Chapter 21 Carvers of Craftsmen
Boss He really deserves to be a shrewd businessman, and immediately smelled the business opportunity after confirming the duel, and immediately took action, sending Xiao Er to quickly spread the news to every floor and every table, and hyped it up to arouse the interest of diners to the greatest extent.
"What? Somebody's coming to kick the gym and challenge the chef here?"
"Interesting, interesting, the chef here is so exquisite, I heard that he is qualified to go to the Imperial Palace to run for the imperial chef, how confident is the guy who kicks the field?"
"I was thinking about which restaurant should open, and I wanted to use this life to increase my popularity. ”
"Well, it makes sense, no matter if you win or lose, it will definitely make many people emotionally needy, aren't we already interested?"
"Hehe, let's take a look and see how many pounds and taels this guy has. ”
The above similar conversations appeared on all floors of Baiwei Building, so that both dignitaries and ordinary diners threw down their chopsticks and ran downstairs, and even passers-by outside the door heard the news and ran in to join in the fun.
In the blink of an eye, the huge back kitchen was blocked into three layers inside and three layers outside, and it continued to increase, people tiptoed to probe their brains, all wanting to see how many heads and hands the guy who kicked the field.
"Everyone, please don't squeeze any further, now I will introduce to you, this young man, he is the one who wants to challenge us to be the chef of Baiwei Building!" Boss He raised his voice and pointed to Hao Yan to make an introduction.
"Huh, so young, what's the joke?"
"Men and women, look so beautiful......"
"There is an Adam's apple, it's a man. ”
"The man is so beautiful, shameless!"
The diners were surprised by Hao Yan's youth, but the topic quickly deviated, and their eyes were fixed on Hao Yan's face.
Boss He hurriedly pulled the topic back: "Everyone, be quiet, we Baiweilou have been in business for three generations, and now it has been more than 90 years, which can almost be said to be a century-old store. During this period, we have always adhered to the concept of being kind to others, never took the initiative to challenge any competitors, and focused all our energy on food, believing that we will be able to conquer more diners with food. Luckily, we did!"
Isn't the fundamental reason why Baiweilou is so popular is that the food tastes better? If it is only a good environment, it is impossible to attract so many repeat customers, after all, diners are here to eat, not to see the scenery.
"But today, this young man took the initiative to challenge the head chef of our Baiwei Building, and not only that, but he also threatened to take our head chef away if he won. I don't know what his purpose is, but ......" Boss He's tone suddenly rose, and the words were sonorous and quite impassioned, "We will never lose, we will use our strength to defend our dignity and reputation, and continue to work hard to provide more delicious food for everyone!"
I have to admit that the motivation of Boss He's rhetoric is still quite strong, especially for these repeat customers who recognize Baiweilou, applause and applause one after another, and in their subconscious, this has become a righteous defense war.
Chi Xiangnan was secretly anxious in his heart, it was obviously just a simple exchange, how could it turn into this situation? This situation would not be beneficial even if Hao Yan won, let alone lose.
Qiu Beichen frowned slightly, he didn't agree with Boss He's approach, but what else could he say at this point? He could only do his best to win, according to Boss He, to defend the dignity and reputation of Baiweilou.
On the contrary, Hao Yan didn't care the most, Boss He's purpose was meaningless to him, and people's opinions of him were also meaningless to him, he had only one purpose, that is, to take away Qiu Beichen and add another general to his command.
"What do you want to compare?" Qiu Beichen was quite polite.
"The guest is as he pleases. Hao Yan wiped his hands with clean hands, his fingers were slender and white like spring onions and white jade, and the female diners who watched were envious.
With such a big breath, Qiu Beichen snorted in his heart, his eyes swept over the long cutting board, and finally landed on the green radish: "Knife work is the most basic basic skill of a chef, but it can be sublimated to a very high level, among which carving is the most typical, so compare carving first, what do you think?"
"Carvers, very good, that's better than carvers. Hao Yan agreed.
"Do you have a carving knife? No, I can lend you one. Qiu Beichen took out the leather ring that hung on his waist all the year round and unfolded it on the countertop, inside was a neat row of carved knives, large and small in different shapes, and the blades flashed with sharp light.
Hao Yan shook his head, casually took out a small boning knife from the knife holder, and turned his fingertips and said, "No need, this knife is enough." ”
As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar, especially the chefs and assistants who gathered to watch the game.
Those who know how to do it know that there is not much difference between cooking carvers and other carvers in essence, but in fact, they are more difficult in some aspects.
For example, the hardness of the ingredients is far from being compared with the wood and stone, and the strength is not well grasped and the ingredients are difficult to store for a long time, and the freshness will be lost if the carving is not completed quickly.
To ensure speed and precision, chefs need a complete set of carving knives that can be adapted to the situation. Therefore, Hao Yan's choice seems to them to be a bit out of sight of the opponent.
"Come on, Brother Qiu, we'll support you!"
"Brother Qiu get rid of this kid, take out your housekeeping skills, and let this kid have a good look at what it means to have someone outside the world!"
"Do you need to show your housekeeping skills? Brother Qiu is a person who has the strength to go to the imperial palace to participate in the imperial chef election. ”
The chefs and assistants who gathered together cheered Qiu Beichen one after another, at this time, even if they usually didn't like Qiu Beichen in their hearts, they had to be unanimous to the outside world.
"Be quiet, with this effort, it's better to work harder than usual. Qiu Beichen glared at them, selected green radishes to wash and peel, drew the largest carving knife and began to carve, his expression was focused, his technique was sophisticated, and the speed was also very fast, and each knife was controlled just right and exquisite, which won the admiration of all the diners.
As if he hadn't heard it, Hao Yan picked a suitable green radish and washed it, and did not start immediately, but gently put the tip of the knife on the radish, and his eyes were slightly closed as if he was taking a nap.
"What the hell is this guy doing?"
"The devil knows, whatever, anyway, I don't believe he can win, it's the carver and not the appearance. The two diners whispered and bit their ears.
Chi Xiangnan has some ideas, as the so-called workers must first sharpen their tools if they want to do a good job, is Hao Yan brewing the specific form and carving process of the work?
Before he could figure it out, Hao Yan's eyes widened sharply and his momentum suddenly rose, the boning knife in his right hand changed from extremely static to extremely moving, his wrist rotated as he wished, and the tip of the knife rose and fell like a dance, the speed became faster and faster, and gradually turned into a phantom that was almost invisible to the naked eye.