Just at this moment, the waiter brought a plate of Mapo Tofu, and Zhuang Zisheng asked Cai Ming to bring the dish over.
This plate of Mapo Tofu was placed on the table. Zhuang Zisheng and Cai Ming took a look at it and said, "Wow, the difference is really big."
He raised his head and said to Ye Zigao, "It's much better than Gui Yidao."
Zhuang Zisheng is a frequent visitor to Xunweizhai and has eaten a lot of Mapo Tofu, but he has never seen one as red and attractive as the one in front of him.
Especially this tofu, it is the same size and not damaged at all. It is a pleasure to look at it.
Zhuang Zisheng picked up a piece of tofu with his chopsticks. He saw that the tofu was covered with attractive soup and was not hot at all, so he threw it into his mouth without hesitation.
"Hiss, it's hot." Zhuang Zisheng said vaguely, but it wasn't unbearable, it was just the numbness that made it hot.
This hot flavor combined with the spiciness and numbness makes the tofu feel like it's coming to you in your mouth. It's so smooth and tender that you can't wait to swallow it with your tongue.
Zhuang Zisheng chewed it and gave a thumbs up before swallowing it, "Okay, it's really good. It tastes much better than Xunweizhai."
Xunweizhai Mapo Tofu is still being explored, it is either too strong or too light, not as good as this plate of tofu.
Ye Ye stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece, and after tasting it carefully, he realized that the two plates of Mapo Tofu were completely different.
However, as someone who often eats at the inn, Ye Zigao is also keenly aware that this plate of Mapo tofu is not of the quality of Yu Sheng.
The food I cooked in the inn for the rest of my life was even better than this.
"Is it possible that the shopkeeper is hiding something?" Ye Zigao took another bite, and the difference between spiciness and numbness was obvious.
This is not Yu Sheng's secret trick, but the difference in seasoning. All Yu Sheng uses are redeemed by the system, so the taste is more authentic.
Zhuang Zisheng didn't know that the inn's was better. He only thought that Mapo tofu was only as delicious as it was.
Several plates of Mapo Tofu were served one after another, and the guests at Shanxinlou were all amazed and praised after tasting it.
"This is the authentic Mapo Tofu." The customer exclaimed.
"I've tried Xunweizhai's, but it's not as delicious as Shopkeeper Yu's."
"Then Gui Yida will definitely lose?"
"It's better if you lose, let him go crazy."
While the people in the front lobby were full of praises, Huang Xiaochu, the chef behind the scenes, was also praising Yu Sheng.
"Okay, okay." Yu Sheng waved his hand, "Now that you know I won't compete with Gui Yidao, are you afraid or disdainful?"
Although Huang Xiaochu didn't say it just now, Yu Sheng knew that he still had this idea in his heart.
But now that Yu Sheng showed his skills, Huang Xiaochu knew that Shopkeeper Yu just didn't bother to compete.
And Yu Sheng came here to show off his skills in this way to let Yangzhou people know that the mapo tofu in the inn is not a boast of Zhou Jiuzhang, but it is really delicious.
Once the reputation of delicious food spreads, I won't have to compete with Gui Yida for the rest of my life, but I can still dominate him.
Yu Sheng took off his apron and said, "Think about it yourself until the dish is firm the next day and doesn't fall apart when water comes out."
"Yes." Huang Xiaochu memorized the key points of thickening the soup in his mind. Seeing that Yu Sheng was about to leave, he hurriedly said: "Shopkeeper Yu, stay here."
Yu Sheng looked back at him, "What's wrong?"
"It's rude to come and go without reciprocating. Shopkeeper Yu is passing me a dish hand in hand, so I can't be stingy." Huang Xiaochu walked up.
"In this way, I will also pass on Bijian soup and Hezhi porridge to you." He said sincerely.
A signature dish is very important to a restaurant, as you can see by looking at Bijian soup and Hezhi porridge supporting Shangxinlou.
As Bai Gaoxing said, Huang Xiaochu was loyal and loyal. When he saw Yu Sheng passing on the authentic Mapo Tofu to him, he immediately wanted to repay Yu Sheng.
Therefore, Huang Xiaochu insisted on passing on a signature porridge in exchange for the rest of his life.
Yu Sheng said: "Isn't this bad?"
"There's nothing wrong with it." Huang Xiaochu said, "I have no descendants, and none of the boys from the Cai family want to learn. What if the tradition is lost?"
He couldn't help but pull Yu Sheng towards the stove, "Bijian soup or Hezhi porridge? Hezhi porridge, this porridge is extremely delicious."
"No, Bijian Geng." Yu Sheng said, "I'm allergic to fish."
Yu Sheng was too lazy to talk about the rules passed down from the inn, otherwise he would have to explain the dispute between the Yu family and Yu, and it would be bad if others thought he was sick.
"Are you allergic to fish?" Huang Xiaochu was startled. This problem is a bit rare. "Then you will taste a lot of delicious food."
"Yes." I cried in my heart for the rest of my life. He had no chance of the many delicacies swimming in the water.
"Then Bijian Soup." Huang Xiaochu walked to the stove and took out celery, sesame seeds, fennel and salt. "There are only these four ingredients for Bijian Soup."
Huang Xiaochu told Yu Sheng that the light and fragrant flavor of Bijian soup lies in the ingredients, and no other seasoning is needed except salt.
Therefore, in order to make this soup delicious, these four ingredients must be perfectly blended in the soup.
He personally picked out a piece of firewood and said, "My master said when he taught me Bijian Soup, when a piece of firewood burns a soup, when is the right time, and when is the right time to start cooking."
The key to Bijian soup is the heat. It must be cooked slowly over a slow fire to slowly bring out the aroma of fennel, celery and sesame.
If the fire is slightly stronger, the water will heat up quickly, which will damage the celery, and the soup will be dark in color; if the fire of a piece of firewood is not strong, the soup will be light in color.
In other words, whether Bijian soup is like Bijian water, green and translucent, clear and fragrant, all depends on the control of heat, ingredients and water.
"It took me many years to master this speed." Huang Xiaochu said, lighting the firewood, and then adding ingredients according to the size of the firewood.
While Huang Xiaochu was cooking soup, he taught Yu Sheng everything in detail.
Yu Sheng listened patiently until the firewood burned out. Huang Xiaochu opened the lid of the pot and said, "It's done."
Yu Sheng looked over and saw that the color of the soup was like a blue stream, and the light fragrance slowly penetrated his nose.
Huang Xiaochu asked Yu Sheng to take a bite. The saltiness was just right, and the aroma of sesame and celery complemented each other perfectly.
"Absolutely amazing." Yu Sheng marveled.
Just at this moment, the cold voice of the system sounded: "Bijian Soup has been included in the menu."
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After the business was settled, the cold voice of the system came out again, "Not bad, young man, keep working hard, more surprises are waiting for you to explore."
"Touch your mother Didi." Yu Sheng greeted the system in his mind, but it was blocked later.
But Yu Sheng feels that greetings after blocking seem to be a hundred times more polite than without blocking.
"You're still trying to figure it out, uncle, if you switch to another system, you'll have reached the level already." Yu Shengxin said that you are not afraid of being asked to leave the group.
The system said righteously: "Running too fast can easily break the egg."
For the rest of his life, he still wanted to complain, but Huang Xiaochu was calling him, so he had no choice but to do so.
"Come on, come and do it once. I'll see if there are any omissions in what you learned." Huang Xiaochu said.
"Sure." Yu Sheng nodded.
He exchanged the system menu, glanced at the pile of firewood, and picked out a stick.
Cooking, adding water, and ingredients are all done in an orderly manner. When adding fennel, salt, and sesame seeds, it is all done in one go, without any consideration or measurement.
Bai Gaoxing thought that he would spend the rest of his life imitating Huang Xiaochu, "Master Huang has done a lot, and he already has a strong balance in his mind. Don't imitate this style of yours. Take your time."
Yu Sheng said: "With the ingenuity of this shopkeeper, do you still need to take your time?"
Bai Gaoxing looked at Huang Xiaochu and saw that he had a dumbfounded look on his face, "Look, you are so reckless that you scared Master Huang."
"I, I, you, you." Huang Xiaochu pointed at Yu Sheng, speechless for a moment.
Based on his experience, the proportion of ingredients added by Yu Sheng is just right for Chai, it’s perfect.