【Chapter 733】 Culinary Learning (Subscription Requested!)
The 'Jinghu Truffles' launched by the 'Jinghu Group' were rushed by the partners at the first time, because the quality of these truffles is extremely high, and the price given by everyone is not low.
For example, black truffles weigh more than 200 grams on average, and customers have offered a high price of $1,000 per kilogram, and some super truffles are even sent to auction to further enhance their popularity.
As for the rarer white truffles, the price is even higher, at least $8,000 per kilogram, and in very small quantities, they were all bought by Smith's Wharton Group.
Although the output of the first batch of truffles of the 'Jinghu Group' is not high, it only brings hundreds of thousands of dollars of revenue to the 'Jinghu Group', which is only a drop in the bucket compared to the huge revenue of the 'Jinghu Group'.
However, the production of truffles has a special significance for the 'Jinghu Group', which means that the 'Jinghu Group' occupies a good position in the field of high-end ingredients for Western food. From now on, when it comes to the best top-level ingredient suppliers in the Western food industry, there will be a place for the 'Jinghu Group'!
Therefore, the symbolism of the truffle is a little greater!
The major media also reported on this, once again pushing the 'Jinghu Group' to the forefront and further enhancing its popularity.
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Even when the outside world was disturbing, Xiao Feng was not idle, he was busy learning some Western food making skills and methods with Du Kase.
This time, Xiao Feng returned to Ginkgo Village, and he would stay until the beginning of the summer vacation before taking the children to the United States, so he still had plenty of time.
Today's 'Dream Ranch' has begun to enter the right track, whether it is grassland, the construction of automatic irrigation system is nearing completion, and the introduction of breeding cattle is naturally presided over by Ma Wanli and Old Bob, Xiao Feng does not have to worry about it at all.
Compared to ranch operations. Xiao Feng prefers to stay in Ginkgo Village with his family, especially the children, who always feel empty after being away for too long.
This time, I took this opportunity to be taught under Mr. Dukase and learn the techniques of making top-notch Western food, which can be regarded as a hobby of Xiao Feng.
Learn how to cook Western food. You don't necessarily have to open a restaurant, at least you can make all kinds of delicacies for your family, which is Xiao Feng's greatest wish.
Chinese food culture has a long history of thousands of years, coupled with the vast geography and abundant products of China, making Chinese food the most profound in the world.
Strictly speaking, the rise of modern Western food is less than 500 years old, but with the strength of Western civilization in the last few hundred years, its international status far exceeds that of Chinese food.
This, even if Xiao Feng is the most hard-line nationalist. I have to admit it!
Sometimes, economic strength will also give more confidence to the promotion of culture.
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"Western food is just a general term for Western cuisine by Oriental people, in fact, Western food is subdivided into many different styles and dishes!" During the training of Xiao Feng, Dukase first explained the true meaning of 'Western food' to Xiao Feng, saying: "I have been exposed to French cuisine since I was a child, and even after I began to contact the catering characteristics of other countries, the French style has not changed much. ”
Under Dukase's explanation. Xiao Feng realized that it was actually a misunderstanding that he used to refer to Western food as 'Western food'.
For example, Westerners divide Eastern cuisine into more subdivisions. 'Chinese cuisine', 'Dongying cuisine', 'Tianzhu cuisine', etc., will not be collectively referred to as 'Oriental cuisine'!
The style and characteristics of each country in Western food are also very different, and Western food is not as simple as imagined, but also has its complexity.
What's more, in today's high-end Western restaurants, Western food is no longer just a diet. It is more of a reflection of culture, which brings more connotation to the promotion of the catering industry.
"Unlike Chinese food, which emphasizes knife work, heat and taste, Western food not only pursues taste, but also pays more attention to nutritional matching, which requires chefs to have a deep understanding of each ingredient. In order to cook delicious and nutritious food!" Dukase knew that Xiao Feng had been exposed to Chinese food since he was a child, and many concepts were already ingrained, so he pointed out the difference between Chinese and Western food to him before teaching.
Hearing this, Xiao Feng couldn't help but nod secretly, Teacher Dukase's words were to the point.
In the eyes of many Westerners, Chinese foods such as braised pork, boiled fish, salted duck eggs, stinky tofu and so on are completely terrible to eat, and people who have not spent a long time in China would not even dare to touch these foods.
In the eyes of many Chinese people, Western food is the hamburger and fried chicken represented by uncles and grandfathers, but this is just a part of fast food, and the real Western food is elegant and exquisite!
The huge difference between the two cultures makes the two food cultures also have a lot of differences, and only by understanding the differences can we make better food.
In the first three days of his studies with Du Kase, Du Kase did not take Xiao Feng into the kitchen, nor did he instruct him to make any kind of Western food, but stuffed him with a lot of materials to let him understand some of the contents of French and Western food.
Fortunately, Xiao Feng's French learning is not bad, although the information is stumbling, but with the help of French dictionaries and Internet queries, Xiao Feng still took out the strength of the college entrance examination that year and gnawed down these materials.
After reading the information, Xiao Feng realized that his understanding of Western food was too shallow before, and he thought that it only had dishes such as steak and foie gras, but he didn't expect that its content was still quite rich!
After long-term discussion and conclusion, scholars who study Western food believe that eating Western food should pay attention to the 6 "M".
"Menu": When you walk into a café or restaurant, the waiter will first lead the customer to their seat, and after they are seated, the first thing that will be served is the menu.
The recipe is regarded as the face of the restaurant, and the owner has always attached great importance to it, using the best materials to make the cover of the recipe, and some even use soft sheepskin to make a variety of beautiful patterns, which looks particularly elegant and exquisite.
In Western restaurants, the Chinese ordering habit is completely unworkable, and in Europe and the United States, even if you are the president, you have to order your own food, and you can't let the waiter do it for you.
"Music": A luxurious and high-end western restaurant, usually with a band that plays some soft music, and a general western restaurant also plays some beautiful and elegant music.
However, the most important thing here is the "audibleness" of the music, that is, the sound should reach "the Cheng dù that seems to be heard but cannot be heard", that is, if you concentrate on talking to friends, you can't hear it, and you can hear it when you are resting and relaxing.
"Mood": Eating Western food pays attention to the elegant environment and harmonious atmosphere.
"Meeting": It is best to eat Western food with friends and relatives or people with similar interests, and the main reason for eating Western food is to connect with each other, and it is best not to talk about business at the Western table. Therefore, in the western restaurant, the atmosphere is generally very warm, and there are few scenes of red faces.
"Manner": This refers to "eating appearance" and "eating manner". Since it is eating Western food, you should follow Western customs, and do not act abruptly, especially when holding a knife and fork in your hand, if you dance with your hands, you will "lose your temper".
"Meal": Chinese food is based on "taste", while Western food is centered on nutrition, and as for taste, it cannot be compared with Chinese food.
Sometimes, people tend to be swayed by their own mindset and have prejudices against other cultures, but when they understand it, they will be ashamed of their shallowness.
Western food is not pretentious, but an elegant attitude to life, just like Chinese food, integrated into the 5,000-year-old history and culture of China, with enough precipitation.
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Three days later, Dukase began to teach Xiao Feng to make all kinds of Western meals, this time he did his best, hoping that Xiao Feng could master certain rules in a short period of time, and then initially improve in the future!
Speaking of which, Dukase has also taken in many students and trained chefs in his hotels, but he has never met a student like Xiao Feng.
First of all, Xiao Feng has a deep foundation in Chinese cuisine, and in terms of knife work and heat, he far exceeds the level of ordinary Western chefs, which makes Dukase a lot less troublesome.
After all, it's always easier for a student who doesn't need to start from scratch to get started.
Because of the cultivation of the 'Qi Induction Technique', Xiao Feng's body is quite good, and his personal control of strength is also subtle to the extreme, so the knife work is naturally not bad.
Whether it's carving or other knife work, every food can glow with an intoxicating light under Xiao Feng's hands, which is amazing.
Because of studying photography, Xiao Feng has a deep understanding of composition, line and color, etc., and the presentation of each dish has a good beauty.
In Dukase's opinion, Xiao Feng doesn't say anything else, just this plating already has a master-level level, so he doesn't have to worry about this aspect.
After careful calculation, Dukase suddenly found that there were not many places that he needed to teach, but the core content of the church Xiao Feng's Western food system, and in many technical places, Xiao Feng could completely expand on his own and further improve!
In addition to the above highlights, Ducater found that Xiao Feng's true talent lies in his tongue, which can distinguish the nuances of each ingredient and dish very keenly, which is a rare talent.
It is foreseeable that once Xiao Feng is familiar with the preparation of various Western dishes, his Western food level will improve in a straight line, and he will eventually become a real master of Western food!
Xiao Feng's rapid progress made Dukase both happy and disappointed, sometimes it is not such a beautiful thing to meet genius students, at least as a teacher, the sense of accomplishment will be much less!(To be continued......) R1292