Zhou Dong focuses on the purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns.

Purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns are one of the representative pastries of Shandong cuisine in recent years. Because of their soft, sweet taste and easy digestion, they are very popular among the elderly and children.

But precisely because many people have eaten this noodle dish, it is difficult to get everyone to like it. This is the saying of "Everything within one's power is difficult to achieve."

In fact, some of Zhou Dong's objections to Huai Liangren's views are largely due to his suspicion that this guy is like many three-star Michelin chefs who package themselves in a very high-end manner, making it difficult for ordinary people to eat their craftsmanship. In fact, this is

Deliberately avoiding the strange circle of "everything you can get is hard to achieve", and then everyone becomes "the rarest thing is the most valuable"?

"Well, Master Hu is worthy of being the number one person in the Lu Chef White House. In this purple sweet potato and plum blossom bun, I can see Master Hu's spirit of rising to the challenge."

Picking up a purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag and sniffing it, Zhou Dong nodded and praised Hu Dahai first.

"Although this Master Zhou has a bit of a 'venomous tongue', he really knows how to eat and is an expert!"

Hu Dahai felt slightly relaxed, but his eyes looking at Zhou Dong became more solemn.

Purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns are a widely popular noodle dish in Shandong cuisine. Many people in Shandong Province occasionally make and eat them at home. However, because of their wide spread, there are two "original versions" and "simplified versions".

kind.

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

In the past, it was necessary to have the "high-end version" in restaurants. However, over time, due to cost considerations or because the chef's skills were really insufficient, many restaurants began to provide "low-end version" to cater to the guests.

Hu Dahai has been a veteran for many years. Naturally, he has always insisted on making the original purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns. The only difference is that the two versions are usually eaten by mouth. He did not expect that Zhou Dong just sniffed it.

can be distinguished.

Zhou Dong took a gentle taste, stopped his chopsticks and said: "There are two types of purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns now. Although they all have the same name, the ingredients are actually different. One is the original flavor, which requires flour.

, purple sweet potato, red bean paste, beautiful in appearance and soft in taste; the other is a folk simplified version, which only uses flour and purple sweet potato, but discards the red bean paste. This kind should actually be called purple sweet potato plum blossom cake, because there is no more

Red bean paste as filling.

Originally, it was normal for restaurants to be different from the private sector, but in recent years, even some restaurants have begun to switch to the simplified version. In fact, the main problem is not the cost, but the fact that the chefs are unwilling to strive for excellence and want to save effort...

"

Shen Cheng was a complete layman on the dialogue case. Hearing this, he said curiously: "Master Zhou, I still don't understand. Isn't it just a few red bean paste fillings? It's not that difficult, right? It's certainly good that Master Hu is willing to keep the original flavor.

, but is it too exaggerated to say that it is 'meeting the difficulties'?"

Hu Dahai smiled, but did not explain anything to Shen Cheng, a layman. He just looked at Zhou Dong and listened to what he would say.

"Not difficult?"

Zhou Dong shook his head and said with a smile: "Master Cheng, you are wrong. It is not difficult to put the red bean paste into the steamed buns, and it is not too difficult to knead the purple sweet potato puree and dough into a plum blossom shape. These women in our breakfast department

All the masters can do it.

But the most difficult thing is not these external skills, but how to solve the problem of the emperor and his ministers assisting the purple sweet potato and bean paste stuffing.

Purple sweet potato is sweet and glutinous, while bean paste has more texture. However, if there is not enough sugar in the bean paste, it will be completely overwhelmed by the purple sweet potato. Not only will the taste be much worse, but there will even be a slight bitterness of the bean paste; if too much sugar is added to the bean paste, it will be completely overwhelmed by the purple sweet potato.

, and it will take away the taste of the purple sweet potato, and it will become like a minister bullying the emperor, and it will be sweeter than sweet, making people feel tired after eating it..."

Zhou Dong looked at the purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns in his hand and said: "Master Hu was very cautious when adding sugar to the red bean paste in order to avoid the consequences of bullying the emperor. It may even have been after countless speculations and attempts. It's just a pity that I

When I tasted the steamed buns, I still only felt the sweetness of the purple sweet potato and the texture of the bean paste, but I didn't feel the rich aroma of the bean paste.

Master Hu is also an expert, and he should understand that if he wants the red bean paste to perfectly display its proper aroma, it must be enticed with sugar. Unfortunately, Master Hu is still a little constrained and has not achieved perfection, so although this bun is better than

The Leek Box is a lot stronger, but it’s only eighty points at best.”

"Master Xiao Zhou is as insightful as Lao Bai who has been involved in the case for decades. I really admire Lao Hu..."

Hu Dahai looked solemn and bowed his hand to Zhou Dong.

What ordinary people like to hear is flattery, and what they find uncomfortable is unfavorable advice. Of course, he is not exempt from this vulgarity.

Facing Zhou Dong's 'criticism', his first reaction was to lose face and lose his face. But from the leek box to the purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns, the more he listened, the more he realized that Zhou Dong was really rich.

Moreover, this 'Master Xiao Zhou' is not like the 'Big Three', who often criticizes without further comment. Even if he is in a good mood, he will only say two or three sentences.

As for how much the person being criticized can understand, what does it have to do with him? Who doesn't know that these old men have always only seen geniuses, and mediocre people are not even qualified to listen to a few more criticisms?

Moreover, when Zhou Dong discussed the purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns, he was well-reasoned and really spoke to his heart.

Hu Dahai thought for a while, no longer caring about his face, and said sincerely: "What Master Xiao Zhou said is that the most difficult thing about purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns is not the processing of purple sweet potato and noodles, but the red bean paste; and the processing of red bean paste is

The difficulty lies in adding sugar! I have also studied it for a long time, and sometimes it is accurate, and sometimes it is not, so it is safest to simply add less sugar.

Hehe, most people can't actually eat anything. Who would have thought that Master Xiao Zhou is so good? But you can't just find faults, you have to give me a few pointers, right?"

"That's it..."

Zhou Dong was stunned when he heard this. Did he become a mentor with a "venomous tongue"? Well, it seems that the result is not bad.

However, it is easy to find faults, but it is difficult to give rational suggestions. He has never made this purple sweet potato and plum blossom bun. If he really wants to make it, he is afraid that it will not even be as good as Master Hu's.

Zhou Dong frowned secretly, picked up the purple sweet potato and plum blossom bun, took a bite, and slowly thought about it.

The flavors of purple sweet potato, red bean paste and Fuqiang powder gradually gathered on the tip of his tongue, and were analyzed layer by layer under the master's tasting skills, like a flow of information pouring into his mind.

"Master Hu has also been a master chef for many years and is known as the best chef in Lu cuisine. Why is it still difficult to accurately grasp the amount of sugar added to the red bean paste?

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

Potatoes themselves contain sugar, but the quality naturally varies due to changes in variety, origin, rain, and even temperature.

Even the purple sweet potatoes produced in one acre of land may vary greatly. In this way, no matter how experienced the chef is, it is difficult to judge how much sugar should be added to the red bean paste to perfectly match the purple sweet potatoes.

..."

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

"Salt?"

Master Hu was stunned at first, but after all, he was a veteran of several decades, and he was just obsessed with his opinions. After being reminded by Zhou Dong, he suddenly became enlightened, slapped his thigh hard and said, "That's right! Add some salt.

Add some salt to the red bean paste! Such a good method, why didn’t I think of it!

Master Xiao Zhou, I’m convinced, this time I, Lao Hu, am really convinced by you!”

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