Chapter 141 Interlocking delicacies
The tofu balls were not stuck tightly in the holes, and the holes carved by Zhou Dong also had a gentle slope from the inside to the outside, which would not roll out when not under pressure. When you were slightly shocked like this, the snow-white tofu balls rolled on Cheng Yuqi's spoon.
The placement of this dish is also very particular. After the tofu balls roll out, the real moonlight passes through the hole and shines on the "water surface". Everyone suddenly notices that there is an reflected moon on the plate.
"It's really interesting."
Cheng Yuqi was fascinated by the sight and forgot to taste the tofu in the spoon.
"Beautiful, this is the wonder of the Chinese platter." Teacher Yu exclaimed repeatedly, following the example, and also took a spoon to pick up the tofu.
Teacher Huang, Dahua, He... In a blink of an eye, everyone held a snow-white round tofu ball in their hands. How many tofu balls they took off, and a few more bright moons appeared in the dish.
"Of course the plate should look good, and there are even more changes, but after all, it must be delicious, so I'll try it."
Teacher Yu looked at the tofu balls tremblingly rolling in the spoon, and with the caution of an old foodie, he took a small bite.
The tofu balls kept vibrating in the spoon, and it didn't look solid at first glance. Don't make a joke about a big foreigner eating soup dumplings, as it would damage the reputation of "Uncle Yu".
Sure enough, after the tofu ball was bitten open, the soup gushed out. However, it was not all of it gushed out like a soup bun, but it was gurgling out slowly and the water flowed. Teacher Yu even saw the green light spots shining in the flowing soup, and he couldn't help but wonder, what is this?
Based on the experience of a gourmet, he quickly realized that the soup was not very hot. Teacher Yu took the soup and sucked it gently.
Well, it's so delicious. The fresh and salty aroma of the tender bamboo shoots that have just been picked in spring blends with each other. The excellent texture of tofu adds enough layering to the deliciousness...
There are also those green spots, which are actually very fine and very broken bamboo shoot tips, which have already absorbed the soup in the tofu balls, and then heated and steamed until half-cooked, retaining some of the natural fresh flavor.
This soup... Teacher Yu curiously bit the tofu balls and showed them in front of everyone.
It turned out that the tofu ball was not completely empty, but Zhou Dong used his extremely skillful carving skills to draw out an internal "pipeline" like the Nine-Bend Yellow River in the tofu. This not only ensures the stock of soup in the tofu ball, but also does not cause the tofu ball to break easily due to excessive empty carving.
"What is a major? This is a major!"
Teacher Huang sighed and also learned that Teacher Yu would first suck the soup and then stuff the tofu balls into his mouth.
The taste of this tofu ball steamed in ham is absolutely amazing. After it was stuffed into the hole by Zhou Dong, it was soaked with ham outside and soup inside. The internal and external invasion had long been filled with the umami flavor of the soup and the unique smoked aroma of the ham. In addition, the bean aroma of the tofu ball itself is best matched with the meat flavor. Under the control of the wonderful temperature, this tofu ball actually has a taste of nine and has a nine-change flavor.
As the tofu melted on the tip of the tongue, layers of fragrance bombed everyone's taste buds one after another, and even the most picky diners could only make a satisfying "****" sound.
Twenty-four tofu balls entered the guests one after another, and immediately twenty-four moonlights passed through the "bridge hole" and reflected rounds of moon shadows on the "water surface".
On the moonlit night of the Twenty-Four Bridges, it turns out that foodies can only find the true face!
This is the real Chinese platter, not only beautiful, but also delicious enough!
Zhou Dong didn't brag, and everything he saw on the plate was in his mouth. Cheng Yuqi was the most clever. He picked up the dazzling white lotus with one chopstick, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it hard: "It's so delicious, is this a radish? It's crisp and sweet!"
"It is the freshest and crisp white radish, carved from the core of the radish. I carved thirteen holes in this white lotus, and each of them was added with wild honey."
Zhou Dong smiled and said, "I have to thank the crew this time. The honey prepared in the kitchen is indeed original and the best wild honey. It must have been bought from Lao Heizi in Fengqi Village, right?"
Gu Yacheng blushed when he heard this. He bought it when he completed the program mission in the afternoon. He suspected that the honey was not pure enough.
The white lotus was snatched away by Cheng Yuqi, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on the 'loo leaves'. Teacher He picked up a piece and ate it first. While chewing it, he stretched out his thumbs to Zhou Dong: "Is this lotus leaf... carved from spring bamboo shoots?"
"Not only spring bamboo shoots, but also green radish skins. Xiao Zhou actually used seamless splicing techniques to splice them together..."
Teacher Huang sighed: "The bamboo shoots in the tofu ball just now aroused the idea of eating bamboo shoots, but there were too few. As a result, these "lotus leaves" immediately satisfy our wishes.
Xiao Zhou has thoroughly studied the diner's psychology, so when we eat these 'loo leaves', we will feel more delicious."
"Haha, my brother's methods are not just like this..."
Teacher Yu laughed and said, "Although bamboo shoots are delicious, they are not good enough after all. The addition of radish skin is a masterpiece, crispy! Brother, if you want to say that in this mushroom house, you are the biggest wrist today!"
"It's really something that can be eaten."
Teacher Huang nodded repeatedly, pointed to the bridge carved by ham and said, "There is no doubt that ham can be eaten, but eating ham like this should be not right. I wonder how you solved it Xiao Zhou?"
Ham is a good thing, but it can be divided into two categories. The Spanish smoked ham focuses on eating fresh directly, while the Chinese law focuses on seasoning.
You have seen people who chew directly with braised pig legs and braised pig trotters in their hands, but I'm afraid you have never seen people who chew directly with ham.
The first is because it is too salty, and the second is that after smoke, the fat is lost. Eating it directly makes it taste astringent, which is actually not too delicious. Therefore, ham is usually used for soup, steaming and re-frying, or used as a side dish.
For example, if you want to divide the monarch and ministers on this 24 bridge on the moonlit night of Zhou Dong, it is obvious that the 24 tofu balls are the monarch and ham is the minister. After the ham is borrowed, there is no value for direct consumption. After all, there are tofu balls and 'loo leaves' pearls and jade in front.
Zhou Dong said: "Teacher Huang, please try it?"
"Oh, can you make flowers in this ham?"
Teacher Huang curiously stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the ham meat. He thought he had to use very hard work, but he didn't expect to pick up one piece at once, without any sense of burnt. At the same time, everyone took action, "demolition of the bridge and breaking the railing", which made this beautiful bridge suddenly turn into a tofu project.
Dahua even grabbed the little lion from the bridge. He stared at the lion for a while.
"The ham meat not only retains the smoked aroma it should have, but also does not have the feeling of astringent firewood, but is also very fat, tender and juicy...Brother, did you put the pork belly in and cook it together?"
Your uncle is still your uncle, Teacher Yu saw the mystery at a glance.
Zhou Dong nodded: "I actually hang out the ham spring bamboo shoot soup and cook it with thick pork belly and ham, which can improve the taste of the ham.
Everyone just ate tofu, bamboo shoots and radish skins. If they didn’t order hard dishes to keep up, wouldn’t this dish be just a false reputation?”
"It makes sense!"
After Zhou Dong's reminder, everyone suddenly felt that the things just now were delicious, but they were still not satisfying their cravings. Since the bridge built by the ham was so delicious, could it be spared? You and I, and you were all over the bridge.
Dahua patted his stomach and felt that he was not full. He saw Daxia Guo and Huang on the bridge and were about to put off the chopsticks, but Cheng Yuqi stopped him: "You guys, don't dare!"
How come Cheng Mei became popular in the Golden Drama? How could she watch the Guo Heroes be eaten?
After eating the last part of the hard dishes, everyone suddenly realized that the stack of spinach made from distant mountains was so delicious, and the rippling lake surface. I thought it was the soup that was hung out, but how could I know it was the spring water of Fengqi Village?
At this moment, aren’t light spinach and tasteless mineral water what everyone desires the most?
The people in the Mushroom House were all full and drunk, and suddenly looked at today's chefs. Before that, who would have thought that there was a dish that looked good, delicious, and connected without wasting any ingredients?
This is Gao Chu!
Teacher Huang looked at Zhou Dong with admiration: "Xiao Zhou, are you asking me a problem? Although I have a thick skin, I can't say in front of the audience that I made this dish? What should I do if you say this?"
"What should I do? Smoothing!" Teacher Yu smiled and said, "It's not enough to just fade directly. There is no need to explain, let the audience guess. My brother has already said that he will not show up. Please don't think about this."
Teacher Huang smiled bitterly and said, "Old Yu, you know that you are protecting your new brother, no matter my old brother? Is this considered that only the new one laughing, no old one crying?
Forget it, let’s not talk about this. Xiao Zhou, the cooking skills are so good that there should be no dish that can stump you, right?”
Everyone nodded, and a dish that was not seen in the recipe. The dishes described in the novel could be done to this extent. What other dishes could be stumped by Chef Zhou?
Zhou Dong smiled bitterly and said, "Of course there is. If I hadn't been to a problem recently, I wouldn't have gone to Fengqi Mountain for a vacation. I'm also looking for inspiration this time."
"What's true or false, there's still something that can stump you?"
Teacher Huang said, "I'm really curious. Xiao Zhou, what kind of dish is it? Our cooking skills are naturally not as good as you, but sometimes the more you are an amateur, the more you can see the 'true face of Mount Lu'. Isn't it a good thing that can help you?"
"I don't know the true face of Mount Lu because I am in this mountain?"
After hearing Teacher Huang's words, Zhou Dong was slightly stunned.
Ah, I thought hard, and even Fatty, Old Master Yi and others helped me to think about it, but everyone is diligent, so I will inevitably be hindered by the existing knowledge.
Chapter completed!