The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 131: The prelude cannot tolerate any flaws (two chapters in one)

Early in the morning, the students of Yangquan Restaurant were divided into three grade areas and almost filled the large venue.

Of course, many "teachers" and "professors" from Yangquan Restaurant also came.

In fact, it is similar to Totsuki’s teaching system.

Most of the ordinary teachers are nine-star chefs.

As for the position and title of "professor", in addition to academics, one can also possess top-notch cooking skills.

Meng Yulu, the modern-day "chef", is both the "head" and the principal.

She sat in a row of respectable old men.

Next to him was an old man who was in good spirits. The people around him, young students, or teachers and professors, looked at the old man with subconscious respect.

"Mr. Fan, it's not easy to get Boss Xia to agree to this food battle." Meng Yulu said with a smile.

"Xiao Lu, what conditions did you set to make Boss Xia agree to a food battle where the cooking skills are not equal?"

Mr. Fan was smiling.

This old man is a giant who is like a pillar of several southeastern provinces. He is a very experienced veteran chef and the "head chef" of Yangquan Restaurant of the previous generation.

The contemporary food industry finally produced an internationally renowned figure, Meng Yulu, who won his recognition, so Mr. Fan retired from the position he had held for decades and began to enjoy his retirement.

Meng Yulu smiled and said:
“Ancient skills, ancient recipes? In short, I think these items can only shine with their due value in the hands of chefs who can restore their glory and honor.”

"In my opinion, apart from these things, the fundamental reason why Boss Xia agreed so readily was that he had confidence."

Mr. Fan couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly:
"He's still so confident when facing a special-class player across classes?"

Meng Yulu: "Mr. Fan, don't forget where Boss Xia got his fame from."

"On the limited theme of ancient dishes and ancient skills."

"How could he back down and admit defeat?"

Suddenly, Meng Yulu noticed a pair of hostile gazes.

She raised an eyebrow and looked over.

I saw Chi Xiaobai sitting in the guest seats.

There was a hint of evil amusement in her eyes, and she moved her red lips slightly, as if mocking the "goddess" that Chi Xiaobai had been trying to win over and conquer for so long, and then she turned around and was pulled to her side.

Chi Xiaobai obviously understood Meng Yulu's sarcasm.

This time, he really couldn't hold on.

The defense was broken on the spot.

The face twitched and spasmed.

"Hey, Lao Chi, don't break down now." Wei Xuelin beside him hurriedly comforted him.

Chi Xiaobai: "..."

He felt miserable.

In the Chinese food world, the Late Night Cooks Association is a stepmother's adopted son, who is neither loved by his grandmother nor his uncle.

If it weren't for the consideration that "Late Night Food Wars" is necessary to exist, as a small branch of the dark cuisine world, it can supplement and improve the ecological circle of the food industry. Otherwise, the Late Night Cuisine Association would have no soil to survive in mainland China.

So, finally, a rising star emerges who may lead the entire association forward.

Of course you have to keep a close eye on it and take good care of it.

however.

The baby is still being missed too much.

Before it was Ju Xia Lou in Shu, and in front of it is Yang Quan Restaurant in Yue.

If the Demonic City and the Imperial City also come out to snatch people...

Chi Xiaobai sighed.

"Association, association, what it lacks is a chef boss trained by itself."

As for the chefs from the Presbyterian Church.

The old man from the Lu family, Mr. Fan and others.

They are not members of the association themselves, but are only assigned "positions" by the government and serve as members of the association concurrently.

And at the same time.

Guest seats.

Gao Shengqi was there, and so was Kang Jiacong, the gold medal director of "Who is the Leader of Yangquan Restaurant?"

Even the director of the Shanghai show "Nine Star Chef" came.

"Lao Gao, Lao Kang."

This is also a bald middle-aged man with almost no hair. When he saw the two people, his face was full of misery:

"Old Gao, the momentum of your Chrysanthemum Downstairs Competition program is too scary. The station keeps comparing the ratings with me and putting pressure on me in various ways!"

The third gold medal director is Tang Lining.

A branch of the Tang family who owns the Longzhen Restaurant in Shanghai.

"Hey, Old Tang, stop talking. Our station director has been looking for me to talk recently!"

Kang Jiacong complained bitterly.

So, the two gold medal directors looked at Gao Shengqi with envy as he smiled.

"Director Gao, how come you are so lucky?"

"The new show, Chrysanthemum Downstairs Competition, actually invited Boss Xia to be such a traffic secret."

"It's only the end of the second phase, and it's already sweeping the country!"

"From the ratings data, if we manage it well, we will have a secure job for the next ten or even twenty years..."

And not far away.

The members of F4 seemed to have made an appointment to watch the game together. Lu Zuguang came from the imperial capital, and Tang Jinghan came from the magic city.

Even Liu Shimeng came.

Tang Jinghan is a typical rich young man, wearing all branded clothes, tall and handsome. You can tell at first glance that he is a fitness man, with big arms and a very straight posture.

"This gap in time is just right. I finally have the opportunity to see Boss Xia's performance in person at the venue." Tang Jinghan sighed.

He is also a busy man.

As the signature young leader of this generation of Longzhen Restaurant Tang's, he has to be a fixture on the "Nine Star Chefs" program jointly produced by his own company and the provincial TV station all year round.

"Tsk, if you're willing to go to the night market, you might even have a chance to try Boss Xia's ancient dishes."

Liu Shimeng frowned, not buying into Tang Jinghan's flattery.

Actually.

In the eyes of outsiders, each of the four members of the F4 group has a distinct style.

The only special-grade Wen Chaoqing belongs to Azai. He looks like a scholar, but he has mastered the "extreme pot-turning".

Lu Zuguang is an honest man, calm and steady.

Tang Jinghan is different. He is a recognized romantic chef. From time to time, a food tabloid or a news portal will report a romantic scandal between him and a female star.

The most down-to-earth one is Liu Shimeng, who once worked as Xia An's kitchen helper at the stall last time. She is obviously very accustomed to the atmosphere of the night market.

In fact, before Xia An opened up the ancient food night market stall track, Liu Shimeng had occasionally set up a small stall quietly, and was often caught by enthusiastic netizens, and photos of them circulated on the platform.

"Night Market Street?" Tang Jinghan's smile was a little stiff, and he changed the subject and said, "In terms of the limited themes of "Explosion" and "Ancient Dishes", Boss Xia should be as good as Wen Chaoqing, right?"

Lu Zuguang and Liu Shimeng were both staring at the fighting stage in the stadium.

Two open kitchens have been arranged by Yangquan Restaurant.

The broadcast screen in the middle of the venue clearly displayed the theme of this food battle:
Explosive fire.

Ancient dishes.

The audience who had already arrived were chattering and discussing the topic of food battles.

"That's nonsense!" Liu Shimeng rolled her eyes slightly, "In this subject area, Boss Xia is invincible!"

Hearing this, Tang Jinghan gave a thumbs up:

"As expected of you, Xiao Shimeng, you are known as Boss Xia's forever loyal fan."

"What? Do you mean that Boss Xia will lose?" Liu Shimeng retorted rudely.

Tang Jinghan said leisurely:
"How did Wen Chaoqing win the championship of the last show?"

"How did you become the "big brother" in the eyes of tens of thousands of students of Yangquan Restaurant?"

Liu Shimeng was silent for a moment.

……

The logistics staff of Yangquan Restaurant were carrying truckloads of firewood and charcoal to the stage of the venue, causing even greater sensation and heated discussion among the audience.

In the basement kitchen.

Xia An has just finished his last trial run.

All around, the firewood burned out.

But the charcoal still emits a blazing heat.

The fish he had just grilled was already lying on the plate, emitting an explosive aroma that could tempt one to commit a crime.

In the past two days, Xia An has been practicing with fresh fish from the Pearl River.

Thanks to effective environmental protection, the amount of fishery products in the Pearl River is now very impressive. Experienced anglers can easily catch dozens of kilograms of fish by the river if they find a suitable fishing spot. In addition to the four common carps: black carp, grass carp, silver carp and bighead carp.

And crucian carp, carp, dace, black carp and so on.

They are also common fishery products in the Pearl River.

of course.

For the local people of Guangzhou, they dare not eat the freshwater fisheries from the Pearl River at all.

After all, the water quality of the Pearl River has been seriously polluted. These freshwater fish products inevitably contain a lot of heavy metals and chemicals, so they will have an unpleasant gasoline smell when cooked.

However, you have to know that the Pearl River is connected to the sea, so there are migratory marine fish.

What Xia An roasted this time was the famous "Hilsa shad".

Wild shad is fat, tender and delicious, and is known to be a delicacy.

A blue planet in another world line.

Due to overfishing, shad has become an endangered species and is a national first-class wild protected animal.

He picked up his chopsticks and pierced the fish's body with them. Seeing the whole body of the grilled fish "blooming", a stunning food animation was formed in an instant. Xia An couldn't help but smile refreshingly:
"This time, the uniformity of the heat finally penetrated all the way to the fish bones!"

Suddenly, the set alarm clock rang.

Cheyenne glanced at the time.

"Take a shower, and then you can go out and finish the food battle with Wen Chaoqing."

He opened the kitchen door and walked out of the basement.

outside.

Lu Jiaxin and her team were already waiting for him.

"Boss Xia, are you confident this time?" Lu Jiaxin asked with a smile, and at the same time asked Su Yan to keep a close eye on the work of the camera crew.

“Luminous Paleo Dishes is my faith.”

Xia An answered casually, leaving everyone stunned, and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

moment.

The group arrived at the largest venue in the Yangquan Restaurant Park.

Backstage.

Xia An ran into Wen Chaoqing who had also just arrived.

"Boss Xia..." Wen Chaoqing greeted him enthusiastically. "Although I don't know how you have prepared these two days, please be careful. In order to show my respect to you, I can only serve my strongest dishes in this food battle!"

Xia An asked with interest: "Oh, your best dish?"

"Yes! It is also the trump card that has brought me so many honors!"

"Fake Ganges fried noodles!"

"Or rather, my own version of Ganges fried noodles!"

Tsk tsk.

Xia An watched Wen Chaoqing go to his exclusive lounge and laughed in his heart.

"Ganges Fried Noodles"?
Whether it is Liu Shimeng or Wen Chaoqing.

Obviously, they all take pride in restoring ancient dishes, and in the eyes of these geniuses, it is even more amazing to be able to reinterpret the recipes of their predecessors and create their own personal version of new classics.

If it was Liu Maoxing himself who was making "Ganges Fried Noodles", there would be no need for a competition and Xia An would admit defeat on the spot.

But if it is Liu Shimeng, Wen Chaoqing's replica of the classic.

Xia An felt that he could still fight, even though Wen Chaoqing was a newly promoted special grade.

Close your eyes and rest for about a few minutes in the lounge.

Finally, the sound of the radio woke Xia An up.

“Please invite two famous chefs to the stage.”

He and Wen Chaoqing walked through a passage, facing the lights outside, and officially entered the large venue filled with cheers and applause.

Meng Yulu, the chef and principal, actually hosted the party herself.

He first handed the microphone to Xia An and interviewed:

"Going on stage at the Yangquan Restaurant Academy to compete in a food battle, and your opponent is the young leader of this generation of Yangquan Restaurant. I'm sure Boss Xia must have felt a lot of pressure, right?"

Xia An's expression remained unchanged, but he thought in his heart that his "opponent" was actually always the limited-time challenge target on the panel.

That’s right, his goal has always been to finally conquer the limit point reward.

In other words.

At the next two night market stalls, he will use two different glowing ancient dishes to conquer diners in those two cities respectively.

And now, this Yangquan Restaurant Food Wars.

The dishes that are about to be served are exactly what he will perform at the Zhuhai Station night market stall tomorrow night.

So that’s it.

In Xia An's mind, this food battle is at most a prelude to the "main meal".

The performance of this overture basically determines the tone of the night market activities tomorrow night, and it cannot tolerate any flaws.

“I’m so stressed!”

Xia An said to the interviewer and everyone present very seriously:
"Very big!"

At the same time, Xia An muttered in his heart.

Sorry, it’s because of the pressure of “conquering goals” for the night market stall activities at the two stations.

Surprise was followed by silence.

The noise in the venue gradually died down.

cough.

Meng Yulu didn't expect Xia An to "surrender" so openly. He was too soft-hearted. If he didn't be tough and announce the victory of the food battle in advance, how could the show be effective?

She could only hope that Wen Chaoqing would make up for the show and hand her the microphone for the interview.

Who knows, Wen Chaoqing said solemnly:

"In terms of cooking skills, I am suspected of putting too much pressure on others."

"But in the limited themes of "Explosion" and "Ancient Dishes", I think Boss Xia is a strong rival at the same level as me!"

"So I won't hold back and will use my strongest work!"

After saying this, Wen Chaoqing walked to his open kitchen with heavy steps and a slightly nervous expression.

Meng Yulu:? ?
There's no explosive trash talk.

Of course, Meng Yulu found ways to bring Xia An to Yangquan Restaurant, and also facilitated this private food battle between Xia An and Wen Chaoqing, putting aside her selfish desire to watch the fun and learn about the mystery of the glow.

Her biggest intention was actually to use the "Food Wars Classroom" to give nearly 10,000 students at Yangquan Restaurant a practical lesson on ancient dishes.

If Xia An can reproduce the secret of glowing in this "Food Wars Classroom".

That will leave a mark on the hearts of this generation of teachers and students of Yangquan Restaurant, influencing their future culinary concepts.

Meng Yulu also took great pains.

The purpose of seizing this opportunity is to help the teachers and students of Yangquan Restaurant to "progress".

"here we go!"

The audience watched Xia An and Wen Chaoqing go to their respective kitchens.

As the camera zooms in.

The first impression people get of Wen Chaoqing's kitchen is the colorful baskets of food lined up in a row.

The venue became noisy because of this shot.

"How many baskets are there? Does each basket contain one ingredient?"

"This scene has revived my dead memories!"

"What do you mean?"

"Hey, you must be a freshman this year. Last year, the classic scene of our senior brother winning the championship included these baskets. They... represent strands of noodles!"

And in the guest seats.

Liu Shimeng glared and said:

"what's the situation?!"

"The number of baskets for food has doubled from the 36 he had on the show last year to 72!"

Lu Zuguang said suddenly:
“But the original version of Ganges Fried Noodles uses 108 ingredients to make one noodle. It’s just that the quantity has doubled and is close to the original, which doesn’t mean anything.

Tang Jinghan clicked his tongue:
“When he won the show, he was only a top nine star.”

"One year later, he should have to prepare twice as many ingredients as before, which would be in line with his current level of superb cooking skills!"

The words trailed off.

The harsh sound of chains suddenly came from the radio in another open kitchen.

Huh?
Countless eyes looked over at the same time.

Then, everyone was shocked by the layout and layout of Xia An's kitchen in the close-up shot.

(End of this chapter)