Yellow croaker stewed with tofu. The topping is made of small yellow croaker, which is first fried and then cooked. Tofu is added and simmered together, and finally covered on the cooked Yifu noodles.
In fact, it can be considered a relatively simple topping, but it is not easy to make such a topping delicious.
The first thing to do is to clean the small yellow croaker. Because it is relatively small, it requires a lot of patience to clean it.
Secondly, when frying, the amount of flour applied to the fish must be controlled very accurately.
If you pat the fish with too much flour, it will be coated with flour and lose its freshness, but if you pat the fish with too little flour, the fish will not be crispy enough.
The process of stewing the tofu is another process that tests the seasoning very well.
There can’t be too much soup, but the tofu must be cooked well and there must be enough soup to pour into the noodles.
And such a topping must be made on the spot because it must be fresh.
It really tests the chef's patience and ability.
After her mother recorded the order, Feng Ruoruo did not immediately give the menu to her father because it was not yet time for Su Ji to officially open.
Everyone in the restaurant was sitting there waiting. Some diners came in groups of three or four, while some diners, like Shen Qingluo, came alone, wanting to taste Su Ji's food.
After waiting for a while, some diners couldn't help but feel a little surprised when they saw that the orders had not been taken yet.
"Why is it taking so long?"
"Yes, we have been waiting for such a long time, why hasn't the food been served yet?"
"We ordered for a long time, but the food never came."
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Hearing that some guests were getting impatient, Feng Ruoruo immediately got out of her grandmother's arms, stood in front of everyone and said, "Because it's not time yet, Dad is not ready yet."
The little girl's words left some diners very confused.
"What do you mean it's not time yet?"
"Aren't we guests? How long do we have to wait?"
"That's right. We've already ordered our food, so we should start business."
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Feng Ruoruo said seriously: "No, we open at 11 o'clock. We still have a few minutes left, so everyone has to wait. This is the rule."
Hearing the little girl repeatedly emphasize the rules made many people feel a little depressed.
“Why are there rules for everything?”
"The restaurant is not big, but there are quite a few rules."
"That's right. I've eaten at so many restaurants, but I've never seen one with so many rules."
"Are you really not going to take care of everyone?"
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When Feng Ruoruo heard everyone's discussion, she immediately said, "That's because those restaurants don't cook as well as my father, so you have to wait and follow my father's rules."
Since the little girl was so persistent, naturally the people present didn't want to argue with her.
At this time, Su Ruoxi also stood up and said, "I'm so sorry, this is how we are. We only open at 11 o'clock every day, so please bear with us. It's almost time."
In the following time, everyone in the restaurant really followed Feng Ruoruo and stared at the time.
Finally, Feng Ruoruo led the people in the restaurant in a countdown.
When the last ten seconds came, Feng Ruoruo was also looking at her grandfather's watch and counting down: "Ten, nine, eight, seven..."
Hearing the little girl counting down, some young people couldn't help but follow suit, especially Shen Qingluo, who followed the countdown very seriously.
After the countdown was over, Feng Ruoruo immediately got out of her grandfather's arms, took the menu recorded by her mother, and quickly ran to the kitchen to hand the menu to her father.
Looking at the small busy figure, Shen Qingluo smiled again. He really thought this restaurant was very interesting.
Feng Ruoruo went into the kitchen and put down the order. But the little girl didn't leave immediately. She was hesitant and tangled, should she talk to her father
In fact, Feng Ruoruo really wanted to chat with her father in the kitchen and talk about the people and things she had seen before.
But the little girl was worried because her father would be very busy and she didn't want to disturb him.
Feng Yifan glanced at the order sheet and saw the various orders on it. In fact, they were not very complicated for him and there was no order that would cause him any trouble.
After looking at the menu, when I looked away, I happened to catch a glimpse of my daughter who had not left and seemed to want to say something to me.
Feng Yifan smiled and said to his daughter, "What's the matter? Does our little baby Ruoruo want to say something to Daddy?"
Feng Ruoruo nodded, and then asked, "Dad, will it disturb you if Ruoruo talks to you here?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It's okay. If Ruoruo wants to talk to Dad, just say it. Dad can chat with Ruoruo while he's busy."
After hearing this answer from her father, Feng Ruoruo felt much more confident and bold.
The little girl then said to her father: "Dad, I met a very beautiful older sister in the restaurant ahead."
While Feng Yifan was saying this to his daughter, he actually didn't stop working.
First of all, we have started to prepare some toppings, and at the same time, we are also cooking the Yi Fu noodles. After the toppings come out, you can pour them directly on it.
I heard my daughter say that she saw a very beautiful older sister in the restaurant ahead.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Our Ruoruo is also a beautiful girl. She will definitely be very beautiful when she grows up."
Feng Ruoruo continued, "But the clothes that sister wears are also very beautiful. Grandma said that kind of clothes are called 'Hanfu', but I think the Hanfu that big sister wears is more beautiful than other people's Hanfu."
Hearing his daughter say this, Feng Yifan smiled and asked, "So, does Ruoruo want it?"
When Feng Ruoruo heard her father's question, she immediately exclaimed, "Can Ruoruo have one too?"
While Feng Yifan was chatting with his daughter, he had already cooked some of the noodles and added the toppings, then asked Lin Ruifeng to serve the meal.
After Lin Ruifeng delivered the first portion, Feng Yifan continued to work busy in front of the stove while chatting with his daughter.
"Of course Ruoruo can have it. When we are free someday, we will go find Granny Liu and have her make a more beautiful Hanfu for our Ruoruo, okay?"
When Feng Ruoruo heard what her father said, she immediately smiled and clapped her hands happily: "Okay, okay, Dad, you must let Granny Liu make the most beautiful one."
Feng Yifan responded, "Okay, Dad will definitely ask Granny Liu to make the most beautiful Hanfu for Ruoruo."
Feng Ruoruo then reminded her father: "Dad, there are also Xixi and Feifei. They both want some too. This way, the three of us good friends can wear the same clothes when we go out to play."
After listening to his daughter's words, Feng Yifan nodded and agreed: "Okay, let's make a set for Xixi and Feifei as well."
The little nagging boy chattered to his father in the kitchen for a while.
Until Lin Ruifeng went out to deliver it three or four times.
Seeing that her daughter didn't come out no matter how long she waited, Su Ruoxi had no choice but to shout to the kitchen, "Little Feng Ruoruo, could you please stop disturbing Daddy over there? Can you please come out first?"
Hearing her mother's words outside, Feng Ruoruo also came to her senses and quickly waved to her father: "Dad, I'm going out first."
Feng Yifan happily picked up the pot and turned around and said, "Okay, go quickly. It's quite hot in the kitchen. If you stay too long, you will be sweating all over and feel uncomfortable."
The little girl waved goodbye to Uncle Kobayashi before walking out of the kitchen feeling satisfied.
After his daughter left, Feng Yifan sped up his work and asked his apprentice to help him cook the noodles.
Lin Ruifeng naturally had no complaints and helped his master to prepare the noodles seriously. He also wanted to help his master with other things, but most of the time, he couldn't help at all.
After a lot of hard work, Feng Yifan finally prepared the only topping he ordered, which was yellow croaker stewed with tofu.
I took a final look at the menu to confirm.
Feng Yifan couldn't help but mutter, "Well, I met someone who knows how to eat. He actually ordered two kinds of toppings, yellow croaker stewed with tofu and braised lion's head."
Then Feng Yifan said to his apprentice: "Serve a bowl of braised lion's head. Remember to only add half a spoonful of soup."
The reason why I asked the apprentice to add only half a spoonful of soup was not because I was reluctant to do so. It was because the yellow croaker stewed with tofu was already very fresh, and if more lion head soup was added, it would seem a bit salty.
Lin Ruifeng did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and quickly prepared the toppings for the lion's head in a small bowl.
Then, Lin Ruifeng brought out a bowl of Yi Fu noodles with a combination of toppings.
Shen Qingluo had been waiting for a long time and finally got the bowl of noodles he ordered. He looked at the two golden little yellow croakers on it, as well as the tofu and noodles in the golden noodle soup.
I have to admit that just by looking at it Shen Qingluo felt that it must be very delicious.
Look at the braised lion head in a small bowl placed aside, it is also very beautiful.
Shen Qingluo was so hungry when he saw this that he no longer cared about his image at all. He immediately picked up the chopsticks and began to enjoy the sumptuous food in front of him.
Because Shen Qingluo is wearing Hanfu, the sleeves are relatively large, but Shen Qingluo's outfit has been modified.
So the cuffs can be tightened, and after tightening the cuffs, it will be just right for eating.
Shen Qingluo first turned the noodles over and covered the small yellow croaker with the soup in the bowl, allowing the soup to be further absorbed by the small yellow croaker.
At the same time, Shen Qingluo picked up some noodles and a small piece of tofu.
Slurp.
When the noodles are sucked into the mouth, the rich soup and the very elastic noodles are really delicious, and the tofu almost melts in the mouth.
Shen Qingluo no longer knew what words to use to describe this mouthful of noodles.
At this moment, Shen Qingluo recalled his grandma again.
At that time, my grandmother said: "As long as you take a bite, you will find it is really delicious. The little yellow croaker seems to come alive, jumping in your mouth and between your lips and teeth."
Shen Qingluo really had to admit that at this moment she really felt the feeling her grandma had described.
Then tears welled up in Shen Qingluo's eyes. She really missed her grandma.
To Shen Qingluo, she is a child who grew up abroad.
I actually didn’t have much idea about China since I was young. I just knew that my grandma’s hometown was in China.
My grandma went abroad and never came back, but she always missed her hometown and always wanted to go back to visit.
More importantly, grandma also hopes to come to Su Ji again and taste the flavors of her childhood.
But unfortunately, grandma was tortured by illness in her later years. Shen Qingluo knew very well that when grandma had time to come back, she would actually be unable to do so.
Perhaps this is also the biggest regret in grandma's life.
And today, Shen Qingluo felt that he had returned to China on behalf of his grandma, came to the old street, and ate a bowl of Yi Fu noodles as his grandma had described.
Without raising her head, she just ate alone with her head down, while thinking about her grandma.
Shen Qingluo couldn't help but think that perhaps many years ago, her grandma had also sat in her seat and ordered the yellow croaker and tofu Yi Fu noodles the first time she came.
Shen Qingluo felt that this was a kind of inheritance, a message passed between her and her grandmother.
Shen Qingluo was almost done with the noodles when she suddenly remembered that she still had a piece of lion's head left to eat.
Looking at the empty noodles in the bowl, Shen Qingluo felt helpless. In the end, he had to drink the soup alone and then pour the lion head soup into the noodles.
After stirring it a little, Shen Qingluo put down his chopsticks temporarily and picked up the spoon at hand.
I dug out a large piece of lion's head and saw that the color inside was very beautiful. I could smell the fragrance the moment I dug it out.
Shen Qingluo recalled what her grandmother had said about the lion's head: "It was something that looked very much like a large meatball, but it had nothing to do with meatballs.
In my grandmother's words: "It is a very unique meatball, you can taste a lot of flavor in it.
Shen Qingluo did not hesitate, opened his mouth and put the piece he dug out into his mouth.
After taking a bite, apart from the taste of braised pork, there was no taste of pork, which Shen Qingluo had never liked very much.
On the contrary, before chewing, there is a slight sweetness and a very refreshing feeling.
Shen Qingluo really found it magical. Such a big meatball, braised in brown sauce, should have been very greasy, but she didn't feel that way at all when eating it.
After taking the first bite, Shen Qingluo couldn't help but take the second bite immediately, and later he even forgot about the noodles at the bottom of the bowl.
After wolfing down the food, Shen Qingluo finally ate up everything in the bowl, almost eating up the bowl itself.
After finishing the meal, Shen Qingluo had a satisfied look on her face. She sat there and began to daydream again. She felt as if she had become a grandma, wandering on this old street and savoring delicious food in this Su Ji restaurant.
Shen Qingluo couldn't help but think: This bowl of noodles is so delicious, I wonder how the boss here will cook
Shen Qingluo was looking forward to it, but firstly, she couldn't order food now. Secondly, she was a little bloated after eating two servings of toppings.
In her heart, she was already looking forward to the evening coming soon so she could get hungry.