After welcoming them into the restaurant, Yuan Zhou poured two cups of water for them and said, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"This is my friend, Guo Penghao. He has something he wants to ask Boss Yuan for help with," Lei Ti quickly sold Guo Penghao out.
Guo Penghao finally said embarrassedly, "I have a dish that I believe exists, but many chefs can't make it. Therefore, I want to ask Boss Yuan to take a look."
Before coming here, Guo Penghao had done some research on Yuan Zhou. He really didn't know if he didn't check it out, but the moment he saw it, he was startled. Only when he saw Yuan Zhou's honors did he realize that Yuan Zhou wasn't just famous.
"What dish is it?" During Yuan Zhou's gatherings, many famous chefs would take out their dishes that they couldn't restore to their original state.
"Ahem, the order is reversed. Didn't we agree before?" Lei Ti coughed and reminded.
"Oh, yes. I have an incomplete hundred-year-old recipe here. Please take a look, Head Chef Yuan," Guo Penghao immediately reacted.
He opened his briefcase and took out a rosewood box. He placed it on the partition in front of him. Pa Da. The pocket buckle was opened, revealing the yellowed pages inside.
It was indeed incomplete. One could see the tear marks at first glance. Fortunately, the tear marks were intact. It should have been done on purpose, so he might be able to find the missing parts.
Not all ancient recipes were great. There were even many modern dishes that were better suited to the tastes of modern people. Of course, there were also many dishes that couldn't be restored to their original state.
The moment Yuan Zhou saw the page, he felt that this was a real ancient book. The heavy sense of history hit him. It had indeed experienced the passage of time.
"Can I take a closer look?" Yuan Zhou was quite interested in the recipe.
"Of course," Guo Penghao immediately said.
After taking out the disposable plastic gloves and putting them on, Yuan Zhou slowly reached out his hand and took out the recipe carefully to check it.
Apart from the obvious tear marks, there were also some wormholes. It should have been caused by improper storage a long time ago.
"Hua."
Yuan Zhou flipped a page and started reading carefully. Although he couldn't appraise antiques, he was very familiar with cooking. He could tell if it was an ancient book from the ingredients and cooking method.
After reading for about 10 minutes, Yuan Zhou had turned 5 pages in total. He read each page very carefully. That was about the same for the treasure appraisal program.
Perhaps Yuan Zhou's serious expression infected the other two. Lei Ti and Guo Penghao also became nervous.
"How is it?" Guo Penghao immediately asked when he saw Yuan Zhou put down the book.
"I don't know much about antiques, but the names of some of the ingredients are indeed quite old, such as dried meat, dried vegetables, etc. If it's fake, I need to look up a lot of information. So far, I haven't seen any anachronistic errors."
"The seasoning is also spicy. at first glance, it should be from the Tang Dynasty, or even before the Tang dynasty, but not earlier than the Han dynasty because there are pepper in the seasoning.
"Apart from that, I'm more inclined to believe that the ancient book is from the Tang Dynasty. That's because the method of placing duck meat in the stomach of a lamb is similar to a famous imperial dish of the Tang Dynasty, Hun Yang Mo Hu," Yuan Zhou said.
Hearing that, the two of them nodded involuntarily. What Yuan Zhou said was reasonable and well-grounded.
Guo Penghao nodded again and again. No wonder he was the famous Boss Yuan. His knowledge was not something ordinary chefs could compare with. He could infer so many things just from the names.
Also, Guo Penghao had never heard of "Hun Yang Mo Hu".
"Boss Yuan is much more reliable than the experts." Guo Penghao judged. He had once taken an antique to the experts and was cheated.
Once bitten, twice shy. Guo Penghao didn't believe in the experts anymore.
"There's only a small part of the latter part of the ancient book. It's probably the record of a banquet. Now, we can only see several snacks and the soup dish at the end. There's only one main course. You said you didn't know whether it existed or not. What's the main course?"
Judging from the current situation, the dish in the ancient book was at most difficult to find the ingredients. It was absolutely different from "I don't know if I can make it."
Guo Penghao rubbed his hands, a little embarrassed. "Two things. That dish isn't in this ancient book. It's in a random book that records family affairs. It mentioned a few words, and I was very interested in it, so I wrote it down."
If speaking was really an art, anyone would think that the dish was in the ancient book based on the way Guo Penghao spoke.
But in fact, Guo Penghao had an ancient book and many chefs wanted to borrow it. His request was to make that dish. That was why he said that many chefs wanted to cheat him of the ancient book.
"That's his temper. He wants to get to the bottom of everything. He wants to ask Boss Yuan to make a judgment. I brought this ancient book this time for Boss Yuan to study. It can be considered as us adding bricks and tiles to this industry. Don't refuse," Lei Ti said directly.
Although Lei Ti was not good at speaking normally and would always rebuke others, he was very respectful to Yuan Zhou and spoke very politely.
"Yes, yes, yes. That's right," Guo Penghao immediately followed Lei Ti's lead.
"Show me the dish you are talking about first. It's the written record," Yuan Zhou said, "Did you bring it?"
"Yes, yes. Please have a look, Head Chef Yuan."
Guo Penghao was overjoyed. He nimbly took out another wooden box from the bag with which he had taken out the first one.
The two boxes were similar in size, but this one was dark yellow in color and had a smooth surface. The edges and corners of the box were very smooth. It was obvious that someone often played with it. A lively eagle was engraved on the box. It was a rare pattern.
"Pa Da."
Guo Penghao carefully opened it, revealing a book with yellowed pages. He estimated that it had to be at least three generations old before it could be seen.
"Hua La."
Guo Penghao carefully flipped through the book and flipped to a page that he was very familiar with. He gently placed the book in front of Yuan Zhou and said, "Head Chef Yuan, please have a look. It's here."
[Last year, I tasted a strange item. It was fragrant and fragrant. It was both crisp and sticky. It was both hot and cold. It was very strange. After many years, I accidentally found it. It was called Waxing and Waning. It was sweet and salty, crisp and fragrant. It was not a lie.]
It was just a short line of words. Yuan Zhou finished reading it with a single glance. But when he took a closer look, it was like a running account. He had probably heard about a delicious dish and finally managed to eat it. Moreover, it lived up to its reputation?
The name was also very strange. Was the dish called Waxing and Waning?
For a moment, Yuan Zhou was a little confused. Although he knew that people in ancient times liked to give names with connotations, it wasn't …
Yuan Zhou was afraid that he would miss something. He carefully flipped the first page and then the second page. Other than finding a season that should be spring, he didn't find anything special.
"I can't say for now. I need to study it," Yuan Zhou said.
"It's fine. As long as it has research value, Head Chef Yuan, you can study it as you like," Guo Penghao said.
"As long as it doesn't take up Boss Yuan's time," Lei Ti said.
"It's fine. I'm also very curious about when a dish can be named Waxing and Waning. If you can really study it, you can come and try," Yuan Zhou said.
Before Lei Ti could say anything, Guo Penghao immediately said, "No problem. I've long wanted a result. Thank you for your hard work, Head Chef Yuan."
Lei Ti rolled his eyes at Guo Penghao, who seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. He turned to Yuan Zhou and said gently, "Boss Yuan, you can make the decision."
"You need to leave the book with me. I need to check it first before I can make a final decision," Yuan Zhou said after thinking for a while.
"No problem, no problem." Guo Penghao answered repeatedly and straightforwardly packed the two boxes and closed them up. Then, he handed the two books to Yuan Zhou.
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