Today, Li Qi can finally take a breath, because today it is the turn of his three beloved disciples to perform. (This chapter was uploaded by a netizen)
At first, Li Qi gave them five days to prepare the dishes, and the winner could go with him to the Taishi Mansion to attend the crab roe feast.
The rules of the competition are also very simple and crude, that is, each person cooks a dish, and whoever orders the most dishes wins, and the time is limited to noon.
At noon, Li Qi finished his work and went to the heaven and earth box on the third floor. At this time, Mrs. Qin and Bai Qiannuo were sitting inside and chatting.
"lady."
Li Qi said hello to Mrs. Qin, then smiled at Bai Qiannuo and said, "Hey, Mrs. Bai, you are here too."
Bai Qiannuo has been coming here almost every day in the past few days, and he stays there for two or three hours at a time.
"What? Do you regret giving me that supreme membership card?" Bai Qiannuo said with a smile.
Li Qi chuckled and said, "No way, I wish you would come here every day. Do you know that when you come, there will be a lot more guests."
Bai Qiannuo felt happy when she heard the first half of the sentence, but when she heard the second part, she couldn't help but glared at Li Qi and feigned anger: "Maybe you are treating me as a living sign."
Sweat! I spilled the beans.
Li Qi smiled and shook his head: "I just want to show how lovable you are."
Bai Qiannuo blushed and snorted softly.
Mrs. Qin smiled bitterly, shook her head, and asked Li Qi: "Li Qi, who do you think will win between Brother Zhuzi and Xiao Liuzi?"
"How could I know that?"
Li Qi shrugged and said, "I didn't even ask them what they wanted to cook. Anyway, after another hour, there will be results."
During these five days, Li Qi didn't ask a single word about their preparations or what they planned to cook. From the selection of ingredients to the cooking, they all took care of it themselves.
"It seems like you are choosing an assistant. Do you really intend to leave it all to the guests to decide?" Bai Qiannuo asked doubtfully.
"What's wrong with that?"
Li Qi smiled slightly and said: "If I were involved in this kind of thing, it would be very unfair to them."
"Why is this?" Mrs. Qin asked puzzled.
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's very simple. If I am the only judge, then no matter who I choose, the remaining two will definitely be somewhat dissatisfied, so I simply let the guests decide. In this way, no matter who loses,
Win, the other two have nothing to say. Besides, as a chef, the competition is about whose dish is more popular."
"What you said makes sense." Mrs. Qin nodded.
At this time, there was a sudden exclamation from downstairs, "Wow! What dish? Why is it so fragrant?"
When the three of them heard this, they came to the guardrail outside and looked down. It turned out that Chen Xiaozhu's dish was coming out of the oven.
What Chen Xiaozhu does is ‘Ruoyang’.
"Give me some."
"I also want."
"I'm so used to eating mandarin duck pot that I forgot about this dish. Please give me one too."
As soon as the guests heard the name of this long-forgotten dish, their appetites were whetted and they placed orders one after another.
Li Qi saw it and shook his head gently.
Bai Qiannuo glanced at him suspiciously and asked, "What? Didn't he do well?"
Li Qi sighed lightly: "The key to 'soft lamb' lies in the word 'soft', which means that the mutton must be cooked until it's tender, but it can't be cooked for too long. This requires very high heat."
, with Xiaozhu’s current skills, he still can’t take care of everything, he is too eager for success and profit.”
Bai Qiannuo and Mrs. Qin both nodded.
Next it was Chen Dazhu's turn. The dish he cooked today was 'Sheep's Hoof and Bamboo Shoots'
Lamb's trotters and bamboo shoots, as the name suggests, are sheep's tendons and bamboo shoots stewed together. The tendons are crispy and soft, with a unique taste, and the bamboo shoots are also beautiful, making it a top-quality delicacy.
The guests also liked this dish very much.
Li Qi saw it and still shook his head.
Bai Qiannuo asked curiously: "Is it possible that Dazhu's strength is not suitable for cooking this dish?"
"That's not true."
Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a strange smile: "It's just that there are very few mutton tendons, so the price is naturally very expensive. As I said before, I don't plan to participate in this competition, so I also let them pay the price of the dishes.
He set it himself. To be honest, Dazhu couldn't make much money at the price of this dish. But if he set it too high, it would be impossible for him to win. He would blindly pursue the value of the material itself and ignore the actual situation.
situation."
After hearing this, Bai Qiannuo smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that it is not easy to please your master."
"What I said was the most basic, and I was really kind enough to them."
Li Qi smiled and said: "If the six sons also use mutton to cook dishes later, then I, the master, will really fail."
Mrs. Qin said in surprise: "Why is this?"
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "How many dishes on my menu are made of mutton? Yes, the guests do like to eat mutton, but this does not mean that mutton is the most delicious. In fact, every food is delicious.
It has its strengths and weaknesses, but the key lies in whether a chef can use them. If the food has been positioned according to its own value, then the chef has no value in existence."
As soon as he finished speaking, a special fragrance suddenly came from the kitchen, causing another commotion.
Bai Qiannuo smelled it and asked curiously: "What does this smell like?"
Li Qi was stunned, shook his head and said with a smile: "It's pig intestines."
This time, Wu Xiaoliu's dish hadn't been cooked yet, so the guests started asking the bartender about it.
A bartender introduced to the guests: "This is the 'pig drinking' made by Master Wu."
"Pigs drink?"
When everyone heard this, they all showed surprised expressions, and with a sense of curiosity, they all rushed to order this "pig drinking" dish.
Bai Qiannuo saw that Wu Xiaoliu didn't use mutton to cook, and Li Qi didn't shake his head and sigh, so he said, "You should be satisfied now."
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's a bit gratifying. But the fragrance is not strong enough. It would be better if the Liuzi stir-fry it over high heat. Moreover, the name is too--too uneducated. This is really a flaw."
Bai Qiannuo chuckled and said, "Does a cook also need to study?"
Li Qi pointed at himself and said, "Am I not the best example?"
"I'm so shameless."
Bai Qiannuo rolled her eyes at him, pointed to the wooden board hanging on the front and back of the cabinet with the words 'boiled water woof leaves' written on it and said, "Look at what you wrote on it."
Li Qi was stunned and laughed: "Haven't you heard that men with imperfections and beauty are the most attractive men?"
Mrs. Qin stood aside and listened to him boasting. She couldn't bear it anymore and said, "So, it means your three apprentices are much better than you."
"Well, they don't call it defective beauty, they call it disabled beauty. It's not the same thing at all."
Li Qi said with a smile.
Mrs. Qin and Bai Qiannuo looked at each other, feeling helpless.
As soon as noon passed, the competition ended.
In the end, Wu Xiaoliu won the final victory with his "pig drinking" trick.
The Zhuzi brothers were also convinced that they had lost.
Li Qi waited until the results came out, then tasted the three dishes they cooked one by one, and gave corresponding comments to each dish. Finally, he asked Wu Xiaoliu: "Liuzi, how did you come up with the idea of using pigs?"
Large intestine for cooking?”
Even pork is not popular nowadays, let alone the smelly pig intestines.
Wu Xiaoliu was now very proud of himself and said with a smile: "Brother Li, do you still remember what you said to us when you took us to the market for the first time?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "I said so many things that day. You won't let me repeat them all to you. Just say what you have to say and don't play tricks with me."
"oh."
Wu Xiaoliu said sarcastically: "At that time, you asked us to always pay attention to what the butchers and fishermen usually eat when we buy vegetables. You also said that they are the ones who know how to eat best, because they usually eat by themselves.
The dishes are all the leftover parts that the customers will not buy, which means they will definitely find ways to make these things that the customers think are not delicious, delicious, so that they will not be wasted. "
Li Qi nodded and said: "That's right. You remember it quite clearly. Keep talking."
Wu Xiaoliu added: "It's like this. When I went to the market a few days ago, I happened to meet Uncle Zheng having dinner -"
When Li Qi heard this, he interrupted Wu Xiaoliu angrily and said: "Then you saw him eating pig intestines, and his saliva started to flow down again. Then he shamelessly asked for a bowl of rice from Butcher Zheng, and found that the pig
The large intestine is very delicious, so I thought of using pig intestine to make dishes. I was right."
Wu Xiaoliu was startled and said: "Brother Li, could it be that you were there that day?"
Li Qi snorted coldly and said: "With your virtue, you can guess it."
Wu Xiaoliu pursed his lips and said, "What you said is pretty much the same, but my method of 'drinking pigs' was something I came up with myself."
Li Qi hummed: "You're here, your recipe for this dish is obviously based on the Huadiao Zui. Wash it, cook until cooked, slice it, pickle it with wine, ginger slices, etc., and then fry it in oil. But.
, it is indeed very rare for you to be able to think of this.”
How could Brother Li know everything? Wu Xiaoliu was secretly surprised. Indeed, the inspiration for his dish came from the Huadiao Zui, otherwise it would be difficult for him to think of using wine to remove the peculiar smell of pig intestines. But he remembered the last time Li Qi
The ability to taste things in Xiangguo Temple was clear in my heart, and he nodded and said: "Brother Li, you are so powerful, I can't hide anything from you."
Li Qi shook his head and said to Dazhu again: "Now you know why you lost to Liu Zi."
Both men shook their heads.
"That's because you are not as delicious as him."
Li Qi glanced at the two of them and lectured: "When you usually eat, you two brothers choose the dishes you like to eat. Liu Zi is much better than you in this regard. He is never picky about food and wants to eat all kinds of dishes.
Give it a try. In this way, his understanding of food will naturally be higher than yours. You should remember in the future that as an ordinary person, you can be picky about food, but as a chef, it is absolutely not allowed, no matter what
Whatever food it is, whether you like it or not, you have to try it, so that you can have a deep understanding of the taste and characteristics of each food, do you understand?"
"Okay, I get it now."
Brother Zhuzhu nodded.
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