Chapter 102: Strange Old Man
"Old noodles? The steamed buns in our store are indeed fermented with century-old noodles, how about it? What kind of stuffing do you want to buy? ā
In the steamed bun shop that looks like it has been a year old, the owner is a small-eyed middle-aged man with a clean beard, wearing a spotless white chef's uniform and an apron with the same white on the lower body. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
However, Liu Pleiades was obviously not interested in this, and asked directly: "Can we buy your century-old noodles if we want to?" ā
"Huh? Buying old noodles? No way! The boss was stunned for a moment and then flatly refused.
"Don't be so hasty to refuse! How about 1 million yen? Alice said bluntly.
The boss struggled for a moment, but still said, "No! ā
"Have you heard of Far Moon Academy? He's Erina's boyfriend! If you sell us a piece of old noodles, then ask him to ask Erina to help you taste it ten times, okay? Alice seduced.
"Huh?" Liu Pleiades glanced at her in surprise, but as soon as she showed a surprised look, Alice's hand wrapped around her behind her and twisted it one hundred and eighty degrees on the soft flesh on her waist......
"No, I won't sell old noodles." The boss still shook his head.
Seeing the boss's resolute attitude, Liu Yuexing stopped Alice, who was going to continue to say something: "Forget it, don't force others, let's go see the next one." ā
"It's half past six now! Wait until the business is going to close, and the old noodle fermentation needs to be prepared in advance, what if it goes on like this, what will happen to tomorrow's game? We haven't even bought even a piece of old noodles yet! Alice said anxiously.
"Competitions? You're not talking about a 'seafood pastry contest', are you? Wait, are you Liu Pleiades? Your partner is ...... Kindness? There seems to be some difference between Kurokiza and the game? The boss uncle said suddenly, it seems that he is also paying attention to this game.
"That's right, it's me! If you want to buy your old noodles, it's also because you'll need them in the finals tomorrow. Liu Pleiades has rekindled some hope.
"If you're going to compete, it's not like that...... Kindness? Sure enough, it still doesn't work! The boss struggled to reverse his tone.
Liu Pleiades didn't say anything more, but Alice couldn't help but jump on the top of her head, and said angrily: "Huh? You're provocative, right? And deliberately pretending to be sold to us! ā
Alice said, ripping off the headscarf from Kurokiba's wrist as if she was about to close the door and let the black dog go.
Fortunately, Liu Pleiades grabbed Alice's wrist holding the headscarf in time, so as not to cause any trouble.
"Really! It's all to blame Ah Xing, you have to be old-fashioned! When you make the dough, you only use the yeast in the old noodles, right? On the contrary, other miscellaneous bacteria contained in the old noodles will produce a sour taste, and the old noodles that are not well preserved and used may also have a toxic effect! Alice said.
After that, he was not puzzled, and turned to the owner of the steamed bun shop and said, "And you too!" What old noodles to use, it's just a gimmick, let's honestly use yeast powder! ā
"Alice!" Before the boss of Liu Pleiades got angry, he stopped Alice's words.
"Remember Old Man Miyamoto?" Liu asked Alice.
"Huh? That stubborn old man who doesn't understand anything? ā
"True, but you don't know much about the old noodles now, do you? Although it is necessary to use additional alkaline water to balance the acidity of the noodles, there are still many old shops that prefer to use old noodles instead of the more convenient yeast powder, and there is indeed a gap in taste and texture between the two ways of fermenting noodles!
It can be seen that among them, there must be other miscellaneous bacteria that cannot be analyzed by modern science, or the interaction of several miscellaneous bacteria, which plays a result that baking powder cannot be replaced. Since you don't know enough, you can't make a light assertion, right? Liu Pleiades said.
Alice's face turned red, and then she understood why Liu Pleiades had mentioned Old Man Miyamoto before.
"I, I'm different from him!" Alice pouted.
"That's right, that's right, our second young lady is much cuter than that old man." Liu Pleiades saw that Alice had softened, so he comforted her.
"What Second Miss! And why compare me to that old man...... And you let go of your hands first! Alice twisted her wrist, which was still grabbed by Liu Yuexing.
"All in all, there are still a lot of interesting things in cooking, and what we need to do is to open up, not jump to conclusions!" Liu Pleiades said.
Alice first thought about what Liu Pleiades said, and then suddenly reacted and said, "Huh! I haven't even been sure about tomorrow's game, so I'm not sure what kind of handsomeness I am here! ā
was defeated by Alice, Liu Pleiades was also a little embarrassed, so he had to cough dryly: "Ahem, since it is pastry, it can also be said to be dim sum, the so-called dim sum is also 'light up the heart', what can light up the heart, only the same 'heart' can do it, the ingredients are just outsiders!" ā
Alice looked unaware of it, and at this moment......
"Well said!" An old voice suddenly came from behind Liu Yuexing.
Liu Pleiades was taken aback, and when he looked back, he found that behind him was an old man who stood up straight and might have a chance to approach one meter seven, and now because of his stiff back, his legs were naturally split and slightly bent, which made one meter six far away from him!
I can't tell if I'm 70 or 80 or more, but I'm in a good state of mind, with a fancy floral beach shirt, a pair of loose beach shorts, a toad glass, and a big bald head......
Liu Pleiades instinctively shouted: "Turtle, turtle immortal? ā
"Huh? What turtle immortals, turtle immortals, young man, you won't be giving me a nickname for the old man, right? The old man said as he gouged his nostrils.
"No, no, I'm just talking to myself!" Liu Pleiades said with some surprise.
People in this world may be focused on cooking and eating, so there is no "Dragon Ball" work, even if he tells himself one day that Akira Toriyama is a master of cooking, Liu Pleiades will not feel strange, after all, even Kazuichi Sugiyama has changed careers......
"I said, Boss Bizen, it's hard to have such an ideal kid, why don't you lend him the old noodles?" The old man seems to know the owner of this Bizen manju shop.
"Huh? Just...... Uh, I mean...... All right! You don't have to sell it, I'll give it to you! The boss said with a strange expression.
The old man looked at the time, and then said, "That's right! Now, it should be just the time when you knead the noodles at noon and have already sent them, right? It just so happened that this kid came by chance, just take out a piece of the dough you made and give it to him...... Boy, after all, it's the ancestral old noodles of the Bizen boss, and after using it, don't leave the 'old noodles'! ā
"Of course! Thank you so much! Liu Pleiades expressed his gratitude to both the old man and the boss.
After the boss also returned to the back kitchen, he retrieved a fist-sized piece of dough and instructed Liu Pleiades to use it carefully after he returned.
"The longer the old noodles are used, the more it will test the kung fu of neutralizing with alkaline water, but don't be ashamed because of the old noodles in Bizen!" The old man reminded.
"Don't worry! You will definitely live up to the expectations of the two! Liu Pleiades said.
It wasn't until after Liu Pleiades and the three of them left that the boss of Bizen said with a bitter face: "Master, I was obviously ready to lend them the old noodles just now, didn't you stop me with a look in the back?" And that piece of noodles, what the hell is it? They're going to play tomorrow, and they won't be ......."
It turned out that the reason why Bizen changed his tone before was because the old man was behind Liu Pleiades and them, and he glanced at him, but he didn't expect that the old man finally took the initiative to ask him to give out the "old noodles", and the old noodles he gave away were not treasures in his own store, but ...... He also doesn't know when, a piece of noodles on the table that he often faces in the back!
If it were someone else, Bizen would not dare to obey his words, after all, tomorrow is the "Seafood Pastry Contest", and if the dough is poisonous, the matter will be a big deal!
But this old man, when he came to his store two weeks ago, after showing his hand a little, Bizen was shocked, and covered the cost of the old man's recent trip to Hokkaido, and the old man went to nightclubs one after another to spend, which made him unable to make ends meet, but Bizen felt that it was worth it, because just a little fur that the old man taught him made him feel that his skills had been greatly improved......
So Bizen did as the old man hinted, but it was inevitable that he would not be sure.
The old man didn't continue to worry him, but said directly: "Don't worry, that piece is also old noodles, and it is the old noodles handed down from the old man's family!" I just went and talked to you while you were talking. ā
"Whew, I see! By the way, he is also from the magical country of China, so you helped him, right? Bizen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Help? Perhaps. The old man didn't say anything, just took Bizen's turnover for today, and went to the big health care......
Bizen was in tears at the same time, but also a little puzzled in his heart, the master did disappear for a while after giving himself a look, he has seen the master's craftsmanship that can be called a miracle skill, it is not surprising that the master will be reconciled in a short period of time, but he wonders why that piece of noodles feels like it has been made for a long time and has been completely fermented?
Even if it's a hundred-year-old face, it will take a few hours to have such an effect, right?
Also confused with him was Liu Pleiades, after returning to the hotel, Liu Pleiades kept sniffing this old noodle......
"What's wrong? Questions? Alice wondered when she saw him.
"No, it's just a feeling...... Is there such an extent to the hundred-year-old noodles? It's even better than I thought! ā
"Then let's try it together! Because it needs to be fermented, the noodles can be prepared in advance! (To be continued.) )