"Boss, there's a Mr. Charlie outside who says he wants to see you. ”

"Charlie, which Charlie?"

"It's like a foreign chef. ”

"Go, give him a registration form, he must be a chef who wants to participate in our Kunyang Cup, and tell him that our Kunyang Cup has been temporarily suspended recently. ”

Charlie originally thought that he would let Kunyang's boss welcome him, but he didn't expect that after he was taken to the conference room, the other party threw down a registration form and left, Charlie and his translator looked at each other and looked a little embarrassed.

"Is the ingredient supplier you asked about William contacting called Kunyang?" Charlie was incredulous at what had happened to him.

"Mr. Charlie, there is something special about this company in Kunyang..."The person on the other end of the phone obviously guessed Charlie's current situation.

"Why didn't you tell me before, so what should I do now?" Charlie didn't expect that the lemons and sweet-hearted strawberries that were popular in Mi Guomai City before were all from this company, and it seemed that the other party didn't know the identity of his Michelin chef.

"Wait a minute, someone will pick you up soon. "Charlie's restaurant is part of a very large restaurant group, and there are hotels that have investments even here in China.

After hanging up the phone, Charlie directly asked the translator to throw the form into the trash, but it was just an ingredient supplier, and he still wanted to climb on his head?

"Hello Mr. Charlie, I was sent by Yinhui Group to pick you up. ”

"Go back to the hotel first. For a moment, the stubborn Charlie once again assumed the role of his head chef.

That night, in order to welcome Charlie's arrival, Yinhui Group invited him to participate in a drinking party, after the baptism of Kunyang's attitude of ignoring during the day, Charlie restrained his arrogant attitude, after all, only through the Yinhui Group behind him to talk, it is possible to win the exclusive supply of ingredients from William's side.

So far, Charlie still thinks that William has cooperated with Kunyang and occupies the dominant position, and even in his opinion, Kunyang's difficulties for him are mostly from William's instructions.

However, Charlie is very confident, after all, although William's cooking skills are higher than his own, the group behind him may not be as strong as his own, and the supply of top ingredients competes for money, channels and connections, and there is no shortage of Yinhui Group behind him.

"Chef Charlie, it's a great pleasure to visit our Tongcheng branch today, to try the dishes produced by our hotel, and to see if you can suggest some improvements. ”

Charlie looked at the table of Chinese dishes in front of him and scolded the people in front of him for being idiots, he has a specialization in the arts, what effective advice can he put forward for Chinese dishes as a Western chef? Even if he wants to use his fame to improve the hotel, he should also change the people in the Western food department, so that he can also use his own name to make a fire in Tongcheng.

The person on the other side obviously didn't know Charlie's thoughts, and he received a call from the headquarters of Yincheng, saying that he wanted to greet the chef from the United States, thinking of the previous Kunyang Cup competitions, Manager Yu of the branch thought that Charlie was also a Michelin chef who wanted to participate in the Kunyang Cup.

So he specially prepared a table of Tongcheng local dishes, so that he could get familiar with it in advance.

The two groups of people in the private room can be said to be bulls and horses, and the things they pay attention to are not at one point at all.

The entertainment continued, and Charlie didn't say anything more after tasting a few dishes, but Manager Yu still greeted warmly: "Mr. Charlie, you can try this bayberry pork ribs from Kunyang." ”

"Isn't Kunyang a company that provides ingredients? Why are there still dishes?"

"Kunyang is not only a food company, basically from beverages, candy, canned food and other fruit-related industries are involved, recently this bayberry pork ribs is also their new product, has become the hottest specialty in Tongcheng. ”

Yes, at present, when the peach is not yet on the market, bayberry pork ribs have temporarily become a specialty of the new Tongcheng.

"Then I'm going to try it. ”

Charlie is not very skilled in the use of chopsticks, he used a spoon and chopsticks together to barely pick up a piece of ribs, and when the ribs with thick red sauce were eaten, Charlie was suddenly shocked.

Isn't this the taste of the new pork chops in sauce in William's restaurant? Could it be the recipe that William provided for Kunyang?

"What's the recipe for this bayberry rib?" Charlie always felt as if he was missing something.

"Recipe?

"It's the sweet and sour taste in these ribs. ”

"This is the taste of bayberry, but unfortunately Kunyang does not provide fresh bayberry, only bayberry pork ribs. ”

"Bayberry, what is this, a spice?" Charlie had never seen bayberry before.

"No, it's a fruit, Xiao Chen, go and ask us if there is any fresh bayberry in the back, and send one over." Manager Yu said in a good manner.

Soon a fruit that Charlie had never seen before was sent over, and after Charlie tasted it, he found that the sweet and sour taste seemed familiar, so William used bayberry to make the recipe for the new product?

Charlie was thrilled that he had discovered William's secret, it turned out that William relied on this magical fruit of Huaguo, and now that he knew the secret, it was only a matter of time before he cracked William's sauce.

In the next few days, Charlie has been drilling in the western kitchen of the Yinhui Hotel, constantly studying the bayberry sauce, but unfortunately, no matter how much he researches, there is no way to solve the problem that the sweet and sour fresh fragrance of the bayberry finally passes after cooking.

A week later, Charlie had reached the time when he was supposed to go back, but Charlie was not reconciled, he had already discovered William's secret, just a little, just a little.

"Maybe Chef Charlie, the delicious feeling you're looking for doesn't come from bayberry. The young man who had been helping the cook behind Charlie for the past few days suddenly said.

"What do you mean by that?"

"The sweet and sour taste of the bayberry ribs you are looking for has actually been studied by the chefs of our hotel, and finally they came to the conclusion that the key to the deliciousness of this bayberry ribs lies in Kunyang bayberry. ”

"What do you mean?" Charlie thought the other party was playing tricks on himself.

"I mean Kunyang bayberry is different from the ordinary bayberry on the market. At present, the taste of bayberry pork ribs can only be produced by Kunyang Company, and others can use white vinegar to imitate the sweet and sour taste, but the taste of bayberry cannot be imitated. ”

"So what's your opinion?"

"There is only one way to get Kunyang ingredients, and that is to participate in the Kunyang Cup Chef Competition. ”

Charlie felt a little familiar with the name, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had heard it. The next day, Charlie, under the leadership of the Yinhui Group, sat in Kunyang's conference room again, and the form in front of him was exactly the same as the one he threw away a week ago.

Charlie finally knows why this Kunyang cup is so familiar,!