As soon as Yuan Zhou agreed, the expression on Ma Zhida's face became more complicated, but he still put on a serious expression and said, "Then, Boss Yuan, you take the spoon."
"However, my cup is small. It can only be a small spoon. Otherwise, the spoon that is too big can't be stuffed in." Without waiting for Yuan Zhou to take it, Ma Zhida immediately added.
"But this is my kitchen. The spoons are quite big." Yuan Zhou said, pretending to be troubled.
"Is, is it?" Ma Zhida looked at Yuan Zhou's kitchen with doubt and surprise.
At first glance, he found that it was really so. There were some big soup spoons hanging on the side of the knife. Such a spoon wouldn't be able to hold all the beef mince, let alone put it in to scoop up the beef mince.
The expression on Ma Zhida's face became horrified. His brain turned quickly, and then he said, "This, this, should I go buy a new spoon?"
"No need. I remembered that I still have a spoon that I haven't used. That spoon is small." Yuan Zhou shook his head and said.
"Oh, that's good." Ma Zhida was relieved and nodded.
"This is it." Yuan Zhou lowered his head and took out a really small spoon from the drawer under the azure stone countertop.
This spoon was like a decorative spoon used to stir coffee. Such a spoon couldn't even scoop up a piece of beef mince in the beef mince because it was too small.
Seeing such a spoon, Ma Zhida was a little embarrassed. He couldn't help but touch the beef mince in his hand and said, "Actually, it doesn't need to be so small."
"It's okay. I only have this small spoon." Yuan Zhou calmly ignored the various spoons in the drawer and said seriously.
"Okay." Ma Zhida looked at Yuan Zhou's expression. Seeing that there was no change, he believed him and handed the beef mince over proactively.
This time, Ma Zhida didn't say that he would scoop it himself. Instead, he took the initiative to open the lid of the beef mince and then signaled Yuan Zhou to scoop it for a taste.
"Thank you." Before Yuan Zhou scooped it, he said seriously.
"You're welcome. If your culinary skills improve, Boss Yuan, we will still enjoy it." Ma Zhida shook his head and said.
"Although I think Boss Yuan can't make my mom's exclusive beef mince after tasting it, you can still learn more." Ma Zhida then added with a proud expression.
This time, Yuan Zhou smiled and didn't say anything. He lowered his head and scooped the beef mince.
Just by looking at and smelling the beef mince in front of him, he knew that it contained celery, finely chopped onions, three types of hand-chopped chilies, and about 12 kinds of spices and seasonings. The base oil was pressed fresh rapeseed oil.
This was something that Yuan Zhou could tell with a single glance. With that, he also understood why Ma Zhida said that the beef mince could only be made in this season.
Because the rapeseed oil was spring rapeseed oil. The spring rapeseed was planted at the end of April and harvested at the end of September. Spring rapeseed was mainly planted in the northeast and northwest regions and only about 10% of the total rapeseed oil was planted there.
Moreover, the small celery was also ripened in September. According to the tradition of the older generation, the beef mince could only be made in this season.
"The spring rapeseed oil is quite fragrant." Yuan Zhou said.
"Of course. My mom once said that the beef mince must be made with the freshly squeezed rapeseed oil from our hometown. Otherwise, it won't have the fragrance." Ma Zhida immediately said proudly.
"Um. That's true." Yuan Zhou nodded his head to show his agreement.
Seeing Yuan Zhou nod his head, Ma Zhida became happier. After all, Yuan Zhou was a great culinary master. However, Yuan Zhou believed that his mother was right, which meant that the beef mince made by his mother was indeed good. Praising his mother was like praising him.
"Are you from Qinghai?" Yuan Zhou scooped up the beef mince and asked.
"That's right. I'm from Qinghai." Ma Zhida nodded his head.
"Um." Yuan Zhou nodded his head. Then, he sent the beef mince into his mouth and tasted it earnestly.
Yuan Zhou scooped up very little and the spoon was indeed very small. There were only some chopped chilies, chili oil and a small bean on the top of the mince.
As a matter of fact, Yuan Zhou's five senses were far more sensitive than a person's. Not to mention eating it, he could know the basic cooking method of the mince just by looking at it and smelling it.
Now that the chilies entered his mouth, the spicy and salty flavor of the mince filled Yuan Zhou's taste buds. To be honest, the taste was indeed good.
The mince ingredients for making the beef mince directly appeared in Yuan Zhou's mind. Yuan Zhou even had a specific plan on how to improve the heat control of the mince.
These were all the instincts of Yuan Zhou as a top chef. However, when Yuan Zhou tasted the mince, the expression on his face was quite earnest and solemn.
Ma Zhida just stared at Yuan Zhou nervously. When he saw Yuan Zhou's solemn expression, he became even more nervous.
Not until the last trace of spiciness and saltiness faded away did Yuan Zhou say, "It's very delicious."
"Hey Hey. Of course." Ma Zhida immediately grinned and said that.
"Um." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and set down the spoon.
"How is it? Isn't it super difficult to make? You have never eaten such beef mince before, right?" Ma Zhida said proudly.
"It's indeed the first time I've eaten such a taste." Yuan Zhou nodded his head.
"You can't make it, can you?" Ma Zhida said complacently.
"Um, I can't." Yuan Zhou hesitated. He looked at the mince and suddenly thought of the Shiitake Mushroom Vegetable. Then, he shook his head and said affirmatively.
"Don't worry. A chef isn't omnipotent and can cook everything." Ma Zhida comforted him, "Boss Yuan, you are still the No. 1 on the cooking ranking list in my heart. It won't affect you."
"Thank you very much." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and said.
"Alright. Take your time to study it, Boss Yuan. I'm leaving now." Ma Zhida smiled and then said.
"Okay. Goodbye," Yuan Zhou said.
"See you tomorrow." After saying that, Ma Zhida left with the mince.
As usual, Yuan Zhou watched the customers leave. Only after Ma Zhida walked out of the restaurant and disappeared from his sight did he say softly, "It seems that my culinary skills are not good enough."
On the other side, Ma Zhida couldn't wait to make a phone call. Naturally, it was to his mother.
"Hello, mom. Do you know that Boss Yuan is the boss with excellent culinary skills that I told you about? Even he said the beef mince you cooked is delicious." Ma Zhida took the phone and said earnestly.
At the other end of the phone, Ma Zhida might have scolded him jokingly for making a fool of himself. However, Ma Zhida retorted seriously, "It's really delicious. Boss Yuan said that delicious food is hard to come by. Mom, you are really awesome."
Then, it was unknown what the other side of the phone said. Ma Zhida started to praise how awesome Boss Yuan was and how delicious his cooking was. Then, he mentioned how delicious the white rice cooked by Boss Yuan was with the beef mince.
All in all, Ma Zhida praised Yuan Zhou for a long time during the phone call and then praised his mother.
Both mother and son were in a good mood after the phone call.
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