Chen Nian thought about it while he was busy working.

"Although the store added two vegetarian dishes before, it is still a bit too little now. I will add more stir-fried vegetables later. But this kind of dish is quite simple. Not to mention me, even Xie Yu can do it.

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But now the store seems to be lacking some side dishes. Although you can order braised food, even the noodle restaurant with Brother Zhu will provide some small cold dishes for customers to eat for free, so we should make some side dishes like these in the evening."

In the evening, Chen Nian decided on five kinds of side dishes.

Radish pickles, Laba garlic, shredded cabbage, spicy dried radish and pickled mustard greens. Among them, radish pickles are eaten more in Sichuan, while Laba garlic is eaten more by northerners, but after pickling, Laba garlic has become

Without its own spicy taste, it tastes very delicious.

Shredded cabbage is not so particular. It can be eaten in both the north and south of the country. Spicy dried radish is also a kind of pickle that is available in both the north and the south. If you are in the north, you have eaten Liubiju pickles before, and this is included in it.

, and the southern aged ones have also been eaten in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Not to mention pickled mustard greens.

Chen Nian had it in school when he was in school, and he also made it at home when he was a child.

In the afternoon, Chen Nian bought a lot of ingredients and prepared to make these side dishes.

Moreover, the aging process has been planned, and these side dishes will be provided in the store for free. As long as the guests can finish them, they can eat as much as they want.

Because these ingredients may be slightly more expensive than garlic, but other ingredients really don’t cost much.

Coupled with my mother's philanthropic character, if there are customers who like it, I can take some back to them. Young people nowadays like to post videos or guides online. They can distribute this and help the store.

Let’s promote it again.

In this way, the money spent on side dishes can be fully earned back on the guests.

In the past, I just thought about having enough money to spend when I was married, but now I have to save more money when I am getting married.

While thinking about this, I started to prepare and cook some of these side dishes. Some of these side dishes can be refrigerated overnight after being marinated, but some need to be kept for a few days before eating.

First, peel and wash all the ingredients, cut them into strips, and cut them into shreds. Then put the radish, mustard greens and cabbage into a basin, sprinkle some salt on them, and soak them first.

The purpose of this step is to remove excess moisture from these ingredients so that they can absorb the flavor of the seasonings and become more delicious when marinated.

Pickling takes time. During this time, I plan to make Laba garlic first.

Laba garlic is a relatively common side dish in the north. Its main ingredient is garlic. As the name suggests, this side dish is made on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. As for why garlic should be pickled on this day, Chen Nian has also asked students in the north before.

, but they don’t know much about it either.

Just know that the garlic pickled in this way will turn green when it is aged.

Moreover, students in the north used to say that they would pickle garlic from the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month until New Year's Eve or New Year's Day before opening the lid again.

By this time, the garlic has been marinated. You can use chopsticks to pick out some of it and put it on a small plate during each meal. The vinegar inside is also great for dipping dumplings.

Although Chen Nian didn't know the origin of this custom, he knew that the reason why it was marinated on Laba day was that in the past, every household in the north would light a stove to keep warm in winter.

But the weather outside is very cold, so they will be placed next to the stove during the day to ensure that they are exposed to the sun, and placed next to the window at night.

Under this alternation of hot and cold, the garlic will quickly turn green. When all the garlic in the jar turns green, it can be taken out and eaten.
Chapter completed!