Siheyuan: Starting as a Chef Apprentice

Chapter 154: Get recognition and serve the food

Hearing what Zhou Qingde said.

Yang Shangning shook his head and said as a matter of course: "Then there is no need to taste it. The chefs here are not good enough. Who can make this dish well?"

"Actually, Master Yang, this dish was not made by the head chef, but by one of our second chefs."

Zhou Qingde told the truth.

"What? Second Kitchen Master? Isn't this a waste of things?"

Yang Shangning said dissatisfiedly.

He looked down on all the head chefs in Fengze Garden, let alone the second chef, who was even less worthy of his attention.

"You are desperate and try all kinds of methods. Old Xia couldn't come, so I asked you to find someone else to cook these three dishes. I meant to ask you to go to other restaurants, such as Old Liu in the east, Old Ma in the west, and Old Zhang in the north. The dishes they are good at include these three dishes. You could have asked them. Who knew that you actually asked one of your second cooks to cook one dish? Is that okay?"

Yang Shangning snorted disdainfully and told Zhou Qingde to go away quickly so as not to delay his preparation of dishes.

Zhou Qingde didn't want to give up just like that. "But Master Yang, our second chef is not ordinary. When he was promoted from an apprentice to a full-time employee some time ago, he was directly promoted to second chef. He has great talent..."

Zhou Qingde wanted to tell Yang Shangning about Wang Jianye's outrageous performance and amazing talent, so that Yang Shangning would pay more attention to Wang Jianye. However, before he could finish his words, Yang Shangning interrupted him with disdain: "What's the big deal? Didn't you also get promoted from an apprentice to a second-class chef? Aren't you still the same now?"

In the eyes of Yang Shangning, the arrogant master of Shandong cuisine, Zhou Qingde is not that good.

"Master Yang, please listen to me. After Master Wang was promoted to the second kitchen master, he..."

Zhou Qingde told Yang Shangning about Wang Jianye's performance during this period.

He also said that when Master Wang started cooking this dish, he was only at the level of a second-class chef, but after practice, he got better and better.

The dish he brought over now was of very high quality, but the matter was of great importance, so Zhou Qingde did not dare to make a judgment easily, so he asked Yang Shangning to taste it.

After hearing Zhou Qingde's words, Yang Shangning's curiosity was aroused. He turned around and asked, "Is there such a person?"

In Yang Shangning's opinion, if what Zhou Qingde said was true, then the talent of this man named Wang Jianye could be said to be rare in the entire city of Beijing once in a hundred years.

Zhou Qingde nodded quickly and offered chopsticks, "Master Yang, please try this dish made by Master Wang."

Originally, Yang Shangning didn't want to taste it, but after listening to what Zhou Qingde said, Yang Shangning felt itchy and wanted to try whether what Zhou Qingde said was true or not, and whether the guy named Wang Jianye had such an incredible talent. So Yang Shangning took the chopsticks and tasted the stewed winter bamboo shoots that Wang Jianye had just made.

Zhou Qingde waited nervously for the other party's evaluation.

If Master Yang feels that the dish has reached the level of Master Xia, then it will be considered a success. Dishes of this level made by Wang Jianye are good enough to prepare banquets for important guests.

If Master Yang feels that the quality of the dish is not good enough, then Master Wang will have to practice it again. He has to hurry because Wang Jianye spent nearly an hour practicing this dish, and there are two more dishes to come.

Zhou Qingde thought to himself, feeling uneasy.

"well done."

After tasting it carefully, Yang Shangning nodded with satisfaction, "Even Lao Xia can only make something like this at best."

Zhou Qingde suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Yang Shangning has a bad temper, his skills and level are impeccable.

Since Yang Shangning said that the dish made by Wang Jianye is almost the same as Master Xia’s, it means that the dish has been mastered!

"Thank you, Master Yang." Zhou Qingde was very happy.

He was absolutely right to ask Wang Jianye to remedy the situation.

I believe Wang Jianye can do it, there is no problem!

After Zhou Qingde returned to Wang Jianye, he said happily and gratefully: "Master Yang commented that the dish you made is at the level of Master Xia!!"

"Great, then I don't need to practice this dish anymore. I can just practice the other two dishes in the next period of time."

Wang Jianye acted very happy, but he was actually very calm inside. After all, he already knew that his cooking level had reached the state banquet level. If Yang Shangning hadn't deliberately said that he was not good enough, then his dish would be completely up to Master Xia's level, or even surpass it!

"Well, Master Wang, let's try harder!"

Zhou Qingde felt that Wang Jianye would be able to do it this time.

soon.

Wang Jianye then mastered the second and third dishes.

At this time, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still two hours before the banquet began.

"Master Wang, please take a rest."

Zhou Qingde took the tea from Chen Xiaoyang and handed it to Wang Jianye personally.

Chen Xiaoyang, who was standing next to him, was surprised. This Master Zhou was the head chef in the kitchen, but he actually served tea to my master himself, taking away my job as an apprentice...

Chen Xiaoyang didn't say anything, but looked at Ma Hua beside him.

The other party understood what he meant and responded with his eyes, "Of course not, if our master was not so talented, Master Zhou might not be able to find the right people to prepare the banquet in time."

Wang Jianye rested for a while and drank some tea.

At 5:10 in the afternoon, Wang Jianye began to prepare stewed winter bamboo shoots, shredded white pork with mustard greens, and cloud slices of white fungus. These were originally supposed to be made by Xia Hongjun, but Xia Hongjun didn't come, so he had to make them.

Wang Jianye has already made these three dishes to the level of a state banquet, and he is very skilled in making them. All together, it only takes about fifty minutes to prepare these three dishes. If the banquet starts on time at 6 pm, he can serve them on the table just in time, and the dishes the guests enjoy will be the best in taste, texture and appearance.

[Ding, experience value +3]

[Ding, the state-class winter bamboo shoot stew made by the host triggers a special effect, and life span is increased by one day. ]

[Ding, the state-banquet-level shredded pork and vegetables cooked by the host triggers a special effect, and the life span is increased by one day. ]

"Among the three dishes I made, two have triggered special effects, and they are good things like [Increase Lifespan by One Day]. Those who come to this banquet are really lucky, as their lifespan can be increased by two days."

Wang Jianye finished cooking these three dishes.

It was six o'clock in the afternoon. Xu Youliang, the head waiter at the front hall, came to the kitchen and said, "Master Zhou, the guests at that table are here. It's time to serve the dishes. Are they ready?"

Zhou Qingde nodded, "It's all ready, let's have someone serve the food."

Xu Youliang brought a few waiters and carried the freshly prepared dishes to the private room.

(End of this chapter)