It turns out that the four dishes Xue Xiang ordered belong to Sichuan cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Mingzhu cuisine, and Cantonese cuisine, and they are all signature dishes here. ◇↓Ding◇↓Dian◇↓小◇↓ said,
The Jingcheng Hotel has existed since the late Qing Dynasty. After liberation, it was converted into a state-owned hotel. The No. 1 Government Affairs Council paid attention to it many times and helped to build it into the first hotel in the Republic.
Since it is a hotel, food and accommodation are the hard standards. The accommodation conditions depend purely on decoration, while the food conditions depend on the chef. With the government's backing, the leader can't hire any kind of chef with a stroke of his pen.
For a time, there were a gathering of famous chefs in the Beijing hotels, and almost all the bearers of famous cuisines in the country were selected. After a long period of precipitation, only Sichuan cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Mingzhu cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, plus Republic of China cuisine were left. Tan's cuisine, a private kitchen of an official, constitutes the five major cuisines of Beijing hotels.
At this moment, Xue Xiang ordered four signature dishes belonging to the four major cuisines. It was considered an eclectic meal, with a variety of flavors.
"There are four dishes, why don't you order less, and order more, so that you can be full and satisfied."
Feng Jing knew Xue Xiang's appetite, and forty dishes were probably just enough for him to eat.
Xue Xiang said, "Uncle Feng, you don't know something now. Where is the place to fill your stomach? If you want to fill your stomach, I would have taken you to Quanjude and Donglaishun. That's the place where you drink a lot of wine and eat a lot of meat." Here, the emphasis is on tasting, and if you taste the essence of the five-flavor blend, that is success. When it comes to the five-flavor blend, I almost forgot." As he said that, he turned to the waiter and asked, "Is Master Peng on duty today? If it’s worth it, please help arrange three portions of shark fin rice.”
The waiter said, "I'm sorry, sir, Master Peng is on duty, but Tan's dishes need to be reserved in advance. They are all fully booked."
If the four major cuisines mentioned earlier are the main cuisines of Jingcheng Hotel, then Tan's cuisine is the golden signature of Jingcheng Hotel.
This Tan Family Cuisine is the Sichuan cuisine of Tan Zongjun, a Hanlin Hanlin in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, Tan Zongjun was a Hanlin Hanlin in the Qing Dynasty. He loved gourmet cooking and spent a lot of money to hire famous chefs. Fame. Later, after Tan Zongjun passed away, the Tan family fell into decline and gradually found it difficult to survive. Someone who admired the Tan family's cuisine wanted to host a banquet, so they sent money to the Tan family to handle it. Over time, it helped the Tan family gain more income. As its reputation grew, Tanjia Cuisine officially began to host private banquets.
Because of its exquisite craftsmanship and exquisite craftsmanship, it gradually became famous in the food industry. From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, princes, princes, grandsons, warlords and politicians were all proud to eat Tanjia cuisine. After liberation, Tanjia cuisine was incorporated into the capital through a public-private partnership. Restaurant. The Master Peng that Xue Xiang was talking about was the chef who was in charge of red affairs at the Tan family in the past.
There are schools of painting and calligraphy. Although cooking skills are also known, due to the preciousness of brooms, they often end up being passed down within a few years.
Therefore, all kinds of arts in China have their origins in the inheritance of schools and cooking alone. It will never be passed down for more than thirty to fifty years. As for the famous chefs who are famous, they are all killed by the second generation. Tan's cuisine can survive through the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, and the Republic of China. And it has never been discontinued. It can be said that it is the only official private dish passed down in the catering industry, which is of great significance.
Since Tan's cuisine was included in the Jingcheng Hotel, relying on this distinguished heritage, it has become the golden signature and winning weapon of the Jingcheng Hotel that is proud of its peers.
Tan's cuisine has basically become the signature of national-level banquets. Even if ordinary people go to Beijing restaurants, it is impossible to enjoy such delicacies. Moreover, official banquets often have to be booked a month in advance.
Therefore, when Xue Xiang ordered Tan's cuisine, the waiter politely declined.
Chen Botao said, "The queue is full and it's crowded. It's not enough for us to pay more. Isn't it just a dish?" He didn't know that the Tan family's food was basic, so he only became an ordinary chef.
The waiter replied politely, held the menu, and went to Shi Shiran.
When Chen Botao was about to eat, Feng Jing looked at it and said with a smile, "Tan's cuisine can be called a living fossil in the culinary world. They are only served at state banquets. Botao, if you want to eat this dish, you have to work harder. No."
I’m afraid there’s not much hope of reaching my current position!”
Chen Botao said sarcastically, "Chief, you are obviously trying to make fun of me. I don't have the ability. It seems that I will never have such a blessing in my life."
"I don't think so. My family has some friendship with Master Peng. I'm going to make a call later." Xue Xiang said hello and went straight to the telephone line in the northwest corner of the room, returning in a moment.
Chen Botao looked at him and said, "How about it, maybe you can accommodate." Hearing that the Tan family's food was extraordinary, he became eager and continued, "The side art is also close to the main road. The ancients did not deceive me and never thought of this dish.
Even when he is at his peak, he still has the confidence to be arrogant to princes and arrogant to princes."
"Master Peng agreed, and it was a coincidence that there happened to be three portions of shark fin rice ingredients. Master Peng originally left it to an old friend, but now he has given it to us." Xue Xiang said casually.
Feng Jing was surprised, "Then this is a huge favor!"
Feng Jing is not like Chen Botao, who knows nothing about Tan's cuisine. He knows that Tan's cuisine specializes in dry food preparation, and is good at cooking Haiba delicacies with stock and fire. Each dish is complicated to make and requires preparation time.
It's very long, so you need to book in advance.
I originally thought that when Xue Xiang spoke rashly, the other party would definitely not agree. After all, those who can order Tan's food cannot be ordinary people, or they are basically reception organizations. Who would agree to give the food.
Unexpectedly, Xue Xiang made a phone call and it was settled. Master Peng personally handed over the delicacies prepared by his old friend. This was a huge favor. Usually, people with great artistic skills must be proud and proud.
Power can be overwhelming.
Xue Xiangdao said, "Master Peng and my uncle are old friends. It's normal to sell me this face..."
While they were chatting over dinner, Xue Xiang talked about the past. It turned out that when the capital was liberated, Xue Anyuan had been transferred to the Northeast Field Army. This was also the reason why Xue Anyuan later garrisoned the capital.
Although the capital city was peacefully liberated at that time, on the day of the handover of the old and new regimes, it was inevitable that everything would be bright and colorful, with foxes and rats breaking out of holes and plundering everywhere.
These city foxes and community rats determined that there must be a gold and silver nest hidden inside, and at that time, several groups of people rushed in.
Fortunately, Xue Anyuan led troops to patrol, arrived at the place, bumped into each other, and saved the Tan family, and this marriage was forged.
Xue Anyuan had forgotten this trivial matter, but the Tan family had not. However, as Xue Anyuan became more and more powerful, the Tan family fell into disrepair, and the gap between the two sides was huge. Even if the Tan family expressed gratitude, they would not be able to repay it.
In recent years, Master Peng and three other successors of Tan's cuisine have become famous, and Tan's cuisine has become famous far and wide. Master Peng and other successors of Tan's cuisine often ask people to send messages to the Xue family, and prepare a full banquet of Tan's cuisine to thank Xue Anyuan.
With Xue Anyuan's current status, how could he agree to this? He would laugh it off and always ask Xue Xiang to bring gifts in return. (To be continued...)