Happy private dishes

Chapter 132

Yellow croaker in soup is a royal dish and has been passed down for hundreds of years.

This dish is not only complicated to make, but also uses expensive ingredients, requiring a top chef to concentrate all his energy on making it.Therefore, even though this court dish is preserved to this day, there are not many places where you can actually eat it.

It is said that this dish is Master Kou Tiancheng's famous work, and because of this dish, he became famous in the culinary arts circle, which also made his restaurant successfully gain a foothold in the capital where good and bad people are mixed.

However, as soon as the soup-filled yellow croaker from Kou Tiancheng came out, it was extremely controversial.Some older gourmets said that Kou Tiancheng's soup-filled yellow croaker is actually not good, and a real master would not use this method to remove the bone.Some people also said that Kou Tiancheng's seasoning was not good, and this yellow croaker soup was not brought to the extreme.

Along with it, there are various legends about Master Kou Tiancheng.However, Kou Tiancheng's master was too low-key, and passed away for many years.Few people know about it, only some senior chefs and gourmets remember that there is a chef named Fang.

Passed down for several generations, the family has always been in poor health, but the dishes they make are always amazing.Even in the "Gourmet Yearbook" and "Those Disappearing Foods", it was mentioned that the chef of the Fang family was extremely good at broth and seasoning.A few years ago, the former president of the Gourmet Association also publicly mentioned it in a program.

"Some flavors have disappeared. Some chef families are very good at seasoning. In order to maintain this taste, they have given their children soup for a long time. Some people even say that their soup actually has the effect of stimulating taste, but It will affect the chef's health.

I have such an old friend who just laughed when he heard these words.He said that their family would give their children soup, but in fact they just hoped that their children would grow up healthy.What does it have to do with taste?Then, he also invited me to drink soup, which was really rare and delicious.Later, I thought, rather than saying that the soup of his family is a panacea for increasing taste, it is better to say that the tongues of their descendants are all nourished by this pot after pot of soup. "

Back then, Fang Shulan couldn't help crying while watching this show.However, when she was at the qualification examination site and saw the gray-haired old president as the examiner, she still couldn't help being stunned.

In any case, Kou Tiancheng's yellow croaker in soup already has a portion.However, in this year's master qualification examination, a hostess of a gourmet show actually made it to the end, so forget it.She also wants to cook yellow croaker in soup?
Therefore, nine out of ten of the examiners present felt that the candidate was messing around.A few bad-hearted people thought that she would faint during the exam due to exhaustion.Only, the old president who came over suddenly to be an examiner stroked his beard and looked at Fang Shulan, and he didn't know whether it was anticipation or nostalgia in his eyes.

If he had to say something from his heart, it would be, "Yellow croaker in soup, old man, we have been waiting for you for a long time!"

In any case, the time for the exam has begun.Although in August, Lu Yuchi and Huang Yu became famous in the Star Rising Competition.However, at this moment, even in the Masters competition, all the examiners were still shocked when they saw Lu Yuchi's boneless body.No way, this is Lu Sandao.

Looking at Fang Shulan again, she doesn't look like the mother of a 17-year-old child at all, but looks young and beautiful.

But even so, it can't hide the fact that she is weak, has little strength, and gets tired easily.Before this game, she had been standing in front of the stove for four hours.Even when the exam is free, Xiao Xu has been taking care of her, bringing her water and helping her to rest.However, Fang Shulan was actually exhausted at this time.

In addition, she had a cold, and she just got better in the past two days.Being so tired again makes him look haggard.

In fact, the examiners were quite right. If Fang Shulan hadn't been in class for a year, she really wouldn't be able to hold on.However, filling the soup with yellow croakers was hidden in her heart like an obsession.

She felt that as long as she could make soup-filled yellow croaker, Fang's surname, her father would be remembered again.As long as she can make the same soup filled yellow croaker, people who eat it will definitely understand her love for her daughter in this dish.

So, even though she was very tired, Fang Shulan still persisted.It's just that her speed is really slow.Lu Yuchi's swordsman had finished taking off two duck bones, while Fang Shulan was still taking fish bones slowly.

The bone removal method she used was not Kou Yuanyuan's, but the way she saw her father remove the bone when she was a child.It's just that she learned the tips that Kou Yuanyuan told her.

As a result, some examiners couldn't help but speak out when they watched her actions.

"She made such a small incision, how could it be taken out. Is she joking?"

"The location is not right!"

"It's okay for a woman to be a gourmet host honestly, what is she doing here? Let us watch her compete with herself?"

"That's right, we might have to wait for her later."

In the corner of the spectator seats on the side, there are two people who have been living a tight life and have been watching the game quietly.

The older lady couldn't help sighing. "It's still the same as ten years ago. If a woman wants to get ahead in a culinary circle full of men, she has to bear more controversy."

"Can junior sister's temperament do it? Let me tell you, there will be more hope next year." The young one whispered.

"You don't understand your junior sister. Maybe you think that she has a narrow vision, so she should marry and be a good wife. However, she has been hurt and suffered, and her love for cooking will not be lost to anyone. Father's honor , her daughter's love pushed her a big step forward again.

In the past year, she has been busy with work, but she has never missed a single visit to my study, and she will persevere no matter how tired she is.She has an almost religious attitude towards cooking.What I am optimistic about is her resilience.So, whether you are confused or overwhelmed, I believe she will be able to get over it.Today, she will surprise everyone. "

The older lady fell silent after saying this.She just stared at Fang Shulan intently.

At this time, Fang Shulan on the field was washing the fish with tap water. Her washing speed was slower than that of ordinary people, and she had to be more careful.

The examiner was so anxious that he couldn't help scolding: "Who washes the fish like this? Is she giving the fish a full-body massage?"

Washing fish is scolded, or this kind of vulgar metaphor.At this point, the old president finally couldn't bear it anymore. "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense? Who told you that fish must be washed according to your method? If you are ignorant, just open your eyes and learn."

His seniority is too high, almost all the examiners are his juniors.What's more, he himself is an authority in the gourmet circle. In front of him, what are these master chefs and gourmets?
Therefore, the old president scolded, and the examiner's table finally calmed down.Everyone noticed that the old man had been staring at Fang Shulan.Some examiners even began to speculate that Fang Shulan was the old man's illegitimate daughter.

Then, everyone saw that Fang Shulan had really started to "massage" the fish, put seasonings on it, and marinated it.Although they wanted to complain, no one spoke their minds anymore.They are afraid of the old man scolding others.

After marinating the fish, Fang Shulan started to cook the soup again.She boiled the chicken soup at the beginning, and it had been nearly half an hour now, and Fang Shulan began to add other seasonings one after another.She made all the condiments into powder, and no one could see what was added.

"What is she doing?"

"Nonsense, can I show you the skills passed down in the family?" the old president scolded.

"..."

Until now, everyone had a little respect for Fang Shulan.Because, as a chef, she has her own rules in every move, and this kind of kung fu can't be done without more than ten years of kitchen skills.

And when making soup, when and how to add ingredients?The yellow croaker soup needs to be added with valuable sea ingredients such as scallops, bird’s nest, shark’s fin, skirt, abalone, and sea cucumber.

Everyone couldn't tell where Fang Shulanga had gone.I can only see that she is constantly adding ingredients and making soup.

After a long silence, one examiner finally couldn't help but say a word.

"Some chefs are very good at making broth."

And many people said that Kou Tiancheng's soup-filled yellow croaker was defeated by the soup.So what about this lady?

Everyone is in the culinary circle and knows a little bit about each other.So, a master chef recognized it.

"I remembered who she is? Isn't this Kou Tiancheng's wife? No, it should be said to be his ex-wife."

As soon as this remark came out, the examiners were once again fried.

"What does this woman want to do? Challenge Kou Tiancheng?"

"Kou Tiancheng is a rare and kind person. I heard that he left the house and only went to the restaurant. It's not like that old Wang who transferred his property in advance. His wife has been suing him, and now he is suing him for adultery."

"Then what does Fang Shulan want to do? Is this to demolish Kou Tiancheng's platform?"

There is no way, I have to wait for three hours, and let the examiner stare at the candidate for three hours with a sullen face and unblinking eyes. I can't do it personally. Why don't we just go to August [-]?

"Now these women don't know what to think. Honestly, they just stay at home and take care of their children. It's not that they don't have money?"

"That's right, it's embarrassing to come out after learning two things from Kou Tiancheng."

At this moment, the old gentleman who was sitting next to the former president, who was almost ignored by others, couldn't help but speak.

"Are you blind? Didn't you see what she did differently from Kou Tiancheng." The old man's sarcasm almost made the master anxious.

Who are you?How dare you scold me so arrogantly?
It's just that his friend quickly gave him a hand, and then his friend reminded him in his ear. "The former vice president of the Gourmet Association. He is the kind of man who dares to say anything. Now he hasn't come out for many years. Don't force him to take your knife."

"..." The master chef who was scolded completely fell silent.Just because the old man wasn't done yet.

"Now these young people are all blind. How did these four-star masters be selected? You haven't even memorized the gourmet yearbook. How did you come out to mess around? Obviously, that kid from Kou Tiancheng learned from the old Fang's family. How can someone confuse black and white with right and wrong? Kou Tiancheng gave money and it was over? Back then, he knelt outside the gate of someone’s courtyard and begged the old man to accept you as an apprentice and entrust his daughter to you. Fortunately, you have learned the craft and you will be successful if you become famous. His daughter was dumped? Why didn't you chop off your hand? How kind is this kind of benevolence?" The former vice president said with righteous indignation.

The old man looked like a combat gourmet at first glance, and was planning to pick a dozen or so to teach these juniors how to behave.

"Old Deng, calm down!" The former president hurriedly stopped him. "You have a cerebrovascular disease, can we stop being so hot-blooded. Why do you care about these people? If you haven't reached the realm, you haven't reached it. If you haven't reached the level of personal cultivation, how can you improve your cooking and tasting skills?"

"..." In the end, when the old president said this, the examiners became even more speechless.This means that their vision is narrow, their capacity is limited, and they have no future!

But what can they do?Rebuttal, who will listen?If, today they gave Fang Shulan a low score because of prejudice.One can imagine how the two old men would deal with them.No, there is actually an old man who is listening to MP3 somewhere, completely ignoring them.

Then, looking at the white-haired trio drinking tea and sighing boredly, the other examiners were no longer interested in Ba Yiba.

The three old guys who are dying, even if they retire, they are all the top existences in the catering circle.None of them have a lot of disciples and grandchildren behind them.This world is so cruel and unreasonable.

You have backbone, do you want to refute authority?Then you go and try it?Your face is covered with blood, anyway, no one will help you.

However, what they couldn't figure out was, why did these three come together in just an ordinary master qualifying competition?
If you want to ask, the old men will definitely say: "Because we owe the Fang family a great master! In other words, the Fang family owes us a great master! So, I really want to come and see how the old man's daughter is doing? They happened to be alive, and they happened to be okay, so we came together."

Don't want that family to disappear, don't want that surname to be easily erased, don't want a talented chef to even have his name mentioned in the gourmet almanac.

He is obviously so good, so radiant.

At least, 20 years ago, these old guys would be willing to sit and drink tea and wait for him all day in order to eat the dishes he cooked.It doesn't matter if you are in poor health, your movements are slow, your wrists are weak, and you can't do beautiful knife work. We will wait for you.Just waiting for that sip.

It's a pity that talented people are always so overwhelmed, and they don't live long enough.

Fang Shulan always felt that their mother and daughter were left alone and had no one to rely on.However, if, at the beginning, she dared to expose this matter, she would go to court.Do you think there is any way for Kou Tiancheng to stay in Huaguo's culinary circle?
Fang Shulan felt that if Kou Yuanyuan and Zhao Feiran dated, even if Kou Yuanyuan was wronged, Gu Zongshi would still love Zhao Feiran.But, in fact, if that happened, someone would definitely come forward to protect Kou Yuanyuan!

Fang Shulan will never understand that the property her father left her is not just a notebook.There are also the fame and popularity of eight generations of chef masters, as well as the good contacts brought by a tolerant and kind personality.

Just like the old president was asked by the grandfather, "brother, in the future, can you help me look after my daughter?"

He said, "I can!" So, after retiring for many years, he still came.As long as Fang Shulan really wants to enter the gourmet circle, he will try his best to take care of her.

No matter how good Grandpa Fang's cooking skills are and how good his character is, his short life has brought so much regret to the former top figures in this circle.And his daughter and granddaughter have become the new expectations of these people.

Almost everyone hopes that the delicacy that once touched their tongues will be passed down.

Therefore, many people will look at the old friend's face and take care of her.However, this was enough for Fang Shulan and her daughter to gain a foothold in this circle.

As time went by, Fang Shulan's movements were still very slow, even if she kept her rhythm.Some people still saw that she was actually a little physically exhausted.

She has already added the chopped fungus into the soup and simmered it to taste, then poured it into the belly of the fish together with the soup, and then sealed it and fried it.The examiners only saw the large yellow croaker with a good body rolling in the hot oil, without any leakage of the soup.

Xiao Xu was very anxious standing on the sidelines. He was not worried about his master at all, but worried about his godmother.

Su Yongmin's dishes are ready for the examiners to taste.However, from the examiner's expression, Su Yongmin probably guessed that he would fail again.He is still one step behind the master class.

However, Su Yongmin soon noticed his fiancée.No more time to worry about your grades.He could see that Fang Shulan was in a very bad condition.

In order to refresh her spirits, Fang Shulan didn't care about anything else, she took a glass of cold water and drank it.Then, he wiped the sweat from his forehead.She finally made it to the last step calmly, pouring a layer of juice on the big yellow croaker.The fish is then served on a platter with onions on the bottom and kale hearts on top.

The examiners were also stunned. Fang Shulan, a woman who looked like she was about to fall, actually made the fish in soup?
But at this moment, Fang Shulan's heart relaxed, and her body began to shake.Su Yongmin hurried to the stage to help her.The former president also said, "Fang... this candidate should go down and have a rest first!"

Then, Fang Shulan was helped to the auditorium, and Su Yongmin wiped her sweat while feeding her some water.

"Shu Lan, you didn't feel well today, why didn't you tell me earlier." Su Yongmin regretted not noticing the strangeness of his fiancée earlier.

"It's not that bad, just a bit of a cold. Actually, it's almost better, and it doesn't affect today's performance at all." Fang Shulan simply leaned her head on Su Yongmin.She really needs to rest. She feels very tired and didn't sleep well yesterday.

At this moment, the heavily armed older lady in the corner walked up to Fang Shulan and handed her the hot water bottle to Fang Shulan.

"Master, are you here too?" Fang Shulan looked at her with a moved face.

"Nonsense, my apprentice is taking the exam, can I not come?" Master Feng was actually a little angry. "Are you tired? How could you do this? If you can't do it well, just do it next time."

Master Feng's words revealed Fang Shulan's situation.In order to master the soup-filled yellow croaker as soon as possible, she worked overtime and practiced desperately.

Before the exam, Kou Yuanyuan even joked with her. "Mom, I'm a fish." Because I've been eating fish for a week.However, Kou Yuanyuan quite likes to eat.

"Master, I finally found that door, with the help of my daughter." Fang Shulan said excitedly.

"Silly boy, you're still young, why are you in such a hurry? It's not worth it if you break your body." Feng Zongshi's expression also softened.

Afterwards, Su Yongmin's fiancé gave way to the master, and Master Feng sat next to Fang Shulan to take care of her.

And the examiners on the field were crazy.This fish is very attractive from the appearance, the whole fish stands alive on the plate, and the whole body is watertight.The fish that Kou Tiancheng cooks lie on a plate.

At this time, no one could stop the former old president of the Gourmet Association. Although everyone was greedy for this fish, they still gave way to the old president.The old man picked up a small piece of Bai Shengsheng’s tender fish with his chopsticks trembling fingers, and the soup hidden in the fish’s belly slowly dripped out with a strong fresh fragrance. With radiant pearl balls.

The whole plate of fish in the high-temperature white mist is like an ink painting with appropriate movement and stillness.The most elegant delicacy in Huaguo showed its most beautiful and moving side on the plate.

"Pearl soup balls?" an examiner whispered.

"This soup is too fragrant. I really want to taste it!"

"Yes, this is not the same as the yellow croaker in soup I have eaten."

I saw the old president put the fish into his mouth and tasted it for a long time.Then, two hot tears flowed down at once.Seeing his performance, the other two old men immediately picked up two bowls and filled half of them with spoons.The juniors saw that they had eaten, and they were polite.

Thus, the fish, like a landscape painting, was immediately divided.

"Oh my god, this fish is really delicious." Someone exclaimed.

"Is this the relationship between seasoning? Some people are born with seasoning."

"It's so fresh, I can even feel the fish is alive."

"Although the action was very slow and the hype was unconventional, I have to say that the candidate Fang Shulan deeply moved me."

"Well, the old president is right, we are still too rigid. There are reasons for others to do that."

To put it bluntly, no matter which circle you go to, everything depends on your strength.This fish is really rare and outstanding, so outstanding that these people even forgot Fang Shulan's identity as a weak woman.She is fully capable of standing in their ranks.

Fang Shulan off the court said to her master:

"Master, I really want to make this fish for my daughter to eat and for you to taste. I am cooking with this idea now. I hope my daughter, after eating my dishes, can grow up healthy and happy."

"Very good, it seems that you have found the idea of ​​cooking by yourself!" Master Feng nodded with satisfaction.

"I think I was too impatient and did something wrong before, but there should be a chance to make up for it? However, if it really lasts for less than a year, I think it's okay for him to break up with my daughter? When two people are together, It is always inevitable to encounter obstacles. Many people can't get over it together!" Fang Shulan's eyes were a little empty when she said this.

"No matter what we meet in the future, we will definitely step in. Shu Lan, you have passed the exam this time, don't dislike me who failed the exam for thousands of years!" Su Yongmin said jokingly.

"How is it possible? You are my husband. When I become a master chef, I can take care of you." Fang Shulan also joked.Up to this point, she seemed to have truly come out of the shadow of her past failures.

When Xiao Xu and Kou Yuanyuan relayed the broadcast, they actually omitted many important things.For example, Fang Shulan has accepted Zhao Feiran a little bit.His explanation mainly focused on how good the godmother is, and how good the fried yellow croaker is.It's a pity that Kou Yuanyuan is already visually exhausted watching her mother cook yellow croakers.In the end, her brother had to be interrupted.

"So, it's possible that Mom has successfully advanced?"

"Well, it's good to see the scene. The old president ate fish and cried. After the exam, he even went to talk to his godmother. He also likes Brother Lu very much, but obviously he seems to like doing it more. Mom. He seems to be old friends with your grandfather too."

"……"What's wrong?She suddenly felt that her mother seemed to be beginning to have a halo.Is this the season to go to the top?

"So, the master, Uncle Huang and mother are all likely to pass the master chef qualification certification."

"Yes, but I heard that even if you get the certification, you are not considered a master, and you have to test for another whole year."

"It's so complicated!"

"Yes, but one day, we will definitely take the exam. But I heard that there are also people who never took the exam, but were elected as the master. Unfortunately, they died young. By the way, it was all very early It happened before. I heard that the grand master seems to have the same surname as Fang, which is the same as the godmother!" Xiao Xu said while scratching his head.

What is your surname Fang?Kou Yuanyuan heard from her mother that her grandfather was a master, but her mother also said that her grandfather was not in good health, so she didn't go to investigate.

(End of this chapter)