"Master Minggu, the kitchen is here."
Duan Guangxiong led the way with a smile and led Ling Xiao to the kitchen.
As the largest restaurant in Nanfang City, Zhenlong Restaurant's kitchen is of course extraordinary and spacious, as big as two classrooms. It is equipped with all kinds of cooking utensils, many of which even Ling Xiao can't name. Come.
"See Taoist Master Minggu!"
As soon as they entered the kitchen, two columns of people bowed and saluted under the leadership of Huang Shi.
The kitchen is not only well-equipped with equipment, but also equipped with personnel: side dishes, salad dressing, water table, steamer, cold dishes, noodles...
Various divisions of labor, various professions.
It can be said that the top culinary elites in the entire imperial capital are gathered here. Even in the palace, you may not be able to find talents better than them.
Duan Guangxiong waved his hand, and people dispersed.
It was midnight, but the kitchen was still busy.
For monks, there is not much difference between day and night, and Zhenlong Restaurant works in shifts without stopping for a moment.
"Taoist Priest, we have a lot to rely on for the dinner in four days. Do you want to visit first, or decide on a menu first?" Duan Guangxiong asked.
In the end, he agreed to Ling Xiao's price of 3,000 spirit stones.
It's not that he thinks Ling Xiao deserves it, but that the guest that day deserves it.
Zhenlong Tavern must serve that person with the best dishes.
Even if the food is good, the other party may not care.
Even if you pay several times the price for it, you won’t hesitate!
Since Ling Xiao is more powerful than Huang Shi, he should be in charge.
"You guys should have prepared the recipe, right?" Ling Xiao chuckled and asked.
Duan Guangxiong smiled.
That's right.
He was not at ease when Ling Xiao decided on the recipe.
"Master Huang." Duan Guangxiong glanced at Huang Shi on the side.
Huang Shi reached into his arms, took out the jade slip, handed it to Ling Xiao, and said in a slightly complicated tone: "Take a look, is there anything that needs to be changed?"
Duan Guangxiong finally chose Ling Xiao, which made Huang Shi very reluctant, but the opponent's strength was in front of him and he could not tolerate any objections.
When he thought that he would be Ling Xiao's assistant in four days, Huang Shi felt as if there were countless ants crawling on his body, making him angry but powerless.
But then he thought that he would be able to witness the whole process of Ling Xiao's cooking, and Huang Shi couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation.
And this expectation has already started from the moment Huang Shi handed over the recipe.
Huang Shi stared at Ling Xiao closely, wondering what suggestions the latter had.
Eight dishes and one soup, each dish is the signature of Zhenlong Restaurant, but each dish is not perfect!
Huang Shi wants to know if Ling Xiao will make any changes?
Again, how to change it?
It's a pity that Huangshi was disappointed.
Ling Xiao took the jade slip, glanced at it, put it away, and said, "No need to change it, just leave it like this."
Huang Shi and Duan Guangxiong were both disappointed.
Every change Ling Xiao makes to the recipe may greatly affect the future income of Zhenlong Restaurant, just like the change to the Eight Treasures Linglong Soup that day!
What a pity.
But then I thought about it, even if Ling Xiao wanted to change, he had no obligation to inform Zhenlong Restaurant.
Then, accompanied by Huang Shi and Duan Guangxiong, Ling Xiao visited the entire kitchen in detail and gained an in-depth understanding of the operation mode of a "modern" kitchen, which seemed to be an eye-opener.
These people are not very good at cooking, but they are very particular about it!
Is this the so-called "poor students have too much stationery"?
Ling Xiao secretly remembered what he saw, especially those professional cooking tools.
He compared these tools with Xuangui Sanren's pots and pans, and a new idea suddenly emerged in his mind.
After visiting for most of the day, Ling Xiao headed back home.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, studying the recipes for four days from now.
Eight dishes, one soup, and four additional cold dishes.
After reading the recipes of all the dishes in detail, Ling Xiao couldn't help but nodded secretly.
Some of these dishes are unique, some are neat and perfect, and without exception they are all delicious.
However, there is still room for improvement.
The best among them is undoubtedly the Eight Treasures Linglong Soup.
After Ling Xiao read the entire production process, he already knew what he was doing.
Finally, Ling Xiao's eyes were fixed on the cold dish at the end.
Strictly speaking, it is the dish of "bitter and sour golden bamboo shoots".
This is a pickled dish, similar to pickled cucumbers and pickled sauerkraut.
There is no recipe for pickled products in Xuangui Sanren's cookbook, and Ling Xiao can't finish all the spiritual rice and spiritual meat every day, and has never considered pickling.
Now looking at this dish, he suddenly had an idea in his mind.
He immediately went out and bought 10 kilograms of golden horned bamboo shoots in the market.
The second-level ingredients are expensive, and 10 kilograms cost him a full 1,000 spirit stones!
Then, Ling Xiao arrived at the yard that day.
The ban on the courtyard is still open, and the brother and sister seem to have never come back.
Ling Xiao looked at the next door.
The quiet courtyard, silent and breathless.
No one would have thought that in the ordinary courtyard next to it, there would be something evil that even the foundation-building monks would be afraid of!
Withdrawing his gaze, Ling Xiao quietly penetrated the restriction, entered the yard, and arrived at the cave by a familiar route.
After offering the dragon vein diagram, Ling Xiao flew away without hesitation.
Within seven or eight minutes, he returned to the end of the spiritual vein marked that day.
On the shore, Ling Xiao stopped to take out the golden horned bamboo shoots he had just bought, as well as the large urn he carried with him.
He had been thinking about how to use the ends of his spiritual veins before, but now he finally had an idea.
Pickled, bitter and sour golden bamboo shoots!
With his cooking skills and the nourishment of spiritual energy at the end of his spiritual veins, Ling Xiao believes that the bitter and sour golden bamboo shoots pickled by then will be of the highest quality!
After simply handling the golden horned bamboo shoots, Ling Xiao threw it into the urn, then took out a variety of spiritual herbs, crushed them and sprinkled them in to serve as seasonings and enhance spiritual energy.
Finally, he poured the Yunling Yeast into it, cast the spell, and sealed the lid tightly.
The pickling technique he used is similar to brewing spiritual wine. Both are fermentation products, and the spells are also similar.
Of course, there must be a difference, but Ling Xiao has to wait until the jar of bitter and sour golden bamboo shoots is marinated before he knows how to improve the marinating method.
Holding the big urn in his arms, he jumped into the water, dived to the end of his spiritual veins, used his jade embroidery knife to easily break a large hole in the rock wall, and stuffed the big urn inside.
Next, just wait for the marinating to complete.
According to the recipe, it takes about 20 days to pickle the bitter and sour golden bamboo shoots.
Ling Xiao returned to the shore and took out the map of the imperial capital that he had bought a long time ago.
Now, he is about to officially understand this underground world.
Lifting out of the light, Ling Xiao flew slowly while comparing the maps of the imperial capital and the underground world, marking those important areas.
For example, Wudaifang City, the mansions of wealthy families, etc.
From now on, he will no longer enter the underground world through secret passages, so he must quickly mark the crowded places to avoid Tutuna running out and directly bumping into a crowd of people.
It's a trivial matter to attract attention, but if someone accidentally escapes to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion or the Imperial Palace, the fun will be huge!
"Wish everyone a happy Dragon Boat Festival!!"
