Fatty and Liu Lan were laughing like a bunch of idiots; since the old man was teaching his skills, there couldn't be too many people watching in the kitchen, so Fatty only kept Liu Lan behind.
Returning to this method, Grandpa Lu quoted a scholar: "The Lüshi Chunqiu records that the five flavors and three ingredients, the nine boilings and nine changes, the timing of the fire, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, to eliminate the fishy, gamey and muttony smells, must be done according to the principle. What is the most important thing about this braised dish? It is the heat. It must be braised for a long time to let it simmer thoroughly and fully absorb the flavor. Finally, it must be thickened with cornstarch over high heat. The chef's control of the heat is very high. It cannot be interrupted and must be done in one go."
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Actually, with Fatty's skills, there was no need to say so much or go into such detail. After all, it was the first time, and the old man needed to get into the swing of things.
He wasn't too worried about the other steps, but he was mainly concerned about flipping the spoon, to see if the fat man could do it well.
Flipping a large ladle is a piece of cake for a fat person.
This action is a skill that combines courage, strength, agility, and meticulousness in a chef. It's a skill that involves coordinating the ingredients with the pot and ladle.
It is often used in braising vegetables, like now.
When the fat man saw that the pig's trotters in the pot were cooked, he removed the pot from the heat and then used the steam to lift the ladle, first shaking it evenly from side to side, until all the ingredients "moved" with inertia.
He suddenly lifted the pot up, making a clear upward tossing motion with his hand, followed by a quick pull to the left.
The old man was very satisfied: "The big flipping motion can be divided into four movements: front, back, left, and right. You have already grasped the principle, which is very good. To put it simply, no matter how you flip it, it is to make the food rise while using the pot to pull it back. The main movements are pushing, pulling, sending, and flipping."
As for finally using a dragging motion to pour the cooked pig's trotters into the plate, that's even easier for a fat person.
Upon seeing his movements, Grandpa Lu remarked, "This is the technique of Huaiyang cuisine, very good, masterful."
Liu Lan seized the opportunity to say a few good words for the fat man: "Old man, back in the factory, the first time he showed off his skills in front of the spiritual guides, he made braised fish head."
The old man nodded: "Disassembling the braised fish head? No wonder, Fatty, how old were you back then?"
The fat man answered honestly, "I'm 19, young and impetuous."
The old man chuckled and said, "Well done! At 19, you already have such a solid foundation. I have indeed taken on an extraordinary disciple."
The fat man nervously wiped away imaginary cold sweat, fearing the old man would ask again, "I'd like to meet your teacher."
That would be a real problem, he wouldn't know! I wonder if he'd get beaten up for saying that an old man with a white beard taught him in a dream?
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After 19 years of development, Stardew Valley has barely achieved the Four Modernizations, and can now provide the fat man with a steady stream of supplies.
With reform and opening up, various channels have also become more numerous.
Take the "double-skinned knife fish" dish at Chen Yan's birthday banquet as an example. Do you think that knife fish really came from Jiangnan by plane?
That must have cost a fortune! Those knife fish were from the fishponds in Stardew Valley, yet they were served on the table so openly.
Meanwhile, the fishpond also raises mandarin fish, shad, sturgeon, yellow croaker, carp, eel, sea cucumber, and more.
But two years ago, would the fat man have dared to take it out?
Some people argued that the fat guy only knows one thing: speculation and profiteering. He can't come up with anything else. Isn't knowing just this one enough?
The crime of speculation and profiteering was formally defined in the Criminal Law in 1979. In other words, before that, there was no clear definition. Its meaning was vague, its content unpredictable, its boundaries unclear, and its application subject to arbitrary adjustments.
The old man fishing for money could be considered speculation; Yang Weimin and his group dealing in in-demand commodities was also speculation...
It wasn't until next year, in 1985, that speculative activities were explicitly listed.
The crime of speculation and profiteering was not changed to illegal business operations until 1997.
Therefore, many people lack even the most basic common sense. They hear a few words from someone chatting in the alley, learn a new term, quickly write it down, and then dare to use it as if it were an imperial edict.
It is precisely because of the increasingly relaxed environment and the gradually maturing conditions that many things that we dared not do or dared not bring out before are now slowly being done.
As Fatty had originally envisioned, Stardew Valley was tailor-made for the purpose of opening a restaurant, gradually developing from a dilapidated wooden house and a wasteland full of weeds and stones into what it is today.
Stardew Valley currently offers a variety of high-quality ingredients, free of anything prohibited by the government. The main issue is that the fat guy can't beat that bear in the forest…
Various refined seasonings, such as MSG alternatives, matsutake mushroom extract, etc.
Kitchen utensils, mainly knives, were all custom-made by Fatty. Later, in high-end private kitchens, the chefs used custom-made knife sets that cost anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Then there's the alcohol and beverages. The alcohol is brewed from fruit grown in a greenhouse using some ancient seeds that Fatty obtained by chance. It's a distilled spirit with a very unique flavor. Now Xu Damao doesn't drink any other alcohol; he only loves Fatty's.
The variety of drinks is even greater. The fruit juices provided by Stardew Valley are then used by Fatty to make milk tea using modern-day methods, such as strawberry milk foam drinks, which are now a "bestseller";
From young girls like Chen Mengqi to older women like Xiao Dang, there's no one who doesn't love drinking it!
They spread the word and flocked to Fatty's place to try it. Many people didn't even come for the food on their first visit, but rather for his ever-increasing variety of milk tea.
The fat guy sells things cheaply. For example, a large cup of strawberry milk foam (680mL) only costs 20 cents. He's such a conscientious merchant. A bottle of Coke costs 45 cents!
The key point is that the concept is also very advanced: order the chef's recommended dishes and you get unlimited refills; many women come to Qili Pavilion not to eat their fill, but to drink their fill of water...
At that time, prices were not set at will; they had to be reported to the industry and commerce bureau for approval, and only those deemed reasonable were granted.
The most classic example is the Empress Dowager's Grand Restaurant, where Zhao Lirong served Imperial Jade Liquor, which cost 180 yuan a glass!
At Qili Pavilion, the most expensive dish right now is braised sea cucumber with scallions, which costs 5.2 yuan; followed by prawns, at 4.8 yuan; and then beggar's chicken, at 3.3 yuan...
The most incredible thing was the vegetarian dishes. At this time, vegetarian dishes were scarce, such as mushrooms and bamboo shoots, which were both around 2 yuan!
Goodness, a plate of soft-fried pork slices is only 90 cents; a plate of shredded pork with eggs and vegetables is only 95 cents!
Now you all know how profitable this beverage is, right?
That's all for now regarding Stardew Valley. What's poison to some may be nectar to others; opinions vary.
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