Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

"Ding dong!"

"The host successfully signed in once."

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the special recipe, the Eight Devil-Breaking Formations."

In the izakaya, the warm lights gradually went out, leaving only a dim night light swaying in the empty dining area, reflecting a sense of reluctance and warmth.

Behind the bar, Kikuchi and Kadozaki, who had been busy all night, were busy cleaning up the utensils, wiping every wooden board that was soaked with oil and wine, and putting them in order.

Although their faces showed a bit of fatigue, their eyes were shining with satisfaction and accomplishment.

Occasionally.

They would also smile at each other.

Sharing the fun things that happened tonight or the fun things that happened to other diners, the sounds of laughter and conversation echoed in the pub, making it feel particularly warm.

On the walls around, there are all kinds of wine jugs and wine glasses, which glow softly under the dim light, as if they are quietly savoring the hustle and bustle of that night.

Outside the door, the cold wind blew gently, bringing a bit of winter chill.

But the lingering warmth and aroma in the izakaya seemed to be able to penetrate this thin layer of coolness, making passers-by involuntarily slow down their pace and cast a lingering glance.

……

Destroying the Eight Demon Formations.

This is a very special dish.

In the world of "The Cooking Master Boy", it is the unique secret skill of Kaiyou, the leader of the dark cooking world.

The core of this unique skill is to use inner strength to change the five elements of food:

gold.

Wood.

water.

fire.

earth.

Make clever changes and integrations.

This creates food combinations that were once considered taboo, but makes them taste incredibly delicious.

But at the same time, its toxicity has also increased significantly, and it even has the ability to control people's minds.

In the original plot, "Eight Demon-Breaking Formations" is not only a dish of the highest standard, representing the strongest cooking skills in the dark cooking world, but also a comprehensive display of martial arts, internal strength and culinary art!

When Kaiyou performs this unique skill, it is often accompanied by profound fluctuations of inner strength, making the entire cooking process full of mystery and shock.

even.

He can do this by precisely controlling the heat, seasoning, and combination of ingredients.

The power of the five elements is cleverly integrated into each dish, making the taste of these dishes reach unprecedented heights.

Well, it also carries a huge danger.

Although the "Eight Demon-Breaking Formations" cuisine is so magical and powerful, we have to admit that it also symbolizes the distortion and abuse of the culinary art by the dark culinary world.

Finally, Liu Maoxing relied on his passion and persistence for cooking, as well as his respect for the true taste of ingredients, to successfully defeat Kaiyou's "Eight Magic Formations" and show the world the true way of cooking delicious food!

……

"Oh huh?"

"The new sign-in reward is actually the Eight Devil-Breaking Formations?"

Zhang Fan was very surprised.

Is it true that he can cook this dish that reflects the dark side of human nature?

"Hehe, it's quite interesting to use this kind of food to defeat the late-night cooks who share the same philosophy!"

Finally, Zhang Fan stretched his body, dragged his tired body to the bathroom on the third floor to wash up, and then fell asleep.

……

It's approaching noon.

Zhang Fan, who had just woken up, was sipping tea idly.

At this moment, the door curtain swayed gently, and there was a crisp sound of wind chimes, accompanied by a faint floral fragrance, indicating that a distinguished guest was coming.

I saw a young lady from the Nakiri family wearing a gorgeous long dress and with extraordinary temperament slowly walking into the pub. Behind her followed a secretary who was always with her!

Her appearance attracted Zhang Fan's gaze.

Looking closely, her outfit is both modern and classical. Her long hair is like a waterfall, gently tied up, and a few strands of hair blow gently on her cheeks, adding a touch of softness.

"open……"

Erina frowned slightly.

Those eyes that usually sparkled with a lively light were now covered with a layer of faint haze.

Occasionally, she would look up at Zhang Fan, as if she was looking for some answers from him, or perhaps expecting something.

The aroma of tea on the table rises up.

This was in stark contrast to the tranquility of the surroundings, but it seemed to highlight the turmoil in her heart.

……

"worry about me?"

Zhang Fan realized that she suddenly came to the pub because she was worried about him, so he asked with a smile.

"what?"

“No…no!”

Erina was stunned and her face turned slightly red.

"Okay, you haven't eaten lunch yet, how about I make you a bowl of wonton noodles first?"

Zhang Fan was used to seeing her being so shy.

"Ok!"

"Then trouble you."

Erina, when she heard that she could taste Zhang Fan's cooking again, naturally nodded in response.

……

The hawkers carried loads on their shoulders and sold noodles.

This was the most common street scene in central Guangdong in the 20s!

This kind of shoulder pole has a big pot of hot water in the front and wontons and noodles in the back. The vendors shuttle between the small streets and narrow alleys, knocking on bamboo clappers and shouting "wonton noodles".

At that time, wontons were mainly sold to the general public to fill their stomachs.

In terms of ingredients, it mainly uses a small amount of pork as stuffing and boiling water as soup, and the taste is not particular.

Later, a young man named Mai Huanchi did the opposite. While others used pork, he used shrimp as the filling, and the wontons were delicate and small, as small as longans.

At the same time, the bamboo noodles made of duck eggs make the wonton noodles chewy and fragrant. After his wonton noodles were launched, they quickly became popular in the upper class! Politicians in meetings, famous actors performing, and even Xiguan ladies after playing mahjong, all had a bowl of this wonton noodles.

Although it is a small roadside stall, it is always crowded with customers by car every day and is very popular among diners!

……

At this time, in the kitchen of the izakaya.

Zhang Fan first closed her eyes and held her breath, then soon she suddenly opened her eyes and began to quickly chop the mutton on the chopping board into meat paste.

Next, he peeled the ginger, chopped it into ginger paste and mixed them all together.

Then mix the mutton, ginger paste, starch, soy sauce, egg white and salt together. Add the green onions to the mutton and mix well.

Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into thin wonton skins!

Then, start putting the wonton skin in your hand, pick up an appropriate amount of mutton filling and put it in the middle of the wonton skin, spread egg white on one side, fold the wonton skin in half to cover the meat filling.

Gently pinch and press it with your hands, then fold the wonton skin in half again, and overlap the two diagonal corners of the folded wonton skin again.

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surface.

Wonton.

soup.

These are the three main components of wonton noodles.

Among them, soup is the most important, and it is very important that the soup is clear and rich in flavor.

In other words, the color of the soup must be clear, not as clear as mineral water, but a golden color where you can still see the bottom.

The key is the method of boiling. Boiling over a slow fire is like stewing, while boiling over a high fire will make the food turbid. Nowadays, everything is about efficiency. In order to be fast, many people use high fire to save time, without putting their heart into it!

After that, the word "strong flavor" will test the skills of each chef.

Many times, people think that the soup is not flavorful enough because not enough ingredients are added.

But as long as the combination is proper and the cooking time is high, the flavor will come out naturally, and it is definitely not something that can be fooled by using too many seasonings.

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Big fish, shrimp roe, and pork bones.

These three are essential for wonton noodle soup.

The flesh of the bighead carp is golden and thick. Before making soup, it is first roasted over charcoal fire to force out the oil, and then put into the pot whole to ensure that the aroma is not lost.

For pork bones, you should use fresh spine bones, which will have a strong meaty flavor and not be greasy.

At this moment, curious Erina was looking forward at the gurgling pot of soup.

"Hmm~"

"The soup is clear and rich in flavor. It is indeed a good soup."

"I remember the wonton noodle soup base, the main flavor is fresh and fragrant, the soup is clear and golden and the flavor is rich. Only such a soup base can be called the essence!"

"If you want a better taste and texture, you can use bones, dried fish and dried shrimps to cook together."

"In this way, the taste is already very fresh, fragrant and rich!"

"And don't underestimate these ingredients. They are very particular when cooking them!"

"clever!"

Zhang Fan couldn't help but wipe the sweat off his face and smiled.

"Zhang Fan, you are very knowledgeable about these special snacks of China. My little knowledge is completely incomparable in front of you." After hearing this, Erina became humble for once.

Afterwards, she looked at Zhang Fan's forehead and saw beads of sweat sliding down his cheeks.

She couldn't help but take out her handkerchief and carefully wipe the sweat off Zhang Fan.

"Thank you!"

Zhang Fan responded, a little intoxicated.

"No...you're welcome."

Erina's face turned even redder and she said shyly.

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Until noon.

The refreshing wonton noodles can quickly stimulate your taste buds.

The sweet and clear soup moistens the mouth and sweetens the heart; the wontons are white with a hint of red, and the tails are like the hem of a silk skirt, sliding in the mouth; the springy and crispy silver noodles are slightly scented with lard...

slip.

Fragrant.

Cool.

crisp.

Good noodles.

There will be three levels of taste, what will it be like?

I'm afraid you will only know the answer after you finish making the wonton noodles and taste them carefully.

Finally, the wonton noodles are ready!

If you look closely, you will see that the wonton skin tightly absorbs the meat filling, creating a "wrinkled" effect.

The reason for this is that the meat shrinks along with the sticky wonton skin after being cooked, and will swell if added with water.

A small bowl, two taels of noodles, and five wontons!

Obviously, in terms of eating method, wonton noodles have a very short shelf life, and it is best to eat them in small bowls.

For Erina, who pursues exquisite food, she might prefer this way of eating.

"All right!"

“This is wonton noodles.”

……

In front of you, this small bowl of wonton noodles is arranged in accordance with tradition!

The soup spoon is placed at the bottom, with wontons at the bottom and noodles at the top. This arrangement is to prevent the noodles from soaking in the soup for too long and affecting the taste. Even the number of wontons is particular, no more, no less, just five.

A bowl of noodles, mutton filling, grass carp balls and shrimp wontons, these ingredients alone make up the majority of the meal, and then add a dish of rapeseed, the taste is extraordinary!

After tasting it, there is indeed an unexpected surprise.

The soup is delicious!

The noodles are bouncy!

The wontons in particular had a flavor that Erina Nakiri had never tasted before.

This magical and unique taste is actually not shrimp or scallops. After thinking for a while, Erina still couldn't figure it out.

Helplessly, she could only continue to take the second bite.

It was not until the second bite that Erina realized that dried scallops were added.

The so-called dried scallops are actually a general term for dried adductor muscles of various shellfish. In ancient times, this kind of thing was a treasure presented as tribute to the royal family.

It is usually used to make porridge and soup, but I have never eaten it in wonton stuffing. Moreover, it blends very well with the aroma of meat stuffing.

This actually surprised Erina Nakiri!

……

"Wonton, let's not talk about it for now."

"Just this bamboo noodles, when it reaches your mouth, the heat brings the aroma of the noodles instead of the alkaline taste, and then you can take a sip and feel the smoothness of the noodles."

“When you bite it gently, you don’t feel the hardness, but the slight struggle between the noodles and your teeth!”

"Also, the noodles really make a sound in your mouth when you bite them, and the soup and noodles create a rich layer of flavors, and the texture is like a musical performance, it's just amazing!"

"And the sweetness of the various seasonings and the aroma of sesame oil create a strong impact on the taste buds."

"It's like a small bomb exploding in the mouth, catching you off guard!"

Can't help but.

Erina's eyes became blurry.

But the aroma that permeated the divine tongue made her want to take another bite.

……

Finally, her eyes were instantly filled with greed.

The wontons that were eaten in one bite were so hot that you could feel the heat when you brought them to your mouth with a spoon.

However, Erina couldn't wait and ate it in one bite without caring about the heat!

Then, the "hot" feeling forced her to roll the wonton in her mouth with her tongue. Helplessly, she swallowed it without any extra chewing.

Gurgle, gurgle!

After swallowing, Erina Nakiri finally came back to her senses.

"Huh? Where's the wonton?" Erina was stunned.

It was only then that she remembered a Chinese proverb about wonton noodles: "Wonton noodles, wonton noodles, the wontons are at the bottom!"

Timing is very important for a bowl of wonton noodles.

Two or three bites are just enough to finish a wonton. If you are more cautious, four bites will be enough. Even one more bite will affect the taste of the wonton.

Zhang Fan's bowl of wonton noodles did a particularly good job in this regard.

Finally, it’s time to get to the soul of wonton noodles:

soup!

She took a sip and the wonderful taste almost made Erina go to heaven.

So much so that when she became the last diner, she really did not want to let go of even a drop of soup. She always wanted to finish the shrimp roe at the bottom of the bowl as well, only then would she complete her mission!

In the end, after finishing the bowl of wonton noodles, she felt nothing, but the taste kept lingering in her mouth and mind, making Erina Nakiri feel that this taste was truly unique in the world!

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Authentic wonton noodles.

Be sure to use whole duck eggs to make the flour, and do not add water to the noodles.

For flour, you should choose wheat flour with high purity. This way, the noodles you cook will be springy and crispy with a slight egg aroma.

"Ah... well... Miss."

“The taste of this bowl of wonton noodles is really unexpected!”

At this moment, after savoring the Xinhu Feishazi carefully, I couldn't help but feel that I was still not satisfied.