In the fast-paced city of the 1990s, it was not easy to retain past memories and the so-called "old" taste.

A couple who had just had dinner together may have separated when they contacted each other a few days later; a few days ago, the area was still wilderness, and I wanted to fly a kite, but when I went back, I saw that the wilderness had become a building, and the field path had become an asphalt road; the old shop I used to go to every day, just got sick and went back, and it had become a coffee shop...

What is rare is that after a long time, this place is not only still the "old place", but the "old" has something new, the good things and good taste are still there, but the environment has become better, and the seats are more spacious.

It is easy to remember.

Cai Lan walked into the newly built "new" Yi Kee and saw the huge transparent window between the kitchen and the front hall. She finally understood the meaning of "viewing seat".

In an era when many big restaurants and Japanese restaurants pay attention to the display of the back kitchen environment and the communication between chefs and customers, Yi Kee, an old ice cream parlor, has also learned to shorten the distance between chefs, fresh food, hot pot and diners in this way.

When standing in the bright front hall and looking at the big window, a pretty girl came out from the counter and asked in a not-too-loud voice:

"Do you have a reservation?"

"Mr. Cai has a reservation." Luck, who was following Cai Lan, spoke up.

"Oh, this way please." The girl with fluffy short hair that almost covered her face immediately invited the two to sit at the perfect No. 1 seat for watching cooking. While taking away the [Reservation] card on the table, she asked, "Do you mind sharing the table?"

Although the small table is small, it can seat four people. After Cai Lan and Luck sat down, there were still two empty seats.

"Two more friends will be here later." Cai Lan smiled and her voice was particularly gentle.

At this time, Jiayi came out from the back kitchen with tea. When she saw Cai Lan, she immediately greeted, "Mr. Cai, you are here!"

"Yi Shazhan is not working today?" Cai Lan smiled and invited Yi Jiayi to take a seat.

Jiayi was not polite and sat opposite Cai Lan and replied with a smile: "The kneeling corpse case has been solved. I am taking a break at the police station today, but I will continue to work as a waiter at Yi Ji."

"Haha, congratulations on solving the case and making a great contribution to the citizens of Hong Kong. It's amazing." Cai Lan naturally knew the big news that was reported frequently in newspapers recently.

Luck poured tea for the three of them. Jiayi thanked him and took a sip. Cai Lan asked again: "You just solved the barbecued pork bun case, and now you have solved another case in the blink of an eye. At the end of the year, the police force will give you a certificate of award, right?"

"I don't know. If there is, I will accept it. If not, forget it. I don't care." Jiayi seemed a little silly at this moment.

Cai Lan looked at her with a more friendly look. Great wisdom is not revealed, that is true intelligence.

"By the way, Mr. Cai, I saw you as a guest on a food show the day before yesterday, the one with the big eater competition, and the one with Japanese participants." Jiayi suddenly remembered.

"Yes, in order to save the reputation of barbecued pork buns, we had to hold such a big eater competition for eating barbecued pork buns. When people saw the contestants eating barbecued pork buns recklessly and eating so much, of course they forgot the terrible memory that barbecued pork buns brought them last time. In this way, the vendors selling barbecued pork buns are alive again.

"You save people, and I save barbecued pork buns."

Cai Lan said this, and her eyes, which were not big to begin with, curved into crescents with a smile.

"Hahaha. "Jia Yi was amused by his words and was so happy that she couldn't hide her teeth.

At this time, Ah Xiang handed the menu to Jia Yi, and then turned to the back kitchen to cook "Imperial Goose" for Cai Lan.

Jia Yi acted as the order taker, and when she brought the dishes ordered by Cai Lan to Yi Jiadong, Chef Yi immediately took out the freshly killed goose that he had bought in the morning and showed it to Mr. Cai through the glass window:

"This is the fresh free-range fat goose I picked for the customer who ordered the dish this morning. In Hong Kong, geese are usually made into halved geese and roasted geese, but the cooking method of our restaurant's new iron pot stewed goose is completely different. "

This is Chef Yi's stage. He swings his knife quickly, fiercely and accurately. In just a few strokes, he cuts the goose into pieces, rinses it neatly, drains it and places it on a plate. He tilts the plate slightly and shows it to Mr. Cai - a series of movements that are smooth and particularly beautiful.

Luck is busy taking pictures on the side, clicking away to record Yi Jiadong's chef style.

Cai Lan stood up with interest, and through the open food delivery opening in front of the large window, he observed the extra-long stove and the back kitchen structure facing the window. His eyes followed Yi Jiadong and saw him hand the chopped goose to a girl with fluffy short hair. When he saw the girl walk out of the back kitchen, he raised his eyebrows and asked,

"Aren't you cooking here? "

There is an earthen stove in the backyard. Ah-Amei said that this dish cannot be cooked with the same taste without an earthen stove." In order to avoid being found by Lu Weiye's men, everyone temporarily called Ah Xiang "Amei".

Yi Jiadong answered patiently while preparing other dishes skillfully.

His apprentice Clara, who also wore a white chef's hat, followed him to help. Tofuzai, who was on a rare day off, was also cutting tofu and preparing Sichuan pepper and pepper.

Everyone's hands were busy, flying up and down. Cooking is also an art, and it turns out that it is so interesting to watch.

"Can I go and see? "Cai Lan immediately suggested to visit the earthen stove, which was really fun.

It was early now, and the police team that booked the place had not arrived yet, so Jiayi nodded and personally took Cai Lan and Luck to visit the kitchen, and came to the courtyard to watch Ah Xiang cook.

Ah Xiang has been helping her parents cook for the whole family since she was tall enough to reach the stove. Although her cooking skills may not be as good as those of famous chefs, she is skilled enough.

Her local pot chicken and iron pot stew are unique in Hong Kong. In addition, she discussed with Jiayi a few days ago to improve the recipe and steps, and now she can definitely serve it well.

"Nowadays, chefs mostly use gas, and some use electricity. There are all kinds of strange appliances, but the real good taste of the pot is still this old iron pot, with such a clay stove." Cai Lan couldn't help sighing as he smelled the charcoal.

"That's right, but if you want to cook fresh meat instead of semi-finished products, you can only limit the amount every day." Jiayi chatted with Cai Lan while helping Ah Xiang pass things.

"Limited quantity is good, and gourmet food is about quality rather than quantity." Cai Lan agreed.

Next, Ah Xiang mentioned some details of cooking the goose stewed in an iron pot, and Cai Lan listened with relish.

"It must be blanched with scallions, ginger and cooking wine, so that the fishy smell can be removed. After that, it must be drained and cooled to make the meat tighter and taste better. "

"The meat of goose is chewier, but it's not as fat as duck. In order to make it fragrant, you have to use more oil, and of course duck oil is the best."

"After rubbing the meat dry, you have to stir-fry it in hot oil over high heat. This is called the Maillard reaction, which gives the meat a special aroma and color."

"When stewing goose or duck, in order to remove its unique fishy smell, the seasoning and salt must be sufficient. Meat will not be fragrant without oil and salt..."

"... After that, we need to use rock sugar and dark soy sauce to color the dishes..."

Mr. Cai likes the knowledge about food the most. He always feels that it is a kind of happiness to see others treat food so rigorously and reverently.

He asked a few more questions about the cooking details of the "Imperial Goose" and did not stay any longer. He left Chef Ah Xiang to concentrate on cooking and turned back to the front hall.

After sitting down, he happened to see Yi Jiadong lift the lid of the steamer, and the hot steam rushed to the sky. The red river crabs were looming in the steam.

This scene is the embodiment of the "human fireworks", which is really beautiful.

His index finger moved, and he couldn't help turning his head to look outside, staring at his watch anxiously. It was inconvenient to start eating before the guests arrived, but he didn't want to let the hot crabs get cold because he was waiting for his friends, which would greatly reduce the taste.

Fortunately, when Clara prepared the ginger juice and handed it to Jiayi through the serving port on the glass, a man and a woman in low-key clothes and sunglasses walked in from outside the door of Yi Ji.

Cai Lan breathed a sigh of relief and waved to the two people, and the two people sat opposite Mr. Cai.

When the two took off their sunglasses, Jiayi and Yi Jiadong, Clara, and Sun Xin behind the glass window were all shocked.

The popular action star Fang Long!

And his current celebrity girlfriend!

...

Jiayi resisted the urge to scream and tried to serve the four people calmly, but her eyes secretly looked at Fang Long and his girlfriend - the real people when they were young, living a real life, coming to her ice cream parlor to eat crabs.

Martial arts superstars fight river crabs!

Fang Long saw Jia Yi looking at him and thought she would ask him to sign, but Jia Yi asked him to take a photo with Yi Jia Dong.

"???" Not with her, but with her brother?

"!!" Jia Yi nodded vigorously.

The female sergeant had no idols in her mind, only career. Jia Yi's mind was full of thoughts: when the time comes, print out the photos of Chef Yi and Fang Long, and Chef Yi and Mr. Cai Lan, and paste them on the wall. Isn't this better than spending money on advertising!

After Fang Long and Chef Yi took a group photo, the delicious dishes began to be served:

steamed river crab, cooked drunken crab, crab roe tofu, duck roasted crab, spicy crab, mapo tofu, shrimp, steamed dace...

Although Fang Long had eaten many delicacies from land and sea, this was the first time he had eaten a full banquet with the theme of "river crab".

When the oily and fragrant crab roe entered his mouth, the deliciousness rushed straight to his head. He exaggeratedly showed an expression of enjoyment, which was exactly the same as the expression of Jiayi and others when they saw him just now.

"Not bad!" Fang Long nodded to Mr. Cai, and then showed his generous nature, ate the crab with big mouthfuls and ate the meat in big chunks.

After eating to his heart's content, he ordered a few glasses of Nuerhong - yellow wine with crab, which was even more delicious.

When he was half full, Fang Long felt satisfied. He was in the mood to look around. He saw that the environment here was good, and it also took into account the style of the old ice house. The walls were full of food photos, and the old tables and chairs were full of Hong Kong flavor.

"The environment here is not bad. Mr. Cai, are you going to use this as a restaurant for supplementary shots?"

"Well, I just thought of this. Do you think it's good too?" Cai Lan asked.

"It's very good, and the key is that the taste is also good. I'm afraid that once the movie is released, it will be difficult to eat here in such a quiet place." Fang Long raised his eyebrows.

"Haha." Cai Lan heard the confidence in Fang Long's words that "our movie will be a hit", and he also felt happy. Then he suddenly remembered something and looked around. They had been here for such a while, why were there no other guests at the table?

He called Jiayi to ask.

"Oh, Mr. Cai booked a table today, and the others booked all the other tables. We put up a sign at the door saying that the restaurant is reserved, and we won't entertain individual guests for now." Jiayi replied with a smile.

"I see, but they came quite late."

"Yes, a group of people who eat very late and are not very active." Jiayi followed with a smile.

"But it's convenient for us." Cai Lan said cheerfully.

Other guests didn't come but occupied the seats, which provided them with a quiet and exclusive environment for the restaurant.

There was no one else in the shop, and Fang Long felt more and more at ease. He ate and leaned on the chair, holding the wine glass in one hand and the duck leg in the other, and ate very luxuriously.

Although this appearance can increase the appetite of the diners at the same table, and the chef also feels a sense of accomplishment, Van Long's girlfriend is a little worried about his image.

"What if the paparazzi sees you and comes to take pictures? You didn't bring a bodyguard or an assistant today, so there's no one to help you shoo people away." The female star nudged him and signaled him to sit properly.

Van Long was particularly rebellious. He spread his hands and thought that at worst he could shoo people away himself. But before he could say anything, a group of strong men suddenly rushed in from outside the door.

They were all tall, long-legged, muscular, and looked dignified, with sharp eyes and extraordinary momentum.

In the blink of an eye, five people became ten people, and ten people became twenty people. The restaurant that was empty just now was instantly filled. The cold and masculine air filled the surroundings, making a clanging sound.

Cai Lan's table was suddenly surrounded by so many strong men, and they had a physiological reaction: everyone's hair stood on end.

Cai Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief until he recognized the few people who came in last but were invited to the innermost table next to him.

"Inspector Guo!"

"Mr. Cai!"

It was like a family reunion scene.

"What a coincidence! We meet again!"

"Yes, what a coincidence!"

"The whole police force is here for dinner?"

"Yes, police officers from O, PTU, PPRB, B... are all here."

Cai Lan smiled and exchanged a few words with Sir Guo, then turned around and whispered to Fang Long:

"Don't be afraid of the paparazzi, the whole police force is out to protect you~"

"Puff!" Fang Long almost spit out a mouthful of rice wine.

Is he really worthy of being a superstar?

What a grand occasion...

This... I can already imagine what kind of sensational headlines the paparazzi will come up with tomorrow after secretly taking photos outside the restaurant!

Tsk tsk, tsk tsk!