Chapter 23 Food and Beauty
"Boss Su? Is anyone here?"
Suddenly there was a shout outside the house. Su Zifang came to the hall and found that Chai Ya had arrived.
"Here you go, please take a seat." Su Zi pointed to a table next to the counter, looking a little restrained.
"This place is really unique, and it matches the temperament of Boss Su very well." Chai Ya did not sit down immediately, looked at the food for a while without saying anything, and then walked to the counter: "Boss Su, you can make it good without gaining weight."
Have you eaten the food?”
"Well, wait a minute." Su Zifang nodded and turned back to the kitchen to prepare the vegetable shrimp cakes he had just made.
The steps were the same and Su Zifang was familiar with it because he had just done it once, so Su Zifang was even more comfortable in making it this time, and six shrimp cakes were ready in just a few minutes.
When putting it on the plate, Su Zifang just took out a white porcelain plate, thought about it, and replaced it with a square bamboo plate with lotus leaves on it.
The prepared sweet vinegar sauce is placed in the middle, the shrimp cakes are arranged in a circle along the dipping plate, and a few semi-circular slices of white radish are garnished. It really looks much better than serving it on a porcelain plate.
The accompanying chopsticks are also made of bamboo, and the tails are carved with wavy patterns, which exactly matches the artistic conception of the cuisine.
Many people think that the standard of a chef is to make a dish that is both delicious and delicious, but Jia Xibei has always told them that the standard of a chef should be that the food is delicious, tasty, delicious, and delicious.
Color, aroma and taste are traditional requirements, which are reflected in the appearance, aroma and taste of the food. It can be said that ensuring the color, aroma and taste can only be regarded as the basis of a dish. Only by mastering the shape, utensils, meaning and cultivation can one truly enter the profession of a chef.
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Shape was initially covered by color, but later, with the development of food carving, it became an independent category, requiring beautiful shapes and decorations.
Utensils are relatively simple, they just refer to the containers for cooking. China has had a tradition of matching food utensils since ancient times, and the etiquette of utensils is equivalent, which is enough to show the status of utensils in cooking.
The meaning refers to the artistic conception of the cuisine, just like the tea ceremony. The cuisine also pays attention to the cultural connotation. The name and the ingredients echo each other. The representative dish is boiled cabbage, which combines extreme complexity and simplicity. It is still a top choice in state banquets.
Nutrition also implies the content of nutrition. It is a traditional Chinese understanding that food can nourish people. Therefore, good chefs should also pursue the nutritional benefits of food.
Of course, this knowledge is not enough for outsiders. Anyway, ordinary diners only know how delicious the salted fish is and then call it 666. High-end diners are more picky about these things than the chef himself.
When Su Zifang walked out with the shrimp cakes, the first thing he saw was Chai Ya's shocked eyes.
He lowered his head and glanced around. There were no vegetable leaves hanging on his body, and no tomatoes were stepped on under his feet, so he asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
"So fast!" Chaiya blurted out.
"Hmm..." Su Zifang was speechless. It was the first time he met a diner who was shocked because the food was served too quickly.
You must know that when I was interning in a restaurant, almost all complaints came from slow service. Even if the food was occasionally served quickly... forget it, it seems that it never happened.
Su Zifang shook his head, threw away those miscellaneous thoughts, and responded to Chaiya: "When you didn't come, I happened to be testing the dishes. You came just after the test, so it was quick. Try it, vegetable shrimp cakes
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After finishing speaking, Chai Ya's eyes showed some strange emotions, and she quickly added: "It won't be such a coincidence every time."
"Thank you, Boss Su, thank you!" Chaiya smiled happily, revealing her two dimples.
"Will there be a lot of oil?" The little girl still couldn't help but worry.
"The result of frying with less olive oil is very little."
After receiving Su Zifang's affirmative answer, Chai Ya breathed out a sigh of relief: "That's good." Then she picked up her phone and took a photo.
"Eat first and then edit the pictures. It will get cold later." Su Zi reminded her with good intentions.
"Yeah. I'm just showing it to my friends to make them hungry." After Chai Ya and Su Zifang finished speaking, they raised their phones to record a video: "I told you not to come and eat with me. Boss Shuai Su cooked the vegetables himself.
The key to shrimp cakes is that the boss is very handsome!”
Su Zifang was inexplicably called to the scene, but he was not unhappy when the camera turned around. Instead, he responded with a smile and waved hello.
The restaurant was not very popular when it first opened, so I finally met a diner who was willing to share my experience. Naturally, I wanted to show off more. After all, I was still burdened with millions of dollars in debt. If there was no customer flow, I would probably have to sell my blood to pay off the debt. It makes me feel sad just thinking about it.
After sending a WeChat message, Chai Ya picked up a piece of shrimp cake and took a small bite.
"Crack!" Although the shrimp cakes have been left for two or three minutes, the crispy texture is still there.
"Well, it's really delicious!" Chai Ya didn't put down her chopsticks, but she insisted on praising Su Zi Fang despite her bulging mouth, like a hamster trying to swallow.
"Thanks."
For Su Zifang, when people like the food he cooks, it is the highest compliment.
After finishing one piece, Chaiya picked up another piece. This time it was dipped in sweet vinegar sauce. It was not so crispy, but the sweet vinegar fully brought out the sweetness of the shrimp, making it more palatable and even appetizing.
The effect of it whetted her appetite. She looked at the menu and considered whether to add another dish.
"Boss Su, why isn't this dish on your menu?" Chai Ya, a sharp-eyed person, asked after seeing the menu card Su Zi placed.
"New dishes, I haven't had time to add them yet, please wait a moment." Su Zifang took out his tools and wrote down the vegetable shrimp cakes on the menu, and then added the price of 8 yuan per piece.
"Boss Su... you didn't just say that these are sold by the piece!" Chai Ya looked at the four shrimp cakes on the plate and felt like crying.
Su Zifang was a little confused when he heard Chai Ya's words. He seemed to have subconsciously made six of them according to his own appetite. He never thought that Chai Ya was a girl who was losing weight.
However, it was inappropriate to start cooking without informing the diners of the price, so Su Zifang told Chaiya seriously: "Trying the dishes is free."
After all, four shrimp cakes are not cheap, and it is not good to ask diners to pay because of his negligence. He understands this very well.
"Well, that's good." Seeing that she didn't have to pay four more shrimp cakes, Chai Ya was even happier.
When the dish was first served, she thought the shrimp cakes were six in a portion, and she thought she would take them away if she couldn't finish them.
As a result, halfway through the meal, I was attracted by Su Zifang's cooking skills and wanted to add another dish.
But after looking at the price, she felt that a meal costing more than 60 yuan was too expensive.
Who knew that Su Zifang would waive the order in the name of tasting dishes?
In this case……
"Boss Su, then I want another bowl of Yangchun noodles and an omelette!" Chai Ya smiled and raised her phone: "WeChat payment!"
"I haven't activated WeChat payment yet, please transfer it to me." Su Zifang handed over the QR code of his mobile phone.
"Okay." Chaiya returned the phone.
Su Zifang saw a little red dot on WeChat, clicked on it and found that it was a friend application: "Little Match applied to add you as a friend."
He looked up and found Chaiya looking at him.
"It's you?"
"Yes." Chaiya nodded, "I'll send you a red envelope."
"Okay." Su Zifang nodded and didn't think there was any problem. Anyway, it was the same as receiving money, red envelopes and transfers.
Chapter completed!