gourmet food

Chapter 1274 Mission Impossible
In a few days, it seems that whether I understand it or not is secondary, but how to deal with the fifty or so dishes in front of me is the most important thing.

"Let your apprentices and grandchildren taste these dishes, and we will go back first!"

Master Qi Luozhou also felt a little tired. He was in his seventies and had been busy all day. It would be a lie to say he was not tired.

Master Xiang Shuhua also picked up his water glass and drank it vigorously. After drinking it, he let out a sigh of relief: "Oh, if it wasn't for my closed disciple, I should have stayed at home to enjoy the blessings at this age. Got it!"

Master Chai Weihong immediately made fun of these words: "Who can blame this? Who would have thought that at your age you would still want to accept a closed disciple?
But having said that, your seniority as a closed disciple is much higher than that of those apprentices who are in their 60s and [-]s. When you meet, you have to call me uncle. Do you still call me that way now? "

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Master Xiang Shuhua immediately raised his eyebrows and said in a depressed tone: "Hey, don't mention it, I have a headache.

In today's society, how many people can still stick to the old traditions?If you ask three people in their 40s to call a young man in their 20s uncle, can they say it out loud?

And my disciples have to call me uncle, which makes them even more unhappy, right?

They are now prosperous. They are all pillars of big hotels and bosses of private restaurants. Who would want to be called that?
It's okay to say it in front of me, and everyone will give me some face, but, alas."

Wan Lao has experience in this kind of thing, he smiled and said: "You, you were not as smart as me back then, look at our Tianhao, he is very popular with everyone!
Although I don't recognize him as a close disciple, even though he is only my disciple at this level, who do you think would think of him like that?

Everyone understands that although we are not in the name of master and disciple, we are actually master and disciple. This invisible seniority is naturally higher, so everyone's attitude towards him is different wherever he goes.

Tell me why you couldn't learn from me in the first place? "

This is Wan Lao's scheming. Master Xiang Shuhua naturally shook his head and sighed, with a wry smile on his face. This is a done deal, what's the use of saying this?
"Okay, okay, let's move out first. You can arrange these dishes. There are five tables. You can just reward the disciples here. But how to explain it to them depends on you. Haha, we gone!"

Master Chai Weihong smiled meaningfully, which made Wan Lao feel a little headache.

After he sent the three masters out, when he came back, he saw that there were many people at the door of the courtyard, and everyone stretched their heads to look in.

"Is the kitchen finished?"

Only Zhao Tianhao stood up straight, obviously waiting for him to speak. Wan Lao sighed and then asked knowingly.

"All the dishes for the three tables tonight have been finished, and the feedback from the guests has been very good. The main thing is the movement here. Everyone is very curious, so..."

Before Zhao Tianhao could finish speaking, Wan Lao directly raised his hand and said: "If you are curious, go in and take a look. If you want to take pictures, take pictures, but there is one thing, it cannot be spread outside!

If anyone spreads the rumor, don't blame me for serving it. "

Wow~!

There was an instant commotion at the entrance of the courtyard. Everyone was waiting for Wan Lao's words. This curiosity lasted for a whole day. Everyone discussed it in the kitchen for a long time, but they still had no clue.

Although everyone recognizes these three masters, no one can guess what big deal they and Wan Lao are doing.

But when the fragrance continued, and when passing by the courtyard, it was obvious that these four people were cooking, and their focused and mysterious looks clearly meant that they were cooking very unusual dishes.

Among the crowd, only Zhao Tianhao knew the details, but Wan Lao had his words beforehand, and he didn't dare to reveal them in advance. Although he had never seen these dishes before, he still couldn't bear it.

But now that Wan Lao has spoken, how can he still endure it?
After turning around, he rushed in quickly, and then heard the sound of admiration.

"Oh my God, what kind of dishes are these? Why are they so exquisite?"

"It's incredible, it's incredible. This should be a palace dish. The plates are so gorgeous and have an obvious palace flavor!"

"Aren't I dazzled? Why have I never seen these dishes before? What are their names?"

The sighs and the flickering light of the photo made the buzzing of insects in the yard dissipate for a while, and then waited until Wan Lao spoke again: "Have you finished taking the photo? Let's taste it once it's done!"

"Can I eat it?"

Everyone couldn't believe it. They turned around and saw Wan Lao nodded. No one said a word of nonsense and immediately rushed towards the delicacies.

"Oh my gosh, it's delicious. Doesn't it taste amazing?"

"Palace cuisine is definitely palace cuisine. Is our store preparing to launch these dishes?"

"It's so delicious that I won't get tired of eating it every day!"

Zhao Tianhao and several master chefs welcomed Wan Lao to the throne, poured him wine, and waited for him to speak.

It seems that they are all human beings. Knowing that it is not so simple to make these few tables today, after drinking a glass of wine, Wan Lao thought about it: "These are the dishes of the Manchu banquet in the past?"

what?
Full Manchu?

Except for the main table, which had not yet moved its chopsticks, the rest of the tables were all frozen in place with their chopsticks holding dishes, chewing them, or stuffing them into their mouths.

what's the situation?
A full seat?
puff
cough cough cough.
These four simple words immediately choked many people. They couldn't think of tasting the dishes at this moment. They all stared at Wan Lao nervously.

Wan Lao knew that this was a headache, but he had to say directly: "In a few days, there will be an opportunity to learn these dishes, and not only the Beijing version, but also the Rongcheng version of the Manchu-Han banquet."

Before these words were finished, exclamations of exclamation immediately erupted from the scene. Everyone looked at each other. Naturally, they all valued this opportunity, but the question came again. What the hell is this Chengdu version?

"There are two quotas this time. I can bring two people to study. You guys can recommend me. I want to hear your opinions on which two people should come with me."

In fact, Wan Lao really wanted to give Zhao Tianhao the quota, but in this way, although everyone didn't say it, they would all say that they were partial.

So it's very difficult. This is why Master Chai Weihong had that joking expression before he left. The palms and backs of his hands are full of flesh. What if Tianhao is not favored by everyone?

This night at Wanjiacai was naturally not peaceful, and President Hou, who had just returned to the capital, was not relaxed either.

As soon as I got back, I had to go to an urgent meeting, but I didn't even take a bite of food. I had no choice but to buy a piece of bread at the airport, take a bottle of milk with me, and just sit in the car to cushion my stomach. .

It was already past eight o'clock in the evening. I saw the text message as soon as I got off the plane. Minister Jin said that I had to go there no matter how late it was. It seems that this meeting should be held for a long time?

But it's so late, could there be something big going on?

There was not much traffic jam along the way. In less than an hour, President Hou entered the office, put his suitcase in the duty room, and hurried towards the conference room.

Before I even reached the door, I could hear a heated discussion coming from inside. The sound seemed familiar. It seemed that Minister Wang was strongly objecting to something. Could it be that something happened in the kitchen behind the state banquet?

After knocking on the door, I heard Minister Jin call "come in". When President Hou came in, he saw the room full of people and thought to himself, "What a guy."

Sure enough, the first thing I saw was Minister Wang. He was standing at the moment, obviously looking a little excited, and Section Chief Yu was also there, sitting next to him, looking a little depressed.

The rest of the attendees are basically master chefs of state banquet chefs, and there are many from the eight major cuisines. It seems that they must have important reception tasks?

"Lao Hou is here, sit down quickly, sit down quickly, we are discussing, you are here just in time, let Minister Wang tell you the situation, and you can make up your mind!"

Minister Jin seemed to be a little thirsty from talking just now. He picked up the cup and drank the tea in one gulp. Then he stood up and went to the side to get the water. President Hou sat down and looked at Minister Wang doubtfully and asked. gaze.

"Lao Hou, the task given by the minister is too tight. We can't spare any manpower in the kitchen. Do you think there is nothing we can do about this?"

As soon as Minister Wang finished speaking, Section Chief Yu immediately nodded and said: "That's right, there will suddenly be an increase of more than 400 people, and the masters are indeed in difficulty.

In addition, Ji Lao and Liu Lao are not here, and the three master chefs have urgent matters at home, so there are even fewer people in the kitchen. Everyone feels that the tasks in the next few days are a bit difficult, let alone completing the 400 A multi-person mission. "

The rest of the masters also agreed, saying that the tasks of more than 400 people were really difficult, but the leaders had to arrange them, and no one could think of a good way.

"Don't worry, you have to tell me where all these 400 people came from. Why did you suddenly add so many people? Why didn't you prepare a month or half a month in advance?"

President Hou mentioned the key point, and then he saw everyone looking at Minister Jin who was sitting on the main seat with depressed eyes. It was obvious that he had arranged this matter.

As for why he didn't advance in advance, he had the right to explain it. Minister Wang was in a depressed mood at the moment, so naturally he didn't want to explain.

"Ahem, that old Hou, the situation is like this. Originally, there were less than 100 people attending the China-ASEAN Expo held in the capital, and this task was arranged a month in advance.

You also know that every time the ASEAN Expo is held, it is a headache to set the dishes. Each country in ASEAN has different eating habits, so every time the food is prepared, it needs to be carefully considered.

The diet here in Thailand is the most special. Some people don’t eat beef, and some don’t eat cattle and sheep. It’s different. Brunei’s food is mainly seafood, so the setting of the dishes must be determined according to the number of people in each country. .

This time the China-ASEAN Expo is a little different from the past. Most of the people who had been decided before were deputy staff, so there were not too many people leading the team.

But you also know that our country's strength has increased rapidly recently, and the international situation has changed too quickly, which has made these countries a little nervous and want to deepen cooperation with us.

So just yesterday, all those who had previously been assigned to be led by deputies became full-time, and the number of accompanying personnel increased a lot. Major ministers from government departments traveled with the team one after another.

In this way, there were more than 400 people at once, which really caught us off guard!
There is no problem with the venue arrangement. It is very simple to solve. Accommodation and so on are even more trivial. But this state banquet is not a headache, right?

Minister Wang also said just now that we have few people in the kitchen now and the matter is so urgent. We have been discussing it for a long time, but we have never thought of a solution.

But you also understand that since ASEAN attaches so much importance to it and we are a country of etiquette, if there is anything wrong with our hospitality, the responsibility is not so easy to shoulder.

You should also talk about it and see if there is any way. No matter what, the tasks of more than 400 people must be completed. This is an order and it is also a task! "

At the end, Minister Jin put the cup in his hand heavily on the table. He was obviously very depressed. Who could have expected that such an unexpected situation would suddenly occur?
Seeing Minister Jin's resolute attitude, all the masters present shook their heads. The question is, can't this be accomplished by forcing an order?

It’s not that everyone is uncooperative. There are other tasks on that day. Is it possible that we can’t even do them? Why not just complete this task?

Chairman Hou finally understood what happened, but he didn't express his opinion immediately, but thought of countermeasures silently in his heart.

Mr. Ji and Mr. Liu will be back in four days, so there shouldn't be any delay. If it's too urgent, it's okay to come back a day early.

President Hou's words were immediately complained by Minister Wang, he sighed heavily and said: "We have considered this before, even if the two of them come back, there are still not enough people!

The China-ASEAN Expo will last for three days. Even if we manage to get through the first day, we will never be able to spare any time on the second and third days.

There will be more important reception tasks in the next two days, which no one can spare. Even if all the masters from vacation come back, the manpower will not be enough. "

The task had been arranged from the beginning, so the masters nodded one after another, saying that this matter was very difficult.

But Minister Jin asked curiously: "Ji Lao and Liu Lao said they went to Rongcheng, what did they do?"

Regarding this digression, President Hou thought for a while before replying: "Isn't Xiao Chu getting married soon? They went over to prepare for the wedding banquet."

The affairs between these seven major cuisines and Mr. Li cannot be told to the master chefs here, so President Hou naturally can only use Chu Yunfeng as a shield.

However, the two elders did make it clear that they would attend Chu Yunfeng's wedding before returning to the capital, which was not a lie.

But when Chu Yunfeng was mentioned, Minister Jin immediately became interested: "Yes, there is also Xiao Chu. He will be training in the next few days. Will he come to the capital soon after getting married? ?

Now that he has him, there will be a new force, right?Maybe this task can be completed? "

After hearing what Minister Jin said, many masters laughed and everyone shook their heads. Except for Chu Yunfeng, everyone really didn't believe it. The minister was just looking for excuses to put pressure on everyone.

But President Hou suddenly thought of something and fell silent for a moment. He was obviously thinking about the feasibility of it. Then he thought about it and said, "I think it's feasible for Xiao Chu. How about giving it a try?"

what?
This is not a joke, is it?

No one took Minister Jin's words to heart just now, but President Hou actually took them seriously. Is this possible?
Is it funny that Chu Yunfeng can complete this almost impossible task by himself?
But when Minister Jin saw President Hou's serious expression, he knew that he was not joking, so he stood up directly, and said in a deep voice, "Old Hou, tell me quickly!"

This said that it didn't matter. All the masters were immediately shocked. No one believed it, including Minister Jin.
(End of this chapter)