"By the way, Chef Dojima, what's in this black cloth?" Zheng Ke asked curiously.

"Well, that's it. Dojima Gingami lifted the black cloth, and inside was a water tank. In the tank, there is a cylindrical fish, swimming in the water.

The back of this fish is gray, but the lower part is white, and with its cylindrical body, it looks extremely cute.

"Fugu?" Zheng Ke said in surprise.

"That's right, it's a pufferfish. Dojima Silver nodded, "Although I took out this fish, I hope that if possible, you would better not use this ingredient." ”

Zheng Ke nodded seriously. "I know, to be honest, I don't want to be able to use it either. ”

The puffer fish mentioned here are completely different species from the puffer fish you see in aquariums. In the culinary world, puffer fish can actually be called pufferfish, which is a highly poisonous fish.

"More than 6,000 people have died so far since the first recorded death was recorded in 1900. So, if you really want to use it as an ingredient, you have to be very careful. By the way, in Japan, if you want to be qualified to cook pufferfish, you must pass three exams before you can get a license. ”

Zheng Ke listened to Dojima Gin's speech and secretly stuck out his tongue, such an ingredient, if it was possible, he really didn't want to touch it.

"However, in addition to being highly poisonous, pufferfish is very tasty because it does not contain fat, so it is very suitable for use as a soup stock...... By the way, another way to do it is sashimi. Sashimi made from puffer fish meat is a very high-end delicacy. ”

Zheng Ke hurriedly wrote it down in his notes.

"There are 38 species of pufferfish along the coast of Japan, and only 22 species of pufferfish can be eaten. So, it's a very troublesome ingredient. Dojima said seriously.

Zheng Ke nodded, "But Chef Dojima, since it's so dangerous, and I don't have a license, why do you want to review this ingredient." ”

"It's true that even at your current level, if you don't train for two months, it's hard to master the cooking techniques of fugu accurately. However, there is an ingredient called dried fish. To put it simply, it is an ingredient formed by removing the poisonous internal organs of pufferfish and then drying the fish meat that is retained. Of course, it is impossible to prepare sashimi with this ingredient. However, if it can be prepared into a soup, the quality of the food should be very good. ”

The muscles on Zheng Ke's face twitched twice, it turned out that there was still this kind of operation.

"Of course, if you encounter a more demanding problem, you may still have to deal with the pufferfish yourself, at this time, you must remember that once the internal organs are broken, the juice in them will flow out, which may infect the meat of the fish used. So when dealing with it, be extra careful.

"By the way, a puffer fish is about 150,000 yen, and even if you train it yourself, it won't be possible to provide you with a lot of ingredients. Therefore, for every pufferfish, you have to be careful and conscientious. Got it?" reminded Dojima Gin.

"Got it. I didn't expect such a small fish to be so expensive. Zheng Ke frowned slightly and sighed.

"No way, who makes the meat of this fish really delicious? When you have time, I'll make it for you, and you'll know what it tastes like." Dojima explained.

"Really? That's great...... By the way, Chef Dojima, I want to ask, have you got your license?" Zheng Ke asked curiously.

"Nope. Dojima Gingain nodded very seriously.

"Huh?"

Isn't this scientific? The head chef of the dignified Far Moon Resort doesn't have a license to handle pufferfish.

"I don't have time to go, excuse me, is there any problem?"

"Ahem...... Didn't ......."

Zheng Ke swore in his heart that he would wait until Dojima Silver personally tasted it before using his chopsticks.

The first week is the memorization of knowledge points, which is particularly boring. Some things have already been taught in school, so when Dojima Silver explains, he will pass quickly. But if it is the content that Zheng Ke has less contact with, it will be more detailed.

In these contents, what interests Zheng Ke more is the art of Western cooking performance.

This kind of cooking is more common in Western food, but Chinese cuisine is really not seen much, and the reason is probably because of the problem of oil smoke.

However, there is a form of cooking that should be more common in China – in the snack street, there will be some open-air stalls. If you like it, you can watch the chef cook at the chef's table.

This...... The two should still be different, right?

Zheng Ke rubbed his forehead, and in an instant, the cooking performance became no longer so cute.

Culinary performing arts, simply put, is the whole process of food processing and cooking in front of customers. Let diners feel how the food is transformed from ingredients into exquisite food.

"If you want to run a star restaurant in the future, or if you want to increase the reputation of the restaurant, this form of cuisine, you will definitely be able to do it. Dojima reminded him.

"yes, I see. Zheng Ke nodded at first, and then seemed to suddenly understand something, "No, Chef Dojima, do you think there will be such a question in the competition?"

"You even made hot pot, is it too much to have this kind of question?" asked Dojima Gin.

"No problem. Zheng Ke shook his head again and again.

"You remember, the-blue has been playing for so long, and most of the questions have come out, and you're definitely going to come up with something you've never heard of. If you can't review it properly, you will probably lose badly. Dojima Silver said loudly.

"Yes, I see. Zheng Ke also echoed loudly.

A week later, Zheng Ke's knowledge manual had been recorded in a thick book, and when it came time to start the practice, Zheng Ke still had to spend a lot of time reciting it every day.

In practice, it is relatively simple.

Although Zheng Ke already knew some things in advance, because the opponents he had to face were cooking masters from all over the world, Zheng Ke reviewed these contents again. Then, Dojima Silver handed Zheng Ke a thick cookbook.

"Senior, I may not be able to memorize this thing. Zheng Ke said with a sad face, he didn't have Doraemon's memory bread, how could he write down so many recipes.

"It's not required that you can memorize, but you have to be familiar with the recipe above. Maybe you'll have a chance to use it...... If there are a few days of rest between every two rounds, you can also find inspiration from that. Dojima Silver pushed down the frame of his glasses and said confidently.

And this kind of operation?

Zheng Ke suddenly felt that this thick recipe had become extremely cute.

It would be nice if this recipe was thicker.

"However, you'd better not copy the above dish, because Judge Wan has eaten this dish before, which may affect your score. Dojima finally reminded him.

Sure enough, there is no such good thing.

Zheng Ke sighed weakly.