After Fan Ye took a seat, he took a photo of Man Dongliu and sent a message, "The people here today are all heroes in the Yanjing circle, and several of them have a good relationship with you...... That would be despised. ”

Man Dongliu took a closer look at the people present, and asked in surprise: "Xi Tianlei is also present?"

Fan Ye smiled bitterly and replied, "Yes, I didn't expect Master Xi to attend, but he just said that today's dinner, no matter what success or failure, he will give Qiao Zhi a pair of words, either take it or get out!"

Full of mixed flavors, "So exciting!"

reported the news to Man Dongliu in time, Fan Ye put away his mobile phone and chatted with Tao Kai, who was sitting on his right.

Tao Kai sighed, "I heard that Qiao Zhi is a very low-key person, good at hiding hole cards, and the King of Chef competition is relying on Gou, hiding his strength, and won the title of King Chef as a dark horse, I didn't expect it to be so high-profile this time, it's really a surprise." ”

Fan Ye analyzed: "This time and that time. If he continues to keep a low profile, after the opening of Yanying Canteen, he will definitely encounter everyone's boycott, and no matter how good his marketing model is, he will not be able to block the mouths of people in the circle. ”

Tao Kai took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile: "To be honest, I am not only curious about Qiao Zhi's cooking skills, but also looking forward to it. Xu Hexiang is an old friend of mine, and he is full of praise for Qiao Zhi, believing that he has the strength to lead Chinese cuisine to conquer the world. ”

Fan Ye glanced at Tao Kai angrily, "You and Lao Xu are friends, don't joke." Last year, you scolded and fought on Weibo, and everyone knew about it. ”

Tao Kai laughed, "I'm not right about things, not people! However, in the cooking industry, there is still a bit of precipitation, although Qiao Zhi's talent is good, but after all, he is too young, only in his twenties, it is okay to fool non-professionals, and it is too difficult to fool so many of us here." I think he's making a risky move!"

Fan Ye listened obediently, heard a hostile tone from Tao's mouth, frowned, and sighed: "Qiao Zhi is good at dancing on the tip of a knife, throughout the process of his fame, which time is not a desperate rebirth? This time it seems that he has been forced into a corner, but if his strength is recognized from the outside, wouldn't he have succeeded in carping over the dragon gate?"

"Yanjing is not just as simple as the Dragon Gate, with the impregnable Forbidden City, he probably doesn't know how high the city gate is!" Tao Kai smiled indifferently.

Fu Huiwen observed the fifteen distinguished guests on the side, analyzed their positions and identities, and finally came to the conclusion that there were at least eight of the guests who stood on the opposite side of Qiao Zhi, and as for the other seven, they also maintained a neutral and objective attitude.

According to Xu Hexiang's status in the rivers and lakes, he is also eligible to be invited to participate, but Mei Ling seems to have deliberately left Xu Hexiang alone.

Fu Huiwen lowered her voice and asked Mei Ling, "You seem to have put Qiao Zhi in a dead end today!"

Mei Ling said: "Only by breaking this dead end can Qiao Zhi be recognized by the Yanjing culinary world." Since you want the carp to jump over the dragon gate, you have to build the dragon gate high enough, so that the carp can really be reborn. ”

"You are really confident in Qiao Zhi's strength. ”

"No way, he's never lost, and I really want to see how he loses. ”

"Tsk, your tone is really sassy!"

"Haha, I've been with Qiao Zhi for a long time, and I've been infected by him. ”

Sitting next to Xi Tianlei is Yang Ci, the great master of Zhejiang Yuan cuisine, they are of the same age, their social status is also comparable, and they are friends who have known each other for many years.

Yang Ci's body is very fat, his face is round, his eyebrows are kind, and he has a bald head, like a smiling Maitreya Buddha.

Yang Ci smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Before the dishes are served, we might as well guess what dishes Qiao Zhi makes, how?"

Qin Liang, in his forties, is the youngest of today's guests, but he is very famous in the food critic circles for his splendid writings.

He analyzed with a smile: "Judging from the data, Qiao Zhi knows a lot of cuisines, but he is most proficient in Huainan cuisine and Qilu Kongfu cuisine. So I'm guessing that the dishes he cooks today have something to do with these two factions. ”

Xi Tianlei shook his head, "He likes to play cards out of common sense, and he will definitely cook more unpopular dishes today." Let's write a dish name for each of us, and see who is more predictable!"

"It's a pity, I can't see Qiao Zhi's live picture in the back kitchen, otherwise you can see if his knife skills really reach the top level of Huainan cuisine chefs?" Yang Ci sighed.

Fu Huiwen was prepared, "We have arranged a video recorder in the back kitchen, and we can directly see his performance in the back kitchen!"

Xi Tianlei smiled: "What are you waiting for, hurry up and let us take a look!"

Fu Huiwen asked Lai Jing to transmit the online video to the TV, and Lai Jing finally understood why Qiao Zhi agreed to arrange monitoring in the back kitchen, so that these experts could also see Qiao Zhi's cooking process, it can only be said that Qiao Zhiyi is bold and dares to show himself naked in the eyes of all customers.

Courage and self-confidence bring sincerity and goodwill to the diners.

Qiao Zhi on the screen had already prepared a dish and asked the kitchen to cover it with golden silk.

The two cooks carefully carried the plate, and a moment later it was sent into the box and rested in the middle of the table carousel.

Everyone decided that Xi Tianlei would uncover the silk cloth.

Xi Tianlei picked up the silk cloth with a chopstick, and was slightly stunned, "This is 'watching vegetables'?"

During the Tang and Song dynasties, there was a custom that when you went to a restaurant to eat, the clerk would first bring you a few dishes to make you enjoy it, instead of giving you something to eat, and then change to the main dish of the wine.

"Watching the food" is only for people to see, and it is only allowed to see but not eat, and it is to show the craftsmanship of our chefs. If you don't know the rules and use chopsticks to "watch the food", you will be made fun of. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to travel to the Tang and Song dynasties, you must remember not to touch the "dishes" on the table.

After the Song Dynasty, the more formal banquets still retained the "ceremonial dishes" that were only allowed to be seen but not eaten, but the "dishes" were replaced by "tables", that is, another table was placed for "watching dishes" for viewing, and the seats were juxtaposed with the seats.

"Mr. Yang, how about you tell us about this dish?" Xi Tianlei was interested in today's dinner, he had been engaged in the cooking industry for so many years, and it was the first time he had seen such an exquisite "look at the dish".

Yang Ci glared at Xi Tianlei angrily, still with a smile on his face, "You old boy, do you want me to make a fool of myself?"

Xi Tianlei laughed, "Teacher Yang, haven't you done research on culinary theory? Yang Ci said with emotion: "We are here to assess Qiao Zhi's level, but you have tested me." That's it, I'll make an ugly offering, I guess everyone here can recognize it, this dish is called 'Vegetarian Steamed Sound Part'! With vegetarian dishes and steamed noodles made into a group of Penglai fairy-like singers and dancers, a total of 70 pieces. In the Tang Dynasty, all singers, musicians, etc., who were engaged in the performing arts industry, were collectively called vocal people, and the vocal department was a combination of these artistic workers. This is a steamed pasta dish. The inside is plain stuffing, and the outside is made in the shape of seventy voices. Some of them are drumming and blowing sheng, some are singing, and some are dancing, all of them have become a small stage!"

Xi Tianlei gave Yang Ci a thumbs up and said with emotion: "Teacher Yang is really well-informed!"

Yang Ci said with a smile: "There are also top chefs in China who try to restore this dish according to the description of ancient recipes, but compared with this dish made by Qiao Zhi, there is a big gap. ”

Xi Tianlei also bowed his head and said: "In the food culture of the Tang Dynasty, there is no banquet without songs, and there is no banquet without dance. Qiao Zhi's dish has a sense of craftsmanship, the shape is lifelike, the body is different, the facial features are different, and the fineness is amazing. ”

Yang Ci smiled at everyone, "I guess the link we just guessed the name of the dish is going to be wiped out." ”

Xi Tianlei bowed slightly, "Yes, Qiao Zhi is going to cook a table of famous banquets today!"

Everyone here is well-informed people, and the source of the dish "Su Steamed Sound Department" comes from the famous "Roasted Tail Banquet" in the Tang Dynasty!

The so-called roasted tail is derived from the "carp jumping over the dragon gate", taking the meaning of "the dragon burning the tail, straight to the clouds".

During the Tang Dynasty, when scholars first ascended to the rank or were promoted to the rank of official, colleagues, friends, relatives and friends came to congratulate them, and the host would prepare sumptuous wine and music and dance to entertain the guests, called the roasted tail, and this kind of feast was called the "roasted tail feast".

As for the meaning of the roasted tail, there are different opinions.

One is that the status of people changes suddenly, just like a tiger becomes a human, and the tail is still there, so the tail must be burned;

Another theory holds that when a new sheep first enters the flock, it will be disturbed by the flock, and that it will only settle down if the tail of the new sheep is burned.

Third, the carp of the Yellow River traced the water and wanted to swim through the Longmen, but the Longmen water was urgent, and the fish were repeatedly impacted. When the carp still can't cross the dragon gate after many times of reverse swimming, it will swim into the jump, meet the stormy waves, split the waves, and jump on the dragon gate. At this time, the carp will be struck by lightning and its tail will be burned off, and it will become a real dragon.

When a person enters the scholarly class from a commoner, it is difficult for him to adapt to the new environment for a while, and he cannot swell or feel inferior, so he needs to use the ritual of "burning the tail".

In the Manchu and Han Dynasty banquets of the Qing Dynasty, the Luming Banquet and the Roasted Tail Banquet had similar meanings.

The Luming Banquet is relatively short of time now, so there are many culinary masters who are able to create menus with a high degree of authenticity.

However, the roasted tail feast is thousands of years old, and many of the menus have been lost, with only a few strokes recorded in the book.

Qiao Zhi is planning to use the mysterious roasted tail feast for everyone to taste?

Judging from the pattern, the roasted tail banquet is indeed qualified. But from the point of view of difficulty, it makes people sweat for Qiao Zhi.

Judging from the completion of the first dish, Qiao Zhi can still bring surprises!

However, the difficulty of this assessment lies in the fact that personal cooking skills and creativity are the most basic requirements, and there must be zero mistakes and zero flaws!