How could a person make himself easier to be remembered by others? This naturally couldn't be separated from the characteristics of this person. A person with characteristics was easy to be remembered by others, and a person without any characteristics was easy to be drowned out by the crowd, and others wouldn't remember him.
For example, the famous face of an online celebrity in the future was a very obvious example. When all the beauties looked the same, it was very easy for people to get tired of them. As such, people would naturally not be able to remember them clearly. Everyone could remember the face of an online celebrity, but they would only remember the same face. Zhang San and Li Si both looked the same. Or rather, when the difference was very small, who would be able to remember them?
This was the case for people, and naturally, it was the same for restaurants. A high-end restaurant would definitely have the dish of turtle eggs. There was no difference between everyone, so there was nothing rare about it. But in this restaurant, the turtle eggs were strung together with a rope, which was a very obvious characteristic. Although there was a better way to use a spoon, using a spoon wouldn't be distinctive. Only by stringing the eggs with a rope could it be easier for people to remember. In the future, when the customers were hungry, they would think of this restaurant. When they introduced it to their friends, they would also say that it was the restaurant that strung the bastards together, so it was easier to deepen the impression.
As a restaurant, if it didn't have a famous dish that could be remembered by people, then it would be difficult for it to establish itself in the bustling area of the capital. The premise for people to remember it was that the dish was unique enough. The taste was excellent, and the rare ingredients used were even more unique. Of course, using a little cleverness to make a skewer of eggs was also considered a unique characteristic.
In short, in order to make his restaurant's business better and better, the shopkeeper could be said to have done his best. He thought of all the ways that he could think of, even thinking of skewering eggs.
"Assistant Minister Li, there are only six skewers in total. There are six skewers in a skewer, so there are thirty-six in total. Let's split it half!"
Li Yu said with a smile.
This was just a joke. The table was full of delicious food. Even ten people couldn't finish it. Ang Lee and Li Yu could never finish it. Each dish could only be tasted once. Turtle eggs were not an expensive ingredient. They could be found in all the major restaurants in the capital.
However, the price of turtle eggs was definitely much higher than chicken eggs and goose eggs. It was a delicacy unique to the wealthy class. In addition, in ancient times when technology was not developed, people believed that eating turtle meat and turtle eggs could prolong life. It was a kind of health-preserving delicacy that could make people live longer. Therefore, the aristocrats liked to eat turtle meat and eggs.
Because the reproductive ability of turtles was far less than that of chickens, ducks, and geese, the price was naturally more expensive. In ancient times, there were many common people who raised chickens, ducks, and geese, but almost no one raised turtles. The turtles on the market were almost all caught by fishermen in the river ditches. They were naturally caught as ingredients, so the price was definitely more expensive than domesticated turtles.
Turtles were long-lived animals. Among the people, there was a saying of thousand-year-old tortoise and ten-thousand-year-old tortoise. This showed how strong the vitality of turtles was. For turtles that were less than ten years old, the value was relatively low. But for old turtles that were more than a hundred years old, the value was too high. A thousand-year-old turtle was even more difficult to find. This kind of old turtle was very rare in nature. It was very easy to catch. Therefore, once this kind of turtle was caught and sold to the restaurant, the price was very high. After being made into dishes, the price was even more expensive.
But for the aristocrats, if they could eat a thousand-year-old turtle, it was worth it no matter how much money they spent. This kind of rare ingredient might not even be available in the palace.
The turtle in front of Ang Lee and Li Yu looked to be about ten years old. It was a very ordinary river turtle. The price was not bad. Commoners could not afford it, but the aristocrats could eat it as much as they wanted.
In order to increase the amount of steamed turtles in this pot, in addition to the thirty-six turtle eggs and the turtle itself, there was also a small hen placed at the bottom. In this way, this dish had a lot of weight. After the small hen absorbed the taste of the turtle, it would become much more delicious than before.
The turtle soup looked milky white, but it seemed to be a little yellow. This was because there was oil in it. However, no matter what color it was, it looked delicious at first glance. It was definitely very delicious.
Li An took a sip, and a delicious taste filled his mouth. He couldn't help but want to take another sip.
The turtle soup was the most nutritious part of the steamed turtle dish. Almost all the nutrients were in the soup. Moreover, it was so delicious. How could he refuse?
Li Yu drank a few mouthfuls and was also full of praise. Although he had drunk turtle soup many times, every restaurant had its own specialty. The taste was slightly different, and it was impossible to say which restaurant made the best. It was just that the specialty was different.
"Come here and tell me how this turtle soup is made. Why does it taste so good?"
Li Yu asked.
The waiter hurriedly replied, "It's not that difficult. You just have to break the shell of the live tortoise, then use a small knife to scrape off the meat inside the shell, wash the internal organs, remove the head, tail, toes, gall, and skin, then chop them into small pieces. Add in chopped scallions and ginger, then pour the lard into a pot and heat it up. Stir-Fry it with the scallions and ginger, then add in the turtle meat and stir-fry it with the hot oil. Add in salt and water, and cook it until it's cooked.
"Secret seasoning, haha! It seems that the problem lies here! Since it's a secret seasoning, it definitely won't be revealed. "
Li Yu said with a smile. He did not intend to ask what the secret seasoning was.
In ancient society, many skills were passed down from father to son. The skills of the older generation would only be passed down to the younger generation and would not be spread outside. This ensured that their business would not be learned by others, which would greatly damage their interests. Most people understood this principle, so they would not force others to hand over their ancestral skills. Otherwise, it would be too much. Even the emperor would not do so. As long as the skilled people were willing to be loyal to him and serve him, it would be enough.
The waiter smiled and nodded. He was just a waiter and did not know much. He just went to the kitchen and saw a lot of things, so he knew a little about the cooking methods of many dishes. However, he did not know much. If he were to cook by himself, he would never be able to cook well.
"This tortoise is a long-lived thing. Eating tortoise meat is very nutritious!"
Li Yu said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Yes, turtle meat is indeed very nutritious. Not only that, turtle meat can also cure many diseases. Its nourishing effect is even more unusual. Stewing it with medicinal herbs can cure many diseases. It is very good for regulating the human body. "
"Oh, what diseases can it cure?"
Li Yu was also bored and asked.
Ang Lee replied, "Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, there are too many. Then I'll pick a few of the important ones!"
Ang Lee knew at least dozens of things about turtle's nourishing and medicinal herbs. It was not difficult for him to name a dozen of them.
For example, turtle meat and Poria Cocos cream could be taken to cure eczema and syphilis. Turtle meat was boiled with an appropriate amount of water and eaten with some salt. It could be used to cure children's urine.
Turtle meat was stewed with a small rooster. It could cause old people to have a lot of urine. Turtle shell and turtle shell could be roasted and ground into powder. It could be used to treat bone tuberculosis. Turtle meat was roasted and ground into powder. It could be used to treat the sequelae of cerebral concussion, headache, and dizziness.
Turtle shell, broken bones, and codonopsis were boiled with water. It could be used to treat osteochondrosis and children's fontanels. Turtle meat, walnuts, and eucommia were boiled in soup. It could be used to treat neurasthenia, kidney deficiency, and waist pain. Turtle meat and dog meat were boiled with water. It could be used to treat children's urine.
Turtle meat, lily, and jujube were boiled in soup. It could be used to treat restlessness, palpitations, and insomnia. Turtle meat and placenta were boiled in soup. It could improve the symptoms of yin deficiency, hot flashes, night sweats, shortness of breath, and fatigue.
Corn and turtle meat soup had the effects of nourishing yin, digesting water, reducing swelling, and quenching thirst. It was suitable for mental fatigue, diabetes, thirst, and other symptoms.
Braised turtle meat was not only delicious, but also had the effect of nourishing yin and blood. It was suitable for low fever, coughing up blood, and blood in stool. Cordyceps and golden turtle soup had the effect of nourishing yin and blood. It was suitable for chronic illness, chronic coughing up blood, lung deficiency, and lung cancer.
Sand ginseng, cordyceps and turtle meat soup had the effect of nourishing yin and blood, lung and kidney. It was suitable for pulmonary tuberculosis, vomiting blood, coughing with blood in sputum, yin deficiency, night sweats, kidney deficiency, and other symptoms.
Turtle meat and pig stomach soup had the effect of nourishing yin and blood, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and nourishing yin. It was suitable for stomach and duodenal ulcers. Turtle blood stewed with rock sugar had the effect of nourishing blood and dredging blood vessels. It was suitable for chronic injury of the lumbar spine, hemiplegia after stroke, limb paralysis, and other symptoms.
"My goodness, Assistant Minister Li knows so much that he can be a doctor. Haha!"
Li Yu said with a smile.
Ang Lee said proudly, "More than that. I've only said a small part of it. What about more? When I bought turtles before, I summed up a lot of skills. Unfortunately, there are servants who buy turtles in the market now, so I can't use them. "
What Li An said about the skill of choosing a tortoise was that when buying a live tortoise, he had to go through the six steps of looking, touching, grabbing, comparing, checking, and testing to determine whether a tortoise was a good one or not. If he bought a half-dead one, it would be a big loss.
Looking is observing, carefully observing. The turtles raised in the wild have a natural bluish-yellow color on both sides of the creased tail and belly, and a white belly. The color is natural and the layers are clear. Fake turtles, in order to achieve the purpose of bluish-yellow color, some dye the creased tail and belly with pigments, and some add pigments in the feed, so that the whole turtle becomes yellow. When we buy turtles, we must carefully check whether the color is natural and the layers are clear. Of course, there are not many domestic turtles in this era. Basically, they are all wild, and there is no difference.
Touching was like using one's hands. It was a high-quality tortoise with a thick and sturdy skirt. There is no mark under the pressure of the finger. If there is a mark under the pressure of the finger, it can recover quickly. If the turtle recovers slowly or even difficult to recover, it can be judged as an inferior turtle.
He just wanted to catch them and take a look. A high-quality tortoise was wild and had strong mobility. It could turn over quickly when it was warm, and it would only be slower when it was cold. A low-quality tortoise would have a hard time turning over in winter. Even in the cold winter, if a high-quality turtle is put into the water, it can swim quickly and escape, while a low-quality turtle is slow to react.
Comparing is comparing. A high-quality turtle needs to be scalded in 80 to 90 degrees hot water to shed its skin. When shedding, large pieces or even whole pieces of skin can be shed. And a low-quality turtle, when shedding, the water temperature is above 70 degrees, and the shed skin is only the size of a fingernail. When shedding, large pieces or even whole pieces of skin will be shed. This is not something a low-quality turtle can fake. Only a high-quality turtle can do it.
Checking is checking. A high-quality turtle's intestines are thin, the liver is not swollen, the oil in the belly is naturally yellow, not easy to spread, and the abdomen is flat. On the other hand, a low-quality turtle looks bloated, its abdomen is protruding, its intestines are thick, its liver is swollen, and there is a lot of oil in the abdomen.
The test is to use the hand to turn the turtle over and lay it flat on the ground. If it can turn over quickly, escape quickly, and move flexibly, it is a high-quality turtle. If it can turn over slowly and move slowly, it is an inferior turtle.
These distinguishing methods are summed up step by step by Ang Lee in practice. Generally, people who do not have a certain amount of experience will not be able to sum up these skills. As long as it is a person who often buys turtles, they will slowly be able to distinguish clearly. This is called practice makes perfect.
The little hen in the turtle soup is a side dish. It is to increase the amount of this dish and improve the taste of the turtle soup. Therefore, it is generally not eaten. Unless there are a lot of people and there is not enough food, then the little hen in the turtle soup will be eaten. After all, in the eyes of the aristocracy, turtles are a high-end ingredient, and the little hen is an ordinary ingredient. There is a big difference between the two.
Of course, in the later society, the situation is not much different. Because of the perfect turtle breeding technology, the price of turtles continues to drop. Even the cheapest farmed turtle meat is almost the same as chicken meat. The price of eating chicken meat is almost the same as eating turtle meat. As a result, turtle meat has entered thousands of households, especially on the red and white wedding banquets, the figure of turtles can always be seen.
Even in the later generations, the price of wild turtles is very expensive. It is even to the point that it is impossible to hunt them because many wild turtles are protected by the imperial court. Whoever hunts wild turtles, especially rare thousand-year-old turtles, will definitely be imprisoned. The consequences are not ordinary.
Turtle meat is so nutritious, naturally, it is necessary to eat more. The other delicacies are also tasted, the taste is quite good. For this restaurant to be able to open in this bustling area, it is impossible to establish a foothold without some real ability.
The taste of Jiannan Soju was naturally very authentic. Jiannan Soju was a must-have drink in all the major restaurants in the capital. Almost every restaurant had it. There was also the wine from the northwest, which was becoming more and more popular. There were also some expensive teas that were popular. Some ladies who didn't want to drink alcohol could replace it with tea.
There are more people drinking in the restaurants. Generally, few people drink tea. Those who like to drink tea go to the teahouse. In addition, the restaurants now have fruit juice, and also some fruit juice with a very low alcohol content. It is prepared for people who cannot drink. As long as there is a drop of wine in it, it will be enough to express the meaning.
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