Chapter 40 The Hit of the Street
"What are you?" wondered the old beggar.
"Since this oilcloth is so meaningful to you, I will return it to you and keep it well. ”
Chen Mo stuffed the tarpaulin into the old beggar's hand.
"Then what's the matter, I gave it to you. ”
The old beggar said as he took the tarpaulin in his arms.
"But," said the old beggar with his hands freed again, and with some disappointment, "even if this oilcloth were to be returned to me, it would be useless, for this recipe is mutilated, and I am not as gifted as you." ”
Such a great talent?
Being touted by the old beggar like this, Chen Mo was a little fluttering.
No, I want to be steady, the system clearly told me that I am still only at the entry level, and I can't roll over.
"Sir, open the tarpaulin and take a look. ”
The old beggar had doubts in his eyes, but he slowly opened the tarpaulin.
As soon as it was opened, the old beggar's mouth was large enough to swallow the plate in front of him.
The recipe that was already unrecognizable has been completely restored, not only the font on the oilcloth has been completely restored, but in many places, there are also very detailed annotations, which are all valuable experiences gained from practice when Chen Mo made mapo tofu last night!
This oilcloth is no longer a worthless and mutilated recipe, but a well-documented manuscript of making mapo tofu!
With this, even ordinary people, given time, can make this mapo tofu eight or nine without leaving ten.
The old beggar was moved, really, the restoration of this oilcloth not only means that the 150-year-old orthodox mapo tofu will not be lost, but it may be carried forward again in his own hands.
Looking at the detailed annotations, the old beggar looked up at Chen Mo, he really didn't expect that there would be a good person like the young man in front of him, who didn't hide his selfishness and was willing to share.
"Thank you. The old beggar's words were very sincere.
Chen Mo smiled hesitantly, holding the back of his head with his hand, a little embarrassed.
I want to revive the chef god of Chinese cuisine, and to make Chinese cuisine rise, not only my cooking skills should be good, but also to drive the whole Chinese cuisine to flourish, so Chen Mo hopes that more Chinese cuisine can reappear in the world.
Besides, Chen Mo has already learned this mapo tofu.
After listening to the conversation between the two, the diners next to them immediately began to discuss.
"If it has a history of 150 years, then this mapo tofu is orthodox, 80 yuan a piece is not expensive. ”
"Let's not talk about the price, what is the thing that Boss Chen made that disappointed us?"
"That's right, I think this mapo tofu can also be tried for 80 yuan. ”
"Boss, bring me one first. ”
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The old beggar's first attempt made the diners who were still a little worried completely let go of the burden in their hearts and ordered a new mapo tofu one after another.
"Hmm~!hmm~~!!"
The mustaches eaten by the mustachioed diners are about to fly.
"It's so delicious, this layered taste, wave after wave impacting my mouth, makes my body full of enthusiasm and strength!"
One diner couldn't eat spicy food, his tongue sticked out, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, but he couldn't help but put the food on his plate in his mouth one bite after another.
"Boss, can you have another one!"
But unfortunately, this dish is the same as the previous dishes, limited quantities, and can only be purchased one serving per person per day.
The old beggar was also very relieved to see that mapo tofu was so popular, and was ready to stand up and pay and leave.
Seeing the old beggar taking the money, Chen Mo hurriedly stopped it.
"Sir, no need, this recipe you gave me made me taste the real mapo tofu, this meal, I invited, you go slowly. ”
"Thank you, thank you. The old beggar thanked him again and again.
As soon as the old beggar left, a table was vacated at once, and all the people who came ordered a mapo tofu.
"Boss, give me a new one. ”
"I want a copy of that mapo tofu. ”
"And me. ”
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"Okay, right away. ”
Chen Mo was about to turn around and go back to the kitchen when he suddenly felt his arm being grabbed.
This arm was so powerful that it made Chen Mo stand in place, unable to move.
Looking back, it was the old beggar.
The old beggar grinned and bared his teeth.
"Young man, you are a good man, and when I went to the door, I decided to give you something. ”
Under Chen Mo's gaze, the old beggar put his hand into his arms and pulled out a booklet.
"Since you returned the tarpaulin to me and made up the recipe, I still eat for nothing, and I really don't want to go. I was amazed to see that you were not only talented in cooking, so I gave you this booklet, and it was up to you whether you practiced it or not. ”
couldn't help but Chen Mo excused himself, the old beggar stuffed the booklet into Chen Mo's arms, turned around and left on crutches.
Humming a little song in his mouth.
When the old beggar disappeared outside the store, Chen Mo picked up the booklet.
I saw five white characters written on the blue background on the cover: Flying Dragon Exploring the Cloud Hand.
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Since the old beggar took the lead, one person moved, the hall moved, and the people in line also moved.
This mapo tofu has become a hit today, and almost everyone who enters the restaurant has been praised and tempted by other diners, and they also ordered a try.
This taste is incredible, and they have praised each other.
Some diners even believe that this mapo tofu is the best dish since the opening of the food house.
What this diner said is not unreasonable, after all, the ingredients are the best, Chen Mo's cooking skills have increased unabated since the opening of the store, and more importantly, the recipe of this dish, which has a history of 150 years, is the orthodoxy of mapo tofu.
It can be said that this eight-flavor mapo tofu is the first recipe for this dish.
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Chen Mo's mapo tofu has brought this humble gourmet house to a new peak.
The small restaurant, which used to take only half an hour to wait in line, now takes one hour to queue, and the number of people who come to the restaurant is twice as large as before.
The dish of mapo tofu, even in this world, is a popular home-cooked dish and can be described as a household name, so this dish originally had a certain popularity.
When Chen Mo made mapo tofu that could be ranked first, with the original popularity and super reputation, it immediately had a sweeping effect.
This also reminds Chen Mo from another side that if you want to quickly revitalize Chinese cuisine and build up the popularity of yourself and the food house at the same time, then you might as well start by making some well-known dishes.
This reminded Chen Mo.
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On the third day, there was still an endless stream of diners who came to the food house to taste mapo tofu.
Just as Chen Mo was serving the food, he suddenly heard a commotion outside the door.
A red sports car pulled up in a narrow open space in front of the food house.
What made the crowd in line even more agitated was that from this sports car, two beautiful women walked down.
"Beauty, you're not mistaken, are you sure you brought me here for a meal?"
"That's right, this is it. ”