The questions and answers were filled with spiritual thoughts, and they introduced each other's situation. In fact, Hua Zhenxing had heard of the Xuanyuan sect a long time ago. Dan Zicheng, the son of Danxiasheng, the protector of the Xuanyuan sect, worshiped under the Meiye stone gate. He was the son of Shi Shuangcheng.
Big brother.
The relationship between Xuanyuan Sect and Sanmeng Sect is very close, and they advance and retreat together in everything. When leader Mei first built Feishui Zhiwei Building as the liaison headquarters of Kunlun Alliance, Xuanyuan Sect elder Wuwei Chang was the first chef.
Zhiweilou's "rotating store manager" must have at least the eighth level of cultivation, and they are basically all experts from major sects, such as Yu Cangwu. The "rotating chef" of Zhiweilou also has agreed-upon qualification requirements, not only cooking
If you are good at it, you must be good at refining alchemy.
After the leader of the Kunlun League moved the Kunlun League's liaison headquarters from Feishui to Wucheng, Wuwei Chang came over from time to time to work as the head chef. He was also considered one of the elders of the Kunlun League and liked Zhiweilou very much.
Wuweichang is a fat man with a smile. He is not young, but he looks to be in his early forties. The Xuanyuan Sect's secret method has been good at maintaining health since ancient times, and its effect on improving appearance is actually no less than that of nourishing the body.
It's just that the requirements for practicing the Xuanyuan Secret Technique are much higher than the Yang Yuan Technique, and it also requires a specific environment. Wuwei Chang has already reached the seventh realm, so as far as he is concerned, there is actually no need to practice the Yang Yuan Technique.
For Dacheng monks, the most important thing to describe is their state of mind. The inheritance of Yangyuan Technique is of course very useful to the Xuanyuan Sect, so there is no need to say more about it.
When Hua Zhenxing saw the five flavors, he unconsciously thought of Fan Da Ke, the head of the R&D department of Huan Xiang Industrial.
If Da Kezi also had long hair, a bun, and a short beard along his chin, his appearance would be 70% similar to that of Gomi, and he could even be considered a younger version of Gomi.
A fat old man had his hair long and combed into a bun. He looked quite individual, because Wuwei was a Taoist priest. If he inserted a hairpin, his hairstyle would become a Taoist bun, which is now a layman's attire.
"My elder, Mr. Yang, has been bothering you at Zhiwei Building in Wucheng for so long, causing you trouble!" This was Hua Zhenxing's second sentence.
Goweichang smiled and said, "It's really troublesome to meet a customer like him."
These words made Hua Zhenxing uncomfortable, so he could only ask cautiously: "Mr. Yang didn't do anything excessive, right?"
Wuweichang asked back: "One time he ordered a dish called Fei Lu Bai Xue. Have you heard of it?"
Hua Zhenxing: "I just heard from Yu Daxia yesterday that he ordered eleven plates. He said that he was not satisfied with just one plate, so he added ten more plates. It must be because the chef's skills are so good!"
Wuweichang laughed out loud: "Don't you know what happened before the checkout?"
Hua Zhenxing: "I really don't know, and Yu Daxia didn't say anything."
Goweichang: "I was called out by him and was taught a lesson in front of everyone." There was also a spiritual thought in the words, telling what happened at that time.
Yang Tehong finished eleven plates of Fei Lu Bai Xue, then patted the table and said: "Waiter!"
The waiter thought he was about to pay the bill, so he came over quickly and said, "Have you finished your meal today?"
Yang Tehong glared: "You're not eating well! This Feilu Baixue dish is just fooling around. Are you fooling the Japanese? Call the chef over and I'll have a good talk with him."
If Hua Zhenxing were standing by, he would feel that he didn't even notice. This old man was too arrogant and unreasonable! In the eyes of other employees and guests, this is probably the same perception.
If you think someone's food is not cooked well, you just say it after the first bite? After finishing one plate, you order ten more, eat all eleven plates, and then slap the table and call the chef. What kind of thing is this?
The chef of the Five Flavors was in the back kitchen at the time, and he was fully aware of what was going on in front of him. He was so well-mannered that he actually came out with a smile and asked: "I am the head chef of this restaurant. Please tell me, old man, what's wrong with this dish?"
To your taste?"
Yang Tehong: "It's not that it doesn't suit my old man's taste, but what you did is simply not right!"
Wuweichang: "Excuse me, what's wrong?"
Yang Tehong: "You made it with farmed crucian carp, right? The original recipe for this dish should be wild seabass from Zhijiang."
Wuweichang was surprised at the time, and quickly explained: "It seems that you are always an expert. The reason why I use crucian carp to make it is to make the soup whiter and purer, and the fish jelly to be more beautiful. The taste is actually okay."
Yang Tehong said unceremoniously: "You fat man, you have a problem with your aesthetics!"
Wuwei Chang made a sound, and was stunned for a few seconds before he managed to say: "What do you think you have?"
Yang Tehong: "This dish is called Flying Reed Snow. Are you assuming that I have never seen this scene before, or that you cannot appreciate the artistic conception? When it snows in winter, the reeds are withered but the reed flowers are still there and will fly with the wind."
Reed flowers are not snowflakes. If there is a pure white background, you will find that its color is slightly yellow. The authentic way to make this dish is to use Zhijiang seabass in winter. As for the cooking technique itself, there is nothing special.
The meat of the sea bass is reduced to minced foam, and the layer next to the fish skin is slightly darker in color. The fish jelly made in this way is like reed flowers dancing in the snowflakes, and it also has the best taste.
I ordered eleven plates of Fei Lu Baixue, but I didn’t get a single authentic one! Tell me, should you come out and admit your mistake to me? This is obviously fake, only Baixue but no Fei Lu!”
Some hotel employees nearby wanted to refute, but were stopped by Gomicho, who actually apologized: "Old gentleman, I'm really sorry that I didn't let you taste the most authentic Fei Lu Shirayuki today.
But the season is wrong now. The kind of Zhijiang wild bass you want is not available now and will have to wait until winter. You can always make a reservation and come back then, and today’s meal will be free for you!
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But Old Man Yang rolled his eyes: "Do you think I'm eating a King's meal? I'm just telling you how to make this dish. Don't get used to it and forget about it! Waiter, pay the bill."
Yang Tehong paid the bill and left. Wu Weichang kept smiling with him as he walked out of the door, and said he was welcome to come back next time.
After hearing this, Hua Zhenxing couldn't help but rub his brows and lamented that Old Yang was so good at putting on a show, and Wuweichang had such a good temper. He asked with a wry smile: "Fei Lu Baixue from Wucheng Zhiwei Building"
, how much does it cost per plate?”
Five flavors: "Twenty-eight."
Hua Zhenxing: "This is what's wrong with Mr. Yang. His so-called authentic method can't be eaten for twenty-eight yuan. Are you not angry at all?"
Wuweichang: "What's there to be angry about? He didn't eat the Bawang meal. He just told the chef how to make this dish according to the original recipe. He is obviously an expert and there is nothing wrong with what he said.
That was the first time he banged the table after finishing the meal and asked the chef to come out to argue. Later, he called the chef several times, and I was the one who went there every time. Even if he didn't call later, I would still have to go out and say hello."
Hua Zhenxing: "It's really difficult for you. His old man's taste is not easy to serve."
Wuweichang laughed again: "That's not true. A dish like Feilu Baixue is nothing. Once, the old man ordered a dish, and later Zhiweilou had to delete that dish from the menu."
Hua Zhenxing was shocked and said, "Is there such a thing?"
Wuweichang explained what happened. The name of the dish was Dream Pao Ying. It was a vegetarian dish, using several kinds of dried mushrooms to make soup. When it was served, there was only a shallow layer of soup on the plate with floating water on it.
A colorful bubble.
This bubble is made of raw egg white and is only the size of a walnut. The colorless and transparent film reflects various light and shadow colors in the air. If you use chopsticks well, you can pick up this bubble without breaking it.
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Those who are not very good at using chopsticks can also use a spoon to scoop up the bubbles. When you bite into the mouth, the bubbles will burst and bring out the delicious aroma of the soup.
This dish can be said to be full of color, flavor and taste, but it feels like you haven't eaten anything because it is just a bubble made of egg white, with almost no portion.
This dish looks simple, but the craftsmanship is by no means simple. The egg white is raw, so the bubbles are in the shape of a transparent film and cannot be easily broken. It already requires the spiritual consciousness of a monk to process it.
Old Man Yang ordered one plate first, but of course he wasn't full after eating it. No one could get enough of this dish. This time, he didn't order ten more plates at once like he ordered Feilu Baixue, but ordered another plate.
After eating, I ordered another plate...
No one has ever calculated how many plates of this "dream bubble" it takes to be full? It's such a boring thing, but Yang Tehong seemed determined to try it, and ordered fifty-one plates in a row.
Was Old Man Yang finally full? Of course not. How could a mere fifty-one plates of Dream Bubbles be enough? Later, the waiter came to him and whispered apologetically: "Mr., I'm really sorry. We have taken the bill."
Zhiweilou is not open 24 hours a day. For lunch, for example, orders start at 11 noon and are collected at 3 pm. The waiters and chefs also need to rest.
There is a two-hour break in the afternoon, and then ordering starts at five o'clock in the evening and takes place until nine o'clock. After taking the order, customers can continue to eat, but they can no longer order.
Old Man Yang finally put down his chopsticks. This time he didn't call the chef, but shouted: "Waiter, call the manager over here!"
Yu Cangwu walked over and said: "Old sir, I am the store manager. We have indeed taken the order, and we will not continue to open the store until five o'clock in the evening."
Yang Tehong looked at him up and down: "Are you the store manager? I thought you were just a cleaner!"
Yu Cangwu: "I am the store manager and cleaner."
At this time, Wuweichang didn't even call Jirai, and he still had to take off his apron and chef's hat. He asked with a smile: "Old sir, what do you think this time?"
Yang Tehong: "The dish I just ordered is quite a gimmick. What is it called Dream Bubble? Is it good for wine, food, or can it satisfy hunger?"
Neither Yu Cangwu nor Wuwei answered, but the waiter couldn't help but said: "The essence of this dish lies in its meaning, and its purpose is not to satisfy hunger or drink."
Old Man Yang glared at him: "Should I order the food or you? What purpose do I need you to talk about? All conditioned dharmas are like bubbles in dreams, like dew and lightning, and should be viewed in this way. Is this what you want to say?"
Then what you are doing with this dish is not right. Where is the dew and the electricity? Should you make the poor layer of soup on the plate look like dew droplets, and then build a charged device in the bubble to get some electric sparks?
come out?
I'm afraid you don't know, but you can find this kind of thing in toy stores, and it's made of glass. When you make such a dish, are you making it for your customers to play with, or for them to eat?
This dish is the most clumsy formalism and symbolism I have ever seen! What kind of meaning can such vulgar deconstruction have, you big-headed devil!
When you make bubbles with egg whites, do you want to show that the dish you are making contains Zen wisdom, or do you want your guests to think that after eating this dish, they will have an epiphany after just a few clicks of their mouths?
If this is a dish that is satirical and mystical in a realistic way, I can still somewhat agree with it..." Old Man Yang unceremoniously scolded the several monks in front of him, and in the end he did not forget to pay.
He walked away with his hands behind his back and his mouth pouted.
That night, the boss of Zhiweilou, Ishiye, who is also the leader of the Kunlun League, Ume Yeshi, received a phone call. He seemed to have been scolded by someone. Then, the dish "Dream Puff" was deleted from Zhiweilou's menu.
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Wuweichang knew about the change in the recipe, and he was also present when Old Man Yang said what he said. However, Wuweichang only vaguely heard about the scolding of Alliance Leader Mei, and did not say it explicitly when introducing Hua Zhenxing, but only hinted at it.
After hearing this, Hua Zhenxing didn't know what to say, so he had to ask: "How many dishes are there on Zhiweilou's menu? Dishes like Dream Paopao should not be ordered by ordinary customers, right?"
Wuweichang smiled bitterly and said: "Director Hua guessed it right. Zhiweilou has two cookbooks. The first cookbook has seventy-two dishes that anyone can order; the second cookbook has twenty-seven dishes."
Dishes are usually not served to ordinary guests.
Mr. Yang came here more often, and the waiter became familiar with it. He ordered a different dish every time, and later showed him the second recipe book.
The monks would also come to Zhiwei Tower to dine, and the Kunlun Alliance would also entertain experts from various sects at Zhiwei Tower. The second cookbook was originally dedicated to them. Of the total ninety-nine dishes, fifteen were pure vegetarian.
There are some in both large and small recipes.
There are many monastic monks in the Kunlun League who observe the precepts and eat vegetarian food, and these dishes are also prepared for them. The dream bubbles ordered by Mr. Yang are a vegetarian dish in the small menu to entertain the Buddhist monks."
Hua Zhenxing: "As far as I know, the precepts for vegetarianism are also different. Eggs that cannot hatch into chicks are indeed not considered meaty, but some people don't eat them either."
Five flavors: "It's just a dream. If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it."
Hua Zhenxing: “What I mean is that bubbles can be made with jelly! Zhiweilou can make colorless and transparent fish jelly, and of course it can also make colorless and transparent jelly balls.
Wouldn't it be better to try to make the meatballs less dense than the soup, so that they can float on the soup, and then try to make them taste better, so that they both look good and taste delicious? Why do it have to be so fancy, using egg whites to make film bubbles?
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As soon as he heard that Hua Zhenxing was going to discuss cooking, Wuweichang became more energetic. He also frowned and thought: "It should be no problem to use jelly to make colorless and transparent meatballs, but the visual effect is different, not as colorful as soap bubbles."
of light and shadow.”
Hua Zhenxing: “Ordinary chefs can’t do it, so why can’t the chefs at Zhiweilou do it? Just find a way!
You can make a fuss about the structure, so that the surface layer of the jelly dumplings is denser than the inside, but the whole is still colorless and transparent, so that the light refraction effect can be achieved... This may require the use of divine consciousness and magic power to process."
Wuwei Chang slapped his thigh: "Yes, this method really works!"
Hua Zhenxing: "Don't just serve one at a time. You can have a few more. Can ten be enough? After ten jelly dumplings and a few mouthfuls of soup, won't Mr. Yang be full?"
Wuweichang suddenly laughed again and said: "But in this case, is it a crystal dumpling or a dream bubble? What kind of dream bubble can you eat in one plate?"
Hua Zhenxing asked, "Forgive me for talking too much, but is that dish you made just a fantasy?"
The five flavors are long: "This is indeed true, so this dish was deleted from Zhiweilou's menu."
Hua Zhenxing: "So I'll help you make up one more thing. It's up to you what name to choose. Of course, this is just my suggestion. It doesn't matter whether Zhiwei Loucai adopts it or not."
Wu Wei Chang said: "This is also fate! I have some dignity and can take the initiative to add this dish to the dish. I will make it when I go back this time. Director Hua can also try it when he has time."
Let me tell you one more thing. During this period, the cleaning staff in the lobby of Zhiwei Building has been replaced. It is said that the time period is three months. If Director Hua wants to enjoy the table cleaning service of the Kunlun Alliance Leader himself, you can take advantage of these three months to go to Zhiwei Building. If you miss it,
If you don’t, you’ll have no chance.”
Hua Zhenxing: "What's going on?"
Goweichang said: "I don't know the inside story either. According to Alliance Leader Mei himself, this is following the master's orders."
After Old Man Yang left, the "store manager" of Zhiweilou was replaced because Yu Cangwu went into retreat to clean the tables. This was a position where experts from various factions took turns to take charge, but the next one was replaced by Kunlun.
The leader of the alliance, Umeno Ishi.
The store managers who are in charge are not all cleaning in the front lobby like Yu Cangwu. They basically stay in the back kitchen or upstairs on weekdays. There are so many junior disciples from various sects here, so there is no need for them to do this.
live.
The most "hard" job at Zhiweilou is the cleaning of the lobby, which is different from ordinary hotels.
Usually the hardest working people in a hotel are the kitchen helpers, but the employees at Zhiweilou are all monks. As long as they are not in front of ordinary guests, they can wash all the dishes with a wave of their hands.
Yu Cangwu volunteered to work as a cleaner in the lobby, and then Mei Yeshi came to do this job as ordered by his master. It was probably because he was scolded by his master. But this is just Hua Zhenxing's guess, and it's hard to say nonsense.
Hua Zhenxing: "Is anyone going to order food?"
Wuweichang: "Of course there are people there, they are there every day, Zhiweilou's business is very good."
Hua Zhenxing: "I mean Kunlun monk."
Wu Wei Chang: "That's not true."
Hua Zhenxing smiled: "Then I can't go either!"
It would be fine if they were ordinary guests who didn't know the inside story. The Kunlun monk, who knew the inside story, had to go to the lobby of Zhiwei Building to order food and ask Leader Mei to personally clean the table for him. That was really asking for trouble.
Hua Zhenxing had a good chat with Wuweichang, and he learned through Wuweichang that in fact all the employees of Zhiweilou had no ill feelings towards Old Man Yang, but regarded his arrival as a daily pleasure.
Nowadays, Mr. Yang no longer goes to Zhiweilou for dinner, and many people feel a little disappointed.
Since the topic couldn't get around Old Man Yang, Hua Zhenxing also mentioned that Old Man Yang had been reading recipes to himself as a comic book since he was a child, and the five flavors made him laugh and scream!
Hua Zhenxing mentioned Chunrong Dan again, which made Wu Wei Chang marvel. He was extremely interested in it and discussed with Hua Zhenxing the possibility of Xuanyuan Sect and Kunlun League cooperating with Chunrong Dan Center in the future.
Before leaving, Hua Zhenxing finally couldn't help but ask: "Taoist Priest, is your common name Fan?"
Wuweichang: "Who did you hear this from, Shuangcheng that girl?"
Hua Zhenxing: "No, that's what I guessed."
Wuweichang: "Can you guess which secret method you practice?"
Hua Zhenxing: "Because I know a person named Vandak. Is he a relative of yours?"
He introduced Vandak with his spiritual mind. Huanxiang Industrial had Vandak's archives, which also recorded his ancestral home in the East and the names of his parents.
Wu Weiwei was surprised when he grew up. Van Dyke was really his distant cousin, but he had never met him before. He heard that this man had gone abroad a long time ago.
Now that he had become a relative, Hua Zhenxing took advantage of the situation and invited Wuwei Chang to go to Jili Country to inspect and guide him when he had time, and also to teach the younger members of his family about their spiritual practice.
Wuweichang smiled and nodded in agreement.
With Yu Cangwu and Wu Weichang's friendly "demonstration", Hua Zhenxing became a social butterfly in Kunlun's spiritual world in the following days. He had to have dinner every day, and many times there was more than one meal.