The driver of Gu Zheng's car was very talkative, or maybe it was because Gu Zheng gave him a lot of money, he was very happy and talked a lot on the road.
The driver is a local, so if you go to him to find delicious food, you are looking for the right person. He is very knowledgeable about the delicious food in the streets and alleys of Hangzhou, and he knows what is delicious and what is not.
Soon, the driver took Gu Zheng to the first store. When he saw the name of this store, Gu Zheng was stunned.
"Boss, the Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice here is the most authentic and the most delicious. Let me tell you, this is a technique passed down from the famous gourmet Gu Zheng. It is passed down here personally. Gu Zheng, you know, is the one we used to hang
He became the champion of the city’s food competition, and later won the championship of the national food competition!”
The driver spoke quickly, with a sense of pride when speaking, while Gu Zheng couldn't laugh or cry.
He didn't expect that the driver would actually bring him here. Of course he knew about Golden Dragon Feitian. It was the egg fried rice he made. It was his unique skill. He had never taught it to anyone, and there was no way it would be passed on to anyone, let alone
There may be something authentic.
Jinlong Feitian uses magic. No magic can achieve that effect. The driver said that Jinlong Feitian is very authentic. You don’t need to see or taste Gu Zheng to know that it is impossible.
"Let's find another one, forget about this one!"
Gu Zheng didn't even get out of the car and just shook his head. Even if this egg fried rice restaurant was really good, he couldn't write about it. After all, it was his signature place.
What does it mean if he writes it? Praising himself? Or helping this family advertise?
If he really writes it, I'm afraid no one will believe him in the future even if he says that he has never taught others how to make egg fried rice. They will definitely think that this is his cooking skill, which will only make things worse.
"Aren't you going? What a pity. Their Golden Dragon Feitian is really delicious. Look, it's not even dinner time yet, but the people inside are much better, and there are a lot of takeaways waiting at the door!"
Seeing that Gu couldn't argue, the driver looked a little regretful and pointed at the door of the store. There was indeed a takeaway waiting at the door and there were quite a few people inside.
Maybe they are really good at what they do, but no matter how good they are, they can't go to Gu Zheng. This place is definitely not suitable.
"Change!" Gu Zheng said again. Seeing Gu Zheng's insistence, the driver had no choice but to drive away. Who told Gu Zheng to charter a car? Wherever Gu Zheng went today, he would go there, unless it was somewhere he couldn't go.
“Is there a lot of golden dragon flying egg fried rice now?”
Gu Zheng suddenly remembered what the driver said before, saying that this restaurant was the most authentic, which meant there were other unauthentic ones, so he asked.
"Of course, since Master Gu Zheng made the Flying Golden Dragon in Hangzhou, the Flying Golden Dragon has become a special dish in Hangzhou. Many people come here to eat it, but speaking of it, Master Gu Zheng's is the most delicious and the best.
Look, you can search on the Internet for your video of Master Gu Zheng making a flying golden dragon. It’s so handsome and beautiful, and the golden dragon is so vivid!"
The driver said quickly, while Gu Zheng looked out the window unnaturally, took out his sunglasses and put them on.
This driver is also quite interesting. He kept talking about Gu Zheng, but he didn't know that the person he was talking about was right next to him. He even asked people to watch the video, but he didn't recognize Gu Zheng himself.
However, his words also proved that there are indeed many people making Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice, and this dish has actually become a specialty of Hangzhou.
Strictly speaking, egg fried rice is not a dish, but a staple food, but everyone is accustomed to calling it that.
The driver took Gu Zheng to the second store, and Gu Zheng shook his head again.
This time the driver actually took Gu Zheng to the Tianmian Noodle House. The Tianmian Noodle House tastes really good, but it has been written about before. Mumu has written about it, and Gu Zheng has eaten it before and got an ordinary noodle restaurant here.
grade of flour.
It's like coming here for nothing. Gu Zheng didn't get off the same bus and asked the driver to change places.
This time Gu Zheng gave the driver a reason. He had been here before, eaten here, and it tasted really good, but today he wanted to go somewhere he had never been and eat something he had never eaten before.
The driver drove the car a little further this time and arrived at a lake.
It's not the West Lake, but another small lake. It's not as famous as the West Lake, but the scenery is pretty good. There is a cruise ship dock by the lake, and there are some people rowing in the lake. The lake is not big, but it is very clean.
"This is rice noodles at the lakeside pier. Their rice noodles are very delicious. It's morning now, and it will be full by noon. And at night, the entire lakeside is full of people eating rice noodles!"
The driver introduced again, it was almost eleven o'clock, and people were already eating rice noodles here. There were not many people, and it was not full.
“It’s really delicious here, but we came at the wrong time. If it was at night, we would have to wait in line for a long time, and the people eating rice noodles by the lake would be a sight to see!”
Afraid that Gu Zheng wouldn't believe it, the driver explained again that he had already taken Gu Zheng to two places without Gu Zheng getting out of the car. He didn't want Gu Zheng to look down on the third place.
If that were the case, he would feel like a failure. He had said before that he knew all the delicacies in the streets and alleys of Hangzhou. He had blown away all the good stuff. In the end, he couldn't go to one or the other. He also felt that
Very shameless.
"Okay, let's go try it!"
Gu Zheng finally nodded, and the driver let out a long sigh of relief. As long as Gu Zheng wanted to go, if Gu Zheng still didn't like this place, he didn't know where to go.
There are many types of rice noodles, and the prices are not expensive. A bowl of ordinary rice noodles costs ten yuan. Gu Zheng noticed that their bowls are quite big, which is quite affordable.
If it's affordable and tastes good, then the business will definitely be good.
I ordered two bowls of the most ordinary rice noodles, and Gu Zheng was waiting aside. The reason why he had two bowls was because the driver also had one. The driver didn't expect Gu Zheng to treat him, so he smiled sheepishly and had better accept it.
The rice noodles here are really good, and he is also a regular customer here.
When the rice noodles were brought, Gu Zheng smelled them first. The taste was a little strong and there were too many ingredients. But there was no way. It was also a common problem of many fast food. If you want to taste good, you need more ingredients. Popular fast food cannot be made with high costs.
To suppress the taste of these materials, this is the only way.
You get what you pay for, so Gu Zheng didn't care and took a casual bite.
The rice noodles taste really good, they are very elastic, and they are not sticky to the teeth. The grade of the rice noodles has reached the low level, which is not bad. Gu Zheng does not expect to be able to eat ordinary-level food at roadside stalls, let alone ordinary-level food.
, even if it’s second-rate, it’s difficult.
Reaching the low level, at least it proves that they are good ingredients and have no added chemical ingredients. If they were added, they would definitely be junk ingredients, or even poisonous.
What Gu Zheng wanted was a bowl of rice noodles with diced chicken for ten yuan. There wasn’t much diced chicken, just a few pieces. But to Gu Zheng’s surprise, the diced chicken was also low-grade ingredients, which meant that the chicken they used was free-range chicken.
At least the feed is very little, rather than the kind of chicken cages where feed is simply used for ripening.
The rice noodles taste really good. As noon approaches, there are more and more people here, so there is no problem in filling up the place.
However, the taste of the rice noodles is still a bit lacking, and there is no special highlight. It is difficult to comment on it. Gu Zheng can only look for it again.
After the driver finished eating the rice noodles, he immediately took Gu Zheng to another place.
He knew that Gu Zheng was looking for delicious food, but he didn't know what kind of delicious food Gu Zheng wanted. He introduced three restaurants, but none of them worked, which made him a little confused, so he could only ask again.
"In this way, it doesn't matter if there is a place with good taste and a good environment!"
Gu Zheng thought for a moment and gave the driver an answer. He was mainly looking for unique food. The price really didn't matter, as long as it wasn't that sky-high price. But if the driver knew about it and could take him to a place, the price would probably be about the same.
It won't be much higher.
"That's what you said, but the price is indeed a bit high!" After thinking for a moment, the driver said softly.
"How many are there per capita?" Gu Zheng asked casually.
"At least more than a hundred!"
The driver quickly replied that the average price per person is more than 100, which in the driver's eyes is a very expensive place. He said it was at least the least, maybe even 200 or 300 per person.
"Just go to this place you said!"
Gu Zheng immediately replied, one or two hundred per capita, two or three hundred is nothing. Many exquisite and unique delicacies cost this price. If they are famous chefs, there are many people with one or two thousand per capita.
For example, the place in Wangdong is very expensive. The average per capita is no less than 1,000, and there is no place for Tiantian.
"okay!"
The driver quickly agreed, drove the car, and immediately drove Gu Zheng towards the place he said.
The place was not far from the place where they ate rice noodles. It was an exquisite small courtyard. It was more like an old-fashioned house remodeled in the past, but the remodel was very good.
This is a small restaurant. It is not big. There is no lobby, only private rooms, and there are only twelve private rooms.
The twelve private rooms are named after the twelve zodiac animals. When Gu Zheng arrived, there was only one private room left. Even though there were only two of them, this private room was still given to them.
“What are your specialties here?”
After sitting down with the driver, Gu Zheng asked casually. The driver was a little reserved. He and Gu Zheng were not familiar with each other. He had only heard about this place from others, and it was his first time here.
“We have many special dishes, the most famous ones are braised chicken feet, sweet and sour carp, dongpo pork and shrimp custard!”
The waiter said quickly that they had more than a dozen special dishes, but the most ordered ones were the four he mentioned.
"Okay, you just said, one portion of everything, if it's per person, two portions!"
The four special dishes are just right, and they are all their representative specialties. As for the price, I didn't even look at the price. Even if it is expensive here, how expensive can it be? There is no shortage of money in this place.
"Boss, there are too many, their food is not cheap!"
After the waiter left, the driver whispered that Gu Zheng didn't read the menu, but he did. After reading it, he was shocked.
The braised chicken feet that they had been arguing about for a long time actually cost 188. One hundred and eighty-eight. The two of them could have eaten well outside, plus a box of beer.
This is just one dish, and the most expensive one is not this one, but the sweet and sour carp.
Carp usually only costs a few yuan per catty, but it's better here. A portion of sweet and sour carp costs 368 yuan. When he saw the price, the driver's eyes almost didn't bulge.
These two dishes cost more than 500, so he said it was very expensive.
"It doesn't matter!" Gu Zheng smiled slightly. He came here to look for delicious food so that he could write articles. In fact, tasting other people's delicious food is also his hobby. Although his cooking skills are very good now, it does not mean that he is better than everyone else, and others are not.
There are no advantages anymore.
In a trip of three, there must be a chef, and the same goes for chefs. Many famous chefs often visit the private sector, and they are surprised by some of the folk techniques.
Even Tie Xian was always walking around, tasting other people's delicacies.
Of the four special dishes, the first one served was braised chicken feet.
The chicken feet look very good, with a stuffy aroma, which is very good in terms of aroma and makes people very appetizing.
The chicken feet were placed in a jar. The jar was not big, and there were only about ten chicken feet in each jar. Gu rushed to take out one to taste, and after taking a bite, the aroma immediately rushed from his throat to his belly.
The fragrance is very strong and very good.
Not only does this dish have a good aroma, but the ingredients are also well-chosen. They are actually inferior ingredients. They are braised just right. It is not hard when you bite into it, but it has a elasticity and is very chewy.
"good!"
Gu Zheng exclaimed in admiration. This chicken feet dish was really good and worth the price. Even if this chef has not reached the level of a master, he is still close to it.
“Really delicious!”
The driver was also eating. The taste of chicken feet was really good, but the price was also good. If Gu Zheng hadn't brought him here today, he would definitely not be willing to come to this place to eat.
The second dish was Dongpo Pork, which was served per person. Two people had one portion each. The Dongpo Pork was well cooked, tender but not greasy, and melted in your mouth. However, Dongpo Pork itself is a Hangzhou specialty.
It is normal to do better here.
The third one is the shrimp custard. The eggs and shrimp are made together, but they don't blend together. It's very creative and tastes good. They actually add some tofu to the eggs to make the custard more tender and smooth.
To be precise, this should be egg tofu, but it has more eggs and less tofu, and it is all fresh.
The last one to come was the sweet and sour carp. The fish was quite small, weighing three or four kilograms. It was served with a lid on it.
As soon as the lid is opened, a sweet aroma will hit your face, and your index fingers will be wide open, and you can't help but want to eat.
Carp meat is tender and delicious, but carp also has a disadvantage, that is, it has many thorns. Many people don't like the trouble, so they don't eat carp. Some people are afraid of getting stuck by the thorns when eating carp.
Gu Zheng picked up a piece of jade meat and brought it to his mouth with white smoke rising from the fish meat.
This carp also has spines, but the spines are very soft. If you shake it gently with your hand, the tiny spines will fall off, as if they are not part of the fish meat. This is something that even Gu Zheng praised.
The quality of the fish is very good and reaches the second-class level, which means that this is definitely not artificially raised carp, but wild carp, and it is wild carp without pollution.
They can use such good ingredients, and this dish is definitely worth the price, plus it has a unique taste. If it were placed in Shanghai, people would probably eat it even if it was more expensive.
The chef who made this dish was very good, which made Gu Zheng curious and wanted to see this chef.
