Chapter 344: Prove Yourself
After waiting for a long time, there was finally movement in the kitchen.
Gao Dian walked out of the kitchen, and there was a staff member pushing a dining cart in the back, on which there were flowers in delicate bone plates.
This is a lily cake made by Gao Dian.
When he was in the kitchen, Gao Dian used to think about what kind of pastry he was making.
He knows a lot of pastry now, and compared to a pastry chef of his age, his accumulation is not bad.
He was able to make up for the accumulation so quickly because his current level is very high, and it is not difficult to learn the pastry, so he naturally learns quickly.
After all, many of the pastries are the same, and you don't need to spend time learning them all over again.
But what can really be taken on this occasion is nothing more than knife-cut noodles and lily cakes, and the rest are worse.
Knife-cut noodles are undoubtedly better in terms of the quality of the recipe, while the lily crisp is worse even after being improved by him.
It stands to reason that he should make knife-cut noodles is the best, but Gao Dian didn't, he chose to make lily cakes.
Although the knife cut noodles are good, for Gao Dian, there is no profound understanding of lily crisp.
After all, the lily cake has been improved by Gao Dian, and he has a deeper understanding of this version of the lily cake, with his own unique concept.
It can even be said that this lily cake is the best noodle level that best represents Gaodian today.
If Takanori improves the knife-cut surface and becomes oneself later, then the knife-cut surface can also become a representative.
The lily crisp in the bone dish is white and flawless, the petals are blooming, and the faint fragrance of flowers is overflowing.
Gao Dian looked at everyone and said with a smile on his face: "Please taste it!" ”
Subsequently, with the help of the staff, the lily cakes were distributed one by one.
He Quan took the lily cake handed over by the staff, and at a glance it looked like holding a flower, and he could smell the fragrance of the flowers.
This shocked He Quan's heart, he didn't remember that the lily crisp still had the fragrance of flowers!
He knows very well what kind of pastry lily cake is, after all, he is also a first-class pastry chef, and he has been in this industry for a long time.
He picked it up and tasted it, and suddenly the whole person was stunned.
It was as if he was eating a real lily, and his mouth was full of the fragrance of flowers and the smell of lilies.
No!
He thinks it is more delicious than real flowers, and the crispy texture shows that the grasp of the heat is extremely ingenious, and the texture and taste of the layered filling also have a different kind of lily fragrance.
Eating and eating, He Quan fell silent, and his eyes became depressed and dim.
Yu Dong tasted it, and his eyes widened suddenly, this taste was different from the lily crisp he had eaten before, but it was more flavorful.
And this taste...... It's not something that an ordinary first-class pastry chef can make, and he thinks he can make a taste that's probably at this level.
In other words, Gao Dian actually has the upper level of a first-class pastry chef.
How long has this guy only debuted? Why is it progressing so fast?
Yu Dong's heart was full of puzzlement, in addition to incomprehension, there was also a trace of shock and extremely complicated emotions.
That kind of complicated emotion is probably because the back waves are catching up, and the joy is mixed with unwillingness.
After Wei Qiaoyi tasted it, he knew in his heart that it was stable!
The upstream level should be enough.
Gao Dian smiled and asked, "How?" Am I eligible for this? ”
He Quan was stunned, his mind was now in chaos.
Gao Dian surpassed his people, and they were bigger than Wei Qiaoyi.
Anyway, Wei Qiaoyi has also been in contact with pastry since childhood, and there is still the old man standing behind him, who became a first-class pastry chef at a young age, in fact, he can accept it.
But on the other hand, Gao Dian, last year, he was still competing with a group of young geniuses, a group of teenagers who were at most second-level pastry chefs.
Now he has surpassed him and reached the level of the upper reaches of the first-class pastry master.
How much time has this been?
He Quan has stayed at this level and has not made the slightest progress for many years.
He Quan didn't speak, and at this time another person stood up and said, "Of course it's enough." ”
This person is from Wang Zhaohua's side, and he stood up and said this sentence at this moment, and he didn't have any opinions.
As for why he didn't say it just now, it was because he couldn't help it, although he really wanted to say something, but He Quan also came according to the rules, and he couldn't say it.
At this moment, Gao Dian's strength has reached the upstream level, and he can stand up and say this sentence again.
He also felt a little embarrassed in his heart, how young Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi looked, but their cooking skills were already so high.
Among these people, the highest is the midstream level, and there is no first-class pastry chef or first-class chef at the upstream level.
As in other industries, pastry chefs are also in a pyramid arrangement, with the most being third-level pastry chefs, fewer second-level pastry chefs, and even fewer first-level pastry chefs.
In the first-level pastry division, the downstream is the most, the middle is second, and the upstream is rare.
In fact, this is not an officially recognized division, but within the pastry chef, sometimes there is always a division between high and low, so there is such a division as upper, middle and lower.
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Wang Zhaohua was a little proud, and said with a smile: "It seems that the judges I invited are not bad." ”
The rest of the people congratulated one after another, saying beautiful things on their lips, and constantly slandering in their hearts.
This fat man changed his face too quickly, and he had an angry expression just now, but now he was smiling again.
As for Xu Jie on the side, his heart was extremely complicated.
Of course, he is not because of Gao Dian, but because of He Quan.
In fact, the grievances between him and Wang Zhaohua have reached the point of making trouble far to this point, and he just wants Wang Zhaohua to lose face.
He didn't expect He Quan to be good at asserting and making things very stiff.
If he goes back this time, no matter how good his relationship with He Quan is, he probably won't be able to ask for it.
It's a pity to fire a first-class pastry chef, but it doesn't mean that you have to do everything.
There are few first-class pastry chefs, but as long as they are willing to pay the price, then they can still be invited.
In fact, he has always had a good relationship with He Quan, He Quan is also very supportive of his work, and is very obedient, and he is reluctant to change one rashly.
But there is no way, this time He Quan made things so stiff, it is about to affect the stability of the alliance.
For the sake of the alliance, He Quan is definitely leaving.
Xu Jie didn't understand, why did He Quan do this, and what was the significance? and lost their jobs for nothing.
It's just that He Quan chose like this, and he had no choice.
Wang Zhaohua looked at Gao Dian with a very satisfied look, no wonder the master accepted him as a student, but he was trained according to his apprentice.
In the field, after Gao Dian got the answer, he walked down without stopping for more.
Returning to his seat, Yu Dong looked at him with complicated eyes, then sighed in his heart and took the initiative to talk to Gao Dian.
A storm is over, but the game will be held normally, the host changed his smiling face, and after a bunch of words, he announced the official start of the game.
The contestants entered the kitchen to make pastries, and the many judges were a little bored.
Just now they had tasted the pastries made by Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi, and now they took the initiative to talk to them, and they didn't like to ignore them before.
The two coped with the past, and the judges also knew that this was not the place to talk, so they said a few words and did not say anything more.
The two of them finally got free, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Immediately, the neat actions of the two made both of them stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other and smiled.
Wei Qiaoyi said in a low voice: "When did you have the upstream level?" ”
When Gao Dian heard this, he also replied in a low voice: "I actually played at a super level just now, but I also touched a little threshold." ”
He is indeed playing at a super level, after regaining his original mentality, Gao Dian has a lot less fear in his heart, and the whole person's mental state at that time is very good, and even his attention is more concentrated and his thinking is active.
He played at a super level in this situation.
When Wei Qiaoyi heard this, he whispered: "Being able to touch the threshold means that you have stepped in with one foot, and as long as you practice more, you will definitely be able to enter the upstream level." ”
Speaking of this, Wei Qiaoyi was also a little embarrassed.
It was the first time she felt that someone was more talented than herself.
Gao Dian nodded, indicating that he understood.
In fact, the most difficult thing to make progress is to touch the threshold, as long as you can touch it, you only need to practice more in the follow-up to be able to move forward smoothly.
Therefore, although Gao Dian said that he only played at a super level today, it also meant that he had touched a little threshold, and there was no difficulty for him to enter the upstream next. It's just a matter of how fast or slow he goes.
You know, it's not uncommon to play at a super level, but it's impossible to go too far beyond a super level. It is impossible to say that a third-level pastry chef can make a first-class pastry chef's pastry at a super level.
Gao Dian was able to play from the midstream level and the super level to the upstream level, in fact, there is only one explanation, that is, he was not too far from the upstream level before.
Once the gap is too big, no matter how much he plays beyond the level, it will be useless.
Thinking of these, Wei Qiaoyi felt a surge of anticipation in her heart.
Time passed slowly, and while Gao Dian was waiting, he was thinking and summarizing the process of making lily cakes before.
Only in this way can we make faster progress.
The first batch of chefs also completed the production of pastries, and the work of the judges officially began.
Gao Dian tasted the pastries one by one, and evaluated and scored each pastry in his heart.
Due to time constraints, it was not possible for each judge to comment on each dish, so they took turns.
When it was Gao Dian's turn, he also commented without stage fright, although the language was not too gorgeous, but he pointed out the advantages and disadvantages from a professional point of view.
Because Gao Dian showed his strength and proved himself before, his evaluation is convincing.
When tasting these pastries, Gao Dian also has a harvest.
He found a lot of interesting tricks and some ingenious improvements.
He silently wrote them down and became his own accumulation.
A chef's accumulation is not only about how many pastries he can make, but also about accumulation.
The day passed in the blink of an eye, and apart from some twists and turns in the morning, the rest went well.
At the end of the first day of the game, Wang Zhaohua came to invite people to dinner, but the two refused.
I've eaten a lot today, and I don't even want to eat dinner now. In this way, Wang Zhaohua had no choice but to give up and said that the two of them would rest early.
After coming out, Wei Qiaoyi proposed to visit City C at night, and Gao Dian agreed after thinking about it.
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Nishiki.
This is one of the famous places in City C, of course, for locals, this place is not too cold.
There are many cities with this kind of place, which is famous to the outside world, but the locals basically don't go there.
When the two of them came here, there was Wuhou Temple next door, but now that Wuhou Temple was closed, they couldn't get in.
During the Lantern Festival, the Wuhou Temple will have a lantern festival, which is specially placed at night.
But at this time, the two came at the wrong time.
Gao Dian said: "Didn't you say that this place is dedicated to pit outsiders? Why do you still come here? ”
Wei Qiaoyi inquired with others that this side was a "pit" for outsiders.
In fact, it can't be regarded as a pit, the things here are indeed more expensive than the outside, but the things in the scenic spots, where are they not expensive.
"We're all here, and it's a shame if we don't come and hang out." Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile.
Gao Dian nodded, which is also the truth.
No matter what others say, they all come, and they don't come often, so it's a pity not to take a look.
As for the expensive things inside, people clearly mark the price, just don't buy it.
Jinli is not large, but consists of a few streets, and unlike the streets outside, the streets here are narrower, which is quite like an ancient street.
On both sides are various stalls, selling a variety of things, including food, play, and use.
Among them, food accounts for a large part.
However, at this time, there was no place in the stomachs of the two of them, and they could not accommodate so much food, so the two of them focused on the others.
"Huh? Where is there a ceramics museum, let's go and see. Wei Qiaoyi said.
Gao Dian looked over, and there was indeed a ceramic hall in front of him.
The two walked in.
There are many ceramic utensils on display in the ceramics hall, including cups, bowls, saucers, and some ornaments made of 8 ceramics.
Everything looks good, but the price is also relatively high.
After walking around, Wei Qiaoyi said, "You can do it yourself here." ”
At this time, the clerk came over and asked, "Do you want to do it yourself?" ”
In this shop, you can DIY ceramics by yourself, you can do what you like, of course, if you don't know how to do it, it doesn't matter, there is a store staff to guide you personally.
Wei Qiaoyi was a little moved, Gao Dian looked at it and smiled: "Yes." ”
Wei Qiaoyi said at this time: "Forget it, I have to go back early today, and come back next time." ”
Gao Dian was stunned for a moment, he obviously saw that Wei Qiaoyi was a little moved.
"Really, not really?"
"No, there's something you forgot about tomorrow?" Wei Qiaoyi said with a smile.
I will continue to be a judge tomorrow, this competition is not completed in a day.
"Okay, sorry then, we'll come back next time." Gao Dian said the last sentence to the clerk.
"Okay, welcome next time." The clerk smiled.
The two walked out of the ceramic hall, and Gao Dian wondered: "Why don't you suddenly want to do it?" ”
He knew that what Wei Qiaoyi said was all excuses, the two of them were originally out to play, and if they were really in a hurry, they wouldn't come out.
Wei Qiaoyi smiled: "It's too expensive, it's not cost-effective." ”
"People just rely on that to make money, and it's a process of playing." Gao Dian said with a smile.
"Oh, let's go, let's go, there's still a place I haven't been to, let's go over there and have a look." Wei Qiaoyi said.