The opening celebration would take at least three days. For the consumption of these three days, Ang Lee was fully able to bear it. The consumption was insignificant. As long as they could feel the business life of ordinary people, it was enough.
In the evening, the chefs, who had been tired for a day, could finally breathe a sigh of relief. They rested on the restaurant's site. Not long after, the sound of snoring could be heard.
"It's really hard on them. They can even fall asleep sitting on the floor. Tomorrow, we can change the chefs and let them have a good rest."
Ang Lee looked at the chefs who had fallen asleep and said.
"Today's ingredients are not enough. Many guests came and left. The soybean milk is often out of stock. Tomorrow morning, I'm afraid there will be more people. It seems that we will be busy tonight. We need to prepare more ingredients."
Zhao Yafu said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Yes, immediately send a group of people to prepare. Tonight, we need to prepare more ingredients. It's best to double yesterday's consumption. In this way, there won't be a shortage of ingredients. However, a new situation will appear. That is, our store is too small. Even if we use the open space at the door, it's not enough. There are too many guests and there is no place to accommodate them. We can't let the diners eat and drink standing like the freeloaders!"
"That's right! This place is not enough. It's really a big problem. What should we do? Should we borrow the two stores next to us temporarily? That will probably relieve the situation. "
Zhao Yafu said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "It's indeed a way. That's the only way. We can borrow them temporarily. Anyway, the stores on both sides are empty for the time being. After three days of opening, the number of guests will inevitably be greatly reduced. We don't need such a big place."
The opening was a half-price discount. Once the original price was restored, the number of guests was bound to plummet. If it was so lively every day, other stores didn't need to do business.
The difference between the half-price and the full price was double. This was not a small number. When it was half-price, many people would come to take advantage of it. But once it was sold at the full price, because there was no bargain to be taken, many people who liked to take advantage of it would naturally choose to give up. Naturally, the business would not be as prosperous as it was at the opening.
In the commercial streets of the future, almost all the restaurants would be crowded with customers when they opened. However, after the opening period, many of the restaurants would be completely deserted. Some could only close down. There was no other way. Even if the business was still good, it could not be compared to the first few days of opening.
Because the kitchen was understaffed, some soldiers were transferred to help. Everyone prepared ingredients overnight and tidied up the stores on both sides.
Li An and Zhao Yefu didn't help. Instead, they went to rest. These things could be handed over to their subordinates. Li An didn't need to do it himself. He was already very tired during the day. Naturally, he had to have a good rest at night. That way, he would have the energy to continue to experience the life of an ordinary person the next day.
After nightfall, the beggars outside the restaurant did not leave. Some of them were sitting, some were lying down, and resting near the restaurant. They knew that the restaurant opened by Ang Lee would celebrate for three days. They only needed to rest for one night. After dawn, they could drink free soy milk again. As long as they drank more, they could fill their stomachs.
The night passed quickly. Early the next morning, Ang Lee and Zhao Yafu got up early.
"The opening will be in an hour. I wonder what's the situation outside?"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Zhao Yafu said, "There must be a lot of people outside."
After that, he went to the window and saw a large number of beggars outside, as well as some ordinary poor people. They were all waiting for the store to open.
"There are at least three hundred beggars and more than three hundred low-level civilians. There are so many freeloaders."
One of the chefs said.
Those who waited at the door early, such as freeloaders, would certainly not wait at the door an hour in advance. They disdained to do so.
"Prepare more steamed buns today, so that we can reduce the consumption of soy milk. Let's see how these beggars can drink so much soy milk after eating all the steamed buns."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Assistant Minister Li, the steamed buns are ready. However, if these beggars secretly hide the steamed buns and then come to ask for them, it's not difficult for one person to ask for a hundred steamed buns. This is not easy to control. We can't remember their faces one by one!"
One of the chefs said.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and said, "It's not difficult. Let them line up to get the steamed buns. Only three times a day, two steamed buns each time. That's enough."
After breakfast, Ang Lee asked the chefs to open the door of the restaurant and immediately began to give out alms.
"Don't mess around. Come and line up in an orderly manner. Everyone will get two steamed buns. Everyone will get a share. Those who get the steamed buns, go to the side to eat. No one will run around. No cutting in line."
One of the chefs shouted.
When the beggars heard this, they immediately jumped in line. This made several chefs who were in charge of maintaining order very angry.
"What are you doing? If you don't line up properly, no one will get to eat. Line up properly. Everyone will get a share. You can rest assured."
Another chef shouted.
Beggars had poor discipline. It was very difficult to restrain their behavior. After a long time, these impatient beggars finally lined up properly and the steamed buns were finally distributed.
Each person was given two steamed buns. Six hundred people meant one thousand and two hundred steamed buns. Each steamer basket could only hold ten steamed buns, so they needed one hundred and twenty steamers. One pot could steam twenty steamers at most, so they needed at least six pots. Fortunately, they had prepared enough. There were more than one thousand and five hundred steamed buns, and there would still be some left after they were distributed.
"Let's go! The soy milk is not ready yet. You will get your share when it is ready. "
One of the chefs shouted.
Soon, the beggars and the poor at the bottom of the food and drink were sent to the open space next to them. These guys had been hungry all night. Naturally, they had a big appetite. Even if there were only steamed buns, they still ate very happily.
After dismissing these freeloaders, the real guests also arrived. The first to arrive were ordinary guests. They were also commoners who liked to take advantage of small advantages. There were not many opportunities for half price, so how could they miss it? What a good opportunity this was!
The last to come were the rich guests. They cared more about the quality of the food. They didn't care whether the food was half price or not. As long as the food was good and they liked it, they were willing to pay for it.
Of course, the more important thing was the freshness. As long as the food was something these people hadn't eaten before and tasted good, they would be very interested.
In Ang Lee's restaurant, most of the dishes were not available in other restaurants in the port. Almost all the dishes were unique. Therefore, it naturally attracted more foodies.
For the real foodies, it was absolutely a great regret if they didn't try all the new dishes in Ang Lee's restaurant. It was something they couldn't tolerate.
"Why does this soy milk have the fragrance of sesame? It seems that there are some other flavors?"
A distinguished guest said.
The chef next to him explained, "This is walnut and sesame soy milk with sugar. This bowl of soy milk has two spoons of sugar, six walnuts, and a little sesame. Not only is it delicious, but it is also rich in nutrition. Drinking more can make people younger and stronger."
"Well, it sounds very good. Then I'll have a few more. Haha!"
The distinguished guest was very happy when he heard that and immediately asked for more supplies.
Soon, almond soy milk, black soy milk, and other new varieties of soy milk gained a lot of sales.
A variety of ingredients and meat dishes made the guests more satisfied. They felt that they had come to the right place to eat in Ang Lee's restaurant.
"Green Pepper with Scrambled Eggs. Let me cook it myself!"
Ang Lee looked at the chefs and said.
The eggs in this dish were very common and could be found everywhere. However, the green pepper was a variety from America. It was not popularized in the Tang dynasty, let alone in other places. In an ordinary port overseas, there was no green pepper on the market. The green pepper used by Ang Lee was prepared by himself. It was the seeds he had brought with him when he set out from Chang 'an. After he came to Tianguang Port, he sprinkled the seeds. Now, several months had passed, and the green pepper was naturally ripe. Therefore, Ang Lee had the green pepper to use. He directly used it to cook in the restaurant this time.
Green pepper was very appetizing and nutritious. It even had some medical value. Chinese medicine believed that green pepper was spicy, hot, and had the effect of warming the heart and spleen. It had the effect of dispersing coldness, stimulating appetite and digestion. It was mainly used to treat cold stagnation, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, frostbite, deficiency of the spleen and stomach, and cold.
Green pepper could also strengthen people's physical strength and relieve fatigue caused by work and life stress. Its unique taste and capsaicin could stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juices. It could increase appetite, help digestion, promote intestinal peristalsis, and prevent constipation. It could also prevent scurvy and had an auxiliary treatment for bleeding gums, anemia, and weak blood vessels. Most people would feel that after eating the spicy green pepper, the heart would beat faster and the blood vessels in the skin would expand, making people feel hot. Therefore, Chinese medicine had the same view on green pepper, which had the effect of warming the body and cooling the body and removing cold and dampness.
To be more specific, green pepper could relieve fever and analgesia. The spicy and warm pepper could reduce body temperature and relieve muscle pain through sweating, so it had a strong effect of relieving fever and analgesia. Second, green pepper could prevent cancer. The active ingredient of green pepper, capsaicin, was an antioxidant. It could stop the metabolism of related cells, thereby stopping the process of canceration and reducing the incidence of cancer cells.
Third, green pepper could increase appetite and help digestion. The strong spiciness of green pepper could stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juices, increase appetite, promote intestinal peristalsis, and aid digestion. Fourth, green pepper could also reduce fat and lose weight. The capsaicin contained in green pepper could promote the metabolism of fat and prevent the accumulation of fat in the body. It was beneficial for reducing fat, losing weight, and preventing diseases.
Green pepper might be good, but one had to keep one's eyes wide open when picking them. One had to pick the best ones, and only those with a fresh green stalk were ripe. Ripe green peppers looked fresh, thick, bright, and had thick flesh. The stalk at the top, which was the calyx, was fresh green in color. Unripe green peppers were soft with thin flesh and light green stalks. Secondly, fresh ones had elasticity. Although fresh green peppers would be deformed under pressure, they could quickly spring back with a raise of a finger. Stale green peppers were often shriveled or weak, and their color was dull. Furthermore, green peppers with damaged meat couldn't be chosen, or they would rot easily. Also, the meat on the four edges was thick, and the edges were developed from the bumps at the bottom of the green pepper. The bumps were determined by the ventricles during the green pepper's development. When the environment was good and there was enough nutrition, it was easy to form four ventricles. In other words, green peppers with four edges were thicker and more nutritious than green peppers with three or two edges.
As a type of chili, green pepper naturally had a spicy flavor. Therefore, if one's body couldn't tolerate spicy food, one shouldn't eat too much chili. Even if the green pepper wasn't too spicy, it should be eaten in moderation to avoid putting too much burden on one's stomach and threatening one's health.
In addition, one should pay special attention to the green pepper's diet. Green pepper couldn't be eaten with cucumbers, as it would affect the absorption of vitamins and reduce the nutritional value. Comparatively, there were more ingredients that could be combined with green pepper. For example, green pepper could be eaten with bitter gourd, which could allow the body to absorb more nutrients. It also had the effect of beautifying and nourishing the body. Green pepper could be eaten with water spinach to lower blood pressure, relieve pain, and reduce inflammation. Green pepper could be eaten with meat to promote the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Green pepper could be eaten with eel to increase the appetite and reduce blood sugar.
Ang Lee was very familiar with the dish Green Pepper Scrambled Eggs. He had made this dish at least dozens of times, so naturally, he was very familiar with it.
To make this delicious dish, the first thing to do was to prepare the ingredients, which were the eggs and green pepper. The steps were very simple. First, mash the eggs, sprinkle some salt, wash the chili, remove the seeds, and cut them into strips. Then, put oil on the iron wok. Once the oil was slightly hot, the egg could be poured in. Don't put it in after the oil had been boiled. Otherwise, the egg would explode due to the heat of the oil, and it would be bad if it took shape. Stir the egg and cut the egg into small pieces with a spatula at the same time. When the eggs in the wok were all tender pieces, pour an appropriate amount of wine, soy sauce, salt, and a little water to prevent the egg from drying out. After boiling for about half a minute, pour in the chili and wait for the chili to soften before serving.
Li An spent a very short amount of time to make this delicious ingredient, and he personally served it to the customer.
"I just made Green Pepper Scrambled Eggs. This is the signature dish of this restaurant. Everyone, try it while it's still hot."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Wow, not bad. It smells very good. Your appetite must be very good, haha!"
"Come, let's eat."
"Good, delicious. This dish is also good. One plate is not enough. Give me another plate, another plate."
"Yes, yes, yes. Give me another plate. Good dishes should be eaten more."
Several customers said happily after tasting Ang Lee's craftsmanship.
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