Chapter 1428: Sweet water’s surface
“Okay, head chef Chu.” The blonde beauty Phil replied.
She nodded, then turned around and went to the kitchen to serve the dishes.
Chu Xiao furrowed his brows slightly but didn’t say anything. Instead, he turned around and looked at Gabriel.
“I remember you’re not allergic to peanuts.” Chu Xiao asked with certainty.
“Yes, I really like the special fragrance of peanuts.” Gabriel nodded his head.
“Today’s noodles were made with peanuts. ” Chu Qi said.
“That’s great. I’m looking forward to head chef Chu’s cooking. ” Said Gabriel.
“Do you know how to use chopsticks? Of course, it’s fine even if you can ‘T. I’m making Chinese noodles. ” Chu Xiao said indifferently.
“Of course, although using chopsticks is a little difficult, it’s still very easy for me.” Gabriel said with confidence.
“That’s good. ” Chu Xiao nodded his head and didn’t say much.
“Boredom is an illness. The best way is to think and learn.” Gabriel replied to Chu Xiao with a proverb.
This meant that he was good at learning and thinking.
“I hope so,” Chu Xiao nodded his head.
The atmosphere between Chu Xiao and Gabriel wasn’t harmonious. At first, Gabriel thought that Chu Xiao was trying to be friendly when he received the invitation, but he abandoned that stupid idea after he came to the store.
It was obvious that Chu Xiao was going to teach him a lesson. Although Gabriel didn’t dare to look down on him, he wasn’t afraid. After all, his craftsmans.h.i.+p and taste were quite good.
At this moment, the blonde beauty, Phil, walked over with a silver tray.
“Ta ta ta”, the soft sound of high heels stepping on the ground was heard.
“Here’s your order,” Phil bent over slightly and placed the tray on the table.
“Thank you,” he said. Gabriel turned his head to thank him, then picked up the tablecloth and began to cover himself with it.
“You’re welcome. It’s my honor. ” After saying that, Phil opened the lid.
Inside was a very delicate and beautiful jade-white bowl, about the size of an adult man’s palm. There was a circle of light patterns drawn on the bottom of the bowl.
The Jade-white bowl was very transparent, but the most amazing thing was the noodles inside. The milky-white noodles of the same thickness were stacked together, and on top of them was a bright dark brown-red sauce, with faintly visible fine peanut grains.
There were also white sesame seeds on it, and when the lid was removed, a fragrance wafted out.
The amount of sweet water in the bowl was very small, and it could be finished with two chopsticks.
“Please enjoy,” Chu Xiao stretched out his hand and gestured.
“It’s my honor,” Gabriel nodded and picked up the chopsticks he had prepared.
Chu Xiao’s chopsticks were very delicate and matched the small jade white bowl very well. There were patterns carved on the chopsticks and the wood was very comfortable to hold in the hand. The thickness of the wood was even and it felt very good.
The way Gabriel held the chopsticks was quite standard, but he wasn’t very skilled when he used them. Even though he had tried his best to cover it up, it still couldn’t escape Chu Xiao’s eyes.
However, Chu Xiao didn’t say anything about that. Instead, he just watched him trying three times before he picked up a piece of noodle.
“It needs to be stirred evenly.” Chu Xiao raised his eyebrows and said.
“Oh, yes,” Gabriel could only put down the noodles in his hand and stir them with his chopsticks.
He didn’t stop until the milky white noodles were completely covered in the dark brown sauce, and the sesame and crushed peanuts were all stuck on the noodles.
“This should be fine, right?” Said Gabriel.
“Yes, please enjoy.” Chu Xiao nodded his head and stretched out his hand again.
This time, Gabriel’s movements with the chopsticks were much more skilled, and he picked up one end of the noodles in just two tries.
Gabriel lowered his head slightly and stuffed the noodles into his mouth.
The noodles were naturally cold when they entered his mouth because sweet water was often sold together with cold noodles and cold noodles. They were all cold.
Gabriel felt that the noodles were thick, but they had a good texture. The noodles were soft and chewy.
But then, the special taste of the replicated soy sauce came out. It was sweet and matched his eating habits, but there was also a saltiness wrapped inside. Just when you were pursuing the saltiness and sweetness, more flavors burst out.
“Slurp, slurp.” Gabriel started chewing. The noodles were even a little chewy and chewy.
However, the special seasoning made Gabriel unable to stop. After swallowing the noodles, there was still a faint spicy taste lingering in his mouth.
“This taste is really amazing. The texture is really rich and colorful.” Gabriel couldn’t help but ask.
“Of course. There are five flavors in it: numbing, spicy, sweet, fresh, and salty.” Chu Qi said.
“Indeed,” Gabriel carefully savored the taste in his mouth and nodded.
“I wonder what the name of this wonderful noodle dish is?” Gabriel continued to ask.
“Sweet water.” Chu Xiao said in Chinese.
“Sweet water surface?” Gabriel repeated the name a few times in his heart. When he said it out loud, he had already said it in a more standard way, and people could understand it.
“Yes, I am.” Chu Xiao nodded his head and then said the meaning of sweet water in French.
“I see, this name is very appropriate, very good.” Gabriel couldn’t help but take another bite of his noodles and praise him.
Chu Xiao didn’t say anything but just nodded.
A bowl the size of an adult’s palm could be finished in two bites if one was not very good at using chopsticks and did not pay much attention to etiquette. However, Gabriel still tasted it seriously, but he had already finished it.
“Thank you, head chef Chu. It’s very delicious.” “No wonder you’re the youngest Michelin three-star,” Gabriel said seriously.
Putting aside Chu Xiao’s ident.i.ty and nationality, Gabriel still recognized Chu Xiao’s cooking skills. After all, it was evaluated by an authority. Moreover, Chu Xiao’s cooking skills were naturally impeccable as he was able to maintain the same level and even improve in the evaluation every year.
“I didn’t expect head chef Chu’s Chinese food to be so good. I didn’t understand last time. Sorry for my lack of manners.” Gabriel’s apology was far more sincere than the last time.
After all, if a chef wanted to suppress the other, they could only do so with superb cooking skills.
Obviously, Chu Xiao had the capital to do so.
“No, my Chinese food is just a last minute effort. It’s only of an ordinary standard. I can just bring it out to meet people.” Chu Xiao shook his head.
“Head chef Chu, you Chinese people are too humble.” Gabriel said, a little displeased.
“When have I ever been humble?” Chu Xiao said proudly.
“…” Gabriel thought of the experience of being dissed and shook his head silently.
“If you’re really interested in Chinese food, you should go to China, where authentic Chinese food is available. This snack is just a dish that my lifelong rival can make easily. In terms of Chinese food, his cooking level is even higher than my French food.” Chu Xiao thought of Yuan Zhou’s serious and rigorous att.i.tude and then said.
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[PS: have you guys tried sweet water?] It tastes very good.