"Ah Jing, your knife skills were praised by the bamboo carving master." Zhao Mengxiang smiled as she walked into the kitchen to serve the dishes.
"Master of bamboo carving?" Su Jing was stunned.
"It's that elegant old man. He ate the Jade Palace Hidden Dragon you made and praised your knife skills. It is said that he used to be a carpenter and is now a master of wood carving and bamboo carving. He prefers to specialize in bamboo carving and has first-class techniques. , to be praised by him is enough to be proud of." Zhao Mengxiang said.
"Cooking skills and bamboo carving are two different things, how can they be confused?" Su Zhenhong said with a smile.
"Wait a minute, sister-in-law, you said he used to be a carpenter? In other words, he can repair wooden chairs and the like?" Su Jing's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Of course. I heard that many damaged wooden antiques come to him for repairs," Zhao Mengxiang said.
"I'll go meet him." After Su Jing said that, she walked out of the kitchen, leaving Zhao Mengxiang, Su Zhenhong, and Liu Shu puzzled. As soon as Su Jing went out, many customers gave thumbs up and praised her. Although Su Jing did The dishes are twice as expensive, but definitely worth the money.
Su Jing walked directly to the elegant old man and said with a smile: "Hello, old gentleman, I am the chef Su Jing."
"Hello, my surname is Tao. The food you cook is very good." The elegant old man gave a thumbs up in praise, but he was a little confused. He didn't know how Su Jing could talk to him. The freckled girl and a tall young man next to her also looked curious, wondering if this little chef knew the teacher
"Hello, Mr. Tao, I heard that you were once a carpenter and now a master of bamboo carving. I have a few tattered antique chairs and sofas. I wonder if you can help me repair them." Su Jing said. Originally, Su Jing wanted to Now, I need to find someone to repair those Hainan Huanghuali chairs and sofas. Since Mr. Tao can even repair wood carvings and antiques, it should not be difficult to repair the chairs and sofas until they are in perfect condition.
"Sorry, I'm not free." Mr. Tao waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Can't you take some time out? As for remuneration, you can say whatever you want." Su Jing said.
"This is not a matter of money. I am going to participate in a bamboo carving appreciation meeting recently and am currently working on new bamboo carvings. I am getting very old and I don't know how long I will live. I don't want to waste my time repairing chairs and sofas. I If you are charged a very high price, you will feel bad about it, and it is not cost-effective for you, so you might as well hire some professional carpenters to repair it," Mr. Tao said.
The freckled girl and the tall young man on the side all thought to themselves, this little chef is really good. The teacher's time is precious, how can he have time to repair the broken chairs and sofas? The teacher is now a master of bamboo carving, not a little carpenter.
"That's it. Forget it. I'm sorry to bother you. I wish you better bamboo carvings." Su Jing felt a little regretful, but she didn't force it. Mr. Tao was right. There are more than just brilliant carpenters in the world. Tao Lao is the only one. Since he doesn't have time, he might as well find someone else.
"Little Chef God, go cook now."
"Yes, we also ordered the mandarin duck holding bamboo."
The freckled girl and the tall young man couldn't wait to wait after eating the Jade Palace Hidden Dragon.
"Wait a moment." Su Jing smiled, returned to the kitchen, and continued making the third dish.
After a while, portions of mandarin ducks holding bamboos came out of the oven, and Zhao Mengxiang took them out. This dish also looks very good. The bamboo tube is broken and cut into shreds, and spread out in all directions to form a "bamboo plate". The bamboo shreds on both sides are longer and slightly rolled upward, like two mandarin ducks facing each other. With pork tenderloin, chicken breast, and various condiments, the color and shape are perfect.
"This dish is so beautiful, it's like a work of art."
"Yeah, I'm a little reluctant to eat it."
"If you can't bear to eat it, don't eat it. Leave it to me alone."
"You have a beautiful idea, I'm just saying it."
The customers were impressed by the appearance of the mandarin duck holding bamboo, but they couldn't resist the rich aroma. After the dish was served, they couldn't wait to take a bite, and then they couldn't stop and started devouring it. They finally understood that those beautiful bamboo shreds were cut so finely that they were not flashy, but allowed the fragrance of bamboo to be fully released and penetrated into the dishes, forming a unique and attractive aroma.
“It’s so delicious!”
"This bamboo smells so good, I can't help but want to eat the bamboo too."
"What kind of bamboo is this? I've never heard of any bamboo with such a fragrant fragrance."
"My skill in cutting bamboo shreds is also very good. How can I cut it so finely?"
"This dish has all the color, flavor, shape, and meaning. It is perfect." The short and fat middle-aged man was completely shocked. The so-called color, flavor, shape, and meaning mean that color refers to the color of the food; fragrance refers to the fragrance of the food; and taste refers to the color of the food. The taste of food;
Shape is actually gradually separated from color, mainly focusing on the shape and decoration of the finished dish; meaning is sublimated from color and shape, which is something the Chinese are more particular about. For example, when drinking tea, you need to pay attention to the artistic conception and atmosphere. Similarly, food should also reflect cultural connotations. It would be great if the name of the dish could echo the ingredients and the shape of the finished dish. Nutrition refers to nutritional content. As the saying goes, medicine is not as good as food. Food can nourish people. It makes sense, what is important is to fully reflect the nutrition of food and to have a reasonable combination of meat and vegetables.
Masters in the culinary world are all pursuing the perfect combination of color, flavor, shape, spirit, and nourishment, because only by achieving this can they be considered top-notch dishes. However, very few people can achieve more than 90 points in color, fragrance, form, and mind. However, this mandarin duck holds a bamboo, and the color, fragrance, shape, and mind are close to full marks.
"Third uncle, I rarely convince people, but I am really convinced by this little chef in Qingyun Town. I think we must invite him to be the chef in our Wang family restaurant." The thin young man looked excited and spoke with some eloquence while eating. Unclear.
The audience was full of praise, and Mr. Tao’s table was no exception. However, after taking a few bites, Mr. Tao was attracted to bamboo. As a bamboo carving master, he would try to use various bamboos to complete different works. , naturally I have come into contact with all kinds of bamboos, and I know almost all the famous bamboos in the world.
However, he had never touched bamboo with such a pleasant and light fragrance. He took a piece of bamboo, observed it for a moment, and broke it with his hands. He suddenly showed a look of surprise, and then broke it with force. His eyes almost popped out of his head.
This bamboo is so hard and tough. Such a thin bamboo thread can't be broken even with such great strength. If you look closely, the bamboo is as delicate and smooth as jade. I have never seen or heard of bamboo of such good quality.
Mr. Tao suddenly picked up the entire "bamboo plate" and poured the contents onto the plate. Both the freckled girl and the tall young man looked puzzled. The tall young man asked, "Teacher, what's wrong? You don't like this dish?"
"No, you go ahead and eat, I'll take a look at the bamboo," Tao Lao said.
"Oh." The tall young man and the girl with freckles were also curious about the bamboo, but they couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food, so they continued to eat while looking at Mr. Tao with their peripheral vision.
The upper part of the bamboo tube is all cut into shreds and spread out in all directions to form a bamboo plate, while the bottom is still a complete bamboo section. Mr. Tao took out a delicate knife and carved the bamboo joint at the bottom. After only a few carvings, excitement appeared on his face and his breathing became rapid with excitement.