"Shenghua Garden?" Ye Chui was stunned when he heard Xing Sen's words and asked Xing Sen, "Do they have a new chef?"
Could it be that Gao Yuesheng found the successor of Muyang BBQ and recruited him to his restaurant
"This is a dish made by their new chef." Xing Sen nodded, looked at Ye Chui and exclaimed, "That chef is really amazing... Ye Chui, do you know why he made this kind of barbecue?"
Ye Chui heard something else from Xing Sen's words and asked curiously, "Why?"
"This story starts from last night..."
Xing Sen continued to tell the story.
Last night, Xing Sen and other gourmet detectives were invited by Ye Chui to dine at a restaurant in order to prevent any trouble. At that time, Jin Ya and the other three were suppressed by Xing Sen before they could even start to have fun. Later, they received a call from Gao Yuesheng and learned that Gao Yuesheng was the mastermind behind the incident. At that time, Xing Sen told Gao Yuesheng that he would visit Gao Yuesheng after a while.
Just this morning, Xing Sen, Huo Li, Fang Yang and several other food detectives rushed to Shenghua Garden, and did something for Ye Chui.
The scene at that time was naturally Gao Yuesheng humbly apologizing to Xing Sen. Knowing the identities of Xing Sen and others as gourmet police, how could Gao Yuesheng dare to confront them head-on? He said all the nice things and almost fell to his knees. Xing Sen went there just to warn Gao Yuesheng, so that he would not think of doing anything to Ye Chui again in the future, and let Gao Yuesheng know that his brothers stood behind Ye Chui. If Gao Yuesheng dared to do anything to Manhanlou again, then don't blame Xing Sen for being rude.
Instructing others to cause trouble in other restaurants could be a big or small matter. If Xing Sen and others questioned and wanted to punish Gao Yuesheng, then Gao Yuesheng would definitely have no way to deal with it.
Although the Food Era encourages competition among restaurants, this kind of shameful and despicable behavior is still strictly prohibited.
Needless to say, the scene at that time, in short, Xing Sen and others taught Gao Yuesheng a severe lesson. However, just when Xing Sen was about to leave, a male chef with long hair suddenly came to Shenghuayuan.
"That man is in his thirties, looks kind, but speaks in an extremely arrogant way." In the kitchen of Manhan Building, Xing Sen recounted what happened in the morning. He suddenly glanced at Ye Chui, "That man makes me feel a bit like you, both of you are arrogant, and... have real skills. Most importantly, he, like you, Ye Chui, only has a one-star chef certificate."
"One-star chef?" Tian Xiaodu was a little surprised. "Master only has a one-star chef certificate because of age restrictions. That person is already over 30 years old."
"That's right, but that person grew up abroad and just returned to China recently, so he only got a one-star chef certificate." Xing Sen explained that although there is not much difference in the level of chef certificates at home and abroad, chef certificates from different countries are not universal. After all, cooking has strict factions. To work in a restaurant in a country, one needs to obtain that country's chef certificate.
Xing Sen continued: "He originally worked in Chinatown in the United States."
"Chinese chef?" Tian Xiaodu thought of something and was a little surprised.
The other chefs also showed shocked expressions.
Chinese chefs have a very special status. They are derived from Chinese cuisine and are famous, but the honors they receive are not from Chinese people. The most important thing is that the Chinese cooking skills inherited by Chinese chefs are far superior to those of Chinese chefs. This is an embarrassing and unwilling situation.
Chinese chefs don't have any particular hostility towards other Chinese chefs, but they definitely don't have any good feelings towards them either.
Xing Sen nodded and continued, "That man is a Chinese chef, but he said that he deeply felt the current state of China's food culture and wanted to help the country's food culture return to its peak, so he came back to China on purpose."
The Chinese chef that Xing Sen was talking about was naturally Jim who was with He Chengqing last night.
At that time, Jim came to Shenghuayuan and revealed his identity as a Chinese chef. Gao Yuesheng was naturally resistant at first, but at that time Jim completely convinced Gao Yuesheng with his own strength - he wanted to challenge the two six-star chefs of Shenghuayuan.
Xing Sen and other food detectives found the event interesting, so they stayed to watch and served as judges for the competition.
As a result, Jim won a great victory and crushed the two six-star chefs of Shenghuayuan.
"The format of the competition at that time was that the six-star chefs from Shenghuayuan chose the type of dish they wanted to make, and Jim followed suit to make that type of dish. The two six-star chefs from Shenghuayuan chose barbecue," Xing Sen continued.
"Chef Huang and Chef Liu's specialty is barbecue!" A four-star chef from Shenghuayuan said, "It seems that they have really shown their skills."
"You're right. The two chefs worked together to make a roast pork rib dish that was indeed delicious." Xing Sen nodded and continued, "At the time, we all thought that the roast pork rib was already the best delicacy, but then Jim made a similar roast meat, which is what Ye Chui is making now. Whether it's the aroma or the taste, it's far better than the roast pork ribs of Master Huang and Master Liu!"
Gao Yuesheng was completely impressed by Jim's cooking skills.
After asking about Jim's previous cooking level in the United States, Gao Yuesheng immediately kept Jim and hired him as the head chef of Shenghuayuan.
"What is Jim's chef rating in the United States?" Tian Xiaodu asked curiously.
Xing Sen glanced at Ye Chui before answering, "He is an eight-star Chinese chef."
"Eight stars?" This shocked all the chefs. Shenghuayuan actually found a chef with an eight-star chef license to be the head chef. The dishes learned by the Chinese chef and the Huaxia chef are all Chinese cuisine, so an eight-star Chinese chef is almost the same as an eight-star Chinese chef. In fact, the inheritance of Chinese culinary culture by the Chinese chef is more complete. An eight-star Chinese chef is even better than an eight-star Chinese chef.
Putting aside the sensitive issue of Chinese chefs, it is more than enough to let Jim be the head chef of Shenghuayuan.
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Ye Chui was not afraid that Shenghua Garden had an eight-star chef. He was just a little surprised: "Xing Sen, you have a good eye for people. Is this Jim really just trying to help Chinese cuisine return to its peak and has no other intentions?"
"I can't explain this clearly." Xing Sen shook his head. "That Jim always had a smiling face and looked very friendly. He didn't seem to have any ulterior motives, but people's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. No one can explain this clearly." After a pause, Xing Sen thought of something else. "Oh, by the way, when we left Shenghua Garden today, Fang Yang suddenly remembered that he had seen this Jim in Manhan Building last night. Because Jim had long hair, he had a deep impression of him. At that time, Jim sat at a table with others. Later, a woman in a black windbreaker came down from upstairs, and Jim left with that woman."
The woman in the black trench coat
Ye Chui thought of something: "He Chengqing... This Jim is in the same group as He Chengqing."
"He Chengqing?" Xing Sen frowned. "Is the woman in the black windbreaker He Chengfei's sister?"
"It seems that Jim joined Shenghua Garden because I had ruined He Chengfei. This was He Chengqing's move against me." Ye Chui figured out the key to this and shook his head with a smile. "He Chengqing really invested a lot of money and even invited an eight-star Chinese chef."
An eight-star chef is enough to make him stand out from the crowd in the whole of China. And considering the feud between Shenghuayuan and Manhanlou, Gao Yuesheng will definitely find a way to target Manhanlou with this capital.
Among the many chefs, except for Tian Xiao, Du Qin, Yiyue, Dong Qian and other chefs who had absolute trust in Ye Chui, the others all showed somewhat frightened expressions. Xing Sen even frowned and said to Ye Chui: "Do you need me to help you with something?"
"What can we do? Although Chinese chefs have a unique status, the Chinese food law does not require restaurants not to invite Chinese chefs. Shenghuayuan is just competing fairly." Ye Chui refused with a smile, "Although you food police have a high status, you can't do whatever you want. As long as it's fair competition, my Manhanlou doesn't have to be afraid of any restaurant, and Xingsen doesn't have to worry about it."
Xing Sen knew that although Ye Chui looked like a teenager, he was very mature in mind. Since that was what he said, he had no choice but to give up. He smiled and picked up a piece of barbecue made by Ye Chui and took a bite. "Although Jim's cooking skills are great, Ye Chui is even more extraordinary. You can cook this barbecue just by listening to my description. You are better than Jim."
"It's nothing, actually." Ye Chui said modestly, "This kind of barbecue was not invented by Jim, but is an old recipe that has been passed down for a long time. It's called Muyang Barbecue. It's one of the rare types of barbecue that uses soy sauce. This kind of barbecue was already popular in the world before the Nature Movement. Although most of the Chinese barbecue methods have been lost, it was unexpectedly inherited by the Chinese chef. But... his method is not very authentic anymore."
"Not authentic?" All the chefs became curious.
Xing Sen asked hurriedly, "So what is the authentic way to do it?"
"The authentic Muyang barbecue is not baked in an oven, but after being braised, it is exposed to the sun. The heat from the sun evaporates the moisture in the barbecue, which makes the barbecue taste the best. Of course, the process is also very complicated. I just heard Xing Sen say that it only took Jim more than half an hour to make this barbecue. I guess he used an oven to speed up the drying process, which would greatly reduce the taste." Ye Chui explained, "Real chefs, especially senior chefs, will not sacrifice the taste of the dishes for the speed of cooking. Jim will use this convenient method. The barbecue method he mastered is probably baked in an oven, which means that the Muyang barbecue method he inherited is not authentic at all."
Ye Chui showed a mocking sneer on his face: "The Chinese chef comes from the Chinese culinary culture, but in the final analysis, he is not the authentic inheritor of the Chinese culinary culture. Why should I be afraid of this eight-star Chinese chef?" (~^~)