Chapter 657: Equivalent Exchange

Tao Shu was working and muttering to his colleagues about the trivial things at work, and on the other side, Chef Arnold thought that the dish had just been served, and walked towards Xu Cheng's table with a little confidence without knowing it.

Xu Cheng had already eaten there, they waited for a minute or two, and when they saw that Chef Arnold didn't come, they started directly.

By the time Chef Arnold confidently walked up to them, Jiang Feng's steak was half eaten.

Chef Arnold: ?

Jiang Feng Four: ???

The five of them stared at each other like this, and none of them could speak. Those who hold the cutlery in their hands feel that it is not right to put it down and continue to take it, and they are still chewing meat in their mouths, and they feel that it is not right to swallow it and chew it two more times.

All in all, this plot is not right at all.

But what kind of person is Chef Arnold, he is a super strong man with a strong psychological quality who can tear apart in front of tens of millions of viewers in the United States on reality shows.

Chef Arnold was only stunned for a moment, then adjusted his mentality and looked calm. As if nothing had happened, Chef Arnold introduced all the dishes on the table in the same slightly accented and very fast pace as before.

Although Xu Cheng lives in China all the year round, he is actually Singaporean Chinese, and his real mother tongue should be English.

Peng Changping has settled abroad for so many years, and his writing ability may not be very good, but listening is no problem. Needless to say, even if he is French and his native language is French, in everyone's opinion, as long as he speaks with letters, he can understand it.

Only Jiang Feng was a little confused, he didn't know why, he felt that Chef Arnold spoke faster this time, not like talking but like an endorsement, chattering, many words and phrases were almost connected.

This introduction sounds to him probably just that-

“@《~【...... &,#&】》beff~&、@Eggplant Parmigiana......《【&¥】》......”

In a long list of words, Jiang Feng could only grasp one or two keywords that he could understand very hard and reluctantly, and then rely on these keywords to generate infinite reverie.

Probably because there are many main dishes, and they are very worthy of introduction, even though Chef Arnold spoke faster this time, the introduction took longer. When he said that he was talking about roasting whole chicken, his speech slowed down a little, probably because he had spoken too much in one breath and was a little panting, so he unconsciously slowed down his speech.

Jiang Feng also understood all the introductions to roasted whole chicken.

It may be a good introduction for the average person, but everyone here is a professional food critic and chef, and this kind of introduction is a bit of a frustration.

It's not like an introduction, it's like showing off.

Of course, Chef Arnold is not stupid enough to say it, he mainly introduces the preciousness of the ingredients and the difficulty of cooking. I used a lot of language, even like writing poetry, to praise the excellence of the dishes.

To summarize his dish introduction in one sentence, it is probably this: I, awesome, applaud, understand?

Even if Chef Arnold is a master in the top 10 of the celebrity chef list, such boasting is inevitably a bit ......

Well, well deserved, who called him a top 10 celebrity chef. Except for the chicken breast, the main dishes on the table are truly impeccable, and they are rare and delicious.

Chef Arnold came inexplicably, left inexplicably, and didn't say anything else after introducing the meal, Chong Xu Cheng nodded slightly and left with a smug face, like a big rooster fighting to win.

Jiang Feng continued to nibble on the steak, and while nibbling, he didn't forget to ask Zhang Guanghang in a low voice: "Do all the chefs of your foreign high-end restaurants introduce the dishes like this? Aren't you afraid that the guests won't be able to hear clearly?"

Zhang Guanghang: ......

"Chefs are generally ......" Zhang Guanghang glanced at Xu Cheng and Peng Changping opposite, and saw that they didn't react and continued, "I won't come out to introduce the dishes, unless it's a special occasion or there is something particularly important, and I will see you for the first time." ”

Particularly important guests?

Jiang Feng subconsciously looked at the two bigwigs opposite.

So Chef Arnold came out and made that boastful presentation of the dish for someone.

Who is it?

Xu Cheng or Peng Changping?

It's always quiet when enjoying food, after all, there is only one mouth, you can't talk and eat at the same time, who has an extra mouth to talk in the face of a table of rare delicacies, and it's a waste to drink saliva and spit out.

Peng Changping is old, and the amount of food is naturally not as good as that of young people like Jiang Feng and Zhang Guanghang. When the others were still fighting 800 rounds with roasted whole chicken, Peng Changping had already put down the cutlery and took out a can of tea from his bag and asked the waiter to help him make a pot of tea.

It stands to reason that restaurants generally do not provide this service, but as long as the money is in place, as long as it does not violate the law and discipline, theoretically any service can be provided.

When waiting for tea, Peng Changping's mouth was free to speak.

"Jiang Xiaoyou. Peng Changping said.

Jiang Feng was almost so frightened that he swallowed the chicken bones, and choked to death on the spot for the big guys.

Jiang Feng hurriedly stopped: "Master Peng, you can just call me Jiang Feng like Mr. Xu." ”

Calling Jiang Xiaoyou will make Jiang Feng feel that he is actually holding the script of Xiu Xianwen.

"Lu Sheng gave me Zhang Chu's contact information two days ago, and I have been thinking about how to thank you for the past few days. I have settled abroad for so many years and there has been no news of my sister's family, originally I didn't have much plan to return to China this time, you have helped me so much, it stands to reason that I should thank you well. Peng Changping said.

"You're so polite, it's just a coincidence, whoever it is, as long as you know the news, I'm sure you'll tell you. Jiang Feng said.

Peng Changping showed a kind smile that belonged to the elders and looked at the juniors: "That's different." ”

"The meaning is different, you are still young and there is no way to understand. At my age, if I still have the opportunity to meet my old friends and friends, it will be really hard to change. Zhang Chu said that he would bring his grandson to Peking on May Day, and when the time comes, I will personally cook and set up a table in Yongheju, and you must be there. ”

Jiang Feng nodded frantically, indicating that he would crawl over even if he only had half a life to climb at that time.

"In the past two days, I have also asked Xu Cheng a lot about your store. You may not know that my father had some friendship with your grandfather, and he was instructed by your grandfather and learned a few dishes. If I'm not mistaken, the Buddha jumping over the wall I heard that night was done by your grandfather, right?" asked Peng Changping.

"Yes. ”

"I would like to ask a few more words, your grandfather is your grandfather's youngest son, how much did your grandfather learn from your grandfather's cooking?" Peng Changping's words were a little cautious and tentative.

This question may be presumptuous in other culinary families, but there is nothing that cannot be said about this issue in the Jiang family, after all, the old man used to talk about the true biography that he didn't learn much from Jiang Chengde.

"Two ...... Three points. Jiang Feng wasn't very sure, "My grandfather told me that he was still very young when Beiping fell, and he basically didn't learn to cook with his grandfather, so he was watching from the sidelines." My grandfather's craft was learned by other masters after he went south, and he learned a lot of miscellaneous skills. ”

"What about your third grandfather?" Peng Changping then asked.

"I don't know much about this, I should have learned a lot, my third grandfather didn't tell me this. But the third grandfather told me before that the second grandfather has the best talent and cooking skills among my grandfathers, but my second grandfather has been dead for many years. He has two apprentices, one is Chef Huang of the original Huang Kee Restaurant, and the other is a chef who later quit the chef industry and went to the sea to do business. Jiang Feng didn't mention Zheng Siyuan's matter, and everyone knew that he and Zheng Siyuan were barely in the same door, which caused some small difficulties for Zheng Siyuan's work in Babaozhai.

Xu Cheng: ?

There's something I don't know.

How many grandfathers do you have?

Peng Changping nodded and muttered, "It's still a little bit close." ”

"That's right. Peng Changping sat up straight, saw that the waiter had already brought the tea, poured himself a cup of tea first, stared at the steaming teacup for two seconds, and continued.

"Didn't I just say that I haven't figured out how to thank you? I've thought about it for the past two days, if I just give a valuable gift as a thank you gift, it will be too perfunctory and meaningless. Your help means a lot to me, and I should give you a gift that means a lot to you. ”

"I read the menu of your Taifeng Building yesterday, and I don't know if your grandfather and your third grandfather have mentioned it to you. Your Taifeng Building originally had a very famous, and it can even be said to be a famous dish in Beiping, called Jiang's ginseng soup. ”

Jiang Feng: !!

Jiang Feng's eyes couldn't hide the shock, of course he knew about this dish. Not only did he know this dish, but he also knew that this dish was S-grade, not an ordinary S-grade, but an S grade of hell.

Peng Changping knew that he knew this dish as soon as he saw Jiang Feng's eyes, and said, "It seems that your grandfather and your third grandfather told you, presumably since they said it, they will do it, it seems that I have done it too much." ”

"I didn't say it, I didn't say it. Jiang Feng hurriedly denied it, "I heard what others said, that is... It's my aunt, named Li Mingyi, I don't know if you know him, he told me before. ”

"You... Why did you mention this dish?" Jiang Feng asked cautiously, staring at Peng Changping.

"When your grandfather visited the famous chefs in Beiping, I wanted to ask them for advice and the essence of various cuisines, my father was the successor of the Tan family cuisine, and he was also the first chef your grandfather came to the door for advice. ”

Speaking of his father, Peng Changping had a glimmer of light in his eyes: "My father is a very open-minded person, a rare tolerant and kind person. At that time, people generally did not accept apprentices other than their own sons and nephews, and rarely accepted female apprentices, but my father accepted my junior brother and sister as apprentices and taught them to each other. I remember when my father took my younger brother and sister as apprentices, he once told me that he was a teacher for one day and a father for life, and he was another father of my younger brother and sister, and I was another brother of my younger brother and sister. He has a pair of children, and I have a pair of siblings. ”

Realizing that what he said was off topic, Peng Changping smiled slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, I said too much carelessly." ”

"Back then, your grandfather wanted to ask my master about the techniques of Tan's cuisine, and proposed to use the techniques of Jiang's cuisine in exchange. My father agreed, and told your grandfather everything he knew without concealment. Your grandfather reciprocated by teaching my father all the signature dishes of Tai Fung Lou at that time. ”

"After completing their studies, my father and your grandfather were very tacit in not making the dishes they learned in the restaurant. Maybe it's because this is a good start, and later your grandfather went to visit other celebrity chefs, and everyone did the same, which was a strange story at the time. ”

"I don't have the heart of my father, and even if it is an equivalent exchange, I will not be able to give it as selflessly as he did. But I've always wanted to be like him. ”

"I owe you a favor, and it happens to be your family's lost school, so it's better to let me be selfless with a little selfishness. ”

"You did me a great favor, I'll teach you Jiang's ginseng soup, equivalent exchange, how about it?"