bookrebus Chapter 204 Eating Eel
Chapter 204 Eating Eel
I will make two eel dishes later, one is braised eel slices, and the other is Tai Chi diagram. It is made by frying small eels in oil and then stir-frying with seasonings. After frying, the small eels are rolled into a circle, which looks like the Tai Chi Bagua diagram, so it is named after the Tai Chi diagram.
The braised eel had not yet been served when the third prince returned. Zheng Sisi received the news and quickly cooked another dish.
When she arrived in the dining room, everyone was waiting for her.
Several people stared at the two plates of black food, wondering what they were. They hoped they wouldn't be poisonous. However, the plates emitted an enticing aroma that made them drool.
If they were modern people, they might use a word to describe this black dish, which is dark cuisine.
The third prince went out early this morning and just came back. He didn’t know what happened today. He saw two new dishes on the table. They smelled delicious, but why were they black? He frowned and looked at several people, but no one explained to him.
Seeing Zheng Sisi coming in, the third prince moved his stool slightly, closer to Zheng Sisi's position.
After Zheng Sisi sat down, she picked up her chopsticks and said, "Eat quickly. Eels are not tasty when they are cold. They have a fishy smell."
Zheng Zhimin asked: "Sister Sisi, these are all black. Can they be eaten? They are not poisonous, right?"
Zheng Sisi smiled and shook her head, without saying anything, she picked up a piece of eel and put it in her mouth. "Yeah, delicious."
It is indeed delicious. The meat of this wild eel is sweeter. The eels farmed modernly are not as fresh and have a stronger fishy smell.
Seeing that Zheng Sisi had already made a sample, everyone couldn't help themselves. Zhong Ruiyu picked up a large chopstick of food and put it directly into his mouth. His eyes lit up instantly and he said incoherently: "It's delicious. It looks black, but it tastes especially delicious."
With Zhong Ruiyu's recommendation, the others didn't hesitate any more and started to put some into their mouths. Zheng Sisi immediately received a lot of praises.
After trying the eel slices, Zhong Ruiyu attacked the Tai Chi diagram and took one to put in his mouth. Zheng Sisi stopped him and said, "This Tai Chi diagram is not eaten like this. Let me show you."
Then he picked up a piece and put it in the bowl, put down his chopsticks, pinched the Tai Chi diagram with his hands, twisted it from the head, pinched the meat on the back and tore it. A long piece of spinal meat was torn off, along with the bones and internal organs.
Zheng Sisi put the meat into her mouth. She secretly added some cumin powder to this dish, which made it particularly fragrant. This is because she likes dishes with cumin and pepper flavors.
When they saw Zheng Sisi grabbing the food with her hands, they were all stunned. Zheng Sisi asked them, "Didn't you wash your hands before eating?"
He Qianqian said: "No, no, I mean why not use chopsticks, but grab it with your hands!"
Zheng Sisi said: "This is the characteristic of this dish. How can you taste its essence with chopsticks?"
Zheng Sisi picked up the discarded eel bones in front of her and said, "Look, this is an eel bone. Wrapped inside is the eel's internal organs. There are a lot of debris in it, and it tastes bitter. Can you separate them directly with chopsticks?"
Several people shook their heads.
Zheng Sisi picked up another one, tore it open with her hands, and then placed it in front of the Third Prince with a malicious look, saying, "Sheng Zhen, do you dare to eat it?"
The Third Prince didn't even think about it. He quickly picked up the eel in Zheng Sisi's hand with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He chewed it for a few times and praised, "Mm, it's really fragrant."
If Qingfeng saw this scene nearby, he would definitely say that the master was abnormal. The master had mysophobia, so how could he eat food from someone else's hand?
Zheng Sisi glared at him fiercely: "If you want to eat it, can't you tear it yourself? Why are you snatching it from me?"
The third prince suppressed his smile and said, "You asked me if I dared to eat it. I'll eat it for you to see. It's delicious. I'm a good cook!"
Zheng Sisi was speechless. She didn't expect the Third Prince to play by his own rules. She pointed at the Third Prince and said, "You, you, I didn't ask you to eat what I have!"