Fang Yu first took a sip of Tang Yunfei's matcha to moisten his throat. The matcha has a delicate foam, mellow aroma and slightly sweetness, which is indeed quite different from the taste and texture of the green tea he drinks every day.

"What you just said about the characteristics of Toei cuisine is very interesting, and it seems that you have indeed studied Toei cuisine deeply. But in comparison, I think you may have a little misunderstanding of our Chinese cuisine. ”

"Oh," Tang Yunfei raised his eyebrows, "Please say, I'll listen to you."

"You just used four words to accurately summarize the characteristics of Dongying cuisine, I want to know, how many words will you use to summarize our Chinese cuisine?"

Tang Yunfei was stunned, he didn't expect Fang Yu to ask this question. He hesitated for a moment, but could not come up with an answer that he could approve of.

Fang Yu didn't embarrass him, and said directly: "Don't talk about you, I think basically no one can say all the characteristics of our Chinese cuisine in a few simple words." At most, it is vaguely described by phrases such as 'rich categories, many genres, unique styles' and so on. You say, don't you? ”

Tang Yunfei nodded a little reluctantly.

Fang Yu smiled slightly:

"In my eyes, the characteristics of Dongying cuisine and Chinese cuisine are like the personalities of two peoples."

"Chinese cuisine is all-encompassing, and the whole system is large, loose and inclusive. Just like the cultural system of China, no matter what culture enters China, the Chinese people as a whole will not completely reject it, nor can they accept it all, no matter how strong the invasion, it will eventually be branded as China and become a part of the Chinese culture. ”

"The system of Dongying cuisine is rigorous and meticulous, just like their national character, restrained and rigid, and they do not accept foreign things easily, but once the hard shell is broken, it will quickly complete the change and re-form a new small and hard core."

Tang Yunfei said unconvinced: "But the current Dongying cuisine is also eclectic and has a huge influence. ”

Fang Yu waved his hand: "Commenting on a cuisine can't be evaluated from just one section. Looking at the entire history of Toei cuisine, I don't think there's anything wrong with what I just said.

Toei cuisine in the Heian period may have had its own local style, but since the Kamakura period, Toei cuisine has been largely reshaped by Chinese cooking techniques.

Nowadays, Toei cuisine is called "the dish of five flavors, five colors, and five methods". "Five flavors" refers to sweet, sour, spicy, bitter, and salty; "Five colors" refers to white, yellow, red, blue, and black; The "five methods" refer to the cooking methods of raw, boiled, roasted, fried and steamed. Tell me for yourself, which of these five flavors, five colors and five methods is beyond the scope of Chinese cuisine."

Tang Yunfei frowned and said, "It can't be counted like this, if you say it, wouldn't all the cuisines in the world be out of the category of Chinese cuisine." ”

Fang Yu didn't argue either, and continued: "Okay, let's not talk about this, just take out the sashimi you are best at and talk about it." As you know, we have a very early habit of using fish tart..."

Tang Yunfei rarely interrupted Fang Yu's words:

"I know you want to say that sashimi originated in Huaguo, but as a country surrounded by the sea, Dongying should have the habit of eating raw fish from the beginning, and this kind of cuisine does not need to be learned from Huaguo."

Fang Yu smiled faintly: "You're right, but soy sauce and vinegar, the most important condiments for sashimi in modern times, are invented by Huaguo." ”

Tang Yunfei frowned and did not speak.

Fang Yu added another fire:

"You say that modern Dongying cuisine has absorbed the advantages of Western food, but as far as I know, Western cuisine has not really been integrated into Dongying cuisine. For example, deep-frying was once considered a representative technique of Western cuisine. In fact, the so-called 'Nanban cuisine' in the Edo period, which represented the food tempura, was nothing more than a Western-style name, a Chinese technique. Frying was never an invention of Western food.

After the Second World War, due to the all-out efforts of Dongying's father Sam to promote the popularization of Western food in Dongying (in fact, it was to promote his own agricultural products), and even after the war, all school lunches were Western food, but it only made a generation of Dongying people reluctantly accept the existence of Western food.

Japanese food, Western food, and Chinese cuisine are listed as the three major cuisines of Dongying, but the traditional Dongying people still prefer Japanese food and Chinese cuisine, and Western food is only regarded as a status symbol. This phenomenon is very much in line with my assessment. ”

Tang Yunfei stood up and said loudly: "I can't agree with you, modern young people..."

The door of the lounge opened, and Bai Shishi smiled and said, "Mr. Fang, Mr. Tang, when the time is up, the two of you can bring your own ingredients to the assessment site to prepare." ”

Fang Yu shrugged and stood up, "We'll see you later." ”

Tang Yunfei was halfway through his words, his face was flushed, and he watched Fang Yu walk out of the room, and finally couldn't help but say loudly:

"Fang Yujun, we are both chefs, if you want to prove that you are right, please beat me in the assessment."

Fang Yu didn't reply, just waved his hand back.

Back in his rest room, Fang Yu took the special refrigerator box containing the ingredients and took the elevator with Bai Shishi to the tenth floor, where the member assessment hall was located.

The hall is semi-circular, and the five seats of the judges are located on the edge of the arc, and each seat is closed except for the entrance to the food, and the entrance is behind the respective seats.

At the end of the semi-circular straight line, there are five enclosed kitchenettes side by side, which can accommodate up to five examiners.

During the assessment, there is no direct communication between the examiner and the examiner, and the conversation is made through a microphone with a voice changer. This is designed to ensure maximum justice and avoid unnecessary grievances.

Fang Yu entered a kitchen under the guidance of Bai Shishi, the kitchen was very soundproofed, he couldn't hear the outside sound at all, and he didn't know which kitchen the other candidates were in.

There were all kinds of kitchen utensils in the kitchen, and Bai Shishi went out to wait after Fang Yu confirmed that all the kitchen utensils were working properly.

Because the world is very strict about the protection of intellectual property rights, in order to avoid suspicion, the scene of the Culinary Association's assessment often produces new dishes, so the staff is not allowed to watch without the permission of the chef.

Fang Yu pressed the code, opened the special refrigerator, checked the condition of the ingredients again, and then placed the required kitchen utensils and condiments in place one by one.

A small speaker on the top of the kitchenette began with a burst of soothing music, followed by a strange-sounding sound that had been treated with a voice changer.

That strange voice began to explain the specific rules of this membership assessment.

This assessment adopts a free competition system, each candidate is not restricted, except for the materials prohibited by the state order, anything can be used, the cooking time is one hour, and whoever makes the dish first will submit it for evaluation first.

The assessment score adopts a 100-point system, and the five judges score the dishes separately. The score is automatically stripped of the highest score and the lowest score, and the average score is taken as the candidate's final score.

The one with the lowest score among the three candidates was eliminated on the spot, and the remaining two candidates passed the second round of assessment for the final competition.

Fang Yu stood in front of the food preparation table, moved his fingers, gave himself a smile, calmed his mood, and waited for the assessment to begin.

That strange voice sounded again, "Please candidates take their seats, please candidates take their seats, the assessment will start immediately, the assessment will start immediately." ”