Super Zoo

Chapter 171 80-Point Dishes, 100-Point Ingredients

Soon enough, several fish dishes were remade and brought to the table.

Just by their appearance, they didn't seem much different from the previous fish dishes, be it steamed, boiled, pan-fried, or deep-fried. When placed together, it was hard to tell which was superior.

This time, Seibel chose a fish head with heavy seasoning, the chopped chili fish head. He used his chopsticks to push all the chili aside, then picked out a small tender piece of meat from underneath the eye and tasted it.

"Mr. Seibel, how is it this time? Do you feel that magical sense you mentioned?" the female host asked, holding back her laughter.

Seibel didn't speak but waved his hand to indicate to the host not to disturb him. Then he picked up a piece of meat from below the neck of a carp, a spot where the fish's head and belly meet, and which is usually the fishiest part of the carp. Of course, if the black lining in the fish's belly isn't cleaned out properly, that would be the fishiest part, but obviously, the chefs at Pleasure Fishing Park wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

After finishing, Seibel still didn't speak. He picked at other parts of several fish, tasting a small portion here and there. When he eventually got to the braised snakehead fish with tofu, he didn't even go for the fish but instead picked up half a piece of tofu. Read exclusive chapters at empire

The people around were amazed. This foreigner was odd, choosing parts like the tougher back of the fish, the bony tail, or the fishy parts that most people would avoid.

"Manager, does this foreigner have a tendency towards self-punishment?" the young employee who had proposed using the zoo's fish asked the lobby manager quietly. These parts of the fish were generally not eaten and were the last to be cleared up to be fed to pigs as slop.

"You know nothing, it's precisely these parts that are usually not tasty which can truly demonstrate the real quality difference of the ingredients!" the lobby manager whispered back. At first, he thought Seibel was a bit too superstitious, talking about feelings while eating fish, but now he had begun to admire Seibel, recognizing him as a true connoisseur.

Unconcerned with others, Mr. Seibel continued, "Any fish, when cooked with a great amount of seasoning, inevitably masks the original delicate flavor of the fish. Therefore, in my opinion, it is simply impossible to surpass 85 points. Thus, eighty points can already be considered very high. But...if we're just talking about the ingredients themselves..."

Mr. Seibel pointed at the sashimi on the table with his chopsticks and uttered a satisfied exclamation, "These fish, I must say, are among the most delicious freshwater fish I've ever eaten. If I were to grade these fish, in the category of freshwater fish, they'd receive a full score!"

The notoriously picky Mr. Seibel actually gave a perfect score! Even the host couldn't quite believe his ears and asked, "Mr. Seibel, are you saying that these ingredients are top-notch?"

"Of course!" Mr. Seibel nodded vigorously, "It's hard to imagine that these fish were raised in a man-made lake. Had I not been told about the origin of these fish beforehand, I would have thought they were from some pristine natural water source, like a glacier, or a place untouched by humans—only such places could yield such deliciousness!"

After finishing, Mr. Seibel shrugged with a smile, "It's a pity that the French don't have the habit of eating these fish, otherwise I would definitely consider ordering a batch for my restaurant. But who knows, maybe the reason the French don't like Chinese fish is that they've never tasted something this delicious."

After saying this, Mr. Seibel asked the somewhat stunned restaurant hall manager, "I think you could order a large quantity of these fish. Their future sales prospects must be very good."

"Huh?" The hall manager finally snapped back to reality. There's no more fish; the zoo had only sent over a hundred pounds, and more than twenty pounds were used up just for Mr. Seibel's tasting! But he was quick-witted and promptly said to the camera, "We still have plenty of this type of fish here, and everyone is welcome to come and taste."

The female host—with the goal now fully achieved—had a spark of inspiration and sought to gild the lily by asking, "Then Mr. Seibel, apart from being delicious, does this kind of fish have any special nutritional value?"

Mr. Seibel shook his head and said with a smile, "I think if I said that eating this fish could improve intelligence or increase physical health, our viewers would love to hear that. However, the truth is that I'm just a chef, not a top-tier nutritionist, let alone a scientist, so I can't offer an answer to that. But I believe that savoring delicious food brings a happy mood, and what can possibly be better for one's health than feeling joyful?"