"Master Ye, I am convinced by this eggplant stew." About twenty minutes later, Zhang Jiahui walked out of the kitchen with a sullen face and said this to Ye Chui.
It seems that he tested it according to Ye Chui's method and proved that after the eggplant is stir-fried first, it can absorb the aroma of pork more gloriously. Although the eggplant stew he made may not be as good as Ye Chui's salted fish and eggplant stew, the taste is already a step up.
However, Zhang Jiahui still had countless regrets in his heart at this time. He was the chef of Lin's Pot, and he had been making eggplant pot for more than ten years. He had always wanted to improve this dish, but there had been no progress. Now, Ye Chui had made him understand a new way to make this dish, but he could not use this method in the future. This was an unspeakable regret...
He walked back to the kitchen with a somewhat gloomy expression.
Lin Li hurriedly followed.
"Is the eggplant stew made by Ye Chui really better than your previous method?"
Arriving at the kitchen, Lin Li couldn't wait to ask.
Zhang Jiahui shrugged, "I originally had some opinions about the ratings of the five gourmets, but after using Ye Chui's method to make this eggplant stew, I can no longer find any complaints. His little common sense has directly improved the level of this dish. Ordinary people may not be able to notice it, but in the mouths of experienced gourmets, the taste is very different."
When Lin Li heard what Zhang Jiahui said, he suddenly fell silent.
He wanted Ye Chui's eggplant stew recipe so much!
But now the gourmets from the International Gourmet Association are here. If he rashly uses Ye Chui's recipe, Ye Chui can directly take him to court. Moreover, with the gourmets from the International Gourmet Association as witnesses in this gourmet recipe case, there is no doubt that he will lose, and lose miserably...
"Boss... can you try to buy this recipe?" Zhang Jiahui said at the side. He was a very proud man, and the suggestion he made was enough to show how much he valued Ye Chui's recipe.
"Ye Chui just casually proposed this recipe. It's probably nothing to him." Lin Li smiled bitterly, "But he definitely won't sell it to us casually, unless..."
Lin Li stopped talking, but Zhang Jiahui knew what Lin Li wanted to say, unless they completely admitted defeat and stopped interfering in the independence of Chinatown cuisine. At that time, Ye Chui might not only hand over the recipes to them, but even not take a penny - this is what Ye Chui did for the Mapo Tofu at Chen's Restaurant and the Laobian dumplings at Shenjiao.
Lin Li was a little distressed, and looked at Zhang Jiahui and said, "What do you think are the chances of your mutton stew winning now?"
Zhang Jiahui shrugged again: "Boss, you have stumped me. How should I know? But... the chances of winning should not be high..."
"Okay, I understand." Lin Li nodded and left the kitchen with a worried look on his face.
In the hall, Mrs. Gao and Huang Yiyuan exchanged glances, with a hint of melancholy in their eyes.
Lin Li is an old fox, and his stance is the least firm. He has not yet defected to Ye Chui's side like Peng Song and Shen Zhongda, probably only because Ye Chui did not choose to challenge him first. But if there is a profit, this old fox will definitely choose to betray immediately...
Unlike Madam Gao and Huang Yiyuan, when Ye Chui returned to the kitchen, Han Yuyan immediately walked to Ye Chui happily and said, "Master, you are so amazing. You can easily beat an eight-star chef. I wonder what star level you are now."
"Me?" Ye Chui smiled, "I'm just a one-star chef, don't you know that?"
"Don't be funny." Han Yuyan chuckled, "That's because Master, you can't participate in high-star competitions, but if we talk about your true level, I think you are at least nine stars, maybe even ten stars."
Ye Chui smiled and didn't continue talking.
There is only one ten-star chef in the world right now, and that is Gordon Ramsay, who is known as the world's chef god. But, to be frank, Ye Chui feels that he should be a little better than him now...
Of course, don’t tell Han Yuyan about this kind of thing.
He patted Han Yuyan's shoulder and said, "Don't stare here anymore. Go outside."
"No." Han Yuyan shook his head. "It's a rare opportunity to help you, Master. I can still do this little thing well. You go outside. I'll stay here."
"If a girl always stays near the stove, her face will become yellowed by the smoke." Ye Chui joked.
"It's okay. I apply a facial mask every day. It's a brand recommended by Sister Dong Qian. You see, she has been cooking for more than ten years, but her face is still so hydrated. It's all thanks to this facial mask." Sister Han said with great pride.
Ye Chui was speechless: "Okay then, let's stay here together."
The casserole was covered with a lid, which would occasionally flip up and down as the steam came out. Ye Chui and Han Yuyan moved a chair and sat in front of the stove, looking at the casserole on the stove with boredom.
"Master, can we just wait like this? There's no need to see how the mutton is stewed?" Han Yuyan asked with some boredom.
"Just wait like this." Ye Chui nodded and looked at Han Yuyan with a smile: "If you are bored, just go outside first."
"It's okay, it's not boring at all..." Han Yuyan shook his head quickly, paused, and then mustered up the courage to ask, "Master, can I ask you a question?"
"What's the problem?" Ye Chui looked at Han Yuyan with a smile.
"About you and Weiwei, you like Weiwei very much, right?" Han Yuyan asked in a low voice, almost so soft that no one could hear it.
Ye Chui smiled and looked at Han Yuyan: "What do you want to ask?"
"Then you will..." Han Yuyan's face was already red and hot, and she was finally going to ask the question she wanted to know. However, just when she had gathered all the questions and was about to speak, Tang Shanshan suddenly came to the kitchen. The girl said rashly, "Boss, the mutton stew of the Lin family is ready."
"Huh?" Ye Chui was stunned, "So fast?"
"Yes, are our dishes almost ready?" Dong Shanshan asked.
"We have to wait another hour and a half." Ye Chui shook his head and stood up from his seat. Cooking is a slow process. The Lin family only took an hour and a half to cook. It seems that Ye Chui doesn't need to worry about this dish anymore. He walked out of the kitchen, "Dayu, you continue to wait here."
"Oh." Han Yuyan nodded, unable to hide the disappointment on his face.
Dong Shanshan was about to leave with Ye Chui, but suddenly she saw Han Yuyan's face flushed red, and was immediately shocked: "Sister Dayu, did your face get burned just now? Is it serious?"
Han Yuyan: "Not serious..."
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In the hall of Linjia Pot, Zhang Jiahui's mutton pot has been placed in the center of the dining table. The lid of the casserole is opened, and hot steam continues to steam out, refreshing the heart. After a long period of boiling, the mutton exudes a rich aroma that makes people drool.
The pot is a kind of kitchenware unique to China. The Lin family pot dishes are the most famous. The eggplant pot has a history of forty years. Lin Li got inspiration from the eggplant pot and made this mutton pot, which quickly became famous and was known as the most delicious mutton dish in Chinatown.
The five gourmets took deep sniffs of the aroma coming from the pot, and each of them had a look of enjoyment on their face.
The first stage of evaluating dishes has now begun.
smell.
Seeing Ye Chui coming out, Huang Yiyuan immediately asked: "Master Ye, how long do you have to wait for your mutton stew? I think it would be better to taste both dishes together."
He said this obviously because he was extremely confident, as the five gourmets must have praised this mutton pot just now.
"No, my dish will take more than an hour to be finished. You can start with Master Zhang's dish." Ye Chui said with a smile. He took a look at the mutton in the casserole and frowned. The mutton in the casserole looked very delicious, but the soup was a very dark color, and there were various ingredients floating in it. Just this color made Ye Chui sigh in his heart: This mutton stew did not get the essence of this dish at all. Even in the previous life, if you randomly find a housewife who knows how to cook, the mutton stew she made would probably be much better than this...
Of course, this situation is not because Zhang Jiahui's cooking skills are not sophisticated enough. It can only be blamed on the fact that meat ingredients have only been re-entered the public eye for three years, and this unique cooking method of stewing has not yet been used correctly.
Thinking of this, Ye Chui shook his head slightly.
This was just a small movement, but Lin Li saw it all. His face, which had been quite happy because of the good reviews for this mutton stew, suddenly became unhappy again...
"Five gourmets, could you please give your scores?" Huang Yiyuan continued at this time.
"I'd give this dish a four for its taste," Michelle nodded.
Hannah then said, "I got four points as well."
"Five points from me!" Chris shouted immediately, seeming very satisfied with the dish and took a deep breath.
"Four points." Tony said immediately.
After a moment of silence, Sid said, "I... three points."
Three four points, one five points, and one three points. Although this score is not a full score, it is obviously much better than the score of the previous dish.
Huang Yiyuan continued with excitement: "Then please enjoy this mutton stew."
The five gourmets nodded, picked out the mutton from the pot, dipped it in the special dipping sauce, and then put it into their mouths.
The taste of mutton was naturally extraordinary, and the five people once again showed expressions of enjoyment on their faces.
"It tastes very good. I don't like mutton very much, but I have to admit that this mutton stew tastes really delicious." After a moment, Michelle spoke first, "So, I'm willing to give this dish a five."
"Five points for me too," Hannah said immediately.
"Five points!" Chris, who had obviously become a loyal customer of Lin's mutton hotpot, said immediately.
Tony thought for a moment and said, "This dish is indeed very good, and the lamb is delicious, but... I always feel that something is missing, so I can only give it four points."
After thinking about it, Sid also nodded: "I agree with Tony, so I also give it four points."
Three five points and two four points, this score is already very good.
You know, these five are all world-class gourmets. Three of them gave full marks out of a possible five, which is an incredible achievement... Of course, thinking of the eggplant stew that Ye Chui had just made, which received full marks from everyone, Huang Yiyuan and the others were a little unhappy about the taste and flavor, but... this score was good enough to compete with Ye Chui.
Mrs. Gao and Huang Yiyuan both showed smug expressions.
Then…
"I give up." Lin Li suddenly said silently. (~^~)