Chapter 114: Rice Noodles for the Banquet
Zhang Liang is the chef of a hotel in Qingshan Town, that is, a chef in an ordinary hotel, not even a chef, but he is still somewhat famous in the villages around Qingshan Town, this is because he often takes on some banquet business.
Because his fried dishes are indeed better than ordinary people, the surrounding villages will think of him for weddings, funerals, birthdays and other banquets, so he will gradually become famous.
But as soon as Zhang Liang became a little famous, his heart became proud, and his shelf was very big.
I always think that I have some great ability, and I ask people to come over again and again, and the money and gifts are not low.
The second uncle was looking for him for a birthday banquet this time, and he spent a lot of money and energy, and finally asked an acquaintance to ask his grandfather to tell his grandmother to invite Zhang Liang, and he only did two meals at noon and evening, and he didn't come in the morning.
Even like him, the second uncle still insisted on inviting him, for what? Because his cooking was delicious! Not for the sake of saving face!
Of course, cooking delicious food is the key, so that relatives and friends eat happily, they will relish it for a long time, saying that your banquet is really good, the dishes are really delicious, next time I will please wait, some such and such good words.
It will make the main family feel happy, and it will also feel very face-saving, so it will become especially important to hire a good chef.
Of course, this is not vanity, but just a tradition that has been passed down, and a good banquet means that the more strength and confidence the host family has, it is impossible to hold a banquet to make the guests unsatisfied, right?
Early the next morning, that is, on March 22, the third day of the second lunar month.
The sky in Daao Village has not yet turned white, and the second uncle's house is much busier than usual, and the front yard has been cleaned up, and seven or eight borrowed square wooden tables have been placed, and the wooden tables are known to be old objects that have been used for a long time, and the color of the solid wood is very dark.
The top of the wooden table is nailed with colorful table skin, which is used to protect the table, similar to a tablecloth, super dirt-resistant, and easy to clean.
In the backyard, five or six women were washing vegetables, chopping vegetables, and boiling powder, and they were busy with various matters of the banquet, while laughing and shouting, chatting about all kinds of changes, gossiping, and being very happy.
These people, as well as two or three men who served food at noon and night, they were all helpers invited by the second uncle, and they were some neat and diligent people in the village.
After all, how can it be so easy for hundreds of people to eat, the second uncle has three heads and six arms and can't be busy, not to mention that he still has to greet guests, so he still has to ask for helpers at this time.
Ordinary villagers still like to be helpers, not only give a lot of money, but also can eat a few good meals, and there are gifts such as cigarettes to get.
The kitchen and backyard of the second uncle's house are full of vegetables and meat for all kinds of banquets, which will make people feel hearty at a glance, needless to say, you can know that these are the things that the second uncle spent a lot of energy on.
After a while, the sun rose in the sky, and the roosters began to raise their heads proudly, as if they called the sun out, holding their chests out, walking gloriously among the chickens, with colorful tails, looking both beautiful and mighty, so not angry.
The second uncle saw that the rice noodles in the kitchen were almost cooked, and the broth, shredded meat, green onions, ginger and garlic were also cut and prepared, so he set off a string of firecrackers at his door.
The sound of "crackling" firecrackers sounded completely in the early morning of Daao Village, almost startling the whole village and waking up Lin Musen in his sleep.
Firecrackers, which are used to remind guests to sit down, are considered a light meal in the morning, so the firecrackers will be shorter, and the noon and evening will be longer.
Hearing the sound of firecrackers, the people who wanted to eat the banquet walked towards the second uncle one after another, some pulling the sleepy-eyed children, and some putting down the tools in their hands............ Lin Musen woke up, hurriedly washed up and went out, and the general rules of the late arrivals did not give a good impression.
On the table in the courtyard of the second uncle's house, steaming rice noodles have been placed, and the rice noodles are packed in a large stainless steel basin, in addition to rice noodles, there is also a shiny broth and a thick layer of shredded meat, which makes people have a great appetite when they see it.
The second uncle let everyone move with a hearty laugh, and everyone unceremoniously picked up the dishes and chopsticks and went to the rice noodles, and then added the ingredients to the side according to various preferences.
It's just cut red peppers in a small bowl, green shallots and bright yellow ginger, and the broth is all delicious, so you don't need to add salt, monosodium glutamate or anything, and you don't put it.
Add the ingredients in the bowl and mix them, the white rice noodles are matched with the brightly colored ingredients, suddenly colorful, fragrant, I can't help but move my index finger, and all of a sudden, the yard of the second uncle was occupied by the sound of 'sucking and shivering'.
The rice noodles are chewy and chewy, the tender pork is refreshing and juicy, and the spicy flavor of the ingredients and umami are blended together, in front of such delicious rice noodles, even children who are usually picky eaters will not hesitate to eat his big bowl.
As Lin Musen said before, the morning of Rao Zhongren starts with a bowl of noodles.
In the south and in the north, southerners love to eat noodles, and even more so in Xijiang Raozhong, their favorite is soup noodles.
The noodle shop is also the most common food spot in Raozhong, you can see one within a few steps, and there are a lot of people. For them, an authentic Raozhong soup in the morning is a happy day.
Some people may not understand the extent of Rao Zhongren's love for rice noodles.
There is a saying in Lin Musen's hometown, when it is ironic that what a person wants to achieve is impossible, he will say, "You want to make noodles"! It can be seen that rice noodles are really a food that they love very much.
In fact, many places in China are like this, and you can understand their most authentic customs through a kind of food.
Rice noodles are made from water and rice, and it is generally more troublesome to make them yourself, so they used to find some processing factories to make them, but Lin Musen remembers that they also have to produce their own rice, and they only charge processing fees.
A few catties of rice and a few dollars can be exchanged for as much flour as there is a specific proportion, Lin Musen can't remember, but the rice noodles at that time were particularly tasteful.
Now with the increase in demand, it has long been available with money, most of which are made by machines, but the simple and thick taste is still retained, and it is deeply liked by the people of Raozhong.
And people in the deep mountains generally eat rice for breakfast, porridge, after all, to buy rice noodles have to go to the town, except for the occasional coaxing children, holding banquets, the general villagers will not go to great lengths to buy rice noodles back to cook, even if it is delicious, it is too troublesome.
Now that I have a car, it is naturally much more convenient, and I feel that before I put it, I haven't eaten the powder, and I have to lie down hungry.
These rice noodles were specially ordered from the town by the second uncle several days in advance, and they were brought back with the people in the village very early in the morning.
But when he saw that the people in the village were eating so happily, he was also very satisfied, and he couldn't close his mouth with a smile.