After saying this, Gu Yunwu looked at Fu Yu and was really filled with emotion!
"If Feng Xiaoxiao helps you check, now I think your entry video will most likely be selected. After all, she is an anchor who specializes in food videos, and she is an expert in this field."
Fu Yu smiled awkwardly, but he really couldn't guarantee this.
After all, the cooking video he recorded did not hire a professional company to help trim the video. It was completely modified by Liu Yuqing.
How it is, I really don’t know.
...
Fu Yu was the host in the evening and invited Yao Shi and Zhao Meng to dinner.
Although he was the one who organized the meal, the place to eat was chosen by Zhao Meng.
We decided to go to the mutton restaurant on Zhongshan Qiaonan Street.
The owner of this store is an authentic XJ person, and the mutton used in the store is big-tailed sheep shipped from his hometown.
The texture of the meat tastes different from the one here. It has a strong smell of mutton and is also very fragrant.
When it comes to food, Fu Yu doesn't accept anyone but Zhao Meng. Even Yao Shi can't eat as well as Zhao Meng.
The three of them sat around the table.
Zhao Meng didn't need to look at the menu, he opened and closed his mouth and directly announced the name of the dish: "Braised mutton, carrots as side dishes; large plate of chicken; grilled lamb chops for one; hand-made mutton skewers for twenty skewers, and grilled buns for six , three portions of lamb shank hand-picked rice, wine..."
The food was very sumptuous, and the three of them were chatting and laughing while changing glasses.
It's been a while since the three of them sat down to eat and chat like this.
In the past, Fu Yu followed Zhao Meng all day long, just like a follower.
Now I cook independently every day. I have to go to Shangshi Private Restaurant in the evening, and I have to go to the music restaurant to take a break. I am as busy as a spinning top.
Yao Shi is even more busy and can hardly find anyone every day.
Zhao Meng now has a family and is no longer a bachelor. He usually has to work and take care of his family, as well as his children and the elderly. He is also very busy.
"Yao Chu, I really want to thank you for buying a house this time."
Fu Yu picked up the cup, stood up and offered a toast: "I'll give you a toast."
Yao Shi smiled and clinked glasses with Fu Yu: "We are all our own people, so there is no need to be so polite."
They both drank at the same time.
Fu Yu helped Yao Shi and himself add wine respectively, then picked up the wine glass again and faced Zhao Meng: "Chef Zhao, I have to toast you too. Ever since I joined the kitchen, you have always taken special care of me. Really Thank you very much. Some words are meaningless, but I keep them in my heart. From now on, just watch my performance."
As soon as these words came out, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Zhao Meng smiled, picked up the wine glass, looked at Fu Yu, and said with some emotion: "You kid, you have really matured. Look at the way you speak now, I am really not used to it."
"Speaking of it, I'm used to having you by my side, but these two months have been so cold that you're no longer around. Sometimes I really miss you."
Fu Yu raised his lips and smiled, but he didn't say anything. In fact, he agreed with Zhao Meng's words in his heart.
Just like Zhao Meng said, Fu Yu was a little uncomfortable with it at the beginning, but he was too busy during the period when he needed to adapt independently, and he didn't have time to think too much.
Later, I always wanted to find time to sit down with Zhao Meng, have a drink and chat together like before, but I was too busy to make time.
Zhao Meng let Fu Yu help him fill the cup, and said with a smile: "You are now considered a new generation of our kitchen."
Fu Yu also poured wine into his own cup, laughed and flattered Zhao Meng: "This is all what you taught me, Chef Zhao."
Zhao Meng didn't laugh this time, and put his hand on Fu Yu's shoulder: "You need to be strong to blacksmith. You are talented and can learn anything quickly. Speaking of which, I still regret that I didn't come here from the beginning. The chef will take you directly."
"You are a natural at cooking. Except for Chef Yao, I have never seen anyone more talented than you. I should have made you a chef earlier. Maybe you can take over my job now."
"However, even now, your cooking skills are already very good. You can quickly learn to cook any dish, and you can accurately grasp the essence of cooking when operating. This is particularly rare."
"Also, to be honest, I have carefully looked at your knife skills and fire control skills. In many places, you are better than me."
Zhao Meng spoke highly of Du Yu.
However, Zhao Meng immediately changed the topic and warned seriously: "But, you have to remember that food is character, and good food comes from good character. No matter when, you must cook with a down-to-earth attitude and don't put the cart before the horse." ."
Fu Yu was stunned when he heard this sentence. What does it mean?
Zhao Meng said: "Cooking skills are just a way, not the goal. I hope you can understand this."
Fu Yu always obeyed Zhao Meng's words.
Because he knew that Zhao Meng was really good to him.
However, the meaning of this sentence...
Fu Yu savored this sentence carefully: Cooking skills are just a way, not the goal.
After thinking about it repeatedly, Fu Yu suddenly felt that many things that he had not thought about deeply before came to his mind.
Zhao Meng continued: "The purpose of cooking is to make dishes that customers like, and skills are just a means to complete cooking. I know that your cooking skills are very solid and talented, but You have to remember that cooking is not just about showing off your skills.”
"What I'm telling you is that I hope you don't lose yourself in your future cooking studies."
"You are a chef, not a craftsman. Not only do you need to study cooking skills, but you also need to see whether these skills are needed sometimes. As a chef, you have to do more than just cook successfully. A dish requires a clear understanding of all the ingredients, discernment of taste adjustments, enriching cooking ideas, and perfecting operating techniques. While cooking, you also need to take into account the plating design of the dishes..."
"So, you must not be too ambitious and too arrogant, and you cannot lose yourself just because you cook a few special dishes. The road to learning cooking is very long, and cooking skills are broad and profound. There are still many things you need to learn and see!"
"You must always be alert!"
What Zhao Meng said was heartfelt, but his attitude was a bit like an old man lecturing his son.
He himself was completely unaware of it.
Fu Yu listened carefully. He knew that Zhao Meng was doing it for his own good, and he also found Zhao Meng's attitude very useful.
Especially Zhao Meng's words made him secretly glad that he did not feel complacent because of the help of the system and the various noble people he met later, but he woke up in time.
Even these sincere words made him more sober.
How many dishes can you cook by yourself?
Even the dishes practiced in the teaching practice class can only be regarded as learned at best.
But which ones actually apply to your daily cooking routine?
After he has mastered the cooking skills of these dishes, can he really use them flexibly and turn them into his own skills?
His steps, his cooking techniques, etc...
It is true that there are specialties in the art industry.
If you want to cope with your daily work, you only need to do your share of cooking.
However, can someone who only knows how to cook ordinary dishes become an excellent chef, or even a qualified and recognized celebrity chef?
Even in the kitchen, you can't just cook.
The flexible use of ingredients, cooking skills, seasoning ratios, heat control, plate presentation, and even cooperation with the orderers and waiters, as well as the helpers and other workers around you, all of this is Indispensable!
Exquisite cooking skills have many advantages, but in addition to skills, there are actually more skills that we can master and use flexibly!
Any chef in charge, let alone others, would be Zhao Meng. He has cooking skills and experience that even Fu Yu can't match.
Because both cooking skills and cooking experience require a process of accumulation.
During every cooking operation, Fu Yu can gain a lot of relevant knowledge, but this does not allow him to become a meager chef, but to become an excellent chef.
From taking orders to cooking, from spooning to final plating, all processes require self-improvement.
After all, when you become an excellent chef, you are the one who is trusted by customers who come to dine in the restaurant, the backbone of all the kitchen staff, and the backbone of the normal operation of the store, so you must work hard to improve yourself.
Learning to cook is an endless journey.
If you want to really make a name for yourself in this industry, you must have the determination to live and learn until you grow old!
After Zhao Meng finished speaking, he felt filled with emotion. He picked up the wine glass and took a leisurely sip.
Fu Yu was lost in his own thoughts.
One of the two was drinking, the other was dazed.
As a bystander, Yao Shi felt a little funny.
He has known Zhao Meng for nearly twenty years, and his understanding of this person is quite deep.
Therefore, he can especially understand Zhao Meng's thoughts on supporting and cultivating Yu Yixin.
However, sometimes, good advice is hard to hear.
Zhao Meng spoke too bluntly, and he obviously meant well, but when he said this, it seemed to be a bit of a scolding.
Yao Shi glanced at the two people and said with a smile: "That's right, Xiao Fu, Lao Zhao's words can be considered sincere."
Fu Yu heard this and nodded in agreement.
Yao Shi continued: "Actually, in this cooking, there is only tradition and no authenticity. There is no fixed taste of things and no fixed cooking method. The one that tastes good is the best. This is the truth of culinary innovation."
"What Lao Zhao wants to tell you is that when learning to cook, you must first learn morality. The higher the virtue, the deeper the skill. Study the theory, be diligent in practice, be modest and prudent, and strive for excellence."
“After all, with hard work and diligence, only where there is a will can things come true!”
After Yao Shi finished speaking, before Fu Yu could speak, Zhao Meng was happy to speak out.
He picked up the wine glass and took a sip from the table, and said with a smile: "I just discovered that this learned person speaks differently. Look, I said a lot of things, but when I come to you, I can sum it up in just a few words. "
Yao Shi also laughed: "Hey! It's not a summary. I also have some experience that I have summarized in my words. I am teaching him!"
Zhao Meng was also happy, and turned to Fu Yu: "Did you hear that? Chef Yao has given you instructions. You have to give him a toast no matter what you say!"
Fu Yu quickly brought a glass and toasted.
Yao Shi smiled and cooperated.
After drinking enough wine, the conversation naturally became smooth.
It took more than two hours to eat one meal.
Yao Shi and Zhao Meng told Fu Yu a lot of things in a coaxing manner, and also talked about a lot of experience in cooking methods, as well as some things they had experienced in their own shoes.
Fu Yu felt that he had benefited a lot.
Because these are not found in books, they are the life insights that these two people have slowly summed up after decades of cooking.
After finishing the meal, Fu Yu rushed to pay the bill.
The three of them ordered a table full of dishes, drank wine, and basically didn't do much with the food.
Most of the lamb chops were left, and Yao Shi's hand-picked rice was not touched at all. There were still two grilled buns and half a plate of braised lamb.
This table of dishes cost more than 800 yuan. Fu Yu felt a little distressed when he saw the leftovers, so he simply asked the waiter to pack them up and take them back as a midnight snack.
Zhao Meng wanted to go back to Dai Li's place, but the driving was not smooth, so Yao Shi drove Fu Yu back to his dormitory.
On the way, Yao Shi suddenly mentioned the previous cooking of peony fish fillets at Shangshi Private Restaurant.
Yao Shi was very interested in this dish, but because he was too busy, he never had time to cook it himself.
However, Fu Yu's cooking operations at that time gave him a lot of inspiration.
"The peony fish fillet is a Kung Fu dish. What matters is the chef's knife skills and control of the heat. This is the key to making this dish a success."
"Xiao Fu, what do you think if we use seabass instead of grass carp to make this dish?"
Fu Yu was stunned, using sea bass to make peony fillets?
The fish meat of sea bass is firm and garlic-like, easy to taste and very delicious.
If you are making peony fish fillets, it would be quite suitable.
Fu Yu said truthfully: "I think it should be fine."
Yao Shi laughed: "Moreover, since the fish fillets can be fried into petal shapes, they can be plated in more diversified shapes."
Fu Yu looked at Yao Shi with some surprise.
Chef Yao is preparing to launch new dishes?
After Yao Shi finished speaking, he chuckled and said: "Actually, this innovative dish is a new dish that uses new seasoning ingredients and methods, uses new cooking ingredients, streamlines the production process, and combines nutrition and diet therapy."
"The introduction of innovative dishes must be adapted to the majority of customers. It must be based on easy-to-obtain raw materials that are cheap and high-quality so that the majority of customers can accept it. It must use more common ingredients and use unique ideas to create dishes that customers are happy to enjoy."
"So, although this peony fish fillet is beautiful in style and tastes good, the cooking process is too complicated and is not suitable for ordinary restaurants."
"So, maybe after streamlining the operation method, it can become a main dish for large banquets."
Rather than discussing this with Fu Yu, it is better to say that Yao Shi is figuring out his thoughts on his own.
Fu Yu looked at Yao Shi convinced.
Look at this person’s vision and thoughts!
Through a dish, you can think of a way to make money.
He really deserves to be rich!
