Chapter 56: The Battle in the Kitchen
Li Xiang didn't know that someone was beating him, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much, anyway, it wasn't one or two who were talking about him, so live with peace of mind and work hard to cultivate. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
On the afternoon of the second day, he temporarily put aside the matter of the war sticker and went to Jiangnanju after class, and this time, he finally invited the Sumei.
At sunset, riding a bicycle, two young boys and girls in the flower season, walking through the winter block, there is a black cat probing the brain in the basket, what a warm picture.
Although Su Hongxiang sat in the back to keep his distance, and symbolically pulled the corner of his clothes for safety, Li Xiang was happy and rarely enjoyed this moment of silence.
But what made him unhappy was that the high-end car that had been following behind seriously damaged the atmosphere, it was Xu Li who was not at ease, he had no self-awareness of the light bulb at all, and strictly implemented the tasks assigned by Liu Huiyun, where the young lady went, he would follow!
The ten minutes journey is a blink of an eye for Li Xiang, which is a good illustration of the power of the theory of relativity. Jiangnan is in sight, but the gate is crowded with people, and the banner of the gatehouse is marked in large characters, marked in Chinese and English: I wish the second international economic forum a smooth convening, and warmly welcome the participants to visit our store.
The popularity at the door of the store, as well as many reporters carrying long guns and short guns, made Li Xiang have to bypass the gate and stop at the staff passage at the back door.
Wang Haiping was already waiting here, and ordered his subordinates to take over the bicycle, first greeted Su Hongxiang, and said, "Miss Su, hello." ”
Su Hongxiang hugged Yege and said with a coquettish smile: "You don't care about me, I know that you are very busy, I will follow Li Xiang today, only with my mouth and stomach." ”
Miss Su laughed, but Li Shao's level is really rare in the world. With a grateful look on his face, he said to Li Xiang: "Before I can thank Li Shao, my wife was able to walk on the ground after eating your noodles." After speaking, he bowed deeply.
Li Xiang waved his hand and changed the topic: "What's the situation inside?"
Wang Haiping then remembered the purpose and said, "The guests have already taken their seats, and there are still ten minutes before the banquet starts, and everything is ready." Manager Lei asked me to come out and wait for you, just waiting for your finale. ”
Li Xiang greeted Su Hongxiang and followed Wang Haiping into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, everyone is busy in earnest, and high-level meetings like the Economic Forum are rare in the whole of Tien Nam Province, so chefs of all sizes have been repeatedly warned that they must do their best.
Only Lei Lei, an "idler", was walking around impatiently, she had already cursed Li Xiang countless times in her heart, and it was only ten minutes before the banquet began, this bastard hadn't come yet, it was too much, and she had specially explained it yesterday.
Because of the temporary situation of the forum, several business leaders who had already been notified that they would not go to the dojo due to the itinerary showed up en masse, which made her nervous and a little excited.
The nervousness was that the decision was too sudden, and she felt that it was too late to arrange, and the quality of the dishes was not enough.
The excitement is that this is a great opportunity for natural living.
Li Xiang's tardiness made her anxious, and she was already thinking about whether to use the sauce in advance, and unconsciously, Mr. Lei, who has always been vigorous and resolute, has regarded Li Xiang as the backbone.
When I finally saw the lazy figure, my tense nerves opened at once. But when she saw Li Xiangshi Shi Ran walking in unhurriedly, she was really angry, she was worried to death, and he was still leisurely pickling girls.
However, time was urgent, so she decided to suppress her anger first, get over the moment, and hurriedly said: "Li Xiang, you are finally here, have you thought of any dishes? Whether you can make a hit today depends on you." ”
Of course, because she was in a hurry, she also took a fancy to Li Xiang, Lei Lei basically didn't take care of what she said when she said this, and when she finished speaking, she knew that she had said the wrong thing, and the attack was too wide, and it was easy to pull hatred.
Sure enough, the busy chefs turned their heads to see what kind of master could make the boss treat him as a guest. In the past few days, they have long heard that Jiangnanju has invited a super chef, more than their peers.
When they saw Li Xiang's immature teenage age and the lazy villain's appearance, the chefs were angry, is the boss sincerely disgusting us? At this age, even if the kitchen god is possessed, how much can he do?
So everyone looked at a fifty-year-old fat man next to him almost at the same time, who was also dressed as a chef, but he didn't work, it was Lu Fang, the executive chef of Jiangnan Juhecheng Store, a national superchef, and the inheritor of Cantonese cuisine, an intangible cultural heritage, who had a very good reputation in the Chinese catering industry, and was poached from southern Guangdong by Lei Lei with a high salary.
Lu Fang smiled chubby like a Maitreya Buddha, Lei Lei had already informed him that the head office had invited a dish consultant, but he didn't expect it to be a child.
He has always had a good temper, but now he is also a little angry, what does that mean?
didn't show it on his face, but he still had this kind of self-cultivation, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lei, this is the Brother Li you mentioned, he is really young and promising." ”
Of course, the irony is full, because the young and the young are generally opposite, and many people can hear the meaning of this sentence.
Lei Lei frowned slightly, it was not good to have a seizure, but Li Xiang didn't care, anyway, his job was to work for two hours, just to make some extra money, and he didn't aspire to be a chef. What's more, it does endanger the status of others, it is not a level at all, there is no need to be as knowledgeable as him, don't you even bother to raise your eyes if you don't watch the night song?
But Su Hongxiang was not satisfied, she was originally a naughty and restless master, but now she has a good impression of Li Xiang, and opened her mouth to respond: "It seems that the fat uncle is not convinced, or we will compare!"
This sentence was like lighting a powder keg, and the kitchen exploded instantly.
"It's really unbelievable......
"Where did the wild boy come from......"
"The hair hasn't grown, and you dare to come out and hang out......"
The rebuke in the kitchen was endless.
The noisy scene made Li Xiang very irritable, and there was a little aura in his voice, and he said in a low voice: "Mr. Lei, there are only five minutes left before the banquet!"
It was like a magic sound, shocking the audience, everyone was silent, and only the sound of tinkling pots and pans remained in the kitchen.
Lei Lei spoke at the right time: "Continue to work, if you want to learn, you will talk about it when you are done." ”
Then he turned to Li Xiang and said, "It's your turn!"
Li Xiang didn't answer, but smiled at Su Hongxiang: "Hongxiang, help me, how about we get two or five tonight?"
Su Hongxiang frowned and rolled her eyes, expressing dissatisfaction with him calling herself so affectionately, and said angrily: "I don't know how to cook!"
This made Xu Jun, who followed him, also frowned, not because of Li Xiang's title, but because of the attitude of the young lady, who was cold a few days ago, why did it change in just a few days, and I must tell Sister Liu.
Li Xiang shook his head with a smile and said, "You don't need to cook, you can scrape the potato skin, right?"
After speaking, he turned his head to Lei Lei: "How many tables are there at the dinner?"
"Eighteen tables!"
"Very well, then prepare eighteen... Ah no... Eighteen pounds of potatoes, right?"
When he saw everyone's disdainful eyes, he inevitably wanted to learn from each other for a while, so he simply did a little more, and everyone tasted it, so as not to cause trouble.
"Potato!" everyone, including Lu Fang, was full of doubts, racking their brains to recall what classic dishes used potatoes?
Some people who think they are smart speculated: "Crab roe?"
"Golden Silk Willow?"
"Golden tempura?"
These dishes are all commonly used dishes in Jiangnanju, although exquisite, but the banquet that has risen to the level of the Economic Forum is obviously slightly insufficient.
The few people who said the dish shook their heads again.
Li Xiang saw that the cook brought half a pocket of good potatoes, and found a scraper for Su Hongxiang, and asked, "How about it, have you thought about it?" This is much easier than doing odd jobs in an Internet café. ”
Su Meiren glared at him again and said, "Isn't it just scraping potatoes, saying that it's good to add two to five, and if you regret it, it will make you look good!"
Just do it, roll up the sleeves, reveal two white lotus arms, and compete seriously against the potatoes.
After settling Su Hong's makeup, he said to the people who were still blindly speculating and arguing: "How can there be so many fancy, just a cold potato shred!"
"What the hell, absolutely not!" Lu Fang objected first, and there was almost all opposition around him. He said to Lei Lei eagerly: "Mr. Lei, you can't go to this kind of international event, and the participants are all leaders in the political and business circles." And for us, it's the time to show our strength, and isn't it a sign to smash our signature with shredded potatoes?"
"Besides, Wu Lao is also here today, we can't do this!"
Lei Lei also nodded, although she believed in Li Xiang's strength, but the grade of the dishes was too low, and it was easy to affect the customer's senses, so she asked seriously: "Li Xiang, are you sure about cold shredded potatoes?"
Li Xiang took a medium-sized stainless steel basin, didn't look back, and said, "I promise to meet your requirements." ”
Lei Lei pondered for a moment and said, "That's it, keep working." ”
Everyone was dumbfounded, but she didn't expect that she would obviously smash the signboard.
Lu Da was anxious: "Mr. Lei, think twice, ......", as the executive chef, he is really thinking about the interests of Jiangnanju.
But at this time, Lei Lei finally showed the characteristics of a strong woman, and said arbitrarily: "There is no need to say anything about this matter, I have a point." Let's get ready to serve, foreigners pay attention to meat and then vegetarian food, first heavy and then light, so cold shredded potatoes can be used as the final final dish. ”
Okay, the finale dishes have been changed, Lu Fang has nothing to say at all, it seems that she is stunned today, what is her love, no matter what.
Li Xiang and Su Hongxiang were busy with each other, not paying attention to their arguments at all, after he poured half a basin of water into the steel basin, he kept stirring slowly, given that the amount of Xuanming water was slightly more added before, this time he controlled it more precisely.
What does it mean to stir up a basin of water there? Many people are dissatisfied with him, and they are simply pretending.
This includes the two behind Li Xiang. They are all in their thirties, one is called Lin Xian, the other is called Zheng Qiang, they are all the sous chefs of the Chinese food department, due to the special requirements of the Chinese food department, the restaurant has changed three Chinese food department chefs, they have not succeeded in taking the position, and they have already accumulated a lot of resentment in their hearts. At this time, I saw that the boss supported a hairy boy against public opinion, and he was even more dissatisfied.
The two glanced at each other, stepped forward one after another, and sandwiched Li Xiang in the middle, with the same idea, they must see what flowers this kid can turn out!
Su Hongxiang quickly scraped a bunch of potatoes, took the initiative to clean them all and handed them to Li Xiang. He weighed each of them, threw them into the basin, looked at the left and right generals around him, and said in his heart, isn't it just to cut a potato, you can also see it?
Seeing Su Hongxiang's curious eyes again, he suddenly had an idea. Due to the influence of Ji Gang's thinking, as a young person, who doesn't want to show his heroic nature in front of his beloved, not to mention that Su Hongxiang has already developed a good impression of himself, and it is the time to add firewood.
Thinking like this, he had an idea in his head, and said with a smile: "Two bosses, play together?"
That's the official challenge!
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Chapter 56 (End)