Chapter 638 Inspiration From the Daughter

After sneezing, Feng Yifan went to wash his hands and nose, and then returned to the stove to continue studying the dishes.

At the same time, he did not forget to remind Ning Cheng, who is a knife practitioner: "Remember, if you feel that you are about to sneeze in the kitchen, it is best to leave in time before you sneeze. If it is too late, you must turn your back to all the ingredients. Cover your mouth and nose with your elbow and hit it, and then you have to wash it before you can continue working."

After hearing this, Ning Cheng nodded very seriously to express his memory.

Some of the dishes that Feng Yifan has researched recently are basically developed based on Su Zao Tang.

Taking advantage of the unique aroma of Su-made soup, Feng Yifan not only used Su-made soup to marinate meat, but also used Su-made soup to marinate some bean products and vegetables.

After marinating Su-made soup, Feng Yifan used some Western techniques to recombine soy products, vegetables, and meat to create some unique Su-made dishes.

For example, in the current dish, Feng Yifan uses the thin dried tofu marinated in Suzao soup, rolls the marinated beef, and garnishes it with marinated broccoli, showing a unique style of dish.

The plate made is very beautiful, as if flowers in full bloom are placed on the plate.

Feng Yifan only made a few and called Ning Cheng over, and then he and his father-in-law brought Ning Cheng to taste it together.

Once you eat it, after the broccoli is marinated, the grassy taste of itself is removed, and the overall taste is very similar to meat, and then paired with the toughness of the thin dried tofu on the bottom and the wrapped meat, it tastes delicious The overall taste of dried tofu is soft within the toughness.

It really tastes like a whole, Ning Cheng thinks that this kind of dish tastes beyond imagination.

Especially the broccoli is very good at neutralizing the greasy taste. It just tastes the meat, but it doesn't feel greasy, so after taking a bite, you will want to eat a second bite.

For such a dish, Ning Cheng felt that it was really delicious.

But after Feng Yifan and Su Jinrong ate, they shook their heads almost at the same time.

Obviously this taste does not meet the requirements of Weng and his son-in-law.

Su Jinrong said bluntly: "The taste is too simple and there is no sense of layering, and after the broccoli is marinated, it loses its original fragrance. It tastes like meat at all. The overall taste is even It’s not as flavorful as the piece of dried tofu wrapped outside.”

The evaluation given by the father-in-law is very pertinent,

Feng Yifan also understood that neither the broccoli nor the meat met expectations.

After the broccoli is marinated, the flavor of the spices is indeed marinated, but it loses its own taste.

The most important thing is that after the broccoli is boiled a bit soft, it tastes no different from boiled meat, which makes the whole dish lose its proper layering, and it really doesn't taste as amazing as the piece of dried tofu.

Feng Yifan sighed helplessly: "It seems that this kind of attempt is not good, and it may need to be improved."

Ning Cheng stood aside and didn't dare to speak. He felt that such a dish, both in terms of shape and taste, had exceeded his imagination, but he didn't expect that Feng Yifan and Su Jinrong would be dissatisfied in the end.

At this moment, Ning Cheng felt for the first time that it was so difficult for a chef to create new dishes.

But Feng Yifan was not discouraged, he immediately started a new round of preparations and attempts.

These days, Ning Cheng came here to practice knife skills every day, and he also saw Feng Yifan's efforts every day, developing new dishes day after day. It can be said that the final production of each new dish requires many attempts, continuous failures, and finally accumulation of experience to find the direction of success.

Ning Cheng watched in the kitchen every day. Every time Feng Yifan developed a new dish, it was a very amazing dish, both in taste and shape.

So far, Ning Cheng has been deeply impressed by every dish.

Among them is a dish similar to Rouge Goose Dried. It looks similar to Rouge Goose Dried, but the finished product is more beautiful. At the same time, it absorbs the flavor of Rouge Goose Dried and adds some unique spices. The most important thing is that it will leave a fragrance between the teeth after eating.

And what impressed Ning Cheng the most about this dish was that after eating it, some carmine would remain on his lips.

It's like being kissed by a rouge-painted boudoir.

These days, Feng Yifan has created quite a few of these dishes, each of which has a very unique style. It seems to be an improved ancient dish with traces. He combines the essence of Chinese and Western cooking, and the dishes he makes are really eclectic.

It seems that there is also a bad stewed duck tongue that is also born out of Honglou cuisine.

Feng Yifan is not like the marinated duck tongues on the market, he simply puts out the whole duck tongue after marinating.

He removes all the brittle bones, leaving only the core part of the duck tongue, and then seasons it carefully.

Even using the Western method, it is roasted with charcoal fire, so that the duck tongue has a fruity aroma.

When the plate was finally arranged, the duck tongue was also arranged into a magnificent flower, which looked amazing and tasted even more unique.

Ning Cheng also bought that kind of braised duck tongue in small packages online, and also bought duck tongue marinated by others in the market in the town. But the taste of those is completely different from Feng Yifan's braised duck tongue, it can be said that it cannot be called a dish at all.

At the same time, Feng Yifan's braised duck tongue became Feng Ruoruo's favorite side dish.

Ning Cheng sometimes feels that it seems that every dish of Feng Yifan is actually created for his daughter, because his favorite dishes must be Feng Ruoruo's favorite, basically they all meet Feng Ruoruo's taste.

Among the dishes created by Feng Yifan, there are very few spicy flavors that the public likes.

This is also because Feng Ruoruo doesn't like spicy food.

But Ning Cheng has learned from Feng Yifan for so long, and he finally understands that simply relying on spicy to cover up the lack of taste of the dishes is a very low-level approach when the chef's level is not enough. Usually serious chefs will despise the practice of paralyzing the taste of diners with spicy.

This can be regarded as some principles of life that Ning Cheng learned from Feng Yifan.

To be a good cook, you must first learn to be a human being, and you cannot lose the essence of food just for the sake of profit.

Food is to bring happiness and joy to people, and to make this happiness and joy last.

Instead of simply using heavy oil and spicy, people get a short-term stimulation. After that kind of stimulation, the disadvantage is that it gradually loses the pleasure of taste.

From Ning Cheng's point of view, Feng Yifan is not only a chef, he is more like an artist with a sharp tongue.

Use his artistic dishes one after another to give people a happy experience in taste.

From Ning Cheng's point of view, this is also a kind of demeanor that he rarely sees from other chefs in other places. The more you observe, the more Ning Cheng will be attracted to Feng Yifan.

It made him more determined to learn cooking skills from Feng Yifan.

When Ning Cheng was thinking about it, Feng Yifan patted him with his hands and said, "Hey, what are you doing here? Hurry up and practice, look at everything you do, be serious, don't make mistakes all the time, cut vegetables Just like cooking, you need to take it seriously, understand?"

After being reprimanded, Ning Cheng immediately came back to his senses, and quickly responded: "I know Uncle Yifan."

After agreeing loudly, Ning Cheng continued to practice his knife skills with his head down.

Although he repeats the boring cutting of vegetables every day, Ning Cheng feels very fulfilled. He will not feel uncomfortable or feel irritable.

Because practicing knife skills in this kitchen can not only sharpen yourself, but also learn some other things.

Especially in the process of Feng Yifan's research and development of dishes, he did not shy away from Ning Cheng, which also allowed him to acquire some new knowledge about cooking invisibly.

So practicing every day will make Ning Cheng feel very fulfilled.

Ning Cheng was practicing knife skills, Feng Yifan continued to study his dishes, and Su Jinrong was at the side as the person who gave advice.

And when Feng Ruoruo got up, she would sneak into the kitchen and join her grandfather. Although she was very close to her grandfather, in fact the little girl was still chatting with her father more often.

Feng Ruoruo likes chatting with his father very much, because his father will respond to him, and his father will also tell him stories.

Today Feng Ruoruo still leaned over to her grandfather, seeing her father busy there, the little girl was very curious and began to ask.

"Dad, Dad, what are you doing today?"

Feng Yifan also quickly replied to his daughter: "Father is researching new dishes today. I made a few just now, but both father and grandpa are not satisfied."

Feng Ruoruo immediately said: "Father, let Ruoruo taste it, maybe Ruoruo will be satisfied."

Feng Yifan laughed and said, "Grandpa is not satisfied anymore, Dad must do it again."

Feng Ruoruo said: "It doesn't matter, Ruoruo will know whether you want to redo it, Dad, give Ruoruo a taste."

Seeing his daughter's repeated requests, Feng Yifan gave his daughter a taste of the rest.

In fact, Ning Cheng knew that Feng Yifan kept this on purpose, and wanted to give his daughter a taste. Because he knew that his daughter would come to the kitchen after waking up for a nap and having a snack, and she would definitely clamor to try the new dishes made by her father. So Feng Yifan will leave some for his daughter.

Feng Ruoruo ate the food his father handed him, and chewed it seriously in his mouth.

That look, like a gourmet look.

After eating it, Feng Ruoruo shook her head and said, "Dad, this is not tasty, it's soft, Ruoruo didn't bite it with her teeth, and Ruoruo doesn't like the taste, Dad, you have to change it."

Maybe people who have never experienced this period of time, people who accompanied Feng Ruoruo to develop new dishes with his father in the countryside, would be surprised that Feng Ruoruo also said that the dishes made by his father were not delicious?

But Ning Cheng is very clear that Feng Ruoruo seems to always say "my father's dishes are delicious", but in fact the little girl is very picky. Often times, she will not say that the dishes her father makes are bad, but she will tell her father She didn't like the taste and asked Dad to make it again.

Therefore, in the eyes of Ning Cheng, a bystander, Feng Ruoruo should actually be the one who makes the final decision on every new dish Feng Yifan makes.

Many times, both Feng Yifan and Su Jinrong may feel that it is feasible.

But if Feng Ruoruo didn't like it after eating it, or Feng Ruoruo didn't like the shape, Feng Yifan would make some adjustments.

Feng Yifan chatted with his daughter for a while, and suddenly got inspiration from a sentence of her daughter.

Feng Ruoruo said to her father: "Dad, when I went to sister Wenwen's house last time, I saw a lot of small mushrooms drying in the sun at sister Wenwen's house, and there were a lot of weird vegetables. Sister Wenwen said that those were picked from the mountains. , Dad, can you use those for cooking?"

When his daughter said this, Feng Yifan suddenly thought of a good idea.

Now the ingredients he uses are basically vegetables from the vegetable base at home, as well as various types of freshwater fish from the river.

But in fact, Feng Yifan has always ignored one point, that is, Yanghu Township is a place surrounded by mountains and rivers.

What corresponds to river fresh food should not be the vegetables in the vegetable base, but those delicacies in the mountains.

Before, Feng Yifan had been studying all kinds of vegetables and fruits in his parents' vegetable base, but he had neglected that there were many delicacies in the mountains of Yanghu Township. Perhaps the combination of those things would have a different taste?

Thinking of this, Feng Yifan felt as if a door to a new world had suddenly opened.

He picked up his daughter, happily kissed her and cheered.

This scene shocked everyone in the kitchen.

Feng Ruoruo, who was held in his arms, kissed by his father, and cheered by his father, was also shocked.

She was in her father's arms, looking at her father's appearance, her little face was filled with fear at first, then turned into a kind of dementia, and finally cheered together with her father.

Although Feng Ruoruo didn't know why his father was cheering? But she thinks that her father is happy, so Ruoruo is also happy.

After cheering for a while, Feng Yifan put his daughter down.

After being put down, Feng Ruoruo hurriedly asked, "Father, why were you so happy just now? Did you think of something?"

Feng Yifan smiled and gently pinched his daughter's small face and said, "Yes, Dad came up with a great idea, and Dad was inspired by Ruoruo to come up with that idea, so Dad feels that I should thank Ruoruo Ruo, so Dad hugged Ruo Ruo and cheered together."

When Feng Ruoruo heard what his father said, his big eyes flickered, and he looked at his father expectantly.

"Dad, what idea did you think of?"

Feng Yifan smiled and pulled his daughter to his father-in-law, and expressed his ideas in front of his father-in-law.

Su Jinrong was a little surprised when he heard that Feng Yifan wanted to use wild vegetables from the mountains and add them to the dishes, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was indeed a special feature.

Perhaps in many restaurants, wild wild vegetables do not taste good, mostly because the bitter taste in wild wild vegetables cannot be removed.

But now that Feng Yifan has Su Zao Tang in his hands, he can get rid of the bitterness relatively easily.

Using the umami of wild vegetables from the mountains, paired with the umami of Shanghe, and the special flavor of Shangsu soup, Su Jinrong thinks that it should be a great combination.

Su Jinrong smiled and nodded: "Well, it is a method that can be tried."

Feng Yifan smiled and said: "In this case, tomorrow we will use mountain delicacies to make new dishes."