Chapter 240 Limited Time Sales Event (Part 1)
Today, the 'Tong' who tried the new dish is Andre again.
It wasn't that Takumi Yuu did it on purpose; it was simply that Andrei had to eat breakfast every day without fail. He had a big appetite, loved food, was handsome, and was a regal knight. When he ate, his expression was as serious and focused as if he were conducting some kind of research. Once he was satisfied, he'd reveal an expression of immersion and enjoyment. He was like a professional food blogger, easily stimulating the appetites of passersby.
According to Jiangyou's observation, there are quite a few customers who enjoy watching Andrei's eating broadcast. Several familiar customers insist on watching Andrei finish his meal before ordering, and they specifically request dishes that Andrei has already eaten, as if treating him as a beacon.
Jiang You naturally had no objection. As usual, she served all of today's special dishes to Andrei, piling the table in front of him full, causing the surrounding guests to peek in curiously.
Jiangyou shouted with a smile, "Today's shrimp dumplings and shrimp rice rolls are limited in quantity. Each person can only purchase three, while stocks last! Due to limited ingredients, we don't know when we'll be able to get such good ingredients again. Maybe this shop will disappear after this one! Everyone, seize the opportunity and come and try it!"
As soon as he said this, regular customers immediately chose seats near Andrei. Those with more money had already grabbed their menus and started ordering. As for those with less money, they began to flirt with the diners nearby, looking for opportunities to share a meal. A serving of three shrimp dumplings cost one silver coin, so if they only ate one, they would only need about 33-34 copper coins, effectively saving a lot of money.
Many diners were neighbors, acquaintances, and friends, and they quickly found companions to share their meals. Steamers were placed on the stove in a small kitchen in the courtyard next to the workshop, and steam was being produced live. The aroma of bamboo and vegetables wafted through the small window into the diners' noses.
As the customers here placed their orders, Jericho would run into the kitchen and take the tray with the stacked steamers from Takuyu.
If the customer orders a lot of dishes, the stacked steamers become like a towering column, which is quite impressive when placed on the table. When Jericho takes the steamers one by one and arranges them on the table, it gives the customer a feeling of flourishing.
Jiangyou himself also likes this feeling of serving food the most.
Unlike the reserved Western aristocrats who ate one dish after another, the feeling of being surrounded by all the dishes was as if he were the emperor of the world, with three thousand beauties in his harem, and he could eat whatever he wanted - no, he was even freer than the emperor, without having to hide his preferences or have someone serve the dishes and test for poison.
There are shrimp dumplings that are as crystal clear as shells, with cherry-red fillings and slightly swaying soup inside. There are shrimp rice rolls that are tender and white with pink shrimp and given soul by soy sauce. There are also golden and sweet and luxurious-looking pork belly with soft and sticky white radish. There are also cowboy ribs with a domineering and tempting smell and covered with thick black pepper sauce. There are also chicken feet that people have never seen before, with brown skin and bulging skin like puff-sleeved shirts.
The steamer is not big, so the amount of each portion is naturally not much, but if one comes alone and eats all these new dishes, he will still feel full - of course, the stomach is full, but the eyes and tongue may not be full, and they always want to order one more portion of this and that.
Except for the shrimp dumplings and shrimp rice rolls which are relatively expensive, the other dishes are very affordable. If you go with others and share the food, it only costs about 75 copper coins to eat the whole thing.
If you're sharing a meal with others and the portion isn't enough, you can spend one copper coin to order a large bowl of beef offal soup. Add two nickels to upgrade the beef offal soup to beef offal noodles, and add another nickel to get a fried egg or a braised egg.
If you're not a fan of beef noodle soup, try a bowl of raw fish congee. The fish is freshly caught and killed, its tail still twitching slightly as it's brought out from the kitchen. The head, bones, and tail are used to make the broth, while the fish fillets are added to the boiling rice congee, where they swirl and bounce a few times until they become tender and slightly curled.
People could clearly see the small pot of porridge, half rice porridge and half fish broth, the rice already cooked to perfection. The thick broth was filled with a delicious and nutritious taste. Even the locals, who rarely eat rice, couldn't help but lick their lips, a deep desire for high-quality carbohydrates rising from the bottom of their hearts.
The porridge has a rich aroma of shredded ginger and white pepper, and is sprinkled with plenty of juicy green onions before serving. There's no fishy smell at all. One sip and you're filled with happiness.
The price of a bowl of porridge like this is also a copper coin.
If you love fish, you can also order the steamed fish with fermented black beans. A whole live fish, head and tail intact, with gills and internal organs removed, is cut into small pieces. Placed on a plate, it's topped with ginger, galangal, and fermented black beans. Seasoned simply with cooking wine and soy sauce, with a pinch of salt and sugar for flavor, it's then steamed in a large pot over high heat, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and sizzlingly doused in boiling oil. The aroma permeates the air, wafting across several tables.
A fish like this would cost three copper coins. After all, the fish was complete, full of meat, and the weight was there, so it was quite substantial.
On the surface, Jiangyou's pricing seems somewhat arbitrary, but in fact, it is well within the safety line in the hearts of the locals and does not touch the minefield at all - there are expensive dishes, but they are only one silver coin. Compared with the meals of the nobles that often cost several or even dozens of gold coins per dish, it is extremely cheap. It is still a limited edition that we don't know when we can eat again.
At this price, if you work together, pool your money, and share some, three poor people can enjoy delicious dishes that only rich people can enjoy.
As for other dishes, they range from dozens of nickels to a few copper coins. If you want to try all the delicacies, the cost will definitely be more expensive than buying groceries and cooking by yourself, but the taste you get is also incomparable.
These dishes were so novel, not to mention they'd never even heard of them, let alone tasted them! Those cute little bamboo steamers were something they'd never seen before! After enjoying a meal like this, they'd brag about it to their friends and family for ages – it was a truly memorable experience!
Even the poorest could confidently spend four nickels on a bowl of fish bone noodle soup with a fried egg. The skeletal owner would kindly prepare a generous bowl of noodles, top it with a slick, golden fried egg, pour over the thick, white fish broth, and top it with a generously chopped fish head or tail and lush, seasonal vegetables.
With such abundance, anyone with a discerning eye could tell the boss was subsidizing the poor, but the skeleton boss never looked at anyone with contempt or pity. She would just smile and hand out a full bowl of noodles to everyone equally, saying, "Enjoy your meal! Come back next time!"
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