Chapter 165: One of the most difficult Shandong dishes to make, we have Master Wang

"The fried double-crisp dish is one of the most difficult dishes in Shandong cuisine. It has extremely strict requirements on the heat. One second less will not be cooked, and one second more will not be crispy..."

As the chef of Fengze Garden, Zhou Qingde knows the difficulty of this dish. "I remember that when I entered Fengze Garden as an apprentice, I asked my master about this dish, but even my master couldn't make it well. I knew the method, but I couldn't make it well either.
Besides, none of our other chefs can make this dish well, so this dish has never been on the menu of Fengze Garden... You just said that Cuihualou has made this dish, right?"

"Yes, I met several customers who said so. They felt strange that Cuihualou could make this dish, but our Fengzeyuan couldn't."

After Xu Youliang finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask: "Master Zhou, you said this dish is so difficult, but how did Cuihualou come up with this dish?"

Zhou Qingde guessed, "There are two possibilities. One is that the fried crispy fried dumplings they made are not authentic, and they used a simpler method. The other is that they really made the authentic fried crispy fried dumplings... It should be that a chef from Cuihualou specially made this dish that we at Fengzeyuan can't make, in order to attract customers to them and compete with us."

After listening to Zhou Qingde's analysis, Xu Youliang felt that it made a lot of sense. "Both situations are possible."

"So I have to go to Cuihualou to try the dish they made, and then I can determine which one it is. If it is the first one, but the cooking method is changed, it will still be called this name, and the difficulty of making it will be reduced. We at Fengzeyuan can also make it. If it is the second one..."

Zhou Qingde paused, then looked at the tall figure in the crowd, smiled confidently and said, "We have Master Wang."

……

After lunch, Zhou Qingde found Wang Jianye and told him about this.

Wang Jianye agreed quickly, "I'll go with you."

So the two of them came to Cuihua Tower.

It was about 2:30 and most of the guests had finished their meals.

However, since the guests have come, Cuihualou cannot chase them away and is still willing to entertain them.

"You have a fried double crisp dish here, right?"

Zhou Qingde asked the young man who came to greet them.

The waiter nodded and said, "Yes, this dish is available. Would you two like to order one?"

"When will it be released?" Zhou Qingde asked again.

"It was launched yesterday at noon. It has been selling well in the past two days. Many customers have ordered it to try, and they all praised it after tasting it."

The waiter praised his own dishes.

"Then order one to try, as soon as possible."

After Zhou Qingde finished speaking, the waiter asked, "Is this the only dish you want? Do you want a staple food?"

"Just order this dish, no staple food."

Zhou Qingde and Wang Jianye came here just for this dish.

"Well, please wait for a moment, my two guests."

The waiter returned to the kitchen and handed Chef Xu a list with table number 3 and a dish of deep-fried double crispy dishes written on it.

"Is this the only dish the customer ordered?"

Chef Xu felt strange because normally guests who came to Cuihualou for dinner would order multiple dishes and also a staple food. He had never seen anyone order only one dish and nothing else.

The waiter nodded.

Chef Xu suddenly remembered that he had gone to Fengze Garden with Manager Zhang some time ago and only ordered one dish and nothing else. "Could it be that the people who ordered these two dishes are colleagues?" Chef Xu did not rush to cook. After all, there was only this table of guests, so there was no need to rush. Instead, he came to the front hall and met the two people. He saw that they were old acquaintances.

He was familiar with Zhou Qingde. He had known him for many years and they were old rivals.

He was more familiar with Wang Jianye. Although they had known each other for a short time, he had put a lot of thought into poaching Wang Jianye, and naturally remembered Wang Jianye's handsome face.

"Master Wang, Master Zhou, why are you two here?"

Chef Xu came forward and greeted them.

Zhou Qingde was not panicked when he was caught, "Master Xu, I heard that you have launched a fried double crisp dish here. This dish is not easy to make. We specially wanted to order it to try whether your dish is authentic. Chef Xu, you will not refuse to treat us, right?"

"Hey, look at what you said, how could that be possible? You two are both great chefs, and you have honored us by coming to our Cuihua Restaurant. As the head chef of Cuihua Restaurant, how could I not entertain you? Please wait for a moment, I will go and make this deep-fried double crisp dish for you now."

After Chef Xu finished speaking, he hurried back to the kitchen and tied an apron on himself.

"Prepare the ingredients for the fried double crisps for me!"

"Yes, Master."

The apprentice went to do it immediately and quickly prepared the ingredients for Chef Xu.

At this time, Chef Xu also washed his hands and began to carefully process the ingredients on the chopping board.

This time, Zhou Qingde and Wang Jianye from the rival restaurant came over to try the fried crispy dishes made by their Cuihualou Restaurant. So, as the head chef of Cuihualou, he had to use all his skills and not let others look down on him.

With this belief, Chef Xu's fried double crispy dish was surprisingly good, even better than usual.

After the meal was ready, Chef Xu personally carried the plate to Zhou Qingde's table in the front hall without even taking off his apron.

"My two guests, the fried crispy dishes are ready. Please come in."

After serving the dishes, Chef Xu stood aside and did not leave. He wanted to see with his own eyes how surprised these two would be after eating the fried crispy buns he made.

After all, it is well known that fried double crisps is one of the most difficult dishes in Shandong cuisine, and it is difficult for ordinary people to master it well.

You Fengze Garden cannot do it, but my Cuihua Tower can. In this respect, your Fengze Garden is not as good as our Cuihua Tower.

Zhou Qingde stared at the fried crispy dishes on the plate for a while. Judging from the color and shape, it was indeed the fried crispy dishes.

Although he couldn't cook this dish well, he knew the authentic method of making the fried crispy double crispy food, and he could imagine what it would look like after it was cooked based on his existing experience.

Zhou Qingde picked one up and put it in his mouth, tasting it carefully.

On the opposite side, Wang Jianye also took a bite.

"well done."

Zhou Qingde thought it was delicious and authentic.

Because he had eaten this dish before, at his master's master's house, and only his master's master could make it well, and he and his master had never made it well in all these years.

"Not bad right."

Seeing Zhou Qingde's approval, Chef Xu was in a good mood and said proudly, "Your Fengze Garden's Shandong cuisine is known to be the best in the city. You should be able to make this dish, right?"

(End of this chapter)