From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 350 Reporter’s live report from the kitchen
"Hey, hey, hey, what do you do? This is the kitchen where no one can enter casually."

A burst of scolding stopped several people who were about to enter the back kitchen.

At the same time, Feng Zhengming and others who were busy in the kitchen suddenly woke up.

Feng Zhengming handed the thing in his hand to Xia Mingye beside him, and asked Zhu Xu and Duan Jinsheng to remind everyone to pay attention to the stove fire.

Then he wiped his hands with a rag and came to the kitchen door.

When I walked to the kitchen door, I saw that the people who were about to enter the kitchen were reporters from TV stations and newspapers. Several photographers were holding cameras and camcorders in their hands, and they seemed to be going in for interviews.

Seeing Feng Zhengming coming out, the female host in charge of the TV station immediately recognized him.

"Are you Chef Feng? The last time you participated in the provincial young chef competition, I was also interviewing you on the spot. I wonder if you still remember me?"

Feng Zhengming naturally knows and remembers each other. After all, when he occasionally has time to watch TV, he can see each other on TV.

The female host's name is Yao Jingjuan, who is considered a well-known host on the provincial TV station.

In the blink of an eye, the entire kitchen became neat and tidy.

She asked more cautiously: "Chef Feng, are you making soup?"

Feng Zhengming carefully observed the other party's attire, thought for a while and said, "How about you change your shoes, put on a chef's coat and hat before going in?"

Everyone in the kitchen was almost ready, and soon people from the TV station and newspaper came in one after another.

After Feng Zhengming's reminder, everyone naturally quickly packed up their chef uniforms and chef hats.

TV stations and newspapers come for interviews. This is a good opportunity for everyone to appear on TV and newspapers.

"Of course you remember. Anyone who watches TV will definitely know Sister Juan."

Xia Hui said: "Because I like it, my grandfather and father are both chefs. I have watched them cooking since I was a child, and I think cooking is a very handsome and powerful thing."

Then Feng Zhengming spoke to the waiter who was serving the dishes in the kitchen and asked the waiter to lead them to the dressing room.

After Yao Jingjuan and the others entered, the first thing they did was to find Feng Zhengming's location.

When Feng Zhengming said this, the chefs in the back kitchen were actually a little excited.

Feng Zhengming also encouraged him by saying, "Just say whatever you want. It doesn't matter if you say it wrong."

Yao Jingjuan smiled and said, "Yes, say whatever you want."

Yao Jingjuan led the photographer to Feng Zhengming first.

"Don't be nervous. Just do what you usually do now. We don't mean to disturb you. We just want to see what delicacies you have prepared for young friends at home and abroad this time?"

Being able to appear on TV and newspapers, even just to show your face, or to be mentioned, is a great thing for many people to honor their ancestors.

Because reporters were around, many chefs were somewhat excited and couldn't help but want to say hello to the reporters.

"The only female chef is really amazing."

This statement made everyone at the TV station and newspaper express their understanding.

In the back kitchen, Xia Hui, the only female among the young chefs, noticed Feng Zhengming's hesitation. She immediately came over and reached out to take the soup spoon, saying that she would help guard the soup.

Before the other party could speak, Feng Zhengming explained: "It is the kitchen after all. It brings too much dust in, especially if hair falls into the dishes, it is really difficult to deal with."

"Television stations and newspapers will come in for interviews later. Don't be distracted. Remember to keep an eye on your pots and stoves. Don't make any mistakes with the dishes. Those over there, go put on your chef hats. , we are chefs, this time we represent domestic young chefs, and the chef uniforms are also arranged for me. "

Yao Jingjuan smiled and asked: "Tell me, why do you, a girl, want to be a chef?"

When Feng Zhengming saw Yao Jingjuan and the others coming over, he responded and said, "Yes, they are making soup."

At this time, it can be said that Feng Zhengming did not take the interview seriously. He had returned to the soup bucket and was guarding the soup in the bucket, paying attention to some changes in the soup.

Xia Hui calmed down and said, "Although it's not the first time I've faced the camera, it's the first time I've been photographed like this beside the stove in the kitchen."

Yao Jingjuan is also a woman. After hearing Feng Zhengming's introduction, she naturally let the camera focus on Xia Hui.

While the interviewer was waiting to change clothes, Feng Zhengming returned to the kitchen and clapped his hands and shouted a reminder.

"Since you want to understand, let me first introduce this female chef. She is the only female chef among the 20 young chefs in charge of catering in the province. Don't look at her as a woman, but she is one of the most popular chefs in the province. In the Young Chef Cooking Competition, we were also among the top twenty chefs in the province, and our skills are worthy of recognition.”

Xia Hui did not expect that she originally wanted to help her uncle to rescue her, but her uncle actually let the TV camera focus on her first.

Although everyone is still very busy, everyone's face is full of enthusiasm.

Reporters from other newspapers were walking around, paying attention to the other chefs in the kitchen.

Xia Hui felt very uncomfortable facing the TV camera.

Seeing Xia Hui coming over on her own initiative, Feng Zhengming handed her the spoon and simply directed the TV station's camera to start with Xia Hui.

Feng Zhengming didn't expect that the other party would ask him to show them around.

Yao Jingjuan immediately said: "Yes, there is a request in the station to let us film some of the preparation process of the chefs, so that everyone can know that we have made sufficient preparations to receive young people from home and abroad this time."

Yao Jingjuan continued: "Can Chef You take some time to show us the kitchen? Tell us what kind of delicacies you have prepared for young people at home and abroad this time."

Feng Zhengming said hello and then asked: "Are you going into the kitchen to film?"

After all, Yao Jingjuan is a senior interviewer in the TV station, so she still saw that Xia Hui was uncomfortable.

He hesitated for a moment, looking at the soup in the soup bucket, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should put down what he was doing.

After finding Feng Zhengming's location, Yao Jingjuan took the photographer and ran directly to Feng Zhengming.

Yao Jingjuan asked: "But don't you find it very hard?"

Xia Hui nodded: "It is a lot of hard work, but if the customers find the dishes delicious, they will be satisfied and feel that the hard work is worth it."

These words made Yao Jingjuan feel very good: "This is a great thing to say, and it makes me a little touched."

Seeing that Xia Hui and Yao Jingjuan seemed to be able to chat together, Feng Zhengming simply took the spoon from Xia Hui's hand.

"Well, I think it's better to let Chef Xia take you on a tour. You are all women. It may be easier for you to see some interesting places in our kitchen from a female perspective."

Xia Hui and Yao Jingjuan were both a little surprised. They didn't expect Feng Zhengming to leave the matter of showing people around to Xia Hui.

Feng Zhengming didn't talk nonsense at all and asked Xia Hui to receive the people from the TV station. He immediately got into work.

And Feng Zhengming shouted directly to the reporters who were walking around in the back kitchen.

"Don't be over there. Come and join the people from the TV station. Xia Hui, please show them around. Don't let them run around and disturb the work of our kitchen."

When Feng Zhengming said this, the reporters who had been watching next to the other chefs had no choice but to come to Yao Jingjuan at the TV station.

Although Xia Hui was dissatisfied with Feng Zhengming's decision to show reporters around, she still obeyed Feng Zhengming's arrangements. Then, Xia Hui took reporters to visit the kitchen.

At first, Xia Hui was a little nervous when facing the camera and reporters asking questions. Sometimes she didn’t know how to answer?
However, with several encouragements from Yao Jingjuan, Xia Hui gradually found the feeling of introduction.

She became more confident in introducing the things in the kitchen to reporters.

When Xia Hui showed her confident side, reporters including Yao Jingjuan immediately shined.

Because of such a dashing and heroic female chef, and the confidence and affinity she showed after she completely relaxed, she really made everyone feel that she was very suitable to explain.

In comparison, Feng Zhengming's shouts could be heard from time to time in the kitchen, which also allowed everyone to see Feng Zhengming's vigorous and resolute side.

When Xia Hui led the reporters to a large iron bucket where the food was being stewed.

Everyone smelled the strong fragrance, which was a very unique fragrance.

Yao Jingjuan sniffed it carefully and smelled it quickly.

"Isn't there curry in this bucket?"

Xia Hui smiled and opened the lid of the bucket and said, "It's not curry, it's roast beef in soy sauce."

After the lid was opened, a strong fragrance suddenly filled the air, making everyone couldn't help but stretch their heads to take a look.

Yao Jingjuan was a little strange: "Beef roasted in sauce? Then why does it smell like curry?"

"Because there is indeed curry in it. The chef made our own curry. This braised beef in sauce is based on the tradition. It not only contains soybean paste, but also adds tomato paste and sand tea sauce. Finally, there is also Add our homemade curry paste and stew the beef together.”

As he was talking, someone next to him shouted: "Give way, thank you."

The reporters quickly stepped aside and saw two young chefs carrying potatoes that had been cleaned, peeled and cut into pieces. They poured all the potatoes into the bucket of beef stew.

Then the young chef stirred again with a big spoon, flipped the potatoes underneath and stewed them.

Xia Hui took the opportunity to introduce two young chefs to Yao Jingjuan and other reporters.

"This is Yang Peng, the 19th placer in the Provincial Young Chef Competition, and this is Zheng Qi, the 15th placer in the Provincial Young Chef Competition."

After Yang Peng and Zheng Qi were introduced, they looked at the reporters together.

Xia Hui reminded the two of them: "The camera is filming you, please say hello quickly."

The two of them were stunned at first, but soon they waved hello to the camera together.

"I am Yang Peng."

"My name is Zheng Qi."

After the two people introduced themselves, they didn't say anything more and quickly continued to do their work.

Seeing the two people running away, Xia Hui said with a smile: "Our kitchen is like this, because this time we are hosting young people from home and abroad. We need to prepare a lot of things, and the quantities are very large. We also need to prepare according to different regions. Make some minor adjustments to the dishes for youthful tastes.”

Having said this, Xia Hui pointed at Feng Zhengming who was running back and forth in the kitchen.

"Our chef is the hardest working person. He needs to ensure the production of each dish, so he needs to taste the taste of each dish himself."

Just as he was talking, Feng Zhengming came over, opened the lid of the big bucket next to him, scooped up the soup with a small spoon, put it into another small dish he had brought with him, and then tasted the taste.

"Add some sugar to this and don't add any more salt. It's ready."

After Feng Zhengming finished speaking, someone immediately came over to season the food as required.

After seasoning, Feng Zhengming tasted it again, and then asked someone to add potato cubes to it.

Yao Jingjuan stretched out her head and took a look. It turned out that the bucket next to her was also stewed beef.

She was a little strange and asked Xia Hui: "Are these two barrels of roast beef in sauce?"

Xia Hui nodded: "Yes, they are all braised beef in sauce, but there is a difference in seasoning. This bucket contains bean paste from Sichuan and Chongqing, so the taste will be spicier."

Speaking of which, Xia Hui took the opportunity to find a plate and put two types of braised beef in sauce out for everyone to try.

Her move made the reporters look at Feng Zhengming with some concern.

Xia Hui also turned to look at Feng Zhengming, and then shouted, "Chef, can you give them a taste?"

Feng Zhengming nodded in response: "Try it and put the lid on."

Xia Hui immediately closed the lid of the stew bucket.

Then let Yao Jingjuan and the others have a try.

"Come on, the chef has agreed. You can try it."

Yao Jingjuan and the others tasted a piece of beef on the plate.

After eating it, all the reporters were really excited, thinking that this beef is so delicious.

Especially the one-pot sauce-roasted beef that almost everyone likes very much without the bean paste.

There is no spicy taste of bean paste. The combination of various sauces, including sour, sweet, salty and curry aroma, really makes people feel that it tastes great.

After Yao Jingjuan ate it, she tasted it carefully.

"It seems like there's a vegetable smell in it?"

Xia Hui nodded and said: "Sister Juan is so amazing, you can actually taste the aroma of vegetables inside. When we make it, we put carrots, celery and onions in it and stew it together to remove the bad taste of beef. It also adds flavor to the beef, so that guests from abroad can get used to it.”

This time, before Yao Jingjuan could speak, other reporters nearby had already exclaimed.

"Isn't this delicious? I have never tasted such delicious beef."

"It's really delicious. I'm so envious of the young people from home and abroad who came to participate this time."

"I think the taste of this beef can definitely be compared to the taste of a state banquet."

"This can be considered a state banquet, right? After all, we are hosting young people from home and abroad. Is it a youth version of the state banquet?"

When Yao Jingjuan heard this, she immediately thought of the title of today's news.

"Youth version of the state banquet, an international youth exchange conference, the young chefs in charge of catering shine."

Next, Xia Hui took the reporters to see some other dishes in the kitchen.

In the end, the reporters waited until the meal was served, and followed Feng Zhengming to take the young chefs outside to set up and serve the meal. The scene also made the reporters feel quite impressive.

The young people at home and abroad who came to dine also applauded Feng Zhengming and his young chefs.

(End of this chapter)