gourmet food

Chapter 1 Yes or No
In Chengdu, night falls, the lanterns are turned on, and the crowds are buzzing.

Light and shadow intersect, bustling and noisy, the delicious food in the streets and alleys are gathered in the light and shadow of neon lights, and are drowned by the bustling people...

Mingdu Hotel, as a long-established five-star hotel, requires reservations in advance for several of its signature dishes, and they are not available only if you have money.

At this time, there were noisy sounds of chopping, chopping, and banging coming from the hotel's kitchen, indicating how busy the kitchen was.

The sound of people urging food was heard constantly in the front hall, which made the chef who was passing the food very impatient.

"It's already very fast. Didn't you see that the chefs are all busy?" The chef handed over the dining cart to the waiter, frowned slightly and said unhappily.

"Master Zhu, the manager is urging us from the front. If we don't hurry up, the manager may have to do it himself." The waiter who passed the dishes flattened his mouth and retorted.

"Huh? Xiao Liu, tell me the truth. Are there any distinguished guests here today? Do you need the manager to keep an eye on them?" When Master Zhu heard that the manager was anxious, he immediately made a guess.

"Isn't that right? The person here is not an ordinary person." Xiao Liu gave it a try and gave him a proud look.

Xiao Liu passed the food delivery machine to the people around him and stayed after giving some instructions.

"Who is it? Tell me quickly." Master Zhu asked quickly without paying attention to Xiao Liu's eyes.

"A birthday banquet, I don't know who it is, but I invited Qin Yaxuan and said that I will sing live later." Xiao Liu didn't hesitate and told what he knew, but when it came to Qin Yaxuan At that moment, his eyes sparkled.

"Who?" Master Zhu's voice raised tens of decibels.

"Keep your voice down, your eardrums are about to burst." Xiao Liu was startled by the sudden high-pitched sound.

"It's really Qin Yaxuan, are you kidding me?" Master Zhu looked unbelieving.

"Believe it or not, it's in the Jixiang Hall. You can go and see it yourself, and you can even say hello to the manager at the door." Xiao Liu said angrily.

"Auspicious Hall?" Master Zhu believed Xiao Liu's words. This is the most luxurious and best private room in the hotel. Most people cannot book this private room.

"By the way, let me help you with the reminder over at Touzao. The manager said that the food is a little slow today and asked me to keep an eye on it here." Xiao Liu said anxiously.

The head stove is the chef's special stove. Only when special guests come, the chef will cook the food himself. For most guests, it can be done with two or three stoves.

"No wonder the Hong An kitchen is so busy today, but I didn't seem to see the chef when I passed by just now?!"

Master Zhu couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

"I know, I'll go in and check out the situation. I'll ask you for an autograph when you get the chance." Master Zhu felt warm in his heart. Qin Yaxuan's voice is a rare natural sound. In the past two years, it has become popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. , gradually gained the status of a queen, and he was also her fan.

"No, I'll finish my work later and go over there myself to see if there's a chance to get an autograph. Maybe we can take a photo together after dinner. There aren't many opportunities like this." Master Zhu was thinking as he walked. .

After arriving at Hong'an's kitchen, I saw a short, fat figure standing in front of the stove and busy, it wasn't the head chef, and there were two guys beside him helping with the dishes.

The taller and handsome man is called Chu Yunfeng. His young face looks like he is in his 20s. He is usually taciturn, but he is diligent and learns things quickly. He is especially talented in food carving.

When I am free, I will come to my side to help, and I will teach him some white case skills in my spare time.

And the guy next to him is Guo Xiaoguang, a relative of Chef Guo's hometown. Not to mention lazy, he suppresses Chu Yunfeng everywhere.

Chu Yunfeng had been a chef for three years, but the head chef refused to let him cook once. Instead, he often gave Guo Xiaoguang orders.

Everyone knows the specific reason, but because of the chef's face, everyone pretends not to know.

"Hey, busy." Master Zhu patted Chu Yunfeng's shoulder and asked with a smile.

"Ah."

Chu Yunfeng replied simply, looking intently at the carrot in front of him, waving the carving knife up and down in his hand, carving out a rose accurately and skillfully.

Place the rose on a dinner plate and place three leaves around it. A realistic rose will appear on the plate, which is pleasing to the eye.

"This carving is pretty good."

Master Zhu admired secretly in his heart.

"Old Guo, the front hall is urging food, I tell you to hurry up." Master Zhu called out loudly.

The roar of the stove in the kitchen was intertwined among the pots and woks, and the sound was too low to be heard at all.

Master Guo turned his head, took a look, nodded, and continued to stir-fry.

The moment he turned his head, Master Zhu found that his head was covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat, and his brows were slightly furrowed.

"It's not hot today. Could it be that the stove is too hot?"

Master Zhu didn't think much about it. He was ready to go back as soon as he got the words. Bai An still had something to do.

Before he even took a step forward, he heard Guo Xiaoguang ask: "Who is here today? It's such a grand event and even ordered five of the chef's signature dishes?"

"Qin Yaxuan."

Master Zhu roared loudly and left.

"What? Qin Yaxuan?!"

"I'm going, is it true?"

After Guo Xiaoguang came back to his senses, he looked excited and said quickly: "Brothers, hurry up, go over and see if you can get an autograph after you're done."

These words resonated with everyone. The person doing the lotus work seemed to pick up the fish scales faster, and the second and third stoves also speeded up the cooking...

The head chef put the fried vegetables in the pot on the plate and left in a hurry.

"Why are you leaving again? You just left for 10 minutes before coming back. If you don't take the time to cook so many dishes, where are you going?"

Guo Xiaoguang looked at the chef's staggering steps and muttered to himself.

As time goes by, the busy work of the kitchen is gradually coming to an end.

At this time, only Chu Yunfeng and the head chef were left in the kitchen. The rest of the staff were missing. They were probably watching the big stars.

Xiao Liu, who was passing the food around, walked back and forth at the food delivery port with an anxious look on his face.

I was scolded by the manager just now. I was just passing the dishes around, not cooking. Does the slow speed have something to do with me?

Seeing everyone from the kitchen come out, they all ran to the front hall to wait to see if the big star would come out to make a phone call or find an opportunity to get an autograph?
If you can’t get an autograph, it’s a good idea to wait until they come out after dinner to take a look.

But as for me, if the food is delivered to the manager, it's all over. If the manager personally delivers the food, I have no chance at all.

Not only that, but he was also scolded, who could he ask to explain to him?

I looked at the menu in my hand and saw that there were still three dishes left. If it had been served long ago, I would have been waiting here for 20 minutes and still not come out, and I would be scolded by the manager again soon.

What should I do? Go in and take a look, otherwise I won’t be at ease.

Regardless of the rule that food delivery personnel are not allowed to enter the kitchen, it was the manager who asked him to keep an eye on it.

After entering the kitchen, Chu Yunfeng was the only one he saw, and the chef was missing...

"Wow, Chu Xiaoshuai!" This was the nickname given to him by his sisters. Looking at that handsome face, Xiao Liu's eyes flickered.

He came to Chu Yunfeng's side in three steps at a time, patted him on the shoulder, and quickly withdrew his hand.

But Chu Yunfeng didn't even look back and concentrated on doing his own thing.

"Boring..., you little idiot Chu...!" Xiao Liu felt a little depressed. This guy was so stupid that he didn't even care about teasing.

"Where's the head chef?" Xiao Liu asked after looking around.

"I don't know. I've been out for about 10 minutes."

Chu Yunfeng took a fish and put it on the cutting board, ready to change the knife for the fish, and waited for the head chef to come back to make squirrel mandarin fish.

When he was holding the knife and preparing to break down the fish meat, he found that his left hand seemed to feel something round in the belly of the fish.

"Huh? Didn't the person who took the lotus deal with it cleanly?"

When he turned the fish over and before he could see what it was, a bright light suddenly flashed, as if something flew into his head.

My head was a little dizzy, as if Xiao Liu said something next to me, but I couldn't seem to hear it at all.

"Found the host, Didi..., lack of energy, Didi..."

"Activate the backup energy...! Didi..."

"Matching detected...! Didi..."

"The test passed...! Didi..."

"System binding...! Didi..."

"Comprehensive testing...! Didi..."

"Detection completed, data analysis, Didi..."

Name: Chu Yunfeng.

Sex: Male.

Age: 22 years old.

Chinese chef level: Apprentice.

Knifesmith: Apprentice.

Carver: Beginner.

Pastry: Beginner.

Dian Shao: Apprentice.

Comprehensive skills: Apprentice (temperature control, heat, thickening, cooking aesthetics, nutrition, etc.).

Physical fitness: C (physical strength, endurance, wrist strength, etc.)

Props: None.

This system is designed to help the host inherit the essence of food culture, promote the essence of Chinese culture, and become a chef.

In order to allow the host to experience the wonders of peak cooking skills more clearly, the system will provide 30 minutes of God of Cooking possession props.

"Receive it?"

"Yes or no?"

"Yes?"

"or"

"No?"

　This book is not the kind of novel that is "stacked" with many dishes. Each dish will tell its background, related methods, and its historical story.

　　It's not the kind of dish that only has the word "delicious" when it comes out, which makes people feel nonsensical.

　　It is not easy to find information, and it is equally hard to verify. I just hope that everyone can learn more about the food culture behind each dish while seeing interesting stories.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)