Yuan Zhou's first dish was fish with pickled cabbage. Ke Sen recognized it at first glance because of the ingredients.
Coincidentally, Yuan Zhou also had a fish with pickled cabbage in Sichuan Cuisine, and the two dishes only differed by one word.
Interestingly, the ingredients needed for the two dishes were very different. Fish with pickled cabbage was a national cuisine of Guizhou Cuisine. It used pickled cabbage, and the fish was carp. After the dish was finished, the taste was mainly sour and salty.
Fish with pickled cabbage, also known as fish in sour soup, was the representative of Jianghu cuisine in Mountain City. The fish used was mainly grass carp, and the pickled cabbage was pickled vegetables, so the taste was sour and spicy.
It could be seen that the key factor that led to the difference between the two dishes was pickled cabbage. Ke Sen was naturally very familiar with fish with pickled cabbage, but the problem was that there was not much room for manipulation in this dish.
Although Guizhou Cuisine did not focus on skills and delicacy, because of its inclusiveness, there were dishes that tested the chef's skills, such as stir-fried green peppers with red peppers, strange gourd vegetables, and clear soup goose, which tested the heat control.
Of course, Ke Sen did not doubt Yuan Zhou's choice at all. It was too dangerous to doubt Yuan Zhou's cooking skills. Ke Sen was a person who looked safe, so he naturally would not think like that in his heart.
Under Ke Sen's attentive gaze, Yuan Zhou began. Whether it was processing the fish fillets or seasoning, he seemed to be doing it with ease.
"Cooking carp really shows the knife skills under the details."
"Why did he put the pickled cabbage in twice?"
"Is it to make the taste of the pickled cabbage more layered?"
"The timing of the soybean sprouts in the pot feels as precise as father's."
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Because it was a study, and the cook was Yuan Zhou, Ke Sen's father, Colin, once said that his Guizhou Cuisine was no longer as good as the current Yuan Zhou, so he looked more carefully.
The result was that Ke Sen wished he had six eyes … Well, he was a monster if he went astray.
Anyway, he took out every detail and carefully analyzed it in his heart, comparing it with his cooking skills and Colin's cooking skills.
Yuan Zhou's movements were smooth and fast, so the fish with pickled cabbage was finished in a short time.
The second dish was stir-fried three peppers for Ke Sen. It was exactly stir-fried green peppers with red peppers. This dish was like stir-fried potatoes with potatoes. It sounded like a dish, but it was actually very delicious.
Among the Tusi, Folk, Ethnic, and Wild Tastes, the Wild Tastes was the one that best reflected the taste of the food. It was mainly eaten raw and roasted, so it was not suitable to be displayed.
For the remaining three cuisines, Yuan Zhou made five dishes for each of them. There were meat dishes and vegetables, for a total of fifteen dishes.
Although each portion was small, each dish looked, smelled, and looked good. Ke Sen even saw a familiar dish among the folk dishes.
"This is the Xi Feng Yang Lang Chicken." Ke Sen recognized it at a glance. It was the World's Best Chicken that he had cooked during the Green Chef Association exchange.
The same dish could better reflect the gap between chefs. When Yuan Zhou cooked it, Ke Sen himself could feel the obvious gap.
Yuan Zhou had finished cooking all the dishes on the table.
Ke Sen waited for Yuan Zhou to explain, but after Yuan Zhou finished, he sat down and did not seem to have any intention of explaining.
"Am I too stupid to understand Head Chef Yuan's intention?" Ke Sen thought.
Because after watching Yuan Zhou cook, the biggest feeling he had was: 666. Head Chef Yuan is indeed Head Chef Yuan! His skills in cooking Guizhou Cuisine had truly surpassed all the masters he knew. It gave him a unique feeling.
Apart from that, he had a vague feeling, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Therefore, he waited for Head Chef Yuan to explain. Unexpectedly, Head Chef Yuan did not play by the rules.
"Come on," Yuan Zhou said to Ke Sen.
"Alright, Head Chef Yuan." Ke Sen picked up the knife and took a deep breath, preparing to cook the Pickled Spicy Ribbonfish and Green Rock Tofu.
Ke Sen's speed was naturally far inferior to Yuan Zhou's. To be precise, no chef in the world was faster than Yuan Zhou. Be it knife skills or heat control, Yuan Zhou was too precise and skillful. He could even cook several dishes at the same time.
"Hmm, this is …" When Ke Sen was cooking, the vague feeling he had when cooking the Pickled Spicy Ribbonfish and Green Rock Tofu became clearer.
Ke Sen still wasn't sure what it was, but he had a general direction now. He was no longer a fly without a head.
"Eat it while it's hot," Yuan Zhou said.
Wu Hai had already sat down and did not say a word. For him, it was fine as long as he could eat. Cooking skills were not important. He would not be able to learn them anyway.
Of course, Wu Hai didn't pick up the chopsticks first this time. Instead, he waited until Ke Sen had tasted all the dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou before he started to eat. After all, today was a lecture. Wu Hai knew very well what to do.
Of course, the Black Beast only ate the 15 dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou. He didn't touch the two dishes cooked by Ke Sen.
Previously, when Yuan Zhou was commenting on the Yanglang Chicken, he had mentioned that Ke Sen's flaws were that he did not make full use of the sweetness of the chicken meat and the handling of the chicken skin.
Naturally, Yuan Zhou did not have these two flaws. This time, he demonstrated the perfect cooking method of the Yanglang Chicken.
After finishing the table of Guizhou cuisine, Ke Sen stood up and bowed to Yuan Zhou, "Thank you for your guidance today, Head Chef Yuan. I already have some ideas and would like to find a place to put them into practice. Only then will I be able to thank you properly tomorrow, Head Chef Yuan."
"Go ahead," Yuan Zhou nodded. He was also a chef and naturally understood how Ke Sen felt.
"Sorry for my lack of manners," Ke Sen said before running away.
Looking at the back of Ke Sen running away, Yuan Zhou nodded his head. It seemed that the Guizhou Cuisine he had prepared hadn't been wasted.
"Ke Sen's reaction is similar to when I'm inspired," Wu Hai asked, "Compass, did you inspire him?"
"It's not inspiration," Yuan Zhou explained. "It's just that apart from me, it's extremely difficult to find someone better at Guizhou cuisine than Master Ke Lin. Ke Sen learned his culinary skills from Master Ke Lin, so he naturally thinks that Master Ke Lin's cooking method is equivalent to Guizhou cuisine. I merely showed Ke Sen the other possibilities of Guizhou cuisine."
Yuan Zhou's words were rather tactful. To put it bluntly, Yuan Zhou had used cooking skills that surpassed Ke Lin to weaken the "Guizhou cuisine" in Ke Sen's mind.
"Oh, it's like drawing. You have always been influenced by your teacher. Furthermore, your teacher is already a big shot, so it's hard for you to form your own style. Then, Compass, you told him that there's another style," Wu Hai concluded.
Yuan Zhou nodded, "Something like that."
"Sigh, it's a pity that I self-taught and became famous. I have no experience in overcoming difficulties." Wu Hai sighed, a look of pity on his face.
"???" Yuan Zhou suddenly wanted to starve Wu Hai to death.
"This snack is good. My appetite has increased. I'll be leaving first. I'll come back for dinner tonight." Wu Hai stroked his mustache and left with a look of pity.
Yuan Zhou looked at the clean plates other than Ke Sen's dishes and wanted to starve Wu Hai to death even more.
However, Wu Hai had already left the backyard and walked out of the restaurant.
"Forget it. I won't bother with a black beast." Yuan Zhou picked up his chopsticks and was about to finish the two dishes on the table.
Fortunately, Ke Sen saw that Yuan Zhou's dishes were very small, so he did not cook more. He only cooked a quarter of the usual amount.
Therefore, it didn't take long for Yuan Zhou to finish the dishes.
As it was a teaching assignment today, Yuan Zhou didn't prepare to read or sculpt. He just tidied up the backyard and went to rest. After all, he had to prepare the ingredients for dinner in a while.
At dinner time, Wu Hai arrived as promised. Moreover, he ordered the same amount of dishes as before. It was impossible to tell that he had eaten just one hour ago.
This should be Wu Hai's own superpower.
Just when dinner time began in Yuanzhou shop, Yin Ya also prepared to get off work. As she had made an appointment to have dinner together after Yuan Zhou's opening hours, it was the right time to leave. She could go back to wash up and change into some light clothes.
Before leaving, however, Yin Ya picked up the cardboard box on her desk with one hand and wandered around the office of the secretariat.
"This is my express delivery box today. Take it." As Yin Ya approached, a girl stood up and put her own box into Yin Ya's big box.
"Thank you." Yin Ya smiled and thanked her.
"You're welcome. I have to thank Little Ya for being willing to throw it away for me," her colleague said.
"That's right. This is my drink bottle today." The girl at the work desk picked up the drink bottle and put it into Yin Ya's box.
"Thank you." Yin Ya still thanked her seriously.
"You're welcome. We should be the ones thanking you." The girl waved her hand and said.
Yin Ya would be promoted to the deputy chief of the secretariat at the end of the year. Moreover, she was outstanding and had a good relationship with others. Therefore, when Yin Ya was collecting the waste cardboard boxes and bottles, everyone was very cooperative.
After a while, the things in the secretariat were all collected. However, Yin Ya didn't go to the office outside. Instead, she returned to her seat and prepared to leave later.
Xiaochen, on the other hand, came to Yin Ya with a pile of express delivery boxes. At this time, most of the people in the office had left and only the two of them were left.
"Here I am. It's a lot, isn't it?" Xiaochen said proudly.
"You said you were going to lose weight, so why did you buy so much food?" Yin Ya smiled and pinched Xiaochen's waist as she teased.
"Little Ya, I'm helping you. How can helping a friend be considered fat?" Xiaochen said angrily.
"Yes, yes, yes. You're not fat." Yin Ya smiled helplessly.
While they were talking, Yin Ya was seriously unwrapping the address, name, and tape on the package.
"Let me help," Xiaochen said.
"Sure. If you help, I'll treat you to a meal next time." Yin Ya didn't refuse and nodded.
"Are we going to eat at Boss Yuan's restaurant?" Xiaochen asked with a sneaky smile.
"Yes, yes, yes. We're going to eat at his restaurant." Yin Ya rolled her eyes at Xiaochen and said.
"That's great. Removing the tape can be exchanged for a meal from Boss Yuan's restaurant. It's such a good deal," Xiaochen said as she started unwrapping the package energetically.
"Then you unwrap it. I'll go wash the bottles," Yin Ya said as she picked up her colleague's drink bottle.
"No problem." Xiaochen made a gesture of "okay." Then, Yin Ya took the bottle and went to the washroom.
These drinks had all been drunk, so they looked better after being washed. The meticulous Yin Ya even dried them carefully before putting them back into the box.
When Yin Ya came out of the washroom after washing the bottle, Xiaochen had already removed all the names, addresses, and tape on the cardboard box.
Yin Ya tidied up and sorted the cardboard box. Then, she put the bottles back into the cardboard box. Only then did she stand up with her bag in one hand and the cardboard box in the other, ready to leave.
"Do you need me to carry you down?" Xiaochen asked.
"No need. I'll go by myself," Yin Ya said.
"Alright." Xiaochen nodded and left the office with Yin Ya.
The two of them took the elevator downstairs. Yin Ya parked her car in the parking space that Yuan Zhou had bought for her. Naturally, she had to go to Taoxi Road. Meanwhile, Xiaochen parked her car on the other side.
"Then, I'll be leaving. Take care, Little Ya. Bye." Xiaochen waved her hand and reminded, "Don't forget about my feast."
"Got it." Yin Ya nodded and walked to Taoxi Road.
Xiaochen did not ask Yin Ya why she suddenly started collecting the cardboard boxes and drink bottles more than a week ago. She only helped remove the tape or brought her own cardboard box every time.
After all, Yin Ya did not tell her the reason. As a friend, Xiaochen saw that Yin Ya did not seem to be in trouble. So, she did not ask and only helped her seriously.
Yin Ya's company was not far from Taoxi Road. It was already the end of August, but the weather in Chengdu was still hot. Fortunately, it was already half past six. The sun had set and was no longer scorching.
Soon, Yin Ya walked to the parking lot, but she did not go there. Instead, she crossed the road and walked to Taoxi Road.
After entering Taoxi Road, she directly turned at the intersection and went to the garbage station. There were three large garbage cans there. The garbage inside had already been taken away. There was still a little garbage left, but there was still a kind of rotten smell.
Yin Ya walked to the garbage cans without looking sideways. Then, she bent down to put down the cardboard boxes and stood up to leave.
At this time, she was stopped by a voice, "Thank you, sister."
Yin Ya turned around with a smile and saw a little girl standing at the entrance of the alley. She seemed to have just noticed her and greeted, "Why are you thanking me? I'm here to throw away the garbage."
"No, no, I know. I know you're here for me. Thank you, sister." The little girl was not tall and seemed to be less than ten years old. She lowered her head and said seriously.
"You come at a different time every day, but you always come a few minutes before I come. I've seen you several times, sister." The little girl lowered her head and said.
Obviously, this was not the first time that Yin Ya did this.
"Maybe it's a coincidence. Don't think too much about it. I just happen to help my colleagues bring these cardboard boxes down." Yin Ya did not say much but just explained gently.
"Um, thank you, sister." Seeing that Yin Ya did not admit it, the little girl did not say anything more. She just thanked her seriously.
"You're welcome. But I can't accept your thanks for nothing. How about this? I'll give these to you next time, and then you can help me deal with them. Is that okay?" Yin Ya said.
"Can I?" The little girl quickly raised her head and looked at Yin Ya.
"Of course. In fact, our office is full of girls. Everyone likes to buy things, so there are quite a lot of boxes." Yin Ya shrugged and said.
"I can help." The little girl hurriedly said.
"I know. That's why I'm asking you for help." Yin Ya said gently.
"If I don't disturb you, sister, I can wait downstairs over there. In this way, you don't have to walk too far." Obviously, the little girl knew that Yin Ya came from the company with these cardboard boxes, so she said so.
"Of course. This way, I can walk less. After all, the garbage can there is too small to put these." Yin Ya patched up her loophole without a trace.
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