Food: Random stalls, customers chase me all over the country

Chapter 575 - Tour - Fuxing Village, Yanyuan Village

There is no redundant word in the eight-character formula of Mapo Tofu.

Chinese food emphasizes color, aroma and taste. Rotten tofu affects the appearance, which in turn affects appetite, so it must be "bundled", that is, whole.

The four flavors of numbness, spiciness, freshness and fragrance cannot be separated from the blessing of "hotness". Once this dish gets cold, it will definitely not taste good even if the master makes it.

When you put the hot tofu into your mouth and exhale the hot air with a "shaha" sound, the numbness in your mouth is like an electric shock. That kind of hearty pleasure is the essence of this dish.

The bowl for rice is not very big. The highest point of the rice is level with the rim of the bowl. There is a semicircle protruding in the middle and the four sides are slightly lower. It is a very suitable shape for putting dishes in the bowl and eating them together.

When you bring the rice to your nose, you can clearly smell the fragrance of the rice. You can tell at once that it is definitely this year's new rice.

As a land of fish and rice, a local restaurant should have ingredients of this standard!
Scoop a few spoonfuls of Mapo Tofu into the bowl, the rosy juice soaks the white and translucent rice grains, and the rich and mellow aroma of sauce, beans and meat wraps around the unique fragrance of rice.

As he chewed, the rice grains in his mouth became sweeter and sweeter due to the effect of saliva, adding a different layer of flavor to the already delicious Mapo Tofu. Before he knew it, Wang Fan had finished the whole bowl of rice.

When Liang Siyu saw this situation, she was so happy that she almost flew away.

This is the food boss, Boss Wang! Eating heartily in his own restaurant, does that mean his father’s cooking skills are actually very good?
Although he always boasted about how great his cooking skills were, without any experienced person to comment on them, who would know if what he said was true?

"Boss Wang, do you like the food?"

Liang Siyu asked cautiously.

Wang Fan wiped the grease from his mouth and praised, "It's delicious. The boss's cooking skills are very good. To be honest, I just came from that Meizhou restaurant on the street. The same Mapo Tofu is incomparable."

Wang Fan told the truth.

The dish Mapo Tofu is trademarked and belongs to Chen Mapo Tofu. Theoretically, only Chen Mapo Tofu can call it Mapo Tofu. Even if the cooking method is the same, you can only call it spicy tofu or other tofu. Using Mapo Tofu is an infringement.

However, the successor of Chen Mapo Tofu authorized the name to be used by everyone for free, which is quite a big deal.

But since you've used someone else's name, you should at least ensure that what you create is worthy of their generous authorization, right?
Wang Fan was really angry that such a big store could make such shoddy products.

Liang Siyu couldn't believe her ears when she heard Wang Fan's praise: "Are you serious?"

Wang Fan said, "Really? But could you give me two more bowls of rice? Or a large portion would be fine too."

Liang Siyu quickly pointed to a place not far away and said, "We'll charge for the first bowl of rice now. If you want to eat more, just go to the bucket and get more rice. It's free. I'll serve you the dishes."

He ran back to the kitchen happily and said to Liang Bo excitedly, "Old man, your cooking skills are amazing! Boss Wang praised your cooking as much better than the one from Meizhou!"

Liang Bo rolled his eyes. "Isn't that nonsense? The chef there has to call me uncle when he sees me! And I don't even acknowledge him when he calls me that. You uneducated son of a bitch, you're just wasting things!"

Liang Siyu frowned and stopped listening to her father's complaints. She walked towards Wang Fan with the twice-cooked pork.

Liang Bo, however, looked at Wang Fan carefully through the window.

He is tall and good-looking, with a masculine air, but he doesn't look like a chef at all.

There doesn't seem to be any smell of oil smoke on his body. Could he be a particularly good chef?

I guess it’s another person who relies on his appearance to do a food-exploring show. My daughter is young and easily deceived, but I won’t fall for it!
Wang Fan didn't know that he had earned the hostility of his old father. He was ready to happily show off his third bowl of rice. The authentic boiling hot Mapo Tofu was definitely a great dish to go with the rice.

When the twice-cooked pork was served, his appetite was aroused again.

The dish in front of me is obviously made from the same pot. It has a rosy color and a fragrant aroma. The garlic sprouts are bright green and seem to be neither cooked nor half-cooked, which goes very well with the meat and other side dishes.

Each piece of meat is very thin, and when rolled up they look like lantern nests, a shape that is naturally formed when the cooking temperature is just right.

It's obvious that the pork used is from the second cut, with alternating fat and lean parts, and it's continuous. They can make so many servings while still ensuring the quality of the ingredients. There's really nothing to complain about this twice-cooked pork and this small shop.

The most important thing is that the price is very affordable.

That portion of Mapo Tofu is definitely enough for two people, it's 20 yuan a portion, a portion of twice-cooked pork is 30 yuan, and a bowl of rice is 2 yuan with unlimited refills. It's no exaggeration to say that it's good value for money.

Take a deep breath, and the rich aroma of fermented black beans, garlic sprouts, broad bean paste, and meat will be inhaled into your nose. The aroma of meat mixed with the aroma of the wok is the most mellow and the smell that makes people drool the most.

Wang Fan never thought that he could eat five bowls of rice with just two dishes. These two dishes were so delicious that he really couldn't control himself.

This is the real Sichuan cuisine, so spicy, numb, fresh and fragrant that you can't control your appetite at all!

……

Liu Fei had a group meal contract and would not be available until very late today. Wang Fan did not want to disturb him and made an appointment with him to meet at the San Su Temple store tomorrow night. After returning to the RV and washing up, he had a good sleep and prepared to go shopping around Meishan tomorrow.

Meishan has many scenic spots. Wang Fan spent a day visiting the Three Su Temple, Pengzu Mountain, and Liujiang Ancient Town. However, what impressed him most was not these scenic spots, but a nearby small county town that has not been fully developed - Hongya County.

Especially the tea mountains in Fuxing Village and the waterfalls in Yanyuan Village.

It was still morning when we arrived at Fuxing Village, and we were lucky enough to catch the morning mist.

Hiking up the tea mountain in Fuxing Village is like enjoying the delicious food gifted by nature.

The morning mist is not too thick, but it still casts a veil of mystery over the scenery.

The green tea mountains, pines, cypresses and bamboos make the whole world full of vitality.

The refreshing fragrance of bamboo leaves, the elegant aroma of tea, and the slightly bitter yet fragrant aroma of cypress, mixed in the thick mist and water vapor, making standing in it feel like being in a fairyland.

Wang Fan finally experienced what it meant to feel oxygen dizziness. It really was like oxygen was being directly poured into his body!

Fuxing Village is for mountain hiking, while Yanyuan Village is for water play.

A huge waterfall flows down and splits into countless small waterfalls. Although it is not as wild and shocking as the Huangguoshu Waterfall, it also has a kind of warmth like a beautiful girl next door.

The scenic area here is undeveloped, and the more peaceful your heart is, the more you can feel the quiet and elegant beauty. This place is not suitable for sightseeing, but it is definitely suitable for relaxing. Here you will not feel stressed at all, but only feel extremely relaxed.

If you are young, you should not go to Sichuan; if you are old, you should not leave Sichuan. This is just the scenery of a remote village in Sichuan, but this sentence has already demonstrated it vividly. Looking at this kind of scenery all day long and living in such a comfortable environment, how can you think about going out to struggle and suffer?
After playing for a day, Wang Fan felt refreshed and radiant, as if his whole body was glowing.

There's no way around it. The air and humidity in the places I went to were so good. It was like I was soaking in the best skincare products for a whole day. It was hard not to look radiant.

After visiting the Three Su Temple, he went directly to the Meizhou Dongpo branch of the Three Su Temple. Liu Fei had reserved a small private room for him.

After seeing Wang Fan, Liu Fei couldn't help but smile and patted his shoulder: "I haven't seen you for a while, why do you look younger?"

Wang Fan smiled and said, "I can't help it. The mountains and rivers in Sichuan are so nourishing. I feel like my skin has gotten much better in the past few days since I came here."

Liu Fei was greatly pleased to hear this. After all, who doesn’t like others praising their hometown?
"If you like, then stay for a few more days. I can exchange cooking skills with you when I'm free. Don't worry about the table today. Just follow my arrangements."

Wang Fan said, "Don't bother. Just two or three of our best dishes will be fine. I had a meal at a place called 'Lao Liang Bistro' yesterday. The food there was really delicious."

Liu Fei was greatly surprised and said, "You have a good nose, don't you? My senior brother's shop is so hidden deep down, and you can find it?"

Then, he looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Could it be that you went to our branch first, then decided it was unpalatable and went out for a stroll, and then happened to find my brother's shop?"

"Ah? How do you know?"

Wang Fan looked at Liu Fei in shock: "That's pretty much the process."

Liu Fei sighed: "Old friends have to go through this process again when they come here. I have no choice."

Wang Fan saw that he obviously knew the situation of the restaurant, but as the head chef, why did he still look helpless?

"I think the food in that restaurant is really a bit too confusing. It lacks the essence of Sichuan cuisine at all."

Liu Fei said helplessly: "If the central kitchen distributes it uniformly, what essence can it have?"

"You can't do anything?"

"When you are in the arena, you have no choice."

Liu Fei sighed and patted Wang Fan on the shoulder: "You are so free. You can do whatever you want and do it however you want. I can't envy you. Okay, I'll go to the kitchen to work first, and we'll talk later. But don't expect too much from dinner tonight. It's not easy for me to do it here."

Looking at Liu Fei's somewhat desolate back, Wang Fan was also silent. He saw too much helplessness in Liu Fei.

A chef is pressured by too many rules and regulations in the company's management, which prevents him from acting freely, making the dishes he wants, or presenting his dishes at the highest level. Just thinking about it makes him feel uncomfortable.

I would rather starve to death than be a wage earner!

The dishes were served very quickly, including Dongpo pork elbow, Dongpo pork, Maoxuewang, and Mapo tofu. If Wang Fan hadn't stopped him, who knows how many more dishes would have been served.

Wang Fan naturally had to give face to someone else who had invited him. Although the taste did not meet his expectations, it was still acceptable. This restaurant is considered a representative of Beijing-style Sichuan cuisine. The head office is in the capital, and it has many branches in Sichuan. It is said that the dishes were very good in the past, but the taste has become increasingly unsatisfactory in recent years.

I just didn't catch the right time.

Wang Fan could only comfort himself in this way.

Later, I talked with Liu Fei again. Liu Fei, who had drunk some wine, complained bitterly. After the central government took control, the operating space for chefs like them became smaller and smaller, but because this position was passed down by his master, he had to take it. As for his senior brother Liang Bo, he was the legendary eldest brother who would rather be expelled from the sect than be bound by constraints in pursuit of freedom. It was the whole love, hate and vengeance in the novels of the martial arts world.

After having someone to complain to and pouring out his grievances for a long time, Liu Fei's spirits were obviously much better. Wang Fan is not only a person in the industry, but also a good listener.

Wang Fan also drank some wine and simply went to bed at night.

While he was taking a rest, his fans in Sichuan were very energetic. It was because Wang Fan's whereabouts had been discovered.

It’s okay to go to Fuxing Village, but the Three Su Temple is a well-known tourist attraction, so it’s reasonable to be discovered.

"Brothers! Boss Wang has been confirmed to be at the Three Su Temple!"

"I just saw the news too. It's really annoying to see this guy leisurely strolling around. Why is he just hanging out there while I'm still toiling away at overtime?"

"Have you grabbed him by the collar and asked him when he can open his stall? I can't wait to taste what the ceiling of a real Sichuan restaurant tastes like."

"That's right. I strongly urge Boss Wang to continue making Sichuan cuisine in Sichuan and give these local chefs a leg up. Several long-established restaurants are collapsing one after another, and the food is getting worse and worse."

“Some of the small restaurants are actually quite good, but there’s really nothing to look forward to in those big hotels.”

"For mapo tofu, go to the place across from Du Fu Thatched Cottage. It's delicious, and you need at least three bowls of rice."

Wang Fan basically doesn't discuss anything else on his Weibo, and it soon became a place for fans to share their favorite restaurants, and almost everyone had the same idea.

That is the theme of Wang Fan’s stall in Sichuan, it must be Sichuan cuisine!
However, when Wang Fan woke up the next day, he still had no intention of setting up a stall. There was no other way. There were so many fun and beautiful things to do in Sichuan that he had no mind to work!

Today he plans to leave here for Chengdu and then visit the Wuhou Temple.

There are many people in Chinese history who are so wise that they are almost like genie, and Zhuge Liang is definitely the best among them.

It is said that Zhuge Liang was deified by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but if you have read other history books, you will know that the description in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is still conservative.

This is a person who, through his own efforts, has associated a surname with the word "smart".

Even if a person looks silly, if he says his surname is "Zhuge", you will think that he is wise but appears foolish.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when Wu Hou died in the autumn wind at Wuzhangyuan, more than 870 million barrages of comments bid farewell to the Prime Minister, which shows the status of this legendary ancestor in people's minds.

It is said that when the railway was being built, it had to pass by the Zhaolie Temple, and everyone was in a dilemma as to whether to demolish it or not. When it was finally decided to demolish it, a faint voice said, "The Wuhou Temple is still inside." After that, no one mentioned the demolition of the temple again, and the railway simply took a detour.

If you come to Sichuan and don't visit such a legendary figure, then your trip would be in vain. Maybe you can become smarter after visiting him?
(End of this chapter)