The quantity of the dishes prepared by Yuan Zhou was basically estimated accurately. It was definitely enough for a table of people to eat. He even added a little more when he thought of the existence of a big eater. Strictly speaking, Yuan Zhou's portion was more than that of an ordinary international welcome banquet.
Many people thought that the welcome banquet for the Prime Minister of another country would be extravagant and wasteful. But in fact, it wouldn't be. On the contrary, the quantity would be quite appropriate.
On the one hand, saving food was advocated internationally. On the other hand, few people would really eat to their heart's content in the welcome banquet.
As for Yuan Zhou's culinary skills … Li Yanhua and Tang Le, led by the others, indicated that they didn't eat to their heart's content. They were just in a good mood and ate a little more.
"Fortunately, I can use chopsticks well. Otherwise, I might not be able to eat much." For the first time, Li Yanhua felt the joy of using chopsticks well.
"It's better than Mr. Opello's. Mr. Opello is right," Li Yanhua said inwardly.
Li Yanhua glanced at the middle-aged man beside him who didn't know how to use chopsticks. He was at a disadvantage.
The middle-aged man had a standard Western face. It was obvious that he usually used knives and forks. As for chopsticks, he was at a disadvantage. Even if he had a knife and fork, it wasn't convenient.
Chinese dishes could be served separately or not, while Western dishes were mostly served separately. Originally, the welcome banquet should also be in such a format. However, Leader Song had personally experienced Yuan Zhou's culinary skills. In order to make it more harmonious, he specially requested to change the format.
"I can't compare my teacher with Head Chef Yuan," Tang Le said inwardly. He had originally thought that his teacher, Opello, was not much different from Yuan Zhou. He wanted to taste it carefully and then compare it.
But now, Tang Le felt that … it was better not to compare.
The main dishes and snacks had been served. Although they wanted more, they could only endure it. Only the fruits were left after the meal.
This time, Yuan Zhou didn't prepare a lot of variety. He only prepared two kinds of fruits, one was an apple and the other was a strawberry. It was very simple.
Of course, the environment in which it grew was definitely not ordinary. The strawberry was the previous White Immortal Strawberry, which had been introduced before. The focus was on the apple this time.
"Ka Cha"
Yuan Zhou washed his hands, picked up an apple the size of a washbasin and bit into it. Cooking was physically exhausting, so he had to eat something to replenish his energy.
"Zhao Mei, you eat too." Yuan Zhou stuffed an equally large bowl into Zhao Mei's hand.
Gulp!
Cheng Zhao Mei nodded vigorously. "Yes, Master."
He couldn't blame Cheng Zhao Mei for being useless. He had never seen an apple of such good quality. Even before Yuan Zhou cut the apple into pieces, the rich fruity fragrance had already overwhelmed the fragrance of the dish. Not to mention that after it was cut, the fragrance was simply lethal.
While Yuan Zhou was resting, the last of the fruits finally arrived in the hall.
"It smells so good. This is the smell of apples, right? Why is it so fragrant?" Some people had a sharp nose. Before the waiter served the food, they could already smell the strong aroma.
As they got closer, more and more people could smell it. Li Yanhua, who had been chatting with Leader Song, stopped talking and was ready to take action. Even Leader Song did the same.
On the surface, both of them were gentle and refined. It was completely impossible to tell that they were about to fight for the food.
"Dong"
Two fruit platters were placed on the table. One of the platters was white and dazzling. It was strawberries with speckles of red on it. It was like a gorgeous color in the snow white, very eye-catching. On the other side, the slightly yellow flesh was set off by the milky white cream. The skin was dark red and the color was pure. The fragrance was coming from this apple.
Everyone's hands reached for the apple at the same time.
"Ka Cha"
"This taste is a bit like that World No. 1, but the taste seems to be better. It's really delicious. The flesh is crispy and sweet, and the juice is plentiful. After a bite, the fragrance lingers in the mouth. It's the best." Li Yanhua kept nodding his head.
Although it was an apple cultivated by the system and each of them was the same weight of 1.5 kg, it was impossible for every part to be the same, especially the part near the core. However, Yuan Zhou had the ability to cut every piece of the apple into the same size and place them neatly on the plate, like a scattered peony.
For a moment, the hall was filled with the sound of "Ka Cha, Ka Cha". If they didn't know that there couldn't be mice here, they would have thought that a group of mice was having a meeting.
"How is it? Is Premier Li satisfied this time?" Leader Song was really dedicated.
Even though he didn't eat to his heart's content, he still grabbed quite a lot. Therefore, he always remembered that his task was to entertain foreign guests.
"Very good. The chef is great. The arrangement is very good. It's just that the quantity is a bit small." Li Yanhua felt that the quantity was really small.
"We will improve in the future." Leader Song also felt that it was too small.
Then, the two started a new round of business mutual flattery. However, this had nothing to do with Yuan Zhou. After getting the news from Little Ding and the others, Yuan Zhou planned to leave and return to the restaurant. He still had to open the restaurant at night.
"The things on the countertop are for you. You can eat them up." When Yuan Zhou left, he specially told Xiao Ding.
This was an old habit of Yuan Zhou. After all, he had been waiting for so long and hadn't eaten lunch.
"Thank you, Head Chef Yuan." Little Ding beamed with joy.
Previously, when the dishes were passed around, he was already drooling. If it wasn't for his professional quality, he would have secretly tried some. He didn't expect that Yuan Zhou would specially think of them.
Even Little Gu's usually serious face relaxed a little, revealing a trace of a smile. 'Food is the heaven of the people.' This has never changed.
After Cheng Zhao Mei sent Yuan Zhou back to The Kitchen God, she was chased away by Yuan Zhou to rest. After washing up, Yuan Zhou didn't even practice his knife skills anymore. He took out an ancient book and planned to rest while reading.
His nerves were too tense and he needed to relax.
At noon, due to Yin Ya's presence, nothing major happened. However, Yin Ya only took a few hours off. Therefore, when there were no customers, she returned to the company. However, she sent a message to Yuan Zhou.
"By the way, little comrade system, do you have a place to cultivate the apples? Is there an orchard somewhere that you haven't told me about?" Yuan Zhou had learned to be calm.
Currently, he already had a winery and a ranch. If the orchard fell into his hands, it would be his!
Yuan Zhou felt that in a few years, he would have properties all over the world.
"It's cultivated meticulously by me. Don't worry, Lord Host. The procurement channel is clean and transparent. There are no middlemen." The system was getting more and more mischievous.
"Does it mean there's no orchard? Don't worry, I have a manor." Yuan Zhou was also open-minded.
He had a farm, a manor, and a spring. These were all the standard of a Master Chef.
When Yuan Zhou came back, it was still early. Therefore, the time he spent studying the ancient book was quite long. When it was time to prepare the ingredients for dinner, he had already finished reading an ancient book. His speed was quite fast.
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