Chapter Ninety-Six: Han Chef Compares Knife Skills
After a while, the interpreter trotted over, entered the kitchen and asked, "What's wrong?" Behind him was Luo Hongyu, and then Jin Taisheng and others, all asking what was going on.
Strictly speaking, Luo Hongyu is to blame for this matter, knowing that the other party does not understand Chinese, and sending a staff member who does not understand Korean to follow, isn't it more and more chaotic the more he talks? At the same time, he also blames the waiter for not making it clear, and the waiter was afraid that something would happen, so he told Luo Hongyu that there was a quarrel in the kitchen and asked the translator to come over. When Luo Hongyu heard it, I damn it, can I have an accident when cooking?
He was worried that something would happen, so he rushed over to see, and now, Jin Taisheng couldn't sit still. Li Zhongji is the first chef of the Qianxi chain, although the position is lower than him, but in terms of importance, it is by no means below him, so he brought his own translator with him.
So, everyone gathered in the kitchen.
After some understanding, it was a misunderstanding, and everyone laughed at it.
Luo Hongyu was the host and didn't want anything to happen, so he said to the head chef of the Garden Hotel: "Korean chefs want to borrow the kitchen to cook and cook their favorite Korean food, but ours is not authentic and not to their taste." ”
When the head chef heard this, he said that our Korean food is not authentic? Okay, you are Korean, don't fight with you for this, let the chef give Li Zhong the benchmark filing board and kitchen utensils.
But he can endure it, but his chefs can't. When he heard that this guy was really here to cook, and he hated that the Korean food they made was not authentic and delicious, the Korean chef was angry.
The Garden Hotel does not have a special Korean chef, so in order to welcome the Korean business group, a Korean chef was specially borrowed from the Beicheng Hotel. The master's name is Wang Zhu, who is in his thirties and has more than five years of experience in making Korean food.
However, there is a big problem, this Korean chef has never been to South Korea, and he does not understand Korean, and his Korean cuisine is learned from his master, that is, he learned foreign cuisine from a domestic master in China.
Before learning Korean cuisine, Wang Zhu had a deep understanding of the eight major cuisines in China, and understood the complexity, tediousness, and superb skills.
Korean cuisine is different, due to geographical and ingredient limitations, the cooking is mostly based on barbecue, and it is relatively simple to make. In addition to barbecue, there are several methods of steaming, cold dressing, and pickling. There are very few stir-fried and fried foods.
Wang Zhu has studied Korean cuisine for five years, and the more he learns, the more dismissive he becomes.
Korean cuisine has three treasures, kimchi, miso, and sauce jar. The sauce jar is not mentioned for the time being, and it cannot be eaten. The other two, not exaggerated, are present in most dinners. Kimchi, in particular, is indispensable.
In addition, Korean cuisine also has one of the biggest characteristics, vegetarian. Most of the greens are eaten raw.
The coolest thing is that not only the vegetables are eaten raw, but also seafood and meat.
For example, mixed octopus, such as raw dog meat or beef.
Comparing these dishes with Chinese cuisine, Wang Zhu will of course disagree. In fact, he is willing to learn Korean food, firstly because the master is very good to him and willing to teach him, and partly because he wants to stop at the Bukseong Hotel. But fortunately, no matter what the purpose, Wang Zhu studied very hard and soon became the second Korean restaurant in Beicheng Hotel. The boss is his master.
But because of this disapproval, because of his own efforts, and because of his understanding of the dishes of the two countries, after hearing the Koreans say that the dishes he made were not delicious, Wang Zhu couldn't help but say: "Why is it not delicious? You say that I am not authentic, I admit it, but it is not delicious? Have you really tasted it?"
He stood up and spoke, and the head chef of the Garden Hotel was a little embarrassed, after all, he was not his own subordinate, and he couldn't manage it, so he could only smile and play a round: "Boss Wang, we are a guest service, as long as the guests are happy." ”
Wang Zhu thought about it, forget it, he didn't know the same as the Goryeo stick, glanced at a few Koreans, turned around and wanted to leave.
At this time, the Korean translator translated what he said to Li Zhongji, and when Li Zhongji heard it, he also lost his temper and shouted to stop him. The interpreter hurriedly translated the words.
Koreans pay great attention to seniority, and Lee Zhongji, as the first chef, has been beating and scolding others for many years, so how can a junior be rampant in front of him? In addition, he drank too much wine, coupled with the dispute just now, which made him unhappy and wanted to vent his heart.
was shouted to stand still, Wang Zhu stopped, turned around, and sneered with his hands on his shoulders: "I'm standing still." ”
Li Zhongji spoke through an interpreter: "You said I haven't tasted the Korean food you made?
Wang Zhu replied yes.
Li Zhongji smiled coldly: "You said your deliciousness, right? Okay, waiter, bring his dish." Then he asked the interpreter to say to the head chef of the Garden Hotel, "Please prepare me a few plows, a piece of fresh beef, eggs, sesame seeds, lettuce......
Is this going to be a competition?
China Merchants Luo Hongyu couldn't react a little, Damn, why did something happen again? Scolding Wang Zhu: "What is it better than? Hurry up and apologize to the guest." ”
Wang Zhu turned a deaf ear because he didn't know him at all.
Luo Hongyu was angry and said to the head chef of the Garden Hotel: "Stop him." ”
The head chef of the Garden Hotel was very helpless, who did I honestly offend? Why do you keep coming at me? He smiled and persuaded Wang Zhu: "Admit that you made a mistake, let's sit down and have a good chat, I am quite familiar with your Chinese food boss." ”
Wang Zhu smiled: "It's that person who wants to compare, what's the matter with me?"
The head chef thought about it, yes, Wang Zhu didn't have the idea of doing it at all, it was the Koreans who wanted to compete.
Seeing that the head chef of the Garden Hotel didn't let people prepare the ingredients, Li Zhongji became more and more angry, is this looking down on me?
People who drink alcohol are prone to extremes, so Lee Chung-ki asked the translator to urge the chef to prepare the ingredients, and said a few words to Kim Tae-sung.
So, Jin Taisheng came forward with a smile: "Director Luo, since you are interested, let them compare, rest assured, it will definitely not affect the investment, and when the time comes, you will continue to trouble Director Luo for help." ”
The translator is really busy, after translating what this person said, he will go to translate the next person.
After listening to the translator's words, Luo Hongyu thought about it, what is the big deal about a chef's competition? As long as the investment is not yellow, they are better than the sky and the sea, so he agreed with a smile.
The main owner agreed, and the head chef asked people to prepare the ingredients, clean them and bring them to Li Zhongji.
Li Zhongji looked at Wang Zhu and smiled coldly, and picked up a kitchen knife on the board. I didn't try the knife, I picked up the fresh beef and looked at it twice, pressed it in the direction of the texture of the meat, quickly slice it, and then shredded it. Add white vinegar and salt and stir well.
Then cut the pear into shreds.
Take the disc, lay the lettuce on the bottom, and put the two slices of lettuce together into a perfect circle. Then lay the pear shreds, and also pave them into a round shape. At this time, the shredded meat is cooled in boiling water and spread on top of the shredded pears to form a third circle.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds, black pepper and other ingredients, among which is raw egg yolk, serve it to Wang Zhu, and say coldly in Korean, "Taste it." ”
This sentence does not need to be translated, everyone understands what it means.
Wang Zhu was a little hesitant, the easiest way to test whether a chef is qualified is to look at the knife skills. Li Zhongji cut shredded meat and pear shreds, all of which were hurried and neat. The knife is not only fast, but also very precise, and the shredded meat is almost the same size. As for the pear shreds, not to mention, Li Zhongji's knife technique is so fast, and the raw pears don't flow out too much juice after they are shredded.
Jin Taisheng smiled and picked up a pair of chopsticks, stirred the shredded meat and pear and egg yolk well, and then handed the chopsticks to Luo Hongyu: "Director Luo, try authentic Korean food." ”
This sentence was translated by the Korean translator, Luo Hongyu listened to it, took the chopsticks with a smile, took a bite of shredded meat and ate it, and after a while, nodded again and again and praised: "It's delicious, it's delicious, it's delicious." ”
At this time, the plate of raw beef made by Wang Zhu was also brought back by the waiter, and Li Zhongji said proudly: "Try them all and see which one is delicious." ”
There are many ways to make a raw mixed beef, and Li Zhongji, in order to show his skills, insisted on making it according to Wang Zhu's plate of raw mixed beef, and even the seasoning was the same.
It was for this reason that Wang Zhu did not move his chopsticks first. Now, he already knows that Li Zhongji is really powerful, and after just a few glances at the dinner table and two more bites, he can completely restore the ingredients, seasonings, and production process of a dish. Although it is a Korean food that Lee Zhongji is very good at and familiar with, it is already very remarkable in terms of this ability.
Li Zhongji asked a group of chefs to evaluate the dishes, and the chefs took Wang Zhu's face into consideration, and no one stepped forward.
Li Zhongji sneered: "It's still a big country, and you don't even have the courage to eat a dish, and you dare to talk about cooking?"
This sentence made the Chinese translator very uncomfortable, so he translated it to the hotel chef, and the chefs immediately became angry.
Some things have nothing to do with race, such as huddles, such as xenophobia, everyone is the same.
To the chefs, Lee was provoking them. Among them, two chefs walked out and carefully tasted two dishes of raw beef. Then without saying a word, he retreated gloomily. Although I was unconvinced in my eyes and unconvinced in my heart, I only said that this dish was indeed won by the Korean chef.
Looking at the expressions of the chefs who refused to admit defeat but had to admit defeat, Li Zhongji smiled and was very proud.
He was very happy, not only did he vent his evil anger, but he also faintly felt that Korean food was better than Chinese food, so he was excited and said: "I know that some of you are not convinced, it doesn't matter, I will stand here, waiting for everyone's challenge, hoping that someone can defeat me." ”
After the translator finished saying this, the chefs of the Garden Hotel changed their faces, Damn, this guy is too crazy. At that time, someone asked, "How can you compare Korean food or Chinese food?"
One is a Korean chef and the other is a Chinese chef, and if you choose either dish to compete, it will be unfair to the other party.
Li Zhongji understood this sentence, and smiled: "Chinese food pays the most attention to knife skills, how about I compare knife skills with you?
Then compare, you can be killed, you can't be scared to death. What's more, everyone is confident in their sword skills.
No, the result was very unexpected, Li Zhongji alone, singled out the five chefs of the Garden Hotel, including the head chef, and the result was a complete victory.
Li Zhongji drank too much wine, he was already very excited, and the more he won, the more excited he became, and after the victory, Da Lu smiled and said: "Is it that Chinese chefs only have this level? ”
He really drank too much, and with the continuous wins in the competition, he got a little carried away before he said the above sentence.