People are collapsing iron, they say I am a greedy messenger

After sitting down, Yue Yan took the menu handed to her by the waiter and took a quick look - as she expected, the dishes on it were all very common home-cooked dishes in Xianzhou, or unheard-of dishes. They were very common in Xianzhou, but they had to be given new high-sounding names to trick customers into paying for them.

Hibiscus White Jade Dumplings… Aren’t these just toffee dumplings sprinkled with shredded coconut? Where’s the hibiscus? Uh, it’s made with hibiscus milk. Hibiscus plus shredded coconut equals hibiscus, right? Just play around with the permutations and combinations.

Emerald Green Shreds - stir-fried greens with shredded radish, and even the radish peels are used. Hiss... Which idiot came up with this dish?

Pearl, jadeite, white jade... uh, it's probably not swill, just ordinary cabbage and tofu soup, nothing special.

Phoenix marrow cooked with dragon liver... Damn it, if you don't note that it is chicken bones stewed with snake soup, I will really call the police.

After just reading a few pages, Yue Yan was already sweating profusely - not to mention those weird new dishes, there were dragon meat and dragon soup all the time. It was really lucky that this restaurant had survived until now without being smashed up by the troublemaking Chi Ming.

But after all, she was just here to eat, not to cause trouble... These dishes, although a bit expensive, but it was Uncle Yang who treated her, so as long as they were not too bad, she didn't care.

After ordering a few dishes that looked okay, she passed the menu to the next person.

After taking a look at the menu, Danheng calmed down and said nothing. He ordered a golden crispy line - cold shredded potatoes and passed it on.

After a round of ordering, we ordered about ten dishes and two staple foods, most of which were March 7th and Star Points, which should be enough for us to eat.

Cold dishes and side dishes are the first to be served... There is nothing wrong with this thing except that it is a bit expensive. After all, it would be a waste for such a big restaurant if it can't even make smashed cucumbers and fried peanuts properly, right?

Of course, these ordinary things also have high-sounding names here, and the presentation has become quite exquisite, so I won’t mention them here.

Chicken stewed with sea ginger, ordered by Uncle Yang... This can also be regarded as a home-cooked dish of Luofu Fairyland. The sea ginger in the name of the dish is a specialty of Luofu, or it can be said to be a specialty of Linyuan Realm - a product of Chiming's hometown, and is now grown in various sea areas of Fairyland.

It is called ginger, but it is actually a tuberous root of the Asteraceae family that grows on shallow sea (freshwater sea) beaches. It tastes sweet and warm in nature, and is often used to stew chicken soup or pickle pickles.

It is said that it can make the soup look good and increase appetite. Yue Yan has not used it yet, but she plans to buy more someday to pickle vegetables.

The chicken soup in front of her looked good and had a nice aroma. But just when the girl thought the chef in this restaurant was quite good... she took a sip, smacked her lips a few times, and then frowned.

“It’s sweet…”

It is normal for sea ginger stewed chicken to taste sweet, because sea ginger itself contains sugar and some special sweet substances. It is normal for the stewed soup to taste a little sweet, but the chicken soup in front of me is too sweet.

"But I remember that this dish shouldn't require extra sugar. Could it be that they put too much ginger in it?"

The other problem is that it took too long to stew... This is understandable. After all, opening a store is not like running your own stove at home. It is normal to stew foods like chicken soup that require a long cooking time in advance and serve them directly when customers arrive.

Stir-fried pork kidney... The pork kidney looked a little old, and it was a little tough when I took a bite. It had nothing to do with the ingredients, as they were very fresh. It was simply because the chef's skills were not good enough.

"It's not crispy enough. This dish requires very high heat and must be stir-fried quickly... I guess it took too long."

"Braised Scaled Ginseng with Green Onions. It's okay even if the green onions are burnt."

"This sour plum soup...tsk, they must have put too much licorice in it. It tastes sickeningly sweet...how could they make such a low-level mistake?"

As they ate at the table, Yue Yan would mutter something almost every one or two dishes, which made the waiter next to him feel embarrassed - this guy looked like a gourmet, and a local, but this was a typical restaurant for tourists, so why would the picky local diners come to eat here?

So I stepped forward a little embarrassedly and asked:

"Ma'am, do you have any comments on our dishes? If you have any questions, please feel free to point them out."

“Yes, not only that, but it’s huge… You should have heard what I just said. Some of the dishes here are quite decent, but most of them have some problems, but not many.

There were some really low-level, inappropriate questions that really irritated me, but I came here to eat, not to cause trouble."

The girl shook her head, not wanting to talk about it any further. "What else can I say? Just eat it."

The waitress felt even more embarrassed when she heard this, but out of politeness, she said, "Please wait a moment. I'll go talk to our chef."

I have to say, the service in this restaurant is actually quite good... It's just such a small thing that it's worth calling the chef. No wonder it has a high score of 9.2 on the review app.

It is said to be a chain store, the Xianzhou version of Haidilao.

After a while, the chef came... This man was a burly and strong Chi Ming, who looked to be about 1 meters tall, with a face full of flesh. He looked ferocious and was not easy to mess with.

broken……

Seeing this, Yue Yan muttered quietly in his heart - is it possible that today he will enjoy the treatment of the protagonist of a pretentious article on Qidian? Is it possible that the plot of pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger and then getting slapped in the face will happen to him?

Was this considered a challenge? Probably not, right? I was just picking out the inappropriate parts...

133

Chapter 133: The most basic common sense about fried rice...?

The girl asked cautiously, "Uh... big brother, what's your name?"

Unexpectedly, the guy's attitude was quite good. He was not as fierce as I imagined. Instead, he smiled politely and replied:

“No need to mention my surname Wang, you can just call me Chef Wang.

I'm the chef here. Dear guest, is there anything wrong with the food you've eaten? Please let us know and we'll correct it."

Hehe, I have to say that this is the good thing about this kind of Internet celebrity store: the service is good and the staff are quite polite... It can really win the favor of foreign tourists.

Ah, of course, except for people like Niu who sells clay pot rice. That kind of customer group is a bit special, and is for masochists - some people have to be scolded by the chef or boss when they eat, only then can they enjoy the meal, otherwise they will feel uncomfortable, you know.

Although the imagined brainless pretentious and face-slapping plot is definitely not going to happen, it is still a good thing to avoid a trouble.

"Ahem, I've got something to mention... First of all, your sea ginger stewed chicken is a bit sweet. Maybe you put too much sea ginger in it, because I remember that this dish doesn't require extra sugar. It's all about the refreshing sweetness. Putting too much sea ginger in it makes it a bit too sweet.

But this isn't a big deal. The main issue is the scallion-fried sea cucumber, the sour plum soup, and..."

The girl cleared her throat and, with the other party's consent, began to confidently and boldly judge the problems she had encountered one by one, and also proposed ways to correct them.

For example, you can spend less time frying the scallions when frying sea cucumbers with scallions, and while reducing the amount of licorice in sour plum soup, you can use smoked black plums from Creudum to provide flavor and make it more palatable, etc.

At the beginning, the chef was listening carefully, nodding his head from time to time to show his approval, and even occasionally communicating with the girl.

But gradually he realized that something was wrong, mainly because this person was a little too professional. His angle was so tricky, and the improvement method he proposed sounded flawless. He was too skilled and didn't seem like an ordinary diner.

Even an ordinary gourmet would not be able to come up with such an excellent improvement method...it even accurately describes the origin of the bamboo shoots in pickled pork with preserved vegetables.

This person is definitely not ordinary... he must be a colleague.

Despite this, he still waited patiently until Yue Yan finished speaking, then asked cautiously, "This lady has such a deep understanding of the dishes... Could she also be a chef?"

"It's not about how deep it is, but the main thing is that some problems are on the surface."

Yue Yan originally didn't want to reveal her identity as a colleague, but since the other party asked, she humbly replied: "I can only be considered to have a basic understanding of cooking, not worthy of being considered a master."

Who knew that when these words came out, Xing became anxious—she immediately stood up and shouted:

"How could Yue Yan only know a little bit? The food you usually cook is much more delicious than what's sold in this restaurant! Even though I don't know how to cook, I still know what kind of food is delicious!

If you ask me, you are much better than the chef in this restaurant!"

It was obvious that even after living on the Immortal Boat for so many days, Xing still did not understand the unique subtlety, tactfulness and modesty of the people on the Immortal Boat.

As we all know, humans are a species that refuses to admit defeat most of the time. When the situation is unclear, it is difficult for them to admit that they are inferior to others in certain aspects, especially when facing their peers.

Besides, that Chi Ming was also an old chef... He had been in the business for more than 200 years. The only major mistake in the dishes on the table was the fried ginseng with green onions. The white part of the green onion was burnt. This was indeed his fault. He should have checked the dish more often before serving it.

However, the dish was not cooked by him, but by his apprentice, and he was only responsible for controlling it.

As for the sour plum soup, it really has nothing to do with him. The black plums, licorice and other ingredients used to cook the soup are directly supplied by Dandingsi. The proportions have been determined there, and he cannot change them at will.

Anyway, no matter what, the result was that Xing's shout directly brought out the old man's competitive spirit. He didn't yell out things like "Why don't you and I have a competition?" on the spot, but nodded in agreement, but his movements were much stiffer.

After all, I am a worker, so please understand... I rely on these useless people to make a living all day long.

"Oh, yes, there's one more question."

Suddenly, Yue Yan seemed to remember something... She pointed to the small bowl of fried rice in front of her -

The color is golden, the grains are distinct, and the side ingredients such as green beans, ham cubes, and scallop shreds are clearly visible. It looks like a good fried rice and should taste good too.

Chef Wang couldn’t figure it out. Is there anything wrong with this?

“This bowl of fried rice, whether it’s the ham or the rice and egg itself, the ingredients used aren’t top-notch, but they’re pretty good. It’s the only dish on the table that’s worth the price.

The omelette is also stir-fried perfectly, and ingredients like scallops are soaked just right, which shows the chef's exceptional skill."

When Chef Wang heard this, he thought that he was being praised, so his expression gradually improved, and his ferocious face slowly turned into a smile - there were many dishes in the restaurant that could be made by his apprentices, but this Eight Immortals Fried Rice was the only one that had to be made by him, as several of his apprentices had not yet reached the right level of cooking.

After all, he is a man known as the King of Speculation!

He wasn't bragging, but in Luofu Immortal Boat, anyone who could make this dish better than him was already a rare sight...

However, the girl ruthlessly interrupted his fantasy:

"It's a pity that although the chef is skilled, he made a very basic common sense mistake due to his arrogance and ruined the ingredients for this fried rice... Was this fried rice made by one of your apprentices?

Call him out. I can tolerate other things, but I have to have a good talk with him about this. The mistake is really outrageous. A fried rice that costs 300 yuan is made like this... Isn't this fooling the customers?"

Then the flowers on Chao Wang's face withered.

At this time, the girl had not yet realized that the person who made this fried rice was the Chef Wang in front of her - because when talking to her just now, this colleague still showed a relatively high level of professionalism, and did not seem like someone who would make such low-level mistakes.

She just thought that this should be one of the other party's apprentices... the kind with great talent and good skills.

The fried rice making technique is not bad. There is nothing wrong with the control of seasoning and the selection of ingredients. It’s just that there are some common sense issues that can be corrected.

"that……"

Chef Wang's voice trembled a little, and he swallowed his saliva:

“I made this fried rice…”

The air suddenly solidified like cement with water, and fell into silence.

134

Chapter 134 Oil?

It needs to be solemnly stated that this so-called common sense issue is not about whether fried rice should be made with overnight rice, because in most cases, decent restaurants use rice cooked on the same day.

Yue Yan did the same thing when she made fried rice for the students in her own restaurant - if the rice was of good quality, she could just shake it up after cooking and put it in the refrigerator for a while, and the result would be the same as if it were leftover rice.

Of course, you can also use a fan to blow for a while, which will be faster.

The requirement in the movie "God of Cookery" that leftover rice must be used for stir-frying is actually an exaggeration for the sake of drama. There is nothing wrong with making fried rice if you cook too much rice at home, but if you use leftover rice in a restaurant and the customers have problems with the food, it will not be worth it for the chef.

The most basic common-sense issue she mentioned was the oil—as mentioned before, the oil used by this restaurant was of very good quality, with no kerosene taste and no over- or under-use, but…

He uses sesame oil to make fried rice. Do you know sesame oil?

How can you use that stuff in fried rice? After being stir-fried at high temperatures, sesame oil not only becomes bitter but also loses a lot of its fragrance. Its own characteristics mean that it can only be used in cold dishes.

Or you can add a little bit after cooking to enhance the flavor, a bit like extra virgin olive oil.

Moreover, its smell is very different from the lard and peanut oil commonly used in fried rice, and you can tell the difference without even smelling it carefully... Adding this stuff to fried rice is definitely a fatal mistake for a seasoned chef.

"Hey...can I go into the kitchen? Or let me make you one, it will be more intuitive this way."

"Uh, I need to ask the boss for instructions. Generally speaking, disinfection measures are sufficient. Please wait a moment..."

……

The Eight Immortals Fried Rice on the Fairy Boat was actually originally called the Eight Fresh Fried Rice. The Eight Fresh refers to fresh bamboo shoots, dried scallops, ham, fresh green beans, shiitake mushrooms, fresh shrimps, sea cucumbers, and duck gizzards. Later, due to misinformation, the Eight Fresh became the Eight Immortals.

Maybe people thought this name was higher than the standard and it was also convenient to make up stories for tourists, so they continued to use it.

At this point, you may want to ask why there are only seven kinds of Eight Immortals - that's because the original Eight Immortals Fried Rice also used lotus root meat, which is now a protected animal and poaching is punishable by law.

Tianbosi occasionally supplies excess deer milk from pregnant does and petals that fall off during the flowering period of antler flowers. These can be purchased if you want, but it is impossible to sell venison, so the meat used in fried rice now is ordinary venison.

The form of this fried rice is very similar to the Yangzhou fried rice in her previous life. Yue Yan has never made it before, but she has made Yangzhou fried rice before, so she is confident that she can do it well.

And this is indeed the case, because there is almost no difference between the two methods.

When the golden fried rice with distinct grains was placed on the table in the kitchen, it immediately attracted the attention of the chefs, including Chef Wang himself...

"Try it."

Yue Yan said: "Try to see how it differs from the one you made."

On the other side, there was another large plate of fried rice, which was the one cooked by Chef Wang.

At this moment, Chef Wang was struggling internally - he had not expected that this little girl actually had such a skill. Not only did this fried rice sell slightly better than his own, but upon closer inspection, the aroma was even better.

Not simple, not simple...

But in the end, he still scooped two spoonfuls of different fried rice, put them into his mouth, and savored the flavor carefully.

After getting the girl's consent, some of the chefs who had nothing to do also started to taste the food with their spoons.

After the swallowing sound, they fell silent.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, the pointer jumped little by little, and everyone seemed to be speechless.

Until one fox man couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere anymore and said timidly: