It was none other than the elder of the chef guild who was the judge of the chef test. However, Wang Yong didn't know his true identity, only that he should be in the chef's guild and had a high status.

"Haha, the shopkeeper's words are interesting!" The elder smiled and slowly walked in, then found a table and sat down, "The shopkeeper is open for business, and the little old man is going to come over for a meal, so can't he come in yet?" ”

"It's my honor for you to come to the shop for dinner!" Even if the EQ is low, Wang Yong is still very clear about the good relationship with the important people of the chef's guild, "I don't know what you want to eat?" ”

"I'm older, so I don't like to eat anything that has a stronger taste, and I don't like something that has a hard taste. Yesterday, I heard from a familiar family that there was a kind of tofu that was being introduced in the store, so I was curious to try it. Speaking of which, the store should still be processing with supplied materials, right? The old man looked at Wang Yong.

"After all, it is a small business, and today's prices are a bit high, and I can't afford to buy a small store directly. If you take the path of Wanshiwu, the purchase will be limited, so processing with incoming materials, or bartering is the best way. Wang Yong nodded.

In fact, not only him, but many families are like this, and even Tianxianglou, the largest in Zhencheng, has canceled some menus, and at the same time, for some dishes that lack ingredients, the fact is barter, and the standard of processing with incoming materials.

Or it is precisely because of the general environment that his small shop can accumulate quickly, otherwise, with Wang Yong's cooking skills, in fact, it is really not easy to start a business in the early days.

"I brought a stone of soybeans and two live fish, I don't know what to change it for?" The elder clapped his hands, and the two guards took two burlap bags, while a fish came in.

The fish is crucian carp, and the size is not very large, but it is not realistic to want to eat big one these days, so it would be good to have it.

"That's good...... "After weighing it, Wang Yong replied, "Crucian carp tofu coriander soup, how about it?" Don't know if you're used to the taste of cilantro? After all, you need to use that fragrance, if you don't get used to it, you don't need it! ”

I remember that in my previous life, there were many people who didn't like the special fragrance of coriander, so I asked in advance.

"Coriander......" the elder thought for a moment, "I actually like the taste, yes!" ”

"Well, wait a minute!" Wang Yong nodded and returned to the back kitchen with the supplies.

At this time, Guo Jia, who had just left the office, returned to the restaurant, and Xun Yu, who came over to eat, looked at the appearance of the two, and they should have reconciled.

Seeing Liu Li receiving outside, Guo Jia stepped forward to say hello: "Liu Li...... Good work...... Where is the owner? ”

"The shopkeeper is cooking soup in the back kitchen, and he has just entered." Liu Li knew Guo Jia's identity, not only as a kitchen assistant and bookkeeper, but also as a civil official in the yamen, so he naturally did not dare to slack off.

"I'm going to help!" When Guo Jia heard this, he wanted to rush into the kitchen immediately, but considering Xun Yu, he turned around and said, "Yanyan, sit here now, I'll be back soon!" ”

"No, no, no, I'm curious what the owner will make soup!" Xun Yu replied with strong curiosity, the last time Wang Yong made the soup, it was pork belly chicken. I still miss that taste, and now I hear that he is making soup, so I am naturally curious.

"After all, it's a back kitchen, so it's not very convenient......," Guo Jiake couldn't call the shots.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Xun Yu walked towards the back kitchen familiarly, "They are all colleagues, there is no need to avoid so many taboos!" ”

"So, you can enter someone else's back kitchen like this?" Seeing Xun Yu coming in, Wang Yong, who seemed to have improved his ear power recently, suddenly complained, and at the same time, he was quickly processing the fish in his hand.

Two fish, but without preservation technology, this thing can't be left overnight, so it's better to deal with it early. So he planned to make two pots of soup, one for the old man and one for the working meal.

This thing belongs to Cantonese cuisine, but Wang Yong's ability to accept food is stronger than that of ordinary people. He can accept sweet tofu brain flowers, but he still likes salty tofu brains.

"Worry-free, what kind of soup is this time?" Xun Yu came over without any discipline, "Fish soup? It's hard to drink if you don't go fishy! ”

"Crucian carp tofu coriander soup...... I'm going to make two dishes, one for the staff meal, and then fry the rice later...... Speaking of which, does Bonghyo hate the smell of coriander? Wang Yong asked while handling two crucian carp. As for the problem of defishing, it was not a problem for him at all.

"I don't hate it, I like it!" Guo Jia replied.

"Cilantro...... Not bad! Xun Yu was obviously also very interested.

"This guest here, we don't provide dinner for free...... Wang Yong reminded directly.

"Keep me a portion, plus a bowl of that fried rice, and I'll pay you another!" Xun Yu smiled.

"Okay, wait a minute!" As Wang Yong spoke, the two fish had been processed, washed with clean water, and the excess water was sucked dry with kitchen paper. I have to say that in this world, the research on paper is really transparent, not only writing paper, but also toilet paper and sanitary napkins, and at the same time, even kitchen paper is sold, and the price is not expensive.

Brush the inside of the iron pan with ginger cubes to prevent the fish from sticking to the pan. Then a little oil, fry the fish, fry the two fish at the same time, I couldn't do it before, but now Wang Yong boasts that he is becoming more and more proficient in the control of subtleties, so he dares to do this.

Since the soup has to be boiled later, the fish does not need to be fried too old, it only needs to be slightly yellowed. At this time, add water, boil the ginger slices over high heat, until the soup begins to turn slightly white, then add the tofu, add a little salt and continue to simmer over low heat.

When he used to read the recipes, it was difficult for Wang Yong to understand the concepts of 'a little' and 'moderation', after all, this concept was too general. Real cooking will understand, this is based on personal taste, the focus is light and the taste is completely different, more soup and less soup is another concept, even if it is the same dish, the amount of seasoning will be different, which needs to use the chef's imagination to estimate.

"Cooking can be called 'art' rather than 'skill', and that's the key point. A truly good chef may be an artist in his own right. Wang Yong muttered, as if he was saying to Guo Jia, and also seemed to be saying to himself.

There are also people who are used to putting tofu with coriander, so it should be someone who likes the taste of coriander. However, in this way, the aroma of the coriander will completely penetrate the soup, and the result is that the flavor completely masks the umami of the fish.

Finally, add the coriander and green onion, remove from the pot, put it in a small clay pot, divide it into two portions, and serve one of them.

"Feng Xiao, help divide the other one into five for later use!" Wang Yong gave a command to Guo Jia, and then turned to leave.

"Okay!" Guo Jia hurriedly responded, then found five bowls, divided the soup into five parts, and left it there for later use.

"Na, it shouldn't be a problem to eat now, right?" Xun Yu smelled the taste, and his appetite had been completely aroused.

"The store manager hasn't come back yet, isn't that right?" Guo Jia was a little worried.

"I'm paying for this by myself, and I have the final say when I eat it!" Xun Yu immediately stretched out his hand, took a bowl of fish soup, scooped a spoonful of soup with a spoon, and took a sip.

At the entrance of the soup, the first thing you can feel in the soup is the peculiar aroma of coriander, which is difficult to ignore. And because it is too heavy, it often makes people ignore the original taste of other ingredients, and as a result, coriander becomes the main ingredient, which has a feeling of putting the cart before the horse.

Nowadays, the taste of coriander can't hide the mellow aroma of tofu and the fresh aroma of fish, and the three flavors are separated, and they constitute a complete taste. In particular, the umami in soybeans and fish overlaps and collides, and the umami produced is far from being as simple as 1+1.

"Hmm...... Well? "The umami began to spread in the mouth, as if all the umami was incorporated into the soup.

"It smells so good...... I can't stand the smell of this! Xun Yu couldn't wait to finish the soup in the spoon, and the umami suddenly swarmed up, making her a little unable to close her mouth.

"Ahh......h

Yeon-yeon...... Your expression now is too sexy. Angry! Guo Jia suddenly blushed and reminded.

"Hehe, where is it, where is it......" Xun Yu's speech has become a little incoherent, but he is not slow at all, the soup has already been tasted, and naturally he has to taste the tofu and fish.

A mouthful of tofu, the tofu was soft and smooth like jelly, and it turned into an umami explosion in the mouth, which exploded in an instant, and a thick flavor hit, Xun Yu suddenly leaned back slightly, and his expression became more pleasant.

"Unbelievable, unbelievable! Can't eat anymore...... However, I can't control my hands anymore......" Xun Yu used the corner of her eyes to look at the fish meat scooped up in her hand, slowly approaching her mouth, and rationally told her that she couldn't eat anymore, but her body honestly controlled the spoon, and sent the fish meat with the fish soup to her mouth.

"Don't, people will ...... like this" Xun Yu struggled no matter how much he struggled, and finally put the spoon in his mouth.

The umami of the fish makes the remaining aftertaste of the tofu in the mouth completely explode, and the umami in the soup forms a triple umami explosion, which explodes in one go.

"Oh hehe......" Xun Yu became completely incoherent, his pupils began to dilate, and he had an expression that had reached the peak of pleasure.

"Yeon-yeon, is it really that delicious?" Looking at Xun Yu's expression, Guo Jia couldn't help but swallow his mouth. She obviously couldn't wait to drink it again, so she picked up her bowl and began to taste it.

Last time, she hadn't tasted pork belly chicken, and the impact of umami was stronger than Xun Yu's, and the umami swept in, quickly breaking through her rational direction, and constantly eroding.

"Woo meow ......" mouth fetish reappeared, Guo Jia also began to become a little incoherent, his body was subconsciously tense, Tankou panted gently, his pupils slowly became dilated, and his face showed a very pleasant expression.

"A delicious soup!" Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh.

"Very good soup!" At the same time, when Wang Yong brought the soup out, the elder tasted it slightly, and his originally calm expression began to loosen, and the corners of his mouth subconsciously curled under the impact of the umami sweeping.

As a special chef, his understanding of umami is far from human, but it is very rare to be able to use unfamiliar ingredients to make such a soup with such a flavor and highlight the umami so much.

"Good cooking!" The elder slowly tasted the soup, "Lao Wang's teaching is good, this soup is full of color and flavor, at least the level of an intermediate chef or above, no, the control of umami has reached the level of a senior chef!" ”