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Chapter 382
Jin Jiang Hotel, back kitchen.

This is the time after the morning tea peak and before the lunch peak. Although the chefs in the back kitchen are also busy, they don't give people a sense of urgency.

The arrival of Zhang Jin and the hotel manager did not attract much attention.

"You wait here, I'll go over there and talk to Master Liu San." After the restaurant manager finished speaking to Zhang Jin, he turned and walked towards the round-faced chef who was cooking by the stove not far away.

Zhang Jin recognized at a glance that the other party was Master Liu San, the chef of Jinjiang Hotel, and the thin horse-faced man next to the other party should be the sous chef, the guy who said "You are simply superfluous" in the Supreme Famous Chef Competition.

Master Liu San was cooking, so the restaurant manager didn't bother him right away, but waited until he finished the work at hand, and explained the situation while tasting the new dishes.

Master Liu San seemed reluctant, but in the end he couldn't stand the persuasion of the hotel manager, so he had to bring his horse-faced sous chef and the restaurant manager towards the chef.

"Are you the young man who wants to challenge me?" Master Liu San looked up and down at Zhang Jin with a haughty face, without any sign of bowing down in front of God of Cookery Stephen Zhou.

"Yes." Zhang Jin smiled.

Master Liu San snorted coldly, and the horse-faced sous chef next to him said unceremoniously: "Our Chef Liu is very busy, if you didn't threaten the reputation of the restaurant, we wouldn't bother to talk to you! But Chef Liu It’s not something you can challenge casually, if you want to challenge him, you have to pass my level first!”

"Who are you, are you famous?" Zhang Jin said lightly.

One sentence made the sous chef Ma Lian choke enough, his face changed, and he said angrily: "I am a first-class Cantonese chef from the Hong Kong Island Catering Association, and I also have a Japanese food senior chef qualification certificate. Serve as the head chef of the hotel! After returning to Hong Kong Island for two years, I have been studying under Chef Liu, and will be the backup staff for the chef of the next Jinjiang Hotel! Also, my name is Long Ze!"

"Why isn't your name Laura?"

"Because my father's surname is Long and not Luo!" Sous Chef Long Ze said seriously.

"..." Zhang Jin was speechless, people in this era can't get this stalk.

But since the sous chef Longze is also a famous chef, he should be able to gain upgrade experience if he wins the culinary competition, so it's not a waste of time.

"Okay, Master Longze, then I will win you first and challenge Master Liu San!"

"Arrogance! Don't think that you are very good just because you are tied with Master Yao! Want to win against me? I will show you what real cooking is!" Sous Chef Long Ze said proudly with a confident face.

Zhang Jin didn't care about the other party's attitude at all, he was just a baby with experience, he waved his hand and said: "What to compare, how to compare, it's up to you, Master Longze, you decide."

Sous Chef Longze was not polite, and said directly: "I have studied under Chef Liu for two years, and I have made great progress in fish cuisine, so let's decide the winner with Chef Liu's best fish cuisine Well, let Chef Liu judge who wins."

"Good idea, I'm fine, what about you?" Master Liu San nodded, then looked at Zhang Jin and asked.

Zhang Jin said indifferently: "I'm OK too, let's compare fish dishes."

Sous Chef Long Ze loudly said confidently: "Then I will meet you with the recently completed Japanese-style sashimi with Chinese-style fish dishes! You are the first one to lose to my latest dish People, should be honored!"

"..." Zhang Jin said, "I'm just asking, did Master Longze like watching anime when he was in Japan?"

"Yeah! Why, adults can't watch anime?"

"Yes, yes." Zhang Jin shook his head while holding his forehead. No wonder he spoke so well, would it be an honor to lose?Your mother is honored, honored!
Soon, the back kitchen drew a range for the two people to test their cooking skills. The ingredients and ingredients were optional, and the back kitchen's stove and knives were appointed. The cooking time was half an hour, and the cooking had to be stopped when the time was up.

"Ha! Ha!"

Sous Chef Longze grabbed a big lobster from the aquarium with his hands, threw them on the kitchen counter with his backhand, picked up the slender knife next to him, and stabbed the joint between the lobster's head and torso, and then used the prepared Wrap the body of the lobster with a towel, turn it clockwise, and then pull it apart with force, and the whole lobster is successfully separated from its head and body.

"Okay! What a great move to separate the head and body of the lobster perfectly. It not only keeps the head intact, but also can easily take out the shrimp from the body!" Master Liu San applauded suddenly.

The two sang together, and Zhang Jin was taken aback for a while, what a god, I'm still moving!No wonder Steven Zhou asked you to help with acting!
The sous-chef Longze kept his hands on the lobster. He had cut the body of the lobster from both sides with a knife, and then sliced ​​the lobster meat section by section with a knife. The knife was delicate and precise, and each section of the lobster meat was almost exactly the same.

Soon, the two lobsters were washed, sliced ​​and plated, and the lobster sashimi was finished!
"Hehe! Have you seen enough? Are you too scared to do anything?" Sous Chef Longze pointed at Zhang Jin and laughed.

"I'll wait for the salmon to thaw, and I didn't do anything. Didn't I carve four ice sculptures? Are you blind?" Zhang Jin retorted.

"Hmph!" Sous Chef Long Ze put his fingers on the salmon meat beside him, "In a minute and a half, the fish meat will be defrosted."

Zhang Jin said speechlessly: "What kind of fingers are used to measure the temperature, there is a defrosting timer on the table, don't look at it if you are capable!"

A minute and a half passed quickly, the salmon meat was defrosted, and both sides started to move at the same time.

Since it is a sashimi dish in the competition of fish dishes, it is natural to choose top-quality salmon, which not only tastes good, but also has high nutritional value.

The origin of salmon is mainly distributed in Japan, Russia, the United States and Canada. Most of the salmon in restaurants on Hong Kong Island are purchased from Japan, and the price is relatively cheap.

Since the fishermen salvage the salmon from the sea, they will immediately freeze and refrigerate them to prevent spoilage, so the salmon imported from abroad are basically dead fish.

The taste of dead fish cannot be compared with that of live fish no matter how frozen it is. Although ordinary people will not feel the slight difference, the food judges in the culinary competition will definitely be able to distinguish it, let alone Liu, a famous fish chef. Three masters.

While slicing the salmon meat, Sous Chef Long Ze paid attention to the situation of Zhang Jin opposite. When he saw that he, like himself, planned to have salmon sashimi as the main course, he couldn't help but sneered inwardly. How could an outstanding person lose to a guy from Temple Street!

He even thought about how to taunt the opponent after winning the competition, and directly used the famous sentence Stephen Zhou taught himself some time ago-"Don't think that using two pieces of salmon meat is powerful, you are not a fast fish, you are superfluous, you Redundant, do you understand!"

Holding the Yongling Knife, Zhang Jin lightly and quickly sliced ​​the salmon into thin slices, like transparent cicada wings.

The knife skill of the stunt chef system coupled with his own strong physical fitness and super high control ability of power, every time he cuts down, he can cut a piece of sashimi that is almost exactly the same as before!
Although it is necessary to cut two pieces of salmon, and because each piece of sashimi is too thin, the number of sashimi cut out from each piece of salmon is more than that of the opposite Sous Chef Longze, but Zhang Jin's speed is not fast at all. Not slower than the other party.

Waiting for the salmon to thaw, plus slicing the salmon, took 245 minutes.

In the last 5 minutes, Zhang Jin started to prepare his own dipping sauce. Sashimi cannot be called a dish without dipping sauce.

"Okay! It's time! Both parties please stop and present your own dishes!" Master Liu San said loudly.

clatter!clatter!
Two plates of dishes were placed in front of Master Liu San.

For the dish on the left, there is a large plate covered with crushed ice. On the crushed ice are neatly arranged salmon slices, and on both sides are lobster sashimi that are both decorative and usable.

"My dish is called Super Invincible Ichthyosaur Sashimi! It is made of lobster and salmon, and it is paired with my exclusive secret Chinese dipping sauce. It is guaranteed to give people a special taste!" Sous Chef Long Ze introduced.

"Sashimi is sashimi, what kind of body is stabbed, is there any difference?" Zhang Jin couldn't help but said.

"Since there is no difference, then what do you call me? I can't call it sashimi!" Sous Chef Longze retorted, "What about yours? What's your name?"

On the right, a plate composed of four ice sculptures of different styles, salmon fillets are placed on the ice sculptures, and the dipping sauce is put into different grooves of the four ice sculptures.

"I didn't plan to name it at first, but since you all have names, I'll just choose one. Let's call it Four Seasons Sashimi, no, it's better to call it Supreme Four Seasons Sashimi." Zhang Jin said, "I The sashimi is all salmon, and there are four kinds of dipping sauces, each corresponding to a season of spring, summer, autumn and winter.”

Sous Chef Longze said disapprovingly, "And each corresponds to a season? Hmph, what's so great about the four flavors? I have more flavors than you in a dipping sauce. You're doomed this time!"

"Whoever wins and who loses will only know after eating. Master Liu San, please move your chopsticks." Zhang Jin made a gesture of invitation after speaking.

Master Liu San picked up the chopsticks, and went to pick up the super invincible ichthyosaur sashimi of Sous Chef Longze on the left, and tasted both sashimi and lobster slices.

"Well, the taste of the salmon slices with the exclusive dipping sauce is impressive. It's like a Japanese song, but it has a deep Chinese soul! Longze, your dish is enough to be featured on our restaurant's Twitter menu gone."

Sous Chef Long Ze smiled and said, "Thank you, Chef Liu, for your compliment. It's because of your good teaching. I also learned a lot from you, so I can make such great progress!"

After tasting the dishes of Sous Chef Long Ze, Chef Liu San extended his chopsticks to Zhang Jin's Supreme Four Seasons Sashimi on the other side.

"Huh? I thought your knife skills were very good before, but when I actually picked up this sashimi, I realized that it was so good! The salmon slices are as thin as paper, and the meat is uniform throughout the slice, and the cut is smooth. , This technique is so stable and precise!" Master Liu San looked at the sashimi in front of him and praised, and then his eyes fell on the dipping sauce on the ice sculpture.

"The ice sculptures are peach blossoms and women in ancient costumes. The pool next to it is filled with clear and light yellow dipping sauce. This should be spring. Let me taste the taste of spring."

Master Liu San dipped the sashimi into his mouth and tasted it. After a while, he frowned slightly, picked up another piece of sashimi and continued to dip it into his mouth.

All the onlookers looked at him eagerly, and no one dared to ask.

"Huh? Strange, is it my illusion?" Master Liu San said without thinking.

"What illusion?" Sous Chef Long Ze asked.

Master Liu San did not answer him, but picked up summer, autumn, and winter sashimi with chopsticks, dipped them into his mouth and tasted them respectively. One minute later, he suddenly looked at Zhang Jin and said in surprise, "How did you do it?!"

"Master Liu San asked about dipping ingredients?" Zhang Jin smiled slightly and asked knowingly.

Master Liu San said: "Of course not. Although your dipping sauce has a special taste, I can taste how it is mixed. I'm asking how you make the taste of salmon so fresh, as if it was fresh from The live fish caught in the sea is the same, and the taste is completely different from the salmon in Longze, but you obviously use the same ingredients!"

"How is it possible? I don't believe it!" Hearing this, Sous Chef Longze couldn't sit still, and picked up a pair of chopsticks to try Zhang Jin's salmon sashimi.

After a while, his eyes suddenly widened!

Because there is no dipping sauce, he quickly discerned the real taste.This firm and full taste, sweet and fragrant taste, smooth meat, and rich fish oil are not at all delicious as frozen salmon should be!

This sashimi seemed to be alive, so chef Longze looked at Zhang Jin in horror: "You..."

"I'm sorry, this is my exclusive secret recipe, so I can't tell you." Zhang Jin shook his head and refused.

The light in Master Liu San's eyes suddenly dimmed, but he still suggested: "How about you make a price, and I promise not to spread it to the outside world, but just use it for yourself. Is that okay? We can also sign a non-disclosure agreement, and if we violate it, we will pay you a lot." Liquidated damages!"

"If I stop being a chef someday, I can sell this secret to you." Zhang Jin said empty words.

One day when he doesn't become a chef, he must have completed the task and is no longer in this world.

"Okay!" Master Liu San also understands the preciousness of this exclusive secret recipe, and it is not easy to get this promise, otherwise the other party can completely pass it on to the family, and there is no need to sell it to others.

"So, who is the winner of this competition?" Zhang Jin shifted the topic to business.

Master Liu San said without hesitation: "The winner is of course you. The same ingredients can make a more delicious taste. This is the embodiment of a chef's strength."

Sous Chef Long Ze opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, but finally did not say a word.

"Since I won, can I have a cooking competition with you, Master Liu San?" Zhang Jin asked again.

"Of course!" Master Liu San looked very serious, "You are a very strong chef, I will use my specialty fish dishes to compete with you. Sashimi is just a very small dish, steamed, fried, fried , Fried is the mainstream of fish cuisine, and my signature dish, Jinxiu multi-flavored fish, is a master in this area! In Hong Kong Island, no one can surpass me in fish cuisine, and neither can Master Yao!"

(End of this chapter)