Chapter 108 Second Night Business
"That's pretty!" Aunt Wolf clapped her hands. "That's what a chef should be like!"
"Hehe!" Jiang You adjusted her chef's hat. Although she had no hair and was not afraid of her hair falling into the food, as Aunt Wolf said, life sometimes does need a sense of ritual. After putting on the full set of uniforms, she felt that her cooking skills seemed to have improved inexplicably!
——Or rather, the bluffing effect has been enhanced.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha. After Jiangyou changed into his chef's uniform, this unknown little stall gradually began to take on the appearance of a proper restaurant. Andre looked up at the business license hanging on the snack kiosk and touched his chin.
"It's still missing a conspicuous sign..."
Despite this, the stall still made a name for itself thanks to its delicious food, flyers and the constant promotion from customers.
The knights, refreshed and refreshed, rose and prepared to resume their night patrol. Winston, the Winchester clerk, and Andrei deliberately lagged behind. Winston, bearing the face of the Winchester clerk, handed Andrei the branch business license he had obtained that afternoon. "Here, it's done."
It is easier to get things done when you have someone in the court. With the chief clerk personally taking action, Andrei doesn't need to show up. This can actually help conceal the relationship between Andrei and the little lich, preventing the Baron from noticing this small shop too early.
The two sworn brothers completed the handover tacitly. Andre called Jericho over, handed the branch's business license to his little follower, and then caught up with the trainee knights and went on duty.
A few minutes later, Jiangyou saw that Jericho had also hung a branch business license on Mary's stall.
"Hey! Really efficient!" Jiang You said happily. She thought Andrei would forget about it, but she didn't expect him to do it without saying anything! Really reliable!
--only……
She tilted her bony head in confusion. "Hasn't Andre previously said that Winchester's clerk was a close confidant of the Baron? How come after just one afternoon, their relationship seemed to have improved?"
The thought flashed through her mind for only a moment before it was lost in the jingling of silver coins. The clear, long-lasting sound of silver coins colliding as they fell into the cash register was so melodious that the more Jiangyou listened, the more she loved it.
- Let the knight worry about the complicated and scheming interpersonal relationships in the officialdom! For Jiang You, the immediate income is much more important than who is friendly with whom.
The air was filled with the aroma of food, and the joyful laughter of the people emanated the sweet fragrance of soul fire. The night breeze gradually carried away the lingering warmth of the evening, bringing bursts of coolness. Silver coins and wine glasses mingled, creating a cheerful tune. The dwarves sang rustic folk tunes, and from time to time, the sirens, in high spirits, would sing loudly...
Jiangyou took a deep breath and felt that this was the correct way to open the other world.
Tonight's business was not disturbed by anyone with ulterior motives. Only two groups of drunk dwarves almost got into a fight due to a disagreement and were kicked out of the stall by Jericho.
It was late at night, and the bustling market gradually quieted down as the guests gradually dispersed. As usual, Jiangyou picked up the remaining ingredients and prepared meals for the employees.
Tonight's braised dishes were equally popular as the crayfish. Meili's cooking skills were quite good, not only learning quickly but also retaining her knowledge well. The crayfish she cooked all night maintained excellent quality, and as her proficiency improved, her cooking speed also increased significantly.
However, Jiangyou also discovered that Meili was very meticulous when cooking. Even the seasonings had to be carefully weighed on a small scale. She was as rigorous as the Germans doing chemistry. Of course, this was not a big problem. Jiangyou knew that many foreigners or Chinese cuisine beginners did not understand the meaning of "appropriate amount". They would rather standardize and quantify the seasonings. Anyway, the taste was almost the same and the quality of the finished product was guaranteed.
After all, Chinese food is not like Western baking, where every recipe must be precise down to the gram and milliliter. Any slight change can cause physical and chemical reactions to fail, leading to unsuccessful fermentation, inability to whip egg whites and cream, and so on.
Chinese cuisine, on the other hand, emphasizes a certain degree of adjustment. While recipes are still in place, for example, one pound of flour for one pound of water, one pound of beans for one pound of salt... While the general principles are established, the details vary according to local conditions and individual tastes, requiring fine-tuning based on changes in ingredients and the tastes of both chefs and diners.
To make truly delicious food, the chef needs years of experience, judgment and adaptability.
Take the basics of dough kneading, for example. Newbies often encounter the odd situation where they follow the recipe exactly but still end up with a dough that's either too dry or too watery. This is actually due to the varying water absorption properties of flours. To solve this problem, follow the old adage: "If there's too much flour, add water; if there's too much water, add more flour."
For experienced chefs, it's a delicate process of fine-tuning, but for novices, one bowl of noodles can become two, the dough can become a dumpling soup... The final product is completely different from what was expected. But Jiangyou believes that as long as the flavor is well adjusted, dumpling soup can also be delicious.
Meili had studied cooking, but she was still a complete novice when it came to Chinese cuisine. She wasn't good at adapting recipes, but she was adept at recreating the dishes Takumi taught her. In this sense, she was a perfect fit for a branch restaurant as head chef. A branch restaurant just needed a steady supply of food, not a daily surprise: one day's crayfish was incredibly delicious, the next day's was awful.
Anyway, Jiangyou doesn't need Meili to do research and development. The key to the branch's continued operation in the future is to make crayfish and simple braised dishes honestly and with stable quality!
Tonight, the dish that unexpectedly took the cake was the smashed cucumber. Many customers were so satisfied they even went to other stalls to buy glass jars, ceramic pots, and other containers, and had Jiangyou mix a special sauce to take away. Some even loved the green plum vinegar so much that they ordered a separate bottle.
Thanks to Andre's fortuitous move, he brought over two jars of plum vinegar. Jiang You already used up one and a half jars tonight alone! This shows how incredibly wealthy these customers are.
There wasn't much crayfish or beef left over from the evening meal, so Jiangyou prepared two extra vegetarian dishes: one of pickled green plums and candied tomatoes, and the other of shredded celery with sesame seeds. As for the main course, the rice was sold out tonight, so Jiangyou cut some sweet potatoes into strips and fried them into French fries. He then paired them with freshly made tomato sauce, which served as a perfect carbohydrate for the staff meal tonight, soothing the tired colleagues.
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