Chapter 23: Top Ingredients

Morning, 9 July 2009.

A World, [East Kitchen Residence] Hotel.

"Xiao Zhang, Master Wang, Master Chen, you all come over and try it, see what the quality of these things is?" Su Ze held a food plate and greeted a few people in the lobby with a smile.

There are 4 plates on the plate, 2 containing sliced meat, and another plate containing a few boiled fish, the last one with mushrooms, and four bowls of soup. The few people who were called were the backbone of the restaurant, either executives or chefs. All of them are connoisseurs, and at a glance, you can see that these plates are all boiled for nothing, without the original flavor of any seasonings, and the bowl is filled with the original soup.

These dishes are not finished products, of course, but in the food and beverage industry, this process is indispensable. There is a jargon called "tasting white", which is to evaluate the original taste and quality of the ingredients. Generally speaking, only new varieties of ingredients, or ingredients that the chef has not touched before, must be "tasted" before they are officially cooked.

Even if it is the same ingredient, the taste is different in different production areas. If you cook it according to the seasoning ratio on the recipe, the taste will be greatly reduced. A qualified chef will never follow the prescription, and even if there is a recipe, it is only for reference. He will make adjustments according to the actual situation of the main materials, auxiliary materials and seasonings.

According to the practice of [East Kitchen House], what Su Ze brings out now must be for everyone to evaluate, and then formulate a specific cooking method.

The crowd also followed the process of "tasting white", first observing the color and appearance of the ingredients, the two plates of meat slices, one plate is reddish-brown, the other plate is pale red, and the fish and mushrooms are snow-white.

Chef Wang is a middle-aged man in his 40s, a national second-class chef, and the executive chef of [East Kitchen House]. He picked up a piece of meat and looked at it carefully, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and said, "Boss, what kind of meat is this?" It looks a little like beef, but the smell is bigger. ”

Su Ze smiled mysteriously: "Hehe, you can taste it first." ”

Master Wang hurriedly put the meat in his mouth and slowly tasted it: "Well, the meat is coarse, very chewy, very chewy, and has a very fragrant aftertaste, much better than beef." It is suitable for simmering or braising it, which is good......"

Manager Xiao Zhang tasted another plate of meat, and immediately his eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "It's so fragrant! Boss, what kind of meat is this? Even the original flavor is so delicious! I think it's a little like rabbit meat, and it's a little like goat meat." ”

Another chef is Chef Chen, who is in his thirties, a national second-class chef and the head chef of [East Kitchen Residence]. When he saw that his colleagues reacted so violently, he was a little unimpressed, and thought: What good things have you not eaten in our business?

As soon as I picked up the fish and smelled it, I was a little dazed, and after tasting it again, I couldn't help it anymore: "This fish is really fresh to death! The meat is as tender as tofu, and there is a silky lubrication when chewed." Boss, where did you get that from?" he now finally understood, not that his colleagues were rare and strange, but that the quality of this thing was too good.

Su Ze smiled and said in response to the question: "You taste this mushroom again, this is the most valuable thing I think." ”

The three of them hurriedly rinsed their mouths and picked up mushrooms again. As soon as I put it in my mouth, I was immediately stunned.

After waiting for a while, Su Xue couldn't help it: "Hey, what the hell is going on......?"

“...... This...... This...... This is the best!" Master Wang stammered for a long time before he could hold back a sentence.

"Yes, it's superb, no, it's a god! I've been a chef for 20 years, and it's the first time I've tasted it, oh my God, it's just the original flavor......! I ......" Master Chen's face was red with excitement, and he took another slice and put it in his mouth.

Manager Xiao Zhang sighed on the side: "The people are incompetent, the people are incompetent!" This kind of taste can no longer be described in words and words, and I feel for the first time that the human language is too pale......

Su Ze saw that the three of them were still a little puzzled, so he explained: "These are all provided by a friend of mine, and according to him, they are all mountain delicacies and game that he raised. It's monitor lizard meat, here's venison, here's crucian carp, and here's wild mushrooms......"

"Oh, it turned out to be farmed game, so it's no wonder that when I eat it, it feels very different from the domestic breed. This explanation made the three of them nod their heads again and again, and their doubts were all gone.

For them, it doesn't matter what kind of ingredients they are, and they are not biologists. As long as they're delicious, it's fine.

"Boss, how much is the supply of these things?Can you guarantee the timely supply??," Xiao Zhang, as the manager in charge, immediately asked her the question she was most concerned about.

Su Ze smiled calmly: "Because he has just engaged in this business, so the supply volume cannot be guaranteed yet." The purchase price has not yet been decided, and now this batch is given to me for trial. ”

Manager Xiao Zhang said excitedly: "If he can guarantee our exclusive supply, this price can be higher than the market price." The quality of these ingredients is so good that it can be used as our most high-level signature dish, and we are not afraid of no market at all!"

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Morning, July 10, 2009. East Kitchen House.

"Hey, do you have a new signature dish here? Why has this recipe changed?" asked an old gourmand in surprise as he looked at ......the recipe.

The waiter politely replied, "Yes, sir." Due to the limited quantity of this batch of ingredients, we only recommend it to regular customers. This recipe is made with a new signature dish, and it is not something that regular customers can't see. ”

The glutton was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Okay, this secret refining good carp, bamboo shoots roasted deer, and fairy Gu congratulations...... Let's start with one of the same. ”

After closing, Manager Xiao Zhang said happily: "Boss, our turnover today is 62,430 yuan, which is just in time for the festival." Among them, dishes with new ingredients accounted for 34,600, and many customers called to make reservations today, asking for those new signature dishes. ”

Su Ze nodded and asked quietly, "Well, then what is the profit of the new dish?"

Manager Xiao Zhang replied skillfully: "If you don't consider the cost of the main material, the profit is 28460." Boss, now I'm worried that there aren't enough ingredients, can you ask your friends to supply more. If we can't get it then, it will affect our reputation. ”

"I see, I'll talk to him again. Although Su Ze's face did not change, he was beating a drum in his heart.

Of course, those ingredients were found in the cave world, the so-called "monitor lizard meat" was the eight-legged monster lizard that chased him and threw off his armor, Su Xue did what he said, and cooked the monster lizard on the same day. However, due to the use of the "Soviet-style implosion technique", at least half of the monitor lizard's flesh was lost. Even so, Su Ze got more than 500 catties of meat.

However, after thinking about it, Su Xue did not make this thing into a dish and sell it publicly. The main reason is that the source is not guaranteed, and with such a sturdy animal, Su Ze is not sure to get another one.