Food King

Chapter 119 Assessment Center "Smoke Big Silver Plus One"

After arriving in the imperial capital of Zhao Kingdom, Wang Yan did not have any plans to go to the imperial palace. The purpose of his trip was very clear. He entered the library of the Oriental Academy to learn more about cooking skills. At the same time, he once again perfected Take a look at the identification of raw materials and the ability to distinguish them, and learn from the strengths of Zhao Guo's cooking methods.

Before that, Wang Yan also knew a little about Oriental College. This college has a long history and is the only college in Zhao country that trains chefs.

The Oriental Academy has a profound background, among which there are many masters, and they have a close relationship with the royal family of the Zhao Kingdom. Some of the outstanding students, after passing the examination, can enter the imperial dining room of the palace or stay in the academy to teach Qualifications.

Moreover, although the Oriental College has a large number of students, it is still open to the outside world, especially the library of the students. As long as they can pass a simple assessment, they can enter it and read a lot. This is very important to Wang Yan.

The Oriental Academy is located on the south bank of the moat river in the imperial capital, not far from the Royal Garden. Because the flying of Yuan beasts is prohibited in the imperial city, Wang Yan and Huba had to walk on foot. After half a stick of incense, I came to the south bank of the moat river.

"Is this the Oriental Academy?" The two stood beside the avenue of the moat, looking at the buildings with traces of time in front of them, Wang Yan murmured softly, and his expression was a little strange.

What came into view was a college with a vast area. The courtyard walls on both sides were made of rocks. There are traces, and above it, there is a bronze plaque with some blurred handwriting, which is difficult to see unless it is carefully identified.

"Let's go, it should be here." Wang Yan said again, and then walked over with Huba. The management of the college is very loose. Green vegetation is planted on the side, and there is a lawn on it, but the lawn seems to be untended, the grass inside is messy, and many dead leaves of the towering trees beside it have fallen.

"Is this the fun place you mentioned?" Huba turned sideways, his delicate face was full of doubts, and as her voice fell, Wang Yan nodded.

"Cough in and take a look, this is the exclusive academy for gourmet creators." Looking at Huba's strange gaze, Wang Yan coughed dryly, then, looking at the three or four young people walking in front, he went straight to meet them.

These three teenagers were wearing uniform attire, and they were younger than Wang Yan, about fifteen or sixteen years old. At this moment, as Wang Yan stepped forward, they all stopped in their tracks.

"Excuse me, how do I get to the assessment center of the academy?" Wang Yan asked the three of them with a smile on his face, and as his voice fell, a young man among the three pointed to the direction behind him.

"Passing through that square, you can see the library. The assessment center is adjacent to the library. Are you here to get a grade and enter the library to read?" Wang Yan said, and as his voice fell, Wang Yan nodded.

"That's right. The assessment center next door to the library was established temporarily for chefs who borrowed books from outside. However, even if you pass the assessment, you only have the right to read it, and if you want to borrow books. , I still need to apply for a temporary student card, which is more convenient." Seeing Wang Yan nodding, the little fat man said enthusiastically again.

"Thank you." Wang Yan nodded again, and said to the little fat man, then, he and Huba walked into the academy.

Just as the little fat man said, the two of them walked forward for tens of feet again, and a huge square appeared in sight. This square was clearly divided into two parts, one of which should be used for exercising, and the other , is a long canopy built of wood. Under the long canopy at this time, some students are practicing knife skills, and some are carving with carving knives. Most of them have serious expressions and concentrate on it.

After Wang Yan glanced at it, he withdrew his gaze, and walked towards the building with the word library in front of him with Huba. After entering the Oriental Academy, compared with the dilapidated exterior, the interior buildings were also It's all better.

There were not many students in front of the library, and Wang Yan and Wang Yan were not much different in age from most of the students. Moreover, although there were not many people who came here to read books, they were not absent.

The "Assessment Center" looked at a small courtyard next to the library, Wang Yan pondered for a while, and the two of them opened the door and walked in with Huba.

The small courtyard is not big, but it is very clean. There are all kinds of stoves, cooking tables, etc. in the courtyard. There are five places in total, but four of them are already occupied by people, and they are preparing for the assessment, and some are even quicker. Cut to match.

On the left side of the gate, there is a five-meter-long stone table, and there are three people sitting on the stone table, one old and two young. The old man is about 60 years old, with white hair, but his face is full. Red light, sitting in the middle of the three of them, looking drowsy, and the two men on both sides of him are both in their thirties, burly and strong, and one of them is wearing a blue stove. The man raised his head , looked at Wang Yan and Hu Ba who pushed the door and entered, with indifferent expressions.

"There is also an assessment platform. You can go up after paying [-] gold coins. You can choose the raw materials by yourself. After cooking, bring them over for review." As his voice fell, Wang Yan flipped his palm and put thirty gold coins on the table. After being collected by another man, he waved his hand at him.

"Wait for me." After greeting Huba, Wang Yan came to the last cooking table, looked at some raw materials placed above, and frowned slightly.

Most of the vegetables on the cooking table were wilted, and some leaves were already a little yellowed. After Wang Yan shook his head helplessly, he picked up one of the yellow-skinned vegetables.

This yellow cabbage was shaped like a potato, and the skin was slightly dry and wrinkled. Obviously, a lot of water had been lost in it. Wang Yan grabbed it, quickly removed the skin, and put it in the clean water aside for soaking.

"The choice of yellow-skinned vegetables is just to test the level of culinary skills, in case laymen come to the library to browse randomly, but this is still an assessment after all, so you choose this kind of yellow-skinned vegetables that are usually fed to poultry? "

"I think the boy is also a layman. The yellow-skinned vegetables are used to feed poultry. Cooking...who would eat this? It seems that the old man is wise. Throwing this kind of garbage vegetable roots into the raw materials for selection, yes It’s not whether an expert knows how to cook or not, but just this one hand will make it clear at a glance.”

The two men sitting on top of the stone table boredly glanced at the few people above who were cooking the dishes from time to time, and the man who had collected the gold coins before, when he saw the yellow-skinned dish Wang Yan chose, couldn't help showing a sneering smile, The man in stove clothes looked at each other in dismay, but he didn't expose Wang Yan on the spot, but bowed his head and whispered with a smile on his face.

After staying here for a long time, it is inevitable that it will be a bit boring. The flavoring agent Wang Yan has become a joke, and the two of them are not against it. It's just that the eyes that occasionally look at Wang Yan are like looking at a fool, especially when they see Wang Yan. With a serious expression on Wang Yan's face, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Facing the actions of the two, Wang Yan didn't pay much attention to them. After soaking the yellow pickled vegetables, he began to cut and match them on the uneven surface. The bluntness also made the movements in Wang Yan's hands a little slow.

"Let's see what he does later, let him taste it himself. Hehe." The man in the stove clothes said, and couldn't help chuckling, while the other person also sneered and echoed again and again, even more so. The stove-clothed man gave a thumbs-up: "I will only obey you for such a wicked thing."

The two lowered their heads, chatted and laughed, sweeping away their previous laziness. This behavior also made several people on the stove look at Wang Yan one after another. They all suppressed their smiles and started cooking the dishes again while shaking their heads.

Wang Yan's expression was indifferent, and seriousness appeared in his pitch-black eyes. After cutting the yellow pickled vegetables into uniform filaments like matchsticks, they soaked them in clean water again. The flame lit up.

The other four people around were smiling, and quickly busy with the dishes in their hands. Not long after, with the sound of roaring flames, a faint fragrance began to permeate the wok.

The clear water in the frying pan in front of Wang Yan was slowly heated, and the soaked shredded yellow-skinned cabbage had already retained some water. Although it still looked a little dry, it was much better than before. As the clear water in the pot boiled, , Blanch the shredded yellow cabbage skillfully, and pour it out to cool.

At the same time, the dishes cooked by No.1 have been cooked, stir-fried zinnia, although the zinnia is very different from the one planted in the backyard of Wang Yan's black shop, the quality of the raw materials seems to be good, and the green color The top is a little red, and after being wrapped in the sauce, it exudes a faint fragrance.

"Okay." The man in stove clothes only took a sip, and then said lightly, at the same time, he threw a wooden sign on the bluestone table, which made the young man look happy, and hurriedly picked it up, but he didn't Instead, he turned his eyes to the direction where Wang Yan was, with a smile on his face and his arms wrapped around his chest, waiting to watch the show.

Following the No.1 youth, No.2 and No.3 have passed one after another. As for the No.4 youth, after the dishes were cooked, they were directly brushed off and did not qualify. Among them, whether it was the four young people who passed the assessment or the young man who was dismissed, they all stood by the side of the yard, looking at Wang Yan, the only one left in the field, with a strong sarcasm in their eyes. .

This kind of assessment is extremely uncomplicated. As long as the cooked dishes do not deviate too much in terms of knife skills and taste, they will basically be given the opportunity to enter the Cangshu Pavilion, unless it is really not for this piece of material, which is not enough at this age. Make a dish that can be seen before it will be ruthlessly brushed down.

Under the eyes of everyone, Wang Yan turned the frying pan again, and then slowly put the dishes in the pot into the cleaned blue and white dish, picked it up immediately, and put it on the bluestone table superior.

"Is this the dish you cook?"

(End of this chapter)