Chef system

Gao Yuanzhong looked Yang Chen up and down a few times, and a smile appeared on the corners of his wrinkled mouth, "Sure enough, he is a hero. I didn't expect the chefs of the only four Michelin three-star restaurants in the country to be so young. Xiao Kuan, you can get him in the future." Follow you, Brother Yang, to learn more."

"What!" Yan Kuan said with a straight face, "He's not much older than me, so why should I study with him?"

Gao Yuanzhong smiled awkwardly, and explained: "Everyone, Xiao Kuan usually lacks discipline. If there is any impoliteness, everyone will laugh."

Jiang Chengren said with a smile: "Young people, it's normal to be a little angry, it's no big deal. Think back when we were young, wasn't it the same?"

After being comforted by Jiang Chengren, Gao Yuanzhong's expression softened a little, and he said in a deep voice, "Xiao Kuan, I apologize to everyone. You are all friends from now on, why make the relationship so tense?"

Yan Kuan turned his face away and said nothing.

Gao Yuanzhong's face suddenly became darker. Seeing this, Jiang Chengren hurriedly smoothed things over and said: "Yuanzhong, this is their young people's affairs. We are all so old, and there is no need to get involved. Yang Chen, from now on you You have a lot of contact with Xiaokuan, and you must learn from each other about cooking."

"Definitely learn from each other."

Yang Chen hastily echoed, "There are advantages and disadvantages, since Yan Kuan can win the champion of the Imperial Capital Young Chef Competition, his cooking skills must be very good, and there must be something I need to learn."

He also didn't want to have any trouble with Yan Kuan, a young man, so he simply took a step back and complimented him well.

Yan Kuan's expression changed from gloomy to sunny, he turned his head and said, "If I have the chance, I must compare myself with you, the chef of a Michelin three-star restaurant, I want to see how good he is?"

Everyone didn't respond, but Mu Xixi, who was standing next to Yang Chen, was very upset, and murmured in a low voice: "Cut, this guy really doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth. Give him a little color, and really think that he is going to heaven."

Yang Chen has a keen sense of hearing, looked at Mu Xixi, and said, "Mu Xixi, can you say a few words less, after all, others are still children."

"Look at what you said." Mu Xixi suddenly chuckled, and teased: "It seems that you are already very old now."

"Forehead……"

Thinking about it carefully, Yang Chen realized that he was only 23 years old, but his tone was so old-fashioned, which didn't match his age.

Yan Kuan was in a slightly better mood at first, but when he saw Yang Chen and Mu Xixi whispering, it seemed that he didn't pay attention to him, his face immediately became gloomy again, and he kept a straight face and didn't speak.

Jiang Chengren smiled, and said, "Yuanzhong, there are too many people here, and it's not a place to talk. After we put our luggage in the hotel, let's chat while eating."

Afterwards, everyone left the airport, and under the leadership of Gao Yuanzhong, they came to a four-star hotel called Lido Hotel, which was very close to Gao Yuanzhong's home.

As for Mu Xixi, after arriving at the hotel, she separated from everyone and was picked up by a friend of hers who worked in the imperial capital.

Yang Chen and the others put away their luggage, took a cold shower, and were about to go out for a meal with Gao Yuanzhong, Yan Kuan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "We have so many chefs here, and there are not as many chefs outside as we do." If you make delicious food yourself, it is better to make it at home than to eat it outside.”

After listening to Yan Kuan's suggestion, Jiang Chengren laughed, "Since Xiao Kuan has such a heart, let's taste your cooking skills according to your wishes. Yuanzhong, what do you think?"

Gao Yuanzhong smiled slightly, and said: "What Xiao Kuan said is also reasonable. Anyway, my house is not far from here, and the vegetable market is nearby, so why not just start the fire yourself, just to let someone taste Xiao Kuan's cooking skills, and point out some of them. If there are any deficiencies, it can also promote his progress!"

When Gao Yuanzhong talked about his lack of cooking skills, Yan Kuan's face suddenly sank, and he said with some displeasure: "But since Yang Chen is here, let's just compare and see whose cooking skills are better. "

"Yang Chen, what do you think?" After Yan Kuan finished speaking, he looked at Yang Chen provocatively.

Gao Yuanzhong reprimanded: "Xiao Kuan, Yang Chen and the others just sat on the plane for such a long time, and they are exhausted physically and mentally. Now is the time to take a good rest. How can they have the energy to compete with you in cooking. At this time, don't be willful .”

Yang Chen said: "Uncle Gao, we've been off the plane for so long, and we've almost recovered. Since Yan Kuan is willing to compete with me, I naturally can't dampen his interest."

Gao Yuanzhong hesitated for a moment, and agreed to the proposal of the competition between the two, "If this is the case, then fine!"

Yan Kuan showed pride on his face, pointed to a small alley in the distance and said: "There is a vegetable market inside, and there are a lot of things in it. Let's buy the vegetables first. One person cooks three dishes, two dishes and one soup , to see whose level is higher."

Yang Chen has no objection to the competition rules proposed by Yan Kuan.After the match was confirmed, Yan Kuan seemed to have been injected with a booster, and ran to the vegetable market first.

Seeing Yan Kuan's appearance, Gao Yuanzhong couldn't help but shook his head, and said apologetically, "Yang Chen, Xiao Kuan has been like this since he was a child, competitive. I'm really sorry this time."

"Uncle Gao doesn't need to worry about such a small matter." Yang Chen said calmly.

Jiang Chengren echoed from the side: "Yuanzhong, Xiao Kuan doesn't seem to have encountered any setbacks before, this time just let him know what there are mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people."

Hearing this, Gao Yuanzhong's expression suddenly sank, "Brother Chengren, what do you mean by that? Do you think Xiao Kuan can't beat Yang Chen?"

Jiang Chengren laughed immediately, and teased unceremoniously: "I also said that Xiao Kuan is competitive. Without a master like you, how could he cultivate an apprentice like him. You old guy just pretends and doesn't look at it." Who am I? Sure enough, it's the same as you before, when it comes to cooking, I want to compare myself with everyone."

Gao Yuanzhong's old face couldn't help but blushed, and said: "This culinary art thing is to promote and learn from each other. If you don't make gestures with others, how can you know your own weaknesses, or how can you improve?"

"Okay, you old boy really has a way of speaking. Since you believe so much in your apprentice's cooking skills, then I have to see how good he is." Jiang Chengren said.

"I will never let you down." Gao Yuanzhong said confidently, "Xiao Kuan has not only inherited all my cooking skills, but has even improved to a higher level, much better than I was back then."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengren's expression suddenly changed.Gao Yuanzhong is now an old man, so he is not known to everyone, but when he was young, he was a famous figure in the catering industry, with extremely superb cooking skills.It's a pity that the bad luck or God deliberately made this joke for him. He participated in more than ten national food competitions in a row, but missed the champion every time, and became the second in ten thousand years.In the end, under grief and indignation, he retired and became a teacher of the New Western Chef School, concentrating on teaching students. Before Yan Kuan, there were many famous chefs who came from his school, and it can be said that the real peaches and plums are all over the world.

Since Yan Kuan's cooking skills are better than Gao Yuanzhong's, it means that he has reached the level of a national chef.If he is allowed to participate in this gourmet competition now, he is very likely to win the championship.

Gao Yuanzhong looked smug, "Otherwise, you would think that I am so old and have retired from school for so many years. If Yan Kuan hadn't been outstandingly talented, I wouldn't have brought him by my side and taught him with me."

"You have taken in a good apprentice."

Jiang Chengren said enviously.But when it comes to accepting apprentices, he can't compare to him at all. Although she is the president of the Binhai City Food Association, she is a food critic. If you ask him to comment on how a certain food is made, he is absolutely right. , It can be said that asking him to teach others how to cook is really ignorant.

Gao Yuanzhong looked at Yang Chen again, and said with a smile: "Of course, Xiao Kuan is talented in cooking, but Yang Chen, you are not weak, and you can definitely be called the top in the country if you can defeat Cui Yuhao, the champion of the Yingzhou Food Competition. Chef. As long as you do your best, you might be able to win the food competition."

Yang Chen understood the perfunctory meaning in Gao Yuanzhong's words, but he didn't care too much, and said with a light smile, "Thank you Uncle Gao for your encouragement."

"Okay, Xiao Kuan is gone, let's hurry there too!" Gao Yuanzhong said, leading a few people to the vegetable market.

It was the afternoon at this time, there were not many people in the vegetable market, and there were not many vendors still setting up stalls.Looking around, most of the merchants gathered together, sitting at the table playing mahjong.

And Yan Kuan was picking and choosing from various stalls, but he didn't seem to find any dishes he liked, so he frowned and looked around.

"Yang Chen, you should go buy some food too." Jiang Chengren urged.

There are not many vegetables for sale now, and they are all not sold out in the morning. They are not fresh vegetables, and there are not many choices at all.Yang Chen nodded, walked to a stall at random, picked two tomatoes, took two eggs, a few scallions, and a pile of miscellaneous vegetables, and went to a butcher to cut some pork. buy again.

When he finished buying, Yan Kuan was still picking and choosing. He already had a big herring in his hand and was walking towards a chicken stall, apparently planning to buy a chicken.

Gao Yuanzhong looked at the pile of not-so-fresh dishes in Yang Chen's hands, he couldn't help but frowned, and asked, "Yang Chen, do you want to pick some fresh ones, these dishes of yours seem a little bad?" !"

Yang Chen smiled indifferently, and replied softly: "No need, it's already this time, and there aren't any fresh vegetables, these are already relatively good."

Gao Yuanzhong shook his head secretly, feeling that Yang Chen's accomplishments were a bit poor, and felt that his reputation was hard to live up to.

As we all know, the first step of a chef is to select ingredients. Food made with stale ingredients is definitely not as delicious as fresh ingredients made in the same way.Unless it can reach the point of turning decay into magic, it doesn't matter if the ingredients are good or bad.But Yang Chen is only in his twenties, how could he have such cooking skills.

Then there is only one possibility, Yang Chen didn't take Yan Kuan seriously at all, thinking that he could defeat his opponent with this kind of junk food.

In Gao Yuanzhong's opinion, this kind of behavior is not self-confidence at all, but arrogance is a bit too much.

Jiang Chengren reminded with a smile: "Yang Chen, you don't want to cook all the vegetarian dishes, do you want to buy a fish? Now the fish are still alive, and they look relatively fresh."

Yang Chen shook his head, and said softly: "No need, these dishes are enough."