I'm the Culinary God

Chapter 1174: Chapter 473: Dundun: Stuck With a Mama Who’s Playful and Not Very Skilled—This Cat Is Helpless!

In the past, when making gourmet dishes, she would deliberately place them on rotating display stands for close-up shots, but this small bowl of Tai Chi Muddle, she dared not put it on the stand, afraid that the perfect Tai Chi Diagram would be marred with just a slight bump.

After filming, the recording of this video segment also came to a close.

"Haha, quickly praise me, just ask if I’m awesome!"

"Awesome, awesome."

Lin Xu scooped himself a bowl of Peanut Paste to taste, and whether in taste or texture, it was no less than Black Sesame Paste, but the fame of this delicious treat was far from the internationally renowned Black Sesame Paste.

After her excitement subsided, Shen Jiayue bought a pile of cat toys online, along with various cat beds, cat sofas, cat dragon chairs, cat cars, and the like.

Anyway, anything Dundun hasn’t seen or played with, she bought them all.

Although she didn’t quite know how she managed to make the Tai Chi Diagram, since she did, she had to fulfill her promise to her son and do so generously.

During dinner, Chen Meijuan looked at the Skin Residue on the table somewhat surprised:

"Son, did you modify this? The color is much prettier now."

Lin Xu said:

"I made it with gardenia water, initially intended it to be red, but it was too close to Hawthorn Cake, so I changed it to gold."

"It looks very tempting, are you planning to sell it in the shop?"

"Tomorrow morning I’ll finish filming the video first, see how netizens react, if it’s popular, then the day after tomorrow I’ll try selling it in the shop."

Shen Jiayue, beside them, asked:

"Film it in the morning?"

"Yes, in the afternoon I have to go to the company to shoot the western cuisine, can’t delay the main task."

Chen Yan, originally wrestling with the steamed pork and Skin Residue, curiously asked upon hearing:

"Brother-in-law, what are you planning to make? I’ll let Boss Huang prepare the ingredients right now."

"Pan-fried Foie Gras."

Compared to other dishes, Pan-fried Foie Gras is actually considered quite simple in western cuisine.

But the simpler it is, the more demanding the method becomes, placing higher requirements on the ingredients.

The so-called foie gras, according to standard translation, should be called fatty liver, because it’s made by a special feeding method, artificially allowing certain breeds of ducks, geese, or swans to develop fatty liver.

This liver is gigantic in size, usually over one kilogram.

It’s filled with rich, creamy fat, eating it feels like having ice cream, hence it’s called a delicacy of French cuisine and one of the three precious ingredients in western cuisine.

Besides foie gras, the two other precious ingredients are caviar and black truffles.

Zeng Xiaoqi said:

"It’s said foie gras is cultivated by artificial force-feeding, and the ducks and geese raised suffer greatly, so I am quite resistant to this ingredient, feeling it’s cruel."

Lin Xu smiled:

"That’s the old feeding method. The current feeding method has changed, no longer force-feeding, but using specially formulated fattening feed that ducks and geese eat voluntarily, the process is not cruel... instead, ducks used for Yanjing Roasted Duck, many places still use force-feeding methods to fatten them."

Roasted duck requires fat and tenderness, to achieve this requirement, force-feeding is the only option.

Such ducks can rapidly fatten in the shortest growing period.

Therefore, when it comes to cuisine, neither Chinese nor Western, should harbor disdain for the other, both follow the same path, after all, solving hunger is the main theme of human development.

If people can’t have enough to eat, how can they spare sympathy for animals.

Chen Yan asked:

"Besides foie gras, what other ingredients are needed? If they’re not commonly seen, I’ll have to specially look for them."

Foie gras has too much fat, eating it alone is overly greasy, so it’s usually paired with slices of bread, jam, and for a more refined version, some pan-fried fruit for consumption.

Lin Xu thought for a bit, then said to Chen Yan:

"Just prepare two slightly sour green apples, and then go to Building 10 of Fishing Platform, ask Head Chef Guo for some Sour Plum Sauce for roasted goose, and some bread slices, my method is relatively simple."

The accompaniments for foie gras are almost all intended to whet the appetite and cut the grease.

Take the green apples and Sour Plum Sauce Lin Xu asked for, they serve this purpose.

Of course, using blueberry jam is actually suitable too, but making this on the spot isn’t feasible, to be prudent, using Sour Plum Sauce from Building 10 is more reassuring.

Chen Yan agreed:

"Alright, I’ll have someone prepare... By the way, brother-in-law, do you have any requirements for the foie gras?"

"The higher the quality, the better."

With the rise of scientific breeding, foie gras is no longer considered a particularly precious ingredient, online, you can buy a whole quality foie gras for about two hundred yuan.

In terms of price, it’s far from as exaggerated as black truffles and caviar.

Of course, there are still some high-end foie gras in France, but for filming a video, there’s no need to buy that limited supply of imported goods.

The opponents on TV stations aren’t worth that much attention.

Lin Xu put a slice of Skin Residue into his mouth, looked at his mom and asked:

"When will the construction start at Ginkgo Garden?"

"Soon, the construction drawings will come out in the next few days, then a professional construction company will enter the site, and I’ll return because there’s a lot to do in Yinzhou."

Although Chen Meijuan enjoyed being together with her son and daughter-in-law, feeling fulfilled.

The scenic area over there can’t be neglected, because by next spring, it will be waiting for its blooms to attract another wave of tourists, this cannot be delayed.

After dinner, back home, Lin Xu went to the study to start editing videos, while Chen Meijuan used video call to inquire about the progress of the construction at the Yinzhou scenic area.

Shen Jiayue sat in front of the piano, recording a video of her playing music.

Dundun lay on the piano board, listening intently to the piano piece, its tail tip rhythmically moving with the music, showing a very relaxed demeanor.

When Chen Meijuan ended the call upstairs, she saw her daughter-in-law filming while playing piano at the foot of the stairs and didn’t disturb her, instead she turned and walked into the study.

"Son, can you pause for a moment, I want to chat with you."

Lin Xu saved the progress on the editing software, curiously asked:

"What’s up, Mom?"

"Your aunt feels a bit sorry hearing about Yuanyuan going out early and returning late every day, blowing cold winds...do you have any special plans for Yuanyuan in the future? Although they’re relatives, I need something to say when I go back, otherwise when your aunt asks, I can’t lie again, can I?"

Lin Xu didn’t expect his mom to discuss this.

He laughed, saying:

"The plan for Cousin Yuanyuan is already arranged, and the company has agreed, but it won’t be announced until after this winter passes, by then it will absolutely bring honor to my aunt, you can reassure her."

Chen Meijuan’s curiosity was piqued:

"Are you going to let her become a company manager?"

Lin Xu shook his head:

"Right now, the performance of the Fourth Middle School shop is far ahead, Cousin Yuanyuan has also proposed many measures beneficial to our stores outside of work, so I’ve decided to appoint her as...General Manager of Ziqiang Shengjian!"

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