Chapter 930 - Mapo Tofu (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

The second dish served by Yuan Zhou was Boiled Meat Slices. But the Boiled Meat Slices here was different than what they got at other places. The meat slices here were tender and white and were not of the original reddish color of pork meat.

Since their appetite had been stimulated by the first dish, this second dish was finished very quickly.

The Boiled Meat Slices were placed in a blue bowl, and on top of the meat slices, pieces of scallion were scattered about. After adding some scalding oil on it, Yuan Zhou covered the bowl with a wooden lid to cover the smell and only lifted the lid after the dish was served.

A wide expanse of white meat slices were in the bowl with some chopped onions. And below the layer of glossy red spicy oil was some milky white broth. The moment this dish was served, everyone had the urge to give this dish that looked so different a try.

“I won’t be holding back. I’ll try it first,” Zhou Shijie was somewhat more polite than Lee Yanyi and only started eating when nobody objected after his declaration.

After Zhou Shijie picked up the first piece of meat, the others started eating as well. Everyone moved quickly.

“I think watching others eating is very easy to make yourself feel hungry,” remarked the crew-cut guy inwardly as his stomach rumbled while he watched them eat.

“This is definitely the same as instant noodles. Looks nice but nothing special once you tried it,” commented the crew-cut guy inwardly. He was being a sour grape, but it was good behavior. After all, should he praise the grape he couldn’t have so as to torture himself?

“Chairman, you were the first to eat. So this last piece should be mine,” Hu Yue declared solemnly with his chopsticks resting on the final piece of meat.

“Chairman Zhou, this final piece should come to me, the chairman of Sichuan Cuisine Association so I can give this dish a proper tasting. You are frequently here anyway, so this opportunity should be mine,” Zhang Yan said.

“Stop fighting. When it comes to tasting, I should naturally be the one to do it,” Lee Yanyi said.

“You should respect the old and cherish the young. This final place should be mine,” Chairman Zhou said with a wide smile.

To the side, the two advisors, Ma Cheng and Zhao Xin looked at each other before placing their chopsticks down reluctantly. Their eyes were still looking at the final piece of meat longingly.

After all, if even the four were fighting over it, there would be no hope for the two of them. Since the four were of completely different status than them, they did not dare to fight with the four.

“I need to come and eat here when I’m free,” Ma Cheng decided inwardly.

“I’m doing this for the sake of gathering information, not because the food here is good,” Zhao Xin convinced himself.

The members of the appraisal team had many thoughts in their minds, but that was the same for the crew-cut guy and his crew members.

“I didn’t feel this hungry during filming yesterday. I must have eaten too little for breakfast. That is definitely the case,” the crew-cut guy and the guy beside him reached the same conclusion.

While they were gloomily watching Zhou Shijie and the others fighting over food, Yuan Zhou was already preparing the third dish.

The fight over food ended when Zhou Shijie obtained the final piece of meat.

“Everyone. What do you think of the white meat?” Zhou Shijie started a topic in order to prove he had not eaten the last piece for nothing.

“I am unsure of how the dish was made, but I have once read about it,” Lee Yanyi glared at Zhou Shijie before speaking.

“Are you referring to the records of the great painter, Zhang Daqian?” Hu Yue asked.

“Yes,” Lee Yanyi nodded.

“Grinding Leaf Sauteed Beef, are you referring to this dish?” Zhang Yan said after thinking about it.

“That is a dish created by Zhang Daqian himself. The beef would be sauteed with edible tree fungus. After the dish was cooked, there would be a clear separation of white and black, looking very nice. But it is impossible to recreate this dish with the preparation method listed in the legends,” narrated Lee Yanyi.