Cooking

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That Yebu Lonnie didn't have the nerve to go up and knock on Li Xiangrong's door. Ordinary friends might not have too much scruples about what they say, but the young master already felt guilty and became more cautious about his words and deeds.

The cake he ate the next morning seemed to have lost its attractive magic power. Arong didn’t like sweet and greasy things in the morning. Go to the morning market to follow up.

Buroni almost blurted out, Arong, please beg Lu Yong to accept you as an apprentice, but he couldn't utter a single word when he met that quiet gaze.

In the early morning, the kitchen is empty, and the chef on duty goes to the market to buy, and others can wait until lunch time.

Arong went to the cutting and serving room and pushed the huge fresh-keeping box containing fresh meat to Anton's operating table. While wiping the meat-cleaning knife, he said helplessly, "Buroni, not only am I not a good apprentice, I'm not even a good apprentice." Good vegetable cutter, I can't bear the feeling of cutting meat, I just promised my mother casually that I would not kill, but in fact, I really can't do it, and I can't bear the feeling."

"It was really sad when I made tamales before, Lonnie, just pretend that I have a problem in my heart, I can't be a good cook."

Using this knife to delay life, or feel the passing of life, will make my heart ache.

Li Xiangrong guessed that it was a side effect of Xu Ji, but there was nothing wrong with it. The Butcher Knife had slaughtered too many living creatures in his father's hands and was stained with too much blood. When it met its original owner, it would naturally strike.

After all, Xu Ji is a spirit body that has been enshrined for nearly a hundred years, so how could he allow the killing to continue?

The reasoning is not outlandish, and Li Xiangrong can only emphasize his own flaws.

He didn't want to kill, and he didn't want to go to the morning market to see the killings that had happened and were about to happen, and it became more and more difficult to bear the killings that he saw day and night in the kitchen.

Especially when sharing feelings with Xu Ji, the smell of blood that others didn't care about made him almost vomit, as if some kind of lingering shadow hovered in his heart, he understood that it was the grief replaced by his body.

A chef who can't even kill chickens and fish, what qualifications does he have to stay in Bu's house?

Facing his desolate and self-deprecating profile, Buroni said disappointedly, "I thought you would work harder."

"This is not a problem that can be solved with hard work," Ah Rong slowly put away the kitchen knife, "Burney, I am very grateful for the opportunity you gave me, but I am not suitable for this place."

The round eyes stared at him without blinking, and Buroni realized that in more than half a year, his friend's cheeks had changed from round baby fat to thin and pale, and his extremely ordinary face couldn't hide the look of exhaustion. Those eyes were no longer as bright as when he first showed him the stunt at Manshuyuan.

Appreciating a wise, knowing those out.Li Xiangrong kept looking for his position, but he didn't get any affirmation. Of course, he would question many things.

Buroni comforted himself like this, reaching out to wrap his arms around his friend's shoulders, trying to express a little understanding and comfort within his ability, but his friend's gloomy eyes stopped him.

"Arong, maybe it's better for you to rest," he himself knew how weak such words were, and Buroni still didn't want to accept the obvious result, even though he had a premonition in his heart, he still didn't want to face it.

He wanted Ah Rong to be his arm, his confidant, and accompany him to witness the Bu family's improvement. He didn't want him to give up so easily.

"Buroni, I'm useless. I have nothing to do with you. I've let you down." Li Xiangrong saw Buroni's face a little gloomy, looking for words indiscriminately, "Others are very strong, I can't compare ..."

"It's not that you can't compare, you don't want to," Buroni rubbed the center of his brows with his fingers, trying to calm down his tone, "I know you're having a hard time, the feeling of being excluded, but can't you hold on anymore? You can't stay Are you by my side..."

"I won't be the person you need," Li Xiangrong said sullenly, pretending to ignore his friend's depression, "Others are so strong, you need them, He Zhishan, Tao Xing..."

"I don't need him!" Buroni yelled, his young face suddenly became ruthless, his dark brown curly hair flicked a few times, like a lion cub impatiently ruffling his mane, his almost emerald eyes were covered by long The eyelashes covered half of it, and the bright white front teeth left marks on the pale lower lip, "He is not the chef I want! Arong! Why can't you be my ideal chef?"

"Can't you work harder and endure for me?" Knowing how unreasonable and selfish such words are, you can't stop. In fact, Buroni is doing his best to suppress his anger and is trying to persuade the other party with more rational words.

"Arong, you are smart, studious, hardworking and have your own principles. You can live well no matter where you are. Maybe the current Bu family makes you feel difficult, but I can change it... I will make the Bu family more suitable. You, so, can you," the pair of green eyes sparkled with water, and Buroni's Adam's apple rolled, "I have always regarded you as my hope."

I hope to change the Bu family. People with ulterior motives and old-fashioned practices are already taboos for the Bu family to survive.

"I was pleasantly surprised to find you. You didn't disappoint me, but me," Bu Langni approached him step by step, pressing his finger on the cold butcher knife, "It's the Bu family, I let you You are disappointed."

"No! That's not the case!" Li Xiangrong denied it loudly, and laughed at himself, "What right do I have to be disappointed with the Bu family? I can't even do the most basic things."

"Don't say that," Bu Langni's voice was full of exhaustion as he grasped Li Xiangrong's wrist along the handle of the knife, "I have always been proud of the Bu family since I was a child, and I didn't realize until after the Yu incident that Bu Langni How outdated the family’s concept is, how outdated the Bu family’s traditions are, and the handover of masters and apprentices depends entirely on people’s hearts. This kind of management system shocked me. As the boss, I can’t even say anything about the kitchen.”

"Father believes in Master Lu because of his character, what about me in the future? Can I trust others with the same optimism, but not every chef can be as good as Lu Yong," squeezed his hand Hand, Bruni leaned into his ear and said, "So I want to trust you, do you understand?"

"Do I have a good character?" Li Xiangrong tried to turn his face sideways, and said in an awkward manner in such a posture.

The wrist was clenched even harder, Bronney stared into his eyes, the perfect cheeks that were as straight as a puppet almost touched the tip of his nose, Arong could see his own reflection in the other's pupils.

"People who strictly abide by what their mother says, those who love their father's belongings, those who visit old neighbors, those who secretly ask themselves to work hard, those who don't get angry when they are rejected countless times, and more importantly Yes, a person who can still be calm and humble after shocking everyone," Bruni put his other arm around Li Xiangrong's back and hugged him tightly. Who else can believe it?"

"Li Xiangrong, you are worthy of my trust, you are worthy of my hope."

"But……"

"Stop it," Buroni said sullenly, with his hairy head stuffed into his friend's shoulders and neck, "Are you going back to Manshuyuan again? Or go to work somewhere else? Even stop being a chef?"

"Do you expect that to be your life? Don't you feel bad at all without me as a friend?"

Being stared at by those green eyes is like falling into a psychedelic forest. Li Xiangrong's mind was in a trance, and the few traces of doubt were dissipated by his next bewitchment.

"Ah Rong, do you know that I've been watching you all the time, telling everyone how good you are, and asking everyone what they think of you, maybe it's because I pay too much attention that they push you away ...I want you to be not only my classmate, my friend, but also my brother and my family, someone I can trust and rely on completely, I only hope you can give full play to all your talents, you deserve to stand in a very high place , standing at the top that only the Bu family can take you to."

Bewitched, indeed bewitched.

From the ambiguous approach to the provocative tone, from the choice of words to the list of sentence patterns, Buroni quickly calculated in his heart to settle the sudden change.

Yes, Buroni now thinks that Arong's resignation is either an impulse, he understands that he should be angry after being denied; or it is a test to test the extent of their friendship.

Buroni imagined this friend too complicated. He didn't know that Li Xiangrong wanted to leave, but he wanted to leave, and he felt uncomfortable.

He thought that Ah Rong just needed to be comforted, or further comforted.

Li Xiangrong, who was stunned by his earnest words, had no choice but to surrender. He was moved by Buroni's self-deprecating attitude and affectionate attitude. At that moment, he really thought that he was the only one who would never let go of Buroni. It is undeniable that the secret joy interfered with his already insane judgment.

So, even if he heard Xu Ji's sigh in his mind, he was selectively deaf. He thought that I was the one who attracted people's attention, that I was so important, and that I and Buroni were such good friends.

He clumsily hugged Buroni back to respond to the enthusiasm of his friend's body. His brain nerves were about to burn out, and he was still thinking that foreigners like to hug. He hesitated and turned his face sideways, wanting to try the As a result, he ignored the anxiety and patience hidden in Buroni's squinted eyes.

Finally stabilized this stupid boy first.he thinks.

I should have tried harder not to disappoint Lonnie.he thinks

Alas, there are talented people from generation to generation, this foreign devil's thick and dark learning is really powerful... Xu Ji sighed speechlessly for his apprentice's immaturity, and even he felt that it was not Arong who was too stupid, but Buroni who was too cunning.

This cunning reminds him of things lost in the crevices of history.

The author has something to say: the preparation is almost done, and the contradiction is emerging~~~~

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The curved, slender first quarter moon hangs in the sky, shining with turquoise light.

The air is filled with the pure and sweet fragrance of lotus, and the blossoming white lotus stands gracefully and lightly on the water, cast dark blue shadows by the moonlight.

The small lake is covered by lotus flowers, and the rushing of the water can be heard faintly, and the surface of the water exposed from the gaps of the dense lotus leaves should occasionally touch the moon with a touch of silver.

The shadows of the overlapping houses are silent, and some insects are singing in the grass. Buroni is sitting on the terrace near the water, with his back against the porch pillar, with one leg propped up, his right hand casually resting on his knee, and his left hand holding a wine glass. Bare feet tapped on the railing bit by bit.

The clouds floating in the sky moved, unknowingly revealing a large expanse of clear and transparent sky. Bright stars dotted the night sky like gems, reflecting the endless lotus pond.

Buroni stretched out the half-full red wine glass in his hand, and the moonlight painted the wine glass with a blue tone, and the aroma of the wine seemed to be shaken, wafting faintly in the quiet night air.

The gathering that Professor Lezheng said before has been scheduled for the middle of next month, that is, the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Fifteen professors from various disciplines from all over the country will gather together after participating in a very high-level academic award ceremony. Name it to enjoy some of the best food in the country.

This is also a very honorable event for the Bu family.

The professors covering history, humanities, media and folklore are all leading figures in the academic world. If they are satisfied, the reputation of the Bu family will be further improved.

Since ancient times, literati have been able to tell good stories. Aren’t the walls of those restaurants in ancient times still retain the ink of writers?

In order to prepare for this gluttonous feast, Bu Wei and Lu Yong are trying their best to revise the most perfect menu and prepare the top materials.

This is not only a wonderful opportunity for self-reflection since the Yu incident, but also a solid stroke of influence on the current cultural circle.

The menu that was introduced and even spread out will become a classic among the classics.

Of course, the Bu family doesn't care whether the general public pays attention to academic awards or celebration banquets. The awards are awarded by the academic circle, and the banquet is a banquet for the top literati. Of course, the literati, the literati with status, enjoy life the most and can influence the celebrities to enjoy life the most. The presence.

Even Zhong Cheng, who was far away abroad, was very moved when he heard the news, and he was trying his best to arrange an announcement to squeeze a seat, using his name as a talent in the entertainment industry to meet a real talent.

Le Zhengchun, a professor of zoology, was able to participate in that liberal arts circle and successfully organize activities. Buroni couldn't help but be amazed and admired. He also asked about the details, but the young professor just laughed and said nothing.

Lezheng handed over the work of formulating the menu to Bu's family. He only said that the professors come from all over the world, so please take care of the taste as much as possible.

No requirement is the highest requirement.

Not mentioning taboos may be taboos everywhere.

The preparation of Bujiawei’s menu can be described as a formidable enemy. All the chefs gathered together to discuss repeatedly, the best, the most signature, the most unrepeatable, the most unique, the most painstaking and the most back to the basics. They kept trying sample dishes and kept modifying them. name, busy

The fire is in full swing.

"All" does not include Li Xiangrong, and involves some private recipes of Bujia cuisine. Of course, Feng Yifan is also subject to certain restrictions, but Li Xiangrong is completely excluded.Master Lu said that he can tell him what to do when it's time to cut the vegetables, or he won't even have the turn to chop the vegetables.

Hearing this decision, Li Xiangrong was not too obviously sad, nor did he turn around and leave in anger, but just nodded his head to express his understanding, and consciously avoided every discussion of dish tasting.

Putting him in the kitchen for a few months, what he can show is that it doesn't matter about special skills and only requires hard work. The prudence now shows how deep the Bu family's heritage is.

Bruni, who was powerless to deal with this situation, felt very uncomfortable, and could do nothing but keep close to Arong in private and repeatedly asked him not to leave.

With a hard-hearted and hippie smile, he put his friend into an embarrassing situation. While Bu Langni said sorry from the bottom of his heart, he accumulated anger towards his friend and master.

He can't force Arong to be a teacher, let alone force Lu Yong to accept him as an apprentice.

There were several sheets of paper on the stone table next to them that were blown by the night wind and made a rustling sound. Buroni smiled wryly while swallowing the wine.

The dishes on the paper are roughly settled at present, and of course further adjustments are needed.

The grand banquet to be held in Qifengju breaks through the Bu family's "swallow-wing banquet", "sea cucumber banquet", "barbecue banquet" and "duck-wing banquet". Buwei said that we will follow the simplified version of the Manchu banquet Let’s do it, the Bu family already has a collection of palace recipes, official dishes and court dishes are naturally interlinked, now it is necessary to avoid the rigid restraint of court dishes, and make use of the more delicate and smooth style of official dishes, so that diners can feel the atmosphere In addition to luxury, there is also a lingering aftertaste of a madman.

As far as the Manchu Banquet itself is concerned, it is originally an official dish from the south of the Yangtze River. Before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the palace banquet was so simple that it was nothing more than eating on the ground in the open air.The dishes are hot pot with stewed meat, pork, beef and mutton plus animal meat, and the meat is cut with a knife for food.After entering the Central Plains, on the basis of the original Manchu traditional diet, they absorbed the southern dishes of the Central Plains (mainly Suzhou and Hangzhou dishes) and the northern dishes (Shandong dishes).

After Kangxi, Guanglu Temple hosted six banquets for emperors, empresses, imperial concubines, and posthumous feasts; New Year's Day, Longevity, and Winter Solstice celebrations; The Lord's wedding banquet; foreign envoys, princes, lamas, Panchen Lamas, and Fanbang came to make envoys.Han seats are divided into five categories: first, second, third, upper and middle seats.

At the beginning, the Han seats in the palace were separated.Due to the large number of people dining at this banquet, most of them are divided into two banquets in Manchu and Han Dynasties.

The Man-Han Banquet should have originated in Yangzhou, and it was held by Yangzhou's "big kitchen" for the "six divisions and a hundred officials" who visited Yangzhou. Because it combines the essence of the imperial banquet and the Han banquet, it later became a general term for large-scale luxury banquets, with endless dishes. To be added and updated, and become the epitome of Chinese cuisine.

After Qianlong's southern tour, Manchu Banquet became popular in various places.However, the menus vary from place to place.

There are 120 four items of snacks, 320 items of meals and 64 simplified main courses. Such complicated delicacies cannot be eaten overnight, so they need to be eaten in a whole day (morning, noon, and evening), or in two days If there are many, it can be extended to three days before the end of the banquet.

What Buwei and Lu Yong meant was to make a suitable match according to the specifications of 16 people, and pay attention to the intention. Except for 20 kinds of fresh and dried fruits and preserves, it is enough to make the cold dishes and hot meats impeccable.

A total of 32 dishes including two four-assortment cold dishes (that is, eight cold dishes), eight pieces (eight hot meat dishes), a barbecue platter (combined with eight kinds of barbecue), four rice bowls (side dishes), and four kinds of dim sum , of course, the weight factor will be taken into consideration, but the most important thing is that the quality of the dishes should not be missed.

Buroni studied this recipe over and over again, and had to admit that this was the most extravagant meal he had ever seen in his memory of participating in the business. It's been a rarity in recent years.

Sika deer, white crane, bear paw, leopard cat, deer tail, wild clam duck, hump, monkey brain, these dishes are of course impossible to make, but dishes such as gizzard liver with pistil, chicken skin sturgeon, wild wild mushroom with oyster sauce, duck with saffron and so on are step by step Lonnie has never eaten it, let alone Pian'er Shao, Harba, Su Qiang, Xianciru, and has no idea what it is.

It’s really hard work, my father is not such a passionate boss, and although Lu Yong has the power in the kitchen, he has already stayed away from the stove, and he is confident in formulating this recipe and can go all out to make it, needless to say He Zhishan was the only one left.

Tao Xingming, who is three years younger than him, has a gentle and serious personality and is not good at expressing personal opinions. Feng Yifan is considered an outsider, and it is enough to help him in hot vegetable soup to save face. Anton is an apprentice, and he can only listen to orders There are not many cold dishes, desserts and soups in the banquet, and most of the dishes must come from the hands of He Zhishan. It is conceivable that he is so proud and proud of everyone now.

What can Bu Langni say, no matter how deep he is on guard against He Zhishan, no matter how uneasy, he has to accept that he has gradually become the mainstay of Bu's kitchen, and his every move will affect Bu's family. The life and death of the family, high merit can shake the master, and high merit can also kill the master.

Of course, Dad doesn't have to worry that Lu Yong will do something wrong to the Bu family, but how can Brownie rest assured of such a senior brother who just happens to be so ambitious at such a young age?

Judging from this recipe, what Ah Rong can do is probably to wash all kinds of fruits and put them on the plate.

There are almost no pure vegetarian dishes among the hot meat dishes, and of course there are some that Arong can't turn to cook.

Master Lu asked Ah Rong to try making a vegetarian dish before, and the nondescript cucumber roll was served only once.

Perhaps at that time, Lu Yong really paid a little attention to Arong, but there was probably one reason why Arong did not learn from his teacher, and more importantly, the right to speak in the kitchen had been secretly transferred to his successor.

There is no need for the chef who has released all his powers to take care of a small apprentice.

What they have to do now is to wait for Li Xiangrong to leave on his own, and Buroni is

Only after seeing this point will we try our best to make soft and hard bubbles.

The blockbuster fried wanton has long been forgotten.

No matter how amazing the food is, it can only stay for a moment, even if the person who ate it at that time cried and shouted, "What should I do if I can't eat such a delicious thing in the future." There is only a short time memory. People will go on a hunger strike to commit suicide because they can't eat enough delicious food. No matter how picky eaters are, they can't demand the level of "depressed ecstasy meal". Food is the basic guarantee for sustaining life, and "deliciousness" is a surprising addition. Taking Bu's family as an example, is every meal so delicious that every meal is moved to the point of crying?

At that time, the thought of "there is such a wonderful food in the world" will be forgotten with the digestion of the stomach, and people's memory is often a combination of various factors, and it is only felt in a specific environment.

Now Buroni will recall wonderingly, was the wonton that night really that delicious?

Is it because you are very hungry that day?The atmosphere is particularly good?In a particularly happy mood?Other reasons will interfere with the senses, and the memory of the taste buds is the least reliable. After the nerve cells are decomposed, they disappear without a trace, and what remains in the mind is just a blank happiness.

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