"Huhu, what on earth did I think about making this dish?"
Panting in an empty venue, Zhao Youqian was surrounded by several large pots. He had been making almost non-stop for three hours since he started preparing.
At this time, there were several steamers gushing out steam beside him, and a large pot of dishes in front of him still needed to be turned.
The huge iron pot was almost bigger than his whole body. An ordinary vegetable spoon could not shovel such a large pot of food, and it could only be stir-fried with a shovel.
Every part must be fried by hand, and this most critical and core dish requires a long period of heat to achieve the perfect effect. So much so that the dish was stewed an hour ago, and it is still far away. There is no end in sight.
But now that he had chosen this dish, Zhao Youqian naturally would not give up. He wiped off the sweat on his forehead and started stirring the shovel in his hand again.
Don't be lazy when making this kind of big pot dish. Stir it every few minutes, which is good for the heat and the ingredients being stewed.
This is why this practice originating from the countryside has gradually begun to withdraw from the mainstream view, because it requires too high manpower. In a modern society that pursues efficiency and speed, such a waste of manpower is doomed. of decline.
However, Zhao Youqian feels that the preservation of different flavors relies on these different methods. Maybe it will gradually decline now, but there will still be people who pass it on.
People like him will preserve the flavor of this cuisine, waiting for someone to discover its charm later and continue to preserve the flavor and gradually multiply and spread it.
The shovel kept turning over, and the intoxicating aroma gradually spread from the surrounding steamers. Zhao Youqian knew that the time was almost up.
I don’t know which one he will serve this time...
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
'But don't do it too far up front, otherwise it would be too embarrassing if you are full after just one dish!'
...
At first, I didn't know what kind of food Zhao Youqian had prepared, but when the person in charge of Totsuki Rikyu came up to report, Dojima Gin's expression became weird.
You must know that he had previously placed Zhao Yougan's dish first just for fun.
Does this count as joining forces with Zhao Youqian to trick the graduates behind?
Touching his chin, a smile flashed in Dojima's silver eyes.
'who cares!'
As soon as he clapped his hands, Dojima Gin decided to continue serving the dishes in the original order, and so the freshmen who had participated in the residential training one month ago arrived.
He walked directly to the podium.
"Welcome, welcome to all the surviving students, you don't need to worry about what kind of harsh problems you will face today, because... all your study projects have ended!!"
Along with the thunderous cheers, Dojima Gin smiled as he looked at these freshmen exuding youthful atmosphere.
"Tonight, you will be hosted by igo seven-star chefs, or even nine-star chefs, and taste the dishes they prepare with care, remember!"
“Tasting is part of learning!”
"Now...let's serve it!"
In the midst of Dojima Gin's shouts, which were full of heroism and a hint of chivalry, the waiters from Totsuki Rikyu pushed carts to each table.
There was a huge wooden barrel on the cart, which was half the size of a table. This size also aroused the exclamation of surprise from the freshmen of Yuanyue.
"Wow! What kind of dish is this?"
"Shouldn't we serve cold dishes or appetizers at the beginning, or cold soup or something like that?"
Steaming smoke rises from the wooden barrel. Even if you have never seen this dish, you can know that this is definitely a hard dish at the level of a main course!
The Totsuki graduates who came out of the cooking room looked at the wooden barrel that appeared first and looked puzzled.
The few Toyue graduates who could figure out what kind of dish this was showed a strange smile.
'Did you... actually think of this dish? It's invincible under the special level, it's really...'
'ha!'
Especially those who specialize in Yaozhou cuisine showed a hint of surprise.
‘Can you complete this dish in such a short time?’
However, Zhao Youqian, who did not know when he appeared on the second floor of the banquet hall, looked at the people with different expressions below, with a smile on his lips.
"Done? It's not done yet!"
Just when the Yuanyue freshmen present didn't know how to get it, the cart came in again, bringing a large pot of boiling chicken soup. The waiter even went up the stairs and carried the chicken soup from the top of the wooden barrel. It rained down directly.
Immediately afterwards, a boiling sound of "sizzling" was heard. There was obviously no heating source, but a steaming heat filled the air.
The entire conference hall was filled with a layer of white mist, and the rich aroma seduced the hungry freshmen present.
It is this kind of cooking technique that is done on the spot that makes Soma Yukihira feel a little familiar.
Just before the white mist dissipated, a layer of faint golden light emerged from the food that seemed to have been completely completed, illuminating the entire wooden barrel!
At this time, Totsuki's waiters completely stepped aside, indicating that the dish was finished, and began to introduce it.
“This is a Yaozhou-Cantonese Hakka dish.”
“It’s called Poon Choi!”
"It means reunion and celebration, and contains all kinds of dishes. They are stacked layer by layer. Each layer has a different taste. The lower it goes, the deeper and richer it becomes."
"Instructor Zhao Youqian added heated pebbles at the bottom of this pot dish to give the chicken soup a more wonderful aroma when it is cooked and to maintain the heat of the dish."
"Guests, you can taste it slowly."
I have to say that the waiters at Totsuki Rikyu are very eloquent. Before they finished their introduction, the freshmen at Totsuki were already salivating.
After they finally finished explaining, everyone couldn't help but pick up their bowls, chopsticks, knives and forks, and started frantically grabbing food.
Even though Zhao Youqian had made a special meal for ten people per table, he still seemed unable to withstand their competition.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the white chopped chicken, conger eel, abalone, roast duck, stuffed pork belly, etc. on the top of a large pot of Poon Choi were completely emptied, leaving only some cabbage leaves and pork skin on the bottom of the pot. Less expensive ingredients such as white radish.
At this time, we can see the freshmen’s understanding of this type of dishes. While most people are resting with their stomachs in their arms, only a few people who know the dish Poon Choi know that these bottom dishes seem to be inexpensive. , is the real essence of Poon Choi.
Without saying a word, they were all eating desperately in silence before others noticed.
And when someone revealed that the essence of Poon Choi is all at the bottom of the pot, there was nothing else on the bottom of the Poon Choi on many tables except pebbles.
As the Poon Choi was gone, dishes from Yuanyue graduates were also served one after another.
However, I don’t know if the taste of Poon Choi is too rich and delicious. The dish that should be able to satisfy anyone is now in the mouths of the freshmen, but they feel that there are not many surprises.
It also made many Yuanyue graduates present look at each other.
No one thought that letting Zhao Youqian serve the dishes first would actually allow him to achieve the feat of overwhelming everyone with one dish!
Meizizi watched on the second floor as the achievement points on the system interface increased by 3 points. Zhao Youqian also noticed that the invitation from the Heavenly Master was getting closer...