Inside the Yamato Ryori Restaurant, Masayoshi Iijima was preparing the meal seriously.
After he took out the mysterious ingredient, he took out a Japanese kitchen knife and began to scrape off thin slices from the mysterious ingredient. His movements were fast and meticulous, and soon the chopping board was covered with those snowflake-like flakes.
A kitchen helper next to him had already set up a pot on the stove. After processing the mysterious ingredient, Iijima Masaki put the slices into a bowl, poured in some tea, and let the mysterious ingredient soak in the tea.
While Masaki Iijima continued to prepare the other ingredients, cutting the green onions into two-inch long pieces, the radishes into even semicircles, and also onions and kelp, and these ingredients were then sent to the pot next to it.
Masaki Iijima controlled the speed very well. When all the ingredients were put into the pot, the water in the pot began to boil.
Iijima Masaki then dripped some soy sauce, salt and other seasonings into the pot.
The aroma of the various ingredients being cooked has spread everywhere, forming a dark brown color.
After boiling for about five minutes, Iijima Masaki poured the mysterious dish in the bowl into the pot and stirred it gently.
About three minutes passed.
Masahiro Iijima stopped the fire, which meant his dish was done.
The process is simple, so simple that everyone feels they can learn it.
But in fact, many people who saw Iijima Yanhao cooking process went back and tried to cook it again, but the soup they made was hard to swallow - the taste was not because of the lack of that mysterious ingredient, but the taste was simply wrong.
This simple and plain process of Iijima Masaki has a good grasp of time management. His cooking skills are definitely top-notch.
Soon, two bowls of dark-colored, slightly thick soup were placed in front of Ye Chui and Lin Wei. Iijima Masahiro smiled and made a gesture to invite them to taste it.
Lin Wei had no resistance to delicious food. This soup exuded a strong fragrance, which made her quite impatient. She immediately picked up a delicate little spoon, scooped a spoonful, waited for it to cool down a little, and then put the soup into her mouth.
The name of this soup translated from Japanese into Chinese is called kelp soup.
It’s a very simple name. Although the name contains kelp, the theme of this dish is undoubtedly the strange ingredient that looks like wood but not wood, and looks like stone but not stone.
The soup made from vegetables such as radishes and onions may taste outstanding, but it lacks a delicate texture.
"Ye Chui, this soup is really delicious." Lin Wei quickly said to Ye Chui, and she couldn't help frowning again. Today, she followed Ye Chui to this Yamato restaurant, actually to mess things up and crack the mysterious dishes they put out, so she was a little worried about whether Ye Chui could taste what the most important mysterious ingredient of this soup was.
"Mr. Ye, please have a taste."
Iijima Masahiro said to Ye Chui with a confident smile that he believed that Ye Chui would never know what this mysterious ingredient was.
Because... even he had no idea what this thing was!
That’s right, he had no idea what this mysterious ingredient was!
The Iijima family was a gourmet family, but they fell into decline during the vegetarian movement, and many of their unique secret recipes were lost until the vegetarian movement ended. The Iijima brothers became apprentices to a master chef, learning cooking skills and gradually becoming famous.
Later, when the two returned to their ancestral home to clean the ancestral house, they found three boxes of mysterious things in a basement. The things looked like some kind of jade, but the quality was obviously very light, and they did not look like wood. They had been quietly placed in the secret room for more than 80 years, but because they were well sealed, they did not seem to be damaged despite the long time.
The two could not recognize what it was, and they took it to study and confirmed that it was made of organic matter and was non-toxic. But it was not worth anything, and the two were very disappointed.
However, by accident, Masaki Iijima put this thing into the pot. After being boiled, the soup exuded a charming aroma.
Only then did Iijima Masaki suddenly realize that this thing was an ancestral ingredient.
Then he developed a method for making kelp soup.
However, there are only three boxes of mysterious ingredients handed down from his ancestors, which are very precious. He has been reluctant to use them until now. In order to avenge his brother and regain the glory of the Iijima family, he opened Yamato Cuisine in the Food City and used this mysterious ingredient as a promotional tool, hoping to surpass Ye Chui in one fell swoop.
How could Ye Chui know about the mysterious ingredient that even he himself didn't know about
He will definitely regain the face and reputation that his brother has lost.
"This is not how you eat this festival."
Ye Chui suddenly spoke.
He looked at the soup containing various vegetables in the bowl and said with some regret.
"You...what did you say?" Iijima Maou was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Ye Chui meant by these words.
Ye Chui looked at Iijima Masaki in surprise: "I said that this is not how you eat Honkube." He pointed at the mysterious ingredient that Iijima Masaki had placed solemnly in the box and continued, "If this thing is translated from Japanese to Chinese, it's called Honkube."
"…" Iijima Masahiro was completely stunned. Honkube? This mysterious ingredient passed down from ancestors is called Honkube? How did Ye Chui know about it? What exactly is Honkube
Everyone around exclaimed in amazement at the same time. Did Ye Chui... really recognize this mysterious ingredient
But the name Benkujie is really strange.
Lin Wei looked at Ye Chui with sparkling eyes: "What does Benkujie mean?"
This is also an issue that everyone is concerned about.
Iijima Masahiro's face was filled with excitement for a moment. He suddenly came out from behind the counter, walked in front of Ye Chui, bowed 90 degrees, and said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Ye Chui, please tell me what this withered festival is!?"
Ye Chui: “…”
Oh my god, didn't you take this out? Don't you know what it is
The others were also puzzled.
"I found these ingredients in the basement of my ancestral home. They have been stored in the basement for more than eighty years. I found that they can be used to cook, but I have no idea what they are... Mr. Ye Chui, if you can tell me, I will be very grateful to you!"
"Forehead… "
Ye Chui didn't expect this to happen, and... this dried food has been stored for eighty years... Although this kind of dried food can be stored for a long time, after eighty years, is it still edible
Everyone looked at Ye Chui curiously, full of curiosity about the answer Ye Chui was about to give.
"Okay..." Ye Chui stretched out his hand and rubbed his nose, and continued, "This Kujie... is actually cod."
"Cod!?" This answer surprised everyone. How could this thing look like cod
"This ingredient is also called bonito, which is made from cod after special processing." Ye Chui continued to explain, "This thing should have been very popular in Japan before the vegetarian movement... I didn't expect that even the Japanese themselves don't recognize it now."
"Mr. Ye Chui!" Iijima Masao's voice sounded even more excited. "Excuse me, do you know how to make the Benkujie?"
"Well..." Ye Chui thought for a moment, "I do have a general understanding of this."
The production method of Honkoji is unique to Japan, but there are similar ingredients in China, such as bonito made from dried cod. In his previous life, Ye Chui had studied the preparation of bonito flakes, so he knew the general process.
Iijima Masahiro originally opened Yamato Cuisine in the Food City just to deliberately pick a fight with Ye Chui, but now his goal has completely changed. He said to Ye Chui with a respectful look on his face: "Please teach me how to make this Kujie, Mr. Ye Chui. This is very important to me. I promise, sir, I will close Yamato Cuisine in the future!"
"Well, forget about closing the restaurant." Ye Chui said hastily. The goal of building the Chinese Food City was not to make Chinese cuisine the only one, but to accommodate all kinds of food from the world. There was probably only one Japanese restaurant in the entire food city, and Ye Chui certainly didn't want it to be closed. However, it was impossible for Ye Chui to give the production method of this decoction to Masaki Iijima for nothing.
Moreover, although the vegetarian movement has helped people in this world not have any irreconcilable hatred towards Japan, Ye Chui still has some knots in his heart...
After thinking about it seriously, Ye Chui suddenly had an idea, and said to Iijima Masahiro with a smile: "Honkoku is originally an indispensable ingredient in Japanese cuisine. In dashi, one of the most important dishes in Japan, Honkoku is the most important. I can tell Mr. Iijima how to make Honkoku, but I hope that Mr. Iijima can join my Man Han Feast Food Enterprise as a franchise store... In other words, I want to invest in your Yamato Cuisine."
When Iijima Masahiro heard what Ye Chui said, he was slightly stunned, but thinking of the magic of Benkujie, he quickly made up his mind: "Okay, I promise you, Mr. Ye Chui... But first, I want you to make Benkujie, Mr. Ye Chui, and prove that your production method is correct."
"That's easy." Ye Chui stood up with a smile and patted Lin Wei on the shoulder. "I'll come back to see you in a few days with this Kujie. By then, we should be able to discuss the investment."
The production process of this withered festival is very complicated. Roughly speaking, it should take five or six days to make, right? (~^~)
PS: Ps: Honkusetsu, also known as bonito setsu, appears in many Japanese TV series, such as the last two episodes of Cooking Fairy and the episode about cat rice in Midnight Diner. If you are interested, you can go and have a look~~~By the way, I will write about cat rice later~~~~