0p0 Chapter 196 Bread
Chapter 196 Bread
The price of each item on the menu is marked. If the customers do not understand something, they can ask on the spot and the waiters will explain it patiently. This kind of service makes the customers feel very novel.
Most of the guests who come here want to try something new, so most of them follow the waiter's recommendation and choose to eat hot pot.
In order to prevent customers from being dazzled by the menu, Qian Lai specially arranged several hot pot sets when designing the menu. Different sets correspond to different items and different prices, which is very convenient.
When customers order, the waiter will use special chalk to outline on the menu. After confirming with the customer, he will take out a palm-sized grid paper and check the boxes according to the menu contents. If you look closely, you can find that the format of the grid is consistent with the menu.
After the waiter has finished drawing and checked that everything is correct, he will leave the paper with the customer and instruct the customer on its purpose. He will then take the drawn menu away and hand it over to the kitchen, asking them to prepare the dishes according to the content on the paper.
On the way out with the menu, the waiter will mark the corresponding number plate at the corner of the table he is responsible for at the top of the menu, so there is no need to worry about delivering the wrong items.
In addition to the chefs and apprentices who prepare food, the kitchen also has special vegetable washers, dishwashers and food preparers.
It is the job of the side dish maker to prepare the corresponding dishes according to the menu. They usually give priority to preparing the hot pot soup base. After preparing the soup base, they will ring the bell to summon the waiter, send the pot to the corresponding table, and start cooking the soup base.
After the waiter leaves, the side dish preparers will erase the soup base options on the corresponding menu and start preparing other dishes.
After all the dishes on the menu are prepared, they will erase all the marks on the menu and put it back in the menu area, waiting for the waiter to use it again.
There will be a period of time between the time the customer orders the food and the time the food is served. In order to prevent the customers from waiting impatiently, the waiters will serve the customers a pot of tea and two plates of appetizers.
The types of snacks are not fixed. The two snacks served today are a small plate of fried peanuts and a small plate of crispy radishes.
In addition, there was a small plate of freshly cut bread from Qilixiang that Qian Laiye had promised at the door.
The customers were dumbfounded by the operation. They had never seen a restaurant like Yipin Guo that gave away so many free snacks with a meal. Although the snacks were not big, they were free! No charge!
The guests were amazed in their hearts, but they had to pretend to be nonchalant on the surface so as to avoid being laughed at by the waiters for being surprised.
While waiting for the food to be served, many people picked up their chopsticks to taste the snacks.
It’s not like they haven’t eaten peanuts and crispy radishes before, but because each family prepares them differently, the taste of the food they make is also different.
The two plates of snacks in front of them, the peanuts are plump, crispy and fragrant, and the crispy radish is salty, tender and delicious. They are much better than what they make at home. Even if they are for sale, they are willing to buy some to take back with wine.
It is unbelievable that these two things are just given as free snacks with the order at Yippin Guo.
If the free stuff tastes so good, what will the paid hot pot taste like? The guests unknowingly raised their expectations for the dishes.
At the same time, many guests also noticed the two pieces of bread on another plate. The bread was baked plain bread. In order to give the guests a taste of something new, only two small pieces of bread cut into squares were placed on each plate.
The bread was already cold, but if you got close you could still smell the aroma of baking and a hint of milk.
If Qian Lai had simply narrated how delicious Qilixiang's food was, they would still be skeptical. After all, the two stores were in a cooperative relationship, and it was normal for them to praise each other. But now the food was in front of them, giving them the opportunity to try it themselves, and many people would not miss this opportunity to verify it for themselves.
A guest stretched out his chopsticks towards the bread, and when the chopsticks touched the bread, the bread dented inward. The guest was amazed at the softness of the bread, but still picked it up with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
The bread is soft and slightly springy, sweet but not greasy, and has a strong milky flavor. It is a unique experience that you have never had when eating other pastries. The only drawback is that the quantity is too small. It is gone before you can savor the other flavors after putting it in your mouth.
The man picked up the remaining piece of bread on the plate again, and this time wanted to savor it carefully, but his body reacted faster than his brain, and the bread went into his stomach in no time.
The man smacked his lips regretfully, and suddenly noticed that the diners at the table across the aisle were only busy eating peanuts and had not even touched the bread on the plate.
His eyes rolled around and he suddenly had an idea. He stood up, picked up the untouched plate of peanuts on his table and walked towards the diner's seat.
The person who was eating peanuts felt someone approaching, so he put down his chopsticks and looked over.
The man smiled and bowed to him, pointing to the seat where he had sat before, and said, "My dear brother, I am the guest sitting opposite you. My last name is Zhang, and my name is Yang. May I know your full name?"
Zhang Yang? What a domineering name, Zhou Kang commented in his mind after listening to the visitor's self-introduction. After the comment, he was more confused. He was sure that he had never seen this person before, and this person should not know him. Why was he coming to his side instead of waiting for the dishes to be served?
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Zhou Kang concluded that Zhang Yang must have some ulterior motive in this trip. But as the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person. The other party spoke to him in a nice tone. If he responded coldly because of this guess in his mind, he would not only lose his gentlemanly demeanor, but also give people an excuse to criticize him.
It's really annoying that I have to passively socialize with others just to have a meal.
Zhou Kangan suppressed his irritation, put on a smiling face, stood up and bowed to Zhang Yang in return. After reporting his name, he asked directly about the other party's purpose: "My last name is Zhou, you can call me Zhou Kang. I wonder what brings you here?"
Zhang Yang didn't expect the other party to be so direct. Knowing that the other party was not the type to like beating around the bush, he temporarily changed his words.
"It's like this. Although I have never met Brother Zhou before, it is fate that we can eat at the next table. I couldn't help but pay more attention to Brother Zhou. I just saw that Brother Zhou has been eating peanuts on the plate. I think Brother Zhou likes this snack very much. It happens that I have a strong liver fire recently and can't eat things like peanuts that make me angry. Therefore, I haven't touched this plate of peanuts. I thought of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha and make friends with Brother Zhou. I hope Brother Zhou will not despise it."