Only three days later, Tang Ziyuan came back.
He also brought three new dishes to let Xiayi try the taste first.
To tell you the truth, for Tang Ziyuan, the new dishes are not difficult, but they are definitely not simple.
One is that it can't overlap with the famous dishes of zuishizhuang. The other is that it can't be too similar to the dishes of Ruyi building. Moreover, it's too common and perfunctory, and it can't make a lot of money in Ruyi building. In this way, the restriction is already great.
This is why Xia Yi gave Tang Ziyuan half a month to ponder over.
Fearing that the food would be cold, Tang Ziyuan wrapped a specially sewn quilt on the outside of the food box, which was a thick layer. When he opened it, he could feel that the whole food box was hot, even a little hot when he opened it.
"Try it, girl."
Tang Ziyuan brought out the top layer of small casserole. As soon as the lid was lifted, it was steaming hot.
"Stewed lion's head?"
If Xia Yi remembers correctly, the famous dish of zuishizhuang is a braised lion head. Xia Yi once tasted it. It is fat but not greasy. The meat is full of granules. It tastes soft and waxy. The braised juice is also bright red and delicious.
Although they are all lion heads, the taste of stewed and braised is quite different.
And stewed lion's head is much more difficult than braised lion's head. If the taste is light, the accuracy of its taste is much more harsh.
Xia Yi first took a spoon to scoop up a spoonful of soup. The soup is clear and delicious, and the saltiness is just right. Just from this soup, you can feel that Tang Ziyuan's cooking is really good.
Xia Yi changed the chopsticks and took a taste of the lion's head. The taste is very accurate. It's really the hand of the top chef.
It's just... Almost nothing.
"How does it taste?" Tang Ziyuan always observes Xia Yi's expression. Seeing that Xia Yi's expression is slightly wrong, he immediately asks.
"Well..." Xia Yi twisted her eyebrows and thought for a moment, then said: "master Tang is worthy of being a chef from zuishi restaurant. His mastery of the taste is really admirable, but..."
"Just what?"
Xia Yi considered the wording for a while, then said: "with clear soup to match, it will appear that the lion's head is a little bit greasy, there is a nod heavy feet light feeling."
"I've tried many ways, and it's the freshest taste I can do." Tang Ziyuan said embarrassed.
This dish is enough for ordinary diners, but if Xia yiruo really wants to keep improving, he does have such shortcomings.
Tang Ziyuan bowed his head and said, "I'm thinking about other dishes."
When he thought that Xia Yi was going to directly reject this dish, he did not expect that Xia Yi said: "the taste of this lion's head can be used as the signature dish of next month after a little adjustment."
"But... I really tried my best..." Tang Ziyuan scratched his head and said.
"In fact, if you want to change the taste of a dish, sometimes you not only need to grasp the seasonings, but also sometimes the side dishes are very important."
"What do you say?" Tang has been interested in it. He knows that Xia Yi has his own idea.
He has long heard that the shopkeeper of Ruyi building has a unique culinary skill. He also knows that she once defeated the imperial chef in the palace, but who can say for sure about the taste. Sometimes she wants to change her taste when she eats too much Shanzhen. What's more, the dishes of Xia Yi girl are all novel.
Tang Ziyuan thought so.
So he only thinks that Xia Yi's cooking skill is not bad, but his reputation is too high.
Of course, Tang Ziyuan just thought about it, but he would not take the initiative to talk about it with Xia Yi.
Xia Yi replied: "the lion head made by chef Tang should be filled with mushrooms."
"Yes." Tang Ziyuan nodded, "do you mean to change the mushrooms?"
"Well."
See Xia Yi really nod, Tang Ziyuan's face is incredible.
Two years ago, there was a ghost on the mountain, and almost no one sold mushrooms in the capital. The price of mushrooms once soared. However, zuishizhuang still purchased mushrooms from far away places at a high cost every day to ensure the taste of braised lion head.
Therefore, the price of lion head in zuishizhuang is very high. A large part of the reason is the mushroom.
Rao is so, Tang Ziyuan also did not want to change the mushroom inside.
"Then... What would be better?"
Xia Yi said without hesitation: "it can be changed into horseshoes, and the granules can also be cut larger to make it clear and refreshing, and relieve the greasiness."
"Horseshoe?" Tang Ziyuan really didn't think about this option, but Xia Yi had already said that it didn't take much effort to try it, so he said, "OK, I'll go back and have a try."
After Xia Yi had tasted the lion's head, he took out the remaining two. Tang Ziyuan was much more worried.
The remaining two are steamed chicken with vinegar and a soup, both of which are light in taste.
I thought Xiayi would pick out some small problems, but I didn't want to. After tasting Xiayi, I didn't pick any problems except praise. I just said that I could add it to the menu.
"I'll come back tomorrow morning and try your method," he said
"Come back in the afternoon."
The progress is much faster than Xia Yi expected. Xia Yi thinks that she should prepare mutton hot pot and let Tang Ziyuan taste it.
If there was no accident, in two or three days, Tang Ziyuan would be able to go directly to Ruyi upstairs.
"Good!" Although I don't know why it was pushed to the afternoon, Tang Ziyuan still responded.
The next day, just after lunch, Tang Ziyuan came back.
His face was full of excitement. As soon as he entered the door, he said excitedly: "Miss Xia Yi, how did you think of the way to exchange horse hooves for mushrooms? It's so much better than yesterday! "
Tang Ziyuan was still skeptical of Xia Yi. After trying this morning, he completely admired Xia Yi.
Many cooks want to improve the taste of a dish. They even need to spend their whole life trying and groping for it. But Xia Yi put forward such a good method. It took only a moment, but few people can do it.
"I've done that before." Xia Yi's words are true. It's just a matter of horseshoe. It's all the experience of predecessors. She just used them directly.
What she didn't tell Tang Ziyuan was that there were many things in the lion's head except horseshoes, such as crab roe and egg yolk.
"No wonder!" Tang Ziyuan put the food box down and said, "girl, have a taste."
After tasting the taste, the taste of the soup and the lion's head is exactly the same, and yesterday's top heavy feeling disappeared.
Xia Yi nodded, "OK."
"Can I go to work tomorrow?" Tang Ziyuan rubbed his hands and looked forward to Xia Yi.
But don't want to summer meaning or slow way, "not urgent."