The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 145: The Ethics of Food in the Marketplace (6-in- Chapter K)

Since the first batch of fried noodles was successfully "glowing", starting from the second batch, Xia An could ask Liu Shimeng, Wen Chaoqing and others to come in to help, and he would not have to take charge of all the processes alone.

But it seemed that because Xia An did not carry out all the processes by himself, the night market stalls at Shenzhen Station did not produce a second glowing miracle of food until the stalls closed at two or three in the morning.

"thanks everyone."

After announcing the closure of the stall, Xia An thanked the kitchen helpers of the group.

"Hi, it's our honor to help you in the kitchen, Boss Xia." Liu Shimeng spoke to the fans with a strong sense of taste, "Boss Xia, how about the soup and base ingredients I was responsible for tonight, and there was no mistake at all!"

Xia An gave a thumbs up:
"In terms of the process of 'seasoning', my original version is not even as good as yours."

Liu Shimeng blushed immediately:
"It's over!"

"Your original version has a limit of glowing miracles, it's simply incomparable!"

Xia An shook his head and thought to himself, if I had your extreme seasoning ability, the completion of the ancient dish "Ganges Fried Noodles" would definitely be much higher.

"Wen Chaoqing, you are also in charge of the cooking part. You have reached the ultimate level of flipping the wok. In terms of heat control, you are not inferior to me..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Wen Chaoqing, who looked like a scholar with a fair face, waved his hands hastily, with a horrified look on his face:
"Ah, this compliment is too much. Even if I have the ultimate skill of flipping a pot, I can't compare with you. After you unlocked the 'Explosive Flame Steam Body', the performance of Explosive Flame and Tianxiong Flame Wheel is even more comparable to the former Asian magazine."

"As someone who can only flip the pot at the highest level, I am only worthy of carrying your shoes!"

Looking at Wen Chaoqing who was seriously belittling himself, Xia An's mouth twitched: "..."

its not right.

After all, he is the "big brother" of this generation of Yangquan Restaurant. Where is the big brother who was promised to be the crooked-mouthed dragon king with an evil smile?

"Tang Jinghan, you..."

Xia Ancai looked at Tang Jinghan who was about to speak.

The young master of the Dragon Town Restaurant in the Magic City smiled and said:

"I really didn't help much, I was just a cashier and waiter, Boss Xia, please don't praise me."

"Uh!"

Xia An turned his gaze to Lu Zuguang at the end.

Unexpectedly, the usually calm Lu Zuguang also began to speak in a very sarcastic tone:

"It is my honor to be able to help out at this night market stall. It is also a very important experience in my career as a chef."

“Even my grandfather who is far away in the imperial capital would envy me for being able to be beside you, Boss Xia, and witness another ancient dish glow with culinary light, showing its former splendor and charm!”

What else could Xia An say? He wanted to be a compliment maniac. After all, the four kitchen helpers in the group did not receive any remuneration and brought their own food. It was only right for him to give them some emotional feedback afterward. But who would have thought that these four people had already output emotional value in their minds and did not need Xia An to give any feedback at all.

Xia An could only sigh and went straight back to the bus dining car to take off his "iron pants".

Once in the car.

But he was met with the covetous and hungry gazes of two old men.

Xia An was startled:? ?
Who are these two old men?

What's with that cannibalistic look?

"This is Mr. Fan and Mr. Yang." Fortunately, Meng Yulu had been staying in the dining car and briefly introduced the identities of the two elders.

“It turns out that he was the chef of the previous generation.”

"And the chef king of the harbor."

"Disrespect, disrespect!"

Xia An quickly put away the chill on his face.

"Those two old men are here..."

He gave her a puzzled look.

"Ahem." Mr. Fan said solemnly, "In fact, we have been here for a long time, and we witnessed you cooking a glowing version of Ganges fried noodles with our own eyes."

Elder Yang nodded and said:

"I saw the glowing ancient dish, and Lao Fan dragged me to the dining car. No matter what, I have to wait for your next pot of glowing fried noodles."

Xia An was surprised: "So the two of you have been waiting in the dining car until now, two or three o'clock in the morning?"

"We have already swallowed our pride and boarded the dining car in front of everyone. It is obvious that we are going to use privileged channels to taste your ancient dishes. Isn't it reasonable to spend some time waiting?"

Mr. Fan patted his thigh with regret and said:
"But we've been watching all night, where's the second pot of glowing fried noodles?"

The old man gave Meng Yulu a look that was both annoyed and strange.

"It's all you!"

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier that Boss Xia’s attainments and proficiency in the ancient recipes and dishes of ‘Ganges Fried Noodles’ have actually reached a ridiculous level of radiant perfection!”

Meng Yulu was slightly dumbfounded.

Can you blame me for this?
Can I say that I only learned about this at the night market stall at Shenzhen Station that night?
Anyway, after finishing the fantasy version of Tianxiong roasted bluefish at Zhuhai Station, Xia An went straight into the kitchen. Meng Yulu only saw Xia An trying and practicing the dish "Ganges Fried Noodles" once, and the result was that he took a short video of Zhou's food carving technique at the great perfection level and sent it to Mr. Fan...

"Mr. Fan, I didn't know that Mr. Xia had such a deep understanding of 'Ganges Fried Noodles'."

Meng Yulu could only sigh and speak in silence.

dong dong!

Mr. Yang was knocking on the table in the dining car of the bus, looking at Xia An with sharp eyes:

"Boss Xia, tell me, when can we eat the glowing Ganges fried noodles you made? I know it's impossible tonight!"

Xia An smiled when he heard this.

He certainly knew why subsequent ancient dishes failed to shine after the first batch of fried noodles.

It was because he was slacking off. He broke down a lot of the processes and asked the four members of the group to be responsible for them. If he had taken on the whole process, I can't say how much more there would be, but the proportion of "glowing quality" fried noodles tonight would not be less than 60% to 70% if calculated by pot.

"Today is Saturday, right?"

The two old men nodded subconsciously.

"Then on Saturday night, please move to the studio of the show "Chrysanthemum Downstairs Competition" in Shu, that is, in the Chrysanthemum Downstairs. At that time, I will once again reproduce the glowing version of Ganges fried noodles in the third round of the competition, and..."

Elder Yang and Elder Fan looked slightly dazed, and their curiosity was immediately aroused:
"And what?!"

Xia An smiled and said, "As a routine operation, I will make a fantasy improvement on the ancient dishes that I am proficient in. When the time comes, I will ask the two big guys to use Chef Lin's tongue to help me pick out the flaws and shortcomings."

Fantastic improvement!

If it were said to other chefs, these words would seem shameless.

But in Xia An's case, it is indeed basic operation.

After all, he has already innovated in a fantastical way on countless ancient recipes and dishes.

"Flame Soup Dumplings", "Fantasy Fish Noodles" and "Fantasy Galaxy Noodles", which have become increasingly popular on modern online media, are considered his representative works.

Elder Yang and Elder Fan were filled with thoughts.

"Ok?"

The two of them exchanged glances and nodded to each other. Their gay relationship over the years had a tacit understanding that was self-evident.

"Then let's contact that old guy Liu Heng, visit him and be a guest of the program team." Old Fan made the decision.

Old Yang said with a smile:
"After hearing this news, will our old friend Hengzi be so frightened that he faints?"

I heard these two old people's childish and witty remarks.

Xia An quietly cast a confused and inquiring look at Meng Yulu, meaning;
Ah this?

Meng Yulu, however, didn't bother to make affectionate eye contact with Xia An.

"It's too sudden!" Meng Yulu took a breath and said in surprise, "You two haven't appeared in public in any competition or program for a long time. Would your sudden appearance like this be..."

Mr. Fan waved his hand and said, "This is a surprise guest appearance for only one episode. Go and tell Liu Heng. Oh, could that old guy be unwilling?"

Mr. Yang laughed:
"That old guy must be very happy. I heard that the 'Chrysanthemum Downstairs Competition' is a new program."

Hearing this, Meng Yulu's eyelids twitched.

These two veteran chefs who rarely appear in the show cannot be hired with money alone. Their sudden appearance as guests in the third episode will definitely trigger a tsunami of public opinion.

But from the perspective of the audience, Meng Yulu is very much looking forward to it.

Tsk tsk.

By then, won't the two gold medal directors Kang Jiacong and Tang Lining be jealous to death and envy Gao Shengqi's good luck? There will be a veteran chef Lin appearing on the show.

Send away Mr. Fan and Mr. Yang.

Xia An also changed his special metal "pants". He had already sealed his special physique and changed back into normal clothes.

"Are you tired?" Meng Yulu brewed a cup of ginseng tea and handed it to you in the dining car on the way back.

Xia An: "Can I tell you the truth? I'm not tired at all."

Meng Yulu laughed: "Yes, yes, I know you are a bull and have endless energy."

Compared with the Tianxiong roasted bluefish night market stall at Zhuhai Station, which was run almost by one person from beginning to end, the Ganges fried noodles stall at Shenzhen Station really gave Xia An a good time.

What's more, Xia An's current inhuman physique is of a completely different level of strength compared to the day when Zhu Hai stood there. They are incomparable.

Speechless all the way.

The bus dining car took the group back to their hotel.

As soon as he locked the door of the suite, Xia An walked towards the bathroom to fill the bathtub with water, and sat on the edge of the bathtub. He couldn't wait to call out the panel to check the target of the stall.

……

[Goal ① has been completed: set up a stall to sell ancient dishes (Ganges fried noodles), and the operating loss on that day exceeded 1,000 yuan. 】

[Goal ② has been completed: the number of diners served exceeds one hundred. 】

[Goal ③ completed: entertain diners with fantasy glowing dishes, no less than one serving per person. ]

……

no doubt.

These three targets also triggered super critical feedback.

It brought Xia An 4 cooking experience points and 2 free attribute points.

“But this is only the first wave!”

Xia An smiled and opened the recipe book.

……

[Recipe: "Ganges Fried Noodles" (91%)]

[Grade: Pseudo-gold]

[Progress: Minor Success (50%)]

[Recipe reproduction/completion: 80% → 83%]

[The host is currently in the ancient recipe illustration collector mode. ]

[Ding, you have obtained the 80% stage illustration reward, do you want to claim it? ]

……

"receive!"

Xia An said secretly.

Three reward prompts popped up in my ears.

They belong to the three illustration stages of 10%, 50% and 80% respectively.

10% stage, 1 attribute point is awarded.

50% stage, 2 attribute point is awarded.

What really makes the reward gap between the pseudo-gold recipe "Ganges Fried Noodles" and the purple recipes such as "Fresh Sea Bream" and "Tianxiong Grilled Herring" widen is the reward list at the 80% stage.

When he unfolded the list, Xia An swallowed uncontrollably, his heart burning.

"Option ①: The heart of a street cook (white) → the morality of a street cook (white)."

"Option 3: Gain % of the completeness of the recipe's secret deduction."

"Option ③: Targeted Kitchenware Treasure Box (Fake Gold)."

First look.

This was the thought that came to Xia An’s mind.

Damn, can I have them all?
"Option ① is outrageous. The chef's heart is directly upgraded to the food's morality!"

According to the original novel of Food Prisoner, the simplest food ethics is to cultivate the chef's inner gratitude for the ingredients in the world. Of course, gratitude for the ingredients is only the most basic and elementary food ethics, and even only a method of cultivation with a definite path.

The heart of the chef transforms into the ethics of food.

It can be seen as the promotion of spiritual energy to a higher dimension.

But when it comes to the specific effects of the food and etiquette in the market, Xia An himself is at a loss.

However, one thing is beyond doubt.

That is, after the Chef's Heart is hatched into Food, even if it is just a "fake" Food, it can greatly help Xia An control and subdue those high-level fantasy ingredients.

"As for option ②, if it is locked, plus this 3% completeness, the completeness of Ganges Fried Noodles will be 94%."

"The 90% part is pure recipe information, and the extra 4% is all the Dragon Chef secrets Liu Maoxing has bestowed on this recipe."

Xia An believes that it is better to have the money in hand.

This additional 3% of completeness is equivalent to his continued in-depth understanding of Chef Long's approach to the recipe "Ganges Fried Noodles".

But how can we make up the remaining 6%?

Without completing the progress, he will never be able to comprehend the complete mystery, and the decision made at this critical juncture will be in vain and useless.

Besides, the secret of Chef Long was too far away from him. Xia An didn't dare to peer into the "abyss", fearing that he would get lost in it after catching a glimpse of the magnificent blueprint, and would not be able to set up a stall and practice his cooking skills in the future.

"The fake golden kitchenware treasure chest in option ③ is also very tempting. The ancient kitchenware that comes out might have an enchantment effect that allows you to achieve the 'Great Mastery' proficiency?"

After Xia Anxin felt itchy for a moment, her gaze returned to option ①.

Ding!
After his gaze lingered for a few seconds, he was about to make a choice.

The panel pops up a prompt:

[Select this option, when the 'City Fireworks Chef's Heart (White)' hatches into the 'City Fireworks Chef's Righteousness (White)', the host will be automatically promoted to a Special Chef (lower position) when the comprehensive cooking rating on the panel is made. ]

Xia An's eyelids twitched.

This means that although the option is good, it has the side effect of being forced to be promoted to the special level?

And that’s not all!
[The host's choice will affect the following panel targets——]

[Event goal: Survive 5 episodes on the show (reward 2 attribute points)] (×)

[Competition goal: Win the first season of the show and become the champion (award 1 extreme point)] (×)

“Are all marked with red crosses?”

"What this means is that after my cooking rating on the dashboard is upgraded to special grade, all previous competition goals will be invalidated?"

Seeing such a large preview change on the panel, Xia An's mouth twitched.

There are no attribute points.

But at the extreme point, Xia An really wanted it, or his mood could be described as longing for it.

Just when Xia An was about to go back to take a look at the fake golden kitchenware treasure chest in option ③.

New target text material emerged:
[The final dance of the "Chrysanthemum Downstairs Contest" will be triggered, and you will be rewarded with 1 limit point for a perfect ending on this big stage with dishes that contain light and food meaning.]

Oh? Xia An's eyes lit up instantly.

The goal of this last dance is equivalent to moving the ultimate reward of becoming the champion over here.

Just think about it, if Xia An uses dishes to show the incubation of the heart of a street chef into the ethics of street food on the stage of the third episode, the judges can taste it.

Whether Xia An is willing or not, he will become a freak in the eyes of the judges and bigwigs, and he will not be able to continue to stay in the nine-star rank competition. The only option is to withdraw from the competition, otherwise he will be seriously suspected of malicious bombing.

It is difficult for the program team to forcibly protect him.

After all, this program was not easy to make and is the most popular in the Chinese food industry. The scandal can be concealed for a while, but if it is exposed in the future, it will be a bloody storm and the show will collapse instantly.

"Then let's have one last dance."

Xia An had no hesitation.

He was in great spirits and extremely happy; this change in the goal of the competition was exactly what he wanted.

Is this a side effect? ​​A negative effect of the option?

I wanted to withdraw from the competition a long time ago.

In the third episode, if he defeats the powerful rival Kyo Nina who appears out of nowhere, then he won't have to wait for the nine-star rank.

Staying here is just like frying fish in a pond, which is not conducive to improving your cooking skills. So it’s time to take a big step into the special field.

And to know.

List of rewards via the panel.

Xia An so easily incubated the chef's heart into the food's virtue. I wonder how many senior special-level people who were stuck at this step would be upset when they understood the inside story.

therefore.

The fake golden kitchenware treasure chest is nice.

In terms of value and significance, it has stopped the transformation process of the "secret of food" of countless senior and special people, and is far better than ancient kitchen utensils.

[You have selected this reward: The Heart of a Cook (White) → The Ethics of a Cook (White). ]

While the panel data is being updated.

A kind of "perception" that was originally vague became extremely clear in Xia An's mind at this moment.

In an instant, Xia An's soul seemed to break out of its shell and float above Shenzhen City, overlooking this bustling metropolis.

There were no tall buildings, no various technologies and modern facilities in his vision.

He glanced between.

There are only late-night food streets that are still brightly lit.

Deep alleys and roadside stalls.

An unemployed young man scratched his messy hair, stared at the recruitment APP on the mobile phone screen with no movement or reply, and sighed softly.

"Handsome boy, here's your dry fried beef noodles." The owner of the fried noodle stall presented a plate of fragrant fried noodles.

The young man swallowed his saliva, picked up his chopsticks and took a few bites. The sadness on his face faded a lot, and it was turned into enjoyment and satisfaction of the late-night food.

“The only thing you can’t miss is delicious food.”

Xia An's eyes flickered.

He changed his gaze.

Arrived at the office building not far from the alley.

There were sporadic lights on in the buildings.

In a certain project department, a delivery boy in yellow clothes delivered several midnight snacks, which caused a stir in the office. The workers, who were originally tired, rushed to get the meals, make a cup of hot American coffee, or go directly to the freezer to get a can of happy water.

As a result, late at night the office was soon filled with a joyful atmosphere of enjoying delicious food and chatting.

Witness this scene.

Xia An said silently in his heart: "The core of the city's fireworks is still people? The atmosphere of fireworks is people and life."

After saying this, Xia An was very moved, and finally understood why the heart of the city's fireworks chef was upgraded to the meaning of food.

"Food that makes people happy is good food!"

In fact, he has been walking on this path all the time.

We insist on selling traditional dishes at affordable prices at night market stalls, allowing countless diners to taste the flavor of happiness.

Therefore, gradually, Xia An unknowingly had gone far enough on the road of getting in touch with the "worldly world".

The faces of the diners at the night market stalls in the past flashed through his mind...

Xia An said secretly:
"According to the original novel of Gourmet Prisoner, the easiest elementary food virtue to practice is to be grateful for the ingredients."

He vaguely remembered that in the original novel, Alu and Xiaosong began to practice the ethics of food under the guidance of Master Zhen Zhenzhen of "Shilin Temple".

But if you strictly follow the setting of food captives.

The meaning of food is not simply the "secret of food", but also a kind of "strength enhancement" passive ability.

When a gourmet hunter cultivates the virtue of food, his strength will increase exponentially.

However, Xia An did not feel that besides the "Qi energy" in his body, there was any new energy being produced.

"Maybe it's because the gourmet cells haven't been awakened?" He thought, "The food energy can basically be understood as telekinesis, spiritual energy, and then it has to act on the gourmet cells, and the gourmet cells can be used to strengthen the strength of hunters and chefs..."

Xia An was not conflicted.

After hatching the food and morality of the city.

He just understood.

The magnificent scenery of this world has always been people. The so-called bustling city life is the humanities and the breath of human beings.

"Hey, I always feel that my street-food ethics are quite consistent with the Dragon Chef's way of Liu Maoxing's original version of "Ganges Fried Noodles"?"

"He endowed the dragon chef in "Ganges Fried Noodles" with morality, that is, 'everyone is like a dragon', praising the Chinese people who have created a brilliant history of thousands of years..."

Think about it this way.

Xia An felt that it was such a coincidence.

He even had a bold idea.

Could it be that…

When he completed the missing Dragon Chef morality of the ancient recipe of "Ganges Fried Noodles", it reached 100%.

His "food ethics of the market" can be transformed into the realm of dragon chefs? Anyway, it's scary.

After a moment, I completely digested the first amount of information about food in my culinary career.

Xia An has not forgotten the "limit point" that he has been thinking about for a long time!
Check out some other target information now.

I couldn't help but say, it feels comfortable.

……

[The chef panel has been unlocked and automatically switched to the food conqueror mode. ]

[To become a true chef in the modern world, you must first conquer one province and one place...]

[You have completed the limited-time conquest goal ①: In the next Zhuhai/Shenzhen night market stall parade, use the unique skill "Zhou's Food Sculpture Technique" to present a new glowing ancient dish (1 attribute point)]

[You have completed the limited-time conquest goal ③: In the next Zhuhai/Shenzhen night market stall parade, present a different new interpretation of glowing ancient dishes (1 limit point)]

……

"The limit point, got it!"

Xia An couldn't help laughing out loud in the bathroom, happily slapping the water surface of the bathtub.

He stopped thinking about it, fearing that he would fall into the late stage of decision-making difficulty again.

Now that the decision has been made, there is no need to look back.

"Push this limit point to the right temperature!"

then.

on the panel.

The [Fire] icon in the basic skills column suddenly glowed with dazzling golden light.

……

[Fire (perfection) → Fire (extreme)]

[Evaluation: You are the spirit of flame, the favored son of flame. ]

……

In an instant, a huge explosion scene of a meteorite hitting the earth appeared in the field of vision.

Xia An witnessed the evolution of the terrifying upright ape into human beings and civilization. From eating raw meat and drinking blood in the beginning to being good at controlling fire to cooking cooked food, a splendid and glorious food culture was created from nothing.

Followed by.

The tall figure of a man gradually became clear in front of Xia An.

It's the Explosive Chef Asia Edition!
Three beams of light shot out from him.

Xia An was slightly stunned. The information in the light beam was actually explosive flame, Tianxiong flame wheel and explosive flame steam body.

These three are entangled.

This formed a fusion and exclusive extreme fire ability that Xia An could never have predicted beforehand.

[Hell of Fire]!
(End of this chapter)