After everyone sat down.
They all started asking questions.
“Boss, didn’t you say you were simmering broth to prepare for a new dish today?”
“What’s the name of the new dish? We want to order it!!”
“Over here too!!”
“And here~~”
Lin Xiao pointed to the menu plaque of his shop.
And said loudly:
“Our Lin’s Huaxia Cuisine currently only has one dish and one fried rice.”
“And the name of this new dish is ‘Wensi Tofu Soup’, priced at 3,000 Mora.”
Tofu Soup??
At the same time, everyone was a little confused, not expecting that this tofu soup could be sold for 3,000 Mora.
“Isn’t 3,000 Mora a bit expensive for tofu soup?”
“Expensive?? You really don’t have a good eye. With the umami and fragrance of this soup, could it possibly use poor quality ingredients?”
The layman watches the fun, while the expert sees the technique.
Chef Mao, who hadn’t managed to get a seat inside, was sitting outside at this moment.
He spoke directly to suppress those questioning voices.
Several other old master chefs also nodded repeatedly.
“That’s right, little brother, why don’t you tell us how many ingredients you put into this broth?”
“We are very curious~~”
Lin Xiao smiled faintly, saying very calmly:
“Actually, it’s not a particularly precious broth.”
“It’s just fresh chicken soup. The difference is that my family’s fresh chicken soup has a total of eighteen ingredients in it, and there is absolutely no seasoning at all. It relies entirely on the ingredients themselves for flavor.”
What???
As soon as these words came out, the commoners were all shocked.
They absolutely did not expect that a simple fresh chicken soup actually used eighteen ingredients, and absolutely no seasoning???
The old master chefs were also a little surprised.
In fact, making soup is not about having a lot of ingredients, because too many ingredients make it difficult to blend all the flavors together, and instead, the taste and flavor will be very strange.
But this flavor…
It smelled very natural, it seemed that the flavors of the eighteen ingredients were blended perfectly!!
And that’s not the main point…
The main point is that this young boss actually said he didn’t put any seasonings in???
Relying entirely on the ingredients for flavor!!
Xiangling couldn’t help but ask:
Lin Xiao nodded.
“Yes, no seasonings at all.”
“This is a fresh chicken soup recipe from my hometown. It emphasizes naturalness, and all the flavors are simmered out from the ingredients.”
Hiss~~
Everyone gasped, suddenly feeling that this 3,000 Mora was actually quite cheap!!!
Xiangling was even more thoroughly shocked…
Her red lips parted slightly, her eyes full of disbelief.
What kind of simmering method was this?
She had never heard of it.
It smelled very umami and fragrant, but could it really work without seasonings?
Xiangling was obsessed with innovating recipes and cooking methods every day, but a method relying entirely on ingredients without seasonings, she naturally knew how difficult it was to achieve!
…
Lin Xiao continued to say:
“I am an open person, so I’ll tell you the truth.”
“All the ingredients combined are not as expensive as you think, naturally they wouldn’t reach the price of 3,000 Mora, but!!”
“This Wensi Tofu Soup is extremely demanding when it comes to craftsmanship and knife skills. As for whether 3,000 Mora is expensive or not, everyone will understand once they see the finished product.”
Lin Xiao smiled confidently.
His words made everyone feel a lot of goodwill towards him.
Saying whatever is on his mind, he is indeed an open and honest boss!
“Alright! We trust the boss. With this fragrance, even if it cost twice as much, I’d accept it!”
“Exactly, for something so delicious, even selling it for 6,000 Mora wouldn’t be expensive.”
“Yes! You’ve worked really hard tonight, but as long as it tastes good, everyone will definitely support your business in the future!”
Hiss~~
Chihu Rock was simply overly lively.
At this time, all the tables were already full.
Even if they didn’t know each other, they still sat together without any barriers.
Lin Xiao’s heart warmed.
After working busy all afternoon, seeing the scene before him and feeling everyone’s support, the sense of accomplishment in his heart was really hard to suppress.
Lin Xiao came to the stove.
Just as he was about to turn up the heat.
A somewhat playful female voice came from beside him.
“Guoba, go help the boss control the fire.”
Xiangling really looked cute when she smiled.
Such an enthusiastic young girl was indeed easy to make one feel a sense of affection.
Guoba: Gu Gu!!
Guoba~ breathed fire~~~
The stove fire instantly ignited!
Lin Xiao set a large iron wok on the stove.
Then he directly uncovered the clay pot next to it.
An extremely rich, savory aroma instantly permeated Chihu Rock.
Everyone waiting for the Wensi Tofu Soup was swallowing their saliva.
The fresh chicken soup was poured into the large iron wok.
“Guoba, low heat.”
Guoba: Gu Gu!!
Guoba’s skillful fire control techniques made even Lin Xiao click his tongue in admiration.
Then, Lin Xiao took out many ingredients from an unknown large box and carried them back and forth to the counter.
At this time.
Everyone couldn’t help but stand up and look into the shop, wanting to see clearly.
The old master chefs even narrowed their presbyopic eyes, for fear of missing something.
But the next scene made everyone freeze in place, completely unable to understand??
Only to see…
Lin Xiao held a very large block of silken tofu in his left hand.
The tofu was so tender that it wobbled in his hand, as if it would break at the slightest touch.
And in his right hand, he held a shining, incredibly sharp kitchen knife.
“What… what is he going to do??”
“He should be dicing the tofu, but such tender tofu must be very hard to cut.”
“Yeah, usually my family would pour boiling water over it once, which makes it much easier to cut, but in the end it still breaks easily~”
In the next second…
Using his hand as a cutting board, the kitchen knife frantically fell on the tofu.
Lin Xiao’s hand speed was so fast it made one’s scalp tingle!!!
Gasps of surprise echoed around.
But strangely enough!
The shape of the tofu didn’t change at all, as if Lin Xiao’s knife had hit nothing.
“Hmm?? What’s going on, why does it feel like it hasn’t been cut.”
“Yeah, how could the tofu not change shape after being cut? He clearly hit it.”
“This… did he actually cut it or not???”
Nobody knew…