On the way back, Xuan Xuan asked worriedly: "Childe, do you really think of a dish that he can't imitate?" ”

"Nope!" Lu Xiaoxian replied honestly.

"And what did you mean by what you said at the banquet just now?" Xuan Xuan said with a sad face.

"It's not interesting, I just don't want to look at him too proudly!" Lu Xiaoxian didn't care about the road, "There is no endless road!" Get some sleep first, and maybe you'll come up with an idea! ”

The bitterness on Xuanxu's face was even stronger.

Judging from Zhan Kui's performance tonight, it seems that there is really no one in the world who can't imitate the dishes, and this competition is going to lose nine times out of ten.

Just now, Xuan Xuan saw Lu Xiaoxian's confident appearance, thinking that he had already thought of a countermeasure, but who knew that it was bluffing.

Although Lu Xiaoxian was not in a hurry on the surface, in fact, he was more anxious than Xuanxu in his heart. In the face of such a terrifying opponent as Zhan Kui, there was simply no chance of winning.

As soon as he returned to the house, Lu Xiaoxian locked himself in the study. He racked his brains and pondered a way to win.

Suddenly, Lu Xiaoxian remembered what Lingzhuzi said to him that day: "If there is a way without art, the soul does not possess the body, and if there is a skill without a way, the body does not possess the soul, and the combination of the Tao and the art is the right way." Many people think that the more complex it is, the more difficult it is, so that they ignore the simplest and most direct ways and methods, so they say that the road is simple, the road is invisible, and the road cannot be, which is the truth! ”

His eyes lit up, and after a moment of contemplation, he called Tankong over.

"Can you help me think about it, do those books that the great monk asked you to memorize in your mind have recipes?" Lu Xiaoxian asked solemnly.

"Yes!" Tanku nodded.

"Okay, you can tell me the names of the dishes in the recipe!" Lu Xiaoxian pouted.

"Fish-flavored shredded pork, palace fried chicken, sweet and sour tenderloin, mapo tofu ......"

Tankong's memory is really extraordinary, there is no lag at all, and after a while, dozens of dish names are reported.

"Wait!" Lu Xiaoxian heard the name of one of the dishes, and quickly asked Tankong to stop.

Tan Kong looked at Lu Xiaoxian blankly, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Lu Xiaoxian's mouth, and he said lightly: "Go ahead!" ”

After reporting more than a dozen dish names, Lu Xiaoxian stopped Tankong again.

After thinking for a while, Lu Xiaoxian waved his hand at Tan Kong and said, "Okay, you go back and rest!" ”

After Tan Kong left, Lu Xiaoxian stretched his waist fiercely, and muttered to himself: "Anyway, Lao Tzu also traveled from later generations, just with these two dishes, if I can't do you, won't I come back in vain!" ”

The next day, Lu Xiaoxian called Chen San and gave him a detailed explanation.

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, Chen San's face was a little dull, and he asked suspiciously, "Childe, can this work?" ”

"Do as I say!" Lu Xiaoxian pretended to be displeased and said, "I just say okay!" ”

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the month agreed with Wang Hufeng.

Lu Xiaoxian asked Junchen, Wang Hufeng and Zhan Kui to invite him to Qiufengpo.

In the back hall after the autumn wind broke, Lu Xiaoxian had already sent the other cooks away, and he didn't prepare tables and chairs or anything, but just let the three of them stand in a row, looking at Chen San who was busy in front of the board.

Lu Xiaoxian first looked at Wang Hufeng and asked with interest: "If I remember correctly, the winning side can make any request, is that what is agreed?" ”

Wang Hufeng said quietly: "That's right! ”

"That's good!" Lu Xiaoxian set his eyes on Zhan Kui again, "Master Zhan Kui, today I will let you see what is a dish that cannot be imitated in the world!" ”

Zhan Kui's expression was solemn: "Zhan is willing to understand!" ”

"Chen San, let's start!" Lu Xiaoxian commanded.

At this moment, Chen San suddenly became the focus of attention, and everyone looked at him.

Chen San has studied cooking for many years, and as the recognized first chef in Luoyang City, he has never seen any formation, and he can be said to be experienced in a hundred battles, but at this time he seems a little nervous.

To be honest, Chen San just carried out Lu Xiaoxian's explanation, and he didn't have any bottom in his heart about the final result.

The nervous Chen San took a deep breath and began his operation.

First, Chen San took an egg from the basket and broke the shell. There isn't any egg wash left, which should be a hard-boiled egg.

"Wait!" As soon as Chen San peeled it and put it on the plate in a hurry, he heard Zhan Kui's hurried voice.

Chen Sanyi was so frightened that the egg in his hand almost didn't fall to the ground.

"Show me this egg!" Zhan Kui's face was different, and he stretched out his hand to Chen San.

Chen San glanced at Lu Xiaoxian, and Lu Xiaoxian smiled at Chen San: "Since Master Zhan wants to see it, let's show it to him, it's not a big deal!" ”

Chen San handed the egg in his hand to Zhan Kui.

Zhan Kui took the egg and looked at it carefully, looking at it very seriously, as if he was appreciating a treasure.

The egg had already set, but it didn't look like it was cooked. The hard-boiled eggs were white, but the eggs in Zhan Kui's hands were dark green. And the eggs are translucent, the egg whites are crystal clear, and they are covered with pine branch patterns. The egg yolk is a tender yellow that makes you want to take a bite.

Zhan Kui picked up the egg and smelled it, a special fragrance came to his nose, and he was shocked, he had never seen this kind of egg in his life.

Looking at Zhan Kui's expression, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but be happy: You have to see that evil sect.

Of course, Zhan Kui didn't know that the "strange eggs" in his hands would be called preserved eggs or Songhua eggs in later generations.

Lu Xiaoxian bought back the herb cream from the pharmacy, that is, the ash of plants and trees, and of course, Huangdan powder.

The main function of Huangdan powder is to promote the penetration of alkali in the inside of preserved eggs, so that the protein can coagulate. At the same time, Huangdan powder can also play a role in preserving freshness, so that the preserved eggs will not rot during the long waiting period.

Mix the grass and wood gray yellow powder with tea, loess, rice husk and salt water in a certain proportion, and coat the eggs and seal them for about 20 days. After a silent chemical reaction, the beautiful snowflake pattern like an elf climbs up the translucent brown gelatinous skin, and the preserved egg is considered a success.

"Master Zhan, is there any problem?" Lu Xiaoxian looked at Zhan Kui with a smile.

"Oh! No! Zhan Kui was a little flustered and returned the preserved egg to Chen San.

Chen San peeled the eggs again, then put the eggs on the board, carefully dismantled the preserved eggs with a needle and rope, and let its ink-like and elegant heart flow out slightly, but the desire to flow was suspended in the middle of the center.

The decomposed preserved eggs are spread on a round porcelain plate, sprinkled with a handful of green shallots, and poured with a spoonful of golden sesame oil, which is very lively!

The extremely simple but very beautiful home-cooked cold dishes were placed in front of Zhan Kui.

Zhan Kui was not polite, he directly took a piece of chopsticks and put it in his mouth to taste it.

The egg whites make a little sound between the teeth, crunchy, and it's very interesting. When eating egg yolk, there will be a fragrance in the mouth, which is not strong or light, just right, lingering in the throat for a long time.

Zhan Kui sighed and stopped talking.

He knew in his heart that he would not be able to imitate this dish no matter what.

Seeing this, Lai Junchen and Wang Hufeng also tasted each other. Like Zhan Kui, this peculiar cold dish quickly captured their taste buds.

Lu Xiaoxian said quietly: "I still have a dish here, the three of you will wait for a while."

It stands to reason that Lu Xiaoxian has already won, but who knows that he has added a snake and prepared another dish.

Chen San boiled a pot of hot oil, and used chopsticks to dip some things that looked black into the oil pot one by one.

With a slight oil explosion sound of "hiss, la, la", a small oil bubble immediately appeared around the originally shriveled thing, which gradually bubbled and swelled, and the color became golden and attractive.

There was a foul smell in the air, and when you smell it again, it seems that there is an indescribable aroma in the smell.

If Zhan Kui and the others also crossed over, they would definitely call out its name at this moment: stinky tofu.

Stinky tofu is a kind of special snack in later generations, although its name is cheesy, but it is ugly on the outside and beautiful on the inside, it is strange in the peace, it has a long history, it is ancient and traditional, and it makes people want to stop.

Chen San didn't dare to slack off, his hand holding the bamboo chopsticks waved up and down, and more than a dozen slices of stinky tofu fried in the oil pot at the same time also continued to jump and roll, and almost none of them would stop for a moment. Only in this way can the fried stinky tofu be heated evenly, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and achieve the best taste.

To be honest, until this time, Chen San still didn't believe that such a disgusting thing could be eaten.

Lu Xiaoxian asked him to buy a few catties of tofu and husked corn. Then press the bought tofu out of the water, dry the tofu some and then take the wooden box and spread the straw, put a layer of tofu, then spread the corn husk, then put the tofu and finally cover the tofu with corn husks, and finally put it in the shade to dry the place and wait for it to mold.

After more than ten days, the tofu really grew moldy, looking at the red, yellow, gray, white, and black hairs on the tofu, colorful, Chen San almost didn't spit it out.

But now, this thing is being cooked in a pan of oil in a grand manner.

It didn't take long for Chen San to serve a plate of fried things, accompanied by silver-white bean sprouts and emerald green coriander.

The tofu cubes soaked in the soup are golden in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the smell has weakened much after frying, but exudes a special fragrance.

Zhan Kui hadn't moved his chopsticks yet, and he couldn't help but praise: "Okay!" ”

He picked up a piece of stinky tofu and put it in his mouth, the wonderful taste and peculiar crispy aroma had a unique flavor.

Lu Xiaoxian asked, "How?" ”

Zhan Kui gave a thumbs up: "Okay!" Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the taste is excellent, with both the original taste of tofu and the special aroma, and ......"

"And what?" Seeing that Zhan Kui wanted to speak and stopped, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but lean over and couldn't wait to ask.

Zhan Kui picked up another piece of tofu and gently sipped it on his lips, but he didn't chew it, and the marinade inhaled from the tofu immediately seeped into his lips and teeth. I saw him savor it for a moment, and said, "You have a wonderful umami here, there must be something famous!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian laughed: "A master is a master, and he can't hide anything from you." ”