The strategy copied from the old Niushan hotpot owner is obviously very convincing.
Although Xia Zhaoyao has just sat down, her status as a seasoned hotpot gourmet has already become a consensus.
Under her introduction, everyone at the "other" table changed their votes and chose to try the authentic Jiugong Lao Hotpot.
It seems that the boss is not here tonight, and the person carrying the pot and serving food is a middle-aged aunt.
"By the way, hot pot is also divided into old and new? I heard that you are always old about hot pot, old hot pot..."
At this time, an unknown boy suddenly asked.
"that is because……"
Xia Zhaoyao was about to answer when he was suddenly stunned.
She subconsciously looked back and found that someone had already sat down at Zhang Xiaotian's table.
"...Is that because?" the boy repeated in confusion.
"Oh-oh——"
Xia Zhaoyao came back to his senses, looked at the other people at the table, and introduced himself with confidence.
"Old hot pot, we have to start from the bottom of the pot. The so-called old hot pot is actually the old oil hot pot..."
At this time, at another hot pot table.
Qin Shuo pointed at the tumbling hot pot, looked at the people at the same table with a smile and asked.
"Do you know what to look for in determining where hot pot belongs?"
"taste?"
"Fuzhou hot pot, Huaijiang hot pot, both are spicy - but there is a difference, otherwise how can a hot pot restaurant differentiate itself?"
Qin Shuo smiled and shook his head, and also started the conversation at their table with the bottom of the pot and butter.
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Xia Zhaoyao on the other side reminded Sun Lingyi seriously:
"Freshly cut belly is the most delicious. Seven ups and eight downs is the recipe for scalding it, counting 7-15 seconds."
While Xia Zhaoyao was holding the hairy tripe, he told the story that the hot pot restaurant owner told them as a little condiment while waiting for the ingredients to be boiled.
"In the earliest days, hot pot was not called hot pot, but 'Shui Ba Kuai'. At that time, there were many butchers in Huaijiang who slaughtered pigs and cows and threw them directly into the water. The boatmen and dock workers saw this and thought it was a pity, so they threw the pigs and cows into the water.
Pick up the internal organs, clean them, boil them in spicy and fragrant red soup, and eat them at the same time. You can feel full and can repel cold and dampness..."
Qin Shuo on this side was enthusiastically educating Zhang Xiaotian and others about the past in Huaijiang.
"... At that time, beef tripe and xuewang were not easy to sell, so many people bought tripe at a low price and used it as a main dish for hot pot."
"The center of the nine-square grid is the soul. The red soup here is boiling, which is most suitable for 'scalding'. And the most suitable ingredients must be tripe, duck intestines, kidney slices, beef liver..."
Like a general, Xia Zhaoyao tapped the plates of dishes placed on the table and introduced them carefully.
"Nine palaces and crosses, medium heat is suitable for cooking, the most important thing not to miss is the yellow throat——"
Qin Shuo smiled happily: "The yellow throat is actually not a throat, it is a pig. The largest blood vessel in the cow's body is the aorta."
Xia Zhaoyao smiled happily: "It's all collagen, almost no fat or cholesterol, and of course it can't be counted as internal organs."
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On the second floor of Niushan Old Hotpot, the second-level students in Grade 22 are roughly divided into three waves.
Qin Shuo and the potential class committee member who hopes to gain points in the counselor's mind, Xia Zhaoyao and the others who are not keen on socializing.
Oh, and according to various small labels, there are roughly divided into several tables of students who are busy simmering hot pot.
Xia Zhaoyao and Qin Shuo were each sitting next to their own hot pots. They said almost the same words to the people at the same table. They were like two chopsticks holding the hairy belly, scalding it up and down to get the right crispiness.
.Unconsciously, with the two as the center, the students sitting nearby also came over, listening to the novel hot pot story with great interest.
Yellow throat and tooth stem are delicious, and county flowers and kidney flowers are also must-try. Many Huaijiang locals know it, but not many people know what their respective parts are.
The delicious brain flakes are naturally a very novel ingredient, but how long does it take to cook the brain flakes? This has to be explained by experts.
"Sounds like a lot of trouble. In the final analysis, hot pot is just cooked -"
Opposite Qin Shuo, a muscular boy with a Chinese character frowned.
"It can be cooked after all, even if it's all eaten."
Qin Shuo immediately expressed his disapproval.
"The core of a dinner party is actually everyone getting what they need."
He pointed at the boiling red soup in the pot and said seriously.
Xia Zhaoyao poured the brains into the angled groove, then poured the yellow throat and beef into the four-well grid.
"The significance of the Jiugong grid is that each groove has different ingredients. Don't you think this kind of hierarchy and freedom is very charming?"
Sun Lingyi made a logical argument: "But no matter what, as long as it is cooked and eaten enough, it doesn't matter if you don't pay attention to it."
but……
Qin Shuo said: "Hot pot should not be a hodgepodge thrown in casually."
Xia Zhaoyao said: "Hot pot must have layers, just like Western food has appetizers and main courses."
Qin Shuo stood up and used a slotted spoon to distribute the cooked ingredients into everyone's bowls. "No matter when you eat delicious food, this is the happiest thing."
Xia Zhaoyao stood up and scooped up the delicious food that had been boiled in the pot, "The reason for going to a restaurant is to be happy, so naturally I want to make this trip worthwhile as much as possible."
Of course, I go to restaurants outside to taste delicious food that I can't usually eat.
The key point of a dinner party is to eat well first, and then socialize and play later to keep you in the mood.
Xia Zhaoyao and Qin Shuo stood up at the same time and manually scooped up dishes for everyone at their respective tables.
The two of them were at opposite ends of the hot pot hall on this floor. When they stood up, they naturally saw each other.
They originally stood up to grab the food from the fishing net and wanted to share it with their friends at the table, but now they stopped at the same time.
In the bustling and noisy hotpot restaurant, Xia Zhaoyao and Qin Shuo's eyes paused for a moment on the colanders in their hands, and they experienced a long moment.
Then they both sat down, put down the colander, and picked up the chopsticks again to stir the oil dish.
"Ah, but you're right... Anyway, you just have to enjoy your meal."
Qin Shuo said with a smile, concentrating on fishing the pieces of meat in the pot.
On the other side, Xia Zhaoyao suddenly felt a little restrained, and she gently poked the brain in the corner with her chopsticks.
"Well - of course the most important thing is that it's well cooked. If you don't have diarrhea after eating hot pot, that's a victory."
oh?
Just now, uh uh...
The noisy hot pot restaurant suddenly seemed to be quiet for a second, half a second.
For no reason, Qin Shuo and Xia Zhaoyao felt that many strange eyes were suddenly wandering around them.
Uh...it shouldn't matter, right?
This is a coincidence——
Qin Shuo and Xia Zhao sullenly ate from their respective bowls.
Anyway, from beginning to end, the two of them were innocent and had no communication.
In such a chaotic and noisy situation, even catching wind and shadow is impossible——
…………
After a few minutes.
Didi didi.
Sun Lingyi's WeChat mobile phone vibrated several times.
She secretly glanced down and saw that it was from Liu Xin at the next table.
"Sun, Sun——"
"Call, call, have you seen Yayao and the monitor?"
"We are all guessing right now, do you think the two of them will...hehehe?"
Sun Lingyi looked at Xia Zhaoyao, who was eating sullenly next to her, and quickly tapped her finger on the chat window.
"No need to guess? Have you forgotten?"
"These two were paired before they were divided into classes."
"I knew it!!!" Liu Xin said excitedly and disappeared.
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"Lao Zhu, what are you talking about over there? Are you so happy?"
"The squad leader is opening a pot in the small lecture hall——"
"Huh? Xia Zhaoyao has been talking about this just now."
"The husband sings and the wife sings -"
Zhu Houbai replied quickly and winked at Lei Zhengrong, who was sending a message to inquire.
"Qin Shuo smells of hot pot at noon. He won't eat alone, right?"
"Could it be that?!"
"I told you before, our squad leader is a master."