I am Qinxing No.1

Chapter 359 Lard Osmanthus Cake

There are rules for serving food and wine in exquisite restaurants, especially in winter, even if the air conditioning and heating are turned on in the restaurant, hot food and wine must be served at the same time. When the wine and dishes are warm, people's hearts will also be warmed.

Of course, this is talking about old taverns and big wine vats. The first is that there are not many dishes and the taste is amazing. Restaurants don't even have wine warming services. This is the essential difference between tavern culture and restaurant culture.

A corner of rose dew and a large plate of lard osmanthus cake were quickly placed in front of Zhou Dong. Not only the wine and dishes were hot, but even the plate used to place the lard osmanthus cake was warm.

After the Perfect Tasting skill was activated, Zhou Dong could smell the unique aroma of rose water without pouring out the wine. Wu Tingze was dissatisfied on the surface, but in fact he still attached great importance to him as a "young gentleman". This wine should It is aged wine that has been cellared for at least five years, and it is not the same as what Guyanan brought back.

Zhou Dong felt a little satisfied, but he was not in a hurry to taste the wine, but carefully watched Yanxiang's specialty delicacy, lard osmanthus cake.

"Well, this sweet-scented osmanthus cake is said to be pretty good, but if you look at it according to my standards, there is still room for improvement."

There was also a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake in the wine and food that Gu Yanan packed back that day. Zhou Dong tasted it and felt quite satisfied. Not to mention Yan Xiang's craftsmanship is remarkable, this thing is also the most in line with the concept of 'diligence'.

Lard osmanthus cake is actually a kind of rice cake, and "beating cake" is the top grade. Anyone who has done "beating cake" knows that this is a hard work, and most people have backaches after a few minutes.

Moreover, there is not much profit in common food such as making cakes, and the effort and harvest are not balanced, so many chefs began to secretly reduce the process and save energy.

Let’s talk about the delicacy of lard osmanthus cake, which can be made by making cakes, or mixed with yeast fermentation, but the latter looks more like a dough roll, but they also add lard and osmanthus, You can't say that it is a fake and shoddy product.

Zhou Dong is still very sure about Yan Xiang's persistence, so Fatty and the others suffered. Zhou Dong believes that a qualified chef must first be dedicated to his job, and then he can be good at his job, even if he can improve their cooking skills. Talent and savvy can't improve their diligence.

There are not too many examples of talent but lack of diligence, which eventually lead to failure.

To teach students how to make cakes, a teacher needs to do it himself. These days, Zhou Dong has been practicing this lard osmanthus cake in the kitchen.

This really wasn't aimed at Yan Xiang, it was Zhou Dong's whim, and he put in so much effort to teach a few students.

Yan Xiang didn't know that Zhou Dong was an expert in making lard osmanthus cake, so he walked over and asked with a smile, "Chef Zhou, how do you think my lard osmanthus cake is made?"

"Very good, there are not many people who are willing to make rice cakes like you down-to-earth."

Zhou Dong nodded slightly, Yan Xiang's craftsmanship really deserved his praise.

The lard sweet-scented osmanthus cake placed on a thin white porcelain plate has a light fragrance, and it does have the meaning of the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, and Yan Xiang has indeed put a lot of effort into this delicacy, this cake is like a cold cake , crystal clear, faintly revealing a kind of jade yellow.

If you take a closer look under the light, you can also see the irregular distribution of sweet-scented osmanthus petals scattered in the almost transparent cake body, just like bright amber and emerald floating flowers, the appearance is first-class!
"Haha, Chef Zhou is really a man of knowledge."

Yan Xiang laughed, feeling that Chef Zhou is actually quite amiable, at least better than the fourth brother. Every time he eats his own lard osmanthus cake, he always picks his nose and eyes, and insists that it is for himself good!See how many people will encourage me?
Zhou Dong took a piece of cake, chewed it carefully in his mouth, nodded first and said: "Master Yan's skill in kneading noodles is very profound, you must have worked hard on the white case for at least 20 years, right? Otherwise, you will not be able to Kneading [-]% of high-gluten flour and [-]% of glutinous rice flour is so transparent and close to perfection.”

As soon as the Yan project lighted up, he raised his thumb and said, "Expert!

Chef Zhou really deserves to be the King of Zhou Noodles. After the two kinds of flour have been reconciled, he has gone through the process of "making cakes". There is nothing to say about the proportion of eating! "

Before he knew it, he used honorifics for Zhou Dong.

Xiong Buer smiled and glanced at Lao Wu, this kid actually knows how to be humble, which is really rare.

"Unfortunately it's not the season for flowers"

Zhou Dong shook his head again: "Lard osmanthus cake, the focus is on one meat and one vegetable, one turbid and one clear, thick and quiet, the more contrasting these two flavors, the closer to perfection.

There are new products of lard waiting to be used throughout the year, as long as the chef is skilled, it will not become a shortcoming of this dish, but this sweet-scented osmanthus is different."

Yan Xiang smiled wryly and said: "We all know that the sweet-scented osmanthus in August is fragrant, and of course fresh and plump sweet-scented osmanthus is the best choice for this lard osmanthus cake, but it's winter now.

Actually, I use sweet-scented osmanthus."

"It's been pretty well preserved.

Moreover, this sweet-scented osmanthus is far more than ordinary sweet-scented osmanthus when it is fresh. Not only is the shape perfect, but the stamens are all complete. "

Zhou Dong smiled and said: "Where is this sweet-scented osmanthus, is it from Laoxionggou?

This kind of flower grows in the eastern foothills of the Himalayas, and it is not afraid of the cold, and the colder the place, the stronger the fragrance of the flower. It is the top-grade material used to make lard osmanthus cake. "

Huabiao said with a smile: "Chef Zhou really belongs to the Fang family.

That's right, this kind of sweet-scented osmanthus grows deep in Laoxionggou. Laoxionggou is backed by mountains on three sides. Although it is cold, the wind is not harsh, so sweet-scented osmanthus grows.

The flowering season of this kind of sweet-scented osmanthus is two months earlier than that in the south. In fact, Lao Wu picked and collected it four months in advance. In order to preserve the fragrance of the flowers as much as possible, Lao Wu did not use the method of semi-dehydration. Store in the refrigerator. "

Zhou Dong nodded: "But first wrap it in oiled paper, then put the sweet-scented osmanthus in the snow and ice that has not melted for years in the old forests of the three northern provinces and freeze it overnight, and wait until it is frozen before putting it in the refrigerator or freezer for storage?
In this way, the sweet-scented osmanthus can be preserved to the greatest extent without worrying about being affected by the peculiar smell of the refrigerator. "

Perfect Tasting can already provide all kinds of information about delicacies, and even Yanxiang’s original method of preserving sweet-scented osmanthus was explained by Zhou Dong.
This is only the perfect level. Zhou Dong can't imagine how strong the legendary level taste is. Is it really necessary to go deep into the psychological and physical level?

It feels kind of creepy.
After listening to Zhou Dong's narration, the five Laoxionggou brothers felt shocked in their hearts. This method of preserving sweet-scented osmanthus is not unusual, but it is Yan Xiang's original creation. In the three northern provinces, you have to use your brains, which is really difficult for other chefs.

But Zhou Dong seemed to have witnessed it with his own eyes, saying that the whole process was not bad, which is a bit surprising.

"Could it be that Zhou Mianwang has also been to the three northern provinces, and like me, he loves making lard osmanthus cake?"

Project Yan was dumbfounded, and after thinking for a long time, he found this seemingly reasonable explanation.

Zhou Dong just laughed and said nothing, pretending to be a mysterious person is the most unreasonable and reasonable explanation.

"Hey, I almost forgot that you are the Huaxia Noodle King. What's so special about knowing this?"

Yan Xiang smiled wryly and said: "Since King Zhou Mian knows how to preserve this sweet-scented osmanthus, he must also know that I have tried my best.

But the sweet-scented osmanthus that has been preserved in this way is not as good as the fresh ones, and the taste of the lard osmanthus cake will naturally be affected. If it is the season when the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, my lard osmanthus cake will definitely be more delicious! "

"Ha ha."

Zhou Dong shook his head slightly: "This is not a reason.

If the guest wants to eat better sweet-scented osmanthus cake, do you want to tell the guest to wait until next year when the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant? "

"Uh, this"

Yan Xiang actually wanted to reply, what's the problem?Isn't that what the chefs who make lard osmanthus cake all over the world say?But seeing the smile on the corner of his mouth, Zhou Dong, who looked calm, actually felt guilty, and he couldn't say these words.

It was the cow whisperer who spoke for him: "Chef Zhou, my fifth younger brother may have limited skills, and you are laughing at me.

But I am also very curious, do you have a way to make the frozen sweet-scented osmanthus comparable to the fresh flowers in the fragrant season? "

Xiong Buer shook his head secretly when he heard this, the third child has always been steady, how could he ask such a question today?Doesn't this prevent Chef Zhou from stepping down?

Zhou Dong looked at Brother Laoxionggou, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Forget it!
It's just that the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, and it's time to meet you again when the flowers bloom!

Chudu is the north to the south, and the south to the north. Since I met you in Chudu today, wouldn't it be boring if the flowers don't bloom? "

Well, it feels really good to pretend to be X. The so-called not pretending to be X, not being a master, Zhou Dong is now gradually getting the three flavors. Although this X pretending has not yet reached the highest level of 'invisibility', it can be regarded as fresh and refined.

"This is impossible, how is this possible!"

Yan Xiang stared blankly at Zhou Dong, and suddenly remembered a joke made by Master Beggar back then.

"Little Swallow, you boast in front of the master every day, saying that when the osmanthus is fragrant, the lard osmanthus cake you make can make all the foodies in the world salivate.

But the master wants to ask you, what do you do in winter?Could it be that your craftsmanship can only last for one season? "

"Master, you are joking again. I can't do my best without fresh sweet-scented osmanthus in winter. Isn't it the same for other chefs?"

"Oh, that's not necessarily the case.
Anyway, the master knows that there is a kind of chef in this world who has the means to make the dead wood come back to life. In their hands, when the osmanthus is not fragrant! "

"Master, is it true or not? Could it be that you are such a chef! Teach me!"

"Hehe, Master also wants to teach you, but unfortunately, Master also has strengths and weaknesses. My strength is always in brewing. Haven't you seen that Master will carry this big wine gourd with him wherever he goes?
But you have to remember what the master said, if you have a chance to meet such a chef, don't be ashamed, just pounce on him and stick to him! "

(End of this chapter)