According to the Chinese dictionary, the word "hodgepodge" means to pull together unrelated people or things.
In terms of culinary skills, it was a cooking technique. The official meaning was to fry or boil the raw materials and then put them into a pot, add seasonings, and then stew them in the broth.
In such a way, the usual ingredients were fish, shrimps, shredded meat, meat slices and so on. But this time, Yuan Zhou used mung bean sprouts.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou used broth to stew this dish.
The dish in front of everyone was served in a dark brown wooden container. The white mung bean sprouts were of the same length and thickness and were neatly arranged on the plate.
The dark brown plate, the crisp and white mung bean sprouts, and the golden broth at the bottom of the bowl looked refreshing and delicious.
"What's this slender thing?" the Fiji prime minister asked curiously.
"It's called bean sprouts, one of the seasonal vegetables in China," Minister Hao said with a smile.
"It looks strange," the Fiji prime minister said. They didn't have bean sprouts in their country. In fact, most countries didn't have bean sprouts.
"You won't find it strange when you eat it later," He Zhenghong said with a smile.
"Of course, because it's cooked by Head Chef Yuan," the Fiji prime minister nodded in agreement.
The Fiji prime minister was curious about the name of this dish, but the Japanese cabinet ministers and the Thai prince weren't. They only cared about the taste of this dish.
Therefore, they picked up their chopsticks and started eating the moment the dish was served.
Just like them, there were also business tycoons and culinary tycoons on the other side.
In fact, apart from the foreign big shots, the domestic big shots were also sitting at the same table. For example, Song Ming, the chairman of Cantonese Cuisine, and Hang Tian, the master of Huaiyang Cuisine, as well as Colin.
"Old Song, what do you think of this dish?" Hang Tian pointed at the mung bean sprouts in front of him with a smile.
"From the appearance to the fragrance, it's very good," Song Ming said seriously.
"It's very good," Colin said solemnly.
"Haha, I think so too," Hang Tian said with a smile.
"No, I'm more curious about the broth. That's why I said it's very good," Song Ming shook his head.
Hang Tian nodded and said, "Indeed. The mung bean sprouts have a light taste. They are crisp, tender, and sweet. If they are stewed, the refreshing taste of the bean sprouts will be ruined."
"You think too much. Just eat it and you'll know." Colin wasn't worried that Yuan Zhou would mess up the dish, so he said straightforwardly.
Indeed, although the people at the table were all big shots in the culinary world, Colin was the only one who understood Yuan Zhou well.
After all, Zhou Shijie, Zhang Yan, and Lee Yanyi were not sitting at the main table. Although Hang Tian and Song Ming had met Yuan Zhou in private and exchanged cooking skills, it was only once. They rarely chatted with each other.
On the other hand, Colin and Yuan Zhou had a tacit understanding. From time to time, they would deliver their own food to each other to exchange cooking skills.
After so many times of exchanging cooking skills, Colin naturally had a deeper understanding of Yuan Zhou. One of the things he knew was that Yuan Zhou would never cook dishes for his customers unless they were perfect.
This was Yuan Zhou's principle, and Colin was also deeply aware of it.
Therefore, Colin picked up the chopsticks and started to eat first.
Seeing that, the others also picked up the chopsticks and started to eat.
As the chairman of the Cantonese Cuisine Association, Song Ming was good at Cantonese dim sum, but he also knew Cantonese cuisine very well.
Therefore, Song Ming naturally tasted the dish according to the highest standard of Cantonese cuisine. He picked up the white bean sprouts with the dark brown chopsticks. The bean sprouts were coated with a thin layer of light golden broth. When it reached his mouth, a fresh and sweet taste first entered his nose.
As soon as the fragrance entered his nose, a pleasant feeling arose in his brain and his mouth began to secrete saliva.
"It smells so good," Song Ming said inwardly. Then, he stuffed the bean sprouts into his mouth.
As soon as the bean sprouts entered his mouth, the light golden broth that covered the bean sprouts immediately burst out an extremely fresh and delicious taste in his mouth.
The thick meaty fragrance rushed into his mouth and instantly awakened his insipid and tasteless mouth cavity, giving him a fresh and refreshing feeling.
"Ca Ca". Taking advantage of such a taste, Song Ming immediately chewed.
The crisp and tender bean sprouts were as crisp as they looked. Once they were chewed, the light golden broth in the bean sprouts diluted the rich freshness in his mouth, making the taste instantly elegant and light.
As he chewed, the fresh and sweet taste of the bean sprouts gradually gained the upper hand, making the extremely fresh and delicious light golden broth play a supporting role, making the bean sprouts even more fresh, sweet and refreshing.
"Oh, it's like a refreshing storm in my mouth." Song Ming squinted his eyes and savored the taste in his mouth contentedly.
When the taste faded in his mouth, Song Ming immediately picked up another bean sprouts and stuffed them into his mouth again.
When he ate it this time, Song Ming had a new feeling. In the fresh and refreshing taste, there was also a faint sour taste in the layers of taste.
The sour taste was very faint, but this slight sour taste directly stimulated his appetite and made him unable to stop eating.
The crisp taste spread in his mouth. On the fourth bite, Song Ming once again tasted a slight spicy taste.
When he tasted it carefully, he found that this slight spicy taste had removed the original beany taste of the bean sprouts.
"The taste is rich and perfect. The extremely thick broth did not destroy the freshness and crispness of the bean sprouts. How ingenious," Song Ming praised sincerely.
"Simple bean sprouts. This Head Chef Yuan always gives me a new understanding every time," Hang Tian said.
"That's for sure. It's just like herbal tea for breakfast," Colin said.
"Our local Guangdong Tangerine Peel is boiled and mixed with some fresh mint before being seasoned with sugar. This way, it can both relieve the heat and stimulate the appetite. It's indeed a good choice," Song Ming said, not forgetting to point out that the tangerine peel was from Guangzhou.
"I'm really curious how satisfied everyone will be after tonight's dinner," Hang Tian tilted his head and asked while looking at the serious and busy Yuan Zhou.
"I think it will be full marks," Song Ming said.
"If it's not full marks, it means someone doesn't know how to cook," Colin snorted.
"If it's really full marks, then the tone of our Chinese individual cooking exhibition will be too high. I'm afraid no one will be able to break it in the future," Hang Tian said.
"That's not a big deal. This is the first official individual cooking exhibition of our Chinese chefs. The tone of the exhibition has always been high. The higher the score, the better," Colin had a different opinion.
"Indeed. If Head Chef Yuan's score isn't high, I'm afraid no one will dare to hold this individual cooking exhibition in the future," Song Ming nodded and said.
"That's true. Head Chef Yuan has set a goal for the young chefs. That's good," Hang Tian said.
Time passed quickly. At noon, the fragrant and appetizing mung bean sprouts were served. Then, the exhibition ended with the West Lake Listening Rhyme from Dongjiang Cuisine.
As usual, Yuan Zhou chose Soviet-style snacks for the afternoon snacks. This time, he chose Chicken Shredded Noodles and Scallion Pancake from Qinhuai Eight Skills. The individual cooking exhibition was also coming to an end.
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