I Am A Gourmet: Just Eight And You Want Me To Start A Roadside Stall?

e and said, “I want this.
We can go back and make a crucian carp soup, West Lake vinegar fish, as well as the grass carp here.
After bringing back the entire fish… West
Lake vinegar fish!”

Bai Xiaoming asked doubtfully, “What if it doesn’t suit the customers’ taste?”

“Don’t worry.
Most of the people who come to the Chinese restaurant are Chinese.
If we blindly cater to the sour and spicy taste of Thai people, the food in the Thai restaurants will definitely be more authentic than ours.”

Bai Xiaoming was quickly convinced.
He nodded and said, “Rather than going with the flow, it’s better to stay true to yourself.”

The two of them bought the ingredients and went back.
There was only an hour left before they opened for business.

Zhang Liang was busy preparing the vegetables for the day.
When he saw them, he said, “Could it be that the stir-fried vegetables were too delicious yesterday? I’ve been eating them even in my dreams.
So why don’t we add that dish onto the menu?”
“Lagree!”

“It’s really delicious.
I’ll recommend it to the customers later!”

“That’s right, I think the price can be slightly raised! After all, there’s pork added inside.”

After Zhou Huangya said jokingly, Bai Xiaoming immediately rejected the idea, “No, we can’t do such shady business.
We’ll just charge according to the normal price of the ingredients.
If we have to earn less, we’ll earn less.
We can’t ruin our reputation, right?”
They discussed the price while Xu Le swiftly handled the fish.
He wore a mask, an apron, a chef’s hat, and rubber gloves.
He was fully armed.

The fishy smell was very strong.
Furthermore, he had to deal with so many of them at once.
If he did not cover up properly, it would be so disgusting that he would vomit later.

He planned to make some vinegar fish first for everyone to taste.

The cameraman focused his camera on Xu Le.
Xu Le knew that he had to start commentating again, so he coughed twice and started, “The main source of the fishy smell is its skin.
If we don’t remove the layer of black sticky substance on the surface of the skin, it will be very stinky.
In order to remove the
skin easily, we can boil a pot of hot water first.
It doesn’t need to boil, just 80 degrees will do.”

As he spoke, he took a large spoonful of hot water and splashed it on the fish skin.
“Once the fish skin is splashed with hot water, it will shrink.
If you use a knife to scratch the black layer, it will easily peel off.”
“After scaling it, wash it with cold water.
In order to make it easier to cut later, use the kitchen tissue to absorb the moisture.”
Zhang Liang was watching and learning by the side.
He said, “I remember that there’s a story behind the West Lake Vinegar Fish.
It’s called ‘Brother-in-law and Sister-in-Law’s Precious Treasure’.
I think it’s related to this?”

Xu Le nodded and said, “West Lake Vinegar Fish is a famous dish in Hangzhou.
The earliest story can be traced back to the Song Dynasty.
It said that two brothers lived in seclusion in West Lake.
They read a lot of poetry and lived on fishing.
There was a local thug, Lord Zhao, who took a fancy to
Sister-in-law Song’s beauty and wanted to take her as his wife, so he killed her husband.”

Xu Le held onto the fish’s tail and changed the topic.
“Everyone, pay attention to the method of cutting the fish first.
The tail will be cut off and push the knife in the direction of the head.
It will stay along the spine and cut the fish into two.”

“Now, the two pieces of fish meat are thick.
You need to cut along its spine.
There’s no need to cut it off.
It’ll be more convenient to make it tasteful later.
Flip the sides and two fingers away from the fish gills, start the knife at this position.
You just need to make four or five slices on one side.
There’s no
need to cut it off.
Everyone can do it at home.
If the pan is too small, you can cut it from the middle.”

Xu Le reminded and continued to talk about the story.
“Sister-in-law Song went to the authorities with my brother-in-law to complain.
Who knew that the authorities would not only ignore them but also beat them up and chase them out.
After they returned home, they could only pack their luggage and
escape.”