Chapter 301 Ghost Chef, the Crisis of Chunguoting Restaurant

Station.

Home.

This is the feeling that izakaya gives people between the two.

It makes people feel friendly and maintains a little distance about privacy, so the owner of izakaya, Zhang Fan, must grasp his own enthusiasm appropriately.

As a store owner, he sees many things, but he must cleverly pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Only at the right time.

Show care and consideration, instead of rudely pointing it out.

So.

In summary.

It will make people feel that izakaya is really a warm place!

Unlike izakaya, the Chunguoting restaurant next door is more about ritual!

…

Most young consumers like the sense of ritual and are willing to pay for it.

According to relevant survey data, 73.7% of the young people interviewed think that the sense of ritual is important, and 18.5% of the young people interviewed think it is "very important".

Interactive analysis.

It can also be found that among the post-00s respondents.

The proportion of people who think it is important is even higher, at 79.0%. French cuisine is very good at creating a sense of ritual, and even created various strange "rules".

In 2019, a high-end online celebrity restaurant in Nanjing, China, directly called out a series of rules such as not accepting new guests, receiving a maximum of 10 people per meal, expensive prices, not opening the table until all the people are present, and not allowing take-aways. As a result, it earned a wave of traffic and became "hot" on the Internet!

In the ice cream industry, Zhong Xuegao has been focusing on high-end cold drinks in recent years.

For example, a product called "Xing Yu Nian" is priced at 176 yuan, and even for consumers, the psychological price is generally only 30 or 40 yuan.

In the end, the "ice cream assassin" incident caused by Zhong Xuegao also caused heated discussions on the Internet.

...

Well!

Maybe.

The sense of ritual now not only caters to young people, but also satisfies some middle-class people's pursuit of their own status.

As Paul Fussell said in "Style":

Life taste.

It is the last way out of class hierarchy.

With the blessing of ritual sense and raw material filter, French cuisine has unconsciously become a symbol of the middle class's positioning itself. The higher the level, the more it can confirm the class and reflect the taste.

Therefore, this high-end restaurant Chunguoting was created.

Although it failed to successfully impact the two-star restaurant this year, even though it was deeply affected by the izakaya next door, it still showed no signs of bankruptcy!

...

Chunguoting.

Mujichi Yuanguo was sitting blankly in a corner.

Those lifeless beautiful eyes made her best friend Kadozaki Taki next to her feel like she was in a snowy winter.

Such a dazed look was a kind of longing in Taki's eyes, a pure unrequited love! So, she said "hmm", stared at Mujichi with murderous eyes.

Yuanguo woke up in shock.

She looked at Taki's angry eyes, and didn't know where she had offended her?

So, she could only smile foolishly with good intentions.

Little did she know that this smile confirmed what Taki was thinking, and made Taki really want to wake up and teach Mu Jiuzhi a lesson. But that was just a guess without any evidence, so she could only glare at her again with a "cannibalistic" look!

"Taki!"

"What's wrong?"

"Your eyes are so scary!"

Mu Jiuzhi Yuanguo was slightly stunned, and finally asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"What are you thinking about that you can think so deeply?" Taki, with his hands crossed in front of his chest, said unhappily.

"Milk banana."

"Although I don't know much about banana cultivation."

"But I know the story of the Gros Michel banana, so I have been thinking, if this banana with milk fragrance is spread all over the world on a large scale and planted on a large scale, what will it be like?"

Mu Jiuzhi blinked and said cutely.

"Hmm!"

"Indeed, that ingredient still makes me miss it."

"That shock, that amazing feeling, and of course the most important thing is the taste that never exists in this world... It can really be described as perfect."

"If I hadn't tasted it myself, I really wouldn't believe that Zhang Fan could cultivate such a magical ingredient."

Taki, deeply agrees.

...

Banana is a very common fruit.

In Europe, people often call it a happy fruit, believing that the soft, sweet and fragrant taste of bananas can make people feel happy.

In addition.

Banana can also be made into various processed products.

Even the inedible banana peel has a magical use.

From the current research situation, bananas should have originated from Papua New Guinea Island in the Pacific Ocean.

The environment and climate of this island are very suitable for banana growth, so there are many wild banana trees on the island, and the fruits they produce are also "Big Mac" level.

However, there is still a difference between wild bananas and the bananas that people eat later.

Because this kind of banana often has many seeds inside, in this case, people don't like to eat bananas very much, after all, wild bananas have too little flesh and many seeds.

It was not until the 19th century that people finally discovered the mutant of bananas.

It is reported that Nicolas Baudin, a French naturalist, accidentally discovered that some local bananas were a little different when he was traveling in Southeast Asia. The seeds that were in the way in the flesh had disappeared.

So he brought this seedless banana back to the botanical garden and tried to plant it.

So far, humans have started the "delicious journey" of bananas.

And this mutant seedless banana was named:

Grocery!

But things did not go as planned, and the Grocery banana did not accompany humans throughout their lives.

Since the 1950s, a fungus called Fusarium wilt has sneaked into banana plantations around the world.

After entering the soil, it will directly infect the roots and vascular system of banana trees, making it impossible for bananas to absorb water and nutrients from the soil and complete transportation. In the end, banana farmers can only watch the bananas wither and die.

In this way, this disease swept the Grocery bananas around the world, and the antifungal drugs made by humans did not work.

Helpless.

Grocery banana.

This "perfect banana" was hastily retired overnight.

Finally, it was replaced by the Hua banana, which has a certain resistance to wilt, which is the banana we eat now. 、

……

People die if they move, but trees live if they move!

Banana farmers don't understand, but they have no choice.

Because in essence, all the "seedless bananas" in the world come from the mutant banana tree discovered by a French naturalist, that is to say:

All bananas in the world may come from one tree.

People know that the Gros Michel banana is popular because of its mutation.

So in order to completely replicate this mutant gene without affecting the taste and yield, asexual reproduction is adopted, which is simply "cutting planting".

These branches can be said to come from the original banana tree.

In short.

Any seedless banana has the same ancestor!

Since it is powerless to change the tragic ending of the Gros Michel banana, we can only eat the Hua banana with a slightly inferior taste.

However, according to the prediction results of scientists.

Banana may still become extinct in the future. After all, no one can guarantee that the current Hua banana will not have problems!

Therefore, for the whole world, the special ingredient milk banana "cultivated" by Zhang Fan at this time has a deeper representative meaning!

...

"Taki, are you also interested in some things about Zhang Fan?"

Looking at Kadozaki Taki, whose expression had eased a little, Mu Jiuzhi Yuanguo quickly smiled and said.

"Ah?"

"Would I be interested in him?"

Upon hearing this, Kadozaki Taki was so angry that he shouted at Mu Jiuzhi: "No way!"

"His bananas that taste like milk, anyone who tastes them will be overturned, right? What's more, I have never had a good impression of him, at best... just a little bit of curiosity."

Since her restaurant was forced to close by the late-night cook, she reluctantly worked in the izakaya as a kitchen helper at night like Mu Jiuzhi.

And who would have known that this would last for several months.

But.

From beginning to end.

The relationship between her and Zhang Fan seemed to be separated by a "galaxy".

And every time in the izakaya, watching Mu Jiuzhi and Zhang Fan getting closer and closer, she couldn't help but feel jealous and "jealous". This feeling made her feel choked up and a little unhappy!

Looking at the angry Kadozaki Taki, Mu Jiuzhi couldn't help but shrink his neck in fear and dared not speak anymore,

...

"It's here."

However, just when the two wanted to talk about Zhang Fan and the izakaya.

Chunguoting Restaurant unexpectedly welcomed a mysterious diner. He just walked in with a dark cap with a low brim, as if deliberately blocking the light above, adding a bit of mystery.

Then, the face under the brim was tightly wrapped by a mask, leaving only a pair of deep and sharp eyes, which flashed a faint light in the daytime environment.

Take a closer look.

The mask cleverly fits the contours of the face, without a single gap.

He was like a ghost, silently wandering in this bustling food street, his steps steady and powerful.

Every step seemed to be carefully calculated, neither hurried nor dragged.

Although he was covered by clothes and a mask, and his true appearance could not be seen, the strong aura emanating from him could still be felt.

This mysterious figure always aroused people's endless reverie.

Even in this Chunguoting restaurant, he was the most eye-catching one!

His appearance.

It definitely injected a mysterious power into this restaurant.

It made everyone want to explore his true identity and the story behind him.

"Hmm?"

"This outfit, it's not... impossible, right?"

"I still remember the late-night cook who defeated me. Judging from the outline and body shape of the figure, it is definitely not... Could it be..."

Taki stared at this "masked man" with unknown secrets and missions in a daze, and finally seemed to think of something, and his pupils couldn't help but dilate!

…

“I see.”

“I almost forgot that the owner of this Harukatei restaurant is Mukuchi Enka.”

“But she has a good relationship with Taki Kadozaki Taki, the chef of Taki Amarillo restaurant who was defeated by Saki before!”

The masked man here was stunned after glancing at Mukuchi and Taki.

Finally, he reacted.

“Hey, are you also a late-night cook?”

Hearing these words, Kadozaki Taki was sure that he was the late-night cook, but perhaps out of fear in her heart, she couldn't help but yell at him.

"Of course."

Hearing this, the masked man took the initiative to pull off the mask.

After revealing his handsome face to the public, he just said calmly: "Introduce myself, my name is Caibo Chaoyang!"

"Damn, have you finally extended your claws to Neon Country?"

Taki, gritted his teeth, with a complicated expression.

She had already experienced the power of the late-night cook, so she must be afraid in her heart.

Especially the feeling that the boy in front of her gave her was like a ferocious beast, which made her even more numb.

"Hehe."

"A mere country like Japan will sooner or later be occupied by us late-night cooks!"

"I think that Mukuchi Engo should have known that this day would come, so let's not talk too much, and you should make some preparations quickly."

"I can allow you two former Totsuki Ten Elites to fight me in the form of a joint team food battle."

Cai Bo Chaoyang said lightly.

"It's over now."

"Engo, let's not be afraid."

"We can take this opportunity to avenge our previous shame!"

After saying that, Kadozaki Taki's eyes tightened, and he quickly rolled up his sleeves, and a powerful aura began to burst out from his body.

"Alas!"

"Does this mean that the fate of my restaurant has also come to an end?"

Mukuchi Engo sighed deeply.

It's a blessing or a curse. If it's a curse, you can't avoid it. If you can't avoid it, why not face it openly?

At least before falling, let these late-night cooks see:

She!

But she was once the second seat of Totsuki!

She is also the chef and the boss lady of a one-star restaurant!

…

In the kitchen world.

Kitchen knives have always been an indispensable tool, and different kitchen knives have their own unique charm and uses.

Compared with the Chinese cuisine, which has the concept of "one knife for everything", the types and uses of knives in Western kitchens are inevitably more complicated and multifunctional.

Moreover.

Western kitchens have more than just knives.

There are also things like food blenders, food processors, grinders, etc.

In general, these equipments can be matched together to improve the overall efficiency, while Chinese kitchens usually only need one or two kitchen knives to get the job done.

In fact, there is no question of who is superior and who is inferior.

It's all about the history of use and usage habits. After all, the kitchen emphasizes efficiency, not beauty.

Wow!

In the back kitchen of Chunguoting Restaurant.

Caibo Chaoyang actually took off the cloak on his body, and saw that the cloak was full of kitchen knives, including:

Main table knife!

Steak knife!

Dessert knife!

Fish knife!

Santoku knife!

There are even Chinese slicing knives, mulberry knives, Wenwu knives, and bone-cutting knives...

When Kadozaki Taki and Kikuchi Engo saw this scene, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they saw surprise in each other's eyes.

"Well, which kitchen knife should I use?"

"The other party is good at French, Italian and Spanish cuisine, so... use this knife."

After saying that, Chaoyang took out a small knife from it.

And this small knife has some inconspicuous words engraved on the handle. If you look closely, you can find that the words are:

Shinomiya Kojiro!