Chapter 105: Choosing an Assistant

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Today, Li Qi can finally take a breather, because today it is the turn of his three beloved disciples to perform.

At the beginning, Li Qi gave them five days to prepare the dishes, and the winner could go with him to the Taishi Mansion to participate in the crab roe feast.

The rules of the competition are also very simple and rude, that is, each person cooks a dish, and whoever orders the most dishes, even if he wins, the time is limited to one hour at noon.

At noon, Li Qi finished his work at hand and came to the heavenly and earthly box on the third floor, where Mrs. Qin and Bai Qiannuo were sitting and chatting.

"Ma'am."

Li Qi said hello to Mrs. Qin, and smiled at Bai Qiannuo: "Hey, White Lady, you are here too." ”

In the past few days, Bai Qiannuo has come almost every day, and he stays for two or three hours.

"What? Do you regret giving me that supreme membership card? Bai Qiannuo said with a smile.

Li Qi laughed and said: "How can it, I wish you came every day, do you know, as soon as you came, there were a lot more guests." ”

When Bai Qiannuo heard the first half of the sentence, he was overjoyed, but when he heard the back, he couldn't help glaring at Li Qi, and said angrily: "Could it be that you treat me as a living signboard." ”

Sweat! Said that he leaked his mouth.

Li Qi smiled and shook his head, "I just want to show how endearing you are." ”

Bai Qiannuo's face flushed and snorted lightly.

Mrs. Qin shook her head with a wry smile and asked Li Qi, "Li Qi, who do you think will win between the pillar brothers and the little six sons?" ”

"I don't know."

Li Qi shrugged and said, "I didn't even ask what they were going to cook, anyway, in another hour, there will naturally be results." ”

In the past five days, Li Qi didn't ask a word about the situation they prepared and what they planned to cook, from the selection of ingredients to the cooking, they all handled it themselves.

"It seems like you're choosing an assistant, is it true that you really plan to leave it all to the guests to decide?" Bai Qiannuo wondered.

"Why not."

Li Qi smiled slightly: "If I am involved in this kind of thing, it will be very unfair to them." ”

"Why is that?" Mrs. Qin was puzzled.

Li Qi smiled: "It's very simple. If it's just me, then no matter who I choose, the remaining two will definitely be more or less unconvinced, so simply let the guests decide, so that no matter who wins or loses, the other two have nothing to say, and besides, as a chef, it is originally more than whose dish is more popular. ”

"There's some truth to what you're saying." Mrs. Qin nodded and said.

At this time, there was a sudden exclamation from downstairs, "Wow! What kind of food, why is it so fragrant? ”

As soon as the three of them heard this, they came to the guardrail outside, and when they looked down, it turned out that Chen Xiaozhu's dish was baked.

Chen Xiaozhu is a 'soft sheep'.

"Give me a share."

"I want it too."

"I'm used to eating mandarin duck pot, and I forgot that there is still this dish, so give me a copy too."

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As soon as the guests heard the name of this long-forgotten dish, their appetites were hung up, and they placed orders one after another.

Seeing this, Li Qi shook his head slightly.

Bai Qiannuo glanced at him suspiciously and asked, "What?" Didn't he do a good job? ”

Li Qi sighed lightly: "The key to 'soft sheep' is in this 'soft' word, that is to say, the mutton must be boiled, but it can't be cooked for too long, which requires a very high temperature. ”

Bai Qiannuo and Madam Qin both nodded.

Next it was Chen Dazhu's turn to play, and the dish he made today was 'sheep's hoof bamboo shoots'

Sheep's hoof bamboo shoots, as the name suggests, that is, sheep's hoof tendons and bamboo shoots are stewed together, the hoof tendons are crisp and soft, the taste is not good, and the bamboo shoots are also beautiful, which can be regarded as a first-class dish.

The guests were also very enthusiastic about this dish.

When Li Qi saw it, he still shook his head.

Bai Qiannuo was curious again: "Could it be that Dazhu's strength is not suitable for this dish." ”

"Not really."

Li Qi took a breath and said with a strange smile: "It's just that this sheep's hoof tendon is very small, and the price is naturally very expensive, because I said earlier, I don't plan to participate in this competition, so I also let them set the price of the dish, to be honest, the price of the big pillar dish, can't make any money at all, but if it is set high, then he can't win at all, he blindly pursues the value of the material itself, and ignores the actual situation." ”

After hearing this, Bai Qiannuo smiled bitterly: "It seems that it is really not easy to please you, the master. ”

"I'm talking about the basics, and I'm really kind enough to them."

Li Qi smiled and said, "If the sixth son also uses mutton to cook later, then my master is really a failure." ”

Mrs. Qin was surprised: "Why is this?" ”

Li Qi smiled bitterly: "You see how many dishes on my menu are made with mutton?" Yes, guests do love to eat mutton, but this does not mean that mutton is the best, in fact, every food has its strengths and weaknesses, the key is whether a chef will use them, if the food has been positioned according to their own value, then the chef has no value zài. ”

As soon as the words fell, a special fragrance suddenly came from the kitchen, causing another commotion.

Bai Qiannuo sniffed it and said curiously: "What does this smell like?" ”

Li Qi was stunned for a moment, shook his head and smiled: "It's a pig's intestine." ”

This time, Wu Xiaoliu's dish had not yet been baked, and the guests asked the bartender one after another.

A bartender introduced to the guests: "This is the 'pig drinking' made by Master Wu." ”

"Pigs drinking?"

When everyone heard this, they all showed a look of surprise, and they all competed with curiosity to order this 'pig drinking'.

Bai Qiannuo saw that Wu Xiaoliu didn't use Yang Rou to cook, and Li Qi didn't shake his head and sigh, so he said, "Now, you should be satisfied." ”

Li Qi smiled: "It's a little gratifying. But the fragrance is not strong enough, if the six sons are fried with a fierce fire, it will be better, and the name is too --- and too uneducated, which is really hard. ”

Bai Qiannuo sneered and said, "Do cooks also need to read?" ”

Li Qi pointed to himself and said, "Am I not the best list?" ”

"I'm not ashamed."

Bai Qiannuo glanced at him, pointed to the wooden board that read 'boiling water and woad leaves' hanging in front of and behind the cabinet, and said, "Look at what you wrote is called." ”

Li Qi was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "Haven't you heard of it, a flawed and beautiful man, that is the most attractive man." ”

Mrs. Qin stood aside, listening to him boast about himself, she really couldn't help it, and said, "In this way, it's not that your three apprentices are much stronger than you. ”

"Well, they're not called flawed beauty, they're called crippled beauty, it's not the same thing at all."

Richie sneered.

Mrs. Qin and Bai Qiannuo looked at each other, feeling very helpless.

As soon as noon passed, the competition ended.

In the end, Wu Xiaoliu won the final victory with his "pig drinking".

And the pillar brothers are also convinced.

Li Qi waited until the results came out, then tasted the three dishes they made one by one, and gave corresponding evaluations for each dish, and finally asked Wu Xiaoliu: "Liuzi, how did you come up with the idea of using the pig's intestine to cook?" ”

Nowadays, even pork is not very popular, let alone the stinky pig intestine.

Wu Xiaoliu is now proud, and said with a smile: "Brother Li, do you remember what you said to us when you first took us to the market?" ”

Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "I said so many things that day, you kid won't let me repeat it all to you again, just say anything, don't play anything with Lao Tzu." ”

"Oh."

Wu Xiaoliu said: "At that time, when you asked us to buy vegetables in the future, we should always pay attention to what those butchers and fishermen usually eat, and you also said that they are the people who know how to eat the most, because the dishes they usually eat are the leftover parts that the guests will not buy, that is to say, they will definitely think of ideas to make the things that these guests think are not delicious and delicious, so that they will not be wasted." ”

Li Qi nodded and said, "Not bad." You remember it quite clearly. Go on. ”

Wu Xiaoliu said again: "That's the case, when I went to the market a few days ago, I happened to meet Uncle Zheng having dinner---。 ”

When Li Qi heard this, he interrupted Wu Xiaoliu's words angrily, and said: "Then you saw that he was eating the pig's large intestine, and the saliva flowed down again, and then cheekily begged Zheng Butcher for a bowl of rice, and found that the pig's large intestine was very delicious, so he thought of using the pig's large intestine to cook, I am not wrong." ”

Wu Xiaoliu was taken aback and said, "Brother Li, could it be that you were there that day?" ”

Li Qi snorted coldly and said, "With your virtue, you can guess it." ”

Wu Xiaoliu pursed his mouth and said, "What you said is pretty much the same, but my 'pig drinking' method is something I came up with myself." ”

Li Qi snorted: "You are less here, your method of this dish is clearly to learn from that Huadiao drunk, wash, boil and mature, slice, marinate with wine, ginger slices, etc., and then fry in an oil pot." However, it is indeed very rare for you to be able to think of this. ”

How did Brother Li know everything? Wu Xiaoliu was secretly surprised, indeed, the inspiration for his dish came from that Huadiao drunkenness, otherwise it would be difficult for him to think of using wine to remove the smell of the pig's large intestine. But remembering Li Qi's ability to taste in Xiangguo Temple last time, he knew it in his heart, and nodded: "Brother Li, you are so powerful, I can't hide anything from you." ”

Li Qi shook his head, and said to the big and small pillars again: "You now know why you lost to the sixth son." ”

Both shook their heads.

"That's because you don't have as much as he does."

Li Qi glanced at the two of them and said: "Usually when eating, you brothers choose your favorite dishes to eat, Liuzi is much better than you, he is never picky eater, he wants to try any dish, in this way, his understanding of food is naturally higher than yours." You have to remember in the future that as an ordinary person, you can be a picky eater, but as a chef, it is absolutely not allowed, no matter what kind of food, whether you like it or not, you have to try it, so that you can deeply understand the taste and characteristics of each food, understand? ”

"Oh, I see."

Brother Pillar nodded.

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