At 5:30 in the evening, the streets of Beijing, dimmed by the setting sun, were filled with people after get off work.
The telephone poles on the roadside have been lit up with dots of street lights early in preparation for the night.
Because "Tan Palace" is right opposite the north gate of the Temple of Heaven, it is not a prosperous road here.
However, a large number of tourists continued to pour out of the Temple of Heaven Park before it closed.
People waiting for people, waiting for cars, picking up cars, or looking for a place to eat, all gathered on the road at the entrance of the park, which still caused a certain amount of traffic congestion.
Jiang Hao, Wu Shen, and Li ** were sitting in a jeep. It took a lot of effort to successfully cross the crowded obstacles and find the door of the "Tan Palace".
As a result, it took a lot of effort to find a place to park.
Although at this time, the dim sum shop on the first floor of "Tan Palace" only had some simple porridge and water supplies left, and even the old noodles and steamed buns were sold out.
However, since the middle of last month, dim sum shops have newly supplied several winter-specific Manchu flavor foods "Lala Porridge", "Kidney Bean Crushed Porridge" and "Small Pork Rice", which attracted Manchus from all over the 49 cities.
Compatriots rushed to spread the word and took action upon hearing the news.
Many people come here specifically to eat at this newly added specialty, regardless of the long distance.
Therefore, the business of the dim sum shop is still very popular at this time, and there are still long queues.
What's more, the second floor has also begun to welcome guests for dinner.
If there are ten people who come here to eat by car, the road in front of the "Tan Palace" will be full.
We could only find a place further away, and even parked across the road, under the Temple of Heaven wall.
It is inevitable to hide from people and cars.
So it was already past six o'clock when Jiang Hao and the others walked into the "Tan Palace" gate after the car was settled.
However, when they met, these three people did not complain at all. Instead, they all had nice things to say about Ning Weimin.
This aspect is probably "wealth is compelling".
Seeing the interior decoration of the "Altar Palace" with your own eyes, the gorgeous and wealthy scene you feel is far more shocking than the photos in newspapers or TV.
Obviously, this guy doesn't have enough eyes.
There is probably something to be desired in these two aspects. Everyone has a smile on their face and looks nice when they open their mouths.
Even Wu Shen, who had always been arrogant and reckless in his words and deeds, was like the sun rising in the west today, holding Ning Weimin in his hands with a lotus tongue.
Of course, Ning Weimin also made a "hospitable" gesture.
Not only did he personally greet these "close friends" into the private room of "Sanyinshi".
He also thoughtfully asked the waiter to bring in a few bowls of "Lala Porridge" for everyone to drink while ordering.
The so-called "Lala porridge" is made from millet.
Millet, also known as yellow rice.
This kind of rice has high viscosity and high heat, but its yield is very low.
Therefore, in the eyes of northerners, especially the Manchus, yellow rice has a much higher status than millet and is the most nutritious grain.
The specific way of eating "Lala porridge" is also different from ordinary porridge, which fully reflects the rich and savory eating habits of the Manchu people.
For example, the "Lala" served on the second floor of "Tan Palace" is completely based on the palace practice.
The ingredients used are very particular. Yellow sticky rice is added with milk and ghee, and it is cooked bit by bit into porridge.
When eating, sprinkle rose brine and brown sugar on the porridge noodles.
The price is two yuan and a half in foreign exchange coupons per bowl, which is quite high quality.
You must know that butter has a unique and mellow taste, and its nutritional value ranks highest among dairy foods.
It takes fifty or sixty pounds of fresh milk to extract about two pounds of butter.
Therefore, the lala cooked with butter will have a bright yellow color and a sweet taste.
It also has the health-preserving effects of nourishing the stomach and intestines and warming the spleen, and has extremely high nutritional value.
The Mongolian people have a national food called "Amusu", and the recipe is very similar to this lala porridge.
As for the Lala porridge that Yilu dim sum shop supplies to the common people, because the price is more than ten times different from the price above, it only sells for 25 cents, and the ingredients used are much inferior.
Then you can't use pure yellow sticky rice, you have to mix it with one-third red adzuki beans or kidney beans.
It is impossible to use butter and ghee, so you can only add some fresh milk to make porridge.
When eating it, of course there is no rose marinade, just simply sprinkled with brown sugar.
To be fair, the taste is indeed inferior, but it is still sweet and high-quality at a reasonable price.
This is actually enough for the common people, as long as it is delicious and cheap.
What's more, it can satisfy the unique dietary preferences of ethnic minorities and is suitable for nourishing the spleen and stomach of the elderly and children, so what else do you want?
Therefore, even the descendants of the royal family like Fu Jie, masters of calligraphy and painting like Qi Gong, Shaman Weng, and the cross talk master Hou.
Everyone was attracted by this thing, and in the biting north wind, they took part in the excitement of queuing.
This is really not surprising, the key is that it is not sold anywhere else except here.
And in terms of raw materials and taste alone, this kind of sweet porridge with a fragrant milky aroma and a strong rice aroma has a high degree of acceptance by the public.
No, Jiang Hao, Wu Shen and Li Zhong also liked it even if it was their first time eating it.
What particularly surprised them was that the food had a chewy texture when chewed in their mouths.
It's like eating new rice grains poured out with milk, and your mouth is full of sweet rice milk.
If you use the advertising slogan of Nescafe coffee to describe it, it is actually quite appropriate.
The fragrance is so strong that I can’t finish it!
As for whether you are tired of it or not?
It’s really not boring, because unlike the first floor, the second floor of “Tan Palace” also provides porridge and fruit.
Dried green plums, green and red silk, raisins, melon sticks, peach preserves, golden cakes, candied dates, hazelnuts, peanuts, almonds, pine nuts, melon seeds...
It’s a dazzling display with everything you need.
Hot Lala, once you meet these colorful, fresh and delicious cold porridge fruits.
The crispy, smooth, sweet, and sour textures all come together.
The wonderfulness of this taste can only be felt and cannot be described in words.
All in all, this stomach-warming "Lala porridge" is enough for these boys to drink.
I can truly feel the high standard of palace cuisine.
So the serious dinner party hasn't even started yet, and the atmosphere at the dinner table has already become quite lively.
But what was surprising was that Jiang Hao and the others were not in a hurry to read the menu and ordered the waiter to leave before they even drank the porridge.
I have to say that I am not busy ordering food. A bowl of porridge is enough for now. I have to have a chat with Ning Weimin first.
"Manager Ning, I heard that you have recently driven a car again? Your company also intends to let you take charge of Maxim's Restaurant?" Jiang Hao seemed to mention this topic casually.
"Hey, you won't go to the intelligence department, will you? Where did you get the wind from?" Ning Weimin laughed and asked casually.
"Hey, where else could I know? Of course it was Huo Xin who heard the news. We are like brothers and sisters. She was planning to go to France at Maxim Restaurant for the first time, and we went to the airport to see her off together."
As he spoke, Jiang Hao had a look of concern on his face.
"Huo Xin's parents asked me about Huo Xin's relationship with the opposite sex at the airport. You were right not to go. But as far as I know, they don't want Huo Xin to stay in the country, and they intend to let this girl resign and go abroad.
Studying abroad, do you know about this?"
Ning Weimin smiled and shook his head, not paying much attention to Jiang Hao's intentional or unintentional display.
In fact, Jiang Hao just meant that he had a close relationship with the Huo family.
In reminding Ning Weimin that he wants to date Huo Xin, his role cannot be underestimated!
But Ning Weimin didn't want to have anything to do with Huo Xin in the future. He cared about a bird's feather. This kid was just wrong.
"Manager Ning, I heard that your new car is a serious American AMC Jeep? We saw a white one outside, is it that one? How much did it cost?"
Wu Shen interrupted suddenly.
Then there was no reply from Ning Weimin, and Li Zhong suddenly wiped his mouth and said, "You should buy the car according to the joint venture's tax exemption, which is neither 30% nor 6%."
There is a 10% tariff markup, and there is no 15% CIF markup. At most, there is only a 2% transfer fee. Isn’t it?”
At almost the same time, Ning Weimin noticed that Jiang Hao's eyes widened slightly while he was drinking porridge, and he glanced over subconsciously.
At this moment, he suddenly understood what these people were planning.