Song Tan's Notes

The first course was quite controversial.

Because he is using someone else’s kitchen, Chef Qian’s concept of preparing food is [convenience].

At this moment, a white and clean bone china lotus leaf plate was brought up, and the green grass inside made many people lean back instantly:

"Alas--"

In such a large tasting event, why is the first dish served cold coriander salad!

Some people with cilantro heads were ecstatic: "Oh! It's cilantro salad! Do you have rice? I have to eat this with rice!"

This thing has two extremes of love and hate.

Master Qian had not originally planned to do something so exciting, but it happened that he harvested a lot of coriander today - this year, in addition to the old variety of coriander that grows on the ground, the Song family also planted this slender, upright type.

At first glance, it looks like a young water celery, but it is taller, more productive, and has a strong coriander flavor. You don't need to cut off the thin roots when you pull a handful from the ground. You can just scrub it with running water and a brush and it will be clean.

Then cut it into sections together with the thin roots, pour hot oil, minced garlic, chili and the like on it and mix it...

To be honest, when Master Qian tried this thing, he accidentally tasted a bowl of rice.

Since it was so interesting, he just decided to go for it.

You don’t even have to make it in the hotel. Instead, you can just get a large jar of marinated food from Changleju and pack it when you get it.

He also sighed: "If this had been kneaded two days earlier, it would have a completely different taste today, sour and fragrant and appetizing."

In short, when all these dishes were served, some customers frowned because they really couldn't stand the smell.

But they couldn't stand the smell, while the people at the same table were ecstatic, and everyone picked up their chopsticks. They didn't even have time to take pictures, and they just took the initiative.

Boss Zhang is not the type who likes coriander. He couldn't stand the smell at the moment. He picked up the chopsticks and tried to push the food forward twice but failed.

Just as I was about to frown and complain, I saw that the plate was empty.

Come on, no need to complain. They dared to do it because they thought of this.

He had never eaten the food at Changleju, so he was relieved at the moment. However, someone at the next table was unhappy: "Why is this happening?"

He even turned around and tried to persuade the other person: "Brother, there's no need. If you don't like it, just don't eat it. Just think of it as taking care of the other people who like it."

The protester looked at him and thought, "Is it possible that you didn't get it either? Are you just pretending to be generous?"

But fortunately, the second cold dish came up soon—this time no one protested. Because it was a plate of braised yellow beef, the overbearing aroma of the braised beef spread out through the hands of the waiter, and everyone clenched their chopsticks at the same time.

This is a kind of meat that is hard to find in Changleju!

Boss Zhang looked left and right, and silently clenched his chopsticks.

After all, everyone was acting like this, and if he wasn't more proactive, he would seem particularly stupid.

The waiter carefully put down the plate, and felt that the customers at this table were all weird - this tasting event was so high-end, the scene was so high-end, but the process was so down-to-earth, and even the dishes served were not some kind of Western food...

Oh, even in a proper Chinese banquet, they can’t serve cold cilantro as the first dish.

In short, everything is weird.

It was even stranger that the guests stared at their plates as if they were facing a great enemy.

"Spicy braised beef, please enjoy."

The fresh and spicy smell hit me in the face. For some reason, it seemed particularly tempting tonight, and the waiter couldn't help but drool.

But her professionalism still allowed her to finish the sentence softly. As soon as she finished speaking, seven or eight pairs of chopsticks came over. In the blink of an eye, the plate was empty. Waiter: ...

She stood at the table for a moment, then looked at the two empty plates. She hesitated and said, "So... are you going to help me clear the plates?"

You must collect it! Otherwise it will block you from picking up food later.

The third dish is more down-to-earth: fried broad beans with green onions.

At the end of May, fresh broad beans are in season.

The Song family has eaten freshly stir-fried dishes many times. They are especially tender and fresh. How could they let Boss Chang miss them?

Now they have two large baskets of fish. Master Qian leads the chefs to peel and separate the fish, blanch them in baking soda water to keep their fresh color, and then deep-fry them...

The chopped green onions are also slightly fried and then mashed. Other stores use seaweed, but they at Changleju don’t!

It’s May and the sales volume of seasonal vegetables is quite high.

The waiter was very attentive when serving the dish. The good news was that the broad beans were difficult to pick up, so they were not cleared away immediately.

The bad news was that someone disregarded decency and directly used the plate to dig into the bowl, which caused another dispute at the table.

The last group of respectable bosses stared at the dish and ordered in a domineering manner:

"Waiter, give us each one by one!"

The waitress was really insightful tonight. When there were still two extra broad beans and they were about to have another quarrel, she really wanted to stuff them into her own mouth.

The cleaning lady said this was a micro-business conference, but she didn't believe it. After all, it was so high-end and must have cost a lot of money.

Now it seems, it’s true!

The two lonely broad beans on the plate stared at everyone. The waiter hesitated and said, "Then... do you still want to take this plate?"

Just put it away. It’s not decent that after serving the dishes for so long, there is still nothing on the table.

If I don’t accept it, there’s only one broad bean with two halves on the plate, which seems even more embarrassing.

Lao Zhang didn't eat coriander and didn't rush for the beef. Now he finally waited for the waiter to distribute the broad beans. After taking a bite, he knew why everyone was rushing for it.

This group of people is really dishonest.

He glanced at everyone with accusing eyes: No one was willing to say a word about such a good thing, and they all kept it hidden. They were really not human!

The unique aroma of shallots is particularly thorough after being fried and mashed, blending with the crispy fragrance and soft texture of broad beans. To be honest, if he is given a bottle of wine, he can sit alone facing this plate of broad beans all night!

In short, Lao Zhang snorted coldly, and with quick eyes and hands, he poured the remaining broad beans directly into his bowl.

Just two of them made a slight clattering sound, and then he handed over the empty plate: "Waiter, serve the food quickly."

When the familiar lines sounded, the waiter remembered his job in an ordinary restaurant when he first started working.

To be honest, ever since she had completed extensive training and entered this high-end commercial building, she seemed to have never heard such lines again.

Listening to it now... oops, it's still not that wonderful.

Then she served the fourth dish:

"Boiled Chicken, this is the dipping sauce, please be careful with your clothes."

I don’t know which concubine of the royal family got this precious boiled chicken, but there has never been a whole chicken served on the table.

Fortunately, the number of cuts was just right. Now the white and smooth chicken exudes a slight meaty aroma, and the dipping sauce on the side, from chili peppers to minced garlic, is made from the ingredients of the Old Song family.

Everyone clenched their chopsticks at the same time.

When the waiter saw that the other party was about to give it up, his years of working skills awakened, and he subconsciously asked:

"Guest, do you still need me to divide it this time?" (End of this chapter)