Chapter 439: One Noodles (I)

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They include traditional Chinese noodle dishes, such as Lantern Festival, zongzi, dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and pork buns.

At first, Tan Shi also suggested adding Suzhou noodles and Cantonese-style breakfast, but after everyone's discussion, it was decided to put it off for the time being. Because these two items are unique to China, if they are included in Chinese pastries together, there will undoubtedly be two things that can be applied for World Heritage in the future.

Early in the morning, everyone has already come to the arranged venue to start busy, in order to organize this food festival, just the ingredients have purchased millions, many condiments and sauces are not available in the United States, are temporarily transferred from China.

Moreover, every pastry and snack here has been guided by Liu Mang and repeatedly tasted by everyone, so as to determine the final taste and strive to be an instant hit.

"Ruonan, how is it? How many people are here?" asked Liu Mang, as he inspected the stalls prepared by more than 30 Chinese chefs.

"Rest assured, there are already hundreds of people queuing up outside the venue, today is not the weekend, it is normal to have fewer people. ”

"Well, if someone comes, I'm sure that after these Americans taste our elaborate pasta, there will be more and more as word of mouth spreads. ”

"Yes, these Americans are far more enthusiastic about pasta than rice because they eat bread every day, and Chinese dumplings and buns should be the most acceptable food for them. In this regard, Li Ruonan agreed.

"Master Liu Mang, our things are ready, can we call those people in?" Kong Ruiming ran over and asked.

Fortunately, the chefs who came to the United States this time are the elite of Chinese chefs, and many of them are not only good at hot dishes, but also dabbling in noodles and cold dishes, so they can be busy.

"Wait, get in on time. Liu Mang took out his mobile phone and looked at the time: "Lao Kong, do we have enough manpower?" You know, in addition to the manpower to make pastries, the order in the venue also needs to be maintained, which is also very important. ”

"No problem, Mr. Zhou has already found a security company, and the order outside the venue will be handled by them, and the Chinese volunteers will complete the work inside the venue. ”

"Okay, then I'll go and get ready. Liu Mang nodded and walked towards the platform in the center of the venue.

Today is the first day of the opening of the food festival, and because of the visa, the performance team invited from China will not arrive in the United States until tomorrow, so only Liu Mang will perform in person today.

For this reason, Liu Mang thought about it for a long time, but he didn't decide what to do, and the pastry he made today should not only be delicious, but also have a certain degree of ornamentality, which can attract the attention of others.

In the end, one of the Sichuan chefs in the team reminded him to see if he could make longevity noodles.

Longevity noodles are also known as one noodles, long-lasting noodles, etc. It is a famous characteristic traditional snack in the ancient town of Huanglongxi in Shu during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Huanglongxi is located in the plain, the Luxi River and the Jinjiang River meet through the town, the land is fertile and the water is beautiful, rich in wheat, every time the festival is celebrated, the people of Huanglongxi will use wheat flour to make a noodle, almost every household will make a noodle, there is no machine in ancient times, it is generally handmade.

This type of noodle is a special method in that the dough is kneaded into noodles, placed in a pan dragon shape on a plate, and then thrown into a pot of boiling water at a distance of two or three meters.

When you eat it, it's very different from your regular ramen because you only have one ramen, and the texture is firmer and smoother than your regular ramen.

What's more special is that the action of throwing noodles into the pot is exaggerated but very performative, but at the same time, it also tests a chef's eye and hand strength.

Liu Mang walked to the platform and uncovered a white cloth on a large stainless steel disc. On the plate are noodles that have been kneaded and served in the morning.

The workmanship of one noodle is a bit exquisite. The first is to mix the dough, the flour should be good, use 60 degrees of salt water to mix the dough, and the dough should be moderately strong and kneaded more, knead until the dough is soft and hard, and it is best to pull the silk.

After the dough is reconciled, the big dough should be kneaded into a thin one, and the evenly cleaned dough should be wrapped in a large plate, during which the dough should be constantly rubbed with sesame oil to prevent adhesion between the noodles.

The second is "waking up", the so-called "waking up" is to cover a piece of noodles that has been wrapped around a large plate with damp gauze for three hours before pulling the dough.

"Liu Mang, the two of us will look at this stall today. Li Ruonan rolled up his sleeves: "You come below, I'll serve the soup base and toppings." ”

"Well, husband and wife, it's all like this. Liu Mang replied casually.

"Phew, who's married to you. Li Ruonan smacked shyly, and was overjoyed in his heart.

In addition to the noodles, the "hat" on the noodles is also very particular, and the "hat" is the topping, which means to cover the noodles.

This time, the 'hat' was prepared by Liu Mang last night, stir-fried with snow peas, tomatoes, mushrooms, diced ham, minced pork, and then simmered over low heat, accompanied by snow-white broth made from beef bones, which will definitely make people appetite.

"Master Liu, my grandfather was afraid that you would not be able to keep busy, so he asked us to come over and help. Zhou Xiaolong came over with a few volunteers.

"Okay, you can help me collect the money and greet the guests. Liu Mang nodded: "By the way, how much are you going to charge for this bowl of noodles?"

"Two dollars a bowl. Zhou Xiaolong replied.

"Isn't two dollars a bit expensive?" Liu Mang calculated the exchange rate, and this price was the same as the price of a bowl of noodles in China, or even exceeded.

The purpose of Liu Mang's trip is not to make money, but to expand the influence of Chinese cuisine in the hearts of Americans, and if the price is too high, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.

"It's not expensive at all, Chinatown ramen usually sells for six dollars, and we only charge a little for the ingredients, and the labor is completely uncounted, which is simply too cheap. ”

"Oh well. Liu Mang replied.

As for the issue of prices, he, as a tourist, obviously has no say.

"Everyone, get ready, let's get in. Tan Shi over there picked up the microphone and shouted, and immediately the volunteers at the football field opened the door.

"Alright, let's get to work. The fire on Liu Mang's stove twisted away: "Anyway, no matter whether anyone eats it or not, the noodles still have to rise." ”

"Master Liu Mang, why is there no one to eat it? Those Yankees don't eat it, I'll eat it!" Zhou Xiaolong licked his lips: "I didn't eat enough of your noodles last night, and I thought about it as soon as I woke up this morning." ”

"Haha, okay. Then I'll put it down first, this kind of 'one noodle', in addition to selling taste, is also selling performance. ”