Chapter 727 [Dragon and Phoenix Banquet]
There is a difference between ancient times and modern times.
In ancient times, imperial power was supreme, and the imperial chef was actually the private chef who cooked for the royal family.
Although the imperial chef would also cook for foreign guests when there were foreign affairs events, it was a family banquet that the emperor invited foreign guests to have, and the specifications were different.
In modern times, everyone is equal, and there is no longer the title of royal chef. No matter how high the level of chef, it is still a profession, and everyone has equal personality.
In ancient times, the imperial kitchens were all important royal areas. Unless ordinary people were rewarded by the emperor, they would not be able to enjoy the skills of the imperial chefs.
But the State Guesthouse is open to the public.
Although the food is a bit expensive, as long as you have money, you can still taste the craftsmanship of the imperial chef.
As for the level of personal cooking skills, that is another matter.
Li Yi has never been to the State Guesthouse to spend money. This time, with the help of the program platform, he invited the State Guesthouse team to come and get to know each other.
Li Yi likes to communicate with his peers. Every successful chef has his own unique understanding of cooking skills, and these understandings are the characteristics of each chef.
If a chef can form his own characteristics, it means he can become famous in one place and have enough food and clothing.
But top chefs must not only have their own characteristics, but also understand more of the characteristics of their peers and learn from each other's strengths to further increase their upper limit.
In terms of Chinese food, Li Yi has reached the ultimate level.
To make further progress, he needs to understand the food culture in a wider area.
Master Hao is definitely one of the most experienced people in this regard.
As the executive chef of the State Guesthouse, he has hosted hundreds of dignitaries from various countries and has an in-depth understanding of the food culture of different countries.
These experiences cannot be bought with money, unless you travel and understand them yourself.
If you can learn these experiences from Master Hao, you can undoubtedly save a lot of time.
After confirming that Master Hao was willing to lead the team, Li Yi felt relieved and was full of expectations for the finale in a week.
“Brother Yi, are you going to have a Manchu-Han banquet at the end of this period?”
Lao Meng asked Li Yi. Hearing this, the others also looked at Li Yi expectantly.
"can not do this."
Li Yi shook his head: "There is not enough time and not enough manpower."
“Huh? That’s such a pity.”
Lao Meng sighed regretfully: "If I can't eat it this time, then I may never be able to eat a Man-Han banquet in my life!"
The other people had the same idea and sighed with regret.
Li Yi was amused by them and joked: "Who said we can't eat anymore? I sent a list to Xiao Lu. If you gather enough ingredients on it, find a time when I'm free and I can cook it for you. !”
Hearing his words, Lao Meng and others waved their hands: "Forget it then! We can't afford it!"
Xiao Lu shared the ingredient list for the [Manchu-Han Banquet] in the group after receiving it from Li Yi.
Everyone in the group had seen the long list and was dazzled by the dazzling array of ingredients.
After this program recording, Xiao Lu has become a semi-purchasing expert and has an understanding of the market prices of various ingredients.
So, he marked a rough price range at the end of the list.
After statistics, we can see that the total price of those ingredients is at least one million. If you want to use top-quality ingredients, the cost will soar to more than three million, and that does not include alcohol.
This level of banquet is not something that a few of them can afford.
When Lao Meng and others heard this, they immediately cried out: "How can we be considered as squandering wool? The guests can leave some leftovers and scraps for us after eating. Even if they eat meat, they can only drink soup." share.”
Li Yi smiled and said: "This time we are making a dragon and phoenix banquet. There is one big banquet table and nine small banquet tables. Everyone can serve it."
“Dragon and Phoenix Banquet?”
Lao Meng and the others were immediately attracted and asked curiously: "What kind of dishes are they?"
“Good food.”
Li Yi’s words are concise and concise.
The so-called "Dragon and Phoenix Banquet" refers to the New Year's Eve dinner in the palace.
As the saying goes, the dragon and phoenix represent auspiciousness. The emperor calls himself the real dragon and the emperor, and the queen and phoenix embody the world. Therefore, the dragon and phoenix represent the royal family.
The dragon gives birth to nine sons and the phoenix raises nine chicks. The "Dragon and Phoenix Banquet" is a royal family banquet. Naturally, it is held according to the specifications of one table for the main banquet and nine tables for the secondary banquet.
The dishes on the [Dragon and Phoenix Banquet] also have names related to dragon and phoenix to suit the occasion.
In terms of food materials, we also select the best from the best and do not skimp on the cost.
So in terms of specifications, this banquet is actually not worse than the [Man-Han Banquet]. It can be said to be a smaller version of the Man-Han Banquet.
It requires a lot of dried seafood and a lot of fresh ingredients.
So, Li Yi led everyone to the farmer's market and began a large purchase.
Seeing the arrival of Li Yi and his entourage, all the stall owners and owners in the farmer's market came out to watch the excitement.
Since the program "Chinese Restaurant" was broadcast, more and more individual customers have come to this farmer's market.
The market’s gate, with its name on it, has also become a popular landmark for tourists to check in.
Affected by this, various stall owners in the farmer's market have also become loyal viewers of the program.
They already knew that the last episode was about to be filmed, so they all chatted with Li Yi and others and asked them why they didn't film more episodes.
Chatting with them and looking at the goods, Li Yi felt as if he was back at home.
Liu Yifei and the others were no longer as fussy as when they first came, and started to pick up the dishes in a decent manner.
By the time they visited several stalls, they were already half-full.
After shopping around, Li Yi had almost bought everything he wanted to buy.
Arranged for the truck to be loaded, and after returning to the restaurant with the goods, he began to get busy preparing.
At the same time, the program team’s publicity channels have also begun to work hard.
On various platforms such as Douyin, Bibo, Tieba, and Zhihu, publicity related to "Chinese Restaurant" has begun to spread overwhelmingly.
In addition to these large platforms, program groups have also placed advertisements on some small and medium-sized APPs.
Even the advertisement in the check-in event of a Qidian APP for reading online articles has turned into a promotional advertisement for the ending of "Chinese Restaurant".
At once, viewers all over the Internet saw the information about the ending of the program. There were countless comments below the official scarf and the video platform account, asking questions about the ending.
In the live broadcast room of the program, the number of people online also began to increase significantly, and it soon approached the peak number.
You know, this is on a working day, and data is at a low point on weekdays.
However, countless viewers still poured into the live broadcast room to watch the few remaining live broadcasts.
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(End of this chapter)