When Li Xiao stretched out his chopsticks to the [Blueberry Yam Puree] that made him most curious, the system's check-in reminder came as promised.
[Ding dong, check-in is successful, the gourmet restaurant you checked in is: [Palace Banquet·New Style Palace Cuisine]]
[Palace cuisine inherited for 352 years]
[Chinese and foreign chefs join forces]
[Innovation and inheritance of traditional dishes]
[Almost perfect immersive dining experience]
【Using pretty good ingredients】
[Hire a top dance design team and bring a stunning dance show]
[The decoration design is unique, magnificent and pleasing to the eye]
[Chef: 5-star senior chef: Harley Puston]
[Chef: 5-star senior chef: Zhang Huiyuan]
[Sous chef: 3-star senior chef: Li Liyuan]
[Sous chef: 2-star senior chef: Huang Quanzai]
[Sous Chef: 1 Star Senior Chef: Zheng Dongxu]
[Sous Chef: 1 Star Senior Chef: Liao Yongguang]
[Sous chef: 1-star senior chef: Ke San]
"Ding dong, the system rating, the star rating of [Palace Banquet·New Style Palace Cuisine] is 5 stars."
"Ding dong, you have won a 5-star food store check-in reward"
[Ability: Proficient in cold dishes before meals]
[Ability introduction: You are proficient in making all cold dishes before meals.]
[Ability: Proficient in dance choreography]
[Ability introduction: You have a unique talent for dance choreography]
[Ability: Proficient in song writing]
[Ability introduction: You have a strong talent for music melody and can write good songs]
[Ability: Proficient in Tomb Design]
[Ability introduction: You have a special understanding of the residence of the deceased and can design interesting tombs]
[Money: 1,000,000 yuan]
【Famous: 50】
[Introduction to fame: 1 point of fame will allow 10 strangers to recognize you through different channels]
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After seeing the previous introduction of the system, it is not a big surprise that this place can get 5 stars.
After all, under the premise of very good materials and technology, it can provide a high-quality environment and wonderful dances to watch.
With all these additional conditions, it is very normal to get a 5-star rating.
The reason why Li Xiao had a question mark and a look of surprise on his face was that the things the system rewarded seemed a little strange.
Except for the first appetizer, which I can use myself, what the hell are the other ones?
Proficient in choreography?
Proficient in songwriting?
Proficient in tomb design?
What is this for? I don’t seem to be very interested in these?
The first two are relatively easy to understand, and if he wants to develop himself in an all-round way, he can accept it.
But the question is, what is the underworld ability that is the last ability to be rewarded to oneself? Design of east and west tombs?
Why do you want this thing? Do you want to dig up the tombs of previous emperors? Help him renovate the interior of his home?
If not, then this skill is in vain.
You must know that the Han Dynasty banned burials after the founding of the country.
Everyone is burned directly to ashes after death, so there is no use for tomb design.
Besides, I came here to have a meal, so why did I get such a skill?
Li Xiao couldn't figure out what the purpose of this ability was after much thought. He shook his head and put these thoughts behind him. It was just a skill he had gained in vain, so he just threw it aside.
The chopsticks that stopped in mid-air continued to move, picking up a handful of mashed yam wrapped in purple blueberry jam.
The blueberry jam exudes a crystal purple light, while the yam paste looks quite white and delicate. The yam paste is very similar to mashed potatoes, but it is smoother than mashed potatoes.
Wanting you to take it into his mouth, Li Xiao suddenly felt a fresh breath coming to his face.
It was so special. At first, Li Xiao only thought that the blueberry and yam puree was sour and sweet. After all, it is a side dish used as an appetizer, so it is normal for the taste to be sour and sweet.
But what he didn't expect was that the chef added mint to the yam puree.
Do not add chopped mint directly. After all, the color of mint can easily dye the yam paste green, which will make the appearance of the yam paste less beautiful.
In his opinion, he should have extracted the essence of mint from yam puree, crushed the mint into pieces using molecular processing, and then covered the minced mint with alcohol to extract all the flavor of the mint.
Then put these alcoholic extracts on a lantern to evaporate the alcohol at high temperature, leaving only the pure mint extract. Add it to the crushed yam puree to get a cool and refreshing feeling.
The yam paste is very soft and delicate. When you bite it, the first thing you feel is the mint fragrance that fills your mouth, but the mint fragrance is not very strong.
While making the mouth cool, the taste buds on the tongue will not be unable to work properly due to the stimulation of mint.
What then enters the taste buds is the sweet and sour taste of the blueberry jam. The blueberry jam they use is a bit sour, with a lighter sweetness and a rich fruity flavor.
At first glance, you can tell that it is naturally brewed with relatively green blueberries, and not much sugar is added for seasoning.
Finally, there is the faint fragrance and sweetness of yam puree. The fiber in the yam puree is completely isolated.
It's like ice cream when you take one bite. The pureed yam melts quickly on the tongue. It is obvious that after steaming the pureed yam, the chef carefully filtered it to remove all the fiber from the pureed yam.
The pureed yam completely disappeared in the mouth, but the sweet and sour taste of the pureed yam and the refreshing taste of mint lingered in the mouth, making the body and mind feel relaxed even before the official start of the meal.
He picked up a handful of mashed yam wrapped in blueberry jam and displayed it in front of the audience:
"This blueberry yam puree is quite good. The blueberries are sour and sweet, and the yam puree is soft and glutinous. The chef also uniquely added mint to the yam puree. The taste is so refreshing."
"This dish is very simple to make. Steam the yam and smash it, then sift it into a steamer and steam it. After steaming, let it cool and then add blueberry jam. It is very suitable for children to eat."
"The dietary fiber and nutrients of yam are very beneficial to children's growth and health, and the sweet and sour blueberry jam will only make children more appetizing and like to eat it more."
"This dish is highly recommended for mothers who are preparing to add complementary foods to their children. It is very simple and easy, and it doesn't take much effort."
"By the way, some people are allergic to yam. Itchy hands are usually caused by the saponin contained in the yam skin, or the yam containing certain plant alkaloids. For patients with skin allergies, skin allergies will occur after contact."
And itchy.”
"It is recommended that you wear gloves when handling. Of course, if you are allergic, it is recommended to wash your hands immediately with soap, and then use a heating dryer to bake the itchy hands."
In the live broadcast room
"Is it so easy to relieve the itching? I didn't know I was allergic and cut yam directly. I was itchy for most of the day."
"Fortunately, I never have this problem when cutting yams."
"Yams can also be made into puree, I never knew!"
"Yam puree is delicious, but here we always mix yam puree with chili sauce."
"Where is the big brother upstairs? Is the mashed yam mixed with chili sauce so strong?"
"Although we don't make yam paste here, we do have yam cubes fried with chili peppers. I think it's pretty good."
Li Xiao chatted with the audience for a few words and then immediately returned his attention to the side dishes in front of him.
After all, he only tasted one of the eight kinds of side dishes, and there were still 7 kinds of side dishes waiting for him to be pampered. He couldn't ignore them.
【Cold Prawns】
Although it is served cold, it does not have the colorful cold sauce that ordinary cold salad should have.
4 shrimps are turned upside down on the plate, forming 4 red and white shrimp arch bridges.
The color of the shrimp is not very pure, because it has been soaked in the sauce-colored cold sauce for a long time, and the white shrimp meat is dyed with a light sauce color.
However, it was very dry on the plate. You can tell at a glance that after taking it out of the salad juice, the chefs used a hair dryer to dry all the salad sauce on the shrimp meat, or put the shrimp meat on a rack to dry.
After considering the current climate in the capital, Li Xiao felt that the latter possibility was more likely. After all, blowing with a hair dryer would probably make the shrimps less juicy.
Throw the shrimp into your mouth and chew it slowly. Six flavors, spicy, sour, sweet, spicy, salty, and fresh, appear on the tip of your tongue in turn.
While chewing the shrimps in his mouth, Li Xiao lamented that the chef's skills at this palace banquet were really quite good.
What was originally a simple salad with shrimps turned out to be so outstanding, even though the taste didn't change much.
But the taste has been improved a lot. After being soaked in the cold sauce for a long time, the shrimps are very tasty.
At the same time, natural shade drying is used to completely lock the flavor of the cold sauce into the shrimp meat and blend with the shrimp meat.
The sweetness of the shrimp and the sharpness of the salad complement each other perfectly, and the saltiness and spiciness of the salad are suppressed to highlight the freshness of the shrimp.
"Not bad, really good. The shrimp salad is also very good. This cold dish really surprises me. I am looking forward to the main dish."
In the live broadcast room.
"I suspect the anchor is getting paid. Is it really that good? You keep praising it even before you start eating?"
"What do you mean you haven't started eating yet? Aren't you already eating two side dishes? Can't you praise the delicious side dishes?"
"I'm afraid the guy who said the anchors are getting paid is a new guy. This guy is a little different from the other anchors. You can see if you look down. He will tell us when he gets paid, and he will praise us when he deserves it.
, those who should be criticized will be merciless.”
Sure enough, not long after this barrage appeared, Li Xiao's brows wrinkled.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, he picked up a handful of blueberry yam puree and stuffed it into his mouth.
What he just put into his mouth was a fried soybean. The appearance of the fried soybean looked quite good, golden and crispy.
Moreover, when you pick it up with chopsticks, you can hear the crispy skin squeaking. You can tell at a glance that the chef is quite skilled in controlling the heat.
But after the fried soybeans were chewed by his teeth, Li Xiao felt the problem.
These soybeans are out of date. Although the storage time of soybeans is very long, it is not as long as ordinary people imagine.
To be precise, compared to other grains, the storage time of soybeans is actually very short.
Even if the storage condition is good, the storage time of soybeans is only two years.
Once it exceeds two years, the taste of soybeans will drop drastically, and if it goes for too long, a mold will develop in the soybeans.
This kind of mold is not very harmful. Even if it is taken in large quantities, in the worst case, it will only cause diarrhea.
Fortunately, the soybeans in front of me have not reached this stage. These soybeans have been stored for about half a year.
Although there is no spoilage, there is a faint musty smell. Apparently the humidity in the warehouse was high during storage, which caused the quality of these soybeans to decline.
Normally, these beans that have been stored for a long time are usually directly used as the basic raw materials of feed, or directly enter the oil factory to become raw materials for oil extraction.
Usually they will not enter the market again because the quality of such beans is so poor.
Li Xiao didn't know which link had the problem. Such a high-end restaurant could have such a small problem.
At this moment, a young lady wearing a pink palace dress came to Li Xiao with two teapots. She slightly opened her lips and spoke in a very pleasant voice:
"Excuse me, Mr. Li, do you want to drink Yunshan Oolong tea or Yuqian Longjing tea?"
He spoke softly:
“Yunshan Oolong Tea Bar.”
Yunshan is a small mountain range in Dali, Yunnan. This mountain range has a very high altitude and a very special terrain.
Therefore, it is covered by clouds and mist all year round, and the tea trees grown on it are of extremely high quality, including oolong tea and Tieguanyin.
Hearing Li Xiao's choice, the young lady in the pink palace dress smiled and picked up the teapot in her left hand and poured rich tea soup into Li Xiao's blue tea cup.
When the young lady poured the tea and was about to leave, Li Xiao stopped the other party. The young lady was about to avoid it subconsciously.
They encounter this kind of thing like being approached by customers many times a month.
After all, his own quality is not bad. Adding a pretty good palace costume and a veil that blocks his face will increase his charm by several percent.
But just when he was about to dodge, he saw Li Xiao's appearance clearly, and his dodge movement immediately stopped.
My heart keeps pounding like a deer beating wildly. Wait, what do you want to do in public? Do you want to confess to yourself or add yourself on WeChat?
If the other person wants to ask you out for supper later, is it better to go for crayfish or grilled skewers?
If he wanted to do something else after finishing his late-night snack, would he give in half-heartedly? Or would he agree directly?
It’s better to give it a half push, after all, directly agreeing seems a bit...
Before her fantasy could continue and describe those indescribable steps, Li Xiao's voice rang in her ears.
"Hello, little sister, there is something wrong with the beans used in your fried beans. I'm afraid they will go bad."
"I would like to remind you to ask your chef to check this batch of soybeans as soon as possible, otherwise food accidents may easily occur."
Li Xiao's words immediately brought the young lady who was still thinking wildly back to reality. After she came back to her senses and heard clearly what Li Xiao was saying.
She trembled all over. Food spoilage was a serious problem. She quickly looked at Li Xiao's table, and sure enough, the plate of fried soybeans didn't seem to have been touched.
While observing, she also noticed the very high-end camera set up next to Li Xiao.
The horror in her heart became even greater. She immediately remembered the reminder from the food delivery manager just now. There was a front-line anchor with 400,000 viewers in the hall. It seemed that this person was the one.
If there is any problem with the food, the impact will be very serious.
If the other party is just an ordinary guest, it won't be a big problem, but the other party's live broadcast room has 400,000 viewers. Even if half of them are robots, the number of viewers is as high as 200,000.
If 200,000 people know that your food has gone bad, I'm afraid it will be trending tomorrow.
The young lady quickly bent down and leaned into Li Xiao's ear and whispered:
"Guest, did you just say that the soybeans have gone bad?"
Because she was so imaginative just now, she didn't hear clearly what Li Xiao said.
All that remained in her memory were soybeans, spoilage, and the chef.
Seeing this young lady's distracted look, Li Xiao could only sigh helplessly and repeat what he said.
After hearing Li Xiao's retelling clearly, the young lady breathed a sigh of relief. It's okay if it doesn't go bad, it's okay if it doesn't go bad.
Deterioration soon and deterioration are two completely different concepts, just like a person who is about to die and a person who is already dead are completely different.
The young lady's expression became much more relaxed, but she still said nervously:
"For such a guest, I will immediately tell our chef your feedback and let him find out what went wrong."
Li Xiao was worried that other guests would be upset and reported the problem in advance, instead of coming to cause trouble.
So after explaining the situation clearly, I just let the other person go.
This incident did not cause much commotion, and the voices of the two of them were quite low.
The two people sitting next to him didn't even hear clearly what they were whispering, they just thought that Li Xiao suddenly wanted to flirt with a girl.
Li Xiao picked up the oolong tea in his hand and took a sip. His little dissatisfaction immediately disappeared. It was indeed an oolong tea produced in Yunshan.
The fragrance remains on the teeth and cheeks, and the aftertaste is sweet and fresh.
Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea. After brewing, the tea has a golden color and a rich amber-like color. It has a natural and fragrant orchid fragrance, and has a mellow and sweet taste with a long aftertaste.
Among them, Tieguanyin is the finest oolong tea, with a stronger aroma and sweet aftertaste. Although the young lady just now did not explain whether the oolong tea in front of her is Tieguanyin.
But Li Xiao can be sure that this is a pretty good pot of Tieguanyin tea, because its sweetness is so strong.
Moreover, the taste is very rich, and it directly dissipates the odor of fried beans that originally remained in the mouth, making Li Xiao's mouth clean and comfortable again.
The smell of fried beans disappeared from his hands, and the slight unhappiness in Li Xiao's heart immediately disappeared.
In fact, to be honest, if their tongues are not sensitive, ordinary people may only think that the flavor in fried soybeans comes from the oil in the fried beans.
