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Chapter 416: Fresh and Fragrant Food

Chen Jia and Chen Jue have achieved great success in the field of braised cold dishes. After selling their special braised dishes at home and abroad, their passion for food remains high and they are constantly looking for new inspirations for food. One spring afternoon, Chen Jia saw fresh toon sprouts and freshly dug bamboo shoots at the market. The emerald green color and fresh smell instantly attracted her attention. She thought that these seasonal fresh vegetables have unique flavors. If she could develop diverse and delicious methods, she would definitely bring new surprises to diners.

After returning home, Chen Jia couldn't wait to put the Chinese toon sprouts and bamboo shoots on the table, and said to Chen Jue who was reading a book in the study: "My husband, look at these Chinese toon sprouts and bamboo shoots I found at the market today. They are so fresh and tender, and so attractive. I thought we could study their various cooking methods, such as steaming, stir-frying, and deep-frying. Maybe we can create amazing delicacies."

Chen Jue put down the book in his hand, walked to the table, carefully examined the ingredients, nodded and said: "My wife, your idea is very good. The unique aroma of toon sprouts and the sweet and crisp bamboo shoots do have great cooking potential. However, if we want to make diverse and delicious dishes, we still have to work hard to study different cooking methods and seasoning combinations."

Chen Jia's eyes were firm. She held Chen Jue's hand and said, "Husband, we have had so many successful experiences in developing delicious food. We will definitely be able to do it this time. We can start by looking up ancient books and recipes to see what records our ancestors had on how to cook Chinese toon sprouts and bamboo shoots, and then combine our own ideas to make improvements and innovations."

Chen Jue smiled and responded, "Okay, my lady, let's get started. I remember there are a few ancient books in my collection that specifically record the cooking of seasonal ingredients. Let's go and take a look together."

The two of them came to the library and searched carefully among the bookshelves. Chen Jia stood on tiptoe and took down a yellowed ancient book from a high place, and said excitedly: "Husband, take a look at this book, it may contain the information we want."

They returned to the study and carefully opened the ancient book, looking for the content about Chinese toon sprouts and bamboo shoots page by page. Chen Jue pointed to a passage in the book and said, "My wife, look here, it records the method of scrambled eggs with Chinese toon sprouts, saying that the fragrance of Chinese toon sprouts combined with the mellowness of eggs is delicious."

Chen Jia leaned over to take a look and said thoughtfully, "This is indeed a classic method, but we can improve on it. For example, before frying, blanch the Chinese toon sprouts in boiling water, which can remove some of the bitterness and make the color brighter. And we can also add some other ingredients, such as shrimp, to increase the richness of the taste."

Chen Jue nodded in agreement: "My lady, you have thought it through. What about bamboo shoots? There are many ways to cook bamboo shoots in the book, such as stewing pork ribs with bamboo shoots and braised bamboo shoots in oil. We can also try to improve these traditional methods."

In the following days, Chen Jia and Chen Jue plunged into the kitchen and began to experiment with cooking Chinese toon sprouts and bamboo shoots. They prepared various seasonings and ingredients and cooked them according to different proportions and steps.

Chen Jia washed the Chinese toon buds, blanched them in boiling water, took them out and cut them into small pieces. She said to Chen Jue who was preparing eggs, "My husband, look at these blanched Chinese toon buds. They are greener and have a stronger aroma."

Chen Jue beat the eggs into a bowl, added appropriate amounts of salt and cooking wine, stirred evenly, and said, "Madam, adding some cooking wine to the eggs can remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor. The taste will definitely be better when they are fried later."

The two of them worked in perfect harmony, pouring the Chinese toon buds into the egg liquid and stirring evenly, then pouring them into the pan and frying them. After a while, a plate of fragrant Chinese toon buds fried with shrimp and eggs was ready. Chen Jia picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, her eyes lit up, and she said, "My husband, try it, it tastes great! The aroma of the Chinese toon buds is completely integrated into the eggs and shrimp, and the taste is rich and delicious."

Chen Jue also tasted it and smiled with satisfaction: "Madam, your improvement is too successful. This dish has the unique flavor of toon sprouts, the deliciousness of shrimp and the tenderness of eggs. It will definitely be loved by everyone."

When studying how to cook bamboo shoots, they tried a variety of seasonings and cooking methods. Chen Jue poured a proper amount of oil into the pot, put in the cut bamboo shoots, and said to Chen Jia, "Madam, let's try to make braised bamboo shoots, but I want to add some mushrooms and fungus to the traditional method to increase the taste and nutrition."

Chen Jia was preparing the seasonings on the side and said, "Husband, let's add some light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and rock sugar to make the taste richer and mellower, and the color more attractive."

As the ingredients in the pot were stir-fried and seasonings were added, the aroma of the braised bamboo shoots gradually spread. After it came out of the pot, Chen Jia tasted it and said, "Husband, the taste of this braised bamboo shoot is richer than the traditional method. The addition of mushrooms and fungus makes the taste more diverse, and the taste is moderately salty and sweet, and it goes well with rice."

After continuous experimentation and improvement, Chen Jia and Chen Jue not only developed a variety of delicious steaming, stir-frying and frying methods for toon sprouts and bamboo shoots, but also innovated some unique dishes, such as fried spring rolls with toon sprouts and steamed dumplings with bamboo shoots and shrimp.

They decided to launch these new dishes in their own restaurant first. On the opening day, the restaurant was packed with diners who praised the dishes with Chinese toon sprouts and bamboo shoots. After tasting the fried spring rolls with Chinese toon sprouts, one diner gave a thumbs up and said, "Boss Chen, Mrs. Chen, your fried spring rolls with Chinese toon sprouts are so delicious! The skin is crispy and the Chinese toon sprouts are fragrant inside. It's just the right combination."

Chen Jia smiled and responded: "Thank you for your compliment. This is a dish we carefully developed. I hope you like it."

As the reputation of these dishes became better and better, Chen Jia and Chen Jue began to consider promoting them at home and abroad. They participated in various food festivals and cooking competitions to showcase these special dishes to diners and chefs from all over the world.

At an international food festival, a foreign chef was surprised after tasting bamboo shoot and shrimp steamed dumplings. He said in the not-so-fluent Daqing language: "It's incredible! The sweetness of the bamboo shoots and the freshness of the shrimps are a perfect blend. The dumpling skin is also very chewy. I have never eaten such delicious dumplings."

Chen Jia and Chen Jue were delighted when they heard this. Chen Jue said, "Thank you for your recognition. We hope that through these delicacies, more people will understand and love the ingredients and cooking culture of Daqing."

In order to let more people taste these delicacies, Chen Jia and Chen Jue also compiled the methods of making these dishes into recipes and promoted them through books and the Internet. They introduced in detail the selection of ingredients, cooking steps and techniques, so that more people can try to make these delicious dishes at home.

At the same time, they have established cooperative relationships with restaurants and food suppliers at home and abroad to distribute fresh toon sprouts, bamboo shoots and related seasonings to ensure that diners everywhere can taste the authentic flavor.

Chen Jia looked at the love and recognition of these dishes by diners from all over the world, and said to Chen Jue with emotion: "My husband, I never thought that we could make the delicious toon sprouts and bamboo shoots known to the world from a chance encounter at the market. We have gone through so much effort and experimentation in the process."

Chen Jue held Chen Jia's hand and said affectionately: "My dear, this is all our joint credit. In the future, we will continue to explore more ingredients, develop more delicious dishes, and let the food culture of Daqing shine more brilliantly internationally."

Thanks to the unremitting efforts of Chen Jia and Chen Jue, the various delicious methods of cooking Chinese toon sprouts and bamboo shoots are not only popular in Daqing, but also have won the love and praise of many diners internationally, becoming a bright business card for spreading Daqing's food culture. They are also constantly moving forward on the road of food innovation, continuing to write their own food legend.