"That's not like you. Don't worry, Dashi. It will be our turn soon." Seeing that Dashi Xiujie was a little anxious, Takumi Chihara cleared his throat and calmly comforted him. It was rare for Dashi Xiujie to be so anxious.
Dashi Xiujie was speechless. He was a calm person, but he hadn't eaten anything from Yuanzhou Shop for two weeks. How could he not be anxious when he recalled the taste?
Looking at Takuya Chihara's face, which seemed to say, "Why can't you control your temper?", Dashi Xiujie almost couldn't hold back his demeanor of a future grandmaster and rebuked Takuya Chihara. Swallowing his saliva, Dashi Xiujie slowly said, "You will understand later."
The words of Dashi Xiujie were quite meaningful. After that, he stood upright and started to line up seriously while facing Yuan Zhou's restaurant.
Taku Chihara stood behind Dashi Xiujie and suddenly had a familiar feeling.
"Ah, I get it now. Dashi Sang is very similar to the Head Chef Yuan I just met," Takuya Chihara muttered to himself in sudden realization.
That's right. Ever since he was taught by Yuan Zhou personally, Dashi Xiujie had even copied Yuan Zhou's straight standing posture and required himself to maintain that posture in front of others.
In fact, Dashi Xiujie used to stand very straight when he worked in his own restaurant. But due to the habits of Japanese, his shoulders would be slightly bent. Ever since he corrected himself, Dashi Xiujie's posture became more and more similar to Yuan Zhou's.
His shoulders were also straighter, making him look taller. Of course, that was only in Dashi Xiujie's own opinion.
Yuan Zhou cooked as fast as ever. After Dashi Xiujie got the second number, he entered the restaurant after waiting for 18 minutes.
Due to the size of Japan, Taku Chihara didn't feel that Yuan Zhou's restaurant was small. Instead, he felt it was good to open the restaurant in such a quiet place.
Taku Chihara followed Dashi Xiujie and sat down on the high chair beside the curved long table.
The moment they sat down, Su Ruoyan came over.
Su Ruoyan knew Dashi Xiujie and knew he could speak Chinese. Therefore, she directly asked in Chinese, "What would you like to eat today?"
"One serving of Clear Broth Noodle Soup Set and one serving of Egg Fried Rice, please." Dashi Xiujie ordered the dishes he needed easily.
Then, he turned his head and asked Takuya Chihara what he wanted to eat in Japanese. After all, Takuya Chihara could only understand a little and couldn't speak.
"Chihara-san, what do you want to eat? You can order all the dishes on the menu. Every dish is Head Chef Yuan's specialty. You don't need to understand anything. "Dashi Xiujie said confidently.
Dashi Xiujie pointed at the menu in front of Taku Chihara and waited for him to order with a relaxed expression.
"Could you please ask Ooshi-san to order a bowl of plain white rice for me?" Taku Senhara asked without even flipping through the menu.
"Plain rice?" Dashi Xiujie was a little surprised, but he immediately understood what Takuya Chihara meant. He nodded and said, "Okay, you won't be disappointed, Chibara-san."
"I hope so." Takuya Chihara nodded his head and then sat in his seat, waiting for Dashi Xiujie to order his dishes.
"Please give him a serving of plain white rice from the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisine." Dashi Xiujie was very familiar with the menu of Yuanzhou Shop. He was probably even more familiar with it than Su Ruoyan.
With that, he could directly and accurately order the complete name of a dish like plain white rice from the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisine.
Before coming here, Dashi Xiujie had naturally reminded Takuya Chihara that foreigners like Yuan Zhou all charged US dollars for the convenience of calculation.
Takuya Chihara didn't have any objection to that. After all, it was normal for a grandmaster to charge US dollars. He didn't feel there was anything wrong with that.
After all, he would be able to eat a dish personally cooked by a grandmaster on the same day. Even Euros would be acceptable, let alone US dollars.
One ought to know that even if one wanted to eat Japanese food personally cooked by Takuya Chihara, one couldn't eat it just by lining up. One had to make an appointment according to the rules, ask for the time, and then wait for the food.
The two of them didn't care about this little interlude at all. They naturally paid their own way and then waited quietly.
As for Yuan Zhou who received Su Ruoyan's menu, he wasn't surprised to see a bowl of plain white rice.
As expected of a native Japanese. Such a thought flashed through Yuan Zhou's mind. Then, he continued cooking without stopping.
Yuan Zhou couldn't be blamed for saying that. There was a reason why Takuya Chihara ordered a bowl of plain white rice.
He wanted to test Yuan Zhou's culinary skills with a bowl of plain white rice, which was the most common.
Because in Japan, be it the northernmost Hokkaido or the southernmost Ryukyu Islands, rice was the staple food.
Even in a Western restaurant in Japan, one could order a bowl of plain white rice while eating fast food such as hamburgers, fried chicken, and Coke. It wasn't hard to imagine the status of plain white rice in Japan.
Moreover, in ancient Japan, the country was established on the basis of rice cultivation. In the ancient farming society, there was a tradition of linking agriculture with sacrificial rites. There was even a word in Japanese, which referred to rituals and sacrificial rites such as transplanting rice seedlings, preventing pests, and praying for rain. Such sacrificial rites were still preserved in some places in Japan.
It could be said that the tongue of Japanese was still obsessed with the aroma and touch of rice.
Takuya Chihara was no exception, but it wasn't easy to cook a pot of rice.
That was why Takuya Chihara only ordered a bowl of plain white rice.
Dashi Xiujie naturally understood Takuya Chihara's intention, but he was sure that Takuya Chihara would regret after eating the rice. He would regret that he didn't study the Grand Master's Notes carefully.
Seeing the order, Yuan Zhou also understood Takuya Chihara's intention, but he didn't care. He just filled the bowl with rice carefully and asked Su Ruoyan to bring it over.
From the time Takuya Chihara ordered to the time Takuya Chihara got his bowl of plain white rice, it took less than three minutes. Su Ruoyan served the hot plain white rice.
"Here's your plain white rice. Please enjoy," Su Ruoyan said, put away the tray, and left.
Takuya Chihara thanked her in Japanese, then began to observe the plain white rice in front of him.
Dashi Xiujie didn't care at all. He was still staring at Yuan Zhou, who was busy in the kitchen, seriously and seriously.
Fortunately, Engineer Cheng wasn't here. If Engineer Cheng was here, he would definitely use his fat body to block Dashi Xiujie's gaze. After all, that gaze was too intense.
It made Engineer Cheng feel like Dashi Xiujie was going to take him as his master in the next second. He had a strong sense of crisis.
"Hiss" The hissing sound beside Dashi Xiujie didn't distract him at all.
The hissing sound was naturally made by Takuya Chihara. He was surprised by the perfection of the rice in front of him.
That's right, it was perfect. He couldn't find a single flaw. From the filling of the bowl to the fragrance, the crystal of the rice, and the completeness, everything was so perfect.
"This is incredible. It smells so good. Just a bowl of plain white rice makes me want to eat it," Takuya Chihara murmured.
It was no wonder that Takuya Chihara had such an exaggerated reaction. He really loved eating rice, and as a chef, he knew about rice.
Japanese loved rice very much. They even had an association that specialized in appraising the quality of rice, called the Grain Inspection Association.
This association specialized in appraising the taste of the japonica rice produced in various places in Japan and divided them into different grades.
There were also five grades for the japonica rice, which were special A > A > A ′ > B > B ′. There were six evaluation criteria for the rice, namely, aroma, appearance, taste, stickiness, softness, and overall evaluation.
There were also requirements for the person who made the evaluation. Only those who had obtained the qualification of "Rice Taste Appraiser" could make the evaluation.
It could be said that every step was very detailed.
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