Chapter 299 Broth
Behind these surface delicacies is the taste of the broth hidden in the dark.

Broth is usually made by boiling ingredients rich in umami flavor, such as chicken, pork, beef, lamb, scallops, dried fish, etc. Broth is divided into three types: milk soup, raw soup, and clear soup. Clear soup is usually used for cooking, stewing or soup dishes. The broth used in the stewed eight delicacies in front of you is clear soup.

Different chefs have different skills in cooking broth. The proportions of various ingredients, different cooking methods, etc., all form secret recipes for broth with different flavors and tastes.

At this moment, the soup in your mouth has an extremely complex taste. It is made of chicken as the main ingredient, pork bones as the auxiliary ingredient, and seafood such as scallops and dried fish, and mountain delicacies such as bamboo fungus. These extremely delicious ingredients are carefully boiled and matched in a delicate ratio, giving the soup a complex flavor.

The broth that has been boiled for a long time has a unique viscosity in its taste. It absorbs all the nutrients and essence of the bones and meat. The slightly sticky broth tastes extremely mellow and delicate, like silk sliding across the tip of the tongue, leaving a warm and full touch.

The broth cooked with chicken as the main ingredient has the unique sweetness and deliciousness of chicken. In addition to the flavor of chicken, it also incorporates the extremely impactful and delicious taste of seafood and wild delicacies.

At the same time, the ingredients used in the broth and those used in the stewed eight delicacies show a subtle unity. They also use various treasures from the sea, land and mountains, but because of the different selections, the same deliciousness shows different levels, perfectly interpreting the deliciousness brought about by the sea, land and mountains from different angles and different aspects.

This interpretation from different sides and angles makes the taste in the mouth more three-dimensional and fuller, as if the vast ocean, the towering and dense mountains and forests, and the wide and flat loess are all clearly emerging before your eyes, magnificent and extraordinary.

Tang Sanjie couldn't help but be deeply intoxicated by the delicious taste in his mouth, but now was not a good time to enjoy delicious food.

He concentrated all his mind, heightened the sensitivity of his taste buds to the highest level, carefully savored and sensed the deliciousness in his mouth, and expressed the exquisiteness contained therein.

"The ingredients used for the stewed eight delicacies are scattered shark's fin, sea cucumber, chicken, pork, mushrooms, wild rice stem, tofu and egg skin. The different delicacies of the sea, land and mountains are fully integrated into the dish, perfectly presenting the different deliciousness contained in them."

Chef Tang had a calm expression. What the three heroes said were things that could be seen on the surface. Anyone with eyesight could clearly describe the ingredients used in the recipe.

The difficulty lies in the broth.

Tang Sanjie continued, "The soup stock is also made from treasures from the sea, land and mountains, but it is slightly different from the ingredients used in the dishes. The soup stock is mainly made from chicken bones, supplemented by pork bones, and with the freshness of seafood and mountain delicacies."

"The seafood we used is scallops and dried fish. Scallops have a unique sweetness and flavor, while the pickled dried fish has a salty taste. At the same time, after the fish is pickled, the flavor of the fish itself is fully concentrated under the effect of salt and time, making the taste of the fish more delicious and prominent."

"Then we have wild delicacies, such as bamboo fungus. Bamboo fungus has a fresh aroma. This natural fragrance and unique mushroom aroma from the mountains and forests add an extraordinary flavor to the soup."

Chef Tang nodded slowly and unconsciously.

The delicious taste contained in the broth was now clearly described by Tang Sanjie, without any error.

Chef Tang has extremely high expectations for Tang Sanjie, even wanting this child to do things that many adult chefs cannot do.

Because he knew very well that the three heroes had extraordinary talents, and it would be a pity if such talents were ignored and wasted.

Therefore, he constantly pushed Tang Sanjie and set a goal for him that was far beyond his limit, trying to make him constantly surpass his own limits and reach new peaks.

However, this goal, which was far beyond Tang Sanjie's ability, always made him feel embarrassed. He always failed, was always scolded, and always disappointed his father.

This embarrassing situation made Chef Tang even more angry and disappointed, and he gradually began to distrust the abilities of Tang Sanjie.

This even made him forget how talented his son was.

At this moment, Tang Sanjie's outstanding performance made him look at him with new eyes.

He was not only looking at Sanjie's sensitivity to the dishes, but also at the calmness and confidence on his face.

This made him vaguely see some of Xu Qing's shadow.

However, Tang Sanjie's calmness and confidence did not last long.

As the explanation of the dishes became more in-depth, the indescribable subtle flavors emerged one by one, causing beads of sweat to appear on his forehead.

Tang Sanjie said with difficulty: "In addition, longan is added to the broth. The fruity aroma and sweetness of longan make the broth taste mellow. And... kelp, yes! It's the aroma of kelp! This unique seaweed flavor." Chef Tang listened carefully, and there was obvious expectation in his eyes when he looked at Tang Sanjie.

This kind of expectation was something Tang Sanjie had never seen before.

In the past, my father’s stern gaze contained nothing but anger and disappointment.

Never expected anything from him.

Tang Sanjie was immediately greatly encouraged. His mind, which had been confused by the mixed taste of various ingredients, suddenly became clear as if it had been electrified. His somewhat dull taste buds became even sharper, allowing him to taste two different ingredients.

But after that, there was nothing he could do.

There is also a taste on the tip of the tongue, the lightest and also the most mysterious taste, faintly swirling on the tip of the tongue.

But every time he tried hard to concentrate and catch it, it hid deeply again, as if playing hide-and-seek with him.

What does it smell like? What does it smell like?
He tried desperately to recall it, constantly searching through his past memories.

He must have tasted this flavor before! It must be a familiar flavor to him!

But it was too slight.

No matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find the real body of this smell.

Tang Sanjie had no choice but to remain silent.

And this silence turned into an indescribable awkward atmosphere.

This made the expectation in Chef Tang's eyes gradually dissipate, and was replaced by disappointment of unfulfilled expectations.

Tang Sanjie had seen that familiar disappointment many times, and he should have been used to it long ago.

But the disappointment at this moment stung his heart more deeply than ever before.

His eyes turned red and tears of grievance welled up in his eyes.

Tang Sanjie's crying appearance made Chef Tang even more dissatisfied and disappointed, and his face became even more gloomy and terrifying.

This creates a vicious cycle.

Mrs. Tang was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.

At this moment, she noticed that Xu Qing, who was sitting next to her, winked at her and turned his gaze to another dish on the table - assorted vegetarian dishes.

Is there anything special about vegetarian assorted vegetables?

Mrs. Tang didn't understand.

But she understood what Xu Qing meant. This vegetarian dish might be able to help Tang Sanjie get out of his predicament.

So she gently touched the third hero beside her and implicitly guided him to look at the vegetarian dish.

(End of this chapter)