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Zhuo Yichen made a "shh" gesture, indicating to listen first.

I saw Mr. Shao turned his gaze to Li Su, "Master Li, your knife skills are superb. I have lived to more than 60 years old, and I have never seen such finely cut dried shredded silk. But the old man thought Let me ask you, why do you chop the dried shreds so finely?"

Li Su replied: "Tofu is not easy to taste. The finer the dried shreds are, the easier it is to taste when cooking."

Old Shao asked again: "You also added a little pepper to the soup, is that also for flavor?"

"Yes." In order not to destroy the original umami taste, Li Su only dared to add as much pepper as his fingernails, but he was still tried right away.

Mr. Shao nodded and continued, "There are actually two ways to prepare Jiusi treasures. The first method is called 'hot Jiusi'. This is not a soup but a cold dish. The dried silk is boiled in a pot, and then mixed with rice wine , sesame oil, Huai salt, shredded ginger, shelled shrimp and other ingredients can be eaten directly. 'Tang Jiusi' eats the original flavor of dried tofu, so the shorter the blanching time, the better. Of course, the finer the dried bean curd, the better. The second method is the 'Nine Shreds Soup' that you guys tried today. The taste of dried tofu itself is very bland. If it is made into a cold dish, it will be refreshing and delicious. Not enough. Therefore, "Jiusi Soup" does not pay attention to the original taste of dried tofu. The key to this dish is to borrow the fresh and mellow old chicken soup, and melt the fresh fragrance of various auxiliary materials into the dried tofu through cooking. The reasoning says, 'Taste makes it come out, tasteless makes it go in'. "Jiusi Soup" needs to be "tasteful". The thinner the dried shredded, the easier it is to taste. This is indeed the case."

These words are so simple and easy to understand that even a layman like Zhao Han nodded his head repeatedly, but everyone present was more puzzled: If this is the case, then the winner of this competition should be the selection of materials and sword skills Is Li Su even more superb?

Mr. Shao paused for a moment, and after everyone had thought about it, he cut to the point: "Mr. Zhuo's knife skill is a bit inferior, but that soup is the best. It is completely infiltrated into the dried silk, and it is extremely delicious to eat; in comparison, although the dried silk made by other people is finely chopped, the fresh fragrance of the auxiliary ingredients has not penetrated completely, and it is inferior after all. It is true that pepper It can be tasted, but the peppercorns are only on the surface of the dry shreds, and the umami taste is only floating on the surface after all.”

The swordsmen below were slightly silent.

"Mr. Zhuo's soup is the most delicious? The old man thinks that it is probably because when I tasted other people's soup, his soup was simmered in the casserole for half a stick of incense, and then I uncovered it and put it on the plate, so I can The taste is more transparent."

Everyone immediately recalled the situation just now, when Li Su asked Mr. Shao to taste the younger generation first, but Zhuo Yichen politely refused.It turned out that he kept a hand!No wonder he said "I'm a little bit worse here", dare to be affectionate means tasty!As a top celebrity chef, Li Su competed with the best swordsmen. They were all focused on the final result, but they didn't notice the perfection of this little detail.

From this point of view, the responsibility for this failure should be attributed to the head chef in charge of cooking, and the two swordsmen who were innocently implicated felt a little uncomfortable.In particular, some bad-tempered second knives gave their chefs a slanted look, and complained dissatisfiedly: "As the first knives, I forgot this point in the control of the fire, what kind of famous chefs, I don't want to come here." But that's all!"

The chefs had no choice but to smile and feel embarrassed and ashamed.

Hearing these accusations, Zhuo Yun pointed at those double knives and shook his head unreasonably, "Do you really think it's the chef's fault? If Li Su also cooks an extra half stick of incense at the end, it will really taste good. But at that time, the shredded dried shredded meat might not even be able to be clamped, and it was all boiled. It was you who asked the chef to choose the most tender square dried shredded shredded meat, and let them cut the shredded dried shredded rice into extremely fine pieces. Li Su can still make such The thin shreds are cooked to the right degree, just right, how can you achieve this kind of kung fu?"

Zhuo Yun has never been very polite when speaking, unlike Mr. Shao who is persuasive and persuasive, he hits the nail on the head and hurts his feet.

Mr. Shao smiled to ease the atmosphere, and continued to explain following Zhuo Yun's words, "Whether the nine silk soup can be extremely tasty depends on two points: one is whether the dried silk is cut fine enough, and the other is whether the cooking time is long enough. But These two points contradict each other. If the dried silk is cut finely, the cooking time should not be too long; if you want to prolong the cooking time, the dried silk should not be too thin. The two restrict each other, but one of them must be the best. state, and this has something to do with the selection of materials. Therefore, although this dish has extremely high requirements for material selection, knife skills and heat, what is more important is the proper mastery of the whole. It’s not as simple as achieving the ultimate in every link. The theory of culinary skills says, ‘harmony of five flavors’, which is the same as this theory.”

Li Su smiled wryly: "In this way, we did lose to Mr. Zhuo. The loss is not because we are inferior in skills, but because we are eager for quick success and quick benefits. As a cook, we have completely forgotten the most fundamental way of 'harmonizing the five flavors'." net."

Zhuo Yichen, who had never opened his mouth all this time, finally managed to say something under the eager eyes of everyone. He showed a light smile, "Every link of cooking should be combined into an inseparable whole. As a chef, in When choosing materials at the beginning, one should think about what the following knife techniques, accessories, and heat should be like. This is what Mr. Shao and Master Li said, "the way of harmony."

Not only the swordsman on the stage, but also the spectators below nodded frequently, benefiting a lot.In fact, many swordsmen are quite conceited about their culinary skills, thinking that they can easily win the top seat in the culinary world with their superb knife skills or superb fire control. Only now do they know this idea How ridiculous, this culinary knowledge is by no means comprehensible to those who are blindfolded and eager for quick success.

Everyone thought that Li Su, a well-known chef in the capital, had a chance to win, but they didn't expect that after some battles, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the winning and losing were fair and just, which made people convinced.

Mr. Shao stroked his beard and laughed heartily, and said to everyone present: "This competition is extremely exciting. Although the competition has been divided, it does not mean that you are not inferior to others. From the old man's point of view, all of you are top swordsmen. Guest! I, Shao Boyun, have studied cooking techniques for decades, and I know that everything in this world is easy to say, but difficult to do! As the old saying goes, there is no desire to be strong. No matter how good the skill is, we can’t sacrifice the basics! , That’s all for the old ones. Tianyi Pavilion is to thank you for your kindness, and please also enjoy the delicious delicacies at the banquet.”

After finishing speaking, a row of Mingyan's maids came from the back kitchen, and they all held an exquisite dish in their hands.

The desks on the ring are put together as a table, and delicious food is placed on it, forming a harmonious "Hundreds of Families Banquet" of its own.

Shao Boyun clasped his fists and said, "Tianyi Pavilion has prepared invitations, and I would like to invite all of you present and the owners of several famous buildings in the capital to gather at Lingjing Lake on the evening of the eighth day of the eighth day, and have a boat tour. Tianyi Pavilion will be the host, and famous chefs will join the battle , it’s a New Year’s feast to congratulate everyone in advance!”

"Okay, okay!" The crowd had already forgotten the tension and anxiety during the competition, and now there was only noise and celebration, and they all clapped their hands and cheered, "We must join in when the time comes!"

Seeing such a big occasion for the first time, Zhao Han couldn't help being excited. She stepped forward happily and squeezed into the crowd to join in the fun.

Now is the most lively and jubilant moment, Zhuo Yun walked up to his brother, took him with one hand, pulled him off the stage, and took him away.No one noticed that the two of them had left without a sound.

Shao Boyun said to the clerk, "Go and invite Mr. Zhuo, the head of the royal kitchen in the palace is waiting to see him inside."

"Okay!" The man responded immediately, but after searching the crowd for a few times, he found that Mr. Zhuo was no longer there!There was no other way, so he had no choice but to find Er Dao, and hurriedly asked, "Where did your chef go?"

Zhao Han was eating with a small plate, she didn't turn her face when the guy asked her a question, she didn't notice until the third time the guy called, and she answered vaguely while chewing something, "Isn't he just... Is it nearby..."

"Oh!" The man cut off the plate in her hand anxiously, "Don't eat it yet, do you know where Mr. Zhuo has gone? I think he seems to be gone!"

Zhao Han slowly swallowed what was in his mouth, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and didn't feel the other person's anxiety at all, "Oh, what's the rush, let's go, I must have my own business. Anyway, it’s all over, so why don’t you stay for the New Year’s dinner?”

"But the head chef is waiting to see you. He's been waiting all morning. Can't people wait in vain?" The waiter shook his head helplessly, so he had to take Zhao Han to see Shao Boyun, "Old man, the two knives are still there. But the chef doesn't know where to go."

"Could it be that Mr. Zhuo has already left?"

The guy could only nod his head, "It should be gone, I searched around a few times but didn't see anyone else."

Shao Boyun thought for a while, and suddenly remembered that Zhuo Yun had made an extremely rare appearance this time, and now that this person left, he might not come back again.Shao Boyun stroked his beard, then turned to Zhao Han and said, "Then please ask Mr. Zhao to follow the old man to see the Chief Manager."

This is a good thing, Zhuo Yichen won means she also won.Zhao Han nodded sharply and followed the meeting.

The noisy market streets, because the New Year is approaching, are more lively than usual.Zhuo Yun led him firmly, walked through the bustling crowd, and walked together to the place where the carriage was waiting.

Zhuo Yichen walked all the way and looked at the various stalls on both sides of the street, "Don't walk so fast, you have to let me buy some ingredients, aren't you hungry?"

"I don't want the people in Tianyi Pavilion to find you again." Zhuo Yun said seriously, "We are going out of the palace this time to rest and recuperate, and the right is to watch folk customs. Don't make yourself too hard. You If you become famous this time, if you are really retained by Tianyi Pavilion, you will have to worry about it in the future."

Zhuo Yun's tone and expression made him couldn't help smiling, "Didn't I already come out of Tianyi Pavilion with you? But, it really doesn't matter if we just leave like this?"

"What does it matter? There are so many famous chefs gathered today, are you afraid that no one will take up the post of Tianyi Pavilion's back chef or even the imperial palace's imperial cuisine?"

Zhuo Yichen let out a "hmm", feeling that this made sense.When he looked up, he happened to see someone selling wonton noodles, so he said to Zhuo Yun, "Let's eat wontons tonight. I've been eating main dishes these days, and I'm a little tired. Let's go back to simple noodles to relieve fatigue."

Zhuo Yun glanced around and saw that this place was separated from the famous alley wine shop, so he nodded to his brother, "Okay."

After buying the wonton wrappers, Zhuo Yichen was thinking about what ingredients to put in the meat stuffing, and now he just bought them together.

Five-spice powder, almond powder, shredded ginger, garlic...

Wait, garlic?

He suddenly remembered that before, didn't he plant the garlic seeds whose properties and functions were unknown in the backyard of the farm house?After counting the fingers, almost two months later, the garlic should have grown out, right?