Chapter 722: Chapter 628: Details Define Excellence
What? Having a big bone for breakfast, wouldn’t that be a bit hardcore, a bit hard to digest?
The siblings said that’s a problem for their stomachs to consider, their stomachs are already 20-year-old adults and need to learn to think independently, as for them, as long as they can get the food into their bellies, that’s all that matters.
One half-pound bone each quickly made its way into the siblings’ stomachs. The big bones were now completely clean, and even the sharpest tongue couldn’t scrape off a single strand of meat.
Is that the end of the meal?
Of course not!
They haven’t had their first cup of milk tea of the winter yet!
"Slurp..."
A thick straw pierced into the bone, and as they firmly sucked through puckered lips, the fine, slippery, and incredibly savory bone marrow was drawn into their mouths.
The siblings widened their eyes almost simultaneously.
When did the bone have so much marrow?
Isn’t it supposed to be dripping like little raindrops? Yet this time, a huge chunk came in like a sudden downpour; what’s going on?
The marrow was smooth with a slightly greasy texture, but it didn’t feel oily, only rich, savory, and delicious. That’s the unique texture of bone marrow; it can’t be imitated.
The big, slippery chunk in their mouths told them that this was indeed marrow.
But that sensation was like drawing the marrow of four or five big bones into one and then inhaling it all in one go!
The exhilarating sensation was so intense that one might just roll their eyes in bliss in a second!
"My heavens! Is this my brother Wang’s level?!"
"I’ve eaten big bones all my life, and it’s the first time I know there’s so much marrow inside one of these."
"Did chefs use to take a sip before serving the big bones in the past?"
"Very suspicious, the difference is too obvious."
"When I get back, I have to ask mom if she used to sneak a taste herself, goodness, that one sip nearly knocked me out, it’s too satisfying to suck like this!"
Hearing the siblings’ conversation, Wang Fan smiled slightly. This is the ultimate power of slow infusion with boiling water.
With prolonged blanching, the fat in the marrow gets cooked out since the marrow inside the bone is not dense. Once some of it is cooked away, only a few specks remain, and without the fat, it doesn’t taste as good at all.
But slow infusion in boiling water is different; the fat does not cook out, and as it permeates, it forms a natural seal at the fracture of the bone. During the subsequent slow simmering, this seal stays intact, keeping all the marrow’s essence inside the bone. It’s no wonder that sucking it up leaves your mouth oily.
At this moment, around the table were already two rows of people gnawing on big bones and sucking through straws with sunken cheeks. Just looking at the scene, one could easily imagine how delicious the meat must be.
For those still in line, this added another layer of anticipation, even though their expectations were already sky-high.
"Slurp..."
"Smack smack..."
"HOHOHO! My goodness, I don’t need to learn anything else, but I must learn Boss Wang’s technique for stewing big sauce bones! Oh my god, this is too delicious, I must stew a pot during the New Year to amaze everyone!"
"I don’t even need to achieve this taste, getting 70 percent there and I’ll be the brightest kid in the village! No more nuts candy or fruits for visitors; just put this big tibia on the table, who wouldn’t be amazed by it?"
"This year at the family’s New Year’s banquet, I must make this big tibia so that the elder relatives have no time to ask me if I have a partner!"
Listening to their chatter, Wang Fan suddenly realized that the New Year wasn’t too far away, maybe just two or three weeks.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but look at Zhuo Qianqian and realized that finding a minority as a wife also had one great advantage: no fights during the New Year!
Like other couples, if they live far apart, they spend New Year here this year and there next year, which is troublesome.
Not for them, since Mr. Zhuo’s family doesn’t celebrate the Spring Festival; they have the Nowruz instead!
Normally, the Spring Festival is at the end of January, no later than early February, while Nowruz is on March 21 every year, perfectly staggering the celebrations!
They can spend the Lunar New Year with his second uncle and celebrate Nowruz with Zhuo Qianqian in the Great Border. Both sides get to observe New Year, and no one can fault them, thinking about it is just delightful.
It’s perfect!
"Boss, why are you smiling? Tell me so I can share in the joy."
Zhuo Qianqian had merely finished her two big bones, her delicate face not yet cleared of grease, resembling a greedy little girl.
Wang Fan, while wiping the grease off her face, said with a smile, "I am smiling because we can celebrate the Spring Festival apart, enjoying New Year together on both sides."
Zhuo Qianqian laughed aloud, "Indeed, for us, the Lunar New Year is just an ordinary holiday. Only Nowruz is the real festival."
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"@Erbin Tourism, Respected cultural and tourism bureau leaders, I am a tourist from the South. I’ve been to the Ice and Snow World, it was really fun, and the scenery is genuinely beautiful. But now, I just want to ask for a favor. Every time I go to Boss Wang’s store these days, there is always an endless wall. Can this wall be moved so we can taste Boss Wang’s delicacies too?"
The post concluded with a photo and a pitiful emoji.
In her picture, there indeed was a wall, a thick wall of Northeast pear-shaped frozen fruits and massive flowers.
Young people today, likely because of better nutrition, are each taller than the last, having quite the imposing presence when queued together.
The tourism bureau of Erbin has been highly efficient lately, a national model of efficacy, but even they found themselves at a loss on seeing this message.
What could they say?
Even their own kids were in the queue; they could manage their kids, but how about others’?
Moreover, the Ice and Snow World was one thing. Although Boss Wang was a Northeasterner, he’d only return a few days a year, it was understandable that their own kids wanted to eat something good; they even took some home, filled with filial piety, what could they say about that?
The main thing was, upon returning, they all started experimenting with culinary skills, all rolling up sleeves and thumping chests, declaring they’d handle the main dishes for New Year this time, something previously unimaginable!
"Director Liu, what’s to be done about this?"
Director Liu felt overwhelmed, "Do about it? How should I know? You can’t very well forbid all young people in our city from going out, can you? That’s not how you treat your own kids."
"Correct, and I noticed these kids seem to get on quite well with Boss Wang, full of enthusiasm for learning culinary arts. We can’t expect them to become experts, but at least they’ll be able to make more than just instant noodles later on."
"I guess it’s time to ’chill out’..."
"’Chill out’?"
"What else could be done, you can’t order Boss Wang not to sell to our own kids, can you?"
"But you have to hand it to him, his food really is better than the rest. Yesterday my kid brought back half a big bone, it was truly flavorful."
"Still just half?"
"The son is growing, he couldn’t resist eating half on the way home, isn’t that reasonable?"
"Yes, it’s true, better than my kid, who left me just one bite."
"My kid left a bone even dogs wouldn’t chew and wanted to braise it with cabbage and noodles for me."
The room, once a stern meeting place, quickly turned into a casual chat session, with everyone chiming in.
Director Liu shook his head and said, "Maybe we could organize another food festival to distract attention, invite some well-known chefs. Surely, that would draw some people away."
Everyone agreed with his suggestion, mainly because they couldn’t think of any other solution.
"Let’s proceed this way, Lao Sun, you handle the details. If needed, we could even borrow a few specialty chefs from neighboring cities."
With that, Director Liu began packing up his things to head home; his two kids had said they brought back a pot of large bones waiting for him!
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