The old man has been a cook all his life and has cooked all kinds of food, but gradually he has no interest in all kinds of food. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In addition, the old man is old, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and various geriatric diseases are constant, and he avoids some delicious foods, and just eats some light and easily digestible ones.

After a few more days of cooking, Bai Qing felt more and more proficient.

"Yes, the brain is good, and the hands are flexible, in just ten days, I have caught up with the master of more than ten years......" The old man commented: "Your level, when you arrive at the hotel, you are also the material in charge, and the role of the handle!"

Bai Qing smiled: "That's also the old man, you teach well!"

"But you know, this is not enough!" The old man said: "Your level, being a master chef is enough, but compared to the top imperial chef, it is still much worse!"

"Old man, I can't do anything, just say it directly!" Bai Qingdao said.

"Food, who is it for?" asked the old man.

"Naturally, it's human!" Bai Qingdao.

"Bastard boy...... Speak seriously!" the old man said angrily: "It's for the nobles!"

"The nobleman eats!" Bai Qing seemed to understand something.

"In ancient times, many people could eat nests, pickles, porridge and the like, and eat whatever they saved money, while the average landlord family was just white flour steamed buns and porridge. Plus some meat. And the level of living is very low, the requirements are very low, as long as you are full and not hungry, there is not too much attention!"

"Some wealthy families go to the restaurant to eat and drink, but not a few times a year. These people's living standards are limited, and the dishes they cook are as long as they are delicious, as long as they are not particularly unpalatable, and the requirements are very low!"

The old man said: "Many low-level people, middle and low-class people, have a limited standard of living, just eat enough and not be hungry, for this level, pay attention to what food culture, pay attention to what color, fragrance and taste, just vassal elegance, deliberately show their nobility!"

Bai Qing was silent.

This was true in ancient times, and it is much the same in modern times.

In China, ordinary people are still the majority, unless they are entertaining, they will go to some restaurants. In normal times, most of them buy the ingredients and cook them at home, and most of the cooking methods are mostly learned from bookstore recipes or some computer videos.

Although the people's living standards have improved very well in recent years, prices have risen faster than wages, high housing prices, and various factors, and many people have money and save money.

This time, I walked around Hangzhou, ate and drank, and spent more than 1,500, almost feeling sorry for him.

It's also a loss, he was admitted to the top of the liberal arts and made a lot of money, which can be extravagant!

"In today's era, not to mention, in ancient times, the imperial kitchen was mostly for the emperor; again, some of the princes and nobles of the imperial court, the prime minister Shangshu cooked; no matter how bad it was, it was also a governor, a governor and the like who cooked!"

The old man said: "In the Qing Dynasty, when an emperor was eating, one hundred and twenty dishes were placed on the table, all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, major cuisines in the country, and various fine delicacies, all of which were placed on it, and on the plates, the name of the imperial chef was engraved, if it was poisoned, or if there was a problem, it was to be investigated!"

"There are more than one hundred and twenty dishes, it's too easy to dazzle, and there are so many delicacies that the emperor can't even remember the name. Many dishes were placed on the table, and the emperor did not even move a single chopstick. ”

"If you want to stand out from the crowd in 120 dishes, you need to have a good appearance, a good color, and a good shape. attracted the emperor's attention, and the emperor would move his chopsticks and come forward to taste. Therefore, when you become an imperial chef, the first thing you need to do is to make the dishes look good, the soup should also be good-looking, and the appearance should be charming!"

Secondly, the dishes should be delicious, and the emperor should like them when he takes a bite! Being a cook is an emotional job, not a math problem. Math problems, right is right, wrong is wrong, very clear, but the chef makes a dish, some like, some dislike, some conform to this taste, some conform to that taste...... It's different, it's very different!"

"A good chef can make a hundred flavors for the tastes of a hundred guests, and a simple Dongpo meat can make a hundred flavors, which is very difficult, and even many cooks can't find it!"

"Simple stir-frying, cooking, diligent study and hard practice for several years, as long as it is not too stupid, most of them can meet the standard, the key is to have a good tongue, can taste all kinds of flavors. If you want to make a dish with a hundred different flavors, the key is that the tongue must distinguish a hundred flavors, and you can distinguish them before you can make them!"

"The third point is nutrition, how this food is nutritious, how that food is healthy, it is wonderful, in fact, in my opinion, it is all nonsense. Food is for eating, and it is naturally nutritious, but if it is not nutritious, what else to eat! This is actually the least important. However, if you want to be a good chef, you have to learn to talk about how nutritious the dish is, just like modern marketing. Whether it's reasonable or not, it's all about two mouths!"

The old man began to tell the story of the imperial kitchen.

The old man's grandfather was an imperial chef, and he cooked for the Qing Emperor back then, so he knew some ways.

When the imperial chef looks very awesome, but in the eyes of the old man, it is just a cheap job.

And there are many cooks who serve the emperor and eat, but the really awesome ones are still those two or three. Those two or three are not only great at cooking, but also have connections, no connections, and it is not far to be a simple cook.

And the old man's grandfather, whether high or low, is considered a medium character, but he also understands the doorway.

At that time, the top imperial chefs all had an excellent tongue, able to distinguish various flavors, and could adjust various recipes, various ingredients, and various secret dishes. And these are the capital that top imperial chefs rely on to survive.

Those imperial chefs, just by tasting the last bite, can guess the various raw materials, various seasonings, heat, etc. of the dishes.

Just a glance at the "nobleman" is to be able to see what flavor of dishes the "nobleman" likes, and then quickly shoot, blend, and cook dishes suitable for this nobleman.

"Old man, this is too awesome, too mysterious!" Bai Qing said: "I eat a bite of food, I can only say that it is delicious or not, as for the other tastes, I really can't say." The tongue can distinguish a hundred kinds of flavors, is there a tongue like that?"

"Of course there is!" The old man said: "I think back then, my grandfather met a cow man, but unfortunately he suffered a calculation and was killed!"

"Old man, in traditional Chinese medicine, you can see what kind of disease you have, but a chef can see what kind of taste and type of dishes you like at a glance, which is too awesome. That's a human eye, or a fiery eye!"

Bai Qing exclaimed.

"The world is very big, and there are a lot of capable people!" The old man said: "Ordinary cooks cook in this life, but some cattle can distinguish all kinds of flavors with their tongues, can distinguish recipes with their eyes, and carve and paint with their hands, that is called awesome!"

"That kind of person also has a name in contemporary times, called gourmet!"

"That kind of foodie is not a gourmand who is hyped up in the market, a gourmand who is a gourmand who deceives people!"