When Chen Yaofei and her grandparents arrived, it was almost time for Su Ji to open for business at noon.
Whether they are old-timers who are accustomed to coming to Su Ji to eat Yi Fu noodles with toppings at noon, or new diners who come here because of its reputation, they all follow the rules and come in one after another to find a seat and sit down.
Even if you don't know each other, you may still sit together at this small restaurant called Su Ji at noon.
The first batch of diners sat down one after another, and Su Ruoxi took out the menu for today's lunch and handed it to everyone.
Some gourmets who know Su Ji’s rules will turn to the back of the menu as soon as they get it.
Because here we will have Su Ji’s latest toppings every day.
Soon, gourmets discovered the “Three Shrimp Noodles” written at the end of the menu.
But behind this column, it says limited supply: 30 copies.
As for the price, it is naturally much more expensive than other noodles with toppings.
Even the usually more luxurious combination of toppings may only be half the price of this bowl of three-prawn noodles.
As a die-hard foodie of Su Ji, Zhang Maosheng ordered a bowl without hesitation when he saw the three-shrimp noodles.
"Ruoxi, give me a bowl of three shrimps, no greens, no bridges."
After hearing Zhang Maosheng's order, the young diners at the same table with him, who had been to Su Ji several times, couldn't help but feel very curious.
I first turned over the menu and saw at the bottom: Three Prawn Noodles, limited to 30 servings.
Looking at the prices at the back, the young man at the same table was instantly discouraged.
Although the price makes young diners hesitate to order, they are still curious about such a bowl of noodles.
A young customer at the same table couldn't help asking, "Uncle, what's the deal with the three-prawn noodle dish you ordered? I see it's not cheap, and it's limited to 30 servings."
Before Zhang Maosheng could answer, the young diner at the same table spoke.
The middle-aged man who had not been late for the three-prawn noodles in the morning rushed in anxiously and shouted directly: "Boss, give me a bowl of three-prawn noodles."
After the middle-aged man shouted like this, he instantly became the focus of the entire restaurant.
The diners in the restaurant all looked at the middle-aged man with some curiosity.
However, some older gourmets, upon hearing about the name of a bowl of noodles called "Three Shrimp Noodles", immediately placed their orders.
"Madam boss, I want a bowl of three-prawn noodles too."
"Ruoxi, I want three shrimp noodles too."
"Give me a bowl of three-prawn noodles."
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The young man sitting at the same table with Zhang Maosheng was full of surprise.
In just a short period of time, there were already several tables in Su Ji Restaurant that ordered three-prawn noodles. Of the 30 servings of three-prawn noodles, there might only be a dozen left.
Zhang Maosheng said to the young man at the same table who was still in a daze: "If you really want to eat it, then hurry up and eat it. Otherwise, if it's too late, even if you know how good this three-prawn noodle is, you won't have a chance to eat it."
Hearing this, the two young men at the table looked at each other, then quickly raised their hands to order three-prawn noodles.
Su Ruoxi had expected that many people would order it, but she didn't expect so many people would order it.
She also quickly took notes: "Don't worry, come one by one, I will write them all down for you."
When Su Ruoxi wrote down the number of people who wanted to order the three-prawn noodles, half of the 30 servings were sold out in no time.
Su Ruoxi didn't say much. After taking back the menu, she handed the order to her daughter and sent it to the kitchen. She took out a small blackboard and wrote on it: Limited edition three-prawn noodles: 14 servings, price...
By writing this, diners who come in later can see at a glance how much shrimp noodles are left.
Feng Ruoruo led her two good friends and ran into the kitchen with their orders.
Waving the order in her hand, Feng Ruoruo yelled, "Dad, Dad, so many people ordered the three shrimp noodles, and they're almost out of stock."
Feng Yifan smiled and took the order from his daughter: "Really? It seems like everyone wants to try something new."
Chen Yaofei asked curiously, "Dad Feng, what is the noodle with three shrimps?"
Yang Xiaoxi took the lead and said, "Fei Fei, that's called three shrimp noodles."
Chen Yaofei was still a little curious: "Three shrimp noodles? Is that also noodles?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately explained: "Yes, that is shrimp and noodles mixed together and eaten, it is delicious, Feifei, do you want to try it too?"
Chen Yaofei asked curiously, "Can I eat it? Aren't there only 30 bowls?"
Feng Ruoruo said with a smile: "Sure, Dad will definitely stay for us."
After hearing what his daughter said, Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Well, Ruoruo is right. Father Feng did leave some for you. Now the three of you go outside and ask Father Feng how many people want to eat three-prawn noodles, so that Father Feng can make it for you."
The three little girls agreed in unison: "Okay."
Seeing the three little girls turn around and leave, Feng Yifan also started to get busy, cooking noodles on one side and frying the toppings for the three-shrimp noodles on the other.
First, stir-fry the shrimps in a large amount of oil. After seasoning, add the shrimp brains and shrimp roe, stir-fry evenly, and then serve in a small dish.
After the stir-fry here is done, the noodles over there are almost cooked.
Take out the noodles and put them into a bowl with a little lard and seasoning in advance, then pour some shrimp soy sauce and scallion oil on them, and finally sprinkle a little chopped green onions.
The entire production process may only take about ten seconds to complete one copy.
But in fact, the preliminary preparations took almost half of the morning.
As they were making the noodles one by one, Lin Ruifeng happened to come over from next door, so Feng Yifan asked his apprentice to deliver the first batch of noodles.
Naturally, Lin Ruifeng immediately picked up the tray, took out the first batch of about five bowls, and walked out.
According to the numbers on the list recorded by Su Ruoxi, noodles were served to the first five guests in order.
Among them were Zhang Maosheng and a middle-aged man who had arrived in the morning but had not yet eaten.
Zhang Maosheng's bowl was prepared according to his requirements, with some improvements to the toppings, so it looks a little different from the other four bowls.
But overall, the difference is not that big.
When the middle-aged man saw the three-shrimp noodles coming, he immediately took out a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick cage on the table.
Holding chopsticks in each hand, he first picked up the noodles in the bowl and spread them out, then poured all the shrimps in the dish into the noodles at once.
Next, the middle-aged man worked very hard to mix the noodles, toppings and base sauce in the bowl evenly.
When the shrimps were evenly distributed in the noodles, the shrimp roe and shrimp brains had already stuck to each noodle. The middle-aged man picked up a big mouthful of noodles with chopsticks.
Accompanied by shrimp roe, shrimp brain, shrimp meat and noodles, swallow it in one big mouthful.
The diners at the same table were all stunned when they saw the middle-aged man's majestic posture.
Slurp.
The middle-aged man took a big bite of the noodles with three kinds of shrimp toppings, and he hardly chewed it hard. The shrimps were chewy, the noodles were soft and hard in the right amount, and the shrimp roe and shrimp brains were fresh and sweet.
It was like a flavor bomb exploding in his mouth, and a happy smile instantly appeared on the middle-aged man's face.
I have to say that middle-aged men still look a little fierce.
But now, this middle-aged man with a fierce appearance has a happy smile on his face, which makes people feel a little surprised. The contrast of the picture is quite amazing.
ah…
This noodle...
It feels like being by the lake in early summer, wandering under the weeping willow trees on the lake bank.
Gentle breezes blew in from the lake, carrying the scent of lake water. The willow branches swayed gently in the wind, brushing across my face and taking away the hot sun of early summer.
The noodles have been eaten, but the singing is still lingering in my mind.
The diners who didn't get to eat it, looking at the middle-aged man's expression at this moment, couldn't help but become more curious about this bowl of noodles.
Zhang Maosheng's eating manners were not as exaggerated as those of the middle-aged men. The old man first ate the shrimps slowly and then drank a few sips of wine.
Although there was a sharp contrast between the two people in their eating manners, everyone could still see that they both enjoyed this bowl of noodles.
The other three diners who had already arrived could not wait to eat more after seeing the two enjoying their meals so much.
A young man followed Zhang Maosheng's example and picked up the shrimp with shrimp roe and shrimp brain hanging on the plate and took a bite.
When the shrimps enter your mouth, the extremely fresh taste instantly explodes in your mouth like a small bomb.
The chewy shrimp meat is wrapped with shrimp roe and shrimp brain, which makes it taste very fresh and sweet.
This small dish of shrimps does not have the bold flavor you might imagine, nor does it have many heavy flavors, but it tastes refreshing, fresh and sweet, and it seems to have magic that makes people unable to stop eating.
As I ate the noodles one by one, my table mate reminded me: "Hey, stop eating. If you continue, I will finish the whole plate. How can you eat the noodles?"
After being reminded, the diners who had been eating shrimps finally came to their senses.
When I looked down and saw the limited amount of shrimp topping on the plate, I felt a little embarrassed. I quickly put the topping into the noodle bowl and quickly stirred it with the noodles.
After stirring for a long time, the noodles were almost evenly mixed, and the diners picked up the noodles and took a bite.
This time, the noodles were mixed with shrimp roe, shrimp brains and shrimp meat, and I immediately tasted a completely different flavor.
Today's noodles are very thin and cooked relatively soft, which is a perfect match with these three shrimps.
After taking a bite, the diner sighed and said, "Wow, this bowl of noodles is really delicious."
Zhang Maosheng finally spoke up: "This bowl of noodles is seasonal noodles. It can only be eaten in this season. If you want to eat it after this season, you have to wait another year."
The middle-aged man, who had finished a bowl of noodles, leaned back in his chair, smacked his lips, and savored the taste for a long time.
"Well, it's worthy of being called three shrimp noodles, fresh, really delicious."
Soon someone couldn't help but raise a little doubt: "But isn't this price a bit too expensive?"
The middle-aged man immediately said, "Expensive? This price is not expensive at all. Do you know how unmanmade the toppings in this bowl of noodles are?"
Then the middle-aged man also gave an explanation.
"First, we need to select female shrimps that are full of roe in this season, then remove the roe by hand, then pick out the shrimp brain, and finally peel the shrimp meat by hand.
Think about it, but how much does it cost to work? And how many kilograms of shrimps are needed to get that much shrimp roe
So this three shrimp noodles has another name, called: the Hermes of noodles."
Hearing the middle-aged man say this, many people in the restaurant couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, this is such an interesting name, the Hermes of noodles."
"It's really interesting. How did this name come about?"
"I'm really curious, why is it called this?"
"Is it because this bowl of noodles is very valuable?"
"I don't think so. It's probably because the topping needs to be made by hand in the early stages, and this topping is subject to seasonal restrictions."
"Yes, you can't eat it after the season is over."
"If that's the case, you must try it."
Then, some people started clamoring to order this bowl of noodles.
In the blink of an eye, half of the 14 bowls were ordered.
The three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, were quietly asking their parents who wanted to eat this bowl of noodles.
Yang Zhiyi asked curiously, "Aren't there only seven bowls left?"
Yang Xiaoxi immediately whispered to her father, "Stupid dad, this is what Dad Feng left for us. Do you want to eat it? If you don't want to eat it, let Dad Feng sell it to someone else."
Yang Zhiyi quickly said: "Of course you have to eat, Dad will definitely eat, go and tell your father Feng:"
Shi Jiahui smiled and said, "Of course I want to eat it too. Three-prawn noodles are the most seasonal delicacy."
Shi Jinbin said: "We won't eat, we already had it this morning."
Feng Ruoruo also nodded: "Yes, I ate it this morning, let Xixi and Feifei eat it."
Chen Yaofei asked her grandparents again: "Grandpa and grandma, do you want to eat?"
Grandpa and grandma nodded and said, "Okay, since it's so delicious, and Ruoruo's father left it for us, we must try it."
In the end, including Shi Jiahui, there were a total of six bowls of noodles.
The three little girls finished calculating the bill and were about to tell Father Feng in the kitchen when they were stopped by Lu Cuiling.
"Don't be impatient, you three little things. You didn't even ask others what they wanted to eat? Are we not going to eat and just watch others eat?"
Feng Ruoruo reacted immediately: "Yes, Ruoruo didn't order anything, and neither did Grandpa and Grandma, Grandpa, Grandpa Shi, and Mom."
Su Ruoxi came over, handed over a list and said, "Okay, write down what you want to eat. Ruoruo, wait until everyone has ordered, and then deliver it to the dad in the back."
Feng Ruoruo looked at the blank list and quickly pulled her mother to ask, "Mom, you didn't write it yourself, what do you want to eat?"
When the adults heard Ruoruo’s words, they all laughed.
Shi Jiahui said to Su Ruoxi: "Look, your daughter still thinks about you. She won't let us write unless you write."
Su Ruoxi also smiled, and seeing her daughter's insistence, she had no choice but to come over and write down what she wanted.
Then, Feng Ruoruo asked everyone to take turns writing down what they wanted to eat.
After everyone had finished writing, Feng Ruoruo led Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei into the kitchen and handed the list to her father.
As noon approached, more and more customers came into the restaurant and soon queues formed.
Some diners who arrived late and heard that Su Kee’s three-prawn noodles were limited in supply immediately felt very regretful for not being able to eat the three-prawn noodles. Why didn’t they come earlier