Zhou Dong bets on the purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag.

Purple potato and plum blossom bread is one of the representative pastries of Shandong cuisine in recent years. Because of its soft and sweet taste, it is very popular among the elderly and children.

But it is precisely because many people have eaten this pasta, it is difficult to make it praise everyone. "It is difficult to get any force." This is what is said.

In fact, Zhou Dong's opposition to some of Huailiang's views is largely because he doubts whether this guy, like many Samsung Michelin chefs, packages himself very high-end, making it difficult for ordinary people to gain their skills. In fact, he deliberately avoids the vicious circle of "it is difficult to take if it is possible to take anything", and then they all become "scarcity is precious"?

"Well, Master Hu is worthy of being the first person on the Lu Chu Bai Chau. On this purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag, I saw Master Hu's spirit of facing the challenge."

He picked up a purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag and sniffed it. Zhou Dong nodded and praised Hu Dahai first.

"Although this little master Zhou is a little 'poisonous', he really knows how to eat, he is an expert!"

Hu Dahai was feeling slightly relaxed, but his eyes looked at Zhou Dong even more solemn.

Purple potato and plum blossom bread is a widely circulated pasta dish in Shandong cuisine. Many people in Shandong Province occasionally make it at home, but because it is widely circulated, there are two types of "original version" and "simplified version".

To put it bluntly, it is the high-end version and the low-end version.

In the early days, I had to use the "high-end version" in the hotel, but over time, due to cost considerations or the chef's skills, many restaurants have also started to create some "low-end versions" to deal with customers.

Hu Dahai is a man of old Bai for many years, so he has naturally insisted on making original purple sweet potato and plum blossom bags. He just wants to distinguish between these two versions and usually taste them at the mouth. He didn't expect that Zhou Dong could tell by just sniffing it.

Zhou Dong took a sip, stopped the chopsticks and said, "The purple sweet potato and plum blossom bags are divided into two categories. Although they are called the same name, the ingredients are still different. One is the original flavor, which requires flour, purple sweet potato, and red bean paste. The shape and color are good and the taste is soft; the other is the folk simplified version, which only uses flour and purple sweet potato, but discards the red bean paste. This type should actually be called purple sweet potato and plum blossom cake, because there is no red bean paste for filling.

It is normal for hotels to be different from the people, but in recent years, even some hotels have begun to turn to simplified versions. In fact, it is not the cost issue, but the chefs are unwilling to strive for excellence and want to save energy..."

Shen Cheng had a completely amateur in the conversation case and said strangely: "Mr. Xiao Zhou, I still don't understand. Isn't it difficult to just have a few red bean paste stuffings? Isn't it a big problem? Master Hu is willing to keep the original flavor, but it's not too exaggerated to say that he is 'to face the difficulties'?"

Hu Dahai smiled, but didn't explain anything to the layman Shen Cheng, but just looked at Zhou Dong and heard what he would say.

“Isn’t it difficult?”

Zhou Dong shook his head and smiled, "Master Cheng, you are wrong. It is naturally not difficult to put red bean paste into the bun, and it is not too difficult to pinch purple potato paste into the style of plum blossoms. All of our female masters in the breakfast department can do these.

But the most difficult thing is not these external skills, but how to solve the problem of the monarch and ministers who are filled with purple potato and bean paste.

Purple potato is sweet and soft, while bean paste has an extra taste. However, if the sugar added to the bean paste is insufficient, it will be completely covered by the purple potato. Not only will the taste be much worse, but it will even have a slight bitterness of the bean paste. If too much sugar is added to the bean paste, the taste of the purple potato will be taken away, becoming a despicable person to deceive the king, and it is sweeter and sweet, making people feel tired of eating..."

Zhou Dong looked at the purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag in his hand and said, "In order to avoid the consequences of bullying the emperor with his ministers, Master Hu was very cautious when adding sugar to the red bean paste. He may even have been pondering and trying countless times. Unfortunately, when I tasted the bun, I still felt the sweetness of the purple sweet potato and the taste of the bean paste, but I did not feel the mellowness that the bean paste should have.

Master Hu is also an expert. He should understand that if the red bean paste is to perfectly show its mellowness, he has to use sugar to hook it. Unfortunately, Master Hu still has some hands and feet and has not achieved perfection. Therefore, although this bun is much better than the leek box, it is only 80 at most."

"Mr. Zhou is insightful, just like the old Bai desk for decades. I really admire Lao Hu..."

Hu Dahai's face turned solemn and bowed to Zhou Dong.

What ordinary people like to hear is flattery, and what they feel uncomfortable is unpleasant and honest advice. Of course, he cannot avoid the vulgarity.

In the face of Zhou Dong's "criticism", his first reaction was that he had face. His face was dull, but from the leek box to the purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag, the more he heard, the more he realized that Zhou Dong was really in stock.

Moreover, this "Little Master Zhou" is not like the "Big Three". He often criticizes him and loses the following sentence. Even if he is in a good mood, he will only say two or three sentences.

As for how much the criticized person can understand, what does it have to do with him? Who doesn’t know that these old men have always only geniuses in their eyes, and mediocre people don’t even have the qualification to listen to a few more words of criticism?

Moreover, when Zhou Dong talked about the purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag, he was well-founded and said it to him.

Hu Dahai thought about it, but he didn't care about his face anymore and said sincerely: "Master Xiao Zhou said that the most difficult thing in purple sweet potato and plum blossom bread is not to deal with purple sweet potato and noodles, but the red bean paste; while it is difficult to deal with red bean paste. Lao Hu has also studied it for a long time. Sometimes it is accurate, and sometimes it is not accurate, so I might as well put it less and the most safest.

Hehe, ordinary people can’t eat anything. Who would have thought that Master Zhou is so powerful? But you can’t just find faults. You always have to give me some advice, right?”

"That's how..."

Zhou Dong was stunned when he heard this. He was a tutor by being a "poisonous tongue"? Well, it seems that the result is also good.

However, it is difficult to find faults easily and give rational suggestions. He has never made this purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag before. If he really wants to do it, he is afraid that even Master Hu's % is not as good as Master Hu.

Zhou Dong frowned secretly, picked up the purple potato and plum blossom bag and took a bite, and slowly began to think about it.

The smells of purple potato, red bean paste and rich powder gradually gathered on the tip of his tongue. Under the master-level taste tasting skills, they were analyzed layer by layer, as if a stream of information flowed into his mind.

"Master Hu is also a master of many years and is known as the number one in Lu Chu. Why is it still difficult to accurately grasp the amount of sugar added to red bean paste?

No, the problem is not actually the red bean paste, but the purple potato!

Potatoes come with their own sugar, but the quality naturally varies due to changes in varieties, origin, rainwater, and even temperature.

Even the purple potatoes produced in the same acre of land may have a big difference. In this way, even if the chef has experience, it will be difficult for him to judge how much sugar should be added to the red bean paste to be able to cooperate perfectly with the purple potatoes..."

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind. He looked up at Master Hu, who looked expectant and said, "Maybe, can you add some salt?"

"Salt?"

Master Hu was stunned at first, but after all, he was the old Bai desk for decades, and was just obsessed with persistence. When Zhou Dong reminded him of a word, he suddenly realized and slapped his thighs hard and said, "Yes! Add some salt and add some salt to the red bean paste! Why didn't I expect such a good method!

Master Zhou, I’m convinced. This time I, Lao Hu, really convinced you!”
Chapter completed!