CHAPTER 326: CHAPTER 326: WINE AND FRENCH CUISINE

"I’ve been communicating with people from the food association recently." Gabriel is actually quite a talkative person.

Especially after his daughter is not around, his words become more and more vulgar.

He cursed vehemently at some people from the food association, "There are a few wines brewed in some estates that even dogs wouldn’t drink.

But because they gave those foodies some money to bind their wines with some French cuisine, these wines are selling better than ours."

Due to Gabriel’s series of curses, Chen Yiyang learned quite a bit about wines bound with French cuisine.

For example, for blue cheese, you should drink white wine from the Bordeaux region of France.

For chicken, scallops, and lobster, you should drink Chardonnay white wine.

For shrimp, oysters, and white salmon seafood dishes and tart pork dishes, you should drink wine made from Bordeaux region Sauvignon grapes.

For salmon and duck meat, you need to drink red wine made from Pinot Noir grapes in the Burgundy region.

In short, as an established cultural powerhouse, France’s various cultural products are intertwined.

No matter how good the variety, other countries’ wines don’t sell as well as those bound with renowned French cuisine.

However, this binding has also led to some wines in France not linked with cuisine experiencing a decline in sales.

Gabriel is now desperate for the people from the food association to step in and bind the wines produced in this region with a rather popular dish for sale.

But after working on it for so long, Gabriel has not succeeded.

"Is it because you didn’t offer enough money?" Chen Yiyang directly expressed his opinion.

"I’ve been donating to the food association for over ten years!" Gabriel exclaimed, "The problem now is, the food association is insisting that every dish in French cuisine aimed at the public has its paired wines, leaving no space for the wines produced in our region."

"When my father managed the estate, there was an opportunity to bind with some famous French dishes. But he thought it was unnecessary.

As a result, by the time I took over the wine estate, wines from our entire region became unsellable."

Talking with Gabriel more, Chen Yiyang gained a clearer plan in his mind.

But this plan cannot yet be revealed.

After leaving Gabriel’s estate, Chen Yiyang took a few bottles of wine to visit Master Romance again.

"Thoughtful of you, white wine produced locally in Paris, haven’t had it for a while."

Romance indeed is someone with a hard mouth but a soft heart.

When Chen Yiyang arrived at the restaurant, Romance was still in the kitchen helping Mayu make French pastry meat pie.

"You haven’t had it for a long time?" Chen Yiyang was somewhat surprised, "But I learned from the estate owner their wine sales are not going well now."

"Even if the sales aren’t great, it’s wine produced in Paris, quite expensive." Romance glanced at Chen Yiyang, saying helplessly,

"Alright, I admit, though I own a decent French restaurant, my income isn’t much."

"You’ve upheld the traditions of France, that’s something money can’t buy."

Chen Yiyang praised Romance, "In this materialistic age, there have to be people holding onto their national traditions."

"I like your words." Romance sighed.

Then, sipping wine, he slowly said, "Last time, didn’t you want to ask me if there’s a difference eating Huaxia’s Qiandao Lake caviar compared to traditional Caspian Sea caviar?"

"Yes." Hearing Romance’s words, Chen Yiyang quickly sat up straight.

"Actually, after eating a lot, you still find some differences."

Romance started saying, "Caspian Sea caviar has a more layered taste, Qiandao Lake caviar is more layered and has a fruity aroma.

Of course, I bet that over ninety-nine percent of people worldwide, including those claiming to be chefs, actually can’t taste the difference."

"It must be experts like you to savor the subtle differences," Chen Yiyang hurriedly flattered Romance.

"For most ordinary people, they only taste what the foodies and chefs say.

However, many chefs nowadays don’t care about these things, they only see money.

Qiandao Lake caviar obstructs their financial path."

"Suppose I say, suppose Huaxia’s Qiandao Lake caviar could cooperate with a traditional French restaurant like yours, aiming to jointly protect the traditional French restaurant.

Would you be willing to say a few good words for our Huaxia’s Qiandao Lake caviar?"

Chen Yiyang’s words made Romance ponder for a moment.

But he soon shook his head helplessly, "In today’s France, status does not equal power. I could speak fairly, but without a push from interest groups, no one listens."

"What if there is?" Chen Yiyang suddenly interjected.

"Hmm?" Romance looked at Chen Yiyang in confusion.

He didn’t think Chen Yiyang could find any allies in the French culinary circle.

But this moment, Chen Yiyang was already raising his glass of wine, "Gabriel, the owner of the estate that produces this wine you’re drinking, told me he currently needs a French dish that can be linked with their estate’s wine.

Traditional European dishes like caviar, using Qiandao Lake caviar with a fruity flavor, paired with wine from the Paris area, isn’t that a perfect combination?"

"Where do you intend to present this pairing?" Romance looked at Chen Yiyang.

"Just wait until the night of the French puff pastry meat pie competition Mayu is participating in. I think such a traditional competition should also need a sponsor to celebrate the new champion’s banquet."

Chen Yiyang always felt that Romance, in his forties and fifties, is like those monk-like figures.

Though he seems not affluent, his social status in the culinary world must be quite high.

But facts proved, Chen Yiyang underestimated Romance.

After all, someone able to operate a French traditional restaurant with a twenty-square-meter traditional oven in Paris for over a decade without closing must have an extraordinary background.

The three days before the official start of the French puff pastry meat pie competition.

Mayu has already prepared the French puff pastry meat pie for the competition.

Not only Mayu herself is nervous for this contest, but also her master far away in Tokyo.

After this master called Romance consecutively for several days,

Romance directly notified Chen Yiyang and Mayu to follow him somewhere.