rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 472 Huang Biao becomes a disciple

Chen Li enjoyed his first meal after returning to China.

Although he stuffed a lot of cooked food into the system space before going abroad.

But for a Chinese, eating cooked food occasionally is fine, but eating it every day is not the case.

Moreover, as a southerner, it would be very uncomfortable if I can’t eat rice.

Southerners don’t eat rice. Even if they eat a lot, they always feel like they’re not full.

In fact, it’s not that I eat less food~ it’s that I always feel a little less satisfied.

This phenomenon is miraculous~ but not unusual. Some friends who eat pasta all year round will feel like this even if they eat rice but don’t get two steamed buns.

Of course, this does not mean that Chen Li cannot eat rice in Europe.

Although people here mainly eat wheat products, in a capitalist country, as long as you have money, let alone rice, even Chen Lili can probably eat authentic Sichuan cuisine.

It's just that compared to the price he paid just to satisfy his appetite, Chen Li felt that it was not worth it.

As for the Chinese restaurants here, Chen Li also tried them once, and then he was reluctant to go there.

In fact, although Chen Li himself cannot accept the taste improvements made by these foreign Chinese restaurants, he can understand them.

People open restaurants to make money. Wherever they open a restaurant, they naturally have to cater to the local taste.

To blindly pursue the original taste, you must first adjust your goals for opening a restaurant.

There must be a trade-off between making money or promoting Chinese catering culture.

Although the latter seems to be more noble, in reality, almost 100% of restaurant owners are all for the former.

And to be honest, even if these people choose the former, in fact they are still talking about bringing Chinese catering culture to the world.

Blindly pursuing the so-called authenticity~ In fact, in Chen Li's opinion, it is not necessary.

Uh~ This is not to say that authentic is not good! But some adjustments can be made according to the actual situation.

After all, if we really want to blindly pursue the so-called authenticity, then there simply cannot be that many things that have been passed down from our ancestors in China for thousands of years.

In fact, it is precisely because over the course of thousands of years, people have continued to innovate and bring various changes to the food culture that China has such a brilliant food culture today.

Yes~ Although there are always people who advocate that Chinese food is not as good as French food, in Chen Li's view, this statement is pure nonsense.

Because if we really want to talk about this issue, we must first know one thing, that is, the vast majority of people will choose their own national cuisine.

Just like in the eyes of Chinese people, Chinese cuisine is absolutely unparalleled in heaven and earth.

No matter what kind of Western palace cuisine you want, bring it to China and a roadside fly restaurant will kill you instantly.

Hmm~ This is the idea that Chen Li had in his previous life.

Because at that time, it seemed to him that Westerners were very bad at cooking, and every day they learned about plate presentation and some fancy things that could double the price of food.

The reason for this idea is that firstly, Chenli is the Chinese food that Chinese people have eaten since childhood and drank Chinese water.

Let alone the issue of food culture itself, it is impossible for a person to admit that Western food is better than Chinese food based on a sense of national honor.

In fact, as far as the food culture itself is concerned, Chen Li has basically eaten Chinese food since he was a child, so he would naturally choose Chinese food.

But what about in reality? Because Chen Li is from Sichuan Province, he is actually more exposed to Sichuan cuisine.

If the comparison between Chinese cuisine and Western food is not so clear, then if he had to choose one among the cuisines from so many provinces in China, then Chen Li would undoubtedly choose Sichuan cuisine.

It’s still the same sentence~ Because what he has eaten the most since he was a child is Sichuan food, and what he is most familiar with is Sichuan food.

Different regions in China actually have different ways of making the same dish, but if you ask Chen Li to choose, he will most likely choose the Sichuan style.

The soil and water support the people, so Chinese people think that Chinese cuisine is unparalleled in the world, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

But similarly, foreigners think their country’s cuisine is good or even better than Chinese cuisine, but there’s actually nothing wrong with it.

For the taste of Chinese people, they may feel that the food from their country tastes very ordinary, but foreigners also feel the same way.

They have been accustomed to eating food from their own country since they were young, and if they feel average when they eat Chinese food, it is really normal.

In the past life, there was a phenomenon on the Internet that asked some foreigners living in China to evaluate Chinese cuisine.

There are even many foreigners who have taken this opportunity to become Internet celebrity bloggers in China.

This is actually quite nonsense, because any normal person, when asked about the taste of food in public, will almost never directly give a negative review, because this is the most basic courtesy.

Not to mention the so-called internet celebrity bloggers, many so-called internet celebrity bloggers are simply trying to please the Chinese people.

It's just a few nice words, and they make you happy, and then your pocket becomes bulging.

Of course, there are also some people who really like Chinese food among these people.

For example, the British guy that Chen Li met in his previous life really liked Chinese food.

In particular, hot pot and braised pork with pickled vegetables are the guy's favorites, and he eats them even more frequently than Chen Li, a native of Sichuan Province.

And the most exaggerated thing is that that guy was more professional at eating hot pot than Chen Li, and the dipping sauce he made even tasted better than Chen Li's.

But such people are in the minority after all.

It is actually difficult for most people to change their eating habits.

Therefore, simply debating who is better between Eastern and Western cuisine is simply a false proposition.

Different people, different eating habits, different interests and hobbies, and even different consumption levels will lead to different opinions on the so-called evaluation.

This is why even the most famous three-star restaurant selected by Michelin in the world cannot satisfy everyone's appetite.

And Chen Li doesn't think it's fair to let Michelin select Huaxia Restaurant.

Anyway, for Chen Li, the best food is the taste of home.

Uh~ Okay~ Although Ms. Wang's cooking skills are a bit poor, Chen Li can easily eat two large bowls of rice with the food cooked by Ms. Wang.

And when faced with some dishes whose taste, presentation, and even price are impeccable, Chen Li may not be interested at all.

As for today’s meal, it was actually cooked by Huang Biao.

Yes~ that’s right, it’s the former second-rate man from Huilong County, the gangster Huang Biao and Huang Ergou.

Speaking of which, no one seems to call Huang Biao by his nickname anymore.

The employees of Ideal Fried Chicken, some of whom were taught the fried chicken technique by Huang Biao, naturally call Huang Biao Master.

Even other employees who have not been taught skills by Huang Biao still call them Teacher Huang or Director Huang when they call them Huang Biao.

After Huang Biao was transferred from the Foreign Languages ​​University Store, he has been working at the training center. His main job is to guide the technical training of new employees.

From a second-rate boy to a master~ and then to Teacher Huang and Guidance, this was a huge twists and turns for Huang Biao's life.

Without Chen Li's appearance and guidance, Huang Biao might have already entered the squad room.

This is not just a casual talk~ Not long ago, Huilong County just carried out an anti-gang and evil operation, and a lot of second-rate gangsters and gangsters like Huang Biao were arrested.

If Huang Biao had not followed Chen Li's footsteps before and was still fooling around in Huilong County, then his ending would probably not be good now.

Today, Huang Biao has become a well-respected master and instructor at the age of less than 20, and most of the credit for this should be attributed to Chen Li.

Of course~ Huang Biao himself is quite up to date.

This guy was muddled before, and that was because he was already muddled at that time, and there was no one around him to discipline or care about him.

After following Chen Li, Huang Biao felt like a normal person for the first time.

There is an old saying that goes, "The prodigal son returns with nothing in exchange for gold."

In fact, it's not that all gangsters want to hang out like that forever, it's just that most of the time they don't know what the right choice is.

With Chen Li's guidance, Huang Biao finally embarked on the right path, and then Huang Biao began to enjoy it.

Yes ~ it is indeed an enjoyment!

It is actually difficult for many people to understand how wonderful a life of working normally and earning a salary is for the former hungry second-rate man Huang Ergou.

Huang Ergou is really fascinated by the feeling that as long as he works hard, he will be rewarded accordingly.

There is no need to worry about being bullied because his immediate boss is his big brother.

There is no need to worry about retaliation, because now he is not the second-rate Huang Ergou, but Master Huang~Teacher Huang~Guide Huang.

This kind of dull and busy life is exactly what Huang Biao, who used to fool around every day with nothing to do, wanted the most.

In addition, Chen Li is a person who treats his employees very well, so while Huang Biao is extremely satisfied with his current life, he also respects Chen Li more and more.

Today's meal was cooked at Huang Biao's initiative.

After learning that Chen Li was going to return to China today, Huang Biao immediately asked for leave from his master, preparing to come over and let his elder brother review the skills he had recently learned.

That's right~ As the master chef of Ideal Fried Chicken, Huang Biao now also has a chef, and he is also a famous chef.

And Huang Biao's chef is Chef Gong, who is relatively famous in the Yanjing chef circle.

This chef, who was affectionately called Husband Wrong or Lao Gong by Zhou Xiaoli's father, Boss Zhou, finally agreed to take on an apprentice after being tempted by Chen Li with the promise of an ideal chicken.

In fact, Chef Gong has apprentices, and those who help in the kitchen of his private restaurant are all his apprentices.

The chef industry actually still needs a lot of work.

Especially the more traditional kind of apprenticeship, which is not as streamlined as those cooking schools today.

Of course, it is now 1999 after all, and we are about to enter the new century, so except for some traditional industries, most other industries have undergone new changes.

In the past, when a chef accepted a master or apprentice, he had to give a certain explanation.

The simplest and most straightforward point is that before the apprentice becomes a master, he must first stay in the master's home or restaurant for three months or even half a year.

The master will not teach his disciples any skills during this period. This period is considered an inspection period.

During this period, the apprentice needs to serve tea, pour water, clean the table, set up benches, etc. Only after the master feels that the apprentice is diligent or has please the master, will he be accepted by the master.

It is said that in the past, formal apprenticeship required a master's banquet, which is now the apprenticeship banquet, and then a series of operations such as bowing to the master's tablet and kowtow to the master.

After this series of events, the apprentice was finally accepted.

Then there is a learning period of almost three years or even longer. During this period, the master will teach the apprentice and selectively teach his craft to the apprentice.

The reason why it is selective is that it basically depends on whether the apprentice can please the master.

If the apprentice is more popular with the master, then the master will often choose to teach carefully, and may even pass on his family or secret craftsmanship to the apprentice.

If the apprentice is not so lovable, then the words "teach the apprentice, starve the master to death" is the best excuse.

Of course, these are the rules of apprenticeship in the past.

Up to now, in fact, no one cares about these rules that much anymore.

Just like Huang Biao's apprenticeship, it was Chen Li who used Ideal Chicken to seduce Chef Gong at a dinner party when it was hard to find any Ideal Chicken.

In fact, at the beginning, the apprentice Chen Lili asked Chef Gong to take on was not Huang Biao.

This is not because Chen Li doesn't take care of his little brother Huang Biao, but because Huang Biao himself is not very good at cooking.

In the past, Huang Biao was a second-rate guy. At that time, he could be said to have eaten the last meal without squatting down, so naturally he couldn't develop any cooking skills.

At the beginning, the apprentice Chen Lili asked Chef Gong to take on was actually Chen Li’s cousin Wang Qiang.

Hmm~ It’s the cousin who had an affair with the tuanjie from the tuanjie restaurant in Huilong County.

After his affair with his group sister was exposed and they broke up, Wang Qiang was called to Yanjing by Chen Li and stayed at the farmhouse to take charge.

The relationship between Chen Li and Wang Qiang in his previous life was actually pretty good, so he was actually a little interested in this cousin.

Wang Qiang actually once had a master in Huilong County, and he also learned a stir-fried liver and kidney dish. Wang Qiang also showed some skill in making this dish.

Although Wang Qiang's other dishes are relatively average, he has studied cooking and has a basic foundation.

With the purpose of finding a good future for his cousin, Chen Li wanted to beg Chef Gong to accept Wang Qiang.

But Chen Li’s cousin is actually quite honest.

Don't look at it, this guy had sex with his sister at her hotel before, but it was a big fight.

Normally Wang Qiang is the kind of guy who can't beat him even with eight poles.

To put it bluntly, Wang Qiang’s character is not very likable.

Although he is considered to be practical and capable, at Chef Gong's current stage, he can no longer think of accepting apprentices just because he is practical and willing to work hard.

So~ Wang Qiang was passed by Chef Gong directly during the inspection period.

But Chef Gong was really interesting and wanted to ask Chen Li to choose someone else to go there.

To be honest~ Chefs at the level of Chef Gong generally do not accept apprentices easily.

In addition to his thoughts on the ideal chicken, Chef Gong himself also values ​​Chen Li very much.

Chef Gong has stretched out the ladder, so Chen Li must take it.

So after weighing the situation, Chen Li took Huang Biao over.

Today's Huang Biao is not only down-to-earth and hard-working, but also very good at getting things done.

After all, he is someone who has been around in society, and he can easily pick up on people's emotions and other things.

And Huang Biao did not waste the opportunity given to him by Chen Li. It only took three days for this guy to coax Chef Gong into calling Chen Li directly, and then the relationship was confirmed.

Chef Gong's recruitment of apprentices did not take as much effort as traditional apprenticeships. Chen Li asked Su Mei to buy some things for Huang Biao and send them to him, and then Huang Biao became a disciple.

So in the end, Huang Biao became Chef Gong's little apprentice and he was still a closed disciple.

(End of chapter)