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The tension in the stadium even brought the audience in front of the screen outside the stadium to their throats.
The meeting between the South and the North suddenly erupted in an unprecedented legendary fireworks at this fulcrum.
As the heat billowed out from the edges, the lid of the pot could not withstand the heavy pressure inside and trembled slightly.
Zhang Hua looked at the time, his eyebrows were high, and he joked again: "Open the cover!"
As the elevator slowly lifts, the jumbo cake finally unveils its final veil, and the aroma of meat fat is quietly exuded with the blessing of rapeseed oil, quietly exuding a long and charming taste.
In the smoke and fire, the dough changes color from bottom to top, with a beige color of black and white sesame seeds on the surface, and the edge transitions to burnt yellow.
The most important thing is that after the hot fire, the current cake has more than doubled than the one seen at the beginning, and several adult men are estimated to be unable to circle it with their arms outstretched.
Liu Chenggao narrowed his eyes: "Could this be the legendary giant cake?"
"The earliest time for baked cakes was born in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the method is recorded in the "Qi Ming Yaoshu". Due to the blessing of politics, economy and culture, the baked cakes of the Tang Dynasty once reached the world's leading level. It is recorded in the wild history that on the day Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he ordered people to make a large baked cake that could be eaten by 10,000 people, so as to celebrate the same time." Guan Shanyue stood aside and said, "But there is not a single word in the history books, and it is probably just a legendary story made up by later generations."
Wu Zhou's age, because the empress was alive, there were many capable people, and there were many bizarre and magical stories, and they were always moistened by later generations.
Liu Chenggao couldn't help laughing and shook his head: "This Zhang Hua must be looking at some strange and ancient book again."
There was only one person, and in addition to the shock on the surface, even the heart was deeply shocked.
Although it is a slight exaggeration to say that there are 10,000 flatbreads, on the day Emperor Wu ascended the throne, a huge pie did appear in Chang'an City. The cakes were made by the royal family and took more than a month to complete.
This story was told to her by Yu Jian's master, and when she mentioned it, she still had admiration and nostalgia for Emperor Wu.
Others thought it was a legend, but only Yu Jian knew that this was what really happened.
However, at that time, the baked cakes were not so complicated, and they were not filled with various fillings like they are today.
However, Yu Jian has a different view of the masters of the northern system, and in the face of such a fierce offensive of the southern masters, he can actually take the sword sideways, and he came up with such an idea......
It's really tricky-
Master Zhang Hua is directing the apprentices to extinguish the charcoal stove at this moment, and under the warm roasting of the residual temperature, the aroma of the flatbread is getting stronger and stronger.
Then, out of nowhere, he found another large pair of scissors, cut a piece directly to the edge, and just when everyone thought he was going to put it on a plate for the judges to give, he threw it directly into his mouth.
I closed my eyes and savored it, clapped my big hand, and exclaimed, "Huh? It's really made for us, come on, come on, come and taste it, isn't it the taste we studied!"
Regardless of the judges who were scorched by him and the audience who had been waiting for a long time, he greeted a few masters and began to eat.
"The part I ate looked like pork stuffing, the pork rind was charred by the heat, the lean meat was chewy, and the flavor of the spices was well blended." Master Jin pointed to a small area at hand.
"I'm just ghee here, the lard has a strong taste, and it's so crispy when you bite into itβ" Master Wang showed them the edge of the cake that had just one bite left, and it was oily and went around in a circle, with a little green onion.
"I'm ...... here."
"I'm ...... here."
Not only the masters, but also the apprentices rolled up their sleeves and went into battle. This kind of operation once again confused everyone, is there any mystery to this filling?
Zhang Hua tasted it little by little, went around and returned to the same place, and finally showed a satisfied smile.
"Come, divide the bread!" At the sound of the order, the apprentices howled loudly, and all kinds of knives went into battle in unison......
It's time to revelry!
The whole piglet is divided into several parts, the leg meat, the pork belly, and even the internal organs that even ordinary people don't like are divided, and through the skillful hands of the masters, they are adjusted into a taste from dark to light, from heavy to light.
When it comes to stuffing the cake and baking, there is a lot of care. Oily ones that are easy to cook should be placed on the edges, and with the crispy crust, it is a flavor; The meat that is not easy to cook is placed in the center, and after being grilled over a high fire, the oil and water in the meat fat overflows, and the crust is slightly softer, and when it is soaked in fat, it is another taste.
What has been condensed over the years is not only the master's unique control of the heat, but also a deeper understanding of the flavor of the ingredients.
Yu Jian had never eaten such baked cakes.
To tell the truth, from ancient times to the present, she has eaten countless baked cakes with and without filling, and some of them can really be called the best in the world, but at this moment, in front of this giant cake, they are all insignificant.
It turns out that the filling can be ever-changing.
The same piece of bread, in different regions, evolves into a completely different taste.
Even Liu Chenggao's face became solemn, beckoned Zhang Hua to him, and asked, "How did you think of that?"
Zhang Hua has great respect for this senior, the Beijing pastry master he studied under is also Liu Chenggao's brother, and he has to be honored on his face: "Uncle, the book I bought from Pan Yuan wrote such a strange cake on it......
It's also a bit hard to say. The endless fresh ideas of the masters of the Southern School really caught him off guard, and this big cake was originally just a desperate gamble of a dead horse as a live horse doctor.
Who would have thought, hey, they really made it.
It's not in vain that I was still here in the middle of the night last night, kneading the dough and kneading the dough to adjust the filling, and everyone didn't look so calm at that time, but they were all worried!
"You, you!" Liu Chenggao looked at him with a bowed head but a slightly proud look, "When did you put these little cleverness on the white case study, you would have been able to surpass your master a long time ago!"
"Hey, hey, hey......" Zhang Hua smiled.
Liu Chenggao's eyes glared: "Still laughing!" This time, you know that there are people outside the sky, right? Learn more from the masters of the southern department, not only do they have skills, but their brains are very active."
No wonder people say that Jiangnan people are good at business, and with these ideas they have in the competition, they deserve to make a lot of money in the teahouse, restaurant, and restaurant where they are located.
Zhang Hua promised: "I know, I will definitely go to learn from them when the game is over." Uncle, my cake ...... What do you think? Let's talk about it first, and we have to evaluate it objectively and fairly!"
Liu Chenggao threw him a roll of his eyes, and the old man's eyes were blazing: "Don't worry, I won't favor you." If you don't do well, I'll be the first to kill my relatives! But today's cake, I think it's a little higher than the southern one......
In the next words, Zhang Hua didn't listen to a word at all.
At this moment, he was filled with clouds and fog. Uncle praised him! This is the first time in so many years that he has been praised by Uncle Liu!!