Shokuki: Start with an izakaya and make everyone cry

"Ding dong!"

"The host successfully signed in once."

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the special recipe, the Eight Demonic 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 packing away the utensils, wiping every piece of wood soaked in oil stains and the aroma of wine, and placing them in order.

Although their faces looked a little tired, their eyes shone with satisfaction and accomplishment.

Occasionally.

They will also smile at each other.

Sharing interesting things about tonight or interesting things about the diners, the chatter and laughter echoed in the izakaya, making it particularly warm.

Various wine bottles and wine glasses were hung on the surrounding walls. They glowed softly under the dim light, as if they were quietly recalling the hustle and bustle of the night.

Outside the door, the cold wind blew gently, bringing with it a bit of winter coolness.

But the remaining warmth and aroma in the izakaya seemed to be able to penetrate this thin layer of coolness, causing passers-by to slow down involuntarily and cast a nostalgic look.

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Eight Demon-breaking Formations.

This is a very special dish.

In the world of "Little Master of China", it is the unique secret skill of Kaiyou, the leader of the dark cooking world.

The core of this stunt is to use internal force to combine the five elements of food:

gold.

Wood.

water.

fire.

earth.

Make clever changes and blends.

This creates food combinations that would otherwise be considered taboo, making them incredibly delicious on the palate.

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

According to the plot of the original work, the "Eight Demon-Breaking Formations" is not only a dish of the highest level, but also represents the strongest cooking skills in the dark cooking world. It is also a comprehensive display that combines martial arts, internal strength and cooking art!

Kaiyou, when performing this unique skill, is often accompanied by profound fluctuations in internal energy, making the entire cooking process full of mystery and shock.

even.

He can precisely control the heat, seasoning, and ingredients.

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

Well, it also contains huge dangers.

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 culinary art in the dark culinary world.

In the end, Liu Pleiades was able to rely on his love and persistence for cooking and respect for the authentic taste of ingredients to successfully defeat Kaiyou's "Eight Demon-Breaking Formations" and show the world the true way of cooking food!

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"Oh?"

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

Zhang Fan was surprised.

Is this dish that reflects the dark side of human nature really something he can master now?

"Oh, it would be interesting to defeat late-night chefs who share the same concept with such a dish!"

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

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It's approaching noon.

Zhang Fan woke up and was idly sipping tea.

At this moment, the door curtain swayed slightly, and there was a crisp sound of wind chimes, accompanied by a light fragrance of flowers, which heralded the arrival of distinguished guests.

I saw an eldest lady of the Nakiri family wearing a gorgeous long dress and having an extraordinary temperament slowly walking into the izakaya. And behind her, there is a secretary who is always inseparable!

Her appearance attracted Zhang Fan's eyes.

If you look closely, you can see that her dress is both modern and classic. Her long hair is like a waterfall, gently rolled up, and a few strands of broken hair are blowing against her cheeks in the wind, adding a bit of softness.

"open……"

Erina frowned slightly.

The pair of eyes that usually sparkled with agility were cast over by a faint haze.

Occasionally, she would look up at Zhang Fan, as if she was looking for some answer in him, or looking forward to something.

The aroma of tea rose up on the table.

This was in stark contrast to the tranquility around her, but seemed to accentuate her inner turmoil.

…

"worry about me?"

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

"ha?"

"No...no!"

Erina was startled, her face 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 looking so shy.

"Um!"

"Then I'll trouble you."

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

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The vendor carries a load and sells pasta.

This was the most common street scene in central Guangdong in the 1920s!

This kind of burden has a large pot of hot water in the front and wontons and noodles in the back. The vendors shuttle through the narrow streets and alleys, banging the bamboo boards with "Dee Du, De Du" while shouting "Wonton noodles!" .

At that time, wontons were mainly sold to the common people to fill their stomachs.

In terms of ingredients, it mainly uses a little pork as filling and boiling water as soup. The taste is not particular.

Later, a young man named Mai Huanchi did the opposite. While others use pork, he uses shrimp as the filling. The wontons are wrapped delicately and delicately, as small as longan.

At the same time, the bamboo noodles made with duck eggs make the wonton noodles taste tough and fragrant. After his wonton noodles were launched, they quickly became popular among the upper class! Politicians hold meetings, celebrities sing operas, and even Miss Xiguan eats a bowl of wonton noodles after playing mahjong.

Although it is a roadside stall, it is packed with customers every day and is very popular among diners!

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At this time, in the kitchen of the izakaya.

Zhang Fan first closed her eyes to calm down, then soon after, she suddenly opened her eyes and began to quickly chop the mutton on the chopping board into minced meat.

Immediately afterwards, he peeled the ginger, chopped it into ginger paste, and put it all together.

Then stir the mutton, ginger paste, starch, soy sauce, egg white, and salt together evenly! Add the shallots to the mutton and stir evenly.

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

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

Press it gently with your hands and fold the wonton skin in half again. After folding, the two opposite corners of the wonton skin overlap again.

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noodle.

wontons.

Soup.

These are the three main parts of wonton noodles.

Among them, soup is the most important, and it is very important to make the soup clear and strong.

In other words, the color of the soup must be clear, not as clear as mineral water, but still golden in color.

The key is the method of simmering it. Slowly simmering it is like "stewing", and turning it over high heat will make it turbid. Nowadays, everything is about efficiency. In order to be fast, many people rush to meet the deadline and don’t worry about it at all!

After that, the word "strong flavor" will test the skills of each family even more.

Many times, people think that the soup is not strong because there is not enough ingredients.

But as long as the combination is right and the heat is enough, the flavor will come out naturally, and it cannot be fooled by using many seasonings.

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Ground fish, shrimp roe, pork bones.

These three items are essential for wonton noodle soup.

The earth fish has golden color and thick body. Before making the soup, it is grilled over charcoal fire to force out the oil and then put into the pot intact to ensure that the aroma is not lost.

For pork bones, you need to use fresh spines, which have enough meaty flavor and are not greasy.

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

"Hmm~"

"The soup is clear and flavourful. It is indeed a good soup."

“I remember the wonton noodle soup base. The main flavor is fresh and fragrant. The soup is clear, golden and rich in flavor. Only this kind of soup base can be called the essence!”

"And if you want to have a good taste and texture, you can use bones to cook it with dried fish and dried shrimps."

“In this way, the taste is already very fresh and rich!”

"And don't underestimate these ingredients, they are very particular when cooking!"

"clever!"

Zhang Fan couldn't help but wipe his sweat beads and said with a smile.

"Zhang Fan, you are very familiar with these special snacks of the Celestial Dynasty. My little knowledge is completely impractical in front of you." After hearing this, Erina became humble for the first time.

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

Involuntarily, she took out her handkerchief and carefully wiped Zhang Fan's sweat.

"Thanks!"

Zhang Fan responded a little drunkenly.

"No...you're welcome."

Erina's face turned redder and she said shyly.

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Until noon.

The refreshing wonton noodles can quickly open up your taste buds.

The fresh and clear soup is moist in the mouth and sweet in the heart; the wontons are white in color and rosy in the heart, sliding in the mouth like loose tails like silk skirts; the chewy and crispy silver noodles are slightly translucent. With the aroma of lard...

slip.

fragrant.

Cool.

crisp.

Good noodles.

There will be three levels of taste, what should they be?

I'm afraid we won't know until the wonton noodles are all finished and then taste them carefully.

Finally, the wonton noodles are ready!

Look closely at the wonton skin tightly absorbing the meat filling, creating a "wrinkling" effect.

The reason why this happens is because the meat shrinks together with the sticky wonton skin after being cooked, and it will swell when water is added to it.

A small bowl, two sides, and five wontons!

Obviously, in terms of how to eat it, the best tasting period of wonton noodles is very short, and it is best to eat it in a small bowl.

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

"alright!"

"This is wonton noodles."

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In front of you, this small bowl of wonton noodles is placed in a traditional way!

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

A bowl of noodles, mutton stuffing, dace balls and shrimp wontons. These ingredients alone account for most of the meal. Then add a plate of rapeseed, and the taste is extraordinary!

After tasting it, there was indeed an unexpected surprise.

The soup is fresh enough!

The noodles are elastic enough!

Especially the wontons had an umami flavor that Nakiri Erina had never tasted before.

This magical and unique taste was actually neither shrimp nor scallop. After thinking about it for a while, Erina still couldn't think of anything.

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

Only when she took the second bite did Erina realize that dried scallops were added.

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

It is usually used to make porridge and soup, but it has never been eaten in wonton stuffing. Moreover, the fragrance of the meat stuffing is very well integrated.

This surprised Erina Nakiri!

…

“Let’s not talk about wontons for now.”

“Just this bamboo noodles, when the noodles are in front of your mouth, the heat brings the fragrance of noodles instead of alkaline taste, and then you can take a bite and feel the smoothness of the noodles.”

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

“And the noodles really make a sound in your mouth when you bite them off, and the soup and noodles present a rich taste layer, and the musical taste is really amazing!”

“And the sweetness of various seasonings and the aroma of sesame oil burst out with a strong impact on the taste buds.”

“It’s like a small bomb exploded in the mouth, catching people off guard!”

Can’t help it.

Erina’s eyes became blurred.

But the fragrance of the tongue of God 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, who couldn't wait, didn't care about the heat and ate it immediately!

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

Gulp, gulp!

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

"Huh? Where are the wontons?" Erina was stunned.

Until then, she remembered a Chinese saying about wonton noodles, called: "Wonton noodles, wonton noodles, wontons are at the bottom!"

Timing is very important for a bowl of wonton noodles.

These two or three bites are just enough to eat a wonton. No matter how reserved you are, it only takes four bites. Even if you take one more bite, it will affect the taste of the wonton.

And Zhang Fan's bowl of wonton noodles is particularly good in this regard.

Finally, it's the turn of the soul of wonton noodles:

Soup!

After taking a sip, the wonderful taste almost made Erina go to heaven.

So much so that when she got to the last diners, she really didn't let go of even a drop of soup, and always wanted to finish the shrimp roe at the bottom of the bowl, only then would she be considered perfect!

Finally, after a bowl of wonton noodles, she seemed to have no feeling, but the taste kept lingering in her mouth and mind, making Erina Nakiri feel that this taste is really unique in the world!

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Authentic wonton noodles.

You must use whole duck eggs to make flour, and you can't add water to the noodles.

For flour, you must use high-purity wheat flour. Only in this way can the noodles cooked will they be chewy and crispy and exude a slight egg aroma.

"Ah... um... Miss."

"This bowl of wonton noodles tastes really unexpected!"

At this moment, Niito Hisako, who tasted it carefully, couldn't help but say that she was still not satisfied. (End of this chapter)