From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 262: The first game is over, and he is regarded as a big devil

The first day of competition was a complete success, and it really lasted a whole afternoon.

It’s not just Feng Zhengming’s dish of one fish and two meals that took five or six hours to cook.

Other young chefs who prepare seriously for the competition also spend at least two hours.

So after the first competition, many young chefs really felt exhausted.

Taking into account everyone's hard work, the competition did not announce the score of each young chef's dish on the first day of the competition.

After the first day of competition, Li Zhifeng expressed his gratitude to the young chefs at the scene.

"Our first competition has come to a successful conclusion. Our organizers and judges here are really grateful to the young chefs for their outstanding performance today. In order to allow everyone to have a rest time, we will give you a rest period tomorrow. The day after tomorrow In the morning we will start the cooking and presentation of the second dish.”

Knowing that they can have a day off tomorrow still makes the young chefs feel very good.

But then, Li Zhifeng said: "Of course, the cooking and presentation of the dishes for the third session will be held in the afternoon of the next day. This is also a test for everyone, so please prepare well."

This dish can be regarded as one of Zhang Minghai's signature dishes in Donglai Hotel.

Most of them still have some plans for the next two games.

When Feng Zhengming saw the appearance of the sixth senior brother, he was also very happy for the sixth senior brother.

Zhang Minghai felt a little pleased after hearing this.

Then stir-fry the cabbage first, stir-fry the cabbage leaves until almost water comes out, then put the conch slices into the pot, pour in the bowl of juice that has been mixed in advance, stir-fry quickly and then take it out of the pot.

Zhang Minghai heard Zhang Lei's question and looked at the four apprentices with curious expressions on their faces.

Xia Hui took the opportunity to toast Zhang Minghai as well.

Knowing that the next two competitions were timed together, the young chefs felt a little pressure.

Then Zhang Minghai smiled and said: "But in the next two games, I won't let you go anymore. I still have a big move that is useless."

I learned that the event party had arranged dinner, and it was specially ordered from Jufengde for everyone.

Zhang Lei asked directly: "Uncle, what other big moves do you have?"

Sun Hai, Zhang Lei and Yang Peng all performed pretty well in the first game, at least they did everything they prepared.

Coupled with Zhang Minghai's unique slightly sour and mainly salty seasoning, it really gives people a crisp and delicious feeling.

However, with the experience of the first game, everyone is somewhat confident.

Zhang Minghai was very happy to be praised by his master in public.

Not to mention young chefs from out of town, even some local chefs in Quancheng are full of expectations.

For cabbage, choose the middle part of the leaf.

These words made the four apprentices Xia Hui, Sun Hai, Zhang Lei and Yang Peng very curious.

So after meeting Feng Zhengming and the others, Zhang Minghai was always full of excitement and joy.

Just like Feng Zhengming’s soup-fried conch slices, the conch meat must be taken out first, cleaned and then cut into thin slices.

After announcing the time for the next two games, Li Zhifeng said with a smile: "Young chefs have worked very hard today, so we specially asked Quancheng Jufengde Restaurant to prepare dinner for you. You can enjoy this dinner and have a good rest tomorrow. , I will start to cope with the next two games well the day after tomorrow.”

"That's right, Uncle Zhang, I also want to respect you. Without those Bohai knives you brought, my dish would not have received such a high evaluation."

Sixth senior brother Zhang Minghai quietly shocked the judges in the first competition.

When Zhang Minghai saw that both Feng Zhengming and Xia Hui were toasting him, he could only drink the toasts of the two of them first.

What Zhang Minghai cooked on the spot was also a seafood dish, a cabbage-fried conch slices that he devised himself.

"You guys, you are just too humble. Although what I brought is very good, it is because of your good craftsmanship that you can do it so well and get the recognition of the judges. You really don't need to give all the credit to me."

Even Xia Hui's younger brother Xia Mingye stared at him curiously.

But he still said: "Zhengming, please come less. I heard that your dish has been confirmed to be a gold medal, which is even more impressive than my master's praise."

So during dinner in the evening, Feng Zhengming specially toasted the sixth senior brother with a glass of wine.

The judges were also very positive about Zhang Minghai’s fried conch slices with cabbage and oil.

This dish is considered a dish developed by Zhang Minghai himself.

When arranging the dish, Zhang Minghai placed the cleaned conches on the plate, which made the presentation of his dish very special.

So when I came to participate in the competition, Zhang Minghai also used this dish directly for his first dish.

After taking it out of the pan, the crispness of the cabbage and the crispness of the conch slices are intertwined.

"Sixth Brother, congratulations on your performance today for being so well received by Master. This is an honor that I didn't receive even today."

Feng Zhengming quickly said modestly: "Brother Six, my dish won the gold medal because of the good ingredients you provided, Brother Six. Without the seabass and conch you brought, how could I make such a good dish?" Brother Sixth deserves your share of the credit."

Only Feng Zhengming was not curious at all and continued to eat his own food.

Especially the master praised Zhang Minghai’s innovation in this dish in public.

Feng Zhengming led the siblings Xia Hui and Xia Mingye, and the sixth senior brothers Zhang Minghai, Sun Hai, Zhang Lei and Yang Peng also met.

But Zhang Minghai did not fry the conch slices in soup, but oiled them first.

Apart from the fried conch slices in vinegar and pepper fish soup taught by Feng Zhengming, it is also a very popular dish in big hotels.

This made Zhang Minghai feel a little boring.

"Zhengming, look at you, everyone is curious, why are you not curious at all? Don't you worry, I will release my ultimate move, will you be compared with me then? If there is a dish that you can't rate, you can I can’t get the No. 1 pick.”

Hearing the words of Senior Brother Six, Feng Zhengming couldn't help but laugh.

But before Feng Zhengming could respond, another voice came first.

"Hahaha, you're really good at bragging. Now I'm bragging that I'm going to win the top prize. So why don't you compete and let the judges award you awards directly."

Hearing the sudden sound, Feng Zhengming and the others immediately turned their heads to follow the sound.

I saw a group of young participating chefs sitting at the next table, and the one who was speaking was a chef who looked a bit mature.

Seeing Feng Zhengming and the others looking over, they didn't flinch at all when facing the mature chef.

"You are Feng Zhengming, right? I heard about your name before I returned to Quancheng. My master told me about your cooking competition with the chefs at Jubinyuan in Quancheng. He also told me that you are one of our young people in Quancheng. One of the best chefs.”

Having said this, the mature chef's mouth twitched slightly, showing a rather disdainful look.

"But I see you, it's just like that. If you were really capable, why would you only open a dry rice shop? Why don't you open a big restaurant and take down all the big restaurants in Quan City?" These words of the other party, Zhang Minghai and the four apprentices were somewhat annoyed.

And looking at the other party's words, it's obvious that they want to find trouble.

But Feng Zhengming looked at the other party, and after listening to what the other party said, he turned back to greet everyone to eat.

"Okay, let's eat quickly. It seems like we are disturbing others' dinner, so I told you to keep your voices down."

Hearing what Feng Zhengming said, the others at the table were a little unconvinced.

But before the others at the table could speak, they heard Feng Zhengming's next strange expression.

"We were too loud and disturbed the master's meal. It's better to eat quickly and leave, so as not to disturb the master's self-admiration."

Feng Zhengming's strange words made several people at the table immediately happy.

Then everyone laughed and continued to eat separately.

The experienced chef at the table next door was naturally unhappy when he heard this.

"Feng Zhengming, what are you so crazy about? Do you really think your cooking skills are the best in Quancheng?"

Feng Zhengming, however, had no intention of paying attention to the other party.

Seeing Feng Zhengming ignoring him made the other party even more angry.

Finally, the other party stood up, walked up to Feng Zhengming and asked, "What is Feng Zhengming's attitude? We are all chefs participating in the competition, why do you look superior to others?"

When Feng Zhengming saw the other party's reluctance, he asked impatiently: "Who are you?"

These words stopped the other party.

Feng Zhengming didn't wait for the other party to answer, then continued: "First of all, we don't know each other, you didn't introduce who you are, and you asked me to be friendly to you, but I don't even know who you are.

Moreover, we were just joking among our senior brothers. You couldn’t tell that it was a joke, right?

But when you come up, you criticize me and tell me what I am like? I don’t say how good I am, and I never think that my cooking skills are the best in Quan City.

As you said, I'm just a small restaurant owner with decent cooking skills, nothing more.

If you think you can beat me in cooking, then let's see what we can do in the competition. Do you want me to be as angry as you by being so unrelenting to me, and then go out and find a place to have a fight? "

Feng Zhengming was really eloquent, and he made the other party speechless in just one call.

It took a long time before the other party finally recovered.

He was obviously still a little unconvinced, but he seemed to realize that he couldn't defeat Feng Zhengming.

The opponent directly announced his family name: "My name is Duan Jinsheng, I am from Jufengde. Let's meet on the field. We in Jufengde will not lose to your small restaurant."

After announcing his home address, Duan Jinsheng turned around and left. He didn't even go back to continue eating, but chose to leave the venue directly.

Feng Zhengming looked at Duan Jinsheng's back and saw that several young chefs at the same table with him also got up and left together.

Then he ignored it and continued to eat the food in front of him.

However, after a period of silence, Sixth Senior Brother Zhang Minghai said: "The other party is a younger generation from Jufengde. It seems that he is not convinced by you Zhengming, and I am afraid he will be your opponent."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Isn't this a good thing? Sixth brother, we need opponents. With opponents, we can discover our own shortcomings and improve ourselves better."

Zhang Minghai was stunned by Feng Zhengming's words at first, and then nodded with a smile: "You're right, you need an opponent."

Everyone else at the table also laughed, and the atmosphere quickly returned to its previous state.

Everyone was chatting and laughing while enjoying the dinner provided by Jufengde.

After eating and drinking, Feng Zhengming and the others left the venue together.

When Xia Mingye left, he took the initiative to say goodbye to everyone.

"Sister, uncle, and everyone else, I'm going back first. We'll see you on the field the day after tomorrow."

Xia Hui told her brother: "You have to prepare well when you go back. First-class tofu is too simple. Next time you have to prepare a difficult dish, and it must be done well."

After hearing this, Xia Mingye smiled and agreed: "Okay sister, I will definitely prepare a big dish."

Feng Zhengming then said: "Your sister hopes that you can show off the charm of your Confucius cuisine in this competition. Since you are the heir apparent, you can't lose face."

Xia Mingye nodded again and agreed: "Thank you, uncle, for reminding me. I will definitely prepare the next two dishes."

After saying goodbye to Xia Mingye, Feng Zhengming and the others walked back together.

On the way, Sixth Senior Brother Zhang Minghai approached Feng Zhengming.

"Whose disciple do you think Duan Jinsheng is? Looking at his face, I feel that he is not too young? He is just over his age, and he still participates in our youth competition, right?"

Feng Zhengming laughed after hearing this: "Hahaha, Sixth Brother, you are really worrying too much. The other party will definitely not be over his age."

Zhang Minghai thought for a while and said: "That's right, the tournament will definitely not allow it."

After a slight pause, Zhang Minghai continued: "Looking at the dinner provided by Jufengde tonight, the skills of the chefs at Jufengde are quite impressive. When Duan Jinsheng left, the chefs following him were probably all young chefs from Jufengde." .

From the looks of it, he seems to have some charisma, and his craftsmanship should be pretty good, so you have to be careful. "

"Be careful? Be careful about what?" Feng Zhengming didn't wait for the sixth brother to say, he went on to say, "If the other party's cooking skills are very good, that is a good thing for us. We can just compete with him."

The expression on Zhang Minghai's face became relaxed again.

"You are really confident. Don't you really think that you are definitely the number one pick?"

Feng Zhengming shook his head: "No, I didn't think about winning the top prize. I just wanted to see the skills of other outstanding young chefs in this exchange competition, and let everyone learn from each other."

Zhang Minghai looked at the younger brother's sincere expression and knew that the younger brother was speaking from his heart.

But when I thought about Duan Jinsheng's words during the meal, and the way some other young chefs looked at Feng Zhengming when he said it to Feng Zhengming.

Zhang Minghai said in a deep voice: "You sincerely want to communicate with others, but you have become their strongest opponent in their eyes."

Feng Zhengming has also realized this.

During dinner, whether it is the Sixth Senior Brother, Xia Hui, Sun Hai and others, they will receive friendly greetings from other young chefs participating in the competition.

But no one would take the initiative to say hello to Feng Zhengming, or take the initiative to ask for advice, discuss, or communicate with him.

Obviously, in the eyes of other young chefs, Feng Zhengming seems to be regarded by them as the big devil at the final level.

Many people want to challenge the big devil and hope to defeat Feng Zhengming.

(End of this chapter)