The driver of Gu Zheng's car was quite talkative. Perhaps it was because Gu Zheng had given him a lot of money, he was very happy and talked a lot on the way.
The driver was a local. Since he had asked him to look for delicacies, he had found the right person. He was very familiar with all the delicacies in the streets and alleys of Hangzhou City. He knew where was delicious and where was not.
Soon, the driver took Gu Zheng to the first restaurant. Seeing the name of the restaurant, Gu Zheng was stunned.
"Boss, this restaurant's Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice is the most authentic and the most delicious. Let me tell you, it was passed down from the famous gourmet, Gu Zheng. This is his personal disciple. Do you know Gu Zheng? He was the champion of our Hangzhou City's Gourmet Competition. Later, he became the champion of the National Gourmet Competition, Gu Zheng!"
The chauffeur said quickly. When he spoke, there was a sense of pride. Gu Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He did not expect that the driver would bring him here. Of course, he knew about the Golden Dragon Soars in the Sky. It was the Egg-Fried Rice that he made. It was his unique skill. He had never taught it to anyone. It was impossible for him to have a successor, let alone an authentic one.
The Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice was made with immortal techniques. Without immortal techniques, it would be impossible to achieve that effect. The driver said this restaurant was very authentic. Gu Zheng didn't need to see or taste it to know that it was impossible.
"Let's change to another restaurant. Forget about this one!"
Gu Zheng didn't even get out of the car. He just shook his head. Even if the Egg Fried Rice was really good, he couldn't write it. After all, this restaurant was under his name.
If he wrote it, what would he be doing? Praising himself? Or helping this restaurant to advertise?
If he really wrote it, he was afraid that in the future, even if he said that he had never taught anyone how to cook Egg Fried Rice, no one would believe him. They would definitely think that this dish was passed down from him. That would only be worse.
"You're not going? What a pity. Their Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice is really delicious. Look, it's not dinner time yet, but there are many people inside. There are many takeaways waiting at the door! "
Seeing that Gu Zheng wasn't going, the driver seemed a little disappointed. He pointed to the entrance of the restaurant. There was indeed a takeout waiting at the entrance, and there were many people inside.
Perhaps they had done a good job, but no matter how good they were, Gu Zheng could not go. This place was definitely not suitable.
"Let's go to another restaurant!" Gu Zheng said again. Seeing that Gu Zheng insisted, the driver could only drive the car away. After all, Gu Zheng had chartered the car. Wherever Gu Zheng went today, the driver had to go, unless it was some places that he couldn't go.
"Is there a lot of Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice now?"
Gu Zheng suddenly remembered what the driver had said before. He said that this restaurant was the most authentic, which meant that there would be other restaurants that were not authentic, so he asked.
"Of course. Since Master Gu Zheng made the Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice in Hangzhou, it has become a specialty of Hangzhou. Many people have come to eat it because of its reputation. But speaking of which, Master Gu Zheng's Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice is the best. You can search online. The video of Master Gu Zheng making the Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice is really handsome and beautiful. The golden dragon is so vivid!"
The driver said quickly. Gu Zheng looked out of the window unnaturally. He took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on.
This driver was quite interesting. He kept talking about Gu Zheng, but he didn't know that the person he was talking about was right beside him. He even asked people to watch the video. He didn't even recognize Gu Zheng.
However, his words also proved that there were indeed many people who made the Golden Dragon Flying Egg Fried Rice. Moreover, this dish had become a specialty of Hangzhou.
Strictly speaking, Egg Fried Rice was not a dish, but a staple food. It was just that people were used to calling it that.
When the driver took Gu Zheng to the second restaurant, Gu Zheng shook his head again.
This time, the driver actually brought Gu Zheng to the Heavenly Noodle House. The taste of the Heavenly Noodle House was indeed good, but it had already been written about by others. Even Mumu had written about it. Moreover, Gu Zheng had eaten there before, and he even got ordinary grade flour here.
It was a wasted trip again. Gu Zheng didn't even get off the car. He asked the driver to change the restaurant.
This time, Gu Zheng gave the driver a reason. He had been here and eaten there before. The taste was indeed good. But today, he wanted to go to a place he had never been to before and eat something he had never eaten before.
This time, the chauffeur drove a little further and arrived at a lake.
It was not West Lake, but another small lake. Although it was not as famous as West Lake, the scenery was also good. There was a boat dock beside the lake. Some people were rowing boats in the lake. The lake was not big, but it was very clean.
"This is the rice noodles at the dock beside the lake. Their rice noodles are very delicious. It's morning now, so the restaurant is full at noon. But in the evening, the whole lake is full of people eating rice noodles!"
The driver introduced again. It was almost 11 o 'clock, and there were already people eating rice noodles. There were not many people, so the restaurant was not full.
"It's really delicious here. But we came at the wrong time. If it's evening, we will have to wait in line for a long time. The people eating rice noodles by the lake are a sight to behold!"
The driver was afraid that Gu Zheng would not believe him, so he explained again. He had already taken Gu Zheng to two places, but Gu Zheng did not get off the car. He didn't want Gu Zheng to look down on the third place.
If that was really the case, he would feel a sense of failure. He had said before that he knew all the delicacies in the streets and alleys of Hangzhou. He had boasted so much. But in the end, he couldn't go to one place and couldn't go to another place. He would feel very embarrassed.
"Okay, let's go and have a taste!"
Gu Zheng finally nodded. The driver let out a long sigh of relief. As long as Gu Zheng was willing to go, it was fine. If Gu Zheng didn't like this place, he didn't know where to go.
There were many kinds of rice noodles in the restaurant, and the price was not expensive. A bowl of ordinary rice noodles cost 10 RMB. Gu Zheng noticed that their bowls were quite big, which was affordable.
If it was affordable and tasted good, the business would not be bad.
He ordered two bowls of the most ordinary rice noodles. Gu Zheng waited at the side. The reason why he ordered two bowls was that there was one bowl for the driver. The driver did not expect that Gu Zheng would treat him. He smiled embarrassedly and accepted it.
The rice noodles here were really good, and he was also a frequent customer here.
When the rice noodles were served, Gu Zheng smelled it first. The smell was a little strong, and there were too many ingredients. But there was no other way. It was a common problem of many fast food. If you wanted to taste good, you had to have more ingredients. Mass fast food couldn't suppress the taste of these ingredients with high costs.
You get what you pay for. Gu Zheng didn't care about it and took a bite casually.
The texture of the rice noodles was really good. It was very elastic and didn't stick to the teeth. The level of the rice noodles was low, which was okay. Gu Zheng didn't expect to eat ordinary food at roadside stalls. Not to mention ordinary food, even second-grade food was very difficult.
At least, it proved that the ingredients were not bad. There were no added chemical ingredients. If there were, it would definitely be a garbage ingredient, or even poisonous.
Gu Zheng ordered a bowl of diced chicken rice noodles for 10 RMB. There were not many diced chicken, only a few pieces. But to Gu Zheng's surprise, the diced chicken was also a low-grade ingredient, which meant that the chickens they used were free-range chickens. At least, they ate very little feed, not the kind in the chicken coop that was purely fed with feed to ripen them.
The taste of the rice noodles was really good. As noon approached, there were more and more people here. It was not a problem to fill all the seats.
However, the taste of the rice noodles was still a little lacking. There was no special highlight, so it was not easy to comment. Gu Zheng could only look for it again.
After eating the rice noodles, the driver immediately took Gu Zheng to another place.
He knew that Gu Zheng was looking for delicacies, but he didn't know what kind of delicacies Gu Zheng wanted. He had introduced three places, but none of them worked. He was a little confused and had to ask again.
"Well, I don't care about the price if there is a place with good taste and environment!"
Gu Zheng thought for a while and gave the driver an answer. He was mainly looking for special delicacies. He didn't care about the price, as long as it was not that kind of sky-high price. However, if the driver knew about it and could take him to a place, the price wouldn't be too high.
"There is a place like what you said, but the price is indeed a little high!" After thinking for a while, the driver said in a low voice.
"How much does it cost per person?" Gu Zheng asked casually.
"At least more than 100!"
The driver replied quickly. In the driver's eyes, it was a very expensive place. What he said was the lowest, maybe even two or three hundred per person.
"Let's go to the place you said!"
Gu Zheng replied immediately. One or two hundred per person, two or three hundred per person was nothing. Many exquisite and special delicacies cost this price. If it was a famous chef, there were many who would charge one or two thousand per person.
For example, Wang Dong's restaurant was very expensive. The price per person was no less than one thousand per person, and there were no seats available every day.
"Okay!"
The driver answered quickly and started the car. He immediately took Gu Zheng to the place he said.
The place was not far from the place where they ate rice noodles. It was an exquisite small courtyard. It was more like an old house that had been modified, but the modification was very good.
This was a small restaurant. The restaurant was not big, and there was no main hall. There were only private rooms, and there were only twelve private rooms.
The 12 private rooms were named after the twelve zodiacs. When Gu Zheng arrived, there was only one private room left. Although there were only two of them, this private room was still given to them.
"What are the specialties here?"
After sitting down with the driver, Gu Zheng asked casually. The driver was a little reserved. He was not familiar with Gu Zheng. He had only heard about this place from others. It was his first time here.
"We have many specialties. The most famous ones are Braised Chicken Feet, Sweet and Sour Carp, Dongpo Pork, and Shrimp Egg Custard!"
The waiter said quickly. They had more than a dozen specialties, but the most ordered dishes were the four that he mentioned.
"Okay, you said just now that I'll give you one serving of each dish. If it's according to the number of people, give me two servings!"
The four specialties were just right, and they were all representative specialties. As for the price, Gu Zheng did not even look at it. Even if it was expensive, how expensive could it be? Gu Zheng was not short of money now.
"Boss, it's too much. Their dishes are not cheap!"
After the waiter left, the driver said in a low voice. Gu Zheng did not look at the menu, but he did. After looking at it, he was shocked.
The Braised Chicken Feet ordered by Gu Zheng actually cost 188 yuan a serving. 188 yuan! The two of them could eat well outside, plus a box of beer.
This was only one dish, and the most expensive one was not this, but the Sweet and Sour Carp.
Carp usually cost only a few yuan per kilogram, but here, a serving of Sweet and Sour Carp cost 368 yuan. When he saw the price, the driver's eyes almost popped out.
These two dishes cost more than 500 yuan, which was why he said it was very expensive.
"It's okay!" Gu Zheng smiled. He was here to look for delicious food, so that he could write his manuscript. In fact, tasting other people's food was also his hobby. Although his cooking skills were very good now, it did not mean that he was better than everyone else. Others had no merits.
There was always something to learn from others. It was the same for chefs. Many famous chefs often visited the common people, and some of the common people's cooking skills surprised them.
Even Gokusen had been walking around and tasting other people's food.
Among the four specialties, the first one was Braised Chicken Feet.
The Chicken Feet looked very good, with a faint fragrance. In terms of the fragrance, it was very good, which made people feel very hungry.
The Chicken Feet were placed in the jar. The jar was not big, and there were only about 10 Chicken Feet in one jar. Gu Zheng took out one and tasted it first. When he took a bite, the fragrance immediately rushed from his throat to his stomach.
The fragrance was very strong, and it was very good.
This dish not only smelled good, but also the ingredients were good. It was actually second-grade ingredients, and they braised it just right. When he took a bite, it was not hard, but with a sense of elasticity, and it was very mushy.
"Good!"
Gu Zheng praised. This Chicken Feet was really good, and it was worth the price. Even if this chef had not reached the level of a master, he was close to it.
"It's really delicious!"
The driver was also eating. The taste of the Chicken Feet was really good, but the price was also good. If Gu Zheng had not brought him here today, he would not have been willing to eat at this place.
The second dish was Dongpo Pork, which was served according to the number of people. Each person had a portion of Dongpo Pork. The Dongpo Pork was also well made. It was not greasy, and it melted in the mouth. However, Dongpo Pork was a specialty of Hangzhou, so it was normal that it was better here.
The third dish was Shrimp Egg Custard, which was made with eggs and shrimps, but they were not mixed. The idea was very good, and the taste was also very good. They even added some tofu in the eggs, which made the custard more tender and smoother.
To be exact, it should be Egg Tofu, but there were more eggs and less tofu, and they were all fresh.
The last dish was Sweet and Sour Carp, which was not small, weighing about three to four kilograms. It was served with a lid.
As soon as the lid was opened, a sweet fragrance came out, and people could not help but want to eat it.
Carp meat was very tender and delicious, but it also had a shortcoming, which was that it had many bones. Many people did not like to eat carp, so they did not eat carp, but there were also some people who were afraid that the bones would get stuck.
Gu Zheng picked up a piece of Jade Meat, and the fish meat was smoking, and sent it to his mouth.
This carp also had bones, but the bones were very soft. With a gentle shake of the hand, those small bones all fell down, as if they were not the same as the fish meat. Gu Zheng also praised this point.
The quality of the fish was very good, and it was also second-grade, which meant that this carp was definitely not artificially fed, but wild carp, and it was not polluted wild carp.
Since they could use such good ingredients, this dish was definitely worth the price. In addition to the unique taste, if it was served in Shen City, there would be people who would eat it even if it was a little more expensive.
The chef who made this dish was very good, which made Gu Zheng curious and want to see this chef.
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