What often best demonstrates a chef’s skills is not the dishes with big fish and meat.
Instead, I make extremely simple and vegetarian dishes.
For example, this blanched choy sum is a dish that looks simple, but is actually extremely difficult to make delicious!
Each of these chefs made a dish, but in the end, Fang Erniu couldn’t even say that it was delicious!
On the contrary, as soon as Fang Erniu took a bite of Xiao Qingluo's blanched Chinese cabbage, he praised it endlessly!
They are all imperial chefs appointed by the emperor!
And Xiao Qingluo is just an ordinary person who is about to become the prince's consort!
In their minds, what ordinary people cook is just home cooking!
Although there are delicious home-cooked meals, this is the first time they have eaten such delicious home-cooked meals that can rival the quality of a national banquet!
They couldn't even imagine that an ordinary person could have such extraordinary cooking skills!
At this moment, everyone looked at Xiao Qingluo in shock.
"Sixth Prince's Consort! This dish is so delicious! How did you make it?"
"Sixth Prince's Consort! The earthy smell in the cabbage is so strong. How did you manage to remove it so completely? What method did you use?"
"This blanched choy sum is so delicious, Sixth Prince's Consort. Your cooking skills truly put us imperial chefs to shame. We're just going to retire and return home!"
"I'm convinced! I'm convinced from the bottom of my heart! Sixth Prince's Consort, I, Old Cui, am truly convinced today! Your cooking skills are so good, I can't compare to you!"
The four chefs all praised Xiao Qingluo highly.
They didn't even have the slightest doubt about Xiao Qingluo's cooking skills!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingluo blurted out, "What's so difficult about making this blanched choy sum? Are you really so impressed by it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the corners of the mouths of all the chefs present twitched uncontrollably.
How can you say it’s so difficult to make such a delicious dish of blanched choy sum?
These chefs have studied cooking for more than ten years, or even decades, but they still can't figure out how to make this blanched Chinese cabbage dish.
But in Xiao Qingluo's mouth
, making such a blanched Chinese cabbage dish is actually just a simple thing?
This is so frustrating!
For a moment, all the chefs looked inferior and even a little ashamed.
At this moment, Fang Erniu picked up the last bit of soup in the plate and drank it, then smacked his lips with a sense of satisfaction.
He then looked at Xiao Qingluo with bright eyes, and then bowed and asked, "Sixth Prince's Consort, your blanched Chinese cabbage heart dish is worthy of being served at a state banquet! Allow me to make a bold guess. Did you use broth or other medicinal herbs in this blanched Chinese cabbage heart dish?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the chefs looked at Xiao Qingluo in surprise.
Medicinal herbs?
There are actually medicinal herbs used in the heart of the blanched cabbage?
Why didn’t they eat it?
Hearing Fang Erniu's words, Xiao Qingluo immediately laughed and said, "That's right, Chef Fang is worthy of being the head chef of the imperial kitchen. The secret of my dish can't be hidden from Chef Fang's tongue at all."
When Fang Erniu heard this, a look of arrogance appeared on his face.
But more than that, he felt pleasantly surprised after receiving Xiao Qingluo's praise!
It is a great honor to be praised by Xiao Qingluo.
It was as if my cooking skills were recognized by the chef!
At this moment, Fang Erniu felt that he was standing in front of Xiao Qingluo, just like a student asking his master for advice.
Xiao Qingluo is not very old, but his cooking skills are far superior to his!
Since Xiao Qingluo can make the blanched choy sum so delicious, wouldn't other dishes be easy for him?
Moreover, Xiao Qingluo was obviously proficient in some theories in cooking that they were not aware of.
For example, medicinal herbs!
Seeing Fang Erniu's eager eyes, Xiao Qingluo put down the spoon in his hand and said, "It's nothing special. I blanched the choy sum and then added broth and a few herbs to remove the earthy smell when making the soup. These herbs are also from your seasoning jars. There's nothing mysterious about them."
"oh?!"
As soon as Xiao Qingluo said this, all the chefs and even the kitchen helpers stared at him.
Big eyes.
Everyone looked at Xiao Qingluo with great surprise!
When Xiao Qingluo said this, didn't it mean that he was going to start teaching and answering their questions right in front of them?!
You know, all craftsmen, chefs, and artisans keep the skills and essences they master as secrets.
Even if I die, I will take these secrets into the coffin!
Even their chefs who taught them cooking had some secrets hidden from them, which they regarded as unique skills and intended to take with them to their graves.
Because there is a saying in the world: if you teach your apprentice, you will starve to death.
These unique skills are the experiences and tricks they have summed up over their entire lives. They rely on this to become famous, make money, support their families and gain prestige.
Skills should not be passed on lightly, that’s the truth.
But now Xiao Qingluo actually wants to teach them his unique skills, they are all shocked!
At the same time, the look in his eyes when he looked at Xiao Qingluo was full of respect!
For them, someone being willing to impart a unique skill to them is enough for them to bow down and treat the person as a disciple!
If Xiao Qingluo really passed on his unique skills to them, then they would be Xiao Qingluo's disciples in name only!
But they had no objection to becoming Xiao Qingluo's disciples!
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