Chapter 330 Bamboo Carving Master

"Ajing, your knife skills have been praised by the bamboo carving master." Zhao Mengxiang laughed when she walked into the kitchen to serve the dishes.

"Master of Bamboo Carving?" Su Jing was taken aback.

"It's that elegant old man. He ate the Jade Palace Hidden Dragon that you made, and he is full of praise for your knife work. It is said that he used to be a carpenter, but now he is a master of woodcarving and bamboo carving. , to be praised by him is enough to be proud." Zhao Mengxiang said.

"Cooking and bamboo carving are two different things, how can they be confused?" Su Zhenhong laughed.

"Wait, sister-in-law, you said he used to be a carpenter? That is to say, he can repair wooden chairs or something?" Su Jing's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Of course, I heard that many damaged wood carvings and antiques have been repaired by him." Zhao Mengxiang said.

"I'll go meet him." After Su Jing said, he walked out of the kitchen, causing Zhao Mengxiang, Su Zhenhong, and Liu Shu to be puzzled. As soon as Su Jing went out, many customers gave thumbs up and praised them. The dishes are twice as expensive but definitely worth the money.

Su Jing walked straight to the elegant old man and said with a smile, "Hello, old man, I'm Chef Su Jing."

"Hello, my surname is Tao, and the dishes you cook are amazing." The elegant old man gave a thumbs up, but he was a little confused and didn't know how Su Jing could talk to him. The freckled girl and a tall young man next to him were also curious, wondering if this little chef knows the teacher?

"Hello Mr. Tao, I heard that you used to be a carpenter, but now you are a master of bamboo carving. I have a few antique antique chairs and sofas. I don't know if I can ask you to repair it for me." Su Jing said, originally Su Jing wanted to Now, looking for someone to repair those Hainan Huanghuali chairs and sofas, since this old Tao can repair antique wood carvings, it should not be difficult to repair the chairs and sofas to perfection.

"Sorry, I don't have time." Tao Lao waved his hand and smiled.

"Can't you take some time out? In terms of remuneration, it's up to you." Su Jing said.

"It's not about money. I'm going to participate in a bamboo sculpture appreciation meeting recently, and I'm specializing in new bamboo sculpture works. I'm a lot older, and I don't know how long I can live, but I don't want to waste time repairing chairs and sofas. I If you charge a high price, I will feel sorry for it, and it is not worthwhile for you, you might as well hire some professional carpenters to repair." Tao Lao said.

The freckled girl and the tall young man on the side thought to themselves, this little chef is true, the teacher's time is precious, how can there be time to repair the broken chairs and sofas, the teacher is now a master of bamboo carving, not a little carpenter.

"That's it, then forget it. I'll bother you. I wish you a better bamboo carving work." Su Jing felt a little regretful, but he didn't force it. Tao Lao was right. There are more than just carpenters in this world. Old Tao, since he has no time, let's find someone else.

"Little God of Cooking, let's cook right away."

"Yeah, we also ordered the mandarin duck and the bamboo."

The freckled girl and the tall young man couldn't wait after eating Jade Palace Hidden Dragon.

"Wait." Su Jing smiled and returned to the kitchen to continue cooking the third dish.

After a while, a batch of mandarin ducks holding bamboo was released, and Zhao Mengxiang brought it out. The appearance of this dish is also very good. The bamboo tube is broken and cut into shreds and spread out in all directions to form a "bamboo plate", in which the bamboo filaments on both sides are longer and slightly rolled upwards, as if two mandarin ducks are facing each other. With pork tenderloin, chicken breast, and various seasonings, the colors and shapes are perfect.

"This dish is so beautiful, it's like a work of art."

"Yeah, I'm a little reluctant to eat it."

"If you can't bear to eat it, don't eat it, let me eat it alone."

"You think beautiful, I'm just talking about it."

The customers were impressed by the appearance of the mandarin duck and the bamboo, but they couldn't resist the strong aroma. After the dish was on the table, they couldn't wait to take a bite, and then they couldn't stop and devoured it. They finally figured out that the beautiful bamboo shreds were cut so finely that they were not flashy, but let the fragrance of the bamboo come out completely and penetrated into the dish, forming a unique and attractive fragrance.

“It was so delicious!”

"This bamboo is so fragrant, I can't help but want to eat the bamboo too."

"What kind of bamboo is this? I've never heard of such a fragrant bamboo."

"The knives for cutting bamboo silk are also very good. How can you cut so finely?"

"This dish is perfect in terms of color, flavor, shape, and meaning." The chunky middle-aged man was completely shocked. The so-called color, flavor, shape, and nourishment, color refers to the color of the food; incense refers to the aroma of the food; The taste of food;

In fact, the shape is gradually separated from the color, mainly focusing on the shape and decoration of the finished dish; the meaning is sublimated from the color and shape, which is also more particular about the Chinese, like drinking tea, you need to pay attention to the mood and atmosphere. In the same way, food should also reflect the cultural connotation. If the name of the dish can echo the material and the shape of the finished dish, then it will be good; nourishment refers to the nutrients, as the saying goes The truth is, the emphasis is to fully reflect the nutrition of the food, and to have a reasonable mix of meat and vegetables.

The masters of the culinary arts are all in pursuit of perfection in color, flavor, shape, and taste, because only in this way can they be regarded as the best dishes. However, there are very few people who can achieve more than 90% in color, fragrance, shape, and meaning, but this mandarin duck bites bamboo, and the color, fragrance, shape, and meaning are all close to full marks.

"Third uncle, I rarely convince people, but I am really convinced by this little chef in Qingyun Town. I think he must be invited to be a chef in our Wang family restaurant." The thin young man was excited, and he said something while eating. unclear.

The audience was full of praise, and Tao Lao's table was no exception. However, after Tao Lao took a few bites, he was attracted by bamboo. As a bamboo carving master, he would try to use various kinds of bamboo in order to complete different works. , Naturally, I have come into contact with all kinds of bamboos, and I almost recognize the well-known bamboos in the world.

However, he had never touched a bamboo with such a pleasant smell, but he had never touched it. He took a bamboo and observed it for a while. Eyeballs almost popped out.

This bamboo is so hard and tough, such a thin strand of bamboo, with such great strength, did not break it. Looking closely, the bamboo is delicate and smooth, almost like jade. I have never seen or heard of such a good quality bamboo.

Tao Lao suddenly picked up the whole "bamboo plate" and poured the dishes into the plate. The freckled girl and the tall young man were puzzled. The tall young man asked, "Teacher, what's the matter, you don't like this dish?"

"No, eat it, I'll take a look at this bamboo." Tao Lao said.

"Oh." The tall young man and the freckled girl were also a little curious about the bamboo, but they couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food, so they continued to eat, while aiming at Lao Tao with the corner of their eyes.

The upper part of the bamboo tube is all cut into filaments and spread out in all directions to form a bamboo plate, and the bottom is still a complete bamboo joint. Tao Lao took out an exquisite knife and carved it at the bottom of the bamboo joint. After only a few knives, a look of excitement appeared on his face, and his breath became short of excitement.