Stinky tofu is fried, so it must be a fried food shop. It will be easier to report the name to the authorities later.
If we just talk about fried stinky tofu, it would probably take a long time to explain what it is.
Since Su Wan wanted to do it, she would do it very quickly. Wei Jun happened to be here too. He had already opened a store and was familiar with the processes.
Although he had never eaten fried stinky tofu and the name sounded scary, it was made by Su Wan, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
However, after looking around, Su Wan set her eyes on a small shop next to the Malatang, which was always closed.
Or else right here?
It’s quite close to the Malatang restaurant, so both sides can take care of each other.
It’s funny to say that there are many “fake” stores near the Malatang restaurant, but no one dares to get too close to their store. The reason is simple: they are afraid of being outdone.
After all, the taste is far different.
It’s a Malatang snack shop, but you can smell the aroma from far away.
But now, I guess I can smell the stench.
With Wei Jun's help, the closed small shop next door was bought out within the next two or three days.
As for the production of stinky tofu, it is naturally very simple. With the presence of brine, all that’s left is to soak and cut the tofu in advance, fry it directly in the pan when eating, and then add some seasoning.
Su Wan also stipulated that the chili must be from Hunan, so that the taste will be better.
However, things here were still delayed. It was Su Wan's casual words that caused many students who were waiting for the results to be announced to rush in and eat.
I guess no one expected this.
So whether it’s the spicy hot pot in the malatang restaurant or the sour plum soup.
The meal at the stinky tofu shop next door was also postponed because of this.
But by March 20th, the day when the results were announced, the number of people eating Malatang suddenly dropped.
One reason is that the weather is getting hotter, so fewer original customers are coming.
Second, the results are announced!
Now the top priority in Beijing is to see who makes the list!
Who became a tribute scholar!
Once you become a tribute scholar, you can wait to become an official. In the morning, you can be a farmer, and in the evening, you can enter the emperor's palace. This is what it means.
Meng Jiao had written before that the horse gallops fast in the spring breeze. The name of this poem is "After Passing the Imperial Examination", which is a very apt description.
Those who passed the exam are cheering, while those who failed are feeling disappointed.
Naturally, fewer people came to eat.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su Wan quickly made a bowl of spicy salad and also prepared the sour plum soup in advance.
Needless to say, sour plum soup was very popular. When Su Wan was in the west kitchen last year, she conquered many people with her sour plum soup. This place is no exception.
Sister Wei's eyes narrowed as she drank, showing that she liked it.
The method of making spicy salad is different.
According to the previous method, the main focus was on soup, but now the main focus is on mixing. Since it is mixed, the sauce must be prepared.
Wei Jun's mother learned from Su Wan and felt that she was indeed a great cook in the palace. She had a good grasp of the seasonings and the sauces she made were always fragrant.
Aunt Su Wan just looked at her. In her eyes, these were all skills she learned in the palace.
Can this be considered as an information gap?
In any case, when people in the snack shop see the shiny red oil in the spicy mixed dish, they can tell that this bowl of spicy mixed dish has been cooled down and definitely has no heat at all. If you want to eat spicy food, then eat it to refresh your stomach. If you don’t like spicy food, then just eat it cold.
This is perfect for summer too!
Everyone subconsciously picked up the chopsticks and put the ingredients into their mouths. They were obviously the same food they ate every day, but after passing through Su Wan's hands, they seemed different?
The main reason is the seasoning.
Su Wan asked them to take out the small scale she had ordered. It was originally used to decoct medicine in the pharmacy, but now it was used to weigh ingredients.
Nowadays, the bone soup base in Malatang restaurants is added in the exact proportions written by Su Wan, to ensure the stability of the taste.
The same is true for spicy sauces today.
All seasonings must be used according to the ratio given by Su Wan. She doesn't need to weigh them because she knows the amount. If everyone doesn't know the amount, they have to weigh them obediently.
It can also prevent the secret recipe from leaking.
Only Aunt Su Wan, Wei Jun's mother, knows how to make this sauce.
Su Wan wanted to laugh, but she still respected everyone's choice. In fact, this thing was nothing to her, but everyone was so serious about it that she didn't want to interrupt.
When it came to the recipe for sour plum soup, even Wei Jun's mother took the initiative to avoid it. From then on, it was Aunt Su Wan who was responsible for mixing the necessary herbs and seasonings. The others only did the rough work and did not even look at the most delicate and core parts.
Su Wan now understood where Wei Jun's good temper came from.
Fortunately, not many people came to eat that day, so everyone tried this food and that food, and had a great time.
The Malatang snack bar business is now done, and the next thing to do is to buy the stinky tofu shop next door.
Apart from anything else, the words "fried stinky tofu" are attractive enough.
Which restaurant doesn’t say that its own restaurant smells good? Why do you guys say it stinks?
Can I eat it?
Occasionally, customers of the spicy hot pot restaurant would say something curious, and the people in the restaurant would directly say, "That's also ours, and the food there is absolutely delicious."
The main thing is that although most people have not tasted it, they can trust Su Wan!
The reason we were able to rent this small store was actually thanks to the Malatang restaurant.
Anyway, when renting the place, the owner was very helpless. The store was small to begin with and was near a delicious Malatang snack shop, so whatever food they cooked there would probably not be as good as the others and customers would have to go next door.
It would be great if someone rented it now.
At this moment, Su Wan was teaching her aunt how to make stinky tofu in the store.
In fact, the two of them have been inseparable recently, and the aunt has watched Su Wan do it a few times. She has an idea of what is going on, but she is still worried and must ask about every step in detail.
After all, it is difficult for Su Wan to leave the palace once she enters it, and Su Wan never tires of teaching her.
As long as the marinade for fried stinky tofu is there, everything else is easy.
This stall originally planned to make some other drinks, but now there are not enough staff, so they can only make one thing at a time, so they use sour plum soup as the drink.
You can tell at first glance that the owners of these two stores are from the same family.
Su Wan also asked if she needed to find someone else. This time, the aunt did not refuse. She just said, "I still need to be familiar with the stinky tofu shop, and then find someone to help me. I can tell you everything. Otherwise, I don't know it myself and have no experience, so the people I find may not be useful."
This is obviously a matter of experience.
I guess he fell down in the spicy hot pot restaurant.
Although the store seems to be booming now, it is actually hard work over there. Not to mention that Su Wan can't come out often, Wei Jun has already gone back. This time, because Su Wan was there, he stayed outside longer and even came out for several days in a row.
In fact, it’s not that convenient, but if you can get a promotion, it’s actually not bad.
But things like promotion are still a long way off for them, so they are not considering it for now.
After Su Wan came, the two stores added two dishes and a drink.
This made everyone feel happy. After all, the difficulties that were originally thought to arise in the summer have now been solved ahead of time. How could they not be happy?
The appearance of Su Wan really made many things simpler.
Sister Wei has become Su Wan's little fangirl, calling her "sister" wherever she goes.
Aunt Gui, on the other hand, felt sorry for Su Wan, thinking that she had finally had a chance to rest, but was busy with so many things.
Su Wan said, "It's okay, these are just small matters."
Su Wan was not very old and spoke in a playful manner, but Aunt Gui hugged her again, and it was obvious that she felt sorry for her.
By the time everything was ready, it was already March 21st and people in Kyoto were still busy announcing the results. There were both sorrows and joys, and it was like seeing all kinds of things in the world.
It would not be a good time to open a fried stinky tofu shop, but Aunt Gui still wanted to open the shop.
The reason is simple.
Her daughter will be returning to the palace tomorrow, and she wants to open the store before her daughter returns so that she can feel at ease.
In fact, the money for this shop was basically paid by the aunt herself, and the money earned belonged to the aunt alone. It was not shared with the Wei family. Even the sour plum soup belonged to the aunt Gui with two-thirds of the profit. Needless to say, this was her daughter's thing.
One third of the money I get there is for helping to look after the store.
Su Wan and her brothers should settle accounts openly, and Wei Jun also agrees.
In fact, friends should not do business together, but the circumstances this time were special, so the Malatang restaurant was opened.
Since we are opening this together, we need to make everything clear.
On the morning of March 11, as soon as the sign for fried tofu was hung, people naturally came to see the novelty without any need for any invitation.
What's going on in your store? What is stinky tofu?
Can stinky tofu be eaten?
Because the tofu soaked in brine is covered with a lid, no one can smell the smell.
Su Wan smiled and said, "Of course the stinky ones can be eaten, but they smell stinky and taste delicious!"
"How is it possible? How can there be such food in the world?"
"Yeah, who eats stinky tofu?"
"Your store is located near Malatang, and it will close down sooner or later."
"This is the most authentic Malatang restaurant. They recently launched a spicy hot pot dish for summer! You can eat spicy food, or sweet and sour food!"
"Wait a minute, isn't the woman behind this little girl Mrs. Gui from Malatang?"
Customers who often eat at the Malatang snack shop naturally know this gentle woman. Why doesn’t she work in the Malatang shop anymore?
And why is Jing Ju, who is covering her nose at the back, here too?
Wei Jun's mother came out at the right time and said with a smile: "We are a store, the food there is delicious."
I said this before because I trusted Su Wan, but now I am completely sure.
They tried it for a whole day yesterday, and they all tasted it here. It smells stinky, but tastes good as a meal!
You can see its taste!
It feels no worse than spicy hotpot, and even tastes better than that.
One thing should be explained at this point.
Whether it is a malatang shop or a stinky tofu shop, they are nominally owned by Wei Jun’s mother, and everyone thinks that it is her shop.
In fact, the former is Wei Jun's name, and the latter is Su Wan's name. Aunt Gui is an aunt and has the same status as a slave, so naturally she cannot open a shop in her name. However, in Su Wan's heart, this is hers.
Let’s not talk about the details for now. Anyway, it is openly said to be Wei’s mother’s shop. This way, the Su family will just think that Aunt Su Wan is here to work and will not think too much about the wages, which can save a lot of trouble.
But there is an advantage to this. When outsiders hear this, they wonder if these two stores are together?
But what do they want to do, one is so fragrant and the other is so smelly?
Is it that it doesn't stink at all and is just an exaggeration?
Seeing everyone discussing this, Su Wan directly opened the lid of the stinky tofu. She saw that the tofu inside had been soaked until it looked pitch black, but it didn't look bad in appearance.
But what about the taste?
What smells like something gone bad?
Su Wan nodded. Aunt Gui's oil pan was already 70% hot, and she started frying stinky tofu. The people around wanted to watch the fun but didn't dare to get close.
But Su Wan said: "It's really delicious, if you don't believe me, try it."
“Can this taste good?”
Two officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Guanglu Temple had heard the hustle and bustle near the Malatang restaurant a long time ago.
What are you talking about? There’s a stinky shop next door called Stinky Tofu. It smells bad but tastes good.
But it can't be that smelly, right?
But when I got closer, I saw that it was Su Wan? Why was she here?
Then he thought, why isn't she here? Isn't this shop opened by her and a young eunuch? It's just that not many people know about it, and they are not the kind of people who like to talk too much.
They all knew that she had been taking a break recently, since they lived right across the Shangshenjian.
I didn't expect that she was doing this big thing while she was resting!
Su Wan also found it strange. Wasn’t this the on-duty official who came to Shangshenjian to eat spicy hot pot during the New Year? Was he here to eat again?
The two officials said directly: "The recent scientific expedition has finally ended. Why don't we come over to eat while we have nothing to do?"
Now that the imperial examination lists have been released, those in the Guanglu Temple can also take a break. The first thing they did during their break was to come here to eat spicy hot pot!
So it’s not a coincidence that I met Su Wan here.
Su Wan smiled and said, "It's better to come at the right time than to come early. I'll treat you to stinky tofu. Do you want chili?"
The black stinky tofu over there has been prepared and the basic seasonings have also been added.
The two men looked at the bright red Hunan peppers and nodded, "Let's try it!"
But this taste is so touching.
Everyone around them retreated, and only the two of them wanted to move forward.
When they were talking, people around them were listening. Looking at their attire, were they candidates for the scientific examination?
But he was dressed so luxuriously and had such an official air, he looked more like an official.
They actually knew the girl from the stinky tofu shop? And they dared to take the things from her?
"You really want to eat it? Can't you smell it? And this color, it looks like it's edible."
The two officials laughed heartily and said, "If someone else had handed us this kind of food, then forget it."
“But she handed it to me.”
The two people were so smart that they said, "Her cooking skills are very good in the palace. The food must be delicious!"
Are you considered powerful in the palace?
Just this little girl?
Su Wan smiled and bowed slightly. She looked so dignified that she actually looked like a noble lady in the palace.
The two men from the Guanglu Temple spoke well and appeared calm on the surface, but they were actually very nervous.
Is this thing really delicious?
Never mind, just take a bite first!
When you take a bite, the rich aroma spreads in your mouth, and the tofu that has been fried to be full of dense pores is full of flavor.
This kind of fragrance cannot be replaced by anything else. It is meant to be so rich that it makes people feel dizzy, and it has an overbearing fragrance when it comes up.
Red pepper and stinky tofu are a perfect combination!
Each of them took four pieces from the small paper box.
But these four slices are not enough!
Jing Ju was just behind handing over some refreshing and delicious sour plum soup.
Eating some stinky tofu and then clearing your mouth with sour plum soup is so delicious!
Wait, it really does smell bad but tastes good!
How is this done?
When asked this question, the people in the restaurant naturally did not answer.
But it obviously made everyone excited. Seeing these two people eating so happily, is it really that delicious?!
When I asked about the price, it was one cent for two pieces, which was not expensive, so I decided to try it!
Tofu is indeed not expensive. You can buy a large piece of tofu for one penny, but no one will calculate it based on the cost. After all, the tofu has turned black, and who knows how many secret steps it goes through.
If you use a paper box, you will have to pay one penny for the box. If you don't use a paper box, you will have to stand at the door and eat from a small porcelain bowl.
Where to sit?
If not, how about you order some stinky tofu and then have some spicy hot pot?
There isn’t much in stinky tofu anyway.
Hearing Su Wan say this, Wei's mother was so shocked that she was speechless.
Is this possible?
It is indeed possible! Because the stinky tofu shop is too small, there is no room for people to sit. Even if there is a little smell in the room, they have to put stinky tofu. Ordinary people can eat it, but they definitely can't stay in such a place.
In that case, why not eat next door?
Anyway, the two sides are one family. If you go to the next door, how can you not have some spicy hot pot? If not, a cup of sour plum soup will do!
Moreover, taking a portion of fried stinky tofu will not affect the surrounding guests.
Isn’t this the best of both worlds?
Su Wan! A genius in business!
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I just realized after seeing the comments that I forgot to put the manuscript box again. Wow, it’s so hot in summer that it makes me faint.
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