Chapter 227: a (3) good ingredients
For chefs, that''s the gun in the soldier''s hand, the mirror in the woman''s bag, the mother-in-law in the farmer''s house
Dried abalone from japan is essential to Fulin hotel and other high-end restaurants in Hongkong, not only because of the deep sea in northern japan, the sea is deep and clear, and the abalone grows exceptionally delicious
The most important thing is that japan has the technology to make dried abalone, and its secret recipe is not spread out, so even if there are excellent quality fresh abalone (such as south africa, new zealand, etc
) elsewhere, it can not be dried to produce the effect of dried abalone in japan
This is a very interesting thing
China has the most abalone, and also likes to eat abalone the most, but dried japanese abalone is the best abalone in the world, and Fulin hotel''s signature dish, "A 1 abalone," has always chosen high-quality japanese abalone
However, as people eat more and more abalone, the size of abalone also becomes smaller and smaller
A three-headed dry abalone needs three kilograms of fresh abalone to be sun-dried
Such a large Wangbao can grow normally in the sea for at least 30 years
Although the weight of abalone used by Fulin hotel is also decreasing year by year, as a chef, whether it is Li Wenji or Yang Guanyi, he still hopes to use better abalone to cook
In a fax to the Fulin hotel, Liu Ziqing claimed that there were hundreds of three Fulin hotel
Li Wenji originally did not believe it, but even if there were only ten, it was not a loss to come
The master asked him to come, and he came
For Li Wenji, although 10 or 100 three-headed Wangbao were precious, there were not many three-headed abalones that passed through his hands
He had done one and two abalones in his early years
This time, it was just a bigger business
But when he saw the Wangbao that Liu Ziqing had brought out, he was shocked
Yes, it was shock
This was more shocking than knowing about the september 11th incident and hearing about the oil price increase, second only to being cuckolded
Li Wenji calmed down for a while, picked up the tea and moistened his throat before asking liu ziqing," where did your boss get these abalone
" Liu Ziqing had been in the auction house for 20 years, and he immediately knew what kind of mood a person had, so he smiled and said," I work
The boss does whatever he wants
How can he ask so many questions
" In the end, Li Wenji was a chef, and even the biggest chef was a chef
As a chef, he should be in the kitchen
He didn''t have to learn how to hide his expression
The more famous the chef was, the greater his presence, and the less he needed to hide himself
Therefore, as a chef, Li Wenji''s surprise could not be hidden from Liu Ziqing
In an auction house, this expression means that your baby has appreciated by another 15 %
Li Wenji was shallow, but he had a deep vision
As a chef, he could easily distinguish between the main and secondary guests at the table
Of course, he knew what liu ziqing was up to
He sipped his tea and said," tell me, what is the rule of this abalone you sell
" Liu Ziqing rubbed his hands in secret and smiled
" My boss has a family background
He has some precious abalone
Now he wants to sell it for a good price, but there are too many
After thinking about it, he thinks he should ask master Yang Guanyi
"" Are there really 100
" Li Wenji couldn''t help but pick up the abalone in the thermostat again, although he knew it was inappropriate
" There are more than 100, I''m afraid there are 1,000
" Huang Xuan told him this
Although Liu Ziqing was nervous, he still said it
It was important to take the lead in the negotiations
Li Wenji snorted and said," young man, abalone and abalone are different
" As he spoke, he gave Liu Ziqing a scornful look
Liu Ziqing was also a middle-aged man
He was called a" young man" by Li Wenji, who was only 10 years older than himself
He had a temper at the moment, but he couldn''t do anything wrong today, so he just said angrily," Mr
Li Wenji, what''s the difference between this abalone and an ordinary abalone
" Li wenji snorted, pushed the cup in his hand to the middle of the table, waved and said," pipan, come and look at this abalone
Tell your brother liu
" Yang Guanyi was most famous for abalone, and Li Wenji not only learned the true flavor of it, but also pondered a lot of new dishes over the years
He named himself" wanzai family," and his apprentice also split into two, learning one of the craftsmanship
The original name of the preserved egg was pi shou zhou
When they entered the restaurant, they naturally reminded people of the preserved egg porridge
He was learning how to cook abalone
He had been well received by Li Wenji
Now, besides his master, the other cooks would call him big brother pi
Pipan was just thirty years old, and he was still very young
He had been sitting behind Li Wenji and looking at the abalone with his head outstretched
Now he was called to the front
He looked at the abalone in the thermostat without blinking
Then he took it in his hand and looked for a long time
He picked it up and smelled it
" This is a Wangbao made by the huagu family
"" Oh
" The preserved egg glanced at the master before continuing," when drying the abalone, wash the mud and other dirt off the surface of the fresh abalone with clean seawater
Nowadays, many people either don''t understand it or don''t pay attention to it
Wash abalone with water or tap water
The meat is tender and easy to absorb water with tap water
The quality is much worse
"" It''s like using normal saline for an infusion
" Liu Ziqing expressed his understanding
Li Wenji coughed, and the preserved egg continued," when shelling, different masters are different
They usually use a round-headed knife to" insert" the meat from the front of the shell along the wall of the shell, cut off the meat column to take the meat out of the shell, remove the connected internal organs, and wash the body clean
This step is not difficult to say, but it is not easy to take out the whole abalone in one piece
But I say that it is made at huagu house because of the blade
"" Blade
" Liu Ziqing looked down at the abalone in the box, but didn''t find it
Pipan pointed and said," This abalone is already very big
If it is directly dried and too slow, it will easily go bad, so it has to be sliced two to four times on the back of the abalone
It has to be cut continuously to maintain the size of the abalone and the integrity of the body
There is a lot of knowledge in this, such as cutting a few ways, such as where to cut it, each abalone is different
The position of the cut is different
" At this point, Li Wenji raised his eyebrows and said," young man, do you understand now
For the same thing, cutting two knives and cutting four knives are different in appearance, and the taste of cooking is different, and the number of masters who can do this is also counted in japan
The times are different
The old generation of japanese masters, the dead ones, the undead ones, almost can''t do it anymore
" When he said this, he said with emotion," now the abalone is caught and eaten before it grows to three
It is basically impossible to see two abalones again in the future
Even three abalones are rare
The younger generation in japan nowadays, let alone the three-headed abalone, doesn''t have many people who have the opportunity to cut 500 four-headed abalones
Their skills and skills can only be trained by hand
What hands can only be trained by 500
They can only practice on the mat
They can only dry the abalone and never dry the abalone
" Liu Ziqing had no sympathy for the feelings of this generation of abalone masters
He smiled and said," so the price of five abalone here is much more expensive than ordinary abalone
"" You''re not afraid
" Li Wenji took another sip of the tea and said," these five abalones must be made by the master of the huagu family
Maybe they are the''master tianwang'' of the previous generation
Just based on the name of the huagu family, I will let you make any bid
" Li Wenji''s smiling face did not put much pressure on Liu Ziqing
He had seen a lot of people
Millions, tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of yuan were in contact
Hearing Li Wenji say this, he was angry and impolite
He raised a finger and said," 1
5 million each
Five is 750
"" how dare you
" Li Wenji was still smiling
Yang Guanyi''s disciples were doing pretty well
1
5 million abalones were rare, but not rare
So he smiled and said," here you go, preserved eggs
" As he spoke, he leaned over to write a check
Liu Ziqing, who had been waiting for the other party to admit defeat, did not expect to meet such a person
Before he started to lose his mood, he immediately became overjoyed
Huang Xuan''s request started at a million, and 50 was enough
He increased the price by three times, which was a smooth start
Li Wenji blew on the seven-digit check and handed it to Liu Ziqing
" If Mr
Liu still has abalone, I can write ten more checks like this
" After confirming the value of these Wangbao, Liu Ziqing was not in a hurry
He was number four in the china area of the Wangbao
Huang Xuan''s contract was the vice president of the ministry of trade, and he was also a member of the top management
But he knew in his heart that if he only relied on his relationship with Huang Xuan, When the factory on china''s side was completed, his workplace value was reduced to the lowest, so he gathered his emotions and smiled
" If master li doesn''t mind, wait for me for a few minutes
"" Okay