Chapter 490: Cooking for the President (4)
"That's good!" Lin Xiao's mouth was 'zizi' with a sound: "The cream is very soft, and the peanut cake under it has a crispy feeling, these two completely different tastes really give people a different feeling!"
"What else?" asked Liu Mang with a smile. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"And ......" Lin Xiao stuffed the remaining pastries in his hand into his mouth: "Peanuts and other dried fruits are very crispy, and they are very fragrant in the mouth, thanks to my good sticks, they are crushed like this." “
"That's right, it's you who grind it well!" Li Ruonan covered his mouth and giggled.
"Mr. Liu Mang, is the dessert ready?" Jefferson walked in, putting down the empty plate in his hand.
"It's ready, let's serve. Liu Mang replied.
"Is this a Western-style cake?" Jefferson said, glancing over the plate.
"Of course not, it's actually a traditional Chinese pastry, but I've made a small improvement on it. Liu Mang picked up one of them: "Anyway, I made several more copies, Mr. Jefferson would you like to try them first?"
"Oh...... No, the president, they're still waiting. Jefferson shook his head: "Today's feast was a great success! I have never seen such a group of gentlemen eat their plates like hungry people, it is incredible." ”
"It's shameful to waste food, right?" Liu Mang laughed.
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"After eating this dessert, the whole feast is about to end, it's really reluctant!" said the president, looking at the dessert on the table and touching his stomach.
"Good times are always short-lived, and today's feast, it makes me feel the joy of food. The president's wife also said.
"Please, folks, though I'm not satisfied either. Francis raised his glass.
After drinking the red wine in the glass, the president took a knife and fork and cut a piece of pastry from the plate and put it in his mouth.
The cream is a little sweet, and for someone like the president, who doesn't like sweets, it's a little greasy. But when I chew it again, the freshness and fruity aroma of the fruit balance the sweetness of the cream, which can be said to be just right.
"Delicious, delicious! I used to like dried fruit, but I didn't expect it to taste like this when combined with cream!" Obama thought to himself.
As soon as you bite into the pastry underneath the cream, it cracks open in your mouth, and the rich aroma of dried fruits and the flavor of cream and fruit ripple in your mouth.
"What a crispy pastry! I thought it was going to be a little hard, but I didn't expect it to break in my mouth with a light bite, it's so delicious!" exclaimed the President's wife, covering her mouth.
"This pastry is the perfect ending to the feast. Francis also admired: "The lower pastry is very crispy, the feeling of biting in the mouth is very wonderful, and what is more special is that I have always prided myself on eating all kinds of desserts, but I have never eaten them, which is so surprising, thank you very much Mr. Liu Mang." ”
"Mr. Francis, can you call our magician for today?" said the president, carefully scooping up some of the last pastry scraps from the plate with a spoon and putting them into his mouth, then wiped his mouth with a napkin.
"Absolutely. Francis beckoned and instructed Jefferson, who was standing next to him: "If Mr. Liu Mang wishes, can he meet with His Excellency the President?"
"No problem, I'll say it right away. Jefferson nodded and stepped back.
After waiting for a while, Liu Mang and the three walked into the hall, and everyone in the hall immediately stood up and gave warm applause to the masters who brought them the delightful food today.
"Hello, I'm Obama, uh...... Now the president of the United States. The president stretched out his hand and greeted Liu Mang.
"Hello Your Excellency, I always see you in the newspapers, and today I finally saw a real person. Liu Mang smiled.
"Doesn't it feel a little different?" Obama squeezed his eyes at Mr. Liu.
"Hmm...... It seems that real people are a little more handsome. Liu Mang was silent.
"Haha...... This is my wife. Obama said.
"Hello! beautiful lady. ”
"I have a question, Mr. Liu Mang. The president's wife pointed to the empty dessert plate on the table: "Is this pastry a cake? Because it has a very crispy texture, but it's strange because it doesn't have the softness of a cake, how is this done?"
"Madame President, this is a traditional Chinese dim sum that doesn't have any flour added at all, but is made with sugar and dried fruits, so it has a melt-in-your-mouth and burnt taste. Liu Mang replied.
"I've had Chinese state dinners, but it's clear that today's dishes are more to my liking. Obama put his arm around Liu Mang's shoulders affectionately: "I'm very strange, Mr. Liu Mang, why don't you go to the state banquet? I believe that these delicious foods will definitely make those leaders linger." ”
"Mr. President, there will be a chance. Liu Mang smiled: "Actually, my level is still very limited, and I can't represent the highest level of our country's cooking at all." ”
"You're too modest, Mr. Kitchen. Obama replied.
"Then Mr. Liu Mang, I have a request. ”
You say. ”
"I want to invite you to be executive chef in the White House, I wonder if you would like to?" Obama asked.
"This ......" Liu Mang hesitated: "Mr. President, I am deeply honored that you can like my food, but this time I came to the United States, in fact, I am shouldering an important mission, and I don't have time at all, and I dare not spare time to do other things." ”
"Oh, what's that?" Obama asked.
"That's right, this time I came to the United States, not only myself, but also the entire elite of the Chinese culinary industry, with the purpose of applying to UNESCO for the intangible cultural heritage of humanity for Chinese cuisine. ”
"Applying for intangible cultural heritage?"
"Yes, food has no borders, it belongs not only to China, but also to the world!"
Obama nodded approvingly: "It's not my job, but there's someone who can help." Mr. Williams!"
"What's the matter, Your Excellency?" a fat man with glasses and a big belly walked over.
"Mr. Liu Mang, this Mr. Williams is in the United Nations, if you have any questions, just ask him. ”
"That's the case...... Liu Mang said his country's wish to apply for Chinese food as a World Heritage Site, and then asked: "Mr. Williams, is this matter difficult?"
"It's a little bit difficult, but it's not a big problem. Williams thought for a moment: "I'm just one of the approving officials, and if you want to be 100 percent successful, then you have to impress the other officials." You should submit a report, and then we will make an assessment of Chinese food, from culture, heritage, to its impact on the world and humanity, and then we can make a final vote. “
"Yes, then I will submit the report to the United Nations as soon as possible." “
"That's for the best, Mr. Liu Mang. Williams patted Liu Mang's shoulder: "I also tasted the banquet just now, if such a delicacy cannot be declared a World Heritage Site, then it will be a major loss for all mankind." “
"Mr. President, the reporters outside the door have been waiting for a long time. A female secretary in a black dress walked up and whispered into Obama's ear.
"Well, I'll go right away. Obama nodded: "Mr. Liu Mang, I wonder if you would like to go out with me for an interview?"
"It is a great honor, Your Excellency. Liu Mang nodded and said.
Follow Obama and his wife out the hall and onto a lawn outside, where flashing lights flash.
"I would like to introduce this to Mr. Liu Mang, the chef god from China, and I am very grateful to him for preparing such a sumptuous banquet for you today. Obama took Liu Mang's hand and introduced it to the reporters below.
"Mr. President, do you seem to be very pleased with this private banquet?" asked a reporter.
"Of course, if I had met this Mr. Liu Mang earlier, I don't think I would have run for president, but would have gone to China to learn cooking. Today's menu was so delicious that I took a break from my heavy work and forgot all my worries. ”
"Then did you invite Mr. Liu Mang to the White House as a chef?" said another reporter.
"I have, but Mr. Liu Mang refused. "Obama was a little helpless.
"Refused the president's invitation?" Hearing this, there was an uproar below.
"Mr. President, did you invite Mr. Liu Mang, did you take into account the feelings of Mr. Corryne, the executive chef of the White House?"
"It's just two different styles. Obama shrugged his shoulders awkwardly.
Next, Liu Mang answered questions from some American reporters, and then said goodbye to the president and others, and then left Francis's mansion and returned to the small hotel where everyone was staying in Philadelphia.
"How's the effect of cooking today?" As soon as they returned to the hotel, everyone greeted them and asked eagerly.
"Needless to say, of course the effect is just now!" Lin Xiao looked proud: "Do you believe it? The president of the United States almost licked the plate." “
"That's good, the president also loves Chinese food! If this news comes out, our name will definitely be even louder!" Kong Ruiming said.
Liu Mang was also interviewed by reporters today, and if nothing else, tomorrow's major newspapers and TV programs will be his news. Li Ruonan said.
"It just so happens that today is the last day in Philadelphia, and tomorrow we will leave for San Francisco, and with the help of this news, the people who come will definitely crowd the venue! Tan Shi also said.
"Why do we have to go to San Francisco, we don't go. Liu Mang said suddenly.
"Ah, no, where are you going, Washington or Houston?" said the crowd in amazement.
"Don't go anywhere, we'll go back to New York!"
"New York, isn't that the starting point and the last stop of our American tour?"
"That's right! I don't think we need to go to other cities, so let's go to the United Nations to apply for the World Heritage of Chinese food after the last exhibition in New York. Liu Mang said.
"I agree with Liu Mang's opinion!" Li Ruonan nodded: "In a few days, the news about Chinese food will definitely be overwhelming, if we take advantage of this limelight, we will definitely win with one blow!"
"I have no opinion!" Tan Shi thought for a while, and also agreed: "The ancients were full of energy, then declined, and then exhausted. We cannot wait for the limelight to wane before taking action. “
"Yes, I didn't understand it at first, but now I do. Master Liu Mang's opinion is right! Even if we tour the remaining cities as planned, the popularity we gather will probably not be stronger than in the next period, and once this limelight passes, we can only suffer from it. Kong Ruiming also said.
"Then it's decided, we won't go to the rest of the cities, and we will go back to New York tomorrow!" Liu Mang said.
"No problem!"
Early the next morning, the food exhibition hall of South Korea in New York.
"Mr. President, look!" Park Jung-wook hurriedly walked in with a few newspapers in his hand.
"What's wrong?" Kim Tae-hyun picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, took the newspaper in Park Jung-wook's hand and glanced at it, and immediately squirted out: "Seohba!
The newspaper carried a headline on the front page, and below was a photo of Liu Mang smiling and shaking hands with the incumbent president.
The Chinese chef cooks for the president, and Obama claims that the presidency is over, and he immediately goes to China to learn how to cook......
"How could that Chinese have the opportunity to cook for the president?" Kim Tae-hyun still couldn't believe it, rubbed his eyes, picked up the newspaper and looked at it carefully.
"Yes! Yes!" After reading all the newspapers and finding that it was all this news, Kim Tae-hyun slammed the newspaper on the ground: "Director Park Jin-wook, you can contact our personnel in the United States immediately to see if we can invite the president to have a meal through connections!"
Although the president of the United States is not as lofty as people think, he is not able to meet him if he wants to, and he usually has to make an appointment long in advance, and when it is approved, I am afraid that his term of office has already arrived, and it will not work at all. Park Zhenxu said with an embarrassed face.
"Bastard, is there any other way? We can't watch these Chinese weigh on us every time!"
"It doesn't seem to be ...... for the time being," Park Jin-wook shook his head.
"Then what should I do? What should I do if you tell me? Do you just watch those Chinese succeed?" Kim Tae-hyun roared.
"It's not like there's nothing we can do, we can do that. Park Jung-wook leaned into Kim Tae-hyun's ear and said.
"Is this feasible for you? Don't end up being self-defeating. Kim Tae-hyun was skeptical.
"Even if it doesn't work, it doesn't seem to hurt much, right? At least it can make a good impression on those UN officials." Park Jin-wook replied.
"Okay, so be it. Kim Tae-hyun thought about it for a moment and finally agreed.