?” Hu Yue asked with one hand covering his mouth while his other hand moved everywhere looking for a tissue.

Thankfully, Ma Cheng handed him a napkin and saved Hu Yue from having his saliva flowing out his mouth.

That’s right. The unique characteristic of the Saliva Chicken was making the eater salivate after eating from the numbness. Yuan Zhou’s Saliva Chicken had successfully accomplished this task.

“Hu…” Hu Yue heaved a sigh of relief with the napkin covering his mouth.

As a chief editor, he cared deeply about his image. It would be too embarrassing for him to allow himself salivating in front of the camera.

Of course, the only reason Hu Yue had the time to care about his image was because the Saliva Chicken had already been finished.

A chicken of about 0.95 catty could be easily finished by six grown men. Suddenly, all six of them started lamenting the lack of portions.

“Boss Yuan is truly worthy of his fame. No wonder Chairman Zhou had given him full marks before even eating. This Saliva Chicken is indeed worth full marks,” Ma Cheng remarked, completely forgetting his dissatisfaction earlier.