Chapter 494: 494

Chapter 494: A Simple Cut That Baffles 95% of The Chefs

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

Chu Xiao took a bite again and then continued thinking with a frown . He must figure out this problem . This was what he was thinking .

Li Minghui and Liu Tong nevertheless became stupefied at the same time .

“It’s no more than the fish skin . Why is it so palatable?” Liu Tong couldn’t figure that out and thus revealed a look of astonishment .

“It’s indeed very fresh and delicious . Besides, there isn’t the taste of gourmet powder . ” Li Minghui said quite affirmatively .

“So you understand now?” Zhou Shijie turned to look at his disciple and said smilingly .

“Teacher, your insight is still as sharp as before . ” Li Minghui lowered his head slightly and said respectfully .

However, Li Minghui still didn’t speak highly of Yuan Zhou .

“I think his attitude isn’t so good although the fish skin is indeed fresh and delicious . ” Liu Tong picked the dish continually while continuing to complain ceaselessly .

Liu Tong still couldn’t understand the matter where he had to wait outside the restaurant for half an hour .

“Anyway, his attitude is better than yours . ” Zhou Shijie said without politeness .

That’s for sure . Due to his excellent talent, Liu Tong had always understood things about cooking fast once inspired and didn’t need to study very hard . Therefore, he admired no one but his eldest fellow classmate Li Minghui, his teacher, and the talented Chu Xiao .

Under such circumstances, his attitude toward others naturally wasn’t good either .

“But I respect you, my teacher . ” Liu Tong said with a smile . He didn’t think he was disrespecting others at all .

“You slippery guy . ” Zhou Shijie stroked his beard and didn’t care about these things .

“Li Minghui, wait . You little brat, you almost ate up all the fish silently . Leave some to me . ” Zhou Shijie immediately reached out his hand to pick the remaining Cold Fish Skin, without minding anything else .

“Here you are, teacher . ” Li Minghui put the chopsticks down courteously and appeared a little embarrassed .

It was rare for Li Minghui to snatch food from others, at least it was rarer than Chu Xiao . Chu Xiao started later but ended earlier . Therefore, he picked the last little dish from the bowl and stuffed it into his own mouth straightforwardly while Zhou Shijia stared at him in astonishment .

“I see . ” After he ate it up, he let out a sigh and said earnestly .

“What do you see that made you say that? Don’t you know to respect the old and cherish the young?” Zhou Shijie said angrily .

“Boss Yuan, your knife skills have truly reached the tip of perfection . ” Having taken no notice of Zhou Shijie’s complaint, Chu Xiao looked at Yuan Zhou and said seriously .

“Thank you for your compliments . ” Yuan Zhou nodded calmly and accepted his compliments .

Naturally, he was quite happy in his heart .

“Don’t act in front of me, anymore . Since you came into my territory today, you have no more chances . ” Yuan Zhou thought primly in the heart .

“What do you mean?” Although Zhou Shijie was the chairman, he just savored the delicacy and didn’t think about the cooking method . Thus, he was still a little puzzled .

“Master Chu, I think you have overestimated him too much . ” Li Minghui knitted his brows and then said .

“Yeah, Master Chu . This evaluation of yours is really exaggerated . ” Liu Tong didn’t approve Chu Xia’s evaluation, either .

“Chairman Zhou, your culinary skills are awesome, but your insight does not seem to be so . ” Chu Xiao didn’t really care about the two disciples, but said to Zhou Shijie with a pitiful tone .

“Ahem ahem . Do you think everybody is as abnormally talented as you?” Zhou Shijie grumbled inwardly . When he saw his two disciples appear indignant, however, he didn’t say anything .

Instead, he just answered, “Don’t keep us guessing . Say it,” to lighten the atmosphere .

“Please go into detail . ” After all, Li Minghui was slightly elder, thus he said calmly .

Liu Tong nevertheless snorted coldly directly to express his dissatisfaction .

“The fish skin used in this dish of Weaving Brocade Diligently While Wearing Winter Clothing is very fresh . Have you realized that?” Chu Xiao pointed at the empty plate in front of him and asked directly .

“Of course . Any highly capable person would use the fresh one . I reckon it’s a little difficult to buy one from the market . ” Liu Tong smiled with sarcasm .

The words “highly capable person” apparently referred to Yuan Zhou .

“The ingredients in my restaurant are all top-quality . I believe the two of you can tell that easily . ” When Yuan Zhou carried the dish onto the table, he said solemnly and then turned around and left .

Although Yuan Zhou’s voice sounded a little hollow behind the face mask, the way he talked was quite serious .

“I know . ” Li Minghui nodded to express the affirmation .

“Ho Ho . You are neither talented nor sharp-eyed . Even a great teacher is of little help to you . ” Looking at the demeanor of the two people, Chu Xiao became unhappy and thus directly said .

“Yeah, you are right . You were born to be a great chef . So can you tell us on what grounds the dish is considered to reach the tip of perfection?” Upon hearing that, Liu Tong couldn’t help replying . Although he said it with a sarcastic tone, he still showed the basic respect .

Liu Tong and Li Minghui reacted so strongly because of the evaluations given by Chu Xiao . When the dishes cooked by them were carried to Chu Xiao to taste, Chu Xiao only gave an evaluation of “Barely qualified” lightly .

That’s right . This simple four-character evaluation was simply unimaginable to them . Since he was Chu Xiao, the youngest Michelin Three Star Chef ever, however, they accepted that in the end .

But now, this little-known person Yuan Zhou was surprisingly rated by Chu Xiao to be at the tip of perfection . Of course, they became infuriated immediately .

“You still ask even if you know it was fresh . That means you still don’t understand . It took less than 10 minutes from the moment the fish skin was peeled off until it was served to us . Am I right?” Chu Xiao said affirmatively .

“Well . . . ” Li Minghui then got stupefied .

Nonetheless, Liu Tong reacted quickly and said straightforwardly, “It’s indeed quick to finish it in 10 minutes, but still, it doesn’t deserve the characters of ‘tip of perfection’ . “

“Ho Ho . From the moment the fish was scooped up till the fish skin was peeled off, this entire intact fish skin, this Boss Yuan cut only once . Do you understand now?” Chu Xiao pointed at Yuan Zhou and said with a very positive tone .

“By the way, I forgot to tell you two, you two definitely can’t make it . As far as I know, more than 95% of the chefs cannot do that . ” When Chu Xiao said that, he didn’t look at Li Minghui and Liu Tong at all . Instead, he just stared at Yuan Zhou with a fervent gaze .

That was a kind of excitement when one confronted his rival .

“Cut only once? How is it possible?” Liu Tong didn’t believe his words at first .

“Only once? That truly can retain the most perfect taste and mouthfeel of the fish skin . But how is it possible to cut only once?” Even the steadiest disciple Li Minghui dared not believe it . Therefore, he looked at his teacher Zhou Shijie to ask for confirmation .

“Yes, it’s possible . If it were him, he indeed can peel off the fresh fish skin with one simple cut . ” Zhou Shjie nodded and said positively .

“No wonder it was so fresh and delicious and no wonder I have a feeling that a fresh fish was bursting in my mouth, making the fragrant juice overflow . ” Zhou Shijie let out a sigh . He was no longer taking Yuan Zhou as a younger chef . Instead, he took him as a genuinely talented chef similar to Chu Xiao .

“I indeed only cut once . Your tongue is really sensitive . ” Yuan Zhou answered affirmatively, which directly destroyed Liu Tong’s confidence .

“He can surprisingly peel off the fish skin with one simple cut . If only I had watched him doing that . ” Liu Tong muttered to himself . Those culinary skills were much too terrifying .

“Of course . Apart from that, I also know that you even steamed the fish before you peeled the fish skin off . Why didn’t the fish skin shrink?” Chu Xiao looked at Yuan Zhou eagerly .

Yuan Zhou, ” . . . ”