"I told you before that Head Chef Yuan, the number one chef in Asia, is planning to exchange culinary skills with some chefs. I received an invitation. I wonder if you are interested," Chu Xiao said.
On the other side of the phone, Opello was silent for a long time before he said, "I'm very curious about what kind of chef you've always admired and even couldn't compare to, Chu. Have you forgotten the title of the best chef in Asia? Although I study Italian cuisine, I'm a Singaporean and I live in Singapore. I'm also an Asian chef.
When he first met Chu Xiao, Ao Pelo was immediately amazed by Chu Xiao's superb talent and culinary skills. The two of them were somewhat like old friends. Chu Xiao came to Singapore this time to visit Ao Pelo. Then, when Chu Xiao said that he wanted to communicate with foreign chefs, Ao Pelo was the first person Chu Xiao thought of.
"Mr. Opello, I respect your culinary skills very much. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here to verify my ideas with you. But I insist on my introduction of Head Chef Yuan," Chu Xiao said affirmatively.
It wasn't that Chu Xiao was trying to create hatred for Yuan Zhou. Rather, he truly believed that Yuan Zhou was the number one chef in Asia. To be more precise, if Yuan Zhou didn't know much Western cuisine, Chu Xiao would dare to introduce Yuan Zhou as the number one chef in the world.
That was true, but Opello didn't agree.
Opello might be full of energy, but he was about the same age as Ogyust. He studied under a famous teacher in Italy and then returned to Singapore.
Singapore's cuisine was a combination of Chinese, Western, Malay, and Japanese cuisines. One could basically eat dishes from all over the world in Singapore. It was known as a gourmet paradise.
Didn't it sound amazing? Didn't it sound super powerful? But to put it bluntly, it didn't have its own characteristics. After Peleo returned to China, he had been trying to create a food culture with his own country's characteristics. Peleo was really good at cooking Italian, Malay, Japanese, and Chinese cuisines. He also helped the new cuisines establish their own characteristics bit by bit.
It wasn't appropriate to say that Opello was the best chef in Singapore, because he was already the best chef in Singapore 10 years ago. To be precise, he was a national treasure chef in Singapore.
Now that someone told him that Yuan Zhou was the best chef in Asia, how could he be convinced? Naturally, Opello knew that Yuan Zhou was the man who separated the Huaxia Chef's Alliance from the Asian Chef's Alliance. But was Opello inferior? He was also the vice president of the Asian Chefs Alliance.
"Chu, if you say so, I'll definitely be there," Pelo replied.
"Okay, I'll let you know when the time is set," Chu Xiao said.
"No problem." The other side agreed very quickly.
After hanging up, Chu Xiao flipped through his phone book and muttered, "This one won't work, and this one won't work either."
Chu Xiao knew that Yuan Zhou had once taken part in an exchange meeting of nine people. Therefore, he had already excluded all the chefs that had taken part in the meeting. Instead, he looked for those famous chefs that had never taken part in the meeting. Otherwise, Chu Xiao wouldn't be able to make a name for himself in France. His attitude was very good.
Yuan Zhou's main mission was just around the corner!
Coincidentally, Yuan Zhou was studying Singapore cuisine. Because when he called Chu Xiao, he found that he was in Singapore, which made Yuan Zhou think of the reward of the Master 1 mission. At that time, because he was busy promoting Cantonese cuisine and other things, he didn't have time to practice. For the future exchange, Yuan Zhou had been looking up the information related to the new dish recently.
Back to the afternoon when Yuan Zhou asked for leave, the two chefs returned to the guest house after lunch and immediately began to quarrel with each other.
Both of them were old partners and old rivals. Nothing could be hidden from each other for a while, but after a long time, they would naturally notice it.
"Old Zeng, I think it's time for you to change your habit of imitating others. Don't do whatever I do. How old are you? Why are you still so childish?" Li Youcai was probably hit by a sudden inspiration as he spoke first.
"I made the decision myself. I will definitely do that. As for following others, it's mostly you, old man Li, who is meddlesome." Ceng Youwei glanced at him.
"Have you really made up your mind?" Li Youcai straightened his expression and asked seriously.
"Head Chef Yuan has superb culinary skills and a noble character. I think this is an opportunity for us and also an opportunity for us to develop Yunnan Cuisine," Ceng Youwei said solemnly.
"That's right. Recently, Head Chef Yuan is the only one who can make home-cooked dishes to this level, not to mention those main dishes and banquet dishes of Yunnan Cuisine. I feel that even I can't imagine how delicious those dishes are," Li Youcai nodded. He could clearly feel the gap between his culinary skills and Yuan Zhou's. It was so huge that he couldn't even see the taillights of a car.
"Let's do it this way. In any case, when Engineer Cheng started, he wasn't young anymore. I feel that we are still young and strong. It won't be a problem for us to learn new knowledge. After all, Head Chef Yuan has high hopes for us," Li Youcai continued.
Both of them were already over 50 years old, and they firmly believed that they were the chosen ones.
"I agree. But it won't be easy to become Head Chef Yuan's disciple," Ceng Youwei said. "Chairman Cheng has to be an apprentice of Head Chef Yuan for five years before he has a chance to become his disciple," Ceng Youwei said.
"Then let's go back and make some arrangements before coming back to discuss with Head Chef Yuan. When the time comes, we will go look for Engineer Cheng to learn from him. It's not easy to have a chance to develop Yunnan Cuisine," Li Youcai said resolutely.
"Um. After becoming his disciple, Chairman Cheng will be our senior brother," Ceng Youwei said. "Chairman Cheng is Head Chef Yuan's direct disciple. I feel that it's not bad for us to get an in-name disciple."
"That's true. After all, Chairman Cheng is like a gem in front of us. Let me book the return tickets," Ceng Youwei said.
The two head chefs, Ceng Youwei and Li Youcai, were very active. At noon, they made a deal. In the afternoon, they would take a plane back to Yunnan to deal with various miscellaneous matters. Once they were done, they would be able to return and discuss with Head Chef Yuan.
Therefore, the next day, Yuan Zhou didn't see the two brothers who had been coming to eat Yunnan Cuisine for several days.
Of course, Yuan Zhou didn't know about their plans for now. But it coincided with his plan to promote Yunnan Cuisine.
Previously, Yuan Zhou had thought that he would only accept Cheng Zhaomei as his disciple. This thought wouldn't change. From the beginning to the end, Cheng Zhaomei was the only direct disciple. On one hand, it was because he didn't have enough time to teach more direct disciples. On the other hand, Yuan Zhou felt that one direct disciple was enough.
But he could accept a few more in-name disciples. Yuan Zhou truly wanted to promote Chinese Cuisine. Moreover, it would be even better if he could nurture some chefs.
"As for the in-name disciple, I can look for the chairman to discuss it," Yuan Zhou thought.
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