Chapter 20: Misunderstandings (One more, ask for recommendations, ask for collections!) )
Yang Cao looked at the busy crowd and nodded with satisfaction.
Whether they are dissatisfied with themselves or not, the attitude in the cooking is still worthy of recognition.
The first time they got the ingredients, they didn't use them blindly, but checked the quality of the ingredients one by one to confirm that they met their own requirements before starting to cook.
And in the process of cooking, everyone is very focused, even if Yang Cao patrols and walks to them to observe, he will not be attracted by Yang Cao, and his attention is all focused on cooking.
Two hours is not a long time for a dish, and they don't have time to waste on other things.
……
Two hours passed quietly.
One by one, the ten presented their meticulous work.
The first person is Erina Nagikiri, she is the first to finish, and she is also the tenth seat, and she is the most familiar with Yang Cao, so she will go first.
"Please taste it, [Five-flavored roast chicken]."
As soon as the lid was lifted, a rushing aroma directly pried open Yang Cao's taste buds.
The roast chicken, which has been golden brown, stands upright on the plate.
"Cardamom, black pepper, fennel seeds, coriander and turmeric, this is how Egyptian roast chicken is made, but not exactly the same......"
Compared to Erina Nagikiri, who was not strange, the nine people had a hellish expression, because Yang Cao didn't eat a bite, just asked about the aroma, and told all the secrets of this [five-flavor roast chicken], including the special cooking techniques, the types of spices, the ratio, and even the cooking process, which is not bad at all.
Then, when I tasted it, I didn't have the amazement that everyone expected, but I calmly ate the food in front of me one bite at a time.
"Yes, this dish is in line with your strength, the prototype of this dish should be Chef Dojima's [Aromatic Ninet Egyptian Roast Chicken], the improvement is very reasonable and suitable.
But Erina, to give you a piece of advice, it is not advisable to be miscellaneous but not refined, since you are the best at French cuisine, you should use French cuisine as the core and then build your cuisine. Yang Cao mentioned.
"I understand, Brother Yang Cao...... Mr. Yang. Erina Nagikiri gladly accepted Yang Cao's suggestion, but was still a little disappointed because she didn't get his praise.
At this time, the nine "Ten Heroes" behind them also cheered up their spirits, because they found that Yang Cao was genuine.
They are the "Ten Masters"! Ten people located at the apex of the Far Moon Tea Sauce!
Although Erina Nagikiri is only the tenth seat, this is only because she is in the first grade, if it is really about strength, Erina Nagikiri, who has the "Tongue of God", except for Si Yingshi and Kobayashi Gentian, as long as the others are not in their own professional field, they dare not win.
Even Ereta Ezu, who is in the ninth seat, is worse than Erina Nagikiri.
At this time, Yang Cao was tasting Ruishan Ezuya's [fried chicken nuggets], and to be honest, Yang Cao found that Ruishan Ezuya's strength was indeed worse than Erina Nagikiri.
"Not bad."
There was no other evaluation, not at all, and Ruishan Ezuya's face darkened a little.
"Teacher Yang, you ......"
"You wait by the side for a while, and I'll talk to you alone later." Just as Ruishan Zhizu was also about to express his dissatisfaction, Yang Cao interrupted him.
“…… Okay, I'm going to hear what you have to say. Eizan Zhizu couldn't get angry, so he walked aside and sulked.
The next one is Jiu Ji Ji, and he is also the one Yang Cao is looking forward to.
"Please, Mapo Tofu."
Looking at the plate of [Mapo Tofu] in front of him, Yang Cao didn't even have to eat it, he knew what the problem was with this plate of Mapo Tofu, but with respect for every dish and not wasting food, Yang Cao still patiently ate it all.
But what made Jiu I Zhaoji's eyes widen was that Yang Cao finished eating his [Mapo Tofu] and didn't need to drink water, which was a situation he had never encountered, and he knew very well how spicy this plate of [Mapo Tofu] was.
"What? Want to say I'm not afraid of spicy? Yang Cao looked at me for a long time with a vague smile.
"Uh-huh." Kuga nodded numbly.
"If I have time to take you to the Sichuan and Shu regions, you will know why." Yang Cao said.
"Oh!" After a long time, I understood that the Sichuan and Shu regions of China are the "hometown of spicy"! said "spicy" in front of Yang Cao, which is indeed a bit of a "big knife in front of Guan Gong".
"Let's come first, let's evaluate it after tasting it, otherwise some dishes won't be delicious when they're cold." Yang Cao said.
"Oh...... Good ......" I stood beside Ezuya Ruishan for a long time, waiting for Yang Cao's evaluation.
There are also seven dishes, Isshiki Hui's neon dish dish [Steamed Tea Bowl], Kinokuni Nenin's [Soba], Saito Muneaki's [Sashimi Sushi], Akane Kubo Momo's [Pixie Cheesecake], Nagijima Fusuke's [Seafood Ramen], Kobayashi Gentian's [Crocodile Meat Pot], Tsu Yingshi's "White Hair Steak", and Yang Cao tasted them one by one.
are not bad, and they do have the strength to meet the name of "Ten Masterpieces".
However, there are also flaws.
"Rui Shanzhi, please wait a moment, I'll talk about their problems first." Yang Cao said with a smile.
"Cut ......"
"First of all, I have been a classmate for a long time, I will test you first, how many flavors is the dish of [Mapo Tofu]?" Yang Cao asked.
"What, what do you think you want to ask, the five flavors are one, which are "spicy", "fragrant", "color", "hot", and "numb". Kugashi replied quickly.
"Now that you know, why did I just eat "spicy", "color" and "hot" in your "mapo tofu", but not "fragrant" and "hemp"? ”
"Impossible! My [Mapo Tofu] definitely has "fragrant" and ...... "hemp......" Originally, I retorted loudly according to the discipline for a long time, but as I spoke, I seemed to think of something, my face became a little pale, and I couldn't say anything I wanted to refute.
"Looks like you've noticed." Yang Cao smiled slightly.
"It's a "spicy" question, right? Teacher Yang? Jiu asked with a bit of a dejected look.
"That's right, you were born in neon, and you should rarely come into contact with real Chinese cuisine, let alone orthodox Sichuan and Shu cuisine, so you, like many neon people, just think that Sichuan and Shu cuisine is just one word, "spicy"!
But you don't know, Sichuan cuisine has always been "spicy and fragrant", even if it is made by ordinary families.
And your [mapo tofu] pays too much attention to spiciness, and the "hemp" and "fragrance" in it are masked by excessive spiciness, resulting in your [mapo tofu] is not perfect. Yang Cao commented.
"Original...... I've been walking into the misunderstanding......" I muttered for a long time.
"And I read your information, it's not so much that you're good at Chinese cuisine, it's better to say that you're good at Sichuan and Shu cuisine, but in my opinion, this is also very good, Yuanyue has always been a short board in Huaxia cuisine, but you can rely on your own efforts to get to this point, it's great." Yang Cao encouraged.
"Teacher Yang! Thank you! Please allow me to learn Chinese cuisine with you below! Kugashi asked excitedly.
"No problem, I'm your teacher."
"Yes!"
"So, ...... next"
Starting from Isshiki Hui to Kobayashi Gentian, Yang Cao pointed out the advantages of the cuisine one by one, pointed out the shortcomings, and even put forward some suggestions.
Don't look at them as arrogant and repulsive to Yang Cao, but after Yang Cao's evaluation, they are all happy and convinced of Yang Cao.
They did not have the slightest aversion to the flaws and shortcomings that Yang Cao said, because what Yang Cao said was completely correct.
They were all smart people, and it occurred to them that if these flaws were corrected, the dish would be more perfect, and their own strength would also improve.
"Finally, it's Si-san, you used white-haired Sindra beef, didn't you?" Yang Cao looked at the steak in front of him and said.
"Yes, Mr. Yang." Si Yingshi replied, now he is weak, he is completely different from before, and his whole body reveals a confident temperament.
"Although it's just a fantasy ingredient with a special star, it's not something you can control now, but it's not bad, you know that you can't control it, so you chose a shortcut and used it to complete this dish.
The sous-vide cooking method requires extremely high control of the heat, and even those famous chefs may not have such a high degree of control. Yang Cao said.
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Yang." At this time, Si Yingshi also put his attitude right and sincerely thanked him.
"But there's a big problem, Si classmate, are you ...... Just want to stop at a nine-star chef? Yang Cao's face became serious.
"Teacher Yang!" The other "Ten Heroes" were very shocked by Yang Cao's question.
Yang ...... Teacher Yang...... What do you mean? Si Yingshi was very nervous, and sweat began to run on his forehead.
"I don't think I found any trace of 'you' in your cooking. Yang Cao said, aggravating the word "you", "You already have the prototype of the kitchen heart, dedicate yourself to the ingredients, give full play to the original flavor of the ingredients themselves as much as possible, and find another way, the idea is very good, but you have entered the misunderstanding." ”
"This ...... That's impossible! Teacher Yang, I ......"
Si Yingshi still wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Yang Cao's raised hand.
"Please listen to me first, with your current level, you should know what the qualifications for promotion are to a special chef."
"Kitchen Heart...... Is it? Issaki replied.
Although the "Ten Masters" are still students, to be honest, many chefs outside of Yuanyue are not as good as them, and they naturally know more than ordinary students in such an important position.
"That's right, Chef Heart, what is Kitchen Heart? It is the most unique mark of a chef who wants to convey his heart to diners through his cuisine.
Tajisa-san, in this dish, I only ate the nature of the ingredients, but what is the "your" heart that you want to pass on to me? Yang Cao asked.
"I didn't ...... There is no ......" Si Yingshi's face was pale, and he couldn't stand on his feet, and he didn't fall down until he held on to the kitchen counter beside him.
"So, now you get it?"
"I ...... I've always insisted on ...... It's actually ...... Wrong......" Si Yingshi finally sat down on the ground, clutching his hair with both hands.
"Division!" Kobayashi Gentian hurriedly ran to Si Yingshi's side to care about his state.
"Well~ It's not as serious as you said, in fact, you're not completely wrong." Yang Cao said.
Si Yingshi looked up at Yang Cao suddenly.
"Actually, your current situation can be regarded as half a step, and there is still half a step out of the country."
"Half-step...... Mr. Yang, please advise! Si Yingshi stood up, bowed ninety degrees, and asked Yang Cao to tell him what to do.
"You have a good idea, you dedicate yourself to the ingredients, but in doing so, you are just cooking for yourself, you know, cooking, is "sharing" and "passing".
What if you gave yourself to the ingredients, and then you gave the ingredients to the diners? Yang Cao said.
"I ...... Dedication to the ingredients...... Ingredients...... Dedicated to diners...... I see! I understand! Thank you! Mr. Yang! I'll take my leave if I still have something to do! ”
Looking at Si Yingshi who hurriedly left the classroom, Yang Cao did not stop him, he knew that Si Yingshi had comprehended it and tried it.