Chapter 1289 - You Are Welcome To Join Mamy Restaurant
Chapter 1289: You Are Welcome To Join Mamy Restaurant
“There is something that works like this?” Mag looked at Rena, feeling rather amazed. She was confident that she could pick out what spices Mag had used just based on the aroma that she smelled two days ago. Could this maiden have the legendary God’s nose?
“Is yours the dog’s nose?” Irina also commented in surprise. After eating the hot pot yesterday, besides those spices that she could see, she couldn’t guess what the others were at all. All she cared about was that it was delicious.
The others in the restaurant were also looking at Rena curiously. Even they, who had eaten the hot pot so many times, couldn’t tell how many spices the Boss added into the hot pot.
“There may be a little discrepancy, but I trust my nose.” Rena nodded with conviction.
“Alright, come with me,” Mag agreed readily, and walked straight into the kitchen.
Rena quickly caught up, and kept breathing in deeply to control her heartbeat on the way to the kitchen. This was her only chance; if she didn’t perform well, she would most probably be stuck in that awful place for the rest of her life.
The rest also followed them to the kitchen’s entrance. This test was much more interesting than carrying plates and mopping the floor earlier. Moreover, it would be really awesome if Rena was successful.
Rena halted her footsteps subconsciously when she reached the kitchen’s entrance. Her eyes lit up when she saw the clean and bright kitchen.
The clearly designated cleaning table, chopping table, stoves, and all kinds of knives and pots hanging on the wall were gleaming with a metallic shine. She almost couldn’t believe a kitchen could look like this. It was totally beyond her imagination.
Her kitchen at home only had a hanging stewing pot and a little stove stacked up using rocks. And all these in front of her as mesmerizing as a dream.
If she could cook here…
Rena’s heart began to beat vigorously. She couldn’t imagine what kind of blissful feeling that would be.
Mag turned around and saw Rena, who was appraising the kitchen with sparkles in her eyes as if she was visiting a holy place. He had a hint of admiration for her in his eyes, and didn’t rush to interrupt her.
Rena’s gaze went one round in the kitchen before landing on Mag. After discovering that he was watching her, she suddenly realized she was still in the process of the interview. Panic flashed through her face, and she swiftly waved, and said, “Oh, excuse me. This… This is the first time that I have seen such a high-class kitchen, and I couldn’t control myself…”
“It’s fine. These are the condiments and spices that I usually use, and those used in the red soup base are all here too. Now, it’s your turn to perform.” Mag opened all the covers of the condiments’ and spices’ containers and stepped aside. There were a total of 50-60 condiments and spices there.
He had used 15 condiments and spices for the red soup base. It was almost impossible to pick out all the condiments and spices he used from here accurately even if he or she had eaten the hot pot before. Otherwise, he would be too easy to imitate.
And he didn’t quite believe that Rena, who had only smelled the aroma before, could succeed in the challenge of identifying his red soup base’s recipe.
What a complete collection of spices. Rena took two steps forward and stood right in front of those spices. She didn’t back out because there were too many condiments and spices, and she stared at those spices in amazement instead. She had never bought spices like Sichuan pepper, which was even more expensive than gold, before.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The fragrances of all the spices made her smile satedly. It would be fantastic if she could obtain the right to utilize these spices.
Rena tilted her head, and said to Mag, “Then I will start now.”
She didn’t spend too much time being immersed in those spices. She took a plate from the side, and began to get her nose closer to those containers to smell the spices closely.
Although she had never seen many of these spices before, the scents wouldn’t lie. She only needed to find those scents that she had smelled on that day, and she would be right.
“This. This. And this…”
Rena began to pick up bits and pieces of spices from the containers and put them on a plate. She wasn’t fast, but she was systematic. She smelled them rolls by rolls, and pondered occasionally before picking up the spices that she believed to belong on the plate.
Anna watched from the window on her tiptoes, and curiously asked, “Can she succeed?”
“Maybe.” Shirley lifted Anna up, and let her watch the scenes in the kitchen easily.
Sichuan pepper, dried chilli, star anise, cinnamon…
Mag’s eyes became brighter and brighter. Up till now, all the spices that Rena picked out were correct. The containers were placed randomly, so there was no way she could guess blindly and get them right.
About 10 minutes later, Rena placed the plate gently on the stove and took two steps back. She nervously said to Mag, “There are two condiments that I am not very certain about, because their scents are weaker and most probably covered by the other spices. So, I didn’t choose them.”
“Did she get them right?” Irina asked curiously.
All of them looked at Mag curiously. This test was the most exciting test of the day. Choosing the correct spices and condiments based on the scents alone was a hellishly difficult test, okay!
“The spicy hot pot was very flavorful, so salt must be included.
“A suitable amount of rock sugar could thicken the broth and sweeten it, alleviating the spiciness.
“The rest are all correct.”
Mag scooped a piece of rock sugar and a spoonful of salt onto the plate, and then gave Rena a thumbs-up. He seriously said, “You are a genius.”
“This is simply too amazing!” Yabemiya stared at Rena with awe and admiration. She still couldn’t master assembling the roujiamo till now.
“She’s awesome. She almost got everything correct.” Firis was also staring at Rena in a shock. She had spent a long time before she got the sauces right when she was learning how to mix the sauces for the beef kebabs.
“Why do they smell all the same to me?” Irina went forward to take a sniff, and then looked at Rena’s nose confusedly. Maybe hers was a fake nose.
All of them were awed and amazed by Rena’s performance. There were so many spices there, so even telling them the names would not have ensured that they would choose the correct ones, let alone picking them out accurately after smelling that soup base only once.
“I… I was simply lucky,” Rena said softly as she lowered her head. She was shy after all of them praised her profusely.
“Actually, what I am more curious about is this: since you have already deciphered my recipe by scents, why don’t you open a hot pot shop yourself? Even if you were short of one or two spices, your business still would be good if your prices were friendlier,” Mag said gravely, looking into Rena’s eyes.
“This is a delicacy created by you. If I simply imitated it just because I knew the recipe, it would be very unfair to you. I don’t think this is what a chef should have done.” Rena shook her head with conviction in her eyes.
“Actually, I don’t mind others’ imitating me.” Mag extended his hand to Rena with a smile. “But I like your answer. If you are willing, Miss Rena, you are welcome to join Mamy Restaurant.”