Chapter 4 Seven points of knife work and three points of frying
The moonlight is getting thicker, and Zuo Xuan and his family are very happy to eat this night.
Zuo Xuan has the assistance of an upgrade ring, if he opens a restaurant, he can get twice the result with half the effort, and he can even make many new dishes, and Zuo Quan is also happy about the hotel he is about to have, and he is going to leave a sum of money to his children but is persuaded by his children to realize his dreams, there is nothing happier than this.
And Wang Ying is simply watching the two most important men in her life happy, and she will be very happy.
"A-Ying, the food you cooked is also very good, if the restaurant is too busy, you will quit your job in the supermarket and come to help us. After dinner, Zuo Quan said with some longing while pulling Wang Ying.
"As far as your hotel is concerned, you still need my help in the big place, don't you just do it alone? Besides, won't your son still have to help you when the time comes. Wang Ying said angrily on the side.
"Well, Dad, teach me how to cook. Zuo Xuan also said in a timely manner.
Since his father's skill level is one level higher than Wang Ying's, if his father teaches him, he may improve faster and get rewards in advance when the time comes.
Zuo Quan looked at Zuo Xuan, who was excited, and knew that Zuo Xuan, like himself at the beginning, had a natural desire for cooking and a strong attitude towards learning.
"Xiao Xuan, do you know what is the most important thing in the chef's party?" Zuo Quan suddenly said solemnly.
[Detects that an expert culinary is transmitting experience to the host, and automatically enters learning mode.] 】
"Stir-fry? I used to watch your dad stir-fry back and forth in the kitchen with the pot on the mat. Zuo Xuan was stunned and said.
Zuo Quan shook his head and said, "In Huaxia, chefs have always had a saying that there are seven points of knife work and three points of hot frying. As a qualified chef, especially a master chef, knife skills can be described as the most important thing. In many cases, it can be seen from the knife skills of a chef how good the chef really is. ”
Then Zuo Quan walked into the kitchen and picked up a carrot at random, and then picked up a stainless steel kitchen knife from the knife rack on the side, and then began to move flexibly.
Zuo Quan's fingers were very flexible, and he controlled a big knife to rotate back and forth on the carrot, which made Wang Ying on the side fascinated and Zuo Xuan surprised.
Although he knew that his father was the head chef of a restaurant, and he also knew that his father's cooking skills were not low, he had never seen his father's skills, and now what he saw with his own eyes made Zuo Xuan admire.
In less than five minutes, a lifelike rose appeared on the carrot.
"A-Ying, give it to you. After Zuo Quan carved a rose, he gave the carrot flower to Wang Ying.
"You're messing around again, you don't have to stir-fry tomorrow. Wang Ying's face turned red as he spoke, but his hand took it unconsciously.
"Knife work is the most basic skill of a chef, and although carving looks flashy, it is a manifestation of the knife work of today's chefs. Your dad and I didn't buy flowers when we were chasing your mom, you know?" Zuo Quan said as he looked at Wang Ying and smiled a little proudly.
Wang Ying stretched out his hand under Zuoquan's ribs, and gently used force between his index finger and thumb.
"And sometimes, a dish is more expensive than a knife. A very ordinary dish, as long as you add a gorgeous carving, you can make the price of the dish increase a lot. Of course, these are only useful in big hotels, and our hotel is very rarely used. Zuo Quan continued with an unchanged face.
"However, I think you have a special talent for knife work. Speaking of this, Zuo Quan suddenly changed his words and said.
"Your shredded potatoes today are very finely cut, half the level of me, but the stir-fry is too ordinary, just like the robot unconsciously stir-frying, and every shredded potato does not taste at all. ”
"Then father, what do I need to practice next? Do you still practice knife work?" Zuo Xuan heard it in a fog, and simply said directly.
"Practice, why don't you practice. Zuo Quan smiled mysteriously and said, "However, you don't just need to practice knife skills, you also need to learn cooking skills at the same time." I won't teach you these things now, I'll give you a book of the most valuable lessons I learned when I was young, and you can see these basically theoretical, and then it will be very easy to put into practice. ”
After Zuo Quan finished speaking, he walked to the bedroom on the side, and then there was the sound of rummaging through the cabinets. Only Zuo Xuan waited for his father with an expectant face.
"A-Ying, where is my book, that's my life!" Then I saw a few heart-rending sounds from the bedroom.
"Look at the foot of the wall, last time you smashed a rat with your life. Wang Ying ruthlessly and directly pierced him face to face.
Sure enough, after a while, Zuo Quan walked out of the bedroom with a serious face, and held a few books with unknown traces and very shabby in his hand.
"These are the same books I read when I first started to become a chef, and they record a lot of my experiences. I've never passed on these treasures to your father. Zuo Quan remained serious as he handed the worn-out book in his hand to Zuo Xuan.
Zuo Xuan took the book with a suspicious expression, and even saw the dried blood stains on the edge of the book.
"Don't doubt it, these things were your father's life. Zuo Quan still said solemnly.
It wasn't until the moment he opened the page that Zuo Xuan let go of the doubts in his heart, although this book looked very unbearable on the outside, but it did record a lot of basic skills of the chef, and there were even many notes left by his father back then, the notes looked very neat, and it could be seen that his father cherished this book very much.
[Chef's self-cultivation (with expert-level experience) current study progress 0%]
The information of this book naturally appeared in front of Zuo Xuan's eyes, and then Zuo Xuan also saw that there were many traces of modification on it, which should have been opened and modified when his father's cooking ability improved to the expert level, so the ring judged that this book was an expert-level experience.
And my father had expert cooking skills for a long time, but he stayed at the peak for many years, and after so many years, my father may have given up his dream of being a chef for the sake of the family, just need a stable job.
"Dad, thank you, I will work hard and I won't let you down. Zuo Xuan put away the book and said with a serious face.
"Okay, from tomorrow, you can follow me to the hotel, of course, as a college student, you also need to juggle the position of lobby manager. Zuo Quan smiled and said.
"En," Zuo Xuan nodded and agreed.
"It's good to read a book in the evening, so be it for today. Tomorrow we will start fighting for our dreams. Zuo Quan also nodded heavily and said.
Zuo Xuan answered, and then returned to his room with the worn-out book. He knew that he was still in learning mode, and that the whole time was a good time to learn "The Self-cultivation of a Chef".