1914 Roasting the golden bird
It was good.
Delicacies were delicacies.
In addition, Yuan Zhou was Yuan Zhou.
The above three sentences felt like nonsense, but they were also the feelings of the chef.
“Sweet and sour pineapple meat. You’re so good at controlling the sourness and sweetness.” As a Cantonese man, Jin hai loved to eat sweet and sour pineapple meat, but he liked sour food very much.
In other words, according to the normal method, Jin hai would find it too sweet. In any case, the sweet and sour pork was basically made by him for himself.
This time, Jin hai came to master chef Restaurant with some thoughts in mind. He wanted to know how head chef Yuan would arrange a customer with special requirements like him.
Strictly speaking, Jin Hai’s behavior was like a troll. He clearly had a special request, but he didn’t say it.
“Could this be a coincidence?” Jin hai couldn’t be sure. This was the first time he had been able to accurately grasp his taste. It was too amazing.
Jin hai thought to himself,”no wonder Cui Hang and Qiu Ji were conquered after only meeting once. Such culinary skills can be called magical. How can I not be convinced?”
Head chef Chu ordered four Jiangsu dishes. He originally wanted to order Zhejiang dishes, but after flipping through the menu, he realized that there was nothing special about them. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisines had a lot in common, so they were almost the same.
“Squirrel mandarin fish, three-set duck, meatball and dried shredded pork. Even if you were to pick the bones from the eggs, you wouldn’t be able to find anything special. Head chef Yuan’s cooking skills are really good in all aspects.”
Originally, because of his master and head chef Yuan’s great reputation, head chef Chu’s expectations for these four dishes had already been raised to a very high level. However, when he actually ate them, he realized that no matter how high his expectations were, it was difficult to describe the taste before he had actually eaten them.
“I can’t eat anymore, but I still want to eat more.” Chef Li’s stomach was full. He really couldn’t hold it anymore.
Chef du said that he had found a way to solve a problem in cooking.
“It just so happens that I’ve already applied with the Vice President in the afternoon to use the kitchen stove.” Kang Hu said.
“I won’t be going. I have a question to ask head chef Yuan. You guys can go first. Let’s meet again tomorrow.” Jin Hao said as he touched his bag.
“Then you wait a little longer. The president will be done in an hour. You can ask him when he’s free.” Kang Hu looked at the time and reminded.
“Then we’ll take our leave, head chef Jin.” The other head chefs left after saying their goodbyes.
When Jin hai saw that the other head chefs had left, he hugged his bag and sat on the bench in front of the restaurant, waiting.
During this period, the Cantonese cuisine Association called to discuss things and invited people to become famous head chefs. There were many things to do.
Jin hai knew that this was the popularity that head chef Yuan had been anticipating the most yesterday.
Very soon, the last batch of customers came out of the master chef Restaurant contentedly. Naturally, Yuan Zhou also sent them out as usual.
After sending off su Ruoyan, who wanted to stay and help, Yuan Zhou shifted his gaze to Jin hai, who was walking towards him.
“Hello, head chef Yuan. Thank you very much for giving me the most anticipated award.” Jin hai walked to Yuan Zhou, bowed deeply and then said loudly.
“No need. I only chose it because the dishes you made are to my liking.” Yuan Zhou said quite honestly.
“Head chef Jin, is there anything I can help you with?” Yuan Zhou asked.
“It’s like this. I have a question I would like to ask head chef Yuan. When would it be convenient for you?” Jin hai carefully asked.
“I have time now. Come in.” After thinking for a while, Yuan Zhou led Jin hai to the backyard.
The environment was clean, and there was a stove inside. It didn’t matter if it was for civil or martial arts, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Jin hai immediately heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Yuan Zhou say that he was free now. With a grateful expression on his face, he followed Yuan Zhou into the restaurant quickly.
“Sit down. If you have anything to say, just say it.” Yuan Zhou placed the water in front of Jin hai and asked him to sit down.
Only after Yuan Zhou sat down did Jin hai sit upright and still against the edge of the stool. He then carefully placed his bag on the stone table and opened his mouth.
“I just want to know the reason why head chef Yuan chose to give me this award. I want to work hard in this direction!” Jin Hai’s words were loud and clear.
“He got the honor, knows how to find out why he got it, and knows how to conclude by himself.” Yuan Zhou nodded in his heart. Jin Hai’s behavior earned his approval.
“Your roast pig is pretty good. You have a lot of room for improvement,” said Yuan Zhou.
He had eaten the roast suckling pig cooked by Jin hai once in Guangdong and felt that the taste was somewhat special. Although the craftsmanship was definitely not the best, Yuan Zhou was still looking forward to it.
“It’s great to be able to gain head chef Yuan’s favor.” Jin hai almost jumped out of his chair. A big smile appeared on his face, and he was extremely happy.
“Our Jin family has an ancestral recipe for roasting golden birds. I have studied it for many years but only managed to learn a little of it. I have improved it on the roast suckling pig. Today, I have brought the recipe and would like to ask head chef Yuan to help take a look.” Jin hai licked his lips and looked at Yuan Zhou expectantly.
“Roasted golden bird?” Yuan Zhou looked at the bag on the table.
If Yuan Zhou didn’t remember wrongly, the golden bird should be referring to chicken. Chicken could be said to be one of the most commonly eaten meat by the ancient people. Therefore, it had a long history and various cooking methods. It was normal to have family heirloom recipes.
“Yes, this is my family’s recipe.” Jin hai carefully opened the bag and took out a red sandalwood box.
The box wasn’t very big, only about the width of two palms. There were exquisite and simple patterns carved on it, but probably because it was often opened by people, it was a little greasy and had a bit of human aura.
“Pa da”
When the box was opened, an ancient scroll was revealed. It was dark brown in color, and it was impossible to tell what kind of paper it was made of. However, one could tell that it was very old and precious.
“It seems that your family’s dish has been passed down for a long time,” Yuan Zhou said.
To be honest, Yuan Zhou had seen a lot of ancient recipes. However, it was still rare to see an ancient recipe that looked so old in the form of a picture scroll.
“It’s been passed down for a long time, and the exact era can’t be verified anymore. ” Jin Hai’s face carried a hint of pride.
“Can I take a look?” Yuan Zhou really wanted to see the recipe of this ancient dish.
“Sure, please.” Jin hai handed Yuan Zhou a pair of transparent gloves.
Yuan Zhou opened the picture scroll carefully. The characters on the scroll should be written in official script. He didn’t know much about characters, but he had read a lot of ancient books in recent years, so he had a little understanding of them.
It was about the roast chicken … The cooking method of the roast golden bird. It felt like the roast chicken wasn’t even cool.
On the top right corner of the scroll, there seemed to be steps and techniques, but they were already blurry and could not be seen clearly. This should be the part that Jin hai said was difficult to restore.
“The method is a little interesting.” Yuan Zhou felt that Jin hai was quite capable to be able to transfer the technique of roasting golden birds onto the roast suckling pig.
“This dish needs to be studied. If head chef Jin is at ease, we can leave the recipe here. Three days later, at the same time, head chef Jin will come again and this dish should be restored.” Yuan Zhou said thoughtfully.
“What? Three days to restore?”
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