Chapter 828 The best point (4000+)
Jiang Feng was dragged away from the kitchen by Sun Jikai. He didn't even have time to turn off the fire for simmering sea cucumbers. He remembered it after getting in the car and called Jiang Weisheng to ask him to help turn off the fire.
"Is the semi-finals about to start tonight? Why are we in such a hurry?" Jiang Feng asked in confusion after getting in the car.
"The venue is in the suburbs. It takes more than an hour to get there by taxi. If there is a traffic jam on the road, it will take an estimated three hours to get there. It's already half past three. Let's prepare for the harvest first and then check the venue. If we don't hurry up and get there in the top-floor restaurant Go ahead, Beicai doesn't know how long it will take, and it will take a lot of time." Sun Jikai explained.
Jiang Feng suddenly realized that he didn't know a lot of information before he received the call, so he could only ask Sun Jikai while he was in the car.
"Did we change the venue? During the last test, didn't they say that the venue was used for the semi-finals and finals? I think it's a good place. The cooking station is good and the venue is big."
"I also think that place is good, but there seems to be something wrong. I don't know if it's the fire protection or something that's not up to standard. Anyway, I just kept arguing and dragging it on, so I moved to a new place." Sun Jikai said, sighing. , "I heard that the reason why it took more than 20 days to give us the news about the semi-finals was not only because there was a problem with the venue, but also because a player in the United States had a problem with his visa, and he had to replace him, so it took so long."< br>
Jiang Feng suddenly became interested. No matter when gossip is always the most interesting: "There is a problem with the visa, what is the problem? Is he engaged in some illegal things?"
"It seems that a drunk driver was caught."
Jiang Feng:?
Do you call this a visa problem? This is a human problem, okay!
Jiang Feng asked some other questions, and Sun Jikai answered everything he knew and could answer. Jiang Feng didn't care about the competition at all these days, and he didn't even know as much about matters related to the competition as the players who had been eliminated.
Since there has been no news about the semi-finals, all kinds of gossip and rumors are flying everywhere, with various versions. Some said that the American sponsor's father had withdrawn his capital, some said that Xu Cheng and Han Guishan had offended someone and the venue could not be used, and some said that it was Han Guishan's investment failure that caused the capital chain to be cut off and the capital to be withdrawn. Since Han Guishan's most failed investment in history was the porridge shop in the snack street, Jiang Feng felt that the last one must be a rumor.
The two of them exchanged information all the way. When they were about to arrive at the venue, Jiang Feng finally remembered the question he had wanted to ask Sun Jikai at noon but forgot to ask later.
"By the way, Lao Sun, I have a question for you. Do you think the method of thickening Babao Chestnut Pigeon can be used in other dishes?"
"Ah?" Sun Jikai was confused. He didn't know why the topic suddenly changed from gossip to such a serious discussion of cooking skills.
It was still a cooking discussion that he couldn't answer.
"This..." Sun Jikai thought for a moment, "It should be possible."
"Then do you think I can bring about a qualitative change in Jiang's Ginseng Soup by using Babao Li Xiang Ge's method to thicken Jiang's Ginseng Soup?" Jiang Feng has asked countless people all kinds of weird questions these days. The more questions you ask and the more you practice, the more you will naturally learn.
He himself was able to understand the thickening technique of Babao Lixiangge because he watched Cao Guixiang thickening black ginseng. Accordingly, Jiang Feng feels that the thickening technique of Babao Lixiangge is very clever. This thickening technique relies on subtle changes in temperature and feeling to directly determine the final quality of the dish. In theory, it should be suitable for Jiang's Ginseng Soup. .
Of course, it needs to be changed.
Sun Jikai:?
You are making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger.
"No, maybe it's possible." Although Sun Jikai hadn't fully learned Babao Lixiangge's thickening technique, he suddenly felt that it was quite feasible when Jiang Feng said this.
Although he doesn't know how to make Jiang's ginseng soup, he has seen Jiang Feng do it.
"I think it's okay too. Just don't leave tomorrow afternoon. Let's discuss it in the kitchen." Jiang Feng patted his thigh.
Sun Jikai looked out the window in despair.
Damn it, he can neither thicken gravy nor make Jiang's ginseng soup, what a nonsense!
Before Sun Jikai looked out the window in despair for two minutes, they had arrived.
Although the new competition venue was decided hastily and is located in a more remote suburb than the previous venue, it is very large.
Really big.
It was so big that Jiang Feng felt that if each of their four restaurants formed a cheerleading team, the cheerleading field would not be too crowded during competitions when their respective contestants came out behind one.
Although the venue was temporarily set up, the stage, lighting and all other equipment looked very good and professional, making Jiang Feng feel like he was in a TV studio.
The cooking table is also larger than the last time I tested it. There are four stoves, two sinks, and two ovens. It can be said that it is very luxurious and can be directly transported to the hotel kitchen.
Jiang Feng wanted to pack the oven and take it home. The oven prepared by the program crew looked much more high-tech and expensive than the oven in Tai Feng Building.
Sun Jikai and the others' worries were justified. Although the competition venue was large, there were only two preparation rooms. Wu Minqi and Sun Maocai arrived first and were already preparing in the preparation room. Jiang Feng and Sun Jikai went to the cooking table to check various items first. facility.
The two of them were like children who had never seen the world, yelling at the series of kitchen utensils prepared by the program crew.
"Wow, Lao Sun, this oven is definitely the latest model. I feel like I may not be very good at using it. Is there a manual? Do you have a manual?" Jiang Feng stroked the oven with a look of wonder.
Tai Feng Lou does not use the oven many times. It is mainly used by Zhang Guanghang and also when Ji Xia makes snacks. The oven is a very simple, cheap, affordable and cost-effective model. When you look at the ones prepared by the program crew, you will pay the IQ tax. The style is completely different.
Sun Jikai searched for his oven for a long time: "No."
Jiang Feng waved to a staff member: "Can you please show me the instructions for the oven? I don't seem to be very good at using it."
Staff:?
After studying the oven, Jiang Feng and Sun Jikai studied the stove, sink, chopping boards and other things. Perhaps in order to highlight the high-end of this show, the cooking station in the new venue obviously adheres to the principle of choosing only expensive and right ones. The styling alone is very stylish. Even the vegetable sink looks like Jiang Feng and Sun Jikai's usual ones. The sinks I saw were different.
This is a stylish sink.
How should I put it, the first impression that such a cooking station gives people is that the person cooking on this cooking station should not be a chef.
It should be a robot.
What is brought out should not be vegetables but nutrient solution.
Naturally, there was no problem with the things. Jiang Feng and Sun Jikai spent almost an hour touching the cooking table inside and out. They didn't even miss the pots and pans. They even tried the pressure cooker. It was very easy to use. .
I even want to buy a set and take it back to Tai Fung House if I can fit it in the kitchen.
Wu Minqi and Sun Maocai set off half an hour earlier than Jiang Feng and the others, so logically they should arrive half an hour earlier. Jiang Feng studied the cooking table for more than an hour. Wu Minqi and the others were not finished preparing. After putting on makeup, they waited for more than twenty minutes before the staff came to notify him and Sun Jikai to go to the preparation room to prepare.
As a rough estimate, one person's preparation time is about two hours.
It's been a scary time.
After entering the mining preparation room, Jiang Feng found that there were many more staff members in the room this time than before. Unlike the previous few times where there were only simple props like tables and chairs in the room, the camera teacher directly shot people’s faces.
This time, the decoration of the house was very exquisite. A small round table and a sofa chair were prepared for Jiang Feng. There was a row of cabinets in a place where the camera should not be photographed in the distance. There were various drinks and juices on the cabinets. In addition, there are many small decorations in the house that are insignificant but can highlight the freshness, such as wallpaper, potted plants, and artificial flowers on the windowsill, which make people feel relaxed as soon as they enter.
"Mr. Jiang Feng, right? I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Let's do it quickly. What would you like to drink? The preparation time for this interview may be very long. You can treat it as a small interview. By then there will be sixteen contestants We will cut the interview into a short program for broadcast, which will last about an hour. You can use it as a warm-up before the semi-finals." As soon as Jiang Feng entered, the staff member responsible for asking questions warmly greeted him to sit down.
Jiang Feng shook his head and said that he didn't need to drink.
"Then let's start now. I have a lot of questions here. If you feel that some of the questions are not appropriate or difficult to answer, you can just ignore them and just treat them as a normal chat." The staff member smiled and started .
"Due to some special reasons, the start of the semi-finals has been delayed for a long time. There has been a gap of more than 20 days between the end of the last test and now. During this time, we learned that many players have made a lot of preparations for the semi-finals. . But the preparation you made is the most unique among the sixteen contestants. As far as we know, you locked yourself at home for half a month and seemed to be practicing your cooking skills at home. Can you tell us why? ”
Jiang Feng was stunned. He didn't expect that the program team knew a lot about the current situation of these contestants and was very knowledgeable about the information. They asked such purposeful questions right away, so they were obviously well prepared.
Jiang Feng couldn't help but sit up straight, with a smile on his face, he slightly polished and modified the remarks he had made to fool the old man and the third grandfather, and said them smoothly.
Reasonable and convincing.
"Sounds like a good pre-game preparation tactic. I would like to ask, have you made a huge improvement in your cooking skills in the past fifteen days? Have you made any significant progress in your mental state?" the staff then asked.
"No." Jiang Feng said.
Staff:?
"No?" The staff member thought he had misheard.
Jiang Feng nodded: "Yes, not at all. I wasted fifteen days exploring a completely wrong path."
The staff member was stunned for a very short time, and her good professionalism allowed her to react quickly and ask the next question: "So you actually wasted the precious fifteen days of pre-match preparations, then do you think that after other players have completed With very effective training, will the waste of these fifteen days directly lead to your failure in the semi-finals?”
Jiang Feng shook his head: "I think it's okay for me to enter the finals."
The staff member smiled and continued to ask the next question.
Every question asked by the staff is related, and all the links are linked together. Even if Jiang Feng chooses not to answer a few questions and skips them, the next question can be linked with the previous question. It can be seen that this is a very sincere interview.
The two hours passed quickly. As the staff asked the last question, the interview that lasted for more than two hours ended.
Just when Jiang Feng was about to get up and leave, he finally remembered what question he wanted to ask in the first place.
After answering questions for two hours, his head was now a little dizzy.
"By the way, you never said when the semi-finals will be set? Now that the venue has been decided, has the time for the semi-finals not been set yet?" Jiang Feng asked.
"The specific time has not yet been determined, but it will definitely be in the near future. The eight players from the United States will arrive in Peking tomorrow. They will definitely face some problems such as acclimatization and jet lag. After they adjust their condition, we will The time for the semi-finals can be determined,” the staff explained.
Jiang Feng nodded to express understanding and left the room, not forgetting to grab a bottle of water before leaving.
After talking for two hours, he was thirsty to death.
No wonder the staff asked him what he wanted to drink as soon as he entered.
Just as Jiang Feng was walking out and gulping water, Chef Arnold walked towards him, obviously going to the preparation room.
After not seeing each other for more than twenty days, Chef Arnold looks stronger.
The two are getting closer.
Chef Arnold slowed down and his eyes began to change.
Jiang Feng also slowed down and drank all the water in the bottle in his hand.
Passed by.
Suddenly, Jiang Feng stopped.
Chef Arnold also stopped, and there was even a little pride on his face. I knew he had something to say to me.
"Chef Arnold, I have a question for you." Jiang Feng turned his head.
Chef Arnold raised his head proudly and looked down at Jiang Feng, looking both proud and contemptuous.
"Although I didn't eat your beef tower during the last test, I still have a few questions to ask you. How do you control the thickness when slicing beef? Is the thinner the better or is there a limit? Is the optimal thickness of beef different at different degrees of doneness? I have been thinking about this question for the past few days. What if? If the taste can directly affect the level of taste, knife skills can play a decisive role. But the chefs around me don’t have much experience in this area. I think there should be a correlation, because I remember you making beef tarts. The way to cut each piece of beef is actually different.”
During the last test, Jiang Feng was too busy and basically watched others cooking.
Chef Arnold:?
Sun Jikai, who came out a few minutes earlier than Jiang Feng and has been waiting for him at the door:...
Sun Jikai had already begun to think about whether Chef Arnold and Jiang Feng would start a fight in the next second, whether he should rush forward to start a fight or call Wu Minqi and Sun Maocai over first and then rush forward to start a fight.
Chef Arnold's expression was obviously dull for a few seconds, and soon the dullness turned into confusion.
He stared at Jiang Feng.
He stared at Jiang Feng for half a minute.
"Of course, the optimal thickness of meat at different degrees of doneness is different. Different parts are different. To be precise, every piece of meat is different. There is no way to find the optimal point. How can the meat be thinner? Knife skills are one of the most important skills. Didn’t Peng Changping even teach you this? "Speaking in smooth Chinese.
Sun Jikai:? ? ? (End of chapter)