The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 33 Gourmet Reception

While Xia An was trying intensively to recreate "Kaihua Guoba".

imperial capital.

In the banquet hall of a high-end hotel, the atmosphere was quiet and solemn.

The waiters did not dare to make a sound as they carefully presented the freshly cooked dishes prepared by the famous state banquet chefs to Nakiri Managi who was sitting at the dining table.

"It's OK, better than I expected."

Nakiri Managi only took a few bites of each dish with his chopsticks, then sighed with a cold expression and lack of interest.

There were seven or eight people sitting at the large dining table filled with delicious dishes.

The team leader was the vice president of the Shenzhou Gourmet Association, named Ding Shulin, a slightly plump middle-aged man with a kind face.

"Ms. Nakiri, with your divine tongue, the fact that you can pick up a few pieces of food with chopsticks and swallow them is already a commendable achievement for the famous chefs of this state banquet." Ding Shulin said with a smile.

It’s not that Ding Shulin deliberately exaggerated or flattered the foreign guests, but it was really like that.

In European countries, countless famous chefs have one goal in life, which is to challenge the divine tongue of this special executive.

As long as Nakiri Masaki is willing to eat even a small bite, it will be a great affirmation of their cooking skills, and then fame and money will surely come like a tide.

Nakiri Managi said indifferently:

"I didn't come to Shenzhou this time to eat these special dishes!"

"What I want to eat is——"

“A dish straight out of a legend!”

A hint of surprise flashed across Ding Shulin's eyes: "It seems that Ms. Nakiri has already known the hot search news about the Qixing District Night Market."

Standing behind Nakiri Managi, a woman who looked like a secretary and was also a simultaneous interpreter said with a smile, "It was the people below who reported it in time, and I informed the news to Nakiri-sama who was craving for the most exquisite delicacy."

In addition to Ding Shulin, there are several other industry leaders sitting at the same table as the guests.

Lan Qingya is among them.

After hearing the topic of Ding Shulin and Nakiri Managi, I started a discussion about the night market and the mysterious stall owner with great interest.

Her eyes looked strange, and she lowered her head to drink water many times to hide the slight twitching of the corners of her mouth and eyes.

You know what, there was someone else at the table besides Lan Qingya.

All the industry leaders couldn't help but whisper to each other:
"Did you see the Douyin trending search?"

"Nonsense, even if you hide in the mountains, as long as you have a signal and an internet connection, you must have seen that little video."

"Do you think it's true or not?"

"Do you think it's fake? Then I support you in speaking out against fakes."

"Don't dare!"

Seeing that they were chatting enthusiastically, Lan Qingya felt uncomfortable and made an excuse to go to the bathroom.

Sitting on the toilet lid, Lan Qingya was stunned for a while, and involuntarily took out her mobile phone and clicked on the WeChat chat interface with Xia An.

After pausing for a long time, she edited a message and sent it out.

"Would you like to entertain a foreign dignitary?"

Xia An quickly replied: "What the hell? The foreign guest you are talking about, could it be Nakiri Managi?"

"Hey, you know?"

"I watched the food news on CCTV."

"If you successfully entertain her, even if you only get a small comment of approval from her, your fame will instantly become known internationally."

"Well, I feel like I've been too popular lately, and I need to cool down a bit."

Lan Qingya stared at the prestige interface with wide eyes, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.

Is there anyone who thinks he is too popular?

This person is deliberately writing about Versailles literature!
Lan Qingya: "Let me tell you seriously, Nakiri Managi is the head of the Europa International Gourmet Association. This gourmet organization controls a wealth of fantastic food resources that are beyond your imagination!"

Xia An: "Then I'll give it a try?"

Lan Qingya looked at her phone, narrowed her eyes, and smiled softly.

Haha, you see, men are fickle.

The courtyard in Lijiang City.

When Xia An heard that Nakiri Managi had a huge amount of fantasy food resources, he simply stopped pretending.

He was in short supply of fantasy ingredients, so he kept opening a stall and kept losing money. Then, he kept triggering the 10x cooking experience feedback mechanism, which made him so happy that he tilted his head.

As for trying to entertain Nakiri Managi, he had already decided to invite relatives and friends to hold a unique food reception.

And having one more distinguished guest only means adding one more pair of chopsticks and one more chair.

However, Xia An was not sure whether the "Fierce Ice Tai Mountain" with a current reproduction degree/completeness of 60% could satisfy Nakiri Managa's divine tongue.

what!
He suddenly remembered that Lu Zuguang had sent him a piece of ice soul a long time ago.

I quickly went to look through the many express boxes piled up in the lobby that I hadn't had time to open.

After searching for a long time, I was sure that I had not received Bingpo.

Xia An opened the prestige.

“@Lu Zuguang, that set of custom cast iron cookware is very useful, but Bingpo didn’t see it.”

Lu Zuguang: "As for the kitchenware, it's fine as long as you like it. As for the Bingpo, let me keep it a secret for a while. I want to present it to Boss Xia in person."

Xia An was surprised and thought, oh shit, this can't be possible. If Lu Zuguang doesn't plan to send the raw materials of Bingpo, could he just send a finished ice blade forged by Bingpo?

Lu Zuguang: "I'm free these few days. May I ask if you have set a date for the food reception, Boss Xia?"

Xia An: "Well, in two days, how about the evening slot, from 7pm to midnight."

Lu Zuguang: "I will definitely be there on time!!"

……

"Good morning, Master."

Hojo Miyoko went downstairs and happened to meet Xia An who had just opened a package.

Seeing the female apprentice, Xia An put down his phone and said with a smile:
"Are you resting?"

"Then let's continue developing the dishes."

Upon hearing this, Hojo Midori's face turned bitter. Even though she was strong and healthy and was known as Miss Iron-Fisted Fire Dragon, she was unable to keep up with Xia An's high-intensity research and development operations in the past two days.

Xia An gave him an encouraging look and clapped his hands:
"Come on, Miyoko-chan, we will definitely be able to cook rice balls filled with thick soup today!"

"Damn Master!"

Hojo Miyoko was instantly excited and started clapping her hands vigorously, shouting with great energy.

And yesterday, Xia An considered recreating the "Kaihua Guoba" recipe. This time it was not some sashimi or cold dish, so his basic skills in "heat control" and "seasoning" might both lag behind.

Xia An has already allocated the 2 cooking experience points he has on hand to the more important [heat] of this dish, upgrading it from small success to [great success].

In this way, Xia An met all the assessment criteria for a five-star chef.

Condition 1: Master two basic skills (knife skills/cooking skills)
Condition 2: Mastery of a certain cuisine (Cantonese cuisine)

……

Soon, another two days passed and it was the invitation date for the food reception.

Night falls.

A three-storey house located on the edge of the village.

At the gate of the courtyard, two solar-powered wall lights absorb enough light during the day and release particularly strong light at night.

Three cars of different brands stopped outside the gate one after another.

Tong Kun, Liu Hong and Liang Guiqin were invited.

Liu Hong sighed and looked around the house:

"I say, this location, this view, this yard, this three-story building, it must have been a tourist homestay in the past, right? It just happened to go bankrupt during the special period, and was taken over by Boss Xia?"

Tong Kun rolled his eyes slightly:

"Oh, yes, you know everything."

Liang Guiqin said angrily: "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!"

Just at this time.

The fourth car drove up slowly and a brother and sister got out.

My younger sister is a big internet celebrity on Douyin.

My brother is a substitute chef for state banquets and often appears on various programs and news.

(End of this chapter)