NOVPUBChapter 1093: Chapter 1093: Don’t look at me, we should see each other in three days_1 Chapter 1093 -1093: Don’t look at me, we should see each other in three days_1 Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis didn’t ask who cooked which dish.
Because they could tell at a glance.
They were just very surprised that Peggy Lewis could cook so well.
Though her skills are not as good as Cindy Clarke’s, Cindy is a professional after all.
Compared to the everyday dishes ordinary people prepare, what Peggy made seems quite reasonable.
...
At least it seems it can compete with what Mrs.
Lewis makes.
“Did you really make this?” Mrs.
Lewis asked Peggy in surprise, “Did Cindy help you?”
“No.” Cindy Clarke shook her head with a smile, “We both made our own dishes, I didn’t help her at all.
We were both busy.”
“Wow, how long has it been since we last saw you?
Your cooking skills have improved so much!” said Mrs.
Lewis, amazed.
Apart for three days warrants renewed respect.
When did Peggy practice this?
Mrs.
Lewis shifted her gaze from the dishes and looked at Lyke Zhekova.
Could it be that he secretly helped her cook?
It has to be said, a woman’s intuition can be quite terrifying.
Lyke Zhekova felt guilty under Mrs.
Lewis’s gaze and almost broke into a cold sweat.
He quickly avoided Mrs.
Lewis’s gaze out of guilt.
“It does look quite decent.” Mr.
Lewis nodded approvingly, “We will see what it tastes like later.”
“Who would have thought that so many people could gather in our home?” Mr.
Lewis looked around at the table filled with people and sighed.
Many of their relatives were living in their hometown or elsewhere.
Furthermore, most of the elders in their family have passed away.
Without the cohesion brought by the elders,
Naturally, it would become more difficult for everyone to get together.
They only go back to their hometown every few years.
At other times, they would stay in Belford for the New Year.
Although they didn’t have to travel long distances, their home felt a bit empty.
Just the three of them.
Later on, when Peggy met Cindy, as long as they celebrated the New Year in Belford, Cindy would also bring Morgan Zhekova along.
Now they had added Adrian Zhekova and Lyke Zhekova.
Even though it wasn’t the New Year, just a regular gathering, it was still more lively than usual.
It was both Adrian’s and Lyke’s first time visiting.
Just now, as Cindy and Peggy were in the kitchen, they didn’t know what was going on in the living room.
But as long as Adrian and Lyke wanted to, they could engage in lively conversation and were able to pick topics that the other party liked.
So, there’s no awkward silence at all.
Lyke was doing his best to make a good impression on his future father-in-law and mother-in-law.
And Adrian, grateful for the care that Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis had given Cindy and Morgan, naturally treated them like his own family.
With their effort, Adrian and Lyke made both Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis laugh heartily.
In a short while, they alleviated the tension.
They treated Adrian and Lyke like their young family members.
This was the magic of Adrian and Lyke.
Even though Lyke is technically Adrian’s Fourth Uncle.
If they treated Adrian as a junior, then Lyke couldn’t possibly be considered a junior by any means.
He should be considered a peer of Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis.
But Lyke managed to have Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis treat him like a junior.
The way these familial relationships work is quite confusing.
Mr.
Lewis naturally picked up his wine glass and briefly expressed his cheerful mood before he started eating.
Peggy Lewis was serving Clam and Vermicelli Pot, a cuisine that Lyke Zhekova never tried before.
Peggy figured, since her parents hadn’t tasted food cooked by her when she cooked for the first time,
why not let them try her yet untasted by others cuisine?
Even Lyke shouldn’t be the first one to taste this.
So, this time, she asked Cindy Clarke to teach her some dishes that she had never taught her before.
Mr.
Lewis grabbed a piece of clam. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
In the open clam, a little minced garlic was still sticking to the flesh.
Mr.
Lewis then put the clam meat and minced garlic into his mouth.
The roasted garlic, contrary to the stingy taste of raw garlic, gave off a pungent aroma.
Plus the spiciness of chili pepper combined with the delicate and elastic clam meat, the taste was mildly stimulating, making it hot and exciting.
The vermicelli and enoki mushrooms underneath were soaked in the delicious clam soup, which was flavored with minced garlic and chili pepper.
The vermicelli was smooth and soft, while the enoki mushrooms were crunchy and squeaky when bitten.
When grabbing a noodle, it was inevitable to grab some enoki mushrooms along with it.
The soft and slippery texture of vermicelli combined with the crispy texture of enoki mushrooms created an indescribable highlight.
Mr.
Lewis looked surprised at Peggy Lewis and said, “I did not expect your cooking skills to be so good.”
“It’s not worse than a restaurant,” Mrs.
Lewis agreed.
Given that it was Peggy who had cooked the dishes, the meal felt even more special.
The dish tasted delicious no matter how it was prepared.
Mapo Tofu was spicy but with a touch of sweetness.
The Tinfoil Beef was from Peggy’s menu, hence Peggy and Lyke Zhekova personally selected the beef at the supermarket.
They purposely bought high-quality Wagyu beef.
The red and white marbling of the beef was especially impressive, the red meat carried white fat flowers, lined up close together.
Thus, no further processing was required; the quality of the beef itself guaranteed a tender taste.
Once you took a bite, it felt as if it was bursting with juice.
The fat in the beef exploded immediately.
To describe the sensation as “melts in your mouth” would not be an exaggeration.
After everyone tried a bite of Peggy’s dish, they started to taste Cindy’s dish.
The steamed fish was particularly attractive.
Adrian Zhekova moved the ginger and spring onion strips from the fish belly with public chopsticks, then put it down with an “Eh”.
“That’s bacon,” Cindy Clarke said.
Adrian Zhekova agreed, saying, “Are you using bacon as a substitute for Yunnan ham?”
“Yes, although the taste will be slightly different, it offers its own unique flavor.
Try it,” Cindy encouraged.
Adrian Zhekova took a bite of the fish; it was firm and tender.
Bacon’s salt and aroma are thoroughly steamed into the fish, a combination of salty, aromatic, sweet, and a bit numbing.
All these flavors mixed together were highly enjoyable, the second bite came without any realization.
Because ginger and onion strips were also added to the fish belly.
So, when grabbing the fish, it was inevitable to grab a few ginger and onion strips along with it.
Mixed together, it brought out a unique taste due to the spicy flavor of ginger and the aroma of onions.
Because spring onion strips were spread on top of the fish, inside the belly, and at the bottom of the plate, the taste of spring onions was obvious.
Amidst the onion’s aroma, there subtly lingered another unique scent.
“It’s the aroma of coriander,” Cindy explained.
“Eh?
How come I did not see any coriander?” Mrs.
Lewis asked surprisingly.
Peggy stepped in to explain, “I know this because I watched Cindy do it.
When she was boiling the sauce, she put in coriander.
The sauce has the flavor of coriander, but the cooked coriander has been taken out.”
