162 Koi
"Boss... Why did you draw a live fish this time?" Cheng Xiaoxiu asked on the spot, he looked at the picture carefully, after a realistic brushwork, between the milky skin, it was actually white and red, orange, yellow, the patterns and scales were colorful, and the texture presented was obviously not cooking.
What's more, when Bai Leyou came for an interview, Long Lie obviously demonstrated another dish, this airborne plan B, there was no trace before, it was more like it was written out of thin air.
"Well, this is a demon beast" Long Lie nodded and admitted, "I didn't cook this dish"
When everyone was puzzled, he picked up the magazine and read it out directly, "Readers and friends, in order to celebrate the opening of the Flower and Grass Festival, this food special feature is also a special exception, and will introduce you to a legendary monster... Koi!"
[Koi, bloodline level unknown, water attribute + lucky attribute.
Legend has it that in ancient times, when summoners were not born, there was a miracle monster called "Koi" in heaven and earth.
They are rare in number and in a variety of colors, and are a symbol of great wealth and wealth. And that innate "lucky attribute" is a gift from God, sprinkling blessings on every encounter and encounter.
When a good person is blessed by a koi fish, he will have incredible good fortune and make all his expectations come true.
Under this oral tradition, the worship of koi fish has become an important activity in ancient times, and humans have successfully survived countless lows and winters using an ancient ritual called "forwarding", ushering in the starlight of summoners.
The legend of the koi has gradually disappeared since then.
But supposedly... This ancient ritual is still in the blood of mankind, and as long as the heart is sincere, the spirit will eventually meet good luck.
"Long Lie", who happened to learn about this legendary story, decided to pray for good luck for the flower and plant festival, and decided to be noon tomorrow... In the central square, a homemade koi cake will be given away for free, and I wish everyone good results!
After listening to him babble and finish reading, Long Xu twisted his face, "This inexplicable demon beast, is it really not made up by you?"
"Of course not!" Long Lie said with a straight face, but quickly admitted, "This is the demon beast I met in my dream......
Gao Ta suddenly remembered the boos one after another, and expressed his admiration at this "bad move".
Long Lie's face did not change, "Don't try to coax me, I have already been reborn as a scholar" In the days when he followed Long Ran Wenshu, his mind was passively filled with all kinds of whimsical and cold allusions.
"The legendary demon beasts of the Starlight Continent are almost nine times out of ten fabricated!" "Because of the fault line in the historical record, coupled with the closed knowledge, from time to time there are some purely fictional demon beasts, which have become the source of tenacious rumors, "I make koi fish casually, and there is nothing harmful, you can rest assured"
The koi model, in the previous life, has been fully verified by human nature, and the superstition and pursuit of lucky things. Even if the world is changed, the human beings of the Starlight Continent will not be able to escape the same whirlpool of human nature after all.
As for giving away "koi cake" for free, although Long Lie feels sorry for his top cooking skills, this is an important moment in his life after all, and he can't bear to let the child catch the wolf, so he can only lose money and make money.
Long Lie showed a sly smile, and as soon as this arc came out, everyone present couldn't help but be shocked...... Since when did he become more and more human-like with his soul broken?
"Okay, without further ado!" After announcing this important plan, Long Lie immediately set off, "If any of you are free, you can help me!" After all, the appointed day is tomorrow at noon, and the unexpected situation is expected, and the more koi cakes the better.
It just so happens that tomorrow is also the day when the first round of voting is closed, and Long Lie is still waiting for the last moment to fight back wildly.
They have to work overtime.
Koi cake is a traditional delicacy "koi rice cake" that Long Yeol refers to in his previous life. The reason why the main ingredient will be changed is mainly because he has a lot of wheat flour in his hand, which is not stained with the flavor of the stars, and has a unique advantage of convenience, and flour is also an ingredient that is difficult for others to copy, which has become Long Lie's trump card at this stage.
It's just that if you want to pursue quantity, there will inevitably be a deficit in quality, and Long Lie can only control the size of the cake at "half a palm size".
After he finished talking about the general idea and process, the food department also knew that the workload was huge, so they all stayed behind to help Long Lie "catch up with the homework" in an all-round way.
"Qin Jiaojiao... As the body of the Empress, you don't have to do it!" Long Lie thought of this stubble in time, dissuading her eagerness.
Just kidding, this girl is the head of the self-taught "dark cuisine", let her toss it, I'm afraid today's koi cake will be full of devastation.
Qin Jiaojiao knew this, and said arrogantly, "Then I will be reluctant to do it, sit on the sofa and command" She motioned her cousin with her eyes to contribute more, although they belong to the same family, they rarely have a talent for cooking, in this case, the tacit cooperation of the five brothers is obviously the most efficient labor.
As for the others, Long Lie also knows the roots, when they were in the cooking class before, Zhong Xuanyang, Long Xu, and Long Ran were the top chefs, although Long Yan and Cheng Xiaoxiu were stupid, they would not make any mistakes.
The rest are Xiao Jasmine and Dong Wuxing, two people who have not tested their standards at all.
Because of the urgent shortage of manpower, Long Lie held the attitude of giving it a try, and specially took care of them, "The workload of koi cake is mainly in kneading the dough, I will teach you first"
He first mixed flour, egg yolks, milk, sugar, and water together to make the main dough of the koi body.
Immediately afterwards, he took out three boxes of juicers, and selected three conventional fruits, namely blood strawberry, withered orange, and star fruit, all of which have stubborn pigments composed of "red, orange, and yellow".
What Long Lie wants is the juice pigment, take off one-fifth of the dough, soak it in it, and dye it thoroughly to form a colorful pattern of koi.
Of course, these three fruits have the common denominator of "heavy taste" at the same time, and Long Lie is extremely careful in dosing, using the least amount of materials to enhance the flavor while maintaining the aesthetics.
After that, the white dough is mixed with the three red, orange and yellow doughs, and the colors are cleverly mixed and evenly distributed after careful kneading techniques.
The tutorial demonstration made by Long Lie only used a very small amount of dough, and it took a quick time to deepen everyone's memory.
He casually squeezed the fist-sized dough and put it down, just seventy percent white, three percent red, orange and yellow, and began to shape the koi.
With his skills, a lively little fry was born immediately.
But Long Lie was a little worried, "This time the koi cake, the biggest obstacle is the lack of molds" He looked up at everyone, "Let you pinch it, I'm afraid all kinds of strange alien fish will run out"
This reminded him that the "Happy Milk Candy" he made in a hurry was an uneven black history, and now he wants to smear his chef career.
"Isn't this time for me to get out of the horse!" Qin Jiaojiao, who was watching the play on the side, suddenly became excited, "Have you forgotten my star skills?" When everyone fought with Nanfeng Mu before, she had used it.
[Empress Command] B-level star skill, as a noble queen bee, if you want to command the worker bees, you naturally need to release pheromones, this star skill can not only achieve a certain degree of telepathy, but also the body action will be guided by the synchronization rate.
As soon as the powder on Qin Jiaojiao's body dispersed, it enveloped everyone, and they tacitly divided a ball of flour and began the road of koi shaping.
In the [Empress Order], Qin Jiaojiao handed over the initiative to Long Lie, and for a while, the actions in other hands were subconsciously affected by Long Lie, like divine help... It's a breeze to get in shape!
Long Lie looked at the finished koi fish of other people, according to their respective talents, like Zhong Xuanyang can reach a maximum of ninety percent similarity, and the stupidest Dongwu Xing also has a five-point similarity.
This star skill... It's done!
Long Lie's attitude instantly changed three hundred and sixty degrees, "Qin Jiaojiao, you are too strong, you are simply a natural chef..."
He put the koi dough made by everyone directly into the diamond crystal oven.
After the tower was officially settled, Long Lie continued to add household appliances here. This super-large oven was built by Zhong Xuanyang not long ago.
"Brother Ayang, I'm sorry for your trouble" The work of burning the fire was undoubtedly handed over to Zhong Xuanyang's burning fireball, with his current strength, the burning fireball has not opened up his wisdom, and he must concentrate on keeping the fire.
The next baking work will not be interrupted, but it is a pity that he has a good skill in kneading dough.
At this point, Long Lie's food department, after a few months of salted fish life, finally ushered in the first concerted department activity.
I hope this koi cake can really bring good luck.