Faced with Han Zhe's question, Gu Zheng smiled.
The strange restaurant's rules were set by Gokusen, and Han Zhe had definitely grasped a very important point!
Allowing the addition of ingredients that didn't exist in the dish would undoubtedly increase the difficulty of Gu Zheng's cooking. Moreover, as the successor of Gokusen, as long as the ingredients provided by the customer weren't too excessive, Gu Zheng would put them in.
Just like the brown sugar and lard in the cold egg, was it really not allowed to add brown sugar and lard, these two ingredients? For ordinary immortal chefs, it was better not to add these two ingredients! Especially lard, it wouldn't play a good role in the cold dish.
However, for Gu Zheng, if Jin Yu had ordered the cold egg, he would have added brown sugar and lard as well! Although this would increase the difficulty of the dish by a lot, what he was doing was the 'great achievement in cooking' mission. He couldn't choose to give up the ingredients just because he was worried that he would fail the mission. This wasn't the attitude he should have as the successor of Gokusen!
"That's right. There are some fluctuations, but as for what kind of fluctuations, I'll have to see the ingredients you provide before I can decide," Gu Zheng said.
"Okay."
Han Zhe nodded and then opened the insulated box he had brought.
"The dish I ordered is the 'Chive Box'. Here are the ingredients and ingredients for the 'Chive Box', as well as a sample."
According to the strange restaurant's rules, if the customer ordered a dish, they had to provide a sample dish. After all, the Wind River Star was somewhat different from Earth. Gu Zheng might not have seen all the delicacies here before.
Although the rule was strictly set that the customer needed a sample to order a dish, the 'Chive Box' was a relatively common snack in the Celestial Empire. Gu Zheng had eaten it in his early years.
"Not bad. This' Chive Box 'should be the best in your place, right?" Gu Zheng said.
The 'Chive Box' in the insulated box had a beautiful yellowish appearance. The fillings were noodles, chives, and eggs, and it emitted the aroma of fried chives and eggs.
Although Gu Zheng hadn't tasted the 'Chive Box', he could tell that when it was first taken out of the wok and cut open, it would definitely make a tempting crisp sound! And at that time, the aroma would stimulate the appetite of ordinary people. Although it was just a simple 'Chive Box', it really took a lot of effort to make.
"That's right. It's indeed the best in our place," Han Zhe said proudly.
Gu smiled faintly and began to look at the ingredients provided by Han Zhe..
"Remove Artemisia conifera."
An emotionless voice suddenly appeared in Gu Zheng's mind.
Artemisia conifera was a unique local food ingredient on Wind Billow Star. It only grew within a certain range of the Kunlun Mountains. Its leaves were crisp like jade and carried a unique fragrance. It could be used as a spice or a vegetable.
. "Why?" Gu Zheng asked.
Although it was Gu Zheng's first time hearing this strange voice, he knew that it was the Taotie statue that was making the sound! However, the Taotie statue didn't respond to his question.
"Weapon Spirit, what's going on?" Gu Zheng asked the Weapon Spirit.
"Didn't I tell you about it when you received the mission of 'Great Success in Culinary Arts'? The Taotie statue will prompt you to reduce the ingredients or supplementary materials provided by the diners under certain circumstances! "the Weapon Spirit said.
"But the situation you mentioned is only when there is a serious conflict between the ingredients or supplementary materials provided by the diners and the food I'm going to cook!" Gu Zheng said.
"Will there be a conflict between the Chive Box and the Chive Box?" the Weapon Spirit asked.
"There won't be a conflict! But if the Chive Chive Box is added, the taste of the Chive Box will be greatly improved! "Gu Zheng said.
"That is to say, once you have the Chive Chive Box, you can easily win, right?" the Weapon Spirit asked again.
"Yes!" Gu Zheng said.
"This is the reason why the Taotie statue asked you to remove the Needle Leaf Wormwood. If the Needle Leaf Wormwood was still there, I'm afraid an ordinary First Grade Immortal Chef would be able to cook the Chive Box very well."
"Yes, it's as you said!"
He was originally just curious, but after the artifact spirit's explanation, Gu Zheng thought it through. In any case, what he wanted to do was a difficult test to begin with! The difficulty of the Chive Box was indeed on two different levels with or without Chive Chive Box.
"In the Chive Box sample dish you provided, the ingredients that make up the filling are eggs, chives, and vermicelli. However, in the supplementary materials you provided, there are more fungus, chives, and Chive Chive Box. If you're sure, let me cook the Chive Box. I want to remove the Chive Box! "Gu Zheng said.
"You want to remove the Chive Chive Box?"
Han Zhe's eyes widened. Then, he asked, "Can you tell me why you want to remove the Chive Chive Box?"
"I removed the Chive Chive Box not because it conflicts with the Chive Box, but because of its existence, if you want to use the Chive Box to stump me, it will be more difficult!"
Gu Zheng explained with a smile. However, in Han Zhe's eyes, it was very suspicious. He felt that Gu Zheng was not telling the truth.
"If I emphasized the addition of Chive Chive Chive Box, would you not accept this business?" Han Zhe asked.
To Han Zhe, if Gu Zheng really wanted to remove the Chive Chive Box, then he would really have to think carefully about whether to continue or not.
Gu Zheng understood Han Zhe's doubts, but he was also helpless about it. After all, it was human nature to doubt.
"You can choose to agree with him!"
The Weapon Spirit's voice rang in Gu Zheng's mind. In her opinion, Han Zhe's reaction was purely ungrateful.
"Can I do that?" Gu Zheng asked.
"Yes! Anyway, with or without Chive Chive Chive Box, you can still make delicious Chive Box. Since that's the case, what's wrong with fulfilling his wish? "The Weapon Spirit said angrily.
"Are you sure you want me to add Chive Chive Chive Box? I'm not lying. The addition of Chive Chive Chive Chive Box will indeed become more flavorful! "
Gu Zheng asked very seriously. Although the Weapon Spirit was telling the truth, he was more willing to do difficult things. However, there was still a bit of laziness in Gu Zheng's bones! If Han Zhe still chose to let him join Chive Chive Chive Chive, then he did not mind helping Han Zhe.
Without the slightest hesitation, Han Zhe said firmly, "I'm sure I want to add Chive Chive Chive Box!"
"Sure!"
Gu Zheng shrugged and smiled. "Swear! After you swear, I'll make the Chive Box for you. "
"Okay!"
Han Zhe did not say anything else and immediately swore a poison oath.
Han Zhe frowned as he watched Gu Zheng enter the kitchen with the ingredients.
The sample dish that Han Zhe brought was indeed the 'Chive Box' that was highly sought after in his snack bar. However, in the 'leek box' that he asked Gu Zheng to make, there were fungus, chives, and aconite! The three extra ingredients were not added by Han Zhe on the spur of the moment.
The Han Family's' Chive Box 'was a famous local snack. However, this famous snack had been discontinued during the turbulent period more than a hundred years ago!
To be more precise, the person who had the secret recipe of the 'Leek Box' was Han Zhe's great-grandfather. However, he was not Han Zhe's blood great-grandfather. He and Han Zhe's blood great-grandfather were cousins. Before Han Zhe's great-grandfather's bloodline was cut off, there was no one who did business with snacks like 'chive boxes'.
During that turbulent period, the Han Family branch that made the 'Leek Box' was exterminated. The secret recipe was not left behind at all! Han Zhe's blood great-grandfather decided to do business with the 'Leek Box' completely based on his impression of the 'Leek Box' that his cousin made. He experimented with it bit by bit until it became a relatively famous snack.
However, the Han Family members now knew that the 'Leek Box' that was being praised by the diners was not authentic! According to their great-grandfather, the 'Leek Box' before the 'Leek Box' was much more delicious than the 'Leek Box' of today. As for the 'Leek Box' before the 'Leek Box', other than chives, eggs, and vermicelli, there were also fungus, chives, and aconite!
When Han Zhe's great-grandfather was exploring the recipe of the 'Leek Box', he also tried to add fungus, chives, and aconite into it. Unfortunately, no matter how the proportion of these three ingredients was matched, the effect was not as good as adding only chives, eggs, and vermicelli!
The 'Leek Box' of that year had already become a legend. The descendants of the Han Family who took over the snack shop had also studied the ingredients in the legend. However, they were still unable to use these ingredients to make a delicious' Leek Box '.
Naturally, Han Zhe had also studied the 'Leek Box' before. The reason why he insisted that Gu Zheng put aconite in the 'Leek Box' was not just because he was suspicious.
"When I was young, I heard from my grandfather that after my great-grandfather got older, he was no longer sure whether the legendary 'Leek Box' used an ingredient like aconite or not! He even suspected that the ingredient used in the 'Leek Box' of that year only looked like aconite. "
Looking at Gu Zheng, who was processing the ingredients in the kitchen, Han Zhe's memories surged in his mind. Not only did he remember what his grandfather said back then, he also remembered something else.
Han Zhe was once lucky enough to come into contact with an immortal chef. He once provided the immortal chef with relatively perfect ingredients and asked the immortal chef to restore the taste of the 'Leek Box'. Unfortunately, when the immortal chef smelled the aconite, he said that the combination of aconite and other ingredients would only produce a bad effect!
It was because of these reasons that Han Zhe rejected Gu Zheng's suggestion. In his opinion, the aconite was the key to whether he could win the one million.
Gu Zheng was already processing the ingredients. The ingredients that Han Zhe provided for the 'Leek Box' this time were: oil, salt, five-spice powder, flour, eggs, chives, chives, vermicelli, fungus, and aconite.
Among the ingredients that Han Zhe provided, other than the aconite that was of a low grade, the rest had certain problems. For example, the flour that was almost unusable, the oil that was of poor quality, and the use of chemical additives that caused the ingredients to be poisonous, such as vermicelli and fungus.
Among the ingredients that Han Zhe provided, the most difficult one for Gu Zheng to process was the flour.
Normal flour was white, but the flour that Han Zhe provided was already slightly yellow! In the eyes of ordinary people, this flour had already gone bad. Apart from having a bit of a strange smell, it would not be chewy enough to make any pasta.
After soaking the ingredients that needed to be soaked and steamed, Gu Zheng began to clean up the flour that Han Zhe gave him.
Gu Zheng poured the slightly yellow flour into a basin, added a lot of water, and began to wash it.
With the Eye of Dao and the Water Control Art, Gu Zheng simply separated the flour! He discarded all the bad things. The water that was poured out could not be seen white at all, and the flour that was left at the bottom of the basin had become much whiter. However, this white color was still different from normal white.
Looking at Gu Zheng's magical method of leaving all the flour at the bottom of the basin, Han Zhe could not help but ask, "Are you an immortal chef?"
Seeing that Han Zhe's gaze was certain, Gu Zheng asked, "Have you seen an immortal chef before?"
"I saw one two years ago," Han Zhe said.
"If I were an immortal chef, would you be afraid?" Gu Zheng asked again.
"Yes, I'm afraid that you would use immortal methods to win my one hundred thousand yuan," Han Zhe said honestly.
"Haha …" Gu Zheng laughed.
Han Zhe looked embarrassed and shook his head. "If you were really an immortal chef, you wouldn't care about my one hundred thousand yuan!"
"No matter what I am, you just need to remember that I won't cheat to win your one hundred thousand yuan. I have my principles!" Gu Zheng said seriously.
"I hope so!"
Han Zhe was still a little worried, but Gu Zheng did not say anything and began to process the flour in the basin.
The Five Elements Immortal Ball in his body vibrated slightly, and heat spread out from Gu Zheng's hands. The flour that was stirred by him was steaming hot, and soon, it became dry and wet.
Through the heat treatment, the original smell of the flour was completely gone. As for the lack of essence, Gu Zheng decided to make up for it with eggs.
Han Zhe provided Gu Zheng with an egg. After Gu Zheng separated the egg white from the egg, he added the egg white to the dough and continued to knead it.
Since he could not improve the quality of the ingredients, Gu Zheng could only make a small change to the ingredients. Hence, under the observation of the Eye of Dao, the flour was reorganized and changed simply by using the Wood Control Art.
"It's against the rules if you use more strength!"
When the Taotie statue's voice rang out, Gu Zheng had already stopped using the Wood Control Art. He did not intend to cheat, so he naturally knew where the boundary between change and improvement was.
The processed dough could be put aside for the time being. Gu Zheng was going to process the needle leaf wormwood.
Seeing that Gu Zheng was going to process the needle leaf wormwood, Han Zhe immediately stood up and stared at him with rapt attention.
Unfortunately, what happened next made Han Zhe dejectedly sit down on the chair. It was because Gu Zheng's processing of the needle leaf wormwood was very simple. He just washed it in clear water, and when the clear water turned a little green, he took it out again.
Dejectedness, true dejectedness lingered in Han Zhe's heart.
Previously, when he decided to come to the strange restaurant, although Han Zhe did not dare to say that he was full of confidence, he felt that he had a ninety percent chance of winning. Even when he swore that he would make Gu Zheng into a 'chive box,' Han Zhe still felt that he had an eighty percent chance of winning!
However, as Gu Zheng processed the ingredients and washed the needle leaf wormwood in an unconventional way, Han Zhe's heart sank to the bottom. He suddenly felt that the Immortal Chef he knew might not be as powerful as he had imagined! Until now, Gu Zheng had always been so calm. He did not pay much attention to this aura, but now that he thought about it, he realized that he had never seen it on the Immortal Chef he knew! Moreover, when he felt that things were going in a bad direction, Gu Zheng's calmness almost made Han Zhe unable to breathe.
Looking at the one hundred thousand yuan on the table, Han Zhe's wife's face appeared in front of his eyes. Although losing one hundred thousand yuan would not make their lives difficult, it was the money he had earned from waking up early and working late at night! He originally wanted to use this money to win a better future for his wife, but now, he felt that he had to spend money to buy a lesson.
"Owner, after you processed the needle leaf wormwood, will it be okay to add it to the 'chive box'?"
Han Zhe, who was feeling terrible, found it difficult to speak.
"Yes."
Gu Zheng replied and casually asked, "Previously, you emphasized adding the needle leaf wormwood. Is it special to you?"
"That's right. The Immortal Chef I told you about before, when he smelled the needle leaf wormwood, he said that it was not suitable to be added to the 'chive box.'"
Han Zhe shook his head and sighed. Then, he told the story of his ancestors to Gu Zheng.
After hearing Han Zhe's story, Gu Zheng smiled. "You told me this because you think you will definitely lose?"
"Although I don't want to admit defeat, I feel that this should be the result." Han Zhe smiled bitterly.
"If you really lose this time, do you want to win again?"
Die Ling, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. She did not like customers who admitted defeat. She only liked customers who did not admit defeat! Therefore, she also hoped that Han Zhe was the kind of person who did not admit defeat.
"I don't want to," Han Zhe said.
"You felt that you could win, so you came to the strange shop. But now, you don't have a second way to win, so you thought of retreating, right? "
Die Ling smiled. She wanted to arouse Han Zhe's fighting spirit.
"I really don't have a second way to win."
Han Zhe shrugged and then said seriously, "However, even if there is a second way, I will not try it again. I promised my wife that no matter if I win or lose, I will only come to the strange shop once! "
Han Zhe's reason made Die Ling lose interest in provoking him. Although she hoped that Gu Zheng would finish the test early, she also understood that in front of such a reason, Gu Zheng did not want her to provoke him anymore.
"If you lose, when you go back, will your wife blame you?" Die Ling asked casually.
"No, she will not. She promised me to come to the strange shop. However, I hope that she will blame me because her comfort will make me feel worse! "Han Zhe said.
Die Ling did not say anything. She looked at Gu Zheng, who was in the kitchen. She felt that Gu Zheng, who was still processing the ingredients, was a little absent-minded.
"What's wrong? In the words of this world, are you being fed dog food? "
The tool spirit's voice resounded in Gu Zheng's mind, causing Gu Zheng to roll his eyes.
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