SFS Chapter 156 It’s Too Expensive
Chapter 156 It’s Too Expensive
"Yes, it tastes good. I heard from Lanzi that everything Jingjing cooks tastes good. I didn't expect that even the drinks are made differently!" Wen Yulan's husband exclaimed, picking up a piece of pork elbow with chopsticks. "Last time I went home, Lanzi heated up the pork elbow she had left over. It was so delicious that I ate three bowls of rice!"
Wen Jin laughed and reached for the elbow with his chopsticks. "Brother, you don't know, if my sister and I hadn't drunk two bowls of mango sago pudding brought by Jingjing this afternoon, we would have eaten three bowls with the elbow! The small portion left for you was because Jingjing gave it to us and didn't eat much of the leftovers! Otherwise, where would you get your portion?"
"Yes, we invited someone to cook that day. We made six dishes for the three of us. In the end, Wen Jin and I only ate the pork elbow. We didn't even touch the other six dishes." The pork elbow was placed in the middle. Wen Yulan used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece for Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen respectively, and then picked up another piece for herself.
“Then I’ll try it too!
Hmm!" Five of the six people at the table had tasted Zhao Xiaojing's cooking to some extent. The remaining one, Wen Jin's wife, who had never eaten it, seemed particularly unsophisticated. Seeing others eating the pork elbow, she also picked up a piece. After tasting it, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and exclaimed in amazement.
"Oh my god, this is so delicious! No wonder Wen Jin has been asking Jingjing to order food for him these days!
This taste is really not available anywhere else!"
"Try this." Wen Yulan smiled and picked up a piece of pepper and salt pork ribs for her noisy third sister-in-law.
"Aunt Wen has mastered the craft of making mirrors." Su Yuchen smiled when he saw this.
"Delicious!" Wen Jin's wife said vaguely, and continued to bury her head in the ribs. She was getting more and more addicted to it, and her chatterbox turned into appetite.
"As long as uncles and aunts like it, everyone can eat as much as you want!" Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help but feel genuinely happy when she saw that her dishes were recognized by everyone.
"This has to be eaten while hot. It won't be fresh if it gets cold. I specially prepared the soy sauce for steaming it. How about you try it?" Zhao Xiaojing distributed the steamed king crab legs to everyone's plates, and she also picked one up and tasted it with great interest.
When she practiced in the virtual space before, she used king crabs from Chef Gu’s kitchen. Before that, she had never seen a king crab, let alone eaten it.
Later, after coming to Jiangcheng, although she had seen it in supermarkets and seafood markets, she did not look closely. She only knew that the huge crab that looked ferocious but was actually slow was the king crab, and she thought all king crabs looked the same.
As a result, when I went to the seafood market to buy it today, I learned that there are different varieties of king crabs.
The king crab in Chef Gu’s kitchen is called brown king crab, or brown crab for short. It is light brown in color and is the most common king crab. It is considered a standard variety and is a little more affordable.
Others include red king crab, blue king crab, and Huasaki (xiao) king crab (also called Sichuan pepper king crab).
Hanasaki king crab is the cheapest, the smallest in size, covered with thorns, has short legs, and has a low meat yield. It is said to have the worst taste among the four types.
The blue king crab has a distinct bluish-purple color on its legs or shell, and only four obvious spines in the center of its back. It is said that the taste is similar to that of the red crab, but relatively speaking, the blue crab is easier to survive and has less meat than the red crab, so the price is slightly cheaper than the red crab.
Red king crab is the largest and most expensive of all king crabs. Although it is called red crab, its color is actually not red, but dark brown. It has the highest meat yield and the seafood owner says it tastes the best.
What Zhao Xiaojing bought today was red crab.
Although the price is indeed high, 278 yuan per pound, this one weighs 6 and a half pounds, and Zhao Xiaojing spent more than 1800 yuan.
But when she thought about how Wen Yulan had forced a set of skin care products and various snacks on her and Suozi respectively, when she came back and saw that Suozi had said that each of the two sets of skin care products cost more than two thousand yuan.
Zhao Xiaojing made up her mind and directly chose the most lively red crab and paid for it decisively.
Although she cannot give the same price in return, Zhao Xiaojing still hopes that the Wen family can eat and drink well within her means.
"Jingjing, your crab is not cheap. It's a red crab." Wen Jin said as he used chopsticks to pick up the crab leg meat and put it into his mouth, staring at the plate of king crabs.
"Uncle Wen, you know what's good. Can you tell by looking at the appearance?" Zhao Xiaojing asked in surprise. She met someone who knew the ins and outs of things.
"You can tell from the appearance that the red crab legs are exceptionally long. You can also taste it; the texture is different." After being praised by Zhao Xiaojing, Wen Jin raised his eyebrows and looked very proud.
"How is it different?" Zhao Xiaojing continued to ask. She had just tasted it carefully, and it tasted a little different from the one made with Master Gu's brown crab in the virtual space, but it was not a big difference.
"Red crabs have firmer meat and the sweetest taste. They also have more meat and a softer shell." Wen Jin explained as he sucked on a crab leg. "As for blue crabs, they don't have as much meat, but they are a little more delicate. They don't have as sweet a taste as blue crabs. They are in the middle, soft and refreshing, and their shells are harder. As for brown crabs, they are the kind commonly used in restaurants. They are there just for the taste, and the taste is a little worse than these two."
"It's good enough, why are you talking so much! You're the only one who can do that!" Wen Jin's wife finished eating a crab leg, complained about Wen Jin, and took a bite of the crab body fried with scallions and ginger. "Jingjing, what you cooked is really delicious, I think it tastes better than the one in the hotel!"
"Indeed, if the crab itself is fresh and good, there is no need to add so many ingredients. Garlic and cheese, or even spicy food, are a bit wasteful and cover up the light sweet taste of the crab meat. You can't tell the difference between it and the crayfish on the street!" Wen Yulan's husband finished eating a piece of crab and picked up another piece for Wen Yulan. "Jingjing's way is still the best. You can taste the freshness of the crab without feeling bland."
"It's just too expensive." Wen Yulan also picked up a piece of crab for Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen, and watched them eat with a smile. "Eat it quickly, it won't be fresh if it gets cold."
"Aunt Wen, you should eat too. Don't just patronize us." Su Yuchen smiled embarrassedly.
"Yes, it's too expensive. Jingjing Susu, next time we come, we can just have home-cooked meals. Don't prepare such expensive dishes. We are an ordinary family and just eat casually. It's lively and happy when we get together. There's no need to prepare these hard dishes! We are all family. If you prepare these again, your Aunt Wen will be the first one not to come!" Wen Yulan and her husband followed suit and said from behind.
"That's right. We came here mainly to see you and support you. How can we feel comfortable asking you to spend money?" Wen Yulan said gently. Wen Jin and his wife nodded in agreement.
"Okay, just this time. We will remember this and make pickles and steamed buns for uncle and aunt next time!" said Zhao Xiaojing.
"There are also steamed corn bread and corn porridge!" Su Yuchen continued.
Everyone laughed.