I am Qinxing No.1

Chapter 99 Add some salt?

Zhou Dong set his sights on the purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns.

Purple sweet potato plum blossom bun, one of the representative pastries of Shandong cuisine in recent years, is very popular among the elderly and children because of its soft, sweet and digestible taste.

But it is also because many people have eaten this noodle dish, it is difficult to make everyone like it. This is the truth of what is said in the phrase "what can be achieved is difficult to achieve".

In fact, Zhou Dong objected to Huailiang’s views to a large extent because he doubted whether this guy, like many three-star Michelin chefs, packaged himself in a particularly tall way, making it difficult for ordinary people to appreciate their craftsmanship. Do you intend to avoid the vicious circle of 'everything you can get is hard to do', and then all of them become 'rare things are more expensive'?
"Well, Master Hu is indeed No.1 in Lu Chubai's case. In this purple potato and plum blossom bag, I can see Master Hu's spirit of facing difficulties."

Picking up a purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag and sniffing it, Zhou Dong nodded and praised Hu Dahai first.

"Although this master Zhou has a bit of a 'venomous tongue', he really knows how to eat, he is an expert!"

Hu Dahai's mood was slightly relaxed, but his gaze towards Zhou Dong was even more solemn.

Purple potato plum blossom bun is a noodle dish that is widely spread in Shandong cuisine. Many people in Lu province will occasionally make it at home, but because of its wide spread, there are two kinds of noodles, the "original version" and the "simplified version". kind.

To put it bluntly, it is the high-end version and the low-end version.

In the early days, it was necessary to have a "high-end version" in restaurants, but over time, due to cost considerations or because the chef's skills are really not enough, many restaurants also began to make "low-end version" to cater to customers.

Hu Dahai is an old white case for many years. Naturally, he has always insisted on making the original purple potato and plum blossom buns. It is just to distinguish between these two versions, which are usually tasted. He did not expect Zhou Dong to just sniff it. will be able to distinguish.

Zhou Dong took a sip, stopped his chopsticks and said, "Now there are two types of purple potato and plum blossom buns. Although they all have the same name, the ingredients are still different. One is the original flavor, which needs flour. , purple sweet potato, red bean paste, beautiful in shape and soft taste; the other is a simplified folk version, which only uses flour and purple sweet potato, but discards red bean paste. This kind of cake should actually be called purple sweet potato plum cake, because there is no more Red bean paste as filling.

Originally, it is normal for restaurants to be different from folks, but in recent years, even some restaurants have begun to switch to the simplified version. In fact, the main reason is not the cost issue, but the chefs are unwilling to keep improving and want to save effort.”

Shen Cheng was completely uninitiated in the dialogue case, and said strangely: "Master Zhou, I still don't understand, isn't it just more or less red bean paste, isn't it too difficult? Of course it is good that Master Hu is willing to keep the original taste." , but is it too exaggerated to say that it is 'facing difficulties'?"

Hu Dahai smiled, but didn't explain anything to the layman Shen Cheng, just looked at Zhou Dong and listened to what he would say.

"Not difficult?"

Zhou Dong shook his head and smiled: "Master Cheng, you are wrong. It is not difficult to put red bean paste into steamed buns, and it is not too difficult to knead purple potato puree and noodles into plum blossom patterns. Those girls from our earlier department All masters can do it.

But the most difficult thing is not these external efforts, but how to solve the problem of the emperor and ministers and envoys of purple sweet potato and bean paste stuffing.

The purple sweet potato is sweet and soft, and the bean paste has more taste. However, if there is not enough sugar in the bean paste, it will be completely overwhelmed by the purple sweet potato. , it will take away the taste of purple sweet potato, and become a minister to deceive the emperor, and the sweetness is sweetened, making people tired of eating."

Zhou Dong looked at the purple sweet potato and plum blossom bag in his hand and said, "Master Hu was very cautious when adding sugar to the red bean paste in order to avoid the result of deceiving the king by his ministers. When tasting the buns, I still only felt the sweetness of purple sweet potato and the taste of bean paste, but not the mellowness that bean paste should have.

Master Hu is also an expert, so he should understand that if the red bean paste is to show its proper aroma, it must be hooked with sugar.It's a pity, Master Hu is still a little bit tied, and he hasn't achieved perfection, so although this bun is much better than the leek box, it is only [-]% at most. "

"Master Xiao Zhou is insightful. It's like an old white case of decades. I really admire Lao Hu."

Hu Dahai looked serious, and bowed his hands to Zhou Dong.

What ordinary people like to hear is flattery, and what makes them uncomfortable is harsh advice, and of course he can't avoid it.

Faced with Zhou Dong's 'criticism', his first reaction was to lose face and lose face, but from leek boxes to purple sweet potato and plum blossom buns, the more he listened, the more he realized that Zhou Dong really had something in his stomach.

Moreover, this 'Little Master Zhou' is not like the 'Big Three'. He often criticizes and then loses the rest, even if he is in a good mood, he can only say two or three sentences.

As for how much the critic can understand, what does it have to do with his old man?Who doesn't know that these old men have always only had geniuses in their eyes, and mediocre people don't even have the qualifications to listen to a few more criticisms?
And when Zhou Dong shared the purple potato and plum blossom buns, he was justified, and he really spoke to his heart.

Hu Dahai thought for a while, but he didn't care about his face anymore, and said sincerely: "Master Xiao Zhou said that the most difficult thing about purple potato and plum blossom buns is not the purple potato and noodles, but the red bean paste; and the red bean paste is the most difficult thing. The difficulty lies in adding sugar! Lao Hu, I have also studied for a long time, and sometimes I can put it right, and sometimes I can’t put it right, so it’s safest to put less.

Hehe, most people can't eat anything, who would have thought that Master Zhou is so powerful?But you can't do it just to find faults, you have to give me some pointers, right? "

"That's it"

Zhou Dong was taken aback when he heard the words, did he become a mentor by being a "venomous tongue"?Well, it seems that this result is also good.

However, it is easy to pick faults, but it is difficult to give reasonable suggestions; he has never made this purple potato plum blossom bun, and if he really wants to make it, he is afraid that it will not be as good as Master Hu's.

Zhou Dong frowned secretly, took another bite of the purple sweet potato and plum blossom bun, and slowly thought about it.

The flavors of purple sweet potato, red bean paste and rich powder gradually gathered on the tip of his tongue, and were dissected layer by layer under the master taste skills, like a stream of information pouring into his brain.

"Master Hu is also a master chef for many years. He is known as the first white case of Lu's kitchen. Why is it still difficult to accurately determine the amount of sugar added to red bean paste?

No, the problem is not red bean paste, but purple sweet potato!
Potatoes have their own sugar content, but due to changes in variety, origin, rain, and even temperature, the quality will naturally vary.

Even the purple sweet potatoes produced in the same acre of land may vary greatly.In this way, no matter how experienced the chef is, it is difficult to judge how much sugar should be added to the red bean paste so that it can perfectly match with the purple sweet potato.”

Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he looked up at the expectant Master Hu and said, "Perhaps, you can add some salt?"

"Salt?"

Master Hu was taken aback for a moment, but after all, he was an old white case for decades, and he was just obsessed with his opinions. When Zhou Dong reminded him, he suddenly became enlightened, and he slapped his thigh hard and said: "Yes! Add some salt, Add some salt to the red bean paste! Such a good method, why didn’t I think of it!
Master Xiao Zhou, I'm convinced, this time, I, Hu, really convinced you! "

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