Chapter 234: The Lion's Head in the East China Sea
That night, Ling Zhen instructed his three disciples to go into the back kitchen to cook, entertain Song Zixuan, and let him taste authentic Huaxia Lu cuisine.
In the dining room, a few side dishes were served on the table.
Just these few side dishes are already very exquisite.
Ling Zhen took out the old wine he had hidden for many years and poured a glass for Song Zixuan: "Zixuan, once you get together at the ferry, the old man will not be easy to see how much you drink, let's have a good drink today." β
Song Zixuan smiled and nodded: "Elder Ling is polite, I heard Du Bo say that you took out your treasured wine, Zixuan is deserved." β
"Hahaha, there are not so many politeness, you found Ke'er for me, I should have thanked you again, not to mention that you and I are so fateful, this wine is to welcome distinguished guests, you Song Zixuan is!"
After Ling Zhen finished speaking, Song Zixuan was a little embarrassed, he picked up his wine glass and said, "Then I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and in your realm, I will first toast you." β
After speaking, Song Zixuan drank it all, Ling Zhen nodded and smiled: "Good boy, be happy!"
Afterwards, Ling Zhen also drank a glass of wine: "Zixuan, our Nantai City is not as big as Dumen, but it is also the birthplace of Lu cuisine, do you want to taste the food first?"
Song Zixuan said with a smile: "Ling Lao is polite, I am dazzled by these small dishes, and I don't know which one to eat." β
Song Zixuan's words are not too much, the Ling family is an absolute big family in Donghai Province, and this meal of a large family is enough for ordinary people to spend a week.
Don't look at a few side dishes are simple, but they are extremely delicate, and just looking at them makes people have an appetite.
Song Zixuan took a bite of the snail slice and nodded: "The chefs of the Ling family can be called famous chefs, right? β
Hearing this, Ling Zhen leaned into Song Zixuan's ear and said, "Zixuan, if you are not busy leaving, I can teach you a few Lu dishes." β
Song Zixuan was slightly stunned, I have to say that this is an absolute temptation.
can get the true biography of Ling Zhen, I'm afraid there are few chefs in the industry who have such luck.
But after thinking about it, it's a good thing, but maybe the timing is not right.
On the ferry side, although the company was handed over to Song Yinan, if something big happened, he still needed to solve it.
Moreover, the fortune restaurant can't stop making imperial fried rice for a long time, plus Xunfeng Garden has just opened......
These things pressed Song Zixuan, and it was really difficult for him to devote all his energy to learning to cook.
"Elder Ling, you have received this love son, but there are too many things in the ferry gate, I ...... I'm afraid I'll have to go back and deal with it first. β
"Hey, Zixuan, there are many famous chefs in China, which one is not a disciple all over the world? Only I, Ling Zhen, am not like this, everyone knows that it is difficult to enter my Ling Zhen's door. β
"I have three apprentices, but my talent is limited, when I saw you, I felt that my proud protΓ©gΓ© of Ling Zhen finally appeared, but you ...... Hey......"
Hearing this, Song Zixuan was also a little embarrassed in his heart, after all, Ling Zhen's kindness was rejected by him three times and twice, which was somewhat inappropriate.
Ling Ke'er on the side said: "Hey, second master, in fact, even if your cooking skills are improving, you might as well apprentice to my grandfather, at least this head is quite loud when he says it." β
Ling Zhen nodded: "I don't like this, but it's true, even if you Song Zixuan are my nominal disciple, I will be happy." β
"This ...... Elder Ling, I'm afraid that is too inappropriate, right? Come, let's have a drink. β
Seeing Song Zixuan open the topic, Ling Zhen had no choice but to shake his head helplessly, and took a sip with Song Zixuan.
At this time, Ling Zhen's three disciples had already walked to the dining room, but they did not approach the table directly, but waited for Ling Zhen's greeting.
This is also the rule of big households, Ling Zhen doesn't open his mouth, they can't just serve the food directly.
Seeing Du Bo and the three of them, Ling Zhen smiled: "Zixuan, each of my three disciples has made a dish, you can taste it and help the old man make a judgment." β
Song Zixuan looked at the three of them, Du Bo still had a sincere smile on his face, while Zong Tianyu and Li Cheng were not, the two were obviously reluctant to cook a dish for Song Zixuan.
Especially Zong Tianyu, his eyes were even a little hostile.
Standing there, he looked at Song Zixuan's eyes like sharp knives, with obvious aggression and provocation.
Song Zixuan ignored him, looked at Ling Zhen, and said, "Hehe, Ling Lao's words are serious, right? You are the God of the Northern Kitchen, which of your disciples can I Song Zixuan judge?"
Hearing this, Zong Tianyu sneered, and said secretly in his heart: Hmph, even if you know each other, you are also worthy of judging my dishes?
Ling Zhen smiled: "Where are you Song Zixuan worse than me, the Northern Chef God?"
When these words were spoken, the audience was shocked.
It can be said that except for Fang Rui and Ling Ke'er, everyone was shocked.
Fang Rui has been following Song Zixuan, in his eyes, Song Zixuan is the god of cooking, as for what other people have names, he doesn't care, Song Zixuan is the most powerful.
And Ling Keer deeply felt the magic of Song Zixuan's cooking skills during the time in the ferry, and a dish can hold up a restaurant.
Whether it is the big food generation or the fortune restaurant, she has witnessed such cooking skills...... There are not many people looking at China.
But the people of the Ling family are different, in their opinion, Ling Zhen's cooking skills are god-level, except for Ouyang Fengyao, the god of southern cooking, who deserves to be compared to him?
Unexpectedly, Ling Zhen actually said that this young man was no worse than him, the god of the Northern Kitchen?
This is an exaggeration.
Song Zixuan was stunned: "This ...... How does Elder Ling want me to judge?"
"Hehe, it's simple, what I did in Dumen, what you do now, you don't need to score, but you need to help the old man check the quality of these children. β
Hearing this, Song Zixuan hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay, Elder Ling, then I'll have the courage to try." β
Ling Zhen smiled slightly: "Okay, the three of you can bring the dishes to Mr. Song's side." β
Then Du Bo walked in the front, and Zong Tianyu and Li Cheng followed behind in order, serving the dishes in front of Song Zixuan.
At the moment of serving, Zong Tianyu clenched his teeth, serving food to such a person made him feel a sense of humiliation in his heart.
And this expression, Song Zixuan also noticed it.
It's just that in Song Zixuan's opinion, the two have nothing to do with each other at all, and maybe they will never meet again in this life, so they don't care.
He looked at the three dishes in front of him, Du Bo made sweet and sour carp, Zong Tianyu made the lion head of the East China Sea, and Li Cheng made the scallion roasted sea cucumber.
Song Zixuan didn't rush to move the chopsticks, but looked at it first, this sweet and sour carp has a good color, not made red by tomato juice, but an amber color, which obviously gives people a better appetite.
There are more and more contemporary tomato dishes, which is an aesthetic fatigue for red dishes, and such sweet and sour carp really wins a few points in color.
Zong Tianyu's East China Sea lion head is a little inferior, there is no sauce poured on the surface, so the balls look a little dry, and the soup at the bottom of the plate has no color, which looks light but has lost its color.
Finally, Li Cheng's scallion roasted sea cucumber, the oil is on the surface, which makes the sea cucumber fresh and tender, and the green onion is mostly decorated with green onions.
Song Zixuan nodded slowly, the color and fragrance were three points, and Zong Tianyu should be inferior in color.
Subsequently, Song Zixuan picked up the chopsticks, because there was a table of dishes, the flavors of the dishes had been mixed, and there was no comparison in the fragrance, so he came directly to taste the taste.
The sweet and sour carp is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and it has a big sour and sweet taste, but when you eat this dish, it will look a little sweet and greasy.
Song Zixuan thought to himself, if he did it himself, maybe he would add salt to enhance the taste, so that he could relieve the greasy sweetness.
The taste is good, but it is decent, Song Zixuan glanced at Du Bo, but felt that this dish was in line with Du Bo's character.
Stable is still very stable, but it's too routine and doesn't have its own thoughts in it.
Then, Song Zixuan looked at Zong Tianyu's East China Sea lion head.
However, it was also due to the disadvantage of color, Song Zixuan jumped over directly and took a bite of sea cucumber.
Seeing this scene, Zong Tianyu narrowed his eyes slightly and snorted coldly.
Sure enough, it's a layman, what kind of kitchen god is he pretending!
The sea cucumber was in the mouth, Song Zixuan couldn't help frowning, this dish was much inferior to carp in comparison.
Although Dubo is decent, the taste is excellent, but this sea cucumber ......
Song Zixuan glanced at Li Cheng, perhaps because of his talent, he didn't grasp the essence of this dish at all.
The taste of sea cucumber is not in place, the emphasis on this dish is soft and smooth, but Li Cheng in order to pursue color, this sea cucumber is too chewy, not flavorful enough, and loses his soul.
I'm afraid this dish is not very qualified in a slightly larger restaurant.
He didn't understand that such a person could actually apprentice to the Northern Kitchen God......
In the end, Song Zixuan still looked at the lion's head.
He picked up the spoon and cut it directly on the ball, only to see that some oil immediately flowed out.
Seeing this, Song Zixuan couldn't help but widen his eyes, this pill looked ordinary, it turned out to be inside.
He cuts off a piece of the ball, and finds that it is hollow inside.
The hollow contains scallops, snails, shrimp and chives, which are mixed with the minced meat and do not fall apart.
Looking at the delicacy of the meat filling, it should also be beaten with egg whites in it.
Song Zixuan nodded slowly, just from the perspective of intentions, Zong Tianyu's score should not be low.
He immediately tasted it, and sure enough, this mouthful of meat filling with seafood immediately filled his mouth.
Fresh and greasy aromas are mixed together, but they don't feel greasy.
This feeling is very magical, and Song Zixuan can't help but think of the golden scale five soups, which are typical greasy and light food.
Putting down the spoon, Song Zixuan looked at Ling Zhen.
"Elder Ling, the cooking skills of these three people are not equal, they are all very exquisite. β
Ling Zhen shook his head and smiled when he heard this: "Hahaha, Zixuan, why do you have to say such polite words here? β
Song Zixuan also smiled: "Since Elder Ling insists on requesting, the juniors will dare to comment on it." β
Then, instead of saying anything, he crossed the lion's head and the carp in a different position.
Ling Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly, smiled faintly, and said, "Okay, then let's have a meal, Du Bo, you are also seated, I still have an important thing to say." β
This sentence surprised Zong Tianyu and the others, and they were still waiting for Song Zixuan to explain why they were arranged like this, but ...... Ling Zhen didn't let Song Zixuan say it.