Chapter 187: Huaiyang Cuisine

Rolling Mill

After breakfast, Cao Weiguo rode his bicycle slowly to the factory.

Just as he arrived at the kitchen, the canteen director ran in hurriedly.

"Weiguo, Deputy Factory Director Li has an urgent matter to find you."

Cao Weiguo asked in surprise, "What urgent matter?"

The canteen director pulled Cao Weiguo outside while explaining quickly.

"I don't know what it is either."

"But it looks quite urgent."

Together they arrived at the office, and Deputy Factory Director Li asked anxiously, "Weiguo, can you cook Huaiyang cuisine?"

Cao Weiguo said, "I can."

Deputy Factory Director Li looked at Cao Weiguo in surprise and asked very seriously, "Are you sure?"

Cao Weiguo: "Sure, I once learned Huaiyang cuisine from an old master."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Deputy Factory Director Li shouted "good" with excitement, feeling relieved, and turned to Cao Weiguo to explain: "An important leader is coming to the factory today, and this leader likes Huaiyang cuisine. I was worrying about where to find a chef who can cook

Huaiyang cuisine; fortunately, you can cook Huaiyang cuisine."

Before leaving, Deputy Factory Director Li exhorted repeatedly: "Weiguo, this leader is very important for the future development of the Rolling Mill; you must use all your skills, and you must make the leader satisfied and happy."

Cao Weiguo said, "Don't worry, Factory Director, I will definitely go all out!"

After accepting the important task, Cao Weiguo and the canteen director hurried back to the canteen.

They had to hurry to prepare the ingredients and seasonings for the dishes, and quite a few things needed to be bought outside.

"Lean pork, fatty pork, fresh lotus root, yellow wine, winter bamboo shoots, mandarin fish, dried tofu, shrimp, ham..."

Cao Weiguo said, "Hurry up and buy these ingredients!"

"I'm going out to buy them right now!"

After noting down the ingredients Cao Weiguo needed, the canteen director ran out hurriedly to arrange things.

"Limin, Afei, today I'm going to cook a few Huaiyang dishes!"

"Clear-stewed crab powder lion's head! Wensi tofu! Braised dried silk, squirrel mandarin fish, shiitake mushrooms with bok choy..."

"Now you start preparing the side dishes, shiitake mushrooms, bok choy..."

Under Cao Weiguo's guidance, the two apprentices began to work busily with faces full of excitement.

Because they also had to take care of the workers' meal at noon, the whole kitchen was bustling with activity.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Director Zhao returned with the ingredients, covered in sweat.

Perhaps because the leader coming this time was too important, Director Zhao didn't leave the kitchen.

He endured the smoke and fire, busy in the kitchen, fearing that something would go wrong.

He stood on the side, staring without blinking, fearing that this meal would go wrong.

"Director Cao, Factory Director Li asked me to tell you that the leader has arrived, you can start cooking!"

"Understood!"

Huaiyang cuisine is one of the traditional cuisines, originating from Yangzhou and Huai'an, mostly using river and lake fresh food as the main ingredients, supported by top-notch cooking skills, taking the original taste and color as the best, and aiming to satisfy everyone's taste, elegant and popular without losing its great elegance.

Cao Weiguo hadn't specifically studied Huaiyang cuisine, but the cooking skills rewarded by the check-in included Huaiyang cuisine.

With the ingredients and people all there, Cao Weiguo began to work in an orderly manner.

The first dish, Yangzhou lion's head.

The second dish, Wensi tofu.

The third dish, braised dried silk.

At 11:20 noon, Deputy Factory Director Li walked into the kitchen hurriedly.

"Weiguo, how is the food preparation?"

Cao Weiguo said, "Don't worry, leader, it's already prepared, we can start serving now."

Deputy Factory Director Li looked at the dishes on the stove, his eyes lit up: "Good! Good! I'll go invite the leader to take his seat."

A few minutes later, an officer ran over to deliver a message. ===== CHAPTER 189 =====