Chapter 320 This pride comes from the deep love for hometown food
Tanzhou is a famous historical and cultural city with a history of 3,000 years. It is also a world-renowned food city.
Over the long years, Tanzhou has integrated the Central Plains culture, southern rice culture and Xiangjiang culture, and gradually formed a unique food system.
Hunan cuisine is famous for its spicy and spicy taste, which is deeply loved by people. At the same time, Tanzhou is also a gathering place for government cuisine and night market snacks. There are a variety of delicacies that make people forget to leave.
It’s summer vacation, and countless food-loving diners, regardless of the intense heat, come from all over to wander the streets and alleys of Tanzhou, looking for their favorite delicacies.
The whole city is full of tourists and bustling, presenting a prosperous scene.
At the Tanzhou High-speed Railway Station, Jiang Yu was wearing a casual summer dress, with a pair of sunglasses on his nose, carrying an old schoolbag that he had used for several years, and was slowly walking out of the station with the crowd of people.
Tomorrow morning, the Chinese Young Celebrity Chefs Culinary Skills Competition hosted by the Chinese Celebrity Chefs Committee will begin. This is also the purpose of Jiang Yu's visit to Tanzhou this time.
He came here not to participate in the competition, but to be invited by the host committee to serve as a guest in the cooking performance.
In fact, Jiang Yu is not interested in this kind of thing at all. He just wants to be a canteen chef with peace of mind. He has never thought about developing into a professional chef and amusing himself in his own three-acre land.
Pretty good too.
However, Jia Dequan said that reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, whether you are a chef or other professions, going out more and seeing more can not only broaden your horizons, but also communicate more with other colleagues, especially high-level colleagues, you can learn more.
It is also beneficial to improve your own skills by checking for your own mistakes and filling them in.
The words of Jia Dequan, a master of Hubei cuisine, naturally made sense. He also thought that when he came to Tanzhou, he could take time to visit Lu Shuwu's grandfather, Lu Jinsheng, and thank him for his kindness in presenting his cooking notes. Jiang Yu finally agreed.
As the crowds of people arrived at the exit of the high-speed rail station, Jiang Yu saw a tall young man outside looking around in the passage, holding high a paper with two words "Jiang Yu" written on it.
A sign with big characters.
Beside the young man, there was an elegant middle-aged man with facial features somewhat similar to Lu Shuwu's, who was quietly there, always with a faint smile on his face.
Although they had only met him once, Jiang Yu quickly recognized that this middle-aged man was none other than Lu Shuwu's father, Lu Chunming.
This time on a business trip to Tanzhou, Lu Shuwu originally planned to come back with Jiang Yu during the holidays. In addition to serving as a guide for Jiang Yu and taking him to taste Tanzhou's special delicacies and snacks, he also wanted to invite him back.
A return guest at home.
Unfortunately, the plan did not change as planned. No one expected that after Canteen Seven would open as usual during the summer vacation, there would be more students coming to dine than after the semester started, so that he could not get away at all.
In desperation, Lu Shuwu could only entrust the task of receiving Jiang Yu to his family. Before Jiang Yu left, he had already greeted his family in advance.
Although he knew that someone would come to pick him up at the station, Jiang Yu was still shocked when he saw that it was Lu Shuwu's father who came to pick him up in person.
This is really a bit too grand!
Surprised, Jiang Yu calmed down and walked quickly towards the exit, putting away the sunglasses on his face.
By the time he left the station, Lu Chunming and his two men had already spotted Jiang Yu and hurriedly greeted him.
Lu Chunming stretched out his hands from afar and said with a smile:
"Master Xiao Jiang, welcome to Tanzhou as a guest! I haven't seen you for such a long time, but you are as high-spirited and high-spirited as ever!"
Jiang Yu hurriedly stepped forward, shook hands with Lu Chunming, and said with an embarrassed look, "Thank you, Uncle Lu. I'm really sorry that I have to trouble you to pick me up at the station in person."
"What's wrong with this? You are a distinguished guest of ours. Wouldn't it be too rude if I didn't come to pick you up?"
Lu Chunming said with a smile,
"Last time when the old man came back from Jiangzhou, he was full of praise for you, saying that you were a rare culinary genius in the Chinese culinary world for a century. Even now, he still thinks about you all day long.
Hearing that you are coming to our house as a guest this time, he looks forward to it every day and thinks about it every night, wishing that you would come earlier."
Jiang Yu said: "The old man really praises me too much!"
"No, it's because you are strong enough on your own."
As Lu Chunming spoke, he quickly turned sideways and made a "please" gesture, and smiled at Jiang Yu and said,
"Let's not just stand here chatting. Let's go for a walk. I'll show you the door. You'll have to come here more often in the future. Besides, the old man is still looking forward to it at home!"
As he said that, he turned to look at the young man who held the sign before and said to Jiang Yu,
"This is my assistant, his name is He Yong. Originally, when you came here, I was supposed to be your guide, but things in the restaurant have been a bit busy recently, so I can't accompany you.
During this period, Xiao He will accompany you throughout the whole process, and you can tell him if you have anything."
He Yong turned to Jiang Yu, smiled, and said, "Hello, Master Xiao Jiang!"
Jiang Yu also smiled at him and nodded: "Hello, Assistant He, I'm going to trouble you these days."
"No trouble, no trouble, it's my honor." He Yong waved his hands repeatedly.
The three of them walked and chatted, and soon arrived at the parking lot. After getting in the car, they drove straight towards Tanzhou city.
Tanzhou is not only a city of gourmet food, but its beautiful scenery and ancient city scenery also attract tourists from all over the world.
Between the streets of the city, there is a constant flow of vehicles coming and going, and tourists of different skin colors and ages from all over the world hang out in small groups leisurely in every street and alley.
Regardless of men, women, old or young, almost everyone has a variety of delicious snacks in their hands, and everyone's face is filled with a smile from the heart.
Jiang Yu sat in the car and watched all this quietly through the car window. What he saw was a happy, peaceful and lively silhouette of the city.
"How is it? Tanzhou is quite lively, isn't it?"
Seeing Jiang Yu staring outside in a daze, Lu Chunming said with a smile,
“The weather is too hot now, and it’s pretty good during the day. But at night, the night markets, food courts, etc. become even more lively and crowded.
After we have dinner and take a rest, I will take you to visit these places to see how you can try our Tanzhou food."
When he said this, Lu Chunming's tone inadvertently revealed a trace of uncontrollable pride.
Chapter completed!