Chapter 61 Chef's Secrets
Ye Shuyi could tell what ingredients were used in Shopkeeper Pan’s hand-shredded chicken after just one bite.
After she said that, Shopkeeper Pan nodded repeatedly: "That's right! I only added a little bit. I added the pepper oil to the cooking wine, just two drops, and then mixed it with the chicken. I didn't expect you to guess this!"
"Hahaha, this little idea is brilliant! If Shopkeeper Pan launches it, Fengcheng's business will get even better."
"That's exactly what I was thinking! But I see Ye Ji has opened a branch, and their business is almost catching up with ours!"
This is of course not possible, but it may not be the case in the future.
Ye Shuyi said tactfully, "I'll ask Shopkeeper Pan for more support in the future."
The two of them exchanged a lot of polite words.
Xie Yanfei came here with Ye Shuyi. He had just tried Ye Shuyi's steamed fish, and now he was trying Shopkeeper Pan's hand-shredded chicken. It had to be said that this was a fight between gods!
Especially Ye Shuyi, he had seen her several times.
That is, you can tell what the ingredients of the food are by eating it.
You can also know exactly how it is cooked, whether it is fried or boiled, and whether it is fried first or boiled later.
Xie Yanfei thought she was amazing.
At that time, he had not yet come into contact with the current online novels.
If he had come into contact with it, he would definitely wonder if Ye Shuyi had a system.
Whatever you eat, the recipe will automatically pop up in your mind.
However, he didn't, he just ate everything, and then with his two lifetimes of cooking experience, he guessed everything correctly.
He learned a lot from this internship.
When he gets back, he will ask Sister Shuyi how she understood the recipe.
Besides, after Ye Shuyi and Shopkeeper Pan showed off their cooking skills, there was no talk of winning or losing, and no one knew that they were competing in cooking.
There are no judges.
It would be more appropriate to say that it is an exchange rather than a discussion.
The two of them chatted for a long time and then parted ways.
After returning to Ye's House, Xie Yanfei was too embarrassed to ask Ye Shuyi immediately, so he secretly waited until she was less busy to ask.
I was very busy that day, so I asked again the next day.
When asked, Ye Shuyi just smiled and said, "Do you want to train this skill?"
"Yes!" he said confidently.
"It may be tedious, but it can greatly improve your cooking skills." Ye Shuyi said.
"No problem, Sister Shuyi, if it's convenient for you, just tell me! If you think this is a secret recipe, you don't have to tell me. I respect your choice." Xie Yanfei said.
"No, it's not a secret recipe! The method is very simple, all it takes is perseverance. Just try every ingredient on the market, whether it's plant-based, like onions, garlic, and ginger, or various oils, peanut oil, olive oil, soy sauce, and various flours, like cornstarch, glutinous rice flour, white pepper, chicken bouillon powder..."
"No problem!" Xie Yanfei agreed readily. What's so difficult about it?
As a chef, he has tried many ingredients! Or rather, he has tried them all.
"I'm not finished yet. This is just a small step. You still have to eat all the meats and vegetables. Then, you have to add different ingredients, including some combinations that seem inappropriate at first glance, such as cooking corn flour on winter melon and roasting sugar on mushrooms. Like this." Ye Shuyi continued.
"Huh? That's how much! Do we have to pair each dish with different ingredients?"
"Yes." Ye Shuyi nodded. "Also, you should try different cooking methods, such as boiling mushrooms or stir-frying cucumbers with cooking wine."
Xie Yanfei was surprised when he heard this: "It's obvious from the look of it, it doesn't match!"
"It does look incompatible, but delicious food is created through constant experimentation. You see, there is a snack called fried mushrooms. Have you ever eaten it? I found the name incredible, and how could fried mushrooms taste good? It feels weird. But in fact, that's only because I have never come across this thing. After I bought it and ate it, I felt that it was simply the ceiling of the vegetarian snack world! Take a bite, there is a snap, and the skin is very crispy and fragrant." Ye Shuyi described.
"After the skin is broken, the mushroom meat inside comes out. I never knew mushrooms had skin and meat before. Maybe they are separated when they are fried. The mushroom meat is tender, juicy, soft, fresh and fragrant. In short, it is really delicious. If no one had tried to fry mushrooms before, how could this snack be invented? Therefore, any seemingly unrelated combination may produce amazing results." she said.
"Okay, Sister Shuyi, I understand. But if that's the case, there will be countless permutations and combinations. When will I be able to master it?" Xie Yanfei was in trouble.
"Practice more and you will eventually succeed. In one, two, three years, if you follow this method, your cooking skills will improve!" Ye Shuyi encouraged.
"Then, Sister Shuyi, have you tried them all? Different foods, different ingredients, and different cooking methods." Xie Yanfei was curious.
"Almost. I started trying when I was three years old. My uncle is a chef and he wants to train me." Ye Shuyi said.
Xie Yanfei frowned at this. Huh? Uncle is a chef?
But Sister Shuyi, doesn't your family run a gourmet restaurant? Oh, your uncle is also a chef, and your father is also a chef.
Your uncle taught you this method, right?
Xie Yanfei guessed in his heart but did not say it directly.
"If you've mastered all of that, you can consider the proportions. It's also about the ingredients above, different proportions, and different cooking methods. You can't do this. If you want it to taste good, you need luck!"
These are all based on Ye Shuyi's experience, and in theory they are suitable for most people.
Even if you don't know anything about cooking, you can become a great chef by following this clumsy method.
Of course, people like them who have a basic foundation can do well without practice.
Not to mention Ye Shuyi's talent.
Xie Yanfei took her words to heart and practiced according to the plan every day when he had nothing to do. He would also let Ye Shuyi and the others try the dishes he made if he thought they were delicious.
Then you get evaluated.
He was surprised to find that for some things, the taste would be almost the same whether you gave more or less.
However, for some things, just one percent less can have a completely different effect.
Over time, Xie Yanfei's cooking skills have improved greatly, and he has gained a lot of foodie fans.
Of course, this is a later story.
Besides, Ye Shuyi’s branch has been renovated.
She plans to open a business.
Although it is the opening of a branch store, it should be done in a grand manner.
50% off on all items, plus free desserts and snacks!
She hired twelve new people, four of whom were chefs and eight were waiters.
These waiters are very efficient.
As for the chefs, some had worked in big restaurants before, while some had opened their own restaurants that went bankrupt.
Ye Shuyi has eaten the dishes they cooked, and without exception, they are all creative.
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