Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 389 Cousin Is Here

Qiao Zhaomei didn't believe Chen Nian's description about snow at all. Although he had never seen it with his own eyes or touched it with his own hands, he could often see it in movies on TV.

The impression of snowflakes in his mind is beauty, the naive look after being made into a snowman, the joyful atmosphere of snowball fights with friends, and the love flavor of couples walking in the snow.

He felt that Chen Nian might be teasing himself, so he quickly found a topic and changed the subject.

When preparing the ingredients in the morning, Qiao Zhaomei was still a little confident. In his opinion, washing and cutting vegetables is actually the most basic work, and this is indeed the case, but when he really got started, he found that the standard here It seems that it is not the same as what I know.

The first thing is to process the ingredients. Washing the vegetables is easy to say. No matter which restaurant you are in, you must wash the vegetables. But the main thing is to wash the meat. Although the meat is fresh meat, it still needs to be washed. .

In many restaurants, you just need to rinse it off. After all, you have to cook it in the pot and blanch it. Then the remaining dust on the pork and the blood inside it will be washed out, but Chen Nian requires everyone to wash it. When making the meat, apply a layer of flour and a little salt on it, then grasp and mix well. After the flour completely wraps the pork, you need to massage it for a while before washing it.

Qiao Zhaomei was puzzled, but Chen Nian explained: "Flour has a strong adsorption effect and can easily remove the oil from the outer fat layer, while the purpose of adding salt is to disinfect and sterilize, and then it must be washed several times, so that It can wash away the impurities and dirt on the surface of pork.

And another advantage of doing this is that the color of the pork washed through this step will be more beautiful, and it can also play a certain role in deodorization and tenderization. "

Qiao Zhaomei suddenly realized, and couldn't help but look at Chen Nian again.

And at this moment, He Hai added: "Let me tell you, even though my master is young now, he is a talented student who graduated from China Agricultural University, and he knows a lot."

As a result, Chen Nian glared at him as soon as he finished speaking: "Don't talk nonsense, what I learned at school is not the same as what I learned at work. I mainly studied food engineering in the four years of college. I understand, but if it is implemented on each dish for practical operation, I also need to practice continuously to master it."

"Look, our master is not only a top student, but also humble." He Hai said proudly again.

Now he is very familiar with Chen Nian, and he knows what is the point of Chen Nian, so he also knows that he will not be angry when he jokes about Chen Nian.

And Qiao Zhaomei was even more surprised after hearing about Chen Nian's academic qualifications. To be honest, during the interview yesterday, he felt that Chen Nian's conversation was extraordinary, which was different from many common restaurant owners and chefs.

Although you can also smell the smell of oily smoke from the other party, the old age will still give people a sense of elegance.

"The boss is amazing." Qiao Zhaomei couldn't help saying sincerely, but at the same time he was also a little curious, "Both of you are apprentices of the boss?"

"Yes." He Hai nodded, "We both came to work and earn money like you, but after working here for a long time, we felt that the boss is really amazing. Although he is only a little older than us, but The ability is much stronger than ours, and although we say that we are here to work, we also want to learn some skills. In this regard, the boss has no secrets at all. As long as he knows it, as long as we are willing to learn, he can teach it to us. us."

He Hai said solemnly: "Brother, I'm not brainwashing you, because we are indeed like this now, and I didn't know anything when I first came here a few months ago. Aunt Hong and I, at that time I had been doing laundry, chopping and doing chores. Later, the master discovered my talent in white tableware, and let me start to be in charge of the scallion noodles in the shop.

If you think about it, an apprentice who has just been here for a few months can be in charge of a separate category. Where can I find such a boss?When you go to other places, people wish you could do nothing for the rest of your life, and sweep the floor for them. "

He Hai was also sincerely grateful to Chen Nian while talking: "And Honghong Restaurant will launch a new noodle dish soon, and the master also said that when he fully figured it out, he would teach me the techniques of small noodles and wontons. "

Qiao Zhaomei was greatly shocked, because he knows the chef industry so well. If you want someone to teach you seriously, you either have to stay for a long time, or you have to be favored by others. Otherwise, it doesn't matter. How can others teach you real skills?

For a while, he also had some thoughts in his heart, but today is only his first day here, and he needs to wait a little longer to see the situation first.

Qiao Zhaomei spent the whole morning processing ingredients, but although he was said to be the only vegetable washer and cutter in Honghong Restaurant in name, in fact everyone would be busy here together.

Although Chen Nian no longer handles the ingredients, he needs to make sour plum soup. He needs to stew the braised pork in the pot in advance, including the braised pork with preserved vegetables, which also needs to be made in advance.

All morning, everyone was busy in an orderly manner. It was almost before meal time. Chen Nian asked everyone what they would like to eat, but everyone did not answer and instead looked at Qiao Zhaomei.

Chen Nian understood the meaning in everyone's eyes, so he asked, "Zhaomei, look at the menu on the wall and order what you want. There are six of us now, and you can order five or six dishes."

When Qiao Zhaomei heard what Chen Nian said, she was really embarrassed: "Boss, I can eat whatever you eat, I am not picky."

"You can order if you have nothing to do. Otherwise, we don't know what to eat. We usually draw lots when we eat. It just so happens that you just came today. You can try the dishes in our restaurant and have a good opinion of the style of the dishes in the restaurant." roughly understand."

Chen Nian has already talked to this extent, and Qiao Zhaomei can't refuse anymore.

He looked at the menu and finally ordered a few dishes: "Ma Po Tofu, Twice Cooked Pork, Braised Pork with Potatoes, Braised Pork with Preserved Vegetables, Lettuce with Garlic, Hot and Sour Potato Shreds, and Wensi Tofu."

There are five dishes and one soup.

Chen Nian nodded, and then asked Xie Yu to make lettuce with garlic and twice-cooked pork, while Chen Nian was in charge of making mapo tofu and hot and sour potato shreds.

As for the three dishes of Potato Braised Pork, Braised Pork with Potatoes, and Wensi Tofu, there is no need to make them specially, just take them out of the pot.

In addition to the taste and method of the dishes, the most important thing for a chef to understand is the taste, appetite and eating habits of the guests.

And they especially know the people around them, after all, they eat three meals together every day.

The food made by Chen Nian and Xie Yu was neither too much nor too little, it was basically enough for everyone to eat, even if someone had a bad appetite, the others could finish it by sharing it.

Qiao Zhaomei was watching the two cooking. The old-fashioned movements were smooth and smooth. The movements of adding seasonings and stir-frying were not superfluous at all. The flames rose from time to time. The exquisite cooking skills made Qiao Zhaomei amazed again and again. .

And Xie Yu on the side is not much worse, but seeing that many of his movements have elements of imitating the old age, it seems that he was also influenced by the old age.

Not long after, all the lunches were ready, and the red, green and green dishes on the table made my mouth water just by looking at them. Although she had already had breakfast in the morning, Qiao Zhaomei still felt that her saliva was about to flow out Yes, after all, as a Cantonese, he was able to come to Chengdu all the way. If it weren't for his deep love for Sichuan cuisine, he would definitely not be able to do this.

Most of what he ordered before were Sichuan dishes, but he only ordered a vegetable and a soup because he still wanted to eat with meat and vegetables.

And the dishes placed in front of him at this moment are all delicious in color, fragrance and taste.

This time he finally understood why this restaurant was so popular in Chengdu. He had never eaten at Honghong Restaurant before today, but even so he knew that this restaurant was very well received in Chengdu, even It can be called an online celebrity shop.

And he just happened to pass by here yesterday, so he planned to come in and ask. Unexpectedly, Chen Nian actually hired him after passing some tests, and the salary was more suitable.

In this case, there is only one consequence for Qiao Zhaomei, and that is to be full.

The dishes made by Chen Nian are both appetizing and delicious. The food made everyone call it a good guy. Those who didn't know thought that Qiao Zhaomei hadn't eaten for three days.

Immediately afterwards, during the noon business process, Qiao Zhaomei first cooperated with Chen Nian and Xie Yu to complete the work of preparing and chopping vegetables, but also his progress was very fast. Although he used to work in a restaurant in Guangdong, now he is nothing more than Changed the environment, changed the cuisine.

As long as you have experience, you can understand this kind of work after doing it a few times, and then you will become more proficient in high-intensity repetitive work.

In just one noon, Qiao Zhaomei was already familiar with several dishes.

Even dishes like Wensi Tofu and Pork with Preserved Vegetables don’t need Chen Nian and Xie Yu to worry about it anymore, he can finish the job of arranging the dishes by himself.

Even sometimes when Feng Honghong and Wen Hongxia were too busy, he would help serve a few dishes.

When the food is served, there are pretty boys and pretty girls shouting at each bite, coupled with Qiao Zhaomei’s unique Cantonese accent in Mandarin, and soon some regular customers are full of smiles on their faces. After all, who doesn’t like to be pretty?
Then they also asked a few words, and after learning that Qiao Zhaomei was indeed a new employee recruited by Honghong Hotel, they couldn't help giving a thumbs up and sighing that the boss Chen Nian was so good at recruiting people.

"It's okay to recruit girls. I thought it would take a while for you to be fully familiar with it." Chen Nian couldn't help admiring.

"Brother Zhaomei does have something." He Hai couldn't help but nodded.

"By the way, how old are you, Brother Zhao?" Xie Yu asked suddenly.

"You don't need to call me brother, I'm 22 years old, I feel brother Xie Yu, you are a little older than me."

After Xie Yu heard that Qiao Zhaomei was only 22 years old, she didn't regret what she said just now: "It's okay, it's always right to call a man when you come out, and call a sister when you meet a woman, unless that kind of Obviously it looks very young, otherwise it doesn't matter if you call the wrong one, everyone just laughs and it's over, and this can also bring the relationship between the two sides closer."

"Brother Xie Yu's emotional intelligence is too high." Qiao Zhaomei admired it from the bottom of her heart.

Looking at the happy scene of everyone, Chen Nian couldn't help thinking that who would have imagined that when Xie Yugang came here, he was still a quiet, slightly introverted person?

On the first day Qiao Zhaomei stayed at the Honghong Hotel, everyone quickly got along with each other, and the relationship gradually became acquainted. After Qiao Zhaomei got to know more about the people in the Honghong Hotel, she couldn't help but sigh that she was lucky to come I came to work in such a place with an invincible atmosphere.

However, when everyone was resting in the afternoon, Feng Honghong held her mobile phone and chatted on WeChat from time to time, and went out to make a phone call from time to time.

Not long after, a person appeared at the door.

Feng Honghong stood up immediately after seeing the other party: "Xiaoxiao, you're here? Auntie's shop was a bit too busy just now, so I didn't go to pick you up."

Chen Nian also looked towards the door, the moment he saw the other person's appearance, Chen Nian knew it was his cousin.

On the one hand, the other party is his cousin, and on the other hand, the other party plans to come to Chengdu to open a cake shop. How can Chen Nian not know that Lu Ke in the last dream space is the prototype of his cousin?
Looking at it now, good guy, they look exactly the same, except that in the dream, I was in my early 20s and my cousin was about 30 years old, but in reality I was 25 years old, and my cousin was two years older than me, 27 years old .

In addition, he is tall and handsome, and his eyebrows and eyes seem to be slightly similar to himself.

In reality, my cousin's name is Lu Xiao, and Xiao is the Xiao who Chunmian didn't know.

The nickname is Xiaoxiao, the size is small.

Lu Xiao's mother is Chen Nian's second aunt, and Chen Nian's mother Feng Honghong is Lu Xiao's third aunt.

After seeing Feng Honghong, Lu Xiao's face was also full of smiles, and he put the suitcase in his hand towards the door: "Third Aunt, I took a taxi, and this time I didn't bring much, so you don't need to pick me up. "

"Besides, when I took a taxi just now, the driver told me a lot of stories about Honghong Hotel when he heard me say that he was going to come to Honghong Hotel, and said that if he came to Chengdu for fun, there is no need to go to those places. For a big restaurant, just find a delicious small restaurant like Honghong Restaurant."

"Then it seems that our store is quite well-known, even taxi drivers know about it." Feng Honghong said jokingly, there is no need to carry it like that with her family.

"Come on, come on, sit down and drink some water first." Feng Honghong pulled Lu Xiao to sit down, and Chen Nian tactfully went to bring tea over, and said while pouring the water: "Sister, we haven't seen each other for more than 20 years, I have I can hardly remember what you look like."

And Lu Xiao also nodded with emotion, and looked carefully at the old age: "Yes, it must have been more than 20 years ago, I still remember when you came back from kindergarten for the summer vacation when you were a child, my dad took the two of us to the river to release ducks , As a result, you excitedly picked up a round black stone and showed it off to me."

Chen Nian seemed to have a vague impression of this incident, but he couldn't remember clearly, so he asked: "It seems to be such a thing, but what kind of stone is that stone? I remember I asked uncle."

"Sheep dung." Lu Xiao said with a smile.

"Hahahaha..." After hearing Lu Xiao's words, no one could hold back their laughter. Only Chen Nian was slightly embarrassed.

But in this laughter, Chen Nian also got closer to the other party, at least the alienation caused by not seeing each other for more than 20 years is not so serious.

"By the way, sister, I asked the price of the store next to you. My mother should have told you. I checked the environment and it's okay. After you rest for a while, I'll take you to have a look!" Chen Nian Said.

With Lu Ke in the dream as a foreshadowing, Chen Nian quickly accepted his cousin very calmly, and Lu Xiao was not used to such a fast acceptance.

But Feng Honghong was the closest to her among all the aunts, and also had the best relationship with her mother, so she quickly accepted Chen Nian.

However, when Feng Honghong heard that Chen Nian wanted to take Lu Xiao to see the store right away, she couldn't help but put on a straight face: "Your sister just arrived, and she took such a long train ride, so you can go and see it tomorrow."

But Lu Xiao didn't mind too much: "It's okay, third aunt, I took the high-speed rail when I came here, it didn't take long, and I wasn't tired, it mainly depends on you and the landlord over there, I can go to see it now .”

When Chen Nian heard this, he jumped up: "Okay, cousin, then I will take you to see him, he should be here today."

"Okay." Lu Xiao stood up and said to Feng Honghong, "Third Aunt, I'll follow Xiaonian to take a look, and I'll put the things here first."

"Hey, I won't sit for a while, and I haven't drunk the water yet." Feng Honghong was complaining about the urgency of the old age, but she didn't do much to stop her.

In this way, Chen Nian brought the other party to the next door, and the owner of the flower shop next door was sitting on a chair and playing with his mobile phone bored.

"Boss, my sister is here, can I show her the store here?"

"Of course." The boss put down his phone and came over. He exchanged pleasantries with Chen Nian before introducing his store to Lu Xiao.

Although he is the second landlord, if he wants to sublet it out early, he still needs to introduce it well.

"Sister, boss Chen should have told you that the rent here is [-] yuan a year. The price is not expensive, and there is three-phase electricity in the store. I heard that sister, you are going to open a cake shop, right? Then you will pick up some big ones. The power equipment is also no problem. The price of water and electricity is the commercial price. If you want to pick it up, I will pay off my previous water and electricity fees, property fees, and operating expenses before handing over to you.

There is also the flow of people. I don’t think this is a problem. There is no shortage of guests next to the Honghong Hotel, and you are all relatives. When the time comes to promote each other, it probably won’t take long. It can be done, and it is a matter of time to pay back. "

The owner of the flower shop tried his best to introduce, and he was more careful and careful than when he introduced Chen Nian before. After all, Lu Xiao was the right owner, and Chen Nian knew many of what he said before, but Lu Xiao didn't necessarily know.

While Lu Xiao was listening to the introduction of the flower shop owner, he looked around at the structure here, and he was constantly thinking about whether this place is suitable or not.

After the flower shop owner finished his introduction, Lu Xiao asked the other party some more questions, such as why he suddenly left while he was doing what he was doing?How old are you?There are commonplace words such as whether you are married or not.

Chen Nian could see that his cousin was quite satisfied with this store, but in the end Lu Xiao still said that he just came to Chengdu, and although he planned to open a store, he was not in such a hurry.

When the flower shop owner heard this, he immediately understood, but he still said that many people have come to see it recently, and even a few people expressed their intention to take over.

However, Chen Nian and Lu Xiao understood very well after hearing this, it was just the other party's trick to sell the store earlier.

Although the location is relatively good, this is a business, so naturally you can't just look at one place and make a decision on the spot.

The so-called market research is to find a few favorite places, and then conduct an on-the-spot investigation on the flow of people, customers, crowd portraits, competitors around, rent, store opening costs and other things.

After Lu Xiao added the other party's WeChat, he and Chen Nian returned to the Red Hotel.

"Sister, how do you look over there?"

"Well, it's actually quite good, but after all, I want to do business, so I still plan to visit a few more places. Before I came, I had already made appointments with several shops on the Internet that were ready to be rented and sold. I went to see them in the past two days. Take a look, compare and contrast, but the one next door is really good, the rent is cheap, and my sister can also get some traffic from your Honghong restaurant."

"Haha, just rub it, we are all family."

Both Chen Nian and Feng Honghong said that this is not a big problem. If they need it at that time, they can even put up some posters here to help promote the publicity, and they can even hold some activities to get coupons from the cake shop next door by eating here, or After buying a certain amount of cakes next door, you can get discount coupons for dishes here.

Now there are no mission requirements for all the dishes on the menu of Honghong Restaurant, so it doesn't matter if Chen Nian offers a little discount to attract traffic to his cousin's cake shop.

Now there is only one task to be completed by Chen Nian, sour plum soup,
The requirement for sour plum soup is to sell [-] cups to unlock the next dish.

Nowadays, two barrels are boiled in the store every day, which is almost more than 300 cups, so it will take about two months to start the next dish.

Now that there are more dishes in the Honghong Restaurant, and Chen Nian is now planning to make a series of Chongqing small noodles and Chaoshou, it will take a while, and besides that, there are Miaomiaowu's shoot.

If it is possible, Chen Nian still thinks it is better to finish the things to be done during this period of time and then enter the next dream to learn new dishes.

In the afternoon, everyone in Honghong Hotel started to go to work, while Lu Xiao put all his luggage in the store temporarily, and then went out to look at the store by himself.

But in the busy kitchen, He Hai suddenly said: "Boss, don't we have small noodles and Chaoshou for breakfast now? But these can also be sold at noon and night besides the morning. I think we should have them in our store. Steamed Xiaolongbao in the morning? I think Xiaolongbao is still very popular in breakfast.”

(End of this chapter)