The sudden question really caught Feng Yifan off guard. He turned to look at the person asking the question and looked him up and down.
Feng Yifan asked curiously, "Excuse me, who are you?"
Feng Yifan's question also made the person who stood up to question Feng Yifan's qualifications as a chef feel a little embarrassed.
Then some other people present saw this situation and couldn't help laughing.
Seeing that many people were laughing at him, the person who was questioning blushed, and was obviously very unconvinced.
After holding it in for a long time, the other party finally said, "My name is Qi Deqiang. I am participating in the Chinese cuisine cooking competition this time. And I have a certificate. I am a national intermediate chef."
As he said that, the other party actually took out the red certificate and showed it to everyone proudly.
Seeing the other party showing his certificate, many people present stopped smiling.
There was no problem with the certificate in Qi Deqiang's hand. Inside the red shell was his photo and his professional level as a chef. Most importantly, it was stamped with the red seal of the National Culinary Association.
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary diners, the chef professional level certificate is nothing.
Anyway, ordinary diners will think that as long as the food is delicious, everyone will think he is a good cook.
However, in the chef industry, everyone still attaches great importance to this certificate.
And being able to obtain national professional qualification certification is also the pursuit of every chef who truly has a dream.
Although the certificate in the chef's hand is only intermediate, the national emblem on the certificate shows that this intermediate level has obtained national certification, which is not as simple as a culinary school or a province or city.
Therefore, those who couldn’t help laughing before now dare not laugh at all. This is a respect for the national certification.
Qi Deqiang saw that the restaurant was very quiet and he felt very arrogant.
After looking around, he looked at Feng Yifan again and felt quite condescending.
"Chef Feng, I admit that your cooking skills in the stir-fried soft-shelled pork and the braised saddle bridge in the Philippine Journal are really amazing, and your demonstration can be called art."
After complimenting him, Qi Deqiang changed the subject: "But I still want to see your qualifications. Since you are now the standard for our competition, you must show your qualifications to be the standard so that we can all be convinced. Otherwise, wouldn't this competition be too unauthoritative?"
After listening to the other party's words, Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Well, you are right, I do need a symbol of identity."
After a short pause, Feng Yifan said, "Why don't you wait a moment, I'll go upstairs and look for it."
After saying that, Feng Yifan went upstairs.
Everyone in the restaurant started discussing it instantly.
"Hey, tell me, what level is this Feng Yifan?"
"Look at how confident he is. He must be at least a national senior chef."
"I don't think so. It might be a special grade one."
"I think so too. I think it's a bit presumptuous for an intermediate."
When Qi Deqiang heard everyone's discussions, he gradually felt a little regretful. He thought that he might have been too reckless. Shouldn't he have been the first to speak out
And think about it carefully, if Feng Yifan didn't have any qualifications, why would "Fei Chang Zhi" look for him
The more he thought about it, the more Qi Deqiang regretted it. He even began to tremble unconsciously.
While shaking, Qi Deqiang looked towards the door and wanted to leave Su Ji right away.
Just when Qi Deqiang finally made up his mind after struggling and was about to leave, Feng Yifan came down from the building.
After coming down, Feng Yifan was holding a lot of things in his hands. He smiled and said as he walked: "I treasured these things after I brought them back. I rarely took them out. I didn't expect that someone would want to see them today, so I'll show them to everyone."
When Qi Deqiang saw the pile of certificates Feng Yifan had taken down, he instantly became dispirited and quickly said, "Chef Feng, I overestimated my abilities. I don't need to look at them anymore. I trust you."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded: "It's okay, in fact, you are right. Since I have given you all a cooking standard, I still have to explain my qualifications, otherwise it will indeed cause misunderstandings. If it were me, I would also be dissatisfied in my heart."
At this point, Feng Yifan has already shown the first certificate.
"This is the national first-level chef's certificate."
When seeing Feng Yifan display his national first-class chef certificate, the crowd was a little surprised.
Because everyone has heard that it is usually divided into: elementary, intermediate, advanced and special levels.
I have never heard of any first-level chef certificate.
But if you look closely, you will see the word "特" on the certificate.
After seeing this, everyone finally understood that Feng Yifan's level one was actually a "special level one".
When this certificate was displayed, everyone present was speechless.
But then, Feng Yifan took out another certificate, which was all in English.
"Oh, this is a certification given by a foreign country. I spent five years abroad before, and finally I got this thing back. It may not be common in China, and it is actually not very useful."
Many people actually don’t understand the English above, but everyone can see that there are five stars on it.
At this moment, the chefs present were very clear about where the certificate was obtained.
It is considered the most authoritative chef qualification certification in the world.
If you can get five stars, you will be recognized as one of the world's top chefs.
After the presentation, Feng Yifan put it away and said to everyone with a smile: "Okay, everyone, please sit down. I know why you are here today. You want to taste the two dishes I cooked on the show "Fei Chang Zhi". That's right, after all, you are going to take those two dishes to the competition.
Here, I still want to apologize to everyone. I didn't expect this, I just did it at the invitation, and I may have caused a lot of pressure on everyone. "
If it was before Feng Yifan demonstrated his qualifications, some people present might have been dismissive of his words, might have thought that he was too pretentious, or might have disagreed in their hearts.
But after seeing Feng Yifan's qualifications, the contestants present still listened very carefully.
They also said that they did not care about the pressure brought by Feng Yifan.
"Chef Feng, you're too polite. To be honest, your cooking on the show really opened our eyes. It turns out that cooking can be so artistic. I really admire you."
"Yes, as for pressure, after watching your cooking, there is definitely some pressure, but pressure is also a kind of motivation."
"That's right. I think the pressure from Chef Feng is also the direction I will work hard in the future as a chef."
Qi Deqiang also spoke at this time: "Chef Feng, you taught me a lesson today and let me see what a true master is. I admire you."
Feng Yifan listened to everyone's words and waved his hand with a smile: "Don't be so, I just try my best to be a good cook. I take every cooking seriously and every dish I make seriously. I want the guests to taste the delicious food and enjoy the beauty of color, fragrance, shape and meaning."
When Zhang Fenglin heard this, he couldn't help but lead the applause.
Suddenly everyone in the restaurant applauded.
Even Zhang Xueping joined in and clapped loudly.
As for the three little girls Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, when they saw everyone was applauding, they knew that they were applauding for their fathers, so they also clapped happily.
Feng Yifan waited for everyone to finish their applause, and then continued, "Everyone came here today mainly to taste the two dishes, so my suggestion is that I make two plates of each, and then everyone shares one. I won't charge you any money, and everyone can taste the flavor. Do you think it's okay?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the restaurant fell into silence.
Seeing that no one said anything, Feng Yifan continued, "If two portions of each item are not enough, then three portions of each item, or four portions will be fine."
Hearing this, Qi Deqiang was the first to speak: "Chef Feng, your generosity really makes me admire you even more."
Then, Qi Deqiang said, "But you can't treat us today. Since we are here, we must pay for it. If we don't pay, why would we come to learn the art? So the plan you mentioned is really unnecessary."
After Qi Deqiang's statement, others also said that they did not need Feng Yifan to treat them to the food and were willing to pay for it themselves.
Feng Yifan continued, "Listen to me, everyone, you taste the food just to understand the flavor and study the cooking time, so there's really no need for everyone to buy a plate to eat, it would be a bit of a waste, and I might not have that much ingredients prepared."
In fact, what Feng Yifan really wanted to say was the last sentence.
Seeing so many people coming to eat, he knew very well that there were not enough eels to cook in the kitchen.
If everyone really ordered a plate of fried soft-shelled pork and a plate of braised ma'anqiao.
Even if all the stock in Su Ji’s kitchen was used up, it would still be impossible to supply so many people with two dishes for each person.
But seeing that everyone was still enthusiastic and no one even cared about his last words, Feng Yifan really started to get a little anxious.
Really don’t order two plates of each, Su Ji really doesn’t have that many eels.
Moreover, Feng Yifan still wants to do business with other customers tonight. If the contestants each order two plates and then occupy the table and refuse to leave, how can he do business
When Feng Yifan was at a loss as to how to talk to the group of contestants who came to ask for advice.
Zhang Fenglin stood up and spoke in time.
"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment and listen to me."
Zhang Fenglin's voice is still relatively loud, and he is not from Su Ji, so when he yells at the top of his voice, no one will think that Su Ji is bullying its customers.
After everyone quieted down, Zhang Fenglin seriously told him his solution.
“Everyone, we all have to deal with the competition. I understand everyone’s thoughts. No one wants to lose in the competition, so no one wants to share experience with others. This is understandable.
But everyone also needs to understand Feng Yifan. After all, Su Ji still has to do business. If so many of us stay here, how can Su Ji do business today
So I think everyone can follow Feng Yifan's suggestion. We can order three or four plates of each of the two dishes. Then everyone can taste them individually. There is no need to tell others how they feel after tasting. After tasting, everyone can go home and study. How about that?"
Zhang Fenglin's words made the contestants present fall into deep thought.
After weighing the pros and cons, Qi Deqiang finally said, "This method is fine. I agree with it."
With someone taking the lead, others naturally expressed their support for this method.
However, everyone still wanted to pay and did not want Feng Yifan to let everyone taste the two dishes for free.
Feng Yifan was very persistent: "No, no, no, you really don't have to spend any money. Today I'm inviting you to taste it for free. It can be regarded as making friends with you all. It can also be regarded as wishing you all good performance in the competition."
With the help of Zhang Fenglin in coordination, the contestants who came specially finally agreed to this plan.
Feng Yifan naturally did not hesitate and immediately went to the kitchen to start preparing ingredients and cooking.
As for the cooking process, the contestants in the restaurant naturally didn't need to watch too much, because Feng Yifan had already shown almost every detail in the program "Fei Chang Zhi".
For the participating chefs, referring to those cooking details, they know exactly what to do.
So the main reason why everyone came to Su Ji this time was to try it for themselves, what do the two dishes cooked by Feng Yifan taste like
Feng Yifan is also very serious in the kitchen, and he takes every step very seriously.
The goal is to make the taste the best and let the participants taste their own interpretation of these two dishes.
However, as time went by, in addition to the group of contestants who were in the restaurant before, some more contestants came one after another, and some diners came to Su Ji for dinner.
Gradually, a scene of people queuing in front of Su Ji appeared.
Some people on the old street felt a little strange when they saw the long queue in front of Su Ji.
"Huh? Is Su Ji's business so good today?"
"Yeah, why are you queuing up so early?"
"It seems to be because the chef of Su Ji has appeared on "Fei Chang Zheng" again? Everyone wants to come and taste the chef's cooking skills displayed on "Fei Chang Zheng"."
"Oh, I know. The fried soft-serve and the big roasted saddle bridge, right?"
"Wow, I really like these two dishes."
"After watching what Chef Feng cooked on the show, I think it's more appetizing than anything I've ever eaten."
"Then let's hurry up and line up. Don't wait until there are more people. It will be really late and we may not be able to get a meal. Let's go quickly."
Most of the time, people will unconsciously follow the trend, and as a result, there are more and more queues in front of Su Ji.
Su Ruoxi felt a headache when she saw more and more people queuing at the door, but she still tried her best to coordinate. She borrowed some stools from Lin's Breakfast Shop and Yang Zhigang's BBQ Restaurant for the people in line to sit down. She also prepared some tea and some snacks.
The three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, had a new job, which was to distribute snacks to people in line.
The people in the queue saw three little girls distributing snacks and suddenly thought that queuing was something very interesting.