Chapter 19: Speechless
Shen Yinian listened to Chen Er and Alice talking beside him, and had a feeling that Alice kept complimenting, and Chen Er smiled and accepted all these compliments.
After chatting for a long time, Alice offered to look at the kitchen in the restaurant.
Chen Er took her there.
In fact, the kitchen of Chen'er Restaurant is not much different from the kitchen of other restaurants.
Perhaps the difference is that the kitchen in Chen'er's restaurant is very large.
Lots of space, but not much.
There were several large crispers and refrigerators, as well as a long table with a penguin puppet on it.
Next to the table is a sideboard.
A little further on, the location of the window is the stove.
There wasn't much stuff, so it felt like the kitchen was a bit empty.
Alice also found a point.
This kitchen is really very clean.
She didn't even notice the slightest hint of fumes.
Alice has been in this business for a few years, and the kitchens she has visited are not a hundred or fifty.
But it's really the first time she's seen a kitchen that can be so clean.
Alice quietly reached out and touched the stove, then quickly withdrew her hand to take a closer look.
I couldn't help but be stunned, there was nothing.
The cooktop was as clean as new.
Could it be that Chen Er knew that Michelin's people were coming and cleaned it in advance?
Alice really couldn't find any reason.
This kitchen is so clean that it doesn't look like a kitchen at all.
What's even more terrifying is that Alice also smells a faint smell.
It's not like the aroma, but it's fresh and smells good.
It's like a park that has just rained, everything is washed so clean that there's not even a trace of dust in the air!
She was curious to find the source of the smell......
Groped all the way to the edge of a large water tank.
The closer you get, the stronger the smell.
"What kind of water is this?"
Alice leaned in and sniffed, "What a smell!" ”
Chen Er scooped a bowl of water for her.
"Here, taste."
Alice took the water and took a deep breath in great intoxication.
The water in the bowl is so transparent that it seems to be nothing, and when the palm of the hand holding the bowl moves slightly, the surface will ripple with fine water lines, and there is no wind and wrinkles, which shows how light the water is.
When this water is drunk in the mouth, in addition to the faint smell, there is a unique lightness and purity.
Like the endless pear blossom forest in the water town south of the Yangtze River, the rain is like a drain, sweeping the soft petals, and then falling in the mouth.
Alice was stunned, the taste of this water was so unique, it was not much inferior to the dishes just now!
"What kind of water is this?"
Alice asked the question again.
Chen Er answered her.
"It's a stream."
Stream?
Alice couldn't bear to wonder what kind of stream water smelled like this?
She remembered a mineral water she had drunk in Italy a few years ago.
It is clean without any impurities, the taste is slightly sweet, and the smell is fresh. This is already the best water in Italy.
However, it was not as good as the bowl of water that I had just drunk.
Chen Er saw that Alice was still staring at him, so he could only add one more sentence.
"There are also a lot of plants planted along the stream."
Alice looked abruptly enlightened.
"No wonder this smell is so special."
Even the water used to cook is so particular, no wonder the dishes are so delicious.
Alice looked around the kitchen again, but she didn't see anything interesting anymore.
She turned around and looked at Chen Er, "Master Chen, your kitchen is very interesting. ”
"It's the cleanest kitchen I've ever seen."
Alice was still wondering if Chen Er knew in advance that Michelin was going to send someone.
She couldn't believe that a long-running restaurant could have such a clean kitchen.
Chen Er heard the overtones of this sentence.
He didn't bother to explain, just smiled casually.
Then he looked up at the clock on the wall.
"It's getting late, aren't you leaving?"
Shen Yinian couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this.
secretly thought that Chen Er's words were really direct, but he was not tactful at all, so he directly issued an eviction order.
In fact, Chen Er didn't want to issue an eviction order.
He's just a little sleepy.
Sleeping after 12 o'clock is shameless, and sleeping after 1 o'clock is dead.
He's a man who wants to kill him.
Alice, perhaps because of cultural differences, did not hear Chen's extraneous voice.
She also felt that it was a little late.
"yes, it's late."
"Well, I think your restaurant is very good, and I will submit the information of your restaurant to Michelin headquarters."
At this time, Alice finally regained the seriousness and caution of a Michelin commissioner.
"If the Michelin headquarters doesn't have any superfluous opinions about you, I think your restaurant can at least get two Michelin stars."
Alice said it lightly, but inevitably with a bit of condescension.
Shen Yinian was not very comfortable with this tone, but she felt that it would be very good if Chen Er could get this opportunity.
The Michelin-starred restaurant logo has indeed helped Chen Er to reach a larger international stage.
However, what Alice said next was a bit strange.
"However, I would like to make an opinion."
"If you could provide a detailed list of how to make each dish and where the ingredients come from, down to the last detail...... I think that would be better. ”
Shen Yinian felt that this was a little familiar.
Chen Er looked at Alice with a smile, "What does this mean?" ”
Alice simply made it a little clearer.
"Michelin is a company that has a very good understanding of gastronomy, and we need you to provide you with the most precise recipe for each dish, such as how many grams of each condiment is put in, the weight of each ingredient, how the ingredients are handled, ......etc."
"That's how we can make the right decision to decide whether or not your restaurant will be selected for Michelin."
When Seven Alice finished speaking, she stared at Chen.
Waiting for him to answer.
Chen's smile remained unchanged.
"It's not too difficult for me to provide this information."
"However, I can't submit."
Alice exclaimed, "Why? ”
Chen Er's expression was serious: "The reason is very simple, when I cook condiments and the like, it is all based on feeling, and it is not so precise." ”
"Moreover, even if it is the same dish, maybe I will make it today and tomorrow, and it will taste completely different."
For example, braised fish, the combination of different types of fish and different ingredients, and even different processing methods.
The taste of the braised fish will be completely different.
Alice was puzzled, "Why?" If it's really like what you say, this dish is not this dish anymore......"
Alice struggled to express herself in Chinese.
Chen Er shrugged his shoulders, "I think cooking is as long as it can be delicious, why pay so much attention to it?" ”
Alice opened her mouth and couldn't say anything.
For the first time in her life, she felt speechless.
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