The Cheat Emperor of the Culinary World

All the ingredients and herbs were prepared, and Fu Yu stood in front of the kitchen counter, ready to begin cooking.

The cameraman focused his lens on the counter, ready to film at any moment.

Zhang Zhen stood to Fu Yu’s left, placing all the possible kitchen utensils within reach, then looked at Fu Yu, waiting for the herbal cuisine to begin.

Cooking herbal cuisine is quite intricate, as it involves many herbs.

Moreover, the quantity and usage of the herbs have specific requirements, making precise cooking the most crucial aspect.

Fu Yu stuck the pre-prepared menu on the kitchen wall and began cooking.

In the back kitchen of the music restaurant, although no one said anything, everyone was extremely curious about this herbal cuisine.

After all, since Zhang Zhen offered to assist, the cooking must be particularly complex.

Especially since the boss specifically hired a cameraman to film the entire process.

Fu Yu is probably planning to come up with something new again?

This guy is always full of ideas. The innovative dishes and banquets he’s made before were all unique.

This time will surely be refreshingly new again.

With this thought, everyone in the back kitchen became expectant.

However, there were also doubts.

The camp remains despite the soldiers coming and going.

Although the music restaurant is thriving, with generous salaries and benefits, there is still some staff turnover.

Last week, a chef left the back kitchen.

Subsequently, two new ones were hired immediately.

Since they were new to the kitchen, not yet familiar with the workflow of the music restaurant, they temporarily assisted the senior chefs.

After training for a while, once they can cook independently, they can be promoted directly to take on full duties.

These two were not familiar with Fu Yu’s situation, only knowing he was a part-time chef.

Initially hearing about the herbal cuisine, they were quite interested because the restaurant’s planned herbal therapy promotion was unique.

Not just a simple promotion, but a new marketing direction and concept that, if done well, would greatly promote the restaurant’s publicity and development.

Then, seeing that it wasn’t Zhang Zhen cooking, but this young chef in his early twenties.

Aside from his good looks, does he have anything else special?

Seeing that even a cameraman was hired, it seems to be for the restaurant’s publicity.

They probably picked him because of his looks, right?

After all, for an image endorsement, looks are indeed quite important.

With this thought, their initial surprise and dissatisfaction subsided.

No choice, why didn’t we grow up to look like that!

Cooking herbal cuisine was second nature for Fu Yu.

Having once practiced in teaching practice classes, he could handle it all effortlessly.

The ingredients and herbs were only washed by helpers; the cooking operations were done personally by Fu Yu.

Fu Yu was meticulous with the preparation, as it directly related to the plating effect after cooking, which is essential for the visual sensory impact of herbal cuisine.

His preparation skills were almost masterful.

Even Zhang Zhen, standing nearby, couldn’t help but watch in awe.

Professionally trained for five years and consistently practicing the basics, Zhang Zhen was very knowledgeable in preparation techniques.

The more he watched, the more shocked he became.

This knife work, this knife speed.

Each time he watched, there seemed to be a noticeable improvement.

This Xiaofu, is truly... amazing!

Meanwhile, the two new chefs couldn’t help but look down on Fu Yu’s cooking.

Even though they were currently just assisting the senior chefs, before applying, they were the main chefs in their restaurants.

If not for their culinary skills, they wouldn’t have smoothly entered the music restaurant’s kitchen.

To them, watching a young person in his early twenties take the lead felt like showing off in front of experts.

One couldn’t help but say, "Why cut the carp like that... You could totally angle it more. Why cut so close? Aren’t you afraid the fish meat will fall apart during cooking?"

"And cutting the cabbage straight in half, it won’t absorb the soup well during cooking? This seems a bit too careless..."

Hearing this, the other couldn’t help but shake his head.

Chef Lin, while busy, took a moment to watch Fu Yu cook, and upon hearing them, couldn’t help but furrow his brows slightly.

The two new chefs were assisting him, and they seemed quite perceptive normally.

But now, people can’t be judged by appearances.

Being from a small place, their perspective was too narrow.

They preconceived that because Fu Yu was young, he must lack back kitchen experience and therefore his culinary skills were likely lacking.

But they overlooked many details in the cooking process.

Why would the boss entrust such an important cooking task to Fu Yu?

The camera was recording the entire process up close, and it would be made into brochures for customers to reference.

The brochures served to promote the cooking process of herbal cuisine and mainly to publicize the head chef’s skills.

Now, with Fu Yu being the main focus, doesn’t that show the importance of this cooking?

Chef Lin had already understood the boss’s reasoning!

Because Fu Yu truly had the skill, he wasn’t taking on porcelain work by accident.

Even the usually sharp and seasoned Zhang Zhen volunteered to assist Fu Yu, proving his genuine respect for Fu Yu.

Glancing at the self-talking, increasingly loud new chefs,

Chef Lin said sternly, "Do you know why he cuts like that? Because he’s using the wave knife technique."

"Look carefully at his cuts, his alteration, where he slants the knife on both sides of the fish to the bone, then directly changes the knife tip and direction!"

"This wave technique done with a kitchen knife requires very precise knife skills!"

"Moreover, cooking with this requires strict control over the operation and the heat!"

"To adapt the preparation to his own creativity, didn’t you see how steady his hand is with the cuts, the subtle angles!"

"This entire wave technique from start to finish, ha-ha, I really don’t know what you’ve been looking at all this time!"

"Without years of dedicated practice, this level of knife work is unreachable, seeing how much effort he puts into basic skills shows his rare dedication to culinary research!"

Talking about this, Chef Lin couldn’t help but be impressed.

Putting other things aside, just the display of this wave technique could be described as a textbook-standard demonstration!