Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 698 - 357: Could I Really Have a Talent for Being a Master?

Zang Liang obviously hasn’t grasped this point; he only achieved flashy tricks.

But his thickening technique is still good, so we could say he made a flashy dish with not much impact.

Zang Liang adjusts the fire control.

The fire control is well-managed, Qin Huai feels inferior.

After advancing in fire control, Qin Huai not only starts to understand it but also can see how well a chef manages fire control.

Qin Huai realizes that the higher the skill level gets, the more he can see the details.

Cooking is like this; details determine success or failure. Whoever masters the details and avoids mistakes makes better and more distinctive dishes.

Zang Liang swings the spatula to stir the Crab Yellow Sauce, excellent at reducing the sauce.

Using "reducing" might not be entirely accurate, but it doesn’t matter; that’s how Qin Huai understands it.

Turn off the heat.

The Crab Yellow Sauce is done.

Looking at the Crab Yellow Sauce in front of him, recalling the preparation process, Qin Huai feels that if he were to rate this sauce, it could at least be a C+ grade; with some luck, it might reach B- grade.

This level is already not low; Zang Liang’s skills are indeed outstanding among his peers. Him coming all the way here to specifically assist Qin Huai in researching new snacks is quite a gain for Qin Huai.

"Your thickening is off," Qin Huai says directly, "Of course, I’m not saying your thickening level is bad; in terms of proficiency, you’re definitely better than me, but your technique was wrong just now." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

As he speaks, Qin Huai demonstrates in slow motion in front of Zang Liang, focusing on his wrist movement.

Qin Huai goes through a virtual thickening demonstration.

"Did you see? The movement is a facade; controlling the wrist, the slight wrist actions are the most important objective."

"Just like Master Cao saying my stir-frying movements are strange, but no harm is done; my purpose is correct. Every move I make is effective, just that they have many flashy elements."

"Of course, this thickening from Master Cao isn’t a flashy trick. The big movements and grand arm swings are to ensure better sauce drizzle. This falls under advanced teaching, making thickening an even higher skill level after mastering initial techniques, which at the current stage, we definitely can’t learn because I can’t either."

"I don’t know if you understood, how about I go through thickening again to show you my wrist movements for you to get a feel?"

"Learning this thickening technique, the wrist is very crucial; you must get the right feel. It’s that moment when you hold the bowl, slightly move your wrist to drizzle the sauce, you know which way to turn, what angle, and the feel of the force."

"I understand!" Zang Liang nods emphatically, "Qin Huai, as soon as you explained, I got it; I understand the feel you mentioned!"

"That feel is just that feel, that indescribable feel, the feel that once you feel it, you know it’s that feel, is it that feel!"

"It should be," Qin Huai isn’t very sure either, but he feels Zang Liang seems to really understand.

Tan Wei’an: ...Is he crazy, or is this world crazy?

Tan Wei’an looks at Zheng Siyuan, sees Zheng Siyuan back to kneading dough, immediately puts down his dough and runs over, asking, "Is Zang Liang losing his mind?"

"Qin Huai explained very clearly," Zheng Siyuan says, "Though his expressions are still unclear, his technique demonstration was quite detailed; it’s not strange that Zang Liang can understand."

Tan Wei’an: ?

After Zang Liang signifies he got it, he immediately starts making a whole new pot of Crab Yellow Sauce. Qin Huai watches from the side; watching, he realizes Zang Liang might really understand.

New techniques require practice to become proficient; people like Qin Huai who copy and paste are indeed rare. Zang Liang hasn’t become an uncritical believer in intuitive methods after aligning with Qin Huai; he genuinely found the feeling, truly synchronized with Qin Huai, and learns very fast.

Extremely perceptive, the fastest-learning chef Qin Huai has ever taught, progress visible to the naked eye.

Qin Huai: Whoa, can it be that my expression level has improved, and I’m starting to teach people!

He’s really going to become Master Qin!

Qin Huai glances at Zheng Siyuan, finds Zheng Siyuan still kneading dough. Glancing at Tan Wei’an, sees Tan Wei’an already starting to make his snacks.

Qin Huai guesses Zheng Siyuan will likely make Double Crab Bun today; the dough is kneaded for Double Crab Bun.

In the Double Crab Bun preparation, Zheng Siyuan needs to handle most of the process because he’s currently the only one who knows how to make it, and moreover, he’s quite familiar with it.

Qin Huai knows a bit of everything.

He can simmer Crab Yellow Sauce, but not well. He can thicken, but not as well as Zang Liang. He can handle sea cucumber, but not as well as Zheng Siyuan.

However, Qin Huai has one widely recognized and indisputable strength: his seasoning is exceptional, and the hardest part about Double Crab Bun is balancing the flavors.

Before this, Qin Huai never actually discussed the division of labor for Double Crab Bun creation with Zheng Siyuan, but everyone silently took their own tasks.

Crab Yellow Sauce is handled by Zang Liang, Zheng Siyuan is responsible for the sea cucumber part, Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan both can knead the dough, but the most crucial filling preparation, which is how to blend Crab Yellow Sauce and sea cucumber into a red-white combined filling for Double Crab Bun, is figured out by Qin Huai.

Before Qin Huai solves this, Zheng Siyuan needs to give Qin Huai a direction. At least make Double Crab Bun without too much failure, allow Qin Huai to find the direction for seasoning, or create enough failures for Qin Huai to steer clear of pitfalls.