Survival rules for restaurants: cooking and eating melons at the same time

The stinky tofu looks plain from the outside, and even less attractive than ordinary tofu, but I didn’t expect it to taste so novel. It is crispy at first, but very tender when you bite it. You can even see the honeycomb structure inside. It is truly unique.

Speaking of the snail noodles, they are so smelly that they are unmatched in the world, but they taste unique. First there is the extremely mellow soup, followed by the noodles that don’t look like anything special, but the noodles are actually full of soup and are extremely fragrant.

What’s even more incredible is that there are peanuts, sour bamboo shoots, snail meat, bean curd... It seems like there are endless seasonings, and when eaten together with the soup, it has a unique flavor.

For a moment, everyone, whether interested or not, couldn't help but pick up the "stinky thing" that they were most likely to accept and start eating it.

Although everyone has their own preferences, Yanpin is different. She doesn't like anything. Not to mention the normal banquet just now, she only ate a little, not to mention these strange dishes now.

The two little maids following Concubine Yan of course followed their mistress, frowning constantly, as if they were annoyed by these things, but they had no choice but to continue sitting in the banquet hall and not leave.

"I really don't know what's so delicious about it. It smells like the toilet." Concubine Yan looked at the people around her eating these smelly things with dissatisfaction, and couldn't help frowning.

Even the two guards beside the emperor kept looking around.

Qi Ning'an couldn't help feeling satisfied as she watched everyone enjoying the meal. She was almost becoming the stinky tofu promotion ambassador of Kyoto Prefecture.

More and more people know about the tofu shop that first sold stinky tofu and fall in love with it.

A few days ago, the boss gave Qi Ningan a large plate of stinky tofu out of gratitude.

Because of this, Qi Ningan had no choice but to cook stinky tofu in more than a dozen different ways. Everyone in the restaurant thought it smelled really good, so the restaurant also served a lot of stinky tofu dishes.

When I came to my senses, everyone had almost finished eating.

The emperor and empress were very satisfied. Even though these last strange ways of eating were harmless enough to eat once in a while.

In addition, Princess Mingyue said that many people in Kyoto Prefecture have eaten this way of eating, and it is delicious, simple and cheap.

After hearing these words, the emperor thought that this was another opportunity to share happiness with the people, and he immediately began to eat with great satisfaction.

The most important thing is that although these things smell bad, each of them tastes delicious.

The Emperor and Empress did not put themselves in a difficult position.

As the banquet was coming to an end, the emperor asked Qi Ning'an to come forward.

As Qi Ning'an walked over, the emperor asked, "How do you know so many novel ways of cooking? It's really interesting. I never knew that the same ingredient could be eaten in so many ways."

"In reply to the emperor, cooking is nothing more than frying, stir-frying, stewing, and a cold dish. I like to study food, and I have to thank the emperor for going to the imperial kitchen in the palace before, which was an enlightenment for me. I found that many foods in the palace can be cooked in other ways.

For example, lotus pods, in my hometown, are mostly used to make soup or eaten raw. Almost no one stir-fries them, but the maids in the palace occasionally stir-fry them for us. I think the taste is lingering and crispy, and it tastes much better than boiled ones.

So from that day on, I felt that food would taste different if it was cooked in a different way. I tried many combinations and found that each one was different and delicious.

Next, let’s talk about seasonings and condiments. Although we almost always use salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and other things in our daily life, mixing them together will create a different flavor.

For example, sugar, tomatoes, and a little bit of vinegar mixed together taste especially good when dipped into potatoes.

For example, stir-fried pork with soy sauce becomes soy sauce, which is especially fragrant when put on rice noodles.

For example, the residue left over from refining lard is also very thick. If you add a little fermented black beans and steam it, it will not be greasy and is very delicious.

I kept experimenting and improving, and ended up making a lot of new and interesting dishes. Whenever I saw a dish I had never seen or eaten before in the market, I would buy it and try it.”

After hearing what Qi Ning'an said, the emperor couldn't help but praise him. No wonder he could make so many delicious dishes, it turned out there was a method.

"Zhao Ping, you are so smart and can make so many delicious dishes. I deserve to reward you. I heard that you also spent your own money to build a temple. I know that the location is not a good one, but since you have the intention, I should support you. The matter of sculpting the golden statue of the Buddha is left to me. Also, I will reward you with the small yard behind the house. Although the land is not large, it is more than enough to build a small attic. You can go back and wait for the rest of the reward. Some gold, silver and jewelry are just small things that are not to be feared."

As he said this, he waved his hand generously, indicating that Qi Ning'an could leave.

Everyone present nodded continuously without any objection. It was amazing that Qi Ning'an had such a novel experience. It was not unbelievable that he could make these things.

After all, he was born into a wealthy family and has suffered enough over the years, so it is inevitable that he has such abilities.

Only a few people couldn't help but smack their lips, saying this was simply nonsense. If delicious food could be made in this way, then everyone would be a gourmet.

Seeing the emperor praising Qi Ning'an, Concubine Yan was immediately dissatisfied. It was really so easy these days. If everything was so easy, wouldn't it be easy for everyone? She looked like a foxy girl. I really didn't know why the emperor would praise her so much.

Of course, Concubine Yan wasn’t the only one who was jealous.

To be honest, ever since Qi Ning'an inexplicably popped up and became the legitimate daughter of a marquisate, many young ladies have had strong opinions about her.

We don’t even know if she is really a legitimate daughter, but she can always steal the limelight in Kyoto Prefecture. It really makes people more and more angry the more they think about it.

In particular, many young men seem to like the food in Kyoto restaurants. In addition, the activities held in Kyoto restaurants are always very exciting, and now it has almost become a popular way of socializing among young people in Kyoto Prefecture.

Many people praised Kyoto Restaurant, and they unconsciously praised Qi Ning'an, the daughter of Marquis An Yong.

But every time someone praised her like this, many young ladies in Kyoto felt extremely annoyed. They were all the same, so why could she be free from the constraints of her family? Why could she shine outside? !

In the past, he was just a restaurant owner, so there was nothing to be afraid of. After all, he was not a person of status. But now, I feel that something is more and more wrong.