Zhou Dong focused on the purple sweet potato plum bun.

Purple sweet potato and plum bun, one of the representative pastries of Shandong cuisine in recent years, is quite popular with the elderly and children because of its soft and sweet taste and easy digestion.

But because many people have eaten this pastry, it is difficult for everyone to praise it. That's what 'you can do'.

In fact, Zhou Dong opposes some of Huailiangren's views, to a large extent, he doubts whether this guy is like many three-star Michelin chefs, packaging himself particularly high, making it difficult for ordinary people to eat their craftsmanship, in fact, he deliberately avoids the strange circle of 'everything can be taken', and then one by one it becomes 'rare is expensive'?

"Well, Master Hu is worthy of being the first person on the Lu Kitchen Bai case. On this purple sweet potato plum bun, I saw Master Hu's spirit of facing difficulties. ”

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

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

Hu Dahai's mood was slightly relaxed, but his gaze at Zhou Dong became more solemn.

Purple sweet potato plum bun is a widely spread pastry in Lu cuisine, and many people in Lu Province will occasionally make it at home to eat, but it is precisely because of its wide spread that there are two kinds of "original version" and "simplified version".

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

In the past, it was necessary to have a 'high-profile version' in the restaurant, but over time, due to cost considerations or the chef's skills, many restaurants also began to make some 'low-profile version' to deal with guests.

Hu Dahai has been an old white case for many years, so naturally he has always insisted on making the original purple sweet potato plum bun, but to distinguish between the two versions, they are generally tasted in the mouth, but he didn't expect Zhou Dong to be able to distinguish them just by sniffing it.

Zhou Dong tasted it lightly, stopped his chopsticks and said: "The current purple sweet potato plum blossom buns are divided into two categories, although they are both called by the same name, their practical materials are still different. One is the original flavor, which needs to use flour, purple sweet potato, and red bean paste, which is beautiful in shape and soft in taste; the other is a simplified version of the folk, only using flour and purple sweet potato, but discarding red bean paste, which should actually be called purple sweet potato plum cake, because there is no red bean paste as filling.

Originally, it is normal for restaurants to be different from the people, but in recent years, even some restaurants have begun to switch to simplified versions, in fact, the main problem is not the cost, but the chefs are unwilling to strive for perfection and want to save effort......

Shen Cheng was a complete layman in the white case, and said strangely when he heard this: "Master Xiao Zhou, I still don't understand, isn't it just a lot of red bean paste stuffing, it's not that difficult, right?

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

"Not difficult?"

Zhou Dong shook his head and smiled: "Then 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 knead the purple sweet potato puree and noodles into a plum blossom style, all of our female masters in the early department can do it."

But the most difficult thing is not to work on these outside, but how to solve the problem of purple potatoes and bean paste filling.

The purple potato is sweet and glutinous, and the bean paste has more taste, but if the sugar in the bean paste is insufficient, it will be completely pressed by the purple potato cover, not only the taste is much worse, but there will even be a slight bitterness of the bean paste......

Zhou Dong looked at the purple sweet potato plum bag in his hand and said: "Master Hu is very cautious when adding sugar to the red bean paste for fear of the result of bullying the king with his ministers, and it may even have gone through countless speculations and attempts. It's just a pity that when I tasted the steamed buns, I still only felt the sweetness of purple potatoes and the taste of bean paste, but I didn't feel the mellow flavor of bean paste.

Master Hu is also an expert, and should understand that if you want red bean paste to perfectly show its due mellowness, you have to use sugar to hook it. It's a pity that Master Hu is still a little tied and has not achieved perfection, so although this bun is much stronger than the leek box, it is only eighty points at most. ”

"Master Xiao Zhou is insightful, it's like a decades-old white case, Lao Hu I really admire......"

Hu Dahai's face was solemn, and he arched his hand to Zhou Dong.

What ordinary people love to listen to is flattery, and what is uncomfortable is to listen to contrary advice, and of course he is not exempt from vulgarity.

In the face of Zhou Dong's 'criticism', his first reaction was also to lose face and have no light on his face, from leek boxes to purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns, but the more he listened, the more he found that Zhou Dong really had goods in his stomach.

And this 'Xiao Zhou Master' is not like the 'Big Three', he often criticizes one sentence and then disappears, 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 his old man? Who doesn't know that these old men have always had geniuses in their eyes, and mediocre people are not even qualified to listen to a few more criticisms?

And when Zhou Dong said the purple sweet potato plum bun, he was reasonable, and it really went to his heart.

Hu Dahai thought about it, and he didn't care 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 to process purple potatoes and noodles, it is this red bean paste, and it is difficult to process red bean paste into sugar! Lao Hu I have also studied for a long time, sometimes it is accurate, sometimes it is not accurate, so it is safest to simply put some less."

Hehe, ordinary people can't actually eat anything, who would have thought that Master Xiao Zhou is so powerful? But you can't just find faults, you always have to point out a few words to me, right?"

"That's ......"

Zhou Dong was stunned when he heard this, he is a 'poisonous tongue' and a mentor? Well, it seems that this result is not bad.

However, it is easy to find faults, and it is difficult to give reasonable suggestions; he has never done this purple sweet potato plum blossom bag, and if he really wants to do it, I am afraid that it is not as good as Master Hu.

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

The flavors of purple sweet potato, red bean paste and rich and strong powder gradually converged on the tip of his tongue, and under the master-level tasting skills, they were dissected layer by layer, like a stream of information pouring into his brain.

"Master Hu has also been a master for many years, known as the first white case of Lu Kitchen, why is it still difficult to accurately grasp the amount of sugar added to red bean paste?

No, the problem is not in red bean paste, but in purple potatoes!

Potatoes have their own sugar, but the quality naturally varies depending on the variety, origin, rain, and even temperature.

Even the purple potatoes produced in the same acre of land can be very different. In this way, even if the chef is experienced, it is difficult to judge how much sugar should be added to the red bean paste in order to be able to go well with the purple sweet potato......"

A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he looked up at Master Hu with an expectant look and said, "Perhaps, you can add some salt?"

"Salt?"

Master Hu was stunned at first, but after all, he was an old white case for decades, just obsessed with opinions, and was reminded by Zhou Dong's words, he suddenly brightened up, slapped his thigh fiercely 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 my old Hu really convinced you!"