Chapter 392 Chapter 392(1/4)
Xiao Yao was afraid that he would eat too much and forget about the taste. After a while, he wrote down too many recipes in his diary and forgot the taste, so he decided to sell a shop and reopened a small restaurant.
However, after the small restaurant opened, she did not open it immediately. Instead, she tried to make the specialties she had eaten locally, and improved it bit by bit according to her own taste. At the same time, she took the time to recruit four poor people.
The children came here to train, two of them were talented cooks, and the untalented ones were waiters.
After a few dishes were cooked and the waiter was basically trained to be able to cook by himself, he opened the business.
In the beginning, because the small restaurant was located in a remote location and had few customers, its business was very poor.
For several days, there was not a single guest, and there were even few people passing by.
Wenwen Wenya had tasted the feeling of hunger, and was very worried that the small restaurant would not be able to open and lose money, but she did not dare to tell Xiao Yao, she just frowned and worried.
The four farm children who were recruited to work as waiters were also very worried. They would not be able to eat enough until they came here. If the business was not good and the owner fired them, they would have to go hungry again. But they did not dare to talk too much.
They work more seriously on weekdays, and the two children who learn sword skills from Xiao Yao practice non-stop every day.
Xiao Yao saw their worried looks and couldn't help but want to laugh. After laughing, he began to think of ways to make the business better.
It is said that the aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley. If you want people to know about this small restaurant, the aroma must spread.
In addition, there are people who have eaten here and spread the word.
The small restaurant is located in a remote place, and there are not many people passing by, so there is no need to think about people eating here and spreading word of mouth, so Xiao Yao focuses on the smell.
She thought about it for several days, then cooked it with pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, sesame powder and some spices to make a fragrant sauce, and brought it to the gate to stir in the early morning.
Some merchants passing by nearby just woke up in the early morning and smelled the strong fragrance. They drooled and sniffed. They washed up quickly and then went downstairs to find the waiter at the inn: "Waiter, what are you doing?
It's so fragrant, please give me some."
The waiter smiled apologetically and said, "Sir, this is not the food of this inn. It's just the food of this inn."
The merchant quickly stood up: "Isn't it?" As he spoke, he sniffed and no longer cared about the waiter. He raised his feet and walked outside, following the faint and vague fragrance.
Guests and boatmen from passing merchant ships happened to dock here. They came down to have breakfast and entered the city. They smelled the strong fragrance and almost drooled. They asked each other if they smelled the fragrance and subconsciously walked towards the place where the fragrance was.
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As they walked, they found that they had entered a small alley, and almost suspected that they had gone the wrong way. They saw that besides themselves, there were other people who also came for the fragrance, so they discussed and walked forward.
After walking a few steps, the fragrance became more intense, and it was a supreme enjoyment to smell it.
Everyone was greatly encouraged and hurriedly quickened their pace and said: "I think we are in front, the fragrance is getting stronger and stronger."
Xiao Yao listened to the voices and footsteps and turned around to greet the four teenagers: "The guests are here, hurry up and get ready."
The two cooks have not yet experienced themselves as cooks, so they still have to come out to help greet the guests.
After hearing this, the four teenagers hurriedly pursed their lips, straightened their backs and walked out.
When Xiao Yao saw it, he comforted him: "Don't be nervous, just do what you said."
The teenagers nodded immediately, but when they saw the guests coming in, their hands and feet were still stiff.
Xiao Yao smiled and said: "Do the guests want breakfast?"
At first, a merchant swallowed his saliva and asked, "What are you doing? It's so fragrant."
As he got closer, the aroma became stronger. He had eaten a lot of good things in his travels, but he had never been so eager to eat a dish.
Xiao Yao smiled and said: "If you have vermicelli and noodles, just pour this sauce on top. The small portion costs three cents, and the large portion costs five cents. Do you want one portion, sir?"
Such a price is really cheap, and the merchants who came here immediately ordered a large portion each, and then waited with their mouths watering.
Xiao Yao smiled and said: "Okay, everyone, wait a moment." He said and greeted the teenagers to come and help quickly.
The shop was filled with customers, eagerly looking forward to the food that was about to be served.
Soon, the first order of noodles arrived.
When the guest saw that there was sauce and chopped green onion on top, he stirred it up with his chopsticks and ate it with big mouthfuls.
As soon as the noodles with meat sauce are in your mouth, the strong aroma you smell from your nose is touched by your taste buds, bringing you an even more wonderful enjoyment!
A merchant who was familiar with him saw it and asked, "How is it? Does it smell that good?"
Many dishes smell very fragrant, but the aroma is gone when you eat them.
The guest swallowed the food in his mouth and kept nodding: "It tastes better than it smells. I can't wait to eat it with my tongue!" He lowered his head and started eating.
When all the merchants heard this, they were all anxious and drooling even more rapidly. They hurriedly shouted to the waiter to bring breakfast quickly.
Outside the door, some customers followed the scent and came over. When they saw that the small restaurant was full of people, everyone was eating with gusto, they couldn't help but stepped forward and asked: "What is this? Do you smell the fragrance while eating?"
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All the guests who were eating noodles nodded at the same time, and said with their mouths free: "It tastes much better than what it smells like!"
After hearing this, these customers immediately drooled and asked Xiao Yao: "Staff, are there any seats left?"
Xiao Yao showed an apology on his face: "Sorry, no more, please be objective and wait a moment." As he said this, he asked people to bring out chairs for the guests to sit and wait.
In the blink of an eye, a few farm boys saw that there were too many customers to sit down, and everyone was immediately clean. Because there were so many customers, it meant that they could continue to work in this restaurant without starving, and they would also get money every month!
Xiao Yao didn't make much meat sauce, and it was sold out in a short time. The late customers were very dissatisfied: "Shopkeeper, you sincerely open a shop to sell food, why do you only do so much?"
Xiao Yao smiled and said: "It's true that no one comes to this small shop. This is a small business and I don't dare to do more. Objectively, if you still want to eat meat sauce noodles, I can come back tomorrow."
There were local customers who felt sorry after hearing this, but they thought they could come and eat the fragrant meat sauce noodles tomorrow, so they didn’t say anything more. However, the merchants who came and went were very unhappy and said that they
He will no longer be here tomorrow, and asks Xiao Yao to do it again quickly.
Xiao Yao said: "Guys, this meat sauce is time-consuming and labor-intensive, I'm afraid it will take a long time. I also sell local specialties, why don't you order these snacks?"
One of the guests immediately shook his head: "I'm here for your meat sauce. If you want to have breakfast, why don't I go to the restaurant?" As he said this, he shook his head and left.
Some guests thought that since they were here, they were too lazy to move, so they nodded immediately, found a seat and sat down, and gathered together and ordered a few dishes.
Xiao Yao entered the kitchen and started cooking quickly. When needed, he would grab the pot and throw it upward.
When the two young men next to me who were learning to cook saw him, they were envious and ashamed at the same time.
They are farmers and have been used to farm work since childhood, but when it comes to throwing pots, they are not as relaxed as Xiao Yao.
The merchants who stayed here to order food did not have much expectations. After all, if they could cook good food, they would have opened a restaurant in a busy city and made it better and better, turning it into a restaurant.
This restaurant is in a deep alley with a small shop, so it must be that its cooking skills are not very good.
When the dishes were served, the merchants looked at the dishes on the table, and they were a little surprised. One of them said: "This dish looks very beautiful in appearance. I have stayed here for many years and I can say that I have eaten all over the place."
I’m in a restaurant, but this is the first time I’ve seen such beautifully presented dishes. I hope I won’t be too strong on the outside...”
As he spoke, he stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a piece of lion head, put it to his mouth, and took a bite.
As soon as you bite into it, the fragrant juice seeps out in your mouth and goes straight to your taste buds, bringing you supreme enjoyment.
Next comes chewing. The texture is soft and tender, yet crisp and delicious.
The merchant swallowed the lion's head in his mouth and his eyes widened: "This lion's head is different from other ones. It has a light gravy inside, which is very delicious." After saying that, he couldn't wait to put the remaining half of the lion's head on it.
Put it in your mouth.
After hearing this, the other merchants hurriedly stretched out their chopsticks to pick up the lion's head and put it into their mouths.
After a while, there was no more talking in the restaurant, and everyone was immersed in enjoying the food.
Customers who came for the delicious meat sauce were a little disappointed when they learned that the meat sauce was gone. When they heard Xiao Yao mention the stir-fry, they all asked the merchants who were eating the stir-fry how it tasted. They were told that it was very delicious, so they decided to give it a try.
I ordered a few of the same dishes, and as soon as I put them into my mouth, they were so delicious that I almost had to swallow them!
The first group of merchants who ate the stir-fried dishes were still not satisfied after finishing their meal, so they asked the waiter to pack up a few portions and take them away.
They left the alley and walked to the lively street, where they met other merchants who had gone to a big restaurant to eat after not being able to eat Bolognese Noodles at Xiao Yao's restaurant.
The merchants smiled and asked: "How about the food in the small restaurant? Do you have any regrets after eating?"
The merchant who had eaten satisfactorily at Xiao Yao's small restaurant said with a smile: "I don't regret it. Although the small restaurant is small, the food prepared is probably the best in this city!" He said and gave a thumbs up.
The merchants who were dining in the big restaurant looked suspicious after hearing this.
The merchants who had eaten at Xiao Yao's snack shop immediately opened the food they had wrapped up and let them taste it, saying: "Everyone, to be honest, I'm full, so I specially wrapped a portion and brought it out, just for the sake of it."
Such a unique taste!”
When everyone heard his exaggeration, they couldn't help but become more suspicious. When they tasted it, they were shocked and secretly regretted that they had mistaken the pearl for a fish eye.
Some of them went directly back to Xiaoyao's small restaurant and were asked to pack them up and take them away.
Xiao Yao's small restaurant finally had a customer. After that, the customers spread the word by word of mouth, and her small restaurant was full in the morning, noon and evening.
As a result, Xiao Yao had no time to eat other delicacies. She was a little embarrassed, so she limited the supply every day and stepped up her efforts to train two young cooks.
However, the local big restaurant heard from diners that there was a small restaurant that made their restaurant's signature dish, and it was actually more delicious than the restaurant's. They didn't believe it, so they asked someone to buy one and came back to taste it. They found that it was indeed better than their own.
I was thinking about poaching that cook, or spending a lot of money to get the recipes.
After making a decision, the restaurant manager asked people to inquire about the owner of the snack shop. When he learned that it was an unattractive woman from out of town, he decided to bring people to buy recipes. Several restaurant managers were not afraid that the snack shop would not sell it. After all,
They have a strong background in restaurants, and they can use any tricks to make the owner submissive.
Unexpectedly, these restaurants had not yet taken action, so someone sent the recipes over, saying that it was the owner of the small restaurant who had sent them over.
After getting the recipe, the faces of many big stewards couldn't help but feel burning.
To be continued...