Chapter 909 Lower expectations and drive tourism(1/2)
When batches of diners finished eating, they left Su Ji one after another with happy smiles on their faces. Many people were still discussing Su Ji’s dishes on the way back.
"Suji's squirrel mandarin fish is delicious."
"I think that crab paste tofu today is great."
"Yes, it's really worth ordering that one today."
"No, fortunately I read the recommended one online. Crab Ferment and Tofu is indeed a great value for money."
"That's not right. Su Ji's dishes seem to be worth the money."
"Hahaha, that's right, but my favorite thing today is the crab paste tofu."
"That's right, that plate of crab pastry is absolutely luxurious."
"Yes, I feel that there is more crab paste than tofu in it."
"Indeed, and the color of that crabmeal tofu is really beautiful."
"Hahaha, the moment when the cover is lifted, oh, the golden legend."
The crab pastry tofu mentioned by diners on this table is indeed a dish that many people talk about recently.
Because it is seasonal ingredients, crab noodles are considered a common dish in Suji recently.
And Su Ji's plate of crab paste and tofu is one of the finest works.
Feng Yifan made some improvements based on the original basis.
First of all, it is the cooking method, borrowing some Mapo tofu methods.
After the crab paste tofu is served, it will never steam on the surface, and it even looks like a plate of cold dishes.
But when you scoop up with spoons and want to eat, you must blew it with your mouth.
Otherwise, if you eat it directly, you will definitely get scalded by crab paste tofu.
So when serving, both the chef and the waiter will remind you.
"Please be careful."
Secondly, the amount of crab paste tofu in Suji is definitely very sufficient.
Usually, the crab paste used for crab paste tofu does not use the meat on the crab legs, only the meat from the crab body, and add some crab roe.
However, Feng Yifan made some changes. He tore the crab leg meat apart and added it.
And to make the soup look more beautiful, it is also to make the taste richer.
Feng Yifan will add some pumpkin puree to it.
In this way, the soup from crab paste tofu appears golden.
And the addition of pumpkin puree also adds a slight sweetness.
The flavors of crab noodles are blended with each other and paired with a salty and fresh flavor. After eating, it will have a hint of sweetness. It is really delicious.
This dish was discovered by a table of diners who came to Suji on the second day of the National Day holiday.
After savoring it, diners immediately shared it on Weibo.
After being recommended and shared, more diners naturally ordered this dish to taste it.
As a result, almost all the diners praised it after eating it.
Not only did Feng Yifan give enough crab noodles, but more importantly, Feng Yifan's seasoning can really make most people think it is really delicious.
It did not affect the umami flavor of crab paste, and the temperature that seems not hot but is actually hot is really locked in the umami flavor completely.
The white and tender tofu is even more smooth and smooth, almost melting in the mouth.
Finally, the pumpkin puree is added, completely different from adding sugar to season, and simply using small pumpkin to sweeten the flavor.
It has a unique feeling of not being able to taste sweet, but it also has that sweet feeling.
In just a few days, there are really many recommendations for dishes like "Crab Ferment Tofu" on various Weibo posts about Suji.
Even every diner will feel that every dish in Suji is very delicious.
So someone even said on Weibo: "There is no need to recommend Su Ji's dishes. If you go in, order any dish, it will be delicious."
Of course, some people are more rational.
"It should be said that Suji's dishes are in line with personal taste. After all, everyone's taste will always be biased. Moreover, Suji's dishes are relatively light in taste, which is different from the popular spicy food today. Perhaps some people who like to eat spicy food will not get used to it."
The rational voice still received praise and approval from many people.
Now every night, Su Ruoxi will look through her phone and read the comments online.
After Feng Yifan returns home, he will share some questions with his husband.
"Look, crab meat tofu has received a lot of praise, and these rational voices are also very pertinent. We cannot force everyone to like Su Ji's taste."
Every night, Feng Yifan took a shower, leaned against the bed and hugged his wife and listened to her.
After hearing his wife's words, Feng Yifan nodded: "Indeed, I was wondering if I should study some spicy dishes with my three senior brothers and senior sisters.
But now seeing these more pertinent reviews, I don’t feel that I have to cater to the market.”
Su Ruoxi said: "Yes, we don't have to cater to the market. We, Su Ji, must adhere to the characteristics of our Su Ji."
The characteristic of Suji is that it is mainly light and cooking with river food.
In addition, some of the braised rice made in Suji are mainly white rice, which can be said to be quite different from the taste of popular restaurants.
But this deviation has become the characteristic of Su Ji.
Su Ruoxi leaned into her husband's arms and said, "Although there are many people who are spicy now, they will always be frittered when eating spicy food, so our Su Ji's light taste naturally has a big market."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "The market is naturally very large. Haven't we seen our turnover continue to be high these days?"
Su Ruoxi said rationally: "These days cannot be used as a reference. These days are National Day holidays. Many customers from other places come here specifically. After the National Day, they have to take a look at the feedback from local and some nearby diners."
Feng Yifan also agreed: "That's right, my wife is right. We should be more rational and be prepared to make the turnover that may be cut in half at that time."
Su Ruoxi was a little surprised: "Ah? Are you so pessimistic?"
Feng Yifan smiled: "This is not pessimism. You have also said that these days are National Day holidays. Many tourists who come from other places to travel. After the National Day holiday, there may be people from other places coming over the weekend, but it is certainly not as many as these days."
Su Ruoxi immediately pouted and looked like a little girl.
"That won't work. We work so hard. If the business is not good, how can you pay the senior sister and the other person's wages then?"
After thinking about it, Su Ruoxi said again: "In addition, you work so hard every day. If you can't make money, wouldn't you be working in vain?"
Feng Yifan immediately laughed when he heard his wife's words, and then kissed her.
"Don't worry, you forgot? Our Su Ji still has a killer weapon, that is our noodles and fried rice. Just relying on the noodles at noon is enough to support Su Ji."
Su Ruoxi thought for a while, then reached out to take the recorded bill and looked at it.
“Yes, noodles and fried rice can support it.”
Feng Yifan hugged his wife: "So, don't worry, we should make psychological expectations. If the business does not fall so much, will we still think it's good?"
Su Ruoxi smiled in her husband's arms: "You are really optimistic. Are you not afraid that your business will really plummet by then and our Su Ji restaurant will become a noodle restaurant?"
Feng Yifan responded with a smile: "It's nothing wrong to become a noodle restaurant."
Su Ruoxi patted her husband gently: "Oh, don't joke. If it becomes a noodle restaurant, what should the senior sister and the others do? What about the three senior brothers introduced by the master?"
Feng Yifan said: "After National Day, the three senior brothers will also go back."
Su Ruoxi nodded: "Well, I really can't always bother the three senior brothers."
Feng Yifan continued: "So, after the senior brothers go back, Su Ji can only rely on us next. Lin Ruifeng and Ning Cheng are not very good yet. Chen Xu and Luo Yu naturally want to help Ruo Restaurant. If the business is too good, my senior sister and I will not be busy either."
Su Ruoxi thought about it and said: "After National Day, there shouldn't be so many people queuing up like now."
Feng Yifan responded: "Yes, there should be fewer people by then, at least there should be fewer people coming to Suji to order food in the evening."
Su Ruoxi calculated and said, "That's nothing. We can spend more time and experience at noon. It's best if we can sit at night. If we don't sit at all, we can close a little early."
Speaking of this, Su Ruoxi remembered her daughter again.
"Also, you've been so busy lately and don't have much time to spend with Ruoruo. When you go to bed at night, Ruoruo complains to me and my mother."
Feng Yifan hugged his wife and asked, "Oh? Why did our little baby complain?"
Su Ruoxi said: "How else can you complain? Ruoruo said: Dad is so busy that he can't tell stories to Ruoruo, and he doesn't ask Ruoruo to help him, and he also wants Ruoruo to go home after dinner. Dad is so hard."
After listening to his wife's retelling, Feng Yifan immediately laughed: "Hahaha, is this a complaint?"
Su Ruoxi also laughed: "Of course, how can this not be considered a complaint?"
After his wife said this, Feng Yifan could only say: "Okay, it's a complaint."
Su Ruoxi continued: "So, we can close early in the evening so that you can also spend more time with your daughter, and then let the senior sister and the others have more time to study new dishes, otherwise it would be too hard to do this."
Feng Yifan agreed and nodded: "Okay, everything is up to my wife."
The couple hugged each other and fell asleep, enjoying this peaceful night.
Su Ji was indeed very popular during the National Day holiday, and it can be said that it became a hot topic on the Internet every day.
To be continued...