"Let me try it too." Guo Liyan also gave Zhang Qihui a bunch of chicken feet. "As a daughter of a general, we have seen everything. What are chicken feet? Do we have to be as hypocritical as those young ladies who read sour poems, and quickly cover our faces with handkerchiefs when we see chicken feet, and cry in fear? Isn't that cruel?"
Zhang Qihui had images in her mind after hearing what Guo Liyan said.
I immediately thought of some of the young ladies from the families of nobles and civil officials that I knew. I could already imagine that if they saw the chicken feet, they would definitely react as Guo Liyan said.
Zhang Qihui took the roasted chicken feet handed to her by Guo Liyan.
The two of them then imitated how Madam Shang had just eaten, taking light bites of a finger first.
Guo Liyan chewed it twice before she opened her eyes wide in surprise. She looked at Li Mumu, then at Madam Shang, and then turned to look at Zhang Qihui, "Qihui, try it! It's really delicious!"
Seeing Guo Liyan so surprised, Zhang Qihui couldn't wait to take a bite even after she spit out a bone, so she also took a bite.
"This...it tastes a bit crispy on the outside, but becomes sticky and glutinous later on." Zhang Qihui chewed slowly and took a sip of hawthorn wine.
Hawthorn wine is sweet and sour, just the right amount to relieve spiciness and greasiness.
"It's really delicious just by eating a bite of chicken feet and drinking a sip of wine." Zhang Qihui said in surprise.
"It's like eating melon seeds. It takes a long time." Guo Liyan said.
"Try these later." Mrs. Shang didn't say what those yellow-throated ones were.
Anyway, it looks much better than chicken feet.
Guo Liyan and Zhang Qihui didn't ask any more questions, after all it was edible.
And seeing that Li Mumu and the monk's wife were eating so well, there was nothing they were afraid to eat.
Haven't you eaten chicken feet?
Guo Liyan took a string of yellow throats, and Zhang Qihui took a string of palm treasures.
After they finished eating, they took some beef tripe and pig intestines to eat.
After they had all eaten, Li Mumu told them what they had just eaten.
The two had no idea that these were what they were going to eat.
But because I had eaten it before and it was really delicious, I didn't mind too much when I found out what it was later.
But Li Mumu then introduced the remaining skewers that they had not tasted yet.
Shao.
Fortunately, the remaining meat was quite normal, so Guo Liyan and Zhang Qihui ate it with more peace of mind.
Otherwise, even though it tastes good, I don't know what it is. With my previous experience, I can't help feeling a little uneasy.
Li Mumu was still regretting that she couldn't roast the duck intestines.
It's okay to kill ducks at home and roast a few skewers, but if you want to take out, there won't be enough ducks to kill.
Guo Liyan holds a string of baked rice cakes. "In my impression, rice cakes are always steamed and sprinkled with sugar, or filled with sweet fillings, such as red bean paste, sesame, sugar, etc., and they taste sweet and sticky. I didn't expect that this baked rice cake, with salty and spicy sauce, would be so delicious."
Zhang Qihui also held a skewer in her hand. "The outside of the rice cake is still toasted until it's crispy. It's crunchy when you're about to eat it, but if you keep biting it, it becomes sticky and stringy."
Zhang Qihui said this and took another bite. The outside of the rice cake was covered with sauce and was bright red, but the inside was white and glutinous.
Take a bite and pull out white and soft threads.
Seeing her eating so happily, Li Mumu couldn't help but imagine how happy the guests would be if she could make cheese.
"Yes, salty ones are so delicious." Guo Liyan held the rice cake in one hand and the roasted sweet potato skin in the other, and felt like her mouth was not enough.
"This also tastes sticky, but is chewier than rice cake. What is it made of?" Guo Liyan asked.
"Haven't you tried the hot and sour rice noodles in the shop?" Li Mumu explained, "It's made with the same sweet potato flour as in hot and sour rice noodles, except that the hot and sour rice noodles are made into strips, and the sweet potato skin is made into a pancake shape. Pickled sour beans, chopped green onions, and coriander are added to it, then wrapped and grilled, and the same barbecue ingredients are sprinkled on the surface of the sweet potato skin."
"Because the sweet potato flour has a soft and chewy texture, and the taste of sour beans, chopped green onions and coriander is unique, even if the same barbecue seasoning is sprinkled on it, the taste will still be different, which is very unique."
"Plus, it has a soft and chewy texture." Madam Shang said, "Besides roasted chicken feet, my favorite is this roasted sweet potato skin."
"You can try the dried tofu. It contains the same ingredients as the sweet potato skin, but because the texture of the dried tofu is different, it tastes different too." Li Mumu recommended.
In the end, Guo Liyan and Zhang Qihui took a nap while leaning against the wall and holding their stomachs.
Mrs. Shang was fine, because she had known Li Mumu for a long time and she knew more about the food.
Unlike Guo Liyan and Zhang Qihui, they only enjoyed the delicious food with Li Mumu after Li Mumu arrived in Beijing.
They are not like Madam Shang. Both of them are not married yet and have many elders in their family. When Li Mumu sends food, she has to consider the elders in Guo Liyan and Zhang Qihui's families. She cannot send anything too bold and can only send something conventional that everyone can accept.
Guo Liyan knew what Li Mumu meant, so she said to Li Mumu: "Now we can eat these too. Madam Gu, if you have something new to give us next time, you can give these to us secretly. We won't give them to our family members, but will eat them secretly."
Madam Shang joked, "You are so shameless that you even took the initiative to do it."
"Okay." Li Mumu nodded with a smile, "Then I'll pack some separately next time and specify that they are for you separately."
Guo Liyan and Zhang Qihui nodded quickly.
After saying goodbye to the two of them, Li Mumu and Madam Shang got on their carriages and returned to their respective homes.
Li Mumu did not go back home directly, but took a detour to Gu's Fried Chicken first.
Today, Wang Cuizhen and Zhang Caiping are in charge of Gu's Fried Chicken.
Since today is the first day of serving fruit tea, there will definitely be a lot of customers. In case of any emergencies and the waiters cannot make decisions, with Wang Cuizhen and Zhang Caiping here, there is a backbone.
The same was true for Gu's snacks, so Gu Shangyong and Gu Shangwei went to Gu's snacks to check it out.
Gu's Snacks has a mixed clientele and is a bit more chaotic, so it would be better for two people to be in charge of the restaurant.
Li Mumu went to Wangyou for a rest today. In addition to tasting new products with Mrs. Shang and the others, she also wanted to stay there to take charge.
Fortunately, everything went well at my rest stop today.
The carriage stopped in the empty space opposite Gu's Fried Chicken to avoid blocking the door of Gu's Fried Chicken and affecting the customers' entry and exit.
Li Mumu got off the carriage and went into Gu's Fried Chicken.
Wang Cuizhen saw Li Mumu and said with a smile: "Mumu, why are you here?"
"I just came out of a nap at Wangyou. I thought it was quite late and there shouldn't be so many guests here, so I came to see if my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law have left. If not, we can go home together." Li Mumu said.