Chapter 32: Flavor
Although Zhuge Jun once held an Estee Lauder conference and has experience in holding events, for holding such a competitive event, Zhuge Jun is actually a big girl in a sedan chair, the first time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
However, because this is the first time that the cooking competition has been brought to the table, although there is no host's explanation of the competition process and the atmosphere, it does not affect the audience's attention to this competition.
The biggest feature of steaming is to ensure the original flavor and aroma of the ingredients themselves, and to preserve the nutrients of the ingredients to the greatest extent, it has to be said that it is the best cooking method.
If you are a modern person, you may appreciate the cooking techniques of Wen Pheasant because of your attention to nutrition and health, but now the spectators on the field are all living in the late Han Dynasty, an era when cooking techniques for steaming are commonplace, so when the first dish of Fang Zhuge Jun was put into the pot with a "swish", everyone's attention shifted to Zhuge Jun's side.
Zhuge Jun is not the weak scholar who was not the original weak scholar who had no power to bind the chicken, although he had not learned the martial arts moves of the Eight Classics, but after the force value was increased through the system, the strength of the pot was still there, I saw that his wrist was forced, and the peppers and tempeh in the pot rolled from top to bottom in the hot oil in the hot pot, due to the high temperature in the pot, a flame "exhaled" and rose up at once, and then a subtle spicy and mellow fragrance floated out from the stage, which was really appetizing.
The audience is rarely seen, it can be said that they have basically not seen this kind of craft, the scene is suddenly boiling, and the Wen Pheasant who is guarding the side is also Zhuge Jun's hand to look stupid, she has never seen such a wonderful cooking technique, not just the cooking technique, because the stage has been transformed by Zhuge Jun, the fragrance can only be transmitted subtly, but the Wen Pheasant on the stage smelled the rich fragrance thoroughly, I have to say, when the Wen Pheasant smelled this smell, She has been completely conquered in this competition.
"Isn't it just a spoon, what a fuss, this son's performance has just begun."
For the game, Zhuge Jun has already had a plan, so when he saw the enthusiastic response of the audience, of course he was not too excited, when he came back to his senses, he happened to meet the eager eyes of Fang Wen Pheasant, how could Zhuge Jun let go of this opportunity, after raising his eyebrows, another flame rose, this time not only Wen Pheasant's eyes were full of stars, but some people in the audience also screamed.
The competition is to be lively, and after Zhuge Jun put the prepared tofu into the pot, he started his next dish non-stop.
Chinese dishes have been inherited for thousands of years, all by the mastery of the heat, as long as the heat is mastered, stir-frying, stewing, cooking, frying and frying is easy to come by, Zhuge Jun's second dish is the production of the main ingredient is the use of the remaining part of the bean juice before the preparation of the most controversial dish in the north and south of the later generations, tofu brain.
The production of tofu brain is relatively simple compared to mapo tofu.
After confirming that the mapo tofu in the pot was completed, Zhuge Jun accelerated the speed to control the heat, while preparing the marinade and ingredients of the tofu brain, and at the same time processing the container with large leaves.
The so-called cooking, in addition to the often said color, aroma, taste, but also the attention to eating utensils, as well as carving, etc., for a successful dish of the evaluation, not only to eat the mouth delicious, but also from before it is served, diners began to evaluate and picky about it, the appearance of a dish involves all aspects, but also affects the appetite of diners.
Of course, the container prepared by Zhuge Jun is more due to the limitation of the number of dishes in this competition, so the same tofu brain, sweet and salty condiment selection, is the most exciting part of this dish.
"Okay, the time for the game has come, Miss Wen Pheasant, Zhuge Gongzi, I don't know if the two of you can finish it?" Lu Su on the side looked at Wen Pheasant, the little girl nodded, and then Lu Su looked at Zhuge Jun, who happened to finish the final plating and nodded to indicate that it had been completed.
Because the setting of this cooking competition is completely transparent, everyone present can see at a glance who these dishes belong to, and Zhuge Jun's first dish is fried because it is used, so everyone is looking forward to tasting Zhuge Jun's first dish.
"This dish is one of our most well-known dishes, called Yipin Tofu, and everyone is welcome to taste it." Due to the rules, the offensive and defensive sides need to introduce the dishes to all the spectators and diners present, which is also a canvassing session, but it is obvious that Wen Pheasant is still a little shy to introduce due to his personality, and it is also very short.
But in the first round of voting, no one voted for the bamboo sticks in their hands, after all, everyone was waiting to taste the first dish of Zhuge Jun's amazing skills before making plans.
"The following dish is called 'Mapo Tofu', which is from a certain hand, but it is not an original creation." Zhuge Jun began the introduction of mapo tofu.
It's not that he didn't think about changing the name of this dish and taking it for himself, but because of some complexes in his heart, he still used the original name of this dish, but Zhuge couldn't remember the origin of this dish, so he had to make up a story:
"In ancient books, it is recorded that there was a distant dynasty where there was a mother-in-law surnamed Chen, her face was full of pockmarks, and she was not good-looking, and this dish came from her hand." When Zhuge Jun said this, Wen Pheasant on the side obviously lowered his head and covered the indigo veil on his face with his hand.
Zhuge Jun naturally noticed Wen Pheasant's embarrassment, and then said: "There is a story about this dish, I don't know if you want to hear it?" ”
"Mr. Zhuge doesn't hurt to talk about it." Lu Su replied.
Zhuge Jun looked at Lu Su with gratitude, nodded, and said: "Legend has it that because she was ugly when she was young, there was no man to pursue, and at that time, the war was raging, and the woman surnamed Chen was displaced and fled to a foreign land, and opened a small stall at the foot of the mountain with her craftsmanship. After coming and going, the two fell in love with each other and became husband and wife. But the good times did not last long, the man went to the front line because of the war, and legend has it that the woman would prepare this dish every day and wait for the man's return, but after waiting for a lifetime, she could not see the man again, and the locals were grateful for the friendship of the woman, so they named this dish 'mapo tofu'. ”
After Zhuge Jun finished speaking, he looked at everyone, only to see that there was silence below for a long time, and then some people began to sigh, but Wen Pheasant on the side had red eyes and whimpered, Zhuge Jun wanted to comfort Wen Pheasant through this story, where did he think that it would become like this, so he had to hand over his square towel and let Wen Pheasant wipe his tears.
"Okay, it's just a legend, remember to vote for you after you taste it, thank you in advance."
After this round, someone finally voted for their own bamboo sticks, obviously, most of the people voted for Zhuge Jun, and some people voted for Wen Pheasant, but I don't know if it was because of Wen Pheasant's cooking skills or the story told by Zhuge Jun that made these people feel pity.
"This dish is called 'White Lotus', which is steamed from tofu and lotus seeds, and has a sweet and slightly bitter taste, and it is also the first time it has been made, so I don't know if it suits everyone's taste." After Wen Pheasant's introduction, it was a tasting evaluation, and a few people voted their own bamboo sticks.
"It's the last dish, and this dish doesn't have a name." After Zhuge Jun finished speaking, everyone was a little surprised.
"Yes, this dish also comes from the records of ancient books, but there is no moving legend of Fang Cai, and the reason why this dish is made is because of the controversy about this dish in ancient books. Some people say that this dish is delicious with salty marinade, some people say that it should be sweet to be delicious, so the north and south of the country because of different flavors have a war without gunpowder smoke on the field, today are specially made two flavors of condiments, especially presented here, I hope you can give your own opinions in the late Han Dynasty and the present world. ”