Dishes that don’t shine are not good dishes

Perfect Cooking (Part 2)

Just now, he tasted the barbecue dishes made by Feifei.

The grilled meat melts in the mouth, but it doesn’t feel greasy at all. The taste of spices such as star anise and cinnamon floats in the mouth, and perfectly blends with the sauce on the surface of the grilled meat, pushing the deliciousness of the whole dish to a very high level—this It was Xie Yunfei’s first feeling. But after careful recollection, he showed an extremely strange expression.

Seriously, the degree of completion of the barbecue is not high. There are many areas for improvement in the heat, knife skills, and even the use of spices.

But after simulating the taste of the improved cooking in his mind, Xie Yunfei couldn’t help frowning. After his improved barbecue, the degree of completion may be one or two points higher, and the taste will be better, but it is definitely not like the plate of barbecue in front of him, so that he can completely sink into it.

Yes, Xie Yunfei likes the barbecue in front of him, very much.

This is like a dish specially prepared according to his taste… Wait! specialized? modulation?

“Are you the chef that Xiaoyun said was going astray?” Xie Yunfei looked at Feifei, and his tone of question was extremely certain.

Xiaoyun once mentioned that there is a chef in Huaxia who is in a somewhat similar situation to Xie Yunfei. The chef will fine-tune cooking techniques or seasonings and spices according to the taste of the diners during the cooking process, so as to complete the dishes that satisfy the diners most.

Obviously, what Xiaoyun was talking about was the girl sitting in front of her at this time, that is, Lan Feiyu!

Xie Yunfei showed a dazed expression.

And Feifei…

She was also surprised by Xie Yunfei’s golden smile, but she shook her head after hearing the words, “You made a mistake, or Xiaoyun didn’t make it clear to you.” Back on the plate, Feifei pointed at Xie Yunfei, and then at herself, “Your improvements to the dishes, and my fine-tuning of the dishes according to the tastes of the diners, are essentially no different from the cooking methods of other chefs. Naturally, it is not a misguided way. In fact, the concept of misguided chefs has only become popular in recent years. I don’t know about other countries and regions, but inIn Huaxia, the only ones who really agree with this concept are some special chefs who belong to the food research institute. ”

“Can you be more specific?” Xie Yunfei frowned. He didn’t know the situation in Huaxia. Many news were relayed by Xiaoyun.

But in this way, a lot of information will naturally carry Xiaoyun’s opinion, which will cause Xie Yunfei’s misunderstanding and make him make wrong judgments.

Maybe it was because she met a similar ‘kind’, or maybe it was just to give Xie Yunfei some sweetness, so that he finally agreed to become her assistant. Facing the question of the young man in front of her, Feifei did not refuse to answer. She sorted out her thoughts for a while, and then opened her mouth, “Speaking of which, do you know the classification of dishes? Of course, it is not the classification method of luminous, special, and must-kill dishes in the food research institute, but according to the chef’s cooking habits. Classification carried out.”

Seeing that Yunfei shook his head, Feifei grinned, “That’s right, you’ve been here in Japan all along, and you haven’t received the education of a Chinese chef, and the six-star special chef Luo Tianci who adopted you is also a person who doesn’t care about these concepts.” chef.”

“Actually…” Feifei paused slightly, she pointed to the dozen or so dishes Xie Yunfei put not far away, and at the same time revealed the truth, “The dishes you cook are the same as the dishes I made, so seriously count them , are not really luminous dishes, special dishes!”

“How is it possible?!” After being a chef for two months, someone now reconciles Xie Yunfei by saying that the dishes he has been cooking all along are not even considered premium. How can he believe this?

But Feifei didn’t care. “The dishes you made, to be precise, should be ‘improved dishes’, that is, to change the structure and steps of the original recipes to make the dishes more delicious.”

As she spoke, she pointed to herself again, “My situation is similar to yours. The dishes I cook are ‘personal dishes’, that is, dishes specially made for one person.”

“In China a hundred years ago, these two kinds of cuisines were very popular. ‘Personal cuisine’ often appeared in the banquets of some rich people or nobles. Physical condition or personality preference, or, in other words, only chefs who can do this, are qualified to cook ‘personal cuisine’.”

Xie Yunfei nodded after listening, he remembered a certain villain who only appeared in the comics of “Zhonghua Yiyi” – that is a chef from France, he is the cook of this kind of ‘personal cuisine’, a dish of fried rice with seafood , Leng is to make five different flavors according to the preferences of the judges.

“I believe you also know the history of a hundred years ago. Strong enemies are waiting for you, and there are constant internal worries. It is under such an environment that the chefs in the Chinese culinary world have developed many excellent dishes. Wu family’s flame dumplings, sea dragon dumplings, Liu family’s giant panda magic mapo tofu, Shenglong dumplings, Tang family’s shark fin sausage… Of course, there are Xie’s golden ratio siu mai and golden open smile. One exception, all can be classified into the category of “improved cuisine”. If the concept of “improved cuisine” is relaxed a little more, the Bai Luo family’s soul-suppressing buns, soul-suppressing noodles, and those recipes brought out by our ancestors from the palace , as well as popular dishes from all over the world, can be counted among them.”

Feifei said, seeing the young man sitting across from her frowning, she guessed what the other person was thinking, and continued to explain, “According to my grandfather, ‘improved cuisine’ dates back to ancient times, when humans just It has appeared after learning to use flames to grill food, but that time is too long. During the period, the cuisine improved by chefs or ordinary people has evolved into the so-called “orthodox cuisine” after generations of ancestors. , but it’s not wrong for the food research institute to do so. After all, those diners and ordinary chefs really don’t need to know so many things, and those who really need to apply this knowledge are you and me who have become special chefs, or will inevitably become special chefs in the future. Someone who will become a special chef.”

Xie Yunfei was not delighted by Feifei’s praise. Combined with the system’s ratings, he probably understood what the other party’s so-called “improved cuisine” was all about. The purple recipes and golden recipes in the system review should be clearly defined as “improved cuisine”, but with a broader definition, all recipes except white recipes can be regarded as “improved cuisine”.

But in this way…