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The Imperial Chef's Restaurant
When Xu's mother was about to leave, Qi Xue walked in from the door. Seeing the host of the banquet coming in, Xu's mother had to sit down out of politeness.
Qi Xue was extremely beautiful. Xu's mother knew her, or rather, everyone in this circle knew Qi Xue. Xu's mother had seen Qi Xue and her husband from afar. They were a perfect match.
The most admirable thing about the Sheng family is not only their wealth and status, but also that they are a famous family of beauties. There is no ugly person in their family. Others can't help but sigh that God is unfair. He gave the Sheng family such wealth, but why did he give them such appearance?
Xu's mother remembered that Qi Xue's son Sheng Xing seemed to have participated in a talent show, and he was the most popular and was about to debut as the center. Her niece kept telling her how handsome Sheng Xing was every day. She watched a talent show with her niece and heard Sheng Xing say that he had been the ugliest in the family since he was a child.
When Mrs. Li saw Qi Xue, she immediately stood up from her chair and said attentively, "Mrs. Sheng, you are finally back. I prepared some desserts. How do you like it?"
Qi Xue sat down at the main seat, looking at the lava cake covered with gold foil in front of her, and frowned: "This is just a small party, what you prepared is a bit grand."
Mrs. Li felt a little embarrassed when she heard this, and tried to save herself: "I am usually very simple, but I just happened to meet a pastry chef recently, and I want you to try his craft."
Qi Xue picked up the spoon beside her and took a bite of the lava cake. She was quite satisfied: "It tastes really good. The chocolate should be Valrhona's top-grade dark chocolate. The ratio of sourness, sweetness and bitterness is well controlled."
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Mrs. Sheng, you have a good eye. From chocolate to cream, from cake to ice cream, this lava cake uses top-quality ingredients."
Qi Xue nodded slightly: "Thank you for your expense."
Mrs. Li waved her hands, feeling very proud: "It's not expensive. The most important thing is that everyone enjoys the meal."
Mother Xu thought that after Qi Xue came, Mrs. Li would let her go.
But Mrs. Li didn't want to let Xu's mother go like this: "Mrs. Xu, don't leave. Didn't you say you brought mooncakes? It's the Mid-Autumn Festival soon, and I really want to eat mooncakes. Mrs. Sheng, what do you think?"
Qi Xue put down the spoon and nodded, then said to Xu's mother: "You reminded me that I haven't bought mooncakes this year. I want to try the mooncakes you brought, is that okay?"
After hearing Qi Xue's words, the rest of the people cast curious glances at Xu's mother, either with anticipation or amusement.
Mother Xu, who originally thought she had escaped a disaster, froze in place: "..."
While Xu's mother opened the package at an extremely slow speed, revealing the snowy mooncake inside, she gave others a shot of prevention, paving the way for the imagined social death: "What I brought is different from what you brought. What I brought is more homely. If you are not used to it, you don't have to eat it."
Qi Xue smiled and said, "It's okay, the thought is more important than anything else."
Mrs. Li looked at the anxious expression on Xu's mother's face and the simple packaging bag in her hand. She felt very happy and thought that the other party was about to make a fool of herself.
This banquet was hosted by Mrs. Sheng, whose taste must be extraordinary. She was rather aloof and rarely attended gatherings among rich wives, so this was a rare opportunity to get close to Mrs. Sheng. She asked someone to find out what Mrs. Sheng liked, and learned that she liked beautiful desserts, so she quickly ordered this lava cake.
Although Mrs. Sheng said it was a bit too grand at first, judging from her reaction when eating the lava cake, Mrs. Sheng was still very satisfied with it.
Moreover, Mrs. Sheng could tell the type of chocolate in the lava cake as soon as she ate it, which showed that she was very particular about food. How could an ordinary mooncake impress Qi Xue?
Mrs. Li watched as Xu's mother slowly opened the package, then slowly took out the snow skin mooncakes inside and placed two snow skin mooncakes in front of each person.
Mrs. Li didn't even look at the snowy mooncake in front of her, but kept staring at Qi Xue. Qi Xue stared at the snowy mooncake on the plate in front of her without saying a word.
It seems that Mrs. Sheng really doesn't like this snow skin mooncake.
Mrs. Li smiled proudly: "Mrs. Sheng, if you don't like this mooncake, I apologize to you on behalf of Mrs. Xu. After all, she is an outsider and doesn't understand your preferences..."
Mrs. Li kept talking, and when she saw that Xu's mother opposite her looked increasingly unhappy because of what she said, she felt even better.
Who knew that just as she finished speaking, Qi Xue looked at the snowy mooncake in front of her and said, "I don't dislike this mooncake. It looks good."
Qi Xue even picked up the snow skin mooncake and kept observing it through the packaging bag. Her eyes never left the snow skin mooncake, and it was obvious that she was much more enthusiastic about it than the lava cake.
Mrs. Li: “???”
Qi Xue's eyes finally fell on the most eye-catching pattern of the mooncake: "This rose pattern can be regarded as a painting by itself. The person who designed this rose is very talented. It's just that the person who carved the mold did a poor job. Some details are too rough. If we can find a better carver, this pattern will be more complete and more pleasing to the eye."
Qi Xue is a professor at the School of Art of Ocean University of China. He studied under a master of Chinese painting, so naturally he has an extraordinary appreciation ability.
After hearing what Qi Xue said, the other noble ladies, whether they could see it or not, all agreed.
Qi Xue gave a high evaluation of the Chinese painting accomplishments of the person who designed this pattern. She looked at Xu's mother and asked, "Where did you buy the mooncakes?"
After hearing Qi Xue's words, Xu's mother, who was originally extremely embarrassed, breathed a sigh of relief: "I bought it at a restaurant near my home."
When Qi Xue heard her words, she sighed, "Sure enough, there are experts among the people."
Mrs. Li smiled awkwardly: "Looking good doesn't necessarily mean it tastes good. It might be flashy but not practical."
Qi Xue looked at the custard-custard mooncake in front of her. The mooncake was as white as jade and not stained by dust, making people reluctant to destroy it.
Qi Xue was going to appreciate it for a while longer and decided not to eat it yet. Just as she was about to put the snowy mooncake down, as she moved the mooncake, it emitted a faint cold fragrance.
The snowy mooncakes were just taken out of the freezer, with a hint of chill and a cold aroma that is not available at room temperature. This is the best time to enjoy them. The milky aroma of the custard and the rice aroma of the glutinous rice skin gradually permeate the air.
Qi Xue paused for a moment, her curiosity growing deeper and deeper, so she changed her mind, slowly put the snow skin mooncake to her mouth, and took a light bite.
tasty.
There are obviously no high-end raw materials, only glutinous rice flour, custard and other ordinary ingredients, but the first impression given by the taste of this snow skin mooncake is that it tastes high-end.
If that lava cake is the one that makes the most of the ingredients and brings out the full flavor.
This snow skin mooncake is the one that brings out the full flavor of only 50% of the ingredients.
This custard-snow skin mooncake doesn’t taste sweet or greasy at all. The stickiness and toughness of the glutinous rice skin are just right, and the sweetness and milky flavor of the custard are just right. All the ingredients seem to have achieved a perfect proportion as if they were conscious.
Qi Xue felt something was wrong, so she put down the custard-custard mooncake and picked up the pineapple mooncake next to it. She tried a bite and her eyes gradually widened as she thought to herself, as expected.
The taste of this pineapple snow skin mooncake is just right, and even the sweetness is almost the same as the custard mooncake just now.
This may seem simple, but it is not easy to do. After all, the fillings of the two mooncakes are different, pineapple is sweet and sour, and custard is sweet and milky. If you want to achieve the same sweetness without making people feel greasy, the amount of sugar you need to add is also different.
A good dish allows diners to feel the chef’s characteristics while tasting it. The feeling that this snow skin mooncake gave Qi Xue was - precision.
After Qi Xue chewed the snow skin mooncake carefully, she felt a new surprise.
The ratio of filling to crust of these two snow skin mooncakes is also different.
She thought it was the chef's mistake, but after chewing it twice, she discovered the secret. Because the pineapple filling tastes sweet and sour, it makes people salivate and want more chewiness, so the glutinous rice skin of the pineapple snow skin mooncake is thicker. The custard filling tastes sweet, and if there is too much glutinous rice skin, it will easily feel sweet, so the thickness of the custard | snow skin mooncake skin is thinner.
Although the whole snowy mooncake is a dessert, the sweetness is not the main feature. The fragrance, toughness, softness and stickiness are the key parts that dominate the taste. The more you chew the whole snowy mooncake, the more fragrant it becomes.
She was distracted while eating. This kind of mooncake has many layers of taste and is not dominated by sweetness. Perhaps her husband, who has always regarded desserts as a scourge, will accept it.
She originally wanted to eat one and stop, and take the rest home for her husband to try.
But the ice skin mooncake obviously didn't want her to succeed. After Qi Xue slowly finished eating the two pieces of ice skin mooncake, she suddenly realized that the ice skin mooncake was gone.
Qi Xue looked at the empty plate and fell into deep thought. "I'm sorry, honey, this mooncake is so delicious."
Mrs. Li looked at Qi Xue after she finished eating the snowy mooncake, with a speechless look on her face. Then she became happy again: "I said, this mooncake is not made by a famous pastry chef. Although it looks good, it may not taste good."
Mrs. Li didn’t expect that after Qi Xue heard what he said, she frowned: “Mrs. Li, you are stereotyping.”
Mrs. Li didn't care at all. She picked up the snowy mooncake in her hand and slowly brought it to her mouth: "I'm not wrong. This mooncake must not taste good... huh?"
Mrs. Li's eyes slowly widened.
The whole snowy mooncake is hard in the hand, but soft in the mouth. The custard filling melts in the mouth like a cloud, as if it will slide down the throat into the esophagus if you are not careful. As the custard filling melts in the mouth, the rich milky aroma of the custard filling spreads in the mouth, and Mrs. Li feels that her whole mouth is filled with the sweet milky aroma.
Although this snowy mooncake is not made with any high-end ingredients, the criteria for evaluating food are not that complicated. No matter what ingredients are used, deliciousness is king.
Mrs. Li found that she could not criticize the taste of this snowy mooncake at all. In terms of taste, this snowy mooncake was not inferior to the lava cake just now.
At this time, Mrs. Zhang also finished eating the snowy mooncake and praised it highly: "I have never eaten such a delicious mooncake. This mooncake must be very expensive."
Mother Xu thought about the price of the mung bean cake and hesitated to speak: "About... a dozen yuan a piece?"
Mrs. Li: “…”
Mrs. Li looked at the people around her and found that these ladies were slowly savoring the snow skin mooncakes with focused expressions. They stopped chatting and focused entirely on the mooncakes in front of them.
Mrs. Li was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but she had to admit defeat. It didn't use top-grade dark chocolate or expensive ice cream to create such an amazing taste. This snowy mooncake won in terms of both taste and price.
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On the Mid-Autumn Festival, after waiting for all the guests to leave, Ji Zihuai locked the door.
Since coming to Baiji Restaurant, his daily routine has gradually become normal and he is much more energetic. He used to not like to communicate with people, but now he has to communicate with people because he works as a waiter. He was not used to it at first, but now he has adapted.
Since he came to Baiji Restaurant, he can see many customers enjoying food every day, some are office workers, some are primary school students, some are elderly people, and some are middle-aged people. No matter how troubled they were in life before coming here, after eating the food in Baiji Restaurant, their bad mood will be soothed.
Good food can heal people's hearts. The atmosphere in Baiji Restaurant is relaxed and pleasant. Since the day he came, he has never seen any disputes here. Even if there are quarrels, they are all for the food.
He had just left Baiji Restaurant and walked to the backyard. Bai Yinuo brought out some things from the kitchen and said to him, "Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. Why don't we enjoy the moon together?"
Bai Yinuo brought the mooncakes and tea to the stone table in the backyard, and then asked Ji Zihuai to sit down.
Ji Zihuai sat opposite Bai Yinuo with a steady posture.
Bai Yinuo brought two cups of tea to Ji Zihuai: "If you want to eat fresh meat mooncakes, you drink this cup of tea. If you want to eat snow skin mooncakes, you drink the other cup of tea."
**Tea can reduce heat and reduce the greasy taste of fresh meat mooncakes. Another cup of tea can help digest the sweet snowy mooncakes.
Ji Zihuai silently picked up the tea and took a look at the tea leaves at the bottom: "It's Junshan Silver Needle."
Junshan Yinzhen looks like a bunch of silver needles, which is very easy to recognize. Because it is freshly brewed, Junshan Yinzhen sinks and then rises again, rising and falling three times, which is very interesting.
"That's right." Bai Yinuo nodded: "It has a light tea aroma and a mellow taste. It goes well with snowy mooncakes."
"The snowy mooncakes you made are not at all sweet and greasy. There is no need to drink tea to relieve the greasiness."
Bai Yinuo smiled and said, "Thank you, but it would be a pity if I don't drink it."
After Ji Zihuai took a bite of the snow skin mooncake and drank a sip of Junshan Yinzhen, his eyes lit up instantly.
Although snowy mooncakes are not sweet at all, they are so delicious that people can't stop eating them, and they don't need tea to relieve the sweetness. However, Junshan Yinzhen and snowy mooncakes are a perfect match. The snowy mooncakes are sweet and the tea is mellow, creating an effect of one plus one greater than two, which is more amazing than icing on the cake.
Bai Yinuo saw Ji Zihuai drinking tea and eating mooncakes, eating without even raising his head.
She also picked up a cup of Junshan Yinzhen and looked up at the moon. After many days of brewing, the moon became rounder and rounder, and today it was close to a perfect full moon.
Bai Yinuo was looking at the moon above his head, thinking about his family and friends from his previous life.
Ji Zihuai beside her was concentrating on eating and didn't chat with her. If it were someone else, they might think that such moon-watching lacked chatting and talking about daily life, and was meaningless.
But Bai Yinuo has gotten used to such scenes. After all, in her previous life, her family members behaved exactly like Ji Zihuai. Her powerful father and distinguished mother had no time to care about other things after eating the food she made. Only after they had grabbed the mooncakes she made would they pay attention to whether the moon in the sky was round or not.
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After many days of fermentation, the mooncakes have countless loyal customers and are almost as popular as the old-fashioned fresh flower and mung bean cakes.
When the customers set their alarms as usual and arrived at Bai Ji Restaurant to queue up, they were told that today was the last day to sell mooncakes and that the mooncakes would be taken off the shelves after today.
The expectant guests: “???”
Li Yunkai collapsed: "Boss, last time I ate mooncakes in the classroom, the teacher found out and called my parents. The teacher returned the mooncakes to us and said that although the mooncakes were delicious, we could not eat them in class. This was the bottom line. My mother beat me up when she got home and said that I embarrassed her. But after I let her eat a piece of mooncake, she told me it was delicious and asked me to buy the same mooncake to take home, otherwise she would let me try mixed doubles. If you don't sell mooncakes, I'm done."
Father Xu was also upset: "Boss, although I bought a lot of mooncakes last time, I only ate two, and the rest were all taken away by my wife. But what can I say to her? I dare not say anything to her. I dream about fresh meat mooncakes every night, why don't you sell them?"
Bai Yinuo said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, but mooncakes are seasonal dishes. The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, so there is no reason to sell them. You can wait until next Mid-Autumn Festival to come back."
Seeing that Bai Yinuo was very persistent, the others had no choice but to give up.
The depressed father kept comforting himself: "Although moon cakes are not for sale, I still have mung bean cakes to eat."
"By the way." Bai Yinuo heard what Xu's father said, "Mung bean cakes will not be sold in half a month."
Father Xu looked confused: "???"
The people in the mung bean cake team were watching with a smile and felt that the people in the mooncake team were really miserable.
I didn't expect that when you eat the melon, you will end up eating your own food. When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the pond will be affected as well.
The people in the mung bean cake team immediately became upset: "Boss, you can't do this to me. If I can't eat mung bean cake, I won't be able to sleep at all."
"Boss, why do you treat mung bean cake like this? What did mung bean cake do wrong?"
Bai Yinuo found that everyone was looking at her as if she was a heartless person, so she explained, "Mung bean cake is a seasonal dish in summer. In half a month, when the weather gets cooler, we should not sell it anymore."
Although the guests all knew that Bai Yinuo was easy to talk to, if they couldn't come to Bai's Restaurant for some reason, Bai Yinuo would save a dish for them.
But now, no matter how they persuaded her, she was almost crying while biting her handkerchief, but Bai Yinuo always looked as if he was as determined as a man of iron.
"Eat the dishes according to the season, and now is the best time to enjoy them. After this, because the raw materials are out of season, their taste will decline, and I don't want to ruin the reputation."
"No matter how bad the taste of Baiji Restaurant's food is, it's still delicious!"
But no matter the guests
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