It was almost dinner time. Although Gu Zheng's shop had not received a single customer, the discussion about the shop was very hot. Unfortunately, the people who were discussing this matter were those who did not dare to gamble or did not have the strength to gamble.
Since such a strange shop had opened in the city, the immortal cultivator forces naturally knew about it very quickly.
Immortal cultivators were different from mortals. When mortals saw the strange shop's notice board, it was just an ordinary notice board! However, when cultivators saw the strange shop's notice board, the words on it were specially for cultivators. Therefore, the immortal cultivators knew that the so-called strange store was an unusual Immortal Chef Store! In order to complete a task, the shop owner was also willing to do business with cultivators. However, the remuneration and compensation were exchanged for more valuable resources.
There were also two immortal cultivators who entered the first and second shop respectively. They also asked Gu Zheng some questions. However, they did not say whether they were willing to give it a try or not. As for the conversation with them, Gu Zheng also recorded it. However, he would not show it to ordinary people. He would only show it to cultivators who came to ask questions. This would save him some trouble.
"Master, do you think that kid won't come?"
Seeing that it was already late and the kid who was most likely to be the shop's first customer had not appeared, Die Ling could not help but feel anxious.
"Maybe he sensed that you want to teach him a lesson, so he's too scared to come!"
Gu Zheng knew that it was useless to be anxious, so he joked with Die Ling.
The nervousness on Die Ling's face disappeared as she playfully stuck out her tongue at Gu Zheng.
However, Gu Zheng and Die Ling didn't have to wait any longer. The young man finally appeared again.
"First, take a look at these ingredients and see if they can be used."
The kid placed a bag on the table and poured out the things inside.
"Collecting these things must have taken you a lot of time, right?"
When Gu Zheng saw the things that the kid took out, he was a little happy.
"It's okay!"
The kid proudly raised his eyebrows at Gu Zheng.
From the kid's point of view, even if Gu Zheng gave up some of the things that he had carefully prepared, it would still be able to dampen Gu Zheng's arrogance and let him know the price of bragging.
It had to be said that the things that the kid brought were quite good. If an ordinary chef saw these things, they would definitely not know where to start. They would not know how to make delicacies! However, to Gu Zheng, the things that the kid brought were a little too easy.
A century egg with a shell, two shriveled green onions, a bud of garlic, a piece of soaked ginger, a bit of moldy Sichuan pepper, two red chili peppers with wormholes, a handful of coarse salt, a piece of lard, and a piece of brown sugar that had already hardened.
"Although it's written on the notice board outside your shop that you can use more than one main ingredient, I only took one main ingredient since you have to make the decision based on the situation. ....................
. "The kid was very proud. The century egg was a food that he hated very much. The lime smell in it made him feel nauseous as long as he smelled it! He really didn't believe that Gu Zheng could make such an ingredient into something that he would find delicious after eating it! As for the supplementary ingredients, even if Gu Zheng gave up all of them, the kid did not care at all. He only wanted the ecstasy of the century egg!
The Taotie jade carving in the restaurant naturally saw the ingredients that the kid provided. It conveyed the message to Gu Zheng that there was no problem.
"No need! As long as there is no serious conflict with the ingredients provided by the customer, I will not give up anything. So you don't have to worry that I will do anything to win! "
Gu Zheng smiled at the young man. As soon as he saw these ingredients, the cooking method had already appeared in his mind. Therefore, he smiled very easily.
"Ah."
The kid shrugged, and sadness flashed in his eyes.
"There is one more thing. You said that if the customer decides to let you cook, he must swear. Then I also need you to swear that you will not cheat when cooking these ingredients!" The kid said.
"Sure!" Gu Zheng nodded and smiled.
The kid thought for a while and said, "Is it really up to me to decide the taste of the ingredients?"
"As long as you swear not to go against your heart, then naturally you have the final say!" Gu Zheng said.
"Well, I am willing to let you cook these things. Let's start swearing?" The kid said.
"Please!"
Gu Zheng made a gesture to the kid.
The kid did not ask anything more. He came to the Taotie jade carving and swore. Gu Zheng also swore according to the book.
In fact, for Gu Zheng, cheating did not exist on his side. If he cheated in violation of the rules, the weapon spirit would be the first to disagree. As for what the kid's definition of cheating was, he did not need to know. He just needed to do it according to his heart.
As for the kid's oath, it was actually meaningless. With the Taotie jade carving, the kid could not say anything against his heart. The reason why he emphasized this point on the notice board was that Gu Zheng wanted to gain the most trust.
"I will put the compensation here for the time being. If I don't do well, these are all yours." Gu Zheng pointed to the box in front of the Taotie jade carving.
"If you can do it to convince me, 100,000 yuan is nothing."
The kid also put his money on the box.
Without saying anything more, Gu Zheng went to the kitchen.
There was no private room in the shop, so the kid sat in the so-called hall. As for the kitchen, it was not in a place where the customer could not see. It was a space in the hall separated by glass.
"Master, what is the grade of these ingredients?"
Although Die Ling was not in the kitchen, this did not prevent her from communicating with Gu Zheng.
"Century eggs that are too alkaline and moldy Sichuan peppercorns can be considered as poisonous ingredients. Some spoiled green onions and sprouted garlic are trash ingredients. Although red chili peppers have wormholes, they are not bad. Together with unsoaked ginger and brown sugar, they can be considered low-grade ingredients. As for coarse salt and lard, they can be considered low-grade ingredients, "Gu Zheng said.
"Master, if an ordinary Immortal Chef were to cook these ingredients, would they be able to make a delicious dish?" Die Ling asked.
"Your sister divided delicacies into ten. An ordinary person's taste buds can only taste seven. Lord Gokusen wants me to reach eight. According to this standard, among the Immortal Chefs of the three grades, only a small number of First Grade Immortal Chefs can achieve this! After all, the ingredients provided by this kid are all low-grade ingredients. Moreover, some of the supplementary ingredients do not match well with the main ingredients! In this kind of situation, if you want to turn something rotten into something magical, you need to have a sufficient understanding of the ingredients. You need to be able to control the changes in their flavors after they collide. This is easy to say, but difficult to do, "said Gu Zheng.
"A bunch of low-grade ingredients. It's hard to imagine how strange the taste would be when they are cooked together! What kind of oddity would it turn into a delicacy that would be praised by others? "Butterfly Spirit murmured.
"What I said just now was still shallow. If I were to go deeper, the most difficult part of this business is not the change in taste!" Gu Zheng smiled.
"The change in taste is not the most difficult part? Then what is the most difficult part? "Die Ling's eyes widened.
"It varies from person to person!" Gu Zheng said.
"Varies from person to person?" Die Ling was puzzled.
"This kid looks flamboyant, but his mind is quite meticulous. Among the ingredients he provided, he is allergic to century eggs! Therefore, if you don't know this, even a First Grade Immortal Chef will fall! "Gu Zheng said.
"Ah?"
Die Ling looked at the silent kid and suddenly felt that this guy was very cunning.
"Master, how do you know that this kid is allergic to century eggs?" Die Ling asked.
"Because I have the Eye of Dao! Also, the business was with a mortal, not an Immortal Cultivator. Naturally, they had to consider whether or not the food they made was suitable for the body of a mortal! Therefore, I used the Eye of Dao to look at him and found that he is allergic to century eggs, "Gu Zheng said.
"Master, how will you solve this problem?" Die Ling asked.
"As long as I know, it will be easy to solve. When the time comes, I will remove the ingredients that he is allergic to," Gu Zheng said.
"Oh right, Master, will you increase the quality of the ingredients?" Die Ling asked.
"I will not use the power of Dao to directly increase the quality of the ingredients. I will only do my best to process the ingredients. If I use the power of Dao to directly increase the quality of the ingredients, it will be considered cheating! Because this is a test of culinary skills, directly increasing the quality of the ingredients with the power of Dao is not a part of the culinary skills. "
Gu Zheng's voice paused for a moment before he continued, "However, this is only for ordinary people! If the customer is an immortal cultivator, because their taste buds can experience an eight or even a nine, the standard that the Taotie statue wants me to achieve is a nine or above. Therefore, when faced with an immortal cultivator's ingredients, I can increase the quality of the ingredients by a level! "
Although Gu Zheng and Die Ling talked a lot, it didn't take much time. Gu Zheng also began to process the ingredients.
The seeds of the red pepper were removed and the worms were removed. After washing it, he put it to the side.
Gu Zheng placed the moldy peppercorns in clear water. When he reached out and stirred them, he used the Water Controlling Art and quickly cleaned the mold.
"The degree of mold on these peppercorns is very low. Otherwise, the Taotie statue would tell you that this kind of thing cannot be used as an ingredient," Die Ling said.
"I understand. It is precisely this kind of ingredient that is on the verge of going bad that can test my control of the ingredients," Gu Zheng said.
Some of the green onions had gone bad. Gu Zheng only took the parts that had not gone bad. But just as Gu Zheng was about to rinse them, the young man spoke.
"You removed all the bad parts and only left the good parts. This …"
The young man couldn't continue. He felt that he should raise doubts, but he also felt that he shouldn't, so he was a little conflicted.
"I didn't remove much of the parts. If it was in your own house, you wouldn't eat the whole green onion, right? Although I am very confident in my cooking skills, I will definitely not cook the parts that have gone bad to the point that they can't be considered as ingredients! Just like the century egg you gave me. The lime and sawdust on the surface are not edible. I can't cook it with the skin and shell just because you provided the ingredients, right? "Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Well, just pretend I didn't say anything." The young man rolled his eyes.
Gu Zheng didn't do much with the sprouted garlic. After removing the garlic skin, he temporarily soaked it in clear water. After peeling and washing the century egg, he also put it in clear water. The pickled ginger was also sliced and placed in clear water.
As for the clumped brown sugar, Gu Zheng placed it in a pot and boiled it.
After washing the lard and salting the water, Gu Zheng used the Water Control Art to separate the parts that would affect the taste.
The ingredients had all gone through the preliminary processing. When they were further processed by Gu Zheng, the quality of the ingredients would change. Of course, this couldn't be considered cheating, because removing the impurities and preserving the essence was part of cooking.
"I suddenly have a question!" The young man spoke again.
"Go ahead," Gu Zheng said.
"The water you used to process the ingredients, is there anything fishy in it?"
The young man found that when Gu Zheng processed the ingredients, he didn't use mineral water or tap water. All the water he used was scooped out of the water tank in the kitchen.
"Don't worry! This water is tap water. I just put it outside last night and it absorbed some moonlight essence and celestial core power. "
Gu Zheng didn't lie about this. Of course, ordinary tap water couldn't be used! After all, the ecological environment of the Wind Tide Star was similar to that of Earth. However, Gu Zheng didn't directly use the path of improving the ingredients to raise the quality of the tap water. Instead, he used the method that ordinary Immortal Chefs used to purify water. By absorbing moonlight essence and celestial core power, the originally low-quality tap water became ordinary.
"How long do you need to cook a dish? I didn't ask you before. Don't tell me you want to cook for an entire day? "the young man asked again.
"It's not that exaggerated! The ingredients are special, so it's naturally troublesome to process them. However, no matter how much time it takes, from the processing of the ingredients to the serving of the dish, it won't take more than an hour. "
Hearing Gu Zheng say that it wouldn't take more than an hour, the young man didn't say anything else.
There wasn't much brown sugar to begin with, so Gu Zheng simply boiled it into sugar paste.
Because the kitchen was relatively closed, the young man couldn't smell the sweetness that was unique to brown sugar. At this moment, it had completely disappeared! What replaced it was the sweetness with a hint of coolness, which made people think of biting and chewing a mouthful of sweet sugar cane.
"Not bad. Through boiling, you turned the originally low-quality brown sugar into this sugar paste. I have to say that you're amazing!" the artifact spirit said.
"Using the usual methods of Immortal Chefs, my Eye of Dao, my control of the flame, my understanding of the ingredients, and so on, I turned the originally low-quality brown sugar into an ordinary syrup. However, if I use the power of Dao to improve the quality of the ingredients, the condensed brown sugar can be raised to excellent quality! "Gu Zheng said.
"Without using the power of Dao, you can turn the originally low-quality brown sugar into an ordinary syrup. This is really amazing! For ordinary Immortal Chefs, it's already very good if they can turn it into an inferior syrup, "the artifact spirit said.
Ring … Ring … Ring …
The young man's phone suddenly rang.
"We've said before that the process of your cooking can't be leaked! However, from what I understand, you don't allow me to record the video and spread it, right? "
The young man didn't answer the phone directly. Instead, he looked at Gu Zheng and asked.
"That's right."
Gu Zheng indeed meant that. He didn't want ordinary people to know that he was an Immortal Chef, so he didn't want customers to record the video.
"The person who called me is a chef friend of mine. He's very curious about my visit to Gu Qi Restaurant. He should be calling me at this time to ask me how you cook. I want to tell him how you cook. This is a completely different matter compared to the video. Will you object to my method? "
Although the young man was arrogant, he was also very cautious. He didn't want Gu Zheng to use him as an excuse to renege on his debt.
"Okay."
Gu Zheng smiled faintly and continued to process his ingredients.
Just like what Die Ling had said before, even if Gu Zheng wanted to hide his identity, his identity as an Immortal Cultivator would eventually be exposed. Moreover, he would gain the recognition of more and more mortals! After all, he couldn't spend the time to stop everyone from talking about the strange restaurant. He also couldn't erase everyone's memories of the strange restaurant. Therefore, there were some things that didn't need to be recognized too seriously.
Gu Zheng readily agreed. The young man, on the other hand, was stunned. He didn't expect Gu Zheng to be so straightforward! Normally, in this kind of situation, one side would think of ways to obtain benefits, while the other side would think of ways to not give benefits.
Since he couldn't see through Gu Zheng, the young man decided not to think about it. He picked up the phone call from his friend.
Faced with his friend's inquiry, the young man acted as if he was doing a live broadcast.
"The owner boiled the brown sugar into a thin syrup. Then, he took the century eggs out of the water and fried them with lard. Now, he's using the lard to fry the pepper, chili, and garlic cloves!"
The young man reported to Gu Zheng's progress. Then, he asked his friend, "Under normal circumstances, the century eggs are either served cold or made into pork congee. Among the ingredients I gave you, there's brown sugar, lard, and pickled ginger. These shouldn't go well with the century eggs, right? Do you really think he can use these ingredients to make a delicious dish? Moreover, it's a dish that even I find delicious? "
"According to common sense, these ingredients naturally can't be used to make a delicious dish! However, since he dares to open a restaurant, he naturally has something to rely on. Isn't he not allowing the video to be leaked because he's afraid that people will find out what he's doing? So, don't be too optimistic about winning! "
Although the young man and his friend's conversation was very soft, Gu Zheng still heard it.
"Humph, unless he's really capable. If he dares to play any tricks, I guarantee that his restaurant won't be able to continue operating!" the young man said.
"What if he's an immortal cultivator?" the young man's friend asked.
"Don't joke around! If he's really an immortal cultivator, then I'll be relieved! At least I won't have to think about whether he's doing all this to cheat money! "the young man said.
"Even if he's not an immortal cultivator, I think he's also a cultivator. Anyway, according to common sense, the ingredients you gave him definitely can't be used to make a delicious dish!" the young man's friend said.
"Dude, he actually put the scallions, ginger, century eggs, salt, lard, and thin syrup into a pot of cold water and then lit the fire! Is he going to cook a century egg for me? "the young man said.
"It's so frustrating that I can't see it! Forget it, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Just tell me the result later! Don't wait. Call me as soon as you know the results! "
The young man's friend hung up the phone. Although he didn't participate in the bet, as a chef, he was naturally very interested in things that went beyond common sense in terms of food.
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