Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 578 Mr. Huo cooks himself (seeking monthly ticket)
Hearing this sentence, all the chefs couldn't help becoming nervous, even those who said that they didn't care about the rankings before were secretly competing in their hearts.

Even the chefs who are recognized as relatively low-level are praying that they will not be the last.

After all, this is not the same as going to school. If you get the last place in school too many times, you will probably lose it directly. However, if you get the last place on this ship, the captain and the chief chef will not give you so many chances to do it badly.

Maybe next time when the ship docks, I will not even bring people and luggage together.

After the words fell, two waiters came onto the stage pushing a huge drawing board.

"Now behind me are all the chefs on board, they come from all over the world and master the cooking methods of thousands of ingredients.

And now we are about to announce the ranking of this Platinum Star Food Competition! "

As Mr. Huo said, he put his hand directly on the cloth covering the drawing board behind him, and then pulled hard.

The black cloth was ripped off.

At the same time, everyone's name also appeared on it.

Everyone's eyes can't help but focus here, especially those chefs who are constantly looking for their names.

including aging.

Above this list, the first column is the serial number, the second column is the name of the dish, the third column is the name of the chef who made the dish, and the fourth column is the nationality.

"You really know how to do it." In this way, even some idle fish don't want to embarrass their country.

And the dishes that everyone presents must be one of their specialty dishes and one of the specialties of their own country.

If you are behind in the queue due to your own reasons, not only will the chef feel bad, but the guests will also put pressure on them.

In this way, chefs can be urged to continue to improve.

Chen Nian quickly figured out the key.

But after reading a few lines, Chen Nian finally saw his name on the seventh.

"Seven, squirrel mandarin fish, aged, China."

This made Chen Nian couldn't help but smile.

Sure enough, it is still this dish. It seems that this kind of sweet and sour dish paired with seafood is still very popular among foreigners.

But before Chen Nian had time to be happy, he saw another dish he made again on the tenth event, Wensi Tofu.

"I actually got two dishes on the list?" Chen Nian couldn't help feeling a little inconceivable.

You must know that this dish is compared by all the chefs on board, that is to say, blue-collar chefs and red-collar chefs should be voted on the same level.

Although the guests on the lower two floors are not allowed to eat the meals on the third floor on weekdays, this rule was suddenly relaxed yesterday.

As a result, many guests who originally thought that blue-collar chefs were good at cooking immediately turned their backs, and directly voted for the dishes that they originally wanted to vote for their favorite chefs.

It's just that when the red-collar chefs saw that a blue-collar chef from China actually had two dishes on the list, they couldn't help turning their eyes over and searching the crowd.

Most of those red-collar chefs didn't know Chen Nian, so they didn't know who it was after seeing these two words.

That is, Tonio's teacher cast his gaze over with appreciation.

Chen Nian first looked at him, then suddenly seemed to think of something, and turned his gaze back to the list.

It was this person who ranked first.

Western chef from Italy
Vinicaggio.

Is it that strong?
Chen Nian couldn't help but take another look at the other party. To be able to stand out among so many chefs, he must have an absolute level.

At the same time, when Chen Nian looked at the other party, he also saw Tonio standing behind Vinicaggio. This kid's eyes were full of pride and admiration.

Pride is because his teacher won the first place, and admiration is for old age.

Now the two people who have a good relationship with him have won good rankings, which makes him happier than himself.

"Congratulations, Master Chen actually made two dishes on the list, now you only need to change two more dishes." At this time, the master standing next to Chen Nian said to Chen Nian with a smile.

This person is the chef who always chats with Chen Nian when cooking, and his workstation is next to Chen Nian.

This uncle is called Martin, and he is also the only blue-collar chef on the list besides Chen Nian.

"Uncle, you are not bad, your name is still ahead of me, No. 5, but you have surpassed several red-collar chefs." The other party was polite, and Chen Nian naturally couldn't be weaker.

And the other party's name is indeed higher than his own, which means that the other party's strength is completely worthy of his respect.

Of course, the chef behind must also be worthy of respect.

"I'm getting old. In fact, I used to be in the upper kitchen, but later a few more chefs came on board, so I went down, but it's the same wherever I work, as long as the dishes I make can be liked by the guests. That's enough." Uncle Martin said with a smile.

Chen Nian agrees with this very much. It can be seen that Uncle Martin is also a person who likes to cook, and he can also detect something from his usual chats with himself.

After the list was announced, Mr. Huo also began to roll his name on it.

It is clearly stated in the rules of this selection that the top ten chefs can get bonuses.

As the chefs came to the stage to accept the awards, the cheers of the guests below continued.

Among them, there are many applause from Chinese guests.

Including Chen Nian, a total of two Chinese chefs won the award, and the other one naturally also wore a red collar and won No.2.

When Chen Nian took the stage, he could see the following, but many people were extremely excited.

In addition to those Chinese who feel that their faces are being discredited, there are also some foreign ladies, all of whom are also brightened.

"This chef is so handsome!"

"I suddenly regretted that I didn't visit the kitchen before. If I had signed up for the first two visits to the kitchen, I would definitely vote for him now."

Hearing these discussions, Vivian excitedly clenched her fists.

"Ms. Vivienne, look, this is Chen Nian. I voted for him before! I knew he would definitely be on the list! And it's he who helped me get rid of the suspicion for Jello now."

Vivienne smiled and thought to herself, she really didn't see the wrong person.

But the only pity is that Chen Nian already has a sweetheart, otherwise she would be very happy to spend a wonderful time with Chen Nian on this ship.

For winning No.7 and No.10, Chen Nian received a total of [-] US dollars in rewards.

"Thank you, Mr. Huo." Chen Nian took the bonus with both hands, and bowed to express his gratitude.

"You're welcome, you deserve it. In fact, I didn't expect the ranking this time, and I didn't even expect you to have two dishes that can be liked by so many guests. Work hard, I'm very optimistic about you." Mr. Huo also patted Chen Nian on the shoulder, saying that Chen Nian did a good job.

After accepting the award and stepping down, Chen Nian pocketed the prize money.

Huang Su looked at the magnificent Chen Nian in the crowd and felt very uncomfortable. Although he had resigned to his fate, he still felt that Chen Nian must have learned a lot from Mr. Huo, and he even felt that it might be Mr. Huo also paved the way for Chen Nian.

But he himself is in the top 40.

But even so, Huang Su is still pretty good, and some chefs usually don't think much of old age, even if they don't usually say it, they will always complain in their hearts.

So seeing Chen Nian win the award was more uncomfortable than killing him.

"You're still so young. I just saw that many people in the crowd were looking at you jealously." After returning to his position and standing still, Uncle Martin whispered to Chen Nian.

Chen Nian didn't care about it at all: "It doesn't matter, there is an old Chinese saying that a tree is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, but you can't deliberately make yourself not perform so well just because you are afraid of others' jealousy. Live for yourself."

"Hahaha, well said, I like your character very much, if I were 20 years younger, I would definitely be able to become good friends with you."

Chen Nian smiled: "Aren't we good friends now?"

In this way, after everyone came to the stage to receive the awards, Mr. Huo said some words of encouragement on it, and at the same time announced that just five days later, the menu on the Platinum Star will undergo a major change.

Some guests began to grumble and complain that their favorite dishes were gone, but most of them still felt that it was a novelty.

After all, during the [-] days on the ship, if you ate these dishes every day, what's the point?
It didn't take long for the chefs to leave one after another, and they had to go back to their respective workstations to do the final cleaning.

But it's still early after packing up.

Chen Nian originally wanted to chat with Tonio, but when he had just changed into casual clothes in his room and walked to the stairs, he suddenly saw Maddie.

"Mr. McGrady." Chen Nian greeted him.

"Chen Nian, I was going to look for you, but I didn't expect to meet you here." Mai Di stood still with a smile, still looking like a gentleman, neatly dressed from top to bottom, and his glasses were meticulously placed on the bridge of his nose superior.

"Is there a problem?"

"It's Mr. Huo, and I plan to invite you chefs who have won the top ten to have a light meal together. By the way, Mr. Huo will cook the meal today."

After hearing this, Chen Nian was overjoyed: "Okay."

Immediately, he forgot his good friend Tonio.

It's okay to chat with Tonio at any time, but it's a rare thing to be able to eat the meals cooked by Mr. Huo.

And this is the person who will soon become his master.

This made Chen Nian not excited and curious. Chen Nian had heard too many stories about Mr. Huo on this ship, and everyone talked about Mr. Huo with admiration on their faces.

Then Chen Nian followed McGrady and went upstairs.

All the way to the third floor.

Originally Chen Nian thought this was the highest place on the ship, but after reaching the third floor, Mai Di directly opened a door at the end of the corridor: "Chen Nian, this is Mr. Huo's kitchen, usually only the upper floors of the ship Only those who are eligible to come here, other than that, they are just some distinguished guests who have come to the Platinum Star."

Chen Nian didn't expect that there was a mystery hidden here, and he didn't expect that Mr. Huo was so powerful that he could have a separate kitchen on this ship.

But when you think about it, a chef of Mr. Huo's level certainly doesn't need to cook for the guests all the time. It is estimated that most of the time he cooks for people like the captain's mate.

It is also normal to have your own separate kitchen.

In this way, Chen Nian came to the fourth floor of Platinum Star.

As soon as he came up, Chen Nian felt like he had just picked a lemon, because there were windows on all sides, and when he looked up, he could see that there was an independent air-conditioning system.

Although it is not as good as the central air conditioners of later generations, this configuration is quite luxurious.

All the way to a room, there is only one big round table, and at this time there are already five or six people seated, all of whom are the faces they saw on the awarding platform just now.

After seeing the old age, those people also nodded slightly.

Chen Nian took the initiative to sit in the last seat. After all, he was the youngest among the people present, belonging to the younger generation.

"Then you talk first, Mr. Huo should be cooking in the kitchen now, and I have to invite other people."

Chen Nian nodded: "Okay, Mr. McGrady, you are busy first."

After sitting down, Chen Nian was just about to introduce himself, but he didn't expect Gio, the master of Tonio, to introduce himself first: "This chef is called Chen Nian. You must have seen it on the awarding stage before. He is a chef. Great young chef and good friend of my chef named Tonio.

We had some exchanges before, and I think he will be able to come up and work with us in a short time. "

It is a good thing for Chen Nian to have seniors take the initiative to introduce it, and after hearing what Jio said, the others couldn't help but become more curious about Chen Nian.

So I started to ask questions curiously.

Ask Chen Nian who his master is, and ask Chen Nian what it was like to learn how to cook.

The sudden question caught Chen Nian by surprise, but Chen Nian had already prepared these remarks.

Soon everyone knew that Chen Nian was a young chef who had been learning to cook since he was 12 years old, and he also mastered different cuisines such as Shandong cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, and Huaiyang cuisine.

"Okay, I just started cooking when I was young like you. Before that, I had been cutting and doing odd jobs."

Suddenly a Chinese chef spoke in praise.

"Where is it, Master Fu, I still have a lot to learn now."

Chen Nian said modestly.

"You don't have to be polite with us. We are all on our own. You can communicate more in the future. If you don't understand anything, you can ask us." Master Fu greeted with a smile again. He looked very kind.

"Master Fu, are you from Shandong?" Chen Nian recognized the other party's Shandong accent, and the other party's main cuisine is also Shandong cuisine.

"Yes, I'm from Jiaozhou, Shandong. Speaking of which, my ancestors were all imperial cooks, that is to say, my generation is not good at learning skills, and I haven't been able to continue the shadow of my ancestors."

Master Fu sighed.

At this time, Ji Ou, who was sitting next to him, laughed and joked: "Our master Fu started to talk about his plans to cook for the emperor again."

But Master Fu laughed and scolded: "Go away, what's the matter, if your ancestors cooked for Caesar, you must be better than me!"

(End of this chapter)