Food: I was a cartoonist in Totsuki

Observe everyone's cooking process and become familiar with this kitchen meal set.

Yuanyue Resort, like many restaurants, mainly serves Western food.

Western food, then it will definitely involve the combination of "set meal".

The recipes in the set meal are all prepared in advance and exist in a fixed way.Of course, a five-star restaurant like Totsuki Resort can provide more than a dozen set meals, and the set meals will change according to different seasons.

As for what kind of set meal to make every day, it depends on the ordering situation of the guests.

Tong Yu spent the whole morning observing, basically getting a rough idea of ​​the "assembly line" situation in the kitchen.

Noon is the golden time for guests to dine, and it is also the busiest time in the kitchen. There is a steady stream of plates coming in, which also increases Tong Yu's workload.

Tong Yu sighed slightly, put on his gloves and continued doing this boring work.

But while washing the dishes, he discovered a small problem...

There was a lot of sauce left on the plate that was taken away, but a lot of vegetables were left on the plate of the customer who ate it with bread.

Obviously, there was something wrong with the sauce ratio between the two dishes.

Tong Yu did not report this issue to Song Yuan immediately. He waited until the busy period at noon was over and everyone was resting in the kitchen before he came to Song Yuan.

"Chef Matsubara has a question for you."

"what?"

"The second dish on the B menu made in the morning, the fish and vegetables in salad oil, there is a certain problem with the sauce."

When Tong Yu said these words, everyone around him broke into a cold sweat for Tong Yu again.

"Are you saying there's something wrong with the cooking I made? Boy, aren't you going a little too far!"

Just as Song Yuan was about to get angry, Tong Yu immediately revealed the problem with the sauce that he discovered while washing the dishes.

After listening, Matsubara stopped being angry: "You mean, there is too little sauce in the fish dish, not that there is something wrong with the taste of the sauce?"

"Is it possible that I still use my tongue to taste the leftover sauce from the guests?" Tong Yu said angrily.

Song Yuan was not angry at all because of Tong Yu's "rude" attitude, and smiled with a smile on his face: "Awesome, boy, you have found the shortcomings of my kitchen after working on the dishes all morning, so tell me what to do about it." How can this situation be improved?”

"It would be a bit difficult to improve using conventional methods. I observed the kitchen in the morning and found that your workload is not small. Adding sauce directly will increase your workload."

"Hey, you are observing very carefully."

"So using 'sauce cups' to serve sauces can perfectly solve this problem and give diners a refreshing experience."

Adding sauce directly to the dish will affect the taste of the dish, which means that while adding more sauce, you must also consider the taste of the dish, which will increase the cooking time.

But if you use another container to serve the sauce separately and let the guests add the amount according to their own taste, this will solve the problem very well.

Just as Tong Yu finished the proposal, a restaurant waiter walked in.

"Chef, a guest would like to add some sauce..."

After saying these words, Song Yuan's expression changed several times.

The other people in the restaurant were also stunned. After reacting, they all secretly admired Tong Yu's insight. After only half a day in the kitchen, they found the existing problems and proposed ways to improve them.

What's even more coincidental is that a customer immediately asked for more sauce, which confirmed the correctness of what he just said.

In response, Song Yuan finally couldn't help laughing.

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"Hahaha, you are really amazing. Not only did you find the problem, but you also came up with a solution. This insight is also beyond the ordinary people. Boy, I officially recognize your strength. I will get familiar with the recipes in the kitchen later and let you know tomorrow. You have officially started working as a chef in the kitchen, and by the way, I will guide you in the cultivation of your 'Kitchen Heart'..."

After fully understanding Tong Yu's strength, Song Yuan decisively made Tong Yu qualified for the job, and was also willing to guide the practice of "cooking heart".

This made other people in the kitchen envious. This was the first time in so many years that they had seen Song Yuan agree to personally guide others in their practice.

Tong Yu was also very happy after hearing this.

With the guidance of such an old master in the practice of cooking heart, I believe that you will soon master the correct way to control the cooking heart.

……

After lunch, Songyuan did not let Tong Yu continue washing the dishes. Instead, he called him over and explained the corresponding knowledge to Tong Yu while cooking.

Although Matsubara's temper is a bit eccentric, once he commits to something, he will do his best and never delay.

Although Tong Yu's cooking talent is strong and he has mastered the cooking techniques of many recipes, compared with old chefs like Matsumoto who have been working in the kitchen for decades, his experience is still much lower, not to mention the use and mastery of cooking skills. Way.

Therefore, Tong Yu studied very seriously and kept every detail in mind that Matsumoto told him.

In the next few days, Tong Yu practiced "cooking heart" under the guidance of Song Yuan.

Tong Yu benefited a lot and made rapid progress. He also clearly felt that Chu Xin was on the verge of a breakthrough and now only had the last step to go.

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Chapter 143 Walking on the snow in search of a dragon

Today is Tong Yu’s sixth day of field study at Yuanyue Resort.

In the second kitchen lounge of Yuanyue Resort, Tong Yu and Matsubara Guangmoto were sitting at a table talking about the past few days.

"This is the way to train your heart. Everything that can be taught to you has been given to you. It's up to you whether you can make a breakthrough." Song Yuan said as he lit a cigarette and held it in his mouth.

One of Matsubara's hobbies is smoking, and he always likes to smoke one like this during his breaks.

After taking a deep breath and exhaling the smoke with a satisfied look on his face, Matsubara continued: "To be honest, I have been a chef for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen such a talent like yours. Others may not be able to grasp it even if they are 50 to [-] years old." You'd better wake up to the threshold of "cooking heart" now, and your knife skills and cooking skills have reached the level of a star chef. I really don't know what kind of freak you are..."

This is not the first time that Song Yuan praised Tong Yu like this in the past few days. Tong Yu felt a little embarrassed when he heard it. Moreover, this compliment was not the main point. The next sentence was what he wanted to say.

After taking another puff of cigarette, Matsubara said again: "Boy, do you really not think about it? With your ability, there is no need to waste time in a place like Yuanyue. You can come directly to work for me now and work for a few years." I can give you the position of chef, and then I can also enjoy peace and happiness."

If it were anyone else, after hearing Matsumoto say this, he would be happy that he couldn't find Southeast and Northwest, and then he agreed immediately.

But Tong Yu has her own ideas. Even if she wants to be a chef, she will be in her own restaurant, not working for others.

"Senior Matsubara, thank you again for your kindness. I said that I don't want to be tied to a fixed kitchen all my life. My goal is to travel around the world and learn cooking knowledge from all over the world. The road to food is endless. Only by continuous exploration can we continue to grow. The journey may be long, but the scenery we pass by is worth it.”

When Song Yuan heard what Tong Yu said, he didn't say much. He finished the remaining cigarette, put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and stood up.

"That's right. With your talent, your future achievements will be far above mine. Staying here will only limit your growth. Forget it, but if you suddenly want to come to Yuanyue Resort, you can come to me at any time. When I retire The position of chef has been reserved for you before." Song Yuan said to Tong Yu.

From these words alone, it can be seen that Songyuan admires Tong Yu very much and recognizes his strength and talent.

Fortunately, there were only two of them in the break room now. If these words were heard by the sous chef Legota and other kitchen employees, it would definitely cause some dissatisfaction.

Tong Yu was also very grateful to Song Yuan and secretly decided that she would repay him for this kindness if she had the opportunity in the future.

"After finishing smoking, we have to start working again. Boy, when will you leave here?" Matsubara turned around and asked again.

Tong Yu found out the sauce ratio problem on the first day and improved it with the "sauce cup" method. In fact, he has left behind "seeing is believing" results. Even if he leaves here on the first day, I believe he will be far away. Yue's "minions" won't say much.

Naturally, he continues to stay here to let Matsubara guide him in the practice of cooking.

However, I have learned so much in the past few days that I can indeed consider leaving the resort and heading to the next "field study" place.

After Tong Yu thought for a while, he said: "The 'field study' period is one week. According to the time, we can leave the day after tomorrow at the latest. Is there anything you want me to do, Senior Songyuan?"

"Do you want to challenge yourself?"

"Challenge yourself, what do you mean?"

Matsubara explained: "The annual 'Innovation Competition' of Totsuki Resort is about to begin. Starting tomorrow, the three major kitchens of Totsuki Resort will provide recently created recipes to VIP guests..."

It was through Songyuan's explanation that Tong Yu learned that there was such a "Culinary Innovation Competition" at Yuanyue Resort.

This competition is held from time to time every year. Its purpose is to remove the old and introduce new ones and update the recipes in each kitchen.

You know, Totsuki Resort is one of the rare five-star restaurants in Japan. It receives countless guests every day, many of whom are prominent and even leaders of some major countries.

In order to satisfy the discerning appetites and demanding requirements of guests, innovation in recipes is inevitable.

Not only the chefs of the three major kitchens need to create refreshing recipes every year, but also Dojima Gin and Sena Hiromi.

Tong Yu was a little surprised after hearing this and said, "Such a thing actually exists. Does that mean that you have prepared a new recipe, Senior Songyuan?"

"My new recipe has been included in the kitchen menu a month ago, as have the chefs in the other two kitchens. Tomorrow's event is mainly to showcase the dishes created by employees other than the chef, if you have the courage Just prepare a dish to participate. But again, if you serve dishonest dishes in front of VIP guests, you should know what the consequences will be..."

After Matsubara finished speaking, he laughed, which looked very vulgar in conjunction with the expression on his face.

"The Yuanyue Resort's Cuisine Innovation Competition is really interesting. Then I will participate as kitchen employee No. 2..." Tong Yu said with a smile on her lips.

She was not surprised at all that Tong Yu wanted to participate in Songyuan.

"Have you thought about it? But you only have one day to prepare."

"That's enough. I'm going to use all the essence I've learned in the past few days in the dish I'm going to create next!"

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The next day came quickly, and when it was approaching noon, many guests had gathered in the VIP buffet restaurant of Yuanyue Resort.

The guests who can enter this place are all prominent people, among them are the two "Curry Queen" sisters whom Tong Yu knows.

Qianbiao Xiaya and Qianbiao Nana were sitting by the window. The two sisters chatted and waited for the food to be served.

"We have been to many star-rated restaurants, and it turns out that only the cuisine at Yuanyue Resort can satisfy our taste buds to the greatest extent."

"It's a pity that we can't taste the chef's set meals at this time. They are just dishes made by junior employees, which is a bit boring."

"The sous chef of Totsuki Resort is also very capable, and the dishes he prepares will not disappoint... Well, the dishes have already been served?"

I saw the waiters at Totsuki Resort starting to deliver the appetizers completed by the three major kitchens to the buffet table.

Although today is the "Cuisine Innovation Competition" of the three major kitchens, the dishes are still presented in the form of a "buffet" and are provided as a set meal of appetizers, soups, side dishes, main dishes, salads, and desserts.

Since the three major kitchen dishes are served at the same time, there are more than a dozen different styles of "appetizers" alone.

A variety of appetizers cooked with caviar, foie gras, smoked salmon, cocktail cups, 3.2 butter chicken crisp boxes, baked snails, etc. as main ingredients were presented to many VIP guests.

Guests can choose to taste according to their own preferences, or they can taste multiple courses.

If a certain dish is particularly well-received and demand exceeds supply, the waiter will make additional preparations in the corresponding kitchen as soon as possible.

After ensuring that every VIP guest had a taste of the appetizers, the second batch of soup dishes was served.

There are also more than a dozen different types of soup dishes, which makes the guests dazzled and don't know which one they should choose to taste.

However, many guests only taste the appetizers, soups, and side dishes, because they all know that the main dish that is about to be served is the highlight.

Soon, steaming main dishes were delivered to the buffet table, including an original dish that Tong Yu put a lot of effort into.