Chapter 153 The Chef's Question

Zhou Qingde packed up the necessary ingredients and then came to Wang Jianye.

At this moment, Wang Jianye still had two orders left in his hand, both of which were stir-fried pork kidney, and Wang Jianye just made them in one pot.

"Okay, the orders are all done."

Wang Jianye wiped the sweat from his palms, neck and cheeks.

It was quite hot being so close to the stove.

Although it is winter now, there is no need to wear a cotton jacket when working. Just a thin piece of clothing is enough.

"Master, drink tea."

Chen Xiaoyang brought a cup of freshly poured tea.

Wang Jianye gulped down two gulps of the drink and then looked at the clock hanging on the wall.

"It's 12:10 pm now... What time is the dinner table set for tonight?"

"six o'clock."

"If it's six o'clock, there's still an hour and a half from now until lunch. It takes half an hour to eat, and after lunch it will be 2:10 in the afternoon. There are still three hours and fifty minutes before the banquet in the evening. Minus the fifty minutes needed for the banquet, that means I still have four and a half hours to practice... Time is tight, I'll do my best."

Wang Jianye analyzed it and said.

Zhou Qingde said anxiously: "Master Wang, you will definitely be able to do it. All of us at Fengze Garden are counting on you."

"I will try my best."

Wang Jianye didn't say anything definite. In fact, his desire to cook those dishes well was just a matter of one thought per second.

But he can't act so amazing in front of outsiders. He needs to practice first, and then improve his level after practicing a few times. This way it will be more reasonable and won't scare people to death.

After Wang Jianye finished drinking the tea in the enamel cup in his hand, he handed it to Chen Xiaoyang beside him.

Then he ordered the system in his mind, "System, upgrade the three dishes of Braised Winter Bamboo Shoots, Shredded White Pork with Pickled Cabbage, and Cloud-Sliced ​​White Fungus to the state banquet level."

[Ding, Braised Winter Bamboo Shoots (Second Stove Level 31+) has been successfully upgraded after spending 69 experience points. Congratulations to the host for mastering Braised Winter Bamboo Shoots (State Banquet Level 100+). ]

[Ding, Cooking Shredded Pork with Pickled Vegetables (Second Stove Level 31+) has been upgraded successfully after spending 69 experience points. Congratulations to the host for mastering Cooking Shredded Pork with Pickled Vegetables (State Banquet Level 100+). ]

[Ding, Cloud-sliced ​​Tremella (Second Stove Level 31+) has spent 69 experience points to upgrade successfully. Congratulations to the host for mastering Cloud-sliced ​​Tremella (State Banquet Level 100+). ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining three recipes. ]

In just a moment, Wang Jianye mastered the state-banquet-level dishes of braised winter bamboo shoots, shredded white pork with mustard greens, and cloud-sliced ​​white fungus.

With his current level of cooking these three dishes, it has already met the requirements for a banquet.

However, when he started to practice the first dish of braised winter bamboo shoots, he deliberately did a poor job and only reached the level of a top chef.

Having already mastered the state banquet level, he can obviously lower his level to any desired level during the cooking process.

After tasting a top-notch braised winter bamboo shoots dish, Zhou Qingde frowned.

Because the dish he made was only at the level of a chef, and Wang Jianye's dish was at the same level as his, which was not acceptable. The banquet required a state banquet level, and Wang Jianye's dish was not good enough.

Next, Wang Jianye made the second one.

The cooking quality of this dish has improved significantly, but it still has not reached the level of a state banquet.

Zhou Qingde accompanied him nervously, praying in his heart that Wang Jianye could quickly prepare these dishes to the level of a state banquet. That way, he could replace Master Xia who had gone to the hospital and provide emergency relief to Fengze Garden.

Soon, Wang Jianye made the third dish, which was much better than the previous two, but it was still not up to the standard of a state banquet.

"Master Wang, you must succeed."

Zhou Qingde prayed silently in his heart, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Wang Jianye who was concentrating on his research. If this caused problems with Wang Jianye's thinking and he was unable to improve the level of this dish to the state banquet level, delaying the preparation of the banquet, then he would be committing a great sin.

Not long after, Wang Jianye made the fifth dish.

"Try it."

Wang Jianye said this with confidence because he put his all into making this dish and the result was of state banquet quality.

Zhou Qingde couldn't wait to taste it and said in surprise, "This winter bamboo shoot stew is really good, Master Wang."

"Is it up to Master Xia's level?"

Wang Jianye asked despite knowing the answer. The dish he cooked had already reached the state banquet level, which was the top ceiling level. Even if Master Xia cooked it, it would only be at this level at best, and it couldn't be any higher.

Because these dishes were ordered by very distinguished guests, the quality of the dishes was very important, so Zhou Qingde did not dare to confirm it easily, "Master Wang, please wait a moment, I will go to ask Master Yang."

Yang Shangning and Xia Hongjun, who was unable to come, are both Shandong cuisine masters of the same level. They also have first-class tasting skills and can easily tell whether a dish is of high or low quality.

If the dish made by Wang Jianye can be recognized by the other party, it means that the dish has reached the level of Xia Hongjun and is sufficient to meet the standards of this important banquet.

"Master Yang, I have a very good braised winter bamboo shoots dish here. Please try it and see if it's as good as Master Xia's."

Zhou Qingde brought the plate of braised winter bamboo shoots and came over to Yang Shangning who was busy preparing the food.

Without even turning his head, Yang Shangning sighed in dissatisfaction and said, "Didn't I tell you that when I'm cooking, no one is allowed to get within three meters of me?! Did you forget?!"

"Master Yang, I have no other choice. You are the only one with the best cooking skills here. I can only ask you to taste the dish and see if it is up to the level of Master Xia's cooking."

Zhou Qingde held the other person in his arms and begged again and again.

Yang Shangning did not answer whether it was okay or not, but continued: "Lao Xia is not here, so who made this dish? Was it Lao Liu from the east? If he made it, I don't think it's necessary to taste it."

The Old Liu in the east that Yang Shangning mentioned refers to Cuihualou, a Shandong cuisine restaurant located to the east of Fengze Garden. There is a chef named Liu in charge, and his cooking level is first-class, especially the dish of braised winter bamboo shoots.

"I didn't ask Master Liu to do it."

Zhou Qingde answered honestly.

Yang Shangning frowned. In the entire city of Sijiu, apart from Lao Xia and Lao Liu, who else could make this dish to the level of a state banquet? "Who is that?"

"It's a chef from Fengze Garden. I asked him to make this dish. Please try it and see if it's up to standard."

(End of this chapter)