Chapter 101
Today's menu: lotus seedpod fish buns, Embroidered meatball bath in soup, Furong saliva chicken...ancient hot and sour soup and Mrs. Song’s fish soup. All the cold dishes, hot dishes and soup totaled to ten dishes.
Madam Yang thought there was more at the back of the menu. But when she turned it over, the back was empty. So, a restaurant that only sells ten dishes?
Yun Du seemed to see her doubts and explained, "The boss decides what dishes to serve in our store every day and we only cook those ten dishes that day."
It was the first time she saw such a restaurant. Madam Yang was surprised, but she didn't say anything. She started to order.
First of all, she ordered Mrs. Song's fish soup, mainly because of its great reputation. For the rest, the names of these dishes were almost unknown. Some of them could guess what the dish was by looking at the names of the dishes, while some couldn't! She simply ordered a few dishes at random.
At this time, Jing Cheng Yan entered the suite. As soon as he entered, he felt the difference.
This private room was elegant, luxurious, spacious, and comfortable. It wasn’t like a private room in a restaurant, but a bit like someone's dining room. Especially once he sat down. The carved wooden chair had a cushion that was neither too soft nor too hard. It fit so well that it supported his waist.
Leaning on the chair, he felt quite comfortable. He pondered whether to get some cushions like this in his own home later.
In fact, it wasn't just the cushions. This suite and the things that entered sight! Whether it was the paintings on the wall, the flower pots next to it, or even the table in front of him, all made people find them pleasing to the eye and feel leisurely.
In stark contrast to this box, were the short, chubby Cook Han and the several wicked servants he brought. They were disheveled, in rough clothes, deer-headed, and mouse-eyes. Like a few mice falling into a flower bouquet, it was so disturbing to watch.
Why didn't he feel they were so odious before?
"All of you go out and wait for me." Those wicked servants wanted to fiddle with the things in the box, but Jing Cheng Yan couldn't bear it anymore and ordered.
Those wicked servants couldn't catch on. Didn't they come to make trouble? What did Gentleman mean by telling them to go out?
"Get out!" Jing Cheng Yan shouted. When seeing them, he felt ashamed. Don't they look in the mirror in normal time? Looking like this, they dared to go out.
The few wicked servants left the suite with drooping eyebrows.
"Eldest Gentleman, I..." Cook Han said with a flattering smile.
Initially, he was fat. When he smiled like this, his brows and eyes were squeezed together and made him look somewhat wretched.
"You go out too." Jing Cheng Yan said in disgust.
The smile on cook Han's face froze. He stood up and walked out of the suite step by step.
The private room became clean. Zheng Li Niang stepped forward and handed the menu to Jing Cheng Yan.
Zheng Li Niang was beautiful with a frigid air on her body. She stood in this box and handed over the menu...Beauties and beautiful utensils. Jing Cheng Yan finally felt that this was the right feel.
He suddenly looked forward to the dishes made by this restaurant, wondering if they were delicacies.
If it was beautiful food...
If not, he must demolish the store.
He looked at the menu, but found that there were only ten dishes on it. He turned over the menu in disbelief. There was nothing on the back. There were only ten dishes.
"What about fish wrapped in mutton and Taibai duck?" He asked with suppressed anger.
"The store owner's rule is that she serves whatever dish she wants that day." Zheng Li Niang's voice was a little cold, but it was like gold and jade colliding. So pleasant.
Jing Cheng Yan was almost laughed out of anger. What kind of store owner was this? So arrogant.
Immediately, he was about to overturn the table and make a fuss.
But when he saw the beauty next to him, he decided to wait for the food to come out. If it wasn't tasty, he would start. Consider it showing tenderness for the fair sex.
He didn't look at the menu anymore, "Serve them all."
There were only ten dishes. The Jing Family was rich. At home, he ate more dishes than this at any meal.
"Okay." Zheng Li Niang took the menu and went out. Her skirt fluttered.
Jing Cheng Yan sat there and waited.
At this moment, Boss Luo, who was next door to him, took in the furnishings in the suite and was secretly amazed. The layout of this room was so exquisite, but he didn't know who’s handwork it was. Maybe this store could surprise him?
He sat down. Zhan Chang Chuan handed over the menu.
There were only ten dishes. Boss Luo looked at them and ordered the four dishes he was most interested in.
After the front ordered, the back immediately became busy.
This was the first business for their new store. Jiang Yun Zhu went all out with her skills. She cooked all the dishes by herself, while Xue Jing and Zhang Hequan helped her.
After a while, one dish after another was ready and brought out.
Madam Yang's dishes came first. She ordered five dishes. Embroidered meatball bath in soup, Furong saliva chicken, mixed meat dragon and phoenix balls, milky white almonds, and Mrs. Song's fish soup.
Embroidered meatball bath in soup was in a thin white porcelain cup. The clear soup was translucent in color. In the clear soup, a meatball of the size of a child's fist was rolling in it. The meatball was yellow and pink, like a hydrangea.
Madam Yang had eaten a pork ball in clear soup. It was a famous dish in Huaiyang. She wondered if this embroidered meatball bath in soup was connected to it.
If there were well-educated people here at this time, they would recognize that this embroidered meatball bath in soup was a famous dish in the ancient book ‘Burnt Tail Banquet List’ and appeared earlier than the clear soup lion's head.
Madam Yang was examining these dishes. The boy and girl next to her couldn't help hold back anymore. This dish smelled delicious!
"Mother, eat." The little girl urged Madam Yang.
"Let's eat." Madam Yang said with a smile.
The boy and the little girl were waiting for her words and immediately picked up the chopsticks to clip the dishes they wanted to eat.
The boy picked up a piece of Furong saliva chicken. Last year, Yang Sheng asked people to urgently send back a lot of spicy pot-stewed food, including boneless duck feet, pig tails, etc. He fell in love with it as soon as he ate it. Unfortunately, they were finished later. No matter how he pester, Yang Sheng didn't bring it back either.
This time he saw the Furong saliva chicken. Pieces of oily chicken chunks soaked in bright red chili oil, sprinkled with peanuts, sesame seeds and other things. His appetite was immediately aroused.
The chicken chunks were dipped in chili oil. When he picked them up, the soup dripped down. There seemed to be something else in the chili oil. The soup was very thick.
Once in his mouth, the first feeling wasn't spicy, but, so flavorful! What flavorful taste! The flavor of chicken, chili, sesame, peanut, and various aromas were mixed together and exploded in the mouth.
Then came the spicy taste. It wasn't dry spicy, but sweet and spicy.
"Mother, it's yummy." The boy pointed to the Furong saliva chicken and excitedly remarked. This dish was even more delicious than the snacks that Yang Sheng sent back last year. He had the feeling of fulfilling his dream and getting unexpected joy.
Of course, this dish was more delicious than those snacks. They were both made by Jiang Yun Zhu, but it took a long time for those snacks to arrive in their hands. The taste had greatly reduced.
This Furong saliva chicken was made with freshly killed chicken. The chicken was delicious when fresh. Even the peppers were freshly fried.
The little girl next to the boy had the mixed meat dragon and phoenix balls. As the name suggests, this dish was made of chicken and shrimp. The chicken was made into chicken balls, while the shrimp was made into shrimp balls. They were deep-fried in a pan until golden brown. Then stir-fry in an oil pan and coat with soup.
The finished product was golden in color while the soup was translucent. Bite down, the shrimp balls were crispy on the outside, but tender and smooth enough to drip out the juice inside. So refreshing and delicious.
"Mother, it's yummy." The little girl went to pick up the shrimp balls again and still didn't forget to report her experience to Madam Yang.
Seeing their urgency, Madam Yang disgruntledly glared at them. No matter what, they were the son and daughter of General Zhen Guo’s house. Like this...en, she had no time to think about it after eating the embroidered meatball bath in soup. This meatball was better than the pork ball made by the imperial kitchen.
The three buried themselves in the food.
At this time, Jing Cheng Yan's dishes were served one after another. Ancient hot and sour soup was served first. He ate this dish first.
As soon as this dish was served, it made people's eyes light up. Its color was so beautiful, like the rosy clouds of snow, no wonder it was called ancient hot and sour soup.
And its taste. Because this dish was made of tofu and hibiscus, it had the unique fragrance of tofu, but without the beany smell. It combined with the faint sweetness of hibiscus. It seemed light, but the aftertaste was endless.
Just like a beauty. One had to savor it carefully to appreciate the joy.
After eating the ancient hot and sour soup, Jing Cheng Yan was dazed for a while before eating the next dish.
Lotus seedpod fish bun. This dish was made by hollowing out the center of fresh lotus pods, and steaming mandarin fish meat and various spices inside. The finished fish was tender, smooth, and fragrant with the unique fragrance of lotus pods. It was as if the fish was in the lotus. The umami taste was endless.
The next dish was Furong saliva chicken. This dish had such a domineering taste. Still, it made people's index fingers twitch.
After that……
At this time, Boss Luo was eating Mrs. Song's fish soup.
Mrs. Song's Fish Soup was rumored to have been made by a woman from the Song Family in the previous dynasty. Her husband was the fifth in the family, so everyone called her Fifth Mrs. Song. The fish soup she made tasted like crab meat and was so delicious that even Emperor Gaozong praised it. It became famous all over the world.
After the previous dynasty fell, Fifth Mrs. Song disappeared and this Sister Song's fish soup was lost.
Later, many people imitated this fish soup, but it wasn't as good as Fifth Mrs. Song's.
Boss Luo was most curious about Mrs. Song's fish soup. When the fish soup was served, he first examined this dish.
The soup was clear and moist with a tangy aroma. The color and smell passed. This dish should be qualified. Just don’t know about the taste...
He picked up the spoon and took a spoonful of fish soup.
He felt that the fish soup was so slippery that it was hard to scoop up.
Put it in your mouth. Fresh. It was fresh. The beauty of the fish was vividly reflected.
And because it's too fresh and slippery, it was similar to crab meat.
No, there must be other things in this soup that made it so delicious. But what was it in? Boss Luo spooned and spooned. In a short while he ate the whole fish soup, but he couldn't grasp what was in the fish soup that made it so delicious.
He scratched his head and wished he could go to the back kitchen to ask.
Just when he was about to get up, he slapped his forehead. If he asks, no one would tell him.
So far, no one had been able to remake the original flavor of Mrs. Song's fish soup. It seemed this was the key!
He looked at the fish soup with burning eyes. He suspected that this dish was the authentic Mrs. Song's fish soup.
Who was it that could reproduce this dish?
He suddenly picked up the chopsticks and started eating other dishes.
When he couldn't eat anymore, he sat on the chair and stared at the empty dishes. His mind was rolling. He was sure that the cook who cooked these dishes was definitely a famous cook and his level was much higher than that of the famous cook of the Bai Family.
When did such a famous cook come to the capital?
Can he...
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