With the precedent of century egg and lean meat porridge, the Su family members were much more confident about the "century egg wontons" that Su Qingluan was going to make next.
Seeing that the preserved egg and lean meat porridge was very salty, fragrant and delicious, smooth in the mouth, and suitable for people of all ages, Yang secretly asked Su Qingli whether he wanted to sell the recipe to "Hongfulou".
Su Qingluan actually thought about this matter, but gave up.
"Hong Fu Lou" is positioned as the "highest-end and most luxurious" restaurant in the local area. Most of the signature dishes of such restaurants are based on meat dishes or beautifully shaped vegetarian dishes.
Porridge is a liquid food. In the eyes of many people, it is a food that is easy to digest and can help sick people with weak stomachs or those who are recovering.
Or the family is really tight on money and can’t even make a solid meal, so they have to add water to make up the meal.
In short, putting aside the taste of "century egg and lean meat porridge", the mere fact that it is a "porridge" makes many people subconsciously associate it with "sickness" and "poverty".
Su Qingluan was naturally confident that the flavor of this porridge would win the hearts of diners over time. However, preserved eggs require a production cycle, and it would take even longer for "preserved egg and lean meat porridge" to gain public recognition.
What's more, this porridge is more suitable for breakfast shops than "Hongfulou" which mainly serves main meals, and is not suitable for the main dishes of a restaurant.
From any perspective, the cost-effectiveness of the preserved egg and lean meat porridge at "Hongfulou" is not high.
In that case, I might as well just give this recipe as a favor.
As for who to give it to as a favor...
According to Su Qingluan herself, this recipe can at least be used to do two favors...
The second day.
Although Su Qingluan did not go to the stall during this period, she would occasionally meet Liu Yunniang when running around the various artisan shops in the town.
The two of them are of similar age. Su Qingluan admires Yunniang as a chivalrous woman, and Yunniang is grateful for Su Qingluan's trust in her. In addition, neither of them is shy and introverted, so they don't feel awkward at all, but become familiar with each other.
So when Su Qingluan saw Yunniang coming to "deliver the goods", she naturally pulled her to a corner to whisper to her, and no one was surprised.
So, Su Qingluan took out a coarse porcelain jar wrapped in coarse cloth from her arms.
The coarse porcelain jar was dark brown in color, with a bright glaze, and was tightly sealed with a cork.
Seeing Su Qingluan carefully handing her the jar wrapped in layers, Liu Yunniang couldn't help laughing and said, "Oh, what kind of treasure is this? It has to be wrapped in so many layers - Ouch, it's still a little warm!"
With such sigh, Liu Yunniang held the coarse porcelain jar in her hand and used it as a hot water bottle to warm her hands, which relieved the feeling of her red fingers that were stiff and numb from the cold.
Su Qingluan sighed, "This was scalding hot when it first came out of the pot, but now the weather is cold. My home is half an hour's walk from this town, and with the delays from other places, it's only warm now."
Because of the century egg porridge, she got up a little earlier this morning. Although she was a little sleepy, it was not bad that she didn't have to eat watery soup for breakfast.
This was because she had wrapped it in a layer of coarse cloth to keep it warm and wore it close to her body. Otherwise, with the current level of insulation, it would probably have gotten cold.
Liu Yunniang became even more curious when she heard this: "What is so precious that it makes you so careful?" Her originally careless attitude became a little cautious, and she carefully unscrewed the cork on the porcelain jar.
With a light "pop" sound, the cork was pulled out, and a warm breath accompanied by a salty and fresh fragrance came into Liu Yunniang's nose.
"Gurgle..." Liu Yunniang, who had not had breakfast yet, immediately felt her stomach growling.
Su Qingluan pretended not to hear the embarrassing sound coming from the other person's stomach and turned the conversation to the century egg and lean meat porridge in the jar.
"Here, Yunniang, how about you try this porridge?" Since people with "good health" usually disdain to eat porridge, Su Qingluan used her younger sister as an excuse. "My younger sister had a stomachache a while ago and had no appetite, so I just came up with this porridge. I think it tastes good, so I'll give it to you to try."
Because the temperature of the preserved egg porridge was already edible, there was no need to be careful to cool it down. Liu Yunniang drank it all in just three or two mouthfuls, and even smacked her lips with an endless aftertaste.
Reluctantly lingering on the lingering fragrance, Liu Yunniang finally came to her senses after a long while. Blushing, she whispered an apology: "I'm... I'm sorry, this is the first time I've eaten such delicious porridge..."
"What's the big deal? If you like, I'll copy the recipe for you so you can make it yourself often!"
"Really...really?!" A hint of obvious surprise appeared on Liu Yunniang's face, but then she realized that it was too obvious and quickly restrained herself... However, the corners of her mouth always wanted to pull up, and she was not very successful in restraining herself.
After a moment of foolish laughter, the silly girl finally came to her senses: "But... Qingluan, why did you give me such a delicious porridge recipe? If I took this to a restaurant, it would be worth a lot of money, right?"
The Liu family has been traveling extensively for years, and Liu Yunniang, influenced by their family since childhood, naturally understands what "a novel and beautiful recipe" means to most people of this era.
However, her parents had always taught her since she was a child that "a gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way." Her family was just wandering the world, so they certainly weren't qualified to be called "gentlemen." But considering that the Liu family had always been upright, and the Su family had done them a favor, not to mention that Liu Yunniang truly considered Su Qingluan a friend.
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