Tokyo Literary Godfather

The proprietress wearing a fried dumplings hood let go of her hands in embarrassment and said to the two people in front of her: "Guests, please come in, our fried dumplings are delicious."

Kei Fujiwara raised his head and glanced at the signboard. It was a shop that mainly sold various snacks. The signature dishes were fried dumplings and fried udon noodles.

"Please come in, Mr. Fujiwara, I just discovered this store yesterday, and it tastes surprisingly good." Nobu Satoshi Takagi said with a smile.

Fujiwara Kei shrugged, followed him in, and glanced at the store owner and his wife standing at the door with his peripheral vision... The relationship is so good, and they are still so tired at this age. This is the ideal state of marriage.

Today, Fujiwara Keimoto was huddled in the office writing a manuscript. Takagi Nobutong suddenly came to him and said that he had found a particularly delicious fried dumpling restaurant and that he must go and try it.

Kei Fujiwara felt like eating at that time and planned to write for a while, but Nobu Satoshi Takagi sat down directly and claimed that he would wait until Kei Fujiwara finished writing.

With no other choice, Kei Fujiwara had no choice but to put down his pen and come here with Shinto Takagi.

This is a husband-and-wife shop, there are no other shop assistants in the shop, the furnishings in the shop are very neat, and the tables don't have the oily feeling of old restaurants.

The greasy feeling on the table of the old restaurant cannot be wiped off, and this place should have just opened not long ago.

The couple saw a customer coming and returned to the store. The man snuffed out his cigarette and headed back to the kitchen, while the woman stood next to the two of them waiting to order.

Takagi Shinto said: "A set meal of fried dumplings, and a cup of lemon oolong tea."

Set meal means a set meal. Kei Fujiwara glanced at the wooden menu sign hanging on the wall, thought for a while and said, "Order one fried dumpling and one spicy fried udon."

"Teacher Fujiwara, the oolong tea is delicious."

"Okay, let's have another cup of oolong tea, iced."

"Guest, don't you want rice?" the proprietress asked.

The Japanese eat dumplings and fried noodles with rice, which is very evil... In their eyes, dumplings and fried noodles are not a staple food, but a dish like fried potato shreds. Fujiwara Kei waved his hand repeatedly, "No need."

"Mr. Takagi, is this a new store?" Kei Fujiwara looked around and asked.

Nobutoshi Takagi nodded: "It should have just opened not long ago. I didn't see this store when I passed by here a month ago."

"There are not many people..."

"It's natural that there are not many people. This place is not suitable for opening a restaurant at all." Takagi Nobunctong said in a low voice, "The owner and his wife should be amateurs, maybe because the rent here is cheap. Good business and good taste are completely different things, no matter how good the food is, Deliciousness does not necessarily mean good business, and there are very few people in Japan who are so persistent in pursuing deliciousness like us."

Takagi Shinto said with emotion.

After a while, Nobuntoshi Takagi's fried dumplings set meal and Fujiwara Kei's fried dumplings and fried noodles were served. They were hot and steamy, and you could smell a burnt aroma when you put your nose up to them.

Picking up a fried dumpling and biting it, the hot broth came out. Kei Fujiwara's lips and tongue first tingled, and then a delicious and mellow taste quickly filled the entire mouth.

Fujiwara Keiichi was stunned... delicious!

Let’s talk about the dough first. The bottom layer is crispy and fragrant, and you can hear the "crunching" sound with every bite. The dough other than the crispy skin is extremely soft and as thin as paper. You can seem to see the meatballs wrapped in the dough under the sunlight.

The meat filling is even sweeter, with a unique sweetness wrapped in the meat filling, and the umami taste is even more special, and the taste of shrimp meat can be tasted from the pork.

The fried udon is also very delicious, but it is still a little inferior to the fried dumplings. No wonder the wooden sign that says fried dumplings is hung at the first position, it seems to be their signature dish.

It was indeed very delicious. This meal was the most delicious fried dumpling that Kei Fujiwara had eaten since he came to Tokyo.

"It's quite delicious, isn't it, Mr. Fujiwara." Takagi Shintoshi said, looking quite proud that he found such a good restaurant. "How about this, can this store be used as shooting material?"

"It's no problem, but it has to be approved by the store." Kei Fujiwara glanced at the couple who were working.

"Teacher Fujiwara, the broadcast time should have been determined, right?" Takagi Nobu Satoshi asked.

Kei Fujiwara nodded: "The first episode has been produced and will be broadcast at 11 o'clock late next Saturday."

"I'm really looking forward to it... No matter what the outcome is, this is my favorite job." Nobu Satoshi Takagi said with emotion.

At this time, the proprietress came forward and placed a small plate with a hot spring egg in front of Fujiwara Kei and Takagi Nobutong.

"This is a gift from our store, please use it with caution."

Fujiwara Kei nodded slightly: "Thank you...I'm sorry, can I ask? What kind of meat is used in these fried dumplings?"

"It's pork." The proprietress pulled the fried dumpling hood on her head. It was difficult for her to wear this thing on such a hot day, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on her cheeks.

"Pork? But the taste seems a little strange..."

The landlady suddenly became nervous: "What's going on? Is there a strange smell? Why is this happening? The ingredients we use are all very fresh..."

"No, no, that's not what I meant. The ingredients are very fresh, but it doesn't taste like pork...it feels more delicious than pork."

"Because I put green onion juice and sea sausage paste in the filling." At this time, the boss stuck his head out and said. "I didn't add much sugar. I relied on the sweetness from the green onion juice. For the umami flavor, I relied on the sea sausage."

The wife of the boss hurried over and quietly tugged on the boss's clothes. Why did you reveal the secret recipe? !

"It turns out to be sea sausage..." Kei Fujiwara suddenly realized.

Japan is an island country and lives close to the sea, and seafood is often the richest in umami substances among all foods. Therefore, the Japanese like to pursue umami in their diet, and the earliest MSG was also invented by the Japanese.

In fact, China discovered the secret of freshness early in ancient times, and Shandong cuisine is one of the best. Many Shandong cuisine chefs will carry a can of sea sausage noodles with them to add freshness to the dishes. This was also the secret to the delicious Shandong cuisine in the past.

As for the gradual decline of Shandong cuisine in modern times, some people believe that one of the reasons is the invention of MSG. As a cheaper means of improving freshness, MSG directly destroys the biggest advantage of Shandong cuisine. Of course, this is just someone's personal opinion. Whether this is the case or not, Kei Fujiwara doesn't know.

In addition to the "umami" flavor, the meat filling of Kei Fujiwara's fried dumplings also has many flavor substances that are unique to sea sausage, which makes this fried dumpling especially delicious.

Kei Fujiwara ate all the fried dumplings and fried udon noodles. After paying the money, Kei Fujiwara stood up, walked up to the proprietress politely, and handed over a business card: "Excuse me, I'm from Fukuyamadai. A staff member wants to discuss something with you."

The landlady took out her business card and bowed somewhat reservedly: "Hello, what can I do for you?"

"We are filming a food program and we need to film it in your store. Your fried dumplings are very delicious and will appear in our program at that time. It may also help your business. I don't know if you agree with us to film ?”

The proprietress thought for a while and said, "It's not a problem... But we have a request, can our photo appear in your show? Two seconds, no, even one second is fine."

Fujiwara Kei readily agreed: "No problem." What is this, every episode of "The Lonely Gourmet" will mark out the address of the restaurant in detail.

"Thank you very much."

Kei Fujiwara paid and left.

"Welcome to come again next time." The proprietress shouted at the backs of the two, and then said excitedly to her husband: "Father, did you hear that? There is going to be a TV station in our store to shoot. Explain the dishes you cook It tastes really good!"

"Hmm..." The man agreed and said no more. So what if it tastes good, good taste does not mean good business. Whenever I have done business before, I have no experience at all, so I rented the store in this remote place. There are not many customers coming now.

Life is tight now, and the children have no money to go to summer camp. Not long ago, his wife stared at a discounted skirt in a department store for a long time, but she didn’t buy it. Thinking of this, the man felt sour.

If there is a passing god, I beg you to save our family from the impoverished life we ​​are living now!

The man secretly said in his heart.