Chapter 500: This knife skill! Amazing!
The news that Tong's Hotel was selling roast duck today had spread all over Beijing yesterday. This morning, people lined up at the door of the hotel one after another, just for this legendary roast duck!
When Boss Kong brought the roast duck back from Dajia Lane, he found that the front door was already full of people, so he could only go through the back door with the Ji brothers to deliver the roast duck.
After Tong Xiayue and Master Chen took over the roast duck, Boss Kong and his team returned to Dajia Lane again to continue roasting the next round of ducks.
The hotel's kitchen was also busy. According to the effect of the meatball soup before, today's roast duck would definitely be even better...
Tong Xiayue and Chef Chen prepared the crust and all the ingredients, and were waiting to open for business.
Meatball soup is still available today, but they can predict that the number of orders for this dish will definitely drop sharply, so they didn't prepare a lot.
It was almost ten o'clock, and Tong Xiayue and Chef Chen began to take out the first batch of ducks and put them in the small oven in the kitchen to heat them. As the heat slowly rose, the aroma of the roast duck began to become stronger.
This tempting aroma slowly spread from the door gap to the outside. At this moment, the guests waiting outside the door smelled this aroma, and their original expectation could no longer be suppressed!
"Come and smell it, this is the aroma of roast duck, right?"
"Oh my god! Why is it so fragrant!"
"This aroma is incredible! It's so delicious!"
"No wonder they won, this boss Tong is incredible!"
"We are so greedy just by smelling it, how delicious will it be when we eat it later?"
"Hahahaha! It's almost open, everyone please wait patiently!"
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Soon it was ten o'clock, and the waiter in charge of welcoming guests at the door opened the door of the store. The guests already knew the rules here, and lined up to enter in order.
The first and second floors were soon full, and the waiters handed out the number plates to the guests who were still queuing behind.
"Oh, what a pity! We still didn't make it for the first group. We really need to come earlier next time!"
"Really? I came so early today on purpose. I didn't know there would be so many people. I still didn't get a turn. But fortunately, we will definitely get to eat today."
"Yeah, let's not worry. Let's wait. It's still early to eat now anyway. We will feel more delicious when we are hungry later, hahaha!"
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The first batch of guests who came into the hotel ordered roast duck. There were tables of two or three, and some friends came together. Tong Xiayue told the waiters in advance that half a roast duck is recommended for those with fewer people, and a whole duck is recommended for those with more people.
The waiters have recently become accustomed to such large occasions, and they are busy in an orderly manner in the face of so many guests.
The first batch of roast ducks were taken out quickly after being heated in the oven.
Tong Xiayue followed the previous arrangement and sliced the ducks on the spot when there were ten ducks!
The waiter had set up the workbench in advance. Tong Xiayue placed a roast duck on the workbench and politely said to the guests on the first floor: "Everyone, since we have so many guests, I will not have enough time to slice ducks for each table. When we have ten roast ducks, I will slice one for you on the spot."
"Okay! It's okay. It's enough that Boss Tong can broaden our horizons!"
"Yeah, we are happy enough to eat a dish of the same level as the judges of the competition. Why would we have any other requirements?"
"Hahaha, isn't it! We are one million percent confident in Tong's dishes!"
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After hearing Tong Xiayue's words, everyone could understand. Looking at so many people, how could they be so busy?
Soon, the guests stood up from their seats and walked to her workbench. Everyone wanted to see Boss Tong slicing ducks up close!
Soon, the workbench was full of guests.
Tong Xiayue saw that everyone understood, so she picked up the knife and started slicing ducks.
The skill of slicing ducks is a skill that only comes with practice. She hadn't practiced for a long time, but fortunately, she hadn't lost her skills. With a knife, a roast duck was sliced quickly.
"What a knife skill!"
"Yeah, look at that duck! It's sliced so thin!"
"Boss Tong, did you slice it ninety times as well?"
"Ninety slices? What do you mean by that?"
"Don't you know? I heard that when Boss Tong's team was competing, another amazing chef sliced the duck. He sliced it ninety times, and said that it was the most standard number of slices for roast duck!" "
Oh, there's such a saying. I've really learned something new!"
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Everyone was discussing the number of slices for the roast duck. Tong Xiayue smiled and said, "Yeah, ninety slices!"
"Amazing. Which hotel do you think the other chef who sliced the roast duck in Boss Tong's team worked in?"
"I don't know. I think he was from another place."
"Then it's better to be in Beijing. At Tong's, you can eat the roast duck made by Boss Tong!"
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After slicing the duck, Tong Xiayue went to the kitchen and continued to slice other roast ducks faster.
There are more than ten tables on the first floor alone, and there are also second floors...
almost thirty tables in total!
That means there are nearly thirty ducks to slice!
Even if she doesn't do anything else today, slicing ducks is enough to keep her busy!
Today she is a ruthless duck slicer!
When performing in the hall, she naturally has to slow down and make every cut beautiful, but in the kitchen she doesn't care so much. She just has to slice the duck according to the normal procedure, so the speed is naturally faster.
Ji Jiashu stood aside and wanted to help but couldn't do anything. This kind of technical work could only be done by herself...
Tong Xiayue saw him standing aside at a loss and smiled, "Husband, go to Dajia Lane to help Boss Kong and the others. There must not be enough ducks here. Wait until they are roasted and then help send another batch over."
Ji Jiashu nodded and said, "Okay, you can't be busy all the time. Take some time to rest in between."
Tong Xiayue did not stop moving her hands while she was talking: "Okay, don't worry."
After Ji Jiashu left, Tong Xiayue lowered her head and quickened her pace.
The kitchen helpers kept putting the ducks into the oven to heat them up, and then put them next to Tong Xiayue.
Today, unlike the competition site, the remaining duck racks can be processed, either into pepper and salt, or into duck rack and winter melon soup.
These two processing methods are common in modern times. Everyone thinks that buying a roast duck can have two ways of eating, which is very cost-effective!
The roast duck that has been roasted to about 80% maturity in Dajia Lane is now put into the oven for heating, which not only makes the aroma more intense, but also ensures the crispness of the skin, allowing customers to eat roast duck just out of the oven. There is nothing more tempting than this!
Soon, the first sliced roast duck was served.
There were six people at the table. After the waiter brought the roast duck, the wrapper, and the side dishes to the table, he verbally taught them the correct way to eat the roast duck.
The family happily followed the waiter's instructions and dipped the roast duck in the sauce and put it in the wrapper, then put on shredded green onions and cucumbers, rolled it up, and put it in their mouths...