kvmb Chapter 259 Hot Pot Launch
Chapter 259 Hot Pot Launch
In the end, he actually spat out the vegetables in his mouth: "Puh, what's that smell?" After spitting, he picked up the teacup next to him and took a sip.
"How does it taste? Can you tell me?" The people around, including Si Wei Zhong, all looked curious.
But from his expression, you can tell that it might not taste very good.
"No, it's too different from the one in Longmen Restaurant." The fat chef thought for a while before speaking.
Hearing this, Si Wei Zhong's face suddenly showed disappointment, and his face darkened: "Didn't you say that I could imitate it after eating a few more meals? Why are you saying now that the taste is not good?"
The fury gradually emerged in his eyes, and the cooks were so frightened that they dared not breathe. Si Weizhong looked easy to talk to in front of others, but those who knew him behind the scenes knew that he was the most insidious and ruthless. None of the waiters in the restaurant were not afraid of him.
"If you can't even come up with a formula, what use do I have for you?"
"Boss, it's not that we didn't study it carefully, but there's nothing in the ingredients. Even if there's a little bit of residue, we can still get a rough idea of it." The fat chef looked panicked and spoke cautiously as he looked at Si Wei Zhong's face.
"Continue the research tomorrow until you figure it out." Si Wei Zhong said in a cold voice. In fact, he knew that this formula was difficult to research, but he really couldn't think of a better way.
"Yes, boss. We will try our best." Several chefs answered in unison. They looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
In the following days, several chefs worked day and night to study the recipe, and even dreamed about it at night. Finally, after unremitting efforts, they developed a hot pot ingredient that looked similar in appearance but tasted slightly different from the original.
Si Wei Zhong was overjoyed and quickly had someone make a portion for him to taste. Looking at the hot pot ingredients placed in front of him, a smug look emerged in Si Wei Zhong's eyes. "Li Xiaoxiao, wait until my hot pot is ready, and see what else you can use to compete with me."
He took a bite in a good mood and chewed it slowly. He had run a restaurant for many years and had eaten countless delicious food. He had also eaten the hot pot in Li Xiaoxiao's restaurant twice, but the taste seemed to be missing something.
Then he took another large chopstick and put it into his mouth. He was even more certain that the taste was wrong. His good mood was instantly gone. He shouted to the door, "Chef, come in."
Soon, three chefs from the kitchen came over, all with their heads lowered, not daring to look at Si Wei Zhong's face.
"Is this the hot pot ingredient you made?" Si Wei Zhong's tone was filled with deep displeasure.
"Boss, we've tried our best, but we just can't make the same taste." The fat chef said cautiously. While speaking, he raised his head slightly to glance at Si Wei Zhong, then quickly lowered his head again.
"You are such a loser that you can't even make a small ingredient." Si Wei Zhong slammed the table, his face clouded with gloom, scaring several people so much that they dared not even breathe.
After a long while, Si Wei Zhong spoke again: "What do you think if our restaurant also serves this hot pot?"
The three chefs exchanged glances. Seeing that the two of them were silent, the fat chef had to speak again: "Boss, the recipe we have developed now needs improvement in taste due to the short time. Maybe we can release it later."
"If I give you more time, can you guarantee that you can make the food taste the same as the one in Li Xiaoxiao's shop?" Si Wei Zhong glanced at him coldly.
Just one look frightened the fat chef so much that he dared not say anything else. He said softly, "I guess not."
"Then stop talking nonsense and get ready. In five days, our restaurant will also launch hot pot. We must suppress Li Xiaoxiao. You dare to go against me so blatantly. You really overestimate your own abilities."
A fierce light flashed in Si Wei Zhong's eyes, and he vowed to defeat Li Xiao Xiao.
Seeing this, the three chefs didn't dare to say anything and could only order people to prepare something.
Since they were going to make hotpot, they had to order a batch of tables just like Li Xiaoxiao's. Because the taste was different, Si Wei Zhong was not sure and did not dare to change them all at once, so he only made ten private rooms on the second floor.
While making the table, they contacted the blacksmith shop to order ten special pots. At the same time, Si Wei Zhong sent someone to spread the news that Yuelai Restaurant would also serve a yuanyang hotpot.
Moreover, the variety of ingredients is even richer than that of Li Xiaoxiao's shop. The prices were posted early on, and a piece of paper with the prices of various dishes was posted on the door.
Each dish is cheaper than the ones in Li Xiaoxiao's shop. Seeing the notice posted at the entrance of Yuelai Restaurant, many passers-by came over to watch the fun.
Some customers who had eaten at Longmen Restaurant compared the prices above and realized that they could save a lot of money on this meal, so they decided to come to Yuelai Restaurant to try the food.
Soon, Li Xiaoxiao also knew about this matter, but she didn't take it too seriously. It was normal for many people to follow suit when something new emerged.
I just don’t know how different the taste of the food served at Yuelai Restaurant will be from hers. Li Xiaoxiao thinks that it would be difficult for anyone to imitate her just by looking at the taste.
But that's not necessarily true. There were many talented people in ancient times. If someone could cook something better than her, then we would have to consider serving some other special dishes. There are all kinds of recipes in the space, including many local specialties. Some special dishes cannot be imitated casually.
A few days later, gongs and drums sounded at the entrance of Yuelai Restaurant. In order to attract customers, Si Wei Zhong put a lot of effort into it. Not only was the hotpot price much lower than that at Li Xiaoxiao's restaurant, but also every purchase gave him free cakes.
This has attracted many people to his restaurant. Another point is that when a restaurant launches a new specialty dish, people who have never eaten it will always be curious and want to try what it tastes like.
For a while, the entrance of Yuelai Restaurant was bustling with people coming and going, all of them coming for the hotpot in his restaurant. As a result, there were few tables and many people were waiting for a table.
Upon seeing this, Si Wei Zhong considerately served desserts and snacks to the waiting guests, and also said that all waiting guests would receive additional dishes as a gift.
After hearing this, the guests who wanted to leave when they saw that there were no tables left decided not to leave. They could have snacks and free dishes. Where can they find such a good thing? It's just a matter of waiting for a while, so they just waited.
These are the customers who usually go to the restaurant to consume. If they come to this one, they cannot go to the other one. Although many people have become members of Li Xiaoxiao, there is no limit on the number of days to use up the membership, and the money in the membership will not be reduced, so they can go wherever they want.