Chapter 85: Catfish Noodles
The Empress Dowager first sighed suspiciously, then raised her head and asked Lin Miao, "What kind of ingredients are you using to make this noodle?" It looks just like regular noodles. β
Lin Miao smiled slightly, and Shi Li replied, "Back to the Queen Mother, my noodles are made of catfish meat." Chop the meat of the catfish into a puree, then add the egg whites and add it to it, mix the two well, and then "
Before she finished her words, Liu Heyu unceremoniously interrupted her, "Although catfish meat is the most delicious, it does not have the fishy smell of ordinary fish, nor does it have the earthy taste of river fish, but if you use its meat to make noodles, it is the most unwise!" β
"Why is that?" The Queen Mother couldn't help but ask, "Since it is delicious, it should be more outstanding when used to make noodles." β
As soon as she heard the Queen Mother's question, Liu Heyu, who was originally sitting on the judges' seat, hurriedly stood up, bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother, and replied, "Back to the Queen Mother, this is because there is a most critical problem in the middle: noodles made of fish and meat do not have the toughness and chewiness that noodles should have. If a noodle does not have this most basic ingredient, no matter how delicious the ingredients are, it will not help. β
After listening to Liu Heyu's explanation, the Queen Mother nodded clearly, and then, she picked up the chopsticks, picked up the catfish noodles made by Lin Miao, and put them in her mouth. With just one bite, she froze. This! What's going on?
Liu Heyu saw that the queen mother's expression was different, so he also picked up chopsticks, picked up a mouthful of catfish noodles and put it in his mouth.
After only one bite, the catfish noodles trembled elastically in the mouth, and the delicious taste was even stronger than before, spreading wantonly in the mouth, stimulating every taste bud. Like mountain flowers blooming in the canyon, the fragrance lingers on every inch of the earth, attracting butterflies to flutter. It is also like a fish swimming in the sea, from time to time setting off small waves on the surface of the sea, attracting seagulls to fly low.
Lin Miao's catfish noodles have toughness and taste beyond ordinary noodles, which is almost impossible! Liu Heyu was obviously blinded by this taste, and he looked at Lin Miao incredulously, his eyes were both shocked and curious. The latter only smiled at him slightly, as if nothing happened, neither unappretently nor nervously.
"How did you do that? Why does this catfish meat have such a smooth and chewy texture? Liu Heyu couldn't help but ask his own questions in a loud voice. His actions and words made the other three judges can't help but pick up chopsticks and pick up the catfish noodles and taste them.
"Hmmm! Delicious. The flavor is delicious, chewy, and it is the first time I have eaten such delicious noodles. Tang Jingliang nodded continuously, just finished the first bite, and put the second bite in his mouth. It stands to reason that he is a famous chef of his generation, and he has eaten so many delicacies in the world, but he didn't expect that he would lose his appearance because of a bowl of catfish noodles.
Zhang Liankai also nodded deeply, "In this side, there seems to be another kind of fish that is delicious, not just the taste of catfish." Such a vivid seafood should be"
"It's the smell of squid!" Zhang Liankai hasn't said yet, what kind of seafood it tastes like, Zhao Zhiying has already said it. I saw Zhao Zhiying holding a catfish noodle in her hand and carefully observing the end noodles of the noodles. I saw that inside this noodle, there was also a shredded squid wrapped in it. "If I'm not mistaken, the reason why this catfish noodle has a smooth, chewy and resilient texture is because it uses shredded squid as the core. Am I right? After saying this, Zhao Zhiying raised her head and looked at Lin Miao.
Lin Miao nodded, her eyes narrowed into a beautiful crescent, and replied with a smile, "Chef Zhao has good eyesight, I did add shredded squid to this dish." As Chef Liu said just now, if you only use catfish meat to make noodles, you can't make noodles as chewy as they should be. So, I soaked the dried squid in boiling water, cut it into very fine shredded squid, and wrapped them in the catfish meat one by one. The noodles produced in this way have both the deliciousness of the catfish meat and the tendon of the shredded squid. β
"Wrap them in catfish meat one by one!" Everyone exclaimed, what a lot of energy it must take.
"I'll ask you one more question." Liu Heyu spoke again, originally everyone thought that his evaluation of Lin Miao's catfish noodles had gone wrong, and he should be embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Liu Heyu was greatly moved, and he asked Lin Miao with a solemn expression, "What is the purpose of your cooking?" β
Lin Miao blinked and repeated his words, "The purpose of making food? Immediately, she smiled slightly, "It can't be said to be the goal, it can be said to be the original intention, or it can be said to be the goal." I hope that the food I make will bring joy to everyone. Let everyone eat what I made, feel happy, feel happy. Then I'll be satisfied. In the end, Lin Miao was a little embarrassed, she blushed, shyly twisted the corners of her clothes with her two hands, her head hung down slightly, but her eyes secretly glanced at the judges, for fear that everyone would laugh at her: she is young, and her heart is quite high.
However, none of the judges laughed, and when they heard this, they were all silent thoughtfully. In the end, Liu Heyu walked down from the judges' bench and stood in front of Lin Miao. He clasped his hands into fists, stretched out his arms, and bowed to her heavily, "Miss Lin's pursuit makes Liu admire, please accept the next bow." β
Lin Miao was taken aback by this battle, she hurriedly helped Liu Heyu, and said again and again, "Chef Liu, you can't help it, you can't help it." I'm just a teenager's naΓ―ve idea, and it makes everyone laugh. β
Liu Heyu shook his head again and again, "Your idea is very good, and this is also the pursuit that all our diligent chefs should have." A chef's vocation is to make good food, and the original intention of food is to make diners feel delicious and happy. β
The Queen Mother took the lead in applauding, and then the judges on the stage, as well as the audience, applauded one after another. Lin Miao was a little flattered, and she was busy giving gifts to everyone and thanking them for their support and recognition.
At this time, the shopkeeper Liu Wanfu stepped forward and announced loudly, "Now, the noodles of the four chefs have been tasted." The judges are invited to vote on the four noodles. Chen Gongfu Fan Er made it: Zangzi mashed potato noodles, that is, Paradigm crispy noodles. Lin Wangfu Tao Qing made: Huaxi beef noodles, but to be exact, beef rice noodles. What Shao Chao of Xiangguo Mansion made is: paved noodles made of sweet potato flour. Chen Gongfu Lin Miao made: catfish noodles. β
After Liu Wanfu's shopkeeper made the announcement, several judges talked in low voices, as if they were making a final discussion. This has never been the case before. In the past, each chef gave his favorite dishes according to his own heart. But this time, even the Queen Mother joined the whispered discussion.
In the end, the five judges all voted for Lin Miao. In the second link, Lin Miao alone won 5 votes. The other three chefs all got 0 votes. Even the paradigm noodles that were personally sealed by the Queen Mother's royal mouth did not get the vote of the judges.
As soon as this result came out, the audience was in an uproar.
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