Mr. Minguo's kitchen

Lin Weirui who "provoked Huixian Hall" did not know it. He learned that the news that he was admitted to the palace was compiled into a newspaper. Bao mouth learned.

His reaction to this was: "These entertainment tabloids just like to attract people's attention, so they handed me the salt, but they made a mistake and left me a lot of advertising money." Boss Lin didn't agree with this matter. Annoyed.

Xiaobao is quite proud of this news, in his heart, his family's youngest is a very good person who no one can compare to.Besides, he also tasted the so-called meals of Huixian Hall in order to spy on the enemy's situation, but it was only mediocre.There are only a few exquisite palace dishes that are amazing in taste, and their reputation is only due to the title of imperial cuisine.

Lin Weirui saw his look like You Rong's tail was going up to the sky, and she was amused from the bottom of her heart, teasing him with a serious face on purpose: "Why, Xiaobao thinks that he can compare with their chef? "

Little Treasure originally had a dispassionate temperament, but under the beating of their young and old over the years, he has been able to take care of himself. Otherwise, he would not have let him do most of the important things such as opening a branch in Beijing this time, in front of outsiders. Still stable and reliable, even in front of acquaintances, she is still a little childish.

As soon as Xiaobao heard the tone of the young master, he knew that he wanted to clean himself up, so he hurried to please him: "How dare you, young master, Xiaobao hasn't graduated yet! I still have to learn from you!" Looking for a job by myself, I dare not brush the cat's whiskers.

Yuan Xiaolan is also at the side, he is a little strange, "Some people say that the property behind Huixian Hall is the property of the palace. Sitting quietly in the seat of the No. [-] restaurant in Beijing. If it is true, then the current flood will wash up the Dragon King Temple hahahaha."

Lin Weirui slowly flipped through a page of the newspaper in her hand. The headline on it was the good news that Fengtian rice was expected to have a bumper harvest.With the other hand, he took the white porcelain cup on the table, which contained black plum soup with crushed ice. With a slight shake of his long and white hands, the white porcelain cup made a clanging sound when it hit the wall.

People tend to get tired in summer, and Lin Weirui said lazily: "Huixiantang is the property of Prince Jin, but it has nothing to do with Yijun." Yijun is the one in the palace who asked him to change his name. It's a pity that I didn't know that well, and was declined by Lin Weirui.When they entered the palace before, the two of them talked about food and occasionally mentioned Huixian Hall, so Lin Weirui knew this relationship clearly.

Yuan Xiaolan suddenly realized, "So that's the case. Everyone said that there is nothing wrong with it. Then Huixian Hall is indeed half of the royal property. After all, it is that father."

"Prince Jin has been in charge for three years, so his family is naturally rich." The three of them laughed and said nothing.

Lin Weirui thought that this matter was over, but she didn't expect that there would be a follow-up involving him.

A few days ago, Lin Weirui was busy making wine. The pre-processes of wine making, such as steaming rice, preparing rice, making koji, and drying the fermented grains, have all been completed. After sealing the altar, it will be put into the cellar.The amount of wine that the restaurant needs in the early stage must be large, and Lin Weirui is afraid of trouble, so this time, taking advantage of the free time, he can brew all the spirits of the three restaurants in the next two years.The prince's mansion bought by the rich man Ye Honghu was so big that it could accommodate hundreds of people and still feel empty. The cellar was naturally not as big as usual, and there was no shortage of storage space.The news let the two shopkeepers know, but they had fun for a whole day.

The drinks are ready, and the rest are some secret sauces or side dishes. There is no rush for these. What Lin Weirui is currently marinating is the Phoenix Brain that Ye Honghu has been grinding for several times. Xiaobao is allowed to stand aside After learning, a lot of newly recruited apprentices were very clever, and they all rushed to fight.

Choose a sunny day, marinate the top-quality tofu with a secret method of more than a dozen processes, then wash the sauce in clean water, and expose it to the scorching sun at noon for several hours.Then marinate a catty of tofu with three ounces of fine salt, turn over one side every seven days, marinate both sides carefully, and then crush the remaining distiller's grains with a little wine water after brewing the immortal wine. Layers of tofu and distiller's grains are laid out and put into an altar half a person's height.It can be said to be quite strenuous.

If this is the case, it is actually just a complicated and trivial process without any technical content, but this is not the reason why Lin Weirui is unwilling to waste time and effort in doing it.

The last process of sealing the jars is not over yet. Winemaking is very particular. Temperature, light, and even temperature differences are all related to the quality of different batches of wine. Produced in the wine cellar, the taste is also very different.

The same is true for this bad tofu. During the three days of brewing, you need to be coaxed like a baby. If it is cold, you have to warm it up, that is, move to a warmer place. If the fire is turned off, the tofu jar must be moved to a cooler place. After the first three days, the fungus will basically come out during the friendly encounter between the tofu and distiller's grains, and the tofu will no longer be picky about this and that. , obediently brewing and precipitating a beautiful taste in the dark time.

If others ask, when and where is the best temperature?I'm sorry, but Young Master Lin will only reward you with a flirty look and two words, intuition.

This answer made those colleagues in the previous life vomit blood three liters of anger.But this secret method is really similar to intuition.

After all, not everyone has the eyes to see the special smell of the ingredients and the sense of smell to smell the subtle fermentation of the ingredients.In the past, Lin Weirui had both, no one knew about it, but now it is gone, but practice makes perfect, and it is even better.

The two are about to trace back to the past when they were young.At that time, Lin Weirui was still a young boy who had no culinary talent in a small restaurant and could only watch knife skills. The town was poor and backward, and the small restaurant was about to close down.In the eyes of outsiders, it was in such an environment that Lin Weirui, who later became famous internationally, suddenly became enlightened one day. Not only did he restore the small restaurant that was on the verge of bankruptcy with his amazing skills, but he also restored it two years later. Only in the ancient books is there a gourmet called "Phoenix Brain", which has been lost to the present world. At that time, countless gourmets went to the small town just to taste the legendary delicacy.

Since then, this has become Lin Weirui's signature dish, but because of the complicated production process and some kind of selfishness, he seldom cooks it after he becomes famous.After his success, countless colleagues also wanted to learn from others to reproduce the ancient cuisine, but they tried every means and even dispatched commercial spies, but they all failed in this dish.It was passed down as a good talk in the culinary circle and even in the society.

Lin Weirui didn't think too much, he was a person who always looked forward, this old memory that subconsciously surfaced because of redoing old food slipped across his heart like a bird, without leaving any trace.On the contrary, it was something Yuan Xiaolan mentioned that made him care more.

"You said that the chef of Huixiantang invited me to have a culinary discussion?" Lin Weirui was in the first process of Phoenix Brain, marinating tofu, and when he heard Yuan Xiaolan's words, his subordinates stopped and asked back.

Yuan Xiaolan nodded solemnly, "Yes, I don't know if the cook of Huixiantang also heard the rumor that their skills are not as good as yours, anyway, I heard that their shopkeeper said in front of everyone today that it is a long way As a guest, don’t be negligent, so they intend to invite you to a cooking competition in front of everyone. I think there may be someone behind the push, and this Huixian Hall may not be well-attended.”

Lin Weirui showed the movements on his hands, and then signaled the people below to do the same. He was not afraid that others would follow suit.But the people below don't know, for them, learning one dish of the young master is a great achievement, the kind that can eat for a lifetime.So I am grateful in my heart.

Lin Weirui washed her hands, and like a landowner of the exploiting class, she leisurely supervised the work.Immediately, someone from below served desserts. Today’s desserts are snowflake cheese. The snowflake cheese is made of special stacked ice basins, like snowflakes. The soft and fine fresh milk crushed ice is added with orange-yellow dried apricots and snow-white dried lotus root. Dried fruits such as raisins and raisins are poured with sweet-scented osmanthus honey. As the ice in the outer basin melts, the temperature of the ice basin inside gradually decreases. Stir gently, and the crushed ice and dried fruit in the basin will half melt and half solidify, amber Intoxicating colors stacked with orange and yellow.

"Cheese" is a semi-congealed state, similar to thick boiled rice porridge.Compared with the ice cream that has not yet appeared in China, snowflake cheese is more refreshing and refreshing. This is also Lin Weirui's favorite summer ice cream.

He dug a spoonful of iced food from the white porcelain cup, and leaned lazily on the armrest of the chair. The sweetness of the mouth made him squint his sharp and beautiful red phoenix eyes, and then he casually commented: " It looks menacing..."

Xiaobao put down his work, and said, "But the mansion hasn't received an invitation yet." As soon as he said this, the manager of the mansion who had just been hired walked over quickly with a post, "Master, There is your post, which was sent by a director of Huixiantang."

Lin Weirui took it, flipped it over, and then moved her lips slightly, revealing that she was actually smiling.interesting.

Yuan Xiaolan said with a smile: "This is afternoon? Mind if I take a look?" Lin Weirui just let him take a look.

Yuan Xiaolan took a closer look, "Are they going to make things bigger? They even invited the Beiping Catering Chamber of Commerce to serve as a jury, and they want to compete publicly in front of everyone." Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, all walks of life in society have developed one after another. Started the chamber of commerce.A chamber of commerce is a kind of existence similar to a labor union, and it is also managed by a board of directors. The powerful chamber of commerce often organizes more than [-] members.Chambers of commerce at all levels communicate with each other, investigate Chinese and foreign business conditions, and protect the common interests of their peers.The catering industry naturally also has them. The Catering Chamber of Commerce in Beiping is similar to the headquarters. Although it cannot strictly control the local chambers of commerce, it is also quite prestigious among the local chambers of commerce.

"Young Master, do you want to accept the invitation from Huixian Hall?" Xiaobao immediately waited in full force when he heard that the chamber of commerce was involved.Although he completely blindly worships his own eldest and youngest, and ranks [-], he is also worried that someone will trip or dig a hole for them to jump.They are newcomers and have no personal connections at all. Who knows if the chamber of commerce will favor local restaurants.

Lin Weirui was not in a hurry, "Look at the mood of my batch of tofu."

Crowd: ? ? ?

When Huixiantang sent the first post, it just wrote some high-sounding words, and mentioned the intention of discussing by the way.The post that was handed over the second time said that it was just to show justice, and it was set to compete at Zhongxin Restaurant ten days later. How foreigners play.As for the third item, it is the topic selected by the chamber of commerce.

What Lin Weirui said about the mood of looking at the tofu is absolutely true. If it catches up with the three days when the tofu has just entered the jar, he will not be able to leave his body.But ten days later, the tofu was still marinating, so he accepted the invitation with great interest and wrote back a letter.

Ye Honghu found out about this, saw him having fun, and went with his wife.However, in private, Wu Mian was asked to call (police) through some people to (inform) the chamber of commerce.In case Huixian Hall's hands and feet are not clean.

Wu Mian is well aware of his wife's ability, when he heard about this, he really felt amazing, it's someone who gave him a pillow when he fell asleep, and it just happened to make a name for Youfeng Laiju in advance.I don't know how the cook of Huixian Hall will feel when he finds that he has lifted a stone but has become a stepping stone for the enemy.

After that, the person in the palace summoned him again, but it was still "calling by phone".Although telephones have been introduced into Huaguo, some leading cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin have installed wires in some wealthy places, but there must be no telephones in the Prince's Mansion. Aixinjueluo's family has such a Chonghua Mei Nei's tradition, the old lady of their family even dismantled the locomotive from the train they gave them, and used horses to pull them on the rails.

But the one who lives in the palace now is afraid that he has been detained for a long time. After all, he is a young man. The objection of "losing royal face" was ignored, and telephones were installed in the Forbidden City.On the first phone call, I called Lin Weirui and invited him into the palace for a talk.Of course, in the end, he ordered the order tactfully. After all, he might feel embarrassed. The young man proposed to give Lin Weirui a few lonely cookbooks, which can be said to be very good!

Lin Weirui just happened to be fine, and with the idea of ​​those ancient cookbooks from the imperial kitchen, she entered the palace again in a small car. This time the car was able to drive in before the palace gate. Riding a bicycle as a gift from a foreign country in the palace caused some thresholds to be removed!

Lin Weirui was happy to walk less, this time since he entered the palace at noon and the sun was bright, the meeting place for the two was placed inside the palace.After being welcomed in by the sharp-tongued old butler last time, Lin Weirui immediately discovered that there was another person in the hall.

The boy, who had never seen it before, looked about six or seven years old, wearing a traditional full-flag dress, with red lips and white teeth, and looked very cute.Xiaowa sat next to Yijun, Lin Weirui guessed his identity in his heart, but he was not sure.

Fortunately, when the young man who was sitting saw Lin Weirui coming, he immediately greeted him warmly and introduced him enthusiastically.Sure enough, it was the one Lin Weirui had guessed in his heart, the younger brother of the young man, that is, the emperor's younger brother.The little emperor's round eyes stared nervously at the visitor, as if he was a bit shy and restrained.

This time it was Xiaobao who came with him, and he was holding a big food box, which was made by the young master himself for the nobles in the palace.The young and the old who have the recipe are especially easy to talk to, and the teenagers also make mistakes.Otherwise, this young master can do whatever he wants, no matter how big the task is, he is not interested and unwilling to do it.

The first boy's eyes lit up when he saw the food box. Since he tasted the food made by Lin Weirui last time, his stomach has been nagging for several days, and the delicious food he usually eats has lost its original taste.He was too embarrassed to immediately call someone into the palace again, so he had to wait patiently for a few days before making a phone call to find him on the pretext of installing a telephone.

Xiao Bao cautiously presented the things up, and the food was taken to the palace gate for drug testing, and only after confirming that it was correct did he dare to let it go.As soon as the food box was opened, a strong and overbearing aroma rushed to the face, which instantly made people's lips salivate.Those who stood too close to face the aroma felt a little smoky at this moment.I haven't eaten it yet, but even if I smell it, I know it's delicious.

The smile on the boy's face suddenly deepened, and the little boy who was a bit timid just now shrugged his nose, and now he also took the initiative to go forward and scratch the table to look at the things in the food box.

Lin Weirui said in a timely manner: "This is a famous dish in southern Fujian, Buddha Jumping over the Wall. It needs to be eaten while it is hot to maintain its original flavor."

The boy and the baby couldn't wait for it, and a meal of Buddha jumping over the wall and other side dishes made the boy and the baby full. Lin Weirui made tea with the tea that he brought with him, and drank a pot of tea leisurely beside him.As the previous master of the world, even if he lost his real power, his treatment was not bad.Of course, he has eaten this Buddha Jumping Wall, it is indeed a delicacy in the world, but after today, the ones he ate in the past seem to have become inferior imitations, with no skin and no essence.

Young Master Lin also worked hard for the recipes in the royal collection.All the ingredients from Xiaodongtian were brought out, and this trip also turned the two royal brothers into loyal fans. The kind with tens of millions of fans can be described as unintentional.

"Mr. Gu heard that Mr. Gu accepted the invitation from Huixian Hall. I'm ashamed to say that this turmoil was caused by Gu."

Lin Weirui raised her eyebrows, "What do you think Mr. Yi said?"

"Gu Ben agreed with Mr. Gu that Mr. Gu's adult banquet will be held by Mr. Gu. According to Mr.'s craftsmanship, this matter can't be better. But the prince is old-fashioned and sticks to the dogma. When Mr. Gu discussed with him that day, after he objected, he proposed Let Huixiantang under his name compete with Mr., if he wins, then he will be alone, and Mr. will host the royal banquet; if he loses, then the matter will be dropped and Huixiantang will host it instead."

Because of such twists and turns and bets during this process, Huixiantang will compete with others because of a rumor in the market, and being able to host the banquet of the palace is a rare opportunity for any restaurant. .Lin Weirui knew it, and Huixiantang naturally knew it too.