Food starts with noodles

Xu Zhuo glanced at Xue Mingliang, a little surprised: "Professor Yan will not have a National Day holiday?"

"There is no holiday. She and the group of graduate students don't have holidays. They are racing against time to do research every day. It's great to be knowledgeable. In the future, I will let my children study hard and follow Professor Yan as a graduate student."

Xu Zhuo rolled his eyes at him: "Then you have to find the child's mother quickly, otherwise Professor Yan won't be able to wait."

After Xue Mingliang left, Xu Zhuo continued to knead the dough in the basin.

While kneading, Xu Zhuo suddenly discovered that the flour in the basin was gradually forming a ball.

There was still a lot of dry flour on the flour wadding, but after kneading, Xu Zhuo found that the flour wadding became softer.

After kneading for another ten minutes, Xu Zhuo finally kneaded the flour in the basin into a dough that was not smooth and might even fall apart at any time.

Covering the dough with a damp cloth, he wiped the sweat off his head and took a few breaths.

It took about half an hour of kneading to get it right.

Hard dough is really bad.

If he didn't have the skills in hand, he wouldn't be able to get along with the dough even if he was killed.

But now that it has formed a group, the most difficult step has been done.

After waking up, the dough will become a little softer, and it will save a lot of effort if you knead it again.

Chapter 393 Curved Knife and Support Panel

After 15 minutes, Xu Zhuo took the dough out of the basin and started kneading it on the chopping board.

The dough at this time is softer than before, but there is still a lot of dry flour in it.

You still have to work hard to knead it.

The dough for sliced ​​noodles is not like stewed noodles, which needs to be kneaded and awakened three times.

But kneading is more laborious.

Not only does it take longer to knead, but it also requires a lot of effort when kneading because of its high hardness.

This is a great exercise for the arms.

Xu Zhuo felt that over the years, the muscles in his two arms would be very developed.

The dry flour is continuously kneaded into the dough, and the hardness of the dough is gradually increasing.

Due to the lack of customers and the cooler weather these days, Xu Zhuo hasn't sweated much.

But now, he was sweating profusely from kneading the dough.

It was tiring work.

After Xu Zhuo finished kneading the dough, his work clothes were soaked through.

And the muscles of both arms are slightly swollen.

Unexpectedly, kneading noodles is more effective than exercising in the gym.

After the dough is kneaded, it is no longer possible to wake up the dough, otherwise the dough will become softer if it is proofed again.

And if the dough is fermented for a long time, it will lose its gluten.

So taking advantage of the kneading effort at this moment, it is best to start peeling immediately.

But after Feng Weiguo went back, he hadn't come back for almost an hour.

Xu Zhuo was a little curious.

This old man, could it be that Jiu Jin came to sleep at home?

Feng Weiguo didn't drink too much at noon, so he drank a glass of rice wine.

It stands to reason is all right.

But this old man's drinking capacity is really too small, and he can sleep for half a day with a sip of white wine.

This cup of flower carving at noon today might really work.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhuo put the dough on the chopping board, washed his hands, and planned to drive to Feng Chunguang's house to have a look.

Feng Chunguang's family went on a trip, leaving only Feng Weiguo at home.

If you get really drunk, don't be surprised.

After taking off his soaked work clothes, Xu Zhuo took the car keys and went outside.

Just when I was about to drive to Feng Chunguang's house to have a look, I happened to see Feng Weiguo carrying a bag, and Shi Shiran came from a distance.

Seeing Xu Zhuo, a smile appeared on Feng Weiguo's tired face immediately.

"Why did you change your clothes? Have you reconciled?"

When he returned home, he found out that he didn't bring a curved knife for cutting noodles when he went through his luggage.

Originally, he planned to leave it like this, and he could do it with a kitchen knife.

It's just that it doesn't work well without a curved knife.

But on the way back, Feng Weiguo checked the time, it was still early anyway, why not buy a set of noodle-shaving tools.

In the future, if you have nothing to do, you can show your cooking skills in the store.

Although he can't compare to Xu Jimin and Yu Peiyong in terms of culinary skills, the next time he sees Zhao Jinma, he can make a bowl of sliced ​​noodles to frighten the old man.

If you dare to say that you are a child, let him see the tricks of a brat.

Well, although it has been a long time, Feng Weiguo is still bitter about Zhao Jinma saying that he is a child.

In addition, he also wanted to show off his skills in front of Yu Peiyong.

I even plan to have him cook dinner tonight, so that everyone can experience the charm of Shanxi pasta.

Under the influence of this kind of thinking, Feng Weiguo did not go back to the store, but went to a department store not far from here.

He wandered around for a long time before he finally found a curved knife for cutting noodles.

It is said to be a curved knife, but it is actually just a slightly curved piece of iron.

The biggest advantage of this thing is that it is much lighter than a kitchen knife, and the cutting edge is slightly curved, which can cut out standard willow leaves.

In addition to the curved knife, Feng Weiguo also found a support panel.

The support panel is a flat wooden board with a handle underneath.

When making sliced ​​noodles, knead the dough into a cylindrical shape and put it on the pallet, then grab the handle and hold it up.

Hold the curved knife in the other hand and begin to slice the noodles.

When making sliced ​​noodles at home, the supporting board is rarely used.

Because the dough made at home is not big, it can be fully supported by hands.

Moreover, the length of the noodles does not matter when making it at home, as long as it tastes good.

But restaurants are different. Restaurants make sliced ​​noodles. As a result, the dough is very large, and it is easy to get tired just by holding it with your hands, and the dough is not easy to fix.

In addition, if the dough is too large, it is easy to deform when held by hand. The cut noodles are of different lengths and widths, which look unsightly and affect the dining experience of customers.

Therefore, when making sliced ​​noodles in restaurants, the supporting panel is an essential tool.

But now, with the widespread use of noodle slicers and noodle-slicing robots, young chefs are increasingly reluctant to learn how to make noodle-sliced ​​noodles.

Even the curved knife and the support panel are useless, and no one even sells them on the market.

In order to buy this curved knife and top plate today, Feng Weiguo asked many kitchenware stores.

There were no results, and some young bosses didn't even know what the curved knife and the support panel were.

It wasn't until Feng Weiguo made it clear that it was a tool for making noodles with a knife, that the other party suddenly realized: "Who still buys that thing now, it's all machine-cut noodles."

Finally, a grocery store owner dug out a set for Feng Weiguo from the warehouse.

The packaging is crumpled and looks like it has been overstocked for a long time.

On the way back, Feng Weiguo kept feeling emotional.

You can't even buy tools, and this industry is really in decline.

In fact, a few years ago, he felt the decline of sliced ​​noodles.

In the past, those people who wanted to learn from him not only had to perform well, but sometimes even had to rely on connections.

But with the advancement of technology, fewer and fewer people learn how to slice noodles with a knife.

From the master picking the apprentice, it became the apprentice picking the master.

Feng Weiguo couldn't accept this change, so he simply transferred his store in Datong out and returned to Weinan to retire.

Don't get involved in this kind of trouble anymore.

"Grandpa Feng, why are you so sad? Have you been bullied?"

Feng Weiguo shook his head: "No, just forget it, let's not talk about it, have you reconciled? If not, I'll come..."

"reconciled!"

"Reconciled? True or false? Let me see."

Because of the irritation of buying a knife, Feng Weiguo originally didn't plan to beat Xu Zhuo anymore.

In the end, he actually boasted that he had reconciled with the face.

This... how is this possible?

Back then, I practiced for a year or two before I mastered the essence of kneading.

That's when it rolls over sometimes.

So he decided that Xu Zhuo was talking big.

He didn't learn well at a young age, but he actually learned to brag.

It really doesn't work if you don't tap it.

While thinking, Feng Weiguo followed Xu Zhuo to the kitchen.

He even had an idea of ​​how to ridicule this kid.

As a result, he lifted the wet cloth covering the dough and looked at it, and he was a little dumbfounded.

This dough looks pretty good.

Clap it twice with your hands, bang bang.

The dough has a high hardness, which is very suitable for making sliced ​​​​noodles.

but……

If that's the case, how can you make fun of this brat?

Is it possible to let him go like this?

Chapter 394 One Month Use Period

Feng Weiguo sighed slightly.

It's really damn good to compare people with others, and to compare goods with goods should be thrown away.

At that time, I studied hard for more than a year, and I did not know how much scolding I received.

It can be regarded as learning the kung fu of fighting hard noodles.

As a result, Xu Jimin's grandson was able to make this kind of noodles in one step for the first time.

Fortunately, I didn't have such a monster when I was an apprentice.

Otherwise, the brothers and sisters will be scolded a lot.