I work as a chef in the university cafeteria

Chapter 216 Is there any dish he can't cook?
Dining room number seven, in the kitchen.

Du Guangning, Pei Guofu and the others came back with their chopsticks, and were about to taste the taste of this famous palace dish. Just as the chopsticks were stretched out before they caught the meat, they suddenly heard a roar from behind:

"Stop! Don't move!"

Du Guangning and the others were taken aback by the sudden roar. They turned their heads and saw Hua Xiaoling rushing over with a selfie stick.

As soon as she entered the door, Hua Xiaoling caught sight of the Palace Wanfu Meat on the desk. She couldn't help but swallowed, then her expression became serious, and she pointed at Du Guangning and the others with a heartbroken expression on her face and said,

"I told you before, the boss has to let me make a video of the new dish, otherwise, how do those netizens know what our boss is capable of? How can the business in the store be booming?

But why do you guys just not understand? The boss just made the dish, and you all want to eat it right away. How can this be? ! "

After finishing speaking, she immediately put a smile on her face, turned her head to look at Jiang Yu, and asked with a flattering look, "Boss, am I right?"

"This is a northern dish. Not many people here order it, so there is no need to make a video and upload it."

Jiang Yu waved his hand, looked at Hua Xiaoling and the others again, and said with a smile, "Okay, if you want to taste it, hurry up and do something good after tasting it."

As he spoke, he picked up the plate of Palace Wanfu Meat that had already been set, and handed it over to the waiter.

This dish took too long, and before he even started to plate it, the guests in the "Mei" box had already arrived.

Fortunately, Jiang Yu was not idle during the cooking time. Most of the fast-handed dishes such as shredded pork with Beijing sauce and stir-fried vegetables were prepared in time.

As soon as Jiang Yu left the kitchen with the dishes, Lu Shuwu, Pei Guofu and others behind him hurriedly stretched out their chopsticks, each picked up a large piece of Wanfu meat, and stuffed it into their mouths. Hua Xiaoling, who was a step behind, turned back now Suddenly, with a sound of "嗤", he quickly picked up the chopsticks and rushed up.

Is she here to make a video?

of course not!

She just smelled the aroma of Wanfu meat, so she ran over to grab some of it!

……

In the "Mei" brand box.

On a small circular dining table, various dishes such as shredded pork with Beijing sauce, stir-fried fish slices, chicken wrapped in vegetables, stewed white fungus, stir-fried mixed vegetables, etc. are placed. Like a series of exquisite works of art, people are a little reluctant to use their chopsticks to destroy this beauty.

The old man, who is over half a century old and has some gray sideburns, is sitting around the dining table, savoring these delicacies carefully, and chatting leisurely.

Different from the bustling scenes in other boxes, the guests in the "Mei" box seemed extremely calm, each and every one of them savored the delicacies on the table in a leisurely manner, which was often staged in the same way as in other boxes. The food-grabbing drama in China is in stark contrast.

In fact, these old men are all members of the Famous Chefs Committee of the Huaxia Culinary Association, each of them is a master of Chinese cuisine and a famous chef, and naturally they are not comparable to ordinary people.

"Well, this shredded pork in Beijing sauce is very authentic. The sauce is rich, the shredded pork is tender, sweet and delicious. It is really rare and delicious when paired with shredded green onion, shredded cucumber and tofu skin!"

A rather elegant old man wearing glasses finished eating all the shredded pork with Beijing sauce wrapped in tofu skin, took out a paper towel and wiped the remaining sauce from the corner of his mouth, and then said with a smile,

"Although there are many restaurants and restaurants in the capital city that serve this shredded pork with Beijing sauce, it is the most authentic one I have ever eaten. I never thought it would be served in a school cafeteria like Jiang University. It's unbelievable!"

"It's actually not too difficult to make shredded pork with Beijing sauce. But this fried fish fillet is crispy and soft, tender and smooth, sweet and sour, salty and fresh. The most important thing is that the fish fillet is not fried. It’s very rare that every single piece is complete.”

Another old man in a Chinese tunic suit was also amazed. He took a sip of tea to clear his mouth, still a little surprised,

"It's really hard to imagine that a little chef like him who has always lived in the south can actually cook such authentic Beijing dishes. It's really unbelievable!"

"It's nothing to know how to cook authentic Beijing dishes."

The old man wearing glasses raised his hand to take a sip of the tea on the table, smiled lightly and shook his head,

"The problem is that he can not only cook Beijing dishes, just look at the 'recommended dishes' provided by this restaurant, you can tell that he can also cook Sichuan, Hunan, Cantonese, local and Jiangzhou dishes.

Now I have some doubts, are there any dishes that he can't cook among the various cuisines in China? "

As we all know, Chinese food culture has a long history. Due to differences in regions, products and eating habits, eight major cuisines and countless local small cuisines have been formed. In terms of the variety of dishes, the wide variety of flavors, and the exquisiteness and complexity of cooking methods, they are popular all over the world. is second to none.

Even if a chef only chooses to study the dishes of one cuisine, even if he spends his whole life, it will be difficult to reach the peak, let alone study the entire cuisine thoroughly.

Therefore, in real life, the vast majority of chefs with heritage are often only good at a certain cuisine. As for dishes from other cuisines, they may be able to cook, but they are definitely not authentic.

But now they met such a "wonderful flower", who has mastered the essence of so many cuisines at such a young age, and every dish in his hands is well-prepared and tastes very authentic.

How can this not surprise them?
"Let's come here from the capital this time, don't we just want to taste the dishes made by this master Xiaojiang?"

The old man sitting at the top looked kindly, with a slight smile on his face, glanced at the others, and said slowly,

"Judging from these few dishes alone, Master Xiaojiang is still very capable, much more delicious than the dishes made by many people who claim to be master chefs."

"These dishes are really good, but what I am most looking forward to is the Wanfu pork dish!"

Sitting next to the benevolent old man was a round and fat old man. He said with a smile,

"This is a palace dish. If he can cook this dish well, it will be really amazing!"

While several people were talking, someone knocked lightly on the door of the box, and then a waiter walked in with a plate of dishes.

After she put the dish in her hand on the table, she said with a smile:
"Guests, this dish is palace Wanfu meat. Your dishes have been served, please enjoy it slowly!"

After saying this, she took two steps back, turned around and left the box, and did not forget to close the door after going out.

At this moment, the attention of the few old people was all focused on this palace Wanfu meat, and they saw green and tender lettuce spread on the white disc, and on the lettuce were pieces of Wanfu meat like blooming flowers, surrounded by It is lotus seeds, red dates and chestnuts.

This dish should have just come out of the pot, and it is steaming slightly at the moment. There is a strong aroma of meat mixed with dates and chestnuts. As the heat diffuses in the private room, people can't help but twitch their index fingers.

"This Wanfu meat is red in color, paired with emerald green lettuce and a pure white porcelain plate, the color is distinct and extremely eye-catching!"

"Not bad, and the fragrance smells very comfortable. It doesn't make people feel greasy at all, but it is quite attractive."

"Master Xiao Jiang is indeed unique in arranging the dishes, and his knife skills are even better. Look at this piece of meat. Every piece of meat is sliced ​​evenly and continuously."

"..."

While several other elderly people were "commenting" on the plate of palace Wanfu meat that had just been served, the round and fat old man couldn't hold back anymore. He picked up his chopsticks and tapped it lightly. The bowl in front of me, said with a smile,

"You guys are all right, but I think that no matter how good a dish's 'color' and 'fragrance' are, the most important thing is its 'taste'. If the taste is not good, no matter how good-looking and fragrant the dish is , that was also a failed dish.

The Wanfu Meat is still hot, so when will it be better?It won't taste good when it's cold!
If you don't eat it, then I will be rude! "

The other old men were taken aback, and laughed and cursed: "It's no secret that you, Old Zhu, are greedy. You can eat as much as you want. Who will stop you? Why do you need to find so many reasons?"

"Then I really ate it, don't regret it then!"

Seeing this, the fat old man grinned at everyone, stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of Wanfu meat, put it to his mouth, took a bite, and savored it carefully. After a while, he admired it in surprise,

"This Wanfu meat is fat but not greasy, soft, glutinous and mellow. It melts in the mouth and has a delicious flavor. After taking a bite, it tastes delicious in addition to the fragrance! It is no wonder that even the Empress Dowager Cixi in the palace loved such delicious Wanfu meat." like very much!"

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head again, and ate the remaining half piece of Wanfu meat in the bowl in three or two bites!

When the other old men saw this, they couldn't help being a little stunned. They picked up their chopsticks one after another, picked up a piece of Wanfu meat each, put it into their own bowls, and began to taste it.

"Well, although this Wanfu pork is pork belly, after it has been roasted and deep-fried, not only has a lot of fat been refined, but also has a strong fragrance of fried fat. No wonder Lao Zhu would say that apart from The fragrance is still fragrant!"

"It's really good. This Wanfu meat itself has a strong meaty aroma. It is steamed with lotus seeds, red dates and chestnuts. In addition to the meaty aroma, it also adds other aromas. The more you chew, the more fragrant it is, and there is an aftertaste. Gan, makes people mouth full of sweetness!"

"The oil is refined to make the Wanfu meat fat but not greasy; steamed after stewing makes the Wanfu meat soft and mellow, and it melts in the mouth; paired with red dates, chestnuts and lotus seeds, it not only makes the Wanfu meat more delicious. , and it means auspiciousness!

Not bad, not bad, this master Xiao Jiang really captured the essence of this palace dish, the taste is absolutely amazing! "

"..."

After tasting the dish of Wanfu Pork, several elderly people couldn't help but be full of praise. They gave thumbs up one after another, and their faces were full of shock.

They really didn't expect that this time they just came out to walk around at random. They didn't expect to be able to eat such delicious dishes in the student cafeteria of a university, even if they were the same as the top private dishes in the capital. In comparison, it is not inferior.

Even, if it is only about the taste of traditional dishes, the dishes here may be slightly better!
"I just said that this Wanfu meat must taste very good. How about it? Are you right?"

The fat old man's face was full of smiles, and his eyes were narrowed into a line. He picked up a spoon and scooped a large spoonful of lotus seeds, chestnuts and red dates into the plate, put them in the bowl, picked them up with chopsticks, and poured them into his mouth. Lisong said while eating,
"Not only the meat is delicious, but even the side dishes are delicious, you guys, don't compete with me!"

Hearing the words, the other old people couldn't help but look at each other, and then shook their heads and burst out laughing. This old Zhu really didn't change his temperament, except for being gluttonous, he was gluttonous!

Of course, they all knew that Lao Zhu didn't eat everything. If he wasn't really hungry for the dishes cooked in ordinary restaurants, he would never move his chopsticks, even if he just tasted them. A bite or two.

He is a picky eater!
The fat old man was eating, and suddenly remembered something, looked up at the old man wearing glasses sitting beside him, and asked:
"Old Li, you have also tasted the dishes made by Master Xiaojiang. What are you thinking now? Are you planning to invite him?"

"Invite what?"

After hearing his question, Lao Li was also taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said helplessly,

"We are organizing the National Youth Famous Chef Cooking Competition. As far as Master Xiao Jiang's level is concerned, he is no worse than us old men. Let him participate in this competition. Is there any suspense about the result?"

When the others heard it, they immediately laughed and nodded:

"Indeed, Master Xiao Jiang's cooking skills are superb, and he is already the best among his peers. Letting him participate in the Young Celebrity Chef Cooking Competition, this, this is too bullying!"

"Haha, in my opinion, instead of inviting him to participate in the Young Celebrity Chef Cooking Competition, it would be better to just award him the gold medal, which would save trouble."

"I think this will work!"

"..."

A few old people were joking, and Lao Li suddenly said:
"I have a suggestion. Master Xiaojiang doesn't need to participate in the competition, but we can still invite him to a cooking show at the start of the competition, and we will directly award him the honorary certificate of 'Young Famous Chef' on behalf of the association. Such a talent, You can't live in the wild!

What do you think of this proposal? "

"I agree!"

"I agree with both hands!"

"I have no opinion either!"

"..."

At this time, Lao Zhu also raised his head, puffed his cheeks and said:
"I definitely agree. In this way, won't I be able to eat the dishes made by Master Xiaojiang again when the competition starts? I wish for it!"

other people:"……"

"Since everyone has no objections, let's call the members of the committee for a meeting when we return to the capital. After everything is settled, invite Master Xiaojiang again. Before that, it is better not to disclose the news, so as not to cause trouble. It would be a shame to make a joke if it can’t be done.”

Lao Li ignored Lao Zhu's "playing tricks", smiled lightly and said,

"Don't just chat, everyone, let's eat with chopsticks. Even we can't eat such delicious food every day!"

"Haha, Lao Li is right, everyone eats, eats!"

"Since everything is settled, it's time for us to enjoy our food!"

"Tsk tsk, this dish tastes really good, I really want to eat it every day!"

"..."

For a while, there was endless laughter in the box of the "Ju" brand.

……

In the kitchen of Dining Room Seven.

Of course, Jiang Yu didn't know about the conversation in the "Chrysanthemum" box.

He didn't even know that his growing reputation on the Internet would actually attract a group of famous chefs from the China Cuisine Association's Famous Chefs Committee.

At this moment, he and Du Guangning and the others in the kitchen were busy for several hours. They had finished cooking the dishes for the four boxes, and fried a few other dishes along the way. After a while, they would have lunch together after the waiters finished their work.

At this moment, Hua Xiaoling ran over in a hurry, and said to Jiang Yu with a happy face before she arrived:

"Boss, Boss Duan called and said that the restaurant box reservation software has been tested. He will send it to me tomorrow morning and let me try to operate it. If there is any problem, he can still adjust it!"

The reason why Jiang Yu left Hua Xiaoling in the first place was that apart from needing her to help manage the "Jiang Daqi Canteen" Douyin account, the bigger reason was that he wanted her to be in charge of the restaurant's box pre-installation software.

This matter is actually not complicated, that is, every Monday when the reservation time comes, open the reservation system on time, wait until the boxes are fully reserved, and then close the system.

Of course, some notices about restaurant No. [-], menu updates, etc. on weekdays also require Hua Xiaoling to operate.

In fact, these things will not take her too long, so Hua Xiaoling did not refuse, and agreed immediately.

Compared to being able to eat Jiang Yu's own meals anytime, what is such a small matter?

Therefore, Jiang Yu gave Hua Xiaoling the contact information of Boss Duan early on, and asked her to contact Boss Duan about the booking software.

"Is it all right so soon?"

Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows. Although he was a little surprised, he wasn't too surprised. After all, Boss Duan said before that the development of the reservation software is not difficult, and it is normal for the time to be earlier now. He thought about it said,

"Then you got the reservation software, before you start making reservations these few days, try it out, and if you find any problems, you can make corrections as soon as possible. If there are no problems, then you can officially upload and enable it before next Monday. You can then Don’t forget to send a notification on the Douyin account.”

"Don't worry, boss, how could I forget about this?"

Hua Xiaoling nodded and said with a smile,

"Then I am in charge of the restaurant reservation system of Restaurant No. [-], won't I become a 'big celebrity' in the eyes of many foodies? Oh, if someone bribes me and wants to go through the back door through me, what will I do?

It's really sad! "

"If you really have this ability, then I have to congratulate you. Maybe Boss Duan will hire you with a high salary."

Jiang Yu looked Hua Xiaoling up and down, and said with a smile,

"He and his team have spent so much time developing the software, and if you, a live broadcasting celebrity, find out the loopholes so easily, then his company still has to go bankrupt?"

"What's wrong with the live streaming internet celebrity? There are also talents for the live streaming internet celebrity, right?"

Hua Xiaoling couldn't help but rolled her eyes, curled her lips and said,

"If I really have this ability, no matter how much money he pays me, I won't go, and he doesn't have such delicious food there!"

Jiang Yu couldn't help laughing, waved her hand and said, "Okay, don't argue with me here, hurry up and tell the waiters to stop busy, it's time for lunch."

"Have you eaten? Okay, okay, I'll call someone!"

When Hua Xiaoling heard it, her eyes lit up instantly, she nodded, turned around and left,
"These people are really, they are not active in eating, and their brains have problems!"

After lunch, the waiters went to clean up the box again, Du Guangning, Pei Guofu and others started to clean up the kitchen, Jiang Yu strolled downstairs as usual, ready to go to the first floor Take a break with a cup of tea in the small box.

I have been busy all morning, and it would be a lie to say that I am not tired. A proper rest can not only restore energy, but also have time to think about the gains and losses when I cook.

After finishing one thing, you must be good at summing up experience, and cooking is actually the same.

For example, the previous palace dish, Wanfu Pork, because it was his first time making it, he always felt that the meat was sliced ​​thickly when he used the Wanzi flower knife. Still a little worse.

So, wouldn't it be better if the meat was sliced ​​thinner?

When he was thinking about these questions, the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang. He took it out to look, and was stunned for a moment. This call was from his senior sister Liu Xining.

Didn't she say she wouldn't come in two days?Is it coming now?
Without thinking too much, Jiang Yu quickly connected the phone:

"Hey, Senior Sister Liu!"

"Xiao Jiang, I, I didn't disturb your work, did I?"

"No, no! It's almost two o'clock, and I've already eaten lunch."

Jiang Yu smiled and asked, "Senior sister is calling me now, are you planning to come to Jiangzhou today?"

"Well, we are on the way now. Chenchen's condition is not suitable for flying. We came here by high-speed train."

On the other end of the phone, Liu Xining's voice was full of worry, she said,
"Chenchen's situation has changed. He was willing to eat something two days ago, but he hasn't eaten anything since last night.

So, I didn't dare to delay any longer, and after explaining the work, I planned to take her to Jiangzhou to find you, you must help her. "

"Senior Sister, don't worry, I will definitely not stand idly by if I can help you."

Jiang Yu could naturally feel Liu Xining's helplessness at this moment, but after thinking about it for a while, he still said in a sincere tone,

"But her current situation may not be resolved with a few dishes. I suggest you still believe in the capabilities of modern medicine."

"I know what you said, don't worry, we are also using our ability to find an authoritative doctor in this area."

Liu Xining took a deep breath and said,
"But Chenchen is no longer willing to eat, and what I'm worried about is that before we find a way to relieve her condition, she's already starving.

So, this time, I really want to trouble you, Junior Brother! "

(End of this chapter)