Seeing that everyone else was waiting for him to taste it first, Yuanzhou let Chef Opello eat first. Yuanzhou had always been impeccable in etiquette. Opelo did not refuse and took the lead in picking up the chopsticks. He put a piece of beef into his mouth. Please search on Baidu-
Then Yuan Zhou and other chefs started. The color was red and bright when I looked at it. When I put it in my mouth, I felt a strong aroma unique to beef, mixed with a little milk flavor.
It should be fried before stewing, and the heat should be controlled very well. When you bite into the meat, the skin will be a little burnt first. After you bite it open, the meat juices will flow out, and the tender meat inside will also reveal its true colors, and the outside will be burnt. Linen, quite good.
"You used belacan when making beef clear soup, and it was also sauce-style. This is really innovative, but this innovation is good. It makes the beef taste richer." Yuan Zhou ate it instantly. Discover the innovation in Chu Xiao’s dish.
"Yes, I think this sauce can enhance the taste of the beef and highlight the original flavor of the beef." Chu Xiao nodded reservedly, taking it for granted that Yuan Zhou could taste it immediately. It would be strange if he couldn't taste it.
Bala jelly is a sauce commonly used in Nyonya and Malay cuisine. Bala jelly can be said to be a transliteration. The more accurate name is mala jelly. The general method is to wrap small silver shrimps in salt water and then expose them to the sun. It is mashed, exposed to the sun for a second time, and finally added with a sauce made of chili, dried shrimps and peanuts. Many people are not used to it because it has a special smell similar to rot.
The amount added by Chu Xiao is carefully calculated so that it will not have that special taste, but will highlight the richness of the beef.
"But you can try the brick-style belacan, which is more in line with the theme of your dish. There are no other problems. It is a perfect delicacy." Yuanzhou tasted the side dishes and continued to comment.
"I'll try it this afternoon." Chu Xiao said immediately.
After tasting Chu Xiao’s dishes, the next thing was other people’s dishes. Opello’s junior brother also made his own specialty dish, Singapore chicken rice, and Li Dehua and the others also showed their special skills, Li Jiahong lantern pork, Yuanzhou tasted the chili mango fish and Vietnamese fried rice one by one and commented on them. Yuanzhou was always very serious in exchange meetings.
Li's red lantern meat really surprised Yuan Zhou.
Opello also seemed very serious, but his words were slightly more serious than Yuan Zhou's, perhaps because they had a better relationship with each other.
In comparison, Chu Xiao... looked like he was paddling? !
The exchange was very successful.
"The sun is shining in the sky, and the flowers are smiling at me..." The alarm bell specially set by Yuan Zhou rang, which also indicated that the morning's exchange was coming to an end. Although the chefs seemed to be unfinished, they thought of the afternoon and tomorrow. , I feel that there is still hope for the day after tomorrow.
Next, everyone followed Yuan Zhou. Why, of course they queued up to eat. They came here to communicate. Eating the food cooked by Yuan Zhou was a benefit. There was no reason not to enjoy the benefits.
So in the next two days, diners in the small shop will find that whether it is breakfast, lunch or even dinner, there are ten more little experts in grabbing seats, headed by Chu Xiao.
Also because of the absence of the legendary beast in the restaurant, the diners were not very skilled enough, and the seats from 1 to 10 were often taken away. That is to say, during breakfast, Wang Hong could still compete with one or two. There is no way anyone can make these masters come to queue immediately after communicating with Yuan Zhou. Those who have such a positive attitude will have trouble if they don't get to the front of the queue.
The time of the exchange meeting passed quite quickly, and it soon came to the afternoon of the third day, which was the last half day of the exchange meeting.
Just yesterday, Opello came up with a new idea after being prompted by Yuan Zhou on his first day, and made a dish with a completely different taste from the chili crab he had made before, but because of the sauce, there was still a slight difference. Today, he adjusted the taste again at the end. This is what he thinks is the perfect ratio, but this requires Yuan Zhou's approval.
Although the three-day exchange was not long, it was definitely able to make all the chefs present agree with Chu Xiao’s point of view. The number one chef in Asia is Yuan Zhou!
Opello hadn't felt this slightly nervous for a long time. He stared at Yuan Zhou tasting what he thought was the most perfect chili crab.
"Yes, Chef Opello, your idea is right. Indeed, this chilli crab dish highlights its own taste. However, Chef Opello returned to Singapore. The main ingredients have changed, and the condiments will also change accordingly." , of course I believe that I don’t need to say this, Chef Opello will definitely pay attention to it, but I have a small suggestion, such as reducing the number of laksa leaves from three to two, although the aroma will be weakened. A little bit, I believe it will be more suitable for Singaporean crabs." Yuan Zhou suggested seriously after tasting it carefully.
"Thank you, Chef Yuan." Opello shook his lips and was slightly excited. As for the reason for the excitement, perhaps only the person involved knew.
After all, we are all walking in this world, and everyone has a story.
"The original intention of the exchange is to improve each other's cooking skills. I also learned a lot from this exchange." Yuan Zhou said.
This exchange meeting came to an end with the words of Yuan Zhou and Opello.
At night, Opelo invited Chu Xiao to have tea together.
"Chu, after these three days of communication, how far do you think your cooking skills are compared to Yuan's?" Opello asked casually.
He knew that Chu Xiao admired Yuan Zhou very much and had argued with him before because of his reputation as the number one in Asia.
"The difference is one point." Chu Xiao said with great confidence.
As Yuan Zhou's lifelong enemy, this one point can be surpassed in a lifetime.
"One point? I think my cooking skills are two points worse than Chef Yuan's." Opello sighed.
"Why do you say that?" Chu Xiao knew about Opero's cooking skills. He thought that for now, Opero's cooking skills were half a point better than his, so he still said that he was two points behind Yuan Zhou. It's worth wondering.
"Actually, when I first started looking for ways to change Nyonya cuisine, the taste I wanted to pursue was the taste of the food my grandmother made when I was young. However, as I grow older and my taste memory deteriorates, this road is too hard. , and even went astray. Although it can be regarded as a path, it is still somewhat contrary to the path I have always wanted to pursue. One of Chef Yuan’s dishes that day reminded me of the taste of my grandmother’s dishes. It was not It’s the same as what my grandmother cooks. Although intellectually speaking, it’s impossible for my grandmother to cook as delicious as Chef Yuan’s, but in my memory, I still think that my grandmother’s food is the best, and I’ll never eat it again. .”
"What Chef Yuan reminds me of is that feeling. I think that is what I think is the most traditional flavor of Singaporean cuisine. I still need to go back and sort out the details, but this is the direction I will take in the future." Opie Luo Dao: "One point for authenticity, one point for cooking skills, so two points."
"That's it." Chu Xiao was thoughtful.
The two of them stopped talking and drank tea slowly, not knowing what they were thinking.
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