Chapter Fifty-Eight: Clear Water Cabbage
Shu Xiao sat next to Zhou Kai and ate quietly.
She didn't know until now that Zhou Kai was actually a member of the "Blade Team" that had just been promoted some time ago. Although she is not an avid war fan, she still loves the sport.
She watched all the games that the "Blade Team" upgraded, but she didn't expect to see a real person here today, two of the five players on the field, plus interviews and reports from various media during this time, which made Shu Xiao feel like a star when she watched Kong Xiyuan and Guo Jianhao.
Although Shu Xiao listened to the chat of the team members with a smile, but her heart was secretly drumming, she originally thought that Zhou Kai said that the dinner was just an excuse to shirk, but she didn't expect that there were really so many people today, and it was such a high-end restaurant, even if it was the AA system, she was afraid that she would not be able to make it up by then, she only had 200 yuan on her body today, and this was because of the salary paid in advance for the holidays, she left most of it to her mother, and the 200 yuan was her living expenses for next month.
A series of exquisite dishes are put on the table one after another, with bright colors, fresh and soft, and with the food art carvings dotted in between, which not only tempts people's appetite in the sense of smell, but also attracts people's attention visually.
The more Shu Xiao looked at it, the more panicked she became, the more exquisite the dishes, the more she didn't dare to move the chopsticks, and when she looked at it, she only dared to touch the cabbage soup in front of her, not to mention, the high-end restaurant is the cabbage soup is also so delicious, the soup is light yellow and clear, mellow and refreshing, refreshing, and has a long aftertaste.
But Zhang Nan's words frightened Shu Xiao and almost vomited the cabbage he ate in his stomach.
"You know what? The most classic dish on this table is the 'clear water cabbage', don't look at it is not amazing, it used to be a Chinese state banquet dish. ”
"Cabbage soup? State dinner? Shu Xiao hurriedly put down the chopsticks, how do you look at it, this is not like a dish that can be taken out in the state banquet.
Seeing Shu Xiao and the other team members looking surprised, Zhang Nan said proudly: "If I tell you how to make it, you will know why it is a state banquet dish." I have checked the information, the most important thing to make this dish is this 'clear water', and the practice of this 'clear water' is to wash the hooves and pig cob bones on the old hen, old duck, Yunnan Xuanwei ham, respectively, into the boiling water pot to remove the blood water and impurities and then wash it, and then put it into the soup pot together, add enough water, ginger, green onion, boil to remove the foam, add cooking wine, switch to low heat, cover the pot, keep the pot slightly open and not boiling, and slowly boil until the soup is umami, generally at least two to three hours, initially boiled into a clear soup. Then, the 'red mushrooms' made with lean pork and the 'white mushrooms' made with chicken breast are cleaned two to three times, each for at least 10 minutes or more than half an hour, until the soup is as clear as boiling water. Then, wrap the used white mushrooms in fine gauze, put them in the soup, and simmer them together until it's time to use, the longer the better. After the 'water' is made, put the cabbage heart into boiling water to interrupt the growth, then add cold water to cool to remove the fishy smell, then put it in the 'clear water' and cook it slightly, take out the cabbage heart and put it at the bottom of the soup basin, and then gently pour in the 'clear water'. That's it. ”
Zhang Nan gushed endlessly, and several people present were stunned, but they didn't expect that such a simple dish would be so complicated. Shu Xiaodu almost had a feeling of crying, she had eaten the most of this dish, who would have thought that this was actually a famous dish.
After Shu Xiao, all the dishes were tasteless.
Until after eating, when he was sitting in the "Tea Tasting House" and drinking tea, Shu Xiao didn't find a chance to talk to Zhou Kai. As soon as she arrived at the "Tea House", Zhou Kai and Kong Xiyuan sat on the side and whispered something, and she didn't want to come forward to disturb her. Even Guo Jianhao's girlfriend Qin Xiaowei, who was sitting next to her, talked to her, and she asked and answered absentmindedly.
"How much do you say?!" Zhang Nan's big voice suddenly roared. It looks so abrupt in this not very noisy tea room.
Everyone in the tea room was startled by his voice and turned their heads to look at him.
Zhang Nan had already stood up, his face was swollen and red, and he stared at the waitress standing in front of him with a pair of copper bell-like eyes.
The waitress in the cheongsam looked at him expressionlessly and said softly, "Sir, we are not mistaken, it is indeed this price." ”
"Impossible! It's not like I haven't been here before, what kind of food is so expensive? I won't tell you! Tell your boss to come out. Zhang Nan looked like he was going to swallow the other party raw.
"It's also the price to call the boss, you take a closer look at the list, it's not the dishes that are expensive, it's the tea... I warned you just now. The last sentence was whispered by the waitress.
At this time, everyone gathered around, and Zhou Kai and Kong Xiyuan also stopped talking.
"Zhang Nan, what's wrong?" Kong Xiyuan patted Zhang Nan's shoulder and asked.
"Look at how much she's going to charge us!" As he spoke, Zhang Nan angrily handed the bill to Kong Xiyuan.
Everyone looked at it and couldn't help but scream.
"What's that? 160,000 for a meal? Forgot to type the decimal point, right? ”
"We eat gold? Or silver? ”
"That's not how you slaughter people!"
......
Zhou Kai couldn't help frowning when he took the bill.
At the bottom of the bill is clearly written "Total amount: 160221 dollars".
"Sir! Please take a closer look at the bill, the tea you drink is the "best Yuhuang Bud", this tea is exclusively for the members of the 'Tengyuan Pavilion', we are only limited here, a cup of tea is 8888 league yuan, you ordered a total of 17 cups, this gentleman was ordering, I reminded him that this tea is very expensive, and he was planning to cover it all at that time. The waiter said and pointed to Zhang Nan.
Everyone turned their heads to look at Zhang Nan.
Zhang Nan's originally swollen face turned even redder now, and he muttered: "You said it was expensive, but it wasn't so expensive......
At this time, someone next to me spoke.