Chapter 721: Wagashi Steak (Medium)
"Lao Liu, do you say that this group of people who are cooking with Longyin all have obsessive-compulsive disorder?" Lin Xiao said.
"There should be. ”
The chefs who had been staring at Longyin's cooking made dishes, and Liu Mang found a very interesting little detail. The first thing these chefs do when they take the stage is to arrange the spice jars on the table. It is so neat that the labels of all the spices are facing the same direction, and none of them are messy.
"Obsessive-compulsive disorder is not a bad thing sometimes. At least it can make people do things carefully and meticulously. There was a look of admiration in Shan Jian's eyes.
In addition to being meticulous, the chefs of Ryugin-cuisine are also very sophisticated in their handling of ingredients.
In the process of cooking, everyone rarely communicates, just silently completing the work in hand.
Mix the noodles with the noodles, mix the stuffing with the filling, and cut the ingredients with the ingredients...... There is no mess at all, and you can see at a glance that they have been cooperating for many years.
What made Liu Mang strange was that everyone else was doing things, including the man who was wearing glasses to lead the way, but only Pingchuan was alone, holding a pair of chopsticks in his hand, tasting here and there from time to time, as if he had nothing to do.
"It's strange, why did Long Yin Cuisine invite this guy to participate in the Chef God Competition?" Lin Xiao couldn't help but ask.
Since Hirakawa Ran, who can blend poisonous ingredients into deliciousness, naturally has a tongue whose sense of taste far surpasses that of others. Liu Mang replied.
"No wonder!" Lin Xiao let out an 'oh' and understood.
Dongying's Japanese fruits are mostly covered with glutinous rice flour or soybean flour, and the fillings are mainly red bean paste, white bean paste, and occasionally matcha filling, and seasonal fillings include chestnuts, yams, plums, persimmons, etc. A few common ingredients are combined into a variety of flavors, forming hundreds of flavor variations.
"Bang Bang!" "Glutinous rice dough dyed with various plant juices is thrown on the cutting board, making a crisp sound.
"Although Dongying's Japanese sweets are passed down from us, they do have something unique, look at this color, how beautiful it is!" He Donglin stared at the big screen and sighed.
"Well, in addition to the cherry blossom juice, a small amount of clear oil is added. In this way, the color of the glutinous rice dough is illuminated by the light, and it looks even more dazzling. Liu Mang nodded.
"Don't underestimate this color palette, if you want to achieve the exact same color as the cherry blossoms, in addition to having natural color sensitivity, the chef has to go through thousands of fumbling to do it. ”
After countless beatings, the glutinous rice balls of various colors are ready, and the chefs of Ryuyin begin to make the Japanese sweets either by hand or with molds.
"I don't know if you've noticed? Their division of labor is very clear! As soon as the task at hand is completed, he immediately stops and does not go to help his companions. He Donglin said.
"Well, Dongying's restaurant, unless it is cultivated as an heir, is likely to stay in one position for the rest of his life. For example, in a sushi restaurant, those who kill fish only kill fish, and those who make omelets only make omelets. ”
"Don't you think it's boring?" said Shan Jian in surprise.
"What's the point of that? How can you learn something?" He Donglin also said.
"In the tradition of Dongying craftsmen, they are proud of doing only one thing in their lives, but in our country, people have long run out. Lin Xiao pouted.
"People go to high places, and water flows low places. Who doesn't want to improve themselves and become a real chef?" Liu Mang paused and glanced at the stage: "Of course, I don't mean to belittle them, it is really admirable to be able to stick to one thing for a few years, or even ten years." ”
"This game of dragon chan cuisine has won!" He Donglin sighed when he saw the glasses man in the lead placing a ready-made Japanese fruit on the plate.
This middle-aged man named Tatsunohiko has a sincere expression on his face, and when he places the 'Wagashi', his movements are very gentle, as if he is holding a fragile work of art.
"It's so beautiful! It's so beautiful that it's heartbreaking!" Shan Jian stared at the big screen that zoomed in on the camera, and sighed.
The waga sweets in the white porcelain plate are made in the shape of cherry blossoms, divided into neat five petals, and the pale pink color makes you can't take your eyes off it just by looking at it, as if the flowers have just been plucked from the cherry blossom tree, so fresh that there are still slight dewdrops.
This is not the end, as the division of labor and cooperation of several people has come to an end, other kinds of 'Japanese fruits' have been placed on the plate one after another.
It is emerald green, made into the shape of a bamboo, fiery red, like magma, white as a snowball, and dotted with a little red ......
Each wagashi has a different shape and a variety of colors, but all of them reveal exquisite aesthetics and the spirit of taking craftsmanship to the extreme.
"Oh my God!" The male judges in the judges' table were fine, but the two female judges looked at the 'Wagashi' placed in front of their tables, and their eyes were already lit up with small stars, and they had no ability to resist.
"Such a lovely pastry, how can I bear to eat it!" said one of the female judges, pinching one of the 'wagashi'.
This 'wagashi' is made in the shape of a goldfish, and not only the eyes, fins, but also the scales on the body of the fish are detailed and lifelike, and it is breathtaking.
"Judges, please taste it. "Seeing that the judges were staring at the 'wagashi' on the plate, looking left and right, but not moving, the host, who had been waiting for more than ten minutes, couldn't help but urge.
"Okay. A male judge pinched one of the cherry blossom-shaped 'wagashi', looked at it again, and put it into his mouth with some reluctance.
"Hmm...... Well...... It's delicious!" the judges made a slurred voice and praised repeatedly.
The skin made of glutinous rice flour is very elastic and has a slightly sweet taste, and when you bite into it, the soft filling inside flows out of it and flows to all corners of the mouth.
Unlike the sweet crust, the filling has a light salty taste, forming two different textures, mixed together and chewed, a faint floral fragrance lingers in the mouth for a long time.
Gently inhale, the floral smell is light and elegant, the fragrance is complex, but you can't smell it, which kind of flower fragrance it belongs to.
"I smell the scent of spring! How did you do it?" the judge swallowed the 'washi' in his mouth and couldn't help but cry out.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our 'Wagashi' in Toei is a metaphor for the four seasons, but our Ryuyin cuisine has taken this function to the limit. The leader took the microphone handed by the host.
"Spring is the season full of flowers, so in this 'Spring Song', we use as many as 30 kinds of flower petals, dry and pickle them in a unique way, retain the fragrance, and then make them into a unique filling, so that after tasting it, guests can feel the breath of spring as if they are sitting in a courtyard full of spring flowers. ”
"What about this? Is it autumn? I tasted all kinds of fruits in it. Another judge asked.
"Yes, autumn is the harvest season, and our 'autumn fruit' ......," Ryuyuhiko explained.