Chapter 100: Clever Tongue
When this man appeared downstairs, the crowd set off layer after layer of sensation, which was enough to see the status of this person.
Together with the other young ladies who came to taste the dishes together, they didn't retract their gaze for a long time.
And as a very sensitive person, he can also see that this man has an extraordinary temperament all around him.
The drum sounded, and the shopkeeper of the Ming and Qing Restaurants climbed to the second floor and beckoned the young ladies who came to enjoy the taste to sit down.
Except for Qu Zhao and his party, the noble daughters and sons did not dare to embarrass Qin Huai, nor did they want to interfere in such leisure, so Qu Zhao's words were fierce, and these people were also sitting quietly.
The shopkeeper's estimate was that he had seen Qu Zhao and others making things difficult for Qin Huai early in the morning, and this time he personally greeted him in order to make the game go smoothly.
"Everyone is a guest, and please take a seat first, our five participating chefs are already eager to try in the back kitchen, so don't live up to the expectations of the guests downstairs."
Although he did not emphasize Qin Huai's identity on the surface, nor did he block the behavior of Qu Zhao and others, he still intended to relieve Qin Huai in his words.
Although Qu Zhao and his party were the most unpopular in the capital, they didn't want to ruin the game, so they offended the boss behind the scenes of the Ming and Qing Mansions, so they obediently returned to their seats.
The shopkeeper then began to introduce the dishes that the chefs are good at one by one, and by the way, he mentioned the recent activities of the Ming and Qing Restaurants.
But Qin Huai's attention was not on the introduction of the shopkeeper, but on the behind-the-scenes shopkeeper who had just been glimpsed.
Even Qin Huai, a person who loves beautiful boys, has never heard of the name of this person, how did he successfully enter the list of sons of Xunyang City in two or three months, and everyone knows it.
"Mingyue, when did this Pu Gongzi come to Xunyang?"
She finally couldn't help it anymore, and lowered her voice to ask Mingyue.
In fact, this Pu Chenming's identity Mingyue also knows not much, so she can only try to tell what she just heard.
"This slave doesn't know either, but I just heard from those people below that this master is not small, and it seems that he and An Rumu of Biyun Island are still brothers and sisters."
Seeing Qin Huai so lonely and unheard, Qu Zhao on the long table on the side couldn't help laughing.
"It turns out that there are still things that our four princesses don't know, I think the name of the eldest prince of Pu should be spread all over Xunyang, and the princess who usually loves to be lively has never heard of it at all, I think you are not in the Three Princes' Mansion these days, but in the poor countryside above to avoid the limelight."
This unintentional sentence made Qin Huai's heart tremble, for fear that Qu Zhao would know her true whereabouts for more than two months ago, and in this way, wouldn't the news of her loss of her father's favor spread all over Xunyang City.
"This princess cares about the affairs of the family and the country, so naturally she will not be idle all day long like Young Master Qu, and take it as her responsibility to lose the family business."
Qin Huai was not polite, and took out the posture that had admonished her before and scolded her back in a timely manner.
Caring about the affairs of the family and the country, not to mention that no one in the entire Ming and Qing Restaurants wants to believe it, even Qin Huai himself is a little weak-hearted.
But she is a princess of a country, she can say whatever she likes, and the more unconvincing her words sound, the more she dare not be questioned.
Qu Zhao was so reminded by him, but he didn't have anything to say, and he introduced Pu Chenming to himself.
"Pu Dagongzi is famous, almost monopolized all the red coral and seafood business of Biyun Island and Tianyu, he grew up in Yuancheng since he was a child, and he is familiar with the way of doing business, and he established his own business at the age of twelve, and now there are more than 100 industries under his name. Although he has made a lot of money over the years, he has not forgotten to repay the people, and the people who work for the well-being of the people in this way are much better than the people who will bring disasters to the people in the mouth of the master of Wuxiangge. ”
It turned out that he was waiting for Qin Huai here.
"Since Young Master Qu can still distinguish between good and bad, why don't you want to spend some effort and think about others to learn and learn? Don't force others to do what you can't do, lest you fall into the mouth. ”
Qin Huai was so clever that he finally blocked Qu Zhao, and he stopped talking, and drank tea cup after cup in a puff.
It didn't take long for the fragrance to waft from the back kitchen, and just smelling the fragrance, Qin Huai could almost tell what this dish was.
She swallowed, trying to hold the image of the princess as much as possible.
In the end, it is a Ming and Qing Dynasty restaurant, one of the largest restaurants in Xunyang, and even the selection of new chefs has to go through such a process, and the winners are selected layer by layer.
The first course is steamed white jade pork knuckle, which is also one of the main dishes that the imperial chef likes to make at banquets.
Qin Huai is extremely picky about this dish, the white jade pork knuckle should be snow-white all over, the soup is mellow, and there should be no excess onions, ginger, garlic and other things to occupy any corner of the taste.
Qin Huai was very satisfied when this dish was served, one of which was that the pork knuckle was handled very cleanly, without a trace of dander; The second is that the appearance is extremely silky, and when poked with chopsticks, I only feel that the meat is soft and vibrant.
"Princess, this is too fragrant, it is almost as you asked. Properly handled, the color and fragrance are complete. ”
Mingyue used chopsticks to help Qin Huai pick the meat into small pieces and put it in Qin Huai's bowl.
A piece of meat is put in the mouth, the whole piece seems to be dissolved, keeping it fresh and sticky while not smelling of meat, and the steaming method better locks the fragrance of this white jade pig's hand, making people can't wait to taste the second piece.
This was just the beginning of serving such a big hard dish, which made Qin Huai even more eager to know what good things were behind him.
All the ladies and ladies tasted it and praised it, and even the spectators near the counter were divided into a small bowl by one person, thinking that the boss of the Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings was still quite good at doing business.
At the beginning, he played such a gimmick and held a game, and then invited people who were basically some famous people in the city to taste it, not to mention Qu Zhao, and Xue Matchmaker, who did not promote a marriage, the most eloquent female teacher, and the official lady who had just died her husband......
Although there are many of them with bad reputations, they are the people who the people pay the most attention to, and with these people supporting the scene, even if they don't want to watch the game, they want to see their dignity.
Thinking like this, he looked at himself in it again, Qin Huai felt very unnatural, and even his appetite had lost most of it.
"This sea chef from the south of the Yangtze River, in addition to this good steamed white jade pork knuckle, but also good at a lot of seafood practices, if you are interested, our Ming and Qing Restaurant will also hold puffer fish smoke in the near future, then you must appreciate the face."
No wonder people have good business, there are so many good ideas, no wonder Pu Chenming is so good at doing business.
After Qin Huai said a word of admiration in his heart, the second dish was also arranged.
The smell of millet pepper poured into his nose, which made Qin Huai's whole person excited.
She likes spicy food the most, but because the people of Tianyu don't like spicy food, there are very few cooks who can cook such dishes, although her father will look for good talents for her in the people every day, but those dishes are only a few things.
It's not like this second course, which smells like it...... It makes people want to sneeze.
Qu Zhao and his brothers who were sitting close to him had already sneezed twice, and the noble girl on the side frowned frequently and cast displeased eyes.
Qin Huai is okay, such an episode did not stop her exploration of food.
The name of this dish is chopped pepper and baiwei sea bass, this fish is a characteristic of the Tianyu River, and there is basically no such fish in other countries. It is named for its pointed mouth and blue-gray back, and it is also served on the table because of its abundance.
Its flesh is firm, with few spines and easy to cook, and it has become a favorite fish of the people of Tianyu.
Just like the female official Mu Guanqing, she likes this kind of fish the most, she usually orders her to bake it over charcoal, add sea vegetables, yuba and mushrooms, and Qin Huai also likes to go to her mansion to eat flower sea bass.
And the Ming and Qing Dynasty Lou's chopped pepper and baiwei perch did use one of her favorite methods, although the dish was served on the table, but several tables were withdrawn.
Qin Huai understood that not everyone would accept practical spicy taste, and she didn't care how picky these people were, so she took care of a piece of fish and meat by herself.
There are a lot of spicy seeds in this fish, some of which Qin Huai knows and some that she doesn't know, and it seems that many of them are not the spicy seeds that Tianyu is abundant. The fish head is divided into two and evenly spread out in a basin, and there are some edible wide noodles and fine noodles in it, which can be regarded as a multi-dish dish.
As soon as this meat reached his mouth, Qin Huai smelled this rich spicy smell, although this spicy fragrance was pungent, it was also good enough.
The spicy seeds spread in his mouth, almost beating, stimulating Qin Huai's senses.
It's delicious! What kind of pepper is this mixed with?
This dish has mixed reviews, mainly because there is no shortage of people in it who face difficulties, and after eating two bites, the whole person is spicy and almost learns to breathe fire on the spot.
Qu Zhao stared at Qin Huai's sip after sip, and his eyes changed from disdain to horror.
If it weren't for the fact that this was a competition, Qin Huai would have been ready to invite this cook out to ask for advice.
"This second chef is a master of Chu State, and the princess of Chu State is also the same family, he is always good at different kinds of spicy dishes, if you are a good guest officer, you must not miss his specialty dish, Xiangzhou spicy shrimp!"
When the shopkeeper said this, Qin Huai couldn't wait to stand up and applaud, what kind of fairy boss is this, recruiting such a group of chefs with their own magical powers.
Even in the palace, you may not be able to taste such a delicacy.
Once he had such a thought, Qin Huai realized Pu Chenming's horror.
These chefs are all amazingly skilled, and it is not difficult to open their own restaurant, so why do they all apply for the chef of the Ming and Qing Restaurants?
This Pu Chenming seems to have the ability to reach the sky...... Thinking of the fact that someone just said that he was rich and rivaled the country, Qin Huai only felt afraid for a while.