What will you eat later, that's the question!

C City is also the capital of food, and there are naturally a lot of food, and in the past two years, C City has become an Internet celebrity city, and it has become more prosperous in terms of food.

In other words, there are really a lot of food capitals in China.

This is also the embodiment of the Chinese food culture, after all, if you pull out a place at random, you can eat for three days and three nights.

"Or ...... Eating hot pot? Gao Dian said tentatively.

When Wei Qiaoyi heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Okay, then let's go." ”

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The hot pot in City C is quite famous, even second only to the city in the mountains next door.

The hot pot of the two has its own merits, the hot pot in the city next door is mainly spicy, and the hot pot in City C is mainly fragrant.

Of course, when you come to the Sichuan-Chongqing area, how can you not eat spicy? Hot pot is bound to be spicy, but the characteristics are different.

Some people say that when you come to Sichuan and Chongqing to eat hot pot, you can only eat spicy pot, the clear soup pot is a desecration of hot pot, and the mandarin duck pot is the final bottom line.

Gao Dian doesn't think so, although he likes to eat spicy, but red soup and clear soup have their own merits, and people's tastes can't be limited to just one taste, but they still have to try more.

There are many hot pot restaurants in City C, basically all the streets and alleys, cheap and expensive.

The two chose a hot pot restaurant with good online reviews.

It's still early, and it's not the peak moment to eat hot pot, so at this time, the two of them didn't experience queuing.

I ordered a medium spicy and asked for a mandarin duck pot.

When the pot was served, both of them were a little dumbfounded.

There is a thick layer of base under this pot, the red butter, and the peppers and peppercorns that are stacked wantonly, just looking at it makes me feel hot in my mouth.

A small circle in the middle is a clear soup pot, looking at this so-called "mandarin duck pot", Gao Dian was shocked.

In his impression, the so-called mandarin duck pot should not be separated from it, like a pot with a Tai Chi pattern, but this mandarin duck pot somewhat broke his cognition.

There is a big pot on the outside and a small pot on the inside, which is nothing to separate in another way, but why is the small pot inside only the size of a fist?

What can you cook here? Drinking two bowls of soup is more than the soup in that small pot.

As the waiter turns on the fire and adds water, the temperature slowly rises, the red oil melts, and the fragrance spreads wantonly.

The dishes were also brought up by the waiters one by one, duck blood, hairy tripe, duck intestines, and yellow throat are one of the must-order dishes in hot pot.

The two of them are also based on the waiter's recommendation points, and they look pretty good.

Gao Dian tasted it and said, "It tastes good." ”

The three factors that affect the taste of hot pot are the bottom of the pot, the freshness of the dish, and the oil dish!

When eating hot pot in City C, it is generally used in an oil dish, that is, a dipping sauce made by mixing various ingredients such as chili, peanuts, and sesame oil. There are also those who eat dry dishes, that is, they do not add sesame oil, but there are very few, and they are generally eaten only when they are roasted.

Among the three elements, Gao Dian feels that in terms of importance, the freshness of the ingredients is greater than that of the oil dish and the base material.

As long as the ingredients are fresh and the quality is controlled, then even if the soup is boiled, it is delicious.

In the same way, most of the taste you eat in your mouth is actually the taste of the oil dish, and the taste at the bottom of the pot is relatively shallow.

Of course, it can't be said that the bottom of the pot is not important, but a good bottom is still very important.

The hot pot restaurant chosen by the two of them, the ingredients look very fresh, and the taste of the oil dish at the bottom of the pot is not bad.

The degree of medium spiciness, which Gao Dian can accept, if it is spicy, he can't accept it, although he likes spicy food very much.

There is a particular thing about eating hot pot, that is, you have to eat meat first, and then eat vegetables.

This is because the dish is more flavorful, and sometimes if you cook some of it, the taste of the bottom of the pot will become bland, and if you use pork at this time, it will not have that taste.

After eating, Gao Dian was surprised to find that there was actually a small handful of noodles here.

"Did we order this just now?" Gao Dian asked.

Wei Qiaoyi said, "I ordered it." ”

"What do you think about ordering noodles?" Gao Dian said.

"I saw that the evaluation of this noodle on the Internet was quite high, so I ordered it." Wei Qiaoyi said.

Gao Dian picked up the noodle and looked at it, it was the kind of wide noodles, about two fingers wide, but it was very thin.

The knife-cut noodles made by Gao Dian are actually broad-faced, but the knife-cut noodles he made are thicker, and this broad-cut noodles are very thin.

Boiled in a hot pot, it was cooked after a while, and Gao Dian picked it up and tasted it, and it tasted very good.

The noodles are tough and look thin, but they taste quite good.

The soup base of the hot pot also gives the noodles a different taste.

After eating the hot pot, the lights came on, and the two walked on the streets of City C at night.

After shopping for a while, the two returned to the hotel.

I'm still quite tired today, I've been in the car for so long, and I've been out for a long time.

After taking a comfortable bath, Gao Dian suddenly thought of a question.

He took his mobile phone and sent a message to Wei Qiaoyi.

[Qiaoyi, what exactly is that game tomorrow?] Can you tell me about it, I'd better prepare in advance. ］

After a while, Wei Qiaoyi sent a long message with an introduction to tomorrow's game.

Gao Dian took a closer look and knew what kind of game it was.

In fact, this competition is not very high-level, and the scale is not large, it is a small competition.

It is a competition in which several restaurants join forces to hold a competition, and the contestants are some second-level pastry chefs and third-level pastry chefs.

This judge is not difficult to be.

After reading it, Gao Dian also breathed a sigh of relief, of course, he did not completely relax, but looked up the special noodles of City C on the Internet.

Otherwise, how can you say that C City is the capital of food, even though C City is not mainly pastry, but there are many special pastries that can be found.

Gao Dian studied until late and went to bed, while Wei Qiaoyi chatted with him on his mobile phone from time to time.

After saying goodnight to each other, the two went to sleep.

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The next day, the two traveled together.

According to the address on the invitation letter, the two arrived at the place, and after arriving, Wei Qiaoyi made a phone call, and someone came out after a while.

This is a middle-aged man, who looks a little rich, and gives people an amiable feeling when he laughs.

When I walked, the flesh on my stomach shook and trembled, and if I didn't look at it, I was afraid that I would think it was a pregnant woman who was pregnant with a child.

Wang Zhaohua stepped forward, staring at Wei Qiaoyi, with a smile on his face.

"Xiao Yi! Long time no see! Wang Zhaohua said with a smile.

Gao Dian looked at the two of them and found that although Wang Zhaohua was staring at Wei Qiaoyi, his eyes were more of a kind of care from the elders for the juniors.

If you want to describe it, it is probably the way the father looks at his daughter.

"Uncle Wang, long time no see." Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile.

Teacher?

This person is Qiaoyi's elder?

Gao Dian muttered in his heart.

In fact, he hadn't thought deeply about who Wei Qiaoyi was learning from, he had some guesses in his heart, but he didn't dare to be sure, and he didn't want to be sure.

I just pretended that I hadn't thought about anything.

The two of them greeted each other as if no one was around, but they threw Gao Dian aside.

The feeling of being left out is still a little uncomfortable.

However, he did not show any dissatisfaction, and waited quietly.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Wang Zhaohua looked at Gao Dian and said, "You are Gao Dian." ”

The tone changed from kind to indifferent in an instant, and this change made Gao Dian's heart sink slightly, but he didn't show anything.

With a smile on his face, he said, "Hello, I'm Gao Dian." ”

Wang Zhaohua looked at Gao Dian, from top to bottom, as if he wanted to see him through.

Such a gaze made Gao Dian slightly uncomfortable, but he didn't do anything wrong, so he was naturally not afraid of Wang Zhaohua's scrutiny.

At the same time that Wang Zhaohua was looking at him, he was also looking at Wang Zhaohua.

This kind of middle-aged man who is a little rich knows that he is a chef at first glance, and he is wearing a chef's uniform.

"Welcome." Wang Zhaohua said dryly.

"Thank you." Gao Dian also replied dryly.

The two of them stood there, and the atmosphere was a little dreary.

"Okay, why don't you stand outside and not go in, Uncle Wang, aren't you going to invite us to be judges?" Wei Qiaoyi said.

Wang Zhaohua turned his head to look at Wei Qiaoyi's eyes, and suddenly smiled: "Yes, yes, yes, look at my memory, Xiao Yi was patronizing and happy when I came, and I forgot about the business." Chef Gao, welcome! ”

The corners of Gao Dian's mouth twitched slightly, he always felt that Wang Zhaohua in front of him was not really welcoming to him.

"Uncle Wang is polite." Gao Dian said with a smile.

"You don't need to call Uncle Shi, just call me Brother Wang." Wang Zhaohua said with a smile.

Gao Dian's eyes widened, called Brother Wang? Isn't that good?

Wei Qiaoyi was also a little speechless, Gao Dian is called Wang Zhaohua Brother Wang, isn't that a generation higher than himself?

"Ahem! Gao Dian, you are called Uncle Wang Chef. Wei Qiaoyi said.

Gao Dian nodded and said, "Chef Wang." ”

Wang Zhaohua waved his hand and said with a smile: "Forget it, you can call it whatever you want." ”

Subsequently, Wang Zhaohua took them in.

Along the way, Wang Zhaohua introduced all the way: "The competition will start for a while, and this time there are some other people who will serve as judges in addition to the two of you. ”

"Chef Wang, are there a lot of judges this time?" Gao Dian asked.

"There are still a few, although this competition is only a competition organized by a few restaurants, not a too formal competition, but because each one attaches more importance to it, I invited several judges." Wang Zhaohua explained.

"Uncle Wang, who are the judges this time besides us?" Wei Qiaoyi asked.

"There is the editor-in-chief of "Flavor" in Sichuan Province, as well as a well-known food critic in Sichuan Province, a well-known local food blogger in C City, etc., and a famous pastry chef like you." Wang Zhaohua said with a smile.

Hearing this, the two nodded one after another.

Wei Qiaoyi thought for a while and said, "Uncle Wang, why didn't you serve as a judge?" ”

Wang Zhaohua said: "I need to avoid suspicion, this time to participate in the competition, there are also our hotel, if I go to serve as a judge, I am afraid it will be unconvincing." The judges invited this time are all outsiders, of course, if they are completely outsiders, it is not right.

For example, Xiaoyi, you and I know each other, and we are not outsiders. ”

When Gao Dian heard this, he said, "Chef Wang, you mean, other restaurants have also invited people they know to be judges?" ”

Wang Zhaohua glanced at Gao Dian and said, "Not bad." ”

Gao Dian narrowed his eyes and said, "These judges ...... Is it fair? ”

Wang Zhaohua was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled: "It is fair on the surface. ”

Hearing this, Gao Dian nodded.

It is fair on the surface, that is, it is not necessarily fair on the surface.

"You can rest here for a while, and I'll take you there when the game is about to start." Wang Zhaohua took the two to his office and said.

"Okay, Uncle Wang, what you are going to do is not worry about us." Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile.

"Okay." Wang Zhaohua answered, and then left.

After Wang Zhaohua left, Gao Dian asked: "Qiaoyi, who is this Wang Chef?" ”

Wei Qiaoyi groaned: "Uncle Wang is a special first-class pastry chef. ”

When Gao Dian heard this, he was a little surprised, the Wang chef who looked rich was actually a special first-class pastry chef?

At the same time, some of Gao Dian's guesses in his heart were more certain.

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The other side.

Yan Sen has nothing to do today, the teacher went to City C to be a judge, and he has no place to go to work, except for practicing at home, there seems to be no place to go.

After a while, Yan Sen received a call from his sister Yan Li, who said that she had no class today and wanted to come to him.

Yan Sen naturally wouldn't disagree, his sister was coming, what was there to disagree with.

He gave his sister the address, and then practiced in the kitchen.

After a long time, Yan Li came over, still carrying some things in her hand.

Seeing this, Yan Sen frowned and said, "Sister, why are you mentioning these?" ”

Yan Li smiled: "I'm afraid that you don't have these things here, so I bought them on the way." This is the house you rented? ”

Yan Sen nodded and said, "Well, yes." ”

Yan Li looked around and said, "It's okay to look at, it's not cheap for a month, right?" ”

"Fortunately, it's not particularly expensive, mainly because the teacher asked me to rent a house by myself, so that I can also use the kitchen to practice. I used to share a room with others, and I didn't dare to use the kitchen much, because I was afraid of arguing with others. Yan Sen said.

"That's right." Yan Li nodded and said, "I'll help you clean up." ”

Yan Sen smiled bitterly: "Sister, don't clean up,"

"How can you do that, you see how dirty you are here, how can you not clean it up?" Yan Li said.

When Yan Sen heard this, he could only let his sister go.

Yan Li cleaned up for a while, came to the kitchen, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when she saw that Yan Sen was practicing.

When Yan Sen was free, Yan Li hesitated for a while and asked, "Xiao Sen, your teacher...... What kind of person is he? ”

Yan Sen heard this and said, "Very good person. ”

"What kind of words is this!"

"That's right, the teacher is a very good person, and I'm not wrong." Yan Sen said.

"No, I'm asking you, is your teacher ...... Single? Yan Li asked.

Yan Sen's eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed, "Sister! You don't think that way about my teacher! ”