I am Qinxing No.1

Chapter 319 Boiled Cabbage in Perfect Realm

Oh, has the main character finally appeared?
Zhou Dong and the others looked up, Chef Qin Youqi's eyes were blazing, and he glared fiercely at the person in front of him.

This person is about 40 years old, with a round face and a pair of squinted eyes, which should be a natural smile, but for some reason, he insists on tightening his face, as if trying to put on an air of authority without anger, It's a pity that no one felt how majestic he was, which added a touch of humor.

He is obviously not as handsome as Zhou Dong, but he is very neat and tidy. He is wearing a snow-white chef uniform and a flat chef hat with lotus leaf lace. Taller chefs look more pleasing to the eye.

"Friends of Kyushu Dingshi, am I being negligent? Haha, Chef Qin, you don't have to look at me like this. I offended you for being rude that day."

The man clasped his fists in both hands, and smiled in a rare way, but he greeted everyone with his mouth, but his eyes were fixed on Zhou Dong. Gu Yanan felt that his eyes on Zhou Dong seemed to be a little more eager than those little girls in the front hall. .

Chef Qin snorted coldly and ignored him. Diligence has the rules of diligence. You went to Kyushu Dingshi and slapped me in the face in public, so let’s just say something nice now?Just looking at Zhou Dong, it's up to Zhou Dong whether he can get back to the place this time, he, Huai Liangren and Yan Yi couldn't figure out what's wrong with this 'boiled cabbage'.

Zhou Dong could see that it was the man's left hand. There was a thick callus on the tiger's mouth of his left hand, which was obviously caused by long-term handling of the frying pan, and judging from the thickness of the callus, this man was not a genius like Huai Liangren. Even thicker than Yan Yi's.

Zhou Dong's own hands don't have this kind of calluses, they are even more delicate and tender than the big girl's hands, so Huai Liang has more and more believed that he is a genius beyond himself, just to compete with him, even France will not return for the time being. up.

This person may not have the system and talent, but he has enough diligence. Zhou Dong admires this kind of person in his heart.

"What's the name of this master?"

"Hehe, I dare not call you 'expensive' in front of Chef Zhou. My surname is Xu, and my name is Xu Guanghui."

Gu Yanan smiled 'puchi', thinking how brilliant you are.

Xu Guanghui didn't take it seriously either, and said with a hey smile: "To tell the truth, Chef Zhou, when I heard that you came back from Xiangjiang, I wanted to find you."

"Find me?"

Zhou Dong was taken aback: "Master Xu, what do you want me to do?"

"I've watched Chef Zhou's games in Xiangjiang on TV. They are wonderful ideas and outstanding cooking skills. It makes people feel itchy to watch.

Especially the duck paw on the ladder at the end, it can be said to be a soldier who surrenders without fighting, and it is for the best! "

Huailiang frowned, wondering if this person could speak, did you praise one and step on the other like you?
"I'm sorry, Chef Huai, I don't mean to criticize anyone, I'm just talking about the facts."

Xu Guanghui said with a smile: "Chef Zhou cooks well, so he must be an expert in eating.

Not long after I came to 'Food for the Heaven', I heard about the name of 'Zhou Poison Tongue'. I heard that you once ate all the famous restaurants in Chudu in a few days. Every time you find something wrong, those chefs have to ask for help. I am convinced that I have learned something from you.

To tell you the truth, Chef Zhou, the best dish of my life is this 'boiled cabbage', and I have asked many gourmets for advice, but the result is very disappointing, none of them can pick out the fault."

Yo drink, is this person crazy to the bone?

Just now Xu Guanghui was arrogant and condescending, but now he is pretending to be invisible. Huai Liang didn't like this person very much before, but now he has met a bosom friend, and even felt a little inferior to himself.

Zhou Dong looked at him: "You want me to comment on your boiled cabbage?"

"Exactly.

I thought that if I came to ask for it, Chef Zhou might not be willing to come. If I refuse, hehe. At least my old Xu came from 'Huacuiju', so I still want to save face, so."

Chef Qin seemed to have figured out something suddenly, and said angrily: "So you went to Kyushu Dingshi to save my face!"

"At this time, I really feel sorry for Chef Qin. I just thought that it would be more convenient for Chef Qin to invite Chef Zhou than myself.
You are both the nine chefs of Kyushu Dingshi. Chef Zhou has the nerve to refuse me, but it may not be convenient to refuse you. "

"Xu, you, you, you!"

Chef Qin was trembling with anger, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Huai Liangren looked at Yan Yi, both of them smiled knowingly, this Xu Guanghui is an old fried dough stick!
To put it nicely, what is afraid of Zhou Dong's refusal, in fact, it is clear that he is unwilling to lower his status,

Although Zhou Dong is well-known, he is still young after all, and he is still working hard, unlike some old men who have retreated to the second line and have become gourmets from chefs.

We are all chefs, if Xu Guanghui took the initiative to ask Zhou Dong to comment on his dishes, it would be tantamount to admitting that he is not as good as Zhou Dong, and it would be a real loss of face.

With him doing this, Zhou Dong took the initiative to come to the door as a consumer, and he said a few more polite words, even if Zhou Dong picked out some faults, it was still a "chance meeting" among colleagues, no matter what happened in the end. No matter what the result is, no one will really publicize this matter.

In this way, he has figured out Zhou Dong's weight and position himself in an invincible position. This calculation can be described as ingenious.

Zhou Dong is not stupid, he was also in a mental hospital, what kind of person has he not seen?After a little thought, he understood, looked at Xu Guanghui and smiled slightly: "It seems that Chef Xu has full confidence in his boiled cabbage?"

"Hehe, I dare not say it is complete, [-]% of it is still there,

Chef Zhou, don’t get me wrong, I’m sincerely asking for advice, I believe there must be something wrong with this dish of boiled cabbage, unfortunately, over the years, countless famous gourmets have eaten it, but no one has a problem, which makes I was very disturbed and felt that there was no room for improvement.”

Your sister is uneasy, there is no room for improvement.

Huailiang stared blankly at Xu Guanghui, he was really admiring at this moment, never thought that he could pretend like this?
Zhou Dong nodded with a smile: "Chef Xu is too modest, you really put me in a difficult position by asking me to comment on this dish.

Because I didn't find any shortcomings in this boiled cabbage dish, and there was nothing wrong with the performance in all aspects
I can now quite understand the foodies who have eaten this dish, since it's hard to find fault, so they can't give an opinion, right?

It is human nature for Chef Xu to be worried and worried that there will be no room for improvement. Moreover, Chef Xu's spirit of striving to make further progress really moved me very much. "

Including Chef Qin, everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Zhou Dong couldn't figure out what's wrong with this dish, whether it's true or not?

Xu Guanghui couldn't believe his ears even more. The famous "Zhou Poison Tongue" and "The Haze Over Chudu Qinxing" cooperated with him so much?This is too embarrassing.

"Hehe, Chef Zhou, you've won the prize, I didn't expect that"

Zhou Dong glanced at him: "Chef Xu, I haven't finished my words yet"

"Oh? Ask Chef Zhou for advice."

Xu Guanghui cupped his fists lightly, with a face full of humility and sincerity, and said in his heart: "I'm afraid you don't know yet, my dish of boiled cabbage was served at a state banquet. It has experienced the test of countless gourmets,

You may not even know that my boiled cabbage dish is known as the closest to perfect dish at all previous state banquets!

According to the official rhetoric, the closest to perfection is perfect, so how can it be easy to find faults?
Could it be that you are more professional than the team of gourmets who taste the dishes of the state banquet and select the chef of the state banquet?
Zhou Dong said indifferently: "There is no problem, then find out the problem, and if you find it, there will naturally be a problem with your dish."

"Find out what's wrong?"

Not only Xu Guanghui was baffled, but even Huai Liangren Yan Yi and the others couldn't help laughing.

Gu Yanan gave Zhou Dong a blank look, and said to himself, why didn't I see it long ago, you are quite irritating, but well said, you have to use this trick against this kind of guy who pretends to be X!
"Yes, to find out what's wrong."

Zhou Dong was very surprised by everyone's reaction. Seriously, is such a strange expression necessary?
"Theoretically, as long as the dishes are not perfect, there are problems, unless Chef Xu thinks that your dishes have reached perfection?"

Xu Guanghui was taken aback: "Of course not, how many old seniors in Qinxing have never said that the dishes they cook are perfect, how dare I?"

His pretense is based on superficial modesty. If he thinks he is perfect, it is tantamount to self-defeating, so he can't pretend anymore.

"Well, in fact, the realm of perfection may not be unattainable. As far as I know, there are other realms beyond perfection. However, Chef Xu himself is not confident, which means that my judgment is not wrong. Your boiled water Cabbage, there must be a problem."

It's still the old Zhou Xing, who speaks in a cloud of mist, he is simply the number one god of China's diligence, the stick,
There is a realm beyond perfection, what is that?Is it the "magic chefs" who have long since retired in the legend, or is it cooking that breaks the void in fantasy novels?
Huailiang sighed in his heart, his pretense was exposed on the surface, it was really inferior, Zhou Dong and Xu Guanghui's pretense, that was the real high-ranking and lonely, one was superficially humble, the other was not. Problems have to create problems, and if there is no topic, create a topic. This is the gap.
"Ask Chef Zhou for advice."

"If you don't dare to advise, just tell me your opinion.

Chef Xu uses the steaming method to pre-process this 'boiled cabbage', so what do you think of the difference between the steaming method and the boiling method? "

In fact, Zhou Dong has never made this dish of boiled cabbage, but he heard it from Grandpa He when he was in the Chudu Mental Hospital. That time, the old man was insane, and the chef came to the hospital for welfare and made this dish for the patients. , the patients all praised the food, some sang, danced, and recited poems, all expressing their gratitude to the chef, but he didn't agree.

As if he was an old man with knowledge, he insisted that the chef’s craftsmanship was not good. This boiled cabbage was boiled to cook the cabbage, which was inferior first of all. Fortunately, the chef didn’t bother with him, knowing that he was sick. .

However, Zhou Dong was taken aback. He always felt that Grandpa He’s disease was different from other people’s. Other patients may have stimulated the cells of artists and scientists because of the disease. It was the old man who stimulated the cells of gourmets after his illness, and he was also a gourmet. The most unpopular poisonous tongue attribute.

Since Grandpa He said that the steaming method is more authentic, he is probably right. He is an expert who said that "the best taste in the world is plum salt".

Although he hadn't done it before, after eating Xu Guanghui's boiled cabbage with the perfect tasting skill, Zhou Dong had realized something in his heart, and now he just wanted to hear what the chef had to say, in order to confirm what he thought.

"Hehe, Chef Zhou is going to test my old Xu. When making this dish, if the cabbage heart is boiled in boiling water, the speed is the fastest, but there will be a disadvantage, that is, it will increase the water content of the cabbage. gas.

Cabbage itself has a heavy moisture content. Boiled cabbage, called boiled water, actually uses a water-like broth, so we should try our best to avoid the moisture of cabbage itself, and boiling water for a short time will magnify this problem. "

Seeing Zhou Dong nodding, Xu Guanghui smiled and said, "In addition to moisture, boiling water for a short time can easily overcook the cabbage. If the cabbage heart is overcooked in the early stage, it will be difficult to taste it in the broth."

"Well said, in fact, in summary, the temperature of boiling water is too high when it enters the water, and it cools down quickly when it comes out of the water, and it is easy to lock the smell."

Zhou Dong nodded and said: "If my understanding is correct, although the boiled cabbage depends on the high-grade broth, the cabbage is always the main one. To be perfect, it is necessary to let the cabbage not only have the taste of the broth, but also retain its own flavor. Fresh and crisp, boiled for a short while if you master it well, it is no problem to keep the fresh and crisp of the cabbage itself, but it is difficult to meet the former requirement."

"Excellent. If I had doubts about Chef Zhou before, I am convinced now, Old Xu!"

Xu Guanghui praised: "If I hadn't cooked boiled cabbage hundreds or thousands of times, I wouldn't be able to have such insights as Chef Zhou!
But Chef Zhou, you haven't said why my dish is not perfect yet? "

Zhou Dong blushed for a while, smiled and said: "The steaming method is easier to control the initial ripeness of the cabbage core, and the steaming temperature is rapid. During the slow steaming process, it is easier to let the cabbage taste in the broth, so it is authentic. Boiled cabbage still needs to be steamed.

But the difficulty lies in another problem, how to partially retain the fresh and crisp taste of cabbage during the steaming process, so as to achieve the "delicious and unique taste" pursued by the chefs. The short method is more difficult.

That's why it is said that if the steaming method can achieve [-] points, the steaming method may only get [-] points.This is also the reason why many chefs will use the boil method for this dish all their lives.

I said that there is no problem with this boiled cabbage dish by Master Xu because you did not make any mistakes. Just no problem dish.

It’s still a little bit far from perfection.”

Xu Guanghui was confused for a while: "Chef Zhou, don't just talk, why don't you make a boiled cabbage with your own hands, so that my old Xu can also learn from it?"

"That's okay?"

Zhou Dong shook his head again and again, what are you kidding, I haven't practiced yet, wouldn't it be embarrassing to do it now: "Master Xu forgot my identity, I am a customer who came to consume today, how can there be a reason for a customer to enter the back kitchen? "

Xu Guanghui smiled wryly and said: "Chef Zhou is right, why did I forget about this matter. Then what do you say, you have said it so well, you have to show your hand to open our eyes."

"Wait until my private room opens, then I will use this boiled cabbage as the main dish on the first day of opening!"

(End of this chapter)