Chapter 341 That’s it?
"Junior sister, what should we do with these dishes? We have guests today. How about you and I continue practicing in the afternoon and keep them for ourselves to eat in the evening?" After he finished speaking, Yun Yongyuan looked at the results of his morning practice with ease.
The dishes that the two of them practiced with were usually saved for dinner as staff meals. Anyway, there was a system microwave oven, and after a few turns, they would be as good as freshly cooked. Everyone was used to it.
"Pick a few good dishes. They're all acquaintances and won't charge you any money. It's a good opportunity to have them taste test the food for you and absorb their opinions."
"That's fine! They're picky eaters, so it's great that they're willing to try some of the food!"
"There's also mine, let me pick some too!" Wan Yuyue was delighted and immediately joined the team choosing dishes.
Zhao Xiaojing put the prepared pot-roasted pork elbow aside, turned around and opened the refrigerator. Just as she was about to look for ingredients suitable for hot pot among yesterday's specialties, Guo Gaoang and others arrived.
"You've arrived just in time. The pot is already cooked. What else do you want to eat?"
"Those are sent to you, keep them for yourself!" Guo Gaoang and Da Zhuang came from the front hall, each carrying two large bags. "We can just wash them and put them directly into the hot pot!" "Just leave them there and let us see what you bought." Zhao Xiaojing and the other two took the bags and began to look at the ingredients.
"It's basically beef and vegetables, with some shrimp balls and the like. You just cut the beef, and we'll wash the vegetables." Dazhuang quickly snatched the two bags of vegetables from Zhao Xiaojing's hands, and started washing them with Guo Gaoang without saying a word.
The five people divided the work, three of them cut the vegetables and two washed them. Su Yuchen and Li Zi also went into the kitchen to take out the cut side dishes, hot pot, and bowls and chopsticks and set them out. Finally, they microwaved the braised pork elbow and the dishes fried by Yun Yongyuan and Wan Yuyue, and lunch for seven people was ready.
"Wow, what kind of dish is this?" Li Zi looked around and pointed at the pot-roasted pork elbow with a pinkish-red inner circle and a golden-yellow outer circle.
"Wow, we even got to try out the new dishes?" Guo Gaoang said with surprise.
"It looks good!" Da Zhuang said as he raised his phone to take a close-up photo.
The three of them were regular customers of the restaurant and were familiar with all the original dishes. They recognized the pot-braised pork elbow at a glance, which was not a dish on any other menu.
"Pot-roasted pork elbow, a new dish I learned. The yellow dish is pepper and salt, and the brown dish is tiger sauce. The pepper and salt are refreshing, while the tiger sauce is rich. Try it." Zhao Xiaojing introduced.
Everyone at the table became interested and took a piece to taste.
"It's really pot-roasted pork elbow! When did you learn how to do it? How come it's even better than that place!" Su Yuchen was the most shocked when he took a bite of the pot-roasted pork elbow. "Didn't you ask me to buy it for you last time? I went through so much trouble!"
"That's when I learned it." Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help laughing. "If you didn't go around buying it for me, how could I have eaten a better pork elbow today?"
"Is that okay?" Su Yuchen stared at the elbow for a moment, then beamed with joy. "Then I'll pack you some food from the food stall downstairs from our rehearsal room! They have a delicious stir-fried gluten dish. I'll pack it up for you to try!"
"There's a very famous fish restaurant in Jiangcheng, and reservations have to be made a week in advance! Can I get my food packed and brought over?" Li Zi also joined in the fun.
"Yes, but it may not be successfully replicated. It may take a long time. I have been researching this elbow for two months." Zhao Xiaojing said with a smile.
"Two months? That's quite excellent! Although I have never eaten this elbow, it tastes very good and special. It is also very fragrant when paired with the two dipping sauces. The taste of this sauce should belong to Shandong cuisine, right?" Dazhuang said.
"Yes, Shandong cuisine." Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help but glance at Dazhuang when she met someone knowledgeable. "Perfect opportunity, I can borrow your professional tongues to taste these dishes and see if there's anything wrong with them."
"Yes, these dishes were cooked by the two of us. How about you try them? If you have any comments, please feel free to tell us!" Yun Yongyuan quickly pointed to the other dishes on the table.
"The astringency of this bamboo shoot is a bit strong."
"This beef seems to be overcooked."
“This one has a slightly more bitter taste.”
"This one has a little more sour taste."
The three of them did not refuse. After tasting them one by one, they expressed their feelings about the stir-fried pork with spring bamboo shoots, stir-fried beef, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and spicy and sour chicken offal on the table.
"Of course we are just nitpicking. We are comparing the taste of Chef Zhao's usual dishes. Actually, they taste quite good." The three of them spoke frankly. They made four suggestions for the four stir-fries. Da Zhuang was afraid that Yun Yongyuan and Wan Yuyue would be upset, so he tried to make amends after the review.
Unexpectedly, their expressions brightened. "That's it?"
"Um?"
"Why do you look so excited?"
"Because the mirror points out far more faults than you do, and you are too tactful." Su Yuchen was not surprised.
"Yes! If my junior sister said this, it would definitely be a compliment to our cooking skills!" Wan Yuyue was beaming with joy.
Yun Yongyuan nodded repeatedly.
"Haha! That's true. I saw it when we were filming the video!" Da Zhuang laughed, remembering that Zhao Xiaojing was serious and stern when they were filming the video.
"Oh yeah, speaking of which, the video we filmed in your restaurant has already had over 100,000 views. Thanks to the mirror, we've gained a lot of new followers!" Guo Gaoang was excited. "And quite a few fans even came specifically to eat there and left comments about their meals and their experiences! These honest reviews immediately attracted even more fans to come and dine, and we gained followers too. It's a perfect closed loop of mutual benefit! Have you read the reviews?"
"Uh, have you seen it?" Su Yuchen was stunned and looked at Zhao Xiaojing.
"I'm busy learning new dishes... Have you seen it?" Zhao Xiaojing asked in a low voice.
"This reaction must be from someone who didn't see it!" Li Zi pointed out with a smile.
"Alright, alright, I've finally figured it out. You two bosses are too busy to care about trivial matters like traffic volume! I'd better eat. I'm not going to get angry chatting with you!"
"I remember now! Yesterday, a few people said they were here to watch the video and that they were fans. I thought it was weird at the time!"
"I find it strange too! The boss doesn't even know he's famous."
"You can add the Litsea cubeba oil yourselves. When I opened the bottle and smelled it, it smelled so strange that I didn't add it to the soup because I was afraid you wouldn't be used to it." Zhao Xiaojing smiled and saw Guo Gaoang scooping soup. She quickly changed the subject and pushed the Litsea cubeba oil in front of her.
"I was wondering why it was missing a little flavor. I was wondering what it was!" Li Zi suddenly realized and took the Litsea cubeba oil in front of her. She carefully poured a little into her own bowl of soup and handed it to Guo Gaoang. "Hey, now this tastes right! Very good!"
"What's that smell?" Su Yuchen was eager to try.
"Have you ever tasted this?" Da Zhuang thought for a while and turned to ask. Seeing Zhao Xiaojing shook her head, she turned around and walked into the kitchen to get four bowls.
"If you add too much of this, it won't work. It will also make the smell strong. But if you add a little bit to the soup, it will really enhance the flavor. The three of us were hooked the first time we tried it. Give it a try."
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