Chapter 603 The final test

With the successful conclusion of this competition, it brought a novel experience to the passengers on the ship, including those tourists who did not get good rankings after they returned home. None of them complained too much.

Because this kind of competition itself focuses on participation, and they themselves are not professionals, so what they produce will definitely not be comparable to others.

Chen Nian's calmness in this competition was also praised by several other judges, but they had a good impression of Chen Nian itself.

But to Chen Nian's surprise, just after the game was over, when Chen Nian went to the deck to get some air, he met the old Mr. Qiao Mushi again.

"Young man, you are very good. I have eaten your cooking several times before, and they are all of good quality."

Listening to the other party's praise, Chen Nian scratched his head and smiled modestly: "Thank you, Mr. Qiao, but I still have a lot to learn."

"It's a good thing for young people to be modest, but in a place like this where all foreigners are here, being appropriately proud is nothing. Only when you make them think you are great will they look down on you." Qiao Mushi said.

Chen Nian nodded in agreement: "That's true, but Mr. Qiao, are you also a chef? I feel that your skills are no worse than those of the master chefs on our ship."

"That's right, but I haven't done anything for many years." Qiao Mushi nodded.

But Chen Nian then asked: "By the way, Mr. Qiao, I heard you said that you came to the United States to find your brother. Is he in San Francisco? Or..."

"He is in Chinatown in San Francisco. I heard that he opened a small restaurant there. It's true if you ask me. His son is the president of the Chamber of Commerce. If he doesn't enjoy a good life, he has to open a small restaurant. Such a situation

It doesn’t make people worry even if they are old.”

Chen Nian was shocked when he heard this.

Chinatown?

A small restaurant?

President of the Chamber of Commerce?

Is it possible...

When he thought of this, Chen Nian couldn't calm down. He had made such a guess before, but he felt that his guess was unlikely. After all, if that was the case, how could there be two selves in the same time and space?

Isn't that a mess?

But now that Mr. Qiao Mushi said these words, Chen Nian had to think about that.

"Mr. Qiao, is your brother called Qiao Heyong?" Chen Nian couldn't help but ask in the end.

After all, this is one of Chen Nian's masters. If it was really the other party, Chen Nian would have to go and have a look no matter what. Even if they were not in the same world, Chen Nian couldn't pretend that he didn't know anything.

"How do you know?"

Qiao Mushi looked surprised.

Chen Nian was shocked, he didn't expect it to be true!

But in this case, will there be another me studying there in this dream?

At this moment, Chen Nian's mind suddenly heard the mechanical and emotionless voice of the recipe: "This is parallel time and space, there is no second you, please don't worry."

Chen Nian was startled by the sound. After all, he hadn't heard this sound for a long time.

But after hearing this explanation, Chen Nian felt relieved.

But the world of this recipe is messy enough.

Unexpectedly, after going round and round, I would actually return to this world I had visited once.

But thinking about it this way, more than twenty years from now, wouldn't it be the time when I was in Kunshan?

Won’t the next ten years be the time for me to study at Mr. Xie’s Double Happiness Hotel?

However, there was some conflict between the time I spent studying at Chongqing Double Happiness Hotel and the time I spent studying at Chen Mapo Tofu Shop.

Maybe this is a parallel world.

Chen Nian can only be understood this way now.

But when faced with the inquiry from Mr. Qiao Mushi, Chen Nian could only explain: "I have heard about it on the ship before. After all, this ship often travels between Hong Kong and San Francisco, and there are many Chinese on board, so they have

We would also discuss this sometimes, saying that the restaurants opened by Mr. Qiao and Yong in Chinatown were quite good at cooking, and some of them would go there to eat there once a year after the ship arrived in the United States."

Qiao Mushi nodded, not hearing any flaws in Chen Nian's words.

"Should I say it or not, my brother's skills are still very good, much better than mine."

Chen Nian smiled: "No, your craftsmanship is also very good."

"Young man is really good at talking. Okay, I have to go back. It's windy outside, so I just came out to get some air and relax. You should go back early too, so as not to catch a cold outside."

After saying that, he patted Chen Nian on the shoulder and walked towards the cabin step by step.

Chen Nian looked at the other person's back and couldn't help but sigh. No wonder he always felt that this old man was a bit familiar before. Although he didn't look much like him, his accent sounded more and more like him. He turned out to be his master's younger brother.

And there seemed to be some changes in this parallel time and space. Instead of being an apprentice in the past, Mr. Joe's younger brother came to San Francisco to help.

"That's all. Let's go there and have a sit when we get to San Francisco. I just don't know if I can meet some acquaintances."

Chen Nian sighed and returned to his room.

Since he had just finished the Yangzhou Fried Rice Competition, in the next few days, Chen Nian did not go to the kitchen to practice new dishes at night, but read a book in the room.

Sometimes Tonio comes over and Chen Nian also chats with him in Italian.

Now I have no problem communicating in Italian at all. I even learned some Italian curse words and slang that only natives know from Tonio.

In order to repay the other party, Chen Nian also taught Tonio some curse words from various parts of China, so that Tonio would not suffer a disadvantage when quarreling with others in the future.

After all, this is how good friends share with each other.

In the past few days, Chen Nian read all the books Mr. Huo gave him.

I even took the time to go to Mr. Huo's place to return the books and borrow some new ones.

But Mr. Huo still has some considerations about aging.

After all, sometimes after reading it, whether you can understand it is one thing. Even if Chen Nian can come up with some theories, whether you can do it is another thing.

"Haven't you been learning to cook Fujian cuisine with Huang Su for more than two months? Tomorrow you will cook a Fujian dish in my kitchen. You can choose what dish you want, but I don't want to see those traditional methods. I want to

I want to see you make something of your own and incorporate everything you learned from these books."

"good."

Chen Nian agreed immediately.

Perhaps this is also Mr. Huo's final test for himself. Whether he can satisfy the other party will determine whether he can learn from Mr. Huo to jump over the wall.

If his performance is only average, maybe Master Huo will only treat him as an ordinary apprentice and end up teaching some similar dishes.

After much deliberation, I decided to make the chicken minced meat and golden bamboo shoots dish.

Because this dish is a high-end dish, and if you follow the traditional method, the appearance of this dish is not that high.

Even if it was eaten by emperors in the past, it is impossible for everyone to have a small portion of it in a restaurant, unless it is a high-end restaurant.

The last time I aged it, I had already perfected this dish, and even if I have to make some improvements on it this time, there is no problem in aging it.

Because he did learn something from these books.

Such as plate presentation, such as color matching.

"Have you thought about it? What do you want to cook? I can have someone prepare the ingredients for you in advance." Mr. Huo asked after a while.

"After thinking about it, Master, I plan to make chicken minced meat and golden bamboo shoots. This is something I only learned recently," Chen Nian said.

After hearing this, Huo Yang was surprised at first, and then quickly reacted and nodded: "Okay, I will ask someone to prepare materials for you, or if you have any additional materials you want to use, you can tell me directly.

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"There are no special materials to prepare, Master."

Mr. Huo nodded: "Okay, I have all the ingredients for making chicken mince and golden bamboo shoots here, and the bamboo shoots are also soaked, so you can use them directly."

Chen Nian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, as expected, the master is the master, and everything is prepared.

Then Huo Yang called a waiter from outside the door and asked him to go downstairs to talk to Master Fu and get a piece of soaked bamboo shoots from him.

The bubble in Chen Nian's heart burst instantly.

I thought that the master had already figured out that he was going to make this dish, so he prepared it in advance, but I didn't expect that the master also picked up the wool from others.

"It doesn't matter, he has a lot there, and he is the only one using it on the ship now. There is so much to use anyway, so it doesn't matter if I just take a piece." Mr. Huo explained.

Not long after, the waiter brought the piece of bamboo shoots from the kitchen on the third floor of the cabin.

The other aging ingredients were also obtained in Mr. Huo's kitchen, and there was no need to make a special trip to the warehouse below the deck to pick them up.

"It's great. When I get rich, I will build a cruise ship like this. If I don't build anything else, I will just build a restaurant. And I will build a kitchen of my own." Chen Nian's heart was almost turning black with envy.

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After preparing all the ingredients, Chen Nian began to process them next to him. Every ingredient was handled with great care. All the fascia on the chicken breasts had to be removed, and there should be no impurities in the fat.

This is an exam, and you have to be very attentive to it.

Mr. Huo, on the other hand, sat aside calmly, shaking the red wine in his hand with a wine glass, and watching the dishes cooked here.

Just because this dish takes a long time to prepare, Chen Nian also chose to cut the chicken breasts with a knife himself.
To be continued...