Chapter 669 Four Professional Diners(1/2)
The people brought by Zhuang Daozhong still surprised Feng Yifan and his family.
Among the people who came, two were very well-known scholars of Redology, and two were heavyweights in the domestic cooking arts industry.
One is the president of the Chinese Cooking Association, and the other is the president of the Chinese Food Propaganda Research Association.
Faced with the presence of such a few big-name figures, not to mention Su Jinrong, even Feng Yifan was a little surprised.
Su Jinrong struggled to get up, trying to take the initiative to say hello to the two heavyweights in the cooking arts industry.
President Zhuo of the Chinese Food Propaganda Research Association quickly supported Su Jinrong and said, "Old Su, you don't have to stand up. You still have to take care of yourself. Speaking of which, I am a half-student of your father. I can't afford to give me such a gift."
President Cai from the Cooking Association next to him also said: "No, today, President Zhuo and I are both the same generation as Jinrong, and President Zhuo and I are half of Mr. Quan Sheng's apprentices. We are both juniors of Mr. Zhuang."
When Zhuang Daozhong heard this, he immediately laughed: "Old Cai, you said this as if you were relying on your seniority."
President Cai smiled and said, "Mr. Zhuang, don't be humble. Here, President Zhuo and I are really juniors. You are Mr. Quan Sheng's former assistant. We all know this, and you are one of the few masters who have experienced many state banquets."
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and shook his head and said, "I can't do it now. Comparing with Yifan, I can clearly feel the power of the back waves."
Feng Yifan didn't expect that as he said this, he turned to himself.
He also quickly stood up and said, "Uncle Master, don't say that. I am a junior. I still need to learn a lot from all the things, especially the Red House banquet and Red House dishes. I also need to discuss and learn more with two Red House scholars who are studying Red House."
The two Redology scholars looked at each other. They only found out that they were only juniors when they arrived here today.
Whether in terms of age or in terms of some qualifications, the two Redology scholars are indeed a little later.
Seeing so many people present, Su Ruoxi couldn't help asking: "Uncle Master, why don't you sit here and I'll take the children next door, otherwise will so many children disturb you here?" :(/
Zhuang Daozhong immediately said, "No, no, Ruoxi, you just sit here. It's nothing to listen to these children. It can improve the children's experience. Maybe among these children, there will be those who can inherit the traditions of these old men?"
Zhuang Daozhong's words immediately gained the recognition of President Cai and President Zhuo.
President Zhuo said: "Yes, right now, most young people prefer foreign things and do not understand many of our own things, which leads to our own lack of culture. Especially now, even food is highly praised by the West. They always think that Western food is a more noble thing, so children should listen more."
President Cai nodded and said, "No, Western catering promotion has been very strong in recent years, which has led many people in China to regard Western restaurants as more advanced ones. But in fact, our own Chinese delicacies are also very high-end, and each dish has more cultural connotations."
The views of the two presidents naturally make everyone agree with each other, especially the two scholars of the Red Chamber Research Institute.
One of the younger ones said: "It is true. If you have carefully studied the Dream of the Red Chamber, you will find that every dish in the Red Chamber banquet is very exquisite. It is not only the cooking process and craftsmanship, but also a lot of cultures are hidden in it."
The older research scholar also said: "Yes, our own cuisine is also very high-end, and we are more cultural."
Because strangers came in, the children were silent and they didn't dare to talk casually like they did before.
Among the children, Han Wenwen was quite calm and comfortable.
Yue Qihao tried to sit upright, feeling like he was attending classes in school.
Ning Guang was even more nervous and lowered his head and didn't even dare to say anything.
Among the few children, only Feng Ruoruo may be more bold.
Firstly, because I often ran around in shops of all sizes on the ancient streets when I was a child, and secondly, because my grandfather, my parents and Grandpa Zhuang were there, so I also gave Feng Ruoruo some confidence.
Feng Yifan talked with everyone about food culture, especially the dishes at the Red Chamber Banquet.
This is the strength of the two Red Mansion scholars, and they immediately began to speak out in an eloquent manner.
Although the two scholars are not very old, among domestic scholars of Red Mansion research, the two are also relatively well-known experts, and they are specializing in research on the Red Mansion Banquet.
So in this situation, the two scholars can be said to have a lot of room for play.
When it comes to the most famous eggplant dishes among the Honglou dishes, both of them have different opinions.
The young scholar said: "I think the method of making eggplant may not be what Wang Xifeng said in the book. After all, Wang Xifeng is a lady from a wealthy family. It is really hard to say whether she has really made such a dish. Maybe she has just heard of it, and the retelling is not complete."
Older scholars have different opinions: "Maybe there are indeed shortcomings in Wang Xifeng's retelling, but it does not mean that there will be many differences in the practices. I think the basic practices should be correct."
The two people had obvious differences in their views, which naturally caused the two people to argue.
Seeing the two scholars arguing as if no one else had happened, the others present looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
While the two were arguing, Feng Ruoru suddenly couldn't help but mutter: "Hmph, my father is delicious."
Originally, Feng Ruoruo's mutter would not be noticed amid the argument between the two scholars.
But when Feng Ruoruo was talking, the two scholars seemed to think that such an argument was wrong, so they stopped at the same time, causing the room to become quiet for a moment.
As a result, Feng Ruoruo's voice was particularly prominent throughout the room.
In an instant, everyone's eyes focused on the little girl.
Feng Ruoruo was like a child who did something wrong. He quickly got out of his position and ran behind his father to hide so that everyone could not see him.
It seems that as long as you hide behind your father and prevent everyone from seeing you, then your words just now will not be heard.
The two scholars hesitated for a moment, looked at Feng Yifan and asked, "Chef Feng, so, have you made a croaker?"
Feng Yifan took out his daughter from behind and hugged her and said, "Well, I made some attempts and improved the method a little. The ones that might be made will be different from those in the book, and they will also be different from those in the book, but the taste should be pretty good."
Feng Ruoru sat in his father's arms, and suddenly felt like he had a backer. When he had the confidence, he spoke again.
“My dad made it delicious.”
Zhuang Daozhong asked the little girl with a smile: "Did Ruoru eat what his father made?"
Seeing that Grandpa Zhuang asked, Feng Ruoruo said boldly: "Yes, Dad made it for us to eat. I, Grandpa, Mom, Grandpa, Sister Wenwen and Brother Haohao have all eaten it. Dad made it very delicious. It was made of eggplant."
Han Wenwen also said at this time: "Well, it's really delicious. Uncle Yifan made the eggplant in the book."
Yue Qihao stood there first, and when Han Wenwen pushed him, he quickly said, "Yes, it's delicious."
After confirmation, Zhuang Daozhong and the others became even more curious.
Zhuang Daozhong continued to ask Feng Yifan: "Yifan, I'm really curious, how did you make the eggplant? You said your method is different from that in the book, so how did you do it?"
Feng Yifan did not hide it, but answered directly: "I made it with Babao Hot Sauce."
Then, Feng Yifan explained his detailed approach.
After listening to the actions, Zhuang Daozhong and others fell into deep thought.
Two scholars of the Red Chamber research frowned a little at Feng Yifan's approach, as if they felt that his approach did not follow the practices recorded in the original book.
But Zhuang Daozhong and the two presidents obviously think from the perspective of cooking skills, they will find Feng Yifan's approach a bit amazing.
Because according to the original method, not to mention the cumbersome process, it is not only necessary to use chicken soup to steam and dry it. Whether the taste of chicken soup can be truly steamed into eggplant is an unknown.
So many people try to restore such a dish according to the records in the Dream of Red Mansions, but in the end they still lack a little heat.
But now Feng Yifan uses Babao Hot Sauce.
He also cooked the eggplant first to let the taste penetrate into the eggplant, and then air-dried the eggplant.
This seems to be a more modern process, but it may be a more reproductive way to restore the taste.
Zhuang Daozhong thought carefully for a moment, looked up at Feng Yifan and asked, "Yifan, have you brought your eggplant back? Can we try it?"
Feng Yifan was a little embarrassed and said, "Uncle Master, I really didn't bring it back."
Su Jinrong also said: "This time we came back, we mainly brought the children to play, and we also looked at the child of Ruifeng. We didn't expect that Uncle Master, you would bring President Cai, President Zhuo and two research experts to talk about Honglou cuisine, so we didn't bring them back."
Zhuang Daozhong responded with a smile: "It's okay, we'll try it when you return to Su Ji."
President Cai and President Zhuo also nodded in agreement.
The two scholars also said that they would try the eggplant made by Feng Yifan.
Feng Yifan naturally agreed happily: "Okay, after we come back, Su Ji has completed the decoration. I will invite everyone to come. As the first batch of Su Ji guests, we will definitely let everyone taste some of the dishes created by my father and I during this period."
Hearing these words, Zhuang Daozhong and others were naturally looking forward to it.
"Okay, then we're looking forward to it."
"Yes, it's really an honor to be able to taste the original dishes created by two generations of Su Ji."
"Yes, I'm looking forward to Yifan's success in Su Ji's glory."
"Well, I'm also looking forward to Chef Feng's original eggplant."
"Looking forward to Chef Feng's Red House dishes."
Feng Yifan put his daughter down and asked her to return to his seat. At this moment, the food was also started to be served in Fujinglou.
After the first round of cold dishes came up, Feng Yifan also stood up to pour wine for everyone, and then greeted everyone to raise their glasses.
"Today, I prepared a little wine. It is an honor for our whole family to come. Feng Yifan here to wish you all."
Zhuang Daozhong and others naturally raised their glasses, and then everyone drank the first glass together.
After drinking the first cup, Feng Yifan pointed to the cold dish on the table and said, "Come on, everyone eat the dishes, try the dishes from Fujinglou today, and see if they can meet the preferences of all the gourmets."
At the same time, Feng Yifan turned his head and said to Su Ruoxi: "Wife, please take care of the children as well."
Zhuang Daozhong heard this and said, "Yes, Ruoxi, you and the children eat together, don't be polite, don't be restrained just because we are here."
Su Ruoxi smiled and nodded: "Good uncle."
Next, we naturally ate together.
First of all, I was a little excited about the two scholars of the Red Chamber research because they saw "The Bad Duck Letter".
"Oh, this bad duck letter is really good."
To be continued...