1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 29 Tongchun Garden

The Mid-Autumn Festival brings joy to the whole family.

I feel happier after get off work than usual on this day. Isn’t there only one Mid-Autumn Festival in a year?
Luo Tao went to Xidan Tongchun Garden first and asked if there were any private rooms?The front desk clerk replied: "Please wait a moment."

He looked through the small notebook and said, "There is still one room that I haven't booked yet, the Lanya private room. Do you want it?"

"Yes, how can I not want it? How much is the deposit?"

How could Luo Tao be unhappy, even after all the calculations, there was only one private room left, and it seemed that his family would not come out for dinner this day.

Anyone who can come here to eat these days is not famous. If you have no money and no rights, you should go home and deal with the couple.

You must not come out if you have a small temper, or you will be pissed to death.

"Ten dollars!" the beautiful waitress said with a smile. Two shallow pimples appeared on her face when she smiled.

The pear pit is located about 1 centimeter below and outside the corner of the mouth. The pear pit is smaller than the dimple and is not as obvious as the dimple.

Pear vortex is also known as defective beauty, also known as laughter nest, which is a traditional symbol of oriental beauty.

Girls in this era are beautiful, good-looking, and can enchant people with just a smile.

How can it be like the later generations who have to show off, still have nothing to show off, and have to play new tricks, which is vulgar.

Luo Tao gave himself a mouthful in his heart, this man!It's just greedy, with a goddess, you still want other girls.

It’s so difficult, I can’t please both ends.

You can't talk about serious topics with such a woman, otherwise you will be called inappropriate.Goodbye to you!

Why not go to Fengze Garden instead of Tongchun Garden? Many big guys from next door have gone there, so it’s all written down. Let’s change places and try new dishes.

After booking the private room, he turned around and went back to pick up Luo Shaoyi and Su Guilan, waiting for Zhu Lin and his family of three to arrive.

"Hey! It's not cheap to eat here!" Su Guilan, my mother, is still willing to be the first one to let off the fire.

"It's a bit expensive. Shouldn't we have a grand ceremony when we meet for the first time? What's more, our family invites others to come."

Luo Tao smiled and explained that the point is that it is the first time for the in-laws to meet, so if the battle is big, there will be a meeting, right?
"Xiao Tao is right, you have to have this face first, and then you can save it."

Luo Shaoyi talks little, but he can always hit the nail on the head, and he loses his momentum without losing others.

Under the guidance of the waiter, we went to a private room facing the street on the second floor. Looking out from the window, we could have a panoramic view of the most prosperous part of Xidan.

I ordered a pot of Mingqian Longjing tea produced by Zhengxingde.Specially arranged, hope you can see it.

I drank tea and waited for the guests to arrive. I took a sip of tea. Well, it’s really good!Worthy of Mingqian Longjing.

I looked at the menu again. It was okay and not too expensive. Still not as good as Lao Mo Hen!

Seeing the column of tea, "Pfft", black, really black, five yuan a pot, cannibalism!Isn't it only 15 yuan a catty for supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores?

How much tea does it take to drink three pots of water?I have to admit that I still make money by being a middleman.

It’s okay to sit down, why not talk about this Longjing tea.Today, let’s talk about Mingqian Longjing.

Mingqian Longjing refers to the Longjing tea picked and made before Qingming. The Longjing tea picked before Mingming is green and translucent.

The leaves are even and shiny. When the tea is brewed, the buds and leaves will stretch out, become bright green and beautiful, and taste sweet and delicious.
The entrance is soft and fragrant, giving people a sense of freshness and nature.

In the end, the biggest feeling I’ll give you is a big golden word: “expensive”

Let’s forget about the tea and talk about Tongchun Garden!

The predecessor of Tongchunyuan Restaurant is Tongchunyuan Restaurant, a well-known Jinling flavor restaurant in the capital. It started business in [-] and continues to this day. It is located in this prosperous Xidan and specializes in Huaiyang cuisine.

It is said that two generations of the original chef's ancestors worked as chefs in the royal palace. Wang Shichen, who came to Jinling Runzhou to study after his family fortune, the dishes he cooked were exquisite.

There are also several Qinxing chefs who cook here. After debuting in the capital, they were sought after by the people in the capital and became a famous Jinling flavor restaurant, which is still famous today.

Tong Chun Yuan is best at cooking river seafood dishes.

The main methods of making river fresh food are roasting, frying, boiling, simmering, deep-frying and stewing. The dishes taste fresh, light and slightly sweet.The finished dish does not lose its original flavor, and although it is crispy, it does not lose its shape.

In particular, fish dishes are the most versatile.

There are famous dishes such as dry-roasted herring, braised middle section, dry-roasted head and tail, sweet and sour fish, braised water, five-spice barbecued pork and other famous dishes. It can be said that there is no more complete fish feast in Beijing.

There are also other famous dishes such as: squirrel mandarin fish and eel paste with oil, which are famous dishes of the town when the brand was founded, and as long as it is an apprentice who came out of Tongchun Garden, these two dishes can be cooked well.

The fish head in Yangzhou's famous "Three Head Banquet" - braised silver carp head is also very authentic.

The braised silver carp head has a light taste. You can enjoy the deliciousness of the fish and the richness of the soup, but the taste is light.

Sometimes there will be some fishy smell, which requires the fish head to be particularly fresh. On the other hand, during the cooking process, rice wine, shredded onion, ginger, and pepper should be sprayed.

However, the function of these seasonings is only to remove the fishy smell, but also to eliminate the smell. Their ingredients and heat are the most test of the skills of the masters.

Yangzhou's famous "Three Head Banquet" not only has fish heads, but also lion heads and pig faces, which are the basic dishes of Huaiyang cuisine.

But nowadays, many Huaiyang restaurants with good craftsmanship dare not regard it as a regular dish.

Tongchunyuan also has a famous dish - crystal meat.

Yaorou, also called crystal hoof, was among the famous dishes more than 300 years ago.

"Dantu County Chronicle" of the Qing Dynasty: The color of the hooves is bright and transparent, so it is called crystal hooves.

There is a saying that "meat is not a good dish, and it is a big monster in Runzhou".

Tong Chun Yuan has been making meat dishes for more than [-] years.

The uniqueness of the dishes is that they are fragrant, crispy, fresh and tender in one dish.

The texture is fine and crispy in the mouth, not filling your teeth when you eat it, and the fat is removed from the meat.

Tongchunyuan specializes in Huaiyang cuisine and also operates Suxi cuisine.

The main consideration for holding a banquet here today is that the name is good.

The second one is the mother-in-law, who is from Jinling.

Third, among the restaurants in the capital that serve Huaiyang cuisine, even if "Bada Chun" cooks authentic dishes, they have selected "Tongchun Garden" from the best.

Maybe it’s because it’s the number [-]!fate.

If you want to eat Shandong cuisine, you have to go to the "Eight Buildings". There are many restaurants serving Shandong cuisine in the capital, and you can't just do it casually.

Beijing also has its own cuisine. Beijing cuisine is also called "Jingbang cuisine". Its biggest features are roast duck, hotpot mutton, and barbecue.

Eating barbecue must be in the "Nanwanbei season", so you can feel what the "Wu Chi" culture is.

He stepped on the bench below, drank wine with his bare arms, and grilled the cooked barbecue while eating like a "special man".

Let’s stop talking about this for today. When I have time, I will take you to visit the Eighth Floor, Bachun, Baju, and the snacks and delicacies in the capital.

This Lanya private room is quite antique, elegant and quiet, and the doors and windows are made of red pine.

Most of the tables and chairs are made of beech wood, all in Soviet style. This is a careful arrangement. I don’t know if it has been like this since the opening or if it was changed later.

After waiting for a long time, Su Guilan was a little anxious.

"Xiao Tao, have you told them the location clearly?"

"I told you, I mentioned it again during dinner yesterday," Luo Tao explained.

"Then why don't you go out and greet me."

After Luo Tao heard this, he thought about it, so he mentioned the place and not the private room. With Mrs. An's impatience, he took another sip of tea and went out.

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