Chapter 1397 - 547: Imitation Vegetarian Top-grade Tofu! The Best Post-meal Activity—Digging Wild Greens!

Chapter 1397: Chapter 547: Imitation Vegetarian Top-grade Tofu! The Best Post-meal Activity—Digging Wild Greens!

After dividing the meat properly, everyone followed Shen Jiayue’s example, picking up a piece of trembling pig’s head meat, placing it in the hollowed-out bun, and then taking a bite.

Instantly, they were captivated by the aroma and texture of the pig’s head meat.

"Delicious, this pig’s head meat that’s been stewing for five or six hours really has a unique flavor."

Lin Hongqi took a bite of the pig’s nose bridge area and couldn’t help but praise it.

Chen Meide also praised:

"On this trip to Beijing, I thought Lin Xu’s pressed pig head meat was already delicious enough, I didn’t expect this Braised Whole Pig’s Head to taste even better. I have to eat a few more pieces today, this meat is simply too satisfying."

Chen Meiliang took a bite of the hollowed-out bun filled with pig meat and asked Lin Xu:

"Is this dish on the menu at your restaurant?"

"Not yet, I’m planning to try it when I go back. As long as customers pre-order, we’ll prepare it. However, this dish is time-consuming, if the price is too low we’ll lose money, if it’s too high customers might not order."

At that time, we’ll have to use the pre-order system.

Pre-ordering allows the kitchen to prepare leisurely, and customers can enjoy sufficiently cooked pig’s head.

If sold on the day itself, even with Lin Xu’s Perfect Level technique, it can’t be made, as the biggest cost of this dish is time.

In the presence of time, other costs can be ignored.

Shen Guofu said:

"In the restaurant, the roast whole lamb is priced over two thousand, so this pig’s head should be at least 1288 or more, not too low, otherwise the roast lamb will seem expensive, but not too high, otherwise everyone would eat lamb and no one would eat pig’s head."

Lin Xu picked up the pig ear area, full of crunchy cartilage, with both fat and lean meat—a part often overlooked as a delicacy.

He chewed the crunchy cartilage and said:

"When I return, we’ll discuss and conduct a small survey to see which price range is more suitable."

No matter the dish, it ultimately has to be translated into profit.

A dish without profit, no matter how popular, is useless.

You must find the perfect balance between sales, cost, and profit to maximize profit and earn more money.

When Shen Guofu mentioned this dish earlier, everyone thought it was just about eating pig’s head meat.

But after tasting it, they realized they underestimated the dish.

The wonderful aroma and rich texture from parts like the pig’s fat, lean meat, and eye sockets continuously teased everyone’s heartstrings.

After one bite, you just can’t stop wanting another.

Lin Xu ate two pieces of meat, worried he might get tired of it, so he didn’t continue. Instead, he held a bowl of rice, pouring some remaining pig’s head stew sauce over it, then ate it with stir-fried wild vegetables and egg.

Although small, these wild vegetables have a strong, fresh taste, and paired with the egg’s savory flavor, it’s even more exquisite.

However, the most classic way to eat these wild vegetables is to stir fry them with lard and dried chili.

Lin Xu didn’t make this today because there was Braised Whole Pig’s Head, and all the dishes at lunch revolved around the pig’s head.

After all, this is the main dish, and it can’t be overshadowed by other dishes.

After eating two bites of wild vegetables, he added some slices of stir-fried yellow beef and a few pieces of Blood Duck to his bowl.

Speaking of which, this type of dish really goes well with rice, accelerating the pace of eating rice, and expands appetite unconsciously.

Soon, Lin Xu finished a bowl of rice.

He then picked up another hollowed-out bun, but this time didn’t fill it with pig head, instead, he placed a completely steamed Glass Noodles Meatball.

This way of eating comes from past banquets, where a large bun was filled with a giant meatball.

Although this isn’t a meatball, its texture and taste are not lacking.

Paired with the soft bun, it doesn’t seem awkward, but rather, the bun absorbs the oil from the meatball surface, making it even more delicious.

After eating, he got up to tidy up the kitchen.

As soon as he reached the door, Shen Jiayue came chasing with a bowl of rice:

"Baobao Lin, is there any stew sauce left from the pig’s head? Watching you eat just now made me so hungry."

"There’s still some left, give me your bowl, I’ll serve you some."

He took the bowl of rice to the kitchen, scooping some sauce that was like jelly from the clay pot onto the rice. Despite being just sauce, it’s still very appetizing.

As soon as Shen Jiayue left, Chen Shaokang and others also came with their bowls of rice.

Lin Xu, albeit helpless, had no choice but to reheat the remaining sauce and then placed it in a small basin, taking it to the dining room so everyone who wanted to mix rice could scoop some.

However, he kindly reminded them, this sauce is extremely high in calories, so try to eat less.

Otherwise, come next year, both adults and children will be a circle bigger.

Going back to Beijing, what awaits is the merciless teasing from friends and relatives.

Whether or not others get teased, Lin Xu doesn’t know, but his family’s Baobao will definitely get roasted by his sister-in-law.

After the meal, everyone had a stuffed stomach.

The sun is just right at this moment, everyone moved chairs and stools, sitting in a row in the yard, basking in the sun leisurely.

Lin Xu tidied up the kitchen, glanced at the remaining wild vegetables, which were enough to make a batch of steamed buns, but not enough for the grandmothers to take home.

He watched Dundun scold the ducks in the cage next to the pigsty for a while, then said:

"The sun is so nice right now, should we go dig for wild vegetables?"

This suggestion immediately received Shen Guofu’s approval:

"Let’s do it, it’s just right to aid digestion."

The steamed wild vegetables at lunch and stir-fried wild vegetables with eggs left a deep impression on this big boss, so much so that there was a feeling of not having eaten enough. So now that they’re going to dig for wild vegetables, he naturally is the first to agree.