Chapter 725
Night, in Yuan Zhou's restaurant .
"Little Yuan, I'm here with a guest . Are you fine with that?" Zhou Shijie said with a smile the moment he entered .
"No problem . Please take a seat," Yuan Zhou gave a simple reply .
"Hi, Boss Yuan . I am this guy's friend . I heard there was tofu pudding tonight so I invited myself . I hope you don't mind me," the one speaking was an old man with white hair and beard, looking about 70 years old . Despite his age, his face looked rosy and healthy .
"Not a problem at all," Yuan Zhou said .
The old man nodded . No matter what, the confidence Yuan Zhou was carrying himself with was something good .
"Good to hear," Zhou Shijie had long guessed that this was what Yuan Zhou would say . He then added, "I have only eaten Master Shi's Spring Water Tofu Pudding twice . As for him, he's the best friend of Master Shi and will frequently eat the Spring Water Tofu Pudding there . Therefore, he is very familiar with the taste of the Spring Water Tofu Pudding there . "
The old man was called Lu Xian . His past occupation was not important . Simply put, he was now in retirement, wandering here and there, enjoying life .
In truth, Zhou Shijie had an issue with having Lu Xian as a friend . Lu Xian was incredibly good at food hunting . There were many delicacies that Zhou Shijie had not eaten before yet Lu Xian had already eaten them many times .
Zhou Shijie spoke again, "Since we are here to eat Spring Water Tofu Pudding, we won't bother ordering anything else then . Just Spring Water Tofu Pudding and rice will do . "
Yuan Zhou nodded, "Please be seated . Two bowls of Spring Water Tofu Pudding will be ready soon . " Then, Yuan Zhou started preparing his perfect Spring Water Tofu Pudding .
Lu Xian stroked his mustache while looking at Yuan Zhou preparing food in a skilled manner . He said, "So this is the Boss Yuan that is young yet excellent at cooking . I have heard of him long ago but this is my first time seeing him . "
"Since you know about him, I won't bother introducing him to you . How good do you think this Spring Water Tofu Pudding will be compared to Master Shi's version?" Zhou Shijie asked .
As an experienced foodie, how could Lu Xian not know Yuan Zhou? Although he had never entered this restaurant, his knowledge of Yuan Zhou actually surpassed many customers of this restaurant .
"Other places will probably be able to make tofu puddings that are about 30% or 40% as delicious as Master Shi's tofu pudding . But Boss Yuan is a newly emerged genius chef . He will probably be able to make tofu pudding about 90% as delicious as Master Shi's tofu pudding," Lu Xian answered after thinking about it .
"This is the first time I have ever heard you giving someone such a high review . Even Little Qiu was rated 80% by you," Zhou Shijie was astonished by the favorable review Lu Xian gave .
"Manchild, don't you even try to trap me . I have been keeping up with the news . Boss Yuan has always been able to accomplish deeds that common sense can't explain," Lu Xian said, an "I won't fall for this" expression on his face .
The so-called Master Shi they kept mentioning was, in fact, a leading figure in Sichuan Cuisine, while his culinary skills were something that had been passed down by an imperial chef during the ancient past . He was one of the top 10 chefs of China . His culinary skills were naturally excellent, yet at the same time, he was also an excellent teacher .
He had taught many outstanding students before, and the Little Qiu mentioned by Zhou Shijie earlier was one of them .
During the fourth World Chinese Cooking Tournament, he had used Spring Water Tofu Pudding to defeat many renowned dishes to obtain the special award gold medal . This was the only Sichuan Cuisine to have ever obtained a special award gold medal .
One ought to know that the World Chinese Cooking Tournament was not a small-scale tournament . It was the grandest tournament for Chinese food, and it would not only involve local chefs in China . The Chinese worldwide such as those in Mexico, Spain, USA, and many countries would participate in this competition . This was, in fact, a very authoritative tournament .
Compared with other dishes such as the Clear Soup Peony Steamed Vegetables, Dragon Crab, Dual-taste Grouper, Nantian Abalone, and so on, the Spring Water Tofu Pudding was truly quite crude a dish . Yet, Little Qiu was brave enough to participate in the tournament with this dish, and had even obtained an award with this dish . One could imagine how good his Spring Water Tofu Pudding was .
And yet this Lu Xian's tofu pudding was about 80% of Master Shi's tofu pudding . As Master Shi's best friend, Lu Xian felt like the review he gave Yuan Zhou was already unprecedentedly high .
"I feel like Little Yuan will be able to give you a surprise," Zhou Shijie had a deeper understanding of Yuan Zhou .
"Oh? What do you mean?" Lu Xian curiously asked .
"Because Little Yuan has never done something that adheres to common sense . If he's making a tofu pudding similar to Master Shi's tofu pudding, he would not bother asking me to come," Zhou Shijie said, his face confident .
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