Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 434 Experts are among the people (seeking a monthly ticket)
Chen Nian thought about the pros and cons, because he still doesn't know the true level of Master Sun, although he already knew that Master Sun was quite accomplished in Lu cuisine.

And Master Sun also said before that it is best for a person to focus on one kind of cuisine all his life, so that he can be good at it, but Chen Nian knows that Master Sun must know more than one kind, because at their level, he will definitely not only cook A cuisine of dishes.

There is a port in Tianjin, and there are northerners, southerners, and foreigners coming and going. As a cook, Master Sun must have colleagues who know a variety of cuisines.

Even if they communicate with each other occasionally, they can also extract advantages from other cuisines.

Hearing this, Chen Nian decided to give it a try: "Master, I can also cook some dishes from Guangdong. I also learned from an old chef from Guangdong before going to the troupe."

While talking, Chen Nian found Sun Fuquan's empty space, and Pegasus ate one of the opponent's pawns.

Now the chess game has just begun, and Chen Nian still maintains a state of evenly matched strength.

"You still know how to cook Cantonese food? I thought you would know how to cook more dishes in Huaiyang before. Can you do this? Learn a little here and a little over there. Even if you have a good brain and talent, you can't do that." Do it." Master Sun obviously felt a little sorry for Chen Nian's way of studying the Fa.

Otherwise, according to Chen Nian's talent, if he has concentrated on learning a cuisine since he was a child, he might be able to handle it on his own.

In the past, there were many talented cooks who were already famous all over the world when they were in their 20s.

But since Chen Nian said this, he must have already thought up his words: "Master, in fact, I also want to concentrate on learning one cuisine, but sometimes things don't work out, and the first thing I learned was Sichuan cuisine. , But later, some accidents happened, and I turned to learn from a master in Guangdong.

Later, the old master also left, and their family no longer opened a restaurant, so I had to find a new place, and finally went to the Kunqu opera troupe of the previous family.

But after working there for a while, I learned well, but the theater troupe had an accident and dispersed, so I came to Tianjin again and followed you. "

It's a bit miserable when you hear it like this, and you're going to end up somewhere, with whoever is shit.

However, some discerning people may think that Chen Nian's own life is relatively hard, and whoever he is with will overcome others, but Master Sun doesn't think so, he thinks that Chen Nian's life experience is wandering and a bit miserable ...

For a moment, I couldn't help sighing, and the grudges in my heart disappeared at this moment: "Oh, I didn't expect you to go through so much at a young age. These years must be very hard, right? Here you are Follow me to learn, and I will teach you well.

The third master is well-known in Tianjin, so there is no need to worry about what will happen. "

Hearing this, Chen Nian murmured in his heart, don't tell the old man these words turned into a flag in the end.

"Well, Master, I will definitely study hard." Chen Nian said seriously, but after he finished speaking, he not only became more serious about learning to cook, but even played chess more seriously!

Originally, he wanted to let go of the water a little bit. After all, there must be more and more chess routines in later generations, and many of the previous chess routines have been thoroughly studied.

But as he continued to work, he found that Master Sun in front of him was not what he imagined at all.

My own chess skills are already very superb. Although I can't compare with those professional chess players in later generations, I can still be regarded as a very strong group of people in the amateur group.

But even this level seems to have gradually fallen into decline in front of Master Sun.

Obviously he hadn't started to release the water yet, but Master Sun had the upper hand before he knew it.

Chen Nian felt that he was on the fourth floor, one move counted as four moves, but Master Sun seemed to be better at chess, one move counted at least six moves.

Gradually, the old age completely gave up the idea of ​​releasing water, and started to deal with it seriously!

What he thinks now is not how to lose this game without showing any traces and beautifully, but how to not lose.

"Then you can cook whatever dishes you know first in the evening. If you can, you will also be responsible for a few dishes and share them for me." Master Sun did not show any panic from the beginning to the end of his chess game. Basically, after taking one step in aging, it only takes four or five seconds to think about it to take the next step.

Even chatting with the mouth does not affect Master Sun's thinking of playing chess.

"I know braised pork with preserved vegetables, sweet and sour pork with pineapple, garlic pork ribs, barbecued pork in honey sauce, stewed radish and beef brisket, etc. There are probably more than 20 dishes in total." Chen Nian roughly calculated.

"So many?" Master Sun was obviously a little surprised, because he thought that even if Chen Nian knew Cantonese cuisine, he probably knew at most five or six dishes.

And now talking about Cantonese cuisine, Master Sun intends to have a comprehensive understanding of Chen Nian: "Then what Huaiyang cuisine do you know?"

"Wensi tofu, boiled dried shredded silk, soft pocket long fish, squirrel mandarin fish, lion's head..." Chen Nian roughly described the Huaiyang dishes he knew, but Master Sun was even more surprised when he heard it.

Compared with those Cantonese dishes, Master Sun is more familiar with these Huaiyang dishes, and also knows that many of the Huaiyang dishes mentioned by Chen Nian are actually very difficult to make, and it is quite a test of skill.

After listening to Chen Nian, he subconsciously felt that Chen Nian might be bragging.

But Master Sun thought about it again. Although he and Chen Nian didn't get along for a long time, he could probably tell that Chen Nian didn't seem to be the kind of braggart.

Coupled with the fact that the basic skills and knife skills shown when serving dishes for himself were quite good, he couldn't help but look forward to it.

"What about Sichuan cuisine?" Master Sun asked again.

When it comes to Sichuan cuisine, I thought about it for a while and planned to restrain myself a little, so I only mentioned spicy dishes including mapo tofu and boiled pork slices.

After hearing this, Master Sun pondered for a while: "I don't know if what you said is true or not, how about this, I will take you to a place in the afternoon, and you can cook all the dishes you mentioned. If you If you really have the level you said, when people from other martial arts schools come to eat, I will let you take care of half of the dishes!"

Chen Nian constantly refreshed Master Sun's cognition, and at this time, Master Sun realized that he still underestimated Chen Nian before, and Chen Nian's ability was far beyond his expectations.

The current Chen Nian alone is definitely a new star in the chef industry. If he takes time, maybe Chen Nian can really grow into a person who is proficient in several cuisines.

If it's someone else's, maybe it's not certain, but if it's a vintage, there's really hope!
"Master, where are we going?" Chen Nian asked curiously.

"Go to an old friend's place. He is now running a restaurant. There is everything you want there. Our kitchen here is too small and not complete."

Chen Nian nodded and understood Master Sun's intention: "Okay."

Chen Nian is quite confident about the dishes he mentioned. He basically cooks them every day in Honghong Restaurant, and each of these dishes can be used as the signature dish of Honghong Restaurant.

However, there is full confidence in aging in cooking, but in playing chess, the more you age, the more hopeless you will be.

Because he found that his decline has gradually become irreversible.

Master Sun's three pawns had already rushed over, and one of the horses was replaced by him with a cart, but the only remaining horse has now begun to pose a threat to him.

If you want to delay the failure, you can only sacrifice other chess pieces.

There is no way to go on like this.

On the other side, although my own horse has already jumped over, but a cart left by the other party is hindering others everywhere, and my own horse can only swing from side to side, panicking.

Looking at his red commander, there are only one scholar and one elephant left, but on the other hand, Master Sun has all the scholars and elephants.

He only had one soldier who crossed the Chuhe-Han border, but Chen Nian knew that under the siege and interception of the opponent's chariot, his horse and pawn would be eaten one by one sooner or later.

"I didn't expect you to be quite powerful. It's the first young man like you who can last under my hands for such a long time, and besides you, even someone who is older than me can also do it like you This is the point."

In the end, the old handsome man was jumped to checkmate by Master Sun's horse. There was no pawn in the middle that could stand on the horse's legs, and the soldiers couldn't stand up and eat the horse, because a cannon that stood up and blocked the old handsome man could directly blast the old handsome man. .

And Shuai couldn't go out, because the car was watching over there, and the reason why the car was there was because he had walked there when he was chasing and intercepting the horse.

Everything is Master Sun's layout.

In the end, Chen Nian was unable to recover, so he had to raise the white flag to surrender on the spot.

But this instead aroused Chen Nian's fighting spirit. When playing chess, Chen Nian felt that everyone was equal, regardless of men, women, old or young, relying on his understanding of chess.

"Another dish?" Master Sun asked with a smile looking at the unwilling Chen Nian.

"Okay." Chen Nian nodded.

As a result, after more than 20 minutes, Chen Nian lost again. Even though he had chosen a steady style of play, he still fell into the trap of Master Sun in the step-by-step game.

In the end, the chess pieces were gradually eaten away.

It was only then that Chen Nian finally conceded defeat. Although the folks may not all be masters, there must be masters. I didn't expect to meet another one.

After playing this one, they played another one.

This time the two sides fought fiercely, the chess pieces were eaten by each other, and you came and went to each other so happily, the sound of crackling kept ringing in the room, and from time to time, they would shout excitedly or spit out low-pitched words.

As a result, in the end, Chen Nian still had a bad move, he had a horse and a handsome man, while Master Sun had a rook and a general.

In real fights, the car is flexible and fast.

Chen Nian's head was pinched like this, the old man could only sway from side to side, and finally he was too stiff to stand, and surrendered directly.

He lost all three games, which made Master Sun very happy. He sent Chen Nian out of the house cheerfully, allowing him to rest for a while after returning. I have to go out again to the restaurant of Master Sun's old friend.

A total of dozens of dishes were mentioned before and after Chen. Except for some special ingredients that need to be prepared and marinated in advance, there can also be more than ten or twenty dishes. It's almost midnight.

Chen Nian understood this, so he hurried back and lay down on the bed for a while.

After waking up, as soon as Chen Nian went out, he met Master Sun who was about to come and call him. The two walked outside together like this. Shen San was still training his apprentice in the front hall at this time. Seeing that the two became harmonious again With his back, he couldn't help but nodded.

The evening menu is roasted pork with bean curd sticks, roasted beans with eggplant and porridge with pickled vegetables.

These few dishes are very simple to make, and Chen Nian had already made braised pork with potatoes when he first came here, so Master Sun still planned to hand over these two dishes to Chen Nian.

And he was also happy to relax.

Not long after, they came back with their front feet, and the dishes were also sent back with their back feet.

Chen Nian started busy making dinner for the martial arts disciples outside, while Master Sun sat aside and told Chen Nian which restaurant they were going to at night.

"It was opened by an old friend of mine, but it is said to be an old friend, but it is actually my previous owner. At that time, I learned Shandong cuisine in their restaurant, and ended up working for most of my life.

In the beginning, the owner was not him, but his father, but after his father disappeared, he was the owner. When we were about the same age, he would always go to the back kitchen, and we would sit in the kitchen when we had nothing to do. Drink and drink together.

Including that the third master was able to call me over at that time because of his old friend's recommendation. After all, I don't have any apprentices, and I have a lot of work in the restaurant, and I am tired from doing it. I might as well cook for these boys in the martial arts hall.

They also earn a lot of money, and they are not so tired, and they have more time to rest, but the main thing is that these boys are easy to feed one by one, and cooking two or three dishes for one meal is enough. "

When Master Sun talked about these things, his face was full of nostalgia. Although he said that he was very satisfied with his current retirement life, he also missed the days when he worked hard and learned to cook.

Chen Nian just listened quietly.

These life experiences are the most precious things in a person's life. People live in a mediocre world, and wandering around is nothing more than to live and live better.

But those who have worn, worn, and eaten have all eaten, and what is left in the end is only the bits and pieces of experience in the past years.

Listening to Master Sun's narration, Chen Nian also thought of his own experience. If he really said it, he definitely had a lot of experience. If all of them were added up, it would probably be longer than Master Sun's time.

Although there was no special feeling when I experienced it at the time, in retrospect now every fragment of those experiences is the most precious thing in Chen Nian's heart.

Family, friendship, teacher's kindness, etc. are intertwined, ups and downs, just like this cooking.

Sure enough, there are all kinds of flavors in life, if you don't have a certain experience, you can't taste them all.

Listening to Master Sun's narration in this way, the voice of cheering can be heard from the front yard from time to time.

At the beginning, it was just hehehehe, but then there was a sound similar to hitting a wooden stake.

In this way, the time passed by every minute and every second, and the aroma from the kitchen gradually spread out, and spread into the front yard, and the stomachs of all the disciples who smelled the smell were growling.

After the meal was ready, Shen San also finished their training in the afternoon, and those disciples went back one by one to get their own rice bowls, and rushed to the kitchen like wolves and tigers.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, come one by one, there are all of them, today is Yuba Roasted Pork and Bean and Eggplant." Chen Nian said, "Everyone, come and get some porridge first, and Master and I will bring out all the dishes for you in a while."

"Roasted pork with yuba is good. I still remember the roasted pork with potatoes made by Master Chen yesterday. It tasted really good. Today, I replaced the potatoes with yuba. The yuba can eat all the soup. Today Just relying on this dish, I have to drink two big bowls of porridge!" Shen Wen couldn't help saying after hearing this.

"Then I'll drink three bowls!" Qian Hu laughed and booed from behind.

"Hahaha, then I'll drink four bowls!"

"I even picked up the whole pot and drank it!"

Seeing his fellow apprentices making noise, Chen Nian couldn't help but smile on his face.

They are now as if they were themselves in college.

It's just that Chen Nian's expression was caught by Sun Fuquan inadvertently, and he began to sigh in his heart again.

This is the expression that only those who have experienced vicissitudes of life can have!

To be honest, in his opinion, although these apprentices in the martial arts hall sometimes go out to pick up some tasks, they are still under the protection of the third master. what do they do.

They definitely don't know how much the third master is silently carrying in places they don't know.

And Chen Nian had such a complicated experience since he was a child, so he was very envious of these carefree boys.

Although many of them are older than Chen Nian.

Chen Nian is serving porridge for everyone over there, while Master Sun is here to prepare vegetables.

They pickled the pickles in the big vat a long time ago, and when it's time to eat, they just take it out and cut everything.

After preparing the dishes for those people, Chen Nian followed Sun Fuquan to take the dishes outside.

Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding with plates one after another.

Back in the back kitchen, Master Sun didn't eat.

"I won't eat. I'll eat your cooking later. Instead, you should eat more first. You may be busy for a while tonight. If you don't have enough to eat, you won't have the energy to work." Master Sun said.

But Chen Nian nodded and began to eat. Master Sun will definitely try the dishes he made in a while.

Even if you eat one or two bites of one dish, you will be full after eating a dozen or twenty dishes.

Coupled with the fact that people are getting older, they don't have that much appetite, so if they eat for a while now, don't talk about trying dishes.

But when he ate his own yuba roast pork, Chen Nian couldn't help but sigh, this dish is really delicious.

The aged braised pork itself is soft and rotten, and the bean curd sticks are boiled into the rich broth. After coming out, it is simply a magic weapon for eating!
(End of this chapter)