The four of them sat down, and Zhu Jingzhi simply put the menu in Luo Tian's hand: "Luo Tian, you are the guest, I am the master, let's order the dishes." Although Luo Tian took the menu, he was at a loss:
"This is the first time I've been sitting in a restaurant and I don't know much."
The last time I came to me, I brought the bagged Beijing roast duck and took it back to Ding Cheng, but it was my first time to enjoy it in the store. Luo Tian had long heard that eating Quanjude’s roast duck is very particular. It is expensive to order food.
If you order well, you will naturally have a happy meal. Luo Tian was not sure, so he pushed the menu out: "People who can't order will affect the quality of a meal. I think I can't take this job."
The three of them laughed, but this was reasonable. Zhu Jingzhi pushed the menu in front of Huang Lide: "You taste the most, just order it."
Huang Lide smiled and said, "Okay, today I will be an expert in front of Luo Tian. Let me introduce to you the secret of eating Quanjude. Who made us old Beijing?"
"Quanjude is a famous and time-honored brand in China. It was founded in 1864. The founder of Quanjude was Yang Quanren. When he first arrived in Beijing, he did a raw chicken and duck deal in the meat market street outside Qianmen. Yang Quanren had a detailed understanding of the way of selling ducks, and his business became more and more prosperous as he did.
. He saves money on weekdays, and his savings are getting more and more like a snowball. Every day, Yang Quanren goes to the meat market to set up a stall to sell chickens and ducks, and passes through a dried fruit shop called Dejuquan. Although the shop's signature is
It was eye-catching, but the business was declining. In the third year of Tongzhi (1864), the business was in a slump and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The smart Yang Quanren seized this opportunity, took out his savings for many years, and bought Dejuquan's store."
"With your own shop, what kind of font should I get? Yang Quanren invited a Feng Shui master to discuss it. The Feng Shui master walked around the shop twice, suddenly stood still, twisted his beard and said, "Oh, this is really
A Feng Shui treasure land! Look at the two alleys on both sides of the shop, like two sedans. In the future, it will be like an eight-carrying sedan, and the future will be limitless! The Feng Shui master's eyes turn,
He also said: 'However, this shop was very lucky in the past and it was difficult to get rid of bad luck. Unless the old character of "The Legend of Deji" is reversed, and it is called Quanjide, you can only make it bad luck and embark on a smooth road.' A Feng Shui master said,
Yang Quanren smiled. The name Quanjude is exactly what he wants. First, his name has a full character, and second, Jude means gathering virtue and being able to claim to be a business and talking about virtue. So he designated the name of the store as Quanjude
.Then he invited Qian Zilong, a scholar who was very accomplished in calligraphy, to write the three big characters Quanjude and make a golden plaque hanging on the door lintel. The characters are written vigorously and powerfully, thick and eye-catching, and small
The store has a lot of color.”
"But when I entered the door, I found that Quanjude's word "De" was a bit wrong, and there was no horizontal line in the middle. What was going on?" Luo Tian was worthy of being meticulous. When he looked up before entering the door, he found something was wrong.
Zhu Jingzhi praised: "Yes, I'm fine enough. As early as more than a thousand years ago, virtue was written like polyphonic characters. It could have a horizontal line or no horizontal line. This point can be from the ink traces of famous calligraphers of Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
For example, the word "De" in the imperial calligraphy of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, which is now in the Confucius Temple in the Imperial College of Imperial College in Beijing, has no horizontal line; and for example, written by Zheng Banqiao, a Qing Dynasty painter who lived in the same period as Quanjude, was founded in the same period as Quanjude.
The character "De" is some with one horizontal line, while others do not. In addition, we can also verify the character "De" from the perspective of ancient Chinese coins. For example, the "Jingde Tongbao" minted during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty (1004 AD).
There is no word "de" in the word "de", while the word "de" in the "Xuande Tongbao" cast during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty (1426 AD) has the word "de"."
Huang Lide added: "Your master's statement is based on academic aspects, but there are also some folk sayings. Yang Quanren, the founder of Quanjude, asked a scholar named Qian Zilong to write a plaque. This plaque has been stormed and stormed.
It was more than 130 years. Some people said that when Boss Yang invited Qian Zilong, the two of them were happy to drink. Yang Quanren learned that Qian Zilong's calligraphy was very good, so he immediately took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and asked Qian Xiucai to write a letter. Because Qian
The scholar drank two more cups and was a little dazed. He was not careful and forgot to write a horizontal line of the word "de". Some people also said that when Yang Quanren started his business, he hired a total of 13 men, plus a total of 14 people.
Everyone works with peace of mind and work together, so Qian Xiucai wrote less, which means that everyone cannot bend a knife in their hearts."
Luo Tian was really eye-opening today. The word "De" on a small plaque can be linked to the history of Chinese calligraphy. It seems that he is not careful enough. Luo Tian nodded: "Actually, I should want to get it."
.” These words meant a little self-blame.
Huang Lide and Zhu Jingzhi looked at each other, and Huang Lide said, "Luo Tian, your nerves are too tense this round. Take it easy and don't put too much pressure on yourself. It's just a word "de".
This is not the purpose of everyone asking him to come. Huang Lide waved his hand: "Okay, let's go back to the original topic. Let me tell you the tips for eating roast duck?"
"First of all, it is the season for eating roast duck. What is really important to eating roast duck is spring, autumn, and winter. In winter, spring, the duck meat is fatter and tender, and the weather is high and cool in autumn. Regardless of temperature and humidity, it is most suitable for making roast duck.
.The ducks in autumn are also relatively fat, as evidenced by the so-called "the ducks are fat in autumn, and the chickens in cages are fat". In summer, the air is very humid, and people do not like greasy, and the duck blanks are often wet, so they are roasted in this way.
The duck skin is not crispy and it is too hot.”
"The second is the method of roast duck. The roast duck production techniques are half roasted and half chopped. In Quanjude, people usually wait for ducks. After the guests take their seats, if the roast duck is needed, the waiter immediately notifies the duck team. The duck team starts roasting duck and wait for fifty times.
After a minute, guests can eat the hot roast duck. The roast duck is sliced and eaten in the mouth. The skin is crispy, the meat is tender, and the most delicious. There are three ways to slice duck, one is apricot kernels.
This is the most traditional method of sliced duck meat, which is like almonds; another method is like willow leaf strips, and another type is to eat the skin and meat. The duck skin is crispy, crispy and fragrant, and the duck meat is thin but not broken.
, wrapped in lotus leaf cake and eaten, it is crispy, fragrant and tender."
"There are three kinds of seasonings for eating duck meat. One is sweet noodle sauce and add onion strips, which can be accompanied by cucumber strips, radish strips, etc. The other is garlic paste and soy sauce, which can also be used with radish strips, etc. The garlic paste can relieve greasy, and the roast duck is dipped in garlic paste
When eating, it adds a hint of spicy flavor and has a more unique flavor. Many customers prefer this seasoning; the third type is white sugar, which is suitable for women and children."
"The last one is the staple food. In Quanjude, there are two staple foods. The main ones are lotus leaf cakes and hollow sesame cakes. Dip the sliced duck in sweet noodles sauce and roll the lotus leaf cakes is the most traditional way to eat. Quanjude's lotus leaf cakes are the most traditional way to eat.
There are no paste or white spots on the cake. Pick it up with your hands and shine it in the light. The cake is evenly thin and thick. Put it on the plate. You can clearly see the Quanjude logo on the plate. The cake does not break and has a bite.
.Hollow sesame pasta can be eaten in Chinese food. On the pasta, a layer of duck meat is added, and two slices of vegetables eaten with hot dishes are added. Pick them up together and grab them with your hands to eat. Doesn’t it feel like a Chinese duck hamburger?”