Chapter 709, Mexican Day of the Dead!
Dough mixing, rolling, cutting......
The eldest sister's movements were smooth and synthesized together, and the noodles were in the pot in less than 20 minutes.
Taking advantage of the spare time for cooking noodles, the eldest sister took out a plastic bucket from the refrigerator, unscrewed the lid and dug out a spoonful of meat sauce, threw it into another pot, cut some diced carrots, cucumbers, and fungus dices with her hands and feet, put them into the meat sauce, added some starch water, and after stir-frying, she turned her head and fished out the cooked noodles from another noodle pot, passed them in cold water, and fished them into a bowl.
The incense whistle is poured on the noodles, which makes people have a great appetite.
Slva sniffed and said in surprise, "It's so fragrant, why haven't I seen you sell it?"
"Hehe, little craft, I'm not professional, it's homely, I can't do it!"
The eldest sister smiled shyly, rubbing her apron with both hands.
Li Zhifan drew two chopsticks and handed one to Sylvo.
Swer took the chopsticks, but he didn't know how to use them, looking at Li Zhifan with chopsticks between his fingers, he also imitated the cat and the tiger, but after clamping, the other hand did not hold it, and it would immediately fall off the hand.
When Ma Tengyun saw this scene, he immediately found a fork and came over, took another plate, and handed it to Sylvo.
"Thank you!"
Slightly embarrassed, Slva picked up his fork and plate.
Li Zhifan gave him a pair of chopsticks and pulled some meat sauce for him: "Taste it!"
Slva savored it, stirred the sauce with a fork, rolled up a fork of noodles, and ate it in one bite.
"Is it delicious?"
Li Zhifan asked with a smile.
The eldest sister also looked at Sylvo with anticipation.
"Well, that's good!"
Slva repeatedly, "It's delicious!"
Li Zhifan turned his head to Ma Tengyun and his aunt and said, "It's very good, you can try to do it!"
"Eh, eh!"
Ma Tengyun nodded again and again, "Let's study it when we come down!"
Li Zhifan then gave Ma Tengyun some guidance on stir-frying, although Ma Tengyun is a professional chef, Li Zhifan really has the capital to guide him.
"Come, I'll fry a few dishes for you to open. ”
As he spoke, Li Zhifan was itching, took off his coat and threw it to Sylvo, took an apron from Ma Tengyun, and then checked the main ingredients, ingredients and accessories to make sure that there was what he needed before starting.
In the Chinese food market, there have long been many Chinese and Western delicacies, such as barbecue bibimbap, chicken steak bibimbap and other common basic fast food, and even some originally Western-style fast food, which have been absorbed into Chinese dishes one by one, such as Orleans grilled wings, curry chicken nuggets, etc.
Li Zhifan cut two eggplants, planning to have a simple braised eggplant, and instructed Ma Tengyun to tear some mushrooms and prepare them for dry frying, as well as tenderloin strips, ready to make a sweet and sour tenderloin.
He doesn't have much to cook because of the limited ingredients, but the braised eggplant and sweet and sour tenderloin are both sweet and delicious, while the Americans can eat this set, and the dry-fried mushrooms can be sprinkled with salt and pepper, tomato sauce and salad dressing.
Srev completely forgot that he and Li Zhifan were here to eat, and let Li Zhifan handle the spoon, and he watched curiously from the side.
I thought that these three dishes would take at least half an hour or so.
Who knew that in just over ten minutes, three dishes would be baked, but from side dishes to plating, this speed can catch up with the chef of any restaurant in China.
The three dishes are divided into four plates, with a little allocated to each plate.
Putting down the pot, Li Zhifan said to Swervo: "Bring it to the colleagues outside and taste it." ”
"Shall we keep a copy then?"
Srevo licked her lips, hungry, and her stomach growled inadvertently.
"Okay, then you can save a copy to taste. ”
With the help of Ma Tengyun, the two of them walked away with their plates.
Li Zhifan washed his hands and didn't take off his apron, and walked out with him.
Srevo looked around with his plate, and because there were only a few of them, he had to make a trade-off.
Therefore, the important management of DreamWorks and the directors were selected.
"Onkos! Come and try it!"
Srevou walked up to Oncos and put a plate down.
Ankos was nibbling on burgers, eating fried chicken, and chatting with his team about the work at hand.
Suddenly, a plate of Chinese food was served, and Onkos looked up at the comer.
"Sylvo!" Ankos smiled, glanced at Ma Tengyun who was following him, thought it was a new dish from Chinese food, and didn't take it seriously, "Okay, I'll try it!"
As he spoke, he picked up a fork and forked a piece of sweet and sour tenderloin, and after eating it, he tasted two bites, and his eyes instantly widened.
“Good!”
Onkos couldn't help but blurt out, "This new dish is good!"
"There are three other things, you all try them!"
The other employees next to him also came up to taste it when they saw the appearance of Ankos, some of them did not have knives and forks, and they found a toothpick from nowhere, and pricked a piece and sent it to their mouths.
The most popular part of this one is the dried fried mushrooms, because they are sprinkled with sweet plum powder, and they have a familiar and special taste.
If it can continue to do well, I am afraid that this will be another popular delicacy in the world after french fries.
"Eat slowly!"
Srev said hello and turned to the next one.
As soon as he walked on the front foot, Li Zhifan walked over on the back foot and asked, "Everyone, how is it?"
“GOOD!”
Ang Kesi saw Li Zhifan wearing an apron, thinking that he was a new cook, and he didn't take it seriously, and said directly, "In the future, you must have this fried mushroom on your menu, I will eat it every day!"
"Okay!"
Li Zhifan smiled, turned around and continued to chase Sylvo.
The second stop in Sylvo is Matthew.
There were only two people eating together on Matthew's side, and when he saw Sylvo, Matthew said hello: "Here, let's eat together!"
"Oh no!"
Slewer said, "Matthew has this to try, it's for you!"
Matthew was surprised at first, then smiled, "Thank you!"
As he spoke, his eyes turned to Ma Tengyun behind him, remembering the Chinese food he had last time, he had forgotten what it was called, but it was unpalatable—it was too unpalatable.
After Sylvo and Ma Tengyun left, Matthew smiled at his companion and said casually: "I really don't understand why this restaurant adds Chinese food, there are not many Chinese employees on our side, and they don't eat Chinese food, the one I ate last time ......"
Suddenly, Matthew stopped and complained.
Because he just took a bite of braised eggplant.
This flavor, this sauce, this sweet and sour taste, it's just amazing!
"Whew!"
Matthew calmed down and said to his companion, "Try it, you won't regret it!"
"Really?"
My companion also took a bite, his expression instantly became exciting, and then he couldn't wait to try the other two dishes.
“GOOD!GOOD!GOOD!”
The two of them were like fascinated, quickly sweeping the food on the plate.
Li Zhifan walked over at this time and asked with a smile, "Two, how is today's dish?"
Matthew looked up and saw Li Zhifan, and immediately gave a thumbs up: "It's delicious! You're new?"
"Uh, yes! you'll see me more often in the future!"
Matthew's expression was rich, and his eyebrows jumped, "GOOD, I will eat often, this time it is more to my liking." ”
"Then you eat slowly!"
Li Zhifan nodded, turned around and left.
Back in the back kitchen, Li Zhifan changed his clothes, and Sylvo had already taken the last plate left, and couldn't wait to go to normal.
Li Zhifan is still the bowl of noodles, although it is a little cold, but it is still delicious.
After the two of them swept through the remnant clouds, they saw Matthew and Oncos walking over.
The two groups came together but didn't speak, and when they came up, Matthew spoke first: "Oh, Slva are you tasting it too?" I suggest you eat more eggplant, this dish is fantastic." ”
Unkos took over and said, "I think fried mushrooms are better than any fried food I've ever eaten." ”
Speaking of flowers, the two finally looked at each other, but Ancos looked at Matthew arrogantly, Matthew did not flinch, but he did not refute, pouted and said goodbye first: "Sylvo, I'll go first, there is a meeting in the afternoon, we can't be late." ”
Encos originally wanted to wait for Matthew to leave and have a good chat with Sylvo, but when he heard the meeting, he didn't have anything special to say, so he patted Li Zhifan on the shoulder and said, "Okay, the dish is well done." ”
At this time, Srev thought of introducing them to each other, so he said, "Onkos, this is ......"
"I know, I know!"
Ankos didn't have time to talk more, so he glanced at his watch and said, "Sylvo, it's going to be two o'clock in the afternoon, right? I don't want you to be late, I'll go first!"
"Hey......"
Looking at the back of Ancos leaving in a hurry, Servo spread his hands helplessly and said to Li Zhifan, "They are like this, they are often fighting, if it weren't for their competition, Gael's studio might have been integrated into one of their teams a long time ago." ”
"Oh!"
Li Zhifan only knew when he heard it, it turned out that there was such a thing here!
……
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
All participants showed up in the conference room on time.
Swervo and Li Zhifan were the last to arrive, but they were not later than two o'clock, which is enough to see that everyone's sense of time is still very strong.
Seeing Li Zhifan come in, many people were stunned, especially Matthew and Angos, and couldn't help but wonder, isn't this guy a chef?
Could it be that it was sent by the Eastern Bloc?
Or is it Selvo's newly hired assistant of Chinese descent?
"Everyone!"
Srevau clapped his hands and said, "This is Li Zhifan, the new general manager of William Entertainment, who came to us today to inspect it, and at the same time, we also have new business about to be launched under the guidance of Li Zhifan." ”
“……”
The people below immediately looked at each other, and some muttered quietly.
Ankos leaned back in his chair and looked at Li Zhifan, his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.
Long before today, he got the news from William Entertainment that a new general manager is about to arrive, and he is still a star in China.
However, he always feels that star artists cross over to serve as general managers, especially a Chinese, I'm afraid it's just to check the accounts, right? As for cooperation, what cooperation can there be?
"Hello everyone! I'm Lee!"
Li Zhifan didn't say his name, but simply said his name, "Everyone is a busy person, time is the most important, so I'll make a long story short and briefly explain the purpose of my visit this time." ”
Sylvo had already sat down and motioned for Li Zhifan to sit down.
But Li Zhifan didn't, still standing, and said: "I came to Fantasy Factory this time to make an animated feature film with you, which is also the purpose of Oriental Group's acquisition of Fantasy Factory. ”
After a pause, Li Zhifan said: "Mexico's Day of the Dead, do you know about it?"
"I know!"
One of the employees below raised his hand and said, "According to the Aztec calendar, the names of the two consecutive months of January with twenty days are "Young Souls" and "Adult Spirits." Two months together, it seems that a long-term celebration of the deceased has formed. In the early 16th century, Spain conquered the Aztec Empire and occupied what is now Mexico. For religious and political reasons, they forced the indigenous population to convert to Catholicism. The feasts introduced by the missionaries included "All Saints' Day" and "All Souls' Day", which were celebrated on November 1 and 2, respectively. The indigenous people incorporated their traditional culture into these two festivals to commemorate the dead. As a result, the Day of the Dead is a unique hybrid of these two festivals. ”
"Yes, this is the official description!"
Li Zhifan said, "In a word, Day of the Dead is the product of the combination of Indian culture and Spanish culture dominated by Indian indigenous culture. I wonder, are there any Mexicans here?"
The circle of people below shook their heads, but no one raised their hands.
"Well, it's a pity. ”
Li Zhifan continued, "In Mexico, every year on the Day of the Dead, people pay tribute to the dead, but there is no sorrow, and even singing and dancing all night long, with the intention of celebrating the holiday with their deceased relatives. ”
"Yellow petals were sprinkled on the way from the cemetery to the village or town, allowing the spirits of the dead to return along the fragrant path. In the evening, a pumpkin lantern is lit in front of the house to guide the spirits to the door, and offerings such as corn custard, chocolate, bread, rice dumplings, hot sauce, pumpkin, sweets, and desserts are placed on the altar for the spirits to enjoy. ”
"The bread on the altar of the Day of the Dead is different from the bread that is usually eaten, and the different shapes have different meanings, some represent ghosts, some represent the cycle of life, and some are made into bread in the shape of mille-feuille and decorated to welcome the return of the dead. During the festival, men and women, young and old, can wear masks, wear ghost clothes printed with white bones, and swagger through the streets to signify the return of the dead. ”
"The Day of the Dead is a holiday for Mexicans for those who are no longer with them. It is not a sad festival, on the contrary, but a festival full of color, where people decorate altars for the dead with food and other things, play music in the cemetery, and write poems to make fun of each other. So the festival of the dead was derived. ”
"This time, I came to make a musical animated feature film with this theme!"
Li Zhifan looked at everyone and said directly, "Let me ask first, who is interested in this subject?"