Chapter 250: Cao is willing to pass on his art
I didn't touch the plate of braised eel, a few little girls had already wrapped it round, a pair of small chopsticks rained down on the plate, the mouth was stuffed with bulging, there was still a piece of chopsticks on it, and the big round eyes were spinning, for fear that others would eat more than themselves, and they were anxious, and their oily left hand stretched out and grabbed a piece violently.
It is really not a wise move to snatch food from the tiger's mouth of a few little girls, except for Lao Li, the old child who screams and teases them, even Feng Xiu'er can only swallow her saliva secretly.
With delicious food, Niuniu has not forgotten her mother, and contributed a piece of yellow eel to be praised by Feng Xiuer, and the little fat girl is happy.
Children have to compare everything, seeing Niuniu being praised, a few little girls are not to be left behind, and after a while, Feng Xiu'er's bowl is full of eels, if it wasn't for Fang Yun to stop them, a few little girls can clip all the eels into Feng Xiu'er's bowl.
Looking at the little girls competing for food, Fang Yun's eyes were full of spoiling, children have to rush to eat to be fragrant, the only child is an ancestor-level figure, and he has to follow an adult behind his ass when he eats, running for a long time with a rice bowl, begging grandpa to tell grandma to coax them to eat two bites.
Of course, this is the treatment that only daughters have, if it is a son, Fang Yun can slap them on the ass and scold them for not having rules, girls, they are always delicate, just like the old man said, if you want to spoil you, you can't spoil for many years, there is a Feng Xiu'er who aspires to be a strict mother, and Fang Yun is a loving father with peace of mind.
Picking up a piece of fish meat and stuffing it into his mouth, Fang Yun couldn't help but hiss, fragrant. Spicy, tender, smooth, fresh, a fragrance rushed straight to the nostrils, a small hand stretched out in his throat, almost without force, the fish slid into his stomach, after swallowing the fish, Fang Yun couldn't help but scream: "It's delicious!" ”
I really don't know how to describe the deliciousness of fish. Fang Yun's barren vocabulary. It was not enough to express my admiration for Mr. Cao, so I held it for a long time, and gave a thumbs up to hold out two words, delicious!
Old Man Cao had a smug smile on his face. A simple and delicious sentence. In fact, it is the biggest compliment to the chef. No matter how good the chef's craftsmanship is, even if the dish is cooked into a flower, it will still be a dish in the end. You still have to eat it in the stomach of the guests, and the chef's greatest wish is to cook the dishes himself to satisfy the guests.
A few simple dishes, so that everyone ate a full stomach, and sent the last vegetable leaf into his mouth, Lao Li patted his belly with satisfaction, and exhaled a long breath: "I haven't seen you for half a year, Lao Cao's craftsmanship is higher than before, and he is worthy of being the first person in Chinese cooking." ”
Old Man Cao shook his head lightly and said: "It's not that my cooking skills have gone further, the key is that the dishes here are good, a good dish is very important, good ingredients can have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort, and my cooking skills can barely enter the top ten at most in Huaxia." ”
Lao Li's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief: "Is there anyone in Huaxia who is better at cooking than you?" You're the chef of the state banquet. ”
Not only Lao Li didn't believe it, but even Fang Yun couldn't believe it. Before tasting the dishes cooked by Old Man Cao, Fang Yun always thought that his cooking skills were already very clever.
Until today, I didn't know that the reason why the dishes I cooked was delicious, the ingredients at home accounted for a large part of the credit, aside from the ingredients, my cooking skills are at best similar to the average hotel chef, after all, it is a wild home, no one to guide you to ponder on your own, and it is already very good to have this level.
Old Man Cao's cooking skills have already shocked Fang Yun, and he really can't imagine that people with higher cooking skills than Old Man Cao will cook to the point of shaking the earth and crying ghosts and gods.
Old Man Cao glanced at Lao Li and said with a chuckle: "Since ancient times, the masters have been among the people, and there are countless capable people in China. Don't look at Lao Li, you have a high position, you are busy with work all day long, and when it comes to eating and drinking, you can't even compare to any gentleman in the capital, so it's not surprising that you don't know this.
Don't talk about it far away, let's just say that Su Zanchen of the capital Baiwei Pavilion, Old Man Su, that is the heir of the Manchu imperial chef family, and the full Han banquet in one hand makes people sigh with admiration, how many people spend a lot of money to ask for a taste but can't get it.
The eight major cuisines of China, Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Suzhou cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Hunan cuisine, and Hui cuisine, which cuisine does not have a top master, I just occupy the light of the state banquet and the imperial chef, and the fame is greater. ”
Fang Yun couldn't help but be amazed by Huaxia cooking, he was really sitting in a well and watching the sky. But it's not surprising to think about it, the 5,000-year history of China, no matter what has been developed over so many years, will develop to an amazing height.
Especially in the era of eating, drinking, and merrymaking, no matter how poor and chaotic the era is, those in power are living a life of drunkenness, and the pursuit of enjoyment is endless, and all kinds of cultures and technologies will be destroyed by frequent wars and foreign invasions, but eating, drinking, and having fun, no matter who is in power, must be vigorously enjoyed.
The most obvious example is the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Chinese civilization regressed for hundreds of years, suffered from the humiliation and aggression of the foreign powers, and has not fully recovered until now, but eating, drinking and playing have been flourishing, the children of the Eight Banners fought cocks and walked dogs, and the Manchu and Han people were poor and extravagant.
Today, it is rare that a few little girls did not go out to go crazy, and their little mouths sweetly circled around Old Man Cao, old man, old man, old man, called Old Man Cao with a smile, and the hearty laughter never stopped.
Fang Yun knew that Old Man Cao was going to be fooled, the little fat girl was very elfty, and the little pony patting could make you willingly satisfy her careful thoughts.
In one afternoon, the old man Cao showed his skills, a few little girls patted the little fat hands excitedly, the adoring eyes made the old man Cao fluttering, and all kinds of small snacks dazzled the eyes of the little girls.
Fang Yun opened his eyes, using the simple materials at home, Old Man Cao can make several kinds of good-looking and delicious pastries, thanks to the blessing of a few little girls, everyone's belly is full in one afternoon, and the delicious pastries make people want to stop, obviously the stomach is already very bulging, but he still can't help but stuff it into his mouth.
In the end, Fang Yun used Yuan Li to help a few little girls rub their stomachs, which relieved the little girls who couldn't walk, and they didn't have to eat dinner anymore, and sent a small jar of wine, Fang Yun sent the two out of the yard.
Old Man Cao likes a few little girls of Fang Yun's family very much, lively and cute, and full of spirituality, the elves and eccentric little girls are the most loved by the old people, these two days have changed the tricks to make small snacks for the little girls, and when they are fine, they make tea in Fang Yun's yard and set up a chessboard to kill a few games.
Fang Yun's chess skills are not very good, but he has a good mind, he can calculate more than a dozen moves, Lao Li boasts of his superb chess skills, and he kills all sides among the retired leaders of the capital, and after playing with Fang Yun a few times, he will not play chess with Fang Yun anymore, in Lao Li's words, playing chess with Fang Yun is abuse, and every move is calculated.
To tell the truth, Old Man Cao's chess skills are very bad, a person who is obsessed with cooking skills, it is impossible to spend much time on playing chess, it is a little better than the stinky chess basket Feng Zhenjia, and he thinks about it for a long time, playing chess with him is simply a kind of torture, but Old Man Cao is stunned that he does not believe in evil, he has been defeated and fought repeatedly, and he pulls Fang Yun to play chess whenever he has time.
Fang Yun has always been in pain and happy, every time Old Man Cao is abused to the point of being fluttering, he will cook and show his hand, and regain a little confidence from the field he is best at, Fang Yun can not only enjoy the food, but also steal the teacher on the side.
"It's not early, the girls are about to get out of school, Mr. Cao, you are sitting, I will cook and fry two dishes today, and you will give an evaluation." Seeing that Old Man Cao began to play chess, and had plans to play another game, Fang Yun hurriedly stood up and said with a smile, he didn't do anything in the morning, he was caught playing chess, and if he continued to play, Fang Yun felt that he was going crazy.
"It's still early, let's go to the next plate, I'll fry two dishes later, I can't delay Niuniu and them to eat." Old Man Cao looked unwilling, and he was a little unsatisfied.
Fang Yun almost ran into the kitchen: "Old man Cao, you will take a day off today, give me a chance to express yourself." ”
"This dish tastes good, but the heat is a little worse, and it has the level of an average hotel chef, I can't see it, you kid still has a hand." Picking up a small cabbage and tasting it, Old Man Cao looked at Fang Yun with some surprise and commented.
"This kid has nothing to do all day long, after his wife is pregnant, he loves to think about these, more than three months later, his cooking skills are not bad, I watched his fried dishes from being able to eat to the point of being delicious, of course, and you can't compare." Since Old Man Cao came, Lao Li came to Fang Yun on time to report to Fang Yun every time he arrived at dinner, and said with a smile.
Old Man Cao was taken aback, and then looked at Fang Yun with bright eyes, as if he had seen a peerless treasure, he couldn't wait to pounce on Fang Yun and bite Fang Yun, and his warm eyes made Fang Yun uncomfortable for a while.
"Fang Yun, do you want to learn to cook with me, I guarantee that your cooking level will soon surpass me." Old Man Cao shouted in his heart that he was perverted, he had reached the level of an ordinary chef in three months, and no one dared to believe it when he said it, this is no longer a talent that can be described, and it is the first time that Old Man Cao has accepted a person as an apprentice so strongly.
Fang Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "I received Old Man Cao's wishes, it's just that I cook just to make my family happy, and being a chef is not my hobby." ”
Lao Li's mouth moved, but in the end he still didn't say anything, although he felt sorry for Fang Yun, a person who could fight against the country, let him learn cooking, it was indeed a little unlikely.
"Hahaha, okay, this notebook is my experience in cooking for decades, and I'll give it to you today." Cao Leyi suddenly laughed happily, took out a notebook from his pocket and handed it to Fang Yun.
Lao Li stood up violently and asked incredulously: "I said Lao Cao, have you thought about it, will this be too rash?" ”
This notebook can be said to be Cao Leyi's life's work, whoever gets this notebook means who gets Cao Leyi's mantle, no wonder Lao Li is so surprised, you must know that Cao Leyi has dozens of disciples, all of whom are top figures in the culinary industry, but Cao Leyi did not pass the notebook to them, but gave it to Fang Yun, who had only known him for two or three days. (To be continued......)