Chapter 52: Hot Pot Comes Out (2)
"Uncle Zhang, you are still in a hurry as always. Let me sell it today. Why don't you try it first? ”
Xiang Tianqi did not answer Shopkeeper Zhang's question directly, but let them explore on their own.
Xiang Tianqi and a few people put things on the table, and asked Brother Zhao to put the stove away first, and then Xiang Tianqi put the bottom of the pot on it.
When you remove the cover, you will be greeted by a rich spicy and spicy aroma.
Several people at the table couldn't help but take a deep breath, and even the Hu steward, who had been paralyzed, couldn't hold back his previous expression, revealing a slight appreciation and surprise.
"Why is this dish all raw, and this meat? How to eat this? Master Qi asked curiously.
"As you can see, the ingredients for this dish are all raw, including meat, so it is relatively easy to prepare in advance, the focus is on the preparation of the bottom of the pot, but if you master it, it will basically not take much time to serve the dish, and the guests don't have to wait."
"When the water in the pot on the stove boils, put what you want to eat directly into the pot and boil it again. Dipping it in a special dipping sauce makes it even more delicious. ”
Xiang Tianqi explained how to eat hot pot, and Brother Zhao divided the prepared dipping sauce into small bowls and set them for several people.
Shopkeeper Zhang and the others were a little foggy after hearing this, can they eat it directly? Can it be cooked? You'll be fine if you eat it!
A few people hesitated to hold chopsticks in their hands, but they couldn't do it.
Xiang Tianqi knew that for these ancients, telling them that these vegetables and meat could be eaten in shabu must be a little incompetent in their hearts. So she took the lead in sandwiching a chopsticks of mutton and vegetables in the pot, and after the pot was boiled, she first picked up the greens and put them in the dipping bowl to eat, and then took out the shabu-shabu mutton and dipped it in the dipping sauce and began to eat.
Steward Hu and the other three watched Xiang Tianqi's set of actions, watched her put the raw ingredients in and then take them out, and then ate them in her mouth, worrying and curious while unconsciously swallowing her saliva.
The strong taste stimulated their brains, and the scene in front of them stimulated their visual nerves, and at this moment it seemed that they heard the sound of Xiang Tianqi chewing and swallowing, and the sound of swallowing became louder and louder.
Master Qi couldn't help it at first, picked up the vegetables and put them in the pot, but he was still worried that the vegetables were not cooked and something would happen, so he waited for a while before he took them out, put them in a bowl, and served them with dipping sauce.
The moment the vegetables were imported, Master Qi felt a "boom" in his head, as if someone had set off firecrackers in his mind. This has never tasted the sensation of spicy, spicy mixed with a kind of numb taste, although strange, but the taste is surprisingly good, the two are well combined to form a very unique taste bud stimulation.
Master Qi chewed faster and faster, and after eating, he moved his chopsticks again. This time, I put some meat in the pot and go with the vegetables.
Shopkeeper Zhang and Steward Hu couldn't help it anymore, and began to join the ranks of shabu-shabu.
waited until the moment he ate his mouth, and then he understood, otherwise he couldn't understand Master Qi's behavior!
A few people moved neatly, and they didn't care about whether their stomachs would feel comfortable in the future. Besides, it's comfortable to find a doctor, what are you afraid of.
It's just that......
"Huh? Butler, why don't you eat? Do you think it doesn't taste good? Xiang Tianqi asked Steward Hu with a curious expression.
From the very beginning, she felt that this butler probably couldn't eat chili peppers. Although he also showed great interest, he was a little hesitant.
He was the last of the three to get off the chopsticks, and he was obviously a little tangled when he ate. Plus the lips that are now red......
The villain in Xiang Tianqi's heart smiled unkindly, and now he asked knowingly.
"Oh, no, it's delicious, it's just that I can't eat spicy." Steward Hu stabilized his expression and said, but he didn't hide it, and said it directly.
"In this way, it would be a pity, this dish can only experience its essence and show its essence only by eating spicy food."
He shook his head while talking about someone, and he had a regretful and sorry expression. It makes people feel very underwhelmed.
Steward Hu glanced at her and didn't say anything, beckoning for Zhao Xiaoer.
"Pour me a bowl of water."
Brother Zhao went out in response. It didn't take long for him to come in with a bowl. Place the bowl next to the butler.
Steward Hu calmly took out the vegetables in the pot, soaked them in a bowl of clear water, and then put them in the dipping sauce bowl, and began to eat.
'It's pretty smart, or it's really quick to eat.'
Xiang Tianqi pursed his lips meaninglessly, thinking that he could see this person's embarrassment, even if he couldn't see him, it would be good, who knew that he would make such a move. It seems that people who can do things are not stupid.
He Qiang saw Xiang Tianqi's small movements, and was speechless.
This is something that anyone knows, okay? Just like a dish is salty and light with water, it will be better if the dish is spicy with water. This Xiao Qi is too playful.
Thinking about it, He Qiang shook his head. Helplessly.
The three people at the table were eating enthusiastically, and Xiang Tianqi and the others were standing next to them, answering their questions from time to time.
"These things are actually very good to eat directly, in addition to meat, there are some types of green vegetables themselves that can be eaten raw, so even if some vegetables are lightly soaked in the pot, they can be eaten, and even taste better, because if the vegetables are cooked for too long, not only will the nutrition pass a lot, but also affect its taste."
After hearing this, the three shopkeepers nodded a little understandingly, and when they ate it again, it was shorter than when they were shabu before, and they found that it was really as Xiang Tianqi said, and the taste was more delicious than before. I also found that I still prefer these vegetables that taste a little crispy to those dishes that are very cooked.
Steward Hu looked at Xiang Tianqi with some surprise, probably thinking that this inconspicuous little peasant girl was a little unexpected to her, so she couldn't help but take a few more looks.
Xiang Tianqi stood quietly as if he didn't feel it, not responding to the check of the manager.
After that, it was like discovering a new world, and several people ate happily.
……
The meal took an hour to finish, during which Brother Zhao went back and forth to the kitchen several times.
The second floor, which was already eye-catching, made the people in the hall on the first floor even more curious, and the smell of hot pot on Zhao Xiaoer's body every time he passed by attracted the guests around him to scratch their ears and cheeks.
"Xiao Qi, every time you open Uncle Zhang's eyes."
After eating, after using mouthwash tea, several people sat down in batches.
Xiang Tianqi smiled but said nothing.
"Alas, I regret Lao Zhang a little, I knew that I wouldn't give you the girl in the first place."
Master Qi said with a face full of remorse.
"Haha, it's no wonder to me, but it's not bad, I didn't let you enjoy the new dish first." Shopkeeper Zhang laughed, this old friend's temperament is really good.
Of course Master Qi knew, so he just sighed, and it was too late to say that it was too late, so he could only seek more benefits for himself from his old friends in the future.
"Xiao Qi, now I can tell me what this is, and what the taste of hemp is."
Uncle Zhang asked the beginning question, as well as the focus of Xiang Tianqi today.
That's right, hot pot is not her focus, but Ma Jiao is, so she whetted the appetite of several people at the beginning.
"First of all, how does it taste? How many people can accept this taste? ”
Xiang Tianqi asked her question, although she knew the benefits of pepper, but this is not modern, and it is difficult to say whether there is a market for pepper.
"Well, that's good, and this flavor is even more stimulating when combined with chili peppers, which makes the taste better, and I think everyone's acceptance is still very high."
As the treasured shopkeeper, the shopkeeper Zhang is qualified to say this.
Master Qi also nodded approvingly.
"Yes, even if it is the imperial capital, it does not mean that there is no prospect."
The unusually unusually butler even spoke, and it seemed that the people in the imperial capital could also accept this taste.
"I just don't know where you got this stuff, it's not common here." Steward Hu looked directly at Xiang Tianqi.
"Oh? Does the Steward know about this? Xiang Tianqi was drumming in her heart, she was counting on this, if this Hu Guan knew, then what did she bother to do, how to play.
"I don't know, it's just that a few years ago, I met a person from the Western Regions, and I saw a similar one from him, and it also tasted very numb. But at that time, he only had that little, so he couldn't promote it on a large scale. ”
Xiang Tianqi breathed a sigh of relief, it wasn't what she thought.
"Steward Hu is right, this thing is indeed common in the Western Regions, but we don't mean that it can't be planted here."
"Planting? You're saying you're going to plant this? Shopkeeper Zhang said in surprise.
Steward Hu also looked at Xiang Tianqi with a shocked face, if this Xiang Tianqi really knew how to plant......
"What are you guessing, how can I be so omnipotent." Xiang Tianqi said angrily, although the effect of this sentence met or even exceeded her expectations, but their habit of thinking about everything on her was not good.
"This is the old man in our village found out, I just developed its role to make vegetables, and if it is planted, it is also the people of our village, I don't know how to farm."
Xiang Tianqi said frankly that this kind of thing can't be hidden, rather than being exposed in the future, it is better to tell them the source directly, even if they know the source, the only field she has found suitable for planting pepper is Heshi Village, and she only found this thing in Heshi Village.
(What is our Xiang Tianqi going to do?) We'll see tomorrow! )