Chapter 364 I am investigating the market
Zhao Xiaojing was a little worried.
If we talk about the differences in detail, this fish soup is indeed different from the one made by Senior Brother Nie. They look different in appearance. Senior Brother Nie uses shredded ginger, while this family uses shredded green onion for garnish; Senior Brother Nie uses egg yolk liquid, while this family uses egg white.
In terms of taste, Brother Nie’s vinegar is just right, and this restaurant’s control of the heat is excellent; Brother Nie’s water starch is thickened very evenly, and this restaurant’s auxiliary ingredients taste even better.
But overall, this store is still slightly better, although the taste did not meet expectations.
But if even this twenty-year-old restaurant can’t meet the expected taste, and even the appraisal can’t go above level three, and the menu is just adequate, then aren’t other restaurants even more hopeless?
"What are you doing? You look so dejected while eating fish soup. This fish soup is not bad, right?" Su Yuchen looked at Zhao Xiaojing sighing with amusement.
Zhao Xiaojing was stunned, then laughed. "I was just feeling regretful, why did I sigh out loud? This fish soup is indeed okay, but it didn't meet my expectations. It's not on the same level as Senior Brother Nie's. I thought Hangzhou Restaurant would do better."
"Then eat fish balls. There are three other restaurants lined up behind you anyway. Just take your time eating. Fish balls are delicious. Try them." Su Yuchen said as he scooped half a bowl of clear soup fish balls for Zhao Xiaojing.
Zhao Xiaojing nodded, no longer hesitating. With the mentality of trying something new, she scooped a spoonful of fish balls and put them into her mouth. Unexpectedly, the moment she took a bite, her disappointment in Song Sao's fish soup suddenly brightened up. "So delicious."
"Isn't it? Am I right? I think you're just obsessed with food and can't relax. Another spoonful." Su Yuchen scooped another spoonful into Zhao Xiaojing's bowl. "We've come all this way. Finding food is important, but don't forget to enjoy it."
"That's what you said." Zhao Xiaojing smiled and lowered her head to enjoy the fish balls in clear soup.
Although the fish balls were in soup, the portion was not large. Two small bowls were empty for each of them. After finishing the last spoonful, Zhao Xiaojing remembered that she had forgotten to use the quality inspection module to check the quality of the fish balls, and she immediately felt regretful.
"I'll check out at the front desk and see how the takeout is going."
Although the fish balls on her table were all gone, there were still some on other tables. Zhao Xiaojing found an excuse and walked around the dining tables in the hall, looking at the newly served dishes. After visiting about four tables, she found the clear soup fish balls.
Zhao Xiaojing stopped for a moment to make way for the waiter and glanced at the table.
[Clear Soup Fish Balls: Level 2. Due to the climate and soil, the fish variety is not right, resulting in a slightly excessive amount of seasoning.]
It turns out to be level two, no wonder it tastes much better than level three Song Sao Fish Soup.
I don’t know if it has something to do with the chef. For such a big shop, there should be more than one chef. Maybe other chefs can make Song Sao Fish Soup better?
Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaojing turned another corner and walked among the many scattered tables with her head down.
Dongpo Pork: Level 2: Add 50g more Huadiao wine and one cap less dark soy sauce. The coloring is uneven and the cooking time is slightly overcooked.
[Clear Soup Fish Balls: Level 2. Due to the climate and soil, the fish variety is not right, resulting in a slightly excessive amount of seasoning.]
Longjing Shrimp: Grade 3. The shrimp meat is not of high quality, the tea leaves are too old, the cooking time is not accurate, and the meat is a bit tough.
【Dongpo pork...】
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Zhao Xiaojing walked around and found that almost every table had the signature dish Dongpo pork, and the quality of each table was almost maintained at level two.
However, the identification results were exactly the same for every table that ordered fish balls.
Zhao Xiaojing turned around and wondered why different chefs could perform at almost the same level. Then she realized the fish balls must have been cooked in a pot ahead of time, and they were all cooked by the same chef. Suddenly, she understood.
However, Mrs. Song’s Fish Soup was probably not the main dish. After looking around, she didn’t find the second table ordering this dish. Zhao Xiaojing could only walk to the front desk to pay the bill regretfully.
"Do you know what you look like? You look like a goblin who hasn't eaten human food for eight hundred years and just turned into a human form!" Su Yuchen was typing on his mobile phone non-stop. When he saw Zhao Xiaojing coming back, he raised his head and complained.
"What's wrong with me?"
"Look for yourself." Su Yuchen handed over the phone.
The packed vegetables were packed into two large bags, but the portions were not large, and the square packing boxes were not too heavy when stacked together. Zhao Xiaojing put the bags on the table, took Su Yuchen's mobile phone and looked at it. She laughed at herself when she saw it.
Su Yuchen recorded the video of Zhao Xiaojing strolling around the various tables. Although Zhao Xiaojing was walking in the video, her eyes were always fixed on the dishes on other people's tables, staring from one table to another. She was almost staring at the road and the dishes, with a straight look in her eyes, as if she had never seen these dishes before and had no idea what they were.
"Delete it quickly! I'm investigating the market!" Zhao Xiaojing hurriedly cleared her name.
"It's too late. They all said they saved it."
"Them?" Zhao Xiaojing looked down and saw that Su Yuchen had shown her the store's group. The video had been sent out. Except for three chefs who were probably still practicing cooking, everyone else jumped out at the first opportunity, the screen full of "hahahaha" and the video had been saved.
"You're slandering me again!" Zhao Xiaojing immediately grabbed his hand and pinched him hard.
The two laughed and joked for a while, picked up two bags of vegetables, and continued on to the next store.
The next store is neither new nor old. It has been open for two or three years. It is a Suzhou and Zhejiang restaurant specializing in Jiangsu cuisine, but it is not very popular.
The reason why Zhao Xiaojing chose this restaurant was, firstly, because it was very close to the first restaurant, only a ten-minute walk away, and secondly, because among the few reviews, there was a person who claimed to have grown up in Zhejiang Province and praised the Song Sao Fish Soup of this restaurant very sincerely.
There was no need to queue this time. Although this restaurant was not big, it was not as popular as the previous one. The waiter cleared the table not long after the two of them arrived.
There were not many dishes on the menu. Zhao Xiaojing ordered Song Sao's Fish Soup as usual. Su Yuchen chose the vegetarian roast goose after browsing around. After ordering a few special dishes and Suzhou-style dim sum to be taken away, the two of them sat quietly and looked at the restaurant environment.
The entire hall is several times smaller than the Hangzhou restaurant we just visited. Although it's a Jiangsu and Zhejiang restaurant, it doesn't offer many Jiangsu and Zhejiang dishes, mostly popular dishes. This is similar to many restaurants in Jiangcheng that don't adapt to the local environment and focus on a single cuisine. At first, they really only had one cuisine, which was popular for a while, but then gradually faded. In the end, the owner was forced to make concessions to survive and started selling local dishes and popular dishes again.
So when Zhao Xiaojing saw that two-thirds of the dishes on the menu were popular, she automatically lowered her expectations. It is already difficult for such a store to survive, so one should not have too high expectations for the quality of the dishes.
The two were drinking tea and chatting casually when a middle-aged man came over led by a waiter.
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