From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

With the help of Jiang Chengzhe and the chef in his restaurant's kitchen, Feng Zhengming successfully prepared the ingredients for the Qi and Lu map of the Motherland's Mountains and Rivers Map.

Jiang Chengzhe and the chefs in his restaurant's kitchen felt particularly comfortable preparing ingredients with Feng Zhengming.

On weekdays, Feng Zhengming might not have a very good temper.

When he encounters people or things that he doesn't like, he almost never indulges them.

I really mean getting angry. Feng Zhengming really gets angry in front of people.

But in the kitchen, when cooking, Feng Zhengming's temper becomes better.

He is very patient with everyone.

How can he correct problems over and over again without getting tired of it and teach people who can't understand over and over again?

The most important thing is that Feng Zhengming will break down all the details and then teach them to others in great detail.

After his teaching, Jiang Chengzhe often felt that the people under him were too stupid.

Jiang Chengzhe often couldn't help but get angry at times like this.

But Feng Zhengming never got angry. He could teach over and over again.

Until the people in the kitchen can truly learn and understand.

Jiang Chengzhe admired Feng Zhengming's completely different state.

This time, Feng Zhengming no longer uses the previous method of simply looking at the cold dishes and watching the market.

Because he now has more ideas, he has also integrated and mastered many dishes from all over Qi and Lu.

In addition, he came out with his wife Luo Qing, and they were able to experience the characteristics of different cuisines along the way.

He also exchanged experiences with chefs from all over the country, which gave Feng Zhengming more inspiration.

All the dishes used in his Qilu map this time are classic Shandong cuisine.

For example, he stacked up the nine large intestines to form the peak of Mount Tai.

They also made scallion-fried sea cucumbers into a border to serve as the coastline of the Qilu Peninsula.

The Dezhou Braised Chicken method is also used to fill in the landscapes of various parts of Qi and Lu with chicken.

Pair it with some cold dishes from Shandong cuisine to match the color.

It can be said that Feng Zhengming really brought out the characteristics of Shandong cuisine.

Moreover, this time, Feng Zhengming used several unique techniques of Shandong cuisine, such as sautéing, braising, simmering, stir-frying and deep-frying.

In terms of taste, Feng Zhengming also made a compromise, focusing on the classic flavors of Shandong cuisine and incorporating other flavors.

On a map of Qi and Lu, many unique characteristics of Shandong cuisine are displayed.

In Jiang Chengzhe's opinion, this should be Feng Zhengming's strength.

After everything was ready, Feng Zhengming and Jiang Chengzhe went back to rest.

Feng Zhengming returned to the room and saw that his wife was still awake.

"why are not you sleeping?"

Luo Qing couldn't help feeling distressed when she saw her husband's tired face.

"You work so hard, how can I sleep alone?"

Feng Zhengming walked over with a smile and hugged his wife in his arms.

"It's not hard work. It's much easier than the food stall I worked at outside the train station before."

Luo Qing turned around and hugged her husband.

"But I don't want you to work so hard."

Feng Zhengming also hugged his wife and asked, "Have many scouts from Hong Kong City come to you these days?"

When Luo Qing heard this question, she immediately felt embarrassed: "You really know everything?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Indeed, everyone knows about it. Because you are the wife of the champion of the national cooking skills competition, more people come to you. Those guys are very ostentatious, so naturally they will be seen by many people."

Luo Qing curled her lips: "Those people thought we were from the mainland and didn't know anything about the glamorous world of Hong Kong.

They also told me that they could make me famous and make me the next Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung or Chu Hong.

It's amazing that they thought I knew nothing."

Feng Zhengming laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha, you didn't tell them that you had dinner with your husband and those celebrities a few days ago?"

Luo Qing also laughed immediately.

“Hehehe, I didn’t say anything at first, but after they had been bragging for a long time, they even said they could take me to meet them first.

I asked them which Hong Kong star they could let me meet?

They told me a bunch of names that I barely knew.

I saw that they really couldn't find a big star to support them, so I told them directly."

Feng Zhengming perked up when he heard this: "And then?"

Luo Qing smiled and said, "Then they were all dumbfounded and realized that they couldn't hire me at all."

"That's true. They really can't hire you. If we really want to, maybe we can just buy a few of their messy small companies."

Luo Qing asked again with some concern: "But I heard that there are gangs behind them."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Gangsters? They could still act arrogantly before Hong Kong's return, but after the return, they dared not touch us at all."

Luo Qing no longer talked about those people who came to her Hong Kong City Celebrity Agency.

"I heard that some chefs in Hong Kong have contacted some tycoons who have left Hong Kong and asked them to help invite some great chefs from overseas. They are targeting you."

Feng Zhengming smiled and asked, "Do you know all this news?"

Luo Qing nodded: "I went to afternoon tea with Mrs. Luo and heard it from a few women."

Feng Zhengming suddenly realized: "Oh, it was Mrs. Luo who took you to experience the socialite afternoon tea?"

Luo Qing curled her lips: "It's not interesting at all. I really don't know what the meaning of those things those women are talking about over there is?"

I heard Luo Qing tell me that during the so-called socialites' afternoon tea conversations, those people were comparing themselves with each other openly or covertly.

There will also be displays of the various brand names they are wearing.

And where they traveled abroad.

When Luo Qing was narrating, Feng Zhengming could clearly feel her disdain.

"Hahaha, those things reflect the sense of superiority of those people who don't have to work and can only enjoy a refined life. They say those things in front of you just to show off."

Luo Qing was very disapproving: "What's there to show off? It's meaningless."

Feng Zhengming said: "Maybe for those of us who work, those things are really boring, but there must be many people who envy them for living like that."

Luo Qing shook her head: "I'm not envious at all, I've been in Hong Kong these days and I feel that this place is not interesting at all.

There is nothing to see, there are tall buildings everywhere, and the streets seem very crowded. Mrs. Luo took me to various stores to try on clothes, which annoyed me to death. "

"Hahaha." Feng Zhengming couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"You really can't be a rich lady."

Luo Qing asked curiously, "Why do you want to be a rich wife? Isn't the money we earn now enough for our expenses? I think our food, drinks and daily necessities are not much worse than theirs."

Luo Qing’s words did surprise Feng Zhengming a little.

Feng Zhengming is very clear that, whether now or in the future, there will be very few people who will not be tempted by the world of pleasure.

There will be many people who, before experiencing the colorful world, firmly state that they will not be attracted or greedy.

But after real contact, it would be easy to be dazzled by the colorful world and be unable to extricate oneself.

Because Feng Zhengming had no time to accompany her these days, Luo Qing was taken around and played by Luo Jinliang's wife.

Following a serious rich lady like Mrs. Luo, she could be said to have seen the world of pleasure. However, Luo Qing was not moved at all.

"You are really amazing. You are not greedy even in such a glamorous world."

Luo Qing pouted: "Why? Do you think I would be greedy for those things? If I liked those things, why would I have chosen you in the first place?"

Feng Zhengming laughed: "Hahaha, that's right, I was overthinking it."

Luo Qing then asked with some concern: "Are you sure you can beat those chefs invited from overseas?"

Feng Zhengming nodded confidently: "Don't worry, I've heard what Ah Zhe told me. I'm sure that I can use my dishes to amaze those overseas chefs."

Seeing her husband's confident look, Luo Qing also felt full of confidence in him.

"I believe you can do it."

After washing up, the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next morning, Feng Zhengming got up very early.

She moved very lightly and tried not to wake up Luo Qing who was still in her sweet dream.

Feng Zhengming simply washed up and changed into the chef's uniform with the "Zheng Luxing" logo that he brought with him, then went downstairs to the largest banquet hall in the hotel.

The banquet hall has been decorated and has a stove specifically for the chefs to cook on the spot.

Feng Zhengming picked up his knives and walked to the stove specially prepared for him.

As soon as he stood still, someone called him.

"The champion came so early?"

Feng Zhengming raised his head and looked at Li Guansheng who was calling him.

"Morning, Master Li."

Li Guansheng walked up to Feng Zhengming with a smile.

"Yesterday I heard from Azhe that you were going to make a dish with red sea bream today?"

"Yes, I have designed it."

"Zhengming, I want to remind you that there are several overseas chefs here today. They are not just some simple overseas chefs, but famous overseas chefs who were specially invited to exchange ideas."

Feng Zhengming smiled with a relaxed look on his face: "So, they have all picked stars?"

Li Guansheng nodded: "They have all won stars, and they have not only won three stars, many of them have also won stars in some individual events."

Feng Zhengming still looked relaxed: "It seems that they are all masters, and they should all surpass Samsung."

Li Guansheng said: "Although overseas cooking is quite different from ours and the judging criteria are also different, the fact that they were able to receive stars shows that they are indeed talented."

"I understand, Master Li, don't worry, I will take it seriously, and I will do my best to make the red sea bream."

It was amazing to see that Feng Zhengming always looked calm and confident in his craftsmanship.

Li Guansheng could only encourage: "Okay, as long as you have the confidence to do well, we will definitely support you."

The two were chatting when they saw Jiang Chengzhe leading people in.

"Master, Zhengming, you guys are here so early?"

Li Guansheng saw Jiang Chengzhe leading people in and smiled: "It's not us who are early, it's you who are late."

Jiang Chengzhe was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, it's indeed a little late."

Feng Zhengming tried to smooth things over: "It's okay, it's not too late, and the others haven't arrived yet."

Li Guansheng asked: "Azhe, how are you guys preparing? Today is a crucial day."

Jiang Chengzhe smiled and nodded: "Master, don't worry, we will fully cooperate with Zhengming today, and we will definitely not embarrass ourselves."

Li Guansheng simply did not leave, but instead stared from the side.

Feng Zhengming and Jiang Chengzhe didn't care either, and started to get busy with everyone in the kitchen of Jiang Chengzhe's restaurant.

Li Guansheng soon discovered that Feng Zhengming and others took out all the things they had prepared in advance.

These include sea cucumbers prepared the night before, cleaned large intestines, and very fresh shrimps.

There are also some other ingredients that can be considered relatively precious.

For example, this time Feng Zhengming not only used sea cucumbers and very fresh shrimps, but also some lobsters, shark fins, and top-quality bird's nests.

Seeing these things, Li Guansheng roughly guessed what Feng Zhengming was going to do.

"It seems that Zhengming is going to cook a real official Shandong cuisine this time? It should be a shark fin feast?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and nodded: "Yes, today's Qilu map is the shark fin banquet."

In Shandong cuisine, what is the main ingredient of the first dish? Then what is the name of this table?

For example, if it is shark fin, then it is shark fin banquet.

If it is sea cucumber, it is a sea cucumber feast.

There are also bird's nest mats, and many other kinds of mats.

Feng Zhengming is going to prepare one of the most traditional classic Shandong dishes today, braised shark's fin.

Think of this as the golden grain-producing area in the middle of the Qi and Lu map.

The dish is paired with the nine-turn large intestine as the main dish, and other classic Shandong dishes such as braised sea cucumber with scallions, Dezhou braised chicken, and prawns.

They are interspersed and matched with each other to form a food map of Qi and Lu.

If the big Yellow River carp had not been prepared in advance.

Feng Zhengming even thought about making a sweet and sour carp on the spot and adding it to the entire Qilu map.

After looking through Feng Zhengming's preparations, Li Guansheng was still a little surprised.

Because Feng Zhengming's dish is obviously not the cold dish he had before.

These dishes all need to be cooked.

In other words, Feng Zhengming needs to prepare the corresponding dishes in advance and then piece together the map.

All of this will test Feng Zhengming's control over the heat, and the key is to control the temperature of the dishes.

After all, if some dishes get cold on the spot, the taste of the dishes may be greatly reduced.

Feng Zhengming was well prepared in this regard.

He and Jiang Chengzhe conducted serious research.

Deciding which dish should be cooked first?

While each dish is being prepared, other dishes should be prepared to what extent.

They worked together for several days to precisely control the preparation time of each dish and made various divisions to ensure that all the dishes could be assembled almost at the same time.

In order to facilitate assembly, Feng Zhengming and Jiang Chengzhe made plans on the plate in advance.

Finally, when the dishes come out, they just need to be arranged according to the standards.

Of course, this cooking process does test the chef's control.

It's not just the tacit understanding between Feng Zhengming and Jiang Chengzhe.

Including the people in the kitchen of Jiang Chengzhe's restaurant, they also need to try their best to keep up with the pace of Feng Zhengming and his team.

So in the early preparations, Feng Zhengming has been breaking down every detail these days.

Then assign specific tasks to each person.

This will avoid clutter and confusion.

As time came to nine in the morning, chefs from all over the country entered the venue.

The state banquet performance of the return of the motherland to Hong Kong once again officially kicked off. (End of this chapter)