To be honest, seeing Tian Xiaodu appear in front of the barbecue stall with a fat face and a grin on his face, Ye Chui was somewhat impressed by his patience. He looked around and it seemed that no one else came to make trouble. In addition, he heard the meat stall owner confirm the identity of the fat man in the vegetable market that morning, so Ye Chui's attitude towards him changed a little.
Of course, a certain degree of vigilance is still required.
Without saying much, Ye Chui took Tian Xiaodu's ticket and handed him five skewers of grilled lamb.
Tian Xiaodu heard from Fang Tao today that Ye Chui had opened a mutton kebab stall here, so he came here eagerly in the evening. As a chef, he originally looked down on this kind of snack, but at this moment he was attracted by the taste of the mutton kebabs. He walked to the side with a serious face, took a bite with anticipation, and then a look of shock appeared on his face -
As a great chef, his taste buds are much more sensitive than those of ordinary people. He can make the most direct judgment on whether the grilled lamb skewers are good or not. He also studies grilled lamb on a daily basis. However, the grilled lamb he carefully prepared is several levels worse in taste than this seemingly simple grilled lamb skewers. An intoxicated look immediately appeared on Tian Xiaodu's face.
Chewing it carefully is like tasting a pot of good wine, or like looking at a good painting, immersing yourself in it and forgetting yourself in it.
Then his fat face looked even more wretched...
But when Ye Chu saw him like this, he couldn't help but admire him in his heart. It can be seen that this fat man is indeed a master of taste. He can really taste the extraordinary thing in this simple mutton skewer. His intoxicated look is exactly the expression that a person who is truly obsessed with food would show.
It took Tian Xiaodu more than ten minutes to eat all five skewers of lamb. He muttered to himself with a bit of surprise in his eyes, "The lamb was marinated before grilling, which just removed the fishy smell of the lamb while retaining the freshness of the lamb. Hmm, there is another taste, a seasoning, which almost plays a finishing touch, making the taste of the grilled lamb skewers perfectly sublimated... What is that?"
Tian Xiaodu asked himself, seemingly unable to figure it out, so he looked at Ye Chui anxiously, "What was that last seasoning? I used the finest spices to season the roasted lamb, but I still couldn't get this flavor. Did you use some precious seasoning to enhance the flavor of the lamb? What exactly is that seasoning?"
“It’s cumin. I added cumin.”
Ye Chui replied with a smile.
"Cumin?" Tian Xiaodu was stunned.
"Yes, it's just ordinary cumin, dry-fried in a frying pan, then ground into powder and sprinkled on the lamb skewers." Ye Chui explained.
Tian Xiaodu looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "It's actually cumin... Yes, that smell is cumin, but when cumin and mutton are mixed together, they can actually produce such a magical chemical reaction, it's amazing, it's really amazing!"
Seeing Tian Xiaodu's overjoyed look, Ye Chui couldn't help laughing. Cumin, also known as fennel, is an indispensable seasoning for grilled lamb skewers or other grilled foods. It can even be said that the best way to prepare cumin is to cook it with meat. However, due to the absence of meat in the past eighty years, this seasoning with the title of "King of Seasonings" has gradually faded out of people's sight. Even a top chef like Tian Xiaodu could not taste the flavor of cumin, and mistakenly thought it was some amazing spice.
"You are indeed the person I am looking for!" Tian Xiaodu came back to his senses from the grilled lamb skewers. He looked at Ye Chui with surprise and said, "Little brother, I can..."
"I'm busy now." Ye Chui interrupted Tian Xiaodu, flipping the kebabs in front of him, "If you have anything to say, you can wait until I finish my work. Of course, I don't mind you helping me work."
Ask the chef of a five-star hotel to help sell grilled lamb kebabs
Under normal circumstances, Tian Xiaodu would have taken this as a joke, but at this moment, he did not find it funny at all. He even felt vaguely honored. If the big plate of chicken had aroused Tian Xiaodu's interest in Ye Chui's cooking skills, then the grilled lamb skewers had already earned Ye Chu's respect.
Tian Xiaodu rolled up his sleeves without saying a word and stood with Ye Chui.
Seeing Tian Xiaodu's reaction, Ye Chui nodded with satisfaction. Tian Xiaodu was a five-star chef, but in the eyes of Ye Chui, the God of Food, this title was meaningless. It was just that Tian Xiaodu's reaction to the food just now touched Ye Chui, and for this, he was willing to give Tian Xiaodu a chance... Of course, to get this opportunity, Tian Xiaodu also had to work hard - help him sell mutton skewers.
"When flipping the lamb skewers, the heat must be evenly distributed and roasted to just the right degree. It's best when the lamb turns golden brown..." Ye Chui flipped the lamb skewers in his hands while teaching by example.
Tian Xiaodu studied hard. After all, he was at that level and soon mastered the essentials. So the people queuing in front of the mutton stall automatically split into two teams, one team in front of Ye Chui and the other team in front of Tian Xiaodu.
At this time, a kind of "competition" situation seemed to be formed, and the result of the duel would be which side had more patrons.
Although the technique of grilling lamb skewers may seem simple, it is not easy to grill them evenly and to perfection. We often see this situation: there are two adjacent lamb skewers stalls in the night market, with the same ingredients and the same grilling equipment, both of which are simple charcoal grills, but customers always prefer one of them, thinking that it tastes better.
This is the realm.
When Tian Xiaodu just took over, he also thought about surpassing Ye Chui. After all, he still had the pride of being a great chef. But gradually he found that the line in front of him was never as long as that of Ye Chui, and the feedback from customers after buying the mutton skewers was not as satisfactory as that of Ye Chui. This was not only because regular customers preferred Ye Chui's craftsmanship, but more because the mutton skewers grilled by Ye Chu were really more fragrant and delicious. Although the difference was subtle, it always existed.
At this point, Tian Xiaodu no longer looked down on the young man next to him, who was almost half his age.
Because they were together, the mutton skewers in stock were sold out at around 10 o'clock tonight. Customers who didn't get to eat left in disappointment. Tian Xiaodu helped Ye Chu move the mutton skewers to the tricycle. When pushing the tricycle slowly back to the community, Ye Chui smiled and asked Tian Xiaodu, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"The recipe for the chicken dish from a few days ago..." Tian Xiaodu pondered for a while before speaking, "Can you sell this recipe to me? Because I'm going to entertain a very important guest in a few days, and he specifically asked for a dish made with chicken..."
(ps: When Ye Chui answered "It's cumin, I added cumin" in this chapter, I inexplicably thought of the scene in The God of Cookery where Stephen Chow said "It's onion, I added onion". Does anyone feel the same? Finally... Please recommend and collect. At the beginning of the week, I want to rush to the new book list. Thank you all for your support~~~ Now this book is still around the 50th on the new book list. Let's make a bet. If we rush to the top 30, we will add more chapters~~~ It seems that casting a recommendation vote will increase by 5 points. Please take out the votes if you have them. Cannon thanks everyone~~)