Su Zifang thought of what the judges said when his Yangzhou fried rice was served at the Huaiyang Cuisine Competition.

"It's done well, but not as good as Master Du's."

At that time, he didn't know who Master Du was, but when he later found out it was Du Wentao, he was a little stunned.

It was his first time to make Yangzhou fried rice, and he actually compared him with the Yangzhou fried rice that Master Du had been making all his life. He really thought highly of him!

However, after this evaluation and knowing that the tofu dumplings were Master Du's innovative dishes, he also became curious about the Yangzhou fried rice made by Master Du.

The Yangzhou fried rice, which has been praised by a group of top chefs and gourmet foodies, is definitely not bad in taste. It may be as popular as Xue Yi's Longjing shrimp. From this point of view, it is likely to be S-level or even higher.

level.

Su Zifang was frightened by his own thoughts.

Chen Guiqi has not made much progress in Wentao Restaurant for thirty years. It is only said that he is Du Wentao's most valued apprentice but has the least achievements.

Du Wentao's other apprentices left one after another after Du Wentao left. Now there are those who have successfully passed the technician examination and are working as chefs in the Imperial Restaurant, some who have gained great fame by running Du's cuisine on their own, and some who are working as second or third chefs in five-star restaurants.

Only Chen Guiqi has been sticking to Wentao Restaurant since he first joined the restaurant. He has been working at Wentao Restaurant for thirty years with a salary of 6,000 yuan.

People said he was not worthy, but he didn't care. Even if several of Du Wentao's children turned into monsters, the situation did not change. Su Zifang knew that Chen Guiqi was paying off his debt.

Du Wentao taught him cooking for fifteen years, and he worked in Wentao's restaurant for fifteen years to pay off his debts.

Now that the fifteen-year debt of gratitude has been repaid, Chen Guiqi can finally display his talents and ambitions.

This Yangzhou fried rice dish is probably his famous creation that he has accumulated over fifteen years of experience.

Thinking of this, Su Zifang's eyes became excited, and he quickly took the plate and divided it into three small bowls and handed them to Xue Yi and Ma Jiang.

Compared to his excitement, Xue Yi and Ma Jiang behaved much more normally. They only took a shallow spoonful of the bowl and tasted it carefully before showing contemplative expressions.

Su Zifang was a little puzzled after scooping up a spoonful and tasting it.

【A bowl of bland Yangzhou fried rice, grade B+.】

The system prompts are not deceiving. Chen Guiqi's Yangzhou fried rice tastes really average, not as good as the one cooked by Su Zifang at that time.

"Master Chen, there seems to be something wrong with your fried rice." Xue Yi spoke carefully, looking at Chen Guiqi with some indescribable emotions.

“Master Du’s Yangzhou fried rice should not be like this.”

"I know." Chen Guiqi replied in a deep voice: "This is not my master's fried rice, but mine."

"A few of you were a little anxious about eating just now. Please try it again now."

The three of them were stunned for a moment.

Half a minute has passed since the cooking was done. In addition to the change in temperature, is there any other change?

When the Su Zi is put, scoop up a spoonful and put it into your mouth.

"Zi la!"

A sound that seemed to be overloaded with electricity flowed directly from the tip of his tongue into his mind, instantly traveling through his limbs and bones, and after a burst of excitement, it brought an extraordinarily refreshing experience.

Ordinary ingredients in your mouth are instantly energized.

The rice is mellow, the eggs are soft and tender, the duck gizzards are crispy, the winter bamboo shoots are elegant, the shrimps are sweet...

When I tasted it for the first time, although these ingredients had their own flavors, they still did not form a coordinated taste.

But just after eating it again, after eating a spoonful of fried rice, it was like the scene in "Fruit Ninja" where the pomegranate was chopped with dozens of knives and exploded instantly. The flavors of the ingredients instantly condensed together and exploded in the mouth, forming a taste buds.

's feast.

Su Zifang felt that everything from the soles of his feet to his hair had a sense of transparency, and his facial features instantly became much clearer.

"mustard!"

Ma Jiang suddenly mentioned a spice that is not commonly used in Huaiyang cuisine, with a look of astonishment in his eyes: "How did you think of using mustard with Yangzhou fried rice!"

Xue Yi didn't ask this question, and seemed to have already thought of the answer in his eyes.

Su Zifang was shocked by the system prompt in front of him.

[An unparalleled Yangzhou fried rice, grade S.]*

[The innovation of mustard wrapped in lard gives this fried rice a wonderful experience. The ordinary taste you taste when it is not yet moistened in the first bite produces a wonderful taste in contrast to the second bite. All ingredients are covered with lard

The wrapping creates a smooth and smooth transition, and the mustard paired with it gives diners an extremely refreshing feeling. This dish is worthy of its name as Chen Guiqi’s pinnacle creation!]

Looking at the evaluation given by the system, Su Zifang remained silent.

Everyone thought that Chen Guiqi was an unknown chef who was neither good nor qualified. Even Du Wentao did not see him inherit his mantle before he left.

Chen Guiqi has not mastered any of the two specialties of Du cuisine, tofu dumplings and Yangzhou fried rice.

But this did not prevent him from silently practicing his cooking skills, dormant for fifteen years, and suddenly shocked the world.

Fifteen years of teaching allowed him to learn ordinary Yangzhou fried rice, but no matter how much he practiced, he still lacked the spirit and soul of Du Wentao's Yangzhou fried rice.

Fifteen years of debt repayment made him realize that there were some problems with the path he was taking. The master did not want him to take his own path, but wanted to help him find his own path.

As a chef, learning other people's dishes will ultimately lead to inferiority.

So, he continued to learn cooking skills at his master's former cooking table.

Finally, I discovered that if I put a layer of lard wrapped in mustard in the middle of the Yangzhou fried rice I made, and use the temperature of the rice to melt the lard, allowing the mustard and lard to completely blend with the ingredients in the rice, it will form a particularly wonderful texture.

After countless attempts, he finally came up with this brand new Yangzhou fried rice that is unique to him.

Without any other dishes, Su Zifang can be sure that with this original Yangzhou fried rice, Chen Guiqi's name is included in the list of famous Huaiyang chefs.

"Very good!" Xue Yi's evaluation was simple and short.

But the principle that fewer words means bigger things also applies here.

This evaluation means that in Xue Yi's opinion, there are no obvious problems with this dish and it can be used as the main dish in any restaurant.

Ma Jiang did not speak. He recognized Xue Yi's judgment, lowered his hand, and said calmly: "I lost."

After saying that, he turned around and left without a trace of regret.

For him, losing to Su Zifang can be said to be an accident, and losing to Chen Guiqi can no longer be described as an accident.

As a technician, Ma Jiang had his own pride. Being defeated by people lower than him twice in a row made his self-esteem and confidence somewhat shaken.

He even wondered whether he was not suitable to be a chef in the first place, or whether something went wrong with him in the past period of time.

Just when he was about to step out of the back kitchen door.

Xue Yi's voice came from afar: "Do you still want to prove yourself?"

Ma Jiang stopped.

"You don't dare to do it after losing twice? Is this what you call a genius chef?"

"Tian Yi told me that the Jinling Hotel has a genius who is the youngest technician in the hotel. He became the third chef at a young age."

"Now it seems that what kind of genius is that? He is just a lucky person who has everything going smoothly."

"You can't bear even a little setback and still want to be the top chef?"

"Why?"

The same three words as before, but said with a different momentum in Xue Yi's mouth, caused Ma Jiang's expression to change drastically as he stood at the door.
Chapter completed!