Punch: From third-rate anchor to top chef

Chapter 310

When Li Xiao stretched his chopsticks towards the [Blueberry and Yam Mud] that made him most curious, the system's check-in prompt came as scheduled.

[Ding dong, the check-in is successful, the gourmet restaurant you check-in is: [Gong Banquet New Style Palace Cuisine]]

[Royal Cuisine Inherited for 352 Years]

【Cooperation between Chinese and foreign chefs】

【Innovation and inheritance of traditional dishes】

[Almost perfect immersive dining experience]

【Using quite good ingredients】

【Employed a top dance design team and brought a stunning dance program】

[The decoration design is ingenious, magnificent and pleasing to the eye]

[Chef: 5-star Senior Chef: Harley Preston]

[Chef: 5-star senior chef: Zhang Huiyuan]

[Sous chef: 3-star senior chef: Li Liyuan]

[Sous chef: 2-star senior chef: Huang Quanzai]

[Sous Chef: 1-star Senior Chef: Zheng Dongxu]

[Sous Chef: 1-star Senior Chef: Liao Yongguang]

[Sous Chef: 1-star Senior Chef: Ke San]

"Ding dong, the system scores, [Palace Banquet·New Palace Cuisine] has a star rating of 5 stars."

"Ding Dong, you have received a 5-star gourmet store check-in reward"

[Ability: Mastery of cold dishes before meals]

[Ability introduction: You are proficient in making all appetizers. 】

[Ability: Proficiency in choreography]

[Ability introduction: You have a unique talent for choreography]

[Ability: Proficiency in song writing]

[Ability introduction: You have a strong talent for the melody of music, and you can write good songs]

[Ability: Grave Design Proficiency]

[Ability introduction: You have a special understanding of the residence of the dead, and can design interesting tombs]

[Money: 1000000 yuan]

【Fame: 50】

[Fame introduction: 1 point of fame will allow 10 strangers to know you through different channels]

???

!!!

Seeing the introduction in front of the system, it is not a big surprise that I can get 5 stars here.

After all, under the premise of very good materials and technology, it can provide a high-quality environment, and there are wonderful dances to watch.

With all the strings attached, getting a 5 star review is pretty normal.

The reason why Li Xiao had a question mark and a look of surprise was that the rewards from the system seemed a little strange.

Except for the first cold appetizer that I can use myself, what the hell are those others?

Choreography proficient?
Songwriting proficiency?
Proficient in tomb design?
What is this for?I don't seem to have much interest in these?
The first two are easy to understand, and he can accept it if he wants to develop himself in an all-round way.

But the question is what kind of underworld ability is the last ability rewarded to oneself?East and West tomb design?

What do you want this thing for?Do you want to dig out the tombs of those former emperors by yourself?Help him renovate the interior of the house?
If not, then this skill is in vain.

You must know that in the Han Dynasty, burials were banned after the founding of the country.

Everyone was burned to ashes directly after death, so there is no use for tomb design.

Besides, if you came to have a meal by yourself, why did you clock in such a skill?
After much deliberation, Li Xiao couldn't figure out what the hell this ability was for. She shook her head and put these thoughts behind her. Anyway, it was a Bailai skill, so she just threw it aside.

The chopsticks stopped in mid-air and continued to move, picking up a handful of mashed yams wrapped in purple blueberry sauce.

The blueberry sauce exudes a crystal-clear purple light, while the mashed yam is quite white and delicate. The state of the mashed yam is similar to that of mashed potatoes, but it is a little softer than mashed potatoes.

Wanting you to enter his mouth, Li Xiao suddenly felt a fresh breath rushing towards his face.

It's so special. At first, Li Xiao only thought that the blueberry yam puree was sweet and sour. After all, it's a normal taste for appetizers.

But what he didn't expect was that the chef added mint to the yam puree.

Instead of adding chopped mint directly, after all, the color of mint can easily dye the yam puree green, which makes the appearance of the yam puree less attractive.

In his mind, he should extract the essence of mint from the yam paste, break the mint into pieces with molecular processing, and then cover the mint with alcohol to extract all the flavor of the mint.

Then put the alcohol extract on the lantern to evaporate the alcohol at high temperature, leaving only the pure mint extract, which can be added to the crushed yam puree to get a cool and refreshing feeling.

The yam paste is very soft and delicate. When you bite it down, the first thing you feel is the mint fragrance in your mouth, but the mint fragrance is not very strong.

While cooling the mouth, the tongue will not be stimulated by mint and the taste buds on the tongue will not work properly.

The sweet and sour taste of the blueberry sauce then entered the taste buds. The blueberry sauce they use is slightly sour, with a light sweetness and a strong fruity taste.

At first glance, you can tell that it is naturally brewed with relatively green blueberries, and there is not much sugar added for seasoning.

Finally, there is the faint fragrance and sweetness of the yam puree, and the fibers in the yam puree are completely isolated.

One bite is like ice cream, and the yam paste melts quickly on the tongue. Obviously, after steaming the yam paste, the chef has carefully filtered it to remove all the fibers of the yam paste.

The yam paste completely disappeared in the mouth, but the sweet and sour taste in the yam paste and the fresh taste of mint lingered in the mouth, and the body and mind felt comfortable before the official meal began.

He picked up a handful of mashed yam wrapped in blueberry sauce and showed it to the audience:
"This blueberry yam puree is quite good. The blueberries are sweet and sour, and the yam puree is soft and glutinous. The chef also ingeniously added mint to the yam puree. The taste is really refreshing."

"The recipe for this dish is very simple. Steam the yams and break them into pieces, then sieve them into the steamer and steam them until they are cooked. After steaming, let them cool and then add blueberry sauce. It is very suitable for children to eat."

"The dietary fiber and nutrients of yam are very beneficial to the growth and health of children, and the sweet and sour blueberry sauce will only make children more appetizing and like to eat."

"This dish is very recommended for mothers and adults who are going to add complementary food to their children. It is very simple and easy, and it doesn't take much effort."

"By the way, some people are allergic to yams. Yam itching is usually because yam skin contains saponin, or yam contains certain plant alkaloids. For patients with skin allergies, skin allergies will occur after contact. And itchy. "

"It is recommended that you wear gloves to handle it. Of course, if you are not careful about allergies, it is recommended to wash your hands with soap immediately, and then use a heating dryer to bake your itchy hands."

In the live room
"Is it so simple that it can relieve the itching? Before I didn't know that I was allergic and cut the yam directly. It itch for most of the day."

"Fortunately, I have never had this problem cutting yams."

"Yam can also be made into mud, I never knew!"

"Mashed yam is delicious, but our yam paste is mixed with chili sauce."

"Where is the big brother upstairs? The mashed yam mixed with chili sauce is so strong?"

"Although we don't make yam paste here, we do have yam cubes fried with chili. I think it's quite good."

Li Xiao chatted with the audience for a few words, then immediately turned his attention back to the side dish in front of him.

After all, I only tasted one of the eight side dishes, and there are still seven side dishes waiting to be pampered by myself, so I can't neglect them.

【Cold Prawns】

Although it is cold salad, it does not have the colorful cold sauce that ordinary cold salad should have.

4 shrimps are buckled upside down on the plate, forming 4 red and white shrimp arch bridges.

The color of the shrimp is not very pure, because it has been soaked in the sauce-colored cold sauce for a long time, and the white shrimp meat is stained with a light sauce color.

However, the plate is very dry. After taking it out of the cold sauce, the chefs use a hair dryer to dry all the cold sauce on the shrimp, or put the shrimp on the rack to dry.

After considering the current climate in the capital, Li Xiao felt that the latter possibility was more likely. After all, blowing with a hair dryer would probably make the shrimps less juicy.

Shrimps are thrown into the mouth and chewed slowly, spicy, sour, sweet, spicy, salty, fresh, 6 flavors appear on the tip of the tongue in turn.

While chewing the shrimp in his mouth, Li Xiao sighed with emotion that the skill of the chef in this palace banquet is really good.

Originally a simple cold shrimp, it is so brilliant, although the taste has not changed much.

But the taste has improved a lot. Soaking in cold sauce for a long time makes the shrimp very tasty.

At the same time, it is naturally dried in the shade, so that the taste of the cold sauce is completely locked in the shrimp, and it is integrated with the shrimp.

The sweetness of the shrimp and the refreshingness of the cold sauce complement each other perfectly, and the salty and spicy taste of the cold sauce is suppressed to highlight the umami of the shrimp.

"Not bad, really good. The cold shrimp salad is also very well done. This cold dish really surprised me. I'm looking forward to the main dish later."

in the live room.

"I suspect that the anchor took money. Is it really that good? You keep praising before you start eating?"

"What do you mean you haven't started eating yet? Isn't this because you have already eaten two small dishes? Can't you praise the delicious side dishes?"

"I'm afraid the one who said that the anchor takes money is a newcomer. This guy is a little different from the other anchors. You can find out when you read down. He will tell us when he collects money, and he will praise what he should praise , those who should be criticized will be merciless."

Sure enough, not long after this barrage appeared, Li Xiao frowned.

After swallowing the food in his mouth, he picked up a pinch of pureed blueberry yam and stuffed it into his mouth.

What he just put into his mouth was a fried soybean. The appearance of this fried soybean still looks quite good, golden and crisp.

Moreover, when the chopsticks are clamped, there will be a sound of brushing the crispy skin. It can be seen at a glance that the chef is quite proficient in controlling the heat.

But after the fried soybeans were chewed by his teeth, Li Xiao felt the problem.

This soybean is out of date. Although the storage time of soybean is very long, it is not as long as ordinary people imagine.

To be precise, compared with other grains, the storage time of soybeans is actually very short.

Even in good condition, soybeans can only be stored for two years.

Once more than two years, the taste of soybeans will drop drastically, and once the time is too long, a mold will be produced in soybeans.

This kind of mold is not very harmful. Even if it is taken in large quantities, in the worst case, it will only cause diarrhea.

Fortunately, the soybeans in front of me have not reached this point. These soybeans have been stored for about half a year.

Although there is no deterioration, there is a faint musty smell. Obviously, the humidity in the warehouse was high during storage, which caused the quality of these soybeans to decline.

Normally, these beans that have been stored for a long time are usually directly used as the basic raw material for feed, or directly enter the oil factory to become the raw material for oil extraction.

Usually it will not enter the market again, because the quality of such beans is too poor.

Li Xiao didn't know which link had a problem, such a high-end restaurant would have such a small problem.

At this moment, a young lady in a pink palace dress came to Li Xiao with two teapots, and she slightly parted her lips with a very nice voice:
"Excuse me, Mr. Li, do you want Yunshan Oolong tea or Yuqian Longjing tea?"

He said softly:

"Yunshan Oolong Tea Bar."

Yunshan is a small mountain range in Dali, Yunnan. Due to its high altitude and special terrain.

Therefore, it is covered by clouds all the year round, and the tea trees planted on it are of high quality, among which Oolong tea and Tieguanyin are abundant.

Hearing Li Xiao's choice, the lady in the pink palace dress smiled and picked up the teapot in her left hand and poured rich tea soup into Li Xiao's blue teacup.

When the young lady finished pouring tea and was about to leave, Li Xiao stopped the other party. Originally, the young lady was going to dodge subconsciously.

Like this kind of thing being approached by guests, they have to encounter it many times a month.

After all, her own quality is not bad, adding a set of pretty good palace attire and a veil that covers her face will increase her charm by several percent.

But just when he was about to dodge, he saw Li Xiao's appearance clearly, and the dodge stopped immediately.

The heart is pounding like a deer, waiting for what you want to do in public, is it to confess your love to yourself or add yourself to WeChat?
If the other party wants to ask me out for supper later, should I eat crayfish or grilled skewers?

If he wants to do something else after supper, is he half pushing and half doing it?Or did you agree directly?

It's better to push it halfway, after all, it seems a little bit to agree directly.
Before she could continue her fantasies and describe the indescribable steps, Li Xiao's voice rang in her ears.

"Hello Miss, the beans used in your refried beans have a little problem, and I'm afraid they are about to go bad."

"Let me remind you here, ask your chef to inspect this batch of soybeans as soon as possible, otherwise food accidents may easily occur."

Li Xiao's words immediately brought the young lady who was still thinking wildly back to reality, after she regained her senses and heard clearly what Li Xiao was talking about.

She trembled all over, food spoilage is a serious problem, she quickly looked at Li Xiao's table, and sure enough, the plate of fried soybeans didn't seem to have been touched.

During the observation, she also noticed the very high-end camera set up next to Li Xiao.

The horror in her heart was even greater, and she immediately remembered the reminder from the manager Chuancai just now. A first-line anchor with 40 viewers came in the hall, and it seemed that it should be this person.

If there is any problem with the dishes, the impact will be very serious.

If the other party is just an ordinary guest, it's not a big problem, but the other party's live broadcast room has 40 viewers, even if half of them are robots, the number of viewers is as high as 20.

If 20 people know that their dishes have gone bad, they will probably be on the top searches tomorrow.

The young lady bent down quickly, leaned over to Li Xiao's ear and asked in a low voice:

"Guest, did you just say that the soybeans have gone bad?"

Because she was dreaming just now, she didn't hear what Li Xiao said at all.

All that remained in her memory were soybeans, spoiled, and the chef.

Seeing this young lady's distraught appearance, Li Xiao could only sigh helplessly, and repeated his words.

After listening to Li Xiao's retelling clearly, the young lady was relieved.

Going bad and going bad are completely two concepts, just like a person who is going to die is completely different from a person who has already died.

The young lady's expression became much more relaxed, but she still said nervously:
"For such a guest, I will immediately tell the chef of our family your feedback, and let him see what went wrong."

Li Xiao was worried that other guests would spoil their stomachs, so he gave feedback in advance, not to cause trouble.

So after explaining the situation clearly, let the other party go.

This matter did not cause much commotion, and the voices of the two of them were quite quiet.

The two people next to each other didn't even hear clearly what they were whispering, they just thought that Li Xiao suddenly wanted to flirt with her.

Li Xiao took a sip of the oolong tea in his hand, and the little dissatisfaction he had just dissipated immediately, as expected of the oolong tea produced in Yunshan.

The teeth and cheeks remain fragrant, and the aftertaste is sweet and fresh.

Oolong tea is a kind of semi-fermented tea. After brewing, the soup color is golden yellow and rich like amber. It has a natural and rich orchid fragrance.

Among them, Tieguanyin is the best oolong tea, with a stronger aroma and aftertaste, although the young lady just did not explain whether the oolong tea in front of her is Tieguanyin.

But Li Xiao can be sure that this is a pretty good pot of Tieguanyin tea, because his sweetness is too strong.

And the taste is very strong, directly dispelling the peculiar smell of fried beans left in the mouth, making Li Xiao's mouth clean and comfortable again.

There was no smell of fried beans in his hands, and the slight unhappiness in Li Xiao's heart disappeared immediately.

In fact, to be honest, if it weren't for the sharpness of my tongue, I am afraid that ordinary people would only think that the taste in fried soybeans comes from the oil of fried beans.

(End of this chapter)