Chapter 26: Wensi Tofu
Although Farfetch'd carries the negative buff of [Alchemy] on the road of cooking, Farfetch'd's knife skills are still pretty good. Heath found a piece of tofu in Sakaki's refrigerator, which reminded Heath of a very difficult Chinese dish in his previous life, Wensi Tofu.
Wensi Tofu, Heath first saw this dish on A Bite of China. After seeing it, Heath developed a strong interest in this dish that requires very high knife skills, and tried to make it himself, but it must be said that cooking does require some talent.
Heath tried several times but each time he made tofu soup. Later he got determined and practiced for a long time before he was able to make a decent-looking Wensi tofu. However, it was still too difficult to make it look like a blooming chrysanthemum in the water like on TV.
But Farfalle can. Heath admires Farfalle's talent in knife skills, so he plans to let Farfalle try to cut the Tofu. If he can do it, then he can also serve up recipes that test knife skills in the future.
"Onion?" The Farfetch'd looked at Heath in confusion, as if he didn't quite understand why .
"Fish Onion Duck, look, this is a bamboo. Can you cut it into the shape of a knife?" Heath picked up a bamboo tube in the kitchen and handed it to Fish Onion Duck. Although he didn't quite understand why there was bamboo in the kitchen, Heath was still very satisfied.
"Onion!" The Onion Duck nodded very confidently. Then it took its onion and quickly cut the bamboo tube in front of it into the shape of a knife. It looked very sharp.
"Fish Onion Duck, can you use a bamboo knife to cut this piece of tofu into very thin strips without destroying its integrity?" Here comes the point. Heath looked at Fish Onion Duck and asked seriously. If Fish Onion Duck could do this, it would be great. Otherwise, Heath planned to do it himself.
"Onion?" The Onion Duck looked at the piece of tofu in front of it, then stretched out its wings, intending to touch the tofu in front of it to test its softness and hardness.
Heath hit the Greater Onion Duck's wing with a chopstick. He glared at the Greater Onion Duck. This guy forgot what he said. As a chef, it is best not to touch the ingredients with your hands. This applies specifically to Greater Onion Duck. After all, Greater Onion Duck has a lot of hair on its wings.
Although there were many so- , and some people said that the restaurant owners did not pay attention to hygiene, the food tasted very good, even better than that of five-star restaurants.
Heath felt that some chefs could indeed make food comparable to that of chefs in five-star restaurants, but those who focused on unhygienic standards were talking nonsense in Heath's opinion. As a chef, the most basic thing is to pay attention to the hygiene of the kitchen and restaurant. If hygiene cannot be guaranteed, what is the point of being a chef?
Heath has always believed that chefs need to serve healthy food to customers instead of relying on their good cooking skills to not clean the kitchen, or even using this as a selling point to belittle other restaurants. Chefs who do not pay attention to hygiene are not qualified to enter his kitchen.
The Onion Duck folded its wings with a look of grievance, then cut a small piece of tofu with a knife and put it aside. Then it used its wings to feel the softness and hardness of the tofu, and then nodded very confidently.
"Come, cut this piece of tofu. It's best not to let it fall apart. It should keep it intact as it is now... By the way, remember to use a bamboo knife." Heath nodded with satisfaction. Now that the Wensi tofu was ready, Heath should prepare some ingredients needed for the Wensi tofu.
Normally, Wensi Tofu requires ingredients such as cooked ham, but there is no ham in the world of Pokémon. Although Heath is trying to pickle it himself, there is no way to use it now because the time is not right.
So Heath had to replace the ingredients. After the green onion duck was cut, Heath carefully picked up the tofu with a kitchen knife and put it aside for later use.
I have to say that Farfalle's knife skills are really great. With the help of Farfalle, Heath's cooking speed has improved a lot. In a short while, Heath prepared a sumptuous dinner and brought it to Sakaki and Nancy.
"Oh, they look great. What are these dishes?" Sakaki looked at the dishes made by Heath with interest and asked curiously.
"This is Wensi tofu, this is Yiling roast duck, this is sweet and sour lotus root, and the last one is curry chicken." Heath pointed to several dishes on the table and gave a brief introduction.
The Farfetch'd stood beside Heath and kept swallowing its saliva, which made Sakaki look at the Farfetch'd curiously, and then asked in confusion why Heath let the Farfetch'd out.
Heath hurriedly explained that since Farfetch'd was also involved in the process of making food, Heath specially brought it to meet the guests, while Sakaki clapped his legs and laughed. His laughter was very hearty, and it could be heard that Sakaki was in a very good mood at this moment.
"You, little Heath, other people travel with their Pokémon, collect badges, challenge the Quartz League, and then work hard to become a great trainer. How come it's different for you?" Sakaki laughed so hard that tears came out. He wiped his tears and asked while looking at Heath.
"Well... maybe it's because cooking is what I'm pursuing?" Heath smiled. He could also go traveling, but others traveled to collect badges, while he chose to travel to collect ingredients, and then take his Pokémon to see the scenery along the way. For Heath, this was also a kind of life.
Sakaki generously paid a full thousand Alliance coins as a reward for Heath to make food. Heath accepted it without any hesitation. He had taken another small step towards achieving his goal of funding for the trip.
After leaving Sakaki's house, Heath touched the head of the Farfetch'duck, but the Farfetch'duck did not look very happy, with an expression of grievance and unhappiness on its face. Heath was a little amused, as this guy was still thinking about the fact that he did not let it make roast duck just now.
"When cooking for guests, you have to perform at your best. If you are not skilled, it won't work. That's why I didn't let you do it." Heath looked at Farfetch'd and explained with a smile.
The Farfetch'd duck turned its head away, still looking unhappy.
"Well... let's go shopping and buy you... a duck for the experiment!" Heath gritted his teeth. A duck cost dozens of dollars, and his heart ached.
The Farfetch'd Ducky still didn't look back, but it raised its wings and made a "two" sign.
"Hiss...Okay, two is two." Heath held his wallet in pain.
