Chapter 345: 'Master' Talks
"First of all, let's talk about the issue of cooking light, presumably this is also the content that all the people in the industry present are most concerned about, so I will not sell Guanzi, its core lies in the word 'unity', the pursuit of 'harmony', harmony in all senses. ”
"Here's a simple example......" Chen Hu picked up a pair of wooden chopsticks on the side, without saying a word, broke one of the chopsticks with his hand, and then put the broken chopsticks and the whole chopsticks together and said, "Do you say they are harmonious?"
All the chefs present shook their heads in denial, regardless of their senses for Chen Hu.
It can be said that as long as it is a normal person, it will understand that this is disharmony.
That's right, so the key to making food shine is the harmony of the ingredients. This is not a simple shengke. Although this is also somewhat related, the main body is the ingredients themselves, such as eggs and meat, which are generally discordant, but sometimes they are harmonious. ”
"Like this. ”
After speaking, Chen Hu took a bowl, broke the eggshell and poured out the egg liquid and egg yolk, found chopsticks and stirred it into a pure egg liquid, then sprinkled it with breadcrumbs, mixed well, and then put in the meat slices to coat the batter......
"Isn't it harmonious?"
Many of the chefs nodded, and then their faces became thoughtful.
"Harmony is fundamental, unity is the key, if there is only harmony but not unity, then even if the dish is burned, the taste is great, then he will not be able to shine!" Chen Hu concluded.
"Then what is unity?" At this time, Fushimi Yuki broke the silence of the scene, ignoring the eyes of others and the possible embarrassment, and asked shamelessly.
In terms of attitude towards the chef industry, it is not known how many times stronger than those chefs who don't ask for face and don't ask the key, no wonder in the three competitions, she was the only one who gave Chen Hu an accident, so that Chen Hu faintly felt the existence of 'meaning' from her cuisine.
Compared with her, the previous exits and losses are simply worlds apart.
"It's very simple, the unity of the heat, the unity of the whole. Chen Hu turned his head to look at Fushimi Snow and replied with a smile.
"Unity of heat, unity of the whole?" Fushimi repeated.
"Yes. First of all, let's talk about the unity of the heat, to put it bluntly, it is the unity of the degree of cooking of the ingredients, which requires the heating to be in place, the heating is uniform, and there can be no hot and then cold or hot before and hot and hot before and cold and hot after hot and cold and then cold and other changes in the heat, the pursuit of a kind of stability and proficiency in the flow of cooking. To be honest, so far, no chef in the entire Japanese cuisine world, or even in the Western cuisine, has reached a similar standard. ”
To put it more clearly, everyone here is rubbish, and they are completely ashamed of the profession of chefs, and their foundation is not solid.
Then, regardless of the ugly faces of many people present, he continued, "And only when the heat control reaches the level, can the cooked dishes achieve the unity of the whole! The harmony between the ingredients is perfect, and the magical changes can really make the dishes shine!"
Chen Hu finally concluded.
It's just that he said a lot and said it quite clearly throughout the whole process, but when it fell into Liu Yuanlong, a knowledgeable chef senior, he didn't say anything at all, didn't mention any main points, only gave a concept, and had no specific operation methods. Oh, the one wrapped in egg pulp doesn't count, it's just the basic operation method of the Chinese chef, it's not a secret at all, and foreigners also understand it, so they can't take it seriously at all, how can it be a cunning?
Thinking of this, Liu Yuanlong didn't know whether to scold or laugh, so he shook his head with a slightly wry smile.
"Then there's the taste of the food. ”
"Well, please wait a little longer. It was still Fushimiyuki, and before Chen Hu finished speaking, he interrupted again.
"Ms. Fushimi, do you have any questions?" Chen Hu did not get angry because of the other party's interruption, but asked in a kind tone, out of the leniency of the female chef who was acceptable in appearance and sincere in her professional attitude.
"I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I do have some uncertainty. Fushimi Xue first sincerely apologized to Chen Hu before he spoke, "That's the image of the swimming fish I saw when I cooked the pot before, so what's going on?"
"It's rare you've noticed that. Hearing this, Chen Hu raised his eyebrows, and admired the Fengyun chef named Fushimi Snow more and more, and said with an appreciative face, "Do you know the six elements of color, fragrance, taste, meaning, shape, and nourishment of Chinese cuisine?"
"Yes. Color refers to the color of the dish, the color of the ingredients and the color of the dish after cooking. Aroma refers to aroma, because it is the same element as the color is presented to the customer at the first time, so how the aroma of a dish will determine whether the dish will be accepted by the customer. Then there is the taste, the taste, the sensation on the tongue, and at the same time the final judgment of the dish, which determines whether a dish is popular and becomes a classic. Then down is the shape, mainly for the shape of the cooking out of the pot, explaining that it is beautiful and beautiful, so as not to annoy people, in addition to fragrance and color, the second key primary element. The former refers to the meaning of cooking, and the latter refers to the non-giving and nourishing of food to the human body, which generally refers to medicinal food. Fushimi Xue replied to Chen Hu with a serious face as if she was being questioned.
The answer is very standard, and at first glance it has been specifically studied.
Although the description of 'meaning' is still at the level of ordinary chefs.
"Yes, exactly. The image of the swimming fish that emerges when the dish is out of the pot is a combination of 'fragrance' and 'meaning'. As I have already said before, it is the harmony of ingredients and the unity of heat, as long as you practice the first two to the extreme, and make the dish shine, you can try to pursue the extreme aroma and meaning, and then give the dish a magical effect. Chen Hu said with a smile.
"I see, taught. Fushimi Xue was stunned, and then bowed to Chen Hu with a solemn face.
Chen Hu didn't dodge and calmly endured it.
Showing the way to the future is no less kind than preaching, so why should he receive this gift. On the contrary, the other people present didn't even say anything after listening to so many things, which seemed very uncomfortable.
Even if these are things that he deliberately made public, he deterred and fooled people.
"Still have questions?" asked Chen Hu after Fushimi Xue got up.
"No, Master Chen, please continue. Fushimi shook her head. The attitude is very respectful, as if you have met a teacher.
"So I'm going to move on to 'fish'. Well, that is, its taste, why after steaming, it still has the taste of the original taste of fresh ingredients. ”
"The reason is very simple, it lies in Houttuynia cordata!"