Chapter 740 Dinner (Part 2)
Isn’t this exactly what a chef pursues?
The chef makes the originally undesirable ingredients delicious and makes the delicious ingredients even better.
"This Kumamoto white peach is a molecular dish?" Jiang Yang asked.
Kitagawa nodded and said, "Yes."
After a pause, Kitagawa Jin added: "There is no mold used in this dish."
Jiang Yang was shocked when he heard this. Didn’t use the mold?
For general molecular cuisine, if you don’t use molds, it is difficult to shape it into a fake appearance. For many molecular cuisines, they are actually added with a mold like gelatin tablets. After melting in hot water, pour it into the mold for refrigeration, and then it can make a very realistic appearance.
However, if you don’t use the model and make it all by hand, it’s very difficult. Not to mention that this dessert does not use coagulant such as gelatin tablets. It’s purely handmade. How coincidental is this chef Kenichi Hagiwara’s hands!
After eating, Jiang Yang said, "Thank you for the hospitality."
Today's banquet made him understand one thing, that is, Japanese cuisine is not just sushi and sashimi. Anyone who defines a dish based on a certain series of dishes is extremely one-sided. Just like Sichuan cuisine, it is not just spicy. Sichuan cuisine also has high-end clear soup dishes such as boiled water cabbage.
After dinner, Beichuanjin brought out a set of tea sets and invited Jiang Yang to have tea together, but Jiang Yang did not refuse.
The tea ceremony in Japan originated from the Tang Dynasty of China and has developed since its introduction. Today's tea ceremony in Japan is very different from when it was just introduced. Not to mention the tea ceremony in China today.
Japanese people have a unique love for drinking tea, especially in formal occasions, where the ritual feel is very strong when drinking tea.
Tea ceremony is a means of meditation, but those who really use tea ceremony to meditation are just some big shots after all. Where do ordinary people have so much time to drink tea and meditation? It’s right not to be upset.
Jiang Yang doesn’t know much about tea ceremony. Just learning cooking skills made him exhaust all his energy. What else can he talk about?
However, Jiang Yang can still taste the quality of the tea. Thanks to his excellent taste.
The two of them slowly drank tea and chatted, but usually Kitakawa Jin was talking and Jiang Yang was listening.
The contents of the two chatted about cooking. Beichuan introduced Jiang Yang to Jiang Yang the characteristics of various cuisines, food from various places, etc. While asking about the places they didn’t understand, Jiang Yang quietly recorded them. After that, he would come to Japan with Meng Wanqiu, which would be a great guide.
Time passed slowly, and the two of them had been in the tea room for a long time without realizing it. Jiang Yang's legs were numb. He wanted to stand up or stretch his legs to sit, but he felt a little rude.
With his legs numb, Jiang Yang held up a smile and talked to Beichuanjin, but every second was a torment for him.
Fortunately, Kenichi Hagiwara appeared in time, and Jiangyang quickly got up to greet Kenichi Hagiwara. If seniority is ranked according to seniority, Kenichi Hagiwara is also an elder, and there is nothing wrong with Jiangyang getting up to greet the elders.
"Chef Jiangyang doesn't have to do this, sit quickly, sit quickly." Ken Hagiwara said with a smile.
Jiang Yang endured the numbness from his legs and said with a smile: "Che Hagiwara, sit down."
Kenichi Hagiwara came to Jiangyang, reached out and pressed Jiangyang down, and said, "Cook Jiangyang is so polite. You are a guest, so where can you make the guests smile? You don't have China, and we don't have Japan either."
Jiang Yang was forced to kneel down, and a very sour feeling spread throughout his body instantly, and Jiang Yang was almost screaming. Fortunately, Jiang Yang finally held back and didn't scream.
At this time, Beichuanjin had already stood up consciously and walked to the side. Jiang Yang actually wanted to stand like Beichuanjin. He now felt that standing was better than kneeling.
Kenichi Hagiwara enthusiastically asked how Jiangyang was eating, and Kenichi Hagiwara said that he had eaten very well. Kenichi Hagiwara asked how Jiangyang tasted, and Jiangyang replied that the taste was amazing.
Kenichi Hagiwara's face was filled with a happy smile when he heard Jiang Yang's praise. Jiang Yang was young, but Jiang Yang was also a master of cooking. For Kenichi Hagiwara, it was a thing to be happy to receive praise from another master of cooking.
Kenichi Hagiwara personally poured a cup of tea for Jiangyang and chatted with him.
Jiang Yang also chatted with Kenichi Hagiwara with a smile on his face. This chat took another hour or two.
Ken Hagiwara looked at the time and said, "It's getting late now. Chef Jiangyang might as well go back and rest early. I will take Chef Jiangyang to Mr. Du Wenquan's former residence tomorrow morning."
Jiang Yang nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Chef Hagiwara."
Kenichi Hagiwara said: "No trouble, no trouble. Kitagawa is in and send Chef Jiangyang back."
Kitagawa nodded and said, "Yes."
Jiang Yang couldn't wait to stand up and said, "Today, the chef Beichuan has been busy for a day, so let the chef Beichuan go back and rest first. I can find the way to the hotel."
Kenichi Hagiwara hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, if Chef Jiangyang encounters any problems that need help, just look for Kitagawa Jin. Don't be polite."
Jiang Yang smiled: "I won't be polite, so I'll say goodbye first."
Kenichi Hagiwara smiled and nodded.
When Jiang Yang lifted his foot and left, the sour and numb feeling gradually spread from his legs to his whole body, which almost made Jiang Yang fall. Fortunately, he stabilized himself in time and avoided making a fool of himself.
Jiang Yang gritted his teeth and walked out step by step, thinking to himself that he would sit on a stool no matter what he said in the future.
Back at the hotel, Jiang Yang and Meng Wanqiu were on the phone and shared with Meng Wanqiu what happened today and what they saw.
When Meng Wanqiu heard Jiang Yang kneeling and his legs were numb, Meng Wanqiu couldn't help laughing.
"You promised not to laugh." Jiang Yang said dissatisfied.
Meng Wanqiu smiled and said, "I don't want to laugh... Haha... I just can't help it."
Jiang Yang said powerlessly: "If you want to laugh, just laugh."
Meng Wanqiu smiled for a while before restraining, saying, "Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore. Are the dishes you eat today really that delicious?"
Jiang Yang nodded and said, "It's really delicious, and every dish is very exquisite and beautiful. I think I have to learn the art of placing dishes, and I always feel that the dishes I make are not as good as others."
Meng Wanqiu smiled and said, "You can do whatever you want, just learn it."
"Let's talk about this later." Jiang Yang said.
He has a system, and the skills of placing the plate can be redeemed through redemption. But I will talk about all of these later. Now he has no unnecessary happiness to exchange for these things.
"What a pity, I couldn't even eat it." Meng Wanqiu said casually.
When Jiang Yang heard this, he immediately said, "Next time we are traveling in Japan, you can come and try it."
Meng Wanqiu smiled and said, "Okay."
The two of them talked about other topics for a while, and then they hung up the phone reluctantly and fell asleep.
Chapter completed!