Chapter 110 Longan and Horse Hoof Delicious.
The others naturally nodded in agreement; this was the best solution.
And to be honest, they really wanted to try the longan and water chestnut dessert. The meat dishes and soups at the beginning of the meal were so delicious and surprisingly amazing. The only dessert, longan and water chestnut dessert, must be very good.
It would be perfect to pack some to take home and have a bite or two myself, and then share it with my wife and kids.
Zhao Yuanzheng called over a shop assistant and instructed her to pack up the five bowls of longan and water chestnut dessert that hadn't been served yet. He also told her to put the two portions of braised chicken feet in abalone sauce that he had ordered earlier together with the longan and water chestnut dessert, and to put the two other dishes and soup that he had ordered together with the dessert.
Sister Zhou understood what he meant, smiled and agreed, and went to handle the matter immediately.
After all, this table of customers had obviously finished eating and were waiting to get their takeout, pay the bill, and leave. Not only should we try not to keep them waiting too long, but we can also free up a table to serve the customers queuing outside as soon as possible.
After the staff left, the group couldn't help but laugh at the empty plates on the table.
No matter who I'm dining with, it's rare to eat so cleanly. There's no need to worry about packing up leftovers, yet I still can't help but pack up all the new dishes. That's what's strange and interesting.
Zhao Yuanzheng, a regular customer of Gu's Private Kitchen, packed two dishes and a soup to go. Lin Gangjie and Rong Chuan each packed a portion of braised chicken feet in abalone sauce to take home to appease their wives and children. Ma Yongjun and Zhou Hongyuan, who originally planned to leave empty-handed, also unexpectedly packed a portion of sweet soup. This meal was truly interesting.
They sat down at the table and continued chatting, talking about trivial matters in their lives.
Finally, Zhao Yuanzheng couldn't help but jokingly remind him, "We've already agreed, right? Next time we have time, we'll meet at Gu's Private Kitchen. Bring your families over for a get-together then, okay?"
Rong Chuan and the others smiled and nodded in agreement.
Zhao Yuanzheng added, "When you have time, you can bring your family here to eat. The restaurant really decides the menu every day based on the ingredients we purchase, just like opening a blind box. It will definitely surprise you and will not disappoint your expectations!"
"I also highly recommend that you follow Gu's Private Kitchen's official accounts, both on Weibo and Xiaohongshu. You can check out the restaurant's daily menu every morning at 10 AM. If you find any dishes you like and have time, you can come and eat there. I'm someone who doesn't usually use Xiaohongshu, but now I open it every day to check for Gu's Private Kitchen's new posts. It's hard not to crave such delicious food after just one bite!"
After saying that, he sighed sincerely, looking both helpless and incredibly happy.
Rong Chuan chuckled and said, "I think you're just an unofficial member of Gu's Private Kitchen. They gave you a recommendation award, right? Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on a restaurant with such high-quality dishes. I'll bring my family here to eat when I have time! I don't know when we'll be able to get together again."
Zhao Yuanzheng then said, "I wish I were an unofficial employee of Gu's Private Kitchen. That way, I wouldn't have to queue up to eat here. If I got more referral bonuses, maybe even you wouldn't have to queue up to eat here!"
"Hahaha."
Everyone laughed and said, "Don't worry, we'll keep an eye on Gu's Private Kitchen when we get back. They need to know what's on the menu every day so they can decide whether or not to come over for a meal."
After hearing this, Zhao Yuanzheng cupped his hands in thanks, as if to say, "Thank you for giving me face, and I can really go to Gu's Private Kitchen to receive a recommendation award."
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Rong Chuan and the others would bring their families over for meals whenever they had time, and after a few more meals, he would feel the positive changes in his health.
Moreover, if they go back and follow Gu's Private Kitchen's official account, they might find it interesting and read a few more related notes, and then they'll see those customers' heartfelt sharing of the physical changes they experienced after eating Gu's Private Kitchen for a long time.
It's possible that he won't even need to expose the mystery of this magical effect himself; Rong Chuan and the others will come to him first to ask what's going on.
The shop assistant brought over six bags of packaged dishes. Zhao Yuanzheng took two bags, Lin Gangjie and Rong Chuan each took their own bag containing braised chicken feet in abalone sauce, and the two lightest bags were given to Zhou Hongyuan and Ma Yongjun.
Even though I don't usually pay attention to these things, I couldn't help but praise the refreshing summer-style takeout bag I saw. When I saw the cartoon pattern on the bag, it clearly depicted the lively scene of the restaurant. I couldn't help but praise Gu's Private Kitchen for its ingenuity.
The group got up and walked over. Zhao Yuan was scanning the QR code on his phone to pay after the clerk processed the checkout.
Rong Chuan and the others stood aside and laughed, "Thanks, Lao Zhao, we really enjoyed the meal!"
When they go out to eat, whoever agrees to treat and pay the bill won't stand on ceremony and try to pay. Anyway, there's plenty of time, so everyone can take turns treating each other to meals.
As they left the restaurant, Rong Chuan and his friends, like many other customers dining at Gu's Private Kitchen for the first time, couldn't help but marvel at how worthwhile the dishes seemed at first glance. The price-performance ratio was incredibly high, and even with the takeout fee, the total price was only a little over two hundred yuan – such a bargain!
After listening to their exclamations, Zhao Yuanzheng couldn't help but add secretly, "That's why restaurants with such affordable and delicious food are really suitable for improving our meals. That's what our family thinks too. We eat here and feel satisfied, and we don't feel bad about paying the bill."
Rong Chuan and the others nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
It's just a short walk from Gu's Private Kitchen to the beginning of Suli Street; you can get there in a few words. Everyone drove here, so we waved goodbye and went to our cars to go home.
At 1 p.m., only Gu Qingqiu's table of employees was left eating lunch in the restaurant.
The yellow-skinned pork rib soup had a sweet and sour taste that was refreshing and soothing, perfect for quenching thirst and stimulating the appetite before a meal, while also relieving the fatigue of a long day's work. Gu Qingqiu felt refreshed and happy while drinking it, and the three of them, including Sister Zhou, gradually relaxed as they drank the soup.
Gu Qingqiu secretly admired the soup's excellent combination. The pork ribs she purchased from Boss Zhu were indeed from local pigs raised on bran, with plenty of fat and a rich aroma. During the simmering process, the fat seeped out and neutralized the sourness of the yellow skin, while the honey dates added a touch of sweetness. Therefore, the soup tasted pleasantly sweet.
Besides drinking yellow-skinned pork rib soup at noon, Gu Qingqiu also made chilled sweet and sour pork and abalone sauce chicken feet. She saved the stir-fried beef with pickled bamboo shoots for dinner.
She also cooked four bowls of longan and water chestnut soup for Sister Zhou and the other two to try and enjoy its sweetness.
Well, mainly it was because she wanted to drink sweet soup.
This time, Gu Qingqiu didn't serve rice. She only ate the pork ribs from the yellow-skinned pork rib soup, then tried a few pieces of sweet and sour crispy pork, and also ate two very sweet lychee pieces. She also ate a few chicken feet that were soft, glutinous, and full of collagen.
Sister Zhou exclaimed, "Who would have thought we could still eat lychees this season? These lychees are so sweet and juicy! Just now, many customers were praising how delicious this dish was. The sweet and sour pork is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the lychees are so fresh. They're also great with the sauce, which has a slightly sweet and sour taste. It's especially refreshing to eat them chilled."
Tang Jie and Wang Meiyu also praised the dish highly. The chilled sweet and sour pork and lychee pork were delicious no matter how you ate them, and they were very refreshing.
Gu Qingqiu laughed and said, "Speaking of which, it was good luck. Last night, I saw a post on Xiaohongshu from a lychee distributor saying that a batch of late-ripening lychees from Yunnan Province would be delivered here. That's when I thought of this dish. I tried to contact the distributor, and it just so happened that their sales point was right here. So I placed a pre-order with them, and this morning I specially asked Meiyu to go there to pick up the goods."
She originally intended to go and get the lychees herself, but then she thought that she would also need to select the ingredients with fewer impurities when purchasing other ingredients, so she simply asked Wang Meiyu to go and help her get the lychees.
There was no other way; compared to supermarkets or street vendors that buy hundreds of kilograms of goods every day, the daily consumption of our own restaurant was really insignificant. Naturally, the distributors would not deliver to our door, so we had to go and pick it up ourselves.
Hearing what the boss said, Wang Meiyu nodded: "Yes, when I went there to get the goods, I ran into a lot of other bosses who were also getting their goods there. The scene was so lively. The late-ripening lychees from Yun City are selling like hotcakes. If it weren't for this, I really wouldn't have known about late-ripening lychees."
Sister Zhou and Sister Tang nodded; they genuinely had never heard of it.
Gu Qingqiu smiled and said, "It's a variety that has been newly planted in Yunnan Province in the last two years. We were just lucky to be able to buy it. It's good that this dish is popular."
Sister Zhou: "Of course it's popular. Although everyone gets tired of eating lychees in June and July, it feels fresh and satisfying to eat them again in August. Many customers say it's rare to be able to eat lychees at this time of year. I think there will be a lot of people praising this dish on Xiaohongshu and Weibo today."
Gu Qingqiu also thought, "I'll take a closer look when I interact with netizens later."
Everyone ate and chatted, cherishing this rare break time, since lunch and dinner are the only times of the day when they can interact and communicate more, as they will have to get back to work after lunch.
Gu Qingqiu was also quite engrossed in eating the braised chicken feet in abalone sauce. The chicken feet were cooked until soft and tender, full of collagen, and the sticky feeling lingered on the corners of her lips. The satisfying sensation of the meat falling off the bone with a single bite was particularly strong.
She only ate chicken feet and didn't eat any rice, while Sister Zhou ate most of a bowl of rice with chilled sweet and sour pork with lychee and chicken feet in abalone sauce.
Knowing that there would be dessert, everyone ate more restrainedly to avoid being too full to drink the dessert later.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Wang Meiyu and Sister Tang got up and went to the kitchen to bring over four bowls of longan and water chestnut soup. Wang Meiyu said with a smile, "Everyone, please try it. I've been craving this for a long time while I was in the kitchen. It will definitely be refreshing to drink it chilled."
Sister Zhou and Sister Tang are also looking forward to it.
Gu Qingqiu looked at the bowl of longan and water chestnut soup in front of her with great anticipation.
She happened to see this dessert on Xiaohongshu last night before ordering the menu, and immediately wanted to try it, so she simply added it to the menu, since sharing is worse than enjoying alone.
This season is perfect for eating longan, and although water chestnuts are not in season, you can still buy them if you want.
This sweet soup is quite generous with its ingredients, including longan pulp, water chestnuts, and coconut milk. During the cooking process, half of the water chestnuts are blended with water to make a smooth juice, while the other half are chopped into small pieces and added to the pot to cook together. Of course, some white sugar is also added to adjust the sweetness.
The longan and water chestnut soup in the bowl looks like a refreshing pale yellow color. You can see the longan pulp and water chestnut pieces, as well as a little milky white coconut milk. It seems like you can even see the cool air wafting out.
She scooped a spoonful of the sugar water into her mouth and immediately felt a cool sensation that was not irritating but rather comfortable, which served to cool her down and soothe her.
This sweet soup is undeniably refreshing, with the sweet aroma of longan and the delicate fragrance of water chestnuts blended together, along with a rich coconut milk flavor, resulting in a particularly mellow taste.
This longan and water chestnut dessert is sweet but not cloying, and you can really feel its smooth and delicate texture, mixed with a bit of graininess. The water chestnut pieces are quite chewy and crisp, and the sweet taste of water chestnuts keeps filling your mouth.
Gu Qingqiu scooped up another spoonful of the sweet soup and continued drinking. The sweetness of water chestnuts and longan mixed with the aroma of coconut was delicious, and the soup was smooth and creamy, allowing her to chew on it occasionally. This time, she could also taste a smooth, gelatinous texture, which elevated the overall quality of the drink.
Sipping the drink one sip after another, Gu Qingqiu looked delighted and extremely satisfied. What could be happier than a bowl of sweet soup after a meal to relax after work?
This longan and water chestnut dessert is sweet but not cloying, and refreshingly cool. The longan flesh is tender and chewy, and it bursts with sweet juice. The water chestnuts are crisp and fragrant. The dessert is smooth and delicate with a slightly gelatinous texture, perfectly meeting her expectations when she saw the tutorial vlog for this dessert on Xiaohongshu.
Gu Qingqiu couldn't help but secretly praise herself for being so great, successfully making such a delicious sweet soup again!
Sister Zhou and the other two spoke their minds directly, praising the food without reservation.
After chewing another longan, Sister Zhou swallowed it and said, "This sweet soup is so refreshing! It's sweet, but not cloyingly so, and the cool, refreshing taste is absolutely amazing!"
Wang Meiyu nodded: "Yes, I feel that our restaurant's longan and water chestnut dessert can completely outshine those dessert shops' signature dishes. It's refreshingly sweet, and the rich coconut aroma is the perfect finishing touch. It's smooth and delicate, and the bits with a grainy texture are quite crunchy to chew on. The longan is also fresh and juicy!"
Sister Tang couldn't comprehend Wang Meiyu's words; she felt that Wang Meiyu had so easily and simply described her own feelings in just a few sentences.
She couldn't help but say, "I also think it's delicious. Twelve yuan for a bowl of longan and water chestnut dessert is very affordable and has a high cost-performance ratio! Last time my son said he wanted to drink sweet soup, he insisted on ordering one for me when he ordered takeout. It's just a very simple mung bean and water chestnut dessert, and the bowl looks even smaller than the ones in our restaurant, but it still costs twelve yuan!"
After saying that, she was still feeling bad about the mung bean and water chestnut soup she had last time. The main problem was that mung bean soup could be made at home anytime, and all she had to do was add some water chestnuts. It didn't taste that great. The longan and water chestnut soup she had this time was much better!
Sister Tang was still unconsciously savoring the lingering sweetness in her mouth.
Gu Qingqiu smiled and agreed, "This sweet soup is indeed very well made. If you like it, drink more. We can continue to drink it tonight!"
The three of them, including Sister Zhou, happily agreed. They weren't thinking about things like drinking too much sugar and gaining weight. The restaurant's menu changed daily; who knew when they'd get to eat there again? Two meals wouldn't hurt! It would only double their happiness!
After everyone finished eating, they tidied up briefly, and then those who needed to get busy started working, those who needed to leave work left, and those who needed to get some fresh air stood at the door to get some fresh air.
Gu Qingqiu stood at the door for a while and felt much more comfortable in the breeze.
She doesn't just stand; she also stretches her limbs and does some movements to get all the muscles in her body moving, so that her hands don't get too tired from preparing and cooking in the kitchen for long periods of time, and her feet don't get venous thrombosis from standing for long periods.
Although the spiritual energy in his dantian constantly nourishes his body day and night, these problems are unlikely to occur.
After moving around a bit, she felt much more comfortable. Instead of standing at the restaurant entrance, enjoying the breeze while playing online games on her phone, she turned around and went back to the dining area, finding a table in a cool spot near the air conditioner vent.
To be honest, even though I didn't sweat after just ten or twenty minutes of activity, I still felt a bit hot all over.
Gu Qingqiu took out her phone and scrolled through short videos to relax. After the restlessness in her body was dispelled by the cool air from the air conditioner, she opened Xiaohongshu to read the comments section of today's menu notes.
[Crazy for egg tarts: Gu's Private Kitchen didn't disappoint me again today! A meal here makes my whole day happy! To be honest, I didn't realize it when I looked at the menu this morning, but it was only after we finished eating that we realized it was sweet and sour. We really liked it!]
The wampee pork rib soup is sweet and sour with a meaty aroma, and it's quite refreshing and appetizing. The pork ribs are as tender and flavorful as ever, falling off the bone with every bite. The wampee has a perfectly balanced sweet and sour taste, and the flesh is quite tender and delicious.
The chilled sweet and sour pork with lychee was a novel experience. First, it was surprising to find lychees still available this season, and they were incredibly fresh. The combination of sweet and sour pork and lychee was also a first for me. Second, the dish was served on a bed of ice, which made it truly delicious. The sweet and sour pork was refreshingly cool, with a perfect balance of sweet and sour, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The lychee tasted similar to chilled lychees, fresh and juicy, and the sweet and sour sauce didn't taste strange at all; in fact, it added a richer flavor.
Stir-fried beef with pickled bamboo shoots is also sweet and sour. The beef slices are tender and chewy, and the sauce enhances their tenderness even more. It's a very satisfying dish with a sour, salty, and spicy flavor. The pickled bamboo shoots are also crisp and have absorbed the savory flavor of the beef. They are also sour, salty, and spicy, with a rich and lingering aroma of pickled bamboo shoots.
Personally, I think braised chicken feet in abalone sauce can be eaten as a meat dish with rice, or as a snack with drinks. Just grab a bottle of beer from the restaurant's standing freezer and you're good to go! The chicken feet are soft, chewy, and have a rich, savory sauce. They fall off the bone with a single bite, which is incredibly satisfying. The seafood flavor of the abalone sauce lingers in every bite. Even without rice or drinks, they're delicious as a snack! They're so much better than those high-end chicken feet snacks sold in supermarkets!
Even the spinach and wood ear mushroom salad was delicious, with a sweet and sour flavor. The spinach was tender, and the wood ear mushrooms were crisp, creating a refreshing, appetizing, and palate-cleansing dish—perfect for ending this delicious feast! I plan to make this vegetable dish more often when I get home; it's a great and healthy option for a light dinner!
Oh, and the longan and water chestnut dessert after the meal was absolutely amazing! You know, Gu's Private Kitchen rarely serves sweet soups, and when they do, they're always top-notch! This longan and water chestnut dessert was sweet but not cloying, smooth and delicate, with a rich coconut flavor. The longan flesh was tender and chewy, and the water chestnut pieces were also very satisfying to bite into. It was so refreshing!
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[A Feast Every Day: Hehe, it's finally my turn to share my thoughts on Gu's Private Kitchen (honored)! Ever since that lunch, having a feast at Gu's Private Kitchen every day has been my lifelong dream!]
The soups are indeed a signature dish of Gu's Private Kitchen. Today's wampee and pork rib soup combines the sour aroma of wampee, the meaty fragrance of pork ribs, and the sweetness of jujubes into a refreshing and pleasant flavor. Drinking it makes me feel wonderful and also whets my appetite. Needless to say, the ingredients are all delicious, from the pork ribs to the wampee and jujubes.
The chilled sweet and sour pork with lychee is novel; the pork, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, is refreshingly cool and deliciously sweet and sour, while the lychee-flavored pork is surprisingly tender and juicy. For the stir-fried beef with pickled bamboo shoots, the sauce is the soul of the dish, making both the beef and bamboo shoots incredibly tender. The braised chicken feet in abalone sauce are infinitely better than anything you can buy elsewhere; the chicken feet are soft, tender, and flavorful with a rich sauce that easily falls off the bone, full of collagen, and have a delicious seafood flavor from the abalone sauce. The spinach and wood ear mushroom salad is fresh, crisp, sweet, sour, and spicy—a true gem among cold dishes.
They even had dessert today, which was a pleasant surprise, and I was quite happy! The longan and water chestnut dessert was refreshingly sweet, with a rich coconut flavor that enhanced the aroma. The texture was smooth and delicate with a slight grainy quality. The crushed water chestnuts were especially sweet, and the longan flesh was tender, juicy, and delicious. It's safe to say this is a bowl of dessert that far surpasses the signature desserts at any dessert shop.
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[Skincare expert: Today is another day I can't help but rave about Gu's Private Kitchen. At this moment, I am so glad that I am a local of Jiang City. I am proud to be born in Jiang City. Who understands the happiness of being able to eat Gu's Private Kitchen anytime I want and just go to queue up early? My family!]
I've seen many friends have already shared their thoughts on how delicious today's dishes are, so I'll just share my two favorites.
To be honest, when I first saw the name of the dish, "Iced Sweet and Sour Pork with Lychee," my first thought was, "Wow, sweet and sour pork with lychee? Isn't that a perfect match with pineapple? Won't this combination of lychee and sweet and sour pork, chilled, be a disaster?" What convinced me to order this dish was my absolute trust in Gu's Private Kitchen—Gu's Private Kitchen would never disappoint! And it turned out to be truly delicious!
The chilled sweet and sour pork was refreshingly cool at first bite, followed by an even richer, more intense sweet and sour sauce flavor than when it was hot. The outer shell of the pork was crunchy, while the meat inside was tender and savory. The lychees tasted almost exactly like the ones we ate in June or July, freshly taken out of the freezer – icy, refreshing, sweet, and juicy. I checked and it seems they were imported from Yun City. I was lucky to be able to enjoy this new variety at Gu's Private Kitchen during such a good time!
Then there's the longan and water chestnut dessert, which is incredibly affordable at just twelve yuan a bowl, far surpassing the signature desserts at other dessert shops! It's sweet but not cloying, with a rich coconut aroma, a smooth and delicate texture with a grainy feel, and the water chestnut pieces are crisp, refreshing, and sweet. The longan is fresh, tender, and juicy.
The lychees and longans in the store were very fresh today. The meal included soup, meat, vegetables and fruit, it was simply divine!
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