Free Web NovelChapter 1122: Chapter 456: When a Kitchen Novice Masters the Air Fryer, Things Start to Spiral Out of Control!
After he finished speaking, he picked up a piece of crispy spicy Fish and tasted it; the sour and spicy flavor of the Pickled Peppers was very strong.
Even though it had been out of the pot for a while, the texture was still fragrant and crispy; this kind of crispy fragrance combined with the sour and spicy Pickled Peppers instantly kicked one’s appetite wide open.
He tried the Poached Fish again, and it tasted great too.
And this was made with just very ordinary Carp; if they used Gu fish, sea bass, or even East Star Spot Grouper next time, the flavor and texture should go up another level.
Plus, because it was cooked through by being soaked in hot water, it wasn’t greasy at all.
The light numbing spiciness and the faint sour and spicy kick of the Pickled Peppers made it both appetizing and delicious.
Cui Qingyuan said:
"I grew up in Shanghai and I don’t like food that’s too spicy, but everything Boss Lin makes, I really like it, every dish tastes great."
After he finished, he raised his glass and clinked it with Shen Guofu’s:
"Last glass, Boss Shen, after this hurry up and eat."
"Mm, last glass!"
Old Shen lifted his glass and took a small sip; he had to drink slower—if he downed it in one go, he wouldn’t be able to enjoy the wine.
Chen Yan picked up a piece of baked catfish and put it into her own bowl, then said to Lin Xu:
"Brother-in-law, Xiaoqi is going to resign; the whole team of the show ’Food Taste of Life’ is jumping ship to Joyful Media. I’m planning to have the company launch a new food program—do you have any good suggestions?"
So they decided this fast?
Looks like the talks this morning fell apart.
Lin Xu thought for a moment and said:
"For now, just shoot it the way Food Taste of Life did: get the shooting location ready, either in the company or by renting a separate place, set up stoves and a silent range hood and all that. Make it a bit more spacious than my little kitchen for video shooting, fix the lighting and other equipment in place, gather the original Food Taste of Life fans first, and then work on innovation."
After Food Taste of Life switched to daily broadcast, a lot of people developed the habit of watching a food show in the evening.
Those people are the show’s potential fans; we’ve got to draw all of them over.
Once you have fans, you have traffic, and starting over becomes much easier.
Chen Yan nodded:
"Okay, I’ll have people start arranging everything tomorrow."
Lin Xu picked up a slice of Fish and took a bite, then continued:
"Tomorrow I’ll give my senior brothers a heads-up and let everyone know what’s going on. The original plan was to have everyone show their faces at the TV station; now it looks like we’ll have to rearrange things."
Although this came a bit suddenly, Lin Xu didn’t feel surprised.
With the ratings going up, this day was bound to come sooner or later.
It’s good to get this problem sorted out early.
In the future, all the rights will be with Joyful Media, and they’ll also have separate contracts with those chefs; they won’t run into this kind of bullshit again.
He picked up a piece of catfish and tasted it; the Fish Skin was rich in collagen and tasted delicious.
The flavors of the Scallion and Ginger, garlic and other ingredients were just right, pairing perfectly with the tender Fish.
Geng Lele and Shen Jiayue were eating until their mouths were shiny with oil; in the dead of winter, having something this tasty really gave a huge sense of happiness.
"Now I finally understand why people in Guangdong eat all kinds of stews as soon as winter hits. Eating like this is just too addictive—you could easily eat two or three bowls of rice in one go."
Shen Jiayue happily shoveled rice from her bowl, completely immersed in the deliciousness.
Han Shuzhen couldn’t help muttering:
"Go on, keep eating. The day after tomorrow when you’re taking wedding photos, your belly will be squeezed into tire marks—let’s see who’s embarrassed then."
Shen Jiayue: "..."
I just wanted to eat some good food, do you have to be this vicious?
She angrily scooped a mouthful of rice:
"I don’t care, I’m eating my fill today first. Anyway, that dress comes with a corset; worst case, we’ll just touch up the photos. I’m only getting married once in this life—using one of Asia’s four great ’dark magics’ isn’t too much to ask, right?"
Han Shuzhen couldn’t outtalk her own daughter, so she could only glare viciously at Old Shen, scaring him so much he shuddered and almost dropped the wine glass in his hand.
After they finished the meal, everyone’s bellies were round.
Chen Yan had been thinking about fishing at noon and didn’t really eat properly; now she finally made up for it, eating until she was hiccupping, completely making up for the midday deficit.
While Lin Xu was cleaning up in the kitchen, Ren Jie washed the fruit that Cui Qingyuan had brought, peeled the pineapple and soaked it in salt water, then cut it into small cubes. He mixed it with some fruit taken from the fridge and made a simple fruit platter.
"Wow, the fruit Godfather bought is so good; I can’t get enough of these grapes."
Cui Qingyuan, who was sitting on the sofa chatting with Shen Guofu, gave her a look:
"Have you finished your self-criticism?"
Geng Lele gave an embarrassed smile:
"Godfather, I even treated you to Fish. Can we just... okay, okay, I’ll go write it right now."
Seeing that Cui Qingyuan looked like he was about to raise the bar, Geng Lele immediately turned to Shen Jiayue and said without another word:
"Yue-jie, I’m going to use your computer..."
Shen Jiayue took out the laptop she usually used for video editing, and Geng Lele immediately took it over to the dining table, opened it, created a new document, and started typing.
As she typed, she saw that Cui Qingyuan was chatting away enthusiastically, so she quietly logged into her online cloud drive and downloaded a few self-criticisms she had written for classmates in high school.
She picked some stock phrases like "profoundly realized the seriousness of my mistake," copied and pasted them into the main text, then polished and edited them a bit.
And just like that, the self-criticism was done.
As for the English version, she had originally planned to just run it through a translation app, but then she found that while the words were right, the grammar was wrong, so she could only work it out herself based on the context.
She treated it like writing an English essay.
By the time everyone was almost done chatting, Geng Lele had also finished writing her self-criticism.
"Bring the computer here and let me see."
"Fine, fine, here."
