Chapter 30: The Tranquility Before the War
Lifting the lid of the clay pot, the burning liquor flowed into the clay pot, and the flame rose more violently, Jiang Yunfeng hurriedly stirred the "zizi" yellow eel with chopsticks to make it fully integrate with the liquor, the flame was extinguished and the aroma of the liquor was mixed, and the yellow eel pot finally completed the last step, Jiang Yunfeng made a gesture of please, "Please use it slowly while it is hot." ”
Sun Yuanliang looked at the dishes presented and asked, "Candidate Jiang Yunfeng, your 'Yellow Eel Jelly Pot' is not the same as before." Can you explain why you use liquor and not Shaoxing wine? And why is the burning liquor added to the dish after it has been served, rather than being prepared in advance? Ling Zhendong also nodded with the same question. And Erina Nagikiri has been staring at the clay pot, dragging the chopsticks in her hand, seeing that the other two seniors have not moved the chopsticks yet, it is not polite to do it first, so she can only watch dryly, Jiang Yunfeng saw Erina's kitten looking at the fish through the glass, and she can see the small appearance of whether she can eat it, and smiled at her, in exchange for a burst of white eyes, before explaining, "The practice of this yellow eel pot is improved by the students according to the tradition, as for why the white wine is chosen instead of rice wine, it is because the students want the yellow eel itself to show the feeling of being roasted with wine and mixed with the aroma of wine, The taste and taste are more successful, and it is already midsummer, so the students choose the rice-flavored Guilin Sanhua, which is sweet and mellow, rich and soft, and can better set off the original taste of the yellow eel. The aroma of the wine is almost gone, so the three examiners should taste it while it is hot. ”
The three examiners sent the yellow eel into the mouth, the soft and tender texture matched with the gentle aroma of wine, the cooking heat was just right, and the yellow eel was just ripe when it was sent to him, and it was presented on the tip of the tongue with the most perfect posture, Sun Yuanliang and Ling Zhendong both closed their eyes and savored it, but Erina Nagi was more sensitive than ordinary people because of her more sensitive than ordinary people. The Tongue of God', after the entrance of the dish, I felt a shock all over my body, the delicacy was like a flood of intentions to wash my taste buds, this feeling made people addicted and unable to extricate themselves, Erina felt that she was entangled by a huge yellow eel, and wanted to shout in her mouth but was blocked by the delicacy and couldn't make any sound, she could only watch herself being played with, and the information of the brain fed back by the 'Tongue of God' told her that it was very satisfied! Jiang Yunfeng looked at Erina who was trembling with her eyes closed, and she panicked, it couldn't be allergies, right? In his previous life, he also used burning liquor to force out the aroma of food, which caused asthma in a diner, but fortunately, there was a doctor present at the meal that day, so the accident was avoided. Jiang Yunfeng hurriedly poured a glass of boiled water, shook Erina with one hand, and said urgently, "Erina!" Wake up!! What's wrong? Is there something uncomfortable? I'll take you to the hospital! Erina, who was intoxicated and woken up, patted Jiang Yunfeng and grabbed her arm, rubbed the painful part that was scratched, and said angrily, "Shake what!" Are you sick? However, seeing Jiang Yunfeng's nervous eyes, he took the water cup and moistened his throat, and commented in a soothing tone, "The combination of green and red peppers is very good, which makes people very appetizing, but do you want to kill me with so many peppers?" The smell of alcohol in the dishes is too heavy for those who don't drink alcohol! Overall, it's okay. Jiang Yunfeng scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "Really?" Then I had to make a modification to suit the taste of the Japanese and adjust the amount of chili peppers. Sun Yuanliang gave the final evaluation, "Candidate Jiang Yunfeng, you are qualified, congratulations on obtaining the qualification of junior chef, after the production of the certificate will be completed, there will be a special person to send it to Yuanyue and then transfer it to you." You can leave now. "Thank you, three judges," Jiang Yunfeng turned around and left the exam hall.
After meeting his sister who was waiting for him in the atrium, the two took the bus back to the Hojo Building in Chinatown. Because the opponent of the final of the "King of Chefs" is with Sichuan's Juxialou, Beijing's Quanjude, and Hangzhou's Gongdelin Restaurant, which is known as one of the four in the world, Guangzhou Yangquan Restaurant, Xingping Chuangzhen is both excited and afraid, the opponent is stronger than his unreliable father, and he can fight with such a master, I really don't know if it is lucky or unlucky, so these days Chuangzhenjun has been in the kitchen and several chefs in charge of the Hojo Building to exchange and ask for advice, and he is like a sponge desperately absorbing relevant knowledge. Seeing Jiang Yunfeng coming back, Chuangzhen greeted him and asked, "How is it, is it smooth?"
"It's a piece of cake, I've passed the beginner's level, and the next goal is intermediate, but the most important thing in front of me is tomorrow's final, the opponent is the current Cantonese cuisine dragon, but the two of us are together, and there is still hope for two against one."
"Counting Miyoko, we're three against one." Kohei Soma reminded.
"People also have sous chefs, and it is not a simple person to be a sous chef in Yangquan Restaurant, don't be careless." Sojiro Hojo, who returned to the front desk from the back kitchen, reminded the two boys who were already a little inflated.
"Bell... Bell... The sound of the bell that the door was pushed open attracted everyone's attention, it is now afternoon, the meal has passed, and it stands to reason that there will be no more guests coming to the door, but what walked in was a tall and thin middle-aged man, the hoarfrost on his sideburns, and the wrinkles on his face showed that the man was weathered, the man stood at the door of the hall and glanced around, and saw Sojiro Hojo who was preaching Jiang Yunfeng and Kohei Chuangzhen, so he walked in front of Sojiro, smiled and stretched out his hand to greet, "Senior Brother Hojo, we haven't seen each other for almost 20 years, how are you doing?" ”
Sojiro Hojo looked at the visitor fixedly, and finally sighed and held the visitor's hand. said with a wry smile, "Senior Brother Lu Ming, I hid back in Japan or was found by you, is the master in good health recently?" ”
"Master's body is quite tough, but after all, he is also 90 years old, and Master has always regretted it, why did you withdraw from the dragon head selection when you are the most talented?" Lu Ming asked suspiciously. This is, Miyoko Hojo also finished practicing, just got down from the upstairs after taking a shower and walked to her father's side, Lu Ming's sharp eyes made Miyoko, who was used to being arrogant, also hide behind her father slightly. "It's just carved out of a mold, but I didn't expect that Senior Brother Hojo, who was known as the 'lone wolf' back then, was actually tamed by the little junior sister." Lu Ming said with a smile.
Sojiro also smiled heartlessly, "Surprised, surprised?" ”
"Surprise! What about the little sister? Why didn't you see her? ”
Sojiro was silent, took a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth. Lu Ming seemed to understand, helped Sojiro light a cigarette, and asked, "How long has my sister been gone?" ”
"Exactly 16 years until next month."
"Let's go together then, and I'll also put incense on the pillar."
Miyoko didn't expect that someone who came was actually a brother to her father, and she knew her deceased mother. Jiang Yunfeng and Kohei Chuangzhen were even more surprised, they didn't expect that Uncle Sojiro, who usually feels very weak, actually had the strength to compete for the head of the cuisine, what an uncle with a story.
Sojiro looked at the adoring eyes of the two boys, took a deep breath of cigarette, and said, "Don't ask about your uncle's past, your fierce life doesn't need to be explained." Senior brother, 20 years ago, we didn't have a fight for desserts, just to take advantage of tomorrow's competition, but the grievances between us. ”
Lu Ming nodded in agreement, "Yes, tomorrow we will not participate in the production of appetizers and main dishes, let the sous chef have a duel, and we will focus on desserts." ”
"That's a good feeling! Train the two-haired boy well, let them know what the rivers and lakes are sinister. ”
Jiang Yunfeng and Xingping Chuangzhen were immediately unhappy when they heard this, "Uncle Sojiro! Don't look down on people so much, it's not certain that you will win or lose tomorrow! ”
Lu Ming looked at the two of them with interest and said, "Good boy, ambitious, really like us back then." However, ambition alone is not enough, you have to have strength. ”
"Then let's see the real chapter on the field tomorrow!" 。。。。。 (To be continued)