"You don't understand this."
Jia Dongsheng knew that Sha Zhu was just like that, so he didn't care and just smiled and responded.
"don't know?"
Sha Zhu was stunned and asked curiously, "Is there any other explanation?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Ran and Qi Shuang on the side also looked over. They were well aware of Jia Dongsheng's craftsmanship and wanted to hear Jia Dongsheng's opinions.
"What's a chef?"
Jia Dongsheng asked with a smile, and then gave his own answer: "Only those who surround the pot and hold the spoon are chefs."
"Of course it's okay to be lazy, but a chef can't be lazy."
“No matter what dish you cook, as long as you keep cooking, your cooking skills will accumulate little by little until one day, it will suddenly explode, and you will find that your cooking skills have made great progress.”
This made Sha Zhu and the other two nod in agreement. They also understood this truth: a chef can only improve his cooking skills by cooking continuously.
But after a moment, Sha Zhu showed a puzzled look: "Dongsheng, according to what you said, shouldn't Lao Liu's craftsmanship be better than yours?"
"After all, you're only twenty years old. Even if you've been doing it every day for the past ten years, Old Liu has been doing it his whole life. How come his skills are still not as good as yours?"
"Hey, that's another topic."
Seeing that the three of them were quite interested, Jia Dongsheng explained: "There is a saying in the world that makes a lot of sense."
"What?"
“Success is one percent talent and ninety-nine percent hard work.”
Jia Dongsheng said seriously, "The fact that Master Liu has become a level seven cook proves that he is indeed talented. He has been cooking for his entire life and has worked very hard. However, his talent is less than one percent, while mine has already reached one percent."
"So, with the same 99% effort and 1% talent, I can cook better than all of you at the age of 20. Do you understand what I mean?"
"What's the meaning?"
Sha Zhu was still thinking about what Jia Dongsheng said and continued with the conversation.
"It's simple. I'm more talented in cooking than any of you."
After saying that, without waiting for their response, Jia Dongsheng came to a stove and prepared the dishes he would make for lunch today.
Is what Jia Dongsheng just said true?
It is true, but there are other reasons behind it.
For a chef of Jia Dongsheng's level, even if he doesn't cook every day for a few months or even a year or two, his cooking skills will not decline too much. At most, his hands will be a little rusty and he can just stir-fry two dishes.
But for Jia Dongsheng today, cooking big pot dishes every day is very important.
What’s important is not whether his cooking is better or not, but that Jia Dongsheng must be familiar with the pots of this era.
In this day and age, there are no gas stoves, let alone diesel stoves. There are only large pots that burn wood. Although Jia Dongsheng had used such pots in his previous life, there are very few that can be used.
This also means that Jia Dongsheng is not used to the pots of this era, and he needs time to get familiar with them.
Making big pot dishes is a process that Jia Dongsheng is familiar with.
Dried tofu with hot peppers is a famous Northeastern dish. It can be eaten with rice or wine. It is simple to make and tastes delicious, making it very suitable for making into a big pot dish.
After a fierce operation, the aroma of dried tofu with hot peppers has spread throughout the kitchen.
"Dongsheng, your craftsmanship is truly amazing."
This was the first time that Sha Zhu admired someone's cooking skills, and he gave Jia Dongsheng a thumbs up.
"Hey, basics."
Regardless of whether he could understand or not, Jia Dongsheng continued: "Someone, add water to the pot."
"Lao Jia, just leave the job of washing the pot to me."
A twenty-year-old man insists on being called Lao Jia. To be honest, the people in the kitchen are not used to it, but there is nothing they can do. Calling him anything else is even more inappropriate!
Who makes Jia Dongsheng the youngest but has the highest status? If it were someone else, if they entered the kitchen at the age of 20, they would be Xiao Jia.
Others are not used to it, but Jia Dongsheng is used to it. In his previous life, he has been called Lao Jia since the day he won the international chef gold medal.
"I won't wash the pot. I'll use the pot I just cooked in to make some soup."
Jia Dongsheng said calmly, "Yesterday I saw our workers eating dry vegetables and steamed bread, which was really too dry. I think it would be nice to use the water used to wash the pot to make a soup to moisten everyone's throats."
"Do you need to put anything else?"
"You don't need to put anything in it. Just cut some potatoes into shreds and make a simple potato soup."
"Okay."
Immediately, the sound of "dangdangdang" was heard in the kitchen, and Jia Dongsheng added some seasoning to the soup which was too heavy.
Don’t think anything of using the water used to wash the pot to make soup. It is normal. After all, the previous dish has just been cooked and it contains oil and ingredients. If you are not making a big pot, you don’t need to add any seasonings and can just cook it directly.
Which chef in a restaurant in later generations has not used the water used to wash pots to make soup?
As soon as twelve o'clock arrived, the workers began to rest, leaving the workshop one after another and walking towards the canteens.
Those who had Mapo Tofu in Canteen No. 1 yesterday chose Canteen No. 1 first.
"What's on the menu today?"
This topic is discussed over meals in every era.
"Eggplant, potato, and some dried tofu."
"Isn't there any Mapo Tofu that we ate yesterday?"
"No."
"Oh, that Mapo Tofu was so delicious yesterday. I'm thinking of having it again today."
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