1818 The gathering of the master chefs
Now there was a joke on the internet that said,”back then, I also had the opportunity to become a rich second generation. What opportunity was it? my family used to have a house on Taoxi road, more than 80 square meters. “But he sold it three years ago …” Although this was a joke, there were indeed a few people who did it. It was said that the owner of a shop on Taoxi road was really regretful.
If there was medicine for regret in the world, it would probably be two pounds.
Why did he suddenly mention the price of the property on Taoxi road? it was because a middle-aged man was walking on Taoxi road. He didn’t buy anything, and he didn’t look happy either. He seemed to be struggling in his heart. That’s right, he was one of the people who had sold the shop …
The current Taoxi road was a clean and tidy street. Even the shops on both sides of the street were clean. It couldn’t be helped that master chef Restaurant was too clean. The Western restaurant across the street also followed suit and kept it very clean, one after another. If there was any unsanitary shop, it would seem unsociable. To put it bluntly, with Yuan Zhou’s presence, even the street snacks and small carts were cleaner than those in other places.
“This year’s cleanest Street in Chengdu will be Taoxi road again.” Director Wang came to tell boss Yuan the good news during the non-business time.
Director Wang knew very well why the cleanest Street would bring the good news to boss Yuan. The management only played a very small part in the success of the restaurant. However, boss Yuan wasn’t here, so director Wang thought he would come back later.
“I’m sorry. Are you alright, little girl?” While chief Wang was in high spirits, he was a little absent-minded when he walked, so he bumped into someone and quickly apologized.
“Auntie, I’m fine.” The person who was hit answered.
Director Wang confirmed that there was indeed nothing wrong before he was relieved. Then, he apologized properly. It was also a coincidence that this young lady was counselor sun. Although counselor sun was in his thirties, it was not a problem for director Wang, who was in his fifties, to call her a young lady.
Counselor sun didn’t need to change buses. She arrived at Taoxi road in one bus. The government was also very helpful. They had opened many bus lines near Taoxi road. Why were they nearby? if the target was Taoxi road, it would definitely be congested from morning to night. Of course, even if they paid more attention, Taoxi road would still be congested from time to time due to the human and car traffic.
“As expected of a new food street. It’s even more prosperous than Chunxi Road. There shouldn’t be any problems.” Counselor sun pursed his lips and decided to see for himself.
“No. 1, No. 39, No. 28, yes, no. 14. It seems to be here.” Counselor sun came all the way from the street and walked for a few minutes before reaching the door of the restaurant.
“Why didn’t you open the door?” When counselor sun arrived, Yuan Zhou hadn’t come back from the chef’s Association yet, so he naturally didn’t see him.
“Master chef Restaurant? It’s master chef Restaurant!” Counselor sun stared at the signboard. He read it once but didn’t react. He read it again and again before he reacted.
“So it’s boss Yuan’s restaurant. No wonder the salary and treatment are so good.” Counselor sun looked at the sign, smiled, and turned to walk toward the street.
She still had to take a bus back to school. There was a class meeting waiting for her to host in the afternoon, so she couldn’t be late. As for the behavior of counselor sun, the three of them didn’t know about it. For one thing, counselor sun arrived before them; for another, in the eyes of mu Xiaoyun and the other two, he was a famous counselor who was serious.
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Asia was one of the oldest States. There were a total of 48 countries, divided into six regions: East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, and Central Asia. It was a vast and densely populated country.
Three out of the four ancient civilizations were in Asia. One could imagine how long the history and culture of this continent had gone back, which naturally included the all-encompassing food culture.
The ever-changing food culture also meant that there were as many chefs as there were stars in the sky. Of course, there were even more outstanding chefs. After all, the foundation was there.
“The title of number one is too heavy, but in Chu Li’s eyes, a young Asian chef can be called the number one in Asia. I think Chu Li’s vision has regressed.” A short and chubby old man was sitting on the sofa with a frown. He was huffing in anger and was clearly not very happy. This was opello, a national treasure chef from Singapore, who had been invited by Chu Xiao to attend Yuan Zhou’s exchange meeting.
Sure enough, out of the ten chefs, nine were fat, and one was especially fat. Looking at opello’s body, one could tell that he was a good cook.
“Senior brother, you’re right. I admit that Chu Li’s cooking talent is quite high, but his judgment is questionable. Senior brother, as the Vice President of the Asian famous chef Alliance, you’ll soon be able to take over. You’re famous in Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, and Cambodia, but you’ve never claimed to be the best in Asia.” A tall and thin old man in his sixties was sitting on the other side of the sofa with a very serious expression on his face.
“That’s not the case. I know the chef Chu mentioned. He has been very famous recently and even broke the record of his personal exhibition. President August also admires him a lot. He must have his own unique skills. He should be the best among the younger generation, and his cooking skills are not inferior to the older generation. However, cooking skills are related to experience and years of practice.” What opello meant was that he also thought Yuan Zhou’s cooking skills were quite good, but it was still too early for him to be the best in Asia.
Although opello respected ogyust, that was only because ogyust was the president of the International chef’s Association. Opello didn’t think that he would lose in a real cooking competition. Come to think of it, if one thought that one’s cooking skills were not as good as others, then it was impossible to become a national treasure-level chef in Singapore.
Opello also had a secret intention, which was to go further. To put it bluntly, he thought that he could be regarded as the number one in the Asian cooking world, and before that, he planned to bring a few more people to see the ‘number one’.
“Junior Brother, are li Dehua and the other three people in the country?” Opello thought for a while and asked the thin and tall man’s junior, Qin Chuan.
“I haven’t heard of them going out recently. They should be here. Does senior brother want to invite them to go with you?” Qin Chuan asked.
“That’s right. They’re quite famous in the Asian cooking world. Since we have a genius chef here, we should go and take a look.” Opello said.
Opello was talking about Dehua li, Liu Yuanshan, Xia MA, and Deca. Dehua li was a Singapore chef, Liu Yuanshan was a Vietnam chef, Xia MA was an India chef, and Deca was a Thailand chef. The reason why these four were put together was that their cooking skills were on par, and not only in China, but also in the Asian chef’s Association, they were also very respected people, known as the ‘four boats of cooking’ in Asia. Well … The nicknames given by foreigners were a little confusing. However, this was also an affirmation of their cooking skills and an award for their virtue.
For example, as a Singaporean, unlike opello, who had learned authentic Italy cuisine from a young age and finally integrated several major Singaporean cuisines to develop his own unique style, Dehua Li’s cooking skills were at the level of a master. His biggest contribution was to unconditionally put a family heirloom recipe,[Li’s recipe], on the Asian chef’s Association, in the hope that more rising stars could see it and improve their cooking skills.
Although the name [Li family’s menu] didn’t look good, in fact, according to the Li family genealogy, this recipe was passed down from the Li Tang Dynasty. Even if it was not a recipe for the Royal Palace, it was not simple. However, in li Dehua’s generation, he resolutely showed this family heirloom at the age of forty-five, hoping that more people would see and learn from it. This breadth of mind and courage were worthy of many people’s praise.
Dehua li was good at Li family cuisine, which was exquisite and Grand. It was a variant of Chinese cuisines. His cooking skills were still a little worse than opello ‘s, but it was still quite good.
Liu Yuanshan and the others had also made great contributions to the Asian chef’s Association. They all had their own advantages, and the same thing was the respect the members of the Association had for them.
Opello wanted to invite these few people to attend Yuan Zhou’s exchange meeting this time in the hope of setting the title of the number one in Asia. Anyway, it was most likely going to be him, so he wanted some old friends to come and witness it.