Cao Cao's chef

Chapter 61

Due to his background, Cao Cao has eaten many dishes cooked by senior chefs, and even tasted the dishes of special chefs.Others don't have that kind of good fortune. Senior chefs can become officials. It is impossible to condescend to serve a certain family unless they are members of this family.

It is a pity that the research and development of 'umami' is beyond the reach of many chefs in their lifetime.Therefore, there may be many families with intermediate chefs, but there are not many senior chefs. After all, the development of "umami" is deducted, and the requirements for heat, knife skills and seasoning are also very high!
Ordinarily, I should have been able to not react to umami casually... Cao Cao has always thought so, but he did not expect to show such an ugly look today.The heart that was sealed by a hard shell cracked a little bit at this moment, but she didn't notice it at all.

"Have you started eating yet?" Wen Ming came over with two bighead carp, and saw that the food on the table was almost finished.

"Just keep doing it!" Wang Yong said with a smile, "There are still many people waiting to eat, right? By the way, why are there two?"

"Hey..." Wen Ming smiled, "I also want to try the taste..."

"Okay, it's cheap for you kid!" Wang Yong laughed, and was about to turn around and go back to the back kitchen.A six-kilogram bighead carp is a good deal for a meal for one person.It can't be more, after all, the prices of other seasonings are also not low.

"Hey, it seems that the old man missed something?" Wang Yong was about to turn around and go back to the back kitchen, but suddenly a familiar voice came from behind him.Looking back, it wasn't Yang Ci who was slowly walking into the store.

"Chef Yang, I didn't expect to see you here!" Cao Cao stepped forward to greet him. He had tasted the dishes cooked by this old man in the court before, although only once.At that time, his position was even higher than that of Cao Cao.

"Oh, it's the daughter of the old Cao family! Long time no see, don't come here!" Yang Ci nodded. Although she was not a high-ranking and powerful person in the imperial court in the past, she was an existence that could not be ignored.

"Master, why are you here?" Wang Yong stepped forward to say hello, he didn't expect Yang Ci to come over suddenly.

"Haha, did you forget?" Yang Ci laughed, then took out a post and handed it over, "It will be an auspicious day in three days. You have some basic etiquette, so as not to make a fool of yourself on the day of the apprentice ceremony. Originally, this is the purpose of my coming here, but now the food makes me very curious, but is there more?"

"Yes! I just want to continue, my teacher, please wait a moment!" Wang Yong immediately agreed.

"Congratulations to Chef Yang for finding a good student." Cao Cao flattered without losing time.

"My disciple is so young, I'm afraid I will need Meng De to take care of him in the future!" Yang Ci nodded, then took out an invitation card and handed it over, "Three days later, it will be the old man's disciple acceptance ceremony. Inspector Cao appreciates the face!"

"Definitely, definitely!" Cao Cao accepted the invitation and naturally readily agreed.Wang Yong is not only the old man's disciple, but also the chef under her command. His apprenticeship ceremony is naturally to be witnessed.

The two were originally colleagues, so there were naturally many topics to talk about, so they just sat down and started chatting.Chatting and chatting, naturally we talked about the Han court.

"It's a pity that your Majesty was poisoned by Dong Zhuo, and King Chenliu disappeared in five years, and his life and death are unknown. Now, relying on Dong Zhuo as a minion, he controls Guanzhong and establishes himself as emperor. Yuan Shao is in Hebei. The idea of ​​being conferred emperor..." Yang Ci said with emotion.

"King Chenliu is the only remaining blood of the late emperor. Even if he is a male, he is also the orthodox heir to the throne of the Han Dynasty. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, there have been several records of male ascending to the throne. If we continue, if we still can't find him, I'm afraid we will have to find him later." Among the collateral lineages, the royal family with the closest bloodline is selected to succeed, and Liu Yu from Youzhou can be said to be the number one candidate." Cao Cao couldn't help feeling emotional.

The conversation between the two was not in a low voice, and Wang Yong naturally listened to it. History seems to have changed significantly here.For example, Lu Bu came to Yanzhou, but he did not kill Dong Zhuo.Dong Zhuo did poison the young emperor, but Han Xiandi disappeared ahead of schedule.What the hell is the key to proclaiming the emperor in Guanzhong? This development is a bit ruining the Three Views!
It is said that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty would escape from Chang'an this year, and then be welcomed by Cao Cao to Xu County, which was later Xudu.However, since Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty disappeared five years in advance, who would know where she went? !

"Liu Li?" Wang Yong called out when the fish head, sour bamboo shoot and tofu soup entered the stage of watching the fire, and planned to deal with the fish.

Who knew that Liu Li didn't respond, so he couldn't help but glanced over curiously, only to see Liu Li standing there in a daze, his face full of worries.Wang Yong simply stepped forward, patted her shoulder lightly, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Hey!" Liu Li was shocked, like a frightened cat, and then he reacted, patted his chest and said, "No, it's nothing... just thought of something..."

"Well, help me look at the fire, I'll handle the fish!" Wang Yong didn't think much, then turned around and continued cooking the pickled fish.

"Five years... ah..." Liu Li came to the soup pot, looked at the tumbling fish head soup, and couldn't help muttering.

Instead of being too obsessed with memories, she quickly recovered and began to help watch the fire.This time, for convenience, Wang Yong cooked two fish in one go, and then made soup and pickled fish together.

If the amount is too large, the taste will become more and more difficult to control, especially the control of the heat will increase several times.Many people think that cooking two or even multiple dishes at the same time is nothing more than adding seasonings in the same proportion. In fact, how much to put in the actual cooking can not be used at all, and the chef needs to explore by himself.

The key is that it is very difficult to turn the pot over. Fortunately, pickled cabbage fish does not need to be turned over very much, otherwise Wang Yong would never make a fool of himself.

Finally, after the cooking was finished, it was packed and sent out. At the same time, another portion was taken to make a set meal and placed in front of Wen Ming.The latter thanked and began to taste.

"The owner's cooking skills seem to have improved a lot!" Wen Ming took a bite of the pickled fish and couldn't help exclaiming, "The other strong taste is the spicy taste? I have tasted it, so the spicy taste is like this , I didn't expect the accident to be good! Going back like this, I can also explain to the master!"

"It seems that you are also a person who can eat spicy food!" Wang Yong thought that Wen Ming would be so spicy, but he didn't expect to eat quite happily, and suddenly felt a little bored.

"Shopkeeper, why do you feel disappointed?" Wen Ming looked at Wang Yong suspiciously, and said to himself: What did I do wrong?

"No, please taste it slowly!" Wang Yong smiled, turned around and came to Yang Ci's table, and brought him another portion.

"The soup is fish head sour bamboo shoots and tofu soup, the dish is pickled fish, and the staple food is white rice. I hope it can satisfy my teacher. In addition, the pickled fish has chili added, which tastes a bit strong. Please pay attention to it." Wang Yong reminded.

"Hahaha, I know!" Yang Ci nodded with a smile. When we were chatting just now, he already knew about peppers.It is said to be spicy, but it is not spicy like ginger or cornel. According to Xun Yu, it is a bit close to burning or painful, which makes him very curious.

What is really worth wondering is where did Wang Yong find this chili pepper, and how did he discover its usage?

You know, in the last 200 years, chefs have spent a lot of time researching on seasonings.The result is nothing more than the research of various sauces, the processing of balsamic vinegar into mature vinegar, and the development of sesame oil, for example.

It turned out that Wang Yong was lucky. It is said that he made food with medicinal materials, and now he has found a new seasoning called chili.As a former super chef, Yang Ci even believes that Wang Yong's discovery may bring important changes to the seasoning industry.

The old man had a bad stomach, so he couldn't eat pickled fish directly, so Yang Ci tried soup.The soup is rich and fragrant, and the slightly sour taste of the sour bamboo shoots perfectly brings out the umami taste of the fish and the fragrance of the tofu.It is both appetizing and delicious. It is a rare soup, especially the umami taste, which is really impressive.

"Worriless talent is indeed too strong!" Yang Ci enjoyed the soup, "The understanding of umami is not inferior to those senior chefs who have been cooking for four or five years, or even seven or eight years."

No no no, through composite materials, triggering a continuous impact of umami, this is already the domain of super chefs.Of course, this is only the understanding of taste, knife skills, cooking and seasoning are still quite inferior.

"Suddenly I want to cook..." Yang Ci felt a little restless, but Wang Yong couldn't do his best with such a good idea. As a super chef, he didn't cook for a while, but now he has started Itches.

"If this is the case, then we are lucky!" Cao Cao laughed.

"No, no, no... It's important to eat!" Yang Ci shook his head, and then continued to taste, this time starting to taste pickled fish.As the so-called gourmet food is currently, how can it live up to it?

First of all, it is naturally chili pepper. It is the first time I smell this aroma. It is very strong. It has been boiled in the soup, but the smell is still strong. Yang Ci, who smelled it carefully, even felt like sneezing. , somewhat like contacted pepper.

Then I took a light bite, and immediately felt a burning sensation, as if being scalded, and suddenly felt a pain, but I didn't hate this feeling, and instead had the idea of ​​continuing to try.

In modern terms, the spicy taste will create a painful feeling on the tongue. In order to balance this pain, the human body will secrete endorphins, which will eliminate the pain on the tongue and create a feeling similar to happiness in the human body. This feeling is mistaken for spiciness itself, so many people like spicy food.

This argument, in fact, feels like a sneaky change of concept. After all, pepper itself has a very strong umami taste.In particular, Wang Yong remembers that there is a kind of millet-spicy chili variety, which has a particularly strong umami taste. If you don’t like its spicy taste, adding some chili leaves to the soup can also enhance the freshness.

"How can this fish be so tender?" After taking a bite of chili, Yang Ci started to eat pickled fish, and after taking a bite of fish, he suddenly exclaimed.

"I used some secret recipes..." Wang Yong smiled, the tender meat powder must not be exposed.

"Interesting, very interesting!" Yang Ci suddenly felt that Wang Yong was really a disciple bestowed on him by the gods, and there were too many secrets in him waiting to be discovered by himself, like a treasure, or a door leading to a new world The door, constantly refreshing his understanding of cooking.

The sauerkraut fish is delicious and appetizing. Even if he is old and can't eat much, it is rare for him to finish his portion.Touching his slightly bulging stomach, he suddenly felt as if he had become younger.

"It's delicious, thank you for the hospitality! I'll be waiting for you at the chef's guild the day after tomorrow, come here early!" Yang Ci smiled and got up to leave.

"Disciple understands!" Wang Yong nodded, and personally sent him out. He didn't return to the shop until he got into the carriage and drove away.

　Chapter 2, I originally planned to limit it to around 2000 words, but some chapters are not clearly expressed, which will be very uncomfortable.

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