"This is my 'mapo sea bream tofu'...... Please try it! Liu Pleiades said and placed five portions of mapo sea bream tofu in front of the five judges. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The five portions of "mapo sea bream tofu" are not very large, and they are served in a tall crystal tray that looks like it is used for fruits......

"Because 'fish tofu' is far less flavorful than tofu, and the texture is different, do you use heavy and spicy toppings?" Lei Yu fiddled with the spoon first.

"However, although the way of pouring thickening to flavor is suitable for these hard-to-taste ingredients, it is also necessary to take into account the coordination and change of the thickening sauce and the internal texture and taste of the ingredients, otherwise it will not only cover up the advantages of the layering of the sauce, but may even have the opposite effect!" Tang Song's tips are a little more targeted.

As the chief chef of Shanghai's "Longzhen Restaurant", Tang Song's cooking skills have also reached three stars, and he is proficient in Shanghai cuisine.

In history, Shanghai cuisine was originally characterized by "thick oil red sauce", and the taste was on the heavy side.

However, it was gradually influenced by the Jiangnan flavor, and the taste gradually faded and turned to "sweet".

Nowadays, although Shanghai cuisine is still known for its braised and stir-fried, it is no longer as strong as the original.

Naturally, Tang Song was a little apprehensive about this "mapo sea bream tofu" that looked like it made people's tongue tingle......

"But this shouldn't be considered 'fish tofu' in the traditional sense, right? There is still a big difference in the ingredients, I really want to see that the protein extract separated from the soybean grinding is really added to it, and the other ingredients are not the same...... Sure enough, it's very much in the style of Yuanyue Academy! "The new Hushou is still entangled in the matter of Liu Pleias's representation.

He is probably the most "biased" of all the judges, and will not hesitate to favor Nagi in words...... Of course, you can still be "fair" when scoring as a judge!

"Okay, how does it taste, let's try it!" Lin Yi said.

Including Xie Yunlong and Lin Yi, two dragon-level chefs, as judges, at this time, Liu Pleiades experienced the most gorgeous "cooking showdown......

I saw that the five judges were stunned at the moment when a spoonful of mapo snapper tofu was eaten!

After that, Master Xie stood up suddenly, and his whole body sounded like fried beans......

Originally, although Master Xie was old and strong (literally), after all, he was already a hundred years old, and his figure had long been shriveled, but now the muscles of his whole body swelled up, and he propped up the flower shirt!

was so frightened that Liu Pleiades thought that he was going to send out the Turtle School Qigong......

If it weren't for the fact that the flower shirt was very loose, I'm afraid it would have exploded by now!

And Liu Pleiades also felt that Master Xie was at the moment of the entrance of "Mapo Snapper Tofu", and the internal force was abnormally agitated...... It's very similar to the situation when the commander-in-chief was "torn apart"!

"Hey, I'm really old, obviously I'm still very satisfied with the taste, but I can't even do 'clothes cracking'." Master Xie sighed.

And Lin Yi comforted on the side: "Where, where, if Master Xie is wearing ordinary clothes, he will definitely be able to crack!" ”

"Actually, I'm very optimistic about you, but it's a pity that this kind of tasting skill of the Liu family has never been passed on to people who are not surnamed Liu, and it has been passed on to men but not women...... It was also because of my father that I learned the ......" Master Xie looked sorry.

It seems that this thing is still a necessary skill of the Liu family?

Passing on men or not women?

Nonsense! Even if you are willing to "pass on the girl", people have to be willing to learn!

And at this moment, Senzaemon in the audience was scratched on the itch, and said proudly: "Zongwei, you reached the level of 'ragged clothes' three years ago, right?" ”

Tsk, ask how deliberate, how deliberate!

However, the eight elders of the Liu family really cooperated with him, and sure enough, they immediately cast a shocked gaze.

Nagi Sowei, who didn't look like he was 43 years old at all, shook his machete-like eyebrows, and the tufts of dull hair on the top of his head seemed to shake, and he said proudly: "That's right, it was on my fortieth birthday that after tasting the love meal prepared for me by Leonora and Alice, the food power in my body exploded!" This must be the power of love! ”

He certainly didn't hear it, Leonora and Alice mother and daughter, muttering to the side, "It's good that we ran fast at the time......"

Otherwise, it will probably be a big hit!

That's right, in this world, the so-called "internal force" is also known as the "gastronomic power", which is usually only mastered by people who have eaten enough food, and who can make good food.

Moreover, the "tears in the clothes" of the Nagi family, or the Liu family, as a special tasting skill and a means to show their strength, are often envied!

When the commander-in-chief was a judge of the "Autumn Tryout", the "clothes bursting" he showed was only the initial stage.

Then there is the "Clothes Burst" that directly shatters the clothes, and the "Clothes Tear" that emits this energy and makes the clothes of the people around them burst open!

Nagi Sowei reached this peak level, and it was when he was forty years old......

However, Liu Pleiades actually can't understand what other people are shocked and envious!

It's embarrassing enough to blow your clothes open! If you blow up the clothes of the people around you...... This is sexual ♂ harassment, right? You're going to be caught, right? Sowei-sama, please refrain from using this ability in public places!

In the original plot, Nagiri Sowei, who served as a judge during the grade assessment, demonstrated this ability.

Liu has always felt that he has not been arrested until now, which is the biggest mockery of the rule of law in Northern Europe.

In the audience on one side, it seemed that Nagi Soei, who wanted to show everyone this ability, stood up and wanted to taste the "mapo sea bream tofu", but was held down by Leonora and Alice next to him......

Well, if Nagi Sowei "insists on going his own way", there will probably be a "family burst"!

On the other side, the judges finally pulled the conversation back to the point.

"The texture and taste of this thickening texture are very 'thick red sauce'! Seriously, it's been a long time since I've tasted a dish with such heavy oil! But...... I have to say that although the oil is heavy and the flavor is strong, it does not make people feel greasy at all! ”

"That's right, and in the thickening, you can also feel the aroma of nuts such as peanuts and sesame seeds, and it seems that at the beginning of the fryer with spices such as paprika, fragrant nuts were added...... Still a little sour? It's a bit of a 'spicy' feeling. ”

"Oil and spicy" is a special snack in Shaanxi, which is a spicy snack mixed with chili powder and various crushed nuts, then poured with hot oil and finally seasoned with vinegar.

If the mouth is heavy enough, it can be used directly as a snack, or as a condiment, and eat with rolling dough, steamed buns, etc...

"This 'sea bream tofu' is completely different from ordinary fish tofu, and I thought it would have a softer texture without frying it...... It turned out to be unexpectedly chewy! This should be due to the fact that there is less starch as a binder, and it is ...... It must also have something to do with the method used to crush it into 'fish paste'! Lei Yu said and looked at Master Understanding.

Master Xie also nodded at this time: "That's right, it's a combination of rigidity and softness!" His previous approach seemed to be wide open, but in fact, it was secretly in line with the meat quality and even texture of the sea bream, which ensured the taste to the greatest extent! Although the sea bream itself has passed the time of peak taste, it can still be made into the best tasting surimi! ”

Liu Pleiades's technique is a fusion of the skills of the steel rod Xie Lu and the pastry king Logan, which itself seems to be a muscular weird man's solution, that is, thick and fine, and the "Bai Luo secret technique" represented by Logan is a representative of skill, Liu Pleiades's style when he just smashed it is very similar to Xie Yunlong, who also integrates the strengths of the two families.

At the same time, Liu Pleiades also has the ability to perceive the weak touch feedback on the steel rod through "super tactile", which is easier to display skills.

"And there seems to be a hint of sweetness in this 'sea bream tofu', which corresponds to the heavy and spicy thickening of the sauce poured outside...... This is...... Honey? Tang Song's eyes lit up.

"That's true, if you taste it carefully, there is a slight acidity in this thickening, and there is no vinegar aroma, it should be the taste of a small amount of lemon juice, right?"

"The spicy thickening and slightly sweet 'sea bream tofu' create a layered taste experience! The reason why we use water instead of soup stock is also to preserve this sense of layering, right? The level of completion is very high, and it is hard to imagine that this is the result of being attacked suddenly...... "Lin Yi said.

In fact, other judges are more willing to use "perfect" to describe it than "proper" at this time, but as a "dragon-level chef", Lin Yi's vision is obviously higher.

To a certain extent, to be so appreciated by the dragon chef, if today's competition spreads, the publicity effect on Liu Pleiades will be no less than winning a regional youth cooking competition!

After all, unlike Master Xie, Lin Yi's name is more well-known, and it is closely associated with the words "Chief of the Dragon Chef Alliance".

Although Master Xie is also named in the Dragon Chef Alliance, he has not asked about business for a long time, and even many young three-star chefs don't know about him, as for the older chefs, although many have heard of his name when they were young, most of them think that he has passed away......

The five judges gave Liu Pleiades a high evaluation, but they did not give a score immediately, but obviously suppressed their exuberant appetite, and left a small point of "mapo sea bream tofu" in front of them, and then paid attention to Erina's dishes on the other side!

"It must have been hard to eat such a spicy thing, right? Feel free to try my 'Gofuku sea bream balls' and take a break for your tongue! ”

Erina said this kind of thing in a queen-like tone, which made people feel no "rest" at all!

Master Xie whispered, "How do I feel that you are not talking to us at all?" ”

Indeed, when Erina spoke, she kept glancing at Liu Pleiades with a sneering face......

However, among the five judges, Lin Yi and Xin Hu Shou look the youngest, but in fact, Lin Yi is in his sixties, but he looks like he is in his thirties, and Xin Hu Shou is indeed the youngest in his real age, and he is already in his forties.

So at this time, except for the new Tomoru , the other judges all pretended not to see anything.

And the new Tomoru has a lot of opinions about Liu Pleiades, because the previous Senzaemon bumped into Liu Pleiades at the door of Erina's room on the morning of the "School Festival", and saw the scarlet sand inside, and mentioned it to the new Tomoru so that he could "have a psychological preparation"!

Shintomori's temper came up, and even Erina scolded him the same, and he said, "Hmph! You young people are ...... right now."

And here to see that the new household shou was about to say something, Master Xie hurriedly stood up, picked up Erina's "Wufu sea bream fish balls", and distributed them to the bowls of the other judges one by one......

"Except for the meaning, these five meatballs are the same in terms of cuisine, right?" Master Xie confirmed before dividing.

After receiving an affirmative answer, it will be divided into one for each person.

And Master Xie personally distributed the balls to them, and the others naturally didn't say anything else, and held their hands on their dishes to show respect.

I only heard Master Xie muttering while dividing the balls: "Hmm...... I want to live longer, this 'longevity' is mine! Lei Yu, I heard that a few of your Lei family's little cubs have been getting into trouble lately? Hey, this 'good death' is for you! Bless you for not being dragged down...... Xiao Songzi, Longzhen Restaurant has recently squeezed out another star-rated restaurant, right? Well, this 'Corning' is for you, saving you from being weak-hearted......"

Originally, although this "Wufu Snapper Balls" was called this name, there was no real balls representing a "blessing", but Master Xie wanted to say so, Lei Yu and the others had to take it with a black face!

Wufu usually refers to "longevity", "wealth", "Kangning", "good virtue", and "good death", which is also "Shoubi Nanshan", "Wishing you prosperity", "health and tranquility", "noble character", "good beginning and good end".

"Thank you, Master Xie, although I think it's better to change the balls between me and Lao Tang, my grandsons are not too much trouble, that is, they are just annoying, and they will not make me die well...... Lei Yu ruthlessly betrayed his teammates.

"Then who do you want to say that does not have a good death? I repeat! I didn't squeeze that house...... What am I bothering for? It's my grandson who has the ability, and he is the only daughter who chased the chef of the family, and now the family has taken the initiative to merge into the Longzhen Restaurant! Tang Song explained in a low voice.

In fact, the most important consideration for the "good death" should be Master Xie himself, but no one present dared to say it!

Even Lin Yi was stuffed with "wealth" by Master Xie on the grounds of "such an adult, don't always let Xiaoluzi help you......

It is true that Lin Yi's research funds have always been funded by the Lan Group, but that is not a "help"?

If Lin Yi really speaks, any group is willing to pay this money!

On the contrary, a certain master often looks for someone to fight the autumn wind after the "wind and snow" all over the world, which is more like asking for help!

The new Tomoru was quite happy at first, and the "good virtue" assigned to him was a good sign, but after thinking about it, in order to solve the theory of the master when he divided the pills, that is, what is lacking and what is made up, and the co-author Master Xie feels that he is "lacking virtue"?

"Ahem, Mamoru Komo! That's all there is to it, don't think about it! The more the merrier! ”

The new Tomori felt that he might as well not explain......

"Huh? It turns out that these meatballs are baked in the oven and then poured over to thicken? Instead of frying and then cooking in the traditional way......"

Tang Song just put it down, and he felt the difference between the two treatments, if it was fried first and then cooked, the meatballs should have been clamped off by now.

"The toughness of the balls is surprisingly good! And this size ...... Is it to let us enjoy the taste of the bite? ”

"Then let's give it a try!"

Indeed, Erina's meatballs are about half the size of a fist, which is two circles smaller than the traditional "braised lion head", but two circles larger than the weight of "one bite".

And it doesn't seem to be a simple use of starch as a binder, and the toughness of the balls is surprisingly good, and it can't be separated with chopsticks......

I saw that the five judges picked up the balls in front of them one after another, and then took a bite of it!

Suddenly, Master Xie stood up again, and the muscles of the tomb made the flower shirt tense, as if the buttons were about to fly out if he added more strength.

Judging from this degree of expansion, it is not much different from the "mapo sea bream tofu" just now!

At the same time, everyone seems to hear that at the moment when the balls are bitten open, there seems to be a sound of liquid spurting?

The audience looked at the balls held on the judges' chopsticks, and sure enough, from the section, there was a soup flowing out......

"Is this a popping ball? Wait a minute...... What are the judges doing? ”

I saw that after a short period of stagnant movements, the judges all began to "chew", and they "chewed" for half a minute......

As the audience, most of the families also have a lot of cooking skills, at least a good level of appreciation, and they can't help but wonder when they see this.

"What is this chewing? Is it picking fish bones? ”

"How is that possible! If you look at the way they chew, it's clear that they are enjoying and chewing freely! ”

"But...... Weird, right? Isn't it a ball? And it's also sea bream slurry and balls, how can it be so chewy? It's just baked, so it doesn't have such a big chewiness, right? ”

At this time, the judges, who had finished chewing, showed satisfied expressions on their faces, as if they were about to ripple......

"I see! It's 'cheese', right? Cheese powder is added to the sea bream meatballs, which greatly improves the texture of the meatballs in terms of softness! ”

Cheese? Everyone in the audience, after being stunned, then they all understood.

It turned out that from the very beginning, they were "deceived" by the reddish-brown thickening on the balls, as well as the name of "Wufu Maruko"!

Instinctively, I thought it was a "four happiness meatballs" made of sea bream meat, or "braised lion's head" or something like that.

Usually, Chinese-style meatballs use starch as a binder, but now breadcrumbs and steamed bread flour are also used as binders......

But from the point of view of fluffy taste and chewiness, it is certainly not as good as "cheese"!

When the cheese is heated and melted and then re-solidified, it will not only make the meatballs soft, but also greatly improve the toughness.

Erina also uses the advantage of "super taste" to carefully craft the spices in the meatballs that match the umami of sea bream, and the complex and layered multiple flavors will be released in the chewing!

"That's right, and this cheese with a slight taste of lactic acid is a goat dairy product, right?"

"At first glance, it looks like a Chinese-style braised lion's head, but it's actually ...... I've been deceived by appearances! The heavy color on the outside is also made with red wine as the main ingredient, and the goat cheese used as the binder in the balls also has garlic aroma...... Some Italian meatball sensations! ”

"At the same time, the soup in it was added to the condensation of fish bone broth before roasting, right?"

"Indeed, if you only rely on the layering that is displayed when you keep chewing, it will inevitably be too bland and lose interest at the beginning of the mouth, but the soup contained in it and sprayed into the mouth for the first time gives diners a sense of surprise and anticipation!" Lei Yu appreciated.

"The same is true for this thickening, the flour used to astringen the soup is obviously also stir-fried with fat and spices in advance, showing a strong aroma......

As mentioned before, the rules of "cooking duel" are different from those of "halberd", but one thing is the same, that is, it is often necessary to give the most delicious impact on the dish in one bite, so as to impress the judges......

If it is simply "chewing to produce a layered deliciousness", it is easy to make people just chew a few times because there is no sense of expectation, and the effect is far from being able to achieve now!

The soup and the flavor of the toppings balance the "impact" and "durability".

"In this half of the sea bream balls, I feel like I have tasted a sea bream feast......"

"That's right, sure enough, the genius who awakened the 'super taste' from birth can do it at the age of sixteen...... Of course, Liu Pleiades has done a very good job, showing the level of a two-star chef, and maybe he can try to take the next two-star certification of 'Chinese seafood'! I can't believe you're only sixteen. Lin Yi said.

In the audience, the Liu family couldn't help but feel a slight sinking in their hearts...... How do you feel about this comment, Liu Pleiades is at a disadvantage?

But they can't say anything, after all, if you are a chef under the age of twenty, you can't say that you can do it better than Liu Pleias!

But at this moment, Master Xie suddenly went back and tasted Liu Pleiaus's "Mapo Snapper Tofu......

"I see, I haven't noticed it before......" Master Xie muttered to himself.

"Huh? Master Xie, have you found anything? Tang Song wondered.

"Before, I only felt a little strange, the texture of this 'sea bream tofu' is tender and springy, and there is a slight frosting feeling, I originally thought it was an illusion brought to me by the nut crumbs in the mapo topping...... However, when I tasted the soup in the meatballs, I realized that it was a powder with fish bones! ”

"What? Wait a minute...... Speaking of which......"

The judges immediately went back to taste Liu Pleiades's "mapo sea bream tofu", and ate the remaining half of the sea bream balls, comparing what they were repeatedly......

Seeing this scene, Liu Pleiades immediately leaned over and said to Erina: "There should be left, right?" Give me a taste! I've got a copy for you, too! ”

"Hey, who's going to taste your tofu!" With that, Erina turned and walked back to her counter.

Although Liu Pleiades followed all the way, he still ate the closed door, and just when Liu Pleiades turned around depressedly and was about to walk back to his cooking table, he heard a faint voice muttering: "If you want to eat so much, I'll make it for you later!" Complete the duel first! ”

Liu Pleiades immediately turned her head, only to see Erina immediately pretending not to be talking and turning her head coldly, but she could find that her face was a little flushed......

The two continued to start the next three dishes, as for the judges' scores, there was plenty of time for them to think about it slowly, the duel had just begun, and there was no need for the two to wait in front of them...... (To be continued.) )