The Cheat Emperor of the Culinary World Chapter 35 - 34: Mastering the Art of Dish Division (Part 2)

Inside here, the thing Fu Yu is most interested in is the exquisite six-color platter.

This dish is a cold appetizer usually offered as a complintary item in the restaurant. However, at large events like wedding banquets, it becos a legitimate dish.

Though nad six platters or eight platters with similar nas, the corresponding dishes are entirely different at each place.

The exquisite six-color platter at the music restaurant includes: Blueberry Yam Mashed Potatoes, Bicolor Donkey at, Double Dragons Go Out to Sea, Dual-flavored Deer Treasure, Crispy Chicken Gizzards, and Crispy Papaya Shreds.

Fu Yu was stunned when he saw the note about the ingredients.

These six cold appetizers are essentially their restaurant’s signature dishes.

Usually, when patrons spend a certain amount, they would specially send over two platters as a gesture.

But at the music restaurant, they surprisingly transford into main dishes that could share the lilight.

The ingredients haven’t changed, the thod probably hasn’t either, so the only thing that could elevate the price would be the presentation.

Fu Yu was very curious, considering Yao Shi’s status. Although he couldn’t see Yao Shi’s attributes due to insufficient rapport, Chef Yao’s personal skill in plating must surely be advanced.

He wondered how ingenious and distinctive his plating design might be.

Fu Yu was staring at the nu in a daze when soone suddenly spoke to him: "What are you thinking about?"

Fu Yu blurted out: "Thinking about how I can learn Chef Yao’s culinary skills."

Zhang Zhen heard this and said with a smile: "Being able to learn from Chef Yao, it’s such a rare opportunity."

Fu Yu felt a bit embarrassed.

Zhang Zhen is the head chef at the music restaurant, and as an outsider helping in the kitchen, Fu Yu felt it wasn’t quite right to think about acquiring skills secretly.

However, Zhang Zhen obviously didn’t mind this.

Zhang Zhen said: "I do have a good learning thod, though I’m unsure if it suits you. You can actually record the process while Chef Yao is cooking, and watch it slowly later to see if you get any inspiration. Besides recording Chef Yao’s process, you can also record your own cooking process and review it later to examine your shortcomings."

Fu Yu’s eyes brightened at this suggestion.

Yeah, this is indeed a great thod.

Fu Yu gratefully said: "Chef Zhang, that’s a brilliant idea! Thank you."

Zhang Zhen chuckled and said: "Oh, it’s nothing. I’ve seen those under do it, and it seems quite effective. Plus, I’m an old friend of your Chef Zhao, and he asked to take good care of you, so I’m just fulfilling a request."

Zhang Zhen is a seasoned cook; his boss occasionally brings Qianlima’s head chef Zhao ng to work in the kitchen, and through their conversations, it was apparent the two had a closer-than-usual relationship.

Through constant interactions, Zhang Zhen gradually figured things out, feeling his boss clearly intended to poach Zhao ng.

Zhang Zhen understood this, so he consciously began closing the gap with Zhao ng. Now seeing Yao Shi bringing along Fu Yu and hearing Fu Yu used to work under Zhao ng at Qianlima, Zhang Zhen started pondering again.

He wanted to befriend Fu Yu, and seeing Fu Yu accepting his olive branch made him happy.

He then proactively said: "I’ll get soone over to help you, he knows the place well. Ask him if you can’t find sothing while prepping."

Zhang Zhen quickly sent over a worker nad Chen Cang to assist Fu Yu.

Fu Yu was already quite skilled at prepping ingredients.

With Chen Cang’s assistance, he quickly gathered all the necessary ingredients, morized the specifics of the spices’ locations, and familiarized himself with the styles and numbers of bowls and plates.

Yao Shi ca around after a circle and instructed Fu Yu: "The banquet’s in the afternoon, there’s plenty of ti, so let’s start with the cold plates. The six platters aren’t marinated yet, so let’s first do a whole duck."

Fu Yu nodded: "Okay, Chef Yao."

Yao Shi put on gloves and demonstrated: "With the duck laid flat, start with the duck head."

Cut down.

"Then the thighs."

Cut down.

"The wings."

Cut down.

...

"Divide into 28 pieces in total, making sure each piece has skin attached."

Yao Shi diligently explained while dividing the duck.

Fu Yu watched Yao Shi’s actions intently.

Chen Cang, responsible for recording, held up Fu Yu’s phone to capture the entire process.

Yao Shi finished processing a duck, and after plating, instructed: "Fu Yu, you give it a try."

[Ding! Task from NPC Chef Yao Shi: Complete the dissection and plating of a whole duck. Task reward: 50 RMB, 5 dissection experience, 10 task experience]

Fu Yu chose to accept the task.

He wore gloves and placed a duck on the board, holding the knife in his right hand.

Began dissection.

Started with the duck head as before.

The guiding green line appeared as usual.

Fu Yu followed the cue, deftly cutting down.

With enhanced hand speed, his swift knife work was both efficient and graceful.

Despite the seemingly simple start, it made Yao Shi furrow his brow slowly.

Fu Yu’s knife skills were very experienced, and his precision was impressively accurate.

Yao Shi evaluated in his mind that Fu Yu’s proficiency in dissection was clearly a result of rigorous practice to achieve such results.

What appeared simple had unique intricacies in every detail.

A layman watches to be impressed, an expert watches for the craft.

Yao Shi speculated that Fu Yu likely practiced these dissection skills with Zhao ng.

After all, Zhao ng had always taken great interest in Fu Yu, possibly giving him private lessons on dissection techniques.

With this thought, Yao Shi felt sowhat at ease.

Indeed, diligence makes up for deficiency.

Although he is a newcor whose skills are not yet advanced, with careful ntoring and diligent personal effort, over ti he has gradually mastered the relevant skills.

Yao Shi attributed Fu Yu’s dissection technique to Zhao ng.

After all, Fu Yu had been working for less than a year, with only so many chances to handle the main knife.

He himself had worked for decades, having dissected hundreds if not nearly a thousand tis, making it incomparable.

But watching as Fu Yu accurately and swiftly dismantled the entire duck and neatly organized it on the plate, Yao Shi’s amazent was impossible to hide.

Fu Yu, completely focused under the guidance of the green lines, finished the final plating.

Relieved, Fu Yu looked up at Yao Shi, smiling as he asked: "Chef Yao, how is it?"

With a solemn expression, Yao Shi nodded: "Very good."

[Ding! Task from NPC Chef Yao Shi: Complete the dissection and plating of a whole duck. Successfully completed, reward received: 50 RMB, 5 dissection experience, 10 task experience]

The phone in Fu Yu’s pocket vibrated.

It was a notification of a bank transfer.

But Fu Yu didn’t have ti to be happy about it.

He saw Yao Shi’s furrowed brows and felt a constriction in his breath...

Why did Chef Yao have such an expression?

Did he make a mistake sowhere in his operation?

Was the duck not divided into 28 pieces?

Or was there any duck at not attached to the skin?