The Leo City Chef's Exchange Meet that would last for half a month began on the second day after Opello returned to Singapore.
The venue was naturally the Central District of the South Bank, and the central business district was naturally at the Coral Road. Basically, this was the cultural and economic center of Singapore, where the well-known Merlion was located.
As usual, people from Malaysia and India were also invited to the Leo City Chef's Exchange Meet. It was unknown whether it was because of their close economic cooperation or the similarities in their culinary culture.
"Head Chef Opello, are you serious? There will be a teaching video of Head Chef Yuan being broadcasted at this meet. Or is it a female dish? " A short and thin old man chased after Opello and asked. His tone was rather casual. Putting aside the fact that Opello was once the number one chef in Asia, just the fact that he was a national treasure of Singapore was enough to show respect. From this, it could be deduced that this person's status wasn't low.
"Abushe, that's enough. The first time you ask is to confirm. The second time you ask is to confirm again. But you've been asking since yesterday.
It's annoying, "Opello added," I just didn't show it to you in advance. Do you have to be so anxious? Don't worry, you will be able to see it today. "
He couldn't recall that when he was still in China, he had called Baba to show off that he had a cooking video of Yuan Zhou, a video specially made for Singaporean chefs.
The person he was showing off to was naturally the short and thin old man, Abushe. If Opello was a national treasure of Singapore, then Abushe was the number one chef in Malaysia, two years older than Opello.
Between Opello and Abushe, the former had worked as a chopping block for the latter for two years. Abushe had become famous decades ago as a genius chef in Asia. But Opello had accumulated a lot of experience. Even though he was now ranked below Yuan Zhou, his status in Asia was still higher than Abushe's.
The Leo City Chef's Exchange Meet was held once a year. Therefore, Abushe didn't plan to come in person this year. He planned to let his disciple lead the team. But after receiving the good news from Opello, he changed his mind.
Yuan Zhou's name was well-known in the past two years. First, it was the establishment of the Huaxia Famous Chefs' Alliance, which officially made Yuan Zhou's name famous in the Asian cooking circle. Then, there was the battle with Opello for the first place. This battle was spread among a small group, but as a top chef, Abushe was very clear about it.
As for the French Bogus Cooking Competition, it was unprecedented for a Chinese to win two of the highest honors. Most importantly, he knew that one of the judges was Ju Man Lee, who was a French chef. That was really amazing!
Abushe was also a chef that was despised by Ju Man Lee. Ju Man Lee directly said that Abushe's Malay Indian cuisine was "a simple and crude cuisine left behind by colonization." To be honest, Abushe couldn't win, otherwise …
Only after experiencing it deeply did he understand how difficult it was for Yuan Zhou to conquer Ju Man Lee, who was difficult to deal with. Abushe really wanted to meet Yuan Zhou and see if he could also get Ju Man Lee to acknowledge him.
It was already a loss for a cuisine to be acknowledged by a foreigner. However, this was something that Abushe had been working hard for several years.
Abushe couldn't leave the Prime Minister's residence recently due to a lot of matters. Sometimes, time was not like a sponge. No matter how much time you squeezed, you wouldn't be able to squeeze it out.
"Heh, I wonder who was the one that was showing off yesterday. If you can't take it out now, you might not even have it," Abushe retorted sarcastically.
He had arrived in Singapore yesterday, just in time to see Opello return from China. Then, the two of them met. It was a pity that Abushe hadn't seen the video yet, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
It would have been fine if he didn't know about it, but the more he knew about it, the more he didn't want to see it.
Although he knew that Opello was doing it on purpose, this was something he cared about. He had no choice but to jump into the pit.
"Just wait and see," Opello said confidently.
At this time, the two of them had reached the entrance of the conference room. Although there was a group of people following behind them, they were all disciples of Abushe. They already knew their master's temperament and thus stayed far away, afraid of being attacked by the cannon fodder.
"Did you guys really see Head Chef Yuan in real life this time?" Abushe's eldest disciple, Xu Tian, asked.
"Yes, I did. Head Chef Yuan is truly an amazing chef. He cooks very well," Tang Le said respectfully.
He had already become a fan of Yuan Zhou when the Prime Minister visited China. This trip to Chengdu had allowed him to witness Yuan Zhou's strength. He had no choice but to admire him.
"Then you're really lucky. When can we meet?" Xu Tian asked curiously.
When talking about the relationship between Yuan Zhou and them, the two sides didn't care about the quarrel between their masters. They started exchanging information and got along well.
Actually, it was mainly Tang Le and the others talking while Xu Tian and the others listened.
As soon as Opello and Abushe entered, they saw Sharma with a few people. Yes, this time, India had sent people to participate in the exchange meeting, and the leader was Sharma. Of course, this was also because Opello did not intend to show off to India at all. Having Abushe, the annoying one, was enough. He could not stand another one.
"Head Chef Opello, Head Chef Abushe, long time no see. Nice to meet you," Xia Ma greeted them.
In terms of status, Xia Ma was lower than the two of them. Thus, he was considered a junior. It was normal for him to take the initiative to greet them.
"Hello, Head Chef Xia Ma," Opello and Abushe stopped arguing and nodded in response.
With this interruption, the three of them walked to the front of the rostrum and sat down. Behind them were all chefs. Moreover, they were all outstanding chefs from various places. Although they hadn't passed the video screening, Opello felt that those who were qualified to watch Yuan Zhou's video needed to be selected carefully.
The number of chefs participating in the exchange meeting was much fewer compared to the previous years, especially the chefs from Singapore. This was mainly because Opello didn't tell anyone about the video.
When it was almost time, Tang Le came to inform Opello that everyone had arrived. Then, Opello stood up, intending to host the meeting.
This meeting was hosted by Opello himself. Since Yuan Zhou's video was going to be broadcasted, it was naturally something important.
"Welcome to the exchange meeting of chefs in Singapore. Before the meeting starts, please watch a video first. This is the theme of this meeting. This video was shot by Yuan Yafeng of the Peak of Asia. It is very meaningful for everyone to learn. I hope everyone will watch it carefully," Opello went straight to the point.
He didn't try to keep Abushe in suspense like before.
But as soon as Opello finished speaking, the originally quiet scene immediately boiled up.
"What did the head chef say just now? Did you hear it?"
"Of course I heard it. The head chef was talking about Yuan Yafeng. My ears are definitely fine."
"Is it the head chef who is the pride of us Asians?"
"Indeed, we didn't come to the exchange meeting in vain. We made a profit!"
Everyone was very excited. They had naturally heard of Yuan Zhou's name. Anyway, no matter who he was, they all knew he was a great chef. Now that they could experience his greatness from a close distance, they were naturally happy.
In Singapore, Opello was the only one who could be called a head chef. The others had to add their surnames to show their respect to Opello.
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