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Chapter 1241 Old Fox?
Now that Wan Lao has reminded him to this point, the answer is naturally ready to come out, but Chu Yunfeng still has many questions that he doesn't want to understand.

Wan Lao sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and saw that there was no tea in his teacup. Chu Yunfeng and Zhao Tianhao looked at each other and could only pick up the teapot and fill it up for themselves.

After thinking for a while, Chu Yunfeng immediately raised his first doubt: "Mr. Wan, I still have a few questions that I can't figure out. Did Master Lan restore all these dishes in the end?
How did Mr. Li see Master Lan reconstruct these dishes?

Also, how old was Mr. Li at the time? Was he completely able to record these dishes, or was he able to make them?

By the way, there are more."

Wan Lao, who had just finished drinking the tea, quickly raised his hand and made a pause gesture towards Chu Yunfeng: "Stop, stop, stop, you have too many questions. In fact, it is not that complicated for me.

I’ll tell you directly and save you the trouble of asking around. "

After slowly putting down the tea cup, Wan Lao immediately showed a look of recollection, with a hint of palpitations on his face, as if he was a little sad.

"Actually, there are many things that happened back then that cannot be verified. This is also an old friend of mine, whom Mr. Li knew. He was a chef in the same place as Mr. Li back then.

It's just that he was already considered one of the masters at that time, while Mr. Li was just a young apprentice.

Doesn't Mr. Li usually like to watch the master chefs cooking?

After a while, his behavior was discovered by Master Lan. After a test, he discovered that his talent was so high!

Many of the dishes prepared by the chef are somewhat decent, but there are still some shortcomings in some details. However, these are minor problems and they just lack some guidance.

So Master Lan had the idea of ​​​​cultivating him, so he began to test him. When nothing happened, he let him watch him cook.

But the strange thing is that Master Lan did not bring up the idea of ​​accepting apprentices, which also made the chefs in the back kitchen feel strange.

And if Master Lan didn't accept a disciple, it would be even less likely for others to accept Mr. Li as a disciple, so until the end, Mr. Li didn't become anyone's apprentice.

However, Mr. Li eventually learned a lot of dishes in the kitchen. You should all know these things, which is why he did not accept apprentices.

It was because he believed that his cooking skills were acquired by chance, and he did not have a teacher. Due to ancient etiquette, the name was unfair.

However, during the two or three years that Mr. Li followed Master Lan, whenever the restaurant closed, all the chefs left, and Mr. Li and Master Lan still stayed in the kitchen.

This period of time was the time when Master Lan restored the Chengdu version of the Manchu-Han banquet, and Mr. Li was the witness to the whole process.

I know what you want to ask. This news was told to me by Master Zhang before he left. He accidentally returned to the kitchen and saw this scene.

But Master Lan stopped him at that time and didn't let him go into the kitchen to see clearly, but the two dishes placed in the back kitchen were something he had never seen before.

Later, he observed that Master Lan often took Mr. Li to cook in the back kitchen after the restaurant closed. However, Master Lan stopped him before, so he did not go into the kitchen to see clearly.

It's just that everyone knew at the time that Master Lan had cooked a Manchu-Han banquet with Master Guan Zhengxing in the past, so there was no need to verify such things, and they could guess what the two of them were doing.

And everyone is secretly looking forward to it. If Master Lan can restore all these dishes, the restaurant's business will definitely reach a higher level.

And it will definitely become the top restaurant in Chengdu, bar none.

It's a pity that Master Guan Zhengxing had passed away at that time, otherwise Master Lan might really be able to restore all the dishes.

But in the end, as you have learned before, this Sichuan version of the Manchu-Han banquet was not passed down and was not known to anyone.

So Mr. Li was the last person to know why and what happened back then, and according to my guess, he must know some dishes.

Mr. Zhang passed away three years ago. At that time, I had the idea of ​​coming to find Mr. Li, but after thinking about Mr. Li's bad temper, I might refuse directly.

Later, I heard that something had happened to him in Thailand, and I expected that his temperament would change slightly, so I found this opportunity to come over and have a good chat with him, but I didn't know that he was still the same as before.

Ugh."

Decrypted!
It turned out that there were so many secrets in it, which surprised Chu Yunfeng, but more than a month ago, he also mentioned "this dish" in Mr. Li's mouth.

The old man didn't deny that he wanted to teach him, he just said that he would wait until he had finished restoring the dishes first.

Dishes restored?

and many more!

Could it be there?

Chu Yunfeng suddenly made a bold guess. Why did Mr. Li ask him to restore so many Sichuan dishes?
Is it difficult?
I just thought of a great possibility. Could Mr. Li have good intentions and want to lay a foundation for restoring the dishes, and then...
Wan Lao saw that Chu Yunfeng was deep in thought, so he immediately interrupted: "Xiao Chu, I haven't finished speaking yet.

Since I came here this time to seek cooperation from your master, I naturally came here with sincerity. You also know that the Manchu Banquet originated in the capital.

And I still cook a few dishes for the Manchu-Han Banquet here, and I convinced several other friends that they will also cook some dishes for the Manchu-Han Banquet.

This adds up to more than thirty dishes, so I thought of using the power of everyone's cooperation to integrate the dishes from the north and the south to form a new Manchu and Han banquet dishes.

This can be regarded as creating a new era for our Chinese catering industry, and at the same time leaving a precious wealth for our descendants.

What do you think of my proposal?Don't you have to talk to your master about this matter, and see what his attitude is in the end? "

Huh~?

Wanlao also knows how to cook the dishes for the Manchu and Han banquets?

Chu Yunfeng was slightly surprised and then suddenly realized that if he didn't have something in hand, he wouldn't have said anything about coming to Mr. Li to cooperate.

It's just that Mr. Li can't decide whether he is willing to cooperate or not. He is not that easy to talk to.

And I still haven’t figured it out yet. Did Mr. Li learn the Chengdu version of the Manchu-Han Banquet from Master Lan back then?
If you have learned it, how much have you learned?

These all need to be verified by Mr. Li, but Chu Yunfeng still has a question, so he immediately asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Wan, can the three of you together only know more than thirty dishes?"

Listening to the meaning of this, it seemed that Chu Yunfeng felt that the dishes they knew how to cook were a little short, so Wan Lao snorted and replied angrily: "Three dozen dishes are still missing?
It seems that you don’t know much about the Beijing version of the Man-Han Banquet. There are 108 dishes in the recorded Man-Han Banquet, and they are divided into southern dishes and northern dishes.

Among them, there are 54 southern dishes, 30 Jiangsu and Zhejiang dishes, 12 Fujian dishes and 12 Cantonese dishes.

There are a total of 54 Northern dishes, 12 BJ dishes, 30 Shandong dishes and 12 Manchu dishes.

But you have to know that these dishes were made in the Qing Palace at that time, and many of the ingredients were very high-end. "

High end?

Chu Yunfeng suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood what Wan Lao meant, while Zhao Tianhao looked suspicious, not knowing what his master wanted to say.

Seeing the expressions on the two people's faces, it was obvious that Chu Yunfeng had reacted, but looking at Zhao Tianhao again, Wan Lao still sighed secretly and said: "You will understand after I tell you a few dish names.

Crucian carp tongue and bear paws stewed!

Rice crumbs orangutan lips!

Fake leopard fetus!
Pear slices mixed with steamed civet!
Raw roasted roe deer meat!

"

Wan Lao reported the names of several dishes one after another, which made Chu Yunfeng and Zhao Tianhao dumbfounded. Just listen to these dishes. Who dares to display this dish in the store now?

As long as you dare, the relevant departments will come over in minutes to teach you a lesson. If you want to go in and stay for a few years, this will definitely be no problem.

These ingredients are now insured, who dares to eat them?
Chu Yunfeng shook his head helplessly and said: "In the past, the palace's Manchu and Han banquets paid attention to four eight delicacies, namely Shan Bazhen, Hai Bazhen, Qin Bazhen and Cao Bazhen.

Both Cao Bazhen and Hai Bazhen are okay, and many of the ingredients are still edible, but Shan Bazhen and Qin Bazhen are terrible.

It seems that none of the camel humps, bear paws, monkey brains, orangutan lips, elephant dials, leopard fetuses, rhinoceros tails and lion breasts among the eight delicacies in this mountain can be eaten now, and the cooking method has almost been lost.

Among the eight treasures of birds, it seems that only quails can be eaten, including red swallows, flying dragons, quails, swans, partridges, painted sparrows, turtle doves, and red-headed eagles, but they must be farmed.

So Wanlao just said that there are still more than 30 dishes that can be restored, which is quite good.

But I still have a question, are you the only masters who can cook these dishes now?Is there really no one who can do the rest? "

Seeing Chu Yunfeng's understanding, Wan Lao finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt that there should still be hope for this cooperation.

So he nodded and said: "If there are a few people who can do it, it is already very good. It was all passed down unintentionally by the master back then, which is embarrassing to say!

We didn't pay much attention to it back then. If we had known that it would be lost, we should have learned more from the master back then.

It's just that because the preparation of these dishes is relatively complicated, I didn't take it seriously when I learned it. So even if I can make it now, the appearance and taste are probably a little different from what it was back then. "

hiss~!

Zhao Tianhao suddenly took a breath of cold air. It turned out that the problem was here. No wonder he didn't see his master cooking these dishes. Is this the reason for the relationship?

Chu Yunfeng also grasped the key, and immediately frowned and asked: "In this case, how similar can the dishes produced be?"

Wan Lao sighed deeply and said with a sigh: "70% is still there, but it is much better than those restaurants outside that claim to be able to cook Manchu and Han banquets.

Those are all in the name of Man Han Banquet, but they sell dishes that have nothing to do with this, they are fooling people."

70%?

That's not bad. If you learn it yourself, maybe you can improve it and restore the dishes to 100%?

Chu Yunfeng also has a heaven-defying recovery function in his hand. As long as he sees Wan Lao and the others making these dishes, he will spend experience points to recover the system and then learn it. This will be a complete dish.

hehe~!

Here's your chance!
This time he was probably going to be prosperous, and Chu Yunfeng began to feel excited, and then he immediately asked: "Wan Lao, what kind of cooperation do you want?"

Hearing Chu Yunfeng's eagerness to try, Wan Lao also regained his energy and replied solemnly: "Of course we both learned from each other?

Old Man Li taught us the dishes he knew how to cook, and we taught him the dishes we knew how to cook. It’s that simple! "

Just when Wan Lao finished speaking, Zhao Tianhao suddenly became anxious. He quickly stood up and pointed at himself, indicating to Wan Lao why he didn't take him with him?
Is it difficult for you to teach cooking to each other and not allow young disciples like us to learn?

Who just said that you want to leave precious wealth to future generations?
Why didn't you recognize it in the blink of an eye?
Chu Yunfeng was also amused by Zhao Tianhao's anxious look. This was definitely how the conversation was going to take place, but who and how many people would learn from it would only come later.

If we can't reach an agreement, then don't mention anything. It's useless to worry now. The key point still lies with Mr. Li.

After understanding all this, Chu Yunfeng nodded and said: "I understand, I will convey your opinions to Mr. Li and see what final decision he can make.

But you also know that I can't interfere with Mr. Li's thoughts. If he refuses to agree in the end, please don't get angry with him. "

Naturally, Chu Yunfeng would not say it all, and he was indeed not completely sure that he could convince Mr. Li. The key was that he did not know whether he would be able to cook the Chengdu version of the Manchu-Han banquet.

And even if he could cook, how many dishes would he cook?
So after thinking of this, Chu Yunfeng immediately added: "Wan Lao, do you know how many dishes there are in this Chengdu version of the Manchu-Han banquet?"

This is the key. Chu Yunfeng expected that there should not be too few. He estimated that there should be thirty or fifty, otherwise it would look too shabby.

But what I didn't expect was that Wan Lao made a surprising statement: "According to what Mr. Zhang said, there should be more than eighty dishes, but how many more can be passed down depends on you for verification."

Eighty or so?

My darling!

Chu Yunfeng felt his heart being knocked hard, but it was a happy knock that made his heart beat faster and faster.

This traditional Sichuan cuisine is already so exquisite. If it can be selected as the Chengdu version of the Manchu-Han Banquet, people can definitely look forward to how exquisite these [-] or so dishes will be.

Moreover, these are dishes that have never appeared before, and they combine the essence of dishes from all over the world, so these dishes are absolutely amazing.

After all, this was chef Guan Zhengxing’s personal fusion and innovation. It could be said to be the ceiling of the dishes at that time. This allowed Chu Yunfeng to clearly hear his own heartbeat. This shows how high the expectations were?

"Wan Lao, you guys sit down first, and I'll ask the chef to serve you some snacks. I'll check with Mr. Li later to see what his opinion is.

By the way, since everyone has come to Xingchen, I asked Mu Qing to come over and pay homage to you. Wait a moment and we will come back later! "

After seeing Wan Lao nodding, Chu Yunfeng signaled to Zhao Tianhao again, and then walked out of the private room.

Whoo~!

Mr. Li, Mr. Li, you seem to have foresight. There must be a big secret in restoring Sichuan cuisine. Is the secret of love lying in this Chengdu version of the Manchu-Han banquet?

Chu Yunfeng believed that his guess was accurate, so he called Guo Kui and asked them to send some snacks and pay a visit to Wan Lao.

"Wan Lao is here?"

When Mu Qing saw Chu Yunfeng walking in, she heard this unexpected message, "Then let's go there quickly?"

"Well, wait a moment, I'll call Mr. Li!"

After nodding to Mu Qing, Chu Yunfeng took out his mobile phone and just dialed Mr. Li's number. The man there immediately said with a smile: "Isn't this old man Wan looking for you?

Okay, I'll come over later and let him worry for a while."

After hearing what Mr. Li said, Chu Yunfeng suddenly understood that Mr. Li is really an old fox when it comes to emotions.
(End of this chapter)