allonlinenovel Chapter 223 Li Ji Seafood is a must
Chapter 223 Li Ji Seafood is a must
After the meat dishes, it’s seafood, which is also the Li family’s specialty.
Li Laosan's brothers came with Li Ji's signature dish, braised seafood.
Li Laosan sang the names of the dishes loudly: "Li's braised seafood! Authentic Li's braised seafood! If it doesn't taste good, it's free! Let's stop talking nonsense! Let's get started!"
The humorous words made everyone present laugh, and Da Huang happily followed around the feet of several people, unwilling to leave after smelling the fragrance.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became lively, and the slight awkwardness brought by the distinguished guests disappeared in an instant.
The villagers resumed their lively atmosphere.
There was plenty of braised seafood, with each table having a large pot of all kinds of seafood.
A woman held an octopus leg in her hand and chewed it.
"Oh my god! This is so delicious! So fresh! So chewy!"
A child was biting an octopus head the size of an adult's fist. Black and yellow liquid was overflowing from the corners of her mouth, and her mother hurriedly wiped it with a handkerchief.
But the child dodged it, "Good job!" the child said incoherently.
The villagers at the same table laughed out loud, "This little tiger cub knows how to protect his food. He will definitely grow up strong in the future! He is a good worker. Mrs. Qing will enjoy a good life in the future!"
There is no parent in the world who doesn't like others praising their children. The woman smiled and said a few humble words, then continued to fight with the braised seafood.
Among the seafood served on the table was a braised green shell (striped lobster), which had been cut into pieces by Li Laosan with a knife, so one only had to use chopsticks to eat it.
Shopkeeper Qian picked up a piece of marinated lobster with chopsticks and widened his eyes in disbelief.
The lobster meat is sweet and tender, not at all overcooked, and the Li’s secret marinade is even more fragrant. No wonder so many people line up to buy Li’s seafood every day.
At first, he just thought that the Li family was selling it cheaply, and the people in the town had never eaten high-end seafood, so they just thought it was new to them.
However, as more and more regular customers of Nongchaolou often asked their servants to line up to buy Li’s seafood, he became somewhat curious.
Not only guests from Xinpu Town, but also guests from Huihai County occasionally mention Lijia Seafood.
The new store opened and business was extremely booming thanks to its reputation as a whale banquet. He was so busy that he no longer paid attention to this matter.
After tasting it today, I found that Li’s seafood is definitely not inferior to Nongchaolou.
Fortunately, the Li family did not run a restaurant, otherwise they would have to buy less seafood dishes from Nongchaolou.
When nobles eat, they not only pay attention to the presentation and taste of the dishes, but also the dining environment. They will not eat at street stalls. If they are hungry, they will at most ask their servants to go to the market to buy some Li's seafood to take home.
Captain Zhong and his men were very happy with the meal. Although they were officials, they were relatively honest and usually did not make much money. Their lives were only slightly better than those of ordinary people, and they rarely had the opportunity to eat such a sumptuous meal.
Zhong Yi was holding a mantis shrimp. "How do you eat this? It's covered in shells."
The other two bailiffs came over and said, "Boss, do you think this thing is edible? It looks really ugly, and no one is selling it in the fish market. Could it have been brought in accidentally?"
Another said: "How about we change it, there are still many common seafood in the basin, no need to compete with it."
The boss always likes to argue with people and things. If it were him, he would not take this thing because it looks unpalatable.
When Li Erlang saw that Captain Zhong was in trouble, he took the initiative to take a mantis shrimp from the basin.
"Brother Zhong, you really know how to eat. These shrimps are the freshest and most delicious."
As he said this, he started peeling shrimps in front of everyone.
"You have to be careful when peeling shrimps, otherwise you will cut your hand like I did last time and it will bleed a lot. You have to twist the head off first, then peel off the shell along the edge of the shell."
Li Erlang deliberately slowed down so that others could see it clearly.
"Look, the shrimp shells are peeled and we can eat the meat. Shrimp are really delicious, but peeling the shells is a bit troublesome."
Zhong Yi watched with envy and started peeling shrimp shells like the others.
When others saw Li Erlang taking a bite of the mantis shrimp with a look of enjoyment on his face, they all started taking shrimps from the basin, thinking of trying this seafood they had never eaten before.
A few elders who were slow didn't get any of the food. They thought that there were plenty of them in the sea, so when they got home, they would let their grandchildren dig out the shrimps from their holes. Then, they could eat as much as they wanted.
Jinbao peeled a mantis shrimp, thought about it, made up his mind, and took a bite. With just one bite, he was conquered by the unique flavor of the shrimp.
"Yeah, this thing, yes, this shrimp tastes really good."
When he finished eating one shrimp and looked back into the bowl, there was no more shrimp left.
At this time, Li Laosan brought a pot of wine.
"Seafood is the best to go with wine, Bamboo Leaf Green, the lowest alcohol content, everyone should enjoy it."
There was no way. There were too many tables for the buffet and they didn’t have time to serve the dishes, so the drinks were served late.
The Li family prepared a pot of wine for each table, so that everyone could have one glass on average.
For fear that someone might get drunk and cause trouble, the Li family bought low-alcohol liquor.
For the elderly, children and women who cannot drink alcohol, the Li family brews chrysanthemum tea separately, adding brown sugar and shredded ginger. It tastes good and can also remove moisture from seafood.
The men in the village stared at the bamboo leaf green that had just been served on the table, their eyes turning green.
"Damn! The Li family is really open, the Bamboo Leaf Green from Chengji Distillery!"
"I'll drink Bamboo Leaf Green in my lifetime."
"Quick! Pour a bowl!"
A man urged Jia Que'er, because for fear of looting, the brothers poured the wine themselves, one bowl for each person, counted per person, both men and women had one, if not enough, more would be added, and women could give the wine they didn't want to drink to the men in the family.
As soon as the wine was served, Li Laosan and his friends started serving the dishes.
“Small seafood in sauce!”
The next dish is: "Sizzling giant squid!"
“Cold jellyfish!”
“Seaweed and pork buns!”
Of course, there is no Li family's secret weapon, the soup dumplings.
"Squirrel fish! Carp leaps over the dragon gate! Good luck and good fortune, this year will be a good year!"
After the seafood, it was time for the vegetarian dishes. Of course, considering the villagers’ preferences, meat was still included in the vegetarian dishes.
Along with the vegetarian dishes, there is a large bowl of multi-grain rice, which is very solid and filling.
A half-grown child saw this and shouted happily: "There is white rice, there is white rice in it!"
It’s not that they can’t afford white rice, it’s that the Li family deliberately added miscellaneous grains into the white rice because it’s too ostentatious.
Li Laosan began to sing the recipe: "White pine pork belly! Vegetables and meat! Life is promising!"
A large bowl of stewed soft white pine paired with large slices of pork belly was served on the table, still steaming with oil floating on top, which looked appetizing.
One child was holding half a seaweed and pork bun in his hand, but his eyes were attracted by the large slices of pork belly.
The Li family's dishes were large in quantity and rich in fat, enough to fill people up, so naturally the villagers did not fight over the food. Each table spontaneously chose someone with a higher seniority to share the food. This is a traditional custom in the countryside, which respects the elders.
The person who served the food gave each spoonful of food a large piece of pork belly, and the portion was very fair.