dicinal Cuisine Division.
Lu Jiu walked in.
Rather than calling it a dicinal Cuisine Division, it might as well be referred to as the hospital cafeteria.
However, the nu posted in this cafeteria is sowhat unique.
Six Treasure Mushroom Wontons, Poria and Yam Pancakes, Yam and Kudzu Root Corn Soup, Turtle Shell and Rose Jelly, Poria Hawthorn Egg Puff…
This dicinal Cuisine Division offers staples, soups and porridges, health-preserving snacks, and so on.
There's a wide variety, and each category has several specialty dishes.
Counting carefully, there are about thirty to forty types.
This dish collection is practically equivalent to a small restaurant.
"Director Yuan, how is the research on dicinal cuisine going?" Lu Jiu asked.
Upon seeing Lu Jiu, Yuan Bin imdiately put down his chopsticks, "Dean, the research is going well currently. The prescription formulation has no issues, and the effects of food therapy shouldn't be compromised. It's just the taste that's sowhat unsatisfactory."
Lu Jiu said, "How so?"
Yuan Bin replied, "If we want to ensure that the prescription is not compromised, we have to be extrely strict with the choice of ingredients and seasoning. Over the past days, I've worked with these chefs, trying many dishes. To make sothing taste good, so seasonings inevitably include a mix of additives. You and I both know how harmful these additives can be to the human body. The people coming to the hospital are mostly suffering from lifestyle diseases, aning they've consud too many additives, whether at ho or in the hospital."
"Nowadays, breakfast, takeout, even milk tea drinks, all contain additives. Although individually they et standards, combined and consud daily, they can be quite harmful. When I was in Jinling, a fifteen-year-old child started drinking beverages as water from age three, twelve years straight. This directly led to brain atrophy. The parents thought it was a sudden illness with the child. I was so angry; I wanted to scold the parents then and there. A perfectly fine child got ruined like that at the age of fifteen with brain atrophy. What about their future life?"
"Dean, don't bla for opposing additives. I admit they enhance food's flavor, but does it an without them, delicious food can't be made? I don't believe it. The culinary culture passed down by our ancestors for thousands of years can't possibly be defeated by additives."
Lu Jiu smiled, "I won't bla you. If we don't use additives, we don't. But this way, costs will rise, aning our pricing can't be too low. Otherwise, the dicinal Cuisine Division, a main profit center of the hospital, might not operate sustainably."
Yuan Bin said, "My suggestion is, better to be expensive than inferior. Honestly, I was very excited when I first heard the idea of the dicinal Cuisine Division. My dad is a cook who has cooked for many leaders in Jinling. I may not be an expert, but I've tasted food without additives - it was truly aromatic."
"I had this idea long ago, but never had ti or a platform to execute it. Unexpectedly, this opportunity with Dean Shen in Jianghan happened. I imdiately asked Dean Shen to let be this division's director, for nothing else but to do sothing big."
"So, Dean, tell , what level do you want the dicinal Cuisine Division to reach?"
Seeing Yuan Bin's seriousness, Lu Jiu didn't hesitate, "Director Yuan, you should understand my intent. The core departnts in the hospital aren't necessarily those treating illnesses. Moving forward, I believe the two directions the hospital should strive for growth are the Health Preservation and Rehabilitation Departnt and the dicinal Cuisine Division."
"Traditional Chinese dicine inherently needs to promote preventive care, and these two departnts are the key. What our Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital should do is enable people to experience fewer illnesses, or none at all!"
With a gleam in his eye, Yuan Bin said, "Great, with your words, I know what to do."
"Wait a mont, I'll make a call!"
With that, Yuan Bin took out his phone and dialed a number.
A few seconds later, the other end picked up.
"Hello?"
"Mom, is Dad ho?"
"What's up?"
"I want to borrow so people from Dad."
"Borrow people? Who?"
"Chefs, the chefs from his hotel."
"Why does a doctor need to borrow chefs?"
"Don't ask, anyway, Dad must support on this!"
"Okay, I'll decide for your Dad. Who do you need?"
"Brother Xiang and his apprentices."
"Zhixiang? He's your Dad's prized apprentice. What happens to the hotel if you borrow him?"
"I won't need them for long, just half a month. As long as he develops all the dishes I need and teaches others to make them, that's fine!"
"I see, okay, I'll call Zhixiang."
"..."
A few minutes later, Yuan Bin finally secured the staff.
"Ha ha ha, Dean, it's settled. Once my friends arrive, ensuring the dishes are visually, aromatically, and gustatorily appealing, and therapeutically effective, is no problem at all."
Lu Jiu was very curious, "Director Yuan, is your Dad's apprentice really that skilled?"
Yuan Bin replied, "Not too bad, I heard he earned a National Professional Qualification Level One Chef Certificate ten years ago."
Lu Jiu imdiately looked it up, oh boy, it's the pinnacle certificate among chefs.
Sufficient to be a head chef at a five-star hotel.
Having such a person co to this small hospital to study dicinal cuisine?
"Director Yuan, what do you think is an appropriate salary?" Lu Jiu asked.
Yuan Bin waved his hand, "No salary, this is a piece of cake for him. I'll just treat him to a few als of crayfish later."
Lu Jiu shook his head, "That's not right. He's here to help. We can't handle it on a personal basis. Whatever it's supposed to be, it should be."
Seeing Lu Jiu's firm stance, Yuan Bin knew it wasn't easy to refuse, "Alright, I'll ask him later and offer him a half-month salary."
Only then did Lu Jiu smile, "Alright, in that case, the dicinal Cuisine Division is in your hands, Director Yuan. Whenever you feel ready to open, the dicinal Cuisine Division will be open to the public. We'll watch and see what effect it achieves."
Yuan Bin was full of confidence, "I guarantee our dicinal Cuisine Division will beco the hospital's biggest gold-standard brand!"
Lu Jiu smiled and left the dicinal Cuisine Division.
In fact, Lu Jiu acknowledged so of Yuan Bin's ideas.
What is the core of dicinal cuisine?
It's health!
Since it's operated by a Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital, it must ensure that it's pure and pollution-free.
Therefore, the freshness of the ingredients, and zero additives, is an absolute standard.
On this basis, with higher prices, Lu Jiu believes many people should not reject it.
Perhaps a dicinal al might be more expensive than a dose of Chinese dicine or a regular al. But if a dicinal al equates to having both a al and a dose of Chinese dicine, and tastes great, many people should understand its value return.
These days, people scrutinize ingredient lists when buying essentials like rice, oil, vinegar, and tea.
If there's a place where they can eat worry-free, it will undoubtedly beco many people's first choice.
Especially with the younger generation being frail and unable to cook at ho, they'll unquestionably beco loyal custors of the dicinal Cuisine Division.
Now with Yuan Bin bringing top chefs to research dicinal cuisine, while ensuring therapeutic effects and maintaining good taste, success is nearly foreseeable.
Thinking of this, Lu Jiu felt that one day, when the hospital's dicinal Cuisine Division grows stronger and even offers delivery services, it might ultimately transform the dining scene of Jianghan City.
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