Chapter 107 The number one fan of Lao Liu Cuisine
Lamb hotpot, also known as "mutton hotpot".
The Book of Wei records that during the Three Kingdoms period, during the reign of Emperor Han Dynasty, hot pot made of copper appeared. People used hot pot to cook it for various meats such as pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, fish, etc.
But it was not popular at that time. Later, with the further development of cooking technology, various hot pots also made their debut one after another.
By the Northern Song Dynasty, there were already hot pot in the taverns in Kaifeng, Bianjing.
By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, dozens of different hot pots had been formed throughout the country and had their own characteristics.
Although the mutton hotpot restaurant opened by Liu Xiahui is labeled as mutton hotpot, it is actually not authentic mutton hotpot.
Authentic shabu shabu is about the tenderness of the ingredients. It must be made of clean water with good water. The ingredients should be light as much as possible. It is paired with rich sesame paste to enhance the flavor without destroying the deliciousness of the ingredients. The feeling of chewing it in the mouth is mellow.
Mellon is the key, with endless aftertaste, but it is also too monotonous.
Moreover, due to the differences in tastes between the north and the south, sesame paste is used as dipping sauce. For southerners, especially Baizhou people, not many people can accept such tastes.
Therefore, Liu Xiahui’s hot pot restaurant plans to use Sichuan hot pot and local hot pot soup base to make mutton hot pot.
Needless to say, the soup base of Sichuan hotpot is all spicy soup base. The main purpose of asking Tang Chuan, the Sichuan hotpot chef, to come back, is to make this soup base. The clear soup base is relatively simple, and it is stewed with the remaining sheep bones and scraps in a low heat.
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As a real foodie, Baili Tongyun’s favorite thing to do is to go out to find food during holidays.
She has maintained this habit for several years.
Therefore, in this acre of three-quarters of the land in Baizhou County, from the signature dishes of the hotel to the shrimps at the roadside stalls, there is nothing she doesn’t know about which store is delicious.
As a hardcore supporter of Laoliu roast duck and roast goose, Baili Tongyun has eaten all kinds of delicious food with Laoliu's signature.
Lao Liu’s food did not disappoint her. Each one has its own characteristics and tasted endlessly.
Today, Laoliu Hotpot opened. As the number one fan of Laoliu Food, Baili Tongyun naturally could not be absent. She was basically the first batch of customers to enter the hot pot restaurant.
When I went up to the third floor, I was first surprised by the waiter's welcome ceremony. It was not that she had never been to a well-serviced restaurant, but she went with her leader. The attitude of serving the leader was endless, because if it were an ordinary customer, it would be another treatment.
Now, Lao Liu Hotpot is holding this welcome ceremony. I don’t know if it will be the first day of opening, or it will be done like this in the future. This remains to be seen.
After entering the hot pot restaurant, Baili Tongyun's eyes showed a look of surprise again.
It’s not that the decoration in the hot pot restaurant is so high-end, but that the layout in the hot pot restaurant makes her feel very warm and comfortable, and she feels that the overall layout of the hot pot restaurant should be like this.
The guests who came in about the same time as Baili Tongyun also looked around with surprise at this time.
The decoration here can be seen at a glance, not much, unlike those luxury hotels, you will feel tall and elegant when you look in.
But this seemingly worthless decoration has an overall effect that surprised them.
If you have to make an analogy of this feeling, it is like a calligrapher who is good at layout. If you write down a calligraphy and just take a word, it will feel like this.
But if you look at the whole together, you will be amazed like this - Damn, this calligraphy is so awesome!
Baili Tongyun chose a window seat. After she sat down, a waitress who followed her all the way said with a smile: "Hello, lady (the name taught by the boss). This is the menu of our hot pot restaurant on the table. You can slowly look at what you need. Just click the hook on the pen. After you have selected all of them, go to the cashier to check out, and then you can go back to your seat and wait for it to eat!
If you need any help, please greet us and we are always here to serve you!"
Baili Tongyun nodded, thanked her, and then picked up the menu on the table and looked at it.
This menu is actually very simple. The top says that the spicy pot bottom is 8 yuan, the clear soup bottom is 6 yuan, and the mandarin duck bottom is 8 yuan.
Under the bottom of the three portions of the pot, there is a large portion of mutton rolls of 18 yuan and a small portion of 10 yuan.
Further down, there are some common side dishes, which are not expensive. Depending on the size of the serving, it is basically between 2 yuan and 5 yuan.
Then another page of the menu is the common drinks.
This menu can be said to be a fool-like operation, and you will basically do it as long as you read it once.
So Baili Tongyun couldn't wait to hook the bottom of the mandarin duck pot, then hooked the large portion of mutton rolls, enoki mushrooms, and cabbage one by one, then turned to the wine and beverage page, and hooked the back of Jianlibao.
After finishing it, Baili Tongyun went to the cashier to check out.
The cashier was a pretty little girl. She clicked on the computer skillfully for a few times, then said with a smile: "Hello, it's 36 yuan in total. Do you need to apply for a membership card? There is a recharge discount!"
Baili Tongyun nodded and said, "Then you can get one for me!"
The beautiful little girl said, "Okay, then you write your name here, thank you!"
Baili Tongyun nodded, then wrote down her name with paper and pen.
The cashier asked while operating the computer: "How much is the amount you want to recharge?"
Out of trust in Lao Liu's signature, Baili Tongyun counted 1,000 yuan from his bag and said, "Then recharge one thousand yuan!" After all, this recharge amount is the largest discount.
When the cashier received the money, he couldn't help but feel shocked. He didn't expect that the beauty in front of him who was more beautiful than her was actually a rich woman.
"Okay, please wait, it's all right away!"
Baili Tongyun took this time to look around and found that there were already many customers in the hot pot restaurant. Even the customer who came earlier than her had already served the hot pot and was waiting to boil the soup base!
"Okay, lady, this is your membership card. Please collect it. After deducting this purchase, the balance in the card will be 1,132 yuan. Thank you for your support for our Lao Liu Hotpot!" said the cashier with a smile on his face.
After receiving the membership card, Baili Tongyun was in a very happy mood. After recharging this thousand yuan, he not only could eat this meal for free, but the balance in the card also exceeded 100 more, which was cost-effective to think about it.
"Thank you!" Baili Tongyun, who was in a happy mood, thanked her and returned to her seat with anticipation to wait for her to eat.
The work efficiency of the hot pot restaurant is still very good. Baili Tongyun did not wait for a long time. In just under three minutes, all the things she ordered were served!
Chapter completed!