Chapter 52: Daily Life in a Small Shop (Part I)
A halberd quietly happened and ended quietly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In fact, there are countless halberds in the food world every day, and the private halberd of Xia's Chinese Restaurant is unknown except for a few people involved.
"Waiter, ask for a tea and pastry set!"
"This side also needs to be ......"
"No tea, add tea, waiter!"
After 9 o'clock in the morning, the restaurant welcomes a group of customers who love green tea and dim sum.
Anya, Mu Xiaoyue and Morita Maki were busy at the front desk, while Xia Yu and Miyoko Hojo were in the back kitchen, chatting without a word.
At twelve o'clock at noon, sending off the last table of guests, Xia Yu personally cooked a large table of farewell banquets to entertain Anya and Mu Xiaoyue, so that they could eat to their heart's content.
Standing at the door of the store, I watched the two Chinese ladies drag their suitcases away. They were on a flight at two o'clock in the afternoon, and they rushed to the airport at this time, and the itinerary was a little nervous, so everyone had no superfluous greetings.
Anyway, Weibo and WeChat are added, and you can communicate at any time on the Internet.
Thinking of Mu Xiaoyue at the dinner table just now, patting her chest and assuring him that she would write a second food travelogue to promote the boldness of Xia's shop after returning to China, Xia Yu couldn't help but laugh in her heart.
Glancing back into the store.
Maki Morita was taking the initiative to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, while Miyoko Hojo was sitting on a mahogany chair, her head bowed, and her face was still shocked.
At the lunch table just now, Xia Yu could only fully reveal his cooking skills under the repeated begging of Anya and Mu Xiaoyue, and made a glowing hibiscus crab meat and egg, so this dish was the first to be eliminated, and the shock of the soul can be imagined after eating the glowing cuisine of Hojo Miyoko.
Just as he was about to turn around and enter the store, the sound of a car engine stopped behind him from far and near.
It's a delivery truck.
Bang!
The passenger door opened, and a young man in a suit jumped out of the car, directing several strong men in black who came with the car, holding ballpoint pens in their hands, and sketching on the document sheet.
Baskets of vegetables, aquatic products and colorful ingredients, packed and encapsulated, were carried into the backyard of Xia's shop in an orderly manner by the strong men in black.
"Mr. Xia Yu, this is today's ingredient list, you can see if there is anything missing. ”
The capable young man walked up to Xia Yu and was very polite.
Pay attention to the chest of the young man's suit, holding a small and delicate dark gold coat of arms, on which the three letters "IGO" shine in the daylight.
"Just call me Ah Yu. Xia Yu casually signed the form.
"No, a chef, regardless of his age, should maintain the most basic courtesy. ”
IGO staff, Kyosuke Aten, said so.
Xia Yu shrugged.
These days, he often orders ingredients in IGO Ingredient Street, and as the business of the small shop is getting better, Xia Yu is more willing to spend money on ordering ingredients.
The reason why the restaurant quickly established a reputation in ACG circles is because of his cooking skills, and on the other hand, the factor of ingredients cannot be ignored.
The ingredients used are all rave reviews from the IGO store, and the taste of the things made is not good.
Kyosuke Anteng is in charge of the distribution of ingredients in Taito District, and after coming and going, Xia Yu is also familiar with him.
During the chat, several strong men in black quickly came out, and Kyosuke Ato took the folder and waved to him before getting into the car.
So the pickup truck and a black van quickly left.
Back at the store and counting the ingredients stacked in the small courtyard, Xia Yu called the strong Hojo Miyoko and asked her to sort them into categories and put the seafood and meat in the refrigerator first.
"Hey, how many days are you going to store so many ingredients?" asked Miyoko Hojo.
"How many days? One day would be good!"
Xia Yu knew Miyoko's question about Hojo, smiled and shook his head, don't look at Xia's restaurant, but the customer flow is very terrifying, and the ingredients consumed in a day are several times that of ordinary restaurants.
"You'll know when it opens at six. ”
Without much explanation, Xia Yu simply handled the ingredients with Miyoko Hojo.
Meat, bones, etc., cut and store.
Freshwater fish are still alive and kicking, bringing well water, throwing it into the reservoir to turn on the oxygen machine and raising it first.
Put the vegetables in the shade of the stairwell first, pay attention to sprinkling water and preserve, and put them in the refrigerator after processing.
After the routine work every day, before I knew it, it was more than four o'clock in the afternoon.
Miyoko Hojo wiped the sweat from her forehead and went out from the backyard, but she was startled by the crowd in front of the store.
The long queue stretched from the storefront, and there were at least 100 people queuing.
These days, Xia Yu has business experience, and during the period from 12 noon to 6 pm, the small shop no longer sells tea and pastry sets, otherwise the flow of people will keep filling the store until midnight.
"Miyoko!"
In just one day, Xia Yu casually called the name of Miyoko Hojo. Miyoko also put away her paws in front of him and became humble and very obedient.
The world of chefs is so simple, the strong are respected, and the achievers are the first. Miyoko Hojo studied and lived at Engetsu Academy, which is known as the 'chef hell', and she can better understand this cruel law of competition.
"The kitchen is cooking stock, you help watch it, I'll go out for a walk-" Xia Yu unbuttoned his apron and handled the ingredients, the apron was inevitably stained with a lot of blood.
"Good!" replied Miyoko Hojo, and immediately went into the kitchen.
"Great!"
Xia Yu couldn't be more satisfied with this helper.
A body that is stronger than a boy, and his personality is like that of a boy, stoic, and his heart is strong, so that he doesn't have to worry about arousing it at all.
And the direction of specialization is still Chinese cuisine.
No matter how you look at it, it's all a heavenly helper!
Usually at this time, Xia Yu is nesting in the kitchen preparing the ingredients after the stall opens, and he can't be idle for a second. Now that he has a helper, he wants to spend his leisure time in the afternoon, be a quiet beautiful man, and wander the old shopping street.
So going out of the storefront, Xia Yu enjoyed the attention of the crowd in line.
After he took off his apron and chef's suit, he was dressed in simple casual loungewear, although his size and temperament were far more mature than his peers, but a young face could not deceive people.
The crowd pointed and pointed out, probably thinking that he was a part-time employee of a restaurant.
There are also self-cooked diners who wave to him and say hello. It was several women who were still wearing cos costumes, and one of the girls leaned over and asked, "Excuse me, is it open for business today?"
The girl wore contact lenses, her big eyes were sparkling, Xia Yu scratched her face, what should I say, in order to avoid being watched, he did not reveal the identity of the chef, "Yes, you can enter the store at six o'clock to order." ”
"Wow-"
Knowing that he was a staff member of the shop, several girls immediately gathered around and chattered.
"What's today's menu?"
"Woo, do you still have that sweet potato a few days ago? I really want to eat it again, and I rushed over by tram before it ended today!"
"What kind of sweet potato to eat, I want to eat fish! A big pot of sauerkraut fish is enough for us to eat!"
Not only the female coser, but also the people in the queue pricked up their ears to listen.
"The menu is a secret!"
Xia Yu didn't answer, squeezed out the crowd and left.