gourmet chef

Chapter 526 Cordyceps Duck Soup

Bai Xiaobai is determined to win.

"By the way, Mr. Chen, what is going on here? Why do we have to recreate the Cordyceps Duck Soup from more than 60 years ago."

Chen Qian said frankly, "My mother ate a bowl of Cordyceps duck soup made by his brother 60 years ago, and she can't forget it until now. I have invited different chefs to cook this dish for more than ten years, but my mother ate it. After drinking it, I feel that it is different from what I drank back then.”

Chen Qian roughly talked about the past events more than 60 years ago.

More than 60 years ago, not long after the founding of New China, XZ was peacefully liberated.

Chen Qian's mother and uncle were the first batch of Han people to enter Tibet and settled in MT County. After their parents passed away, the two siblings depended on each other for life.

At that time, the standard of living was not high. When Chen Qian’s mother was nine years old, she was seriously ill.

The local Tibetan doctor suggested that it is best to drink Cordyceps Duck Soup, which is of great benefit to the weak.

Chen Qian's uncle was not afraid of the severe cold, so he went alone to the alpine meadow area of ​​more than 4000 meters and dug several branches of Cordyceps sinensis.

Stewed duck with Cordyceps sinensis, Chen Qian's uncle fed his mother one bite at a time.

Chen Qian's mother gradually regained her physical strength and fully recovered.

Chen Qian's uncle fell from the cliff of the snow-capped meadow because he picked the caterpillar fungus for the last time, and died in the end.

Chen Qian's mother has always felt guilty about this, and the Cordyceps duck soup she drank back then can no longer taste the same as before.

Bai Xiaobai asked, "Then your mother still remembers the original taste?"

In fact, this is what surprised Bai Xiaobai the most.

After all, it has been more than 60 years. In theory, the original taste should be almost completely forgotten by now. How could it be possible to remember it clearly.

Chen Qian said, "I also think I'm weird. I asked my mother, and she said that the Cordyceps Duck Soup back then was completely different from what it is now. She didn't know exactly what the difference was."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaobai asked, "Mr. Chen, can you see your mother, I want to know something about it."

Chen Qian was a little embarrassed and said, "My mother is seriously ill now, she is still lying on the bed and can't move, she hasn't woken up yet."

It turned out that Chen Qian's mother had a terminal illness, which was at an advanced stage. She went to major hospitals, even well-known hospitals abroad, but there was no hope of being cured.

Chen Qian's mother doesn't want to spend money randomly, and she doesn't want to live in the intensive care unit and receive all kinds of useless radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Chen Qian had no choice but to let her go home to recuperate according to his mother's wishes.

The bedroom door opened.

It was Chen Qian's wife who opened the door.

"Mom, I'm awake and I'm about to call you."

Chen Qian took Bai Xiaobai to his mother's bedroom.

As soon as you enter the door, you can smell the strong potion mixed with the smell of traditional Chinese medicine.

Chen Qian's mother was lying on the bed, dying. She opened her eyes and said weakly, "Xiaoqian, are you there?"

Chen Qian knelt in front of the hospital bed, held back his tears, and said with a crying face, "Mom, where is my son? What do you need?"

Chen Qian's mother said, "It's nothing, just stop working in vain, it's too costly and labor-intensive. After so many years, if you can make the taste of the year, you should have made it long ago. Your filial mother understands, it is Mom doesn't have much time."

Every word hurts my heart, Chen Qian really couldn't hold back the tears.

Tears flowed down like strings of pearls.

Looking at this picture of life and death, Bai Xiaobai also felt inexplicable mental calculation.

Back then, his parents had a sudden car accident, and they didn't even see each other for the last time.

There was no explanation of what happened behind him, but when Bai Xiaobai heard the news, he also burst into tears, and he still remembers it deeply.

After Chen Qian talked to his mother, he introduced to his mother, "Mom, this is the newest chef I have hired. He is Bai Xiaobai from Jianghai Province. He is very good at cooking. I believe he can reproduce the chef 60 years ago." Cordyceps duck soup."

When Bai Xiaobai walked to the hospital bed, Chen Qian's mother opened her eyes and took a look. Suddenly, her pupils dilated and she said in surprise, "You...you are..."

After Chen Qian's mother saw Bai Xiaobai, her expression was very surprised, it seemed to be horror, and it seemed to be pleasantly surprised.

Bai Xiaobai "..."

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Chen Qian asked.

Chen Qian's mother said, "A few days ago... a few days ago, your uncle dreamed that there would be a chef coming back to our house, who looked exactly like the one in front of me. How could this be?"

Bai Xiaobai remained silent, it couldn't be such a coincidence.

Could this be the legendary psychic, Dream Chen Zhen?

Mr. Chen's mother is in her early seventies, with gray hair, and she looks old and decadent under serious illness, but she is very kind.

Bai Xiaobai calmed down, and asked Chen Qian's mother kindly, "Grandma, what's the difference between the Cordyceps duck soup you drank back then and now, can you tell me about the difference."

If you want to reproduce the taste of dishes more than 60 years ago, you must know where the gap is.

Chen Qian's mother said, "I... can't say it, but I think the soup is very delicious and delicious. If... I have to say, the soup has no duck smell at all, and it doesn't have the smell of Chinese caterpillar fungus. I feel very comfortable after drinking the soup. The taste is indescribable, but... very tasty, and the taste of the soup is very good."

Bai Xiaobai asked, "Grandma, did you watch the process of making this delicacy?"

Chen Qian's mother said, "No, it's all made by my brother. He will serve it to me when he's ready. I don't know how to make it."

What Chen Qian's mother said was too general and simple, without any special key points. After listening to it, Bai Xiaobai was also at a loss.

"Then do you have the impression that there is something special about this soup besides its delicious taste?" Bai Xiaobai continued to ask.

"A special place?" Chen Qian's mother thought about it carefully. "By the way, I remember that every time... when I drank the soup, and when I got to the end, there was some powder at the bottom of the bowl."

Bai Xiaobai heard something strange, and continued to ask, "What kind of powder?"

"I can't remember what powder it is. It doesn't look like medicine dregs or sand. It's a very fine powder."

After Chen Qian's mother finished speaking out of breath, she was in a cold sweat.

Bai Xiaobai was inconvenient to ask further questions.

Chen Qian was tearful, shook his head, and said to Bai Xiaobai in a low voice, "Boss Bai, it's been a few days since I told my mother. I hope you can fulfill my mother's last wish and let my son do his best." The last piece of filial piety. I will provide you with all the props and ingredients you need."

Bai Xiaobai said, "President Chen, don't worry, I will try my best."

Bai Xiaobai said he was very confident, but in fact he had no clue.

The recipe of Cordyceps Duck Soup is very simple, and Bai Xiaobai has also made it before, but according to Xiao Liu and Chen Qian.

In the past ten years, countless chefs have come to Chen's villa to cook this delicacy, but the duck soup with cordyceps they made is different from what Chen Qian's mother drank back then.

These chefs have used various methods in the selection of ingredients and cooking methods, but they have never been successful.

Bai Xiaobai knew that this test was definitely not easy.

After leaving the bedroom, Chen Qian and Bai Xiaobai said, "Boss Bai, thank you for your hard work. If you need anything, tell me anytime, and I will do it right away."

Bai Xiaobai said, "I haven't thought of it yet, let me think about it."

(End of this chapter)