Chapter 326 Tan’s Cuisine
Zhou Ling’s guess was right, what Nanzhi wanted to do was Tan’s Cuisine.
Tan's cuisine is the most famous official cuisine, and it is equally famous as Kong's cuisine, Dongpo's cuisine, Duan's cuisine and so on.
But no one is as famous as Tan’s cuisine.
As a representative of official cuisine, Tan's cuisine is famous for its lightness and exquisiteness. The cooking methods are mainly roasting, stewing, simmering, cooking, and steaming. It is good at dry food, and is especially fond of precious ingredients such as bird's nest and shark's fin. Have a hand.
Tan's cuisine takes a lot of effort to prepare and often boils for hours.
With such level of dedication and concentration, in Nanzhi's opinion, there is nothing more worthy of her sacrifice than her family.
Zhou Ling was stunned when he heard this, and immediately looked at the time:
"Now, it will only be 5 or 6 hours until dinner starts. Zhizhi, are you sure you can make it in time?"
The soup stock is essential for Tanjia cuisine. It takes more than 12 hours just to make the soup!
Nanzhi said very calmly:
"I heard that the kitchen has always prepared stock. I checked it. Although it's not close, it can be used for cooking."
Since Nanzhi said Being so sure, Zhou Ling no longer had the slightest doubt, and was so greedy that his mouth almost watered down!
Tan’s cuisine! That is the pinnacle of culinary skills!
Not long ago, they went to a famous restaurant called Tan’s Cuisine to make a documentary, and the person who cooked for them personally was a descendant of Tan’s Cuisine.
Of course the taste is not bad, but it is also far from the description Zhou Ling and others read in the book.
You must know that there is a folk proverb that "in the theater world, there is no one who does not learn the story, and in the food world, there is no one who does not praise the story".
The painter Zhang Daqian once said that Tan's cuisine is "the best in gourmet food", and the famous gourmet Tang Lusun simply said that Tan's cuisine is "divine", which shows that Tan's cuisine is highly sought after.
Expectations are raised to an infinitely high level, and the final product is not as good as expected, so you will naturally feel disappointed.
However, director Zhong Yu and general consultant Mr. Zhu Jin said that this was due to the chef's incompetence.
Later, they took Zhou Ling and others to taste the craftsmanship of Mr. Peng, the retired successor of the previous generation of Tan family cuisine, and then they realized what it means to reach the top and amaze the tongue!
Of course, Nanzhi’s age and experience are not as good as those of Master Peng, so they cannot be compared directly.
But for some reason, Zhou Ling had a vague feeling that Nanzhi would not lose to Master Peng.
Is it because the shock level Nanzhi gave her before was too high?
The more insiders and people who know how to eat, the more they can feel that the level of Nanzhi is high and unfathomable.
Even home-cooked dishes can be cooked to taste delicious, let alone top-notch dishes like Tan's cuisine?
While having the highest expectations, Zhou Ling persuaded herself not to put pressure on Zhizhi. His whole soul seemed to be split in two, water and fire were incompatible, and he was tormented and excited at the same time.
Others in the family don’t have Zhou Ling’s professional attitude.
Like Qingsi, she is only worried about whether Nanzhi "will be tired."
“Actually, you don’t have to be responsible for everything from beginning to end. If you are willing, Zhizhi, you can just cook one or two dishes.”
Qingsi didn't want Nanzhi to be tired, so she persuaded her from the bottom of her heart.
Zhou Ling stood aside and hesitated.
Fortunately, Nanzhi had no intention of overthrowing her easily, and shook his head and said it was okay.
Then we set off home.
Nanzhi didn’t even enter the room, and went straight to the kitchen.
The Qing family's old house is very large and has a professional chef team.
The chef’s surname is Zhou, and everyone calls him Lao Zhou.
I heard that he used to work in a big restaurant, and he was very ambitious and wanted to open his own store. Unfortunately, he suffered an unknown blow later and completely gave up his ambition. He accepted the invitation of the Qing family and came here to work as a clerk. Private chef.
Qing's family doesn't have many people, only the old couple live there all the time, the others have their own places to live, and only come back occasionally.
So, chefs like Lao Zhou and the others do not usually have a heavy workload, are paid high wages, and have generous employee benefits. There is no job more suitable for retirement.
For example, Lao Zhou joked to himself that he had entered retirement state early.
In fact, Lao Zhou is only in his 40s this year, which is the peak period of his youth and strength as a chef. Qingqing had greeted the kitchen in advance, so the kitchen had been prepared in advance.
As soon as Nanzhi stepped into the kitchen, he saw Lao Zhou coming up to him with a smile.
“Hello, Miss Fourth.”
Nanzhi was stunned for a moment, not used to this title.
She waved her hand:
“You don’t have to call me that, just call me ‘Nanzhi’, or you can call me Master Nan.”
Old Zhou is still smiling. , neither agreed nor refused.
Nanzhi didn’t insist either.
She first walked around the kitchen, observing the layout and environment.
While she was wandering around, other people in the kitchen were also looking at her——
The Qing family’s back cook, in addition to the chef Elder Zhou, there were 4 chefs under him, 2 He is Lao Zhou's assistant, and there are two other people, one is in charge of the white case and the other is in charge of the West Point.
There are also people who do odd jobs and manage warehouses. At first glance, it looks like the kitchen of a sex restaurant at home. It can be said to be very complete.
Nanzhi glanced at the kitchen layout and remembered what Lao Zhou said about "wanting to retire." She thought to herself, how does this look like wanting to retire? They are clearly well prepared and ready for battle!
However, Nanzhi didn't say much. After reading it, she just said that she wanted to see the condition of the soup stock.
——Lao Zhou is too professional as a private chef. He actually keeps a pot of soup stock ready for use at any time like the chef in a restaurant. It is really incredible.
Lao Zhou responded with a smile.
The two assistant chefs behind him were particularly silent.
Don’t think about it, most of it is because she is afraid that the eldest lady Nanzhi will spoil the soup stock that Lao Zhou has worked hard for all day.
After all, not everyone understands the entertainment industry, and Nanzhi's fame has not yet reached the point where everyone knows it.
They simply regarded Lao Zhou as their master, and naturally they felt sorry for him.
Looking at Nanzhi, I feel like she is a young lady who has a whim, and a single thought will make the subordinates run away and break their legs.
Nanzhi saw the emotions of the people behind him and was not surprised.
In the kitchen, nothing is more convincing than strength.
And strength can never be mixed with water.
She was just a little curious. This old Zhou seemed to be a bit too good-tempered.
He did not resist her request throughout the whole process. Instead, he took the initiative to bring a small bowl and a spoon, and scooped some broth for Nanzhi for her to taste.
"How is it?"
Under Lao Zhou's good temper, there is a firm confidence.
It shows that he has great trust in his skill in making soup, and he never thought that Nanzhi would give a shaking head evaluation.
However, Nanzhi just shook his head.
“Not even close.”
Old Zhou was still calm, but the expressions of the young chefs behind him changed slightly.
Nanzhi rolled up his sleeves unhurriedly, ignored those emotions, and continued to comment:
"There's nothing wrong with the stock, but it's not outstanding enough. What I want to make is a top-quality clear soup dish, and of course I can't just use this stock."