The garlic sprouts and cured meat were returned to the pot, giving everyone a good dining experience. Be it the tender and crispy garlic sprouts or the dry and chewy cured meat, the combination of the two stimulated everyone's appetite and made them very satisfied.
Even Yu Chu gave the dish a score of 0.3 Yuan. Subtracting the highest score and the lowest score, the final score was 0.3.
Next was the last dish, Ginkgo Chicken Stew. Everyone's emotions reached a peak.
Ginkgo Chicken Stew was one of the four delicacies of Qingcheng. It had a good reputation in the area, and almost every household would stew it. Therefore, everyone was very familiar with this dish.
Many famous chefs had said that the more common and homely a dish was, the more it tested the chef's ability.
Now that everyone smelled the fragrance, they felt that it was different from what they usually ate.
Ginkgo Chicken Stew was usually made by chopping the chicken into pieces before stewing it. Master Li had done the same before.
However, Cheng Zhao Mei noticed that Master Li's control of the heat was not very good. Moreover, it took a lot of effort to practice, so it was hard to achieve anything in a short period of time.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou suggested to Master Li to stew the chicken whole. This way, the requirements for the chicken itself would be very high.
But at the same time, the chicken would not melt and fall into the water or be too dry, which would affect the taste.
The ginkgo chicken served by Master Li was a whole chicken placed in a big soup bowl. Naturally, the chicken he chose was a free-range chicken raised in Mount Qingcheng. As for the young hen he chose, its face was flushed with filial piety, and its claws were plump and full of old skin. Even if it was plucked and served on the table now, it still looked very beautiful.
Officer Wu took the lead and poked the chicken with his chopsticks. The chicken skin looked very tight, but he was able to smoothly insert the chopsticks into it. Clearly, the heat was not bad, and the chicken skin was just right.
With the strength of the chopsticks, one could tear off a piece of chicken skin and dip it in a bowl of green dipping sauce that was specially served. The spicy taste, along with the tenderness and tenderness of the chicken, made one's mouth water. After one bite, one would want to take a second bite.
"Oh, I can give it a score of 0.45 Yuan. Not bad." Yu Chu ate a soft and fragrant ginkgo and drank a mouthful of the sweet soup. He was quite satisfied.
Since Yu Chu was satisfied, Secretary Wu was even more satisfied. He snatched half of the chicken into his bowl and finished it. Before he knew it, he was already full.
Officer Wu looked at the table of people who were still fighting for the last bit of soup. He felt that this matter was settled. However, he couldn't control his curiosity anymore.
"Master Li, these dishes today, especially the last two dishes, are so amazing. I've never expected you to develop a signature dish in such a short time," Steward Wu said straightforwardly as he wanted to canvass votes for his old friend.
"Why don't you take a look at who I learned a few moves from? I've put in a lot of hard work for the past month. How could it not be good?" Master Li was not humble at all.
"Have you learned it from someone? Who is so capable to improve your cooking skills so much in just one month? "Secretary General Wu was really curious.
He was able to taste a few of the dishes. Although they weren't as good as the last two dishes, they were at least much better than before.
Culinary skills were not like martial arts. Just imparting an ultimate move would make it truly powerful. Whether it was delicious or not depended on the chef to accumulate it step by step.
"Our Sichuan Province's Chairman Cheng. Head Chef Yuan also gave us some suggestions regarding the last two dishes," Master Li said.
Secretary General Wu's attitude changed.
At first, he said, "Are you trying to bluff me? It's too fake to improve a chef's cooking skills in such a short time."
Then, he said, "It's Head Chef Yuan. Oh, that's fine then."
"Old Li, you became Head Chef Yuan's disciple?" Secretary General Wu couldn't sit still anymore.
This was how Qingcheng Mountain was supposed to have a Little Peach Creek Road. How could he sit still anymore?
The moment his voice grew louder, not only did the people at this table hear him, but the people at the other tables also stopped talking. The foodies with sharp ears were even more excited when they heard the words "Head Chef Yuan."
Since some people didn't know about it, the people around them started explaining.
Leaving aside the people outside of Sichuan, at least half of the people inside Sichuan had heard of Yuan Zhou's name. Even two-thirds of the judges here today had heard of Yuan Zhou's name. Of course, apart from Yu Chu, no one else had eaten there before.
"Don't you know how talented I am? How is that possible? I was specially trained by Head Chef Cheng. Of course, Head Chef Yuan is magnanimous and gave me some pointers. Otherwise, do you think I would have improved so quickly?" Master Li said honestly.
Although he was somewhat disappointed that he didn't get to become a registered disciple. Of course, becoming a direct disciple was something he didn't even dare to think about. However, being able to receive some pointers was already an amazing thing. Hence, Secretary General Wu was still very excited.
"This is a good opportunity. With these two dishes as his signature dishes, Longyue Restaurant won't have to worry about not having customers in the future," Secretary General Wu was happy for his good friend.
"No wonder it's so delicious. So it was Boss Yuan's pointers," Yu Chu pondered.
Because of Yuan Zhou, the atmosphere became lively once again. Of course, the final result was also satisfactory. More than 85% of the people chose to eat the delicious dishes.
"I must continue to work hard on my culinary skills. I cannot be complacent. Let alone Head Chef Yuan, even Chairman Cheng is getting more and more popular," Master Li muttered inwardly.
As for Yu Chu, after he returned, he uploaded Longyue Restaurant's name onto the Yuan Review website and gave his reviews. Two of the dishes were rated close to 0.4 Yuan.
Yu Chu was very famous on the website. Therefore, he attracted the attention of many foodies. Those who went to Qingcheng Mountain would also pay this restaurant a visit.
Although it wasn't as popular as The Kitchen God, which attracted people from all over the world, the restaurant's business was still booming. Even the officials felt that it was the right decision to keep this restaurant. Of course, this was something that would happen in the future.
While the matters in Qingcheng Mountain were settled, dinner at The Kitchen God was also in full swing.
As always, there were many people here for dinner today. Everyone lined up in an orderly manner. Some were silently thinking about the dishes they would eat later, while others were silently thinking about how many dishes they could eat today. Basically, everyone had their own thoughts.
As long as it was business time, Yuan Zhou would devote all his attention to cooking. After he cleaned up the fish quickly and neatly, he started to slice the fish. At this time, someone ordered the Fish with Pickled Cabbage and Chili.
The snow-white fish fillet with red streaks landed on the goose yellow plate on the side. The fish fillet, which was as thin as a cicada's wing, clearly showed the color of the plate. Even if it was stacked several times, it was still very clear.
As soon as he finished slicing the fish, the Sweet and Sour Pineapple Pork was ready. Conveniently, he took a plate with a deeper bottom and scooped it out. After that, he carried it to the partition over there and then asked Su Ruoyan to carry it to the table of the guests.
Every action of hers was done with ease, not a single wasted movement.
"Little Yun, is it really okay?" Her friend hesitated.
"Of course. It's my birthday today. I saved up enough money to treat you guys to a good meal," Mu Xiaoyun had prepared around 2,000 RMB for this meal. 2,000 RMB was enough for her to order a few dishes.
What Mu Xiaoyun didn't know was that Yuan Zhou and Yin Ya had also prepared a small gift for her.
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