Gu Zheng has been to Hangzhou several times, but every time he came and went in a hurry. He really didn't appreciate the city carefully.
Mumu is much better than him. Mumu has not been to Hangzhou as often as Gu Zheng, but she is a senior foodie and the editor-in-chief of the Food Channel. Every time she comes to Hangzhou, she has to inquire about the delicacies of Hangzhou. With her contacts, it is not difficult to inquire about these news, so she knows more delicious places than Gu Zheng.
She accidentally inquired about the Xiaosong Noodle House. The name of the Xiaosong Noodle House sounds very ordinary, but the shop is very large. There are six street fronts on the first floor, and the second and third floors are all. The signature of the noodle house is noodles, but there are also fried dishes and other dishes.
The location of the Xiaosong Noodle House is not good. It is far away from West Lake. It is five o 'clock in the afternoon when Mumu and Gu Zheng arrive here. At this time, two-thirds of the people in the hall have already sat down. According to this posture, it will be full in the evening.
"Here we are. The last time I ate their noodles was three months ago. I miss it so much!"
Standing at the door of the antique noodle house, Mumu said with emotion. The noodles of this house are really good. It is not very delicious, but it will not make her miss it for so long. She also wrote an article praising the noodle house.
They were only two people. They found a small table in the hall and sat down. Mumu ordered a bowl of egg noodles, and Gu Zheng ordered a bowl of the simplest scallion noodles.
Noodles don't need to be too fancy. The really good noodles are often very simple. Noodles that need beef, mutton or ribs to moisten the taste are not real noodles. That kind of noodles often attract people with the taste of meat.
After ordering two bowls of noodles, Mumu ordered two special side dishes. The side dishes are faster than the noodles. They eat while waiting.
The taste of small money is very general. The raw materials are garbage and low-grade, and they are all cold dishes. It is the kind of big pot dish that is mixed a lot at a time. Gu Zheng only ate a few chopsticks and put it down. This kind of food can't attract any attention from him now. It is better to go back and cook by himself.
Even if it is low-grade ingredients, Gu Zheng makes better than these.
"Have you heard? Our Master Wang has also signed up for the Gourmet Competition this time. He wants to cook with sky noodles. He said that he must win first place this time!"
"If Master Wang uses the Sky Mask, then he will definitely win the prize this time, and he will definitely get first place!"
"That's right. Master Wang said that he didn't want to participate in the competition at first. But when he saw so many people from other places, he signed up. He said that we can't let foreigners win the first place in the competition held in Hangzhou. So, after Master Wang signed up, he was directly sent to the fourth round of the preliminary round!"
"That's right. There's so much publicity for this competition, and the prize money is so high. We can't let an outsider take first place!"
Not far from the two of them, two shop assistants took advantage of their free time to whisper to each other. Their voices were not loud, at least Mumu did not hear what they were saying.
After Gu Zheng's Gokusen Immortal Art entered the second realm, coupled with the changes in his physique, his hearing and his other five senses had been greatly improved. What Mumu didn't hear clearly, Gu Zheng heard everything.
According to what the two of them said, there should be a chef in this shop who also signed up for the Gourmet Competition, and he was also guaranteed a place. These two assistants were very confident in their chef.
More than 5,000 people signed up for the competition. It was nothing to meet the same contestants in Hangzhou. But they didn't expect such a coincidence that the first place they came to eat was actually the same one.
"You two, the noodles are here. Egg noodles and scallion noodles!"
While thinking, a waiter brought the two bowls of noodles they ordered. Gu Zheng looked at his scallion noodles. It was a delicate celadon bowl. There was not much noodles in the bowl. A few pieces of scallion floated on the white noodle soup, exuding a faint fragrance.
"I'll eat first!"
Mumu didn't stand on ceremony with Gu Zheng. After saying that, he began to scoop up the noodles and blow them to cool them down. Gu Zheng also picked up the chopsticks, picked up a noodle, blew it, and put it into his mouth.
"Noodles, second-class ingredient!"
After only one bite, Gu Zheng's eyes flashed with surprise. The noodles turned out to be second-class ingredients, the same grade as the rice cake he had eaten.
Second-class ingredients were not easy. Gu Zheng now knew the ingredients very well. If an ingredient wanted to reach second-class, the requirements were strict. The planting process must be pure and natural, and no fertilizers or pesticides could be used.
Now, whether it was wheat or rice, something had to be put in during the planting process. If it wasn't put in, it couldn't grow. It was possible that there would be no harvest because of pests.
Especially wheat, all kinds of pests and wheat's own diseases. If nothing was added during planting, the yield would be pitifully low. It was possible to have nothing in an acre of land.
"It turned out to be second-class ingredients. No wonder!"
Gu Zheng nodded silently. No wonder Mumu praised this place so much. The level of the main ingredients here was second-class. The water used was also low-class. The green onions and other ingredients were also low-class. The main ingredients were second-class, and the other ingredients were low-class. Coupled with their own cooking skills, they finally formed this taste.
No wonder the two guys were so confident. Their noodles were really good. If Gu Zheng participated in the competition, he didn't know whether he could enter the final, but it was completely no problem to get a good result in the preliminary round.
"Here comes the heavenly noodles. Lucky customer, please enjoy!"
A guy came over with a bowl of noodles and put the noodles at a table. Many people eating in the noodle house turned their heads and looked at the customer who had this bowl of noodles with envy.
"Heavenly noodles?"
Gu Zheng's heart moved slightly. He just heard the two guys mention this name, but he didn't care at that time.
"Heavenly noodles, so lucky to get heavenly noodles. This time, the people eating in the private room upstairs will be depressed!"
Mumu also said enviously. Looking at Gu Zheng's puzzled face, he took the initiative to explain to Gu Zheng.
Heavenly noodles were the real signature of Xiao Song Noodle House. It was the most delicious of all the noodles, but Xiao Song Noodle House didn't sell it to the public. Every day, people who ate here could draw a lottery, and those who won the lottery would be given a free bowl of heavenly noodles.
The qualification for the lottery was very simple. You could draw a prize for each bowl of noodles you ordered. Often, people wanted to draw the heavenly noodles and ordered dozens of bowls of noodles in a row. Once, because of the serious waste, the noodle house later changed the rules. Each person could draw a prize at most three times. After that, no matter how many bowls of noodles you ordered, you couldn't draw a prize.
There were many people who wanted to eat heavenly noodles. Soon, someone came up with a countermeasure to the requirement of the noodle house.
Many people invited their friends to eat, and then each of them ordered three bowls of noodles. If they drew the heavenly noodles, the qualification was their own. Later, many rich people took their friends to the private room to eat, and the table was full of noodles.
The amount of noodles in Xiao Song Noodle House was not much. Three bowls of noodles per person could still be eaten, so it didn't cause waste, and it also gave others many chances to draw a prize. This was a bit similar to the idea of sharing food when Gu Zheng sold fried eggs for limited purchase. The noodle house didn't limit the purchase of noodles, but limited the number of draws. In the end, others also pulled people to make up for it.
"Is the heavenly noodles so delicious?"
Gu Zheng couldn't help but ask. There was only one bowl of noodles every day, but it attracted so many people to think of ways to draw a prize, which made Gu Zheng curious.
"I haven't eaten it, either. This shop is different from other shops. They don't care if you help to promote it. Even if I show my identity, they won't give me a bowl of heavenly noodles for free. But I heard others say that heavenly noodles are much more delicious than ordinary noodles. Only after eating heavenly noodles can I know what real noodles are!"
Mumu shook her head. She had wanted to eat heavenly noodles for a long time. Unfortunately, heavenly noodles were more difficult than Gu Zheng's fried eggs. There was only one bowl a day. So many people drew a prize, but she had never drawn one, which was also her regret.
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