Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 585 Art Discussion
There are various embellishments in the fine-grained rice.

Just looking at it is pleasing to the eye, and the embellishments of various colors are not obtrusive at all, but the cheapest rice among them is directly sublimated into the protagonist.

The tangled but fluffy egg floss looks like golden threads dotted on it. Just by looking at it, you can feel that the rice is not ordinary.

Picking up the exquisite spoon that came with the tableware, scooped half a spoonful and put it into the mouth shallowly, all kinds of umami flavors flooded in all of a sudden.

The tastes of sea cucumber, scallops, duck gizzards, ham and shrimp are mixed together, which will not cause confusion at all. Instead, it is like a perfectly trained elementary school student in a tug-of-war competition, bringing the ultimate experience to the taste buds.

During chewing, these extremely well-processed ingredients have a crisp taste, which complements the chewy rice very well.

The faint egg fragrance burst out inadvertently, and the fluffy texture after being fried also makes people feel that this meal is a bit more unexpected and fun to eat.

Although this dish is fried with oil, and there are many meat dishes to match, but it is served with carrots, green beans, water chestnut bamboo shoots and other vegetarian dishes, which subtly resolves the greasyness.

"It's really good." After taking this bite, Vivienne felt extremely satisfied.

But after taking a few mouthfuls like this, she suddenly felt a little thirsty.

So the waiter was called over again.

"A glass of whiskey, please."

The waiter glanced in surprise, but their first purpose as a waiter is to meet all the needs of the guests as much as possible.

Even whiskey with Yangzhou fried rice.

Even stinky tofu with brandy, as long as they have it, as long as the customer asks for it, it must be served to the customer.

So he just nodded, said "wait a moment", then turned and left.

Not long after, the waiter brought a glass of whiskey with the plate.

"Your whiskey, ma'am."

"Thank you." Vivienne thanked, then gently picked it up from the table and put it to her mouth before taking a sip. At this moment, she felt much better.

Vivienne thinks that this kind of combination seems to be good, and it's a bit of a combination of Chinese and Western.

It's a pity that little Anna and her little boyfriend disembarked, otherwise they would have to have a taste of it.

Vivienne couldn't help but feel a little pity.

Listening to the music, enjoy lunch in the restaurant on the third floor.

"If it's possible, I really want to invite Chen Nian to be a chef in my manor." Vivienne sighed and thought.

But after several exchanges between him and Chen Nian, he found that this idea would not work at all.

Because Chen Nian's will is quite firm, otherwise, if it were some ordinary young people who hooked up a little on their own, wouldn't they have to obediently come to their room at night?

The portion of this plate of Yangzhou fried rice is not small. According to Vivian's usual appetite, it would definitely be too much to eat, but in the end she ate up the fried rice.

After drinking the last sip of whiskey, Vivian covered her mouth with her hands and hiccupped lightly.

After all, she is a lady, so naturally she can't show her ugly face in public.

After paying the bill, I got up and left.

She was very satisfied with the meal at noon today. Although it was much simpler than usual, this Yangzhou fried rice also conquered her stomach.

And she has already decided to eat again at noon tomorrow.

Time for another glass of red wine.

See how it goes together.

……

As for Chen Nian, after he finished his work and watched the helpers clean up the stove, pots and other things, he was going to go back and take a rest.

As a result, just out of the kitchen, I happened to meet the waiter.

"Master Chen, didn't a guest just order your Yangzhou fried rice? Then she ordered a glass of whiskey and he ate it with it."

Chen Nian couldn't help but feel a little interesting when he heard it, and couldn't help smiling and replied:
"After all, they are European and American guests. They may still be more accustomed to their way of eating, and they may indeed feel a little choked if they only eat fried rice."

"That's true." The waiter nodded and went back to work.

Hearing what the other party said, Chen Nian couldn't help but suddenly thought of a question.

It seems that not all of them have people who eat together, and many of them come on board alone, eating and sightseeing by themselves.

They can't eat too much, so if you order Yangzhou fried rice and order something else, there is a good chance that there will be a lot left.

But if you only order one piece of Yangzhou fried rice, you will be a little choked.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian turned around and headed towards the third floor.

Of course, he didn't want to go directly to his master, Mr. Huo, but he planned to go to McGrady first.

At this time, Maddie was also reading a book in the office.

Chen Nian accidentally saw the title of the book "Cai Gen Tan".

Quite elegant.

"Mr. Maddie."

Chen Nian called softly, and McGrady quickly raised his head: "Chen Nian? What's the matter?"

Chen Nian nodded: "That's right, didn't I launch a Yangzhou fried rice earlier? But today, a waiter told me that there are customers who dine alone. When eating this staple dish, they will choose to eat it again. Order a glass of wine or other beverage.

So I wondered if I could make this into a small set meal, add a small case of soup or add a little refreshing cold dish and the like. "

McGrady thought for a while: "Your suggestion is not bad, but in that case, the menu needs to be changed. I can't decide this matter. I need to ask Mr. Huo for instructions."

"Okay, then please trouble Mr. McGrady, but I think that if Yangzhou fried rice is made into a set meal, one more category can be added to the set meal. Of course, if it is more troublesome, I can wait until the next time my fried rice can be served. Stay and talk."

"Okay, I'll talk to Mr. Huo later, and I should be able to give you an answer in the afternoon."

After making the suggestion, Chen Nian returned to his room.

This time he felt that he had made an omission and hadn't considered this aspect.

Because even if you ordered Yangzhou fried rice or fried noodles in some fast food restaurants in the past, the staple food that is easy to dry your mouth and choke, the boss will take the initiative to send a bowl of egg soup or noodle soup.

As a result, when I reported the menu a few days ago, I actually forgot about it.

I don't know if I can pass it.

As a result, when Chen Nian came to the kitchen door in the afternoon, he saw that Maddie was already waiting there.

"Chen Nian, I have asked for you. Mr. Huo said that although there is nothing wrong with your proposal, if you change the menu just for such a dish, it will make the guests feel strange when they see the menu. It feels like changing a chef requires changing the menu.

Because whether it is a set meal or a staple food, it is all on the middle page. If you add a page rashly, the order behind that will change. The guests are still in the adaptation stage a few days ago. The order will definitely make the guests feel uncomfortable.

Although it is not obvious, Mr. Huo does not recommend modification.

And he also said that if the Yangzhou fried rice you made can pass the second evaluation, then there is still time to revise it. "

Although Chen Nian also thought that such a situation would happen, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard McGrady say this.

In fact, what Mr. Huo said is not wrong.

There was no other way, Chen Nian had no choice but to go back to the kitchen and start preparing dinner for the evening.

On the menu, except for the selected ten dishes and staple foods like rice, pasta, macaroni, and scallion oil noodles, all of them have been changed for a round, so Chen Nian found that those who order new dishes these days There are so many people.

The number of servings of those few new dishes was much higher than the remaining ten dishes.

And Chen Nian found that those with nice-sounding names are more likely to be selected.

It is probably because the previous food evaluations aroused the curiosity of the guests, and now they want to experience those new dishes in addition to pursuing delicious food.

Therefore, there are not so many people ordering squirrel mandarin fish mandarin fish and Wensi tofu.

However, Chen Nian had already prepared for this, and did not prepare too much when preparing the dishes.

And if the prepared ingredients are not finished at the end, Chen Nian will prepare them and let the waiter take them down to improve the food for the brothers in the engine department.

After all, how can a staff meal compare to a formal meal for sale?
Except, of course, the staff in the kitchen.

In this way, Chen Nian began to live a repetitive life every day,
Work, rest and learn Italian with Tonio, discuss the differences between Western and Chinese food in some ways, and find the little yellow wool.

And Xiao Huang is always like that every time.

Chen Nian doesn't care what the other party says behind his back, as long as he can learn the skills, it's enough.

So during the route from Jakarta to Sydney, Chen Nian learned from Xiao Huang again.Drunken pork ribs, red fish, and Tai Chi taro paste.

This made Chen Nian very satisfied.

"This Xiao Huang is indeed a treasure. Although the level of cooking is average, the talent is limited, and the basic skills are a little bit lacking, but the theoretical knowledge is still quite solid.

The dishes made according to the methods he said can basically reach [-]% after a few times, which shows that Xiao Huang has no secrets. It seems that in the future, he will have to cultivate and explore on Xiao Huang. "

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and all the chefs tried their best to come up with their signature dishes to please customers.

So much so that three blue-collar chefs made the list during the voting this time.

Of course, it still includes Chen Nian and Uncle Martin next to him.

But Chen Nian only made the list this time with one Yangzhou fried rice example, and the other dishes were all compared by others.

Chen Nian guessed that the guests might be tired of eating.

Squirrel mandarin fish steak is No.13.

Wensi tofu is ranked No. 20 five.

Crab noodles and lion head are ranked 27th.

The crystal meat dish is No.40.

Xiao Huang has also improved compared to before, and the highest-ranked dish is also ranked No. 20.

But it is a pity that No. 20 still has no way to keep the dishes he made.

And this time, Mr. Huo asked them to submit the menu of the dishes to be replaced on the same day, because this time the ship will be docked in Sydney for five days.

Before docking, I also learned about Australia's formal establishment for only 11 years, and because it was colonized for a long time, it is now a sovereign country composed of immigrants.

The aborigines are pitifully few, and they are excluded without human rights at all.

Chen Nian doesn't have a good impression of this place either, the only thing he is interested in is probably the kangaroos and koalas here.

But these two animals can also be seen from the zoo after they leave the dreamland by themselves.

In the end, Chen Nian did not disembark. Even if Tonio came to invite him, Chen Nian declined in the end.

In the end, Tonio had no choice but to get off the boat to play, and said that he would bring some local specialties to Chen Nian.

Chen Nian is not sure about this.

But even aging on a boat is not boring, Lucas also did not disembark, because he has been to Australia, and music is the most important thing to him.

But he didn't know anyone else on this ship, so apart from going to the restaurant to play the piano every day, he came to chat with Chen Nian.

Although he really wanted to find Mr. Huo, he was an executive on the ship after all, and he was busy with affairs every day, so he didn't have time to chat with him like this.

So in this way, there is only old age. Although everyone is quite different in age, Lucas thinks that old age is quite rich in experience.

Even if he talks about music, Chen Nian can chat with him.

But what he didn't know was that Chen Nian didn't know anything about music before, that is, after getting to know An Hongdou, he began to spend time learning about music.

Although everyone's circles are different, Chen Nian doesn't want to completely separate Hongdou's interests and hobbies.

But if you want to understand music, you have to look at the history of music.

So when talking about this topic, Chen Nian can also talk about it with eloquence.

After talking about these musical things, Lucas asked about Chinese local music.

But as soon as he mentioned this, Chen Nian immediately regained his spirit.

Isn't the local Chinese music now drama?
There are also repertoires played by instruments such as guzheng, pipa and erhu.

Although these things are old and can't be played, they can definitely hum some.

"To tell you the truth, I still know a little bit about the music in our country. There is an art form in our country called opera. If you really want to say it, it is a bit similar to your opera. It is based on a story. The core, but what I know better is Kunqu Opera, and I can only be regarded as a half-knowledge of the instruments played.”

At this point, Lucas couldn't help becoming interested. He had heard of these things before, but he didn't expect Chen Nian to understand this.

Dang even discussed enthusiastically.

Afterwards, Chen Nianxiao sang a section about Dreams in the Garden, which Lucas only found extremely novel.

Seeing that Lucas likes old age, he continued to sing, but as he sang, Lucas couldn't help shaking his head and shaking his head, his hands still beating the time.

"Can you understand?" Seeing that the other party was so engrossed, Chen Nian couldn't help asking curiously.

"I don't understand. Although I'm learning your language now, I can't understand a single word you sing." Lucas said truthfully, "But I can hear the emotions inside."

"It really is a high-ranking musician." Chen Nian couldn't help admiring, and then he had some thoughts.

"Then listen to me again."

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait..." While talking about aging, he began to wait and wait.

He is humming the famous erhu tune Horse Racing, although he doesn't understand it, but this tune is the color ring tone of the landline phone at home when Chen Nian was a child.

So he remembers it very clearly.

Lucas was a little dazed at first, but he became serious after listening.

After Chen Nian finished the passage he remembered, Lucas tentatively asked: "This song sounds a little cheerful, a bit like a cowboy dancing cheerfully on the grass..."

　I forgot a setting before, that is, there are five dishes in total, but I made a mistake and wrote it as four dishes, that is to say, two dishes are left for old age, and three dishes are added.

　　Here, the plot is about to accelerate.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)