This is a coincidence, Hong Yanwu was worried that he couldn't find someone to build a bridge, so he didn't invite the master of "Xinyuanzhai" to do technical guidance.

As a result, one afternoon, when he and Chen Liquan were trying to make sugar gourds, they let "Zhang Dascoo" see them, and they were immediately scolded.

Dare to love the things and methods they both used were wrong.

They actually boiled sugar with oil like they made silk dishes.

Where can this make "Zhang Dascoo" look at it?

The old man immediately took it seriously, and began to teach the two boys a lesson in a tone of lessons.

According to him, there are three grades of sugar gourds in the capital.

One is a large string of sugar gourds made of maltose syrup.

It is connected with wattle strips, and the colorful flags are also planted on the head, which can reach more than five feet from one foot long, which is the unique product of the winter temple fair that year.

This thing is the lowest-end, and belongs to the wild fun of the countrymen.

There is no need to dip the sugar at all, just take the syrup and brush it on the sugar gourd.

Therefore, the raw materials are particularly not particular, catch the mountain red with the mountain red, if there is a ready-made hawthorn, use the hawthorn.

And it's unhygienic, so few people eat it, and it's mostly just a plaything.

The other is the ordinary form, which is put on it with sugar and dipped in hawthorn, which is something that needs to be tricked.

It's just that after the sugar is cold, it will show a white layer of frost, not to mention that it is not transparent at all, and the sugar is still sticky to the teeth.

And the hawthorn is small, and the taste is sour.

Therefore, the sugar gourd made in this way belongs to the small traders and hawkers who deliberately reduce costs.

Win with low price, the grade is only better than brushing syrup.

And the third is truly authentic, that is, sugar gourds boiled with yellow rock sugar and "mountain red".

A thin layer of sugar, transparent and shiny, crispy and non-sticky to the teeth, and has the effect of coughing and eating.

This is the only way to call it a "rock sugar gourd"

As for the better ones, it is the development of tricks on the rock sugar gourd.

This kind of sugar gourd, which can be called a high-quality product, is mainly reflected in the rich variety of materials.

Although it is mainly "mountain red", such as begonia, yam, yam bean, dried apricot, grape, orange, water chestnut, and walnut kernel can be used in it.

In this way, you can match the colorful, make all kinds of fillings, and come out with something unique.

Speaking of this, "Zhang Dascoop" once again scolded Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan for smashing things.

Even if it's the most ordinary, I've never heard of anyone who boils sugar in oil?

You guys are all nonsense, not bullshit, and people will die of laughter when they say it.

Just like you, you don't understand and don't know how to ask people who understand, stupidly bumping into yourself, and you can't figure out the trick in this life.

Obedient and obedient, can Hong Yanwu still stand stupidly like this?

Hurry up and stand upright, respectfully serve tea and ask for sin, and sincerely ask "Zhang Dascoop" to teach.

He repeatedly explained that it was not that he didn't want to learn, but that he didn't find someone with real skills, and he couldn't inquire about the whereabouts of the master of "Xinyuanzhai", and he never expected that the real master was by his side.

Thousands of wears are not worn, and craftsmen are proud of their skills, but they are the most flattering.

In this way, "Zhang Dascoop" was coaxed into beauty.

When the shelves were enough, he took advantage of the interest to show his hand.

It should be said that at this time, although Hong Yanwu had already expected that "Zhang Dascoo" must be an expert.

But the old man's level still greatly exceeded his expectations.

Because it was a superb method that he had never heard of or seen.

It is no exaggeration to say that he has lived so long, and he has never seen such a unique "rock sugar gourd"!

Of course, presumably there are people who don't believe this.

I have to say, isn't it just a sugar gourd? Where is it so good?

Hey, don't forget, people are different.

What is made of an extraordinary person must be an extraordinary thing.

Think about it, since "Zhang Dascoo" can be such a clever chef, how did he learn and practice?

Yes, it's an ancestral craft, and he has a talent for it.

But more importantly, he was born with a desire to be more honest with himself.

No matter what we do, we will pursue "excellence" and "reach the peak".

Either you don't do it, but if you want to do it, you have to be better than others, and you have to play a little bit.

Realistically speaking, this is actually a characteristic shared by all master craftsmen.

Not to be left behind in his own professional field, and crazy and paranoid, obsessive.

This is the case for Master Yu, this is true for Carpenter Wang, this is true for Tailor Su, Shou Jingfang, Mr. Shan and even Hong Lucheng.

Only in this way can they excel in their respective industries and be the top people who can not be disrespected by others.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at the seriousness of "Zhang Dascoop" to make sugar gourds, it is very different from ordinary people.

It's almost like painting a delicate fine brushwork, almost treating the sugar gourd as a work of art.

From the selection of fruit ingredients, to the design of the shape, and even the boiling of sugar, it is all exquisite to the extreme.

Specifically, at the beginning of the skewers, they are different from others.

"Zhang Dascoop" is to prepare all kinds of raw materials to be used first, and then find all the hawthorn, and then break the hawthorn and remove the core.

He half-opened and half-closed each hawthorn and began to fill it.

Some are filled with self-made clear sand, some are filled with jujube paste, and some are filled with pea yellow.

Then use a knife to correct the exposed filling into the shape of flower petals, and then press the melon seeds on it as stamens, making it a delicate flower that blooms on the hawthorn.

Then peel the yam, dig holes of different shapes, and fill them with various fillings.

Then they press red hawthorn cake and green green plum dices on top of it, making it a colorful column that looks like a jewel inlaid with it.

Finally, wait until the yellow rock sugar is boiled just right, showing a viscous and transparent shape.

Then gently turn one by one against the foam on the boiled hot sugar, and evenly coat it with a thin layer......

In this way, the refreshing and wonderful "rock sugar gourd" was born in the hands of "Zhang Dascoo".

Wait until five or six sugar gourds of various colors are cooled and shaped on the water board for three minutes, and then when they pick them up, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan are dumbfounded.

One exclaimed, "I'm going...... This is a sugar gourd?"

The other asked incredulously.

"Master Zhang, this ...... Is this what you did?"

But it is precisely because of such stupid words that the admiration and convincing strength are completely expressed.

And "Zhang Dascoop" wants this effect, and it feels like drinking a glass of cold water.

The old man smiled like a child.

He said proudly, "I didn't expect it, right? Except for the big spoon, this gadget, we're doing a good job, right?" Hahaha, my stomach is a grocery store, and I know how to do a lot of things. Dip the gourd in sugar and make it a piece of cake. ”

"You still mention 'Xinyuanzhai' to me, how old are they? In terms of exquisiteness and level, I will let them go three streets. Let me tell you, I thought that the 'Fountain of Youth' made the 'Xinyuan Zhai' run unbearable, so I taught them the same, and easily helped them regain their footing. Hey, it's actually simple, it's to use 'quince 'quint' to make the most high-end sugar gourd. ”

"I take 'quince' as a raw material for its high quality and golden color. The process of making this sugar gourd is not complicated, and it can be simply pitted and stuffed with pea yellow. In the end, the secret lies in the time of dipping the sugar, which is to first use the method of "sugar painting" to draw a sugar dragon out for later use, and then stick the freshly dipped sugar gourd on it. ”

(Note: The quince called in the old Beijing is not the "quinque" in today's botanical sense.) In fact, it refers to the Altai mountain hawthorn, commonly known as the yellow fruit hawthorn. The color is golden and the quantity is small. The flesh and taste are better than the red fruit hawthorn, which has always been the most high-grade preserved fruit raw material in Beijing, and is deeply loved by wealthy families. It was still sold in the early seventies and has since gradually disappeared. ）

"Do you know why? Think about it, the yellow fruit, the crystal clear dragon, from top to bottom all gold, what does it look like together? This has a name, called 'Panlong Pillar'. If there is a pair of phoenixes, it will be more auspicious, and it is called 'dragon and phoenix Chengxiang'. ”

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