Chapter 249: Imperial Chef Cao is willing
"Come on, come on, this is the Fang Yun family I often tell you about." Lao Li Lehehe, with a gray-haired old man, walked into Fang Yun's courtyard, with a hint of flattery in his voice.
Entering the door, Lao Li couldn't help but pointed at Fang Yun with a smile and said, "I said that you are a young man, like an old man all day long, lying on a chair like something." â
When a guest came, Fang Yun hurriedly got up from the recliner, disturbed his head, and said embarrassedly: "Lao Li sit, this old man sits, I'll help you make a cup of tea." â
came out with two cups of tea, but found that the old man was staring at the vegetables in the yard affectionately, without blinking his eyes, Fang Yun couldn't help but shudder, the old man's expression was like a pervert who had been in prison for more than ten years, and suddenly saw a beautiful woman with a red fruit washing white, a look.
Fang Yun looked at the old man carefully, the old man was about sixty years old, and his body was thin, but he was in good spirits, and his face was full of redness.
Just as he was about to greet the old man to drink tea, the old man suddenly reached out and picked a vegetable leaf and stuffed it into his mouth, seeing Fang Yun feel a chill, although he knew that there were many vegetables that could be eaten raw, and he heard that the taste was not bad, Fang Yun just couldn't convince himself to eat lettuce, but obviously the old man was very satisfied with the food, and he looked like he had an endless aftertaste.
"Well, it's a juicy, fragrant dish that I've worked with for decades, and I've been dealing with so many top-notch ingredients, and in terms of greens alone, the greens here are the best I've ever seen. Young man, borrow your materials and kitchen today, and I'll cook a few dishes like this? Swallowing the vegetable leaves in his mouth, the old man said with excitement on his face.
"Ga ......" Fang Yun couldn't turn a corner. When you come to the countryside as a guest, how can there be a reason for the guests to cook, and you must not be laughed to death if you spread it.
"Great, I can finally enjoy the food cooked by Brother Cao again, and I brought you here for recuperation in vain." Lao Li clapped his hands excitedly, a trace of suspicious liquid flowed from the corner of his mouth, and Fang Yun felt a chill.
Looking at Fang Yun's disdainful eyes, Lao Li's face turned red, and he hurriedly introduced to Fang Yun: "This is Cao Leyi, the real top imperial chef." Specialized in the organization of national festivals. At the state banquet when entertaining foreign guests, Lao Cao's cooking skills in Huaxia were second, and no one dared to say that he was first.
After Lao Cao retired, many dignitaries and nobles spent a lot of money to ask Lao Cao to cook a dish. Old Cao Li ignored it. If it weren't for the materials you have here, Lao Cao's heart would be itchy. You can't ask for this kind of good thing. Thanks to you, today my old Li has a blessing. It seems that it is really the right thing to let Lao Cao come here to recuperate. â
Fang Yun was in awe, no matter what industry. Those top masters are always admirable, and if you want to reach the level of masters, your love for the industry, and decades of hard work are indispensable, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have dedicated their lives to their industry.
Immediately rejoiced, top chef! The first person in Chinese cooking! It's exciting to think about it, even Fang Yun, who doesn't have such a strong appetite, is beginning to look forward to the delicious food cooked by Old Man Cao.
"Great, it's my honor that Old Man Cao can afford my vegetables here, please wait here." Swallowing his saliva, Fang Yun's eyes lit up, and he turned around and left, leaving the two of them looking at each other.
Within two minutes, Fang Yun turned back to the courtyard, holding a net bag in his hand, and said with a smile: "Since Old Man Cao is interested in showing his hands, it is my Fang Yun's honor, I dare not say anything else, I will definitely do my best in terms of ingredients, do you see that these fish can still enter your old eyes?" â
Opening the net pocket, Fang Yun looked at Old Man Cao with anticipation, Fang Yun was quite confident in the yellow eels and crucian carp he raised, according to Lao Li, Old Man Cao was not able to make a move, it was rare to have a chance, of course Fang Yun hoped that Old Man Cao could show his hands more.
"Good! These yellow eels and crucian carp are wild at a glance, strong enough, wild, thick, very elastic, they are all very good ingredients, and I will show my hands well today. Old Man Cao looked at the yellow eel and crucian carp in the net pocket with bright eyes, and the temptation of good ingredients for top chefs is no less than the status of BMW Divine Soldiers in the hearts of peerless generals.
Old Man Cao only has these ingredients in his eyes now, and he doesn't want to delay for a minute, everything from picking vegetables to killing fish is done by him himself, and even Fang Yun's offer to help him is refused, the reason is that he is afraid that Fang Yun will spoil the ingredients, which will make the cooked dishes not reach the point of perfection, and even the kitchen door will not allow Fang Yun and others to step in.
Fang Yun and Lao Li could only stand outside the kitchen to watch Old Man Cao's performance, Fang Yun had the idea of stealing the teacher, and did not let go of any detail of Old Man Cao.
Watching Old Man Cao cook is a very pleasing thing to the eye, cutting vegetables and side dishes is like flowing water, in terms of knife work alone, Fang Yun is confident that he is not under Old Man Cao, and he can even cut it better, what is as thin as a hair or something, Fang Yun can cut it out with his eyes closed.
But I always feel that there is a little less charm than Old Man Cao, this feeling cannot be expressed in words, maybe Fang Yun has been immersed in the kitchen for more than ten or twenty years, and he can comprehend this essence, between the chef and the top chef, the difference is this essence, it is useless to study hard, this is talent and understanding.
I don't know when, there are more and more people around the kitchen door, a few little girls smell the fragrance and salivate to the kitchen, looking at the white-bearded old man in the kitchen to make food, little fingers lightly touch his lips, looking like a little gluttonous cat.
"Who is this old gentleman? It looks so powerful, the fried dishes are really fragrant, and they are too tempting. Feng Xiu'er swallowed her saliva, pulled Fang Yun's clothes, and asked softly.
Fang Yunyi gave a thumbs up and said: "This old man is amazing, the imperial chef of the state banquet, the first person in Chinese cooking, Cao Leyi, old man Cao." Today we are in good fortune, this is not a delicacy that can be enjoyed with money. â
"Wow, Imperial Chef!" Feng Xiu'er's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in a low voice full of excitement, not to mention the food, this treatment alone is enough for Feng Xiu'er to be excited for a while, if this is put aside in ancient times, the imperial kitchen is the exclusive property of the royal relatives.
Niuniu's little chubby girl couldn't stand the temptation of this fragrance, she kept snorting her little nose, and ran to Old Man Cao's side, looking up at the braised eel on the stove with her little head up, and swallowed her saliva hard: "The old man is really amazing, it's more fragrant than the dishes fried by Dad, and Niuniu is hungry." â
Fang Yun almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, this little fat girl was in pain in vain, and for the sake of deliciousness, she did not hesitate to belittle herself to please Old Man Cao.
Lao Li was taken aback, his heart was raised to his throat, Cao Leyi's temper Lao Li knew very well, what he hated most when stir-frying was that others disturbed him, at this time, even if the No. 1 chief disturbed him, he dared to wave a spoon and yell.
Lao Li's shocking scene appeared, it turned out that the charm of the little fat girl was unstoppable, immersed in her own world, the interrupted old man Cao turned around angrily, and saw that it was a cute little fat girl who disturbed him, and the anger on his face immediately turned into a smile.
"Little sister, what's your name?" Old Man Cao smiled and took a piece, and the braised eel that the little fat girl was looking at was broken and handed to Niuniu.
The little fat girl's big eyes were bent into two small crescents, and she said happily: "Thank you, grandpa, my name is Niuniu, and my big name is Fang Qing." â
couldn't wait to stuff the braised eel into her mouth, the little fat girl's eyes suddenly widened, she couldn't care about talking anymore, and began to fight with the eel.
"Hehe, eat slowly, don't choke." Old Man Cao looked at the greedy little fat girl and said with a smile.
"Woo, woo." The little fat girl's mouth was stuffed with eels, and she nodded her little head happily.
Niuniu took the lead, and Shun LĂŹ got the delicious yellow eel from the old man, a few little girls couldn't hold back anymore, and rushed into the kitchen, looking at Old Man Cao with blank eyes.
It can be seen that Mr. Cao likes children very much, and each little girl is happy to clip a piece of braised eel, watching a few little girls eating their own dishes with a smile, Mr. Cao is so happy that his face is full of red.
In the end, it was Fang Yun who took action and caught a few greedy little girls out, half of the braised eel had been wiped out, and if they were not caught out, a few little girls who were addicted to eating would definitely wipe out the whole plate.
Lunch is eaten in the yard, according to the old man Cao, it is a different flavor, there are not many dishes, braised eel section, watercress crucian carp, two green vegetables, and a crucian carp tofu soup, all of which are fired with the materials here in Fang Yun, the amount is very sufficient, maybe it is because I saw that there are many children, and I deliberately burned more.
"Old man Cao, I toast you, welcome to Qiaotou Village." Fang Yun poured a glass of wine for Old Man Cao and Lao Li, stood up and raised his glass.
Lao Li's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly to Cao Leyi: "Today's exposure to your light, this wine is usually not drinkable, this person hides it like a baby, and I have drunk it once, if it weren't for you, this person would be reluctant to take it out." â
Old Man Cao's eyes lit up, and he was probably also a wine lover: "Yes, then I'm going to taste it." â
As soon as the wine entered his throat, Old Man Cao couldn't help but shout: "Good wine!" Sure enough, it is a good wine, compared to this wine, the tribute wine I have drunk before is simply cold water. â
Lao Li drank all the wine in the quilt in one gulp, grabbed the wine jar and poured another glass for himself, and said proudly: "I didn't lie to you, this wine not only tastes wonderful, but also has an extremely effective effect on strengthening the body, which is more than one grade higher than the two wines that this kid took out to sell." It's just that this kid is too stingy, and he always hides it. â
"Hehe, everyone eats vegetables, and if you don't eat it, you will be eaten up by a few of their little girls." Knowing what Lao Li had in mind, Fang Yun didn't want to take Lao Li's words, this wine was specially brewed by Fang Yun, the process was troublesome, and the quantity was limited, just enough for his family to drink.
When the three of them were drinking, several little girls had already started a fierce battle, and the small chopsticks rained down on the plate, and they couldn't wait to stretch out their little hands directly.
The old child Lao Li screamed and hurriedly joined the fierce battle, and Lao Li's addition made the competition more intense. (To be continued......)