Daily gathering, good wine and good food that I haven't had for a long time.
First, there was the stomach-warming soup, which was just the right thickness and saltiness, and the portion was also small, without being too much of a distraction.
The appetizer was the tempura taro roll, which tasted good, but was not fried crispy enough. The two on my plate felt soft after one bite, which was a bit disappointing. In my mind, fried taro should be crispy on the outside and sweet on the inside, but it turned out to be completely different.
The first main dish was baked fish maw and crispy ginseng. It was indeed the main dish. The shape was simple, with one piece of fish maw and one piece of ginseng, but the taste was definitely not simple! The two pieces of fish maw and ginseng were very thick, the fish maw had a very dense texture, and every bite felt like a kind of enjoyment. The skin of the ginseng was baked crispy, and the sauce was just right, perfect.
The second main dish was stewed conch with green olives. The soup bowl was not big, two large green olives plus two or three pieces of thick conch, the soup was clear and rich, and the aftertaste was endless.
The first side dish was red crab meat cooked in ginger and scallion sauce, which won praise from the whole audience! There were three pieces of crab meat, which were dense and thick, and every bite was satisfying. The ginger and scallion sauce fully covered the crab meat, which looked very creamy, but in fact the ginger and garlic tasted fragrant and not greasy at all, which set off the taste of the crab meat without overpowering it.
The second side dish was crispy Spanish pork knuckle, one long strip per person, with crispy and thin skin, and no greasy feeling. The pork knuckle inside was chewy and sticky, and the bones on the fingertips were very soft, and you could eat it with the meat! Every bite was full of collagen, and you couldn't eat enough!
The third side dish was stewed spinach sprouts, with a little mushrooms. Before you put it in your mouth, you could already smell the fragrance.
The main dish was wild yellow croaker noodles. The yellow croaker was too bland, without any freshness or aura, and my friends who were traveling with me even thought it was slightly fishy. The noodles tasted terrible, hard and chewy, and they didn't go well with the yellow croaker. Everyone in the group didn't like it, and everyone put it down after a few sips of the soup.
The dessert was pistachio peach gum, peach gum mixed with pistachio mousse, with a strong pistachio aroma, and I didn't expect it to go so well with peach gum.
The menu tonight felt very feminine, and the main dishes were all collagen-rich, fish maw, pork knuckle, and peach gum, all of which were my favorite ingredients. The classics were still as good as always, and the dishes that changed frequently were a bit confusing, such as the yellow croaker noodles that were criticized by everyone that night.
I always think that Good Wine and Good Cai is definitely good if you look at the dishes alone, but it doesn't match its price. I guess most of the meal price is paid for this spacious and comfortable dining environment. What do you think?