Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 321
Nothing else, but at this time, Chen Nian felt like he was cheating while listening to other people's songs.

But obviously Chen Nian is not such a person.

He won't allow himself to go on like this.

Because he quickly found a reason for himself.

It's just listening to songs, at best I can spy on the enemy's military situation.

So listening to the song Chen Nian gradually fell into a dreamland.

For the next two days, what Aged Nian does every day is basically to make breakfast in the morning, open during the day, rest at noon, continue to screen ingredients at night, and take the ingredients sent by Brother Liu for preprocessing.

Those that should be marinated should be washed, and those that should be kept in pots should be kept in pots.

But apart from these things, Chen Nian also received technicians from the dishwasher manufacturer. After the factory technicians fully explained the advantages of their dishwashers to Chen Nian.

Chen Nian immediately decided to order one.

It took another ten minutes to talk about the price, and finally negotiated the factor of money, and the technician began to go to the kitchen to measure the size.

He also asked Chen Nian to vacate a space in the kitchen, and then use it exclusively for the dishwasher.

When the other party left, Chen Nian also paid a deposit, but even if the dishwasher was to be transported for installation, it would have to wait at least half a month, after all, these things needed to be customized and transported.

Although many modules are ready-made, the overall size and shell still need to be customized according to the actual needs of customers.

It will take half a month before the dishwasher can be installed, and the old age is not too anxious.

Until three days later, Chen Nian was still operating normally in the morning and morning, but in the afternoon, Chen Nian did not rest and started processing ingredients directly.

They ordered a total of [-] dishes, most of which are troublesome to prepare, so they must be prepared in advance for aging. Although many ingredients have been processed two days ago, they need to be further processed today.

And He Hai and Xie Yu saw that Chen Nian was busy, so they didn't rest, and each of them wanted to come up to help Chen Nian with something.

But Chen Nian shook his head, basically they couldn't cook these dishes, even if they wanted to help, they could only wash the vegetables and meat.

But when they heard what Chen Nian said, not only did they not feel depressed, they didn't feel that they could do nothing, and they didn't feel that Chen Nian looked down on them.

On the contrary, I am very happy.

Because this means that Chen Nian is more difficult to do this time, if they are allowed to observe from the sidelines, they may still learn something.

Chen Nian didn't mind his two apprentices watching him cook, if they could learn it, it would be their luck.

Although the recipe didn't say it clearly, he always felt that his two apprentices were like his two masters back then.

Perhaps this is also a kind of inheritance.

In this way, until after five o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Nian had almost prepared all the ingredients.

The mandarin fish of the squirrel mandarin fish has been killed, cleaned and put aside for surgery.

The prawns used to make pipa prawns have also been fully soaked in water. After being killed, the prawns have been soaked in water and ready to be cooked.

In addition, all the seasonings needed to make birthday peaches have also been processed, and it only takes a while to start cooking.

Cold dishes such as crystal meat are also placed aside, and they can be served directly on the table after being cut.

He reached out and took a piece of cage cloth to cover a basin, and there was a small piece of dough inside, which was old and just reconciled, and it could be used to make longevity noodles after waking up.

But this is the last one.

Chen Nian estimated the time, according to the proportion of water surface salt he put in when kneading the noodles, it is just right to take it out to make noodles when the time comes.

There are also dishes that take a long time to make, such as crab powder and lion's head, which are already in the pot now. Cook slowly on low heat, and the time will be just right when the dishes are served in a while.

As for He Hai and Xie Yu, the two of them were already busy preparing the dishes for the evening business, although they didn't rest in the afternoon, they only cared about watching the aging and preparing the ingredients.

But the processing of each ingredient is pleasing to the eye and forgets the time. They are also amazed by the clean and agile knife skills, decisive and steady techniques, and the understanding and application of each seasoning.

"It turns out that this is the true strength of Master. It turns out that there are such geniuses in this world! It turns out that Master has already reached this level and is still working hard secretly!"

"Too cunning!"

"But Master has worked so hard, what face do we have to muddle through? Thinking of them like this makes them work even harder."

But Chen Nian is waiting for those people to arrive, although there are already many people in the store, and because Chen Nian has a banquet tonight, many dishes on the menu cannot be prepared.

The main reason is that although Xie Yu's level is good, not all dishes can be prepared, but there is no way to do this, except for dishes such as pickled pork with preserved vegetables and Wensi tofu, which can be sold as long as they are prepared in advance.

Except for those dishes that needed to be cooked fresh and those that Xie Yu hadn't learned yet, all of them could not be sold, but this time only lasted until Chen Nian finished serving all the dishes for the banquet.

It was about ten past six, when a beautiful figure suddenly appeared among the people queuing outside.

The other party was wearing a dark gray long dress with French retro floral patterns, a pair of high heels that were not too high, and a light gray checked GUCCI bag in his hand.

This person was Shen Qing, and there was nothing to do in the company today, so she came to Honghong Hotel after work.

After all, it has been more than a month since the last time I ate here.

Although there is a queue at the door, fortunately, the queue time does not need to be too long.

After about 10 minutes of waiting, it was his turn to go in.

Feng Honghong recognized this person who looked particularly temperamental, she looked like the kind of vigorous and strong woman, and Shen Qing was there when her son invited those frequent customers to dinner.

And the other party seems to be a female executive of the company.

Great.

Although the other party was very good, Feng Honghong didn't have that kind of thought, because she felt that her son and the other party seemed a bit out of tune, and her son didn't show any expression of liking.

Arranged a good location for the other party and asked the other party what they want to eat.

Shen Qing looked at the menu.
"Let's boil the dried silk..."

"I'm sorry, there's no big boiled dried shredded rice now. If you want to eat it, you may have to wait at least two hours." Feng Honghong said, because it takes two hours to cook for the banquet.

"Two hours, then I'd better change it... Come and ask for Mapo Tofu..."

"Sorry, I can't make mapo tofu either."

"Ma Po tofu is not good either? How about a pot of meat?"

"Pot-packed meat... I really can't do this. My apprentice hasn't learned it yet, and my son doesn't have time now."

Shen Qing didn't know why there was nothing today, obviously the boss was also in the shop, she could see clearly from here.

But soon she saw Chen Nian busy inside through the glass over the kitchen.

But at this moment, she seemed to realize that what she was cooking in the kitchen was a dish she had never seen before!
Definitely a new dish!
The reason why I am so sensitive to new dishes is mainly because I am influenced by that group every day.

Xiao Jing, Miao Miaowu, and Chen Mingyu talked about new dishes every day, which made her want to eat new dishes from Honghong Restaurant.

And the reason why she knew it was a new dish was because Chen Nian had already served all the dishes in the store when she came last time.

Then she clearly saw that there were fish in the kitchen!
The new dish is actually fish!

Shen Qing's favorite thing is fish!

"Auntie, is there a new dish in the store? It looks like it's still a fish, although I don't know how to make it, but I want to order that.

But Feng Honghong looked at the fish that Chen Nian was processing in the kitchen, and remembered what Chen Nian had said before: "Sorry, this fish is a banquet dish, not for retail sale, and the banquet needs to be prepared a few days in advance Make an appointment, because my son has to buy ingredients, and it's a hassle to make."

"Banquet?" Hearing this, Shen Qing not only looked to the side of the restaurant, there seemed to be a box there!

When she was waiting just now, she noticed that there was a box and there was no one in it, but customers like them still had to queue up and would not be arranged there.

Thinking of this, Shen Qing suddenly had an idea in his heart, so he asked curiously: "Auntie, then this fish is also a new dish developed by the boss?"

"Correct."

"Then if it's a dish in the banquet, aren't there other new dishes?"

"Yes, there are a total of [-] dishes in today's banquet, two or three of which are already in the store, and the rest are my son's own, but they are not listed on the menu, but if You can order a banquet
Upon hearing this, Shen Qing suddenly had an idea in his heart!
And it just so happens that she herself is celebrating her birthday soon...

But today she is here for dinner, so we will wait a few days to discuss the banquet. Anyway, I have a WeChat group, so I can just make an appointment with the boss in the group.

"Then I would like to order noodles with scallion oil. I saw someone ordering this just now." Shen Qing said after making up his mind.

"Yes, yes, this is also available."

"Then have another serving of Wensi Tofu and some soup."

Finally, after recording a bowl of noodles and a soup in the notebook, Feng Honghong went back to the kitchen to place an order.

About 10 minutes later, a group of people suddenly appeared at the door.

Chen Nian looked up and saw a very familiar young man among the crowd, this man was Bai Qiushui who came to order food earlier.

The gray-haired but hale and hearty old man surrounded by everyone in the front was probably his grandfather Bai Jingsheng.

Feng Honghong saw these people coming in, and saw Bai Jingsheng in the crowd, and immediately knew that they were the main clients of Chen Nian today.

So he stepped forward quickly: "Several, are you having a banquet here today? The meal is in the private room over there."

Speaking of which, Feng Honghong led them towards the private room. Although Feng Honghong turned his back to them, Chen Nian was facing them in the kitchen. He could clearly see that most of the people in this group were middle-aged, and they also There was a boy who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old and a little girl about three or four years old being hugged by a woman.

Moreover, several of them clearly had a look of disgust on their faces.

Obviously, I think the environment here is too noisy, and at a glance, isn't this just a small restaurant?
They couldn't figure out why their father didn't want to go to a big hotel, but came to such a chaotic place.

Therefore, he began to bury Bai Qiushui in his heart.

Probably because Bai Qiushui was the son of their elder brother and the eldest son of their Bai family, so his father would be so indulgent to this eldest grandson.

But even thinking about it like this, Bai Qiushui is still supporting Bai Jingsheng in front, they can only follow behind, stretching out their hands from time to time to do some unnecessary guarding actions, to prevent people around or the old man from touching the corner of the table next to him superior.

But in fact, the distance is very far. They tried their best to reach out, and even almost bumped into other customers.

Although their appearance attracted other customers who were eating in the hall to look at them a few more times, this group of people obviously didn't realize that they were the first banquet served by Honghong Restaurant.

Feng Honghong led them into the private room, and watched them give up their seats to each other. After taking their seats, she poured tea and said, "I ordered food before, are we all here? Do you want to start serving?"

"It's ready, let's serve." A woman who looked a little older waved her hand and said, looking a little impatient.

But Feng Honghong is not angry. To be honest, she has seen all kinds of guests after opening the restaurant for so many years.

If there are guests with a good attitude and kind face, she will naturally chat with them a few more times.

However, she didn't bother to say anything to this kind of customer who didn't know how to respect and boss others around. Anyway, she opened the door for business, and as long as the other party paid for the meal, it would be fine.

But just after the woman finished speaking, Bai Jingsheng, who was sitting on the main seat, said cheerfully: "Qiu Shui, the place you chose looks good, there are quite a lot of people, and when I came in just now, Look at the dishes on the table outside, they are all good too.”

"Yes, Grandpa, this is..." Bai Qiushui just wanted to praise Honghong Restaurant, but before he finished, the woman said again:
"Dad, I still think this place looks too simple, it's so noisy outside, and it's a bit dirty. If I had known the situation here, I would have taken you to a slightly better restaurant, even if you didn't want to I don’t want to go to a big hotel, and there are many private kitchens with a good environment in Chengdu.”

When the woman was talking, Bai Jingsheng didn't say anything, only smiled lightly after the other party finished speaking, knocked on the table and stared at the other party and said slowly: "Sir, do you think I love my elder brother?" Grandson, why did you choose the place he chose to celebrate your birthday?"

"Not really... But I think..." The woman wanted to explain something when she heard Bai Jingsheng say this, but Bai Jingsheng interrupted her before she finished speaking.

"Look, this is the difference between you two." Bai Jingsheng said while looking at Bai Qiushui who was sitting opposite him: "When I was choosing a restaurant, I told you that I don't want to make a big deal, I just want to keep it simple. It would be nice to get together and have fun, but you guys told me a lot of restaurants, each of which is what you think, only Qiushui said that he found a good restaurant, although it is not big, but I should like it there environment and taste."

As soon as these words came out, the woman didn't say anything more, and the man beside him patted her leg with his hands calmly, signaling to stop talking.

Because everyone understood what Bai Jingsheng meant.

　I wanted to add more, but I went to the insurance company this morning, and I had to pay for the surgery fee in the afternoon. I communicated with the perpetrator and negotiated with the perpetrator to pay for it. Our money is in the financial management, and we can only get out [-] a day. The insurance can only be reimbursed later, and they have paid a lot of money before. They made money there, and we have been looking for money for a long time, and finally went to the hospital to pay the money. It will be late at night, and Jiageng has to wait. , but it will definitely be added.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)