'In his opinion, these foreign diners just didn't get the subtleties of real cuisine. They couldn't appreciate the succulent meat of an authentic free-range chicken; in fact, they thought it tasted bad. They truly had no palate for gourmet food.'
With that thought, Old Zhang reached his chopsticks toward the other meat dishes, ready to see how they measured up.
'He had to admit, while the chicken was a letdown, the quality of the beef in the other dishes was excellent. It had a different texture from the beef he was used to—tender, yet with a slight chewiness that grew more flavorful the more he ate. Clearly, these ingredients had also been chosen with great care.'
As Jenny listened to Feng Shan translate Old Zhang's commentary, she grew more and more curious about authentic Chinese cuisine. Copying Old Zhang, she picked up her chopsticks and sampled a few pieces from the different dishes as well.
