Veteran, Hurry Up.
Veteran, Hurry Up.
"Speaking of domestic culinary skills, did you see the LED at the entrance of that hotel, Xiaojing?" Judging from his tone, the man sounded both curious and concerned.
"Yeah, I know. You are talking about the exchange of culinary skills, specifically, the exchange meeting of culinary skills between chefs from China and Japan, right?" The girl called Xiaojing was the source of the female voice just now. She didn't even try to conceal the discontent in her tone at all.
"Right on. I don't know about which aspects they are competing, but obviously, our knife skills aren't as good as theirs. How can we possibly make sashimi as well as the Japanese?" The man said with a tone of anxiety.
"I agree with you. It's known by all that Chinese cuisines are well-known for its taste and heat control rather than the knife skills." Xiaojing complained.
"Exactly. Why do they utilize their strong points to attack other's weak points? They'll definitely be badly beaten if they don't make the best use of their advantages and bypass their disadvantages." The man continued saying.
"Not necessarily. At least, we are really not bad on other aspects." Xiaojing contradicted him slightly.
"Well, you are right. There should be no problem with the taste." The man agreed with Xiaojing's words.
The conversation between the two people was interrupted by the new dishes served. After that, Yuan Zhou didn't listen to them anymore. He diverted his attention to the dishes in front of him.
After he tasted a slice of raw horse meat carefully, Yuan Zhou set down the chopsticks gently.
"Wu Jun, go and ask that couple about their following schedule." Yuan Zhou said that naturally and straightforwardly.
"Huh?" Wu Jun looked at Yuan Zhou with puzzlement. To ask the strangers randomly about their following schedule?
What exactly for?
"I'm counting on you, veteran." Yuan Zhou didn't intend to explain to him. He just said seriously.
"Yeah, you are right. I'm just a veteran with plenty of experiences. Since you say so, I will definitely show you and prove it." Wu Jun rolled up his sleeves and headed for the couple, full of spirits.
Yuan Zhou didn't focus his attention on Wu Jun, but instead, on the first-class roasted salmon in front of him. He tasted the whole fish carefully for a while from the fish skin to the fish meat.
"Is this the horse oil? Interesting. It has a slightly offensive smell." Yuan Zhou looked at the raw horse oil in front of him and revealed an interested expression.
The horse oil ordered by Yuan Zhou was the raw horse oil cut into very thin slices. They were arranged loosely into the shape of a flower. Anyhow, they looked beautiful.
However, Yuan Zhou could still smell the strong smell of a horse, yet it was still within his scope of tolerance.
Served along with the horse oil, there was another plate, where some soy sauce was poured. Yuan Zhou picked up one slice of the horse oil with the chopsticks and dipped it in the soy sauce before starting to eat.
"Well, the taste is a little strange, but it almost doesn't have any special feeling. It is neither fresh and sweet nor greasy. It tastes like the oil and meanwhile not like the oil." While chewing, Yuan Zhou analyzed the taste of the horse oil.
Yuan Zhou hadn't eaten a few more slices of the raw horse oil before Wu Jun returned in triumph.
"Hey, Long Face. You are too much. You ate up the roasted salmon while I went to inquire about some information for you? I never expected that you were such a person. I'm disappointed." Wu Jun looked at the empty plate in front of Yuan Zhou and said that without thinking.
"What' s the conclusion?" Yuan Zhou was quite used to neglecting Wu Jun's complaints and got straight to the point.
"They are the overseas students in Osaka from China and they came to Tokyo for sightseeing. They have visited Meiji Shrine today and they are prepared to go to Nijubashi and Kokyo tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, it will be Tsukiji Market. After that, they are scheduled to go to the tourism spots like Kaminarimon, Senso-ji Temple and Tokyo Sky Tree. All of the tourism spots are quite popular." Wu Jun answered him subconsciously.
"Um. Isn't Tsukiji Market the largest fish market?" Yuan Zhou selected a familiar place from them and asked.
"Yes, indeed. Tsukiji Market is exactly at No. 1, 5th Unit Wudingmu, Tsukiji, Central District, Tokyo Metropolis. It's a well-known market nationwide even in Japan. Besides that, it is rumored to close down, but it hasn't yet. A lot of people go to visit that place." Wu Jun slightly introduced the Tsukiji Market.
"Um. I originally intended to go there for a look." Yuan Zhou's hobby was to wander the markets. He also did the same in Chengdu.
He usually went to the nearest place if he wanted to buy radishes. However, if it was about visiting markets, it wasn't always so. Yuan Zhou would undoubtedly go for a visit wherever there was a large and famous market.
"What? What are you prepared to do, Long Face?" Naturally, Wu Jun also heard that. That was why he asked Yuan Zhou such a question.
"Tsukiji Market seems to consist of the inner zone and outer zone. Since you are experienced, I shall count on you now." Yuan Zhou's words were rather baffling, but Wu Jun still understood him.
"Are you kidding? You want me to run errands again? Is there any benefit for me? Without any benefits, I won't do it. Though I am a veteran, we won't do anything for nothing." Wu Jun stroked his own face and said proudly.
"You don't need to treat me to this meal today. We can split fifty-fifty. That's it." Yuan Zhou knitted his brows and then said.
"What does the fifty-fifty have anything to do with benefits?" Wu Jun didn't understand it for an instant.
"You promised to treat today, but now I will pay for my share." Yuan Zhou said as if it were obvious.
"When did I promise to treat you? Did I? I can't even remember." Wu Jun looked at Yuan Zhou suspiciously.
However, Yuan Zhou's face was still as solemn as always. He didn't reveal any special expressions at all.
"When you said you were a veteran in this place." Yuan Zhou said lightly.
"Did I say that?" The problem of being talkative was that one couldn't necessarily remember every word one said. For example, now. Wu Jun had totally forgotten if he had ever said to treat Yuan Zhou.
Subconsciously, he felt that he hadn't said such kind of words, but he wasn't very sure.
Wu Jun took a look at Yuan Zhou's face and found he was knitting his brows and looking at him silently. And that brought him a feeling that he had indeed said that but wasn't going to admit it now.
"Alright. I will do it. I'll talk to the market supervisor. What do you want? It can't be too spacious. The inner zone isn't open for common tourists and individual tourists." Wu Jun clenched his teeth and agreed with Yuan Zhou on this benefit.
"I want to slice raw fish. The counter can be more or less the same as the azure stone countertop in the meeting today." Yuan Zhou suddenly confirmed what to do next.
In China, there were really many dishes that one could show exquisite knife skills.
For example, Braised Shredded Chicken with Ham and Dried Tofu in Huaiyang Cuisines. The dried tofu needed to be sliced very thin and then cut into extremely thin shreds. Then, it would be perfect after it was simmered with chicken soup. The taste was really fresh and delicious.
Apart from that, it was the Shredded Tofu Silk. The tofu silk must be able to go through the eye of a needle. The wonderful knife skills of the Huaiyang Cuisines could be seen.
The reason why Yuan Zhou selected to cut the raw fish was naturally because of the discussion of the couple.
"The abilities dealing with raw fish have been passed down to us by our ancestors. I will let you guys personally witness the supreme skills." Yuan Zhou thought inwardly in his heart.
However, Yuan Zhou still appeared to be indifferent and calm.
"That's easy. You don't need to do anything but go over there and make sashimi." Wu Jun thought carefully for a while and then agreed.
"Um." Yuan Zhou nodded the head.
"Boss Yuan, are you going to make sashimi? Where?" An extremely familiar voice suddenly rushed straight into Yuan Zhou's ears.
Wu Hai and Zheng Jiawei walked into the small Izakaya together.
"Are you here to hold an art show?" It was Yuan Zhou's very first reaction when he saw Wu Hai.
It was then the young Wu and the elder Wu finally met. Who exactly was better on the aspect of being thick-skinned?
"No. I am here for food." Wu Hai said primly.
"Oh." Yuan Zhou nodded the head.
"Boss Yuan, where are you going to make the sashimi?" Wu Hai cared so much about this problem that he straightforwardly neglected Wu Jun.
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