Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 437 Master, I want to learn roast duck
Because Mao Hua came to serve the dishes every time, he couldn't figure out what was going on in the back kitchen.

Just now, there were seven or eight dishes of Huaiyang cuisine alone, and now it's the turn of Cantonese cuisine. Although these two cuisines are lighter, they are cooked in different ways.

But no matter which of these two cuisines is made, it is very delicious.

Ji Xin can't find any faults at all. One must know that he is also a gourmet and likes to taste all kinds of delicacies. Every time before going out, he will find someone to investigate the local delicious dishes and famous restaurants.

But today he felt very strange eating in his own restaurant.

Is this really made by Lao Sun's apprentice?
The deliciousness of these dishes made him question.

But he had known Sun Fuquan for decades, and he didn't know that Lao Sun could cook these dishes, and he also remembered that Sun Fuquan seemed to say that his apprentice used to know some southern cuisines.

"Forget it, I'll ask later." Ji Xin thought in his heart.

Soon after Cantonese cuisine was finished, it became Sichuan cuisine. Sichuan cuisine in this period has gradually become spicy.

Mapo tofu, boiled beef, fish-flavored shredded pork, spicy chicken and other dishes were brought up again, and rice was brought up along with these dishes.

Most of the time when they go out to discuss business, they don't eat rice. They basically rely on vegetables. If they feel thirsty or dry, they drink some soup or wine.

Including Mao Hua's special question before serving the rice.

As a result, the people on the table all ate Sichuan food, which was too spicy. When they heard the word rice, they hurriedly urged to serve it quickly.

Even Ji Xin himself couldn't help being aroused by the gluttons. He knew that he shouldn't eat such spicy food at his age, but he just couldn't help it.

And at the beginning, they were still talking about business-related things while eating, but then they started to talk about the things they encountered when they went to these places for business every time they ate and ate. something that has been eaten.

And when the Sichuan dishes were served, no one spoke anymore, only the sound of hissing, sneezing, and the sound of chopsticks scraping in the rice bowl.

"Shopkeeper Ji, why don't you tell me the truth, how many master chefs have you recruited? This is Huaiyang cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, and Sichuan cuisine, and they all cook so deliciously... Please feel free to say that with our friendship, I will definitely not poach your corner."

Ji Xin wanted to say that this person is Sun Fuquan's apprentice whom you also know, but he thought to himself, can you believe this?
Moreover, Ji Xin felt that not only did they not believe what he said, but he even felt a little bit unbelievable when he thought about it.

Being able to make these dishes in old age means that you can also make other dishes of these types of cuisines.

For a moment, he even thought about leaving Chen Nian in Runfeng Building, and he had even thought about his words.

"Old Sun, you see, when you left, I didn't have any objections. Now you have taught such a good apprentice, or let him stay here to replace you..."

But Ji Xin thought about it again and felt that Sun Fuquan probably would not let him go.

It is said that the shopkeeper Ji Xinji and his partners completed the process from business negotiation to pure food tasting at the end, and Aging in the back kitchen also impressed everyone present with his own craftsmanship.

To be honest, none of the people present had contempt for Chen Nian when he first came in, but until now they are all convinced.

Every time he cooks a dish, Chen Nian will ask Master Sun to taste it first, and Master Sun will savor each dish carefully, but he will show a satisfied smile after eating.

Even if he only ate one or two bites of each dish, he still satiated himself with rice and mapo tofu in the end.

Today, Sun Fuquan seemed to be eating out. He hadn't felt this way for a long time, or it was rare for chefs of their level to feel this way.

After all the dishes were served, Chen Nian started to tidy up the kitchen. He had cooked so many dishes before, and there was almost half a large trash can around just the kitchen waste.

And there are countless used pots and pans.

But at this moment, after putting the dishes on the table, Mao Hua returned to the kitchen and saw this scene, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop Chen Nian: "Master Chen, I will clean up these things, you have cooked so many dishes You should rest for a while."

"How can that work? I'm just here to borrow your kitchen. How can I let you do the tidying up? Brother Mao, take a rest, I'll be done tidying up in a while, not much." Chen Nian also Said quickly and politely.

After all, I used someone else's kitchen, used other people's ingredients, and asked them to wash the vegetables and meat with their hands. It would be too unreasonable to ask them to wash the pot and wash the dishes in the end.

But as soon as Chen Nian's words fell, Sun Fuquan on the side spoke again, with a serious and loud voice: "Chen Nian, you don't need to worry about it, let them clean up! How can there be a master in the kitchen who washes the pots and dishes? In the Run In Fenglou, whoever can occupy the stove will have weight in speaking."

"Yes, yes." Mao Hua nodded and said yes when he heard this, "Master Chen, your level is much better than ours, so with you in front of us, we will naturally wash the pots and dishes. If your hands get sticky These, on the contrary, we don’t understand the rules.”

Although Mao Hua is older, he also understands that whoever is more capable is better, not whoever is older and who has the right to speak.

Otherwise, the old man who pours slop every day is older than them, and I haven't seen anyone who nods and bows when they meet them and calls them seniors.

"Is there such a rule?" Chen Nian thought it would be good, although he felt a little sorry, but the feeling of enjoying the admiring eyes of everyone is quite good.

In the past, there were only three people in the kitchen, namely Xie Yu, He Hai, and Qiao Zhaomei, but in the back kitchen of Runfeng Building, there were more than a dozen people working.

No wonder some people like to pretend to be aggressive. It turns out that this kind of thing is indeed addictive!

But even though it was so old, I still felt sorry, and finally cleaned up this place with Mao Hua.

It's getting late now, but Ji Xin didn't come over, so Sun Fuquan thought about going back today, and coming back tomorrow to thank Ji Dao and bring some money along the way.

Although they are friends, brothers also have to settle accounts clearly. Sun Fuquan doesn't like to take advantage of others for nothing.

But after Chen Nian wiped his hands, Ji Xin's voice suddenly appeared at the door, and he applauded as he walked in.

There was applause at the door, and other people in the kitchen heard the sound and saw their shopkeeper coming, so they couldn't help applauding along with them.

The applause was all for Chen Nian alone.

To be honest, at this moment, Chen Nian was really a little timid, and even a little flattered.

Now he is starting to worry about whether his starting point is too high?

It seems that it is a bit overwhelming now, but Master Sun is still by his side but he has received such applause.

But soon he found out that Master Sun was among the people applauding.

"Master Chen is young and promising! To be honest, if you weren't Lao Sun's apprentice, I would definitely try my best to lure you to our Runfeng Building." Ji Xin said seriously.

When Sun Fuquan heard this, he became vigilant: "Master Ji, you can't do such a thing. This is my apprentice, and I haven't taught him well yet."

"Yes, yes, I didn't say I wasn't your apprentice."

Sun Fuquan didn't really want to get entangled with the other party on this kind of topic. He didn't want his treasured apprentice to be poached with a lot of money, because he knew that in this world, everyone came here for profit. If you buy it with money, it must be because you don't have enough money.

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Ji, for lending the kitchen to us today. Chen Nian is sensitive to the inside." He said respectfully, "It's just that Chen Nian's skills are ineffective now, and he still wants to continue to learn more from Master."

Chen Nian also expressed his position, and at the same time reassured Master Sun.

"Okay, then let's go first, and tomorrow I will ask the people from the martial arts hall to send the money, don't say no, if you don't accept me, I will never come again." Master Sun looked at the old man. said the friend.

The better their relationship is, the less willing they are to let their friends suffer. They borrowed eight yuan and wished they had to pay back ten yuan.

"Okay, then I'll find a car to take you off. It's getting late and the road is dark, so it's not safe." Ji Xin said.

Sun Fuquan still waved his hand: "I ate a bit too much when I was cooking just now, so I just took a walk to relax, otherwise I won't be able to fall asleep when I go back."

"Okay, but Old Sun, you have indeed taken in a good apprentice. Next time, if you have such an opportunity, remember to introduce one or two to me. I still lack a chef here!"

"No problem!" Sun Fuquan heartily agreed.

Then the two left Runfeng Building, and the boy at the door also heard that the apprentice brought by Master Sun was showing off his skills in the kitchen today, and he wanted to see his demeanor. I politely call them brothers and sisters.

Sure enough, he knows how to be a man, no wonder he was able to take down Master Sun. Cooking skills are one aspect, and being a human being is another aspect.

Walking on the streets of Tianjin, Chen Nian looked at the sky full of stars. At this time, the prototype of industrialization had begun to appear in China, but the country was still in a precarious state during this period.

The seeds of revolution have been planted, and great figures from all walks of life have begun to appear on stage in turn.

Wars break out from time to time across the country, and Shandong is still under the control of the Germans.

The peace and tranquility on the surface of Tianjin today is only on the surface, but in fact it is already in crisis.

It's just that the aging still doesn't feel that.

That is to say, when reading the newspaper, from time to time, you can see a character who appeared in the textbook when you were in school.

Master Sun didn't speak either, and left Chen Nian to think alone.

Chen Nian still remembers that when he was in school, he had to memorize the time, place and content of various events in modern history and the meaning behind them every day.

"Master, do you think that people will be killed during martial arts competitions?" Chen Nian suddenly asked.

"Yes, isn't it common for people to be killed in martial arts competitions? Before the martial arts competition, everyone will draw a lottery like life and death. Life and death are up to fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, but most of the time everyone will not tear their faces, basically It's all over.

Unless someone wants to make trouble secretly, that's why they will kill, but generally they rarely do that, because even if you sign the life and death certificate in advance, if you kill someone in the martial arts gym, it will still be a vendetta.

After all, this is a living life, maybe the front foot is still joking with the brothers, drinking with everyone one day, and dying the next day, who can bear it? "

"That's true." Chen Nian nodded.

But when they were about to return to the martial arts hall, Chen Nian suddenly saw a figure falling from the wall of the martial arts hall in the distance.

Looking at the back, Chen Nian could vaguely recognize that the other party seemed to be Tang Dechun.

After the other party jumped off the wall vigorously, he moved to the side.

Chen Nian subconsciously turned his head to look at Master Sun, but Master Sun didn't see the big brother of Jinwumen climb over the wall and come out from inside at all. After all, it was dark now, so he could see the way clearly by relying on the bright moonlight in the sky.

Chen Nian didn't say anything even here.

But just about ten seconds after Tang Dechun climbed over the wall, Chen Nian saw another person standing on the top of the wall, this time the characteristics of this person were more obvious, with a big beard on his face, he looked like Qian Hu.

And the opponent also jumped off the wall very vigorously, and then chased in the direction of Tang Dechun.

Looking at it, Chen Nian was taken aback for a while, thinking why did Qian Hu get involved?

Isn't this the story of Jin Wumen's big brother, the original genius traitor and a woman?Why did Qian Hu, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, get involved too?
Is Qian Hu also a link in the emotional chain of these people?
This is too messy, right?

But Master Sun didn't see this scene, and Chen Nian didn't want Master Sun to worry, so he didn't say much.

They came to the gate of Jinwu Gate and knocked on the door.

Jinwumen is also guarded and patrolled at night, otherwise it would be a shame and a shame for outsiders to come in and destroy it.

You are the one who opened a martial arts gym, but someone sneaked in and set fire to it, but you still don’t know who it is, so who will come to your martial arts gym to practice martial arts in the future?Who would hire the martial artists in your martial arts gym to go out to protect the safety of people and goods?
It was still Xiao San and Xiao Si who were on duty at night. After seeing Chen Nian and Master Sun, they nodded and let them in.

At this point, Chen Nian was still yawning again and again, and Master Sun seemed a little depressed.

After returning home, Chen Nian went into the house and locked the door, then took off his clothes while walking, and when he was on the bed, he was already ready to sleep in a fighting posture.

As soon as his head touched the pillow, he fell asleep.

……

Time flies, the years pass by like a white horse, six or seven days pass in a flash, tomorrow is the day when the grand event of the whole Tianjin martial arts world will be held, and the venue for this event is Jinwumen.

As early as a few days ago, everyone in Jinwumen had already arranged this place.

There are a total of ten martial arts gymnasiums large and small in Tianjin Province who have the ability to compete. Among them, there are three foreign martial arts gymnasiums and the rest are all local martial arts circles in Tianjin.

Chen Nian and Master Sun are busy in the back kitchen. They are not only making food for the martial arts gym, but also preparing for the martial arts competition in the next two days.

The competition lasted for two days, that is, four meals.

But the bigger martial arts halls will come with seven or eight people, while the smaller ones will come with three or four people.

But no matter whether you play or not, as long as you come, you have to prepare meals for others.

There are two menus this time, one table at noon and another table at night.

Each table has sixteen dishes, ten of which are prepared by Master Sun, and the remaining six are prepared by Chen Nian.

Master Sun is mainly in charge of Shandong cuisine and hard dishes, while Chen Nian is in charge of the more fancy parts.

"After this martial arts competition is over, I will teach you my two specialty dishes, otherwise cooking big pot dishes all day long will not make any progress." Sun Fuquan said.

"Okay master." Chen Nian nodded, thinking that it was finally the day, but after Chen Nian answered, he asked again, "Master, I'm actually quite interested in the roast duck you made earlier. Can Kong teach me too?"

"Okay, but roast duck is different from other dishes. This dish has more details and is troublesome to prepare, but if you want to learn it, I will teach you later." Master Sun has now put Chen Nian Treat yourself as if you have left.

And Chen Nian treats Master Sun like his elders.

"But now I can tell you about the roast duck first, so that you can have an idea in your heart."

While busy with his hands, Master Sun began to tell Chen Nian about the roast duck: "When I made roast duck before, I was in a restaurant in the capital that specializes in roast duck.

The restaurant is not as famous as Quanjude, but the duck it makes is not bad at all, and we only use apple wood for roasting the duck, so the taste after roasting is nothing short of amazing!

"And the stove we use is a stewing stove. This stove was founded in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. Some people say that the method of making this kind of stewing stove was first passed down from the south. The characteristic is that the duck does not see an open fire. The hot furnace wall to simmer."

"Master, which one is more authentic, the roast duck at your time or the roast duck at Quanjude?" Chen Nian asked curiously.

I saw Master Sun smiled: "Which one is more authentic? You really know how to ask questions. Anyway, there are schools of roast duck in the capital. One school is grilled duck with a fork, and the other school is roast duck in a braised oven. Anyway, we are another school." , if it is authentic in the capital, then Quanjude is a little more authentic. After all, the braised oven roast duck is strictly speaking from Jinling, and what I will teach you is also the method of Quanjude. In the future, you can go out. It’s even more popular in the north.”

"Master, do you know how to roast duck from both factions?" Chen Nian asked at the right time.

"It doesn't matter which one you choose, it's actually not difficult. Anyway, roast duck is nothing more than marinating the duck and roasting it in the oven. Whether you can roast the duck well depends on your own method. Anyway, I At that time, although the main thing was braised ovens, I also knew a few people who made hanging oven roast ducks, and I will teach you whichever one you want to learn."

(End of this chapter)