"The key to stir-frying garlic sprouts is the heat of the wok and the timing of adding the garlic sprouts. There is no specific time control for this aspect. It depends on your intuition..."
"Why do you put the garlic sprouts in so early? The garlic sprouts will be mushy and soft after frying!"
"Can you be any more stupid? You put the garlic sprouts in so late that they will be raw after the dish is cooked!"
"Timing! Timing! How long will it take you to learn such a simple thing by doing it over and over again?"
“Did you really earn the title of Chinatown’s top ten representative dishes by yourself?”
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In the big kitchen of Chen's Restaurant, Ye Chui's roaring voice kept coming out. Those who didn't know would think that this was domestic violence, but in fact, Ye Chui was actually teaching people how to cook...
He is teaching Chen Tian how to make authentic Mapo Tofu.
At this time, three days had passed since Chen Tian officially admitted his defeat to Ye Chui. During these three days, the Chen family restaurant underwent a simple reorganization, and the name of Chen family tofu on the restaurant's menu was uniformly changed back to Mapo Tofu. Ye Chu took advantage of this time to teach Chen Tian the authentic method of making Mapo Tofu.
Originally Ye Chui thought that the other party was a famous chef after all, and she should be able to fully master the recipe of Mapo Tofu in a day or two at most. However, the result disappointed Ye Chui - it seemed that it was a miracle that this girl could make Chen's Tofu famous, as her cooking skills were unbelievably poor.
She could quickly accept the two condiments of peppercorns and beef, but she had to spend three days to master the trick of stir-frying garlic sprouts, which made Ye Chui more and more angry.
In the hotel lobby, Han Yuyan, Li Xiuyun, Tang Shanshan and Chen Jiao were sitting at a dining table chatting.
Listening to the roars coming from the kitchen, Sister Han was indescribably happy. She couldn't help but say, "It seems that Sister Tiantian's cooking skills are really not that good. The master is going to have a headache this time..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Chui's roar came from the kitchen: "Your cooking skills are almost on the same level as Da Yu!"
Han Yuyan suddenly lost his happiness: "Master..."
Li Xiuyun, Tang Shanshan and Chen Tian all laughed.
Chen Jiao glanced in the direction of the kitchen. His sister had always been known as a shrew. She was never afraid of quarreling with others. She could stand on the street and curse at someone for half an hour without taking a breath... But obviously, her ability to roar like a lioness could not be fully utilized in the kitchen. This Ye Chui, who was so young, could completely suppress his sister. This made Chen Jiao feel very interesting. Unfortunately, Ye Chui already had a girlfriend...
Shaking his head to get rid of these thoughts, Chen Jiao continued, "Ye Chui won the challenge against Chen's tofu. Sister admitted that Chen's tofu originated from China and renamed the dish Mapo Tofu. This matter has spread all over Chinatown recently. I guess the guys in those big hotels are already getting excited. It will definitely be more difficult for Mr. Ye Chui to continue challenging."
"It's okay. Master is a great cook and I'm not afraid of them." Han Yuyan was full of confidence in Ye Chui.
Li Xiuyun sighed quietly. Ye Chui was so capable, no wonder Han Yuyan liked him. On the second day after arriving in Chinatown, Ye Chui and Han Yuyan slept in separate rooms. However, Li Xiuyun had already completely determined that there was something going on between them, so he had been feeling quite melancholy these days...
"So which restaurant are you going to challenge next?" Tang Shanshan asked curiously.
"Master is not in the mood to take care of this matter these two days, but I checked the distribution map of the seven major hotels in Chinatown. The closest to Chen's Restaurant is Peng's. We can go and challenge Peng's when the time comes." Han Yuyan continued.
Chen Jiao's face was a little solemn. "Peng's Restaurant is a new restaurant that has opened in recent years. Although its predecessor is also a time-honored brand with decades of history, Peng's owner Peng Song is a seven-star chef. He developed a new dish, which is now one of the top ten representative dishes of Chinatown. Together with a dish handed down by the Peng family, Peng's Restaurant now has a total of two representative dishes."
"So amazing!?" Han Yuyan was also quite familiar with the top ten representative dishes, but there was no information on the Internet about Peng Song, the owner of Peng Restaurant. She couldn't help but continue to ask, "Which two of the top ten representative dishes are the two dishes developed by Peng Song?"
"A dish called Peng's Chicken is said to have been developed by his grandfather. He kept the recipe for this dish during the era when meat was poisonous. After the ban on meat was lifted, he found the family recipe and it became an instant hit. Peng's Chicken is known as the most delicious chicken dish in Chinatown," Chen Jiao introduced.
When Han Yuyan heard what Chen Jiao said, a look of disdain immediately appeared on his face. The most delicious chicken dish
Can it compare to the spicy chicken, Shaoxing drunken chicken and boiled chicken made by my master
Han Yuyan then asked: "What is the other dish?"
“The other dish is also a chicken dish called high energy chicken wings.”
"High-energy chicken wings? Well, when I first heard this name, I was curious. Where did this name come from?" Han Yuyan asked in surprise.
"Speaking of high-energy chicken wings, we have to talk about Peng Song. He is a seven-star chef, and his cooking method is also unique—he practices molecular cuisine." Chen Jiao replied.
"Molecular cuisine?" Han Yuyan heard this name for the first time.
Chen Jiao nodded. "That's right. Molecular cuisine can actually be seen as a chemical reaction when cooking. When you stir-fry meat with vegetable oil, there is a chance of chemical reaction with the oil. The various flavors brought by various condiments when they are sent to the tongue can also be analyzed in the molecular field. This is a school of food that has spread in the United States in recent years. It uses molecular theory to analyze the taste of food, and Peng Song is a leader in this field."
"I see... But does this really work?" Han Yuyan questioned, "The taste of food is ever-changing. It's hard to analyze it using molecular theory, right?"
Chen Jiao smiled and said, "Whether it works or not, Peng Song created the high-energy chicken wings based on the theory of molecular cuisine. You know how precious the recipe is, but in Chinatown, keeping the recipe secret is not that important. The recipes of some dishes are known to many chefs in many restaurants. Many chefs can make Chen's tofu, but only my sister can make it. Peng Song is an exception. Whether it is his family-inherited Peng's chicken or his self-created high-energy chicken wings, they are all kept secret. Only his restaurant can sell these two dishes."
"Hearing you say that, it seems very powerful..." Han Yuyan said hesitantly, "Then why don't we challenge other families next time?"
"No need, the next one is this Pengguan."
Ye Chui interrupted as he came out of the kitchen wiping his hands and just happened to hear what Chen Jiao said.
"Master!" Han Yuyan looked at Ye Chui.
Ye Chui smiled and continued, "Using molecules to analyze the taste of food is feasible, but the taste of food cannot be perfected by molecular analysis alone. I think the two dishes of this Peng restaurant are just a trick. The next restaurant we will challenge is this Peng restaurant."
Molecular cuisine, Ye Chui had encountered this kind of thing in his previous life. It was just a mysterious thing and was not worth paying attention to at all. Ye Chui did not take it to heart yet.
He sat down at the dining table, poured himself a glass of water, and continued, "I want to see what his molecular cuisine is like."
"I have great confidence in you, Mr. Ye Chui. Since the next place you are going to challenge is Peng Pavilion, I hope you can win the first battle." Chen Jiao said with a smile, "You can stay in my hotel for the next period of time. I will provide you with logistical services."
Ye Chui smiled and nodded: "That's perfect, but... we living here won't cause you any trouble, right?"
"It's okay. In fact, most of the residents of Chinatown don't care about the independence of Chinatown cuisine. It won't have much impact." Chen Jiao said generously, "Besides, you taught my sister how to make Mapo Tofu. Although this recipe was developed by our ancestors, it has been lost now. We should repay this favor for letting our family get this recipe back."
After Chen Jiao said this, Ye Cui did not continue the topic.
Han Yuyan came close to Ye Chui and said in a subtle tone: "Master, is Sister Tiantian now your fourth disciple? Then I am her second senior sister."
"It's just a dish, it doesn't count as a master-disciple relationship. If you count it that way, then all the chefs in Manhan Building will have to call me Master." Ye Chui shook his head and said with a smile.
The master-disciple relationship is a very serious one. Once you accept a disciple, you are responsible for teaching him cooking skills. This is something Ye Chui has always insisted on. Now he is just teaching Chen Tian a dish. Although Chen Tian calls Ye Chui Master, it is not actually a formal master-disciple relationship.
Besides... Chen Tian's cooking skills are really not that good, and having Han Yuyan as his second apprentice is enough, and Ye Chui doesn't want to have any extra burden.
"Shanshan." Ye Chui suddenly looked at Tang Shanshan who was sitting at the table. "What's wrong with you recently? Why do I feel like you've been in a low mood these days?"
Tang Shanshan has been with Ye Chui these days, helping out. However, unlike her cheerful and cheerful self in the past few days, she seemed to be in a bad mood these days and often didn't say a word. Not to mention Ye Chui, even Han Yuyan, Li Xiuyun and Chen Jiao noticed this.
But Tang Shanshan didn't seem to want to say anything more. She waved her hands hurriedly with a flustered look in her eyes and said, "It's okay, I'm fine. What could possibly happen..." (~^~)