Chapter 73 The Legendary Spirit Bird
"An answer that satisfies me?"
Elder Shen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he burst into laughter, with tears coming out of the corners of his eyes.
"You are the only child? Even if Kurou is added, what can you do?"
"Do you know how many kinds of delicious food I have eaten as a leader of the Guangzhou Chefs Association? Guangzhou is the capital of food. Chefs from all over the country come to Guangzhou to learn, hone their skills and gain knowledge. The skills they bring from all over the country also encourage Guangzhou chefs to constantly innovate and create new delicacies and unprecedented dishes. Brand new dishes are born here every day."
"As elders of the Guangdong Chefs' Union, one of our jobs is to evaluate dishes, give accurate judgments and provide suggestions for improvement. Most dishes must be approved by the Guangdong Chefs' Union before they can be sold. Dishes that are not approved by the Guangdong Chefs' Union mean they are garbage. No one would want to taste them. Their only fate is to be thrown to stray dogs on the roadside."
"I have eaten so many delicious dishes in my life that I can't even count them all. Because I ate too much, I no longer had any interest in ordinary dishes and even had anorexia. The number of dishes in the world that I can say are satisfactory can be counted on one hand. And you actually said that you want to satisfy me with your cooking skills. You are such a boaster!"
Ku Rou came to his senses at this time. He knew that this was his only chance. If he couldn't seize this opportunity, he would probably be expelled from Guangzhou.
"Elder Shen, please give us another chance. I promise you that I will try my best to make dishes that will satisfy you."
Elder Shen stopped laughing, looked at Ku Rou and said, "Ku Rou, your cooking skills were very close. Your passion and persistence in cooking made your dishes contain a unique power, which deeply attracted me. I once thought that I had finally found the chef who could satisfy me. But it is not enough, far from enough. You need more training, more knowledge, and a broader platform. Only in this way can you slowly approach that realm."
"Look at you now, what are you doing? You gave up honing your skills for a vague legend. You wasted your time, your talent, and your future, chasing after something that doesn't even exist! You disappoint me so much, Kurou."
These words were like heavy hammers, hitting Kurou's heart.
Kurou himself knew that ever since he learned about the legend of the black-bone chicken, he had been chasing it like a madman, and even his cooking skills had been slack.
However, this is not a waste of time, black-bone chickens do exist.
He is not chasing after impossible things that only exist in his imagination, but he is chasing after an extremely clear dream, which will come true one day!
Will!
Ku Rou said stubbornly: "Elder Shen, the black-bone chicken must be real, I believe it. I believe that all the efforts I make now will not be in vain in the end."
Elder Shen said angrily, "You... you are still stubborn! You said you hope to satisfy me with your cooking skills, right? Well, then bring me the dishes made from the legendary spiritual bird - the black-bone chicken! I will give you two days. In two days, right here, I will taste your dishes. If I don't taste the taste of the black-bone chicken, it means you have failed. Get out of Guangzhou now!"
After Elder Shen finished speaking, he turned away.
The door of the Guangdong Chefs Association slowly closed in front of the three people.
The door will be opened again two days later, and fate will be revealed.
Kurou stood in front of the door in a daze. How could this be possible? He didn't even know where the black-bone chicken was.
And even if we knew, time is too tight.
Two days, how could it be possible to find the legendary spiritual bird - the black-bone chicken in just two days!
Master Luo Tian scratched his head. This was a problem. This question was really difficult.
He sighed and said, "What are you still standing there for? Stop standing here like a door god and go."
Xu Qing patted Ku Rou's shoulder. Ku Rou's usually upright figure was a little hunched. The invisible burden pressed on him, making it difficult for him to straighten his back and breathe.
The three of them returned to Yangquan Restaurant, and Master Luo Tian sipped his wine without saying a word.
Ku Rou squatted on the ground, scratching her head in worry. Xu Qing also sighed inwardly, this level is not easy to pass.
There is not even a feather left on the black-bone chicken now, let alone being made into a dish.
He looked at Master Luo Tian and said, "Master, I heard that Ku Rou heard the legend of the black-bone chicken from you? You should have a solution, right?"
In the final analysis, all of this was caused by Master Luo Tian. If he hadn't said that after drinking, Ku Rou wouldn't have been obsessed with black-bone chicken, and wouldn't have become enemies with Elder Shen because of it.
Luo Tian froze in his drinking motion, and he put down the wine pot helplessly, "Well, I did hear rumors that someone had seen a black-bone chicken in a legendary secret place in HUB Province."
Ku Rou suddenly raised her head and asked in surprise: "Master, is what you said true? There are black-bone chickens in HUB Province? I will go find them now!"
Master Luo Tian shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about whether this rumor is true or not. It's too late for you to go there now. You haven't even reached Hubei in two days, let alone looking for black-bone chickens."
Kurou's face immediately darkened.
Xu Qing pondered and said, "Since we can't find the original, we can only look for a substitute. Master Kurou, is there any chicken breed that tastes similar to the black-bone chicken?"
Kurou shook her head and said, "Is there any chicken in the world that tastes as good as the black-bone chicken?"
You black-bone idiot!
Xu Qing simply ignored him. In this man's mind, black-bone chicken was the best in the world and no matter how hard he tried, he would not get anything out of him.
Xu Qing turned his head to look at Master Luo Tian, only to see that Master Luo Tian also had a serious expression on his face. He said, "I have the same idea as Ku Rou. I'm afraid that no other chicken in the world can taste as good as the black-bone chicken."
Xu Qing shook his head and said, "I don't think so. The taste is not only determined by the type of chicken. Different cooking methods and seasonings can make an ingredient taste completely different. As long as you choose similar ingredients and cook them carefully, it is not impossible to bring out the taste of black-bone chicken."
"That's the problem."
Master Luo Tian asked, "Do you know what black-bone chicken tastes like?"
"This……"
Only then did Xu Qing realize that he had made a mistake. In his heart, the black-bone chicken was a real thing.
However, in the minds of others, the black-bone chicken is a legendary spiritual bird, just like the dragon and the phoenix, which is a non-existent thing.
Since it does not exist, there is no unified standard for what it tastes like, and everyone has their own opinion.
What they have to do now is not to present the delicious taste of the real black-bone chicken, but to present the taste of the legendary spiritual bird in people's imagination.
Turning imagination into reality is extremely difficult.
(End of this chapter)