Different God of Cooking [Rebirth]

"Mom and Dad, you are back!"

When Zhao An came home from the bookstore, Father Zhao was not at home, and both of them went to North Street, so Zhao An ate hot meals by himself.

11-year-old Zhao An, although there is no way to easily turn pots and shovels like Zhao's mother, but cooking steamed vegetables and hot rice is still easy.

When Zhao An was wandering alone, he also tried to cook by himself at first.Obviously, he has memorized every step of his mother's cooking, but Zhao An always feels that something is missing.

Zhao An, who has not been able to find the answer, finally attributed all this to his lack of talent for cooking.Over time, Zhao An didn't want to cook any more, but kept going in and out of various restaurants.

Now that Zhao An has decided to accept a vulgar and ordinary self, naturally he no longer has such worries.He estimated the time when his parents would come home, so he reheated the leftover meal at noon, and then fried two simple vegetarian dishes.

When Zhao's father and Zhao's mother came home and saw this scene, they were naturally moved beyond words.Especially Mother Zhao's eyes became rosy in an instant.

"Son, you're really sensible." Mother Zhao calmed down and hugged Zhao An.Zhao's mother was not particularly surprised that Zhao An knew how to cook. When he was still in the Lower East Village, Zhao An would help heat the dishes.It is not difficult to learn how to cook two fried vegetables.

To the parents' surprise, Zhao An's first cooking, at least the first time in their eyes, turned out to be delicious.

Zhao's mother swallowed the vinegared cabbage in her mouth, and then said: "Sure enough, he is my son, and he is also talented in cooking."

After dinner was over and the dishes were washed, Zhao's father and Zhao's mother were keeping accounts, calculating today's costs and sales.Zhao An took the books he bought at the bookstore in the afternoon, walked over to Zhao's father and Zhao's mother and said, "Mom and Dad, I have something for you."

The two were not surprised that Zhao An would give them a gift, after all, Zhao An was a sensible child since he was a child.But after seeing the gift in Zhao An's hand, he felt a little headache.

The four books in Zhao An's hands looked very thick.Zhao's father and Zhao's mother also graduated from elementary school, so they are not illiterate.They have both a fear and a longing for "culture".That's why there is an almost paranoid pride in Zhao An's academic performance.

"Why are you buying books for us? Your mother and I are two peasants." Father Zhao has no interest in the books in Zhao An's hands.

"That's right, aren't you wasting money? What are we doing reading?" Zhao's mother also echoed.

This is the first and most common reaction of Zhao's father and Zhao's mother. People always associate farmers with being uneducated.Agriculture seems to be the lowest and least technological thing.

On the contrary, modern agriculture and food industry are the crystallization of science and technology, closely linked with cutting-edge science such as chemistry, biology, genetics and nutrition.

Agriculture and food industries that do not absorb modern technology will eventually be eliminated.

It is necessary to change the viewpoint of his parents, Zhao An has already made up his mind.

The first step is to break through gradually. Zhao An ignored his father and came to Zhao's mother with three food-related books selected for Zhao's mother.

"Mom, these three books are not books for learning. They are all about cooking. If you read this "Classic Sichuan Cuisine and Experience", it talks about the cooking methods of Sichuan cuisine. What ingredients are used in each dish, how much is used, The order of cooking is very detailed. Our menu has been new for a long time, aren't you going to learn it?"

"There is also this "Food Safety and Hygiene", haven't you also discovered how important hygiene and safety are? You should just take it for our braised vegetables business to understand, and when you chat with customers in the future, say a few words Professional knowledge, others will definitely think that our family is very professional.”

"As for the last book "Gourmets from Around the World", I saw Mexican tacos and French crepes on it. They looked simple and delicious. No one in Chengdu sells them. Mom, learn how to make them for me! "

Zhao An didn't stop at all, saying one reason after another that Zhao's mother couldn't refuse.

Zhao's mother does have the idea of ​​further learning how to cook, not only to update the menu at home, but also to ensure that her business can continue. Now some customers have begun to complain that their braised vegetables are too few.

Zhao's mother had already thought about the idea of ​​marinating other ingredients, but Zhao's mother always felt that the taste was not innovative, so she never launched it.

Similarly, Zhao's mother also became interested in the book "Food Safety and Hygiene", because she became more and more aware of how important it is to the food business.

It is even more impossible for her to refuse the last book. If her son wants to eat her cooking, even if it is a so-called foreign dish, Zhao's mother is definitely willing to learn it.

Zhao's mother had no choice but to take three books, and then said to Zhao An: "Okay, okay, let me see the head office."

Zhao An quickly stuffed the three books into Zhao's mother's arms, and then ran to Zhao's father with the remaining book: "Dad, you see that Mom has accepted it, how about you?"

Father Zhao just saw his son say so many reasons in order to persuade Mother Zhao, he secretly laughed in his heart, and at the same time thought about how his son would persuade him later.

Unexpectedly, Zhao An handed the book to himself without saying anything.Is there such a big difference in treatment between myself and my wife?

Zhao's father accepted the book helplessly, but he was actually a little curious about what book Zhao An would choose for him.But after seeing the title of the book, Father Zhao's expression changed significantly.

"The Breeding of White Feather Chickens"

Father Zhao himself had forgotten how long he had raised poultry himself. When he was in Xiadong Village, Father Zhao’s family had raised more than ten chickens. The simple raising was considered a considerable income for the family.

Looking at this book now, Father Zhao actually thought about what is called a white-feathered chicken, and is it different from his previous chicken?

Most of the agricultural skills of farmers in Xiadong Village come from the inheritance of their parents and the promotion of the local government, without systematic learning.The same is true for the selection of poultry and crop varieties.

Just like Zhao's father has been raising chickens for decades, but he can't tell what kind of chickens he raises and what characteristics they have.Usually just stock them around your own yard.

Father Zhao will naturally be curious about the word "white feather chicken", and after this curiosity, what Father Zhao thinks is that he is no longer farming, and he still thinks about what to do with these things.

When Zhao An took out the book, he kept paying attention to his father's expression. Looking at his father's obvious interest, he knew that this matter was more than half done.

"Dad, look, the feathers of this chicken are all white. None of the chickens we raised before was like this. And I heard that it is a new breed imported from abroad. I heard that it can grow up in dozens of days. It is especially popular in coastal cities. .” Zhao An spared no effort to sell the benefits of white-feathered chickens to Zhao’s father.

In fact, Zhao An didn't have any idea about chicken breeds before. He chose this book because Zhao An knew that with the rapid economic development, Chinese people's eating habits have also changed significantly. In the past, they could only eat chicken during festivals. Chicken has gradually become a daily food.

Especially the introduction of foreign fried chicken has promoted the rapid development of domestic broiler breeding.

More importantly, chicken feet, chicken wings, chicken liver, chicken gizzards... are all good raw materials for making stewed dishes, which can completely provide Zhao's mother with new dishes.

After returning home in the afternoon, Zhao An read the book in advance and found that white feather chicken is a high-tech industry in the field of poultry.

Huaxia has just introduced a large number of recessive white breed chickens from abroad, and then interplanted with local chickens, which can overcome the characteristics of Huaxia native chickens that lay fewer eggs and grow slowly.From a global perspective, white feather chicken is indeed the most widely eaten variety in the world.

More importantly, the breeding of white-feathered chickens has got rid of the traditional free-range and free-range breeding in China, and has been changed to breeding in farms.On the one hand, it has the high efficiency of modern agriculture, and on the other hand, it is suitable for the small farmer model in China.

Zhao An believed that even with the poor land his father got, he could build a farm.

However, Zhao An naturally had no way to communicate with his father directly. How credible is a child's words?What Zhao An needs to do now is to make Zhao's father interested in the white feather chicken.

After listening to Zhao An's words, Father Zhao flipped through the book in his hand.As an agricultural guide book, there must be a lot of pictures, and it is concise and easy to understand. Zhao's father was indeed interested in the farms he had never seen before, and he flipped through many pages one after another.

The so-called strike while the iron is hot, Zhao An continued: "Dad, you can just take it and read it slowly. Just treat it as a pastime when you are bored. She accepts all the books I gave Mom."

Father Zhao couldn't help showing a smile when he heard Zhao An's words, and said "yes" a few times.

In the days that followed, Zhao An induced, supervised, and urged his parents to read the four books from time to time.

Some changes are obvious. For example, Zhao's mother's stewed vegetables stall launched five-flavored and new stewed vegetables within two weeks.

Braised vegetables are actually a general term for cold food dishes in culinary science, and are familiar home-cooked dishes in various regions.Braised vegetables can actually be subdivided into red stewed, salt baked, spicy, spiced and other categories.

Zhao's mother used to add fried sugar, rock sugar, and soy sauce to the stew to color the pig's trotters, and to make it have a certain sweet taste, which is closer to red stew.

The recipe mother Zhao learned from "Classic Sichuan Cuisine and Experience" is the more traditional five-spice marinade in S province, with "fragrance" as the main ingredient.It is more suitable for marinating some ingredients that need to be chewed for a long time and tasted slowly, such as beef.

And Zhao's mother launched five-spice beef and more types of red halogen dishes.

However, beef is an absolutely high-end ingredient in this era. The price of beef itself is as high as about five yuan per catty. Adding the cost of marinade and time cost, the price must be at least seven yuan to be profitable.

This price is not acceptable to ordinary workers.Therefore, the sales volume is not high, and Zhao's mother will only marinate a catty or two on weekends.

Even so, the reputation of "Yip's Secret Brine" is getting better and better. Whether it is at the farmer's market at noon or outside the compound of the instrument manufacturer in the evening, there are always a steady stream of guests.

However, the income of the stewed vegetable stall has not increased as fast as the increase in passenger flow.

Even if it is only half a year, China's economic growth rate can be clearly felt, and the corresponding food prices have also increased accordingly.

But the price of stewed vegetables cannot be increased at will, and Zhao's mother can also feel that more and more vendors are appearing.In the case that no one else raised the price, Zhao's mother did not dare to raise the price at will.

According to Zhao An's estimation, the profit of mother Zhao's stewed vegetables will continue to be reduced, and some things are imminent.

In addition to braised vegetables, Zhao's mother's cooking skills have also been further improved. In fact, Zhao An eats his mother's cooking every day, and he and Zhao's father have no obvious feelings.

But every time Ji Jiashu went to Zhao An's house for dinner, he would say, "Aunt Zhao, your cooking is getting better and better."

Then Zhao's mother was so happy that she kept adding vegetables to Ji Jiashu.Ji Jiashu also never refused to come, and ate all the dishes Zhao's mother gave him.

Seeing the sincerity on Ji Jiashu's face and the joy on Zhao's mother's face, Zhao An could only agree and agree, otherwise Zhao's mother would talk about him again.

However, some changes are not obvious, such as Zhao's father.

If Zhao An hadn't seen Father Zhao frequently flipping through the book "Keeping of White Feathered Chickens", and could even see that the cover was frayed, Zhao An would not be able to determine Father Zhao's thoughts.

Zhao An is not in a hurry now, he knows that his father is just short of an opportunity.