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Chapter 218: The Heart of the Apprentice

"Blade Flower?" Bai Renzong looked at Han Jiayi in confusion and asked, "What kind of knife flower?"

"Look," Han Jiayi said, picking up a piece of flax mackerel and lifting it in front of Bai Renzong. "Look carefully, is there a knife flower on it?"

Bai Renzong's nose was almost pressed on the fish, but at this time he saw that there were indeed a few very shallow knife marks on the fish.

"That's it?" Bai Renzong asked in disbelief, "Can there be such a big gap?"

After Wang Bei translated it, the boss laughed, then calmly cut three slices of fish and handed them to Bai Renzong, saying in Japanese: "Please try it, what are the differences between them."

Bai Renzong picked up a piece, dipped it in the sauce on the plate, and ate it directly.

After eating the first slice, it does not feel like a flower blooming in the mouth, but it is too soft and broken. It slightly sucked with your tongue in the mouth. However, this taste is not suitable for sashimi. It lacks elasticity and vitality, and it will only make people feel that the fish is not fresh. Moreover, the sauce penetrates too much and the taste is obviously a bit salty, covering up the taste of the fish itself.

Then Bai Renzong ate the second slice, which tasted a bit tough. Although it was chewy, it felt like it was chewing meat directly from the live fish, without the strange feeling of the sashimi on the plate, and the sauce only covered the surface of the fish, which tasted too light.

Finally, Bai Renzong ate the third slice, and this slice was like the sashimi on his plate. It was neither rotten nor tough. When eaten, it bloomed in his mouth like a flower, and the sauce was soaked just right, neither salty nor light.

This obvious gap shocked Bai Renzong: "Is this the difference between sword flower?"

While explaining, Wang Bei translated: "He said that the first piece of fish is four sword flowers, the second piece is one sword flower, and the fish on the plate is three sword flowers. If there are too many sword flowers, the fish will rot, and if there are too few sword flowers, the fish will be too hard."

"So that's it..." Bai Renzong suddenly realized and tried again, and found that the effect of knife flowers is not just that. The perfect knife flowers can also make the sauce soak in the fish meat better, and it will not soak too much or too little.

The secrets of all are summarized in four words: just right.

The boss continued, and Wang Bei also continued to translate: "The number of fish of different sizes and thicknesses of fish need is completely different from the depth of the sword flower. These can only be judged by years of experience, and it is impossible to imitate without Jiejin. He has been in this industry for forty years. In the past forty years, he has only made mackerel, and finally achieved what he has today."

"A sword cannot be more, and a sword cannot be less, and it cannot be too shallow or too deep..." Bai Renzong held his chin and pondered, suddenly feeling indescribable: Forty years have passed, this is probably the so-called "craftsmanship"?

"I can't imitate..." Bai Renzong suddenly came to his senses: This is what Samsung Michelin restaurant calls "soul".

In fact, when people talk about the "souls" of Samsung Michelin, most people think it's too mysterious: What else should we talk about in a broken restaurant?

But isn’t the so-called “soul” a restaurant’s own uniqueness that others cannot imitate?

It is precisely because it cannot be imitated and there is no substitute that everyone travels thousands of miles to taste it.

Just like the "Kaohua" in Nagahama and the molecular cuisine of Eleven-Park, the cooking style of Lanwafang is also Yang Hua's own style, which is also irreplaceable to others.

If this irreplaceable point can be found, Yijiaxuan can also become a Samsung Michelin restaurant.

But it is precisely because of this that there are many examples of restaurants falling due to the change of chefs.

"A true master will always have an apprentice's heart..." Bai Renzong nodded with his chin.

I was so arrogant before that I actually felt that sashimi had no technical content, but the old man in front of me told him that even if it was sashimi, an excellent chef could still make it more delicious than others.

"I've really been taught a lesson." Bai Renzong sighed while eating Hu Maomao, "I must keep the heart of an apprentice."

Next, Bai Renzong tasted the salt-grilled mackerel: "The meat is tight, it should have been roasted before going to the water. It is obvious that the charcoal fire smells like sea salt. The white row of white radish puree drizzled with soy sauce."

Speaking of this, Bai Renzong lowered his voice: "To be honest, although this salt-grilled mackerel is also very good, it is much inferior to their flax mackerel. Let's take a look at other dishes."

Then, Bai Renzong turned to Han Jiayi and said with a wicked smile: "Mumu, let me taste yours?"

"You can taste it, mine is yours, and I am yours, too." Han Jiayi couldn't help laughing and handed over her dish.

Barrage: "I'm so sore." "I'm full of dog food, what else can I eat?"

Bai Renzong first tasted a little raw mackerel, and said, "There are zucchini, minced ginger, fish roe, cuttlefish and chopped raw mackerel meat. They were mixed with wasabi and egg yolk. The taste was very rich. The first bite was the slightly spicy of wasabi, but the fishy sweetness of the mackerel meat came up immediately, and then various ingredients burst into the mouth..."

As he said that, Bai Renzong frowned and said, "To be honest, although the taste is good, these are a little messy. An excellent dish, after you eat it, all kinds of flavors are very orderly and layered, like a symphony. This dish is more like a chorus than a symphony. It is difficult to distinguish the taste of various ingredients, but the overall effect is good."

"Let's try the mackerel and perilla fried again." Bai Renzong said, picking up another fried fish roll from Han Jiayi's plate and eating it.

"It's very light." Bai Renzong was a little surprised. "The mackerel was cut into meat paste, and then a layer of mackerel meat, a layer of perilla leaves, and a layer of cheese, rolled into a tiger skin cake, wrapped on the outside and fryed in the pan. The sauce on it was garlic sauce, chili, garlic, sweet and sour sauce, sweet and sour sauce, not very spicy, and tasted very fragrant. The cheese and fish melted in their mouth. This was very good."

After the explanation, Bai Renzong patted Han Jiayi's little head: "Okay, baby, you can eat the rest."

"Yes." Han Jiayi came over with a smile, "I want to taste yours, too."

"Come on." Bai Renzong touched Han Jiayi's head and handed her own food in front of her.

"It's not as delicious as mine..." Han Jiayi covered her mouth and laughed after tasting it, "I'd better eat my own."

"Yeah, eat what you send to yourself." Bai Renzong smiled, and pulled a sesame from the corner of her mouth and stuffed it into her mouth.

Han Jiayi's face turned slightly red: "You, don't use the tone of talking to children..."

Barrage: "Come here, kill me and give you two to entertain me." "Zhe!"

"But to be honest, the weight is indeed quite small..." Bai Renzong whispered to the camera, "Now do you know why the obesity rate in R book is the lowest in Asia, right? It's all for hunger..."

"It's still very expensive..." Wang Bei added in a low voice, "This meal costs six or seven hundred per person."

Barrage: "But it's a Samsung Michelin restaurant." "It's much cheaper than Eleven-Park?"

"That can't be calculated like this. Putting aside the cost and talking about price is a hooligan." Bai Renzong said with a smile, "Mackerel is very cheap in R-Ben. Moreover, their store has few staff, so the operating costs are naturally much lower. Samsung Michelin restaurants make craft money, while Yushenfang stores make sign money. If you make a share, you will smash your own sign. When the sign is lost one day, it will end up with Goubuli and Quanjude."

Barrage: "Lawyer's letter warning." "Today's Yushenfang 1/1." "Old Bai really dares to say that, and he is not afraid that these three companies will send lawyer's letters together."

Valley bun

Bai Renzong ate here, and the boss started chatting with them.

The boss's full name is Fukuda Nagashuaro. It turns out that Adam also came to their house to be an apprentice. After Adam graduated from Blue Ribbon Academy, he immediately started his global travel, learned cooking techniques in various countries, and finally returned to New York, Country M, creating a legend.

Listening to Wang Bei's translation, Bai Renzong was actually a little unbelievable.

Judging from Adam Lucas's experience alone, even if it is made into a movie, it is not an exaggeration, but such a great character was defeated by him who works in self-media...

Of course, Bai Renzong also knew that defeating Adam Lucas was due to his popularity as a UP owner and his home advantage. If he only competed in cooking skills, or compared with the popularity of the Eleven-Park main store, he would not be able to win.

"This trip is really necessary." Bai Renzong said, holding Han Jiayi's little head, "Mumu, you should understand what I mean, right?"

"Yes!" Han Jiayi waved her little arms full of fighting spirit, "I will study hard!"

"Okay, I've finished eating, so pay the bill and leave." Bai Renzong said, stood up, and then bowed to the boss in front of him, "Thank you for the hospitality, and thank you for your guidance."

"Don't waste your talent." The other party said English in a very strong Japanese accent, and Bai Renzong actually understood it.

After leaving the restaurant, Bai Renzong and his group sighed at the same time: I was not full.

"When you think about it carefully, Japanese cuisine is really in line with Michelin's preferences." Bai Renzong pointed his hand at the audience behind the camera and said, "Look, the dishes are beautiful, the portions are small, the price is expensive, which is perfect, right?"

Barrage: "Boss: It makes sense, stop talking next time."

"Okay, let's go and see what food is on the way." Bai Renzong took Han Jiayi's hand and kissed her: "Do you have anything you want to eat? Mumu?"

"I want to... go and drink." Han Jiayi said with a naughty smile.

"Have you learned bad things?" Bai Renzong frowned slightly and scratched her nose.

"No, I want to drink with you..." Han Jiayi said with a innocent look on her face.

"Sister Jiayi liked drinking before." Wang Bei then took a break, "I often asked me to drink two drinks with her."

"Huh?" Bai Renzong glanced at Han Jiayi sideways, and Han Jiayi said in a grievance: "Then I was under a lot of pressure when I was hidden in the past. Of course, I have to find a way to relieve the pressure!"

"Is that too much pressure now?" Bai Renzong asked, pinching her nose.

"It's so happy now." Han Jiayi bit her lower lip and smiled, "so she wants to have two drinks."

"Just make excuses!" Bai Renzong bounced her forehead, "Let's have some beer."

"Okay, okay!" Han Jiayi responded happily and pulled him forward.

They walked around for a while, then found a lively izakaya and sat down. There were many people in this izakaya, and although they were lively, they were not impetuous. Most of the people who sat in drinking and chatting were uncles, and they felt like neighbors and fellow villagers.

After entering, Bai Renzong ordered a cup of draft beer for each person, and then ordered a few servings: two fried dumplings, two pairs of chicken wings, one mashed potato salad, four fish, sweet potato cakes, one roasted Ming prince, and one dish of Guandong.

"Okay, it's all served." Bai Renzong said, putting the camera aside, then putting his palm on the edge of the dish to compare the size: "The chicken wings are a whole, and a portion of fried dumplings are five, and there are radishes, fish tofu and eggs cooked in Kanto."

Barrage: "So little..."

"Come and try a Japanese izakaya with us?" Bai Renzong said with a smile, raising his wine glass, and then added, "But minors should not drink alcohol, remember, remember."

After saying that, Bai Renzong, Han Jiayi, Wang Bei and Wang Nan clinked their glasses and drank a small sip of beer.

Han Jiayi raised her neck and drank half a cup in one breath: "Ah—! It's so good."

After drinking it, Han Jiayi ate a fried dumpling, then grabbed the chicken wings and ate it.

Seeing Bai Renzong staring at her by the side, she smiled shyly and handed the chicken wings in front of Bai Renzong: "Husband, I eat chicken wings, are you good to eat chicken wing roots?"

"You eat, silly girl." Bai Renzong was amused by her, "I didn't expect that you are still a little drunkard, and you usually hide it well."

"Because, because the atmosphere is very suitable for a drink now." Han Jiayi defended.

"I've been dating me for so long, right?" Bai Renzong sneered.

"There's a little..." Han Jiayi held the wine glass with a little embarrassed and took another sip.

"Forget it, come and try the food." Bai Renzong said, picking up a little Prince Ming: "First try the specialties of this place."

After savoring it carefully, Bai Renzong frowned and said, "The taste is a bit sticky, the taste is mainly sweet and spicy, and it has a light salty taste, which is very mellow. It's not bad, but I can only eat a little at a time. It's very greasy if I get too much. It's not bad to use it to drink."

Then, Bai Renzong picked up the fish, potato cake, "To be honest, this thing I am more interested in, because in our country, this method is relatively rare... I'll try it."

As he said that, Bai Renzong took a bite and shrugged: "The taste is actually OK, but its taste is a bit strange. It is sticky, smooth and dense. It is a bit similar to the fish balls in our country, but it is more sticky. It's OK."

"This is actually more suitable for pairing with white wine." Han Jiayi added with a smile.

"You still want to drink white wine!?" Bai Renzong gritted his teeth and pinched her butt.

"Aowu..." Han Jiayi hummed, leaned on his shoulder in grievance, and drank a sip of beer in silence.

Seeing her aggrieved look, Bai Renzong felt a little distressed again: "Let's wait tomorrow. Are you going to visit the Hokkaido tomorrow? After visiting the store, I'll have a few drinks with you."

"Yeah! I'm determined!" Han Jiayi immediately smiled happily.

"Oh, I just can't do anything to you." Bai Renzong shook his head and sighed, and took a sip of beer.
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