"What do you mean, Boss Peng?" Ye Chui laughed and retorted, "Isn't your restaurant's recipe kept very confidential? Where did I steal it from? Boss Peng didn't lose and didn't want to admit defeat, did he?"
"That's right, Peng Song, you're not going to default on your debt, are you?" Chen Tian was also stunned by Ye Chui. Ye Chui tasted Peng's Chicken, which countless chefs in Chinatown couldn't make, and he told him the recipe in detail after tasting it. And judging from Peng Song's expression, the recipe was obviously exactly the same. Ye Chui was so amazing...
It is understandable that Peng Song suspected that Ye Chui had stolen the recipe earlier.
But she would not let Peng Song take advantage of this, she immediately said mockingly: "Boss Peng, if you can't afford to lose, just say it."
Peng Song's face was grim, staring at Ye Chui intently: "Okay, I admit defeat for this dish, but I don't believe that anyone can taste the recipe of this dish just by taking one bite. Boss Ye, can you tell me how you know the recipe of this dish?"
"Haha, it's very simple." Ye Chui did not deny that he already knew the recipe for this dish, "Because this dish is originally a genuine Chinese dish, and its original name was not Peng's Chicken, but General Tso's Chicken."
"General Tso's Chicken?" Everyone was attracted by the name.
Zuo Zongtang was a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty. He served as the Grand Secretary of the Dongge Academy and the Minister of Military Affairs. He was granted the title of the second-class Kejing Marquis. He appeared in many important historical events of China. Han Yuyan, Li Xiuyun and Chen Tian all knew these. Although Tang Shanshan was not familiar with him, she had heard of this name to some extent. But how did the Peng family chicken in Pengguan become associated with this historical celebrity
Ye Chui smiled and continued, "Zuo Zongtang was a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty. The reason why this dish is called Zuo Zongtang Chicken is not because he invented this dish, but because this dish became famous because of him. Zuo Zongtang had a chef named Peng Changgui by his side. Once Zuo Zongtang entertained guests and the guests wanted to eat chicken dishes, but there was no chicken in the Zuo Mansion kitchen, only some chicken legs. So Peng Changgui had an idea and deboned the chicken legs and fried them to make this dish. Zuo Zongtang and the guests found it delicious after eating it, and the name of Zuo Zongtang Chicken became popular. Boss Peng, as a descendant of the Peng family, I think it was not your grandfather who invented the recipe for this dish, but he got the recipe passed down from his ancestors. When it came to Boss Peng, it was renamed Peng's Chicken and became famous. However, since this dish is a Chinese dish, it has been popular in some areas of China for a long time and is an ordinary chicken dish that can be seen everywhere in some places."
The corner of Peng Song's mouth twitched and he looked extremely angry. Peng's cuisine was invented by his grandfather, but Ye Chui said it was created by Peng's ancestors. Moreover, his dish, one of the top ten representative dishes of Chinatown, can actually be found everywhere in a certain area of China
This is an insult!
But Ye Chui's words were well-reasoned and he was unable to refute them for a moment. The most important thing was... in the recipe book of his grandfather that he got, the name of this dish was indeed called "Zuo Chicken". He thought the name was strange so he changed it to Peng's Chicken. If this Zuo represented Zuo Zongtang, and Zuo Zongtang was a figure who lived two hundred years ago, then Ye Chui's statement seemed to be correct.
Peng Song's worldview was overturned at this moment...
Han Yuyan leaned close to Ye Chui's ear with sparkling eyes and whispered, "Master, are you telling the truth? Grandpa likes chicken dishes. He has traveled all over China but has never eaten any delicious chicken dishes, let alone General Tso's chicken. Is this dish really available everywhere in China?"
"Of course not." Ye Chui looked at Peng Song's tangled face and laughed secretly in his heart, "The origin of this dish is actually something I made up."
"Nonsense..." Han Yuyan immediately rolled his eyes.
Ye Chui smiled and continued in a low voice: "But this dish is called Zuo Zongtang's Chicken. The name is true. If I'm not mistaken, it was indeed created by Peng Song's grandfather. It just borrowed Zuo Zongtang's name. But my statement can better show the origin of this dish with China, right?"
Han Yuyan: “…”
In Ye Chui's previous life, General Tso's Chicken was a very famous chicken dish. However, this dish was not famous in China, but was popular in the United States. It was a signature dish in Chinese restaurants in the United States and one of the most famous Chinese signature dishes.
In Ye Chui's world, this dish originated in the 1970s, and its creator was indeed a man named Peng Changgui. He created this dish and pretended that it was made by Zuo Zongtang. The dish became popular all over the country and became an instant hit in the United States.
In this world, the 1970s was a time when meat was poisonous, so this chicken dish naturally could not appear at that time, but it still existed. This was probably the mystery of fate. Ye Chui found this dish interesting when he tasted it before, because although the opportunity for this dish to appear in this world was different, it still originated from the Peng family.
Judging from Peng Song's expression, he obviously didn't know much about the origin of this dish. The origin story compiled by Ye Chui was convincing and well-founded, which was exactly what Ye Chui was happy to see.
No matter what, this dish is an authentic Chinese dish, but its origin story can no longer be traced.
As for the method of cooking General Tso's Chicken, Ye Chu, the God of Food, was naturally very familiar with it. Maybe the seasoning was slightly different from what he was eating now, but with Ye Chu's tasting ability, he could naturally taste those subtle details.
Ye Chui smiled and continued to say to Peng Song: "Boss Peng, your Peng's Chicken is indeed a Chinese dish. You can't deny it."
Peng Song's mouth twitched, and he continued, "Let's not talk about the origin of this dish for now. Let's ask Boss Ye to taste another high-energy chicken wing. I want to know if Boss Ye can also taste that this dish is a Chinese dish."
High-energy chicken wings are a dish created by Peng Song using molecular gastronomy. He believes that Ye Chui would not be able to taste the cooking method of this dish. But it is obvious that because of Peng's chicken, Peng Song is now full of insecurity in himself and seems to lack confidence when speaking.
Ye Chui smiled, then picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of high-energy chicken wing and put it into his mouth.
Han Yuyan hurriedly asked: "Master, how about this dish?"
“This dish…”
Ye Chui had already frowned. The high-energy chicken wings tasted very strange and delicious. He could taste the flavors of some of the condiments, but one of the flavors made Ye Chui confused.
He continued to pick up another piece of chicken wing and put it into his mouth, but he still couldn't taste the flavor.
Ye Chui has a natural talent for taste. As long as he has tasted a flavor, he will definitely remember it. However, he has never tasted the flavor in this dish.
What on earth is that weird flavor
High-energy chicken wings are indeed quite high-energy...
"Master?" Han Yuyan asked with some concern.
Peng Song's nervous expression has relaxed. Peng's chicken did not stump Ye Chui because Ye Chui had seen this dish before, but his high-energy chicken wings were an original dish he created himself. So it finally stumped Ye Chui, right
He sneered and said, "Boss Ye, how is it? Have you tasted how this dish is made?"
"Give me three days, and I will give you the answer in three days." Ye Chui said after thinking for a while. This high-energy chicken wing was a bit strange, and he had to think seriously about how this dish came about - it would not be smooth sailing to challenge Chinatown alone, and now Ye Chui finally encountered difficulties, but he believed in his own strength. With only three days, he would be able to figure out the recipe of this dish!
Seeing this, Peng Song laughed a few times and said, "Well, I'll give Boss Ye three days. But if Boss Ye still can't figure out how this dish is made by then, then please admit defeat."
"I won't break my promise." Ye Chui said calmly, and then changed his tone, "But... we just talked about this. Now I'm going to make a dish too. Please use molecular gastronomy to figure out how this dish is made. Boss Peng, don't forget our previous bet."
"Okay, I'll lend my kitchen to you, Mr. Ye." Mr. Peng said generously and made a inviting gesture towards the kitchen.
When Ye Chu entered the kitchen, he was still thinking about the high-energy chicken wings. What was added to this dish? It was a taste he had never tasted before.
Han Yuyan walked beside Ye Chui with a worried look on his face: "Master, are those high-energy chicken wings really that powerful?"
"I can roughly guess how to make this dish. It's not difficult at all. The difficulty lies in the ingredients added to the dish. I've never tasted that flavor before. It may take some time to make it." Ye Chui said in a deep voice. Seeing the worried expressions of Han Yuyan and others, Ye Chui laughed again, "Don't worry. Three days is more than enough."
Chen Tian did not delve into this topic further. She now had great trust in Ye Chui, and what she was most interested in was the dishes Ye Chui was going to make for Peng Song. "Master, what are you going to cook for Peng Song? Peng Song has a special food research room behind this restaurant. When Peng's restaurant just opened, he invited the owners of seven major restaurants to be his guests, and used his molecular cuisine theory to make the representative dishes of each restaurant. He became famous because of this. It can almost be said that no matter what dish you cook, he can probably restore it and deduce it."
Taste is a chemical reaction, a sensory stimulation produced by the action of chemicals on taste buds. Inferring the creation of taste from a scientific perspective is the essence of molecular cuisine.
However, Ye Chui was not worried about this at all.
"Use molecular gastronomy to analyze the taste and then reverse the cooking process of the dish?" Ye Chui laughed, but the smile on his face was naughty at this time, "Then I will make him a strange-tasting chicken. If he can reverse the process of cooking with molecular gastronomy, he will be awesome." (~^~)