Chapter 145: The Taste of Exquisiteness
The rich aroma of wine is enough to intoxicate you with just one sniff.

Wine lovers like Yao Ye have already closed their eyes, enjoying the intoxicating aroma of the wine.

Compared with the ordinary wine aroma, this charming fragrance contains a deeper and more mysterious taste. It is hidden under the smell of wine, like a light curtain covering its face, revealing only a vague figure, arousing people's curiosity.

Li Weiran said: "This dish is called Drunken Immortal Chicken. Please taste it, three examiners."

"Drunken Immortal Chicken?"

Yao Ye's nose twitched and he looked down impatiently.

The earthenware pot was filled with clear chicken soup, with golden chicken neatly arranged in it. The soup was as clear as water, and the chicken was golden and white, arranged in an orderly manner, which could arouse people's appetite just by looking at it.

Before tasting, Lei Hua asked: "The taste of the top-grade rice wine that has been stored for decades is enough to completely cover up the taste of the chicken. If the taste of the chicken cannot be fully displayed, then you have made the same mistake as Chen Yu. Have you considered this?"

Li Weiran nodded and said, "Please rest assured, examiner, this dish showcases the unique flavor of chicken."

"it is good."

The three examiners picked up the spoon at the same time, scooped up a spoonful of soup, tasted it first, and then put the chicken into their mouths.

Li Weiran's Drunken Fairy Chicken recipe is an improvement on the original Huadiao Chicken recipe, which can be enjoyed as both a soup and a dish.

Generally speaking, meat used in stews is not very tasty, because during the stewing process, all the flavor of the meat is melted into the soup, and in the end, only the meat is left with a meaty shape but no meaty taste, which tastes bland and woody, and has no flavor.

However, Li Weiran's dish retains the freshness of the meat in the soup. The soup is rich and the meat flavor is not bland at all. The meat is firm and plump. The juice inside splashes in your mouth when you bite it, and the taste is tender and juicy.

The three of them savored it carefully.

First of all, the taste of the soup. The aroma of aged rice wine that has been precipitated over the years is integrated into the chicken soup, giving the originally light and delicious chicken soup a bit of fruity aroma. The taste is sweet and elegant, and the slight bitterness and mellow wine aroma add a bit of thickness and layering to the chicken soup. When you savor it carefully in your mouth, it seems that the chicken soup changes into a different taste every second, which is very interesting.

Then came the taste of chicken. Even with the addition of such a mellow premium rice wine, the taste of chicken was not covered by it. The rich wine aroma was not a curtain covering its surface, completely covering its taste. Instead, it was like a gorgeous new dress, worn on its body.

The rich aroma of wine is like gorgeous silk, which makes the originally plain chicken look luxurious and bright. The aroma of wine penetrates into every fiber of the chicken, and with its thickness and magnificence, it decorates every inch of the taste of the chicken, making the taste of the chicken more stimulating in its tenderness, and the smooth taste has a bit of thickness condensed over the years. The delicious taste is made more mysterious by the sweet and soft aroma of wine, which elevates the wonderful taste of freshness to a new level.

As you chew the food, beneath the gorgeous aroma of wine, more wonderful flavors emerge, including the fat aroma of the roast suckling pig and the rich juicy aroma of the roast goose.

Thanks to the chef's exquisite skills, the unique aroma of the roast suckling pig seeps into the chicken, as if the chicken has also grown snow-white creamy fat like the suckling pig. Every bite of it has a tender and smooth taste, and the rich aroma unique to the fat makes the taste of the chicken even more subtle and complex.

The delicious juice of the roast goose meat also makes the taste of the chicken more vivid. The delicious juice melts into the fat of the chicken and becomes a part of it, adding a brighter taste to the chicken.

As you chew the chicken, the aroma of wine, fat, and fresh juices all cling to the chicken, making the originally elegant and dignified chicken aroma so mysterious and gorgeous, like a well-dressed lady dancing a gorgeous dance on the tip of her teeth and tongue, with every move, frown, and smile, which is fascinating. This dish fully demonstrates the exquisiteness and magnificence.

Chicken has always been known for its light taste. It is a white meat that is different from red meat such as pork, beef, and lamb. White meat means it has low fat content, tender texture, and light taste.

However, Li Weiran's dish makes the light chicken look extremely gorgeous, with a fragrant aroma, rich fat and meaty flavor.

What’s even more amazing is that this dish contains so many aromatic ingredients without compromising the taste of the chicken. Instead of overshadowing the flavor of the chicken, they serve as decorations, making the flavor of the chicken even more bright and attractive.

It’s like you’re used to seeing the lady at home wearing simple clothes, but one day you see her changing into gorgeous clothes and dressing herself up carefully.

Although he is a familiar person, he gives people a different feeling.

This unusual surprise makes people unconsciously indulge in it.

The three examiners were so absorbed in eating that they soon finished all the chicken and chicken soup. Only then did they put down their chopsticks and sigh with satisfaction.

Yao Ye couldn't help but sigh: "This dish is really wonderful. The taste of chicken can become so rich and gorgeous. The taste is completely beyond my imagination. It is really a feast for the taste buds."

Lei Hua also said: "Yes, the strong aroma of wine does not cover the taste of the chicken. Instead, it is like putting a gorgeous coat on the chicken, making it beautiful and unique. At the same time, the fat of the roast suckling pig and the juice of the roast goose also perfectly enhance the taste and flavor of the chicken, so that it will not be covered by the strong aroma of wine, but instead turn the aroma of wine into its own coat. This dish is extremely exquisite in terms of creativity, technique, and taste. The technique is superb and the taste is exquisite and gorgeous. Very outstanding!"

Even the usually strict Hong Ze nodded slightly at this time: "This is an extremely outstanding dish. It shows the gorgeous taste of the light chicken without covering up its original taste. It shows a unique taste based on the original taste of the chicken. It is really good."

Li Weiran was extremely surprised to hear Chef Long say this.

He quickly bowed and thanked: "Thank you three examiners for your praise."

It seems that I should be able to pass this assessment smoothly.

Hongze changed the subject and said, "However, this is not a dish that can be called 'excellent'."

"This……"

Lei Hua couldn't help but say, "Master Chef Long, the taste and creativity of this dish are very well displayed, the technique is also very sophisticated and mature, and it also shows the full flavor of the chicken, without straying from the topic."

Hongze said: "For you, it is true. But for me, this dish is indeed exquisite and gorgeous, but it is not the ultimate in exquisiteness and gorgeousness. Juewei means the taste is unique in the world, the ultimate taste. Therefore, this dish can only be called unique, but not 'juewei'."

(End of this chapter)