Chapter Fifteen: The Unrefined Official
The second update is online, please recommend and collect, the group has been established, friends who want to communicate can join in! Chen Zhiyuan raised his head and glanced at those chefs with unpleasant faces, feeling a bit displeased. What's it to you guys if I roast my own chicken?
Several old men in the catering industry didn't know this rule, but several old foxes looked at each other and didn't have a chance to take the lead, all of them just watched from the sidelines.
In the catering industry, there are unwritten rules that aren't explicitly stated, but everyone in the trade knows them. Few people dare to break these rules because once you do, and word gets out, you'll be ostracized from the industry. Chen Da Guan accidentally broke one of these rules today - he shouldn't have approached customers who were eating dishes made by another chef. It's not entirely his fault, though; this is an outdoor barbecue, and everyone is close together. He didn't poach customers, but the aroma of his lamb was too enticing. While it's understandable that customers would come over to try his food, Chen Da Guan went too far by offering free samples of his roasted chicken - a clear case of poaching!
"The hotel is gone, it's just a small roast shop opened at home, I don't know what rules have been broken!" Chen Da Guan Ren said coldly.
"Emperor's barbecue? What a big tone! What rules have you broken? Go home and ask your elders now!" The chef also smelled the fragrance, and was surprised in his heart. Without saying how good the lamb is, just based on this aroma, this kid has a set of skills. The fat chef thought Chen Zhiyuan was very young, so he must have learned the skill of cooking lamb from his family. Since he can cook such a fragrance, he must be a figure in the catering industry. This sentence left some room for tone, meaning that since you are young and don't understand the rules, I won't bother with you, go home and ask your elders to teach you some rules!
Magistrate Chen said, "This skill of mine is just a system, it's just a skill, what kind of rules are there in the catering industry? I heard that chef say that my family's barbecue name has a big tone, and I'm very unhappy in my heart. Coldly, he said: 'The tone is big because I have this skill, as for what you call rules? My family's elders really didn't teach me!' What Magistrate Chen said was true, no one in his family had ever been a chef!
Chen Zhiyuan felt that this sentence was nothing, at most just a bit arrogant, but when the several cooks and old men heard it, their faces changed. You said earlier that you have that skill, those cooks may not understand too much, but these old men are all knowledgeable, this kid's skills are indeed worthy of praise, but the latter part of the sentence was not right. The person who taught you this skill must be from the catering industry, this is a rule passed down by our ancestors, he is a person in this circle, how can he not know? Whether you worship as a teacher or your family members teach you, your teacher should teach you this rule on the first day, now you say that you were not taught, first, it means that your teacher regards the rules passed down by our ancestors as worthless, and does not take care of anyone in this circle, second, it means that you know this rule, today is to ruin people's rice bowls.
In the culinary world, if you dare to snatch a customer while they're still at the table, there are two possibilities. One is that you truly don't know the rules, and once you find out, you'll have to apologize and kowtow to make amends. If the other party lets it slide, then that's the end of it, but if they pursue the matter, you're done for in this circle. The second possibility is that two chefs want to compete, but one side doesn't want to, so the other side snatches the customer and forces them to compete. In this circle, people only use this method if they have a deep grudge, because snatching customers not only slaps someone in the face but also involves a rule where both parties must emerge with a clear winner or loser. The losing party has to fold their knives and quit the circle. Generally, those who dare do this are confident of winning, which is why they're willing to take such drastic action. This isn't just ruining someone's livelihood; it's cutting off their financial lifeline, equivalent to killing one's father!
"Alright, alright, then please, little brother, teach us. Our skills are all on the grill, in a bit we'll each make one dish. Little brother, will you take them on one by one or all at once?" The fat chef's face had turned green with rage, and the faces of the surrounding chefs didn't look good either. If they won today, everything would be fine, but if they lost, they'd be done for. Who dares to go against the three divisions? Just from the aroma alone, this kid's skills are not ordinary. What did we brothers do to offend someone?"
"You want to compete with me? Is there a prize?" Chen Da Guan Ren heard that these few people wanted to compete with him in roasting, and his confidence was greatly boosted. If it were competing in cooking, this guy would have already found an excuse to run away without a trace. This fellow wouldn't get up early unless there's profit to be made, now he's thinking of ways to make some money, that's what he meant by saying those words!
Fat chef is completely furious, this guy wants to kill us all, we lost this line and can't mix anymore, do you still want a bonus? Do you want our lives? Unexpectedly said: "If we lose, you can kill or rob as you please!"
Mr. Chen was made very awkward by these words, now is a new society or not, how to make it like ancient times, I don't want you to do anything, I just want some money, just thinking of shouting: no need for you to kill or rob, the young master just wants some money. But the fat cook had already led people away.
Old Su walked over and patted Chen Da's shoulder, saying "We're watching you!" After finishing, he whispered to the other old men with a sly smile.
Magistrate Chen was in a daze, these old men looked strange no matter how he looked at them. He wanted to go over and ask what was going on, but thinking about it, these old foxes had an air of watching a good show, if they could say something, that would be strange. This thing has already happened anyway, let's just compare, although winning doesn't seem to bring much money, at least he can use this as publicity for his own business, which is worth it.
Chen Zhiyuan was not a foodie, so he didn't know how to compare them. He waited for over an hour before the fat chef came over. Chen Zhiyuan was squatting on the ground, counting ants, and the grill stall was still in the same state as before. The fat chef's anger ignited again, and he wanted to tear Chen Zhiyuan apart. This was too arrogant! Even if it was just a simple barbecue, it wasn't easy for professional chefs like them. First, they had to select fresh ingredients, which meant they had to be newly slaughtered. Then there was the slaughtering technique - it wasn't as simple as killing chickens or sheep and being done with it. There were many intricacies involved, and the fat chef had spent a whole year learning just this one aspect. Next was the cutting technique - animals have different muscles, just like humans do. For example, humans have biceps and triceps that are connected. The goal of cutting was to separate these muscles completely, without any overlap. Although they were all meat from the same animal, professional chefs knew that each type of meat had a unique flavor. To ensure the integrity of each piece of meat, they couldn't let it be contaminated with adjacent meats (this is written in a way that's hard to understand, it's exhausting!). This way, even if different types of meat were cooked using the same method, they could produce distinct flavors. For example, if you used pork belly and shoulder meat and cooked them using the same method, whether grilled or stir-fried, the flavors would be completely different! (Don't believe me? Try it out for yourself, haha!)
A professional barbecue master will not cut the meat into small pieces and string them together for barbecuing like street vendors do. Instead, they barbecue whole pieces of meat. If the piece is too large, it can be cut into a few smaller ones to prevent flavors from mixing.
It's all about marinating, and every BBQ master has their own secret marinade recipe. Even if they're making the same dish using the same method, the flavor will never be identical, and that's because of the different ingredients used in the marinade.
Finally, it's the roasting process, which is an experiential skill that requires a grasp of the ingredients in hand and control over the fire. It can be said that this final step determines the success or failure of the dish. Each piece of meat on an animal has different requirements for heat, if it's undercooked, the meat will be half raw, if it's overcooked, the meat will become old. This piece of meat requires high heat roasting, while that piece of meat needs low heat slow roasting, which is a test of the chef's grasp of ingredients and fire control.
With all that said, it can be seen that barbecue is also a very troublesome thing, which is why Fat Chef and others took an hour to prepare. But Chen Da Guan Ren didn't do anything, Chen Da Guan Ren doesn't know the rules, but in the eyes of Fat Chef and others, this kid means that I can make something without slaughtering, cutting, marinating, etc., as long as I grasp the fire time of the ingredients, I can win you. You know, barbecue is most about these procedures, whoever can do without those processes and use a whole ingredient to make a dish that everyone praises, that person is a god in the food world! This kid is crazy beyond limits!
The fat cook pressed down on him, gave him a good scolding, and said in a cold voice: "Young brother, let's get started. Are you going to take us one by one or come at us all together?"
Magistrate Chen looked at these angry cooks and said: "Come on, let's go!" After reading, don't forget to vote for recommendation!
