With Qiu Zhenhua's cold shout, the chefs who were busy around them immediately stopped what they were doing and looked at the two uninvited guests at the kitchen door quietly.
Lin Xu was shocked.
I'm going!
Are you ready to take action?
Then should I hold down the senior brother for them later? It will be easier to fight this way.
"Zhenhua, I haven't seen you for a few days, why are you so angry?"
Xie Baomin walked over with a smile, not paying attention to the looks of the chefs at all. Instead, he bumped Qiu Zhenhua, who looked elegant in gold-rimmed glasses, with his shoulder:
"How have you considered what I discussed with you?"
"Don't fight with me. Don't even think about it. Although our Building 6 can't compete with you in the cooking competition, don't look down on others!"
Qiu Zhenhua pushed Xie Baomin impatiently and waved to the chefs around him:
"It's all about your business."
These chefs continued to be busy.
Lin Xu looked around and found that although the chefs who prepared the dishes had prepared various ingredients, they obviously had a lot more manpower for the pasta.
Those who make dough, those who knead dough, those who chop stuffing, etc., everyone is very busy.
As expected of someone who cooks Jiangsu cuisine, there are so many kinds of noodles.
But what does senior brother mean by coming here?
Just to see Chef Qiu’s face?
"Zhenhua, let me introduce to you, my junior brother Lin Xu has recently come to work in Building 2."
Qiu Zhenhua glanced at Lin Xu and then said:
"I know that on the day of the competition, your master pretended to sell his personal information and defrauded my uncle of a thousand dollars."
Lin Xu:??????
Xie Baomin:????
The two brothers looked at each other.
There is no surprise on the face.
Because this is really Master’s style.
Xie Baomin originally wanted to talk about his junior brother, but since the master relied on his junior brother to defraud Mr. Qiu of a thousand dollars, he should not mention his junior brother first, lest others get emotional.
He whispered:
"Zhenhua, what a great suggestion I have. Let's exchange talents. You send a few pastry chefs to Building 2, and we send a few cooking masters to Building 6. If we join forces like this, we can't kill them all.
”
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Zhenhua said coldly:
"Xie Baomin, don't think you can look down on our chefs in Building 6 just because you beat me a few times in cooking competitions. In terms of cooking, we are not weaker than any other building!"
"Okay, okay, you're not weak, it's just us who are stronger."
"You..."
Lin Xu felt that it was quite surprising that Senior Brother's speaking style didn't get him beaten at Diaoyutai.
During the previous competition, he felt that Guo Weidong in Building 10 was quite flamboyant and high-profile, but he didn't expect that his senior brother was not a bad person. His ability to draw hatred was definitely among the top three in Diaoyutai.
But after listening for a while, he more or less understood the conflict between the two.
Brother Xie Baomin feels that although Building 2 is invincible in cooking, it is a bit weak in pasta, while Building 6 is strong in pasta but not good in cooking, so he wants to swap the chefs on both sides.
Make up for each other's shortcomings.
In this way, guests in Building 2 can eat delicious crab roe buns, and guests in Building 6 can also taste richer and more delicious dishes.
This is a good thing.
But Qiu Zhenhua felt that his senior brother looked down upon their cooking skills in Building 6.
So the matter has never been discussed.
Of course, this is also my fault. During the middle-aged competition, he eliminated Qiu Zhenhua in the semi-finals several times.
It’s weird for someone to have a good face.
Seeing Qiu Zhenhua's stiff attitude, Xie Baomin couldn't help but sigh:
"Then do you think this is a good idea? Let's communicate with each other on the two floors."
"We have nothing to communicate with. The chef in your pastry department can't even compare to the Hutong aunt. Will the communication be of any benefit to us?"
Talking about the strengths of Building Six.
Qiu Zhenhua finally felt proud.
However, he did not expect that he would fall into Xie Yincoin's trap.
"Huh? You look down on the noodles in our Building 2, don't you? You have Qiu Qiu, how about we compare?"
Qiu Zhenhua smiled softly:
"How can you compare your pastry skills? Let's make thirty-two pleats on the soup dumplings first."
Tsk...
At this moment, Lin Xu finally understood the reason why his senior brother brought him here.
This is just to show off and slap you in the face.
Sure enough.
Xie Baomin pointed to the rolled bun skin not far away and said to Lin Xu:
"Junior brother, make him a soup dumpling and see. What's so mysterious about noodles? If I hadn't thought steaming steamed buns was worthless and didn't learn how to cook steamed buns, why would you still be in Building 6 now?"
There was a smile on his face.
After laying the groundwork for so long, it’s finally time to close the net.
Qiu Zhenhua glanced at Lin Xu in surprise.
He knew that Lin Xu was a good cook, otherwise he would not have won the cooking competition championship.
However, white eucalyptus and red eucalyptus have been developing in two directions since ancient times.
It makes no sense that if the red eucalyptus is well made, the white eucalyptus will be stronger.
But since Xie Baomin said it, Master Lin should still have two brushes.
He pointed to the rolled dough not far away and said:
"Please give me some advice from Master Lin."
Lin Xu smiled and said:
"I'm here to learn from Chef Qiu."
He washed his hands first, then walked to the eucalyptus board, picked up a piece of rolled dough and held it in his hands, then dug some crab roe filling into it with a flat-head shovel.
After the filling was filled, he pinched the edge of the bun wrapper and kneaded it skillfully and deftly.
Each pleat is even and even, as if measured with a ruler.
When the bun skin is completely pinched, the number of pleats has reached exactly thirty-two, and each one has the same width and length, which makes patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder feel very comfortable.
Just like that, a round, plump and well-proportioned crab roe soup dumpling is ready.
Lin Xu put the buns on the eucalyptus board and stepped aside.
Well, since senior brother wants to show off to himself, then just cooperate with him.
Qiu Zhenhua walked over and looked down at the crab roe buns made by Lin Xu:
"It seems that I have underestimated Master Lin. This white gum craftsmanship is really incredible. It is better than the masters we have hired for several years."
Xie Baomin immediately came over and said with a smile:
"But it's not as good as you. Your skills in this area are the best. Qiu Qiu, let's work together. How about we make crab roe buns once in two days and you go try them. What do you think? ”
"Okay, I'll go take a look then."
Qiu Zhenhua didn't expect Lin Xu's craftsmanship to be so good, so he couldn't help but become curious about his craftsmanship. He wanted to try someone who could make crab roe buns like this and how the fillings would taste.
It's okay if you just know how to wrap it up.
But if the stuffing is good, then you really have to cooperate with Building No. 2.
Otherwise, if they start selling crab roe buns later, wouldn’t we suffer even more losses?
After achieving his goal, Xie Baomin immediately said goodbye and left.
Because if he didn't leave, he was worried that Qiu Zhenhua would ask for the thousand yuan for Mr. Qiu.
After the two brothers left Building No. 6.
Lin Xu asked curiously:
"Can we serve crab roe buns in Building 2?"
I heard from Wei Gan that the dishes in each building are not allowed to be swapped, otherwise the dishes in the restaurants in the eighteen buildings will all be exactly the same and lose their own characteristics.
Xie Baomin said with a smile:
"No, but you can work around it. For example, if a table spends over 20,000 yuan, you will get a surprise. The surprise can be crab roe soup dumplings or roasted suckling pig."
After the economic reform, in order to increase turnover, each building is thinking of its own methods.
For example, Building No. 10 often serves dishes that are not on the menu to attract customers.
Other buildings also have similar operations.
Wait...
Roast suckling pig?
Could it be that senior brother not only wants to cooperate with Building No. 6, but also plans to have some relationship with Building No. 10?
Sure enough, after leaving Building 6, Xie Baomin did not return to Building 2, but wandered to Building 10, where bananas and other southern plants were planted.
Tsk tsk!
As expected of a disciple trained by his master, he is indeed a scumbag.
"Dongdong, I'm here to see you!"
Xie Baomin arrived at the kitchen of Building No. 10 with ease. As soon as he entered, he met Guo Weidong who was walking out with a cup of tea.
Guo Weidong glared at him impatiently:
"Gungun, if you call me that again, I'll fall out with you."
But Xie Baomin is still shameless and shameless:
"Look, why are you still angry? I want to make a deal with you."
"Can I say no?"
Guo Weidong is not very interested.
And his intuition told him that this guy was showing off his hospitality for nothing, so he must be either an adulterer or a thief.
"Listen to me, I want to learn how to make roast suckling pig here. Can you or your head chef teach me?"
Guo Weidong:??????
This is our signature Cantonese cuisine. What else can we sell after teaching you?
He refused without even thinking.
Lin Xu also felt that he had been kicked in the head by a donkey before he agreed to his senior brother.
There is absolutely no reason for this.
However, Xie Baomin's next words made Guo Weidong change his mind.
"I'll exchange it for my master's original clear water hibiscus!"
Lin Xu was a little confused.
I don’t know what kind of dish this is.
But Guo Weidong was a little surprised, and the tea in his hand spilled out:
"Really? Are you really willing to pass on Qingshui Hibiscus?"
"What's the point of not giving up? It's all for work..."
Guo Weidong looked Xie Baomin up and down, and after confirming that he was not joking, he nodded and said:
"Okay, I promise you!"
After the matter was settled, Xie Baomin returned to his playful smile:
"Then let's go, Dongdong. I'll come and have tea with you when I have time."
Leave Building 10.
Lin Xu finally couldn't contain his curiosity:
"Senior brother, what kind of dish is water hibiscus? Why is Chef Guo even willing to trade roasted suckling pig for you? Is this dish very good?"
Xie Baomin said as he walked:
"Clear water hibiscus is master's improvement based on hibiscus chicken slices. It is said that this dish was created to please our first master's wife... Since he is wandering outside, I will teach you when I have time, but I won't tell you if you can learn it.
I can guarantee it, because this dish is much more difficult than white jade lotus root."
Really?
I am dissatisfied with the perfect meal study card!
Fortunately, I didn’t use that study card on the day I made Zaozhuang Spicy Chicken, otherwise I would have been blinded by now.
It’s exciting to think about a dish that’s more difficult than white jade lotus root!
The two returned to Building 2.
It's almost noon now.
There are several order orders for today's lunch dishes posted in front of Lin Xu's stove, and it's finally time to get started.
But before getting busy, he first went to the stove not far away to chat with Qin Wei for a while.
If you want to poach someone, you have to use some tricks from time to time to win over your feelings.
In this way, when you go back to dig at the base of the wall, it will collapse as soon as you dig it.
While chatting.
Lunch has begun.
Today’s lunch is cooked by Chang Cheng Jianshe, the chef from the hot stir-fry area.
They are stir-fried river prawns, fried diced pork in soy sauce, oyster sauce lettuce and minced pork yuba, as well as pork ribs and radish soup.
There are four dishes and one soup, including meat and vegetables, and the combination is very reasonable.
Lin Xu saw Qin Weisheng ordering food and going to the corner to eat. He originally wanted to go, but Cheng Jianshe said:
"Master Lin, several of the chefs who helped you in your shop praised your cooking skills. How about you cook dinner? What do you think?"
Shall I do it?
Lin Xuzheng was worried about finding something to do for himself in the afternoon to pass the time.
Upon hearing this, he immediately said:
"Okay, no problem, just steam more rice and don't eat enough."
Cheng Jianshe was delighted when he heard this:
"Master Lin is quite confident, but the chefs and waiters here have eaten all the good dishes. The appetite is basically constant, so you just have to prepare the dishes."
"Okay."
Lin Xu sat down and thought about what to cook for dinner while eating.
Let’s start with braised pork. When I went to the cold storage yesterday, I saw that the quality of the chilled pork belly was really high. It would be a pity not to make braised pork.
Braised pork is sweet and salty, and some people may not like it.
He thought about it and decided to order another dish of boiled fish.
Well, I have long disliked those fat grass carp in the aquatic area.
However, boiled fish is not 100% popular. After all, it is easy to drip red oil and vegetable soup when eating.
Then let’s have another dish of stir-fried beans.
When making it, mix some minced meat into it, the aroma should be very strong.
And it’s not soupy or watery, so it’s more refreshing.
There are three dishes here, and they all contain some meat, so let’s just have boiled cabbage for the last dish, which will lower the cost and save you from eating too much in one meal.
As for the soup.
Naturally, it’s the veteran actor’s seaweed and egg drop soup.
Not only does it taste great, but the cost is also low, so there is no reason not to choose it.
After considering four dishes and one soup, Lin Xu continued to eat.
Cheng Jianshe's yuba is quite good. It should be fried in warm oil and soaked in warm water. It tastes soft and tender but not rotten. Served with minced meat, it is really delicious and goes well with rice.
After taking a few bites, he saw Qin Wei still sitting in the corner eating alone, so he put some vegetables into the bowl and went over to chat with him while carrying the bowl.
After lunch.
Customers began to appear in the restaurant.
The kitchen is getting busy.
But for Lin Ji Gourmet's chef, this kind of busyness is simply more relaxing than going on vacation. Lin Xu didn't even break a sweat, and the lunch rush was over.
After the noon period passed.
Lin Xu went to the front desk to see Dundun and brought him some steamed beef tenderloin.
My son came here to work at a young age, so naturally I had to feed him something good.
After getting a new toy, the relationship between father and son has been reconciled. When seeing Lin Xu, Dundun even took the initiative to reach out his huge head and rub Lin Xu's hand.
However, the two sly eyes were staring straight at the crest of beef on the disposable plate.
Obviously, this little guy smells the aroma of meat.
Put the plate on the counter.
Dundun immediately came up to it, stuck out its plump little butt, and started eating it with big mouthfuls.
"Boss Lin, everyone who ordered today praised your cooking skills. They couldn't find a photo with you, so they hugged Dundun one by one and took photos, and then they left with satisfaction."
Really?
Lin Xu raised his hand and rubbed Dundun's head.
This child has really sacrificed a lot for his family.
But at this moment, Dundun only lowered his head to eat the meat. This kind of intimate behavior was very disturbing to him, so he shook his head in disgust, moved forward with his head on the plate, and ate to the side.
Lin Xu: "..."
Can't we have a tacit understanding in front of outsiders?
Lin Xu watched Dundun for a while, and when the little guy finished eating the meat, Lin Xu noticed that Shu Yun was secretly eating snacks.
"Didn't you just finish lunch? Are you not full?"
"I'm allergic to shrimp and don't like to eat yuba, so I ate a little rice with lettuce."
Lin Xu smiled and said:
"Don't eat too much. I'll let you try my craft this afternoon."
Shu Yun's eyes suddenly lit up:
"Are you cooking this afternoon, Boss Lin? Oh, that's great. I watch your videos every day and I've been craving your cooking for a long time. I want to eat more in the afternoon."
After playing with Dundun for a while.
Lin Xu returned to the kitchen and started preparing dinner.
He took several kilograms of pork belly from the cold storage and immediately roasted the skin.
After a period of busy processing, the meat was stewed in a casserole.
Then I made some chili peppers to use when cooking boiled fish.
4:30 pm.
Dinner in the Diaoyutai kitchen has begun.
When the employees came to the small restaurant where they were eating, they were stunned when they saw the dishes on the table.
Braised pork, boiled fish, stir-fried beans, boiled cabbage hearts, and seaweed and egg drop soup that exudes rich umami... Today's dinner is too rich, isn't it?
Eat, eat!
Everyone picked up their bowls and filled themselves with a large bowl of rice. Then they couldn't wait to sit down and start eating.
"Well, this braised pork is cooked perfectly, fragrant but not greasy."
"This boiled fish is so delicious, smooth and tender. The key is that it doesn't have Sichuan peppercorns. It's so satisfying."
"Wow, this stir-fried green beans is so fragrant and delicious when stir-fried with minced meat."
"The boiled cabbage heart is cooked really authentically. It feels even better than the one in Building 10."
“Master Lin’s craftsmanship is truly unparalleled.”
“I originally had a big bowl and thought it was enough, but it seems I’ll have to have another bowl of rice later.”
"Me too, I'll have another bowl later, this will be too much for dinner."
"..."
Everyone was chatting away while eating.
I am full of admiration for Lin Xu’s craftsmanship.
I haven’t even won the championship yet, no wonder the business of my store is so booming.
This craftsmanship is really amazing.
After they tasted it, they couldn't even choose which dish was the best, because all the dishes were so delicious, even the humble seaweed and egg drop soup was delicious.
While eating.
After finishing his work, Cheng Jianshe came to the small restaurant to eat. He casually glanced at the dishes on the table and thought, oh, Master Lin's skills are quite extensive.
Four dishes, four ways, including fish, meat, meat and vegetables.
Awesome!
He sighed in his heart that he would be a terrible person. He picked up the bowl and was about to put the rice in it, but found that the steaming plate where the rice was originally placed had now become clean.
What's going on?
Where’s the rice?
So where did the fresh steamed rice go?
Restaurant front desk.
Shu Yun was holding a large bowl of rice and enjoying the food.
Put a piece of braised pork covered in thick soup on the rice, crush it lightly with a tassel, and mix it with the rice, so you can eat it with the rice and meat.
OMG!
Isn’t this too delicious?
While we were eating, several customers who had made dinner reservations came early.
Shu Yun quickly put down the bowl in his hand and greeted them quickly:
"Hello Mr. Jin, the table No. 9 you reserved is by the window. You can enjoy the summer scenery outside while dining."
As she said that, she was going to take a few customers to their seats.
However, these people did not, but sniffed and asked:
"What dish is so fragrant? Braised pork?"
Just as they were talking, they saw the dishes on the counter, the trembling and red meat pieces, which made people greedy just looking at them.
Mr. Jin is also a regular customer.
He looked at Shu Yun and asked curiously:
"Manager Shu, have you served braised pork?"
Shu Yun shook his head:
"No, this is our staff meal."
"Wow! Your staff meals are so sumptuous..."
Mr. Jin reluctantly looked at the braised pork in front of him, and suddenly felt that the dishes he had ordered before were no longer delicious.
He thought for a while and asked:
"Manager Shu, can you sell me a portion of this braised pork?"
I can't sell employee meals... Shu Yun groaned in his heart, and just when he was about to refuse, he heard Mr. Jin say:
"I'll pay two thousand!"
Shu Yun immediately swallowed his rejection:
"No problem!"
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Sorry, brothers, it’s even later today. It seems that we will have to do nucleic acid every day in the next few days. The update may not be stable. I hope everyone can forgive me! This chapter has 5600 words. Please vote for me, brothers!
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