Yuan Zhou looked around. The kitchen was very big. In terms of area, it was much bigger than The Kitchen God's kitchen. It could accommodate a team of more than 20 chefs.
A welcoming banquet like this required a professional team. Other than the head chef, there was also the sous-chef, the chopping board, the utensils, the water table, and so on.
The chopping board had the first anvil and the second anvil, the utensils had the workers, not to mention the king of the chopping board and the king of the chopping board. Pastries and cold dishes had to be listed separately.
Of course, this was a traditional large banquet team. If Yuan Zhou was here, it would be a different story.
"Looks okay." Yuan Zhou looked around and noticed the countertop, utensils, and other corners were all clean. They must have been cleaned beforehand.
"That's good." While speaking, Yuan Zhou picked up the snow-white towel on the table and washed it with water. Then, he carefully cleaned the entire kitchen again.
While Yuan Zhou was cleaning, Cheng Zhao Mei was picked up by Xiao Gu. Xiao Gu and Xiao Ding stood guard at the door while he went in alone. This was the rule.
"Master, let me help too," Cheng Zhao Mei said immediately when she saw Yuan Zhou was cleaning.
When he followed Su Ruoyan and Zhou Jia around the store, he had already gained experience in cleaning up the store.
"Let's do it together. Be careful," Yuan Zhou agreed.
He could ask Cheng Zhao Mei to help with such a small matter. Of course, the main battlefield of the kitchen stove would be done by Yuan Zhou himself. In other words, the countertop was given to Cheng Zhao Mei.
"Got it, master," Engineer Cheng answered quickly.
After cleaning, it was time to prepare the dishes. Cheng Zhao Mei could not be of any help. Yuan Zhou could do it himself. No matter if it was the side dishes or the chopping board, he always did it himself.
The banquet started with four cold dishes. Yuan Zhou prepared two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. The theme of the banquet was Spicy Hotpot.
It was not the Fragrant and Spicy Fresh Pot dish in Jianghu Cuisine. "Fragrant" referred to the spices, "spicy" referred to the slight spiciness, "fresh" referred to the freshness of the crab, and "pot" referred to the cooking method.
Remember, 'slightly spicy' is the 'slightly spicy' of Chongqing School, not 'slightly spicy' in other senses.
The full theme of the banquet was "Fragrant and Spicy Fresh Pot, Welcome to All Inclusive". On the menu, Yuan Zhou mainly used Cantonese Cuisine and Sichuan Cuisine, mixed with other cuisines. The cooking techniques and dishes included at least five different cuisines. This was all inclusive.
The "welcome" suffix was a must. This was the first time the Prime Minister of Singapore came to Chengdu, and there was no more appropriate theme.
As for the specific dishes, they were based on the Singaporean cuisine, and according to the rules of the taboos, they had formulated a detailed menu.
For example, the first cold dish, "Wonderful Hands of Heaven and Earth", was based on the sweet sauce pig trotters of Singaporean cuisine. It was made using the Cantonese style of sliced pig trotters with ginger. With Yuan Zhou's high level of Cantonese culinary skills, the dish was also different from the ordinary ones.
"Judging by the exquisiteness and speed of Master's cooking, I probably won't be able to catch up in this lifetime. I'd better think about whether I can have another pair of hands in my next life," Cheng Zhao Mei sighed with emotion as she watched without blinking.
Yuan Zhou was busy preparing the ingredients for lunch and started to cook the first dish in the menu. On the other side, the Prime Minister, accompanied by his entourage, was almost done with the tour and planned to come to the hotel for lunch.
"Tang Le, are you sure the dishes for lunch today were prepared by the Yuan chef?" Li Yanhua was sitting in the car. Now that everyone around him was around, he was in a more relaxed state.
The two of them had a good personal relationship, which was why they were able to facilitate this trip to Chengdu. He was also able to accompany the Prime Minister. Otherwise, he would have to wait in the hotel like the others.
"I'm sure. The documents have been sent, and the meal arrangements have been confirmed," Tang Le said.
"Although I've asked this many times, I still can't help but ask. Is it really that delicious? I've seen the photos before. This Yuan chef seems to be way too young, "Li Yanhua said.
At such a young age, he was already better than Head Chef Pelo. What would happen in the future?
"Since Master said it himself, it shouldn't be wrong," Tang Le said primly.
"Pelo is the number one chef in our country." Li Yanhua didn't finish his sentence. Tang Le knew what he meant, but it wasn't appropriate for him to continue.
Welcoming the Prime Minister couldn't be sloppy. A red carpet was laid out at the entrance of the hotel and flower pots were placed there. The leaders in charge of receiving the guests bustled about. Only after a professional reception did the Prime Minister and his entourage enter the dining hall.
Tea was served first and they started chatting. It was time for the dishes to be served.
"Dadada, Dadada."
A group of beautiful women dressed in cheongsams walked to the kitchen from the other side of the corridor with trays in their hands. They were planning to serve the dishes.
"Dong Dong Dong"
Little Ding first knocked on the door and then said loudly, "Head Chef Yuan, it's time to serve the dishes."
"Shua"
The door was immediately opened, revealing the solemn face of Cheng Zhao Mei. She looked around and when she saw the group of waiters, she directly opened the door and said, "The first cold dishes are all here. Come over and serve them."
The notice Yuan Zhou received was to prepare a total of five tables and 20 cold dishes. Of course, the number was 4 × 5. It could only be said that the quantity was not small.
At this time, all the cold dishes were placed neatly on the countertop. Yuan Zhou was also preparing the hot dishes in an orderly manner to ensure the best taste.
Hearing Zhao Mei's call, a group of waiters immediately came in and placed the dishes on the trays before carrying them out.
The allocation of one table per person was very reasonable.
The people at the main table also stopped chatting. The main reason was that the dishes were too fragrant. Normally, since they were cold dishes, they shouldn't have such a strong fragrance. But that was only according to reason.
After the four cold dishes occupied the four corners of the table, an obvious fragrance directly drilled into people's nostrils. It was really difficult to ignore it.
"Premier Li, welcome to Chengdu. I don't know if this welcoming banquet is to your taste. I hope you don't mind," Leader Song, who was the leader, started speaking.
Leader Song was definitely someone who had experienced great storms. Facing the fragrance of delicacies, he could still finish speaking in an orderly manner.
Of course, this might also be related to the fact that the hot dishes had not been served yet.
"Leader Song, you are too polite. It's better to visit often since it's nearby. There's no need to deliberately entertain us," Li Yanhua was also a person who knew how to speak.
Then, after a round of mutual flattery, the chopsticks started to move.
The Sauteed Ginger Braised Pork Knuckle looked very eye-catching. After all, the pork knuckle was very big and the bones were also very big. Therefore, most people saw it at first glance.
"It's fragrant, but it's a little indecent. Isn't it too much to chew on the bones in public? Why didn't I think of this when deciding on the menu?" Leader Song muttered inwardly.
But the fragrance kept tempting him. Therefore, he reached out and picked up a piece of pork knuckle and put it into his bowl. He had also participated in the Asia-Pacific Exchange Meeting previously and knew Yuan Zhou's craftsmanship. Indecent and not eating it were absolutely two different things.
Li Yanhua followed closely behind and also picked up a pork knuckle. The reason was that he liked to eat the pig knuckle with sweet sauce made by Opello. He wanted to taste the white pork knuckle and see if there was any difference between it and the pork knuckle with thick oil and red sauce that he ate.
"Ca"
After picking up the pork knuckle and putting it into his plate, Li Yanhua habitually poked it, hoping that it would taste better if he put it into his chopsticks. Then, he witnessed a miracle.
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