Chapter 115: Somewhat Familiar
is still the back kitchen of the restaurant, Zhu Haifeng sat alone in front of the board, looking at the apprentice who was practicing with taro paste as a staff meal.
The proposal that Zhang Hao gave him before leaving still echoed in his ears:
"I once ate a friend's sweet taro puree, and she used persimmon cream, osmanthus, and honey instead of sugar.
The taste of this taro paste is amazing, with a special sweetness, and these three ingredients are all domestic ingredients, which meets the definition of ancient French cuisine.
However, I know that your restaurant's main specialty is traditional Shencheng cuisine, so I'm not sure if this approach will work for your restaurant. β
As a Michelin chef, Zhu Haifeng quickly understood what Zhang Hao meant.
He felt that Zhang Hao's ingredient list was very interesting.
In Fujian Province, there is a dish called persimmon frost taro paste.
The sweetness of persimmon cream, combined with the sweetness of honey, can indeed replace the effect of sugar.
Moreover, persimmon cream can be used in traditional Chinese medicine, and adding such an ingredient is also more in line with the concept of Chinese food health.
But the only problem, as Zhang Hao said, is that there is no connection between this dish and Shencheng cuisine.
But as soon as he heard Zhang Hao's recipe, he couldn't wait to try this dish.
Tangled.
Zhang Hao, who sat back in the back seat of the phantom, was talking to Sun Zhaoguo at this time.
For tonight's meal, Zhu Haifeng not only arranged a private room for him, but also insisted that there was no charge.
If there was no Sun Zhaoguo to greet him, he would definitely not be able to enjoy this kind of treatment.
Although the money for a meal is not much, the important thing is the heart.
"Mr. Zhang, don't think I'm causing you trouble!" Sun Zhaoguo still spoke very politely, "If you come to Shencheng another day, you must come to try my autumn menu." β
Zhang Hao smiled: "Okay, I will definitely come if I have the opportunity." β
After he finished the call, the driver asked, "Sir, where are we going next?" β
Zhang Hao looked at his watch and said, "Just take a turn, I'll take a look at the night view of Yanjing." β
It's past 10 o'clock in the evening, so let's go to the mall in Sanlitun another day.
In the kitchen, Zhu Haifeng said to his apprentice: "Bring honey, persimmon cream and osmanthus." β
Regardless of whether Zhang Hao's recipes can be applied in his restaurant, make them first and try them out.
A quarter of an hour later, just as Zhu Haifeng was adjusting the ratio of the three ingredients, Hong Yu walked into the back kitchen wearing a chef's hat:
"Master Zhu, are you busy adding food to everyone?"
"No, I'm trying a new recipe." Zhu Haifeng stopped what he was doing and said, "How was the food today?" β
"Of course it's good, as soon as you eat braised pork and fried shrimp, you will know that it is your craft." Hong Yu said, "What kind of formula are you blending?" β
"This is the ingredient for the ancient taro paste, the gentleman told me." Zhu Haifeng said with a smile, "Master Sun Zhaoguo's gourmand friend is really worthy of his reputation!" β
"I didn't expect you to think so highly of him..."Hong Yu sighed, "It's a pity that I didn't have the right opportunity to get acquainted with him today." β
"There will be opportunities in the future." Zhu Haifeng said, "A top foodie like him will become famous in the circle sooner or later." β
Hong Yu said: "When your new dish is ready, remember to invite me to taste it." β
Zhu Haifeng said: "Don't worry, yours are indispensable!" β
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In the next few days, Zhang Hao was either in Yanjing or on his way to visit a few university professors he had met through the "Teacher's Table" papers and antique deals.
The day after tomorrow, he also plans to visit a museum.
But before that, he was going to visit a friend who lived in a courtyard with Zhou Binlai.
When the two of them came to the courtyard gate in a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a man of the same age as Zhou Binlai was waiting for them inside the courtyard gate.
"Let me introduce you to you, this is Gong Zuming, you can see from where he lives, a native of Yanjing, who is the head of Hutong." Zhou Bin came to control the tone, "Zu Ming, this is Zhang Hao, my little brother, who is in the antique business." β
Zhang Hao stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Gong, hello." β
"Hello!" Gong Zuming shook hands with Zhang Hao and said, "You." @Β·error-free debut~~ (The next page is more exciting!) )
The name sounds a little familiar, I just heard Lao Zhou say, you are in the antique business? β
Zhang Hao nodded and said, "That's right." β
Gong Zuming groaned: "In that case, maybe you know a person named Sun Kai?" β
"Are you talking about Director Sun of the Shinsai Museum?" Zhang Hao thought for a while and said, "Yes, I know him." β
Gong Zuming has been calling him "you", and Zhang Hao naturally followed the "local customs".
"Then you can't go wrong, we bought three antiques from you last month!" Gong Zuming laughed and said, "Lao Sun is not wrong at all, you are really young and promising." β
"Mr. Gong praised it falsely." Zhang Hao said: "If I'm not mistaken, you should be the owner of the Xinzhai Museum, right?" β
When he was buying antiques in Jinling before, Sun Kai told him that he was only the manager of this museum.
"Yes, this museum is the work of three generations of our Gong family, and the collections in it are all slowly collected by us." Gong Zuming said, "Xinzhai is my grandfather's number, so I gave the museum such a name.
Originally, I wanted to invite Lao Zhou to go to the museum, but you just came, so let's do it! β
"Gladly." Zhang Hao smiled, "But I'm ashamed, I originally planned to disturb Director Sun the day after tomorrow, but I didn't expect to advance the trip to today." β
"This shows that you have a relationship with our museum," Gong Zuming said, "If there are any strange objects in the future, you have to help me keep some of them." β
"Okay, I'm an outsider after a long time." Zhou Bin joked, "Zhang Hao, I knew that you were so open now, why did I bother with all this effort?" β
Zhang Hao said with a smile: "I am a small shrimp, not as powerful as Brother Zhou." β
"Haha, let's go inside and talk again." Gong Zuming said, "It's rare for you to come here, I'll take you to visit this courtyard first." β
Gong Zuming's yard is quite delicately arranged, with rockeries and ponds everywhere, and the entire yard is also paved with floor tiles engraved with dragon and jade phoenix patterns.
The three of them sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, and after drinking tea and chatting a few words, Zhou Bin came to ask Gong Zuming, "Zuming, are you going to this auction?" β
"I won't go, my friend in Jincheng found a heavy weapon and invited me to go to the scene to have a look, and I am ready to leave tomorrow." Gong Zuming said, looked at Zhang Hao and said, "However, Sun Kai will attend this auction on my behalf." β
Zhang Hao nodded and asked, "I wonder what antique lots are in this auction?" β
"It's not that I'm spoilt you, I don't think there's anything particularly appealing to me about antiques at this auction." Gong Zuming said, "However, there are a few items that are suitable for filling the museum's inventory, so I asked Sun Kai to attend in my place." βγ