Chapter 21 The meat is no longer fragrant
After eating three bowls of rice in a row, he still wanted to eat stewed rice. Huaguduo quickly refused.
When doing business, it is natural that the more the customers eat, the better. But the problem is that the braised rice is made with real ingredients, and the bowl is not small. Three big bowls can fill anyone up!
This person is still eating? He's really not afraid of damaging his stomach. At that time, it would be a bad thing.
Xiao Li felt a little regretful. His stomach was full and he really couldn't eat anymore. Moreover, it took him more than an hour to finish three bowls of mensan, and many customers had already left.
But the problem was that the rice was so delicious that if it didn't contain ham, it would not be suitable to bring into the temple. He even wanted to pack it up and take it back for the boss to try.
After all, the boss of this company always had a painful look on his face when he was eating. Even if the food was delicious prepared by a top chef, he would only have a taste of it, and most of it would go into his stomach.
Moreover, the boss doesn't like to eat meat. He dislikes the smell of meat and is extremely picky about vegetables. There is almost nothing that can satisfy him.
Xiao Li was also worried that his boss would starve to death one day. After all, he ate so little every day, and sometimes he often didn't eat anything at all. How long could he live?
But this is not something Xiao Li can help with.
He finished his meal and planned to return to the temple with great satisfaction.
But when I arrived at the door, I found that the owner of the store was processing mushrooms.
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Bai Mengmeng picked mushrooms from the mountain in the morning. He only processed the porcini mushrooms and had not started processing the others yet.
Especially the dried mushrooms, which are difficult to handle. They are very difficult to wash. There are all kinds of pine needles and fine hairs inside the mushrooms. You can only wash them clean little by little with your hands, and then tear the mushrooms into thin strips.
I was so careful, but after finishing it, I felt even more tired than after walking around the mountains for most of the day picking mushrooms.
"It only takes a moment to eat, but it takes half a day to wash!"
Bai Mengmeng couldn't help but curse.
"What kind of mushroom is this?" Walking to the door, Xiao Li squatted down to watch curiously.
“This is Ganba mushroom.”
"Is this thing also delicious? It seems to be a hassle to pick it up. Is it better than porcini mushrooms?"
Bai Mengmeng was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm not bragging. This thing is not something that porcini can compare to. Even matsutake mushrooms can't compare to it. Even if it's just stir-fried, it's incredibly delicious!"
Before she resigned, Bai Mengmeng had eaten this dish once in a big city. At that time, she didn't have such cooking skills, but the taste was still amazing enough.
Not to mention that these mushrooms were just picked this morning. I'm afraid the smell after frying them with all my strength will be...
Bai Mengmeng's saliva was almost flowing.
Xiao Li was a little interested: "There are actually mushrooms that are so delicious? They must be very expensive, right?"
Bai Mengmeng shook her head. "Price according to quality. My dried shrimps are uniform and of high quality, so they should cost at least two thousand yuan."
After thinking for a while, Xiao Li took out two thousand yuan and said, "This price is not bad. When you are done, please pack a portion for me. No meat, just mushrooms."
The money for ingredients is calculated separately every month, but the boss doesn’t eat every day, so he doesn’t spend much of the money, so he has saved a lot.
Moreover, Xiao Li had been to various high-end restaurants before, and the dishes there were all shockingly expensive. A mere two thousand yuan was not expensive in his opinion. If he could satisfy the boss, twenty thousand would be fine.
Bai Mengmeng couldn't believe it and fell into deep thought for a moment.
What is this? Stupid people with lots of money?
She said two thousand yuan refers to the price per kilogram, and today we picked less than one kilogram of dried mushrooms.
She originally wanted to eat it herself, but then she changed her mind and realized that she could use the money to buy more dried mushrooms, but fools are not often encountered.
Forget it, let’s eat something else today.
"Okay, please wait a moment, I'll do it now."
Bai Mengmeng quickly took the mushrooms into the kitchen.
What determines the taste of dried mushrooms is mainly their maturity and freshness. If they are not mature or are old, they will easily taste bitter.
In addition, when frying, if the proportion of seasonings and the heat are not controlled well, the food may become hard.
But this is naturally not a difficult problem for Bai Mengmeng. She doesn’t even need to sauté the garlic slices. Just add a little vegetable oil and green peppers and stir-fry until cooked.
Not even a lot of seasoning was used, no chicken essence or MSG at all, and the aroma filled the entire kitchen.
Xiao Li's face was filled with excitement: "What a nice smell! And it must taste really good!"
He took a takeaway box and hurried back to the temple because he was afraid that the food would get cold if he took too long.
I don’t know why, even though mushrooms are vegetarian, he always feels guilty.
As soon as he entered the room, Yun Tingyi frowned imperceptibly.
"What did you bring?"
Xiao Li chuckled and excitedly took out a takeaway box. "Boss, it's dried mushrooms! The restaurant I ate at today was really delicious, and these dried mushrooms must be delicious too!"
Yun Tingyi showed a look of disgust on his face. This box is so dirty!
"I don't have much appetite. Go ahead."
When Xiao Li opened the box, a rich aroma immediately spread out. After frying, the dried mushrooms did not look like mushrooms, but rather a bit like shredded beef. Adding green peppers made people's appetites very whetted.
"Is this meat?" Yun Tingyi smelled it. Although the meat aroma was very strong, it was not tasty at all.
"Of course not. This is made from pure mushrooms. And you must know the owner of that restaurant. It's called Qiong Ye Restaurant. The tomatoes you loved to eat before were given to you by that restaurant."
Yun Tingyi recalled the taste of tomatoes, sweet and sour, and felt a little more interested.
He slowly took out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of food.
The taste is indeed quite special. After tasting it carefully, he found that the variety of mushroom is actually quite good. He has eaten better dried mushrooms before.
Ever since he stopped liking meat, his dad has been looking for chefs from all over the world.
There are also those Click Chefs who use mushrooms to make meat dishes, and there is almost no difference.
Some people pursue the original flavor of the ingredients and only select the best quality and precious wild mushrooms.
Of course, those dishes do taste good, but none of them are as easy to prepare as this one. It doesn’t require any other ingredients to accompany it, and it relies entirely on the chef’s skills and the deliciousness of the ingredients themselves.
It can be said to be simple yet very flavorful.
As I ate and thought about it, the mushrooms became more and more fragrant.
When you taste it, it seems to have the flavor of various meats, but only the essence is extracted without any fishy smell.
Even the green peppers are fresh, sweet, crisp and tender, making people very addicted to them.
"It's called Qiongye Restaurant?" Yun Tingyi remembered the name in his mind.
It's really interesting. If a top chef could make something taste like this, he wouldn't be surprised at all, but a small restaurant?
After finishing his meal, Yun Tingyi drank his tea while slowly receiving:
"Although this dish is good, it's still a little lacking when you take it away. Next time, we can go directly to the restaurant to try it."
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