When everyone came to Tang Zhaoti Temple, they got off the car and saw a huge gatehouse. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The eaves of the gatehouse are high, the black tiles and green bricks, the pillars used for support are all giant trees that can only be hugged by two people, and the surrounding pines and cypresses are verdant, and the ancient style is clear.

"Liu Mangjun, this building has been preserved for more than a thousand years and is a national treasure of our Dongying. While leading everyone inside, Jiro Ida introduced.

Walking into the gatehouse, everyone heard a pleasant bell in their ears, as if the whole person's thoughts were pulled back to the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago by this bell.

Hearing this bell, Jiro Ida showed an excited expression on his face: "Liu Mangjun, your luck is really good, today is the day of three days a month for visitors to pay homage to the statue of Master Jianzhen." ”

"Really?" Liu Mang was also very surprised, it seemed that it was worth the trip to see Dongying's national treasure.

Everyone followed the bustling visitors in the park and walked into the main hall. Two monks dressed in golden monk's robes, chanting scriptures and praying, opened the door of the main hall.

After queuing for a while, Liu Mang walked into the hall, the statue of Master Jianzhen under the huge Buddha statue facing west, his hands arched, stumbling down, smiling, his lips tightened, showing a compassionate attitude.

"Amitabha!" Seeing the wooden statue, even Liu Mang, who usually doesn't believe in Buddhism, softly recited the Buddha's name. On the other hand, Wu Jing around him is even more hands folded, chanting scriptures in his mouth, and his face is pious.

After visiting Karashodaiji Temple, everyone followed Jiro Ida to prepare for today's lunch at the store of the 'God of Eels'.

Like Ida Huaiki's shop, Kanejiro, the god of eels, is not large, and at most it can accommodate more than 20 people at the same time.

"Uncle Kanemoto!" As soon as he entered the door, Jiro Ida bowed deeply and greeted the busy figure behind the long table.

"It's Jiro, sit down!" Kanjiro Kanemoto, an old man with white hair and a wrinkled face, raised his head and smiled when he saw Jiro Ida coming.

"This is Liu Mangjun, who is a good friend of my father. Jiro Ida pulled Liu Mang over and introduced.

"A good friend of Kaishu-kun?" Kanejiro Kanamoto's face showed a look of surprise: "This is really amazing, you are also a chef, right?"

Kanjiro Kanemoto, who has known Huaiki Ida for decades, knows the temper of his old friend, and the one who can make him a friend must be someone who has great achievements in cooking.

But the young man in front of him couldn't even look at his early thirties, could it be that he also had some amazing skills?

"Hello, Mr. Jinben!" Liu Mang nodded and smiled.

"Uncle Jinben, Liu Mangjun is a new culinary god in China, and this time I came to Dongying to exchange cooking skills with my peers. Jiro Ida translated.

"Chinese Chef God?!" Kanjiro Kanemoto was shocked again, and couldn't help asking: "Liu Mangjun, take the liberty of asking, how old are you this year?"

"I'm twenty-five years old. Liu Mang knew what Kanejiro Kanemoto was thinking, and replied.

"Twenty-five?Chinese Kitchen God?!"

When Jiro Ida translated Liu Mang's answer into Japanese, not only Kanjiro Kanemoto, but even several assistants next to him let out bursts of exclamations and began to discuss.

"Dude, what are they talking about?" asked Five-Eyes, curiously.

"Uh, they're talking," Jiro Ida squeaked.

"What are you talking about, aren't you scolding us?" asked Five-Eyes.

"I didn't scold, but they were doubting Mr. Liu Mang's level and the gold content of the Chinese Chef God Competition. ”

"It's normal, I'm a little younger than some of the chefs at Dongying. Liu Mang was not angry, and smiled faintly.

"Tell them, buddy, my boss once cooked 'swallowtail dolphins'!"

"Okay. Jiro Ida nodded, and told Liu Mang in Japanese about Liu Mang's competition with his father and his successful cooking of swallowtail dolphins.

At this moment, there was silence all around, and the people on Kanejiro's side had incredible expressions on their faces, as if they had seen a ghost.

The poison of the swallowtail dolphin is well known in Dongying, and it is really bold for a 25-year-old Chinese young man to dare to take a knife against it.

However, many people are skeptical in their hearts, thinking that this young man is not skilled, but lucky to bet right. Because swallowtail dolphins are similar to puffer fish, the only thing to do is to reduce the chance of poisoning.

Of course, the swallowtail dolphin cooked by Ida Huaishu is no problem, because the qualifications of the people are there, and it must be 100% non-toxic, so that diners can eat it with confidence.

If you are an ordinary person cooking, then the probability of toxicity is between five and five - if you bet right, you will live, and if you bet wrong, you will only die.

"Liu Mangjun, welcome to my restaurant!" Kanjiro Kanemoto shook his head slightly, as if he also suspected that Liu Mang's luck was just good: "Next, please taste our eel dishes." ”

Liu Mang nodded with a smile, beckoned to Five Eyes and Wu Jing, and sat down on the wooden chair in front of the bar.

Soon, Kanejiro Kanemoto and his assistants were busy, preparing to cook for Liu Mang.

"Brother Mang, the eel is the yellow eel, right?" asked Gojo after seeing Kanejiro's assistant pick up a long fish that looked like a snake but not a snake from a wooden plate.

"The eel is not a yellow eel, it is a fish that lives in rivers and migrates to the sea to spawn during the breeding season. They have extremely high requirements for water quality, so there are very few wild eels in China now. Liu Mang explained.

Probably to show solemnity, this time the eel was cooked by Kanejiro Kanemoto himself.

Liu Mang and the others waited for about ten minutes, and the first eel dish was served in front of them.

"Please slow down, Liu Mangjun. This is our signature appetizer – 'Eel Boiled Pickles'. Kanjiro Kanemoto said.

"Well, 'boiled' translated into Chinese should mean skin jelly, which is made from eel jelly that has been stewed and coagulated with gelatinous gravy. Jiro Ida translated.

The Japanese meal is divided into meals, one per person, and in front of Liu Mang is a small cyan plate with only two small pieces of eel jelly in it.

The eel jelly is cut into two square layers. The upper layer is yellow jelly that has condensed into amber, and the lower layer is snow-white eel meat.

The presentation of Dongying's cuisine is very different from that of China, that is, there is no concept of food carving.

Unlike Chinese chefs, who like to use ingredients to deliberately create a variety of animals, characters, and flowers to set off the dishes. Toei's chefs rely only on the food itself to reflect the beauty, and all the ingredients on the plate are edible.

Liu Mang picked up the eel jelly on the plate with chopsticks, carefully held it with his hand, put it in his mouth, and chewed it gently.