Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 405 The Family Is Here

Facing such a willful young man, Feng Honghong really wanted to say something, but she also thought that how to spend the money earned by others is their own freedom, and Jiang Xia doesn't look like the kind of person who spends money recklessly.

Feng Honghong waited for him to order this time, and handed the other party a new menu when the dishes were served: "There are sixteen dishes in total for the banquet, you can choose from this list, some of which are sold in the store, There are also some dishes that are only available for banquets, you can mix and match them yourself, and you can come to order dishes from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] am and from [-]:[-] pm to [-]:[-] pm."

To order dishes is to bring the dishes you have determined to order to the store, and wait until two days before the banquet starts to prepare for aging.

Jiang Xia nodded.

He left after eating, but just after two o'clock, just after get off work at Honghong Restaurant, Jiang Xia came again: "Boss, I have already ordered the food."

This time it was Chen Nian who received Jiang Xia: "It's so fast, and it usually takes a day or two for customers to order food, after all, they usually have to queue for more than a month for banquets, so don't be so anxious."

But Jiang Xia shook his head: "It's okay boss, I sent these dishes to the group before, and then everyone voted for them."

"Fan group?" Chen Nian asked with interest.

"Well, there are mainly like-minded friends in it. I don't work in self-media, so I built a few groups, including travel and food. This time I plan to call a few group friends in Chengdu together. Come over for a meal."

Chen Nian looked at Jiang Xia enviously: "Your job is too free, you can write wherever you go, and you can earn a lot. Anyway, the official account I know can buy a house wherever you want like you Yes, you're the only one."

Jiang Xia smiled calmly after hearing this: "Boss, this is because you are being modest, maybe I am the only one who writes the official account, but you must know more people who make videos than I do, I am envious of their fans. "

"Haha, that's true. Anyway, you are all similar, and you are all freer than me. It's not like I can't afford to buy a house now, so I can only make money silently."

As soon as this topic was mentioned, Jiang Xia couldn't help sighing: "Oh, don't talk about it, I had a lot of money at first, and I bought stocks and funds during that time, basically all of them were rising, but since Some time ago, it started to drop suddenly, I didn’t have time to withdraw in time, and when I opened the software, it was all green, and now I uninstalled the software directly.”

"I'll forget it, this way of making money is not suitable for me." Chen Nian shook his head, knowing himself very well.

Because speaking of it, he also bought two when the fund was hot, one for 100 yuan and the other for 300 yuan.

The 300 yuan one now only has 160 yuan left, and the other 100 yuan one now only has 70 yuan left.

However, these two funds were selected out of thousands of choices over the years. For this reason, he also read a lot of related strategies.

This is playing with real money. To be honest, Chen Nian still feels distressed. Compared with using money to do these things, he thinks it is more reliable to put it in the bank.

Although the annual interest is not much, at least it will not achieve negative growth.

After recording the dishes that Jiang Xia wanted to order at the banquet, Chen Nian watched the other party leave. According to Jiang Xia's words, he now has to go back to the hotel to check the prices of nearby houses and think about where to buy them.

"What a hateful big dog!" After closing the door, Chen Nian walked inside and sighed, but if he could, he really wanted to become a big dog.

But after returning, Chen Nian did not go to rest immediately, but went to the kitchen to process some ingredients first.

He Hai didn't come today, Chen Nian gave him two days off and asked him to pick up his father, and take a stroll in Chengdu and its surroundings by the way.

And he also said that if two days is not enough, three or four days is fine, anyway, at least let uncle have fun here.

He Hai called this morning and said that he would come to show his father around five o'clock in the evening, and then have a meal.

Therefore, aging needs to prepare some ingredients in advance.

Earlier, Chen Nian had already communicated with He Hai, and he had already figured out which dishes to cook.

Most of these dishes are banquet dishes, and there are also some dishes that Honghong Restaurant sells daily, but the banquet dishes have already been prepared, so you only need to deal with them, and you can cook them directly at night.

In this way, when it was around five o'clock, He Hai, who was wearing ordinary clothes, walked in with a middle-aged man who seemed to be a little stronger.

"Dad, this is where I usually go to work. You also saw it outside at noon. There are a lot of people at lunch time, but it's not yet time, so there are not many people, and now is also the time when we usually have staff meals. .” He Hai introduced as soon as he entered the door.

And everyone was already waiting here, whether it was Feng Honghong or Wen Hongxia, they would naturally like to see young people like He Hai learn more here.

The two good brothers Xie Yu and Qiao Zhaomei didn't want He Hai's father to misunderstand He Hai and this restaurant.

"Uncle, you are here." Chen Nian was the first to greet him.

And He Hai's father didn't show any arrogant attitude after seeing Chen Nian, nor did he look at people with his nostrils when he saw Chen Nian young because of his old age.

Instead, he extended his hand very politely: "You are Boss Chen, right? It's a pleasure to meet you. I've always heard my son mention you before."

"Where is there." Chen Nian also quickly stretched out his hand, "He Hai is on my side who often mentions you, and speaking of which, you are also my senior."

"What's the difference between seniors and seniors? I don't think I cook a lot of dishes in my life, but in fact there are only a few of them over and over again." He Hai's father said with a smile. Suddenly thought of something, "By the way, my name is He Yue, Yue is Yue Fei's Yue."

"Uncle, my name is Chen Nian, Chen Nian of Chen Nian Lao Vinegar, and this is my mother, the one over there is Aunt Wen from our store, and the two inside, one is our chef and I am in charge of the red case together, and the other is playing lotus." Chen Nian also quickly introduced everyone in the store.

After listening to Chen Nian's introduction, He Yue could tell at a glance that Feng Honghong and Wen Hongxia were probably ordering, cashiering and serving food, and that the people working in the kitchen were all young people.

"Uncle, let's stop standing here. I'll prepare some dishes. Anyway, we're going to have a staff meal soon. Let's chat while eating?" After a few pleasantries, Chen Nian suggested.

"Okay, no problem, you are the boss here, and you are also my son's master, so it's all up to you to arrange." He Yue said heartily.

Chen Nian plans to put them in a private room, there is no banquet today, so the private room is empty, and Chen Nian will cook a few dishes later, most of which are not available in the store, and there is no guarantee how long they will eat , so it is placed in a private room to prevent the outside guests from seeing it and feeling upset.

Moreover, there is another important point that the private room is relatively quiet, even if everyone finishes eating the staff meal, the father and son can still chat in the private room.

But after placing the other party in a private room, Chen Nian suddenly said: "Uncle, if you want to take a rest for a while, you can come to the kitchen to have a look. This is where we usually work."

"Good boss Chen."

Afterwards, He Yue sat firmly in the private room and chatted with his son.

There are many things that cannot be said in front of Chen Nian, but there is nothing to hide in front of his own son.

And He Hai actually knew his father's worries, so he would not relay some of his father's words to Chen Nian, after all, this was a conversation between their father and son.

Of course, Chen Nian left this space for them for this purpose.

There are a total of eight dishes that I am going to cook today, some of which are Huaiyang dishes and one Sichuan dish.

After leaving enough time for the father and son to talk, other people entered the private room one after another, ready to wait for the meal.

Today's dinner is purely made by Chen Nian alone, and the rest of the people are waiting in the private room. They talk to He Yue from time to time, and He Yue is also a little curious about these people in the hotel. Ben is a cheerful and outgoing person, so he soon knew the origins of these people.

The first thing served in the old age is the classic cold dish crystal meat.

As soon as He Yue saw this dish, he immediately understood that Chen Nian probably came prepared for it today, and it was a classic Huaiyang dish as soon as it was served.

Moreover, He Yue knew at a glance that this dish must be well done. Whether it was its internal texture, external color, or the tactile feel at the moment when he picked it up with chopsticks, he knew that this dish was definitely made by Chen Nian himself. There are no additives that can play a role in rapid setting and gelling.

The second dish that Chen Nian served was beef tenderloin in oyster sauce. Strictly speaking, this dish is not a Huaiyang dish, but He Yue knew that beef tenderloin was actually not easy to cook, because the beef itself was tender, plus It is the position of beef tenderloin again, if you are not careful, you will overcook the beef tenderloin.

That will greatly affect the taste.

However, after eating this plate of beef tenderloin, he feels that the meat is firm, and the carefully prepared oyster sauce on the outside is rich and salty, and the heat and seasoning ratio are very moderate.

The beef tenderloin was fried just right, just reaching the critical point between the two words cooked and over.

After the two dishes, He Yue began to have some curiosity about Chen Nian. Although his son had said a lot before, at this moment he still had an urge to watch Chen Nian cook.

"What's the next dish?" He Yue asked.

"Squirrel mandarin fish." Xie Yu replied.

Making a banquet is a red thing, so Xie Yu knows the old things best, usually after the beef tenderloin, the old ones will be followed by the squirrel mandarin fish, and in the afternoon he happened to see the old ones handling the mandarin fish.

He Yue resisted the impulse, thinking that the dish of squirrel mandarin fish should not be seen by himself. After all, this dish looks difficult, but it is actually nothing to an experienced chef.

In the end, it is nothing more than the heat and the bowl of sweet and sour sauce.

If you want to pay more attention to it, you probably need to look at the presentation of the dishes. He has also made a banquet with squirrel mandarin fish before, so he is very familiar with this dish.

It is not difficult to change the flower knife.

If the customer requests, He Yue can even change it into a chrysanthemum fish, that is, cut the filaments of the fish into longer strips, so that after frying in the oil pan, the fish formed by each piece The barbs will also be longer.

However, when Chen Nian served the squirrel mandarin fish with his own hands, He Yue still couldn't help admiring, the old squirrel mandarin fish was really beautifully arranged.

And the colors are bright.

Look at the joints of the squirrel mandarin fish body as a whole, which shows that the old age did not cut off the two pieces of the fish body, and then fried them and put them on the plate.

Instead, it is broken from the middle and connected at the front end, so that it is slightly more difficult to change the knife and fry.

However, after putting a piece of squirrel mandarin fish into the mouth, the skin is crispy and sweet, and the inside is soft and tender.

"Your boss is really talented. You can master so many kinds of Huaiyang cuisine at such a young age, but aren't you from Sichuan?" He Yue couldn't help asking Feng Honghong while admiring him.

"Yes." Feng Honghong nodded, "I think this kid is a little impetuous. Although we are all from Sichuan, this kid learns a little bit here and a little bit there when it comes to cooking. The dishes are all made by him, I think there are Huaiyang dishes, Sichuan dishes, Northeast dishes, and one or two Cantonese dishes, and I don’t know where the rest are.”

He Yue's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, thinking that no wonder his son learned the scallion noodles in Shanghai at Honghong Restaurant.

And now he is a little bit confused about the old age.

He knew that Chen Nian had just opened the shop not long ago, and he also knew that Chen Nian could only cook one mapo tofu at the beginning, but he could learn so many dishes in just half a year, and it was not the same cuisine, but a variety of dishes. There are all cooking methods, what is this kid thinking?

And aging is not only about learning how to cook these dishes, but also making them fine.

But just as he was thinking, the door of the box was pushed open again.

"Ma Po Tofu~" Chen Nian came up and reported the name of the dish.

He Yue was refreshed for a while, thinking that a Sichuan dish finally came.

To be honest, what he looks forward to most today is Mapo Tofu.

He Yue couldn't help smiling when he saw the red, tender, slightly trembling mapo tofu on the plate.

Not to mention how it tastes, but the appearance is very good.

It's just that when he saw the red oil on it, He Yue retreated a bit. He himself can't eat spicy food very much, but today, in order to find out the reality of the boss, he can only taste it first.

"This dish looks so good, it shouldn't be a big problem for me to take a bite."

(End of this chapter)