As mentioned before, Qiao Hongtao ran a very large seafood business. To be more precise, he was a big seafood trader.
Actually, like many other ingredients, seafood was seasonal. After the seasonal period, the taste would decline. Therefore, people would choose to eat the right ingredients in the right season.
For example, the Alaskan king crab was usually the peak season between December and February. The crab meat was the fattest at that time, and the meat would become old after the peak season.
However, according to what Qiao Hongtao had eaten in the restaurant these two days, this standard didn't exist in Yuan Zhou's restaurant. For example, he deliberately ordered a Singaporean dish, curry fish head, and specially asked for the red silk fish.
The red silk fish was definitely the fattest in November. However, it wasn't even November yet, and Qiao Hongtao had eaten the most delicious fish head. He didn't know how he raised it.
However, Qiao Hongtao did not want to rashly ask. This was a trade secret, and he was still very clear about it. For example, if someone wanted to ask him why the tilapia provided by his company was of the same quality all year round, whoever dared to ask would definitely slap the wall so hard that they could not be plucked off. Only then would they vent their anger.
Although he was a Singaporean Chinese, Qiao Hongtao still knew the meaning of "do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you." What he wanted now was to eat as much as he could in the limited time.
Dinner time was very lively with many people. However, time passed quickly, especially for those who enjoyed the delicacies. It seemed that time had passed in the blink of an eye.
Wu Yungui's family of four left while talking and laughing, looking quite satisfied. Qiao Hongtao walked slowly with his hands on his belly. He didn't hold the wall for support, not because he cared about his image, but because he was still a little bit short.
Other customers were also very satisfied with the dinner, but of course, they expressed it in different ways.
Yuan Zhou was busy sending the customers away, making the sobering set meal, and handing them to Mao Ye. Only then did he have some free time.
Fortunately, Yin Ya didn't come for dinner today. Instead, she went to a gathering with her girlfriends. Otherwise, he would have to have dinner with Yin Ya and send her home before he could be free.
Just when Yuan Zhou was thinking about what to do, the system suddenly appeared.
"Congratulations, Host, on the fifth anniversary of the opening of the store. Would the Host like to receive the five-year anniversary gift bag?" the system displayed.
Of course, this was not the main point. The main point was that the system actually took the initiative to mention the grand prize. Yuan Zhou was not used to it.
"Comrade System, why did you change your style?" Yuan Zhou asked after a moment of hesitation.
The main reason was that the scene of him fighting for the fourth anniversary gift pack was still fresh in his mind. Even the stingy look of the third anniversary gift pack was still fresh in his mind. Now, he actually took the initiative to give out a gift pack. It was simply unbelievable.
Maybe it was broken?
"Would the host like to receive the fifth anniversary gift pack?" The system maintained its usual style.
As long as it was a topic that had nothing to do with cooking, he would answer it when he felt like it, and if he didn't feel like it, he would disappear.
"Let me think about it," Yuan Zhou said directly.
The main reason was that the system hadn't scammed him for a long time. For example, the big hole in the title of Cooked Wheaten Food Master and the big hole in the business hours were still there. It took him a lot of effort to fill those holes. Now, he had to think about it.
Moreover, he had developed feelings for the system. Regardless of whether he suffered losses or not, he couldn't step into the hole.
It was just like when you were drinking with your friend and said that your friend would treat you tomorrow. It wasn't a matter of money. The main point was that you couldn't lose in drinking.
"System, can I have a look at the grand prize pack first?" Yuan Zhou thought for a while and found a compromise.
He first looked at the contents of the grand prize pack and pondered whether there were any traps before saying anything. After all, Yuan Zhou was quite satisfied with the current progress.
"Sure." The system was very straightforward.
Then, a dazzling golden grand prize pack appeared in Yuan Zhou's mind. It was really the color of nouveau riche. From the packaging to the ribbon, everything was golden, as if it was afraid that it wouldn't show off its wealth.
However, no matter how dazzling it was, it was still in the form of a gift box. Compared to an ordinary gift box, the only difference was the color.
"Didn't you say to show me the grand prize pack?" Yuan Zhou looked at the system for a long time and asked directly without going to the next step.
"Lord Host, you said to show me the grand prize pack first. This is the grand prize pack." The system specially underlined the words "show me the grand prize pack first" as if it was afraid that people couldn't see it.
Yuan Zhou paused and instantly became speechless. This was really showing him the grand prize pack. There was no problem at all.
"There shouldn't be any problem with the anniversary gift pack. Now, I can decide the business hours by myself. Moreover, I've almost completed the title. There's nothing to change. Moreover, according to the usual practice, the grand prize pack will mostly reward me with cuisines or snacks. There won't be any invisible traps."
Yuan Zhou analyzed from the beginning to the end in his heart and felt relieved. As the Lord Host, he couldn't be tricked.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Sitting upright on the chair, Yuan Zhou coughed slightly. After he straightened his posture, he said, "Let me receive the grand prize pack."
Then, the golden gift box that was originally still in his mind started to rotate slowly. At first, it was extremely slow and then it gradually sped up. In the end, when it couldn't be seen clearly by the naked eye, it exploded with a sound of "Peng".
"It's so ceremonial." Yuan Zhou felt the system had a lot of tricks up its sleeves.
After countless fireworks, a book appeared. On the cover of the book was written "General Collection of Seafood Processing Methods". The sturdiness of the book was almost as good as the menu in the restaurant.
However thick the book was, it couldn't cover up the fact that it was only one book. Yuan Zhou felt the system was so attentive this time because the reward was too little.
"System, this grand prize pack only rewards one thing. Isn't it a little shabby? It doesn't conform to your style as an excellent system." Yuan Zhou felt the system could strive for more benefits. There was no such thing as too much reward.
"Lord Host, there's one more," the system displayed.
Then, Yuan Zhou saw a few words appear beside the book slowly, "One table for two unlocked."
"Anything else?" Yuan Zhou asked.
This time, the system didn't say anything. Yuan Zhou waited for a while and didn't see any more changes.
Although he felt it was a little little, it was still nice to get something for free.
"Seafood Processing Methods?" Yuan Zhou looked at the title of the book carefully and roughly knew what it was about.
When he was rewarded with the cuisines previously, there indeed wasn't a set of processing methods for the ingredients. However, most of the ingredients were processed by the chefs themselves. However, seafood was different.
Many seafood had their own unique processing methods. Many of them were even processed by special masters. When he got the Shandong Cuisine and Cantonese Cuisine, there were many dishes related to seafood.
Although he had obtained the cooking experience of many masters, the processing methods of seafood were indeed created by Yuan Zhou himself. He had always felt it wasn't very good, but he didn't have the chance to improve it. Therefore, he could only take it slow.
Now that he had the processing methods of the system, Yuan Zhou felt the quality of the ingredients should be improved to a higher level. It also meant that the taste of the dishes would be improved accordingly.
The quality of the ingredients was related to the taste of the dishes. This was a fact that every chef knew.
"I can take a look at this book to see if there's anything special about it."
Yuan Zhou looked at his watch and found it was still early. The pub time had just started and there was still a long way to go before the end. He could take advantage of this time to read the whole book and then analyze it carefully one by one.
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