coobybook Chapter 264 Opening Ceremony 2
Chapter 264 Opening Ceremony 2
On the dock,
The seagulls' cooing
The dockworker's hachihachi
The firecrackers crackled and popped.
Unlike the bustling atmosphere at the entrance of Baicao Garden, this place is filled with a lively and smoky atmosphere.
Of the 100 stalls on the dock, 90% have already been rented out.
Five days ago, each stall owner was taught how to prepare the food by people arranged by Shen Cao.
They had tried it countless times at home and were just waiting for today to open.
Tiger and Er Gou skillfully prepared food at their stall.
Tiger's hot pot broth had been bubbling away for a while, and the aroma of the hot pot wafted onto the passing boats.
Er Gou was leisurely making meat and egg burgers on the side. He didn't know how many he could sell, but it was almost lunchtime, so he had to make twenty first.
Both pots are operated simultaneously.
Since no one was around, Tiger helped him crack the eggs.
The dockworkers had been busy all morning and were already drooling from the various aromas.
They couldn't wait to finish work and try those tempting foods.
Zhang Er is Zhang Mama's nephew. He listened to his aunt's advice and got the opportunity to start a spicy hot pot business.
His and Tiger's stalls were in two different directions.
The dock has two main gates, one on the east and one on the west. He is at the east gate, and Erhu is in the middle.
He originally wanted to start a food business, but unfortunately he didn't have any skills. He never expected his aunt to recommend such a great place to him.
Not only do people teach them how to cook, but they also provide seasonings and ingredients.
In addition to ingredients available in the market, there are even ingredients that are not available in the market.
His family has been eating mala tang (a type of spicy hot pot) for the past few days, and I have to say, it really tastes delicious.
Even someone like him with no cooking skills can make delicious food.
His wife rented the stall next to him.
After returning from the first day of training, he made a bowl of spicy hot pot for his family, and they immediately decided to rent another stall.
He originally planned for the two of them to make the same food, so that the stall would be bigger and could accommodate more customers.
Unexpectedly, there was already a stall selling mala tang (a type of spicy hot pot), so they had to switch to another one.
After discussing it, the two decided on a dish called "Dropped Filling Pancake," which sounded delicious.
And it's quick to do.
The stalls on the pier are preparing to welcome the dockworkers who will be coming to the restaurant for dinner.
Many onlookers were already craving the aroma.
They asked about the price, and it wasn't expensive.
I bought some to try.
Once one person wants to try it, a second, a third, and so on...
And so, before they even had a chance to eat, many people were already sitting down on the dock, preparing to eat.
Among them, the Mala Tang (spicy hot pot) stall had the most people, because the smell was just too strong.
The fragrance wafted straight into my nose.
While waiting for their hot pot, they were drawn in by the aroma of the meat and egg burger next door.
When I asked the price, it was only three coins each, and it contained both egg and meat.
Buy them all and try them.
Er Gou had just finished making twenty meat and egg burgers, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of them were sold out.
Tiger was busy cooking spicy hot pot, so he had to hurry up and start making new ones.
I need his mother to come and help out tomorrow.
Zhang Er's situation was similar to Hu Zi's. There was a ship at the east dock that had just finished unloading its cargo, so the owner let them go to eat early.
His stall and his wife's stall were already full.
His wife's crispy sesame seed cakes also attracted a lot of people. There was a line of people waiting to buy them, and others were sitting and waiting for their spicy hot pot to try.
The two never expected that this day would come; they, who usually struggled to cook anything, were able to make such delicious food.
There were even people lining up to buy it.
They looked at the people sitting behind them and the people queuing in front of them, and smiled at each other.
There is hope for this day.
Although the other stall owners weren't doing as well as them, they weren't idle either.
Now it's too late for them to regret it; they chose it themselves, it was first come, first served.
Although their business wasn't as booming as theirs, many impatient people still gave up queuing and ate at their stall.
The happiest people on the dock are the dockworkers, because now they don't have to travel so far to get their meals.
You can eat it as soon as you get off the ship, and the best part is, it's delicious.
With so many stalls, even if you eat two different things every day, it would take more than a month to get enough.
After eating their fill of street food, they occasionally go to a restaurant.
These days are so comfortable.
The hall of the Hundred Herbs Garden was quiet at this moment.
Aside from the boiling broth, everyone listened quietly as Xiao Jiu explained how to eat hot pot.
Originally, only one person asked, but then everyone else seemed eager to know how to eat this hot pot.
Shen Cao decided to let Xiao Jiu tell everyone about it.
There were also people stationed in the lobby on the second floor.
In the private rooms, the staff in charge of each room would explain the rules to the people inside.
In a private room on the third floor, Zhou Qingzhu and her friends looked at Xiao Shiyi with puzzled expressions as he explained how to eat hot pot.
"This red one is the spicy broth, and that clear one is the mushroom broth."
"If you can handle spicy food, you can try the spicy hot pot base; if you can't handle spicy food, try the mushroom soup base."
"This sign lists the cooking time for each ingredient."
He took a serving chopstick and divided the mutton rolls into two portions, putting one portion into the spicy broth and the other into the mushroom broth.
"Once the lamb rolls change color and are no longer pink, they can be taken out and eaten."
After waiting a while, since there was nothing in the pot, the lamb rolls were cooked very quickly.
He brought over a clean plate and showed everyone what the cooked lamb rolls looked like.
Everyone then realized that this was what hot pot was all about.
It's interesting; people cook and eat at the same time, a group of people gathered around the stove, making it lively and fun.
"This is the condiment area. Please feel free to use your own condiment bowls."
"The dipping bowl is for dipping cooked food in."
"If you don't know how, we suggest you just ask for our secret sauce bowl."
"During the opening period, the secret-recipe dipping sauce will only cost one cent."
Zhou Qingzhu counted the number of people and said, "Give us eight servings of the secret sauce."
This group of people has never been exposed to seasonings before, so asking them to make their own seasoning bowls is simply asking too much trouble.
If there's something readily available, of course they'll choose it, especially since it's not expensive.
After the special dipping sauce was served, Xiao Shiyi dipped the freshly cooked mutton rolls in the sauce and put them into Zhou Qingzhu's bowl.
"Young Master Zhou, you can eat it after dipping it like this."
He noticed that Zhou Qingzhu was the one in charge among the group, so he demonstrated it to Zhou Qingzhu.
Everyone else waited until Zhou Qingzhu put the mutton roll in her mouth before they started eating.
This way of eating is really interesting.
Upon tasting, the mutton had no strange taste at all. The broth was originally a rich broth of pork fat and beef tallow (because there is so little beef available nowadays, so we had to add some pork fat). With the addition of the secret sauce, the tender mutton, combined with the seasoning of the broth and the secret sauce, made a wonderful experience.
Even after he had completely swallowed the mutton, the aroma lingered in his mouth.
"tasty!!!"