I am Qinxing No.1

Chapter 334 Goodbye Plum Salt
"Is this pork head made by Chef Zhou himself?"

Baiweisheng was taken aback for a moment, and became seriously serious.

Pork head meat is the first dish in braised vegetables, and braised vegetables are Chinese cuisines with a long history and their own characteristics.

If you go back to history, braised vegetables should have originated from 'Road Vegetables'.

In ancient times, transportation was not well developed. Businessmen traveled, scholars went for exams, officials took office, and security guards ran bodyguards. When encountering wind, frost, snow and rain, it was inevitable that they would miss the place.

What should I do if I miss Sutou and have no food or accommodation?
In those days, there was no takeaway, and it was okay to live without it. The big deal was that the sky was covered by the ground, and the food that could be eaten was more troublesome. Dry food can be kept in good quality, but you can’t just eat dry food, right?

Rich businessmen and officials turned to chefs for help, so "road dishes" appeared, which are dishes that can not only guarantee the taste, but also have the function of preserving quality. Preservation has become an indispensable part of road dishes.

That's why it is said that if there is a road in the world, there must be a stew. How can there be no pig's head meat if there is a stew?
Braised vegetables are also divided into north and south departments, including red stewed, salt-baked, spicy and so on. Among them, spicy comes from Lianghu and Sichuan. Red bittern, but there is a saying that "red bittern can't pass the river since ancient times".

Red bittern originated in the north and ended in Huaiyang.That is to say, most of them go to Gaoyou and Yangzhou areas. Jiangnan people like to eat light food, boiled and dipped in old sauce is their most typical way of eating.

Chudu connects the north and the south, and connects the four provinces. The development of stewed vegetables in Chudu is far better than that of other places. But every gourmet who has been to Chudu knows that it has gradually spread far and wide.

Braised vegetables from all over the world are nothing more than pigs and cows. Among them, pork is the main ingredient, and most of them are off the water. Pig head meat has become the most special stewed vegetables. The price is the cheapest among the stewed vegetables. That's not easy.

Let alone refrigerated pork head meat, in normal times, let alone let Baiwei eat it raw, even if he had to take a second look, it would be impossible!
But since Zhou Dong did it, Baiweisheng still had to treat it seriously. He lightly picked up a piece of meat and passed it over his nose, his eyes lit up slightly.

The color of refrigerated pork head meat is not bright enough, and the aroma is locked a lot, but it has been placed in the refrigerator, but there is no miscellaneous smell due to cooling.

It was only then that Baiweisheng believed that Wu Rongrong was not lying. It was indeed a good food that even they themselves were reluctant to eat. If it hadn't been carefully sealed and preserved, it would be impossible for this pork head meat to have no smell after a long time in the refrigerator.

Put it in the mouth and bite it lightly. The slightly hardened outer layer of the pork head meat after cooling does affect some of the taste, but before anyone is disgusted by it, a faint meaty fragrance quickly fills the mouth, which is more fragrant than hot fat. The fresh pork head meat has a special taste.

"I didn't expect it, but the pork head meat after refrigeration has a special flavor?"

Fan Mingren's culinary skills have been passed down from generation to generation, so naturally he will not be a stick. After eating, he nodded repeatedly: "Ordinary red stewed pork head meat, even if it is covered with spices, it will inevitably leave a trace of pickled taste, so the chef will list the pig's head meat. For hair like mutton
But the pork head meat cooked by Chef Zhou does not have this problem at all. It would be fine if he used overbearing spices such as thirteen and fourteen spices to cover it up, but he couldn’t taste the flavor of the spices, and the taste of the meat was overflowing. , is completely the original taste of pork, could it be said that he also mastered the secret recipe of marinating pork head meat without spices? "

Barilla smiled: "Actually, he still uses spices.

Since spices exist, there is a reason for their existence. Although they are auxiliary things, they are still indispensable in some dishes.
It just depends on the chef's ability to control. If the control is good, then it is "master Ming Chen Xian", if the control is not good, it is "master weak minister bullying".
When the way of gourmet food comes to the end, what we pay attention to is "pursuing the original taste", but is the original taste always good?
For example, the pork head meat has a natural marinated smell that exceeds that of other parts. Does it mean that the chef still has to keep the marinated taste for the diners to eat? "

Seeing Fan Mingren nodding his head with a smile, Baiweisheng talked better: "The so-called pursuit of the original taste is actually to use various methods to remove the bad taste from the ingredients and keep the best. The wonderful use of spices and spices,

Legend has it that in the realm of a master chef, you can even use only two flavors of plum salt to blend the ingredients of the world!
And the pork head in front of us."

The thin monkey San'er raised his head with a mouthful of pork head in his mouth: "No way, Mr. Bai, I didn't taste like plums, did I?"

"Hehe, you are smart and sharp, no wonder you are called the 'Great Saint' of the Fan family.

You guessed it right, the seasoning used in this pork head meat is just a taste of salt, and the spice is just a plum, and it should be half-sour and half-sweet plums produced in the middle of the yellow plum season.
After the combination of sweet and sour, what remains is only the unique fragrance of plums, which can be used to remove the peculiar smell of pork head meat. "

Baiwei's expression changed frequently, and he sighed softly: "It seems that old man Cai is still too biased, how can such a character be described as a 'shocking pot'?"

Skinny Monkey San'er grinned and said, "What do you think Mr. Bai should call him?
Is it because he is proficient in the way of "plum salt" that he should be nicknamed "Yizhimei"? "

Wu Rongrong, who was standing not far away, was furious when she heard the words. This person is so hateful, he dared to arrange my male god like this!
You are Yizhimei, you don't sound like a good person!
Seeing that Wu Rongrong's expression was wrong, Fan Mingren frowned secretly. San'er was still too frivolous. If this word reached Zhou Dong's ears, why would the Fan family ask him to join him?

Quickly diverted the topic: "Mr. Bai, the ancestors also said that to the highest level of cooking, only plum salt and two things are enough. Let's put aside the Sichuan, Jiangxi and other cuisines that require chili. Say, is there really such a thing?

There are also many famous chefs under the Fan family, but as far as I know, there is really no one who can cook delicious food with only plum salt. "

"That's the modern chef dazzled by countless spices!
The plum salt is actually the first seasoning discovered by human beings. It can harmonize all things except that it cannot cover the two flavors of spicy and bitter!

The ancient Yiya and Yiyin all used these two flavors to blend their delicacies, and as far as I know, there used to be a master chef in this land of Jianghuai and near the capital of Chu.
This "the best taste in the world is plum salt" is what he often said, he said so, and he also did so. "

Bai Tongsheng sighed: "Actually speaking, my grandfather still has some relationship with this master chef. This time I am willing to accept Mr. Fan's invitation to come to Chudu, not all because of Zhou Dong, but also to find this master chef. idea."

"God chef!"

Fan Mingren's big eyes widened even wider: "Mr. Bai, don't entertain me. Is there still a magic chef in Huaxia now?"

(End of this chapter)