Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 814
Every time I go out for old age, I still keep the habit of calling my family often. Firstly, I got used to it when I was in school.

Second, family members will inevitably worry about themselves when they are away from home, and a phone call can also make them feel more at ease.

Also, Feng Honghong knew that her son had his own opinions and would not treat her badly outside, but every time her son was not around, she always wanted to make a phone call at night.

Listen to the voice of the child and give a few more words of advice.

Sometimes Feng Honghong also knows that she may be nagging because she is getting old, and she may say some things over and over again, but every time her son will always listen to her patiently and tell herself over and over again that there is no need to worry. It'll be fine on the outside too.

"By the way, son, I forgot to ask you something just now. Aren't you going to get engaged this year, and your marriage will probably be this year. Although you said that you will buy a new house at that time, Mom still wants to ask you. When you get married When the time comes, should you bring your daughter-in-law back home? Or to your new house?
Because Mom thought about it and took a look at the new house you were looking at before. The delivery time is about August. If the house is hardcover, you can use it directly, but then you will not be able to design your favorite style.

But if you buy a rough house decoration, it will definitely be too late. "

Chen Nian thought for a while: "Then let's go to our house. I guess I can make enough down payment to buy the house in May and June, but the house can only be handed over in August. If it is renovated, it will definitely be too late." of."

Feng Honghong nodded on the phone: "Well, it's the same as what Mom thinks, but if it comes to us, our house must also be renovated. We have used this decoration for more than ten years now, and many things are old.

Even if you don't install everything, you can scrape the walls, change the wallpaper, throw away the old cabinets, and build some new cabinets.

And the bed is getting old, it's better to buy you a new one. "

"Then pretend it. Mom, you can also look at the decoration style on the Internet recently. I will also take a look here. When I go back this time, I will find the designer who designed the store for us to help us design it." .”

"Okay, then I'll take a look back, but it's getting late now, so I won't disturb your rest. Remember to go to bed early at night."

"Okay mom, goodbye."

"See you."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Nian lay on the bed and let out a long breath.

I was only busy with work and thinking about my wedding with An Hongdou and taking wedding photos, but I forgot about the decoration.

"Renovation should be done as early as possible. Even if it is simple, it will take a month or two, and the smell of formaldehyde will have to be aired afterward."

"It's a long way to go."

In the end, Chen Nian called An Hongdou, and the two chatted about the decoration, and soon fell asleep one after another.

But even so, there is no rush for this renovation.

If you really want to redecorate your home, you have to wait until you go back.

And during this time, Chen Nian had to finish the race well.

Another two days passed, and they finally arrived at the match day.

The venue of the competition is the Intercontinental Hotel in Kunming, Yunnan, where they are staying.

This also saves the players from running back and forth on the road.

And this kind of competition is different from participating in the Chinese kitchen before. In the Chinese kitchen, sometimes they have to make up and arrange their hair. After all, they have to consider the audience's perception after the broadcast, but this part is completely unnecessary in the "King of the Kitchen".

Regardless of whether it looks good or not, what the audience sees is the process of cooking, the appearance of the dish after it is made, and the reaction of the audience after tasting it.

Of course, the most important thing is the result of the game.

Since this competition is undertaken by the Chinese side, more viewers still hope that their own people can win.

In the morning, Chen Nian took a shower, changed into the chef uniform specially customized by the Chinese side, and came to the scene to get ready.

At this time Zhou Ji Mujie and Yao Guangbin also came here.

They are currently on a lawn behind the InterContinental Hotel, surrounded by fountains and green trees.

The Chinese and Italian chefs lined up on both sides, and a huge table separated them in the middle.

And there are all kinds of ingredients on the table, Chen Nian and they are now discussing these ingredients that are currently on display.

The host is on the other side to film the opening end.

"Welcome to the King of Chefs. I'm Beibei. Today our competition will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kunming. The next competition will be thrilling, because top chefs from both China and Italy will pass the main competition. The way of the away game is to compete, who is the best today? Let’s first get to know the participating chefs of both sides.”

The host Beibei came to the front of the table while talking.

First of all, she started from the Chinese chef, Mu Jie, Zhou Ji, Yao Guangbin and Chen Nian.

The introductions of each of the four of them are different, because although Mu Jie and Zhou Ji came from the same school, they both have their own careers now.

Yao Guangbin is mainly from another restaurant. As for Chen Nian, it is different, even a difference from them in the south and north.

However, it is much easier to introduce it to Italy, because whether it is Abraham, Sapa, or the other two chefs, they all come from the same restaurant.

That is, the shop handed down by the ancestor of Abraham.

But even after listening to the other party's introduction, Chen Nian is still very confident.

Regardless of the fact that Abraham opened a Michelin three-star western restaurant, Mu Jie and Zhou Ji are also reviewers of five-star hotels.

That is to say, whether a hotel can be rated as five-star or not, they have no control over other aspects, but both Zhou Ji and Mu Jie have a certain say in terms of catering.

In this way, they are not weak at all, not to mention that Chen Nian is a big killer. Although he looks young, his real level is not much weaker than chefs like them.

Of course, Chen Nian feels that the host's introduction here is a bit crude, and it is estimated that the TV station will broadcast some of the previous interview clips at this point.

Previously, in order to facilitate the selection of both parties, the program group specially distributed a small blackboard and a pen on each side.

But until this time, Mu Jie didn't start writing. Instead, he discussed all these things in his mind.

On the other hand, there is a blackboard densely written in Italy.

But they seemed to be careless. When the host Beibei introduced the two parties, they directly put the small blackboard on the table. Chen Nian raised his head and skimmed the content on it.

Immediately, I knew which dishes the Italian chef would choose.

So Chen Nian stared at the ingredients on the table, and whispered to Mu Jie the other party's plan.

And Mu Jie is also a fine person, when he heard Chen Nian give him a small report, he also didn't look over there.

So those Italian chefs could only see that the two seemed to be moving their mouths, but they didn't know what they were talking about.

In this way, they have some advantages here.

Soon after the countdown ended with three beeps, the two sides also began to select the ingredients.

Since the Italian side is an away game, they will make the first selection.

Although the Abraham family knew Chen Nian before and had a good relationship, but now when it comes to competitions, it is not the time to seek personal relationships. No matter how good the relationship is, everyone is now playing for the country.

The Italian chef was very purposeful this time, and he directly chose salmon, which can be eaten raw or cooked, and it is made with very little panacea ingredients for seasoning.

Obviously, they also expected that the Chinese chef would not choose this, so they directly got the ingredients they needed.

And they got the salmon first, so the Chinese side will naturally not spend precious snatch times to take it away.

On the contrary, if the salmon is taken away by the Chinese side, they have to waste a time to get it back.

Then it was the Chinese side's turn, and Mu Jie took a look and chose grass carp to come back.

They have talked about this before, among these two fish, Italian chefs will definitely prefer salmon, but salmon is chilled after all, while grass carp is fresh, no matter from which point of view, Mu Jie still prefers it Use grass carp for cooking.

Then it was the turn of the Italian side. After thinking and discussing for a while, they chose pork chops.

Seeing that the other party took the pork chops away, Mu Jie was shocked. He wanted this kind of food very much just now.

Pork chops have a wide range of uses on the Chinese table, and there are various cooking techniques.

But just after the other party took the pork chops, Zhou Ji reminded: "Then let's take the mutton."

Mu Jie nodded. At the same time, he calmed down and told the host that he wanted mutton.

The Italian team took away the duck breast again, which was also the ingredient that Mu Jie wanted very much before.

After Abraham saw that he took the duck breast, the hesitation on Mu Jie's face at that moment knew that he had guessed correctly.

Just now he found that Mu Jie had been staring at the duck breast.

Seeing that the Italian chef had already started tactics, Mu Jie couldn't always let the other side lead him by the nose. He chose mango as the next ingredient.

Because among the four dishes they are going to cook, there must be a dessert, and Yao Guangbin is a master at making pastries and desserts, and getting mangoes is equivalent to adding wings to a tiger.

Immediately afterwards, Abraham took the zong leaves, and when Yao Guangbin asked whether they wanted basil or mint next, Mu Jie suddenly decided to take Zheergen.

The two sides also started a competition.

Abraham took the small tomatoes, and Mooje took the big tomatoes.

Abraham took the green onions, and Mujie took the shallots.

Abraham took the sea salt, and Mojay took the ordinary salt.

Originally, Mu Jie planned to let the other party pick the salt away first, but after Nai He came, he found that there were actually two kinds of salt, so he didn't need to use that tactic anymore.

Abraham took away onions, which are commonly used in Western food, and Mu Jie also took away ginger, which is widely used in Chinese food.

The two sides seem to be competing at the moment.

But the more he aged like this, the more his blood boiled when he watched from the sidelines.

Although he is not leading by himself, Chen Nian is still excited and nervous.

Although he thinks that Mu Jie's method of selecting ingredients is unreasonable, after all, the other side won't take the big tomatoes if they take the small tomatoes. Ingredients.

Wait until the next link to play tricks.

Then Abraham chose pasta and Maca.

On the Chinese side, kumquats and rice noodles were chosen.

The reason for choosing two kinds of ingredients is mainly to guarantee the bottom line.

In case the Italian side snatches their fruit later, they can still have one kind of fruit left over for dessert.

If they don't grab a single piece of fruit, the kumquats can also be used as a display.

Chen Nian watched from the side, although it felt very exciting, he found that Mu Jie seemed a little nervous, or out of control.

Even Zhou Ji kept rubbing his hands on the sidelines, obviously he could see that Mu Jie seemed to be a little bit over the top.

But Mu Jie spoke faster and faster, leaving them no time to interject.

So at the end, all the peanut oil and olive oil on the table were taken away by one party, not a single barrel of oil was left on their side, but fortunately, a piece of pork hind leg was left behind.

Seeing Mu Jie staring closely at the beef rib next to him, Chen Nian reminded before Mu Jie could speak: "Master Mu, we don't have any oil yet."

After hearing this, Mu Jie finally came to his senses.

There is no need for beef ribs, at most it is one less dish that can be cooked, but it is completely impossible without oil.

So he directly moved his hand again to point at the hind leg meat.

In the end, there were only cinnamon and a piece of beef ribs left. Just when they thought that Abraham would take the beef ribs first, Abraham chose cinnamon directly.

And the beef ribs naturally fell into Mu Jie's hands.

This greatly exceeded their expectations. It seemed that Abraham and the others really came prepared.

They knew that cinnamon in Chinese food was considered a good seasoning to deodorize meat, so when Mu Jie took away a lot of meat, they took the cinnamon directly.

After selecting the ingredients, the next step is to send the ingredients to each other.

In this link, one party can choose any one of the ingredients he just selected to give to the other party, but the other party cannot refuse it.

It was the Italian chef who came first, and they sent Maca directly, because it is expected that Chinese people do not use Maca for many dishes.

But in fact, no matter whether it is Mu Jie or Zhou Ji, they still have a certain understanding of the card, knowing that it will have a bad smell if it is not handled well, but since the other party sent it, they have no choice but to accept it.

But then Mu Jie, who came back slowly, directly gave the pork belly to the other party, which was kind of reciprocated.

Because Westerners are actually not very good at making offal, they use more liver. For pork belly, even aged people know that there are not many corresponding methods in Western food.

Afterwards, several rounds of giving and snatching took place, and Abraham directly took away the blind seasoning ginger and rice noodles, the local ingredient he wanted most, just now.

Although Mu Jie was a little anxious, he couldn't let the other party take it, so he directly took away the soy sauce that was equally important to Abraham.

Then he directly gave Zheergen to the other party.

(End of this chapter)