I'm the Culinary God

If you make changes rashly, you may not achieve the desired effect, leading to a failed reform.

The best approach is to establish a chef promotion system based on the characteristics of your own restaurant, giving the mid and junior level chefs in the kitchen the motivation to learn.

As long as they work hard, it will naturally force the head chefs to learn.

Guo Xinghai finished expressing his sentiments, and looked at Lin Xu, asking:

"Once their skills improve, the salary costs in the kitchen could increase significantly. You won’t end up supporting a bunch of head chefs, will you?"

Lin Xu recalled the abundant talent reserves at Building No. 2 on the Fishing Platform, and replied with a smile:

"We still have a long way to go. If we open a branch next year, these chefs will quickly split off into half, and we’ll have to start cultivating the original reserves from scratch."

Upon hearing this, Guo Xinghai had all his doubts dispelled.

If there’s a branch, cultivating more chefs can be arranged properly.

And once the branches open, new chefs will come into Lin Ji, and some who are capable can apply for positions like head chef.

If this branching method can last for ten years, then Lin Ji’s influence in the culinary circle will become significant.

Lin Ji might even become the Huangpu Military Academy of the Chinese cuisine world.

Thinking of this, Guo Xinghai said:

"I really want to see the day when Lin Ji becomes a century-old establishment."

"Well, that’s quite unlikely. Lin Ji is still ninety-nine and a half years away from being a century-old establishment. I don’t think I’ll see it either, probably you won’t..."

Lin Xu smiled and went back to work, and Guo Xinghai tidied up his chef outfit and prepared for his last day on the job.

An hour later, the stewing time for the pork hock ended.

Turn off the stove and soak it for a while.

During this time, Lin Xu brought over some stainless steel steaming trays and neatly arranged them on the workbench. Once the temperature of the stewing broth dropped, he carefully used a skimmer to remove the hock from the pot, placing the skin side down into the steaming trays.

These stainless steel trays aren’t very large, with a diameter of about twenty centimeters.

When a hock is placed inside, there will be some irregular edges; at this point, it’s necessary to use a small knife to cut away the excess parts.

Doing this makes the hock rounder and more visually appealing.

As for the meat that is cut off, it is not discarded; instead, it is placed on top of the hock. This way, when the hock is steamed and flipped, it can be placed perfectly on the plate without affecting its appearance, making the hock look even more tempting.

After organizing all the hocks, add a large spoonful of the original stewing broth to each, and then neatly place them into the steaming cabinet for steaming.

Only by steaming can the hock’s meat become soft and tender, making it more delicious to eat.

If you eat it right after stewing, the texture might be less impressive.

After arranging the hocks, Lin Xu noticed that some yellow rice jujube cakes had been steamed at the snack section, so he took a few on a plate and brought them outside for Shen Jiayue to try.

When he arrived outside, he found Shen Jiayue chatting with Yan Lin.

"Good morning, Ms. Yan. Try some of the yellow rice jujube cakes that we recently introduced at our store. They taste great, and customers really like them."

Yan Lin said with a smile:

"I’ve wanted to try them for a while now. When you first launched them, Xiao Qing deliberately posted on social media to hint that Lin Ji introduced something delicious, but at that time, I was abroad and couldn’t come by to taste."

After speaking, she eagerly picked one up, took a bite, and said to Xiao Qing beside her:

"No wonder you strongly recommended it; it is really delicious. Aren’t you going to try it?"

Xiao Qing said:

"During the days you and Professor Cui were on your honeymoon, I’ve had several meals of it. Lin Ji’s snacks aren’t just about yellow rice jujube cakes; there are also purple rice taro buns, roasted pancake with dried vegetable and diced meat, mini glutinous bean bags, mango flowing heart glutinous rice balls... so many."

Most of what Xiao Qing listed are new items that Niu Chuan and the others are still experimenting with. They haven’t been launched to the public yet and are only available for internal staff.

In gaming terms, it’s still in the closed testing phase.

There’s still some time before the open testing for trial business because the system rating is only at Excellent Level. Lin Xu plans to wait until everyone figures out the Superior cooking methods before launching new items.

Yan Lin didn’t expect to have missed so much, and she said to Lin Xu:

"I’m heading back this afternoon. Could you pack some of these delicious treats for me to enjoy slowly on the plane?"

"Sure, no problem."

Normally, taking so much food onto an airplane might be a hassle for others, but not for Yan Lin. She always prefers flying by private jet, where everyone on the plane is there to serve her.

Forget snacks; even bringing a whole roasted lamb onto the plane wouldn’t be a problem.

Shen Jiayue said with a giggle:

"Ms. Yan, don’t eat too much because we have red stewed pork hock for lunch, and the preparation is very unique. It’s great for boosting collagen; don’t miss out on a feast because of the snacks."

This young lady definitely knows how to chat up middle-aged women.

For instance, Yan Lin is so wealthy that she lacks nothing, but just mentioning collagen captures her attention.

A newlywed woman will always fear that Professor Cui might dislike the wrinkles on her face.

So she will do her best to boost collagen to look younger, giving Cui Qingyuan the feeling that he’s blessed with a youthful companion, making everyday life unconsciously favorable towards her.

"I’ve been thinking about boosting collagen lately. Lin, what do you recommend eating?"

Nothing really boosts collagen... Lin Xu mumbled inwardly, then thought for a moment and said:

"You could eat more cubilose, fish fin, and fish maw—foods rich in collagen—and get proper exercise, go to bed early, and avoid staying up late."