Chapter 670: Foie gras with a combination of Chinese and Western ingredients
"Brother Lin, this is not good. After the attendant left, Liu Mang hesitated.
"It's okay, foreigners and ours have different opinions. Lin Xiao understood the meaning of Liu Mang's words.
In the traditional industry in China, whether it is a restaurant or a martial arts hall, it is very taboo for peers to come to the door to play the field.
You can give me advice in private, but you must not let anyone else know.
It's like another chef comes upstairs and says in front of the waiter in the restaurant that your chef's cooking is not good, and you have to remake a new one, which is equivalent to pointing at his nose and scolding Liu Mang for not being proficient.
After drinking wine and eating foie gras, Barsad, who was wearing a white chef's uniform and a tall chef's hat, was led by his attendants to personally push a cart from the back kitchen to the dining table.
"Guys, I'm so sorry, I've remade a few more copies now, please try them again. Basad turned sideways slightly, and when he saw the people seated, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Beautiful lady, are you Chinese?"
"Well, yes. Shan Jian replied.
"Oh, China! I just came back from there, and it's such a magical and beautiful country. "Basad's Chinese is still as difficult as before.
"Bassard, long time no see. Lin Xiao turned sideways and said with a smile.
"Have we met, this gentleman?" said Basad, surprised.
The last time they participated in the show, Basard and Lin Xiao only met a few times and did not have in-depth exchanges. Besides, Asians look similar to Europeans, and it's normal not to remember.
"You don't remember me, but you always remember me. Lin Xiao pointed to Liu Mang next to him.
"Hello, Mr. Basad. Liu Mang was sitting with his back to the direction from which Basard came, he turned sideways and smiled.
Liu ...... Mr. Liu Mang?!" At this time, Basad was taken aback, and he was not in a good position to ask for Chinese, and immediately began to stutter when he spoke: "You...... How did you come to France?"
"Of course, it's the Chef Competition. Liu Mang stood up and stretched out his hand.
"No wonder! No wonder someone was able to eat the defect of my dish at once, and find a solution that I had been thinking about for a long time, but I couldn't find! It turned out to be you!" Basad shook Liu Mang's hand, and his face suddenly realized.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Bassard. I was sick with an occupational disease just now, so I couldn't help but say it, I hope you don't mind. ”
"Of course I don't mind!" Basadra crossed a chair and sat down beside Liu Mang: "Mr. Liu Mang, after returning from China, your imagination in cooking has given me a great impact. It's an honor to have your advice. ”
"Tofu is a Chinese ingredient, and I'm certainly familiar with its properties. If you change it to foie gras or snails, then I'll have to ask you for advice. Liu Mang said humbly.
"Well said, well said. Basad beckoned, and motioned to the attendant behind him to deliver the remade foie gras to everyone: "Let's try it, this time it's fried in the method that Mr. Liu Mang said." I've tasted it in the kitchen just now and it's amazing!"
The attendant lifted the metal lid from the plate, and the remade tofu foie gras appeared in front of everyone. Compared to the foie gras at the beginning, this foie gras did not have any decorations, but simply poured a layer of sauce on the surface. The volume is also smaller than just now, and the tofu is still a little soft and wilting.
Shan Jian picked up the knife and fork and cut it along the edge of the tofu: "Huh, it's just that it's frozen and then fried, and it feels very different." ”
The tofu wrapped in foie gras for the first time is very tender, and the knife can easily do everything to the end. But this time, it brought a touch of tenacity, a bit like the feeling of cutting steak.
And during the cutting process, you can see a small amount of golden oil oozing out of the void of the tofu, as if it was stained with a layer of honey.
Pick up a piece with a fork and put it in your mouth to chew, Shan Jian couldn't help but close her eyes and savor the taste.
Amazing! Basad is right! The remade tofu foie gras gives people the feeling that this is it!
The tender foie gras is paired with a slightly firmy tofu, and the two very different ingredients give the mouth a more complicated feeling. When the teeth are bitten, the delicious taste of foie gras quietly blooms on the tip of the tongue.
The most important thing is that the foie gras this time is not as greasy as the last time, and the taste is obviously much more refreshing. After reluctantly swallowing it, only the unique aroma of chestnuts remains in the mouth, and the fragrance between the teeth and cheeks is even more memorable.
"I didn't expect that with just a few small changes, the taste of the whole dish could be greatly improved. The gap between me and the head chef is really not half a point, there is so much to learn. Shan Jian looked at Liu Mang, who was cutting foie gras with his head down, and thought silently in his heart.
"Guys, is it delicious?" asked Basad.
"It's delicious!, it's the best foie gras I've ever tasted!" Lin Xiao praised.
"That's right, after freezing, after frying, the foie gras itself does force out most of the oil, and the tofu, as a protective layer, locks in the umami of foie gras. Two different ingredients, Chinese and Western, have been perfectly combined in this dish!" He Donglin came to a conclusion.
"Thank you again, Mr. Liu Mang. Bassard stood up and bowed slightly, then beckoned to the attendant: "Go and bring me my bottle of red wine, I want to have a drink with my friends." ”
"Ahh Is that the 1775 sherry?" the squire confirmed.
"Of course. ”
"But chef, that bottle of wine is the only bottle in our restaurant, and it was left by the previous head chef. ”
"It's okay, bring it. The temperature of the ice bucket should be well controlled. Also, it must be opened with a special corkscrew, which is too old to allow crumbs from the cork to fall into the wine. ”
"Okay. ”
"What's wrong?" Seeing that Basad and the attendants kept talking, Liu Mang couldn't help but ask Lin Xiao.
"Bassard wants to entertain you with a bottle of ancestral wine. Hello today, good boys, Shirley of 1775! ”
"Then what's embarrassing?" Hearing Lin Xiao say this, Liu Mang immediately grabbed the attendant: "Mr. Bassard, good friends don't need to use such expensive things to express friendship. ”
"It's okay, Mr. Liu Mang. That bottle of wine has been stored for many years, just to share it with my dear friends at this moment. Unless...... You don't think I'm your friend. ”
"Okay......" Seeing that Basard insisted, if Liu Mang refused again, it would be a bit pretentious.
"Who is sitting at the table, and why does Chef Barsad come out to serve the food himself?"
"I don't know, maybe it's a director of a big consortium, or some celebrity. Chef Barsad has been in charge of the restaurant for more than a decade, and I've never seen him serve the food himself. ”
"No, not only was the food served, but I also saw the chef bow to the man. ”
"You must be mistaken. Our restaurant has already received the title of three-star Michelin. Not to mention an ordinary Asian man, even if the president of France comes, the chef will not necessarily come out to entertain him, let alone bend down to thank him. ”
"Maybe......"