Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Success of Flame Dumplings
As his words fell, a strong aroma of wine suddenly came from the unlided container on the judges' table. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"The time is just right!" Liu Mang smiled: "Then burn it!"
"Boom, boom, boom!" The next second, a blue flame rose from the obsidian container!
"What! what's going on?!" everyone exclaimed in disbelief!
The blue flame jumped, and through this wonderful flame, you could see that the shape of the dumplings was changing dramatically, the white skin was quietly fading, and the burnt yellow skin was quickly formed in front of everyone.
Unlike Kim Taehyun's dumplings, which are covered with gold leaf, this burnt yellow color is the most natural form of food after it is grilled, and it will make people appetite when they look at it.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
The dumplings in the container trembled slightly, and the whole dumpling slowly puffed up like an inflated balloon, and the aroma of wine mixed with the fresh fragrance of wheat grains came to the nose, making everyone can't help but twitch their noses.
Finally, the blue flame was extinguished. The size of the dumplings in the container has doubled in size. The judges couldn't bear it anymore and were ready to stretch out the cutlery in their hands.
"Wait! There's not enough time!" Liu Mang hurriedly stopped.
"Ah, is there still a change?" asked Li Ruonan.
"Of course!" Liu Mang held up a finger.
"One!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
"Bang, bang, bang!" As if something had been shattered, an abrupt voice rang out!
As Liu Mang's count was completed, the dumplings in the container cracked from the top!
"Whew!zh
"Now is the perfect time! Flame fried dumplings!"
With trembling hands, Jones forked a piece with a fork and put it into his mouth.
"Click!" the crispy, slightly sweet skin immediately shattered from her mouth, and the slightly hot and salty sauce enveloped the smooth filling, making every taste bud cell on the tip of her tongue cheer.
When I chewed it again, the delicate rustle of the salted egg yolk in the filling rubbed against my teeth, and it felt like stepping on the beach.
The aroma of wine, wheat, sweetness, saltiness, and a slight numbness rising from the base of the tongue ripples gently in the mouth.
The flavors and aromas of this dumpling are so varied, but they are not mixed in the slightest, but are as distinct as the colors of the rainbow after the rain.
"It's delicious!" Jones couldn't help but mutter.
As if the breeze was caressing through the golden waves of wheat, she heard the sound of wheat sprouting, slowly growing from a small seed, heading, pulping, baptizing by the sun and wind and rain, and finally ripening, waiting for harvest.
The minced meat tasted even more wonderful, containing a scent she had never smelled before. Compared with Kim Tae-hyun's royal beef filling, this kind of meat filling is even more tender, and even gives people the illusion that the tip of the tongue is about to melt.
Jones was like a starving prisoner released from a Nazi concentration camp, and his knife and fork never stopped. Every bite she eats, she is amazed by the wonderful journey that this food has brought her.
"Hah!" Jones reluctantly looked away from the container, and if she hadn't taken care of her ladylike image, she would have picked up a bit of the crumbs inside and put it in her mouth.
She looked up and saw that everyone was just like her, with an intoxicated look on their faces.
"Judges, are you ready to vote?" the host asked, swallowing his saliva.
No one said a word, and everyone was still immersed in the rich taste brought by the flame-fried dumplings.
"Judges, judges, are you okay?" the moderator reminded.
"Oh, oh... Let's start voting. Jones came back to his senses and asked for the others' opinions.
"Everybody, everybody, let's vote. Mr. Wang stood up, beckoned everyone, and then wrote his name on a slip of paper and threw it into a large wooden box.
Soon, the voting ended, and the host took out the note from the box and began to roll the ballots.
"One vote for Liu Mang on the Chinese side!"
"Two votes for Liu Mang on the Chinese side!"
"China's Liu Mang gets another vote!"
"One vote for Kim Tae-hyun from the Korean side!"
"One vote for Liu Mang on the Chinese side!"
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At the end of the vote, the final result was that Liu Mang won by an overwhelming margin of 21-7.
"This can't be!" Kim Tae-hyun yelled with a hideous face.
"I put so many precious ingredients in my fried dumplings, how can I lose to that kid! There must be another cat in it! I ask to do it again!"
"Oh, you can try it. Liu Mang raised his eyebrows and handed a plate of dumplings to him.
Kim Tae-hyun was a little hesitant, he always felt that this Chinese kid was too cunning, maybe he would play some tricks, wasn't Park Jung-tae the best proof just now?
"Don't worry, it's okay this time. Liu Mang smiled, reached out and picked up a dumpling from the container and threw it into his mouth.
Kim Tae-hyun put his mind at ease, put the dumplings in his mouth, and when he bit it, his eyes immediately widened.
He originally wanted to taste it, so he spit out the dumplings to show his disdain. But now his mouth is completely uncontrollable, and he swallows it after chewing a few bites, and his face is complicated.
"How did you do that, and what kind of high-end ingredients are put in these dumplings?"
"There are no high-end ingredients, just things that can be found everywhere, such as flour, pork, salted egg yolks, spring bamboo shoots, etc. ”
"This can't be!" Kim Tae-hyun cried out again.
"Nothing is impossible!" Liu Mang sneered: "Real food is not only made with expensive ingredients! As a chef, if you don't even understand the most basic principles of cooking, then what can you talk about!"
"What's the truth?"
"Really good food is one that brings pleasure and happiness to people's body and mind, and it will always belong to the public, not the few!"
"Smack, smack!" Jones took the lead in clapping.
"My eyes have been opened, it has really opened my eyes, Mr. Liu Mang, can you tell me, how did you do it?"
"Yes, Ms. Jones. Please take a look at this first. Liu Mang nodded, holding the container that held the dumplings just now.
"It's made of volcanic rock, is there anything special?" Jones asked curiously.
"See, because this container is made of stone, it has a good heat retention effect, and it has a shape that has a large belly and a small mouth. In China, it was originally used to make soups and make some juicy food, but this time I heated it to perfectly maintain the temperature and texture of the dumplings. ”
"But what about the flames?" Jones asked.
"The secret is here!" Liu Mang took out a bottle from the cupboard and pointed to the label on it.
"Liquor?"
"That's right, and it's a very high degree of liquor! After the dumplings were fried, I sprinkled a layer of powdered sugar on top and poured a little white wine on them. The temperature of the container is very high, and when the liquor on the dumplings has almost volatilized in the container, it will naturally burn!"
"I see!" the crowd nodded.
"What does that do? The crispiness of this dumpling wrapper is unimaginable, does it have anything to do with this blue flame?"
"Of course, it has a point, this flame can completely evaporate the excess water from the outer skin of the dumplings, which can make the outer skin of the dumplings present such a taste. ”
"What about the filling? The sweetness and saltiness of the filling and the umami are just right, and in the aftertaste, there is a faint spicy feeling, this spicy feeling is very special, there is a special fragrance, this is definitely not an ordinary chili, what did you put in?"
"Oh, this is dogwood, one of the oldest seasonings in China. You must know that chili peppers were only introduced to our country in the ancient Ming Dynasty. Before that, our ancestors used this to get the spicy, this taste. Liu Mang picked up a grain of rice from the spice box, and said with a red seed.
"The spiciness of dogwood is not only unique, but also has a special spicy aroma that can't be compared with chili peppers. As for the tenderness and taste of the minced meat, it has something to do with a chef's seasoning, which is the basic skill. ”
"We use the most ordinary ingredients to make the most brilliant dishes. Mr. Liu Mang, you are really a genius!" Jones paused, his face slightly red: "Uh, this, can you make me a few more? Anna and I don't seem to have enough to eat. ”
"No problem!"