The next day, I slept until I woke up naturally, washed up, and ran around the lake with Xia Long and Xia Hu, full of energy, and it was a new day.

Back at Diaoyutai, today is the last day, Steward Hu heard that Johnson had settled down in Diaoyutai No. 7 Courtyard, and was surprised: "You really ......"

Johnson laughed and quipped, "Uncle Hu, if you like it, you can stay for a few days at any time!"

"You kid!" Steward Hu was choked up, and scolded with a smile: "Okay, I'll go to you if you have nothing to rest, and you'll be yours to eat, drink, and Lazar!"

For Johnson, Hu Hai likes it in his heart, and after a few days of contact, he has become a friend. To say that there is definitely envy, but definitely not jealousy and hatred.

Just kidding, every day I see the leaders of various countries, if I am jealous, I will not be able to live for a long time!

Johnson asked Steward Hu to sit down, and said sincerely: "You are an old man, well-informed, and it is indispensable to ask you for news in the future, and you will ...... when the time comes."

"No problem!" Hu Hai waved his hand, and said in a rare domineering manner: "If you have any questions, you must answer, don't dare to say anything else, the capital is one acre and three points of land, I am a clear door!"

Johnson nodded with satisfaction, Lao Hu Ke is the biggest gain of the State Guesthouse, and he will often contact him in the future.

Although there is a Vader team, I still have the opportunity to make more connections, I used to have no capital, and now I must not let it go.

The two chatted for a while, and it was already noon, and Johnson asked, "In addition to the state guesthouse, is there anything else to recommend?"

"If you want to talk about good places...... Hu Hai pondered for a moment and said: "I am used to the craftsmanship of the Diaoyutai chef, and there are really few others that can catch my eye." ”

"Li's cuisine is not bad, but it is also a craft passed down from the palace, and I served Cixi back then, and the taste is quite authentic. ”

Johnson nodded, admired the name for a long time, known as the first private dish. Listening to Hu Hai's recommendation, I must try it.

Hu Hai shook his head, but said regretfully: "It's just too difficult to book, it's only three tables a day, and you may not be able to queue up half a month in advance." ”

"Or ......" A thought flashed in Hu Hai's heart, Hao Baoli has a good relationship with the Li family, if the old man speaks, then?

But after a moment's hesitation, he still didn't say anything. I saw Johnson pick up his mobile phone and dial the channel: "I want to order Li's family dishes and arrange them as soon as possible." ”

In less than three minutes, the mobile phone rang again, Johnson hummed a few words, hung up and said with a smile: "It's done, there is a place at night, let's go together?"

Hu Hai was stunned for a moment, good guy, Johnson is not simple! agreed: "I just take shifts to rest at night, and when I finish leaving the room, I will touch your mouth." ”

Johnson is also very happy, Xia Long and Xia Hu must be conscientious and conscientious to fulfill their bodyguard responsibilities outside, it is too boring to eat alone, and it is just to have an old beard to accompany him, and he wants to have fun.

"Bird's Nest Wild Meaning Silver Silk, Yellow Braised Shark Fin, Abalone in Original Sauce, Roasted Fish Maw with Roasted Pork in Oven, Bird's Nest Mung Bean Rice......"

"Master Li Xiaolin, today is the fourth generation of Li family cuisine, his great-grandfather Li Shunqing is the Minister of Internal Affairs during the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods, the official worships the second product, deeply trusted by Cixi, in his later years, the recipes of the imperial dining room are sorted out, so that the taste of the palace is passed down from generation to generation in the Li family's mansion. ”

Hu Hai recalled: "The preparation of court dishes often takes longer than the cooking time, and in order to prepare for the family banquet of the day, Master Li needs to process the ingredients for almost a week. ”

"It is not surprising that the emperor has hundreds of dishes per meal, and I still remember that for the first time in the Li family's mansion, there were 18 dishes, including hand plates, main dishes, soup dishes and sweets. Just looking at the appearance of the dishes, it is indeed not much different from the general high-end restaurants, but only when you chew it carefully can you know the mystery inside. ”

"In that small courtyard at that time, at first, only one table of dishes was made every day, for more than a dozen people to eat, and 200 yuan per person was charged, and another side room was set up, plus two small tables, but it was enough for up to 20 people to eat in one night. ”

"One day, I suddenly went to a few foreigners, saying that they were going to book a three-day meal in half a year, and afterwards the relevant departments also conducted a special security inspection, and it turned out that they knew that the reservation was specially arranged for Clinton. ”

As a result, because of the temporary change of Clinton's itinerary, the banquet scheduled half a year ago did not come to fruition, and even so, there were three steps and one post in the Yangfang Hutong at that time, two steps and one sentry, and even the room was full of security personnel. ”

Later, he went from strength to strength, opening branches in Melbourne and Tokyo, and winning two Michelin stars for his insistence on air-freighting ingredients from the capital. ”

Hu Hai took a sip of tea and continued: "There is no need for chemical raw materials such as monosodium glutamate, and the seasoning depends on natural methods. The restaurant doesn't have any modern kitchen utensils, and all the stoves are used. ”

"For example, for sweet and sour dishes, how much sugar should be appropriate with how much vinegar should be used for this batch of sugar and vinegar bought back this time?"

"I've done it this time, and I'll do it in the same proportion next time, and I'll have to go wrong. Because there is always a discrepancy between one batch and another of the brewed things, you have to taste it yourself every time and find the acid-base ratio again. ”

"Another example is the famous dish, fried salty, with carrots, magnolia slices, mustard heads, coriander, shredded ginger, and several colors. If there are more carrots, there will be red, and if there are more corianders, there will be green. ”

"The proportions should be good, and the color coordination and distribution should also be very particular, so that the dishes are served with colorful colors and the beauty of the shape. ”

"Even on the table, there is knowledge, the plate is stacked, who is next to whom, how to match it well, how to match it well, how to size the large plate and the small plate?"

"Stir-frying, boiling, steaming, boiling, frying, the color can't be too tight, and the color difference can't be too big, these are all knowledge!"

Johnson nodded secretly, there is no vanity under the fame, which can make the private housekeeper of the state guesthouse full of praise, and the Li family cuisine must be outstanding.

"Don't say anything else, the most impressive thing is the sauce meat!" Hu Hai seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but tap his mouth a few times, and tasted back: "First come up a plate of white meat, one piece per person, and then a plate of rice, and a small plate of soy sauce is served with rice." ”

"Put some rice on a small plate with a spoon, then put a piece of white meat on top of the rice, and finally sprinkle soy sauce on top of the rice and white meat, and eat it together, and the meat has the aroma of rice and soy sauce. ”

"The meat is pickled by the old man of the Li family every morning, and then boiled out, and there is no fat and greasy when eating. The golden custard has a bright appearance, which is really beautiful. ”

"Each person divides a small portion, and after eating it, I feel a faint egg fragrance, and the egg custard seems to have glutinous rice in it, and it tastes sticky. ”

"I've never eaten such a delicious bibimbap, it's simple, but I still have an endless aftertaste!"