I work as a chef in the university cafeteria

Chapter 212 Only Food and Love Cannot Live Up to You
After walking around upstairs, Jiang Yu returned to the first floor, planning to cook a seasonal dish for the students to taste, before the cafeteria opened.

This dish can be said to be the favorite of Jiangzhou people. Every spring, no matter in the vegetable market or in the restaurant, the unique fragrance of Artemisia quinoa is permeated everywhere.

If you have the heart, you can even see some restaurants on the streets of Jiangzhou simply using "artemisia quinoa fried bacon" as a shop sign.

It can be seen from this that the phrase "the grass by the Poyang Lake is the treasure of Jiangzhou people" is really not just a casual talk.

When Jiang Yu came to the kitchen on the first floor, it was probably because Hu Zhihai had already shown off. After Lu Shuwu saw Jiang Yu, his face was full of resentment:
"Boss, can you take me with you when you go out to play next time? I am similar to Lao Jia. I have been here in Jiangzhou for more than half a year, but I have never gone out for a stroll."

Hearing what he said, Jiang Yu also felt that Lu Shuwu was quite pitiful.

He came to Jiang University to visit his little sister in September last year, but he was immediately captivated by Jiang Yu's soup dumplings. Since then, he has been "tied" in the cafeteria. From the second canteen to the seventh canteen, he Followed all the way, almost never went out.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yu gave him a sympathetic look, nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll come to the first floor to cook next Saturday. I'll give you a day off. You can go out and have a look around."

"..."

Lu Shuwu was speechless, what I thought was that you took me out to play together, what's the point of running out by myself?
Besides, if I run out alone, who will prepare delicious food for me?
"Forget it, forget it, I won't be on vacation."

He quickly waved his hand, pointed to the fresh bamboo shoots brought in by Hu Zhihai and said,
"Why don't we fry up the bamboo shoots in a while? You have eaten so much delicious food at noon, you must save some for us to try!"

When Lu Shuwu said this, other people in the cafeteria also looked over with bright eyes.

Fresh spring bamboo shoots are tender and fresh, even if they are fried casually, they are delicious. If Jiang Yu cooks them, how delicious will they be?
Just thinking about it makes people salivate!

"Okay, anyway, that's it, let's fry it and eat it ourselves. Moreover, these fresh bamboo shoots are not durable, and the longer they are put, the older they will be."

Jiang Yu didn't object either. Originally, he had to cook another dish at night. Since everyone wants to eat bamboo shoots, let's prepare them. He said,

"You take these mountain bamboo shoots to the side dish room, and ask Old Ma and the others to help them deal with them. After I have prepared Artemisia quinoa, I will make our own dishes."

"okay!"

When Lu Shuwu heard this, he immediately picked up the entire plastic bag and left happily.

After walking two steps, he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said to Jiang Yu,

"Oh, by the way, boss, when Boss Zhao delivered the food in the morning, he said that a batch of fresh Qingming grass came from their distribution center. The quantity is quite large. Let me ask if you need it. If not, he It’s ready to be sold.”

"Qingming grass?"

Jiang Yu was also taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered that the Ching Ming Festival would be here in two days.

Qingmingcao, also known as Qingmingcai and Shuqucao, is also a traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effects of nourishing yin and Qi, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and also has certain effects of cooling blood, detoxifying and lowering blood pressure.

Qingming grass spreads all over the north and south of the river, and can be seen everywhere on the slopes of the fields, but only around the Qingming Festival is the Qingming grass is the most tender period.

At this time, the Qingming grass leaves are tender and juicy, and with flour or glutinous rice flour, you can make a delicious delicacy - Qingming fruit.

Since Qingming grass is also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, this kind of grass is also artificially planted, like the fresh food distribution center Lao Zhao's, there is a high probability that it is also artificially planted, otherwise, it is impossible to harvest such a large amount at one time.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Yu nodded and said to Lu Shuwu, "Okay, I see. I'll call Boss Zhao later."

Since there is Qingming grass, of course we have to pull it back to make Qingming fruit, and let students from all over the world taste this unique taste of spring.

"Oh well."

Lu Shuwu didn't care whether Jiang Yu wanted Qingming grass or not. His mind was full of thoughts about how to make the wild bamboo shoots delicious. Should they be fried with bacon, or fried with sauerkraut and beef?

The fresh and tender bamboo shoots seem to be delicious no matter how they are made... There are so many ways to do this, I don’t know how to choose!

Oh, what a worry!
Jiang Yu didn't care about these things. After washing his hands, he heated up the oil in the pan and was ready to start cooking.

The method of frying bacon with Artemisia quinoa is not complicated. After the oil in the pan is heated up, first add sliced ​​bacon and stir-fry until it becomes transparent, then add Artemisia quinoa, leek heads, and millet peppers.

After stirring for a while, when the unique fragrance of Artemisia quinoa emerges from the pot, put the cut leek leaves in and stir fry together until the leeks are broken, then add appropriate amount of salt, monosodium glutamate and light soy sauce, and again After stirring evenly, you can take it out of the pan and put it on a plate.

Among all the combinations of vegetables and bacon, probably only Artemisia quinoa has reached the highest level.

The salty, fragrant and soft bacon sets off the unique aroma of Artemisia quinoa. Artemisia quinoa is like a green ribbon, shiny in the tender green, and the bacon is golden red and slightly white with a slight transparency. It has become a good product on the table, and it will increase the appetite.

"Wow! It smells so good, I can't help but drool when I smell it!"

"The aroma of Artemisia quinoa is really strong, people who have never tasted it are really not used to it!"

"The more people who are not used to it, the better, so that I can eat a few more bites!"

"..."

As soon as this dish was put on the plate, Lu Shuwu, Hu Zhihai, Jia Dequan and others ran out from the side dish room. How could Jiang Yu not know what these people were thinking? Some of them were served individually on a large plate.

The dishes in this tray are to be sold at the window, and the dishes that are packaged separately are reserved for yourself.

"You can't move now. I'll cook a few more dishes and eat them later when everyone comes back for dinner."

He turned his head and glanced at them, pouted and said,
"If you let a few of you taste the taste now, I guess it will take less than 5 minutes, and you will have to snatch up this big plate of dishes."

When Lu Shuwu heard it, he couldn't help laughing "hehe": "It can't be our fault, who made your dishes so delicious?"

"Yes, yes!"

Hu Zhihai, who always liked to fight against Lu Shuwu, expressed his agreement on this issue,

"We don't want to grab it, but we just can't help it!"

After hearing what these two people said, Jia Dequan couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "If you are greedy, you are greedy, and you still have to find such a lame reason for yourself, young people nowadays!"

Jiang Yu didn't bother to pay attention to them, and turned around to continue cooking.

And in the lobby of the Seventh Canteen, it was already crowded with people and extremely noisy. There was already a long queue in front of the dining window, extending all the way to the outside of the gate.

Seven canteens have been in operation for more than half a year, attracting more and more students to come to eat, and it has become more and more difficult to eat the meals here.

"I tried so hard not to come to the Seventh Canteen for dinner. It's only been a week, and there are more people here!"

"Isn't this a normal thing? In the past, not many people came here because it was too cold in winter, and many people didn't want to run. Now that the weather is getting warmer, and there are so delicious meals here, it's better if you don't come." Something is wrong with your brain!"

"I have already decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination, and I will start reviewing from tomorrow. In order to save time, I will not be able to eat here in the future, alas!"

"Hehe, it's right that you don't come. You have to queue up in advance for a meal in the Seventh Canteen. If you eat here for three meals a day, how can you have time to review?"

"The postgraduate entrance examination is also for the purpose of staying in school for another three years, so that I can eat meals from the Seventh Canteen for a few more years in the future, so I will bear it!"

"..."

Several students who were queuing up were chatting, and the window in front of them had already started cooking. Everyone hurriedly took out the campus card from their pockets, and slowly moved forward while thinking about what to eat later.

At this moment, the students who were cooking in front suddenly let out a surprise cheer:
"Wow! Today I have fried bacon with Artemisia quinoa. It's really delicious. It looks delicious! Come on, give me some!"

"Hold the grass! This fried bacon with Artemisia quinoa looks delicious, I want a copy too!"

"'The grass of Poyang Lake is the treasure of Jiangzhou people', if you haven't eaten fried bacon with artemisia quinoa, it's like you haven't been to Jiangzhou!"

"..."

Listening to the shouts of joy, the students in line were also in a commotion, and some students who were relatively low in the line shouted loudly:

"Save some for the people behind us, we also want to eat Artemisia quinoa!"

"Hey, next time you have to queue up earlier, every time you get to the back, the delicious dishes are basically gone!"

"Who knew there would be fried bacon with artemisia quinoa today? If I had known that there would be a new dish tonight, I would have come here early!"

"I've heard people say that Senior Brother Jiang specially purchased this Artemisia annua for everyone to taste, so that everyone can feel the breath of spring!"

"Woooo, I don't want to feel the breath of spring, I want to taste the taste of spring!"

"..."

The students who were still queuing up were restless, while the students who had already prepared their meals were smiling all over their faces, carrying their full plates, and quickly came to the dining area to find an empty seat. down.

Taking a deep breath, the students picked up the chopsticks and stuffed the Artemisia annua into their mouths. After chewing a few mouthfuls, they couldn't help admiring:

"Wow! This artemisia quinoa is crisp, tender and refreshing, with a strong aroma of artemisia. It is really delicious!"

"The fragrance of Artemisia quinoa, the spicy aroma of chives, and the salty aroma of bacon, these aromas blend together in the mouth, it is simply intoxicating!"

"It's the first time I ate fried bacon with Artemisia quinoa. I didn't expect this dish to be so delicious. It's so fragrant, and it makes people have an endless aftertaste!"

"..."

With the smell of Artemisia annua in the cafeteria, and hearing the praises in their ears, the students who were still queuing couldn't bear it any longer. They kept swallowing, and many people's stomachs were " Goo-goo" kept yelling, as if there was a frog hiding in it.

A few girls who were waiting in line anxiously watched the progress of cooking in front of them, and chatted a few words from time to time:
"I heard that Brother Jiang took a day off today and went out for an outing. I didn't expect to cook for us when he came back in the afternoon. It's really great!"

"Senior Brother Jiang is very good. Like before, everyone wanted to eat a fat-reducing meal, so he made a fat-reducing meal. He even made spring rolls a while ago..."

"Yes, yes, look, didn't we make fried bacon with Artemisia annua today? It's just that we came too late, and we don't know if we can still taste it?"

"Stir-fried bacon with Artemisia quinoa is okay. What I'm thinking now is that Qingming Festival will be in a few days. I don't know if Brother Jiang will make Qingming fruit..."

"Qingming fruit! Ah, I really like eating it!"

"..."

A dish of fried bacon with Artemisia quinoa made many students who came to the Seventh Canteen very happy, and their appetites were more than a little better than usual.

Luo Xiaoyu, Zhu Youfeng and the others, who packed a large plate full of food, found seats in the dining area, and started eating as soon as they sat down.

After eating for a while, Zhu Youfeng felt that his stomach was a bit bottomed, so Zhu Youfeng raised his head, let out a long and comfortable breath, and said with some emotion:

"I didn't expect the business upstairs to be so busy, and Brother Jiang was willing to take the time to come down and cook for everyone. Fortunately, we came here for dinner today. Otherwise, how could we eat such delicious fried bacon with Artemisia annua?"

In order to be able to eat the meals cooked by Shangjiang Yu from time to time, Zhu Youfeng racked his brains and came up with the idea of ​​"combining private rooms", and established a QQ group of "combining private rooms" among Jiang university students, attracting more than 20 students. A group of like-minded students come to "fight the box".

So far, this "private box alliance" has only organized a group to spend in No. [-] dining room. The most important reason is that the private rooms of No. [-] dining room are too difficult to grab.

Zhu Youfeng and the others originally thought that if there are more people, the strength is greater, and the chances of grabbing a private room are also greater.

But in fact, their base of [-] or so individuals is too small compared to the thousands of "fans" in the Seventh Canteen inside and outside the school, and the chances of getting a box are very slim.

For example, this morning, it was the first day when dining room No. 20 restarted box reservations. More than [-] of them got up early, and they kept making calls with their mobile phones before the appointment time, hoping to answer. Pass once and grab a box.

It's a pity that what they heard in their ears was not the sweet voice of the waiter in dining room No. [-], but the busy tone after the phone was busy.

The box cannot be reserved, and the meal still needs to be eaten.

On the days when they couldn't go to No. [-] dining room, the group of them would either eat a little to fill their stomachs, or choose to eat in No. [-] canteen.

Regardless of whether Senior Brother Jiang is on the first floor or not, the food in the Seventh Canteen is always the best and the richest in Jiang Da Canteen, there is no doubt about it.

But today, without any warning, to be able to eat the dishes cooked by Senior Brother Jiang himself is purely a surprise!

"Ah, it's so refreshing to eat! This Artemisia annua is really fragrant, crisp and tender, and it's a must with the salty bacon!"

After Luo Xiaoyu sat down, he ate more than half of the meal in one breath.

After hearing Zhu Youfeng's words, he calmed down a little, took out a tissue from his pocket, wiped the oil stains on the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile,

"The upstairs is not open today, besides, the dining room No. [-] belongs to Senior Brother Jiang, so the canteen on the first floor doesn't belong to Senior Brother Jiang?
The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, how can one favor one over another? "

Hearing this, Zhu Youfeng was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly burst into laughter.

What Luo Xiaoyu said was right, the entire Seventh Canteen belongs to Senior Brother Jiang, where does he cook instead of cooking?

What's more, Brother Jiang thinks more about the students of Jiang University. Otherwise, with his skills, why should he stay in the school to run the student cafeteria?
Thinking of this, he nodded and said:

"You're right, it's becoming more and more difficult to book a box in dining room No. [-], let's not pay too much attention to it in the future.

It would be the best if you can book a private room, but if you can’t... then at least there are seven canteens. Although the food here is not as good as upstairs, it is still delicious.

Moreover, who knows that senior brother Jiang will come down to cook again one day when he is in a good mood? "

"Well, I think so too. To put it bluntly, the family paid us to go to college, not for enjoyment, but for learning knowledge. We can't keep focusing on it."

Luo Xiaoyu took a mouthful of food, chewed it slowly and said,
"Although I'm only a sophomore, I have to work harder to improve my grades. Even if I can't keep my graduate school, I still have to prepare for the postgraduate exam in two years.

A few years later, if we really graduate and leave school to go to work, and then want to eat the meals cooked by Brother Jiang, it will be more difficult than going to heaven! "

Zhu Youfeng laughed out loud, pointed at Luo Xiaoyu with his finger, and joked:
"Speaking so solemnly, I really thought you'd 'abstained' from food. It turns out that you planned to study hard for the postgraduate entrance examination of our school, just to eat more meals from the Seventh Canteen for a few more years!"

Luo Xiaoyu smiled "Hey": "Of all things in the world, only food and love cannot be let down."

Isn't the purpose of a person's hard work to eat better, sleep more soundly in the days to come, and be with the one he loves forever?

……

Jiang Yu didn't pay much attention to the noise in the cafeteria hall.

As a chef, cooking is the job.

Even though he was going to be a graduate student in the second half of the year, he still thought of himself as a cook.

It's not because of his food system, but after half a year, Jiang Yu himself discovered the joy of cooking.

Seeing a variety of ordinary ingredients, after passing through my own hands, become delicious dishes with attractive colors and aromas, which makes everyone around me move their index fingers and salivate, that kind of psychological satisfaction The sense of accomplishment and accomplishment is intoxicating.

For example, at this moment, Jia Dequan, Lu Shuwu, Hu Zhihai, Ma Guoqiang and others, holding large bowls of rice in their hands, surrounded the operation table with a variety of fragrant dishes, eating chopsticks like flying one by one. His mouth was full of oil and his face was intoxicated.

Jiang Yu cooked the staff meals in the cafeteria today.

In addition to the fried bacon with wormwood, he also made several dishes with the fresh bamboo shoots he brought back, not only the fried bacon with fresh bamboo shoots that he had eaten at noon, but also beef brisket with spring bamboo shoots, fried fresh bamboo shoots with sauerkraut, There are several dishes such as pickled Duxian, spring bamboo shoots with green onions, shredded bamboo shoots with pickled peppers, and fresh bamboo shoots in cold salad.

If you take away the dish of fried bacon with Artemisia annua, it will be a feast of spring bamboo shoots.

Not to mention Hu Zhihai, Lu Shuwu and others, even Jia Dequan, a master of Hubei cuisine, seems to have never had a spring bamboo shoot feast in his life.

"I didn't like bamboo shoots very much before. I always felt that they had a sour taste. I didn't expect the bamboo shoots made by Lao Jiang to be so delicious, and there are so many ways to eat them!"

"I've only eaten fried bacon with fresh bamboo shoots and fried fresh bamboo shoots with sauerkraut. It's the first time I've tasted other ways. Today is really a blessing!"

"Xiaojiang's craftsmanship is becoming more and more difficult to see clearly. This spring bamboo shoot feast covers many local specialties. Ordinary chefs can't make it at all. Xiaojiang not only made it, but the key is that the taste is better than that of local chefs. It's delicious, even if you don't accept it!"

"The bamboo shoots are so tender, they shatter when you bite into them, and there is a taste of sweetness in your mouth. No wonder giant pandas like to eat them so much!"

"Giant pandas not only like bamboo shoots, they also like to eat bamboo, why don't you come and try some?"

"..."

Although a group of people chatted non-stop, they were not slow at all. Hu Zhihai took a spoonful of spring bamboo shoots and beef brisket and put it on the rice. inside.

Ma Guoqiang is even more so. He directly digs a few spoonfuls of stir-fried fresh bamboo shoots with sauerkraut, which is spicy and sour.

However, this group of people ate fiercely, and they were more or less measured. After all, there were several work-study students in the sales room who were still busy, and they hadn't had time to eat yet.

After Hu Zhihai and the others were full, they had to hurry over to replace them, so that the students could have dinner earlier.

The group of people ate happily around the operating table, but Jiang Yu didn't come to join in the fun. After he finished cooking, he went out with his mobile phone and called Boss Zhao of the fresh food distribution center.

Lu Shuwu mentioned it to him before, saying that Boss Zhao had a batch of fresh Qingming grass and asked him if he wanted it, and he called to reply to the other party.

Jiang Yu first asked about the quantity of this batch of Qingming grass. After feeling that he could make a batch of Qingming fruit, he immediately agreed and asked Boss Zhao to send the Qingming grass along with other ingredients tomorrow morning.

The production process of Qingming fruit is relatively complicated. If you want students to eat green, sweet, glutinous and fragrant Qingming fruit tomorrow, you have to start working early tomorrow morning.

After finishing the phone call, Jiang Yu was about to go back to the kitchen to eat something when the cell phone he had just put in his pocket rang again.

He took out his mobile phone and looked at it, he was taken aback for a moment, why did she suddenly remember to call him?

The name displayed on the phone was Liu Xining, a popular singer in the entertainment industry, and Jiang Yu's senior sister.

When the school held a welcome party a year ago, Liu Xining was invited back to school, and with her was a quirky singer, Xie Siqi.

After these two people came to Jiang University, Jiang Yu's Seventh Canteen was responsible for receiving them. For this matter, the school specially transformed the storage room on the first floor of the canteen into a large box.

Until now, Jiang Yu often goes to this box to drink tea and rest!

Liu Xining and Xie Siqi had a meal here at the Seven Canteen, and praised the delicious food here in front of the webcam live broadcast, which made the Seven Canteen's reputation skyrocket, so that more and more people came here to eat More and more, the school has to restrict the entry and exit of people outside the school.

This Liu Xining has only met him once, what does it mean that she suddenly called him?
(End of this chapter)