Although he couldn't move the chopsticks on it, Liu Yuxing poked the tofu with his fingers and sensed the texture of the tofu with his "super touch". Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After lifting the plate, it was determined that there were 1,000 grams of tofu, and the plate and chopsticks were 150 grams in total.

If you have successfully cut off a part of the tofu and the chopsticks have not been poured, you can remove the cut tofu from the plate, and if it is poured, the tofu on the plate will be weighed together with the part that has just been cut......

The tofu that is the base is a kind of tofu that belongs to the northern tofu, that is, brine tofu, and has a relatively "hard" texture.

Of course, the so-called "hardness" is compared to Nan Tofu, and if the chopsticks are slightly out of balance, or not fixed enough, the base will be destroyed and toppled down.

The first of the four to do it was Liu Yuyuan, who saw her first cut the tofu in a circle around her, which was obviously the most useless part she thought.

After that, I started to use a carving knife to cut the top part of the tofu even more finely...... Gradually, it can be seen that Liu Yuyuan is going to carve the tofu into a cone that can just hold the chopsticks!

In the flying of Liu Yueyuan's carved knife, the edge of the cone turned out to be more rounded, and the upper part became thinner and thinner......

After that, the two brothers Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang also started their knives.

Zhao Ming came up and was less than two centimeters away from the chopsticks, brushing and brushing four knives, and the others were stunned.

Did he think that a tofu pillar with a cross-section of less than two centimeters square would be able to hold the chopsticks?

However, it was soon discovered that although he was cutting vertically, he did not cut the tofu at that time, but left a connected part of about two centimeters at the bottom of the tofu......

After that, he cut off most of the tofu that had been cut in half.

Obviously, Zhao Ming's ideal state is a "tofu tube" connected to the "base", keeping the chopsticks in an upright state.

And he was also carefully striving to make the "tofu tube" wrapped in chopsticks rounder and thinner, and the base smaller and thinner.

Zhao Liang, who then started to do it, synthesized the design of the two, and seemed to want to carve a structure with a larger bottom and a fixed cone in the middle......

In fact, the three of them also went to the same end, Liu Yuyuan gradually concave the middle part of the cone inward, and Zhao Liang gradually reduced the height of the straw, making the upper part shorter and thinner than the off-duty part.

Liu Lousan nodded when he saw this, it is true that this kind of chopsticks are fixed by the center part, and then connected to the base, which is probably the "best model".

But when he looked at Liu Pleiades, he found that he was still thinking about something with his eyes closed......

The fixed tofu models of the other three people have become more and more presentable, almost to the stage of final carving, when Liu Pleiades suddenly opened his eyes and waved a kitchen knife to cut off the edge of the tofu about one centimeter thick around it.

Tofu cubes of 8 centimeters long and wide were left on the plate......

Liu Lousan couldn't help but look at him suspiciously, as if he felt that Liu Pleiades was a little too cautious!

However, Liu Pleiades's actions immediately made people wonder again, only to see that Liu Pleiades did not pay attention to the tofu on the plate, but began to carve the one-centimeter-thick tofu slices that were intercepted.

At this moment, only to hear the jingle bell, "fat brother" Zhao Liang sighed, but it was his chopsticks that fell down......

It seems that the appearance he envisioned should not have been fully achieved, but the range of action of the previous knife was larger, and the knife was not decisive enough, so the "tofu model" was a little crooked as a whole, and the chopsticks that were out of balance fell straight down.

Seeing this, Zhao Liang had no choice but to stop and handed over the remaining tofu on the plate to Liu Lousan......

"Removing the weight of the plate, the original 1,000 grams of tofu is now 153.2456 grams, and it looks very likely to be at the bottom! Ah Liang, although your fire is better controlled than your brother's, your sword skills are still a lot worse! Keep practising! Remember, use the knife as an extension of your palm, and don't be afraid of it! Liu Lousan said solemnly.

The talent of the Zhao brothers seems to be a little "polarized", first of all, the two brothers have a sense of taste and smell, although they are not as strong as the sense of smell and taste, they are still in the category of human beings, but they are also much sharper than ordinary people, which is a big advantage for cooks, and at the same time, the character of the two (with few brains and lack of heart) also satisfies Liu Lousan......

However, the two also have a very fatal weakness for cooks, that is, when Liu Lousan just accepted the two as apprentices, he found that their elder brother Zhao Ming was afraid of fire, and his younger brother Zhao Liang was afraid of knives.

It's like someone fainting needles, blood sickness, and high dizziness, usually people with this situation will not embark on the road of cooking, but for some indescribable reasons, Liu Lousan still accepts the two brothers as apprentices, because he has been psychologically counseled since childhood, so he will not show this "fear" now.

But there are always some descendants, when Zhao Ming needs to use open fire, the control of the fire is slightly worse, and Zhao Liang's knife skills are slightly worse......

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of chopsticks falling down sounded in Liu Yuyuan, but Liu Yuyuan did not look disappointed, it seemed that he had met his expectations, but there were some problems when he was "striving for excellence".

"120.1102 g...... If it weren't for the fact that the knife was too hasty at the beginning, the overall judgment was wrong, the base was too small, and the fixed part had to be thicker, in fact, it could have been better! This also reminds you not to act impatiently like a fierce general in the future!

Especially after the far moon, there are very few opportunities for you to copy the recipe as it is, although you have to be brave enough to try, you must also plan what you want to do, and then you can do it......"

Speaking of this, Liu Lousan glanced in the direction of Liu Yuexing again, and then continued: "Especially in the face of external harassment, we must also be vigilant, and don't let some indiscriminate people take advantage of it, although there are many people who marry now, but you have to wait at least until you are in your twenties......"

"Third Uncle Lou! What are you talking nonsense again! Liu Yuyuan said in shame.

"Huh? Am I wrong? I've also heard from others, haven't you been talking to the 'mystery man' on the phone a lot lately, and it's been a long time to talk? The girl suddenly started talking on the phone, no matter how she thought about it...... Oh, by the way, the stomach Lan who is in charge of finance also took a special look at your mobile phone bill and found that it was all long-distance ...... from the island country."

"Who spread this rumor? Who else is there besides Stomach Lan? That's not the case at all! Liu Yuyuan said noisily, looking like he was looking for someone to settle accounts.

"Hmm...... Basically, the people under the age of 30 are all passing on this matter? Liu Lousan didn't seem to notice at all that he was a lot older, and the level of gossip was still as shameless as the little characters!

Liu Yuyuan felt powerless when he heard this, and was ready to do something to save his reputation, so as not to continue to pass it on, and even other "normal" elders would believe it!

It's a pity that she doesn't know that several "longest elders" are also preparing to marry her off early...... Of course, it's best to marry Liu Yuexing back! Anyway, everyone is surnamed Liu's family, there is no question of what the surname is, and Liu Yuxing is an orphan......

At this moment, Zhao Ming had already completed the final carving, directly pulled out the chopsticks, and handed them to Liu Lousan to weigh, obviously thinking that he had reached the limit.

"Hmmm! Not bad, 95.6382 grams! Liu Kuishan, who taught me cooking at the beginning, also gave me and several other brothers this assessment, and I remember that it was when we were thirteen or fourteen years old...... According to Liu Kuishan, if it can be controlled below 100g, it means that you have already comprehended some of the essence of the sword skill, and you may feel the 'essence of the sword skill' at any time! ”

"Then what was Uncle Lou's grades at that time?" Liu Yuyuan immediately asked.

She was obviously full of malice infected by Liu Pleiades, knowing that Liu Lousan was a late bloomer, so she deliberately asked!

"Hehe, it's not me bragging! My lung capacity was the highest! During the first assessment, their chopsticks were blown down halfway through! ”

No, there's nothing to brag about at all! It's just a cheat!

"Huh? The old Nakui mountain clan did not ...... Do you punish you? Liu Yuyuan actually wanted to say, "Didn't I beat you?"

"After all, everyone was just teenagers...... And at that time, the old Kuishan clan was not watching from the side all the time, and after I blew down Lou Yu's chopsticks next to me, he also came to blow mine...... In the end, when the old Kuishan clan came back, we were all blowing each other, so we were all punished for practicing sword skills all night and were not allowed to eat! ”

"Why do you always look proud, aren't you all doomed......" Liu Yuyuan said weakly.

"Hahaha! Because the Kuishan clan was still young at that time, it has always been ruthless to train the younger generations! With my sword skills at that time, I would definitely be at the bottom, and eighty percent would still not be able to eat dinner by then...... So that there are five other people with me, didn't I earn it? Liu Lousan looked confident.

Fortunately, when Liu Lousan continued to drop the festival, Liu Yuxing had already brought the plate......

And at this moment, the chopsticks are still standing upright!

You must know that even Zhao Ming pulled out the chopsticks first, and then brought the remaining tofu on the plate, because he was not sure that he could keep the chopsticks upright while moving.

And Liu Pleiades's chopsticks stand firmly on it, and when everyone sees the pedestal structure under the chopsticks, they all have a feeling of having sex with a human best friend......

I saw that the lower part of the chopsticks was supported by the three-legged bracket, and each part of the three-legged bracket was obviously carved separately, the overall outer edge was three right-angled triangle tofu slices, one right-angled side was stuck outside the chopsticks, the other right-angled side was the bottom, and the middle part was hollowed out with two small triangles, and only a single tofu bar was connected.

At the same time, between the three supports, three thin strips of tofu are connected, and around the chopsticks, there are three circles of "tofu rings" about one centimeter wide, and each two-thirds of the circle of "tofu rings" passes through the special strip gap on the side of the three feet close to the chopsticks......

The bottom of the chopsticks has a circular base that is only one centimeter in diameter and one centimeter high, and the right-angled part of the three "legs" is embedded in it!

Obviously, these "parts" such as feet, brackets, and protective rings are carved separately and then assembled together in a manner similar to the "mortise and tenon structure......

Faced with this structure that is obviously different from everyone's painting style, the other four people were stunned for a long time, and Liu Lousan suddenly said: "You won't take advantage of us to talk and take down the chopsticks halfway, right?" ”

To be honest, even if you take the chopsticks off halfway, it's amazing to be able to do this step!

"Of course not! After I carved these 'parts', I installed them part by part, and after each part was installed and stabilized, I cut off the other tofu around me. Liu Pleiades rolled his eyes and said.

Liu Lousan also took off the chopsticks at this time and put them on the scale......

Well, this supposedly well-prepared electronic scale shows a desperate number.

"39.5667 grams? This...... Third Uncle Lou, did the clan elder say back then, if it is below 40 grams, what does it mean? Liu Yuyuan asked with some difficulty.

The brothers of the Zhao family were also stunned for a while, and gradually regained their blood......

It is true that at the beginning, the three of them were hit hard, but they quickly adjusted...... The reason is simple, the gap is just too big!

If it was 89 grams, maybe everyone would still maintain some sense of competition, and now 39 grams......

In everyone's heart, there is an "ambitious little man", and now the Zhao brothers and the "ambitious little man" in Liu Yuyuan's heart were directly killed by Liu Yuxing!

"This ...... Generally speaking, if you can get close to 50 grams, you should have mastered the 'essence of sword skills', but ...... Ah Xing's situation is somewhat peculiar. Liu Lousan said.

That's right, if you only rely on knife skills, Liu Pleiades can't actually do this, and it is impossible to use any "mortise and tenon structure", largely because Liu Pleiades uses "super touch" to perceive the texture and density of "tofu", and when the knife falls, he can also always perceive the wind and grass of "tofu", so he can achieve such a large degree of "transformation", and make the chopsticks not fall!

However, Liu Lousan did not praise Liu Pleiades excessively, but looked at him more and more weirdly, and then said: "Okay, let's take a look at the problem of heat!" ”

"Chinese cuisine is the cuisine of flames, and I don't need to explain to you the importance of pyrotechnics to every Chinese chef...... Next, use a dish of mapo tofu to test your firework! Of course, because the test is a fireworker, the ingredients are mapo tofu sauce and green onion and ginger that have been prepared in the morning, and no extra things can be used, and water is not good. Liu Lousan said.

"Is it tofu again? It is true that tofu is a more challenging ingredient for fire work, if the fire is too urgent, the tofu will be old, and if it is too slow, it will not form and affect the taste...... Especially for tofu that needs to be stir-fried, the heat is even more difficult to grasp carefully. Liu Yuyuan muttered.

At this time, everyone had already seen the sauce and minced meat prepared by Liu Lousan......

Mapo tofu usually has two general genres, one is to stir-fry green onions, ginger, sauce, chili peppers, etc., then add stock or boiling water, simmer the tofu in it for a few minutes, and add starch to form a thickening after the soup converges, and the other is to stir-fry the tofu cubes without adding water or stock, relying only on the water from the oil and sauce, bell peppers, green onions and ginger.

Of course, there are also some other strange practices, such as "Giant Panda Mapo Tofu", which is equivalent to steaming tofu and drizzling with mapo sauce......

Among the two mainstream methods, the latter is much more difficult, and during the "China Banban" period, most of the dishes cooked by "Liu Pleiades" were also the latter way!

And now from the category of sauce that Liu Kuishan prepares for everyone, it can be seen that it is also mapo tofu that needs to be stir-fried, after all, even water cannot be added to it......

However, among the four people who are preparing for the assessment, Liu Pleiades, who once relied on mapo tofu to make a big splash, not to mention, the other three, as members of the Liu family, or disciples of the Liu family, are too familiar with the dish "mapo tofu"!

For many members of the Liu family, the first dish they learn is "mapo tofu".

If that's just the case, it will obviously be difficult for them, but next, what Liu Lou came out of the third end made Liu Pleiades stunned......

That's right, it's tofu, and it's wrapped in plastic wrap......

The force of placing the tray on the counter alone made the plastic wrap-wrapped tofu shake!

When the four of them saw this shaking, they couldn't help but look strange, and Liu Pleiades gently poked the tofu through the plastic wrap, and then his expression became weird......

"Senior Lou San, this is what you have prepared...... Lactone tofu, right? ”

Usually the northern tofu is dotted with brine, and the southern tofu is dotted with gypsum, and the reaction of the brine tofu is more rapid, so the northern tofu formed is harder, less watery, and the bean aroma is stronger, while gypsum tofu is more delicate and elastic, and has more water content.

Generally, northern tofu is used for frying and stir-frying, while southern tofu is suitable for soup and cold salad......

And in modern times, a new kind of tofu has been produced, that is, tofu with "gluconolactone", that is, lactone tofu!

The texture of lactone tofu is no longer soft and tender, and it is usually sold in supermarkets in disposable boxes, and the texture should be said to be "thin" more appropriate.

Although lactone tofu is theoretically healthier, its disadvantages are also obvious...... That is, it can only be used for cold salad!

There are also fried lactone tofu and lactone tofu soup, but they do not form a conventional dish, and they are only used as a substitute for northern and southern tofu...... And it's a substitute that is not as good as the original in texture and taste!

And now Lou San actually asked them to use "lactone tofu" to "fry" a mapo tofu......

I'm afraid this thing will be even more broken than minced meat after a few tosses and fiddles in the spoon!

"Master, Master, do you always want to test our fire, or do you want to test our skills?" Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang didn't react for a while.

If you want to make mapo tofu stewed in soup, you can try "lactone tofu", but if you stir-fry......

At this time, Liu Yuyuan had already understood, and couldn't help but say: "Two senior brothers, I think my uncle should mean that we should process the inner fat tofu first!" For example, fry them first, at least to make them tougher! ”

In the Liu family, as long as the disciples of the same age and the disciples with foreign surnames can discuss their own opinions, and it will not make the Zhao family brothers older than Liu Yuyuan because of Liu Lousan's generation, so Liu Yuyuan is just called a senior brother.

And Liu Lousan didn't speak at this time, neither affirmed anything, nor vetoed Liu Yuyuan's words!

It seems that after that, it is time for them to do it themselves and solve his problems.

But at this time, he looked at his watch, and then said: "By the way, I'll come back at eight o'clock, you can think slowly and try slowly, there are a lot of lactone tofu prepared, enough for you to try...... Someone will bring you some staple food at dinner, so don't waste your experiments when the time comes. ”

It's only three o'clock in the afternoon, and Liu Lousan, as the general person in charge of "Yangquan Restaurant" and "Yangquan Hotel", obviously won't be staring at them here for five hours.

After Liu Lousan left, Liu Yueyuan couldn't help but whisper to Liu Yuexing: "Uncle Lou San seems to be very busy!" It's also troublesome for him to arrange for us to study, don't arrange his old man in the future! ”

At this time, I only heard the Zhao family brothers muttering there: "Huh? This time...... Well, Master should have gone to visit Mother, right? ”

"That's right, it's this time of the week!"

Liu Yueyuan, who was halfway through speaking, couldn't help but freeze on the spot, and then looked at Liu Yuexing's strange eyes, and explained for Liu Lousan: "Uncle Lou San has never been married, and now he is still single!" ”

"Marriage may not really be over, but you don't know if you are single......"

After that, Liu Pleiades did not explore Liu Lousan's personal style and some gossip mixed with dog blood, but temporarily concentrated on observing the "lactone tofu" in front of him.

I cut a small piece and pressed it with a knife, and sure enough, it became tofu puree immediately!

"These things are also tender in 'lactone tofu'...... No, it's supposed to be 'rare', right? Liu Pleiades couldn't help but say.

"Third Uncle Lou doesn't seem to have the intention of forbidding us to discuss...... What do you want to do? Liu Yuyuan asked.

"Let's try it first! Although I don't think that if you fry the skin older, you can use it to make 'mapo tofu'......" (To be continued. )