Zhang Dashun saw that Zhao Cheng was eating deliciously, and the portion of the plate of fried mandarin duck and beef tendon was not large. Zhao Cheng only ate less than half of it with his chopsticks, so he also picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
When a piece of beef tendon entered his mouth, Zhang Dashun immediately felt an extremely delicious taste. It was neither the bitter taste of amaranth nor the raw taste of sunflower. It was a very special kind of freshness, the kind of freshness that would make you want to eat it again. .
"Okay!" Zhang Dashun praised angrily, then picked up a piece of beef tendon again and brought it to his mouth.
He has eaten this dish dozens or hundreds of times. Neither the former chef nor the current cook can make it taste this delicious, which makes him feel extremely incredible.
"Little brother! How did you do it?"
Zhang Dashun feels that this white particle is simply amazing. It does not need to be marinated or dissolved in water. Just sprinkle a little bit on it when the dish is about to come out of the pot, and you will have a delicious dish immediately.
There is no need for chefs with ancestral secret skills or any rare ingredients. You just need to sprinkle these snow-white particles in. I can’t believe it.
Zhang Dashun waved to the waiter: "Quickly, come here and have a try too."
When the waiter saw Zhang Dashun eating, his eyes widened with a very rich expression on his face. He couldn't wait to try it. So before Zhang Dashun finished speaking, the waiter had already taken several big bites.
"Wow! How can this taste be so fresh?" The waiter finally understood why Zhang Dashun had that expression just now.
It is true that there are no such delicious ingredients, but those that are processed into dishes are extremely rare, such as seafood or special mushrooms.
Qinghe County is extremely far away from the sea. Only those business travelers who have been traveling around for many years have been to the South China Sea and tried the seafood there. Some local people have never tasted seafood in their lives.
As the original large restaurant in Qinghe County, Dashunzhai also launched one or two seafood dishes, but because the chef did not know how to handle them and there were not many ingredients, it did not arouse a big response.
When trying the fried beef tendon with mandarin ducks, the waiter and Zhang Dashun both tasted the seafood-like flavor from this ordinary dish.
"How is it? Is the effect of this stuff okay?" Zhao Cheng only took a few bites and then put down his chopsticks. It would be enough if he could prove that the MSG he made was effective. I believe Zhang Dashun is a knowledgeable person.
When Zhang Dashun took the first bite of the dish, he was already thinking about the price of this kind of food.
In fact, in the restaurant industry, although all dishes are cooked, the difference in taste will lead to extremely disparate price comparisons.
There is a stall selling steamed buns on the streets of Qinghe County, and a meat bun costs two cents. In some restaurants, the price of a bun can even be as high as 50 yuan.
Ordinary people can sell an acre of land, even good paddy fields, for only three to five taels of silver at most, while a banquet in a restaurant often costs more than a dozen taels or even dozens of taels of silver.
Therefore, Zhang Dashun understands the importance of a restaurant's reputation. When a restaurant's reputation spreads, it will be filled with customers, and the benefits brought to the restaurant owner are often extremely astonishing.
A small jar of pepper from the Western Regions is worth as much as gold. Even so, many people want to eat it.
And how could the condiment brought by Zhao Cheng be comparable to pepper? Pepper only has a unique flavor, and once used in a dish, its strong flavor will mask the taste of the dish itself.
And this kind of white powder will not overwhelm the main dish. No matter what dish, it will not lose its original flavor. On top of these flavors, it adds a unique umami taste. When you eat it in your mouth, you will drool involuntarily. It is simply It is a must-have artifact for restaurants.
Zhang Dashun glanced at Zhao Cheng again: "Little brother, I have to ask you, how much of this powder is there?"
Since you decide to use it in dishes, you have to decide based on the amount of this kind of thing.
If the output is very small, it should be used in its own main dishes and become the signature and secret dishes of Dashunzhai. If the output is large, then all the dishes will be used, and Hong Shengde opposite will be disgraced immediately.
Zhao Cheng took out the small jar from his arms and placed it on the table: "A jar this big can provide two jars per month."
This kind of jar was originally the jar he brought when buying yogurt, and it weighed almost two kilograms.
After Zhang Dashun made some calculations in his mind, he felt that the quantity seemed a bit small: "Brother, let me discuss with you, can we provide more? I am willing to pay a high price."
"Oh? I wonder how much the old gentleman is willing to pay?"
Zhang Dashun weighed it up. Logically speaking, this thing is much more expensive than pepper. A small jar of pepper can be sold for fifty taels of silver. This can only be more, not less.
"Then...how about a jar of one hundred taels?"
Zhao Cheng shook his head: "Mr. Zhang, your Dashun Zhai has persisted for a year without closing, and it cost more than a hundred taels of money. Now with this MSG, not only can it become prosperous again, but it can even counterattack the opposite party. Hong Shengde, avenge the previous humiliation."
"By that time, Mr. Zhang's restaurant should be able to make a fortune every day, right? I only give you one hundred taels of silver per jar, isn't it a bit too little?"
Zhang Dashun hesitated: "This..."
To be honest, he thinks what Zhao Cheng said is very reasonable. With Hong Shengde's current popularity, it is not an exaggeration to say that he can make a lot of money every day. If Dashunzhai defeats Hong Shunde, then the money he makes every day will only be more than this.
If you look at it from this perspective, the "monosodium glutamate" that plays a key role here is really indispensable. Such a large jar only costs one hundred taels of silver, which is indeed a bit small.
"MSG? Is this what this thing is called? I wonder where the little brother got it from?" Zhang Dashun couldn't help but ask even though he knew Zhao Cheng wouldn't reveal it.
Zhao Cheng chuckled: "I'm sorry to tell you."
Zhang Dashun said awkwardly: "It should, it should." The chefs who cook in the restaurant all have ancestral techniques and secret techniques that they have studied personally, so the restaurant chefs always close the door when cooking, and no outsiders are allowed to peek.
This "monosodium glutamate" is obviously the same, Zhao Cheng doesn't want to say it's normal.
With this MSG as a backing, Zhang Dashun is confident that the name of Dashunzhai will be resounding throughout Qinghe County within a month, and this time, he will fight for a turnaround no matter what.
Zhang Dashun stroked his beard to calm down his emotions and said to Zhao Cheng: "Little brother, you are right. This MSG is indeed a weapon of victory. With it, I can easily defeat Hong Shengde."
"One hundred taels per jar is indeed a little less, but it is very important to me. Well, I am willing to offer two hundred taels of silver per jar. However, I, Dashunzhai, will exclusively buy this thing."
