Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle
Chapter 327 - 201 The Rare Good Mentor_3

Chapter 327: Chapter 201 The Rare Good Mentor_3

Qin Huai looked at Tan Wei’an, then at Guli, and thought the gap in skill level between these two brothers was indeed quite large.

Tan Wei’an didn’t look much older than Guli, but his skills were clearly a notch higher. Guli, who was born into a prestigious lineage as a direct disciple of a renowned master, only had skills slightly better than the other four helpers who didn’t even have names — he was practically a copy of Wang Jun.

"You’re kneading the dough too heavily," Qin Huai couldn’t help but point out, "Aren’t you kneading the dough for fresh meat mooncakes? I feel like the way you’re kneading the dough now is different from before, but not by much."

"What are you making?"

"Ruyi Roll," Guli honestly replied.

Qin Huai: ?

What is a Ruyi Roll?

"What type of snack is it?"

"Fried."

This actually touched on Qin Huai’s blind spot of knowledge. He hadn’t made many fried snacks before; the most fried things he made at home were meatballs, all concentrated around the New Year.

"What kind of texture are you aiming for?" Qin Huai continued to ask.

"A golden, crispy exterior with juicy and tender meat inside."

Qin Huai got a slight idea.

"But you can’t knead the dough like this. At this intensity, the dough will become extremely soft, and if you wrap the meat and fry it, it’s impossible to get the effect you mentioned without controlling the thickness," Qin Huai said, "You’re too rigid in kneading; it’s too basic. Do you understand what I mean?"

Guli nodded: "My master has said the same thing before, that when making snacks, I don’t know how to be flexible. I keep making the same mistakes over and over again."

"It’s not necessarily about not being flexible." As someone highly self-aware, Qin Huai knew that when a chef repeatedly makes the same mistake and refuses to change, it’s either due to a poor attitude or just plain inexperience.

"Kneading dough requires technique; once you’ve made a snack many times, you develop a feel for it. If something feels off, it probably is, and it needs to be changed."

Guli looked a bit confused.

Qin Huai also knew this behavior of finishing his work and then going around pointing things out at other people’s stations was really annoying, but he just couldn’t help it.

Most chefs believe that if you’re not skilled, you should practice more, practice until you drop; every problem stems from a lack of skill.

But Qin Huai felt that Guli was different. His level wasn’t as bad as his snacks made it seem; he was just too rigid and didn’t know how to be flexible. With a slight turn, he could improve, but he just couldn’t make that turn.

Didn’t anyone at Zhiwei Restaurant tell him about this?

"When you’re kneading the dough, your hands tend to pause suddenly." Qin Huai said, "I’ve been watching you all morning. You naturally pause at steps that clearly have issues, which means you know there’s a problem, but you’re not fixing it."

"In such cases, I suggest you boldly try to make mistakes, freely experiment, and follow your instincts. Once you find the feel, the issue will be resolved."

Huang Shengli watched from afar and smiled at Zheng Da, who had long started slacking off: "They talk about feeling the same way, but I think Xiao Qin is much clearer than you."

Zheng Da: ...

Guli nodded, said nothing, using his actions to show he would accept Qin Huai’s advice.

Qin Huai, who rarely enjoyed instructing others, was about to happily go find Dong Shi to hear some gossip when the game notification suddenly rang in his mind.

"Ding, congratulations on discovering a new side quest [Gong Liang’s Desire]. Please check the task panel for details."

Huh, [Gong Liang’s Desire], wasn’t Gong Liang still eating fried dough rings in Beiping this morning? What is he desiring in Beiping?

To eat even tastier fried dough rings?

Qin Huai doesn’t know how to make those breakfasts.

The next second, Gong Liang’s loud voice came from the kitchen door: "Master Qin, guess what good thing I brought you back from Beiping?"

"A great chef’s knife! Made by a famous master, cost me six figures, you’ll definitely find it handy!"

Qin Huai: ...

Thanks, I appreciate your thoughtfulness, but could it be something else? Even a rolling pin would do.

If Qin Huai remembers correctly, the last time he checked the game panel, his Knife Skills proficiency was only 179.

With his Knife Skills, using a six-figure chef’s knife is indeed a bit of a disservice to the knife.

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