Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 323 Birthday Banquet ([-])

When the squirrel mandarin fish was placed on the table, they also saw the whole picture of the dish.

Looking at the squirrel mandarin fish on the table, for some reason, Bai Qiushui thought of Chen Nian's knife in the kitchen, as if it resulted in two lives.

Although he knew very well in his heart that this dish was made of fish, the exquisite presentation made the final shape come alive, giving this unfortunate mandarin fish a new life.

In the legend, the fish will turn into a real dragon and soar in the sky after crossing the dragon gate, but this mandarin fish seems to have gone the wrong way. In the oil pan.

But it has also undergone a qualitative change, becoming a living squirrel.

The orange-red fur is extremely shiny, and it can be seen that Chen Nian has not spared any dead corners when pouring the sauce.

And the rhomboid-shaped fish flesh like hairs on the back stood up obliquely, showing a ladder shape from the position of the head to the tail, from short to long and then to short.

And at the same longitude, the same level is presented from left to right.

Bai Qiushui has also seen the details of those dishes. The price of this squirrel mandarin fish dish is 88 yuan.

Even if you only talk about this shape, the price is not expensive at all, but if you want to make it more expensive, you only need to change it to a more exquisite plate, and then put this plate in a more high-end hotel or restaurant .

Finally, put some decorative carvings on the side and use a spoon to hold a little sauce, and draw a short and beautiful arc on the plate smoothly.

He immediately took out his mobile phone to find a good angle and snapped a photo, then quickly put it back in his pocket to avoid being scolded.

Immediately afterwards, he enthusiastically said: "Grandpa, come and taste the fish!"

The fish head was aimed at Bai Jingsheng, because usually at a banquet, the fish head is aimed at the nobleman, but at this table Bai Jingsheng is the person with the highest seniority.

But when he went down with his chopsticks, he didn't put the head in his bowl, because at his age holding a fish head and chewing there was indeed a bit strenuous, and it was not very elegant, he just grabbed a piece from the back of the fish Meat back.

As expected, he inserted his chopsticks in without hindrance, except for the crispy shell on the outermost surface, the inside was full of soft and tender fish.

Basically without the slightest stagnation, the fingers gently pushed the chopsticks together, and the fish was easily cut off like a sharp knife cutting tofu, and put into the bowl, the thick orange-red soup on it inadvertently stuck to the wall of the bowl superior.

Then it slowly flowed down the wall of the bowl, but before reaching the bottom of the bowl, the store was already exhausted and stopped.

After Bai Jingsheng entered old age, he was very optimistic about his life, and there was no need to worry about many things, so he was also very careful when eating fish.

He is not eating to fill his stomach, but enjoying life.

Before the delicate fish meat is separated from the fish body, it has been carefully protected in the outer layer of crispy shell. Even after experiencing sharp knives and oil pans, it is only the outer layer that is most injured.

But Bai Jingsheng's slow behavior made the others have a hard time waiting.

Because they also wanted to taste how the fish tasted, but the old man didn't move his mouth and they couldn't stretch their chopsticks.

Especially Bai Qiushui couldn't hold back and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"quack"

"Gudong"

Under the eyes of all the people, Bai Jingsheng slowly put the fish meat to his mouth, blew gently before putting it in his mouth.

One bite, the outer layer of crispy shell burst instantly, making a slight "click" sound, and it is precisely because the dish was brought out just after the sauce was poured on it, so the skin has not been completely soaked in the sauce soft.

The sweet and sour taste is jumping in the mouth, and there is nothing more to declare the victory, just like the children in the kindergarten are as simple as they are, without so many disputes, holding hands, singing songs, cheering and dancing.

The sweet taste can make the brain secrete dopamine, and the appropriate sour taste will also increase people's appetite, making people salivate.

Coupled with the tender fish inside, it has a slight elasticity and a unique fragrance.

The unbearable chewing and savoring, the corners of the mouth slightly raised and nodding, are subconscious actions that all the people who have tasted can't control themselves.

However, the fragrance of the fish was still lost to those sauces, and was soon submerged in it.

In addition, mandarin fish itself has no small thorns, and the old man removed all the big thorns in the middle when he processed the fish.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about getting stuck by fishbone when eating.

"Grandpa, how does it taste?"

"It's delicious. From the very beginning to now, the standard of these dishes is very high. It's not like the dishes you can eat in this small restaurant!" Bai Jingsheng said in admiration, but just after he finished speaking, he suddenly had an inspiration Now, looking at Bai Qiushui, he asked suspiciously: "Qiu Shui, you didn't choose such a small restaurant on purpose, and then invited the master chef from other places to let him cook here?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone felt that it seemed a little reasonable after hearing it.

Because after Bai Jingsheng ate, they moved their chopsticks one after another.

The most important thing about squirrel mandarin fish is sweet and sour sauce, knife skills, and appearance, and the plate of squirrel mandarin fish in front of them is particularly good in these three aspects.

In fact, they don't understand how perfect a dish needs to be, and they don't know what details need to be paid attention to when making this dish.

Although they all have varying degrees of hobbies in food, they are just ordinary people after all, but then again, who doesn't like delicious food?
Even those big bosses who have to fly more than 300 times a year to discuss business and may have no pursuit of food, their moods are different when they eat delicious food and bad food.

So their standard for food is only good or bad.

And the squirrel mandarin fish in front of me is undoubtedly delicious.

If a dish can be delicious, it is already qualified.

What aging needs to do is to make everyone feel delicious as much as possible in the general sense.

If some regular customers come, as the chef, Chen Nian knows their customary taste, so he can also adjust the taste of the dishes according to their differences.

Therefore, it is difficult for them to disagree with Bai Jingsheng's statement.

"Grandpa, I don't know any master chef! This restaurant is actually very famous, and you can find it by searching on the Internet."

Of course, Bai Jingsheng didn't really search for it. Seeing his grandson say this, he became even more curious: "If you want to say that, I still want to thank the chef in person. After all, I have I haven’t eaten such authentic Huaiyang cuisine for many years.”

"Wouldn't it be better to call the chef over later?" the woman said again.

Bai Qiushui felt that it was too impolite for his aunt to call me here, so he added: "Then I'll ask later to see if I can invite the boss over."

"Hahaha, you can ask Qiushui later."

……

The dishes are still being served, basically every few minutes a new dish will be served.

At first they thought that Chen Nian was just good at making Huaiyang cuisine, but when the duck feet in Sichuan sauce and mapo tofu were served, they realized that they were wrong.

The owner of the restaurant in Chengdu also has a Sichuan accent, so how could he not know how to cook Sichuan cuisine?

And they have all lived in Chengdu for a long time, so they can tell that the old Sichuan cuisine is also very authentic, even better than the Sichuan cuisine in some time-honored restaurants.

But think about it for yourself, the woman serving the food seems to have said that the chef is her son, and her son learned those Huaiyang dishes from Yangzhou. Before that, the boss was probably very good at cooking Sichuan dishes.

And Bai Qiushui also said that Chen Nian only sold one mapo tofu from the beginning, so mapo tofu must be the other party's signature dish.

"However, Qiu Shui just said that the chef here is good at several local cuisines. We have only eaten Huaiyang cuisine and Sichuan cuisine so far. It seems that we have no chance to eat other cuisines."

Hearing this, Bai Qiushui looked up, it was his uncle who spoke just now.

When my aunt spoke just now, although he also stopped her, he obviously didn't want to cause any trouble, and didn't want to make today's atmosphere weird.

But now that he opened his mouth, he obviously felt that there was nothing wrong with him saying that, after all, he said it in a teasing tone.

However, Bai Qiushui was a little sensitive and found out that his uncle seemed to be telling himself that even if the food was delicious, so what, anyway, they would not come here again after today.

But this time Bai Qiushui was not in a hurry because he knew exactly what the next dish was.

at this time
"Hello, let's serve some dishes, with meat in the pot."

"Hahaha." Bai Jingsheng was very happy when he saw this scene. Just now his son-in-law said that he couldn't eat other cuisines, but now the pot-packed meat is served.

In this way, Bai Qiushui's uncle shut himself up on the spot, and he even regretted why he couldn't help but say those things?

As a result, when Wensi tofu was served, they no longer had the nerve to ask whether the tofu was cut by hand. Even if they had doubts or disbelief in their hearts, they all nodded and praised the boss' knife skills Well, the younger generation is awesome.

Almost 40 minutes later, the dishes were basically ready.

"Hello, do you want to serve the last dish?" Suddenly Feng Honghong came over and asked.

"Go ahead." Bai Jingsheng nodded with a smile.

Then Feng Honghong went back and told Chen Nian that the last dish could be served here. Chen Nian nodded and came to the side. This is a dish that has been cooking since the afternoon.

This pot is huge, and steam is constantly coming out.

Then Chen Nian lifted the lid of the pot, and a violent steam rose up. Chen Nian quickly took a step back to avoid the extremely hot steam, so as not to disfigure his handsome face.

Then he carefully took out the contents of the pot and put them on a very large plate.

Then he carried it straight to the box, the scene of Chen Nian walking out of the kitchen attracted the attention of everyone in the store, and they all couldn't help but look at this side.

Most of them are repeat customers, and there are also a few guests who come here because of the reputation. From the beginning, they found that the dishes brought from the kitchen to the box were different from the menu on the wall.

They even asked the waiter about this, but they got the same answer as Shen Qing.

"These dishes are only available at the banquet, not just for sale, because the ingredients need to be prepared in advance."

Until Chen Nian came out of the kitchen with this plate in person, each of them began to think about whether they could hold a banquet at home recently, and the number of people should not be too many, and they should be controlled at about ten people.

Otherwise, if there are too many, one box will definitely not fit.

Chen Nian entered the box with the last dish, and the eyes of the eleven people in the box were immediately attracted by Chen Nian, because they clearly saw that what Chen Nian was holding was a huge longevity peach !

And it was steaming hot.

From the appearance alone, regardless of the size, it looks very similar to a real peach, and the color is not too abrupt. It is very natural from top to bottom.

"Happy birthday to the old man, good fortune is like the long flowing water in the East China Sea, life is not as old as Nanshan, every year is as good as today, and every year is as good as today, good health and good luck in everything. I also wish everyone here all wishes come true and happiness!"

After Chen Nian came in, he said a few auspicious words directly, which made everyone overjoyed. Bai Qiushui quickly got up and cleared the middle of the table, letting Chen Nian put this longevity peach in the middle.

"Thank you, thank you." Bai Jingsheng also showed a smile on his face, and quickly stood up to thank Chen Nian, and when Chen Nian put down the birthday peach, he finally saw that the other party seemed to be the young people who were busy in the kitchen just now one of the people.

Moreover, he looked at the temperament of the old man, and he didn't look like a helper or a waiter, so he asked curiously: "Are you the chef who cooks these dishes?"

"That's right, it's me." Chen Nian nodded.

"You're so young! You're really awesome. Thank you for preparing so many dishes today. Every dish is delicious!" Bai Jingsheng admired from the bottom of his heart.

"Thank you grandpa, as long as you like to eat, I'm so happy to hear that." Chen Nian also nodded happily, and he didn't look timid at all, and didn't say any polite words, as if they knew each other before , which made Bai Jingsheng more pleasing to this young man.

But Chen Nian didn't actually chat with them. After he finished speaking, he pointed to the birthday peach in the middle of the table: "Everyone, there is a mystery hidden in this birthday peach. It needs someone to open it, but I suggest that it is best to open it." With your hands, that means birthday greetings."

When Chen Nian said this, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

But in the end, everyone turned their attention to Bai Qiushui's father, because he was the eldest son of old man Bai Jingsheng, so he was the only one to do this kind of thing.

So he stood up on the spot: "Okay, then I will bring my younger siblings and juniors to pay my respects to my father."

While talking, he stretched out his hand to the big peach in the middle of the table.

"Be careful, take it easy." Chen Nian reminded.

Then the huge longevity peach was torn apart bit by bit from the top, and after the heat inside was released, Bai Qiushui's father broke it into two with a little force with both hands.

But right now!
The mystery inside has finally been revealed!

Dozens of small birthday peaches rolled down from the edge and fell in the middle.

All of them are chubby, soft and cute.

(End of this chapter)