Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 664 Makes a Big Debut (ask for a monthly ticket)

Just after Chen Nian left, everyone began to taste this sea cucumber dish with green onions.

There is a small white plate in front of everyone, and there is no shape, just a simple palm-sized porcelain plate.

But when you put the sea cucumbers with green onions inside and pour the sauce on top, the overall feeling comes out all at once.

But this time, before anyone else introduced this dish, the old lady looked at the roasted sea cucumber with scallions with interest.

She first reached out to touch the plate: "Yo, this plate is still hot, and it's still hot! To eat this kind of dish, the plate must be warm, otherwise the sea cucumber will turn fishy when it gets cold, and it tastes like a mouthful." I didn’t expect that the young chef you hired for Xiaoyan is quite particular.”

Xue Yan quickly nodded with a smile, and said a few more things about Chen Nian.

But those other people who the old lady said just now knew it too, but they didn't interrupt, but just listened to the old lady quietly.

"It's pretty good. Speaking of this dish, I ate it when I went to BJ with Shu Jun. I still remember the taste. It's very delicious. It tastes quite soft and rotten, without any fishy smell. What was the name of the restaurant at that time? I can’t remember.”

"Grandma, why don't you taste it and see how the taste of this sea cucumber is different from the one you ate before." Xue Yan said.

"Okay, okay." Finally, the old lady tremblingly picked up the sea cucumber with her chopsticks, leaned down and took a bite.

Everyone stopped their chopsticks at this moment and waited for the old lady's response.

After a while, the old lady nodded after swallowing it: "Well, it's delicious. It's no different from the one at that time. It doesn't smell fishy at all, and it tastes delicious."

Everyone laughed after hearing this: "It's just as long as you like to eat, this is the chef specially invited by Xiaoyan."

But even though they said so, they definitely didn't feel that this dish tasted better than what the old lady ate when she was young. After all, the old lady didn't remember it, but they did.

Every time I ate sea cucumbers before, the old lady would talk about this past event. I may not remember other things clearly, but the old lady remembered this meal very clearly.

Just forgot the name of the restaurant.

However, the old lady still remembered five years ago, that is to say, as she got old in the past few years, her memory gradually deteriorated, so she couldn't remember some things in such detail, and could only remember some memories engraved in the deepest part.

And Shujun is the husband of the old lady, who passed away ten years ago, leaving her here alone.

And they also know the name of that restaurant, it is a well-known Lu cuisine restaurant, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the number one in the country, mainly because the chefs there are passed down from generation to generation.

Naturally, people like them have also eaten there.

It is indeed delicious.

But then when they ate this sea cucumber with green onions, their faces showed surprise.

"It's really good! I feel that the taste of this sea cucumber is only a little worse than that of the time-honored brand."

Everyone said.

And Xue Yan also nodded. In fact, in his opinion, there is not much difference. The only difference may be that the people who cook this dish are different. After all, for such an authentic and time-honored brand, everyone still has some filters, and the environment Different, so there will be a certain addition in taste.

And aging is to continue to prepare the following dishes in the kitchen.

In this way, dishes are served one after another. Although most of them are not very large, this can also ensure that everyone can taste every dish they have made.

In this way, after more than 40 minutes, Chen Nian finally served one of the hardest dishes this time, that is, the dish of king crab and Wensi tofu that Xue Yan had eaten in Honghong Restaurant. collocation.

In order to save time, Chen Nian only briefly introduced some less important dishes, but he still said a few more words about this dish.

After all, this dish can be regarded as an innovative dish made by him.

After this dish was served, everyone's eyes were brightened. They had eaten Wensi tofu before, and they had also eaten king crab, but it was the first time they had seen this combination.

"Master Chen, this Wensi tofu is so thin, did you cut it yourself?"

"Yes, I cut these two pieces of Wensi Tofu with my own hands. I made all the dishes served today. They just help me as assistants." The reason why Chen Nian said so was not It wasn't because he wanted to take credit, but because Xue Yan spent a lot of money, mainly to invite himself to cook.

If I just do some commanding work, it will definitely be greatly discounted in Xue Yan's eyes. I feel that the money is not worth the money. Even if the food is particularly delicious, I will definitely feel uncomfortable in my heart.

After all, the two tables cost hundreds of thousands, which means that they must pay attention to ostentation. The dishes are delicious and beautiful, and the meaning is good. On the one hand, what Chen Nian did in it is also very important.

"Master Chen, my grandma likes this soup very much, but just now she wanted to know how it was cut out, can I trouble Master Chen to perform it later?"

It was the first time for Chen Nian to hear this request, and he regarded cooking as a performance, but he didn't have any resistance, after all, it was the client's demand, and he came here to cook, didn't he?

Whether it's a performance or something else, it's not that people don't give money. Some people may think that chefs are just cooking, not performing grandstanding.

But that doesn't really apply in this industry.

Unless some very expensive old-school state banquet chefs may see their mood, but on such an occasion, they would not mind doing such a thing.

"Of course, but can you wait a moment? I have other dishes to prepare later. When I have time, I will cut another portion for you."

"Okay, then Master Chen will work hard." Xue Yan said.

After more than ten minutes like this, Chen Nian made arrangements in the back kitchen, and then asked the housekeeper to help set up a table here, and then prepare a caster.

There are pots and utensils in the kitchen.

Then Chen Nian brought a piece of tofu and various side dishes and began to perform in public.

Although their family is very rich, but to be honest, no one has seen someone cut Wensi tofu up close.

"Actually, the taste of this soup is relatively light, and if you really want to say it, the difficulty is not particularly high." Chen Nian said, "The more value of this soup is its ornamental value. It looks very artistic, like a landscape painting."

The tofu has been cut in the past, but like everyone who has seen this dish, no one will combine the lump of tofu spread on the chopping board with Wensi tofu in the first place.

It was only after Chen Nian put the tofu into the pot and stirred it evenly that they couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Grandma, come and see, it's really turned into shredded tofu!"

After hearing this, the old lady moved over here and looked into the pot with great interest: "It really is! It's too good! Although I always cook, I can't cut it so finely."

"After all, he is a professional chef." The bystander said with a smile.

Just like that, after Chen Nian cooked another small pot of soup here, he raised his head and asked who would like another bowl, and immediately many people raised their hands.

After filling up a lot of Wensi tofu that was made again and distributing it to everyone, Chen Nian asked people to remove the table.

"The next dish we are going to serve is the hardest dish tonight, and it is also one of the most high-end dishes among the major cuisines in our country. Of course, this one is in quotation marks. I personally see this dish The dish should be counted as the first dish."

"Uncle? Is it a birthday cake?" Suddenly a little girl asked curiously.

Chen Nian looked into the other party's shining eyes: "No, the cake can only be regarded as a snack, but the dish that uncle mentioned is all made of delicacies from mountains and seas, there are those that fly in the sky, those that run underground, and those that swim in the water." .”

Many people have already guessed that Buddha jumped over the wall.

Especially Xue Yan.

But at this moment, he couldn't help being curious about this Buddha jumping over the wall again. After all, Chen Nian had shown it to him after making the menu. On the menu, there were not only the names of the dishes, the names of the main ingredients and their related meanings, but also the price tags. behind.

And the price of this Buddha jumping over the wall adds up to hundreds of thousands!
It can be said that one dish is worth all the other dishes combined.

"Then Master Chen, let's serve the food quickly, we can't wait!" Others have fully approved of Chen Nian at this time.

Among other things, the previous dish of roasted sea cucumber with scallions is enough to show the level of aging.

Although their work has nothing to do with food, they can't help but eat too much, and if they eat too much, they can naturally tell what is delicious and what is not.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Chen Nian then returned to the kitchen.

"Come on, come on, everyone should have nothing important to do right now. We are going to open the stage next. We have been working on this Buddha Jumping Wall for several days and now it is finally going to open."

Chen Nian called everyone over.

Then carefully opened the seal on the top of the jar, and suddenly a strong fragrance came out!

Everyone's eyes lit up when they smelled this smell. They can't even tell what this smell should be, but they don't question this dish, it will definitely be amazing!

For aging, first take out the bamboo castors placed inside and control them in different pots.

"He Hai, Zhaomei, Li Ting, you guys open these grates first, and Xie Yuyi will put them on the plate with me." Chen Nian arranged, and the others started to act after hearing this.

The tableware for Buddha jumping over the wall is also specially requested for old age.

After preparing the tableware: "You just pack it like I did. You have to separate everything and put it in every small container."

It took them 5 minutes to pack these ingredients separately. The main reason was that there were a lot of people at the banquet, and eighteen kinds of ingredients had to be put in each cup. No matter how fast it is, there is no way to install all of them immediately, after all, human beings have limits.

"Put the soup inside after filling it. These tasks are actually not difficult, as long as you are careful." Chen Nian said.

But Xie Yu asked curiously while distributing the clothes: "Master, is this the most authentic way of Buddha jumping over the wall?"

But Chen Nian shook his head: "That's not true. The word authentic is actually not easy to define, especially now. For most people today, the more you restore the ancient people's methods, the more authentic they are, but This Buddha jumping over the wall is improved to a certain extent on the basis of the ancients.

It can only be said that the more you change the dishes, the better. Of course, the premise is that you don’t change them randomly. The newly added ingredients must be in harmony with their own taste. Otherwise, it’s better not to add them.

In this way, with the concerted efforts of several people, they packed all the ingredients, and everyone will eat a complete Buddha Jumping Wall. Will want to eat again.

Just like that, Chen Nian greeted everyone to put Buddha Jumping Wall on the trolley and pushed it out.

"Everyone, this is the dish I mentioned earlier, and I believe everyone must be familiar with its name - Buddha jumps over the wall.

The altar inspires the fragrance of meat to spread all over the world,
The Buddha jumped over the wall when he heard about abandoning worship.

Tender and rich in flavor,
All the guests enjoy it.

I’m talking about this dish, maybe you have eaten it in other places, but I don’t think it will be more advanced than the one I ate today. It is not appropriate to measure them with money, but I think it is necessary to talk about this case of Buddha Jumping over the Wall. In terms of cost alone, the price of each Buddha Jumping over the Wall is tens of thousands, and my large jar of Buddha Jumping Over the Wall is worth a lot. Needless to say.

Moreover, I started preparing this dish a few days ago. I simmered it slowly over low heat throughout the whole process, and simmered all the flavors of a total of [-] ingredients in it. This is the case for ingredients. If it is If it has a taste, then cooking is to release its taste. If it doesn't have any taste, what the chefs have to do is to make it taste.

This Buddha jumping wall not only tastes full of ingredients, but also its soup is more precious, which is full of collagen boiled from the ingredients, so the soup looks very thick. "

While Chen Nian was introducing, he asked people to put this Buddha jumping over the wall in front of everyone.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the utensils in front of them, and they didn't need to lower their heads, the rich fragrance would automatically penetrate into their noses.

"Xiao Yan, you really have a heart!" The old lady looked at the luxurious Buddha jumping over the wall, and after listening to what Chen Nian said just now, she didn't blame Xue Yan for being wasteful, spending so much money just for such a dish.

After all, today is her birthday, and there are so many juniors gathered here to celebrate her birthday. She just wants to be happy today.

"Grandma, as long as you like it, it's worth it." Xue Yan said.

Looking at this happy family, Chen Nian couldn't help showing a gratified smile.

(End of this chapter)