gourmet food

Chapter 1275 Crazy and illogical
"Hahahahaha, President Hou, you are amazing. This is the funniest joke I have heard this year!"

"Hey, you are really good at bragging. If you say that Xiao Chu can cook more than 500 Sichuan dishes, I believe you. But if you say that he has restored more than 500 old Sichuan dishes, are you insulting my IQ?"

"President, we are discussing something, can we be more serious?"

"Xiao Chu is not bad, and he is quite capable, but you can't brag nonsense. Isn't this digging a hole for him?"

"I finally figured it out. When it comes to bragging, it still belongs to you, President Hou. This cow is flying in the sky. How about we go out and take a look?"

When President Hou said that Chu Yunfeng had recently restored more than 500 old Sichuan dishes, the audience was stunned at first, and then burst into laughter.

Many masters who were looking sad just now started laughing, which made the atmosphere in the venue much happier.

Minister Jin looked at Chairman Hou with some dumbfounding. He was really surprised by what he said just now, and the reaction of the masters was also helpless, because he also didn't believe it.

But the strange thing is that Laohou is usually a very steady person, so he shouldn't make jokes about this kind of thing, but after thinking about it carefully, this matter is still quite mysterious.

"Cough, everyone, be quiet!"

Although there is no harm in having a cheerful atmosphere at the venue, every one of the master chefs was laughing so hard that Minister Jin still needed to tighten the rules of the venue.

Seeing that everyone had to hold back their giggles, they couldn't suppress the smile on their faces when they looked at President Hou, but President Hou seemed to be very stable, as if nothing had happened.

Minister Jin sighed slightly and said: "Old Hou, we have to limit our jokes, this joke is not funny at all!"

This is to find a way for President Hou, otherwise this matter will be remembered by the masters for a lifetime. When the time comes, President Hou will be embarrassed if he talks about it from time to time.

But something unexpected happened. Chairman Hou seemed to not want this step at all. He even said "hehe" twice, as if he didn't want to accept Minister Jin's kindness.

Then I saw President Hou's face was calm and he said "firmly": "I'm not joking. If you didn't hear clearly, I will repeat it again."

hiss~!

Why are you still so stubborn?

The masters suddenly realized that things were not that simple. Could it be true?
With a very confident look, President Hou continued: "Xiao Chu has restored more than 500 old Sichuan dishes during this period, all of which are high-quality dishes from Sichuan cuisine in the past, which are quite extraordinary.

This reception mission, if he takes action, I think there should be no problem. It just depends on everyone's opinions. "

After repeating it, the conference room no longer burst into laughter like last time. Instead, it became quiet. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. They were all thinking seriously about whether this matter was true or false, and what it meant. the impact.

The most excited person in the conference room was naturally Master Feng. As the only Sichuan chef at the state banquet, no one knew better than him what Chu Yunfeng had done.

With a trembling voice, Master Feng slowly stood up and asked with a racing heart: "President Hou, did you really, really recreate more than 500 dishes?
And all, all are old Sichuan dishes? "

President Hou nodded heavily and said: "Yes, there are more than 500 dishes, most of which are dishes from the previous internal training materials of the Chengdu Catering Company.

As far as I know, there have been three internal documents in which all the dishes have been restored. There must be more than 500 dishes, right? "

The last rhetorical question naturally received a happy nod from Master Feng. He excitedly raised his hand and shook it and said: "Yes, yes, yes, yes, absolutely yes.

Each of the internal training materials contained one to two hundred dishes, and each dish was of high quality. Most of them were no longer known to be cooked. I didn't expect Xiao Chu to be able to recover.

Hahaha, good, good, good, Xiao Chu is really amazing, hahaha, the essence of Sichuan cuisine is about to be recreated! "

The extremely excited Master Feng was as happy as a child. The conversation with President Hou also made the other masters look at each other. Suddenly, they felt that this world was a little unreal?

That's more than 500 dishes, not more than 50. How is this possible?
At this time, Minister Jin also sensed the smell and felt quite uneasy. If this was true, then the task this time might really fall on Chu Yunfeng.

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"Lao Hou, are you sure about this? Have you seen Chu Yunfeng make these more than 500 dishes with your own eyes?"

This is the key. In fact, there is a clear boundary between knowing and doing in cooking. Knowing how to do it does not necessarily mean you can do it well, and you cannot rely entirely on your imagination when doing work.

I thought President Hou would give an affirmative answer, but I didn't expect him to look awkward and hesitate slightly: "I've never seen it before. After all, these more than 500 dishes are not a small number. No one can just do this." Have fun?
However, I have already seen eighteen dishes, each of which is very exquisite and has the characteristics of old Sichuan cuisine. I have photos here for you to see! "

After speaking, President Hou found the photos taken at last night's banquet and handed them to Minister Jin, but what he just said made everyone suspicious again.

Haven't you seen it with your own eyes?

Can this be believed?
I only saw 500 dishes, but that is more than [-] dishes. Can you just say a number?

Minister Jin was not affected by the uncertain attitude just now. He seemed to attach great importance to the mobile phone handed over to him, and adjusted his eyes, preparing to take a good look.

When I saw it for the first time, it was obvious that Minister Jin's eyes lit up, and then he became fascinated. He even moved his eyes a little closer, with a trace of excitement on his face.

"This, this dish should be glass squid, right? I saw it in the archives. The master chefs at that time once made this dish, and it was highly praised by the leaders?

By the way, there is also this dish, this should be sugar sticky sheep tail, right?There seems to be no restaurants that can cook this dish now. I remember that 50 years ago, there was an old Sichuan restaurant on Dongzhimen Street that still cooked it. "

Among the eighteen dishes, Minister Jin actually recognized two. President Hou reported the names of the rest of the dishes one by one. Master Feng would nod excitedly with each dish name.

After Minister Jin finished reading it, he passed the phone to the master next to him and passed it on to everyone for a look. Then he began to ponder, presumably thinking about how to handle this matter.

Master Feng, who was sitting in the back, was naturally a little anxious. He urged the people in front to look faster and quickly handed the phone over to him for a good look.

Before the mobile phone was sent to Master Feng, Minister Jin tapped his fingers on the table a few times, then looked at President Hou and said: "Old Hou, let's assume that Xiao Chu can do more than 500 old things." Sichuan cuisine.

But you also know the current situation. The other chefs can't spare time. Even if Xiao Chu can cook so many dishes, can he make more than fifty tables of dishes by himself?

Also, among these more than 500 dishes, how many are not spicy?

Among the dishes this time, I am afraid that non-spicy dishes will account for a larger proportion. Master Feng has already arranged a task before, and a lot of spicy dishes have been arranged in advance. "

President Hou was also a little surprised. Usually the dishes at the state banquet were usually non-spicy dishes, but this time it was the other way around.

But you can feel relieved when you think about it. After all, we are ASEAN countries, and there are naturally many countries among them that like spicy food.

Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar and the Philippines are very good at eating chili peppers, so in the previous task arrangement, Sichuan spicy dishes accounted for about [-]%.

President Hou was not sure, but there is an old saying in Sichuan cuisine, that is the real Sichuan cuisine. In fact, spicy dishes only account for 3/10, and the remaining 7/10 are not spicy.

So even though he didn’t know the specific proportions of Chu Yunfeng’s more than 500 dishes, President Hou still replied confidently: “The spicy dishes should be less than 1/3, I think it should be enough.

As for the number of tables, it must be difficult for him to complete it alone, but it depends on whether he will be restricted from finding helpers. If there is no restriction in this regard, then I think there should be no problem! "

Looking for help?
President Hou's words immediately caused a commotion in the conference room. The words "seek help" are somewhat inconsistent with the regulations, which is obviously problematic.

Therefore, many masters have begun to frown, and the two who are most worried are Minister Wang and Section Chief Yu.

The two of them had not expressed their opinions just now. In fact, they were happy to see the outcome of this matter. If Chu Yunfeng could handle it, then he would not have such a headache.

This was a good thing, but President Hou's words put them both in a dilemma.

So Minister Wang had no choice but to say: "Old Hou, our state banquet chefs have rules, and you don't know that accepting a new person needs to pass a political review.

This procedure is a red line. Not everyone can just make a dish and serve it to the state banquet. Not everyone can afford this responsibility. "

Section Chief Yu also nodded solemnly and said: "And the production of this state banquet must be completed in the state banquet kitchen, and every procedure must comply with the regulations.

Including the procurement of ingredients and production standards are very strict. If there is a slight flaw, it will be judged as unqualified. You should know the regulations better than us. "

As the managers of the state banquet kitchen, Minister Wang and Section Chief Yu naturally knew all the links very well, so President Hou's words just now naturally made them wary.

You can't break the rules just to complete the task, that's not acceptable, so Minister Wang said directly: "I know that Xiao Chu took the team to Thailand to give the princess a state banquet.

The requirements over there are completely different from ours here. You know the management system of the back kitchen better than anyone else. Xiao Chu can make it by himself, but it is definitely impossible to bring the team in! "

"Yeah, I've also thought about it. He can't do it alone, right?"

"Hey, I thought there was a way just now, but now it seems like there's still no way!"

"I'm so anxious, this can't work, that can't work, what should I do?"

The moods of the master chefs also experienced changes in the world of ice and fire. At first, they thought that Chu Yunfeng could cook was a joke, but then there seemed to be a glimmer of hope, and everyone felt a little more relaxed.

But now it seems that this has returned to the original point, which is a bit sad.

The most depressed person in the entire venue was probably Minister Jin. There was a glimmer of hope just now, but after being reminded by Minister Wang and Section Chief Yu, this road seems to be deadlocked again?
Indeed, as the two of them said, it is definitely impossible and absolutely impossible to get the team of the Star Hotel to serve as the kitchen for the state banquet.

After all, the matter of political review is no joke, and not everyone can be a chef at a state banquet. But without the support of a team, can Chu Yunfeng alone be able to support it?

There is no problem with three or five tables alone, but with fifty or so dishes, Chu Yunfeng can't do anything even if he has six hands.

Just when Minister Jin sighed, President Hou suddenly smiled and said: "I do have a way, but the pressure is too great. I don't know if it can be completed?"

There is a way?
Minister Jin immediately became excited, pushed up his glasses, and immediately asked: "Tell me quickly, what can you do?"

At this time, the mobile phone has been passed to Master Feng's hand. He was already extremely excited and looked at the exquisite dishes with great excitement.

While watching, I let out a sound of praise from my mouth
President Hou coughed and then said in a deep voice: "One of the people who entered the national team training this time is named Hu Yue. He has passed the political review and will be trained in the kitchen of the state banquet.

And he is Chu Yunfeng's good partner. There will definitely be no problem in cooperating with him in cooking. The other is Master Feng. As long as he is fully included and the three of them cooperate, I think it should be, uh, no problem to complete it. Not big”

three people?
Finish fifty tables of dishes?

President Hou's "ground-breaking" words made all the masters present take a breath. Even the donkeys in the production team dare not exploit him like this!

If it's a rural chef, one person can cook a dozen or even twenty tables of banquets, but that's a home-cooked dish, and it's not that complicated to make.

But this is a state banquet dish, and it is Sichuan cuisine. Although the master chefs here are not Sichuan cuisine chefs, they all know that the cooking of truly exquisite Sichuan cuisine is quite complicated and has many special processes.

Even according to what Chairman Hou said, the combination of these three people can probably complete twenty tables at most, which is already quite remarkable.

Isn’t it a joke to want to complete fifty tables?And he’s still making an international joke!

But everyone seemed to have missed something. Minister Wang suddenly woke everyone up: "Are you kidding me? Don't forget that only Xiao Chu can cook these dishes!"
Neither Master Feng nor Hu Yue know how to cook. The most they can do is help him and handle the ingredients. With two less people cooking, it would be good to be able to cook ten tables! "

hiss~!

Sure enough, everyone just got distracted and forgot that two people couldn't cook. This made things worse and it was completely over.

But after Master Feng saw the dish in the photo, he even shouted excitedly: "I think you can try it. If you don't try it, how will you know if it can be done?"

"Old Feng, are you crazy?"

"Now is not the best time to compete, there will be more opportunities in the future, don't make trouble!"

"You can pull it off, Lao Feng, can you cook these dishes? Don't cause any more trouble!"

Master Feng, who was scolded by the masters, shook his head and did not refute. Although everyone said so, he had confidence in Chu Yunfeng, because he was a little guy who liked to create miracles.

President Hou had a faint smile on his face and seemed very calm. Could it be that this guy had something else he was hiding?
Minister Jin's frown became deeper and deeper, and he was extremely entangled in his heart. When he thought that there was no solution except for other methods, he finally became disheartened.

"Lao Hou, book a flight ticket immediately. Let's go to Chengdu. First, we should confirm that Xiao Chu can cook these more than 500 dishes. We will discuss the rest later."

hiss~!

Crazy?
How could Minister Kim do such a crazy and outrageous thing?

Opposition voices immediately sounded in the conference room.
(End of this chapter)