From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Although there was no dispute about the taste of tofu pudding, Gao Yongfu was obviously resistant to the salty tofu pudding in front of him.

Feng Zhengming did not force him to eat the tofu pudding that he might not be used to.

So I ordered something else for Gao Yongfu.

While eating, Feng Zhengming thought for a while and asked the other three people.

"Did you find that there are more people in the urban area of ​​each city? And there is always a place like a snack street where everyone likes to gather?"

Hearing this, the three people were stunned for a moment, and then nodded to indicate that they had indeed seen it in every city along the way.

Feng Zhengming expressed his own idea: "Do you think that if I open a dry rice shop in other cities, will the business be good?"

The three of them looked at each other in surprise when they heard this, and then probably thought of Feng Zhengming's idea.

"Brother Feng, do you want to open the dry rice shop to other places?"

"But if we open a dry rice shop somewhere else, won't we be short of manpower?"

"Yes, Brother Feng, you can't travel around everywhere. You can only pass on the recipe. Will that affect the business of your Quancheng dry rice shop?"

Feng Zhengming shook his head: "I don't think so. I was just thinking, didn't I register a company? Then I can use the company to open branches in various places. I think two stores in Quancheng should be enough.

The main thing is that we are not the only one that sells Quancheng Baozi Rou, so we still have to leave some space for others to do business.

I just walked to the street here and saw all kinds of snacks, and they were all common snacks.

But there is no store that specializes in braised pork here, and I think opening a branch here can fill this gap.”

It has to be said that Feng Zhengming's idea made the three people who were traveling with him feel a little bit unbelievable.

But after the three of them thought about it carefully, they felt that Feng Zhengming's idea was not wrong.

He is famous enough now.

Feng Zhengming uses his own fame and the name of the company to open branches of the dry rice shop in various places, and he will definitely gain some support from various places.

The key is that with Feng Zhengming's current appeal for Shandong cuisine, he will be able to recruit suitable chefs to help him run the dry rice shops when he opens them in different cities.

As long as there are suitable chefs, Feng Zhengming's model of running a rice shop in Quancheng can also be implemented in other cities.

What Feng Zhengming also thought of was the provincial young chef cooking exchange competition at the end of the year.

By then, young chefs from all over the province will probably participate.

Feng Zhengming, the national champion in cooking, is also a judge for the provincial youth chef cooking competition.

He selected some young chefs with more potential from among them.

Arrange for them to receive some training in Quancheng first.

Afterwards, they will be arranged to go to their respective hometowns to run the dry rice shop chain stores opened in various places.

Feng Zhengming thought about this and felt that this should be a very good idea.

Especially in the context of the upcoming wave of layoffs.

Feng Zhengming feels that his approach can also help solve some employment problems in various places.

It should also receive some support from all parts of the province.

Thinking of this, Feng Zhengming began to think about which cities he should start with?
Seeing Feng Zhengming fall into deep thought again, Ding Yuan and the other two felt embarrassed to disturb him.

As a result, the four people had clearly finished eating, but they were still sitting in the restaurant without moving.

Another customer came in and the boss came over to greet him.

Feng Zhengming suddenly came to his senses, paid the bill embarrassedly, and left the restaurant with everyone else.

After returning to the hotel, Feng Zhengming asked the three to go back and rest first, while he himself went into the room and carefully sorted out the ideas that suddenly popped up in his mind, taking into account some details.

In short, although I only visited the northeastern part of the entire province of Qilu during this trip, I have indeed accumulated some personal connections.

Feng Zhengming feels that in his next trip, he should try his best to visit his senior brothers and chef friends in various places.

Especially when you go to Yancheng, you should make a special visit to the vocational schools in Yancheng.

The vocational school over there is a relatively famous one in Shandong Province, and has trained many Shandong cuisine chefs.

In Feng Zhengming's view, these connections and various resources will be very important in the future.

This was the key to his subsequent opening of chain stores across the province.

First, we will sell the braised pork to all parts of the province, and then expand to other provinces.

After accumulating enough reputation and developing your own set of things, you can go south to Shanghai to open a high-end restaurant. Then everything will go more smoothly.

After thinking about all this, Feng Zhengming wrote down his entire plan in the notebook in his bag.

After staying in the city for a few days, Feng Zhengming and his friends visited many places worth visiting.

Afterwards, they continued on their journey out of the city, this time their destination being the mouth of the Yellow River.

Feng Zhengming heard that there was a wetland over there, which was a habitat for migratory birds, and he also wanted to go and take a look.

And I also want to see the most famous Bohai Knife at the estuary.

The four people walked all the way and it took them a whole day to finally reach the mouth of the Yellow River.

We first stayed in the urban area near the estuary for one night.

The next day, before dawn, Feng Zhengming and his three companions got up early and headed straight for the mouth of the Yellow River.

Walking all the way to the estuary, I just saw a red sun rising from the sea.

At this moment, both Feng Zhengming and the other three were really excited.

It felt like their journey had finally come to a successful conclusion at this moment.

Feng Zhengming and his friends faced the morning sun and boarded a fishing boat that they had arranged in advance.

The fishing boat carried Feng Zhengming and his companions slowly towards the sea facing the sun.

As we gradually move away from the shore, we slowly enter the sea.

Finally, after the sun had risen completely, Feng Zhengming and his friends saw a magnificent scene.

It was a scene where two colors of water were clearly separated yet intertwined.

On one side is the golden sea water, and on the other side is the deep blue sea water.

At this moment, Feng Zhengming and others felt their hearts surging when they saw the scene before them.

Ding Yuan exclaimed: "This place is really beautiful. I didn't expect that the place where the Yellow River flows into the sea would be like this."

Gao Yongfu echoed: "Yes, it's so beautiful."

Hou Dong nodded: "It's spectacular, really spectacular."

Feng Zhengming no longer wanted to talk, so he quickly used his camera to carefully take pictures of the clearly divided sea water.

At this moment, he really wanted to have a future drone that could look down from high in the sky and take pictures of the scene here.

After the filming was completed, Feng Zhengming stood on the boat and sighed.

"The mountains and rivers of our motherland are truly picturesque."

Then Feng Zhengming looked at the clearly divided sea water, and turned back to look at the Yellow River water flowing towards this side.

"We should manage the Yellow River well in the future. I believe that one day we can manage the Yellow River well so that it will no longer carry so much silt into the sea."

Hearing Feng Zhengming say this, the other people on the boat felt a little strange?
Hou Dong asked: "Brother Feng, if we don't let the silt be washed into the sea, won't this scenery disappear?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and asked, "Do you think this is a good scene?"

Everyone was at a loss as to how to respond to this. Feng Zhengming explained the disadvantages of the Yellow River carrying silt into the sea.

After listening to Feng Zhengming's explanation, everyone felt that it was indeed not good.

Feng Zhengming stood on the boat and looked towards the shore.

"The Yellow River is our mother river. I believe we will make it clear again in the future."

Even the fishermen on the boat were deeply touched by Feng Zhengming's words.

"Yes, I hope the Yellow River can really become clear."

Feng Zhengming turned his head to look at the fisherman, and announced to him with a big laugh: "Yes, it will happen in the future. We will also dredge the Xiaoqing River properly in the future, so that people coming here from Quancheng can also take a boat to facilitate transportation."

This sounded magical to the fishermen.

The fisherman thought for a long time and could only mutter: "I hope so."

Afterwards, the fishermen sent Feng Zhengming and his friends back to the shore.

In the small fishing village on the shore, Feng Zhengming and his friends also had lunch.

Since we were at the seaside, lunch was naturally a variety of fish and shrimp.

Feng Zhengming selected a variety of miscellaneous fish.

I slaughtered and cleaned all the miscellaneous fish myself.

Then marinate it with onion, ginger, wine and water, and then put it in a large pot to cook.

During the cooking process, Feng Zhengming put the seasoning powder he brought back into the pot.

And some sauce made by locals is also added.

Mix the sauce and ingredients with green onion and ginger, stir-fry them together, then add them to the pot used to stew the mixed fish. After adding enough water, cover the pot and start simmering.

After keeping the pot simmering for a while and letting a lot of water drain out, Feng Zhengming opened the lid of the pot.

Stick a circle of flattened unleavened dough on the edge of the pot.

Be sure to soak part of it in the fish sauce.

Then cover the pot again, and don't use a very high fire at this time.

Use the remaining fire to slowly absorb the juice from the fish in the pot, and fry the unpasteurized dough sticking to the edge of the pot until cooked.

When there was almost no more steam coming out of the pot, Feng Zhengming finally opened the lid again.

Sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions and coriander on top, and the pot of mixed fish is ready.

When this pot was served, everyone was immediately stunned by the aroma.

Even the fishermen in the seaside fishing village were very surprised when they saw this pot.

"So this is what the trash did?"

"Wow, this looks delicious."

“And there are pancakes, which are really great.”

"The key is that it smells so good. It smells really good and goes really well with rice."

In fact, people don’t usually eat like this at the seaside.

Feng Zhengming's approach has indeed subverted the perception of people living by the sea.

"Hahaha, everyone try it together. I'll give it a try too. The key is that the fish you have is good. Only with such good fish can I make this pot of mixed fish."

Immediately everyone came over, wanting to try the pot of mixed fish.

Feng Zhengming scraped the unleavened dough cakes off the edge of the pot first, and then shared some with everyone.

In the end, Feng Zhengming and the other three could only share two pieces of unleavened rice cakes to eat.

Because the unleavened rice cake soaked in soup is so delicious.

Many fishermen in the fishing village love to eat it.

By the end of the meal, everyone had eaten up the entire pot of miscellaneous fish, along with the soup at the bottom of the pot.

Looking at the empty pot, Feng Zhengming smiled with satisfaction.

"As long as everyone likes it."

Hou Dong quickly asked: "Brother Feng, how did you come up with the idea of ​​making such a dish? This dish is really delicious. It's obviously just small fish and shrimps, but it tastes really good when you cook it this way."

Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "This dish is actually a Jianghu dish. I improved it based on the clay pot chicken. I think we can make this dish in the future when we have this kind of fish at the seaside or riverside."

The fisherman who was driving the boat immediately came over to Feng Zhengming when he heard what he said.

"Hey bro, can you teach me how to make this dish? I think it will be delicious."

Seeing that the fishermen really wanted to learn, Feng Zhengming smiled and agreed.

After that, I gave the other party the seasoning recipe and then explained the method of making it in detail.

Feng Zhengming suggested that if the miscellaneous fish is relatively small, it is best to coat it with a layer of flour and fry it in a pan. When frying or stewing the fish, you can use lard mixed with sesame oil to fry it, which will make it more fragrant.

After finishing the explanation, Feng Zhengming smiled and whispered a reminder to the fishermen.

"This recipe actually works well. If you prepare enough ingredients in advance and fry the small fish in advance, you can open a store like this and specialize in stewing small fish with pancakes for people to eat. I think you should have business here."

Hearing what Feng Zhengming said, the fisherman smiled and nodded: "Okay, if possible in the future, I will definitely try to open a shop."

After lunch, Feng Zhengming and his team bid farewell to the fishing village and headed towards the wetland according to the fishermen’s instructions.

On the way, Feng Zhengming shared some of his new ideas with the three people traveling with him.

"In the future, my dry rice shop will open in various parts of the province. In addition to braised pork, each place needs to make some more distinctive dishes. This way, each place will be a little different, and I believe the business will be better."

Listening to Feng Zhengming's words, the three people who were traveling with him felt a little unbelievable.

They found that as they went along, Feng Zhengming seemed to have more and more ideas.

Moreover, Feng Zhengming's ideas became more and more detailed.

It was as if he was no longer hiking but investigating a market.

This is to investigate the markets in different cities so that we can open dry rice shop chain stores there in the future.

The three people couldn't help but wonder in their hearts: Are Feng Zhengming's ideas really feasible?

Feng Zhengming didn't care about other people's opinions at this time.

He had already figured out his plan.

Next, I will wait until the end of the year to return to Quancheng and participate in the provincial youth chef cooking competition in Quancheng. I will try to select some suitable young chefs from all over the country and let them join my company.

In this way, we can try to open chain stores of dry rice shops in various places.

Before going to other cities, Feng Zhengming has already made up his mind to establish connections with various people.

These are all to lay a solid foundation for opening chain stores across the province.

With this foundation, Feng Zhengming will be able to better implement his ideas.

The four people walked along the way and soon arrived at the famous wetland near the mouth of the Yellow River.

This is really a very beautiful place.

It is completely different from the Yellow River estuary and the scene on the Yellow River.

This place is like a quiet paradise. (End of this chapter)