Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant

After working for several days, Mingqian finally made the barbecue sauce.

There are four types of barbecue sauce, each corresponding to a different taste. He originally thought that making barbecue sauce would be difficult, but under the guidance of the teacher, he made more than a dozen kinds in his dream, and finally decided after trying the flavors these four.

Each sauce uses real ingredients. The seafood sauce uses real seafood without a drop of water in it. It is all cooked with fresh seafood. When Mingqian eats it, he feels that there is no seafood in the world better than his own. The sauce is more delicious sauce.

In addition to hoisin sauce, there is also barbecue sauce. The taste of barbecue sauce is slightly spicy, but it is not spicy enough to make people's scalp numb, but fragrant. The slight spicy taste makes the fragrance stronger.

In addition to these two, there are spicy sauce and mushroom sauce.

He also tried it with the staff, and everyone had different tastes. Yao was full of praise for the mushroom sauce, Chen Yan loved the seafood sauce the most, the three Yiyi sisters only dipped in the barbecue sauce, and Mingqian himself liked the spicy sauce the most.

The meat is roasted by Yiyi, the beef is fragrant and tender, and the beef tongue is still a bit crispy.

But Ming Qian loves pork belly the most. Although pork belly has fat, it is not greasy and tastes better than beef.

Everyone was exhausted by this meal.

"I really can't eat anymore." Yao collapsed on the chair, touching her stomach.

Yiyi sat still while drinking tea.

"I can still eat it." Xing Xing put the rest of the meat on the baking tray. Her lips were red from eating, and she had already drank three bottles of iced Coke, but the more she ate, the more delicious she was, and she couldn't put down her chopsticks at all.

It's just that she didn't grasp the heat as well as Yiyi, and the roasted meat was not so tender, but even so, the roasted meat was still delicious after being dipped in the seasoning. Xing Xing ate with satisfaction, touched his stomach after eating and sighed: "If I wish I could have come sooner."

"What did I eat before..."

Ming Qian was also drinking tea, he smiled and said, "From now on, you can eat it every day, and you will still get tired after eating it for a long time."

Xing Xing turned pale with shock, and quickly retorted: "Impossible, I will never get tired of it! How could someone get tired of such a delicious thing?"

Now everything that needs to be prepared is ready, just wait for the upstairs decoration to be officially opened.

But Ming Qian didn't plan to do any activities, it would be too troublesome, if a guest comes in then just remind him.

Anyway, he is very confident now, as long as the guests have eaten it, they will definitely fall in love with it.

"By the way, have you noticed that there are a lot of foreigners coming to the store recently?" Ming Qian asked You Jun while clearing the table.

Youjun nodded slightly.

There are so many foreigners these days that Mingqian is unbelievable, and they are not brought by Ian.

In addition to Europeans, there are also many Asians.

Especially the Japanese, they come in groups and can fill most of the store once they come.

Because more foreigners came, Chen Yan was busier, and now he is really not on the ground, because only he can communicate with so many foreigners from different countries.

Even Mingqian began to entertain Europeans. Although he felt that his English was not up to standard, he could only bite the bullet.

Ming Qian doesn't understand Japanese English very well, so it's better to let Chen Yan communicate directly with the Japanese guests in Japanese.

"Why do so many foreigners come during this period?" Ming Qian was a little surprised. He put the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen and said to Chen Yan, "If there are foreigners coming at night, you can ask them how they know about our store. .”

At first, Ming Qian thought they were all foreigners who came to travel.

But the more I look at it, the more I don't feel like it, because it seems that there is no need to remind, everyone knows that they have to drink a bowl of soup before eating.

The knowledge of the dishes is also very good.

Chen Yan responded: "Okay, I'll ask tonight."

There are more foreign guests, Ming Qian is still a little happy. Although he is not arrogant to think that his hot pot restaurant has broken out of the country, it is definitely a good thing that people with different tastes can taste the delicious hot pot.

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At the airport, a group of people were carrying bags and holding mobile phones, and they were chatting with each other with their mobile phones.

"Have you gotten a taxi yet?"

"I got the taxi. Fortunately, I asked my friend, who is Chinese, to teach me how to use the taxi app."

"There is also QR code payment! It's amazing!"

“Taxi is also very convenient!”

"Zao Ji, how much did you change?"

Zao Ji was holding the wallet. She was a little nervous. After all, she kept the money. She put the wallet in the backpack and put it in the safest corner. After putting it away, she smiled and said, "It's [-] yuan!"

"Is the room booked? Is it a homestay?"

"B&Bs are cheap and convenient. Thanks to my Chinese friends, otherwise we would have to book hotels, which are so expensive."

"The homestay is only more than 300 per night! There are three beds and a kitchen. I heard that there are condiments in the kitchen. You can cook and eat at the homestay."

They quickly waited for the online car-hailing car, and after getting in it, they still felt very novel. They all looked at the scenery outside the window and kept taking pictures with their mobile phones.

This is their first time traveling abroad and everyone is very excited.

The reason why I chose to come to China is because early Ji saw a lot of people talking about a hot pot restaurant on the forum.

After the Top [-] of the Crystal of Asia came out this year, the first thing many Japanese saw was a hot pot restaurant in China. Those who love food quickly got visas and bought air tickets, and came to China to eat hot pot right away.

After eating, I bragged about it on the forum, and described it as extremely delicious.

Zao Ji took out his mobile phone and posted on the forum: "I have come to China, and I am on my way to Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant."

An anonymous netizen quickly replied: "You won't regret it, but you will definitely regret it after returning to China. I regret now why I didn't stay in China for a few more days."

"Recently, I don't know why. Many people on Twitter said that Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant bribed the jury. It's ridiculous. They must have never eaten hot pot. Anyone who has eaten there will never say such a thing."

"However, Jiuye didn't get the first place this year. I'm a loyal fan of Jiuye. It's a pity."

"Jiuye has been holding it for five years, right? If you let Jiuye take it again, some people will definitely feel that there is a shady scene, and Jiuye really hasn't innovated this year, so you can't always rely on your laurels."

"I didn't like to eat offal before, but I must recommend the loin slices from Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant!"

"Ah! I also like loin slices! It's so delicious! But there are no dumplings in the hot pot restaurant."

"Yes, yes, because there are no dumplings, so I am very sorry."

"I heard that hot pot restaurants can bring their own vegetables, but you can only bring one. You can go to the supermarket to buy dumplings, and then bring them to the hot pot restaurant to cook."

"I love dumplings forever! Dumplings are the best!"

Zao Ji asked his friends in the car: "Do you want to eat dumplings? We can buy dumplings in the nearby supermarket after we go there, and bring them to the store to cook."

Friends: "I only like fried dumplings."

"I also think boiled dumplings are not as good as fried dumplings."

"Don't buy it, it seems very impolite to bring things to the store by yourself."

"I also think it's impolite. It's better not to buy it."

Zao Ji also felt the same way, so he replied in the forum: "We prefer to eat fried dumplings, thank you for your suggestion."

Netizens are very enthusiastic, probably because there is no interesting news recently, only the selection of Crystal of Asia this year is considered a major event.

Compared with other countries in Asia, Japan focuses more on this selection organized by its own people.

And there are still many people pulling on Jiuye.

"Speaking of which, Chinese food is amazing, cheap and delicious, unlike Nine Nights, where you have to save half a year to afford it."

"That's because you don't know it. High-end Chinese restaurants are also very expensive. I ate there when I went to China before. It was delicious, but also very expensive."

"I've eaten boiled cabbage! Don't look at it, it's just cabbage and water, but the water is actually broth, which needs to be boiled slowly with a lot of ingredients. It's very delicious and very expensive."

"A few years ago, Nine Nights was praised so much. After I went to eat it, I thought it was the same. The ingredients are indeed very fresh, but which high-end restaurant has the ingredients that are not fresh?"

"If Jiuye continues like this, next year it might fall out of the top ten."

"A store without pursuit will be like this."

After reading the message, Zao Ji looked forward to the hot pot that he was going to eat soon.

She is just an ordinary wage earner, a small employee in the company. She has no boyfriend, and she is not planning to get married. She does not want to be a full-time housewife. She hopes to earn more money and travel when she has time.

But the idea is very full, and the reality is very skinny. She has been working for almost five years, and this is her first time traveling abroad.

And finally decided to come out because all my friends wanted to come, and China is very close to Japan, and the prices are not expensive.

Before, she really wanted to have a meal at Jiuye, but Jiuye was too expensive, and it was not a place where ordinary people could afford it.

Many people say to save money for half a year, but for her it is more than half a year, at least a whole year, so as not to look so stingy.

"It seems to be coming soon." The girl who took the taxi looked at the map, "It will take another 2 minutes."

Looking at the tall buildings on the side of the road, they all thought they had been deceived: "It's different from what those people on Twitter said."

"Yes, it looks similar to Japan, not bad at all."

"Before I came here, I thought all Chinese rode bicycles."

"Hahaha, I'm different. I watched a lot of videos of bloggers traveling to China."

When they arrived at the place, they were very excited, although it was still four o'clock in the afternoon, not the time to eat.

"Wow, this street is so interesting, is it an old street? It's very stylish!"

"Although it is very old, it is very clean and there is no rubbish on the road."

"It seems, I smell the aroma of fried chicken!"

After walking a few steps, they finally saw the signboard of Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant. The flamboyant calligraphy was not only big, but also conspicuous and easy to recognize, and it was also handsome and generous.

Zao Ji was a little nervous - their English was not very good, and they could only say "thank you" and "sorry" in Chinese.

She was worried about ordering badly.

"Don't worry, I heard that China now orders food with QR codes."

"Yes, we all know Chinese characters. Although some have different meanings, there are always similar characters."

"Traveling in China is the easiest way. Many people on Twitter said that Chinese people are very enthusiastic."

"Ah, many people complain that the Japanese are too indifferent."

"Recently, I like to talk bad things about my country, and everyone is under a lot of pressure."

"Otaku culture is also more prevalent."

"I think China is already a developed country. The cities are so beautiful, not worse than Tokyo."

"Chinese women's makeup is also very good-looking, Chinese makeup was very popular before, very handsome!"

"I also think Chinese women are very handsome! Makeup is not flattering to men."

When they went abroad for the first time, they were so excited. They felt that everything in China was good. Not only did they have delicious food, but the Chinese people were also very enthusiastic.

Zao Ji walked into the store with his friends. At this time, there were only two tables of customers in the store, both of whom were Europeans.

The decoration of the store is also very interesting. There are large murals on the walls, and the colors used are very bright and bold.

"Hello." Someone greeted him.

So handsome!Like a star!

Saki looked at the other person's face, then quickly looked away.

The girls were also shy.

This person is very tall and looks like he should be over 1.8 meters tall. His eyes are very bright, not only his facial features are exquisite, but his skin is also very good.

"Hello." Saki was pushed by a friend and said in broken English, "We are Japanese."

Then they watched what the man said to a fat, white man behind him.

This white and fat man walked towards them: "Hello, are there five people in total?"

The girls looked at him in shock.

Good standard of Japanese!And without an accent!

Chen Yan smiled at them. He has received too many Japanese guests recently, and his standard Japanese is even more standard now.

Although the man is not handsome, he looks very kind.

In a foreign country, there is such a person who receives them as if they are still in the country.

"Now there are Japanese menus in the store." Chen Yan gave them a paper menu.

The girls exclaimed: "So sweet!"

Chen Yan is a little proud. The paper menus in the store now have several national languages, all of which are translated by Chen Yan.

Now Chen Yan is the mainstay in the store, his salary has been raised several times, and he has also received rewards.

You Jun gave him a good thing, it is estimated that he will be able to get rid of the demon bone soon, and maybe have a chance to become a divine beast.

So Chen Yan didn't feel tired at all, he just felt that he was going to be reborn soon.

The girls ordered quickly, taking notes before they arrived and knowing what they were going to order.

Xingxing quickly brought the bottom of the pot over.

Her big eyes have also received a lot of attention, because these eyes are in line with the current aesthetics of Asia, so much so that since Xing Xing came to work in the store, customers would ask her phone number every day.

"Her eyes are so big, she is so beautiful, and she is also very tall."

"...Isn't it good to be tall?"

"China likes tall people. I heard that Chinese female stars who are 1.6 meters five will be reported as 1.7 meters. Our country's female stars who are 1.7 meters will be reported as 1.6 meters eight."

Zao Ji didn't join their conversation because she was tall and average-looking, so even though she didn't want to get married, she never got a boyfriend. Boys don't like girls who are too tall.

I don't know when I will be able to leave the single...

"Quick soup." The girls went to the self-service area to get empty bowls.

They will add a lot of green onion to the bowl, but no one puts coriander.

"Coriander smells so weird."

"Why cilantro? I think it stinks."

"I heard that if you like coriander, you will especially like it. If you don't like it, you don't like it at all."

"I remember there is Houttuynia cordata, and those who like to eat it will also like it."

Zao Ji held her own bowl, she filled a bowl of soup first, and after blowing it cold, she took a small sip.

Her eyes widened, her face turned red, and she exclaimed in a low voice, "It's delicious."

Her friends were all the same, and they couldn't help laughing when they looked at each other.

"It's completely different from what I imagined. It's not an ordinary drink."

"No wonder so many people are boasting."

"I was worried at first that I might be disappointed if I expected too much."

Zao Ji looked at the bowl of soup in her hand, it was more delicious than she imagined, it was not only delicious and rich, but also had a fragrance, after drinking it, her mouth was full of this fragrance.

"The recipe has been changed recently." Chen Yan put the dish on the table and said to them, "After the adjustment, it will taste a bit sweeter."

The reason why the recipe was changed was because Ming Qian felt that the previous recipe was too ordinary, and the taste was completely lifted by the soup.

Now that Mingqian's income is gradually improving, he re-determined the formula after trying many times.

Not only does it taste stronger when you drink it in your mouth, but it also has a sweet aftertaste.

Mingqian is also very proud of himself, he feels that he still has the talent to be a chef.

Even the teachers praised him for his talent.

Zao Ji quickly finished a bowl of soup, and didn't want to eat at all, so she went to add some chopped green onions, and then continued to drink the soup.

Others have made the same choice as her.

"Please add some soup to me." Zao Ji waved at Chen Yan with some embarrassment.

As soon as they came back to their senses, they found that the clear soup pot was almost empty.

Chen Yan didn't seem to find anything strange. He brought the soup pot and poured the soup into it. The thick white soup was full of fragrance.

Zao Ji swallowed, she had already drank several bowls of soup, but she still wanted to drink, she didn't want to eat at all.

Chen Yan reminded: "You can order the red soup first."

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, they forgot about this option.

Chen Yan helped them pour the vegetables in, and helped them put tomatoes and vegetables in the clear soup pot.

Xing Xing also brought out side dishes.

"Is this a candied apple?" the girl asked.

Xingxing couldn't understand, she looked at Chen Yan for help.

Chen Yan walked over and said, "Yes, this is a candied apple. You can try it. The guests here say it tastes good."

Zaoji stretched out his chopsticks.

She was shocked again. It was the first time she ate candied apples, and with just one bite, the candied apples surpassed pork chop rice in her heart.

Fragrant and crunchy, the sugar coating and the pulp are combined together, and the taste is amazing.

Just regular apples and icing and it tastes like this.

"No wonder it is number one, even the candied apples are so delicious."

"It would be great if we could have a branch in Japan. You can eat when you want to eat, and it would be nice to wait in line for a while."

"It would be even better if it could be opened downstairs in my house."

Zao Ji smiled and said, "If it's downstairs from your house, I'll live with you and never leave again."

The dishes in the red soup pot were already cooked, Zao Ji picked up a piece of beef, she was afraid of spicy food, so she dared not eat it in a bowl.

"Try it first." Zao Ji looked at his friends, ready to wait for them to taste the taste before eating.

"Then I'll try it." Maki, who thought she could eat spicy food the most, took a bite of beef.

Because they said hello and said that they are not very good at spicy food, Mingqian put broth into their red soup pot before serving.

So the spicy taste is very light, only a little spicy, and it will be more fragrant when eaten.

Ming Qian gave Chen Yan a wink, and Chen Yan remembered that he still had tasks today. He walked up to Zao Ji and the others, and asked softly, "Hello, can I ask you a question?"

Zao Ji and the others hurriedly said, "Excuse me."

Chen Yan: "Are you here specially to eat hot pot?"

"Yes, we flew to China to eat hot pot."

"It's delicious! It totally lived up to our expectations."

Chen Yan: "Where did you know about this store?"

Zao Ji and the others looked at each other: "Don't you guys know?"

"This restaurant of yours is the number one in Asia Crystal's top ten this year, and many people come here to eat."

"Very famous now!"

Chen Yan: "Really? Thank you."

He walked to the counter and said to Ming Qian, "They said that we are the number one in Asia Crystal's top ten this year."

Ming Qian was also taken aback: "Really? I didn't pay attention, I'll check it out on YouTube."

After signing up, Ming Qian forgot about it. After all, he didn't see any members of the jury coming. He thought he just made up the number of people, but he got the first place?

Ming Qian boarded YouTube, opened the official account of Crystal of Asia, then opened the selection video, and dragged to the end.

The first is really Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant!

Ming Qian's eyes widened, feeling incredible.

After all, the hot pot restaurant he opened was thought that it would be considered good if he could enter the top [-]. It’s not that he looked down on his own restaurant, but hot pot. Although it is delicious in the eyes of many people, it is not the kind of exquisite gourmet food.

A smile appeared on Ming Qian's face, he was happy and excited, he turned to You Jun and said, "I want to tell you good news?"

You Jun didn't know what he thought of, he looked into Ming Qian's eyes, and his tone became very soft: "What good news?"

Ming Qian: "Our store has won the first place in Asia Crystal!"

Ming Qian stood up: "Do you think we should hang a banner? This kind of honor should be hung?"

You Jun: "..."

Ming Qian looked into You Jun's eyes: "What's wrong? Don't you feel happy?"

Youjun shook his head: "Nothing."

Ming Qian: "?"

Ming Qian sat down again and began to search for his store name on Twitter. Many people praised him. Although he could not understand the languages ​​of many countries, and the automatic translation on Twitter was not very accurate, he could still guess. I can guess it.

The more he looked, the deeper the smirk on his face.

Until he saw the first tweet questioning Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant for bribing the jury

"No matter how delicious the hot pot restaurant is, it's impossible to get the first place, right?"

"That's right, and the third place is Hongyue Restaurant. Isn't the taste of Hongyue Restaurant as good as a hotpot restaurant?"

"A high-end Chinese restaurant is not as good as a hot pot restaurant. No matter how you think about it, it's strange, okay?"

There are many such doubts.

Ming Qian wasn't angry at all, only those who haven't eaten it would find it strange.

And he also understands why people have such doubts.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the customers who come to eat hot pot find it delicious.

Doubts did not affect his good mood.

"When the upstairs opens, there must be many people who like to eat barbecue." Ming Qian is now thinking about making more money after the upstairs opens.

Although the hotpot restaurant's business is good, but because of the low price, Ming Qian has never felt the pleasure of making money every day.

Ming Qian whispered to You Jun: "At the end of this year, let's go out to play, just the two of us."

"Go to the beach and live in a beach villa."

At that time, you can still be at the beach...cough cough...

Ming Qian blushed.

He felt that he seemed a little lecherous.

this is not good.