Chapter Twenty-Nine: Yixiang shows her cooking skills in the center
Yixiang is so rich in materials in the center, Xia Hongsheng is not worried that he will not be able to make a large table of dishes in it, but there is a lack of spices for seasoning, or that sentence, many seasonings used in later generations are now in herb shops and spice shops. Xia Hongsheng specially ran home and took the seasoning that he used at home and had been ground into noodles. A heart to see the excitement is no matter what the people of that dynasty have, the diners above the second floor are not leaving, a student at such a young age can write such two good poems, they have been surprised, and they are even more surprised to hear that Xia Hongsheng gave up the free meal that month, but asked to make a table by himself. This is really fresh and tight, I haven't heard of someone putting this Yixiangju for a month free banquet, he has to make his own table, can he make that table by himself, can it be worth a month of Yixiangju banquet? The diners were intrigued to see what he could cook.
Xia Hongsheng came with a mind today, that is, to sell these meals to Yixiangju, but what he wanted was not money, but Yixiangju's protection of her sister-in-law. Although Yan Shi's name is big, but in the end it is far away from quenching the thirst of the near, this Yixiangju can be so big, there must be a background, sister-in-law is opposite his house, a few steps away, if there is really a case on the food stall, this Yixiangju can also come forward for the first time. As for how to raise the price, it is natural to make things as mysterious as possible, the more cautious they are, and the more they show the rarity of the ingredients.
It's already afternoon, except for some people who drink and will order a few side dishes to drink, there are not many bystanders, and those on the second floor have become spectators at this time, and the chef is idle. The steward took Xia Hongsheng into the cook, but Xia Hongsheng didn't move or speak, just looked at the steward and smiled. The steward is also a clever man, as soon as he saw Xia Hongsheng's appearance, he immediately understood, so he turned to those cooks and shouted: "My Yixiangju has always been honest and entertaining, today this Xia Gongzi inscribed two poems, all four walls are applauded, according to my Yixiangju rules, when Xia Gongzi is a guest for a month, no money is charged." Xia Gongzi not only mentioned yƬ but also made a meal with his own hands, and we Yixiangju should also pursue it. I'm afraid that what Xia Gongzi wants to do is a unique stunt, let's go out! ā
This steward is very good at talking, and while getting people out, he also did propaganda for his own family by the way. The steward took a kind of cook and the spectators who were watching the excitement out, then turned around and saluted Xia Hongsheng and closed the kitchen door.
To make a table of dishes, this is not difficult for Xia Hongsheng at all, in the later life, he is a foodie, he eats fat and round, and he can't even say an object, but he can't control this mouth, not only loves to eat, but also loves to learn to cook, and when he eats something delicious, he wants to learn. So in the later life, no matter which line of work he changes, the identity of the chef will always remain the same, every time he goes out to play, he must be the one who cooks, but he never thought that this good cooking skill did not catch the stomach of any girl, but he raised his stomach, and he couldn't take it back! We can't make a full banquet of the Manchu and Han Dynasty, but it's just ten or eight dishes, that's not a problem at all. Xia Hongsheng walked around the kitchen to see the ingredients inside, it was really a big restaurant, looking at those raw materials, Xia Hongsheng had dozens of dishes in his mind in minutes. Luanzhou County belongs to Luoyang City, this Luoyang water seat is one of the famous banquets in later generations, oops, by the way, it is said that the Luoyang water seat has been circulated since the Tang Dynasty, it seems to be formed by Wu Zetian at that time, should I let him advance it?
With so many materials, much more than any time in his later life, Xia Hongsheng's addiction was hooked, he rolled up his long sleeves slightly, spread out the package he brought, and placed the seasonings made inside.
Don't talk about the big famous dishes, don't have this material and don't have this skill, those home-cooked dishes with tricks, it's not too easy to clean up a table. Sweet and sour pork ribs, shredded fish, shredded kung pao chicken, boiled pork slices, this is a piece, mapo tofu, spicy chicken shreds, sour and hot cabbage, chopped pepper fish head, this is another piece, braised pork back to the pot, Dongpo elbow stewed lotus root, shoot a cucumber boiled plate, peanut pan, mountain vegetables cut belly shreds...... Xia Hongsheng hummed a little song in his mouth, and all kinds of dish names popped out of his mouth without stopping, as if he had returned to the original time and space and flew in the rented cabin, causing a group of friends and colleagues who came to his house to eat and drink and screamed continuously.
There is a ready-made hot drawer in the kitchen to keep the dishes warm, and the group outside waited from the afternoon until the sun was in the west, and then they finally heard the movement inside and disappeared, and saw the kitchen door open, Xia Hongsheng wiped his hands and walked out: "Little Er, serve the food!" ā
After that, he went up to the second floor by himself, and sat down on the elegant seat where he could see Laojun Mountain from the window.
The shopkeeper and the steward rushed in and placed the plates of dishes on the table in front of Xia Hongsheng, many of which they had never even seen, and the only ones they had seen exuded a different taste.
The table in front of Xia Hongsheng was quickly filled, and the spectators who had been waiting for a few hours to see the excitement all gathered around at this time, none of them were people who had eaten all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, but looking at the big table in front of them, there were many people who didn't know what the dishes were, and they couldn't be named.
"Thank you for waiting so long to see my little brother messing around, come, please take a seat, this table of things, please also taste something fresh." Xia Hongsheng sat there, waved his arm very magnificently, and said to the visitors. Those few people were also not polite, and when they heard Xia Hongsheng's invitation, they immediately sat down after thanking them. saw Xia Hongsheng and said: "This steward, come, please sit down!" ā
The steward was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly practiced bowing and waving his hand: "Don't dare!" Can't! The little one is vulgar, and he doesn't dare to disturb everyone's Yaxing. ā
Xia Hongsheng laughed and said: "This table of banquet is made by the younger brother, and the younger brother will invite whoever he invites, and sit down!" ā
The steward hesitated, moved his steps and sat down in the lowest seat, and when he sat down, he secretly glanced back, and a shopkeeper hurriedly turned around and ran down. Xia Hongsheng saw this in his eyes, just smiled, but pretended not to know.
"Everyone, please use your chopsticks, don't spoil this table of food." Xia Hongsheng picked up the chopsticks, pinched them on one of the dishes, and said. Everyone saw that he moved the chopsticks, so he picked up the chopsticks in front of him, raised his hand and put the dishes in front of him into a small bowl, and put them in his mouth. After this mouthful, I saw that the eyes of the diners were wide open, and they all showed a look of surprise and shock.
Those spectators began to praise each other, Xia Hongsheng said "don't dare" for a while, and "praise falsely" for a while, occasionally adding a few chopsticks, while looking up at the staircase curtain on the second floor from time to time.
"Huh? This steward, why don't you just clip it? Suddenly, a diner asked, drawing everyone's attention, but saw that there were chopsticks on the plate in front of the steward, but they did not move.
"This steward is afraid that the shopkeeper will come slowly, and when the shopkeeper comes, everyone has already finished eating the dishes, so they left a bite for the shopkeeper to try." Xia Hongsheng laughed and said for the embarrassing steward. As soon as he heard this, the steward was even more embarrassed, and he couldn't sit or stand up, but he could still hold up a smile and bow his hand to everyone.
When I was embarrassed, I suddenly heard a voice from behind the curtain of the stairs: "I heard that there is a chef here, and a table of wine is set up, and a certain family has no other love, so it is good to eat this mouthful, so I came to beg for delicious food to comfort my spleen and stomach, hahaha, all distinguished guests don't laugh at a certain family!" ā
With the words, a person opened the curtain and strode over, the steward quickly stood up and gave way to the position, the man was not polite, he did it with a butt, picked up the chopsticks and ate the dishes on the plate in front of him.
Only then did those spectators see that something was wrong, and they all stopped their chopsticks at this time, looked at the shopkeeper, and then looked at Xia Hongsheng, but saw Xia Hongsheng with a light smile on his face, calm and relaxed.
"This dish is so delicious! A certain family has been running Yixiangju in Luanzhou City for many years, and I have not seen a few vegetable markets on this table. never thought that Chef Gao would be so young. The shopkeeper tasted the dishes on each plate on the table, then put down the chopsticks and said: "Okay, dare to ask your Excellency where you are sacred, come to my Yixiangju to set up a battle, what are the requirements, the two families are not indispensable." ā
The shopkeeper saw that Xia Hongsheng didn't order a single dish when he came to the store, and he didn't even want the offering for that month, so he had to make a table by himself, and most of the dishes he made were new dishes that he had never seen, and the ones he had seen were even more unique. With such a high level of cooking skills, he came to his own store to make a table with great fanfare, which obviously marked the way to smash the field, so he also said that the newly opened restaurant came to provoke him, so he asked this question.
But seeing that Xia Hongsheng just shook his head with a smile, and said: "The shopkeeper thinks badly, the kid is not here to provoke, but to do business." ā
"Oh?" The shopkeeper was stunned and looked at Xia Hongsheng.
saw Xia Hongsheng pointing to a table of dishes and asked, "What does the shopkeeper think of this table of dishes?" ā
"It's a good banquet. Don't be afraid of the jokes of the distinguished guests when you say it, the dishes on this table, a certain family can never be called by more than thirty percent, the materials are still the same materials, but the dishes are completely different, that is, those who can hand over their names also have a different flavor. The shopkeeper was also to the point, and he did not deliberately slander him.
"This table of dishes, can it still get into the eyes of your building?" Listening to the shopkeeper's words, Xia Hongsheng smiled again.
saw that the shopkeeper raised his eyebrows, and exclaimed: "Your Excellency wants to sell these dishes in a small shop?!" ā
"Yes, I can hand over these dishes to Yixiangju." Xia Hongsheng sat up straight and said.