The Manchu-Han Banquet is the highest realm of Chinese cuisine. In his previous life, Ye Chui spent half his life's efforts on this Manchu-Han Banquet. On his 30th birthday, he finally got his wish and brought the Manchu-Han Banquet to light again.
However, Ye Chui exhausted all his energy in preparing this luxurious banquet and collapsed at the last critical moment...
Reborn in this world, the Manchu-Han Banquet is still the highest level of Chinese cuisine. However, the loss of Manchu-Han Banquet recipes in this world is even more serious than in the previous life. Basically, 80% of the recipes can no longer be found, and at most only some names are passed down.
The third round of the chef competition is about the Manchu Han Banquet. The four finalists will be randomly selected from a bunch of dishes prepared by the organizer, and then study the cooking methods of the dishes based on the names, and the rankings will be determined in order.
In the last four-star chef competition that Tian Xiaodu participated in, the final was for each contestant to cook a dish of their own development. In the end, Tian Xiaodu won the second place with the seafood stew. This time, the competition was conducted through the names of dishes from the Manchu Han Banquet, which was obviously more challenging.
The Manchu-Han Banquet is China's highest level of culinary feast. Each dish has been refined through thousands of trials and tribulations, and it is so easy to create their flavors.
Similarly, the Manchu-Han Banquet also has a very high reputation. After the host announced what the third competition was, it immediately attracted many people's attention.
The four contestants who advanced also came out of the lounge one by one. The host also asked someone to bring out a lotteries jar filled with paper balls. The four contestants will take out paper balls from it one by one to choose the dishes they are about to make.
This scene attracted the interest of many people.
"The Manchu Han Banquet is a treasure of our Chinese cuisine, but due to various reasons, the recipes have been lost. I hope that through our competition, everyone can experience the beauty of the Manchu Han Banquet. Now, please invite our four contestants to draw the recipes to make in turn." The host announced.
There were more than a dozen paper balls in the lottery jar, and the first person to stand up and draw was Zhao Deguang, who got the fourth place. He seemed to be afraid that if he drew too late, the easy recipe would be taken away by others.
The host had no objection to this order. Zhao Deguang reached into the jar and fumbled around for a while before taking out a paper ball. He looked at it first, frowned, and then handed it back to the host.
"Braised fish bones!" The host said the name of the dish listed on the paper.
"Fish bones?" Many people were puzzled at the same time. "Fish bones... can they be eaten?"
"What are fish bones? Are they fish bones? Can those things be eaten?"
"How do you make this braised fish bone?"
Many people were talking about it.
Many people on Ye Chui's side looked at him strangely, hoping that he could explain it.
"Master, can fish bones be used as ingredients?" Han Yuyan asked impatiently.
Ye Chui nodded: "That's right, but if you want to eat fish bones, you have to soften them to a certain extent first, so that they become water-soluble. This way, they can be easily absorbed by the human body. The simplest way is to use microwaves to soften the fish bones, or directly grind them into powder, which is rich in calcium and other trace elements. It is beneficial to the body and not harmful."
After hearing Ye Chui's detailed explanation, Lin Wei couldn't help but ask, "Is the braised fish bone delicious?"
“Since it is listed in the Manchu-Han banquet, it must be a top-notch delicacy.” Ye Chui said with a smile.
Braised fish bones are considered a delicacy in the Manchu-Han Banquet, so the taste is naturally extraordinary. He smiled and said to Lin Wei, "When I have time later, I can make one for you to try."
"Yeah, Ye Chui, you're so nice." Lin Wei nodded hurriedly, her face filled with happiness.
The others around him were all confused: Who is this young man? Isn't the Manchu-Han Banquet already lost? How come it's like a common meal in the hands of this young man...
After Zhao Deguang finished drawing the menu, Dong Qian was the next to draw. The dish she drew was walnut and pheasant cubes!
"Chicken with peach kernels?" Dong Youyou was most concerned about her sister, and looked at Ye Chui hurriedly, "What is peach kernels? Can you cook this dish?"
"You read it wrong. The name of this dish is not a combination of Taorenshan and diced chicken. It's Taoren and Diced Pheasant. Taoren is the kernel of walnut. In short, this dish is made with walnut kernel and diced pheasant. The method is not too difficult. The dish your sister drew is very good." Ye Chui explained with a smile. He knew the names of these dishes like the back of his hand.
But soon Ye Chui noticed the stunned expressions around him, and he coughed lightly, wondering if he should be more low-key.
"Is this dish delicious?" Lin Wei continued to ask Ye Chui with a greedy expression on her face.
Ye Chui smiled and nodded: "Very good."
Cubed pheasant with peach kernels is also a delicacy and tastes really good.
Dong Youyou's face was even more excited. It seemed that Ye Chu knew the recipe of this dish. So wouldn't her sister's competition be settled
But Ye Chui quickly poured cold water on her: "This cooking competition tests the chef's ability to develop dishes. Youyou, I think your sister will definitely not accept my help given her personality."
Dong Youyou's excited expression suddenly cooled down: "Yes, my sister is very strong-willed and will definitely not accept your recipe..."
"Don't worry, this dish is not that difficult to make. I believe that with your sister's ability, she should be able to complete this dish." Ye Chui smiled and comforted her.
After Dong Qian drew the name of the dish, the next person to draw was Qin Yiyue.
The wooden-faced man didn't seem to care at all about what he drew. He just reached in and took out a paper ball. After opening it and taking a look, his face suddenly changed color slightly.
The host took the paper from his hand, opened it and took a look, his expression became a little strange: "The dish chosen by contestant Qin Yiyue is - Braised round fish with golden legs."
"Golden leg grilled round fish!?"
Hearing this strange name of the dish, many people couldn't help but become agitated.
"What is a golden leg? And what is a round fish?"
"This dish is so strange. I don't even know what the ingredients are. How should I make this dish?"
“It seems that Qin Yiyue is in some trouble this time.”
Han Yuyan, Lin Wei, An Jing, Dong Youyou, Wang Shiyu, and other spectators around all looked at Ye Chui, wanting to know what Ye Chui had to say.
Ye Chui was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "It seems that Qin Yiyue's luck in this competition is really bad."
"Why do you say that, Ye Chui? Is this dish very difficult?" Lin Wei asked quickly.
"The preparation of this dish is indeed not difficult, but these two ingredients are not easy to get." Ye Chui explained softly. Seeing the eager eyes around him, Ye Chui felt a little helpless. Can he still keep a low profile
He tried to lower his voice to explain to Lin Wei, Han Yuyan and other girls: "Golden leg refers to Jinhua ham, and round fish refers to soft-shelled turtle."
Although soft-shelled turtle is a bit difficult to find, it is understandable. Everyone knows what soft-shelled turtle is, but what is Jinhua ham
Han Yuyan couldn't help but ask, "Master, what is Jinhua ham?"
The other guests sitting around also stretched their heads over, wanting to hear Ye Chui's answer. One older sister even put her head directly on Ye Chui's shoulder... This made Ye Chui very embarrassed!
"Ham is a pickled or smoked pork leg. It can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty in China. The most famous ham producing area is a place called Jinhua, so it is called Jinhua ham, or simply Jintui..."
Ye Chui explained in a low voice, somewhat unnaturally.
Because of the vegetarian movement, the world's ham-making process has long been lost. Even the name of ham sounds extremely unfamiliar to people, and no one has ever heard of it.
This also makes it easier to see the difficulty of cooking the dish of golden leg braised round fish.
In fact, the quality of this dish is not very high, it is only at the level of [delicacy], but the ingredients are too difficult to find. To make this dish, at least you have to make the "golden leg" first, which is definitely not an easy task, so Ye Chui felt that Qin Yiyue was really unlucky to choose this dish.
"Ham..." An Jing thought of something and asked Ye Chui curiously, "Brother, are the pig legs you hung on the wall in our kitchen for making ham?"
"Yes, I know a little about how to make ham..." Ye Chui explained with a smile.
In fact, he knew more than just a little. In his previous life, Ye Chui had also studied this unique food thoroughly. The pork legs hanging in the kitchen were the most authentic way of making Jinhua ham.
"I don't know what Qin Yiyue's golden leg is, can it be replaced with something else?" Lin Wei continued to ask.
"If you use something else as a substitute, the taste will naturally change... It looks like Qin Yiyue will be in trouble in this competition." Ye Chui couldn't help but sighed in a low voice.
After Qin Yiyue drew the name of this dish, the expression on his face changed slightly and then returned to normal. It seems that he is really confident in himself.
Ye Chui's attention then shifted to Tian Xiaodu, who was drawing lots next.
Tian Xiaodu was the last one to draw the lot. His expression was quite calm. He reached his fat hand into the lot jar, quickly took out a paper ball, opened it and took a look.
Then, the expression on his face suddenly became a little strange, and he subconsciously glanced towards Ye Chui before handing the piece of paper to the host.
The host then read out the name of the dish: "The dish that Chef Tian drew is... Braised Fish Maw Roll!"
"Seared fish belly roll?"
Hearing this name, little Wang Shiyu suddenly shouted: "Brother, isn't this the dish you used to cook for me every day?"
Ye Chui: “…Yes.” (~^~)
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