From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 345 The formula can be made public
At the provincial young chef cooking exchange competition, the top twenty young chefs all gathered in Quancheng.

Feng Zhengming and others were naturally invited to a meeting by the same province.

At the scene, when the young chefs saw Feng Zhengming, they all behaved very respectfully.

After they received the secondment notice, they naturally knew that it was Feng Zhengming who asked them to participate in the catering reception.

Therefore, in the hearts of these young chefs, they are somewhat grateful to Feng Zhengming.

Everyone knows very well what such a catering reception job means?
This is an opportunity for them as young chefs to showcase themselves.

If they hadn't had such an opportunity, if they wanted to show themselves off again, they would probably have to participate in the Provincial Young Chefs Cooking Exchange Competition next time.

Or in their respective restaurants and hotels, they can gain the favor of master chefs and give them some performance opportunities.

In that case, it may be that when many young chefs start their career now, they will have entered middle age.

But this time, Feng Zhengming's request gave the young chefs a very good opportunity.

In fact, he didn't show any disrespect to the master and the masters by calling him that.

It can be regarded as a little joke.

In addition, everyone watched with their own eyes as Feng Zhengming won the top prize among young chefs in the province.

Some people even felt in their hearts that this might be their chance to stay in Quancheng.

The old masters may have more experience than Feng Zhengming, but most of them are quite old.

Feng Zhengming was so direct today and used the title "old guy", which somewhat surprised the young chefs.

Seeing everyone's respect, Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "We are all young people. This is our home court. You are welcome. When the time comes, we can all brainstorm and express your thoughts. We must make this reception a success." When it comes to catering, we can’t let the old guys underestimate us.”

No matter what, everyone is grateful to Feng Zhengming.

It was still Feng Zhengming who spoke: "We will cook strictly in accordance with the requirements and do a good job of catering and reception for this event, but we also have some ideas of our own. This time there are young people from all over the world, so that they can To adapt to the diet, we will make some adjustments in cooking.

These words made the young chefs laugh immediately.

The leader naturally spoke first, giving a general introduction to the reception work, and announced the time to Feng Zhengming and the others for the first time.

Seeing that everyone was supporting him, Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "As long as we work together as a team and show off our skills, I believe we will impress foreigners and bring glory to our country."

Feng Zhengming's craftsmanship is so outstanding. There is probably no master in Quancheng or even the whole province who dares to say that he is better than him.

However, no one dares to call them "old guys" directly.

Usually everyone is respectful to the masters and masters, but there is still a little rebellion in their hearts.

After everything was introduced, it was natural to listen to Feng Zhengming’s opinions.

Next, Tao Jingwen and Chen Zhiheng introduce some specific details and matters that may need attention.

I hope that one day I can surpass the masters and catch up with them.

In order to recommend Chinese food to the world, let more people taste and accept Chinese food.

Feng Zhengming and other young chefs communicated with each other.

Just like when outside the conference room, everyone gathered together and shouted "bring honor to the country".

Let the master chefs, like Feng Zhengming, complete the entire process of a dish alone, and some master chefs may not be able to bear it.

"Hahaha, I heard that foreign countries can't use our seasoning at all, so we must show them a show."

This time the young chefs came with enthusiasm in their hearts.

A group of people entered the conference room one after another.

"Let them see what real Chinese food is."

They want to showcase their craftsmanship and let young foreign friends taste their craftsmanship.

When Feng Zhengming said this, the young chefs present nodded and agreed with what he said.

So in summary, Feng Zhengming's craftsmanship can indeed be said to be the best.

"That's right, we need to show off our craftsmanship and let the foreigners who come see how powerful we are."

After participating in this reception work, with this experience, they will inevitably receive more attention when they return to their respective restaurants and hotels.

"Yes, bring glory to the country."

The provincial leader presided over the meeting, and Tao Jingwen and Chen Zhiheng were also present.

Some local young chefs in Quancheng understand that even if Feng Zhengming's name is spread, the master chef and the senior chefs will not blame him.

We still hope that we can have some of our own special dishes and introduce them to young friends from all over the world, so that they can understand our food culture through tasting our special delicacies. "

For the young chefs, having a leader of the younger generation like Feng Zhengming leading them is naturally something they are looking forward to, and they all hope that they can work together to do a good job in this catering reception.

This desire to "win glory for the country" will naturally bring the young chefs closer together.

"With the top pick taking the lead, we will definitely impress the old guys this time."

Every young chef has a heart of "bringing glory to the country".

Naturally, everyone is convinced that Feng Zhengming will become the chef this time.

At this moment, everyone really shouted this sentence almost in unison.

The leadership also supports this.

"Your idea is very good, and this is what we hope to see. I hope you can maintain our own food traditions and stick to our own characteristics in terms of taste. Don't just cater to foreign tastes and make our own dishes." Basically, add foreign elements to make it delicious to young foreign friends."

Feng Zhengming continued: "We feel that if we make our own dishes well, they will definitely be loved by foreigners."

"Yes, our own taste is the best taste."

"Yes, our dishes have a combination of various flavors and are definitely the most delicious."

"Those foreigners will definitely be amazed by our cooking skills."

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The young chefs couldn't help but follow Feng Zhengming's words and express their own opinions.

Everyone believes that their own craftsmanship is the best and that Chinese food will be loved by people from other countries.

Tao Jingwen said: "If it is other cuisines, there may be some taste that foreigners cannot accept. I think our Shandong cuisine should not be unacceptable to foreigners in terms of taste."

Chen Zhiheng also holds the same view.

Both of them have tasted Feng Zhengming's cooking, and through Feng Zhengming's cooking, they can understand the characteristics of Shandong cuisine more intuitively. It can be said that Shandong cuisine is basically not overly salty or sweet in taste, let alone very spicy.

Especially the seasoning of Feng Zhengming's dishes always gives people a salty and moderate experience.

Therefore, Tao Jingwen and Chen Zhiheng are still willing to believe in Feng Zhengming's ability.

Perhaps the skills of other young chefs may not be completely trustworthy.

But Feng Zhengming's craftsmanship is absolutely trustworthy.

After listening to Tao Jingwen and Chen Zhiheng’s trust and support for Feng Zhengming.

The leaders present also smiled and said: "Chef Feng's craftsmanship is definitely no problem, but after all, we are entertaining foreign friends this time, we still have to be cautious, have an advisory group of old chefs, and young people should listen more to the old chefs. Opinions of seniors.”

Feng Zhengming nodded and said: "We will definitely listen to the suggestions of the old masters. They are seniors and have many years of reception experience, but we also hope to have room for self-expression."

These words express the sentiments of the young chefs present.

They are willing to participate in catering reception work, and they all hope to show their abilities.

The leader discussed it in a low voice with Tao Jingwen and Chen Zhiheng.

The answer was quickly given: "Yes, you will have autonomy, but the menu ingredients, including the use of condiments, need to be reported, and everything must be clear."

The young chefs present found it difficult to accept this.

After all, the exact dosage of spices in Chinese food is basically not given, and some recipes are never published.

Now everyone has to disclose all the details of the ingredients, which makes the young chefs hesitant.

But Feng Zhengming agreed.

"Yes, we will report every condiment we will use in advance, and we will try our best to label the precise dosage."

Hearing Feng Zhengming say this, the young chefs present were somewhat surprised.

Feng Zhengming then explained to the young chefs.

"Times have changed. In the past, when a master was passing on a skill, he might reserve one skill. However, precisely because he would retain one skill, many skills were gradually lost. We should not stick to the old traditional concepts.

This time when we face young people from other countries, we want to show them our openness and openness. Since we want to communicate with others, we should be open and honest, and we should not reserve any details. Only by publishing everything will we Make this communication more open and inclusive. "

After listening to Feng Zhengming's words, a young chef suddenly raised doubts.

"If the recipe for your meat needs to be revealed, will you do so?"

This question is quite pointed.

Feng Zhengming almost did not hesitate: "I will announce it."

This answer shocked everyone.

Everyone present knew that the meat was Feng Zhengming’s most famous product.

Now it is not only famous in Quancheng, but also in the whole province and even in other provinces. The reputation of Fengjiagan Restaurant is also very famous.

Therefore, in everyone's opinion, the recipe of the pork belly should be what Feng Zhengming values ​​most.

However, he said without hesitation that if necessary for this catering reception, he would announce the recipe for the meat.

It was beyond everyone's expectation.

The conference room fell into silence.

When Feng Zhengming saw that everyone was silent, he smiled and said: "What's wrong? Don't you believe it? I said, I don't think that in this era, a recipe cannot be made public. The recipe for the seasoning of pork meat." Maybe more people will do it, and I don’t think it will affect my business.”

The young chefs were even more surprised when they heard this. They felt that Feng Zhengming's confidence was a bit beyond their reach.

Tao Jingwen and Chen Zhiheng made eye contact, and they both knew very well that Feng Zhengming's business now indeed relied on more than meat.

Feng Jia Gan Rice Shop’s meat is indeed one of its most famous products.

But under the management of Feng Zhengming, Fengjiagang Restaurant is widely praised for more than one kind of meat.

Especially Feng Zhengming and Yang Bin's skills are there.

The high quality and low price of their cooking is now the core competitiveness of Fengjiagang Restaurant.

And even if Feng Jia Gan Rice Shop’s pork recipe is used and other restaurants produce the same taste, customers may still choose to eat at Feng Jia Gan Rice Shop.

Because they all have the same taste, it will make people remember Fengjia Gan Rice Shop even more.

Therefore, the disclosure of the recipe for pork belly will have no impact on Feng Zhengming.

Finally, after a period of silence, the leader smiled and applauded Feng Zhengming.

"Okay, Master Xiao Feng deserves to be the chef this time. He really knows how to take the overall situation into consideration. With Master Xiao Feng as an example, I think all the young chefs in our province will definitely shine at this youth exchange conference." It’s brilliant, so more young people abroad can understand our food and be more likely to learn about it.”

Feng Zhengming said: "Thank you for the compliment from the leader."

After saying his thanks, Feng Zhengming then said: "We can follow the requirements and for the sake of food safety, publish the raw materials and seasonings we use, and we can also publicly display the cooking process.

However, please respect everyone's personal wishes. If you don't want to disclose the specific seasoning ratio, you don't have to disclose the specific dosage. "

Feng Zhengming added something, emphasizing that the specific seasoning ratio should be disclosed voluntarily, which naturally won the support of young chefs.

The leaders present thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

In fact, the purpose of disclosing the raw materials and seasonings is to ensure the safety of each dish, not to obtain top-secret recipes from the chefs.

After all, it is impossible for leaders to get the formula themselves and open a store to sell meat.

After the symposium, some specific details were discussed, and the young chefs were given the opportunity to speak one by one.

Everyone shared some of their thoughts, many of which were an inspiration to Feng Zhengming.

Chen Zhiheng and Tao Jingwen took note of everyone’s opinions.

Then they discuss it again and decide which ideas are feasible?
At the end of the meeting, the leader gave Feng Zhengming some quotas and allowed him to recruit young chefs from big restaurants and hotels in Quancheng to help them.

Feng Zhengming expressed his gratitude and led the young chefs present to express that they would definitely take over the catering reception work.

After the leader left, Feng Zhengming had another exchange among the young chefs.

Feng Zhengming said very clearly: "I know that everyone has their own ideas. We are now a whole. Our words and deeds must be consistent. If we have any different opinions, we must reach an agreement in advance. Don't bring your opinions and emotions to work." ”

Young chefs also agree with this statement.

At this moment, the top 20 young chefs in Shandong Province have formed a tight-knit group.

(End of this chapter)