I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 880 - 376: Essential Winter Beef Offal Hotpot—A Warm, Satisfying Bite!
The presentation is simply outstanding.
"Your senior apprentice is showing off again."
Guo Weidong glanced over, thinking that while Old Xie’s character isn’t great, his cooking skills are undeniable.
Although he hadn’t tasted this stir-fried beef intestine dish yet, from the process Old Xie went through and the aroma of the dish, it was unlikely to be bad.
Twenty minutes quickly passed, and the radish beef offal pot was also ready.
"Besides radish, you can also add glass noodles to make a glass noodle beef offal pot, or add dried bean curd sticks to make a dried bean curd stick beef offal pot. All are delicious."
After Guo Weidong finished speaking, he took the clay pot off the stove.
Lin Xu took the opportunity to silently recite in his mind:
"Use Cooking Learning Card!"
Soon, the system’s prompt rang in his mind:
"Learning Target: Guo Weidong. Current skill: Cantonese General Techniques—Clay Pot Stew. Do you want to learn?"
Whoa!?
It directly gave a general technique?
Does that mean in the future, I can make all sorts of Cantonese stewed dishes?
Lin Xu was overjoyed, hurriedly whispering in his mind:
"Learn!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the system’s voice came through his mind again:
"Consumed one Perfect Level Cooking Learning Card, acquired Perfect Level Cantonese General Techniques—Clay Pot Stew. Congratulations to the host."
Now that I have the skill, I can finally make all sorts of stew dishes, and even prepare that Claypot Rice that Yue Liyue has been dreaming about.
Soon, everyone’s dishes were ready.
In the large private dining room of Building 12, eighteen executive chefs, Dining Department Director Liao Jinming, assistant Bai Pengbo, supplier Old Huang, and Lin Xu, the Dining Department Supervisor, sat around a massive dining table to begin dinner.
Tonight’s dinner was quite sumptuous, with twenty to thirty dishes made from beef offal covering the table, whetting everyone’s appetite.
"There are no outsiders here, so don’t hold back, except for Xiao Bai and Xiao Lin, everyone else fill your glasses."
Liao Jinming took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, looking as if he were about to initiate a big feast.
The other head chefs followed suit, rolling up their sleeves.
If it weren’t for the alcohol and dishes spread on the table, Lin Xu might have thought these people were about to start a brawl.
However, even if they were to fight, it would have been everyone ganging up on the senior and Old Dai, and definitely wouldn’t involve Director Liao.
While they were drinking, Lin Xu and Bai Pengbo were enjoying the dishes on the table.
The various beef offal preparations were all exceptionally delicious, particularly the beef offal pot, where the various ingredients had been simmered in sauce for so long that they were not only tender and juicy but also exceptionally flavorful.
Eating it was a delightful experience.
The radish stewed inside had also become tender and flavorful, having a meat-like texture upon eating.
No wonder people in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions love eating beef offal so much; the taste is indeed addictive, even somewhat irresistible.
While eating, Yin Hongbin said to Lin Xu:
"I suspect today I will most likely be drunk by these blockheads, so I’ll teach you noodle-making tomorrow, Lin Chef. Come early tomorrow, I’ll start by teaching you to make dough."
"Alright, Chief Chef Yin."
Lin Xu clinked his glass of juice with Old Yin’s and downed it in one go.
After eating enough, Lin Xu nudged Bai Pengbo:
"Do they often have gatherings like this?"
"Not really, just once or twice a year, gathering under the pretense of slaughtering cattle to have a meal and drinks, to soothe relationships between the head chefs."
Being the Director of the Dining Department at Fishing Platform, Liao Jinming could handle this group of troublemakers, naturally possessing some tricks.
Regular gatherings to build camaraderie, encouraging head chefs to research dishes together were some of his strategies.
Moreover, he specifically nurtured Xie Baomin and Dai Jianli as two catfish in a school of fish, using the catfish effect to keep the head chefs curious and interested in culinary exploration and learning.
Without their involvement, the whole Fishing Platform would be a stagnant pool, lacking any vitality.
Of course, this also relates to their personalities.
If it were someone as modest and gentle as Qiu Zhenhua, even if trained, they would be a vegetarian catfish.
After eating and drinking enough, Lin Xu quietly slipped out of the private room and drove back to Yingchun Street.
When others are in high spirits, you shouldn’t make a big fuss about leaving. Just leave quietly; otherwise, you might get a toast from a tipsy head chef bidding you farewell.
Reaching Yingchun Street, the restaurant’s evening rush was about to begin.
After greeting the neighborhood folks queuing for roast chicken and marinade at the door, Lin Xu entered the store.
He didn’t go upstairs directly but went to the service counter first, interacting with Dundun while listening to Shu Yun discussing the day’s situation in the restaurant.
"Today’s restaurant revenue is about the same as yesterday. Besides weekends, the revenue is generally quite stable. Master Guo’s crispy pigeon dish is very popular today, selling over a hundred pigeons completely out, so we’ll need to increase the quantity tomorrow..."
Listening intently, Lin Xu felt justified in inviting Guo Xinghai to the restaurant.
Since his arrival, they’ve added a Cantonese dish daily; today it was crispy pigeon, enriching the menu comprehensively.
The customers were also highly satisfied, expressing their contentment with the newly launched dishes.
Sooner or later, special thanks to Guo Xinghai are due, and I’d better find a way to let him teach everyone his techniques... This Cantonese cuisine heir is just here to accumulate experience, likely leaving by the end of the year.
So before he leaves, let’s ensure he leaves a few classic Cantonese dishes for the restaurant.
Contemplating this, Lin Xu was ready to head upstairs to keep busy for a while.
After enjoying gourmet food at the Fishing Platform all day, it was time to sweat it out a bit; can’t let my abs dissolve into one.
Giving Dundun’s head a gentle rub, he was about to leave when a system prompt suddenly echoed in his mind:
"The side quest [Recreate Classic] has one hour remaining until mission end; progress is at 3/4. Please have the host complete the Imperial dish, kelp cake, within an hour, or the mission will be canceled."
Wow!
Lin Xu slapped his forehead, completely forgetting about making kelp cake.
Luckily, the system reminded... No, wait, it wasn’t a system reminder; if it were, it would have reminded me sooner. It must have been Dundun reminding me through the system. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
Ah, good kid!
Giving Dundun a kiss on the head, he rushed upstairs, darting into the kitchen to prepare the imperial legendary dish—kelp cake!
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