Food: How did I become a chef when I set up a stall.

Sunday night.

Liu He's home is in Hangzhou. Under normal circumstances, he goes home for two days on weekends.

This is what happens when you go to college locally.

When Liu He returned to the dormitory, he saw his roommate lying on the bed, his face full of relief.

Liu He immediately noticed something was wrong.

This feeling of satisfaction after feeling happy from the inside out usually only appears under certain circumstances.

"Zhoucao, are you not going to go for general health care?"

"Everyone has a happy expression."

Liu He asked excitedly.

"How does it feel to have great health care?"

After hearing his words, several other roommates responded:
"There is no big health care. We went to Wansong Park today and had a nice meal."

Upon hearing that he had not undergone major health care, a disappointed expression suddenly appeared on Liu He's face.

They had talked about this topic before, and Liu He thought they had gone.

Boys are generally more casual about what they eat.

Those popular restaurants always feel like the food is not very satisfying.

Not as good as a roadside stall.

"I didn't go to the health care department!"

Liu He sighed.

"The stall we went to eat at was very delicious."

"Many people went there, and I also saw Teacher Wu and Teacher Zhao."

"That stall owner is also very popular on the Internet. His name is Jiang Feng. You can check it out."

"He's selling snail noodles this week, and they're not ordinary delicious."

One of them said without knowing what he meant.

The roommate next to him echoed:

"I have never tasted such delicious snail noodles. Thinking about that bowl of soup makes me drool!"

Seeing the looks of the two people, Liu He understood.

"Jiang Feng? I seem to know him, he's quite popular."

"Is he here?"

Liu He asked.

"Here he is, a lot of people went to eat at his stall, and there were a lot of girls."

"The smell is really unflattering."

Hearing this, Liu He said "hold the grass" and felt only regretful.

"Is it so delicious? Then I'll go there at noon tomorrow."

Liu He made up his mind.

For college students, food may be the most important thing every day.

The next day was Monday.

It stands to reason that most people on Monday are busy with work and there are very few people coming to the scenic spot.

Even the aunts and uncles who provide blind dates for their children are resting today.

But Jiang Feng's business is still very good.

Gradually, many people got the news and came here to eat snail noodles.

Although it is not crowded, there are still many people queuing here when it is time to eat.

A guest asked:
"Boss Jiang, why is your snail noodle so delicious? The more you eat it, the better it gets."

"Does it feel different from other snail noodles?"

Hearing this, Jiang Feng smiled and replied:

"All the ingredients and broth are made fresh, and fresh seasonings are used, so the taste will be better."

Nowadays, many small shops use some ingredients such as stock essence in order to pursue profits.

Adding this ingredient will make it taste much more delicious.

But it will not be so smooth after eating.

Jiangfeng's snail noodles are different. You will feel refreshed after eating them.

He does not pursue profits, but takes every cooking seriously.

This is true even when selling ordinary snacks.

The day's business ended in excitement, and Jiang Feng closed his stall early again.

The system prompt sounds:

[Complete the task of the day and receive the reward: Zhejiang Cuisine - West Lake Vinegar Fish Recipe. 】

Today’s reward is a recipe for Zhejiang cuisine.

Now Jiang Feng discovered that in which area he set up a stall, there was a high probability that he would get the recipe for the corresponding area's cuisine.

This is a good thing.

"West Lake Fish With Vinegar Sauce?"

"Is it the famous West Lake vinegar fish?"

Jiang Feng thought to himself.

West Lake vinegar fish is a representative dish of Zhejiang cuisine.

However, the reputation of this dish on the Internet is not very good.

He is an example of "specializing in trapping outsiders".

No one who comes to Hangzhou without trying the West Lake Vinegar Fish.

Tourists think that if they come here, they must try the famous West Lake vinegar fish.

After eating, his thoughts were:

"It really tastes bad. I won't eat it again next time."

Local people don’t like to eat West Lake vinegar fish.

Zhejiang cuisine is also one of the eight major cuisines, but it is difficult to go out of the province. Hunan cuisine restaurants, Sichuan cuisine restaurants, and Cantonese cuisine restaurants are all over the country, but Zhejiang cuisine restaurants are rare.

There is another famous dish in Zhejiang cuisine called "Dongpo Pork", and Jiang Feng is also good at it.

Looking back at the history of Dongpo Pork, we can also feel the taste of Zhejiang cuisine.

Su Dongpo just couldn't taste anything he ate at that time, so he had no other choice, so he developed Dongpo meat on his own.

As a result, Dongpo Pork has become a representative dish of Zhejiang cuisine.

Jiang Feng didn't have any prejudice.

"To be one of the eight major cuisines, Zhejiang cuisine must have something to say."

"West Lake vinegar fish is difficult to make, and many small restaurants may not be able to showcase the essence of this dish."

"If I open a Zhejiang cuisine restaurant, it can help vindicate the name of West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce."

Jiang Feng thought secretly in his heart.

He found that coming to Hangzhou this time was really a long way to go.

The name of "Snail Rice Noodles" is still being rectified, and the name of "West Lake Vinegar Fish" will be rectified in the future. It’s very difficult and still requires effort.

On the way back, Jiang Feng went to the fish market and bought a big grass carp.

Traditionally, West Lake vinegar fish is made from fish from the West Lake. The current method is to make it with any fish with less spines.

Jiang Feng chose to buy grass carp.

"Boss, are you going to make fish tonight?"

Sun Zhuangfei showed a look of envy.

"Yes, I'm going to study how to make West Lake vinegar fish."

Jiang Feng replied.

"West Lake vinegar fish? Huh?"

Sun Zhuangfei was slightly startled.

"Eat?"

"Yes, I went to [Louwailou] two days ago to eat. It was not delicious."

"What does it taste like?"

"It feels like after the fish was cut and cooked, the sauce mixed with vinegar was poured directly on it. It's sour and fishy."

Hearing Sun Zhuangfei's description, Jiang Feng had an intuitive impression of West Lake Vinegar Fish.

Looking at it this way, this dish has indeed been ruined by the merchant.

Jiang Feng bought some more ingredients and then went home.

Sun Zhuangfei went to purchase pig trotters, chicken feet, spices, rice noodles and other things for tomorrow.

With him as his assistant, Jiang Feng has more time to study the dishes on his own.

After he got home, he rested for a while and then went into the kitchen to study the West Lake vinegar fish.

There are two core points to West Lake Vinegar Fish.

Remove fishy smell and make sauce.

The traditional West Lake vinegar fish specializes in the fishy smell, but now people simply can't tolerate such a fishy smell, and many shops make it in a stupid way and don't remove the fishy smell properly.

So the taste is a bit different.

Jiang Feng skillfully cut the fish.

His knife skills were very stable. With a few cuts, the fish was cut into two halves, and the gap was cut out to make the cut.

When everything was almost ready, Jiang Feng started busy making the sauce for the West Lake vinegar fish.

Rice vinegar, salt, MSG, a small amount of pepper, and sugar.

Take a bite. If it's not sweet enough, add some sugar.

When you take a bite here, you have to add some salt.

The sweetness and saltiness must be balanced to taste good.

After a lot of work, Jiang Feng finally cooked the fish and poured the juice on it.

You can taste the taste of West Lake vinegar fish.

The meat of the fish is very tender and the taste is good. After all, he made it himself.

But the taste is slightly different.

Compared with sweet and sour carp, the taste of sweet and sour carp is sweet and sour, while the taste of West Lake vinegar fish is moderately sweet and salty.

The taste of salt and sugar mixed together is not acceptable to ordinary people.

"It's okay."

"It has its own unique taste. If the ratio of ginger, vinegar, and sugar is good, you can taste the taste of lake crab."

“The fish tastes good too.”

Jiang Feng commented while eating fish.

“But if you want to make West Lake Vinegar Fish well, you must have two things.”

"First, the fish must be grown naturally to taste good. If the fish is feed-fed, the earthy smell will be strong."

"Second, according to the recipe, the grass carp must be starved for two days before being processed, but few restaurants have such a large fish pond."

"So, if you want to make good West Lake vinegar fish, you must naturally breed a large number of grass carp."

“It’s not that there’s something wrong with the way this dish is made, it’s that the ingredients are too demanding.”

"In addition, the taste is quite unique and may not suit the tastes of outsiders, so it has a bad reputation."

Jiang Feng thought to himself.

He is the chef and has his own judgment on every dish.

West Lake vinegar fish can be made, and it is delicious.

The premise is that high-quality grass carp is needed.

Fish can grow up with anything they eat, but their taste will be different after eating different things.

If you want to make West Lake Vinegar Fish well, you have to use grass carp that grew up eating aquatic plants, and then starve it for two days before carefully preparing the sauce.

It's delicious this way.

"When the restaurant opens, let's study it carefully."

“This dish can be made.”

“The name of West Lake Vinegar Fish will definitely be rectified by then!”

Jiang Feng thought to himself while eating fish.

At this time, Xiao Hei was wagging his tail next to him, as if he wanted to eat fish.

"Sour and sweet, do you want to eat it?"

Jiang Feng asked with a smile.

Xiao Hei nodded.

"Okay, bring the bowl over." Jiang Feng saw it like this and said again.

After hearing Jiang Feng's order, Xiao Hei happily ran to the back to grab the bowl.

After it put the bowl on the ground, Jiang Feng gave it a large piece of fish meat and confirmed that there was no fish bone.

When Xiao Hei saw the fish in the bowl, he lowered his head and smelled it.

I found that the taste was not right.

Then, Xiao Hei took another sip of West Lake vinegar fish juice.

There was an obvious look of astonishment in its eyes.

Then, as if nothing happened, he turned around and left.

It's not that the fish doesn't taste good, but Jiang Feng knows that Xiao Hei likes meat like stew, whichever is saltier or spicy.

Just don’t eat sour food.

The West Lake vinegar fish had a sour taste, so Xiao Hei simply ignored it.

"If you don't listen, I have to wash the dishes for you."

Jiang Feng couldn't help but say something.

He continued to taste the fish he made.

From his perspective, the fish still tasted pretty good.

Worth trying. (End of chapter)