Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"Your question, you should think about it first! Then there is Subaru Garden... When I first heard the decision of the clan elders, I was also shocked. Unexpectedly, those stubborn old people would let you go to Yuanyue College , Ten years ago I wanted the Zhao family brothers... Tsk tsk, if this is the case, why let an outsider represent..."

"Cough cough cough! Uncle Lou San, if you always have something to say, just say it!" Liu Maoyuan interrupted Lou San's words, and at the same time glanced at Liu Maoxing.

I found that he was obviously thinking about his own affairs, and didn't notice the conversation between the two...

"Well, how should I put it... Although you are now the number one member of the Subaru generation in name, this is thanks to the fact that there are few people in the Subaru generation. Even if you are only a few people, this also started from your grandfather. This branch is the result of early marriage and early childbearing..."

"Uncle Lou, I know you are very good at fighting, but can you say something important!" Liu Maoyuan interrupted helplessly.

"Hahaha, don't mind! I don't mean anything else, I just said that if you go directly to Yuanyue, there is a high chance of being expelled within a month." Lou San said with a smile.

No, what you said is what bothered me the most! Liu Maoyuan calmed down after reconfirming in her heart that her uncle was very good at fighting.

"Hey, I'm not targeting any of you, I just want to say... your problem is very serious!" Lou San said seriously.

Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Lou San continued: "As for Subaru Yuan, I think that in the next month, I should go to the 'Yangquan Hotel' for further training, half a month in the French restaurant, and a week in the Southeast Asian restaurant. , Japanese restaurant training for a week, and then follow me for a period of time...

After all, it’s only a month or so, and it’s impossible to master all the major cuisines in the world, even if you have a background in Chinese food, but as long as you master some principles and core concepts of these cuisines in a targeted manner, plus With your Chinese food level, I believe it is no problem to cope with the daily courses of Yuanyue College. "

It is generally believed that the originator of the so-called "Western food" is Italian cuisine. Even French cuisine is born out of Italian cuisine.

It is impossible for Liu Maoyuan to master all the branch cuisines in more than a month, so Liu Lousan chose the more representative French and Southeast Asian cuisines.

Because the former is the most unfamiliar to Liu Maoyuan, half a month was allowed, and Southeast Asian cuisine has similarities with Chinese cuisine in some places, so Liu Lousan only gave her a week...

As for the reason for putting it in a Japanese restaurant in the last week, it is even simpler. In terms of relative degree, this is the closest to Chinese cuisine, but Yuanyue is located in an island country, so it is better to learn more!

It can be seen that Liu Lousan still knows Yuanyue very well, and at the same time, the training plan set by Liu Maoyuan is also very targeted.

In the end, he will specially guide Liu Maoyuan for a period of time.

As for Liu Maoyuan, although it is a pity that he cannot study in the "Yangquan Restaurant", he also understands Liu Lousan's intention...

"Yangquan Restaurant" is the largest three-star restaurant and a sacred place of Chinese cuisine. Although it has always maintained the tradition of innovating and adapting to the changes of the times, the various signature dishes on the menu basically have a bit of "world cuisine fusion". the shadow of...

But in the final analysis, it is still a restaurant of Chinese cuisine. If Liu Maoyuan studies here, it is obviously contrary to his own intentions!

And the "Yangquan Hotel" not far from "Yangquan Restaurant", like Yuanyue Resort, has restaurants from all major cuisines in the world.

"Then how should I master my 'divine essence'?" Liu Maoxing asked at this time.

"Well... You should also come to the 'Yangquan Hotel' first. Let me first identify the level of your sword skills and fire. These two kinds of magic are simpler than spices! After all, you..." Liu Lou Three said.

"After all, my aptitude is dull, so I don't need to emphasize it any more!" Liu Maoxing said with white eyes.

"No, in fact, I think it's an insult to 'stupid' to say that. It's impossible for a normal person to reach your current skill without any signs of spirituality... Hey, don't go! Do you know how to get to the 'Yangquan Hotel'? ?”

Now Liu Maoxing is absolutely convinced that this guy must be quite good at fighting!

Little did he know that Liu Lousan was also puzzled: "It's really strange, even if it's a pig, it should have a sign of the spirit now... If he really doesn't have any qualifications, then his skills... Oh, by the way , The current judgment of the clan elders is 'ancestral induction and transmission of skills'?

Let's try it! I'm also very curious, if he has mastered the essence now, how strong will the three basic skills be! "

Because Liu Lousan didn't know the prophecy, so he didn't really believe what the clan elders said...

"By the way, I see that you won the regional cooking competition twice, both of which are related to pasta? How about the fourth kind of essence, ready to comprehend the essence of pastry?" Liu Lousan asked Liu Maoxing on the road road.

"There are more than these three kinds of 'divine marrow'?" Liu Maoxing asked suspiciously.

"...You really don't know anything! Knife skills, heat and spices are the most basic three essences! It is also the basis for becoming a 'Lin-level' chef. Besides, at least you must Only by mastering a complete 'spiritual essence' will you have the opportunity to become a 'dragon-level' chef!" Liu Lousan said.

"The complete essence?"

"That's right, except for the three basic essences, there are very few other 'spirits' that can be directly comprehended. There are many kinds of "essence", "extended essence" and so on, usually the first to comprehend the three basic essences, then comprehend these fragment-level essences, and finally comprehend the complete "spiritual essence"." Liu Lousan said.

Liu Maoxing listened carefully, knowing that this was something he had never been in contact with before, the direction of culinary development after the "Lin level"!

In fact, Liu Maoxing suspects that among the people he knows, such as Joichiro, Dojima Gin, and Nakiriji, should already be at the "Lin level", but before his best cooking skills were at the Tiger level, they naturally would not be with them. Speaking of this myself, as for the more familiar ones, even Kojiro Shinomiya is still only a tiger rank...

"Then how far away are you from comprehending a kind of divine essence?" Liu Maoxing asked intentionally.

He really didn't believe that Liu Lousan would be a "dragon-level" chef. He originally wanted to stimulate him, but who knew...

"In addition to the three basic essences, I have comprehended the complete 'Seafood Essence', and the others... so-so!" Liu Lousan said in a humble tone.

"Have you reached Chef Long?" Liu Maoxing asked in surprise.

"Of course not! Didn't I say... to comprehend a complete 'spiritual essence' before you have the 'chance' to become Chef Long. Do you understand what is meant by 'chance'?"

Even though he said so, Liu Maoxing roughly estimated that Liu Lousan should be relatively strong among the "Lin-level" chefs.

Liu Lousan took Liu Maoxing and Liu Maoyuan through a small garden that was only open to guests, and came to "Yangquan Hotel", or "Yangquan Indoor Resort"!

First of all, I helped Liu Maoyuan arrange the French restaurant on the twelfth floor where he will report tomorrow. Liu Lousan also entrusted the chef of this restaurant to "take care" of Liu Maoyuan for half a month.

Of course, this "care" refers to letting the other party teach Liu Maoyuan some knowledge of French cuisine during the half month, not to make her life easy!

As for today, Liu Lousan still needs to test the level of the two of them first.

After all, he hadn't seen Liu Maoyuan, a junior, for a long time, and Liu Maoxing had only seen him on the broadcast.

He led the two of them to a rather small empty kitchen, apparently not in operation, the entire kitchen was empty, only two young chefs who looked to be in their early twenties were there.

Also wearing a white chef uniform, but without a symbolic scarf, all kinds of advanced equipment in the kitchen are also available, although not as complete as Yuanyue International's research institute, but compared to hotel kitchens of the same size, It is also very modern!

This also shows the psychology of the "conservatives" of the Liu family... not for the sake of being conservative, but for believing in the "respecting the ancients" way, which can give birth to truly powerful cooks!

After ensuring that the cooks will not be affected by the new and foreign cooking skills and can be "independent", they are also willing to expose the tribe to more cooking skills in order to improve their strength.

It's not blindly self-important, it's just that I care too much about "food sense" and "cooking heart", so I don't want to let the clansmen get in touch with other cuisines prematurely...

In fact, as a result, it is mainly at a disadvantage in the cultivation of middle and high-level chefs.

For low-level chefs, there is nothing wrong with specializing in one dish, but for top cooks, after mastering the "cooking heart" and then contacting different cuisines, it can be regarded as the same goal, not too inferior!

For example, Liu Lousan, as the first person in Lou's generation, has a "Lin-level" chef, and has relatively high strength in the "Lin-level"...

It can be regarded as "Dojima silver of the Liu family", which is not an exaggeration.

Of course, considering the age of the two, it is obvious that Dojima Yin is better!

"Master, we came early after receiving your call, are they the two of you?" the thinner young chef said, looking at Liu Maoxing and Liu Maoyuan.

Liu Maoxing looked at the two suspiciously, not knowing what Liu Lousan was going to do, and these two were actually Liu Lousan's disciples?

If it is an ordinary "Yangquan Hotel" chef, even if he has been instructed by Lou San, at most he will call him Teacher Lou San, not the formal title of "Master"!

And seeing that the two of them didn't know Liu Maoyuan, they probably weren't members of the Liu family...

"Hahaha, aren't you two usually satisfied with your sword skills and fire? Today I'm here to assess you... That's right, they are the ones who are going to study in the 'Yangquan Hotel' during this period. I'm going to let you compete Come on, let's confirm your respective levels! I haven't taken the test for a long time, I don't know if you are lazy or not," Liu Lousan said with a smile.

"Eh? Why is there a competition all of a sudden?" Liu Maoxing was a little caught off guard, but the two opponents looked like they were fighting.

"Don't care about these details... You can see your level better by using the competition method, right? Besides, you should eat halberds often in Yuanyue Academy, right? This time it's just an ordinary competition, and you haven't made any bets, no Shiji is so nervous." Liu Lousan said.

Hearing this, Liu Maoxing looked at the two young chefs, one fat and one thin, secretly speculating in his heart that maybe Liu Lousan also wanted to take the opportunity to sharpen his two disciples.

"Uncle Lou, these two are senior brothers Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang, aren't they?" Liu Maoyuan took the initiative to speak.

Liu Maoxing grinned when he heard that... lighting, lighting? The names of these two brothers are bright enough...

Of course, Liu Maoxing also believed that these two people could be accepted as disciples by Liu Lousan. Apart from their bright names, they must have other advantages.

Moreover, Liu Lousan also showed great concern for the two disciples, even when he and his own Liu Maoyuan came, Lou San did not forget to take the opportunity to sharpen his two disciples.

"That's right, they are five or six years older than Ah Xing, who won two local cooking competitions, but when it comes to cooking skills... Hey, I also want to let them learn a lot this time."

Liu Maoxing couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard the words, secretly thinking that such an obvious aggressive method, coupled with Liu Lousan's exaggerated acting skills, only an idiot can't understand it?

However, he immediately discovered that the Zhao family brothers looked at him with eager eyes, as if they could not wait to have a showdown right away...

Well, Liu Maoxing suddenly felt that maybe the reason why Liu Lousan chose them as apprentices was because they were easy to fool!

"Yes! I would also like to compare myself with the two senior brothers Zhao!" Liu Maoyuan also showed a bit of fighting spirit.

"However, when it comes to comparing knife skill and heat... is it a prescribed recipe, or free play?" Liu Maoxing asked.

"Don't worry, things will come soon." Liu Lousan said.

And taking advantage of this time, Liu Maoxing also asked Liu Maoyuan in a low voice: "Are these two brothers famous? Or did you do your homework before? By the way, don't you have a lot of people in your Liu family... you actually accept disciples with foreign surnames?"

"Of course I will! No matter how many people there are in the Liu family, how can there be more talents than those who worship the Liu family outside? It's just that if people in the Liu family want to accept apprentices, they must first pass the test within the clan. Can.

And if you want to accept a direct disciple, you must report to the clan, correspondingly, many disciples of the elders actually grew up in the Liu family's ancestral house when they were young..." Liu Maoyuan said.

Liu Maoxing just remembered that even if the Liu family is a stubborn conservative, they are not blindly cherishing themselves. If the disciple's character and life experience pass the test, he can be treated like a member of the Liu family...

Of course, being treated like yourself by them may not be a good thing!

"Wait, that means Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang have passed the assessment at the ancestral house and become independent?"

Liu Maoxing glanced at Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang curiously, and found that they were standing opposite each other, with their four hands intertwined and stacked together, and shouted "Come on! Come on!" It seemed to be encouraging himself, as if he had been beaten... …

If the two of them were really in their early twenties and passed the independent assessment of the ancestral house, does that mean their talent is about the same as that of Liu Maoyuan? After all, Liu Lou Sanzi's assessment of Liu Maoyuan is that he can be independent at the age of twenty.

Tsk tsk, that's really no ordinary stunned young man! Sure enough, culinary talent has nothing to do with IQ...

"No, the two of them are different. Although they are the direct disciples of Uncle Lou San, the knowledge that the Liu family can open to ordinary people can also be open to them, but they only went to the ancestral house when they were apprentices. once."

Liu Maoxing's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and asked in a low voice, "Could they be the illegitimate children of Senior Lou San? Don't tell me, the corners of the fat Zhao Liang's eyes really look like Senior Lou San's!"

"Don't talk nonsense! The reason why the two of them are exceptions is because when Uncle Lou San received the title of 'San Lou' ten years ago, he specifically proposed it to the clan elders..."

"When you say it like this, I feel more like it... Cough cough, okay, okay, let's talk first."

"Uncle Lou San is a representative of the reformers in Lou's generation. He specially applied to the clan elders, hoping to use his own method to teach the two disciples to see the results...

Because Uncle Lou San had already won the first person in Lou's generation at that time, and he also had the support of the elders of the Kuishan clan. It is clear that the two Zhao Liang brothers are not from the Liu family, so the clan elders let go!

Don't underestimate them, even compared to Yuanyue's graduates, I'm afraid they are not inferior! And they are different from Yuanyue's students... they should be regarded as ordinary Liu family members and Yuanyue's students. They have been exposed to a lot of knowledge of various cuisines since they were young, and at the same time they attach great importance to the basics. "Liu Maoyuan said.

Liu Maoxing also paid more attention to the two brothers Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang, and found that these two guys who seem to have accidentally leaked a tendon in their brains and blocked their minds are still encouraging each other...

"Brother! No matter what champion or not, we must not embarrass Master, you know?"

"Of course! Brother! Mom is still waiting for us to become chefs!"

"That's right, how hard it was for my mother to bring us up alone. Fortunately, the master suddenly appeared, accepted us as disciples, and often visited my mother!"

"Well, master is really a good person!"

Liu Maoxing was very moved after hearing this, and then gave Liu Lousan a weird look, and said to Liu Maoyuan, "Do you think your third uncle and grandma know about this?"

"..."

Fortunately, before Liu Maoxing continued to gossip, a hotel waiter came in pushing a dining cart.

"Manager, everything you want is here, after that..."

"Put it here, you can go and do your work." Liu Lousan said.

Afterwards, Liu Lousan also took out the items on the upper floor of the dining car, which were four square tofu pieces that were white and tender, the size of a fist!

I saw Liu Lousan plated four pieces of tofu separately and placed them on four cooking tables...

"Huh? Is this a test of knife skills? Is it carving? Or is it 'chrysanthemum tofu'?" Liu Maoxing guessed.

"Neither! Since it's a competition, it's natural to use some method that makes it easier to tell the winner..."

As Liu Lousan said, he took four more chopsticks and strolled around the cooking table in front of the four of them. He saw that each chopstick had its round end pointing downwards, pierced vertically into the center of the tofu, and kept it upright. .

When the four of them were wondering, Liu Lousan said: "I have an electronic scale with an accuracy of 0.0001 grams. What you have to do is to keep the chopsticks upright, cut off the tofu as much as possible, and finally weigh it. Whoever has the lightest will naturally win...Of course, during the process, it is not allowed to touch the chopsticks with your hands, nor can you let the chopsticks fall over."

"This method of competition is indeed more intuitive than carving. It is clear at a glance who is lighter and who is heavier." Liu Maoxing nodded when he heard this, and at the same time bent down, raised his head, and carefully observed the tofu and chopsticks...

These chopsticks are the most traditional wooden chopsticks. The thin head is cut into a circle and the tail is cut into a square, which symbolizes the "round sky and earth" in the traditional Chinese world view. At this time, one side of the round head penetrates into the center of the tofu, and it looks like The tofu has been completely penetrated and is attached to the plate below!

Although it was a competition of sword skills, Liu Maoxing felt that this also tested the observation and judgment of the cook, so he could not help but glance at Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang, and found that the two of them did not act recklessly, and were also observing carefully...