Chapter 693: Crab Roe Xiaolongbao
Speaking of noodles, we can't ignore the important position of xiaolongbao, which is the meaning of traditional Chinese Han noodles, as early as the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi period in the area of Changzhou Mansion in Jiangsu, and the detailed history can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty.
The history of xiaolongbao can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty, and there are still similar "soup dumplings" that have been handed down to this day.
During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a modern form of xiaolongbao in Changzhou and Wuxi, and their own characteristics were formed in various places, such as Changzhou tasted fresh, Wuxi tasted sweet, but they all had the common characteristics of thin skin and braised feet, fresh fragrance and deliciousness, and also spread in Kaifeng, Tianjin and other places.
In modern times, it is difficult to verify the history of the real formation of Jiangnan xiaolongbao, but it is generally believed that modern xiaolongbao has a relationship with the "cave plum blossom bun" and "soup steamed bun" in the Northern Song Dynasty.
After the Jingkang Revolution, it evolved from the Northern Song Dynasty royal family when it moved south to the south of the Yangtze River, and it is the same family as the soup dumplings that are popular in northern China, and the inheritance has not been broken for thousands of years, and has been innovated and carried forward in various places.
For example, Huang Mingxian of Nanxiang Town, Shanghai, created the "Nanxiang Xiaolongbao" in 1871, Changzhou Wanhua Teahouse created the "Crab Xiaolongbao" in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, including the Wuxi folk xiaolongbao that was popular in the Qinyuan area of Huishan in Wuxi during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and the Xiaolongbao created in Kaifeng, Tianjin and other places in modern times, all have their own characteristics.
Shanghai, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhu and other places in the south of the Yangtze River have a long history of xiaolongbao cooking, and there are many century-old restaurants featuring xiaolongbao.
In the Jiangnan generation, the crab roe xiaolongbao originated in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. At the beginning of the last century, it was introduced to Shanghai and other places, and after the continuous research and improvement of successive generations of chefs, the technology became more and more mature, and the flavor was more prominent.
This cuisine is even more famous at home and abroad, and since Chinese immigrants began to run Chinese restaurants in Spain more than 50 years ago, Chinese xiao long bao bao has also begun to enjoy a good reputation among Spanish diners.
The explanation on the menu in Spanish is: "Chinese bread with meat in the center". Because of its deliciousness, some Spanish restaurants or bars also sell food similar to Chinese xiaolongbao baobao, but it is called "Spanish Chinese pork bread".
Crab roe xiaolongbao is famous all over Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou for its thin skin and delicious taste. It is a traditional famous spot in Wuxi. It has a history of more than 100 years.
It is made of high-quality flour, the selection of materials is fine, the xiaolongbao is steamed, and there are some fresh and sweet and delicate Jiangnan flavors. It has the ability to "clamp up without breaking the skin." Turn over without leaking the bottom. A suck full of marinade. Fresh and not greasy".
Sikong Yao picked up a small steamed bun casually, didn't care about the soup, and asked again: "Suwen Shanghai's crab roe soup dumplings are the most famous." I don't know what the difference is with this xiaolongbao? ”
Mu Zixi explained: "Xiaolongbao, as the name suggests, is steamed in a small steamer, with soup, with skin jelly, called Xiaolongtangbao, the skin is thin and chewy, translucent, and the method is that the flour is not fermented. And if there is no soup, it is an ordinary small meat bun. The skin is not as thin as the above, and it is made of fermented flour, and this crab roe xiaolongbao is one of them. ”
After finishing talking about xiaolongbao, Mu Zixi continued to explain: "As for the soup dumplings, as the name suggests, there is soup in the buns, that is, skin jelly is added, in general, the soup dumplings are slightly larger than the xiaolongbao, and they pay more attention to the taste of the soup. ”
This crab roe xiaolongbao can be sold for 100 cooking points, and it is by no means a waste of fame, Sikong Yao gently bites it, it can be described as thin and transparent, rich in marinade, fat but not greasy, rich in juice, you can feel the delicious taste of adding boiled crab roe and crab butter in the heart of the fresh meat filling, the taste is delicious, the teeth and cheeks are fragrant, and the rich and just right soup is even more irresistible.
Gu Xuanfang's xiaolongbao is divided into three types: with the number, with the inlay, and with crab.
"Sui" is not added crab oil, "pair inlay" is a cage of steamed buns with six crabs, the other six are not crab oil, "crab" is all crab oil.
Sikong Yao tasted a small long bao with the number again, although there was no rich aroma of crab roe, but the deliciousness of the gravy became stronger in comparison, and it was also a must.
After eating three dishes from Mu Zixi in a row, Sikong Yao was also satisfied at the moment, so he also sweetened his mouth, and said with a smile: "Brother Mu, thank you for your hospitality!" ”
Mu Zixi smiled and said: "You're welcome, by the way, what kind of cuisine are you learning, I'll help you recommend a cooking group when I go back, I know some people, it's no problem to help you." ”
Sikong Yao shrugged, took out a cyan Pegasus badge from his pocket, and explained, "I'm sorry Brother Mu, I may have to live up to your kindness, in fact, I already have a cooking group." ”
As soon as Mu Zixi saw the horse head badge, he immediately knew where Sikong Yao came from, and said with a slight wrinkle: "It turns out that you are a cyan Tianma." ”
Seeing that Mu Zixi's face didn't seem quite right, Sikong Yao asked again, "What's wrong?" ”
Mu Zixi shook his head and said, "Hey, it's actually nothing, it's just that I lost to the head of your cyan Pegasus last month, and I was a little angry." ”
Sikong Yao muttered: "Speaking of which, I don't know what my head of the family looks like, and after passing the assessment, he slipped out, and it was only a few hours since I arrived in the inner courtyard." ”
Mu Zixi explained: "Well, I said that how dare the cyan Pegasus people rush into the Absolute Taste Crown, it turns out that you are a stunned green." ”
Sikong Yao said reluctantly: "What is stunned, I am very measured, I know to put away the badge." ”
"I know you're a big-headed ghost!"
At the moment when Sikong Yao finished speaking, a shout suddenly sounded behind him, and when he looked back, it turned out to be Liu Ke.
Liu Ke's face turned pale, obviously frightened by Sikong Yao's previous actions, "Do you know how dangerous your situation was just now!" Absolute Crown: Is that something you can afford to mess with? ”
Sikong Yao frowned slightly, he didn't expect this Liu Ke to be so timid, "Senior, why are you so bold, although this Absolute Crown is said to be the first cooking group in the Inner Courtyard, is it because of this that we have to look at other people's faces?" ”
Liu Ke hated that iron could not become steel, so he gritted his teeth angrily and shouted: "Who said that I want to look at the face of the Absolute Crown? I'm worried about you! You just came to the inner courtyard and didn't know anything and jumped like this, but fortunately, what came today was only a third-tier member of the Juewei Crown, if it was a first- or second-tier person, it is estimated that you would have been imprisoned by the Juewei Crown now. ”
It turned out that this Liu Ke was worried about himself, Sikong Yao suddenly felt that he had missed him, so he scratched his face embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the senior is caring, I'm sorry." ”
Liu Ke sighed angrily, in the previous scene, while worrying that Wu Siyuan would make a move on Sikong Yao, on the other hand, he didn't dare to come forward to save him, after all, Wu Siyuan didn't know who Sikong Yao was, but he knew Liu Ke, once Liu Ke came forward, this cyan Pegasus would suffer, in order to take care of the overall situation, Liu Ke's heart was also uncomfortable.
Mu Zixi saw Liu Ke appear, and said good things for Sikong Yao: "Liu Ke, don't be too angry, in the end, this matter is still because of me, Sikong Yao is my friend of Mu Zixi, and I am also a student of the same period as your head of the regiment, you can give me a face, don't embarrass her." ”
Liu Ke was in a dilemma, sighed helplessly, and said, "Forget it, it's okay anyway." ”
Seeing that Liu Ke was no longer angry, Sikong Yao grinned again: "Hey, come on, come on, senior, eat, I'll treat you to whatever you want to eat." ”
Mu Zixi also nodded and said: "Well, sit down, I don't know how long this Gu Xuanfang's business will last, every guest is precious, what you want to eat, just tell my buddies, I have to buy some ingredients here, in order to deal with the halberd in three days." ”
Liu Ke is also a person who knows his strength, so he naturally didn't stop Mu Zixi, and said: "Well, Senior Mu is going to get busy, I and this little girl will greet ourselves by ourselves." ”
Mu Zixi nodded, and didn't stop any longer, he had to buy the necessary ingredients as soon as possible before the Juewei Crown blocked his way, after all, with the means of the Juewei Crown, he was not allowed to have the slightest carelessness.
Since Mu Zixi left, Sikong Yao smiled again: "Senior, do you want to eat?" ”
Liu Ke glared at Sikong Yao and shouted: "Eat you big-headed ghost, there is news from the group, saying that we are going to hold a welcome meeting for you new members, let us go back quickly." ”
As soon as she heard the three words of the welcome meeting, Sikong Yao grinned and said, "That's a good feeling, and there is food again, let's go." ”
Liu Ke glanced at Sikong Yao and said, "Eat, eat, eat, you only know how to eat?" Do you think that if you add a cooking group, you will eat it all day long? This welcome meeting is really about assigning you work. ”
"Ah...... I've got a job so soon. Sikong Yao showed a reluctant expression.
Liu Ke stretched out his hand and said, "If you don't want to work, it's okay, return the 1,000 points given to you in the group." ”
Sikong Yao covered his pocket, "Don't give it!" ”
"If you don't give it, I feel like I'll come back with me, it's good for you to go back late, you stabbed such a big moth, it is estimated that the wind has reached the ears of the regiment commander, don't say that I don't protect you later, I guess it will be difficult to protect myself."
Thinking that he would be scolded by the head of the regiment later, Liu Ke felt inexplicably wronged in his heart, and took a new member out to eat for no reason, but there was such a moth, and he wanted to die.
However, Sikong Yao has no sense of crisis at all, the so-called soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, she has never been a worrying person, so she doesn't want Liu Ke to be so preoccupied.
It's a pity that her cheerful mood only lasted until she received the training assignment from the regiment...... (To be continued......)