Chapter four hundred and seventy-ninth human-like dog-like
It is said that people working in the same industry are enemies, and this is true, especially when restaurants and restaurants of the same scale are facing each other across the street. This is even more true. It is normal for competition to arise.
However, what this man named Long Ziyang did seemed to be a bit too mean. On the first day he came here, he encountered three little ruffians who came to make trouble for the third time.
Now he actually bribed the waiter to destroy the ingredients that Zhao Wuhu had worked so hard to prepare for the competition. This was really despicable. In order to defeat his opponent, he had no bottom line.
"What's even more disgusting is that those dried abalones were worth more than a thousand yuan. I called the police, but the police said they didn't even have enough to file a case. They also said that even if Zhang Mei was found, the most they could do was to pay for the abalones, and they couldn't convict her of other crimes.
."Zhao Tiekai hammered the wall with his fist.
"Wuhu, how about changing the method and using fresh abalone. Although the taste is not as good as dry abalone, with your skills, it's not much different." Zhao Sihai suggested.
Zhao Wuhu sighed: "There are still many differences. Moreover, I have been preparing to use dried abalone during this period. If I suddenly switch to fresh abalone, I will definitely not be able to perform at a normal level. Even if I participate, I will not be able to perform at all."
I may enter the semi-finals, so I don’t want to participate anymore, so I just give up. It will be in vain.”
Hearing that Zhao Wuhu was about to abandon the competition, Zhao Sihai and Zhao Tiekai's expressions dimmed. As long as they can enter the top four in this chef competition, it will be a great honor. Being able to appear on TV will be an excellent publicity for Sihai Hotel.
, can also become a signature and heritage of Sihai Hotel. Everyone is very confident in Zhao Wuhu’s cooking skills and feels that he has a high chance of entering the top four.
But now the ingredients have been destroyed, and even the competition has to be abandoned. The huge gap is hard to accept for a while, and I feel extremely angry. If you lose the competition normally, you are inferior to others, but if you lose like this, no one
willingly.
Looking at the three people who were silent, Xue Chen said: "Uncle Wuhu, how about cooking other dishes?"
"What dish?" Zhao Wuhu asked casually.
"For example... scrambled eggs with tomatoes are very good." Xue Chen touched his chin and replied.
"Xue Chen, I know you want to make a joke to comfort me, but no need, I, Zhao Wuhu, am not that fragile." Zhao Wuhu said in a dull voice.
Xue Chen chuckled lightly and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Uncle Wuhu, I'm not kidding. I said I would bring you some small gifts to thank you for your hospitality during this time. No, I have brought them all."
After hearing what Xue Chen said, the three of them noticed that Xue Chen was holding a white plastic bag in his hand, and the red color could be faintly seen inside.
Xue Chen picked up the plastic bag in his hand and opened the mouth of the bag. The three of them looked around and saw that there were six or seven fist-sized pink tomatoes inside.
Zhao Tiekai scratched his head when he saw that the gift Xue Chen brought was a few tomatoes. He couldn't figure out what Xue Chen was thinking. Brothers Zhao Sihai and Zhao Wuhu were also a little confused. Two yuan a pound.
What kind of gift are the tomatoes? The two of them were embarrassed to say so. After all, etiquette is less important than affection.
But Zhao Tiekai and Xue Chen had no scruples. They casually took out a tomato, looked at it twice and asked: "Xue Chen, are your tomatoes different from ordinary tomatoes? There are two baskets in the kitchen, and they are bigger than yours.
big."
"Then you'll know if you try it," Xue Chen said.
"Oh, after everything like this, how can I have the time to eat?" Zhao Tiekai put down his hand holding the tomatoes, shook his head and sighed.
Xue Chen took out another one from the plastic bag and handed it to Zhao Wuhu: "Uncle Wuhu, try it, this is not an ordinary tomato."
Zhao Wuhu took it, glanced at Xue Chen, then looked down at the tomatoes in his hand, smelled them again, and smiled reluctantly: "It smells pretty good, okay, I'll try what you brought me
Gift."
Click.
Zhao Wuhu took a bite, and made a salsa sound that sounded a little crispy, but also very pleasant. In short, after hearing it, people were a little bit tempted to try it.
"Um?"
After biting it into his mouth, the expression on Zhao Wuhu's face suddenly changed. He looked at the bitten tomato on his hand with an incredulous look, and chewed it carefully and carefully in his mouth.
"Wuhu, I don't think we can give up on the competition. Doesn't that make Long Ziyang satisfied? So..."
Before Zhao Sihai finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Wuhu with a gesture.
"Wait, wait, let's talk after I finish eating this tomato."
Zhao Wuhu finished the first bite, then opened his mouth and took another big bite. While chewing, he shook his head slightly. His face was full of satisfaction, and his eyes were a little confused. He didn't look like he was eating tomatoes.
It's more like a scientist thinking about the world's top ten unsolved mysteries.
"Second uncle, are the tomatoes brought by Xue Chen delicious?" Zhao Tiekai saw that his second uncle was eating the tomatoes with relish. They seemed to be delicious. The flesh was so red, and it seemed that they were not made with pesticides.
, with an alluring luster.
Seeing a tomato in his hand, he picked it up and took a bite. After taking a bite, he was stunned. His eyes widened and he looked at the tomato in his hand, as if he had seen a ghost.
He said: "Xue Chen, this... this tomato, it..."
Seeing his second brother and son each chewing on a tomato, as if all the ruined ingredients were still forgotten in his mind, Zhao Sihai's face was full of surprise, and he thought to himself, what's really wrong with the tomatoes that Xue Chen brought?
What's so special? But he has been running a restaurant for half his life. What kind of tomatoes have he never tasted? No matter how delicious it is, it is still a tomato. Can it also become the Queen Mother's flat peach?
With this idea in mind, when Xue Chen handed over a tomato, Zhao Sihai did not hesitate, took it and took a bite, and his mouth was immediately filled with an indescribable and wonderful taste...
The three tomatoes were all eaten cleanly by the three Mr. Zhao in front of him. Xue Chen was very satisfied with this result, and it did not surprise him.
"Xue Chen, you...where did you buy this tomato? It's so delicious. I, I really don't know how to describe it. It's so delicious." Zhao Tiekai was already so excited that he didn't know what to say.
What words should I use to describe it? My face turned red with excitement.
Zhao Wuhu also watched eagerly, waiting for Xue Chen's answer.
Zhao Sihai smacked his lips, thought about it for a moment, and sighed to himself, the Queen Mother's flat peaches were nothing more than that.
"Well, don't say it, don't say it." Xue Chen smiled mysteriously, stretched out his hand and handed the remaining tomatoes towards Zhao Wuhu, "Uncle Wuhu, these tomatoes of mine are better than those imported dry ones.
How about Bao, who is better and worse? Is there any problem with participating in the competition?"
Zhao Wuhu took the plastic bag, rubbed his hands, his eyes were shining, and he grinned and said: "I will listen to you today. Instead of making abalone and duck, I will make scrambled eggs with tomatoes!"
The chef competition, led by the Bao City Government and jointly organized by the Tourism Bureau and the Health Bureau, in order to attract more attention and gain greater influence, the eight-to-four competition was held at a venue built in the People's Square, which has a large flow of people.
The layout of the venue is also very innovative. The eight competing chefs and eight stoves are arranged in Bagua directions. Next to the stoves there is a sign of the restaurant where each chef comes from.
There is an open space in the middle where the judges' seats are arranged. There are eight judges in total, all of whom are famous gourmets in Bao City or leaders of the Tourism Bureau and the Health Bureau.
Before the game started, many people gathered around the venue, watching with curiosity, waiting for the game to start.
When there was less than an hour left before the competition, the owners of various restaurants, participating chefs and assistants came to the competition site.
People from Sihai Hotel arrived at the People's Square in two cars. When they got off the car and went to the edge of the venue to enter, someone suddenly stopped Zhao Sihai and chuckled: "Brother Sihai, you came very early.
"
The group of people all turned around to look, and Xue Chen saw that the person who spoke was a man in his forties, wearing casual trousers and a white shirt. The top button of the shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a little chest muscle. He was tall.
He is also very handsome, but his slender eyes make him look a little more slippery and evil.
This person was also followed by a group of people, who seemed to be one of the eight families participating in the competition.
"Mr. Long, it's not too late for you to come." Zhao Sihai replied calmly.
Mr. Long? Long Ziyang?! Xue Chen noticed the disgusted look in Zhao Tiekai's eyes next to him and realized that this person should be Long Ziyang, the owner of the Mingxuan Hotel opposite the Sihai Hotel.
"You look like a dog, why don't you do human things?" Xue Chen muttered, thinking of the dirty deeds that this person secretly committed one after another.
The two parties were very close, so these two words Xue Chen muttered fell into each other's ears without missing a word.
Long Ziyang twisted his eyes, stared at Xue Chen with evil eyes, and asked: "What are you talking about?"
"Oh, I'm talking about a dog-faced rat that got into the back kitchen of the hotel today and chewed up a few abalones. Damn it. If you catch it, you should cut it into eight big pieces and throw them into a pan for frying.
Then feed it to the dogs." Xue Chen muttered, shaking his head.
Long Ziyang's eyes darkened, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared.
"Bah, even dogs think it's dirty, so they won't eat those two smelly meats." Zhao Tiekai spat along and hummed.
Seeing Xue Chen and Zhao Tiekai singing and making insinuations, Long Ziyang suppressed the anger in his heart, twitched a few times at the corners of his eyes, looked at Zhao Wuhu, and said in a conspiratorial tone: "Brother Sihai, prepare for this competition.
How is it? Oh, I think with the cooking skills of Master Wuhu, it should be no problem to enter the top four. I heard that Chef Wuhu’s first-hand abalone and duck are one of a kind."
Long Ziyang thought that what he said would definitely make everyone at Sihai Hotel jump up and down, but to his surprise, several Zhao family members all showed very strange smiles, as if they were not satisfied with the carefully prepared ingredients.
I don’t feel sad or upset at all when it’s ruined. (To be continued)