Chapter 166 Not only can I do it, but I can do it better than you
Chef Xu once asked, "We at Cuihualou all know how to cook this dish, so you at Fengzeyuan must be able to make it as well, right?" After saying this, Zhou Qingde looked at Wang Jianye.

Wang Jianye nodded slightly.

Zhou Qingde understood what Wang Jianye meant. This meant that Wang Jianye was confident that he could master this dish, so he confidently told Chef Xu, "We at Fengzeyuan can make it."

Chef Xu was stunned. This is impossible. I know the recipes of Fengze Garden. There is no such dish as Fried Crispy Fried Pork with Oil. "Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. Even Cuihualou can make this dish. We at Fengzeyuan are so much better than you. How could we not be able to make it?"

Zhou Qingde laughed and retorted.

Chef Xu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll go to your place to taste it later."

If you can't do it by then, next time we meet, I'll show you how I'll embarrass you.

Chef Xu made up his mind.

Who let Zhou Qingde brag to me? It’s obvious that you Fengzeyuan doesn’t know how to make this dish. If you do, why isn’t it on the menu?

Moreover, Chef Xu had sent someone to Fengzeyuan to order this dish to try, but the waiter told him that Fengzeyuan did not have this dish, which meant it could not be made.

"We will definitely welcome you."

Zhou Qingde's tone was full of confidence, which made Chef Xu wonder if Fengzeyuan could really make this dish...

After leaving Cuihua Building.

Zhou Qingde breathed a sigh of relief. He had acted so calm in Cuihua Tower just now, but he was pretending to be so for Chef Xu to see.

After leaving Cuihua Tower, Zhou Qingde couldn't help but ask Wang Jianye: "Master Wang, can you really do it? I have already said all these big words. If you can't do it, then we will be embarrassed."

"Almost OK. I know how to make the dish Fried Double Crispy in Oil, but I never practiced it well before, so my level is average. Now I will go back and practice hard, and try to improve my level of cooking this dish before Master Xu comes."

After Wang Jianye finished speaking, he gave the system an order in his mind: "Use the recipe to learn the dish of Fried Double Crispy, and improve it to the level of a state banquet."

[Ding, the recipe was used successfully. Congratulations to the host for mastering the Fried Double Crispy Skillet (Entry Level 1+)]

[Ding, Oily Explosion Double Crisp (Entry Level 1+) has spent 99 experience points to upgrade successfully. Congratulations to the host for mastering Oily Explosion Double Crisp (State Banquet Level 100+). ]

The two rode their bicycles and quickly returned to Fengze Garden on Zhushikou West Street.

Entering the kitchen, Wang Jianye began to prepare the ingredients and try making a fried double crispy dish, while Zhou Qingde watched on the side.

It was past three o'clock in the afternoon. There were not many customers in Fengze Garden, and there were not many stoves busy in the kitchen. Most of the chefs had gone to the lounge next door to drink tea and chat.

At the busy stove, including Wang Jianye's five apprentices, even though Wang Jianye was not in the kitchen just now, they were also working hard to practice the basic skills of cooking, and they were very self-conscious.

After the ingredients were prepared, Wang Jianye began to prepare them carefully.

When Master Qian, the head chef, saw Zhou Qingde standing next to Wang Jianye, he came over curiously and asked, "Master Zhou, what are you doing?"

Zhou Qingde didn't rush to explain, but asked: "Master Qian, do you know how to make the dish of deep-fried double crisps?"

Hearing the name of the dish, Chef Qian frowned: "I know how to make it." But I just can't do it well.

"This dish has never been on the menu at Fengze Garden, but Cuihualou has introduced it these past two days."

"Ah? Can they make this dish well?"

Master Qian asked in surprise. Zhou Qingde nodded: "Master Wang and I just went to Cuihualou to taste it. They make this dish very authentic."

Master Qian asked in confusion: "This dish is not easy to make. It is one of the most difficult dishes in Shandong cuisine... How did they make it?"

Zhou Qingde explained, "Chef Xu from Cuihualou knew that we couldn't make this dish here, so in order to compete with us, he put a lot of effort and time into making it. That's why many customers who came at noon said that Cuihualou could make this dish, but Fengzeyuan couldn't. Yet this place is known as the best Shandong cuisine restaurant in Beijing."

"Did a guest really say that?"

When Master Qian heard this, his eyes widened. Isn’t this destroying the brand?

After all, Fengzeyuan has always been known as the ceiling of Shandong cuisine in the city, and is a level higher than other Shandong cuisine restaurants.

No matter what dishes customers order at other Shandong cuisine restaurants, they can order them at Fengzeyuan even if the dish is not on the menu, and the chefs at Fengzeyuan will be able to cook it.

But now, Cuihualou has launched the extremely difficult Shandong dish of deep-fried double crisps, but Fengzeyuan can't make it, which is so embarrassing.

"That won't do. We have to find a way to make this dish. We can't be worse than Cuihualou."

Master Qian hurriedly said to Zhou Qingde.

He has worked in Fengze Garden for more than ten years. He is an old man now and he truly cares about Fengze Garden.

Zhou Qingde gestured to Wang Jianye who was busy working: "Don't worry, we have Master Wang."

Soon, Wang Jianye made a top-notch fried double-crispy dish.

Although Wang Jianye's cooking skills for this dish have reached the state banquet level, he did not intend to reach the highest level all at once for the first time, but deliberately lowered his level so as not to be too amazing.

After serving, Zhou Qingde and Master Qian quickly picked up their chopsticks and took a bite.

Master Qian frowned, "Master Wang's work is not good enough, it's a little old."

Zhou Qingde nodded in agreement: "Master Wang, can you improve it a little more?"

Wang Jianye responded and went on to make the second dish.

Not long after, Wang Jianye improved on the first dish and made a deep-fried double-crispy dish that was at the level of a master chef.

Zhou Qingde couldn't wait to taste it and was immediately surprised and said: "Master Wang, the dish you made is the same as the one we had in Cuihualou."

"is it?"

With curiosity, Master Qian took a bite and said, "Hmm! It's really good, crispy and tender, delicious."

Zhou Qingde said happily, "When Chef Xu from Cuihualou comes to our place to taste this dish, he will definitely not think that we can make the fried double crispy dish to the same level as him."

Zhou Qingde was already looking forward to Master Xu's expression, wondering how exciting it would be.

Wang Jianye smiled and said, "I think this dish can be improved a little bit."

Because when he cooked this dish, he only used 70% of his strength and did not use his full strength. If he had used his full strength, this dish would have been at the state banquet level.

"What? Can it be improved further? Didn't Chef Xu from Cuihualou make this dish to the highest level?"

Zhou Qingde was surprised.

(End of this chapter)