Chapter 363 Fish City, Song Sao Fish Soup
The next morning, when Zhao Xiaojing arrived at the store, the other three had already arrived. Not only had they arrived, they had also changed into chef uniforms, boiled water, and taken out and organized their kitchen utensils and pots from the sterilizer.
After a week of special training, Yun Yongyuan's stir-fried pork liver and pepper-fried pork, and Wan Yuyue's hot and sour potato shreds all met expectations. Although it still requires a lot of experience to reach perfection, producing dishes stably is no longer a problem.
Currently, Yun Yongyuan has started to practice the new dish that the three of them learned together last time, the Spicy and Crispy Fried Chicken, while Wan Yuyue continues to compete with the Spicy and Sour Chicken Offal.
As for Nie Xiuqi, he has found the feeling of making stir-fried pork with chili peppers and is in a delicate state. Sometimes he practices stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and sometimes he casually makes a few dishes such as stir-fried chicken with soy sauce, beef with cumin, and stir-fried kidney. If Zhao Xiaojing is satisfied after tasting them, she will add new items to the menu.
For the whole morning, the chefs in the kitchen who were practicing the most difficult dishes were still in chaos.
"Senior Sister Wan, this pot of chicken offal has such a strong stench that I can even smell it. Make it again!"
"Brother Yun, we didn't fry it for too long this time, but there was too much oil. Let's do it again!"
"Brother Nie, this onion, ginger, and garlic soup is better mixed with rice wine. It's best to add some salt so that it will be thicker."
Time was tight and the task was heavy. Zhao Xiaojing had been busy since she arrived at the store with a few bags of ingredients. Not only did she cook the lychee meat twice, but she also asked Wan Yuyue to redo it three times in between cooking, talked to Yun Yongyuan about the heat problem five times, and gave Nie Xiuqi two suggestions for improving the sweet and sour pork.
Until Su Yuchen came downstairs and left with her, Zhao Xiaojing took another look at Wan Yuyue's pot while walking out, pointing out all the shortcomings before getting into the car.
"Don't say it, meeting your sister Yue is like meeting her nemesis. She will immediately restrain herself when you get angry. Don't look at Master Gu's stern face. Sister Yue is afraid that he is just pretending. When Master Gu gets angry, Sister Yue not only goes against the wind but also adds fuel to the fire." Su Yuchen started laughing as soon as he left the store, shaking his head and laughing endlessly.
"Master Gu was just indulging her. He wasn't really angry at all. Even when she was really angry, she would still know how to restrain herself. This guy just takes advantage of people." Zhao Xiaojing was also amused, with a smile on her face.
The two bought tickets for the nearest high-speed rail on the way, drove the car all the way to the high-speed rail station and then changed to the high-speed rail. After an hour and a half, they arrived in Yucheng.
Although Yucheng is not far from Jiangcheng, it is across provinces after all, and the food culture is completely different. The Hangzhou cuisine and Zhejiang restaurants that are rare in Jiangcheng are booming in Yucheng. A quick search on the map will easily turn up a bunch of restaurants, big and small, selling Song Sao Fish Soup.
Zhao Xiaojing had already made the plan last night and arranged the stores in order of opening time. The first one she chose was a Hangzhou restaurant in the city that specializes in Dongpo pork and has been open for over 20 years.
Hangzhou cuisine is the most important school of Zhejiang cuisine. Together with Yong cuisine (Ningbo cuisine), Ou cuisine (Wenzhou cuisine), and Yue cuisine (Shaoxing cuisine), it constitutes the four major schools of Zhejiang cuisine. Song Sao Fish Soup is one of the types of Hangzhou cuisine.
"This sign is very grand and looks quite old." As soon as he got off the car, Su Yuchen found the place at a glance and looked at the sign carefully.
The huge black sign with gold letters is extremely eye-catching, and the slightly old-fashioned decoration style shows that it is very old. Before entering the store, Zhao Xiaojing felt that this place really met her imagination of a Hangzhou restaurant that has been around for more than 20 years.
"Let's go in first. It is said that there is always a queue when you arrive at this restaurant. It's still early, so let's take a seat first." Zhao Xiaojing glanced at the time and pulled Su Yuchen straight into the hall.
It was not even eleven o'clock yet, but the hall was already packed with people. At a glance, there were at least thirty or forty tables. Not even five minutes after the two of them hurriedly sat down, people had already started lining up outside to get a number.
"Now I understand the mentality of those customers who rush to our restaurant to reserve seats before mealtime. This is too exaggerated." Su Yuchen said in astonishment as he looked at the customers who came into the store one after another and ran to grab seats.
"Fortunately, the high-speed train arrived on time." Zhao Xiaojing stared at the people waiting for their turn, feeling deeply that the power of foodies was too strong, and there would always be customers for any good meal.
The two of them hurriedly flipped through a few pages, found Mrs. Song's Fish Soup on the menu and ordered it, then began to carefully read the menu from beginning to end.
"I want to eat this, Longjing shrimp, ah, I want this fried shrimp too! What are Nanrou and spring bamboo shoots? Do you want one of those too? The clear soup fish balls look good too."
"I want to try the first-class fermented bean curd pork, and I also want to try the honey-glazed hot pot. The braised pork with preserved vegetables seems different from what we have here, but shouldn't we have the signature Dongpo pork?"
The two of them looked at the menu with pictures, most of the dishes even the names of which were unfamiliar to them, and fell into an exciting dilemma of making choices.
Three minutes later, the two looked at each other in confusion as they looked at the written menu.
“Isn’t that a bit of a waste?”
"Seven dishes for two people, are we feeding pigs?"
"How about we cut a few more?"
"Then which one should be deleted?"
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"How about we try the ones with soup, pack up the rest and take them home, and ask Yun Yongyuan and the other three to stay and eat together tonight?"
"Okay! Then I'll order two more!"
The two of them happily reached a consensus on the spot. After sending a message to Yun Yongyuan and the other two, they only kept one Song Sao fish soup, one clear soup fish ball and two fish balls with soup, and packed up the rest.
Originally, Su Yuchen wanted to keep the fried shrimp and honey-glazed hot pot, but Zhao Xiaojing showed Su Yuchen the note, and Su Yuchen immediately gave up the idea.
Now that she’s here, Zhao Xiaojing plans to visit not just one restaurant, but four!
Half an hour later, Mrs. Song's fish soup and fish balls in clear soup were served, and the other dishes were packed directly in the kitchen at Zhao Xiaojing's instruction.
"Hmm, so tender and springy, a bit like the fish balls we have over there, but a bit lighter. So fresh though. This soup looks light, but it doesn't taste bland at all. Magical! This fish soup is also good, light and refreshing. It seems to be a bit sourer than yours, and the flavor is richer. Not bad! Come on, eat, what are you doing!"
As soon as the dishes were served, Su Yuchen began to devour them, praising them non-stop while eating. Turning around, he found Zhao Xiaojing staring at the fish soup without touching it.
"I'm studying its color matching and appearance." Zhao Xiaojing said casually without turning her head, still staring at the fish soup.
Zhao Xiaojing was currently pondering the results of the excellence evaluation module.
[Song Sao Fish Soup: Level 3, a more suitable recipe among many. Use 0.5g more vinegar and a slightly thicker starch.]
Level three again, and the appropriate approach?
Zhao Xiaojing picked up the spoon in confusion, scooped up a spoonful and put it into her mouth.
The fish soup is silky and sticky when you take a bite, the fish meat is smooth and tender, and you can taste a slight sourness, but it seems not much different from the one made by Senior Brother Nie, and it does not have that amazing feeling.
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