Episode 334 Tempering
Hokkaido, Sapporo.
Kohei Soma, Erina, and Megumi Tanozo return to the dormitory with tired faces.
"How's your training?" Senzaemon looked at the three of them.
"Still won't work...... The collocation between them is still very problematic. Although Kohei Chuangzhen had a smile on his face, between his eyebrows, his mood was not too good, "The opponent is the Ten Masters of Yuanyue, and we may still have some gaps." ”
"Have you contacted the others? After all, it's just the three of you, and no matter what, you're no match for them. Senzaemon asked.
"Senior Isshiki has agreed, and so has my senior for a long time, yesterday I communicated with Sister Ma Mei, she estimates that she will come over tomorrow, right? In her words, her cooking skills are still very lacking, so she needs to be trained again. As for Senior Nukijima, I haven't given a reply yet, so I'll ask him when I have time. By the way, there is also Senior Zheng...... Can we invite him? Although Nagi Cuttle didn't remove his seat in the Ten Masters, I don't think he would refuse, right?"
Xingping Chuangzhen suddenly remembered Zheng Ke.
'Don't look for him now, he's playing. Senzaemon rejected Kohei Soma's proposal.
It's been a few years since the Far Moon School has made a spot on the-blue, and this year might be a pretty good opportunity.
"That's right...... By the way, is there a the-blue match today?"
"There should be, right?" Senzaemon turned on the TV uncertainly.
At this moment, the match between Zheng Ke and Todd is playing on the screen.
Erina, Kohei Soma, and Megumi Tadoko immediately sat down in front of the TV, took a general look at the time of the game, and immediately relaxed after just over half an hour.
Luckily, didn't miss it.
"Wait, the title of this game seems to be dessert ......," Erina reminded.
"That...... How about Senior Zheng's dessert?" Kohei Soma turned his head to look at Erina and Megumi Tano.
"Unless the title is a dessert, Senior Zheng has never taken the initiative to make it. Megumi Tando also became nervous.
"Then we can only hope that Senior Zheng can win this game......" Kohei Soma also frowned.
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Todd looked up at the teenager across from him who was cooking quickly. He could see that the boy was so confident in his cooking that during the competition, all his energy would be focused on the food in his hand.
However, this is the West, how can a dessert made by an Oriental be compared to him?
Todd specializes in French seafood cuisine, but as a chef in a restaurant, he certainly has a taste for desserts.
Of course, compared with those well-known pastry chefs, his strength may be a little weak, but if the opponent is just a student who has not yet graduated, he is undoubtedly the only winner in this game.
Todd combines the egg yolks and sugar together, stirs gently, and then pours in the corn flour and custard powder (a food spice powder) and stirs well, then pours the boiled milk into it.
Because the vanilla pods have been mixed in the fresh milk in advance, the rich aroma comes out with the heat after boiling.
Todd saw the heat coming out, and immediately poured in the remaining fresh milk and continued to boil.
Soon, the scent of vanilla pods began to fill the nearby air, and the white bubbles kept tumbling upwards before finally bursting.
Todd immediately picked up the hot pan and placed it on the counter to the side, adding the gillidin and letting it cool quietly.
The five judges on the judges' bench kept moving their eyes after watching Todd's food for a while. looked at Zheng Ke again.
"This little contestant seems to be the winner of the Asian division? By the way, I remember you were the judge there, right? Ferdinand. Lillian looked at Ferdinand, who was sitting on her right.
"That's right, I was the judge there. Ferdinand looked at the busy Zheng Ke and said softly.
"How's his final cooking?" asked Lillian curiously.
"What do you think of him, what kind of dessert would he make?" Ferdinand asked Lillian rhetorically.
"I can't guess yet, but it seems that he is very skilled in cooking. Lillian hesitated.
"If there's one word to describe his cuisine, it's complete. The Western food he cooks is like a complete whole. It doesn't seem to stand out in particular, but when you eat it, you will find that his dishes will meet all your expectations. Ferdinand said triumphantly.
"I'm very demanding. Lilian looked at Zheng Ke again, and at this time, Zheng Ke had already put down the soup pot on the stove.
"I know, but my requirements are not low. Ferdinand whispered.
Zheng Ke's forehead was sweating, and the next steps would determine the quality of this dessert, which made him extremely careful.
White chocolate is poured on the clean marble table, like white sand mixed with moisture, flowing slowly on the marble table.
Zheng Ke picked up the triangular spatula to spread out the melted white chocolate, and then scooped it up with a scraper, while picking up the wooden spoon with the other hand and mixing the melted chocolate.
Milne, who was in the VIP seat, saw this scene and immediately became energetic.
"Tablage." Milne groped his chin, "since this method was used, I hope you don't mess up." ”
"Is this step important?" asked Natalie, remembering that when she was making desserts, it wasn't so troublesome.
"Auntie, this step is very important. Although Zheng Ke's method looks no different from ordinary dissolved chocolate, in fact, Zheng Ke's cooking skills have been inspected since the beginning of melting chocolate. The annual protein inside the chocolate is slowly destroyed as the temperature increases, and after cooling, the surface becomes very rough. Therefore, when melting chocolate, it is usually heated in a water bath.
"White chocolate is the least temperature-demanding of the three types of chocolate. Typically, a water bath is heated to 40 degrees Celsius. And when cooling, pay attention to whether the chocolate is crystallized. Because once crystallization occurs, it means that it will solidify quickly, so the chocolate is collected and heated slightly before it sets. Aynelle explained.
"But it's already cooled, so why reheat it? Isn't that redundant?" Natalie was a little puzzled.
Although she knows some cooking, she is still a little worse than the other two.
"In order to get the right chocolate – the crystallized chocolate doesn't stop because it crystallizes, it continues to crystallize, so the texture becomes hard and the taste is affected. In this case, it is necessary to heat it up a little more to increase the temperature. ”
Ainele looked at the arena, Zheng Ke had already put the melted chocolate into the glass basin, and the next thing was to reheat it.