To be honest, although Li Jianbang started out with pasta, he could also make the extremely popular dish of sweet and sour pork ribs. However, when he saw the sweet and sour pork ribs made by Chen Chong, he always felt something was wrong.

For example, the final thickening process seems to be in memory. And if you remember correctly, shouldn’t the last sesame seeds be put into white sesame? After all, the overall color of sweet and sour pork ribs is darker, and if you decorate them with white sesame, it will be better to highlight the color levels.

He couldn't hold it in and asked.

"Yes, the thickening step can be omitted, but that is an ordinary way." Chen Chong smiled.

"Can you tell me carefully?" Li Jianbang's tone was humble, and he did not act as a senior in height because of each other's identities.

Chen Chong felt good about his attitude and didn't mind it at the moment, explaining: "The thickening effect is naturally to absorb moisture while increasing the luster, smoothness, tenderness and taste of the dish. The sweet and sour pork ribs are just in line with all the elements of thickening, why not use it?"

"Then why use black sesame seeds instead of white sesame seeds? Look, it is difficult to distinguish them when embellished with black sesame seeds." Li Jianbang asked the second question.

"This is not difficult to explain. There are many types of color matching. The one you mentioned belongs to the warm and cold combination, which is cool and warm tones. This is the most commonly used method and can best highlight the color of the food."

Chen Chong blows away the heat from sweet and sour pork ribs, making the former more obvious. "But it can also be matched with the same color, for example, now. The best taste period for sweet and sour pork ribs is not from the pot, but after cooling, it is a cold dish. Since it is cold and cool, why not keep the theme of the cold tone? Moreover, black sesame is more fragrant than white sesame, and can better harmonize the rich sweet and sour flavor."

"So that's it." Li Jianbang nodded in agreement.

"In other words, you can't eat it now?" Li Xiang asked.

"It's okay to eat it, but the taste is not as perfect as it is after cooling down, and it's very hot." Chen Chong smiled, "By the way, what's the matter with me?"

Ice Corpse has said more than once that Li Jianbang came to find him, so Chen Chong was also very curious about the other party's purpose.

"That's right, are you interested in participating in the 7th Folk Chef Competition?" Li Jianbang found the chopsticks from somewhere. While fiddling with the ribs on the plate, he asked casually, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"What are the benefits?" Chen Chong asked the key point directly. If there is no benefit, only a fool will be interested.

"There must be benefits, bonuses, trophys, exposure, by the way, there is also the chef's God of Chef certification issued by the Food Association. It would be so cool if it was placed in a restaurant." Li Jianbang picked up a piece of rib and put it to his mouth to blow it. The rich and sweet and sour smell completely opened his taste buds.

But, the ribs are too hot to be able to take off! It's very urgent!

"This is pretty good." Chen Chong became a little interested, and then shook his head again, "Chairman Li, it's not worth it to let you come here in person for several days, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jianbang smiled and said, "Don't call Chairman Li, you'll be more likely to call me Mr. Li. Actually, that's the case. The so-called chef god competition actually has two events, one is the individual competition and the other is the team competition. So I want to invite you to represent the food street to participate in the team competition."

"I represent the Food Street? You look down on me so much." Chen Chong was speechless.

Li Jianbang was silent.

To be honest, it is indeed a bit risky to pin all your hopes on a young man who has never met. If you can make it into the top three, it would be a good thing, but what if it fails? Then from now on, the board of directors will never agree to inject capital into the food street, and will even speed up the demolition and renovation plan!

The venue was a little quiet, and Li Xiang also pricked up her ears and waited for the following text.

Li Jianbang took a deep breath and put the sweet and sour ribs held on the chopsticks close to his mouth.

Whether or not you want to choose the final decision now depends on the impact of the ribs. If you can't even make an ordinary sweet and sour rib, then there is no need to say what he will plan later.

The ribs are dark red overall, and the surface is wrapped in a layer of transparent and crystal sugar juice. The thick and mellow and sweet taste seems to have turned into substance, impacting the olfactory nerves. Just by smelling this smell, the tongue will no longer secrete saliva, the Adam's apple rolls, and the lips are dry.

What's even more incredible is that the sugar juice is very thick, but it can't fall off. Its viscosity is so high that it is like honey.

Li Jianbang took a deep breath and carefully opened his mouth and bit it.

The teeth slowly sank into the sugar juice. The tip of the tongue took the opportunity to touch it and immediately felt as smooth and delicate as silk. Then, the sauce began to melt slowly, and the sweet and sour taste contained in it spread out in a sliver. When it filled the entire mouth, it was like a thread of intertwined.

The more you taste it, the more you will feel aftertaste! There is no doubt that the sugar juice alone is perfect.

Li Jianbang's stomach was completely opened, and his teeth were slightly forced without the control of the brain. He heard a slight crisp sound of "click" and easily bite off a piece of meat.

"Hmm? Is this crispy?"

He looked at the section of the ribs. The outer layer was dark red sugar juice, and the thin layer of crispy skin in the middle was golden yellow. The last layer was extremely tender and fleshy. The refreshing juice inside was spilled out from the flesh pattern, with a faint fragrance.

"My exquisite sweet and sour pork ribs are cooked and fried, so the surface of the ribs will have a thin layer of crispness, which will increase the texture." Chen Chong explained with a smile.

Li Jianbang nodded and chewed the meat in his mouth seriously. According to his experience, the most difficult thing to control for dishes like this fried surface is not the surface taste, but the deep layer! That is, the taste presented after chewing and squeezing all the moisture from the ingredients.

To be honest, few people actually chew so delicately that they swallowed before they could reach this level. But how can they tell them in the stomach?

While his cheeks continued to work hard, his teeth kept pressing the meat, he was actually looking forward to the meaty smell that was about to appear in theory.

However, no matter how you chew it, the fishy smell of meat never appears. Instead, the more you chew it, the more fragrant it becomes, making people intoxicated.

"Grandpa, you've been chewing for almost a minute!" Li Xiang slapped her forehead and felt like her head was as big as a cow.

"What do you know!" Li Jianbang pretended to be calm and immediately put half of the ribs into his mouth. Finally, he sucked the bones cleanly without any image.

"Xiao Chen, what ingredients are you using?" He licked the corner of his mouth. The heat from his mouth was full of sweet and sour pork ribs, with a full taste, distinct layers and rich taste.

"pork."

"I know it's pork, but it's not an ordinary pig," Li Jianbang said confidently.

"It's just ordinary pork." Chen Chong's answer hit him in the head.

"Then why does the meat have a faint fragrance?" Li Jianbang couldn't believe it. If it was ordinary pork, how did he do it?

Each taste does not interfere with each other but has a close connection, which is difficult to do during the cooking process.

"The trade secret is nothing to tell." Chen Chong spread his hands. Do you really think that he can tell anything?

"I just asked casually." Li Jianbang smiled awkwardly, then took a deep breath, put down his chopsticks reluctantly, and said solemnly: "Xiao Chen, I hope you can represent the food street to participate in the competition! and make it to the top three!"

After tasting the other party's superb cooking skills, the last bit of hesitation in his heart had already disappeared. No wonder the entire food street was full of customers, and this was by no means groundless.

Li Xiang, who was standing beside her, opened her mouth slightly. This was the first time she had seen her unjust grandfather so serious. She pursed her lips, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of ribs and put them into her mouth.

"I want to know why." Chen Chong did not agree at once.

Li Jianbang shook his head with a wry smile, "To be honest, if the food street cannot get the top three this time, then the street will disappear completely in a short while."

This is the birthplace of his own business and the first pedestrian street in Longjiang that mainly focuses on food. Even if he lives up to the grand occasion of the past, it is still hard to give up. It is precisely because of this that he has quarreled with the guys on the board of directors, and finally got such an opportunity.

The only chance.

"Aren't you afraid that I can't do it after putting my hope on me?"

"What else can I do now?" Li Jianbang smiled calmly. When he was about to pick up the chopsticks, he found that the chopsticks were in Li Xiang's hand. Looking at the latter's appearance that had not eaten meat for 800 years, he was also attracted by this exquisite sweet and sour pork rib and could not stop.

"What happens if you enter the first three?" Chen Chong continued to ask.

"The Food Association will formulate a city-wide promotional activity for food streets that lasts for three days, five days or one week, and its value is immeasurable."

After Li Jianbang tasted the pork ribs, his saliva in his mouth never broke, but because of the chopsticks in his granddaughter's hands, he, an elder, was embarrassed to speak, so he could only stare at the delicate sweet and sour pork ribs backbone, and at the same time he had to keep a serious look and chat with Chen Chong. Who knows the feeling of being teased with taste buds?

"This reward seems not as attractive as the individual competition award." Chen Chong stroked his chin. After all, the individual competition award belongs to him, and the team competition award feels like drawing a big cake.

Li Jianbang lived at such an old age and could not hear the other party’s self-indulgent expression. He smiled and said, “Indeed, the rewards of the team competition focus on increasing the popularity of the entire food street, but you don’t have to worry too much. If you really can enter the top three, then the group will invest heavily in the food street, including the decoration of the entire street’s facade and renovation of all supporting facilities.

Of course, as the main hero, you will naturally have additional rewards. First of all, I personally promise you a bonus of 100,000 yuan. Secondly, after the renovation of the food street is completed, you are qualified to choose a better storefront location and rent it for one year without any fee!"

"But" Chen Chong was already happy, but hesitated on his face, "You also saw that I rented a storefront in Li Xiang two days ago. If you count it, it is just two storefronts, so the right to choose a storefront."

"Good boy, the matter has not been completed yet, but I have learned the terms of negotiation!" Li Jianbang was so choked by this sentence that he almost got myocardial infarction. He immediately patted his chest and calmed down his breath, "Okay, okay, then there are two shops! It should be OK now, right?"

"Yes, yes, but"

"What else do you want?" Li Jianbang's face was not very good-looking.

"Hehe." Chen Chong smirked, then stared at the former for a moment, "What if I got the first place?"

"You." Hearing this, Li Jianbang widened his eyes and was speechless for a long time.

...

When Li Jianbang and his two men came out of the restaurant, the restaurant was already overcrowded.

"Grandpa, you can calm down and get angry, it's not good to be angry." Li Xiang followed Li Jianbang and kept persuading him.

"I'm very good." Li Jianbang snorted coldly, "Does that little bastard really think he has won the first place? Arrogant! Arrogant! He doesn't know how to be modest at all. I really hope that he will meet a few top chefs at that time and let him understand what it means to have someone outside of others and have a heaven outside of heaven!"

"Then do you want him to win or let him lose?" Li Xiang curled his lips. The more you follow him, the more he will be reluctant to forgive him.

"Hmph!" Sure enough, Li Jianbang's expression froze after hearing this and couldn't speak for a long time.

"You just want to be face-saving and suffer." Li Xiang sighed helplessly, "Don't think I don't know. In fact, you have already been happy. You can do it in front of your own family, don't be nervous."

"Hey, I'm quite eye-catching." Hearing this, Li Jianbang smiled unconsciously. Although he was so angry that he was raised by Chen Chong's conditions just now, he also admired the other party's courage very much.

"But then again, if he really wins first place, wouldn't he have to give him as much as he wants?" Li Xiang smashed his mouth.

"Don't be so petty, look longer." Li Jianbang smiled and said, "He is not a fool, he won't want so many shops to be used as decorations."

"I don't understand very much." Li Xiang was confused when she heard it.

"Simply put, if he opens his mouth, he needs five or ten, even a hundred stores, then there will definitely be corresponding guests." Li Jianbang looked around the scattered pedestrians, "Imagine how much economic benefits will so many customers bring to the food street? Besides, if he really has the strength to operate more than ten stores, how broad his wealth and connections will be? I'm afraid that our food street will be too small at that time."

"Don't blow him to the sky." Li Xiang curled her lips.

"This is not what I said, but what he said himself." Li Jianbang smiled bitterly.

"When did he say it? Why didn't I hear it?"

"His eyes." Li Jianbang looked at the food industry, as if he could see the busy young man in the kitchen through the wall. "I can feel that there is a deep hidden fire in this kid's heart."

"What kind of fire?"

"Fire full of hatred."

"Ahhhh." Li Xiang rolled her eyes, "Grandpa, have you forgotten to take the medicine?"

"You, alas." Li Jianbang didn't bother to pay attention. "Walking around with this kid more during this period, and help him sort out the information about the chef god competition."
To be continued...