Chapter 714 Innovation
Peel the lobster, grill the skewers, sparkle water and beer foam fly together, and chili powder and cumin coexist.
After two glasses of beer, Mr. Sun, who had paid for all the consumption tonight, collapsed.
Burberry's plaid shirt was stuck to the cheap plastic table, and the sleeves were stained with red crayfish soup that was difficult to wash off. With only two glasses of cold beer, Sun Jikai basically said goodbye to today's late-night snack. .
Fortunately, Mr. Sun took over the bill in advance, otherwise Ji Ge Ge and Jiang Feng would be a little overwhelmed by the previous one.
I ordered 40 skewers of kidneys alone.
Unlike the last time when he started scolding the whole family when he was drunk, this time Sun Jikai didn't react at all after he was drunk. He crawled on the table with his eyes closed and looked as if he was asleep.
Ji Yue was chewing roasted chicken hearts. Seeing that Sun Jikai's wine had suddenly become so good, she was a little uncomfortable and asked, "Did he just drink it because he was too drunk?"
Jiang Feng swallowed the mutton in his mouth, choked a little and quickly took a sip of Coke: "No, I only drank two cups like last time, and the second cup was not even filled."
"Maybe he's too tired. He was a little listless when he first arrived." Wu Minqi said, pointing to the spicy duck head in front of her that was out of her reach, "Xia Xia, pass me the plate of duck head."< br>
Ji Xia quickly put down the crayfish in his hand and handed the duck head to Wu Minqi.
Ji Xue never said anything. She and Sun Jikai were not familiar with each other in the first place. This time they just came here to have a meal. When she saw Sun Jikai acting like this, she sighed for no reason: "I think he is quite unlucky too."< br>
Ji Yue:?
Ji Yue looked at Sun Jikai's Gucci and Burberry, then looked at his Taobao hot items, recalled the reports he had seen these days, and finally thought about who was paying for today's meal.
"Maybe." The expression on Ji Yue's face was a little complicated.
How can I put it, she may have finally seen a living person who has nothing but money.
Everyone suddenly fell silent.
Everything has cooled down, even the barbecue on the table. The tin foil box containing minced garlic is still steaming, but it feels like it has lost its temperature. Even the unique smoke and bustle of the barbecue stall It has become a background sound that can be ignored at any time.
The atmosphere suddenly became so weird. Wu Minqi grabbed the duck head and gnawed it. Ji Xia quietly swallowed the meat in her mouth without even daring to make a sound. Zhang Guanghang stared at the roasted garlic stick in his hand and seemed to be thinking about it. To eat or to put down.
Suddenly, Sun Jikai moved.
He straightened up suddenly, half-opened his eyes with difficulty, his face said "I'm a drunkard", and he moved his mouth slightly and muttered something in a very weak voice.
Sun Jikai opened his mouth: "I think..."
Then it fell again.
Everyone:...
"It seems that he is really drunk." Jiang Feng sighed.
Zhang Guanghang quickly finished rolling the roasted garlic on the stick. Even though he was a handsome guy eating garlic, he could not hide the fact that he was a handsome guy. Zhang Guanghang put down the sign and took a sip of orange juice. After all the preparations were done, he slowly said: "Don't you have any other ideas for tomorrow's food tasting?"
"Ah?" Jiang Feng was confused by his direct question and asked, "Aren't Sun Jikai and his friends trying the food tomorrow? Doesn't it have anything to do with us?"
"I'm not talking about their test dishes, but the test dishes for the Midsummer Banquet." Zhang Guanghang said.
Now everyone became interested, and everyone present, including Ji Xia, who could only do odd jobs in the kitchen every day and occasionally make shortbread, were all participants in the midsummer feast.
"Midsummer banquet?" Ji Yue took two bites of beef fried rice noodles, "The menu and time haven't been decided yet, but we have written the invitations and the news has been released to whet everyone's appetite. , I’ll just wait for the test results to confirm the menu.”
"Actually, it's basically confirmed." Wu Minqi continued to nibble on the duck head, "Jiang Feng's chicken bean curd, Third Grandpa's steamed eel and Baiwei soup, Grandpa Jiang's Texas Braised Chicken, now we are waiting for Master Sun and Master Qiu's test dishes The menu will be confirmed as a result. They are all new dishes that have not been on the menu before. Is there any problem? ”
The old man and Jiang Weiming made Texas Braised Chicken before at the Healthy Stir-Fry Restaurant. After coming to Peking, they didn’t think of this dish because they didn’t cook much. It was a midsummer feast and the old man really didn’t know what else to serve. The new dish was pulled out to show off his strength.
The Midsummer Banquet was originally used to arouse the enthusiasm of the top-floor restaurant and launch the first shot of counterattack, so it was natural to send out the powerful chefs from Tai Feng Tower. Even if he might not be able to defeat Chef Arnold in a single fight, he would still be beaten to death in a group fight.
"Don't you have any ideas?" Zhang Guanghang asked.
"Thoughts?" Wu Minqi and Jiang Feng said in unison.
"I think my level is..." Wu Minqi hesitated, "Maybe it's not enough. Moreover, all the dishes required for the midsummer banquet are new dishes. The dishes I am good at are not up to standard, let alone the newly learned ones. .”
Jiang Feng understood the meaning of Zhang Guanghang's words: "Old Zhang, do you have some ideas?"
Zhang Guanghang nodded: "After I went to the top-floor restaurant last time to eat that roasted whole chicken, I have always had some ideas. I also achieved some results some time ago, so I want to try it when I taste the dishes tomorrow to see if it works. Serve the menu for the summer feast ”
As soon as Zhang Guanghang said this, everyone was shocked.
The translation of his words is, I have recently created a delicious dish. I am very confident. I am going to make it for you to try tomorrow to see if it can be put on the menu of the summer banquet.
Creating your own dishes is probably every chef’s ultimate dream.
Not to mention it is a homemade dish, even if it is an improvement on a classic dish, if the result of the improvement is praised by most people, it is something worth bragging about for a lifetime.
Not every free-flowing dish can be called a homemade dish. For example, fried tomatoes with bananas, stewed pears with blueberries, and fried dragon fruit with tomatoes can only be called dark dishes. For a chef of Zhang Guanghang's level to be able to tell others that he has recently thought up a new dish and invite everyone to taste it, it means that he is very confident in his homemade dish.
With the development of cuisine, especially now that information exchanges are frequent and logistics are fast, ingredients that were destined to be difficult to appear on the same plate because of the distance between the north and the south can be met with just a phone call, and all the cooking methods that can be created have been created. Excellent The predecessors have helped the juniors behind to explore every path worth exploring, and it becomes particularly difficult to blaze a new path.
This is also the reason why Sun Guanyun's cooking skills are not top-notch but he is recognized as a master of Cantonese cuisine. A real master either has top-notch cooking skills that can convince the public, or he can surpass his predecessors and innovate.
"Have you named your dish?" Wu Minqi asked.
"Fruit Chicken." Zhang Guanghang said, "The name is not very nice. I will ask you to help me think of a good name when I make it tomorrow."
Wu Minqi nodded, thoughtfully.
Being interrupted by Zhang Guanghang, the focus of everyone's chat turned to tomorrow's food tasting, eating, drinking and chatting. Everyone ate here until about twelve o'clock, until the barbecue on the table was cleared away, and Ji Xia drank After taking the last sip of Coke, I burped a cumin-flavored carbon dioxide burp before leaving.
"Lao Zhang, please go back first. Sun Jikai will stay upstairs above me and I will just carry him back." Zhang Guanghang originally wanted to help fight Sun Jikai up, but after hearing what Jiang Feng said, he gave up and nodded and drove home.
A total of two bottles of beer were served for this late-night snack, one for Ji Yue and one for Sun Jikai. Zhang Guanghang couldn't drink because he drove here. Ji Yue's drinking capacity was acceptable. One bottle of beer was no doubt the same as usual, and he also helped Jiang Feng. Sun Jikai dragged him into the elevator.
Sun Jikai lives on the 16th floor.
Ji Yue helped when he was dragged into the elevator, but Jiang Feng was the only one when he was dragged out. Sun Jikai slept so hard that he felt as if he was dead. During this time, he stayed at home ordering takeout and eating Malatang every day and gained a few pounds. Unlike couriers, people can resist as much as they want. When Jiang Feng dragged Sun Jikai out of the elevator, he moved too much and accidentally kicked him, causing Sun Jikai to wake up.
Even when he is awake, he is still a drunkard.
"Sun Jikai, Sun Jikai." Jiang Feng patted Sun Jikai, "Are you awake? If you wake up, go take a shower by yourself. I'll leave first."
Sun Jikai was lying on the sofa. He couldn't tell whether his eyes were closed or open just by looking at them. Tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes. His mouth opened and closed as he murmured silently.
Jiang Feng understood two of the words through his mouth shape, two words that were very easy to understand.
grandfather.
Jiang Feng sighed.
For some reason, he felt that Sun Jikai at this time was a bit like the young old man he had seen in his memory before. He also left his hometown and had the same beliefs in his heart, but Sun Jikai's start was much better than that of the old man.
He thought of Sun Jikai's classic 2nd grade quote.
Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Don’t bully young people into poverty.
I just hope that many years later, he can say this again with a new tone.
Jiang Feng put the key on the porch and left. (End of chapter)