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When Ye Chui came out of the kitchen with Lin Wei, Tian Xiao Du, Han Yuyan and Sun Yi, his figure immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the living room. Ye Chui claimed that he wanted to cook a dish that could cure Han Yuyan's anorexia, and Cao Kang had just said the same thing and took out his dish first. The most important thing was that his dish was praised by Wu Haimei, which immediately made people feel a sense of comparison. They wondered if Ye Chui's dish could compare to the one brought by Cao Kang
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Ye Chui still had a confident smile on his face. On the other hand, Lin Wei, Tian Xiaodu, and Han Yuyan seemed to be worried. Although the method of making eggplant fish was described in detail in Dream of the Red Chamber, how could this dish be easily brought to light just based on Sister Feng's words? And how could Cao Kang and Fang Tao come up with Ye Chui to make this dish as Wu Haimei's birthday gift? This can only mean that Cao Kang and Fang Tao copied their dish!
"Ye Chui, is your dish ready?" Lin Zhengdao greeted him enthusiastically. He was looking forward to seeing Ye Chui. Even Wu Haimei showed an expectant expression, looking at the plate in Ye Chui's hand. When Ye Chu brought it out, he covered it with the lid, so no one could see what Ye Chui brought out.
"Yes, Uncle Lin, my dish is ready." Ye Chui nodded with a smile and placed the plate in his hand on the coffee table. Everyone watched his actions, eager to see what was under the lid.
"Ye Chui!" Just as Ye Chui was about to lift the lid of the dinner, Cao Kang suddenly spoke up, "I didn't expect that we would think alike today. You actually want to make a dish for Aunt Lin that can cure her anorexia. But I'm very confident in my own dishes. Are you interested in trying this one-of-a-kind dish of mine first?"
Ye Chui stopped moving and turned to look at Cao Kang, who was looking very pleased with himself. Cao Kang seemed to be very easy to talk to at this moment. He nodded and said, "Okay."
Then Ye Chui picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks, picked up a piece of eggplant fish from the plate and put it into his mouth.
Fang Tao had just gone to instruct the two assistants to prepare those dishes. When he came back, he saw Ye Chui tasting his eggplant fish. A sneer immediately appeared on his face. He glanced at Tian Xiaodu, who was also looking at him. This was the first time the master and apprentice had met in half a month. Tian Xiaodu's face was full of anger, but Fang Tao just smiled, with a hint of contempt in his eyes.
Today he will soar to the sky, but this man has fallen into depravity and is not qualified to be his master.
"Ye Chui, how about my dish?" Seeing Ye Chui taking a bite of the eggplant fish, Cao Kang couldn't wait to ask.
"hehe."
Ye Chui had already put down his bamboo chopsticks, and a very disappointed expression appeared on his face - why was he disappointed
He Chengfei, Cao Kang and Fang Tao all thought that he must be disappointed because he saw that his dishes were completely copied, but they were obviously wrong, because soon Ye Chui said to Fang Tao in disappointment: "I think you should repent for becoming Xiao Du's apprentice before your cooking skills are up to par. This is really not good. How can you find a master chef as outstanding as Xiao Du in the future?"
Ye Chui's words made Fang Tao's expression become very ugly. He said in a deep voice: "Mr. Ye Chui, I have no regrets about severing the master-disciple relationship with Master Tian, and I will never regret it in the future! But Mr. Ye Chui, you are only a one-star chef now, what qualifications do you have to point fingers in front of me? Since you said that my cooking skills are not good enough, then you should tell me what is wrong with my dish!"
"Well, I won't be polite." Ye Chui smiled and pointed at the plate of eggplant fish and said -
"I can only give you two points at most for this dish. The eggplant was fried too hard, so that the surface of the eggplant flesh was already crispy, which left too much fat in the eggplant cubes, making the dish too greasy. Failure! When stir-frying the fried eggplant, you didn't pay attention at all, and you couldn't control the heat, so the texture of the eggplant was completely ruined. Failure! When stir-frying shiitake mushrooms and oyster mushrooms, you fried them too heavily, and the moisture in the mushrooms was evaporated, affecting the taste. Failure! When stir-frying dried fruits, they were overcooked, and the dried fruits were hard and hurt my teeth. Brother, failure! The most outrageous thing is why did you put so much soy sauce in the final stir-fry? It seriously affected the balance of the umami between the various ingredients. It was a failure among failures!"
Ye Chui said this without even taking a breath, and the entire living room fell silent. Everyone was stunned. Not only did Ye Chui only give this dish two points, he also explained in detail the failure of this dish. After listening to his description, this dish was simply inedible.
Some people in the living room thought Ye Chui was amazing, such as Lin Weitian, Xiao Du and Han Yuyan, some people thought Ye Chui had great eloquence, such as those irrelevant guests, and some people were very angry, such as Cao Kang and Fang Tao.
Fang Tao took a deep breath and said to Ye Chui with a cold face, "What are you talking about? Even Mrs. Lin praised this dish just now. Are you questioning Mrs. Lin's taste?"
"Don't say that." Hearing Fang Tao talking about herself, Wu Haimei quickly said, "Isn't it a joke to talk about taste with an anorexic like me? I just thought this dish was more delicious."
"That's exactly the problem." Ye Chui followed up Wu Haimei's words and said, "This dish from Dream of the Red Chamber is actually a royal delicacy in the Manchu-Han Banquet. If it were original, how could it only make Aunt Lin feel delicious? So your dish is a complete failure."
What kind of excuse is this? Fang Tao was very angry and said in a cold voice: "I don't know what you are talking about, but you are not a gourmet. Who would believe what you said?"
Ye Chui shrugged at Fang Tao, "You asked me to say that just now. I have already pointed out the shortcomings of your dish but you are totally unwilling to admit it. You don't even have the self-awareness to do that. You are really not qualified to be a master. I advise you to kowtow to Xiao Du and ask him to forgive you."
"What a joke!" Fang Tao's face turned blue with anger. He glanced at Tian Xiaodu and said in a cold voice, "I used to respect Master Tian very much because he was highly respected. But I didn't expect that he would become so lazy and decadent now. He is not qualified to be my master at all!"
"Fang Tao, you... you actually talk like that!" Tian Xiaodu didn't expect Fang Tao to say such a thing, and his fat face couldn't help but twitch a little.
"Alright!" Lin Zhengdao's rather dignified voice sounded, and he said somewhat unhappily, "You can save these grudges for later. Ye Chui, I'm really looking forward to the dishes you make now."
"Yes, Ye Chui, I believe everyone is looking forward to it!" Cao Kang also said hurriedly, "I wonder what dish you are going to make to cure Aunt Lin's anorexia?"
The atmosphere in the living room was quite tense at the moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on Ye Chui. These wealthy and powerful people had now become the audience of this cooking showdown, waiting for Ye Chui to reveal what his dish was.
Ye Chui smiled gently, bent down and lifted the lid on his plate. Then there was an uproar in the living room. The two dishes were almost exactly the same
"Ye Chui, how come your dish is the same as ours?" Cao Kang immediately pretended to be surprised and shouted at Ye Chui, "As a chef, I didn't expect you to do such a thing. How could you plagiarize? I went through a lot of trouble to find the recipe for this eggplant fish, and I didn't expect you to steal my recipe!"
—His exclamation was obviously rehearsed in advance. After he said this, some people in the living room immediately subconsciously thought that Ye Chu had plagiarized someone else's recipe, including Qi Qi who was standing next to He Chengfei.
The girl with twin ponytails curled her lips and sneered: "What do you mean by a unique dish? It turns out it's just a copy of someone else's."
Lin Zhengdao and Wu Haimei also showed a hint of surprise, and looked at Ye Chui strangely. Wu Haimei had a good impression of Ye Chui and didn't believe that Ye Chui would do such a thing, so she asked: "Ye Chui, what's going on?"
Lin Wei wanted to explain something, but Ye Chui stopped her with a look. He smiled and continued, "It's obvious that one of the two dishes copied the other, and the copying was not done properly."
"Mr. Ye Chui, what do you mean by this!?" Fang Tao couldn't help but ask in a cold voice.
Ye Chui looked at Fang Tao and continued with a smile: "This is not how real eggplant fish is made - kid, you didn't even copy it correctly."
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