The kitchen of this Zhixian Pavilion is second to none even in terms of the entire Da Shu.In terms of "hardware", needless to say, all the good things that can be used are used; The iron of the iron pot is better than the iron used by some poor soldiers; The wood of the cutting board is more expensive than the wood used for the best furniture in the people's homes.Ingredients and condiments are also available here - southeast, northwest, mountains and seas, and even materials that are not found in Dashu can be found here.Take Fangcai's fish as an example, you know, that era is not as good as today, in modern society, even if you live in an inland city, you can still eat seafood that is airlifted under cryopreservation; But at that time, you were in a city far from the sea, and you wanted to eat a bite of sea fish, not to say that it was impossible......
Extreme difficulty is certain.That is to say, in ancient times, if a person living in Sichuan did not leave Sichuan for the rest of his life, then he probably never tasted or even seen any fish in the sea in his life.Luoyang is actually similar; Luoyang is adjacent to the Yellow River in the north, and it is not uncommon to be able to get freshwater fish, but among the fish that Yuan Fangzhi took out, anglerfish and mackerel are both marine fish, and anglerfish are generally active in the deep sea, and it is not easy to catch them, let alone transport them inland.This alone can also be seen that the boss here is not only rich, but also powerful.And the "software" of this kitchen, that is, the "people", is even more powerful......
The kitchen area on the first floor of the non-return building is already very large, and when it opens, there are more than a dozen cooks and helpers in the kitchen.
The kitchen on the second floor is almost as big as the one on the first floor, but it only uses three people inside.One is Yuan Fangzhi, a former imperial chef known as the "King of Southern Chefs".One is Yuan Fangzhi's deputy, an old eunuch who left the palace with him, named Zhang Ergui.There is another one, a helper, named You Jing.Yuan Fangzhi is undoubtedly the core figure of this kitchen; As early as the age of twenty-five, he was already famous, and the dignitaries who went to eat at the restaurant he was in charge of every day were full of praise for his craftsmanship.After a long time, even the eunuch Li Yan, who was the supervisor of Shangshan at the time, heard about Yuan Fangzhi.One day, Li Yan went to the restaurant where Yuan Fangzhi was located, and deliberately ordered a few rare dishes that Xiao Er had never heard of, wanting to try Chef Yuan's skills.As soon as Yuan Fangzhi heard the name of the dish in the back kitchen, he knew that the identity of the person who came was extraordinary, so he also came to the fighting spirit, not only made the dishes ordered by Li Yi icing on the cake, but also gave him his own original dish - "Spring tide brings rain and evening urgency".This dish is a seasonal dish, the main ingredient is spring bamboo shoots, and it must be fresh bamboo shoots that have just been dug out of the soil for less than half a day, and can be eaten raw; In addition, there are 17 kinds of accessories, all of which are fresh fruits and vegetables unique to spring.These 18 ingredients are cut and peeled with 18 kinds of knife techniques, then cooked, and finally flavored with broth, so that these ingredients with different textures and flavors can obtain an overall sense of harmony.The final product, regardless of color, fragrance, taste, meaning, or shape, is already a state of great success, especially Yuan Fangzhi's amazing knife skills are vividly displayed.Li Yan only took one bite, and he had already made up his mind in his heart that he must recruit this cook into the palace.In the same year, Yuan Fangzhi was naturally promoted to the imperial dining room, and fifteen years later was personally named the "King of Southern Kitchens" by the first emperor, and Chen Jiurong, who was also called the "King of Folk Chefs", was equally famous.However, time has passed, and people will eventually grow old one day, and it is not okay to refuse to accept old age.In this era when the average life expectancy was only 60, Yuan Fangzhi, who had been doing high-intensity physical work, began to feel that he was a little unable to work in the imperial dining room at the age of 56.In addition, at this time, another 16 years have passed since he was named the king of chefs, and his most glorious years have long passed; Today's Emperor Yongtai is not very particular about eating......
He didn't know who was in the imperial dining room, and he didn't care.Yuan Fangzhi felt that it was not interesting for him to continue to stay, so he applied to return to his hometown, and the boss agreed.As for Zhang Ergui, he is half of Yuan Fangzhi's apprentice, and he has basically studied with Yuan Fangzhi since he entered the palace.In fact, he is only two years younger than Yuan Fangzhi, and the two are also teachers and friends, and they have accumulated decades of friendship, and they also have a tacit understanding at work, so as soon as Zhang Ergui heard that Yuan Fangzhi was leaving, he also decided to go together.Some people may ask, if the eunuch wants to leave the palace, he will leave the palace?
Here I have to explain first, "eunuchs" are not all "eunuchs"; Before the Qing Dynasty, "eunuch" was an official position, and although eunuchs were eunuchs like eunuchs and could be collectively referred to as eunuchs, eunuchs were eunuchs who led eunuchs.If you don't understand, let me give you an example and you will understand: in the unit, your department managers are part-time workers like you, and they can be collectively referred to as employees, but managers are employees who lead employees, and employees cannot all be managers.After the Qing Dynasty, the terms eunuch and eunuch were completely confused, and this is why there is the so-called "little eunuch".Zhang Ergui is not a eunuch, he is a eunuch.An old eunuch who has not yet been promoted at Zhang Ergui's age wants to leave the palace......
That's not going to be retained.In fact, in a few years, even if he didn't want to leave, people would drive him away, because his body was no longer qualified for the position of a low-level eunuch with high physical requirements and serving people.As for......
The gang worker You Jing didn't have a deep friendship with these two, because he had always been the one who didn't return to the building, and they only got acquainted when Yuan and Zhang came a few years ago.Sometimes, this "Zhixian Pavilion" will not have a single guest come up all night, in this case, their kitchen on the second floor only needs to be responsible for the food of the boss who lives on the third floor; And the food was delivered by You Jing every day.There is no doubt that the dishes made by the combination of these three people are comparable to the imperial meals in the palace.Correct......
Today, Sun Yihuan, a mixed fish market, actually wants to come in to "teach Yuan Fangzhi to cook", isn't this a strange news in the world?
But I saw that Sun Yihuan led everyone and swaggered into the back kitchen of Zhixian Pavilion.Zhang Ergui and You Jing, who were waiting inside, were stunned when they saw them walking in, and they didn't understand what this battle was for.And just as they hesitated, Sun Yihuan had already glanced around the kitchen and walked towards the sink......
At the same time, Yuan Fangzhi came to his two colleagues and whispered to them about what had just happened outside, and their expressions changed several times when they heard it, and they kept glancing at Sun Yixiang and Huang Donglai, as if they didn't quite believe their ears.On the other hand, Sun Yihui took a moment, and after getting all the ingredients, he started cooking.What about Sun Yihuan's cooking skills......
It's okay, it's roughly the level that can make a more decent home-cooked meal; Of course, in Da Shu, except for professional cooks, most men do not go to the kitchen, and among non-professionals, there are really not many people who can have his skills.It's just that his little bit is in Yuan Fangzhi's eyes, it's too child's play......
"Sun Gongzi ......" has only been watched for a while, Yuan Fangzhi really can't help it, and stepped forward to interject, "How do you cut onions (that is, onions)......
That's right. ”"Don't worry about it, I have my routine."
Sun Yihu listened, but he didn't raise his head, and answered impatiently.Yuan Fangzhi said: "I kindly reminded you, but it turned out to be boring for yourself, okay......
Anyway, you didn't point a finger at me when I was cooking, so I'll shut up. ”In this way, he silently watched Sun Yihuan tossing there for a long time, and he didn't see anything about the "fire skill", because how to use fire varies from dish to dish, and he can't understand the dishes made by Sun Yihuan......
But in the "knife skill", Yuan Fangzhi can see it - this kid's knife skills are very bad, just this kind of basic skills, he still wants to be a silverfish that is better than me?
Where does the confidence come from?
The time of a stick of incense passed quickly.Sun Yihuan's hands and feet are quite nimble, and in less than half an hour, he brought out a plate of brightly colored and fragrant whitebait dishes.On that plate, the outer ring is red, and it is made of chopped tomatoes, shallots, capers, pickled cucumbers, etc., these materials are ......
It's not very neatly cut, it's messy; In the middle, a pile of white things like a hill is whitebait, not to mention......
It's pretty good; On top of the "mountain of fish", a lump of pale yellow sauce is dotted; Before serving, Sun Yihuan finally sprinkled some chopped spices on this dish.From top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, green, yellow, white, red, four colors are distinct, and the unique and rich aroma is wrapped in the elegant fragrance of the fish itself......
Judging from the color and fragrance alone, this dish seems to be really good.So what exactly is this?
In fact, it is a French dish - French marinated beef.It's just that Sun Yixiang replaced beef with fish, vegetable oil instead of olive oil, and used chili, onions, garlic, honey, dried mustard powder, oil, salt and wine, etc., to make a deviated version of Dijon mustard.In short, it's a "copycat dish" with a number of ingredients and spices that use genuine substitutes.That's it......
Actually, it's not easy; That is, this Zhixian Pavilion, there is everything in it, if you change the kitchen in another place, don't even think about it; Like what pepper, mustard, honey, thyme, onion......
Nowhere else was there at all, and in the Shu Dynasty, these were all rare things, some of which were more valuable than silver.Anyway, this dish, he made it.Sun Yixiang tasted it himself, and it was not bad......
Of course, this level of completion is possible because this is not the first time he has made this dish.In the original universe, he was a person who liked food very much, but after coming here, he could still eat a lot of Chinese food, but he couldn't get in touch with Western food and Japanese food; And this kind of problem that money can't solve, he can only solve it by himself.So, he relied on his basic knowledge of foreign cuisine, his memories of tasting these dishes in the past, and ......
With a lot of idle time and spare money, he has successfully restored a lot of "dark cuisine".The road in front of him can be regarded as his proud work.You want to say how delicious this method can be......
It's not, but it's enough to make Yuan Fangzhi feel delicious.Because of the "freshness", it can add points to the deliciousness, and it adds a lot.If you ask a person who has never eaten curry in his life and doesn't know the price of it, he will be amazed if he takes a bite of curry that can only be considered "generally delicious" in the eyes of those who eat curry regularly.But if you ask a person who eats steak regularly to eat a piece of steak that is "generally good", he will naturally only have a mediocre response.Instant noodles, which were once in full swing in the 90s of the 20th century, are in a similar situation - what was used as a delicacy when you were a child is now given to you, and you may not want to eat it.Actually, the taste hasn't changed, and maybe even better, but ......
You've changed.Yuan Fangzhi is like a child who has never eaten conveniently, and this bite of "French-style pickled whitebait" can make him beautiful.The old man has lived all his life, and no one has taught him what Dijon mustard sauce is, and the method of stewing those "Western Spices" with vegetables and fish is the first time he has seen it; And this delicious taste made by foreign seasoning methods is also the first time he has tasted it.After eating, he took it."
Good!
Ok, good, good!
”Yuan Fangzhi hadn't put down his chopsticks yet, and he said four times in a row, "Sure enough, it's a hero who is a young man, and Yuan is obedient." ”Master, has the bearing of a master; Previously, Sun Yi said wildly, Yuan Fangzhi was indeed unconvinced, but now people have really made delicious food that you haven't eaten and can't make, then Yuan Fangzhi will recognize what he should recognize.There is a way to never get tired of learning, the art is endless, and people who have real talent and real learning will not be afraid to admit that someone is better than themselves in some way, because that is a very normal thing; Only those who deceive the world and steal fame will regard false fame as more important than the truth, and often rest on their laurels and stop there."
Huh......
It's easy to say, Sun Mou is also an axe in the class, and he is ugly. ”Although Sun Yihuan walked into the kitchen with eighty percent certainty, it was inevitable that there were still two or three points still hanging in his heart, and at this moment he saw that the other party was bluffed, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said something with a smile.This is emotional intelligence; If you don't have such a tolerance and the skill to win people's hearts, how can you become the "big brother" of the fish market?"
Hmm......
Yes, it's not bad. ”On the other side, Huang Donglai also came over at this time to taste a few mouthfuls of Sun Yixiang's craftsmanship.His reaction was more flat; Because to him, this is not a taste that he has no concept at all, and he already knows roughly what it will be through the ingredients when he watches Sun Yihuan make this dish.As a result, everyone tasted this dish, and Sun Huang and the others didn't eat a few chopsticks before they were gone.Yuan Fangzhi felt that this dish was good everywhere the more he ate, and he also made up the conclusion that "this Sun Gongzi may not be bad at knife skills, but deliberately cut it like this, because the whitebait itself is different in size, and the side dishes are also cut into different sizes, so that it can be eaten with a more layered sense" to explain the reason why he looked away just now.It's a pity that no matter how much Old Man Yuan admires Sun Yihuan, he can't just invite them into the private room for dinner......
Rules are rules, and they still have "two passes" to pass.......After tasting the dishes made by Sun Yihuo, and seeing Yuan Fangzhi's reaction, Xue Tui's attitude towards Shuanghe became much more respectful, "......
Sure enough, it's not an idle person. ”He paused, and then said, "Not only can Sun Gongzi easily pass this 'one product' level, but he can also make Chef Yuan make such a high evaluation with his cooking skills, which is indeed amazing." ”He praised the other party first, and then changed his words and began to play, "I want to come......
The 'one look' of this second level is also easy for the two of you, right?
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