Chapter 120: Fish Bites Sheep
Anyone who sees the name of the store "Fish Bites Sheep, Raging Crayfish" will be curious.
For example, Zhou Jian, such as Uncle Lu, such as the lame chubby Wang Hao in the fruit store, and so on.
That night, when Zhou Jian and Zhou An came to the stall together, they saw the strange name on the signboard of the new store, and immediately couldn't help but ask: "Big brother, is the name of our store too long? Moreover, is the word 'fish' wrong? How can a fish bite a sheep? A wolf bites a sheep and ...... it's almost ."
When the stall drove to Uncle Lu's baked cake stall, Zhou An and Zhou Jian moved things down from the car and made preparations, Uncle Lu also asked curiously: "Xiao An, I heard that your shop is called Fish Bites Sheep and Crayfish? Why did you come up with such a strange name? Aren't you from the countryside? Don't you know if the fish bites the sheep or not?"
Not long after, when Zhou An went to the back fruit store to pull the wiring board, Wang Hao, a lame chubby little chubby man who was snorting melon seeds behind the cash register, took the initiative to hand Zhou An a cigarette, and asked curiously by the way: "Anzi, the name of your store is in your mouth! How did you come up with it? It's really good to attract attention, but can we respect the facts? Fish don't eat meat, unless it's a black fish or a shark!"
There were other people who also asked this question, but Zhou An smiled perfunctorily every time, unwilling to reveal the mystery immediately.
Thanks to the smartphone that has not yet been born in 04, otherwise, everyone is curious about a problem, and you will understand it all with a search on the Internet with your mobile phone.
Fish bites sheep, in fact, it is a famous dish, a famous dish among the eight major cuisines.
The word "umami" in the diet was actually created based on the name of the dish.
This dish was heard by Zhou An by chance, and it was only when he heard about this dish that he realized that the word "fresh" was born in this way.
It is said that when Confucius traveled around the world and peddled his political ideas and governing ideas, he ran into walls everywhere, no one bought it, and he was impoverished and even unable to eat.
It is well known that Confucius had many disciples, those disciples were so brainless that Confucius couldn't eat, and they were still waiting with Confucius in front of the saddle and behind the horse, no, when Confucius was hungry and dizzy, one of his students begged for a small piece of mutton and a fish out of nowhere.
Confucius famously said, "Don't get tired of eating, don't get tired of fine", to the effect that the more delicate the grain, the better, and the finer the meat, the better. From this sentence, it can be seen that Confucius is definitely a picky eater.
However, hungry people are not qualified to be picky eaters.
They were all dizzy with hunger, and the disciple finally begged for a small piece of mutton and a fish, but Confucius didn't have the heart to pay attention to what to do, so he simply asked the disciple to cook the small piece of mutton and fish together.
As a result, this "innovative dish" after cooking is unexpectedly delicious and tastes exceptionally delicious.
After eating, Confucius smacked his lips, lingering on the aftertaste, and in a flash of inspiration, he created the word "Xian".
Because in his opinion, fish and sheep are the most delicious when cooked together!
The above is an allusion to "fish bites sheep", or an allusion to the birth of the word "Xian", because Confucius did not name this dish at that time.
However, according to this allusion, later generations further exerted their subjective initiative, minced the mutton and stuffed it into the belly of the fish, and then cooked, the delicious taste did not change, but the appearance of this dish was even higher.
And, because the mutton is hidden in the belly of the fish, it is given the name "fish bites sheep".
Before his rebirth, as a chef with pursuits, ideals, and in line with the core values of socialism, Zhou An studied and made this dish, not to mention, after making it, it was really delicious, the fish itself was very delicious, and the mutton was also famous for its freshness.
Now that Zhou An has opened a store, when he thinks about the signature dish in the store, the first thing that comes to mind is this fish bite sheep.
Because this dish is really delicious, and its creativity also breaks through the limits of ordinary people's brains, the name "fish bites sheep" also has an impressive magic and is suitable for gimmicks.
Coupled with some other considerations, Zhou An added this dish to the menu of the new store and also added it to the name of the restaurant.
He believes that anyone who has seen the name of the store will be deeply impressed and will never forget it for a long time.
And this is a very important factor in whether a store can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Zhou An's new signature dish, there is no doubt that the first one must be crayfish, but it is still that reason - crayfish is too seasonal, and the weather is cold, and after the hot months of summer and autumn, the crayfish business will fade out.
Therefore, Zhou An had to consider adding at least one or two more signature dishes.
For a restaurant, the signature dish is crucial, especially some small shops.
The smaller the storefront, the more the appeal of the signature dish to customers.
For example, the delicious duck neck, the couple's lung slices, and the chicken was called, etc.
These stores are small, and some are ridiculously small, but without exception, they are doing very well, and the key to that is the signature dish is the one.
In fact, it is also helpless to say.
If the seasonality of crayfish is not so strong, Zhou An would not consider selling two or even more signature dishes in a small storefront.
Check out the snack bars on the street!
For those who sell barbecue, the signboard is generally a certain barbecue restaurant, those who sell milk tea are called so-and-so milk tea, and those who sell Malatang are called so-and-so Malatang......
It's rare to see a small shop with two things in its name.
Diners will also habitually go to a certain professional snack bar to eat a certain snack, and few people will think of going to a bubble tea shop to eat steamed buns, a barbecue restaurant to eat stir-fried vegetables, and a spicy hot restaurant to eat claypot rice.
In the past, no one had tried to specialize in two or three kinds of food in a restaurant as a way to increase the appeal to customers, but it was a success...... Few and far between.
Zhou An didn't have a choice, his current main focus is crayfish, which comes with a spiced snail, these two are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
But crayfish and spiced snails are very seasonal.
When the signature food in a small shop loses its ability to be the main product because of the season, how can the small store make money?
There are no girls in the green building, are you still going?
If there is no gold in the gold store, what is the need for it?
The money earned in the peak season of crayfish is enough for Zhou An to survive the off-season for a few months, like migratory birds waiting for the monsoon, waiting for the arrival of the next peak season.
But Zhou An didn't want to waste a few months, he wanted to try to see if he could open up a new profit point in addition to crayfish.
Fish bite sheep is an option!
It is both a delicacy and a related to two other types of dishes.