343 Wine Soul! (2 in 1)
As a professional wine brewer, Wu Tingze naturally has his pride. Before Zhou Dong's wine was opened, he would only have countless doubts no matter how famous Zhou Jiushen was.
This is also Fan Mingren's power-making method. He not only lets the five brothers of Lao Xionggou come out to fight against Zhou Dong, but also fails to tell the five brothers about Bai Weisheng's evaluation of Zhou Dong, and lets them hit their heads up. If they "bumped" Zhou Dong, that's great. If they hit him, they will definitely fight against Zhou Dong with all their might. He is happy with him.
This is also because the five brothers of Lao Xionggou have a unique position among the chefs under the Fan family, and they are not vaguely like their subordinates, but like guest officials. Fan Mingren would use such a small idea.
Three bowls are not the hill? Generals and ministers are in harmony?
Does the Dignified Baccarat Zhou also rely on such small tricks to attract business?
Wu Tingze despised him. There are many people who like to do false propaganda in diligence. If you fry a tomato, you dare to name it "The mountains and rivers in the country are red". If you get five kinds of eggs together and steam them, you dare to call it "Five sons passed the imperial examination"?
Three bowls are just fictional, and it is even more ignorant to be harmonious with the generals! Brewing is an extremely sacred thing in the mind of a winemaker, and Zhou Dong’s approach made him despise!
As for the praises from the drinkers around him, Wu Tingze didn't care about it at all.
What kind of wine do these people know about? I am afraid that today when all kinds of fake and inferior wine are rampant, I will be shocked to be able to drink some pure grain wine.
"Have you considered it? Should you choose the three bowls but the other party or the generals?"
When Wu Rongrong saw Wu Tingze's disdainful expression, she was furious and her voice became cold.
Xiong Buer also smiled and urged: "Second, you are an expert, so let's help your brothers choose.
I have long heard that Chef Zhou is famous in the winemaking industry, so I guess there will be no mistakes in both wines."
"Haha, I hope it's as my elder brother thought,
But just by looking at the names of these two wines, I really don’t have much hope…”
Wu Tingze thought for a while and said to Wu Rongrong: "That's it, the five of us, just look at the food you want to match. Don't waste it if you don't have enough food.
As for wine, since it’s called three bowls but not the hill, it should be a strong wine? It’s it!”
In Wutingze, the name of the general and the prime minister are even more unreliable than Sanwan Wugang. Moreover, these five men have been struggling between the white mountains and black waters of the northern three provinces for many years, so there is naturally some heroic complex. Since they are heroes, they naturally have to drink Sanwan Wugang.
"Okay, please wait a few guests."
Wu Rongrong thought to herself that these three bowls are just Gang, but Zhou Shuai... In the second batch brewed by Chef Zhou, many old customers who have drunk this wine said that it is stronger than the first batch of wines, but in terms of comprehensive measurement, it is still slightly worse than the general and ministers. You guys are also uninformed. I will not introduce a better general and ministers to you!
Seeing that Wu Tingze finally chose the three bowls of Butang Gang, the second brother Hua Biao frowned slightly but said nothing.
He is the person who is the most important person to collect "information" of drinkers. He has been observing since he walked into the big wine tank and found that the most common people are in harmony, and none of them are disliked. Moreover, judging from the price marked on the wall, the generals and ministers of eight yuan per cent should be better than the three bowls of five yuan per cent per cent. However, the fourth brother is an expert, so he is not easy to object.
When Wu Tingze saw his expression strange, he immediately knew it and smiled and said, "Second brother, don't study and analyze it anymore. Both kinds of wines are cheap, and it's too much even in places like big wine jars. So, I guess these two kinds of wines are half a pound and not much better. Just clicking a name is more suitable for your heart.
Actually, if my elder brother hadn't insisted on coming here to take a look, I wouldn't have been too lazy to come.
Zhou Dong is quite famous, but so what? There are so many people seeking fame these days. How can he still make a fortune for a young boy?"
Yu Qilin Yan Xiang agreed, "The Fourth Brother is right, what is the God of Baccarat... I heard that Zhou Dong actually has a good alcohol tolerance. It is said that he drank the Chinese wine king Cang Yanshan in Kyoto. Cang Yanshan, who was drunk, gave him the nickname. In fact, most people in the brewing industry are not convinced.
According to me, his reputation is mostly about cooking skills, but no matter how talented a person is, he can't be proficient in everything, right? When it comes to brewing wine, can he surpass the fourth brother?"
Wu Tingze smiled and said, "Although you are right, you should be humble. This is what my brother told me, so we brothers must remember..."
Yan Xiang nodded repeatedly: "That's that's that."
These two brothers...
Xiong Buer shook his head secretly. All of his brothers value love and loyalty, but they all have their own problems. The fourth brother is too proud, especially when it comes to brewing wine, so the fifth brother won't talk about it. His temperament is just like the lard and osmanthus cake he made, which is very smooth. These problems should not be, and they may suffer a big loss in the future.
"Yuanyuan, come some wine and food today. When we met, we were in the old tavern in Kyoto. You were a waiter and I was a drinker. You like the poems I read. I love watching your smile. How happy it was at that time..."
The five brothers had just ordered wine and food, and a young man and woman came to the nearby wine jar. The woman was tall and thin, dressed very beautifully, but her expression was sad, and there seemed to be tears on her cheeks.
Although the young man is not a handsome guy, he is also very clean and delicate, with single eyelids and a mother-in-law's mouth. He looks very similar to a star who often plays a warm man, and he also has an unhappy expression on his face.
The two looked at the five brothers of Lao Xionggou and sat next to the big wine jar. The woman murmured: "We met in the old tavern, so we should break up in the big wine jar?"
Shang Yong, after so many years, you still haven’t changed. A man who is as emotional as you cannot accomplish great things. Look at those successful people, everyone is a very rational person.”
"Don't judge me, aren't you the same?
After so many years, I have no advantage in your eyes. Where did the girl who fell in my arms and said that I was born a bard, and her voice was full of magnetism and charm?”
"I was too young at that time!"
"I was too stupid at that time!"
The five brothers from Laoxionggou looked at each other and thought to themselves, "What kind of luck is our brother?" Are we going to meet the guests next to us or are we breaking up with the couple?
This is the first meal our brothers have come to Chudu. It’s so unlucky!
"Thank you, just click the generals and ministers..."
The girl ordered a few side dishes first, hesitated for a little while, and finally chose the "General and Prime Minister" from the two wines.
Yu Qilin Yan Xiang looked at the young men and women, and was worried about the man.
Is this kid a lump?
We are about to break up, and they are willing to accompany you to the tavern to recall the past. If you order wine, you will choose "Grievance of Generals and Prime Ministers"?
Silly boy, do you know what this means?
Even if she didn’t intend to make up with you, it means she still has a little bit of subconscious desire to give up on you! At this time, admit your mistake, coax it, and kneel down on the washboard when you go home, will it be clear after the rain?
You are so good, you are actually lowered and your face is heavy. I want to kick you after seeing it!
After the wine and food were served, the old widower with jade face stopped complaining temporarily.
He followed Xiong Buer to open an old tavern in Laoxionggou for many years. He is an expert among experts, so he is naturally very curious about the dishes and wines here.
The dishes are simple, with shelled peanuts, spicy snails, pork head meat, fennel beans, and salt-boiled bamboo shoots... They are basically cold dishes for wine, with only two hot dishes, one is fried with peppers and the other is fried with fragrant lumps. The former is a local famous dish in the Chudu area, which is used to serve for those who like to eat a few bites of rice after drinking. The latter has the characteristics of rice and dishes. It is very common in old taverns in Kyoto. Like rotten meat noodles, it was a thing that the poor in Kyoto in the early years used to satisfy their cravings.
"There are actually fried dough. It seems that this chef Zhou is very particular about details?"
The second son Hua Biao nodded slightly. Fried cucumbers are not a expensive dish, but it is not easy to stir-fry them well. The emphasis is on not seeing oil when you meet, but taste the fragrance but no meat. This refers to vegetarian cucumbers. If they are cucumbers with meat, it should be called 'fried meat cucumbers'.
This kind of famous food that combines food actually tests the chef's skill in stir-frying, and it doesn't have much profit. Nowadays, few people are willing to do such a non-profit business, so he said that Zhou Dong is particular.
"Try it."
Xiong Buer glanced at the dishes. Judging from his experience, these dishes were still good, and they were not a half-baked thing that could not be eaten.
My brothers and others have been dealing with alcohol for most of their lives, so they naturally understand the principle of placing their stomachs before drinking. This fragrant lump is the most gentle and stomach-nourishing thing among them, so the first thing the five brothers pick up is it.
"Well, the kung fu skills of living noodles are not top-notch, it is also first-class. The eggs and noodles are matched properly and the kung fu is very even. The kung fu on the stove is still good, which is enough for a second-level chef..."
Xiong Buer ate clearly when he touched his mouth, but he was a little confused. Zhou Dong had a nickname called Zhou Noodle King. Although this fragrant dough was produced from a wok, it was actually considered pasta. With Zhou Dong's fame, it shouldn't be just this level?
Although this level is not bad, it is somewhat inferior to many titles of Zhou Dong, a young master.
"Haha, I said that my elder brother valued Zhou Dong too much.
The skill on the stove and the face of the table is his old skill, but this fragrant lump can't be done like this. You can imagine how good he is in brewing wine.
The King of Cangjiu is really right. You can’t just send the other party a little bit of alcohol to the name of Baccarat? Wherever we put, should we all call him Baccarat?”
Wu Tingze's resentment is actually the same as many winemakers, but he is not convinced of Zhou Dong's name as the God of Baccarat. As for the young master, Zhou Noodle King Zhentianguo, they don't care.
Seeing that the boss looked up and glared at him, Wu Tingze hurriedly said, "Brother, don't look at me like this, it's always scary,
I'm not criticizing people randomly. If you don't believe me, please ask my second brother, salted peanuts are the best. Do you want him to comment?"
Seeing that the elder brother looked over, Hua Biao nodded and said, "Brother, the fourth brother is right this time. Chef Zhou's craftsmanship... I think it's above the level. If you want to make it well, it's still a bit short of time.
Just talk about the salted peanuts. There is not much problem with choosing materials. I also understand the methods and principles of scrubbing. However, I didn’t put enough effort to see the heat when cooking. I turned it fewer times, so some peanuts were opened, and the taste was gone.
There are also some peanuts that are not as hot as the firepower and are still tender. In this plate of peanuts, 30% of these defects have existed."
"Okay, the ruler has its shortcomings and the strengths are all. Therefore, you should be a human being. Never treat yourself as a ruler to measure people!
If Chef Zhou has the fame today, he naturally doesn’t know how many of you are better than you, but he can’t be proficient in everything. The one who is so picky about your strengths and weaknesses is the real ridiculous one!”
"It's still the gentleman who said it makes sense."
Wu Rongrong couldn't listen any longer, and heard this and said, "Also, the gentlemen who said they didn't have the heat just now may not know that except for the wine made by our chef Zhou, the other dishes on this table were made by his students.
Let’s talk about this ‘fried glutinous rice dumpling’. It was a student that Chef Zhou received at the Hong Kong Competition. He grew up in Africa and now he has a nickname called the Little Prince of Africa.
The salted water-shelled peanut was made by Chef Zhou's fattest student. He only studied for less than two months, and he was also from the water stage.
And these fennel beans, salt-boiled bamboo shoots..."
Listening to Wu Rongrong's story, my brothers gradually turned red. It turned out that we made some comments in serious matters, but they all did it by other students? This embarrassing thing was thrown to grandma's house!
In my heart, Fan Mingren was even more cursed. Good, you are the one with Fan. Since you have been to the big wine jar, how can you not know what happened here? But you deliberately did not remind me, isn’t this embarrassing for me and others!
Only Xiong Buer smiled and said nothing. It was time for these brothers to learn some lessons, which would be beneficial to them.
"Uh, tasting the dishes is not what our brothers are good at... Not to mention these dishes, try these three bowls but the gorge. Haha, I hope this is the hero wine that Wu Erlang drank, not the cowardly wine that Wu Dalang drank!"
Wu Tingze picked up the wine slot and poured a glass for Xiong Buer first. He said, "Brother, I saved my little brother under the palm of Heixiazi back then...Brother, no, it's my little brother...This wine?"
Huabiao Niu Yuzhe and Yan Xiang both heard it inexplicably, thinking that they were talking about something messy. Just as they were about to laugh at the fourth person, they saw the big Xiong Buer looking at the wine in front of him, and suddenly a smell of wine plunged into his nostrils. Wherever he went, it was like a needle prick!
"Where the fragrance passes, it has the effect of criticizing the times, which is a fine wine of the world!"
Xiong Buer suddenly sighed: "Fourth, you met an opponent this time!"
After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it all. The wine fell into his stomach. The manager Xiong's eyes lit up, and he picked up the corner of the wine and blew it in his mouth!
The second one to blow was Wu Tingze. He was the descendant of the beggar. He had been cooking pot for many years and naturally had a good alcohol content. In less than a minute, he drank all the wine at two corners. He sat there and held the wine at the corner in a daze: "The water used in this wine is indeed good, at least three good water, no, it's everywhere! The wine and rice should also be top-notch.
But this is a new wine, why is it so mellow?
Is there a unique secret recipe for wine chorus?... I always feel that there is something in this wine that I can't see through, as if it was said by the master... The soul of the wine!"
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the girl sitting next to the wine jar crying quietly.
‘Yeah…”
Chapter completed!