Food starts with noodles

Before the old man could speak, Zhao Jinma, who had been silent for a long time, took over the conversation: "This is the home-cooked meal we usually eat, you are distinguished guests, how can I let you eat home-cooked meals..."

Well, another pretender is freshly released.

Xu Zhuo didn't point out a few people, but left the room, ready to go back to the kitchen to make some more, because seeing these old men eating, he was also a little hungry.

As for the task, he was relieved, because after Ji Wenxuan took the first bite, the system indicated that the task had been completed.

Well, next, it's time to wait for the task rewards and observe the making process of Honey Juicy Smile.

Boss Xu returned to the kitchen with a relaxed expression, and made a pot of stewed cakes again and again, and served a bowl with Guo Xingwang Jianguo, which was very satisfying.

When he first started eating it, Xu Zhuo was actually a little hesitant, because he didn't like cabbage very much, and he always felt that it had a bitter taste.

But after taking a bite, Xu Zhuo felt that shredded cabbage in this stewed pancake really fit well.

The texture of cabbage is crispy, even if it is cooked, it is crispy and raw, and the taste is bitter, making cabbage far less popular than Chinese cabbage.

However, cabbage is more suitable than Chinese cabbage in the delicacy of stewed cakes.

Because the crispy texture of the cabbage forms a perfect contrast with the soft and pliable shreds in terms of taste, making the taste richer.

And the slightly bitter taste of cabbage can relieve the greasy stewed cake, even if you eat a large bowl in one go, it's not a big problem.

Xu Zhuo sighed while eating. Although any side dish can be used when making stewed pancakes, the system defaults to cabbage, which is originally to match the shredded pancakes.

Really? Golden partner.

After eating the stewed cakes, Xu Zhuo drank a cup of tea and then strolled upstairs.

It's time to reap a wave of mission rewards. By the way, I also asked side-by-side, what is the punishment for shutting down the online channel if the mission fails.

In the private room, several elderly people had finished eating the stewed cakes, and the conversation seemed to turn to honey juice and smiling.

As soon as Xu Zhuo came in, Ji Wenxuan stood up and said, "Xiao Zhuo, come here, let me tell you something."

Here comes the reward...

Xu Zhuo suppressed his excitement and tried his best to calm down his expression: "What's the matter, Grandpa Ji, you are so mysterious..."

The old man was also very curious: "Old Ji, it's fine if you want to take on apprentices. My grandson wants to inherit my mantle, but I don't have time to learn your skills."

Xu Zhuo originally thought that the old man was thinking too much, but Ji Wenxuan's expression turned embarrassing, obviously he was told what was on his mind.

Ok?

Isn't it a reward?How did you become an apprentice?

Ji Wenxuan calmed down, then said with a smile: "Xiao Zhuo, I heard that you and your union plan to find a university to offer cooking courses, and Grandpa Ji, I have nothing to help you.

My distant nephew is the vice president of your provincial university, so I should be able to mediate for you, and I can give you an answer whether it succeeds or not..."

Xu Zhuo opened his mouth wide. He knew that Ji Wenxuan was talking about rewards, but he didn't expect him to say it so bluntly.

The old man was also quite surprised: "Your distant nephew? Why don't you call and ask us to treat him to dinner? What are you doing in a daze? This is..."

Ji Wenxuan smiled embarrassingly: "He has just been transferred, and he is studying in the capital recently, and he probably won't really take office until after the Spring Festival."

The old man, who longed for the honor of being a double professor, was immediately discouraged. He didn't expect to have to wait any longer.

Xu Zhuo was quite calm, because the tasks of the next stage of the system mainly revolved around the university cooking class.

In this case, don't expect one side mission to achieve the achievement of opening a cooking class. It is estimated that there will be a series of missions with different difficulties waiting.

But don't worry, all missions have rewards, just treat it as playing a game.

The topic came back to stewed cakes again, Ji Wenxuan said with emotion: "Originally I didn't agree with Xiao Zhuo buying things online, I wanted to quietly close the online shop for a period of time through the relationship, so that he can cook steadily, but I didn't expect Xiao Zhuo to buy things online. It's so tempting to cook casually Taoist meals, it's really..."

Xu Zhuo has found the root cause of the failure of the mission, and now Ji Wenxuan still has the attribute of meddling.

But after thinking about it, I understand that Ji Wenxuan came to the provincial capital as an imperial envoy of the Culinary Association, wasn't it because of his meddling mentality.

Fortunately, the stewed cakes made today were done with more care, otherwise the old man might have shut down Xiaochu Xu's online store through his relationship.

In the future... Try to stay away from Ji Wenxuan as much as possible, this old man is too lethal and cannot be provoked.

Next, Xu Zhuo looked at the old men and asked the question he really wanted to know.

"Why do you guys keep arguing about the ownership of this dish? Is there any secret in it?"

Zhao Jinma said: "Recently, someone in the capital listed honey sauce open smile as a representative dish of Beijing cuisine. The few of us were so angry that we wanted to argue about it. Who knew that we quarreled first because of the ownership of this dish."

Xu Zhuo really wanted to say, let’s list them, Kung Pao Chicken also spans several cuisines, and the Dongpo series of delicacies are also taken by several cuisines.

This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

But he can only think about these words, but he can't say them out. After all, everyone here is concerned about face-saving, and Boss Xu dare not say such words to boost other people's ambitions.

But I haven't thought of a way to deal with the enemy yet. My own people fight first, and this wave of battles can't be won no matter how they look at it.

Xu Zhuo didn't intend to join their discussion, but he was very interested in Honey Smile.

"You have always said that the honey smile is your own, so let's have a competition and see who does it authentically, it's the other's, just for us young people to learn a lot."

Xu Zhuo changed the subject, chatted about honey and laughed, and then the old men got excited.

"That's right, or you can try it first, and whoever cooks it delicious will be his."

Feng Weiguo had an even bigger brain hole: "The winner will go back and compete with the people in the capital, so that they can experience the power of the place where the dishes originated."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Xu Zhuo. It was obvious that he planned to let Xu Zhuo play.

Xu Zhuo wasn't very interested in this kind of thing. He was just about to refuse in advance, but he felt that the other party should fight or not. It's better not to refuse yet.

Forget about these old men.

As for the capital, everyone is busy preparing for the New Year now, who has nothing to compare with you in cooking, and it is a dish that is not too difficult to show off.

And once Xu Zhuo refuses, maybe the other party will take advantage of this point to make a fuss. After all, he is considered a celebrity, and this kind of enthusiasm is not for nothing.

After the discussion, while the back kitchen was not busy, a few old men actually went over to make honey sauce and laughed.

This delicacy is not complicated to make, but it is still a little more complicated than the golden candied dates that can be served after a little cooking in the pot.

After the jujube is soaked, cut a hole, remove the jujube core, stuff it into a piece of dough made of glutinous rice flour, and then boil it in sugar water.

The method can be finished in a few words, but if you want to eat delicious, there is still a lot of knowledge in it.

For example, dried dates should be used for red dates, which are required to be uniform in size, thin in skin and small in core, sweet in taste, and free of slag and silk.

As for the variety of jujubes, Feng Weiguo said that red dates from Shanxi are more suitable, Zhao Jinma prefers Xinzheng red dates, and Ji Wenxuan said that Cangzhou Jinsi dates are not suitable.

However, the debate among several people stopped abruptly after Guo Xingwang brought half a bag of Hetian dates.

"Hey, go ahead, I'll soak the dates first."

It's been cold recently, and Xu Zhuo was worrying about how to improve the lives of the people in the store. It happened that some old people could borrow some games.

Ask them to help make an extra meal for the employees in the store, they shouldn't have any objections...

Right?

Xu Zhuo carried half a bag of red dates and poured them into the basin, washed them twice, and then soaked them in clean water.

Soaking can make the jujube round and plump again, and the pulp inside will also be full of water, making it more delicious to eat.

After soaking for more than half an hour, Guo Xingwang went to bring another ten catties of glutinous rice flour under Xu Zhuo's instruction.

Since it is an extra meal for everyone to improve their lives, it must be full, so Xu Zhuo did not intend to let the elderly save their energy.

Put the glutinous rice flour in a basin, then pour water to stir it into flocs, and then knead it into a dough.

When doing this step, Ji Wenxuan always felt something was wrong: "Did we do too much?"

"It's only when you have too much that you can find the feeling, and you can make the Beijing cuisine people raise their hands and surrender. Grandpa Ji, come on!"

Encouraged by Xu Zhuo, Ji Wenxuan immediately became energetic.

He and Feng Weiguo and Zhao Jinma made three catties of glutinous rice flour, not only comparing quality, but also quantity and speed.

And the remaining catty of glutinous rice flour was not wasted, Xu Zhuo asked Guo Xingwang to make a small dough by drawing gourds by the side.

After the dough was reconstituted, it was placed in a basin to proof, and then several old men began to pit the jujube soaked in the basin.

At this moment, the jujube has been soaked, and the original wrinkles on the jujube have also stretched out at this time, as if the old man has become young again.

Use a knife to cut along the jujube, then gently break it apart, and use the tip of the knife to pull out the jujube pit inside.

This step was a bit tricky at first, but after getting used to it, it was quite easy.

Xu Zhuo soaked a lot of dates. If the three old men had to remove the pits, they would probably be busy until dark. However, with the help of all the chefs in the back kitchen, the jujube pits were removed in less than an hour.

Next, it’s time to stuff the red dates with glutinous rice balls, which is also the origin of the name “Open Smile”.

Knead the glutinous rice dough, knead it into long strips, and then cut it into small doses with a knife. The size of the dose should not exceed half of the jujube, otherwise it will not fit in.

And if it is hard stuffed, the red dates are easy to be stretched when cooking.

Standing aside, Xu Zhuo looked at the skillful movements of the old people and the clumsy appearance of the chef in the shop, and suddenly felt a little emotional in his heart.

This is probably the so-called inheritance fault. It is obviously a good dish, and it has not been lost, but because it has been marginalized, young chefs will not make such an embarrassing situation.

If a few more decades pass, this honey sauce, like those famous dishes in ancient books, will be lost in the long river of history.

In the culinary circle, although various new dishes that lead the trend appear every year, there are also many dishes that are gradually fading out of people's sight.

If this continues, I am afraid that more and more dishes will be on the verge of extinction.

This... is probably the purpose of the system to allow itself to set up cooking majors and develop cooking courses?

"Ding, the host is worried about the culinary heritage, and has launched a series of missions [Save Endangered Dishes]. Please click on the mission panel for details."

Chapter 928 The Dawn of Class A Cuisine

Mission Name: Save Endangered Dishes ([-])

Task details: The host is asked to try his best to promote honey juice and smile, so that within a month, at least ten restaurants will introduce this dish, at least 100 people will cook this dish, and at least 1000 people will eat this dish.

Task Rewards and Punishments: After all the three values ​​are up to standard, the host will get the C-level signature recipe of Honey Juicy Smile, and at the same time get a high-quality tutorial that can be used for cooking teaching.

If the three values ​​are doubled, the host’s rewards will also be upgraded. For example, if 200 restaurants are new, 2000 people will cook it, and [-] people will eat it. The host will get B-level signature skills and D-level cooking tutorials.

By analogy, if there are 400 new restaurants, 4000 people will cook and [-] people have eaten, the host will get A-level signature skills and C-level cooking teaching courses.

If the mission fails, the host will randomly lose a cooking skill, and the dessert, Honey Juice Smile, will also disappear faster.

After reading this task, Xu Zhuo couldn't help but sighed.

This task is really awesome, it's not very difficult, but the rewards are very good, of course, if you fail, the punishment will be severe enough.

Typical risks and opportunities coexist.

Relatively speaking, Xu Zhuo still prefers random tasks, although the difficulty is higher, but there is no punishment.

This made him feel like he encountered additional questions during the exam. It was a surprise to succeed, and there was no loss if he failed.

It can be said that there is no psychological pressure at all.

At this moment Xu Zhuo's attention was not on this at all, because when he saw the A-level dishes, he was fascinated by these words.

It's been a long time, and I haven't seen A-level dishes. Could it be that I have the opportunity to touch them this time?

In addition, if there are 800 new restaurants, 8000 people will cook, and [-] people have eaten this dish. In this case, what kind of reward will the system give?

Xu Zhuo was a little looking forward to it, but thinking about the difficulty, he shook his head wisely and didn't let himself fall into fantasy.

Well, let's pay attention to the honey sauce in front of me and start laughing, daydreaming or something, wait until you are not busy.

Thanks to the skill of [Concentrate on Learning], Honey Juice has just obtained the high-quality method of smiling, but Xu Zhuo still feels that it is more interesting to watch others do it.

Break apart the jujube, carefully stuff it into a small ball of glutinous rice flour dough, and squeeze it again, so that the white glutinous rice dough will squeeze out a little bit from the crack of the jujube, looking like a smiling face.

That's where the name "Open Laugh" comes from.

In fact, there are quite a lot of delicacies named "Kaixiao". Almost all the delicacies that will crack after cooking have another name called "Kaixiao", such as the famous Cantonese tea-style barbecued pork buns.

Because there are a lot of ingredients to be prepared, and the kitchen staff are not busy at the moment, Xu Zhuo asked everyone to help with the preparation, and he also learned the craft from a few master chefs by the way.

This is a rare opportunity for two state banquet chefs and two master chefs to cook together, and sharing some experience and skills can benefit a lot.

Among the four old people, except for the old man who has been fishing and paddling, the other three seem to be doing the same thing, but there are actually differences.

For example, Feng Weiguo stuffed a lot of glutinous rice dough into the jujube, probably because Shanxi people like to eat pasta, so when stuffing glutinous rice dough into the jujube, try to stuff as much as possible.