Chapter 21: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's Chinatown

Yokohama, at noon, in the back kitchen of the Hojo Building, the head chef Sojiro Hojo was smoking a cigarette and was at a loss, Miyoko Hojo walked in and handed the tea to her father, and said, "Dad, what are you worried about?" Sojiro looked at his daughter lovingly and replied, "Miyoko, tomorrow is the registration deadline for the 'King of Chefs', only Dad and you can play, not enough teams of 3, we Hojolou will not be able to participate in the team competition, and this 'King of Chefs' will have restaurant teams from Chinese mainland to come to the competition and exchange, it can be said that this is the last opportunity to warm up before the 'Manchu Han Full Seat' qualifier 'Festival Banquet' that will start at the end of the year." Miyoko smiled and comforted, "Dad, don't worry, I found a helper. As she was talking, the phone rang, Miyoko looked at the caller ID, smiled even more, handed the phone to her father and said, "The person is already at the station." ”

At Yokohama Station on the Shinkansen, an alternative picture appeared in the crowd, a tall and graceful girl, with a cold temperament and a delicate face, was holding a single-lens reflex camera around a teenager who was talking on a mobile phone. Jiang Yunfeng ended the call with Miyoko Hojo, looked at her sister who was constantly looking for angles around her, and said helplessly, "Sister! If you want to shoot, you can shoot the scenery of Yokohama, why do you always shoot around me? Also, aren't you here to study, so why don't you stay in Tokyo and come to Yokohama with me?" Jiang Yutong put down the camera and replied firmly: "I am improving the material of the 'White Paper on the Growth of My Brother 2017 Edition', and it is my sister's responsibility to pay attention to the growth of my younger brother in an all-round way!" As for why I came to Yokohama with you. It is dangerous for an underage brother to go out alone, and my sister has the obligation to protect the whole process! Jiang Yunfeng covered his forehead and sighed weakly, from the fact that he was still in Polar Star Liao last night, Jiang Yunfeng was taking a bath, Jiang Yutong found a reason to try to break in, and several night attacks in the second half of the night, he concluded that Jiang Yutong, who was cold, was the kind of brother who controlled the spread of cancer in the late stage of his body, and his mouth was honest and his body was honest. Endure the strange eyes of others at the station for more than ten minutes. Hojo Miyoko finally came with a taxi, it was really a living bodhisattva who rescued the suffering, Jiang Yunfeng praised Miyoko while carrying his luggage into the taxi, pulling his sister to leave the place of right and wrong, he didn't want to make Twitter headlines the next day. In the taxi, Miyoko noticed that the woman sitting next to Jiang Yunfeng was so beautiful. The body is so good, is it a model? is so close to Jiang Jun, is it Jiang Jun's girlfriend? With such a perfect person, I have no chance of winning! Jiang Yunfeng noticed Miyoko's gaze, and hurriedly introduced, "Miyoko, this is my sister, Jiang Yutong, who is an international student at the University of Tokyo this year. "It's my sister! Miyoko's eyes instantly brightened when she heard the introduction, and she hurriedly introduced herself, "Hello senior sister, I'm Jiang Jun's classmate, Miyoko Hojo, please take care of me." Jiang Yutong observed that Miyoko's expression was dim to bright again, and he understood something, the corners of his mouth curved, and he smiled like spring breeze and rain, "Please take care of me in the future, Hojo Senpai." ”

After more than ten minutes of travel, the taxi stopped in front of the main entrance of the Hojo Building, and as soon as the three of them got out of the car, they saw two middle-aged men discussing something in the lobby.

"Hojo, is your team list ready, the director team has urged me," the uncle who was as decadent as Seiichiro said helplessly

"Lao Liu, can you wait a little longer, let me think about it."

"It's not that brother, I don't understand your difficulties, I really can't wait, the domestic teams have arrived, and it's just the list of your Hojo Building, and the director team has begun to arrange the list of group confrontations."

"Dad, I've picked up Jiang Yunfeng!" Miyoko ran to Sojiro Hojo, "Uncle Liu, the list of the Hojo House team is set, the chef is my father Sojiro Hojo, one of my deputies, and the second co-deputie Jiang Yunfeng." ”

"You guys ... Hey~ Forget it, I'll report it like this, is it really okay, Hojo? ”

"Yes! That's it, then I'll trouble you, Lao Liu, I'll invite you to tea when I go back. ”

"Okay, since you've decided, then I'll go first, and I'll make a note of this morning tea first." With that, the decadent uncle turned and left.

"Young man, you are my daughter Miyoko who is talking in my ear every day, and Jiang Yunfeng is about to get cocooned." Sojiro Hojo walked up to Jiang Yunfeng and looked at him.

"Yes, Uncle Sojiro."

"Is it very polite, this must be your sister, what a great beauty~" Sojiro looked at Jiang Yutong and whistled. "Come in, let me see what you're capable of, and if you can represent our Hojo Building."

In the back kitchen, Jiang Yunfeng, who had put his luggage away, stood in front of the cooking table and asked, "What does Uncle Sojiro want to take the test?" "The foundation of a Chinese chef is knife work and heat. You show the knife work first, and then you have an egg fried rice. ”

When Jiang Yunfeng heard this, he picked up a cucumber, took off the kitchen knife he had chosen from the knife holder, cut off the head and tail of the cucumber, and began to cut one side obliquely. "The strength of the knife is between square inches, and it is all controlled by the wrist. It's really rare to have such knife work at such a young age," Sojiro nodded in praise.

Jiang Yunfeng cut both sides, soaked the imperial gourd in the salt water on the side for a while, took it out and pulled down the cucumber that was originally only more than 20 centimeters long and was 1 meter long, which attracted a burst of applause from the onlookers in the kitchen, of course, Jiang Yutong's shutter sound.

"The knife worker has passed, let's take a look at your heat." Sojiro said, pointing to the stove next to him.

Jiang Yunfeng came to the edge of the stove, skillfully lit the stove, picked up the eggs on the side, hit 3 egg yolks peeled off with eggshells into a small bowl, whipped evenly, poured out peanut oil on the stove in the wok and heated the pan, and when the oil temperature rose to the temperature he wanted, pour in the egg liquid, stir-fry until semi-solidified, pour in the cold rice, and began to stir-fry with a frying spoon after dispersing, so that the egg liquid and the rice can be fully contacted. Now is the time! Jiang Yunfeng sprinkled a little salt and pepper to taste, then put the chopped green onion in, continued to stir-fry a few times, and put it on a plate and out of the pot. The egg fried rice is sparkling with egg yolk and garnished with jade green onions. Jiang Yunfeng brought the egg fried rice to Sojiro Hojo and said, "'Golden Egg Fried Rice', Uncle Sojiro, please taste it." "I want to pick up a spoonful of egg fried rice, Sojiro observed it for a long time before putting it in his mouth, and when he chewed it, he could clearly feel the rice grains springing, and the mellow egg yolk matched with the fragrance of green onions. Sojiro swallowed with a look of enjoyment, "You are qualified, and you can represent our Hojolou in the battle." "Thank you, Uncle Sojiro, for giving me a chance to hone myself."

"What about you, Miss Jiang Yutong? Is it to continue the tour? ”

"My younger brother trained himself in Hojolou, so I worked here to adapt to Japanese lifestyle."

"Then you can't wear this dress, Miyoko, take Miss Jiang to change clothes." Sojiro looked at the clothes on Jiang Yutong and said, "Xiao Feng." Let's go to the front, I'll tell you about a few days. ”

Jiang Yunfeng followed Sojiro to the front desk and asked, "Uncle Sojiro, the person I discussed with you just now is also the chef, I saw that he has very thick calluses on his hands and a strong chili flavor on his body, he should be a master of Sichuan or Hunan cuisine, right?" ”

"Well, Xiaofeng, you observe very carefully, that guy's name is Liu Jian, he is the head chef of the Xiangjiang Guild Hall in front of him, don't look at his decadent appearance, he is the head of the last Hunan cuisine. The cultivation is very deep. Jiang Yunfeng asked excitedly, "Then will we meet him in the competition?" ”

"Shouldn't it? However, the other teams are also very strong, and there will be a Chinese domestic team to participate, and it will be very difficult for us to come out on top in a strong competition. Sojiro Hojo sighed as he lit a cigarette. Is it really that strong, is it? ”

"Hehe, you don't know, this year's 'Chef King Competition' is the last training opportunity for the 'Manchu and Han Banquets' that began at the end of the year, and now the strongest lineup has been sent in all aspects."

"'Manchu and Han full seats'? Isn't it the highest banquet in Chinese cuisine? ”

"Yes and no. The Manchu and Han Dynasty banquet is held once every 5 years, and the Chinese Chefs Council presides, through the "Festival Banquet", "Jiubai Banquet", "Qiansuo Banquet", "Wanshou Banquet", "Courtier Banquet" and "Family Banquet" 6 banquets to eliminate a large number of contestants, and select 10 people to participate in the final Forbidden City showdown, and the final winner is the next head of the Chinese food industry and the chairman of the Chinese Chefs Council. ”

"Oh~~ So are there any conditions for participating? Uncle Sojiro, have you participated in it, and where have you got? Jiang Yunfeng asked with a twinkle in his eyes.

"As long as there is a Chinese chef level, you can participate in the recommendation of the culinary academy or a well-known restaurant, I have participated in it twice, and I was eliminated when I went to the 'Thousand Suo Banquet', and the stronger the opponent became. Boy, it seems that you don't know about the world's chef organizations, uncle will give you a popularization, now the star rating of restaurants and chefs around the world is determined by the Michelin International Rating Center according to the report provided by the Chinese Chefs Council of Chinese cuisine and the Le Cordon Bleu Alliance of Western cuisine, the current head and chairman of Chinese cuisine is Mr. Wang Zhanyuan, but a new successor will be elected next year. The chief of the Le Cordon Bleu League for Western cuisine is Alan Ducasse, who has a 'nine-star chef'. ”

The two were chatting enthusiastically, and Miyoko Hojo came to the front desk with Jiang Yutong, who had changed his clothes, "Wow~~~~" Sojiro Hojo exclaimed when he saw Jiang Yutong, and Jiang Yunfeng also looked at his sister blankly. The pink cheongsam wrapped around the tall and graceful figure, the fleshy legs in the hem of the cheongsam loomed in the hem of the cheongsam with the lotus step, and the black high heels worn on the jade feet, Jiang Yunfeng felt that his heartbeat was consistent with his sister's footsteps, and there was a warm liquid flowing out of his nose.