Chapter 253 Fried Crab
Time passed minute by minute, and soon, both dishes were placed on the table.

Both dishes present the natural forms of the ingredients with amazing knife skills, but one is marinated raw, while the other is coated with flour and fried until golden brown, and then carved into a gorgeous shape with excellent knife skills.

Although it looks more gorgeous and exquisite than Xu Qing’s dishes, it is just fried crab meat after all, there is nothing curious about it.

Even Elder Huang and Elder He from the dark cuisine world had the same idea in their minds.

But they can't say that.

They must fight for the opportunity to be the first to taste Xiang En's dishes.

Because they knew very well that Xiang En's real strength was not his knife skills, but his taste control.

And crab happens to be the ingredient that Xiang En is most familiar with.

Once the sense of taste is manipulated, even the most delicious dishes will have their taste greatly reduced.

The two elders looked at Xiang En secretly, and Xiang En nodded slightly.

Taste manipulation, she certainly did.

But this does not mean that victory is certain.

She could only gamble on a one in ten thousand chance.

Obviously, Xu Qing's knife skills have completely defeated Xiang En.

Even with her most skilled taste manipulation, she had no hope of success.

If you are not good at knife skills, it is absolutely difficult to imagine how superb and terrifying Xu Qing’s knife skills are to the point of despair.

"Then, let's start the tasting."

As Elder Li spoke, he was about to use his chopsticks to pick up Xu Qing's dish.

"Don't rush, why not try Xiang En's dish first."

Elder Huang said.

"Why is that?" Elder Li asked, "I believe everyone is very curious about Xu Qing's dishes. Why do we have to taste Xiang En's dishes first?"

Elder Huang said: "It is precisely because everyone is curious about Xu Qing's dishes that they are being tasted last."

"What nonsense is this?"

Elder Li said dissatisfiedly.

"To be fair."

Elder Huang said solemnly.

"fair?"

It's surprising that you people in the dark cuisine world even know this word.

Elder Li and Luo Tian looked at each other, with the same meaning in their eyes.

Elder Huang nodded and said, "Yes, that's fair. Because we are all interested in Xu Qing's dishes, we naturally have a favorable impression and preference for this dish. If we taste Xu Qing's dishes first, this favorable impression and preference will grow and eventually affect the result. The dishes that come later will be at a disadvantage. Of course, if you want to favor your own dishes, then I have nothing to say."

This is moral kidnapping.

Elder Li and Luo Tian both knew it clearly.

But this moral kidnapping is very effective, especially for moral people.

Elder Huang was right. It was precisely because they were all interested in Xu Qing's dishes and were curious about them that this curiosity made the balance in their hearts unconsciously tilt towards Xu Qing's side.

This is not fair to the other dish.

Elder Li nodded and said, "Okay, let's taste Xiang En's dishes first."

Elder Huang and Elder He breathed a sigh of relief. Then they looked at Xiang En's craftsmanship.

Xiang En's dish is fried crab, which is made by coating the crab meat with flour and deep-frying it. This way the crab meat will be crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside.

And in terms of appearance, it looks much better than Xu Qing’s simple and plain pickled dish.

"First, the crab shell is skillfully removed to allow the crab meat to present a perfect natural shape. Then, it is deep-fried. The high temperature and the flour wrapping completely lock the deliciousness of the crab meat inside. After frying, the crab is trimmed with knife skills to make the appearance of the crab even more gorgeous and exquisite. It is indeed a very tempting dish."

Elder Huang praised.

Elder He asked, "What are those white spots scattered here?"

"It's white sesame seeds." Xiang En replied.

"So that's it, it's white sesame! White sesame not only has the unique aroma of sesame, but also has a slight sweetness. The fried crab meat coated with white sesame can add a wonderful fragrance to the crab meat. It's really amazing!"

Before tasting the food, Elders He and Huang praised Xiang En's dishes highly.

This is also a form of psychological manipulation.

It makes people subconsciously like the dishes more. For example, if they now praise the aroma of white sesame seeds, when tasting the dishes, people's attention will be subconsciously focused on the white sesame seeds, and they will be able to feel the aroma of sesame seeds more deeply.

Elder Huang wanted to continue: "And this..."

Elder Li said dissatisfiedly: "Alright, Elder Huang. No need to say more. Let's taste it with our sense of taste."

It would be fine if you just give a couple of compliments, but it’s never going to end. Do you really want to manipulate people’s minds?

Elder Li and Master Luo Tian are so old, what kind of evil ways have they not seen?

As soon as they heard what Elders Huang and He said, they immediately understood that the two were up to something.

Elder Huang said helplessly: "...Okay, let's judge by taste."

At the same time, he sneered in his heart, do you think psychological manipulation is our method? The real method is still behind!

He deliberately revealed his psychological manipulation tactics to let Elder Li and Luo Tian expose them, in order to reassure them so that they would not be so wary of the dishes.

In this way, true taste manipulation can work wonders.

The four old foxes countered each other's moves and picked up the fried crabs and put them into their mouths at the same time.

Fried crabs usually use crabs that have just shed their shells. The soft-shelled crabs can be fried crispy after being fried at high temperature. There is no need to go through the trouble of peeling the shells. You can taste the ultimate deliciousness of the crab with just one bite.

The crab that has had its shell removed with a strange and delicate knife technique has the same effect as a soft-shell crab and can be fried in a pan whole, locking the deliciousness of the entire crab inside.

The crispy outer layer is like a thin layer of armor. When you bite it, you can hear a slight "click" sound, and then the crispy skin breaks at the tip of your teeth, like countless small bubbles bursting, bringing a wonderful fun.

The elegant aroma of white sesame makes the aroma of the crispy outer layer more complex and mysterious, and the unique fragrance of sesame leaves a delicious taste in your mouth.

As your teeth continue to dig deeper, you will find the crab meat inside is tender and juicy, with fine crab meat fibers that almost melt in your mouth, forming a wonderful contrast with the crispy and thin outer layer, bringing a wonderful experience with distinct layers.

At the same time, the umami flavor of the crab meat and the oil used in frying blend with each other, making the already extraordinary flavor even more delicious and vivid under the catalysis of oil.

The crab meat in its natural form makes the taste even more harmonious and wonderful. The crab meat that has never been damaged is integrated, presenting a perfect and harmonious flavor in both taste and flavor.

This also allows the crab's freshness to be best preserved, and the high temperature locks in the delicious taste, allowing the delicious taste to continuously condense and sublimate, and finally turn into a wonderful delicacy, echoing in every corner of the mouth, wrapping the taste buds in this beautiful taste.

When you taste it carefully, the delicious taste will increase in your mouth, because the essence of the crab is in the center of the crab meat, which is the crab roe.

The crab roe is rich in delicious flavor and oily aroma, has a smooth and sweet taste, and has the unique flavor of the sea.

However, the taste of this crab roe is much more delicious and rich than any other crab roe they have ever eaten. It is ten times more delicious than ordinary crab roe, and the feeling it brings to the taste buds is ten times stronger.

This intense taste experience completely breaks down the defenses of the taste buds, making them succumb to this strong and rich deliciousness.

The strong and delicious flavor of crab roe made them feel as if they were in a sea of ​​crab roe. Their whole body and mind were occupied by this rich and delicious flavor, leaving them no room to think about anything else.

(End of this chapter)