Chapter 648

Chapter 648: Renown Throughout The Province

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi Editor: Cat Who Cooks

Zhou Shijie’s laugh instantly made the crowd unable to say anything . And Chairman Masheng felt so mentally tired that he didn’t want to speak anymore .

Yuan Zhou had pushed the Sino-Japan exchange meeting into its most heated atmosphere . After Tengyuan left, the atmosphere returned to normal gradually .

At that time, the exchange meeting had been half completed . All the reporters and gourmet reviewers had almost tasted all chefs’ dishes .

Since it was no longer so busy, many chefs began to taste each other’s dishes . So did the two “rivals” .

“Here’s my creative dish cooked just now . ”

Just when Yuan Zhou straightened up and pretended to be a prince charming, there suddenly came a plate from the side .

It was an exquisite plate . The plate was transparent and grass green like the azure stone . There was a piece of square steak on it .

What was special about the steak was that half had been fried golden yellow while the other half had reddish fat had beautiful marbling patterns . It looked fresh and juicy . Correct, that part was the raw steak .

Beside the steak were some fresh condiments, which contained some cold fragrance . The plate presentation was vivid and bright-colored, Just looking at it whetted one’s appetite .

“Looks fairly good . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head affirmatively .

“Of course . ” Chu Xiao appeared proud as if saying whatever he cooked was obviously great .

“What I’m saying is this triangular-stemmed garlic is really not bad . The taste is like both the green onion and the garlic . And it’s fairly good to use it to decorate the dish and remove the offensive smell,” Yuan Zhou raised his head and took a look at Chu Xiao and then said earnestly .

The triangular-stemmed garlic mentioned by Yuan Zhou had a corymb . The white flower was similar to the lily, but nevertheless had a green primary vein, which made it appear more refreshing .

“Of course . It’s specially prepared and comes from the greenhouse . ” Chu Xiao straightforwardly talked about the flowers, not feeling embarrassed at all .

“Um . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head . Then, he took up the fork and started to eat it .

Yuan Zhou had never wasted food all along . Even the decorations and other things in the plate were eaten up by him as long as they were edible .

Therefore, the plate was very clean .

“The taste seems to be great,” Chu Xiao looked at the clean plate and said directly .

“Not bad . ” It was rare that Yuan Zhou didn’t counteract his words . Instead, he nodded his head .

While Yuan Zhou and Chu Xiao were tasting each other’s dish, other chefs at the side nevertheless looked at them frequently . However, they didn’t have the nerve to come over to join them and eat together .

After all, both of them had great craftsmanship . Therefore, neither of them dared to say anything for an instant .

However, the reporters at the side didn’t have such apprehensions . They straightforwardly started a discussion .

“Haha . Remember what I said? That old guy is nothing special . Boss Yuan is more awesome . ” Old Li revealed an expression of “I have already expected this result . ”

“Exactly . He’s from our hometown, Chengdu . Boss Yuan is already quite well-known in Chengdu,” Old Xu also said proudly at the side as if there were something to do with him .

“Leaving other things aside, it seems to be the very first time that Tengyuan was made speechless by others, doesn’t it?” The full-beard reporter sought to prove that smilingly .

“That’s right . This Tengyuan has been to China twice in total to attend the exchange meetings . In the first one, he ate only one dish but nevertheless criticized the chef so much that the chef almost wanted to remove his chef’s hat on site . He’s really sharp-tongued . ” The middle-aged reporter was on the scene . Speaking of that, he was still indignant .

“So what? He’s always right when he comments on the dishes . Even our chairman must call him professor politely,” A younger reporter from Shanghai Daily got to the point .

“No, no, no . This time is different . Look at our Boss Yuan . He directly made that old guy have nothing to say by cooking a simple Steamed Rice With Japanese Grenadier Anchovy . ” Old Li didn’t have any mustache . If he had, he would probably have stroked his mustaches and showed off for a while .

“It’s gonna be a headline on the front page . It’s the first time for Tengyuan to be defeated . ” Old Li took out his phone and typed quickly . What he was typing was unknown to others, but either way, he typed very quickly .

“Hey, I’m talking to you . Why did you suddenly begin to work?” Old Li also started to edit the contents on his phone and then sent it out, not giving any impression of weakness .

This set a bad example . After that, other reporters also stopped talking and started to prepare for the press release .

On the following day, all the renowned newspapers and magazines reported this exchange meeting .

Actually, this news had been reported nationwide . However, the gourmet magazines of other provinces or districts all had their own different focus . For example, the gourmet magazine, Weekly Recommendations Of Delicacies in Shanghai, gave the report as below:

“During the Sino-Japan exchange meeting, the Chinese chef Yuan Zhou conquered all guests from Japan with his superb culinary skills . Even the pickiest Professor Tengyuan had to admit his dishes were excellent in regards to color, fragrance, and taste . This exchange meeting is a display of our abundant food culture and also a display of the influence that Chinese food exerted on the world…”

Most of them did the same way . They did mention that Yuan Zhou had conquered Tengyuan, but they laid much emphasis on the content behind .

That was called “bearing in mind the general situation” .

However, Sichuan Province was different because Yuan Zhou was a genuine Sichuan person . Therefore, the gourmet magazines from the province simply praised Yuan Zhou as much as they could .

“The Chef Yuan Zhou from Chengdu amazed everyone present in the exchange meeting with the ingenious craftsmanship of deboning the Japanese Grenadier Anchovies and thus created a legend,” from On Sichuan Cuisines .

“What’s the most delicious steamed rice in the world? If you ask me that way, the answers might be different . But from today on, the answer will keep the same . The Steamed Rice With Japanese Grenadier Anchovies cooked by Boss Yuan made even the Japanese professor, who is believed to be the best on Chinese foods, speechless,” from Gourmet Family .

Such headlines like The Man Who Has The Best Knife Skills, The Unparalleled Fascination or How Chef Yuan Became The Best, filled various gourmet magazines throughout Sichuan Province .

Even the renowned freelance writer, Ah La, from Sichuan Province made a comment on his special column .

“Mr . Jin Shengtan once said the most regrettable thing in his life was that the Japanese Grenadier Anchovy had so many fish bones . I have traveled the fair and wide in this country for quite a few years and eaten a lot of good things, but never have I seen such a dish worth looking at, let alone a delicious one . There are indeed many fish bones in the anchovies, but its meat is really really tender . That’s why there are so many articles to use . ”

“The regrettable thing is that there were so many fish bones that have affected people tasting it . I didn’t believe it could be solved until I saw Chef Yuan debone it . I could find no words to describe this . It’s dramatic, fantastic, and requires superhuman craftsmanship . I don’t know how to describe this feeling precisely, thus I have to say this . ”

“I have been conquered by Chef Yuan . I don’t care what the taste will be, I will definitely go to his restaurant for a taste just for the knife skills . ”

Ah La traveled extensively because he was famous for recommending delicious dishes . He had a unique preference on taste and enjoyed good popularity . Therefore, he had three special columns on the Sichuan Gourmet Papers and which reported about Yuan Zhou and the exchange meeting .

As a result, there were all kinds of reports about the exchange meeting for the several consecutive days and basically, all of them would mention Yuan Zhou .

Yuan Zhou’s reputation soared rapidly and had gone out of Chengdu . He was now at the highest level in the whole Sichuan Province and had successfully made himself known to the people nationwide .

Yuan Zhou had benefited a lot from this exchange meeting with regards to fame .

“I will be leaving first . Bye, Chairman,” Yuan Zhou pulled his luggage and said goodbye to Zhou Shijie .

“Take care on your way back . You have your own restaurant, so I’m not going to keep you here . ” Zhou Shijie nodded his head and waved his hand to Yuan Zhou .

“Goodbye . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head and then he walked straight towards the departure gate with the luggage in his hand .

That’s right . Yuan Zhou left right away as soon as the exchange meeting was over this time . Now, he was on his way back to Chengdu .

At that time, the system suddenly popped out .

The system displayed, “A main mission has been released . Do you accept it?”

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