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

Inside a restaurant in Kyoto.

An Qiao stared at the soy sauce chicken she had bought in the morning. As the weather was getting colder, An Qiao had already wrapped herself in thicker clothes. She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but even though it wasn't raining, the wind today was starting to feel a biting.

An Qiao first cut the chicken into small pieces, put it into a pot with cold water, and after steam came out, boil it for a while, then take out the chicken, put it into boiling water, and add cardamom and salt.

The chicken still needed a while to cook, so An Qiao asked the girl in the store to watch the pot.

I originally wanted to fry some chestnuts myself, but I didn’t have all the ingredients, so I had to go out and buy them.

Maybe the weather is really starting to get cold, and many people are selling sugar-roasted chestnuts and roasted sweet potatoes on the street.

It was only at 5 p.m. when it was already completely dark, and even the time for hanging lights in Kyoto was brought forward.

An Qiao sat in the carriage, slightly opened the curtain, and for the first time directly felt the brilliant lights in Kyoto Prefecture. Smelling the fragrance of the street, An Qiao couldn't help but think of the snack street in her previous life. At this moment, the people of Dayan also spared no effort to promote night market snacks.

There were people roasting chicken legs and wings, making small pancakes, various kinds of flour, as well as chestnuts, sweet potatoes, and potatoes. The air was filled with a fragrant and mixed smell.

"Boss, I want ten bags of sugar-roasted chestnuts." An Qiao stopped in front of a sugar-roasted chestnut shop.

"Ten bags?" The boss was slightly stunned, and then quickly replied, "Okay."

He quickly stir-fried the food with the spoon in his hand and scooped up bags of chestnuts.

"It smells so good." An Qiao rubbed her hands and couldn't help but sigh.

"Haha, the weather is cold, so we need to eat something warm." The boss responded and packed chestnuts for An Qiao with a smile.

An Qiao and the coachman she brought with her quickly loaded the chestnuts into the carriage and prepared to return to the restaurant.

Sitting in the carriage, which was swaying all the way, An Qiao held her chin and thought, as the weather has gotten colder, the milk tea shop could switch to some milk tea made with sweet potatoes and chestnuts.

Use sweet potatoes and chestnuts as the base, stew them until they are soft, fragrant and sticky, then pour in milk tea and taro balls. It is usually sweeter and probably more popular with women.

We returned to the restaurant, where many customers were eating hot pot. They chatted while eating hot pot. Many people were counting down between the rise and fall of ingredients, "exhale - inhale - exhale -"

"Okay, okay, your tripe is ready." A diner reminded the diner next to him.

"What do you know? I want to cook it a little longer. I'm afraid it's not cooked enough." said the diner who was reminded.

"Didn't you hear me counting for you? How could it be uncooked?" The diner pouted and muttered, "Wild boars can't eat fine bran."

An Qiao couldn't help feeling familiar when she saw this. Wasn't this what she and her friends often did in her previous life?

"My lady, the chicken is cooked." The maid just came out from the backyard.

"Okay, I'll be there right away." An Qiao replied and was about to go to the backyard.

A diner asked, "What delicious food are you going to make, young lady?"

"Soy sauce chicken." An Qiao answered promptly and clearly.

The diner licked his lips. He really loved eating these things. Soy sauce and chicken sounded delicious. "Can you give my table one portion, too?"

"This is a new dish. We haven't tried it yet. We'll probably be able to order it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." An Qiao smiled at the diners with her signature smile.

The diner nodded in disappointment, but when he saw that the meat in the spicy pot was ready to eat, he smiled.

It’s better to eat later than later. It’s better to have new ways to eat it every day.

An Qiao smiled and shook her head, put on an apron and went into the backyard.

At this time, the chicken has been cooked and taken out. It is still hot and the skin has not fallen off. It is cooked just right.

An Qiao stood beside the pot and heated the oil. When the oil was hot, she put some brown sugar in it. The brown sugar had been cut early in the morning. If large pieces were put in, it would easily stick to the pot.

Use a spatula to quickly stir the sugar in the pot. With a "crackling" sound, all the brown sugar melts.

Add dried chilies and Sichuan peppercorns, stir-fry, and when the pot starts to bubble, add soy sauce and wait for it to rise again, then it's done.

An Qiao picked up the still crackling pot and poured the cooked sugar water all over the chicken.

The chicken pieces immediately sizzled from being heated.

The aroma instantly filled the entire backyard. If everyone wasn't eating hot pot in front, they would be able to smell it.

An Qiao placed the prepared soy sauce chicken in a steamer to keep it warm, took out the freshly bought chestnuts and sweet potatoes, and made a cup of fragrant chestnut milk tea for each employee.

If you like it, you can go to the milk tea shop tomorrow to check out new products.

Everyone was eating hotpot in front, basically they had finished dinner. Eating hotpot is easier than eating other things, as the waiter doesn’t have to cook or keep an eye on the food all the time.

After making the milk tea, An Qiao went to the front yard and said, "It's about time to take turns to eat."

Everyone in the store was a little excited. After smelling the hot pot all night, they could finally have something to eat.

Maybe it was because the weather was getting colder, many people felt hungry quickly, plus there was a faint mist rising from the hot pot under the light.

The days feel even shorter.

Everyone sat together. In addition to the soy sauce chicken, An Qiao placed a hot pot on each table. "Everyone, take whatever you want to eat. Let's eat."

"Thank you, young lady. It smells so good." Everyone in the restaurant had eaten hot pot before, but for some reason, they felt that the wind today made them want to try it even more.

While the pot was still hot, everyone started eating the soy sauce chicken.

It tastes slightly sweet at first, and if you chew it for a while, it will have some pungent spicy taste. The chicken skin is still crispy and the chicken meat is also chewy.

"I specially bought free-range chicken so that the soy sauce chicken won't be soft and mushy." An Qiao saw the waiter opposite her chewing with his teeth bared, and said to the waiter with a smile.

The servant was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, young lady, my teeth are not very good."

An Qiao shook her head. "You have to eat chicken along the grain, tearing it from one side to the other. Don't just gnaw randomly, otherwise it will damage our teeth."

The servant nodded, and followed An Qiao in taking a bite of the meat. It was indeed much easier to bite. His eyes lit up instantly, and he began to eat the meat in big mouthfuls.

"Everyone, why don't you try the newly made milk tea? If you think it's good, I will go to the milk tea shop tomorrow to update the new products." An Qiao picked up the cup and asked everyone.

Many people were thirsty after eating, so they took a big sip of milk tea and said with satisfaction, "It's so delicious, what is this? I seem to taste the flavor of chestnuts, so fragrant and sticky!"

"This is freshly made chestnut milk tea. If you like it, I'll make more later." An Qiao said with a smile.

"Mine is made from sweet potatoes, it must be better than your chestnut ones." A little girl laughed. Qi Tao said unconvincedly, "The chestnut ones are really delicious. You are really missing out if you don't get to try them."

The little girl was also unconvinced and said, "The sweet potato one is really delicious. You're at a loss if you don't get to drink it."

An Qiao laughed and ignored their quarrel.