Chapter 23: Eating Tofu
When Tang Qian was excited about the big plan in his head on the second floor, the Linghai Restaurant in Lingzhen also officially opened a banquet.
This is the normal process of Zhuang Shize's birthday banquet - buffet at home, dinner at the seafood restaurant from six to eight o'clock in the evening, and then return to Zhuang Shize's house after half past eight, which is the wine tasting time.
Tang Qian, who had a plan in her heart, saw that the guests were not there for the time being, only the servants and cooks were trying each other, so she couldn't stay, and left the dealer after saying hello to Aunt Qiong, and came back in the evening.
Fortunately, she brought a small fanny pack today, and now the reward of the fanny pack is full, and the fanny pack has been covered by the white chef's uniform on her body, and she didn't count how much money she has awarded.
When she left the dealer's house, she called up the "recipe" at the door of the dealer's house, and when she saw it, she was obedient, today's reward - three thousand seven hundred and thirty-nine yuan!
The "recipe" is also very user-friendly, and a line of reminders appears below -
The reward function of the first-level recipe includes the function of turning the reward into a whole person, which can convert the funds obtained from the reward into the maximum denomination of currency.
Below that is a long button - exchange funds to huàn as the maximum denomination
Tang Qian clicked, the page flashed, she hurriedly looked at her small waist bag again, and sure enough, the more than 3,000 yuan that was still change just now turned into a pink soft girl coin of 100 yuan, and only a fraction of 39 yuan was left!
In this way, it was more convenient, she put the three thousand seven hundred into the card first, and then went home with thirty-nine yuan.
When she got home, her uncle had already come to her house, and was about to cook a few side dishes to eat before leaving the stall.
On the table are fried peanuts sprinkled with salt, and the round peanuts are wrapped in snow-like salt, wafting a faint salty fragrance.
The other dish is sliced pork head, which is full of marinade and has a transparent texture and is very crispy at first glance.
Lin Jiancheng said: "Yo, why are you back? Have you eaten it? Fortunately, there is still tofu." ”
Lin Huimin hurriedly went to get the bowl: "The porridge is ready, and I don't want to eat on this hot day, so let's make a tofu raw tofu!"
This is also the usual way of eating in Lingzhen - tofu is bought and washed with cold boiled water, cut a few knives casually, and do not cut off, pat two cloves of garlic and spread it on top, and drizzle with light soy sauce and sesame oil.
Lingzhen people call it tofu sheng, tofu sheng not only retains the original tenderness of tofu, but also has a salty and umami taste with light soy sauce, and sesame oil adds aroma to subtract the flavor of beans.
Eat a mouthful of melt-in-your-mouth tofu, taste the aroma of beans, salty and umami and very porridge, it is a very popular super fast dish on a hot day!
When Tang Qian, who was excited, heard this, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and wanted to cook vegetables: "I'll make tofu!"
Her mother and her uncle couldn't stop her, so they had to let her.
There are two palm-sized pieces of tofu on the case, and when she touches the wall of the knife lightly, the tender white tofu noodles shake gently, and it looks very cute.
Tang Qian also thought about how to do it, so he put the tofu on the cutting board, cut it into thin slices with a straight knife, and then cut it into small triangles.
After chopping it, she put the tofu on a plate and set it aside, and took a whole garlic and slapped it flat and chopped it up.
There are more than a dozen cloves of garlic, and after cutting, she put a small half bowl into it, and then added some cold boiled water to the bowl, light soy sauce, poured some oyster sauce, a small spoon of salt, half a spoon of sugar, and mixed it into garlic juice.
Heat the pot, add oil, and as soon as the pot smokes, she turns the heat to medium heat and puts down the tofu cubes.
The tofu noodles are easy to paste if the fire is too large, and the soup coriander gently pushes the tofu while frying, and the tofu edge is faintly golden after a while.
She shoveled a shovel against the pot noodles, scooping up a dozen pieces of tofu in each shovel, and turned all the tofu over in a few shovels.
The tender white tofu wafts out of the burnt aroma, both sides are golden, the soup coriander is sprinkled with a circle of light soy sauce, and the tofu is quickly inhaled into it under the baking of the hot pan, showing an attractive golden color.
The light soy sauce was quickly absorbed, and Tang Qian poured the garlic sauce she had just mixed into the pot - with a "swish", a burst of white smoke with garlic fragrance rose from the pot.
She didn't put the lid on, turned up the heat to let the sauce boil, turned around, and took two chives and chopped the green onions.
The sauce in the pot bubbled after a while, and the smell of garlic filled the entire kitchen, and the two people waiting in the yard kept eating peanuts to satisfy their hunger.
The soup coriander looks at the sauce and rolls almost the same, sprinkle the chopped green onions, and start the dish!
Tang Qian served the dish with a smile: "Garlic tofu!"
The tofu skin is golden, and when viewed from the side, it is swollen and full, Lin Jiancheng couldn't wait to put a piece in his mouth - the tofu is rich in garlic, the skin is crispy and tender, and when you bite it gently, the sauce inside breaks out of the skin, and the freshness of the green onion fragrance is accompanied by the slightly spicy and slightly salty garlic fragrance.
Lin Jiancheng took a big mouthful of white porridge and said "ah" in enjoyment: "It's so delicious!"
Tang Qian quietly looked at his pocket, twenty more yuan! This is not bad, the ingredients are not from the "recipe", but simply because she made it, she was rewarded with twenty yuan, it seems that this garlic tofu, the "recipe" rating is also okay.
Linghai Restaurant.
While everyone was waiting for the food to be served, they listened to Mr. Lin talk about the history of Lingzhen.
There is a Jiuqu River in Lingzhen, and the Jiuqu River flows into the sea, which makes there more small fishing villages by the Jiuqu River.
Jiuqu River was originally not called Jiuqu River, but Jiuzhi River. Later, everyone felt that the word "fold" was unlucky, so it was changed to "song" according to the meaning and terrain.
There are many villages along the Jiuqu River, and there are more than a dozen towns, and the relatively wealthy ones are Lingzhen and Anxiang Town.
Anxiang Town was not originally called Anxiang Town, it was originally called "Dark Alley", the town is an intricate alley, it was originally a small town in the Qing Dynasty, and then a plague made its prosperity fall rapidly, but the town still survived strongly.
Later, people felt that this "dark alley" sounded bad and unlucky, so they took the same sound and changed it to "An Xiang", which means good.
Lingzhen was not originally called Lingzhen, it has a special poetic name, called "Scattered Town", and later because of this name townspeople feel unlucky, in modern times changed the name, but also take the word homonym, and then it has been called Lingzhen.
The surrounding area of Lingzhen is full of fishing villages, and it is naturally famous for its seafood!
The seafood here is not only cheap, but also fresh, with a variety of varieties and a variety of ways to eat it.
Due to the geographical location of Lingzhen, it has not developed into a big city, and if the people here do not rely on the river and sea for food, they can only go out to work.
Many chefs are working outside, and finally they feel that their families are good before they come back to Lingzhen, so there are thousands of seafood methods in Lingzhen, which brings together almost all kinds of flavors from all over China.
Linghai Restaurant is the popular Lingzhen restaurant, it is the same as other seafood stalls from the gluttonous street to do mobile stalls, and then continue to expand the stalls, made into a food stall, to the later generations of more and more customers, the stall owner gritted his teeth, the unfinished building diagonally opposite the station was bought, and the decoration made the current Linghai restaurant.
The owner of this stall is from Anxiang Town, and he is also a legend.
The stall owner's family is no longer in Anxiang Town, and there is also a seafood restaurant branch in Jiangcheng, which is the head office.
Despite this, the requirements for chefs here are also very strict, because of the proximity to the river and the sea, the ingredients are also very fresh, and in recent years, it has become the first choice for everyone's wedding and festival banquets.
Many people who come to Zhuang Shize's birthday banquet feel that they must have a meal at this Linghai restaurant to be worthy of this trip.
Although there is also a Linghai restaurant in Jiangcheng, the taste is also one top and the other is good, but the taste of Lingzhen is the most old-fashioned seafood flavor!
While eating, everyone talked to Mr. Lin about the history of this Ling Town and Anxiang Town, and they ate deliciously.
A fat fat uncle smiled and said: "Speaking of good taste, those snacks made by the little girl next to your door today really made me addicted!"
As soon as he said this, the others responded-
"Isn't it? The meatballs are so bullet-in-jaw! I still think about it!"
"That sour plum soup is the best! sour to quench thirst, sweet and moisturizing, and have a fruity aftertaste!"
"That fried banana crisp is so much that I still want to eat it!"
"I'd love to try something else that little girl cooked!"
Zhuang Shize's eyes lit up, he knew very well what was going on in Tang Qian's family, and he really wanted to help Tang Qian.
But Tang Qian's character is more clear to him, she is the kind of person who refuses to accept the food that comes to her, either she refuses anything, or she will definitely accept it if she feels that she can stand it, if she feels that she will not be able to repay that favor in the future, she will simply refuse.
The people at this table all have a pivotal position in Jiangcheng, not to mention whether she can help Tang Qian, it doesn't hurt to let her know a few people.
Thinking of this, he smiled obediently in front of the elders and said, "Tang Qian is my classmate, if the uncles and aunts like it, I will ask her to cook another meal for everyone at noon tomorrow, and I will also send you off." ”
When the people present heard this, this was all to give everyone enough face, and they all said yes, and began to look forward to tomorrow.
At this time, the person in charge of the hotel brought the chef to serve the last dish to the table - fish head tofu soup.
The waiter gave each person a small bowl, and everyone was full of praise after taking a sip - the soup was milky white, the taste was sweet and fragrant, and the taste was hot and delicious with a little spicy, and the stomach and mouth were a great enjoyment.
Tofu and fish have always been a perfect match, and the tofu cut into cubes absorbs the fish soup, which is tender and juicy, and has the umami flavor of the fish fragrance, and the taste is even richer with the fish soup.
The chef happened to be Zhao Yixun's father Zhao Zigui, and he first introduced to everyone: "This fish, Jiangcheng people call it silver carp, and some places also call it fathead fish, and we call it bighead carp in the Lingzhen area." The bighead bighead is thick and fat, and it is most suitable for soup!"
He smiled smugly as everyone listened with relish, and then introduced what he wanted to say.
Just now he heard these people eating his food, but he praised what Tang Qian made, and his heart suddenly became unhappy.
Although he knew Tang Qian's mother Lin Huimin's ability, but when his own food was eaten in the guest's mouth, the guest was still worried about other people's dishes, so he couldn't be happy anyway.
He is a rough man, and he speaks straight, and when he hears that everyone wants to eat at noon tomorrow, he thinks about recruiting some business for his brother and preparing for the store he is about to open.
He took advantage of the time when the person in charge went to listen to the phone, and said to the guests at this table: "Hello distinguished guests, I am the chef in charge of this banquet, I just heard from you that the place for lunch tomorrow has not been decided, right?
When everyone heard this, their first reaction was a little embarrassed.
Although the taste of the dishes on this table is delicious, after all, the products of Linghai Hotel are all high-quality products. But what's the matter with this chef blatantly doing business here? No matter how delicious the food is, this character is also impressive.
Besides, although Zhuang Shize, this kid is just a student now, his family background is amazing!
Several of his uncles and aunts are all characters who can speak a sentence in Jiangcheng, and he opened his mouth to ask his classmates to cook for everyone, who is really so bad at going to other places to eat?
Not to mention that his classmate's little girl made something really delicious, but what his classmate made was a lump of Xiang, and everyone had to swallow it with a smile.
So as soon as Zhao Zigui finished speaking, the scene was quiet.
Then there were those who knew how to look at the eyes, and when they saw that Zhuang Shize and his grandfather, Mr. Lin, did not look at the chef, they took the lead in breaking the embarrassment, and began to beckon everyone to continue to eat and eat, and did not pay attention to the chef.
Zhao Zigui didn't expect it to be such a situation, he was still treated as air when he said a lot, and he was choked enough, and he didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, the person in charge came back at this time, toasted with the people at the table, and took him away again.
During this period, everyone tacitly did not mention anything about what happened just now, which made Zhao Zigui even more uncomfortable like eating a fly, more uncomfortable than being laughed at.
He hated Lin Huimin and Tang Qian for no reason - orphans and widows, they played some tricks to win people's hearts, robbed his brother's business, and caused his son to almost squat in prison, and now even the guests eating his dishes are talking about soup coriander!
He secretly calculated that his store would have to open as many workers as possible, otherwise it would be more and more trouble!
Look! With his skills, he will definitely be able to snatch those guests back!
The new store he opened is at the junction of Gluttonous Street and People's Bridge, which is a relatively good location, and some foodies who go to Anxiang Town to forage for food have to cross the bridge first, and they will definitely pay attention to his shop.
Recently, he has been talking to the guests who came to the Linghai Hotel, reporting the location of his store, and many people have expressed their willingness to try.
This warm-up is done, and his store has to take advantage of the heat!
Here Tang Qian was eating with her mother and her uncle, looked at her uncle, and said seriously: "Uncle, I have a way here that can make a lot of money without having to go to sea all day, do you want to listen?"