Chapter 218 Old Beijing Eats Food
"You don't have to pay for it, why are you so entangled in a free breakfast in a hotel?" Erina Nagikiri's incomprehensible rhetorical question.
"Who's in for a treat? Is Erina-chan paying for you? ”
"Think beautifully! However, some people let go of the words, saying that it covers all the expenses of your coming to China. Have you forgotten? ”
"Oh~~" Kohei Chuangzhen came to his senses, rubbed his hands, and asked with a smile, "So, Ah Feng." Where are we going to have breakfast? Quanjude? ”
"Chuangzhen, let's have breakfast. There's no need to go to such a high-class place. Jiang Yunfeng smiled very embarrassedly, "After cutting the travel expenses, I don't have much savings." ”
"And where does your money go?" Erina Nagi asked puzzled. "Boys, there are always days when you are easy to be impulsive." Jiang Yunfeng didn't dare to look directly at Erina Nagikiri, don't look over his head and play haha.
"Impulsive? He's kryptonite again? "Erina Nagikiri asked Kohei Soma directly." Well, Ah Feng said that if you can come out completely after entering the game, it will be a great disaster and will not die, and there will be blessings in the future. When I returned to the hotel last night, I made 10 consecutive 518 krypton on the Fate/Grand Order, and all the stones were exchanged for 100 consecutive draws. As a result, the face is black and there is nothing. Kohei Sojin shrugged helplessly and said the truth of 'heart-warming'.
"Oh~ I finally understand why you keep crying poor"
"What nonsense! I'm not rich, but I'm definitely not poor! Jiang Yunfeng's righteous words are actually to die to save face, "Isn't it just to stop early, go!" ”
Erina Nagikiri took the baseball cap from Kohei Soma's hands and put it on, waving her jade hand. A faction of eldest ladies pointed out the momentum of the country, "Lead the way ahead!" ”
Huguosi snacks are one of the representatives of local snacks in Beijing, which is known for its rich varieties, outstanding characteristics and profound historical and cultural heritage. There are more than 80 kinds of snacks, including Aiwowo, donkey rolling, pea yellow, elephant nose cake, steamed dumplings, hemp balls, coke rings, noodle tea, miscellaneous soup, bean juice, etc., which gather the essence of Beijing snacks and are deeply loved by guests in Beijing and all over the country and praised by foreign friends. Kohei Soma looked at the dazzling array of delicacies in front of him through the glass counter, and fell into a difficult choice. He sighed, "There are so many varieties, and each one looks delicious." I don't know what to choose. Feng, give me some guidance. ”
"I can't really guide this, everything is superb." Xingping Chuangzhen's request for help also stumped Jiang Yunfeng, all of which brought together the characteristics of Tiannan, Haibei and melted to form Beijing's own local snacks. If you really want to tell who is the best eater, go out on the street and ask a hundred old Beijingers and you will get a hundred different answers.
"Have you picked a good one? The people in the back queue are urging! Go away! Seeing that the diners in line behind him began to be excited because of the indecision of Jiang Yunfeng and Kohei Soma, Erina Nagikiri decisively stepped forward to push the two away, and said to the smiling waiter behind the counter without urging, "We want one snack for each." ”
“?” The waitress holding the clip apparently didn't understand the Japanese spoken by Erina Nagikiri.
“。。。。” After reacting, Erina Nagikiri's expression was a little embarrassed, and she pushed Jiang Yunfeng in front of her and said, "Translate." ”
Jiang Yunfeng glanced at the price list, and estimated the total price in his heart, if he wanted it all, he could still bear it by gritting his teeth. So I translated Erina Nagikiri's original words to the waiter waiting for the order at the counter, "Auntie, please have a copy of everything." ”
The waiter's eldest sister looked lovingly at the young man in front of her, who was about the same age as her son, and said with a smile, "Young man, you really love your girlfriend, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish it." ”
"Auntie misunderstood, we are just a very simple classmate relationship." Jiang Yunfeng scratched his face in embarrassment, and then said, "Everything here is delicious, we all want to taste it." ”
"I know, I know. It's all pure classmate relationships, and that's what my stinky boy told me. You little young people~ If you like it, you don't like it, and you still hide it~ It's like our time... Saying that, the waiter's eldest sister stroked her face with one hand, making a shy look.
"Auntie, can you stop being nostalgic first, there are still many people waiting in line behind." Jiang Yunfeng kindly reminded the waiter sister who fell into memory.
"Well, for the sake of the lad, you pamper your girlfriend so much. Auntie will give you a little bit of everything, three or four of them to make a copy, count the money for a portion, okay, while waiting. ”
"Thank you so much. I wish you eternal youth, love between husband and wife, happy family, and grow old together... Five hundred words are omitted here," Jiang Yunfeng was grateful to the waiter, and after a while, he led Erina Nagikiri and Kohei Chuangzhen down the stairs to the second floor to find an empty table and sit down.
After a while, someone kept bringing snacks with trays. The amount of each serving is not much, and some of the waiter sisters who count by the number also give three intimately, so that the three of them can share the food. Looking at the food gradually filling the table, Erina Nagi was first attracted by a golden and crispy-looking fried food, stretched out her jade fingers and gently pinched a piece, and looked at it carefully, the food between her fingers had a strange shape, as if it had been twisted into such a shape by some special technique before it was fried in the oil pan.
Erina Nagikiri thinks back to the vast collection of ancient and unique dishes in the Engetsu Tea House, and there is no record of this dish. Judging from the shape alone, it has a very *** style, which aroused Erina's curiosity, so she asked curiously, "What is this?" ”
Jiang Yunfeng, who was looking through the menu that came with the first batch of snacks, looked up for a second, and then continued to look down and said, "The name of this snack is 'Ginger Silk Paicha', which is not only a traditional snack in Beijing, but also a variety of tea dishes in Beijing. Tea is a ceremonial food of the Manchu and Hui peoples. When the Manchus set up banquets, they used to use tea and tea food first, followed by cold meat, hot dishes, sweets, soups, etc., which must be in order. ”
"Hui people~ No wonder there is *** style." Because of Jiang Yunfeng's relationship, Erina Nagikiri has recently begun to pay attention to all the relevant knowledge and precautions about China's regional composition, ethnic distribution and customs, and dietary habits that are very different due to regional differences. Several times he was teased by Nagi Senzaemon that it was to marry and prepare for the bride's practice. Of course, it provoked the kitten to blow up and scratch it for a while.
"What is it made of?" Kohei Sozana is also interested in this fried food with syrup.
"Flour and ginger."
"Ginger? An ingredient used to remove the smell when making aquatic dishes can actually make snacks? Erina Nagikiri, who has not yet had an in-depth understanding of Chinese snacks, obviously believes too much in what Jiang Yunfeng said.
Kohei Chuangzhen, who is a doer, is a lot more direct. He took a bite and was captured by the delicacy, and his mouth had no time to speak, so he could only tell Erina Nagi by nodding that Jiang Yunfeng was right. It does contain ginger.
Erina Nagikiri first sniffed with the delicate little Joan nose. Indeed, this 'ginger shredded fork' has a faint ginger taste. The red lips were lightly opened, and only a slight force was applied to the teeth, and the crispy forks were broken. The unique fresh aroma of young ginger erupts in the sandalwood mouth. According to Erina's culinary experience and cognition, ginger is a fishy seasoning ingredient with a strong smell, and it is used in light-based dishes, such as Japanese cuisine. It is rarely used, and even if it is used, the amount used is strictly controlled, otherwise the strong and penetrating flavor of the ginger itself will mask and affect other ingredients, and will make diners feel that the whole dish only has the taste of ginger.
From this blowout of taste, Erina Nagikiri chewed carefully. The feedback from 'God's Tongue' shows that this snack uses a lot of tender ginger. But it does not hide the original flavor of the flour and the intoxicating aroma of osmanthus, in addition to ginger, this snack also highlights the word "sweet". It's not disgustingly sweet like Turkish preserves and American ice cream. Slowly, as the diners' chewing turned from weak to strong, surging layer by layer like ocean waves, washing away the diners' crumbling rational defense again and again.
The cross-section of the fork that bites off one section reveals that the flour tissue is not as white as jade, but has a golden color with a slight green color. Erina Nagikiri immediately figured out why the strong and spicy ginger was so tightly combined with flour and sugar to play a symphony on the tongue that would make the soul tremble. "Ginger puree! It's ginger puree. Mix in flour. ”
Jiang Yunfeng, who was drinking 'haggis soup', applauded and said, "The eldest lady is really amazing, she deserves to be the youngest Yuanyue Ten Masters in history." That's right, it's just to chop the tender ginger into a ginger puree and mix it with flour in a certain proportion. If you like the key taste, you can add a little ginger ale to the noodles. ”
"So how did you come up with this chic look?" Kohei Chuangzhen pinched another piece of 'ginger silk fork' and stuffed it into his mouth after asking.
"After waking up, roll out the dough into a suitable size and cut three knives in the middle. Thread one end of the dough sheet through the cut area, twist the whole dough sheet into a flower shape, and fry it in a pan. And then there is honey. The honey sauce is to boil all the flavor of the ginger shreds with water and remove the tasteless ginger shreds. Put the white sugar first, and then put the caramel and osmanthus after boiling. Continue to simmer. The honey is not finished until the water is almost evaporated and the syrup in the pot is thickened. Flip the fried crispy ribs in the honey sauce so that they taste fragrant, crispy and sweet. Jiang Yunfeng drained Xingping Chuangzhen's hand that wanted to pinch a piece again, and picked up a 'door nail meatloaf' and stuffed it into his mouth. Brought the remaining plate of 'ginger shredded chop fork' to Erina Nagikiri, and said with a smile, "Ginger has anti-cancer, clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling wind and cold, moistening the spleen and awakening the stomach." Miss, you go everywhere to try dishes all year round, and you have the habit of not eating on time. In addition, my body is relatively weak, and I have lost my appetite recently, so let's eat more. ”
Kohei Soma, who was knocked out of his hand, was originally a little dissatisfied, but soon those dissatisfaction were wiped out by the delicious taste of the 'door nail meatloaf' in his mouth. After a while of eating and drinking, the waiter brought a final round of snacks. By the way, remove the empty dishes that have been stacked into a hill.
Kohei Soma loosened his belt and sat down on the back chair with a satisfied expression. Looking at the last three bowls of gray-green thick liquid on the table, his years of experience in dark cooking sounded the alarm in his spirit. This bowl of juice is dangerous.
"It's supposed to be some kind of bean pressed juice, not quite the same as soy milk." Erina Nagi stirred with a spoon to feel the consistency of the juice in the bowl, and Joan sniffed it gently. The gray-green juice has a faint sour taste of fermentation. Xiu Mei frowned slightly and asked, "What is this?" ”
"Bean Juice 。。。。。" (To be continued)