Chapter 194 194 Miscalculation

The first Sister-in-law Chen’s does have a wide variety of food, but the workmanship is rough and the ingredients are not particular. They are just fancy and have no quality at all. Have you tasted the burritos she made and the sauce and salt rolled in them?

No matter how salty it is, it has a bitter taste. In the last bowl of gnocchi soup, my hands were not strong enough and the gnocchi all fell apart."

After hearing this, everyone fell silent. Sister-in-law Chen's face turned blue and white, but she was so blocked that she couldn't say a word.

Having said this, the leader continued speaking seriously.

"As chefs, we don't require you to make the food fancy, but we do require you to use limited materials to make amazing food. Chen Hongyan obviously did this. Others just made it simple.

It’s a fried dumpling, but it has a thin skin, juicy filling, crispy outside and tender inside, and the cooked seaweed and egg soup has the best taste. Everyone can taste this, right?”

At this point, everyone understands that the fried dumplings and seaweed and egg soup made by Chen Hongyan are indeed very memorable.

Next, the leader continued to comment on the dishes cooked by Liu Daqian.

"As for the third candidate Liu Daqian, strictly speaking, the appearance of your Xiao Long Bao and Vegetable Fried Sauce Ramen is good enough. Unfortunately, the taste and heat are not well controlled. First of all, the Xiao Long Bao

There was not enough time to bake the noodles and too much edible alkali was added. Secondly, the ramen was not strong enough. There were too few eggs and it was not chewy enough. Therefore, the xiaolongbao tasted like alkali and the ramen tasted very bad.

It’s loose.”

At this point, the leader wisely stopped the topic. Liu Daqian lowered his head in shame and admitted to himself.

"Yes, the leader's comments are absolutely correct. I haven't made these steamed dumplings for a long time. I didn't know how to add alkaline alkali. I added too much. When I was making ramen, it was because I didn't have enough time.

, so it’s a bit rushed.”

Therefore, everyone present finally understood that the leader was not biased, but adhered to the principle of fairness and justice. In the first competition, the breakfast cooked by Chen Hongyan was indeed slightly better.

"Next, we will conduct the second round of competition, requiring the three contestants to cook a dinner. In order to save ingredients, they will cook two dishes and one soup. You can choose the ingredients and staple food by yourself. It takes one and a half hours to prepare the meal."

Amidst the laughter and commotion of everyone, the three candidates came to the chopping board with serious faces and began to select ingredients.

"Yes, you unanimously chose Chen Hongyan to be your chef, you should give a reason!"

Immediately, someone took the initiative to shout to the crowd.

In this way, amidst everyone's expectations, an hour and a half passed quickly. Chen Hongyan lived up to expectations and steamed a drawer of red and purple colorful steamed buns. They were placed there in a green color, paired with hot and fragrant steamed buns.

Braised pork offal, scrambled eggs with green peppers, and dried green beans make people look at it from a distance. The red and green colors make it very appetizing.

"This time, everyone has conducted a food tasting. We will not comment one by one. You will vote by a show of hands or express your opinions. Who do you think did the best?"

If she had known that by choosing this bullshit chef, these leaders would be able to increase their wages on the spot, she would have asked her old man Chen to bribe these leaders. It was really a miscalculation.

After all, ordinary employees like them may not always be able to eat the food cooked by the other two, because the canteen's funds are there, and pig waste, eggs, etc. can often be purchased.

"Two dishes and one soup, then we are in for a treat."

When one red dough and one purple dough were placed on the wooden board to ferment, An Xin probably guessed that his mother might be planning to make colorful steamed buns.

"Yes, Sister-in-law Chen and Liu Daqian cook such expensive dishes, but do they really think that we ordinary employees eat beef and drink shrimp skin soup every day?"

"Hahaha, aren't you here to see the selection of chefs just for the bite?"

As soon as this matter was announced, Chen Hongyan thanked all the leaders with a smile on her face, while Sister-in-law Chen was itching with hatred.

So Mrs. Chen, who had miscalculated, went home angrily. It is said that she did not cook for Lao Chen at home all day, so Lao Chen had to make noodles for herself to fill her stomach.

As soon as the man finished speaking, a shout broke out from the crowd.

"Chen Hongyan must think about it for us and make something that we can usually afford. We like such a down-to-earth chef. He can also innovatively make two-color steamed buns with carrot puree and purple sweet potato puree without using a kitchen.

If you spend extra money to buy sugar, the sugar in carrots and purple sweet potatoes can be enough to sweeten the steamed buns, which is truly innovative."

They were on the periphery just now, but they could clearly see that the ingredients chosen by Sister-in-law Chen and Liu Daqian were expensive beef and seafood. Although it was just shrimp skin, for southern cities like them, shrimp skin and the like were also very expensive.

Expensive.

Next, after discussion with the general leaders, it was decided on the spot to keep Chen Hongyan as the team's chef.

In view of the fact that Sister-in-law Chen was not convinced last time, the leaders on the podium did not rush to announce the results after the tasting this time. Instead, they organized the same people as last time, including the three people who cooked the dishes, to do it again one by one.

Got the tasting.

The second round of the written test is naturally more like a dinner. In other words, it means frying two of your best dishes and letting the leaders present taste and observe them, and the fittest will survive.

Although the ingredients cooked by Sister-in-law Chen and Liu Daqian taste very good, they were bought deliberately for today's chef competition, and they may not be available in the canteen on weekdays.

Liu Daqian, on the other hand, is relatively calm. Since he can't be chosen, he can just go home and dig in the ground!

"Since the leader has spoken, we won't hide it. We think the food cooked by Chen Hongyan is the most suitable for us."

Really, the boat capsized in the gutter.

I saw Chen Hongyan putting the carrots and purple sweet potatoes into the pot and cooking them thoroughly, then grinding the carrots into carrot puree, and then grinding the purple sweet potato into purple sweet potato puree, then adding flour and eggs respectively to knead the dough.

"Okay, now that the first written test has been dealt with, let's start the second round of competition."

Two dishes and one soup were completed. The ingredients were simple but nutritious and comprehensive. Standing safely in the crowd, I couldn't help but give Chen Hongyan a silent thumbs up.

Compared with the mistakes in the first round, Liu Daqian and Sister-in-law Chen were more cautious when choosing ingredients and chose rice. Only Chen Hongyan continued to choose flour.

"Now you know why everyone chose Chen Hongyan as the chef, right?"

Sister-in-law Chen kept her head down and was busy for most of the day. She made fried rice with eggs as the main food, fried scallions and pork liver, braised beef, and finally cooked a fresh cabbage soup with fresh lean meat and white mushrooms in it.

And baby cabbage tofu, it looks full of umami, and it probably looks like that when it is put on the table.

Sister-in-law Chen's face was full of despair. She originally spent a lot of time in private for this competition, tossing around at home, but she didn't expect that she still didn't apply for this bullshit chef.

Of course, in view of Chen Hongyan's very good performance this time, the on-site leaders also discussed and decided that the original salary for the non-staff chef was only thirty yuan per month.

The three employees who participated in the tasting, look at me, look at you, finally pointed their fingers at Chen Hongyan, saying categorically.

"Mom, come on, I'm optimistic about you."

Chen Hongyan cooked the meals in their canteen in a very down-to-earth manner, making them affordable and delicious.

Sister-in-law Chen stood in the crowd, listening to everyone's talk about hygiene, and their eyes became colder by the inch.

Finally, the leader stood on a high place and said to the people who participated in the tasting.

But since everyone likes Chen Hongyan’s cooking so much, from the first month of Chen Hongyan’s employment, Chen Hongyan will not have a probation period. She will be directly promoted to chef and receive a formal salary. The salary is set at 40 yuan per month.

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As far as he knew, Chen Hongyan's family was not as superior as his, and the dishes they cooked were all home-cooked dishes. He had just tasted his own dishes, and the taste and heat were just right. How could Chen Hongyan surpass his skills?

The three employees who just pointed their fingers at Chen Hongyan, look at me, I look at you, finally someone stood up and said.

And Chen Daqian did a very good job with the staple food this time.

Hearing this person's voice, everyone walked towards the edge. When An Xin passed by Chen Hongyan, he quietly cheered to his old mother.

"What? Is the food we cook bad? Isn't it delicious enough?"

If Sister-in-law Chen and Liu Daqian were chosen as chefs, they would definitely have the ingredients for their cooking. Would everyone still be able to eat? Would they still be alive?

I thought bitterly in my heart, if I had known that I could win first place by making a dumpling, why would she make it so fancy?

As long as she can win the first round of breakfast, I believe that Chen Hongyan will not have much trouble in the second and third round of written exams.

This time she showed her special skills and used all the skills that she should learn secretly. Why didn't everyone choose her again? Shuai had clearly tasted her own cooking just now. It tasted very good and there wasn't much salt.

, many of the seasonings are just right. Although the dishes made by Chen Hongyan taste good, they are not any better than hers.

Liu Daqian on the side also echoed with a stern face.

On weekdays, they can only eat shrimp skin during the New Year and festivals. Today’s shrimp skin is the result of the kitchen planning to save it for the employees to eat during the Chinese New Year. Because of the competition, they took it out in advance and used it in advance, so they didn’t have to eat it during the Chinese New Year.

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Sister-in-law Chen and Liu Daqian were busy preparing their own two dishes and one soup at the moment. Perhaps this was the reason why they lost so miserably in the first game. This time, Sister-in-law Chen and Liu Daqian were working hard to prepare for a big fight.

I have no time to deal with Chen Hongyan at all.

"The reason why we chose Chen Hongyan is because the dishes she cooks are very down-to-earth and home-cooked. On weekdays, these dishes can be afforded by kitchens and easily accessible to our employees. However, the dishes cooked by the two of you, even though they look like

It looks very high-end and classy, ​​and the taste is very good, but how can the kitchen afford so many good ingredients on weekdays? If I choose you two as chefs, I guess we will all have to eat one meal without finishing the next."

Anyway, there are so many people present. Just make two dishes and one soup to wipe out the crowd. If you make too many, it will be a bit of a waste of ingredients. After all, no company is rich these days?

Sure enough, as soon as Bai Yichen finished speaking, someone from the crowd of onlookers shouted.

"Yes, we are all here to watch the game and eat and drink."

The ingredients chosen by her mother are not very expensive, but they can be made nutritious and delicious, and their simplicity can capture everyone's hearts.

Sister-in-law Chen and Liu Daqian lowered their heads speechlessly. Although they hated it in their hearts, they did not dare to show it!

Now they finally understand where they lost. They lost because they did not consider their employees and were unpopular!

Listening to everyone's discussion, the leader glanced meaningfully at Sister-in-law Chen and Liu Daqian and spoke slowly.

His staple food is white rice, which is good, but he also made an extra portion of glutinous rice and siomai. For his staple food, he made spicy and sour pig's trotters, fried beef jerky, and paired it with shrimp skin and seaweed soup. It was full of meat dishes.

It gives people a very luxurious visual feast.

When the food in the hands of the three candidates was placed on the table, the leader at the podium tasted it one by one, and soon the results of the evaluation came out.

Anyway, most of the people present today are employees of the exploration team. After the chef was recruited, he also cooked for everyone and got the greatest benefits. Of course, these employees were the ones who, after the discussion just now, the leaders decided to give up the right to speak.
To be continued...