Originally, Yuan Zhou wanted to say that the selection couldn't be rushed and that it could be done slowly. But since Du Yundong and the others had expressed their opinions, he couldn't say anything more.
Once Yuan Zhou agreed, it would definitely be done immediately. This was the most important thing in Hunan Cuisine. It would be strange if he wasn't anxious.
Before coming here, Meng Guangping and the other two knew that with Yuan Zhou's personality and style of doing things, there shouldn't be any problems. But since it wasn't done, they couldn't be completely at ease.
Now, they could finally put their hearts at ease.
In the following time, after knowing that Yuan Zhou was fine, the several people started to communicate about Hunan Cuisines with the fragrance of tea curling up in the air.
At the beginning, Little Yu listened with great interest. Although he didn't understand a lot, it didn't stop him from enjoying the fun. But as time passed, the conversation between the four was no longer limited to dishes, but about improvement.
"I've talked with many cooking seniors. In fact, all the changes in cooking are due to the changes in the customers' needs. For example, Guizhou Province lacks salt, so Guizhou Cuisine uses sour as salt. Now that there is no shortage of salt, Guizhou Cuisine has begun to develop in various ways, with sour as a supplement," Yuan Zhou concluded.
Not to mention Little Yu, even Meng Guangping's group of three could only listen to him in the end. That was because Yuan Zhou didn't only talk about Hunan Cuisine. Instead, he talked about the history of Hunan Province and some problems that needed to be improved.
Little Yu was left with three questions: "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"
Once they started talking, they never stopped. There was never a lack of topics. After one topic was finished, they moved on to the next. The atmosphere was very lively.
Time passed unknowingly. It wasn't until the voices in the pub on the second floor grew louder and someone walked down that they finally came back to their senses.
Only then did Meng Guangping and the others stop talking, their eyes sparkling. They didn't feel tired after talking for several hours. Instead, they felt that time passed too quickly.
"I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time today, Head Chef Yuan. I learned a lot from this conversation. Thank you," Meng Guangping thanked sincerely.
Not only him, but Du Yundong and Ding Yang had also learned a lot. Especially now that they were still working in front of the stove, it showed how much they loved cooking. Therefore, they learned a lot.
"Guild Leader Meng, you're too polite. I've also gained a lot. If there's a chance in the future, we can exchange pointers and improve together," Yuan Zhou said.
"Hahaha, definitely, definitely."
Seeing that it was getting late, Meng Guangping and the other two could not stay any longer. They could only bid farewell and leave. For the first time, they lamented that they were not from Chengdu. If that was the case, they could stay in Chengdu for a long time.
"I wanted to …" Ding Yang hesitated.
Du Yundong also nodded. "Me too."
Meng Guangping interrupted them. "Don't think about it, Yuan Yafeng. It's not an exaggeration."
The three of them spoke in riddles. Actually, to be specific, the three of them had all ordered their signature dishes at the same time. They probably thought that the overall culinary skills of Hunan Cuisine could not be compared and they would admit defeat, but their signature dishes should still have a chance, so …
There was no need to recall too much about the tragic situation. However, it was also because of their strength that they were able to get to where they were today. Therefore, they did get some inspiration from Yuan Zhou's dishes. This was true.
After returning to The Kitchen God and seeing off Meng Guangping and the other drinkers, Yuan Zhou stood by the window as usual and watched Mao Ye get on the last bus and leave. Only then did he start to do his own thing.
Hunan Cuisine was also an important part of Hunan Cuisine. Besides, there was an obvious feature of Hunan Cuisine, that was, many of the dishes were very expensive abalone, ginseng, shark's fin, and tripe. Therefore, they needed to be soaked one or several days in advance.
Of course, the system could have provided the raw seafood that had just been soaked. However, Yuan Zhou felt that it would be more meaningful for him to grasp the changes of the ingredients and make adjustments according to the weather and temperature if he soaked the seafood himself.
Yuan Zhou had always been very strict with his culinary skills and would never skimp on them.
"Creak"
Yuan Zhou opened the small door with the words "Shark's Fin" and revealed the contents inside. Shark's fin, big and small shark's fin occupied more than half of the space in the small cabinet.
"Little comrade system, the gift package for the previous two years contained the complete cuisines of Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces. Then, there was no gift package for the third and fourth years. Therefore, the gift package for the fifth year won't be too shabby, right?"
The system displayed, "It will definitely satisfy you, Host."
"What if I'm not satisfied?" Yuan Zhou teased the system daily while turning over the bird's nest.
It was a pity that as long as it wasn't about culinary skills, the system would be like the weather in June, sometimes sunny and sometimes not sunny.
"Hua La, Hua La"
He first rinsed them with clean water and then put them in a clean bowl without grease. After that, he covered them with something.
It took Yuan Zhou quite a lot of time to soak a considerable amount of them, which could basically supply him for a whole day. Besides, Yuan Zhou habitually prepared a few more servings so that the amount would only be more and not less. Of course, if there was more, it would naturally go into the stomachs of him, Yin Ya, and Rice.
What was worse, there was also Wuhai who came from time to time. Ever since Wuhai merged with Mao Xiong, there would be two people coming to him. Both of them had bottomless stomachs. There was no need to think about the leftovers at all.
Rice and the others had grown glossy because of the good food they had. Even Romeo, who came from time to time to eat and drink, had become much fatter and healthier. Then, Zong Mo carried two antiques over in the name of Romeo's food expenses.
Now, Zong Mo's skill of stuffing antiques had reached perfection. Even if Yuan Zhou didn't want them, he couldn't do anything about it. Therefore, the antiques on the shelf became more abundant. Of course, Zong Mo also controlled the price appropriately. If it was a little more expensive, Yuan Zhou wouldn't want it no matter what.
Soon, the next day arrived. After a busy breakfast, Yuan Zhou didn't practice his knife skills but did something else.
Due to the low terrain of Xiang Province, the climate was warm and humid. Fresh meat wasn't suitable to be stored, but smoked cured meat could be preserved and stored for a long time. Therefore, the locals developed the habit of eating cured meat. Cured pork, cured chicken, cured fish, cured duck, and so on. As long as it was meat, it could be made into cured meat.
After Shancheng, everything could be boiled in hot pot, and Shandong Cuisine, everything could be pulled into strips, Xiang Cuisine, everything could be smoked.
When he was familiarizing himself with Xiang Cuisine, Yuan Zhou made quite a lot of cured meat. But just from the number of people who ordered the cured meat and steamed it yesterday, Yuan Zhou felt that he needed to prepare more in advance.
After preparing the fresh chicken, duck, and fish, he washed them and drained them dry. Then, he started to mix the unique seasonings and marinate them. After that, he smoked them with pine branches and pear wood.
Of course, the smoking ingredients were provided by the system. As long as it was related to culinary skills, the system was definitely a master in the world of tycoons.
It would take a lot of time to smoke the cured meat. Therefore, Yuan Zhou took his time in every step of the process and carefully controlled it.
"I wonder how is the soy sauce I brewed last time?" Yuan Zhou suddenly thought of this matter.
Previously, when he was brewing wine, Yuan Zhou suddenly had the idea to try brewing some seasonings. Of course, although his culinary skills were superb, he was still a layman when it came to brewing soy sauce.
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