Siheyuan: I am reborn as a good person He Yuzhu

In addition to frequent visits to the laboratory, Huaxing Building is the place he visits most frequently. However, today is of particular significance to He Yuzhu - because the cooking competition will kick off today.

The cooking competition held by Yuhuatai happens to be held today and is located at the Capital Hotel.

Don't ignore this little thing, it is extremely difficult to set up such a cooking competition in a Beijing hotel. This hotel has changed its destiny since liberation and became part of a state-run unit.

It is not only used for the main diplomatic and political reception work of the new Chinese **, but also has a high political influence. And it was renovated not long ago.

A new eight-story building was built with a dining hall that could accommodate more than a thousand guests at a time; this competition was held here. This shows that such a large-scale competition must be approved by the higher authorities.

In the morning,

In front of Wang Mingde’s residence.

At this moment, Mr. and Mrs. Wang looked at He Yuzhu and Chen Xueru.

However, Mr. Wang did not look anxious at all, and spoke in a gentle tone. "Don't feel any pressure,"

"This is just an opportunity to gain knowledge, the results don't matter."

"But seriously, with your current cooking skills, it's not difficult to win the Sichuan cuisine ranking in Sijiu City!" "So don't be too nervous."

Wang Mingde looked at the bag in He Yuzhu's hand, still a little worried. "Those cooks bring their own spatulas and other tools." "You only brought some seasonings, is that okay?"

"I will definitely go to the competition, and I will definitely bring my own stuff." He Yuzhu said easily. "I will bring my own materials, and as for tools, any kind will do, there is no need to bring any special ones." Li Fengyun was still a little worried.

There are quite a few chefs here today, and some of them still have a lot of conflicts with each other, so they might fight on the spot, which is indeed a bit dangerous.

Chen Xueru patted her chest confidently. "I'll keep an eye on him." "Don't worry."

When they arrived there, it was around ten o'clock in the morning, and they saw dozens of chefs entering one after another.

Logically, I could have come to the Capital Hotel to try the food a few days ago.

But the Capital Hotel is very important, and it is extremely rare to have so many chefs come in to host an event.

This place is not comparable to the ordinary Eight Grand Hotels. It is a place used to receive national guests.

The reason why they are allowed to hold activities here is because the country also attaches great importance to selecting the best talents in various cuisines in the city.

Moreover, there is no reception for state guests today. If there were any state events, it would be absolutely impossible to let anyone in.

No one can be sure whether there are any ulterior motives hidden among these chefs.

Although this competition was initiated by Yuhuatai, the higher-level leaders were also very concerned about the results.

Fundamentally, this is a competition hosted by the Capital Hotel.

The top few will be the top chefs in the world and will be recruited into state banquets and Beijing hotels to fill in the gaps in chefs and possibly even go further.

He Yuzhu passed the security check and entered the venue, while Chen Xueru sent He Yuzhu here and turned back to the silk shop. After He Yuzhu followed others into the venue, he went directly to the fourth floor.

This competition is held on the fourth floor. Arrived on the fourth floor!

It was empty at this time.

Sun Jiufu, the former chef of Yuhuatai, was walking in front of the team. He was one of the important chefs of the first state banquet.

Since he was not participating in the competition this time, he was responsible for hosting the competition.

Similar arrangements were made for several other chefs who participated in the first state banquet, and most of them did not stay at Yuhuatai.

For example, Zhu Dianrong and Wang Dukun were both transferred to the Minzu Hotel, while Sun Jiufu himself was transferred to the Beijing Hotel.

Two of the nine chefs who participated in the first state banquet participated in this competition - Zhu Dianrong and Wang Dukun, but they are not the contestants this time. The rest of the chefs did not attend.

However, the level of these two people represents the standard of Huaiyang cuisine. Sun Jiufu began to speak.

"There are about 60 participants in this competition, and only four different local cuisines are involved." "That is, Cantonese cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, and Beijing-Shandong cuisine."

"There will be rankings for each cuisine, and there will also be rankings among chefs." "Everyone cheer up."

"Today there are three judges, absolutely professional and authoritative." "An important person is also here today."

"Okay, let's get started."

"Please form four teams from each of the four cuisines."

"After arranging the groups, someone will lead everyone to the back kitchen and give them the test questions."

“Once you are done, please label the plate or bowl with your dish with your name on it and return it to the judges for their scoring.”

At this moment, Sun Jiufu ordered: "Please stand in four rows."

Soon, all the contestants were divided into four rows according to their respective cuisines.

However, He Yuzhu still stood still because he was not sure which team to be on since he was participating in two cuisines competitions by himself.

Everyone was looking at him. Sun Jiufu looked at He Yuzhu, slightly surprised.

This young man is obviously the youngest among this group of experienced chefs. In fact, the chef industry is based on qualifications and years of experience, and mature chefs are usually in their thirties or forties.

A 20-year-old kid showing up at such an event really made people feel like he was just here to have fun. Not only did Sun Jiufu think this way, but the other chefs present also thought so.

Only a few people who are familiar with He Yuzhu know that his strength should not be underestimated. "Young man... do you understand?"

He Yuzhu spoke at this time: "I understand."

“It’s just that I don’t know which side to stand on because I signed up for two cuisines – Sichuan and Huaiyang.”

As soon as he said this, everyone present couldn't help but look at him in surprise.

It is already very outstanding for a chef to master one cuisine after spending his entire life, but He Yuzhu actually wants to participate in competitions of two cuisines at the same time?

This is clearly a child's game.

Which hotel sent him?

Could it be that some restaurant deliberately hired a youngster to cause trouble?

So Sun Jiufu suggested, "Since you are willing, why don't you finish the Sichuan cuisine test first?"

“After that, we’ll move on to the Huaiyang cuisine venue.”

After hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately nodded in agreement and followed the members of the Sichuan cuisine group to the kitchen.

The leaders of each team took the teams to their respective kitchens to prepare, and after arriving, they began to announce the test content:

“These exams are pretty easy.”

“They are all home-cooked dishes.”

"Our Sichuan cuisine group has three compulsory questions."

"Fuqi Feipian, Twice-cooked Pork, and Shuizhu Roupian are all classic representative dishes, and they are not difficult to make." "Now everyone can start."

After hearing these requirements, all the chefs frowned and thought: It is indeed very simple, everyone can do it, but who can do it better? This requires superb skills. In fact, such a simple test setting can better test a person's basic skills.

Having said that, we can’t ask everyone to make a dish of boiled cabbage now, right?

It takes several hours just to cook the soup, and by the time the dish is ready, the judges are probably starving.

More than a dozen chefs stood in front of their respective stoves, ready to start preparing dishes. At this time, many chefs looked at He Yuzhu at the same time.

Other chefs come with their own tools and seasonings.

But the young man He Yuzhu didn't bring anything with him, only a small bag. This puzzled everyone!

It seems too casual.

Plus, he participated in two cuisines’ competitions, which is incredible.

Young people nowadays...are too frivolous.

At this time, the three judges who had been agreed upon in advance came in one after another.

The first one is Luo Guorong.

Before liberation, Luo Guorong was known as the "Master of Sichuan Cuisine". He founded the famous restaurant "Yizhishi" and hosted banquets for important high-level officials.

More importantly, he was appointed by the top management to be the chef of Jingcheng Hotel last year. Luo Guorong is not only a top cooking master who is close to the two **, but also a recognized authority on Sichuan cuisine, and everyone respects him.

Luo Guorong can be said to be one of the most respected masters in New China. He not only served important figures before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but was also picked up and dropped off by a certain ** in a special car. This shows how great his influence is. He can be said to be the number one person in Sichuan cuisine.

In addition, Luo Guorong was also a patriot who actively supported the establishment of New China, funded underground party members and protected outstanding patriots. "Yizhishi" was the contact point for underground workers at that time.

Second place, Wang Lan!

He is a famous master of Huaiyang cuisine.

In 1952, Wang Lan was transferred from Tianjin Xintailou Restaurant to Beijing and started working in the ** government.

To sum it up in one sentence, he has long served as the exclusive chef for senior state officials, and now he has been working for three years.

The fact that he was able to stick to his post during this period without changing his post is admirable in itself.

The third one is Chen Sheng, the master of Cantonese cuisine.

Chen Sheng started learning cooking at the age of 11, and with his hard work, he had achieved remarkable success at the age of 19.

In the 40s, he moved north from Shanghai to Tianjin, Beijing and other places, and worked as a chef in many famous restaurants.

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If they say you can do it, you can do it.

If they say you can't, then maybe you can't.

Because of this, today's group of chefs were not worried about the level of the judges at all. After they took their seats,

Luo Guorong glanced at Wang Lan and Chen Sheng and said, "Today is really a special day."

Wang Lan took a sip of the tea in front of her.

"That's true. It's been so long, and this is the first time we've all gotten together. It's quite interesting." Chen Sheng glanced at the name list on the table, "They're all familiar faces."

"We all know what these people are capable of."

As soon as Chen Sheng said this,

The other two judges were speechless. After all, that was the fact. They had dated many of the chefs on this list.

His cooking skills are mediocre, but he is extremely proud and always thinks his work is unrivaled, but in fact it is just average!

"Why do the Sichuan and Huaiyang cuisines have the same name on their entry lists?" "He Yuzhu."

The other two people didn't pay much attention to this matter. Luo Guorong explained:

"Perhaps it's someone with the same name or it was omitted or repeated."