Chapter 437: The Glory of the Tang Dynasty
After eating, and sending the three old men away, John sat in the living room and called Dani over and arranged some things.
"Dani, tomorrow I will ask someone to go to the Tsukiji Market to buy a bluefin tuna and come back, and then go to get some Kobe beef, and go to Huaxia the day after tomorrow to give it to Wang Yijun." β
The best gift for a chef is the ingredients, bluefin tuna and Kobe beef are both excellent ingredients, one is an endangered species, and the other is still not allowed to be exported.
"Okay. Dani nodded, jotting it down in a small notebook.
"Get me another camera, I'm going out for a walk tomorrow. "John has never been to Tokyo before, so this time I want to take a good look at the prosperity of Tokyo.
"Boss, where do you want to go, do you need me to arrange it in advance?" said Dani, tilting her head to look at John.
"No, I don't. John shook his head: "But lunch needs to be arranged." β
"What do you want to eat, I heard that there is a guy named Jiro Ono in Tokyo who makes sushi that is particularly delicious, would you like to try it?" Dani wanted to try, but it depended on John.
"Don't eat it, it's rice balls if it's done well!" John doesn't like to eat sushi because he ate too much rice balls at the school gate when he was a child.
In John's mind, rice balls are similar to sushi, except that one package is peanuts, kelp, and shredded potatoes, and the other is fish and shrimp...... , the ingredients are a little more advanced.
Seeing that John didn't want to eat sushi, Dani continued to recommend: "Then there is another one named Saotome Tetsuya, and the tempura he makes is not bad!"
"Tempura? John nodded: "Any other recommendations?"
"There's also a guy named Kanjiro Kanimoto, and his grilled eels are also good!" "I don't like grilled eels and tempura Daini, and it's easy to get fat when you eat them, but John likes this thing."
"Then let's go try it tomorrow at noon! John quickly made up his mind.
Dani on the side tilted her head and looked at him: "Boss, don't you want to eat sushi?"
"Would you like to eat tempura with me?"
Fried food is the natural enemy of women, especially for European and American women who are more likely to accumulate fat.
"Thank you, boss!" said Dani with a slight smile, and she was glad that John was so understanding.
The next day, John got up early in the morning, had some breakfast, and went out with Dani's Laika camera that he had found out of nowhere.
John loved the Leica camera, the history it recorded, the intricate shape, and the beautiful pictures it took.
Speaking of the photos taken by Laika, I believe many people have seen it, but they don't know that it was Laika who took it, such as Einstein sticking out his tongue, the fire over Hindenburg, the Soviet occupation of Berlin, the kiss on Victory Day, and Marilyn Monroe's laughter, all of which were taken with a Leica camera.
So even though digital and SLR are endless, John still spent money to buy an M 8, if nothing else, for that piece of work and history.
John had heard a long time ago about the things he had to do when he came to Tokyo.
Sensoji Temple is a must-see, Tokyo Tower is a must-see, the Imperial Palace is a must-see, Ginza is a must-see, Mt. Fuji is a must-see, and sushi is a must-eat.
In addition to sushi, John is very interested in other projects, so he decided to take Dani to check in one by one.
At the same time, just when John was hanging up his camera, wearing sunglasses, and wearing a casual suit, he was about to visit Tokyo like an ordinary tourist, and in a house a few kilometers away from him, a group of more than a dozen people also went out.
When they arrived in Ginza, they went down the basement and into a restaurant with a very small faΓ§ade.
At this time, the restaurant was not yet open, and the people in the store were still processing the ingredients that the boss had just purchased from the market, and after seeing someone walk into the store, an old man who was busy stopped his work and looked at the group of people who came in: "I'm sorry, the restaurant is not open yet, you can make an appointment first." β
Hearing the old man's words, a middle-aged man in the crowd walked out, looked at the old man and asked, "You are the owner of this shop, Jiro Ono, right?"
The old man nodded, he was Jiro Ono, who was known as the god of sushi.
"What's the matter with me?" Ono Jiro asked when he saw that the group of people didn't look like they were here for a meal.
The middle-aged man took out his ID from his pocket and handed it to Jiro Ono, saying, "I am from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Police Escort Division, and a foreign VIP wants to eat with you at noon, so I would like to ask you to spare your afternoon break." β
Ono Jiro opened his documents and checked them, the documents were correct, and the group of people in front of him were indeed members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's VIP Police Protection Division.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's VIP Police Protection Division is an agency responsible for protecting the safety of leaders, which is also known as Japan's "secret service".
After learning the identity of the other party, Jiro Ono returned the document to the middle-aged man, and then asked politely: "May I ask who is coming to dine and what preparations do I need to make." β
"You don't need to know who is coming, what you need to know is that there can be no mistakes, and you have to make the guests happy. After the middle-aged man finished speaking, there was a cold glint in his eyes, and he stared at Jiro Ono: "If the guest is unhappy with you, or if something happens to you, this will be the last time you pinch sushi, understand?"
"Yes. Ono Jiro bowed solemnly, and became cautious in his heart, he can't afford to provoke these people, they all have a license to kill, and killing him is no different from killing a cow or sheep.
"Alright, let's start doing your thing!" the middle-aged man retracted his gaze, and then looked at his companion and ordered him to work. They had to check the place inside and out before John arrived, and they had to keep an eye on the clerk in case anyone had bad intentions.
And the same scene also happened to Saotome Tetsuya, Kanejiro Kanemoto, their store has long been monitored by the members of the VIP Police Protection Division, from the back kitchen to the front door, there is no blind spot, let alone a secret, no way, although they are superb cooks, but before the power they are just a cook, at most a chef who can do more cooking.
On the other side, John went out, and he naturally didn't know what happened in the three restaurants, so he took Dani to Sensoji Temple.
Sensoji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo, built in 628 and destroyed and rebuilt many times, but the glory of the Tang Dynasty can still be felt in it.
During the Tang Dynasty, the national strength was strong, and all countries came to the dynasty, and Japan sent a large number of envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study the political, economic, and cultural systems in the Tang Dynasty, and many things from the Tang Dynasty were transmitted to Japan at this time, such as architecture, at that time, Kyoto was built in imitation of Chang'an, but it was a few sizes smaller, so some people will say that when you come to Kyoto, you will see the appearance of the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, it was just a god-like, and the architecture of the Tang Dynasty was transmitted to Japan, and eventually it gradually incorporated into the Japanese concept and became a new style.
However, the foundation is still from the Tang Dynasty, so when you come to Tokyo, you can still feel a trace of the Tang Dynasty.