After arriving in Bei'an, Yu Han's schedule was very casual.
You can go shopping wherever you want.
Eat whatever you want.
When he came to the Maxima Hotel, he did not make a reservation in advance, so he was arranged to sit in the lobby during his meal.
A table of customers in front happened to leave, so he sat down next to the aisle.
While waiting for the food, from time to time, waiters would pass by him with customers who had ordered, either to the private room on the first floor, or directly to the second floor.
Yu Han had nothing to do and unknowingly began to look at the passers-by and the customers dining at the next table.
Qianlima's business is very prosperous, and the open hall is already full of guests.
Luckily for him, after ordering, there happened to be an empty table.
Those who came later were not so lucky.
There were two customers. After ordering, they were taken to the waiting area to wait.
There is no place to dine. Customers are anxious and so are the waiters.
While Yu Han was sitting and waiting for the meal, two waiters came to the open room to check on the dining situation.
The young couple sitting on Yu Han's left side were obviously about to finish their meal.
But the two of them were eating and chatting, watching the two customers in the distance move away, but they still had no intention of getting up.
Yu Han unconsciously glanced twice, and then his attention was attracted by the arrival of the waiter.
The waiter brought a plate of food, put it on the table quickly, and announced the name of the dish eloquently: "This dish is rice fish with rice wine lees!"
Yu Han's eyes fell on the light blue shallow-mouthed porcelain plate.
The plate is beautiful, with frosted edges and a shell-like light blue color.
Two whole field fish lie in the middle, and the two fish are covered with a few tender green onion leaves. The soup is shallow, only half of the fish body is soaked, and it doesn't look like a vegetable. , rather like a static painting.
Since Yu Han came here, he has tasted a lot of local delicacies, but this is the first time he has eaten Tianyu.
This dish is very unique in Bei'an. When doing travel guides before, someone mentioned this seafood, but the method is different.
When the food was not served, he was a little nervous, afraid of stepping on thunder, but now, just seeing the presentation of the dishes, he felt relieved.
This fish looks really delicious.
I didn't feel it at first, but now Yu Han looked at the dishes in front of him and felt really hungry.
He stretched out his hand and picked out a piece of tender meat from the belly of the fish, put it into his mouth and tasted it carefully.
It seems like a simple dish, but it tastes extremely delicious.
If you can taste it, you should use strong wine when cooking. The wine is very old and strong.
The smell of wine penetrates into the fish meat, and the fish meat turns golden red. Its color has an intoxicating beauty, and the aroma of wine wafts over.
The fish meat is delicate and smooth in the mouth, with a long-lasting fragrance. The essential taste of the fish begins to sublimate after chewing carefully.
Yu Han suddenly felt a little tipsy as he tasted the thick wine lees soup and the chives soaked in the soup.
I feel that in the vicissitudes of life, there is a little sorrow of separation, as if I feel that the fish has left the lakes and rivers alone, sleeping in the wine, and it is filled with an intoxicating smell.
The field fish was not big, only two on a plate. Yu Han did not eat the staple food, nor did he drink alcohol. He just ate it with great care, savoring it with concentration, the sound of water inquiring deeply about the rivers and lakes, and the vicissitudes and beauty of the world. Moisture comes out from the meat of the fish with distiller's grains.
Half of the two fish were eaten, and more dishes were served.
Yu Han was still smacking the taste of Tianyu in his mouth, but his eyes fell on the newly served dishes in front of him.
"This dish is Braised Eel Gum for Fortune!"
The orderer carefully placed the casserole on the table.
The soup in the casserole is steaming and looks crystal clear.
Yu Han put down the kuaizi, picked up the spoon, and filled a piece of eel glue first.
The taste is glutinous and smooth, and you can't taste the fishy smell.
As a person from a coastal city in the south, Yu Han has eaten a lot of seafood since he was a child, especially people in his home area who like to eat raw pickled seafood.
For example, raw pickled shrimps, raw pickled shrimps and crabs, etc. are called "seafood poison".
These are really delicious, I have loved eating them since I was a kid.
But in fact, he is still a little afraid of the fishy smell. The fishy smell of some fish maws is really unflattering.
However, the chef at Chollima handles the eel glue very well. You really can’t taste the fishy smell. I guess it has something to do with the good soaking or cleaning of the inner membrane.
More to do with the origin of the variety.
Thinking of Chollima's reputation, Yu Han secretly praised him.
It is indeed the real thing!
The next spoonful contained a piece of dark stuff, I don't know what it was, it was a round ball, and you could only taste the unique flavor of the starter.
This spherical thing turned out to be Nostoc balls.
Inhaling the strong aroma of eel glue and bone broth, the Nostoc balls tasted delicious and refreshing.
And if you fish it out carefully, you can still find small square pieces of meat, which taste like pork, and the meat is very delicate.
Eating the rich braised eel gum one bite after another.
Although he had just tasted two dishes, Yu Han was full of expectations for the next dishes.
It was really thanks to the two old men just now, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to taste such delicious food.
Yu Han was very happy.
Before the new dishes were served, I had already eaten all the sake lees field fish, and if it hadn't been because it was too hot, there would only be a bit of soup base left.
While he was sipping the soup, the waiter came again.
The food was served very quickly this time. Almost as soon as a plate of hot food was put on the table, a large, deep-mouthed white porcelain round bowl was brought to the table as soon as I turned around.
The first dish was a plate of fresh solitary fish eggs.
It tastes soft and smooth, with a fresh and tender taste.
Yu Han especially likes the side dishes of yam and white jade. The yam is soft and waxy, which removes oil and relieves greasy taste.
The fish eggs are perfect together.
However, what interested Yu Han the most was the wine-braised eel that was served later.
Because it is extremely nutritious, eel has always been known as "soft gold in water" and "ginseng in water".
Yu Han has eaten it before, but always grilled, steamed or braised.
This is the first time in my life that I have tasted a bowl of wine stew like the one in front of me.
When I got closer, the first thing I smelled was the strong aroma of wine, which seemed to be more mellow than the previous dish of simmered fish with lees.
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And when I stretched the tassel to pick it up, I saw that the eel was very long, and the flesh of the fish spread out like an organ, and the length of the eel suddenly broke.
Visually it’s quite shocking!
Yu Han sighed secretly in his heart!
This chef is not only good at cooking, he is also very good at knife skills!
Yu Han is very experienced in eating eels. The eel meat is thick and the skin is very tough, so when he stretched the tassel, he directly aimed the tassel at the position of the fish skin.
Put a piece of fat and tender eel into the bowl and take a bite. The slightly sweet soup is soaked in the soft and waxy eel meat, and it feels super satisfying after one bite.
The river eel stewed in wine is really good!
And I don’t know if it’s because of the special wine. The eel meat tastes dense and plump. You can still feel the toughness when picking it up, but when you put it in your mouth, it melts in your mouth.
What surprised Yu Han the most was this bowl of soup.
The aroma of the wine is fragrant and fragrant, and the wine tastes sweet and mellow.
Even if Yu Han is like this, anyone who usually drinks beer can taste it. This fish stew wine is definitely extraordinary.
After several sips, I only felt slightly tipsy. It was just right. The wine was very soft.
Yu Han sipped the whole dish slowly, feeling the aroma of wine, which warmed his heart.
This dish is wonderful!
I never expected that eels stewed in wine would taste so delicious!
At this time, the waiter came again.
"Sir, the millet crab is ready!"
The waiter places a large round plate on the table.
A wide-mouthed round bowl is supported on the white porcelain plate. On the side of the bowl is a complete crab shell, and next to it is a branch that looks like a branch, but is actually a branch painted with chocolate, with green celery on it. leaf.
But what caught Yu Han's attention immediately in this dish was the shape of crab decorated with whole crab meat in the porcelain bowl.
Regardless of the taste of this dish, the creativity of the presentation alone is enough to amaze people.
"Wow! This crab is so beautifully opened!"
Yu Han looked up when he heard the sound and saw a middle-aged man in his forties looking at the dishes in front of him.
Seeing Yu Han looking over, the middle-aged man smiled kindly: "Little brother, your food looks really good!"
After saying that, he turned around and asked the waiter who was leading the way: "What did he order?"
Yu Han's dining table happened to be close to the aisle. The waiter moved a little and took a look, but was stunned and failed to tell the name of the dish immediately.
The waiter looked at this in surprise, as it seemed to be the staple food of seafood porridge, and said with a confused look on his face: "This..."
Although she has only been working in the store for two months, as a waiter, the store has very strict requirements for them. For example, they must be familiar with the store's service procedures and all departments, especially the various dishes and drinks. Degree.
But this dish…
It’s not on the recipe!
If she had seen such a distinctive dish before, she would definitely be impressed by it.
Damn it!
The waiter hesitated and couldn't answer at all.
But Yu Han said with a smile: "This dish is called Xiaomi River Crab. It is an old-fashioned dish in this restaurant. It is not on the menu."
The middle-aged man was obviously a little surprised: "Oh? It's not on the menu? So what did you order?"
Yu Han explained: "When I was ordering food, I happened to meet two old gentlemen. I heard them order food and thought it was very good, so I followed suit and asked for a table."
The middle-aged man nodded: "So that's it."
As he spoke, he looked at the other dishes in front of Yu Han.
Except for an eel and a casserole soup, all other dishes have been eaten.
The middle-aged man asked with great interest: "Are these all the old-fashioned dishes you ordered?"
Yu Han responded: "Yes!"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "It does look good!"
Yu Han ordered four dishes and one staple dish by himself, but he ate like this, which shows that the dishes are very delicious.
The middle-aged man turned to the waiter and asked: "Can you give me another portion of this table?"
After saying that, he quickly added: "Of course, the dishes I just ordered are also served, plus these."
The waiter glanced at the table number where Yu Han was sitting and responded quickly: "Okay!"
While they were talking, someone else came over.
The waiter turned his head and glanced, and the movement he was about to avoid stopped, and he smiled and said hello: "Chef Yao!"
Yao Shi was walking and chatting with others when he heard the sound and looked over. He nodded to the waiter first, and then noticed the middle-aged man standing next to him, and his eyes suddenly shrank!
"Kang Chu!"
The middle-aged man in front of me looks unattractive, but in the circle, as long as the chef of Sanweiju, Kang Guijie, is mentioned, everyone knows about him!
This highly qualified chef is a representative figure in the field of chefs in this province, or in the field of cooking. He is very famous and very powerful.
Yao Shi had the opportunity to have dinner with Kang Guijie before, but because he lived in two places, he never had the opportunity to communicate in depth.
I never expected to see this big boss in his own store!
Kang Guijie also recognized Yao Shi.
Although the two of them only met once, several of the more famous and well-off colleagues in the circle still heard about each other.
In particular, Yao Shi is very talented and has a graceful manner in his speech and behavior, which can easily leave a deep impression on others.
"It turns out to be Xiao Yao!"
Kang Guijie greeted Yao Shi with a smile.
Yao Shi is the chef of Qianlima Restaurant, and everyone in the circle knows this.
Kang Guijie came to Bei'an for business today and stopped by Qianlima for a meal. He didn't want to disturb Yao Shi.
It turned out that it was just a coincidence that I just entered the store and met him.
Yao Shi is almost perfect when it comes to dealing with people.
He personally invited Kang Guijie into Box 401, and even took the initiative to help Zhang Luo order food.
"Kang Chu, you're here just in time. Our store has received a new batch of salmon and is preparing to put it on the menu during the Chinese New Year. I'll bring you a plate later to try it out."
Kang Guijie looks like he is in his forties, but in fact he is already in his early fifties.
Yao Shi was in front of him, and he was also a junior.
Kang Guijie accepted this kind offer, but seeing that Yao Shi was still trying to make more, he quickly stopped him and said: "Xiao Yao, no need, I have just ordered. I can't eat any more."
Yao Shi was stunned: "Really? That's fine, but you can come and eat what you like."
When it comes to his favorite food, Kang Guijie said with a smile: "Just now I got a banquet order form from someone else. The young man had the old-fashioned dishes from your store. It is said that they are no longer on the menu. However, It looks pretty good to me, so I’ll give it a try.”
Yao Shi was obviously surprised: "Old-fashioned food?"
The waiter who was following him hurriedly said: "This is the order form for 15 tables of customers in the dining area on the first floor. Four dishes and one soup."
While the customer was talking to Yao Shi, the waiter hurriedly contacted the orderer to add more dishes.
After getting the news, they quickly sent ordering orders for 15 tables.
Yao Shi couldn't help but become interested: "Bring it to me to see what dishes you ordered."
The waiter hurriedly handed it over.
Yao Shi took it over and took a look, and couldn't help being stunned.
This dish is ordered...
Don’t tell me, it’s really quite good!
These are all special dishes that were once popular in their store, but they have indeed been removed from the menu now.
