The Spring Banquet was held in Jinghua Square in Yanjing, a square that could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Since the first Spring Banquet, it has been held here.
Preparations for this year's Spring Banquet had already begun three days before it officially began. Fences were set up around the square to prevent others from entering. Staff from the Food Association arranged nearly a hundred large dining tables for banquets on the large and empty square. Each table had a nameplate of the participating restaurants on it.
The placement of the tables is also very particular. On one side of Jinghua Plaza is Jinghua Mall, the largest shopping paradise in Yanjing. In front of Jinghua Mall there is a huge high-definition advertising screen, which will also be used as a display board for voting points during the Spring Banquet. Therefore, this place is the most popular, so the tables displayed near the display board are all the favorites to win the Spring Banquet.
These include Jingjialou, which has won the Spring Banquet Championship for three consecutive years, this year's popular Manhanlou, and Shenghuayuan, which has recently become popular due to the joining of an eight-star chef.
After the menu of the Spring Banquet was announced, in addition to bringing Ye Chui's Manchu-Han Banquet Challenge to an end, it also shifted everyone's enthusiasm to the Spring Banquet. March 5th is the date of the Spring Banquet. These days, almost all the hot search terms on the Internet are occupied by the names of delicious dishes - this is also a kind of publicity for the Spring Banquet by various restaurants. They all hope that their restaurant's dishes will be attractive, and then they may get more favor from those who attend the Spring Banquet.
Whether in the real world or in the online world, it seems to be filled with the charming smell of delicious food.
This was a spectacle that Ye Chui would never have been able to see in his previous world.
Of course, because of the announcement of the Spring Banquet menu, many people have become very interested in the whole pig banquet that Ye Chu is going to prepare - the sensation caused by the restaurant menu has once again made the name of Manhanlou popular.
At first, there was nothing wrong. When people saw the menu of Manhanlou, they were a little curious about the name of the whole pig banquet, but most of them were surprised that "it turned out that Manhanlou did not plan to prepare a full banquet at Chunyan". As the time for the release of this menu got longer, people studied the menus of major restaurants and soon found something wrong: Manhanlou's whole pig banquet means that the whole table of dishes is made from a pig!
Each dish is taken from a certain part of the pig.
This practice is unprecedented and arouses anticipation and curiosity, but some people have also expressed some concerns about it - can some parts of a pig really be eaten
Some of the dishes on the Manhanlou Spring Banquet menu don’t make people feel appetizing just by hearing their names…
Ye Chui has to prepare a total of thirty-four dishes for the spring banquet. Most of the names of these thirty-four dishes are very normal, such as Dongpo Pork, Dongpo Elbow, Twice-Cooked Pork, Braised Pork, Boiled Pork Slices, Beijing-style Shredded Pork, Pan-fried Pork Chops, Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs, Pork Bone Soup... etc.
Although these dishes are not from the Manchu-Han Banquet, just hearing the names of the dishes makes people feel that they are very delicious and makes people want to feast on them.
But don’t worry, continue reading below -
Braised pork intestines, braised pig's trotters, pork heart and tongue in red oil, spicy tripe strips, fried kidney, stewed pig's tail, fried pig's liver with sauce, cool pig's head...
On the menu published on the official website of the Food Association, each dish is briefly introduced, mainly introducing the ingredients used in the dish. As a result, Ye Chui's whole pig banquet menu soon caused a sensation on the Internet again.
"Swimming pig intestines... This dish is actually made from pig intestines. Damn, is this edible? I feel sick just thinking about it. What is Ye Chui trying to do?"
"What about braised pig's trotters? Can pig's trotters be eaten? The pig's trotters from our city farms are simply thrown away as garbage."
"Stir-fried pork intestines and braised pig's trotters are nothing. Look at this red oil heart and tongue dish. Wow, it's made with pig heart and tongue..."
"Ye Chui from Manhanlou is definitely going to cook some dark cuisine!"
"Stir-fried kidney, stewed pig's tail, stir-fried pig's liver, cool pork head... Oh my god, Master Ye, my admiration for you is simply beyond the sky. Are you deliberately trying to break our tolerance for delicious food? I have to say that I surrender to you!"
The reaction on the Internet to Ye Chui's menu did not surprise Ye Chui. When he was preparing these menus, not to mention Han Yuyan, even the chefs Tian Xiaodu, Dong Qian and Qin Yiyue from Manhanlou were shocked. They felt that Ye Chui's menu could challenge people's psychological limits. Of course, after Ye Chu personally cooked these dishes, their attitudes changed again.
These dishes are all of the highest quality and are absolutely worthy of being served at the Spring Festival Banquet. The most important thing is the meaning of the name “Whole Pig Banquet”.
A whole pig banquet requires dishes made from a whole pig.
March 5th.
Manhanlou started to get busy early in the morning. It would not be open for business today. Before dawn, Pan Qingguo drove to the suburbs and brought back the expensive pig that had been slaughtered overnight. According to Ye Chui's request, all parts of the pork were preserved.
The kitchen of Manhan Building soon became busy.
Ye Chui was in charge of cooking. Since the official opening of the hotel, Ye Chui had rarely had the chance to cook properly. He usually seemed very casual when cooking for his sisters. But now he put in 100% of his energy, after all, the Spring Banquet was of great significance.
Tian Xiaodu, Dong Qian, Qin Yiyue, three six-star chefs, personally assisted Ye Chui, while the other chefs from Manhan Building stood by and watched with admiration.
The dishes made by Ye Chui were not on the menu of Manhanlou, but were all brand new dishes. They could learn a lot by watching - of course, this was also confidential, and they were forbidden to leak the recipes of these dishes.
After each dish is completed, it is carefully placed in an insulated box so that the dish can retain its flavor as much as possible.
By nine o'clock in the morning, thirty-four dishes had been completed.
Of course, although there are thirty-four dishes, there are more than fifty served on the plates, because some dishes have the same name but different flavors. For example, the dish of braised pork intestines has three types: crispy braised pork intestines, soft braised pork intestines, and braised pork intestines with spicy peppers. It’s just that in the menu these three dishes are combined into one.
Ye Chui took off his chef's uniform and walked out of the kitchen while wiping his hands with a towel. He had spent a lot of energy preparing these dishes in order to ensure that they were tasty and beautiful.
In the lobby of Manhan Building, Han Yuyan had already changed into the elegant green cheongsam that she had specially purchased, which set off her tall and beautiful figure and made her very charming - but she looked a little nervous at this time, which made people feel a little funny. She was holding a document in her hand and muttering something in a low voice, which made her look quite cute.
She was reading out the names of each dish, as well as the characteristics of these dishes. She not only had to be able to express this information proficiently in Chinese, but also in English.
In comparison, Su Xin, another emcee of Manhanlou, was much calmer - she had experience as an emcee before, when Honglou participated in the Spring Banquet, and Yu Yanzheng, who had officially confirmed their relationship, was by her side to help her practice, so she appeared much calmer.
Ye Chui patted Han Yuyan on the shoulder and consoled him with a smile: "When the time comes, you just need to perform normally. After practicing for so long, you are already very familiar with the introduction of each dish."
"I'm worried that something might go wrong." Han Yuyan said in a muffled voice. She smiled at Ye Chui again, "Master, our Spring Banquet will definitely win today, right?"
"Of course, it will definitely be an eye-opener." Ye Chui said to Han Yuyan with confidence - but the finished products of these dishes, just the names of the dishes are already eye-opening...
"Brother, let's set off quickly." Little Wang Shiyu jumped beside Ye Chui and urged him.
Today was not originally the weekend, but the girls were very concerned about today's Spring Banquet, so Ye Chui asked them to take a day off. Now An Jing, Lin Weian, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Shiyu were all going to Jinghua Plaza to cheer for Ye Chui, which made Wang Shiyu and An Xiaoxiao very happy...
"Let's go." Ye Chui smiled and took Wang Shiyu's hand, and walked out of the Manhan Building with a few girls.
Jinghua Square is crowded with people at this moment.
After all, this is a large-scale event promoted by the country to revive the food era. It is a type of national mobilization. There are countless media reporters conducting interviews at the Spring Banquet, and photographers running around to record the on-site conditions.
Needless to say, if you turn on the TV now, almost every channel is occupied by the topic of Spring Banquet.
When Ye Chui and others arrived, as expected, as the restaurant was a popular venue for this spring banquet, Ye Chui was immediately surrounded by people.
Ye Chui waved his hand and asked Tian Xiaodu, Han Yuyan, Dong Qian, Qin Yiyue and others to take out the thermos boxes, go into the square, and place the dishes inside on their tables.
"Boss Ye, are you confident that your Manhanlou can win more champions at this spring banquet?" a reporter asked first.
Ye Chui was about to answer when a reporter next to him said, "Boss Gao of Shenghuayuan just told the media that he will definitely get the title this time. I wonder what Boss Ye thinks about this matter?"
Gao Yuesheng actually said this to the media? Ye Chui was originally prepared to be humble, but he still had to remember Sheng Qiuyue's reminder that the competition with Shenghuayuan was not just a competition between restaurants, but also had a deeper meaning. So when he heard the reporter's words, he immediately changed his mind and said with a smile: "I dare not say that I can win the championship of this spring banquet, but I am still very confident that I can surpass Shenghuayuan."
“Wow—”
Hearing Ye Chui express his confrontation with Gao Yuesheng so directly, it immediately caused a strong reaction from many people. The grudge between Manhanlou and Shenghuayuan was naturally known to the media for a long time. Now many of the chefs in Manhanlou came from Shenghuayuan, and they hoped to interview more of them at this time. After all, this is what news wants.
One reporter even asked Ye Chui about the recent controversy caused by the Manhan Pavilion Spring Banquet menu: "The Manhan Pavilion Spring Banquet menu has caused some controversy recently. Many dishes in the Manhan Pavilion are made with pig intestines and pig trotters, which we think are inedible. Some people have even determined that this is dark cuisine. I wonder what you think about this issue, Ye Chui?"
"Ingredients that are inedible? Dark cuisine?" Upon hearing this question, Ye Chui laughed proudly, "After the Spring Banquet, I believe everyone's views on this will change. Pig intestines, pig stomachs, and pig trotters are among the most valuable parts of pork. They are the essence of our Chinese cuisine." (~^~)