Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 645 Banquet
Chen Nian didn't expect Miao Miaowu to be so efficient. Not long after he hung up the phone, an unfamiliar number called.

Although the number is unfamiliar, the phone number is still awesome.

It's the kind that is so awesome that you can tell it's from a rich person at a glance, and you don't even need a note.

"Hello, hello..." Chen Nian quickly pressed the answer button.

"Hello, I want to book a banquet here, and Miao Miaowu recommended you to me. I trust Miao Miaowu more, but after all, this banquet is more important, so I want to know something first."

Chen Nian thought that the other party was cautious, but this was also normal, let alone someone else, even Chen Nian wanted the other party to know more about himself, fearing that the other party didn't understand enough, and then he would talk about this and that.

"No problem, what do you want to know?" Chen Nian asked again.

"Wu Miao Miao told me that you are good at different cuisines, can I ask what are the specific ones?"

"The cuisines I'm good at include Shandong cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Fujian cuisine, and Sichuan cuisine. In addition, I can also cook most seafood." Chen Nian added.

This is not bragging. When I was on the boat, most of the dishes I learned during the later period were these dishes.

It is better to call it an ingredient than a dish.

The sea is vast and boundless, the products are rich, and there are many kinds of seafood. In a few years, the aging has done everything that can be seen, including everything from China and foreign countries.

Even if there are some ingredients that are not available in the Pacific Ocean, in order to consider different customers and demonstrate the strength of the Platinum Star, they will find a way to buy those ingredients from other places.

That's why Chen Nian dared to boast about such a Haikou.

"Well, there were a lot of people at that meeting. Miao Miaowu should have told you that this time I want to celebrate my grandma's birthday, so the quality of the dishes must be high, and not only delicious but also beautiful. It’s best if every dish has a certain meaning.”

Chen Nian thought about it, but it is very simple to just add a certain meaning to the dish. From a certain point of view, this is just giving the name of the dish to tell a story.

This kind of thing is what the ancients were best at.

"Otherwise, I'll make a menu for you to take a look at. If you think it's okay, we can make another appointment to try the dishes."

Chen Nian is very confident in this aspect. As long as the guests don't have opinions on him, which leads to seeing that the nose of the dishes he cooks is not the nose or eyes, then Chen Nian is not worried.

"Okay, then you can add me on WeChat, this is the phone number, and send me the menu later for me to see."

"Okay, then I'll add you later. Another question is, do you have any food taboos, and do you have any preferences in cuisines?"

In this way, Chen Nian and the other party had a simple communication on the phone, and Chen Nian knew the other party's request. It didn't matter in terms of cuisine, but overall it should be lighter. There can be a few spicy dishes in it, but Not too many, just two or three will do.

There can be a little more seafood, which is okay, but after the dishes are served, you must be able to use your hands as soon as possible, don’t have to work hard to peel the shells at the birthday banquet.

Chen Nian said that this is no problem, it must be to make it convenient for the guests to come.

After such a rough agreement, Chen Nian asked the other party how many tables they would sit at in total and roughly asked about the budget.

Later, Chen Nian learned that there were about 40 of them in total, and they would sit at two tables at that time. In terms of budget, the other party told Chen Nian that everything should be done according to the best, as long as it can make the old lady happy, no matter how much money is spent .

After hearing this, Chen Nian also understood.

It seems that this is really a good master of money.

So if this is the case, it’s fine to buy the most expensive items, and everything like king crab, Australian dragon, and Dongxing class will be included.

Needless to say, no matter how other dishes are, at least these things that everyone loves to see are really high-end when they are placed on the table.

There are 20 people sitting at each table, so we can’t make too many dishes that everyone eats together. If the dish is delicious, it will be gone before it’s turned around. It’s not very good to put on the table.

And if you prepare enough portions, it will inevitably look bloated and unsightly when placed on the plate.

So Chen Nian thinks so, and some high-end dishes will be served on large plates.

And some that are more suitable to be packed and served according to the rules, they will be served separately according to the head when they are aged. At worst, you can prepare more at that time to prevent additional people from adding people or someone who wants to eat an extra serving.

After that, Chen Nian did his best in this way, and prepared all the high-end dishes in various cuisines such as Huaiyang cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Shandong cuisine, etc. that he knew.

Then replace all the ingredients inside with the best match.

All ingredients are of the best quality.

In this way, a total of two sets were configured for aging, that is, two plans were made.

But the core dish in these two schemes is Buddha jumping over the wall.

This is the mission of Chen Nian, Chen Nian has to push this dish out, otherwise when will someone in Honghong Restaurant be willing to eat this top version of Buddha Jumping Wall?
The task of the system is clearly written there, and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall has to be a perfect version.

What is the perfect version?
It has to be the best version, that is, all ingredients are high-grade and cannot be replaced by flat substitutes.

Calculated in this way, no matter which version it is, the per capita has to go according to [-].

Not to mention anything else, but the abalone used for aging is all top-quality dried abalone, and it costs more than 5000 to buy one.

Not to mention the addition of other ingredients that will be used at that time.

It is no exaggeration to say that the price of the dish of Buddha Jumping over the Wall alone has to go up to 30.

All the things in the main room have to be made according to the weight of more than 40 people.

45 servings for abalone, 45 servings for sea cucumber, 45 servings for everything else.

In addition to this dish, there are also ingredients such as Aolong and king crab, but they are a bit insignificant compared to Buddha Jumping Wall.

In this way, after listing two versions of the menu with the combination of meat and vegetables, in addition to the name of the dish with a very good meaning, Chen Nian also wrote in detail what kind of ingredients will be used in this dish, and the corresponding ingredients. s price.

So much so that when Chen Nian sent it to the other party, he felt a little unconfident.

He wasn't worried that he couldn't do it, but that the other party thought it was expensive.

After all, such a table costs 25 yuan, not including drinks.

Of course, this is also because the guests requested a table for 20 people. In fact, the table is a bit big. Normally, it is more reasonable to sit at a table for ten to 12 people.

Of course, I also talked with Master Huo before Chen Nian in this regard. Master Huo also has a super big table that can seat more than 100 people. Of course, this kind of table is completely put together, and the dishes served are also all One serving per person.

For such a small-scale family banquet, it is not necessary at all.

In this way, Chen Nian sent it to the other party.

Soon there was another call from the other side: "I looked at the menu as a whole, and there is nothing wrong with the dishes on it, but I am worried about you, Master Chen..."

When Chen Nian heard this, he naturally knew what the other party was worried about: "Don't worry, sir, there is no problem here, how about I can try the dishes when you see, when the time comes, most of the dishes will be served except for Buddha Jumping the Wall. You can try it out in advance.”

"Okay, since Master Chen is confident, I won't say much here. You were introduced by Miao Miaowu. I trust her very much, so I trust you too. Let's see what happens in three days. Sample?"

"No problem, then did you choose a few of the dishes you tried, or do I watch and make them here?"

"Let me pick a few, and I'll send them to you later."

"no problem."

After hanging up the phone again, Chen Nian put down his phone, picked up the two menus he wrote just now, and looked at them.

"Master, is someone going to book a banquet with us again?"

At this moment, Xie Yu asked from behind.

Chen Nian raised his head and looked into the kitchen: "Although it's a banquet, it's not at our place. If they want to invite us to cook at their home, I'm sure I won't be able to do it by myself, so I'll bring you along.

This is also an opportunity for you to see and learn. "

While talking, Feng Honghong came out curiously. She didn't dare to interrupt Chen Nian's phone call just now, but now that the call is over, she also wants to see what Chen Nian wrote just now.

"My fairy board, it's so expensive. It costs 25 yuan for a table of dishes? My child, are you lying to others? Why are the dishes so expensive?" Feng Honghong didn't think much of the menu when she saw it. , but when she saw the long list, the final total price was 25, she was completely dumbfounded.

The others were also shocked when they heard the number, and they all put down their work, wiped their hands and ran outside to see.

"After all, this is a rich person, and it is a big table for 20 people. It is normal to be expensive, and 25 is considered a normal price. The abalone alone costs 5000 yuan, and the rest of the things are added up. A few thousand more."

Looking at these dishes, they feel that they can't understand Chen Nian more and more. How long has it been since the banquet of Shandong cuisine, and Chen Nian has learned so many big meals?

And these big dishes are big dishes in the true sense, and the ingredients used seem expensive just by looking at them.

"However, they will definitely come to try the dishes. After he sends the dishes, I will first contact you to buy the ingredients. I guess some of the ingredients will have to be shipped by air, so I have to contact you in advance." Chen Nian said again.

Among other things, the four apprentices of Chen Nian were so excited that they could compete with each other when they heard this. Even Qiao Zhaomei, whose house was counted by building, couldn't hold back.

After all, although his family is rich, they have never eaten such expensive things.

Not to mention dealing with these ingredients as a chef.

When Chen Nian came back, he gave them a big surprise.

Just like that, they each returned to the kitchen full of expectations, while Chen Nian waited for the other party to send over the dishes he wanted to try, and Dang even went to ask Miao Miaowu if there was any way to get these ingredients.

Although it might be more convenient to find Master Huo for this kind of thing, after all, this matter was taken over by Miao Miao Wu, and the purchase of ingredients can be done through Miao Miao Wu, which can also make the other party feel more at ease.

But Miaomiaowu said after asking that he could buy the ingredients, and he could buy them through some grandmas in the coastal areas, but the process might be more troublesome.

After hearing this, Chen Nian went to ask Master Huo again. Although Master Huo was busy at the moment, he still congratulated Chen Nian for receiving such a job.

But at the same time, I was a little shocked in my heart. Can I achieve this level with the old ability?Although it is true that he has only known Chen Nian for a month, but when they got along day and night, it can be seen that Chen Nian is not the kind of person who is ambitious. If he can't do Chen Nian, he will definitely not continue this job .

Thinking of this, he first pressed those questions in his heart, and then enthusiastically tweeted Chen Nian and left a call.

Tell Chen Nian that this is their hotel's supplier in this regard.

If you need anything, you can find each other.

And he will say hello in advance.

Sure enough, the executive director of this five-star hotel is different, and the way is very wild.

Then Chen Nian talked about his situation with the other party, and said that if he needed it at that time, he would trouble the other party to make a delivery.

And Chen Nian was introduced by Huo Fuyun, so the other party also regarded Chen Nian as a boss. After all, they have given this level of family banquets to others. Even if it is worse, how can it be worse than Huo Fuyun? ?

After aging in this way to solve the problem of ingredients, the rest is basically nothing.

During the lunch break, Chen Nian took a taxi and went out to buy some tools. Handling seafood is always different from handling other ingredients. If there are no tools at hand, it will be difficult to do it.

When I came back, I was preparing dishes for dinner while telling my apprentices what to pay attention to when handling seafood.

This is very novel to them, after all, none of them have really done these things before.

In other words, Li Ting had worked in a big hotel, so he had seen some of them, but he didn't really deal with many of them.

"Master, sometimes I really wonder if you are the protagonist in the novel, and you have a system on your body, otherwise how can you learn new things so fast every time, and the usual cooking is easy to say, but this You haven't brought these things back to deal with seafood, why are you so familiar now?" Qiao Zhaomei said.

He Hai laughed when he heard these words: "Although our master is handsome and has excellent cooking skills, it seems like he is alive, but I feel that these new things master made should be learned in Italy. right?

After all, isn't it by the sea?It is more to eat these things, and there is also a chef who is also filming together. "

"It's different." Qiao Zhaomei shook her head, "I probably counted at least fifty or sixty kinds of the dishes listed by Master just now, and at least 20 of them are new, and most of them are seafood. , I really feel like Master is hanging up."

Hearing this, Chen Nian didn't know how to refute for a while.

"If you think so, then think so, and treat me as a systematic person like in the novel."

Chen Nian's plans are ruined, and you don't have evidence anyway, so you can guess whatever you want, even if I say that I really have a system, who will really believe it?
(End of this chapter)