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The Imperial Chef's Restaurant
Ji Zihuai and Su Momo had a clear distinction between the two, eating their own food and not interfering with each other. Only Bai Yinuo liked both mushroom hotpot and red oil hotpot, so he enjoyed both.
The three of them ate heartily, leaving nothing on the table, almost finishing their dishes.
Su Momo touched her belly and sighed with satisfaction: "Boss, the hot pot you made is amazing, it's spicy but not unbearable. In fact, when I eat hot pot outside, I only like the taste of the hot pot when it's just started. Once it's boiled for more than half an hour, I don't like it anymore because the peppercorns will be boiled and become bitter, and the chilies will also be boiled and become soft. The hot pot will get spicier and spicier, and it won't taste good anymore."
"But the hot pot you cook actually becomes more fragrant as it cooks."
"Because I added some spices, these spices will dilute the bitter taste of Sichuan and Sichuan peppercorns," Bai Yinuo explained.
Su Momo seemed to understand what he said, and then she asked the question that concerned her the most: "Boss, will this dish be served in the restaurant?"
Su Momo wanted to put this dish on the shelves in the store because she wanted Bai Ji Restaurant to make money!
"Boss, I always think your prices are too cheap. You can charge a little more. The price of this hot pot base can start from three figures. And I heard that the reason why hot pot restaurants are everywhere now is not only because hot pot is simple and convenient to make, but also because the gross profit margin of hot pot is too high, and the ingredients are not expensive at all."
Bai Yinuo doesn't really care about how much money he has, as long as it's enough for him to spend, otherwise he wouldn't have priced it so low. All the customers who have eaten at Baiji Restaurant say it's very affordable.
But she changed her mind and realized that because there were more and more customers in the restaurant, Baiji Restaurant needed to expand, and expansion meant money. She had just become a house slave and her wallet was not rich, so expansion was actually quite difficult.
Bai Yino thought about it and decided to put hot pot on the menu, but he still maintained an affordable approach and the price was not outrageous, only the labor and ingredient costs were slightly increased.
Baiji Restaurant offers two kinds of hot pot bases, one is red oil hot pot base, and the other is mushroom hot pot base. You can order them separately or order a shuangyang hot pot which has both.
In the cold late autumn, eating a steaming hot pot is the best choice for many people.
When an old customer came to the restaurant and saw the new menu, he was surprised and asked, "Boss, did you install surveillance cameras in my house? How did you know I wanted to eat hot pot?"
Bai Yinuo just smiled and said nothing.
Many old customers immediately called their friends after seeing the hot pot at Baiji Restaurant. They ordered a red oil hot pot together and enjoyed it very much.
However, many of my companions found some small quarrels when choosing the soup base.
One of the couples looked familiar. They were the couple who had quarreled and reconciled last time. Bai Yinuo learned from the experience this time and did not join in the quarrel. He just stood by and waited for them to order.
The guy in the couple shook his head like a rattle: "No, slightly spicy is my bottom line as a Sichuanese. I definitely don't want a shabu-shabu pot."
The girl slapped his arm hard and said dissatisfiedly: "No, not having spicy food is also my bottom line as a Cantonese. If you don't want the yucca, then we can have the mushroom hotpot."
Lu Xun once said that the Chinese people always like to reconcile and compromise. For example, if the room is too dark and a skylight is needed, no one will allow it. But if you advocate removing the roof, they will compromise and be willing to install a skylight.
The boy grumbled a little, but finally agreed to have a shabu-shabu pot.
There are many people like this couple who come to eat hotpot, almost all of them come in groups, and some even come as a family.
This family of four was brought in by the family's youngest adult daughter.
My sister was very happy when she entered Baiji Restaurant: she finally came to the Baiji Restaurant that was said on the bullet screen website! She said to her parents: "This is Baiji Restaurant. I have seen it not only in magazines, but also on bullet screen websites. I heard that the food there is delicious."
My brother snorted and said, "It's just a small restaurant. Even if the food is delicious, is it necessary for us to come all the way from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
My sister said unhappily, "Mom and Dad, look at him. We're all here, but he still says such spoiling things."
After hearing what my brother said, my mother said, "Hey, stop arguing, we didn't come here just for this little restaurant, we also came to Haishi to have fun."
The father played the good cop to his brother: "Your sister is right. You are always playing games with your friends at home. Can't you spend your Saturday and Sunday with us?"
After being scolded by his parents, my brother snorted and sat down in dissatisfaction.
My sister had obviously made a good plan and knew all the dishes of Baiji Restaurant by heart. But the reality was beyond her expectations. She was behind. Baiji Restaurant actually launched a new dish, hot pot. This completely disrupted her plan, because a mature female college student could not refuse hot pot!
The mother felt sorry for her sister when she saw how she was struggling. Although they didn’t like hot pot, they told her, “Since you like hot pot so much, order one and order some stir-fried dishes. We’ll eat the rest. Don’t worry about not being able to finish it. There are four of us.”
Who knew that after hearing what they said, the elder brother rolled his eyes to the sky while looking at his phone. He had no feelings towards Baiji Restaurant, but because of the quarrel with the other three, his impression of Baiji Restaurant dropped instantly: "I don't eat much, don't count me in, the waste is your own business."
After hearing what her parents said, the younger sister turned a deaf ear to what her brother said, ordered a double-sided hotpot, and then ordered a few stir-fried dishes.
Seeing that his words were completely ignored, the elder brother couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Did you see the news earlier? It said that hot pot restaurants use recycled oil, filtering the leftover oil from the previous table and giving it to the next table. Someone ate something unknown in a well-known hot pot restaurant. All those big hot pot restaurants use this kind of oil. Do you think this restaurant uses it?"
"You're so disgusting. Why would you say something like that before dinner?" The younger sister showed disgust on her face. Seeing her parents wavering, she quickly explained, "Bai Ji Restaurant has not only been recommended by Food World Magazine, but has also been on Haishi Daily and even recommended by my favorite anchor. There will definitely be no safety issues like this. Don't listen to his nonsense."
When the parents heard the name of Haishi Daily, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"It was recommended by Haishi Daily, so there shouldn't be a problem."
My sister said, "Yes, the boss was interviewed by Haishi Daily. I was wondering why the official media also used beauty filters. After seeing the real person, I found that he was even better looking than the photo."
As the family chatted, the food was served. They also ordered a lot of ingredients, so the table was quite full.
Sichuan and Chongqing hotpot is incomplete without tripe.
After the pot started to boil, my sister started to blanch the tripe. The tripe was only blanched for eight seconds and rolled in the sauce dish. Because my sister was a little impatient, she didn't let the tripe cool down, and it was scalded. It was so spicy that tears came out of the corners of her eyes, but she was reluctant to stop. It was crispy and chewy, wrapped in the spicy and numbing soup, and it was very spicy.
After she swallowed the tripe whole, she couldn't help but point at the hot pot and said excitedly, "Dad, Mom, please eat this hot pot. It's so delicious. It's very spicy and has a nice aftertaste."
When my mother saw the boiling red oil, she was a little scared and didn't dare to pick up her chopsticks. She looked at the mushroom hot pot next to her.
The mushroom hotpot soup is light white, with lots of mushrooms on top. When my mother saw the chicken mushrooms in it, she was a little surprised: "This looks like chicken mushrooms, no wonder the price is a bit high. Could it be fake?"
My mother picked up a piece of chicken mushroom and put it into her mouth, and couldn't help but blurt out: "It's so fresh." She could tell as soon as she tasted it that this was definitely not a fake chicken mushroom, because this taste is irreplaceable.
Alpinia chicken is the king of mushrooms. It has thick flesh, is crispy and refreshing, and has a fresh and delicious fragrance. Combined with the broth carefully prepared by Bai Yinuo, the umami flavor goes straight to the taste buds, providing an ultimate taste experience.
When Dad saw Mom's look, he knew she was very satisfied, so he ate a piece of Chicken Mushroom out of curiosity. His expression became exactly the same as Mom's, as if he was amazed.
The two of them didn't like hotpot very much, thinking it was just a stew and not very interesting. They preferred some delicate stir-fried dishes, but this mushroom hotpot changed their minds.
The stewing method brings out the flavor of wild mushrooms to the fullest. Everything from the ingredients to the soup base is so fresh that you can’t stop eating it.
When the brother saw his parents, who originally didn't want to eat hot pot, joined his sister, his disdainful look gradually disappeared. Could this hot pot really be delicious?
He was a little tempted, so while his sister was absorbed in eating, he secretly reached out his chopsticks and wanted to eat a piece of mushroom, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, his sister pushed it away.
The younger sister looked unhappy: "What are you doing? Didn't we agree not to eat hot pot? This is for mom and dad to eat, there is no share for you."
My brother pretended to be calm and said, "Stingy. I don't want to eat yet." Then he pretended to be nothing and looked down at his phone, but he was secretly glancing at them out of the corner of his eye, feeling itchy inside. But for the sake of face, he didn't want to say that he had changed his mind.
He was waiting for his parents to mediate, but they were too absorbed in their eating. In the past, when they heard their children quarreling, they would have rushed to mediate. But now their minds were attracted by the mushroom hotpot, and they were only focused on eating and had no time to talk.
After the three of them finished eating all the food they ordered, the elder brother still had nothing to eat and his stomach was growling with hunger.
When my brother heard his stomach growling, he looked embarrassed and his face turned darker.
The other three heard his stomach growling but said nothing.
They were thinking the same thing at the moment. He had just said those news to disgust them, and scared them so much that they almost missed out on eating such a delicious hot pot. He was already such an adult, but he was still so tactless. They couldn't tolerate his bad temper!
There was once a delicious shabu-shabu hotpot in front of him, but he didn't cherish it. Now it's too late!
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Hotpot is indeed a popular dish that is popular all over the country. It is very popular and has been loved by many customers as soon as it was put on the shelves. Whether young or old, most people do not hate hotpot.
During non-mealtime hours, there were fewer people in Baiji Restaurant. After Bai Yinuo prepared the dishes ordered by the customers, he could take a break, so he walked out of the kitchen and sat next to the cash register to rest.
The older aunts are very talkative. Every time they come to Bai Ji Restaurant, as soon as they see Bai Yinuo is free, they will chat with her.
Bai Yinuo is not shy. Although she is not the one who talks, she is a good listener. The aunts all like to chat with her.
One of the aunties owned a clothing store nearby. When she came at noon, she saw that there were too many people in the store, so she chose to avoid mealtime.
Thinking of the grand scene at noon, the aunt couldn't help but say, "Yinuo, your store is really getting more and more people. I heard that Haishi Daily came to interview you. Aunt Lin's boutique business has been brought to a better level by you. The business on our street is all thanks to your care."
Bai Yinuo smiled and said modestly: "That's because your products are good, so customers buy them."
"Don't be so modest. Don't I know how good my store's business is? I heard from new customers in my store that they came to Baiji Restaurant specifically to eat, and came in to look at my clothes."
The aunt thought about the increasing number of people in the store, so she suggested: "By the way, you have more and more customers, and there are often long queues. Do you plan to expand the store?"
"I have this idea." Bai Yinuo said: "I saw many customers come here specially, but because the queue is too long, they don't have enough time and can't eat. It's a pity."
Auntie said with concern: "Didn't Mr. Li and Mr. Zhang ask you to rent their shop? It's just across the street."
Bai Yinuo thought of the two shops and shook his head: "I want to find one that is closer."
After hearing this, the aunt said with some regret: "That's not easy to find. There are shops on this street for rent, but none so close to you. I'll keep an eye out for you and let you know if there's any news."
Bai Yinuo nodded and said thank you. She felt that the hope was slim, but she would not underestimate the network of relationships and information of these neighbors. These uncles and aunts even knew what the relatives of the relatives of the neighbors were doing, so it should not be difficult for them to find a shop.
Since hotpot has been popular recently, the expansion of Baiji Restaurant can indeed be put on the agenda.
The reason is simple: the hot pot is so delicious! As long as one person is eating hot pot, the whole Baiji Restaurant can smell the aroma of hot pot butter and spices.
The aroma attracted the people who were eating stir-fried dishes and they told Bai Yinuo that they couldn't eat hot pot recently for various reasons, such as losing weight or having stomach problems, so they couldn't smell the hot pot. They hoped that people who ate hot pot would exercise moderation!
Bai Yinuo remembered the demands of these customers, but under the current conditions, there was no way to solve their problems.
In fact, if those who cannot eat hot pot were to hear these guests’ words, they would definitely be filled with the rich aroma of lemon.
Bai Yinuo looked at the message board on the Baiji Restaurant’s mini program. The first most popular comment was: “Boss, please put hotpot on the mini program quickly. Don’t be ungrateful, or I’ll kneel down and beg you.”
Bai Yinuo selectively ignored this sentence. After all, if it was a normal stir-fry, it could indeed be packed, but hot pot was not possible. Not only was there no such condition for packing, but it also lost its original taste. In order to let the guests taste the best dishes, she would not destroy her own reputation.
Therefore, those who cannot come to eat on site will miss out on hotpot.
At this time, Bai Yinuo received a call. He clicked the answer button and the voice of the editor-in-chief of Food World magazine came from the other end.
The editor-in-chief said, "The director arrived in Hai City yesterday. I will arrange a meeting for you at Baiji Restaurant."
Last time, the editor-in-chief asked Bai Yinuo if he wanted to participate in the filming of the documentary "The Best Taste". If he wanted to, he could recommend Bai's Restaurant to the director.
Bai Yinuo didn’t know what a documentary was, so he told the editor-in-chief that he needed to think about it.
When the editor heard this, he was stunned. If it were a normal store, they would definitely agree immediately when they knew about this opportunity. Why is this Bai Ji Restaurant so unique?
The editor thought again and realized that the boss was such a great craftsman and he should respect the quirks that masters have. So instead of getting angry, he gave Bai Yinuo his phone number and told him to call him if he made a decision.
In fact, Bai Yinuo did not intend to reject the documentary "The Taste of Life". It was just that he had only been here for three or four months, and most of the knowledge he had absorbed was about life and cooking, and he knew very little about other things.
Bai Yinuo is a cautious person. After investigating what the Zhiwei documentary is about, he agreed to the editor-in-chief's request after realizing that it would only benefit Baiji Restaurant and not cause any harm.
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Zheng Zixun is the chief director of Zhiwei Documentary, a documentary director of CCTV, and a native of Beijing.
When he flew to Hai City, he felt like he was going to die because Hai City... was really, really, really cold!
If it weren't for work needs, he wouldn't come to Hai City in autumn and winter.
The cold in the north is a physical attack, while the cold in the south is a magical attack. Although both are very cold, the capital has heating, while Haishi does not. This is a historical problem. When the country decided to provide heating, the designers adopted a one-size-fits-all approach, providing heating to the north of the Qinling-Huaihe dividing line and not to the south. However, as a long and continuous mountain range, the Qinling Mountains can effectively resist the cold air from the north, but the Huaihe River is just a river. What can it block?
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