Xu Tonglin is the fastest, maybe because he has been single for a long time?
He picked up a plate of mutton rolls and put them all into the red soup pot with chopsticks. As he was doing so, he said: "You want the mutton to be spicy, if it's not spicy it won't taste good!"
Xu Tongdao and Xi Dongyang did not hesitate, using chopsticks to pick up vegetables and put them into the red or white soup pot. Ge Lianghua and Xu Tonglin were similar, they also picked up the plate and used chopsticks to push the entire plate of vegetables into the pot.
During this period, Comrade Xu invited Li Xiaoshan to sit down and eat together.
Li Xiaoshan just started to refuse, but Tongdao Xu insisted on telling him to sit down, and he obeyed.
The hot dishes need to be boiled for a while before they can be eaten, and people at the table just sit there drinking and chatting.
The first person to start eating was Xu Tonglin.
He seemed a little impatient, picked up a piece of ham sausage, dipped it in the dipping sauce in front of him, and said to everyone with a smile: "You can also eat raw ham sausage. You should be able to eat it now."
There is nothing wrong with this.
Everyone looked at him with a smile.
Xu Tonglin blew on the ham sausage on his chopsticks, then carefully put it into his mouth, took a bite, chewed it a few times, and his eyes lit up.
A thumbs up for Li Xiaoshan, "Brother Li, it's delicious! This tastes so good. Well, I've never had such delicious hot pot. Really! It's better than the few times I've eaten in this county before."
Hot pot tastes much better! You all should try it! The ham sausage is edible, really!"
Li Xiaoshan smiled and whispered thank you.
Under Xu Tonglin's praise and greeting, Xu Tongdao and others also raised their chopsticks to taste.
Ge Lianghua and Xi Dongyang successively expressed their admiration.
Every time, Li Xiaoshan expressed his gratitude.
But Li Xiaoshan's eyes were mainly on Xu Tongdao.
I have known Xu Tongdao for more than a month. He has long known that Xu Tongdao is good at cooking and has a good understanding of cooking. When he was developing new hot pot bases, dipping sauces and spicy oils, Xu Tongdao often came to see his research and development.
The progress can always be asked about the ideas.
Moreover, you can often taste what ingredients are used in his newly developed hot pot base.
Li Xiaoshan was surprised at this at first, but gradually got used to it.
But because of this, he knew that Xu Tongdao had a very good tongue.
Not easy to fool.
With the hot pot base, dipping sauce and spicy oil that he has researched for more than a month, he is more than 90% sure that he can conquer others.
But can he conquer Tongdao Xu? Get Xu Tongdao’s approval?
The confidence in his heart was not that strong.
Chewing a piece of ham sausage again and again, Xu Tongdao squinted his eyes and tasted it carefully. After a while, he swallowed the ham sausage in his mouth and looked at Li Xiaoshan, who had been looking at him.
At this time, Xu Tonglin, Ge Lianghua, and Xi Dongyang also stopped their chopsticks and looked at him curiously.
In official circles, there is a saying that is very insightful.
——If the leader says you can do it, you can do it, and you can do it if you don’t; if the leader says you can’t do it, you can’t do it, and you can’t do it.
In fact, in the business world, this is also the case most of the time.
Whoever makes the decision will be able to define the results of your work.
Comrade Xu looked at Li Xiaoshan, who looked a little nervous, smiled slightly, and nodded slightly, "Not bad! That's it, the red soup should taste like this! I'll try the white soup again."
Li Xiaoshan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
The smile on his face was much brighter, and Xu Tonglin and others were also happy.
Xu Tonglin: "That's right! It tastes so delicious, but if it doesn't work, it would be too exaggerated!"
Ge Lianghua: "This tastes really good. I can't find anything wrong with it anyway."
Xi Dongyang: "How could the taste that Chef Li has worked so hard on during this period of time be bad?"
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Tongdao Xu picked up a piece of soft rice cake from the white soup pot. This time he did not dip it in the dipping sauce. He took a bite and was overwhelmed by the rich flavor of the soup in the pot.
It's not the low-grade umami flavor created by MSG.
It's the umami flavor of bone broth.
"Okay! The white soup tastes fine too, let's just settle on it! No need to change it anymore."
The taste of the hot pot made by Li Xiaoshan has reached its peak. Is there anything that can't be changed?
Not really!
Not that exaggerated.
If you really want to find fault, Comrade Xu may be able to find a few points if he thinks about it carefully.
But, he didn't think it was necessary.
Many delicacies have a certain level of taste, which is very satisfying for ordinary people. Even if compared with the taste of other hot pot restaurants, at most they have their own characteristics. If you really want to compare, it is a matter of opinion.
Wise.
In the original time and space, what does Haidilao hotpot taste like in Xu Tongdao’s memory?
Does it have the best taste among all hot pot restaurants in the industry?
Comrade Xu also tried Haidilao, but he didn't think the taste of Haidilao was that outstanding.
But if he were to say it was not delicious, he would not be able to say such unconscionable things.
In his view, Haidilao's market value is so high and its operations are so successful. Taste is not the biggest factor in Haidilao's success.
Whether a hot pot restaurant can become popular depends on other aspects of its operations.
For example, publicity, services, environment, etc.
Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, Comrade Xu picked up the wine glass in front of him and greeted Li Xiaoshan with a smile.
"Chef Li, you've worked hard these days! Come on! I'll give you a toast."
Under the smiling gazes of Xu Tonglin, Ge Lianghua and Xi Dongyang, Li Xiaoshan's face turned a little red, but his expression was very exciting. He immediately picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Xu Tongdao.
"Mr. Xu, you are too polite! You pay me my salary. These are my jobs and what I should do."
With that said, both of them drank the wine in their glasses in one gulp.
After that, the atmosphere at the table became lively and everyone chatted while eating.
Ge Lianghua told Li Xiaoshan good news-their hot pot restaurant is about to be renovated.
Li Xiaoshan was surprised and happy after hearing this.
According to the agreement he signed with Xu Tongdao before, his salary is also linked to the performance of the hot pot restaurant.
Mainly dividends are distributed from monthly net profits.
Therefore, he has been looking forward to Xu Tongdao's hot pot restaurant being renovated and open for business as soon as possible.
Because only when the hot pot restaurant is officially open can he get monthly dividends. Otherwise, if Xu Tongdao's hot pot restaurant is not open for a day, he, Li Xiaoshan, can only get one day's basic salary.
Basic salary, he will not starve to death.
But it was impossible for him to make a fortune.
"Mr. Xu, when can I go to the city?"
Li Xiaoshan asked Comrade Xu expectantly after offering him a glass of wine.
Comrade Xu thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait for another week! In a week, let's try the hot pot you made here again. If the taste you make by then is no different from today, it proves that you can perform stably.
When the time comes, you can pack your bags and come back to the city with us. Do you think that's okay?"
Li Xiaoshan was a little surprised. Do you want to try the taste again?
The words "prove that you can perform stably" made him understand what Xu Tongdao meant and he could not refute it.
He smiled and nodded, "Okay! OK! Mr. Xu, I will follow your arrangements."