NovelBonte Chapter 89 Cooking Exchange
Chapter 89 Cooking Exchange
Chapter 89 Cooking Exchange
As soon as he walked out, he met Cai Yuan.
"Brother Yuan."
"Xu Yang, what a coincidence."
"Just finished talking to the chef?" Cai Yuan indicated the direction he came from.
There are several offices in that direction, but Xu Yang can only come from there, he can only go to Zhao Leijun.
"Yes, I just talked about going to Xiangyun Hotel tonight. Brother Yuan, you should know."
"I know, the chef said it when I came here this morning."
His absence in the morning does not mean that other people are also absent in the morning, Xu Yang thinks it is normal.
Just thinking about it, Cai Yuan said again: "Xu Yang, I was wondering if it was the right choice to regard you as my target."
"Why do you say that?" Xu Yang couldn't help laughing.
"At first, I thought we were on the same starting line, maybe there was not much difference in cooking skills, but now it seems that the gap is not as big as usual."
As she spoke, Cai Yuan shook her head.
It seems to have done something very wrong.
Xu Yang explained: "Brother Yuan, I think there is really no difference between our cooking skills. In fact, your cooking skills are actually better."
"You see, although I have a few very good dishes, most of them are mediocre, and some dishes can't even meet the minimum requirements for serving."
"Although you don't have a particularly good specialty, most of Sichuan cuisine is very good, so we each have our own advantages and disadvantages. We should be on the same starting line."
Xu Yang didn't say this on purpose, but the fact.
If his more than 20 dishes are all three-star or four-star, then Cai Yuan must not be able to compare.
In this case, it is almost at the same level as Cai Yunsong.
It's a pity that most of them are two-star, so there is no way to compare them.
"I know that you will say such things. I can still see if there is a gap. As you said, there is no gap now. It will definitely become more and more obvious later. Your progress is much faster than mine. Why am I would say that targeting you was the biggest mistake."
If it was other aspects, Cai Yuan would naturally not be too worried.
However, Xu Yang's progress is very fast, which makes him understand that there will be a gap sooner or later.
It's like he only adds 1 point each time, while Xu Yang adds 2 points each time.
You can't see it once or twice, but five times and six times can be five to six points, and it's obvious all at once.
"Brother Yuan, don't say it too early. You must know that the chefs you faced were all famous chefs before, and you still surpassed them all in the same way, so I think it's okay."
What Xu Yang said was still the truth.
Although there is a system in hand, it is just that you sign in once a day now, and the accumulation of reputation points is very slow, and it is also slow to draw a lottery. At this stage, it may not be as fast as Cai Yuan.
It's just that I have a few particularly good dishes, which gives people an illusion.
"Okay, let's not push each other back and forth, the cooking skills behind are the most obvious."
"It's true." Xu Yang agreed.
The latter two did not continue to talk about cooking, but chatted about other things.
I found out that I like playing games, so I naturally talked about games.
"Cai Yuan and Xiao Xu, what are they chatting about?" Just as they were getting excited, a voice came.
Following the voice, it turned out to be Cai Yunsong.
"Master Cai, brother Yuan and I have discussed cooking skills, and let's chat for a while."
Cai Yunsong nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, you are not much different in age, and your cooking skills are similar, and you still have a lot of common language when speaking, so it's normal to chat together."
"By the way, you all know what happened tonight."
The two nodded at the same time and said, "Understood."
"That's fine, you guys stop chatting, go get ready, and talk slowly when you have time."
Looking at the time, it was already 5:24, and there were still 6 minutes before we were ready to leave.
Xu Yang was going to prepare, but happened to meet Cai Yuan.
The two couldn't stop talking and almost lost track of time.
"Okay, let's get ready right away." Cai Yuan replied with a nod.
Said to be prepared, in fact, there is nothing to prepare.
After a while, Tian Mingzheng appeared at the entrance of the hotel in the hotel's business car.
No one else was allowed to drive.
Anyway, the night is a culinary exchange, just a culinary exchange, so I don't drink a drop of alcohol, and I don't even taste a drink.
Just like last night, it is to get the best taste of the original taste of the dishes, and to avoid affecting my judgment due to other tastes.
When we got to the restaurant, there wasn't much fanfare.
But Liu Wenke was already waiting at the door.
"I didn't wait too long." Zhao Leijun greeted him as soon as he got out of the car.
"No, I didn't come out until you were one kilometer away. Speaking of which, I just stood here for less than 2 minutes."
"That's good."
Liu Wenke then stepped out of the way.
"Stop standing here, everyone go in."
"it is good."
Under the leadership of Liu Wenke, several people came to a private room.
As soon as he entered, Xu Yang looked around and realized that he must have prepared in advance.
There is also a banner hanging on the wall, which roughly means that the chefs of Jincheng Hotel are welcome to come to have a culinary exchange.
"Old Zhao, how is this place? If it doesn't work, we will change it." Liu Wenke said with a smile.
"We're here for a culinary exchange, not real guests. It doesn't need to be so grand, it's better to be simple."
In fact, Jincheng Hotel did the same thing yesterday.
It's just that I didn't eat in the private room in the end, so naturally I didn't see these things.
"No matter what, the culinary art exchange should also be worth paying attention to. Besides, it's not particularly grand, just clean it up."
"Okay, let's go here."
Zhao Leijun looked around and smiled: "It looks very familiar, it should be here last time and last time."
Liu Wenke nodded: "Yes, since that incident, we have changed all the private rooms at the back to this place. Firstly, it is close to the kitchen, so the dishes can be served as soon as possible. Second, it is more convenient to arrange here."
"understood."
"Everyone sit down for a while, and then we are going to have dinner." Liu Wenke signaled everyone to sit down first.
After Zhao Leijun sat down, the others sat down one by one.
Afterwards, the three people in Xiangyun Hotel also took their seats.
After sitting down, Liu Wenke said again: "Old Zhao, you also have a few new faces in this cooking exchange. Let's introduce each other."
"Okay, let's start then." Zhao Leijun nodded.
Afterwards, Cai Yuan and Xu Yang were mainly introduced. They were here for the first time, and everyone else was familiar with them.
Then he introduced another person from Xiangyun Hotel to the two of them.
As a restaurant for communication, in fact, there will not be many people there, that is, three or four people.
The last time Jincheng Hotel was crowded was because they were commenting directly in the kitchen, including the chefs who cooked.
If you don't count the chefs, there are actually only Zhao Leijun and Tian Mingzheng, and Wu Han at most, there are three people in total.
There were more people in the kitchen, so Wu Han didn't come over.
This time, Xiangyun Restaurant is the head chef Liu Wenke, the head chef of Sichuan cuisine and another chef.
After a brief introduction, Liu Wenke smiled and said, "Old Zhao, how is that thing I told you about?"
"About mapo tofu?"
"Correct."
"I think you should ask me directly about this matter." Zhao Leijun said and looked at Xu Yang.
Liu Wenke nodded: "I'm sorry, since I'm here, I'll ask Xu Yang directly."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Xu Yang and said, "Xiao Xu, I was really greedy for not being able to taste your mapo tofu yesterday. I wonder if I will have a chance to get it today."
"Chef Liu, our chef has already talked about this matter today, of course I have no problem."
After getting the answer he wanted, the smile on Liu Wenke's face grew stronger.
"That's fine, that's fine, to be honest, I want to taste it now."
"Haha." Zhao Leijun laughed loudly and said, "I didn't expect you to want to eat a dish so much."
Liu Wenke quickly shook his head: "After eating couple's lung slices yesterday, I would like to eat two more bites if I'm sorry, but it's a pity that I didn't make much. Each person has limited taste, so I haven't eaten at all."
"I heard that Xu Yang's mapo tofu is similar to the husband and wife's lung slices, and the taste is even better. Do you think I can not be greedy? It's not just me, it seems that they can't help but want to eat couple's lung slices, so today Must not be missed at night."
Zhao Leijun said with a smile: "Then we can have a good time. Actually, I can't eat enough, but I don't have the opportunity to eat every day. Speaking of today, I still take your light."
Listening to their words, Xu Yang felt more and more wrong.
From what it sounds like, even a chef who has been serving for decades can’t help but want to eat the dishes he cooks, and those who don’t know what they think they are.
"Chef and Chef Liu, I'm here, and I haven't cooked any dishes today, let alone one serving, as long as there is enough time, there is no problem making seven or eight servings."
I haven't done the number of times today, which is different from last night.
One serving each of them can do it, no problem.
"Haha, with your words, I feel relieved. I think it's better to forget about one serving per person. Everyone can't finish it. I think it's good if I can eat a few bites."
"Don't worry, everyone will be able to eat very delicious mapo tofu. I can't guarantee other dishes, but I can guarantee that this dish will not be inferior to the couple's lung slices."
Liu Wenke nodded: "Speaking of which, I can't wait."
Zhao Leijun on the side followed, "Old Liu, I think you should hold back, the business is important."
With that said, he came back to his senses.
"Yes, business matters."
Then, he turned around and asked the waiter to inform the kitchen to prepare the dishes.
The menu is the same, but the order of serving is different.
This time, the dishes were served in strict accordance with the ordered order.
First of all, the first dish is a more appetizing cold cucumber.
When the dishes came out, Liu Wenke smiled and said, "The first dish is cucumber salad, try it."
Zhao Leijun was naturally the first to taste, followed by Tian Mingzheng, Cai Yunsong, Cai Yuan and Xu Yang.
Of course, this order is also pre-determined by Jincheng Hotel, just follow this order.
After the five people had tasted it, they began to discuss, and the people in Xiangyun Hotel would also taste it.
Finally, several people discussed and gave a score of 78 points. Liu Wenke had no objection and nodded in agreement.
It can be seen that he is quite happy.
The first dish got such a score, whether it is high or not.
At least 76 points higher than Jincheng Hotel's average score of 2 points.
Then three cold dishes were served in a row, and the scores were high and low, all within the acceptable range.
But the high score is not particularly high.
After getting a high score, Zhao Leijun's complexion was not good, but of course Liu Wenke's complexion was good.
The main reason is that they know the score.
It is natural to be happy if the score is below the average, but not to be above the average.
As soon as the fifth dish was served, Xu Yang suddenly became serious.
Nothing else, this dish is husband and wife lung slices.
When I came here, I explained that I will lead the scoring by myself.
As soon as the table was served, Liu Wenke said with a smile: "Xu Yang, you got a high score of 90 points for the husband and wife lung slice yesterday, and this dish was also made by Wu Yongfei last time. I remember it was 79 points. I want to hear your opinion." Opinions to see whether it is progress or regress.”
"Chef Liu, it's better to be respectful than obedient, and I will definitely give the most fair comments and ratings."
Even if Liu Wenke didn't say anything, he would still comment on this dish.
Not to mention other things, he will definitely make comments according to the system's standards, and it is not known what is different from them from the customer's point of view.
However, Xu Yang believed that based on his systematic evaluation, there would generally be no problems, but there might be differences in some small details.
The specifics will not be known until after tasting.
"I said, I believe in you, everyone can taste it."
The order of tasting has not changed.
After the five of them tasted it, Zhao Leijun said, "Xiao Xu, according to what was agreed before, you will comment and rate this dish first, and then we will see if there is anything that needs to be modified."
"it is good."
Then Xu Yang expressed his views based on four aspects.
After finishing speaking, Zhao Leijun nodded in satisfaction.
"Xiao Xu, to be honest, your comments are very good, and the scores are also very appropriate. I have a problem here, but what about you?"
After speaking, he looked at the other three people.
Tian Mingzheng shook his head: "I also have no objection. After all, I can't make a husband and wife lung film with 90 points, and Xu Yang's evaluation is very good, there are no omissions or problems."
Then Cai Yunsong pointed out a small problem and thought that 1 point should be deducted.
Several people analyzed the questions raised by him again.
Finally Xu Yang said: "I was negligent. I think the problem that Master Cai thinks exists. One point should be deducted. The rest should be fine."
Xu Yang felt that he might be a little nervous.
It's obviously a very small problem, but I didn't find it.
If Cai Yunsong hadn't brought it up, maybe everyone would have ignored it, and Xiangyun Hotel would have gained 1 more point.
Don't look at it as a small 1 point, maybe it will have a huge impact later.
After Zhao Leijun confirmed that there was no problem, the score for this dish was determined.
"We have finished discussing this couple's lung slice. Xu Yang will comment on it and give the score. In the end, Master Cai Yunsong pointed out a small problem that was overlooked. The final score has been agreed upon by us and there is no problem."
"Okay, since it's Xu Yang's main opinion, then I believe it's okay."
"Xu Yang, it's up to you to comment and announce the scores."
"Okay." Xu Yang was ready.
Then began his performance.
(End of this chapter)