【Food Halberd Creation Tower】Winter Fog

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To some extent, Xinghei can be said to be very successful, successfully achieving the goal of "giving the Aldini brothers a surprise".

After Yisami saw who his brother had brought back, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.Xingping smiled and commented that as expected of twin brothers, they all responded in the same way, and thoughtfully sent a bear hug as a meeting gift for the long-lost reunion.

The elders of the Aldini family were also very pleasantly surprised.During his study in Yuanyue, Xingping was invited to play many times. Everyone has always had a good impression of this young and energetic guy. Hearing the news, they hurriedly stopped their chores and went to the gate to say hello.Knowing that Xingping will stay for a few days, he extended a warm welcome. If Trattoria Aldini can have more available labor, they will laugh even more.

Before being repeatedly bombarded and asked about his health, Xingping responded in time from a bunch of enthusiastic smiling faces and asked if he could borrow the bathroom and laundry room. He was exhausted from the journey and returned to the "civilized world" with great difficulty. Naturally, he hoped that he could take a good wash .It was only then that the crowd came to their senses, and joked that his jacket would taste worse than strange food if it was stuffy like this, they crowded around and led them to the bathroom.

Isami proposed to take the opportunity to prepare a welcome dinner during Xinghei's recuperation period, to welcome old friends, and the proposal was unanimously approved.The natural hospitality of the Italians was fully displayed at this time, and the division of labor was clear in a few words, and they began to work in full swing. Anyway, the store is closed today, and besides, it is more important to have a good friend for work.

Seeing Xingping coming into the bathroom in a familiar way, Takmi suddenly realized something, knocked on the door twice, and called out loudly: "Xingping."

"Takmi? Come in." The mature and magnetic voice dropped an octave through the door.

Takumi pushed the door and entered, unexpectedly, Xinghei took off his shirt and started to untie his trousers.Takmi's back muscles, which are more robust than those of his student days, were unreservedly displayed in front of Takumi's eyes.It can be seen that Xingping has been exercising well, and it is no wonder that he has been running around for so many years, and his physical fitness must be excellent.Seeing Takumi coming in, Xinghei turned around as if no one else was there, and asked him what's wrong.

It's not surprising for people of the same sex to see each other's bodies. They may have been more honest with each other in the bathhouse in the past, but Takumi avoided his sight for some reason, and left Xinghei a back view as if deliberately.He ducked down and went to the cabinet under the sink to find a new towel and a set of toothbrush and mouthwash cups.

"You can use lemon-flavored shampoo and shower gel, do you want to dismantle a new piece of soap for you?" There was no emotion in the voice, but the words seemed superfluous.

"Oh, okay, I'm sorry to trouble you." Xingping didn't notice anything, he responded in a daze, and continued to take off his trousers.

After closing the bathroom door again, Takumi slumped against the door with his back, feeling that he was not normal.Holding his forehead with one hand, he pondered in pain, what on earth was he doing, and why there were so many strange thoughts in his mind.

He used to like Xingping.

But the current Xingping is not the one he used to be, and he is not the one he used to be, even if they "like" have not changed at all.

So why is the heart beating so fast?

At this time, Isami came to ask Takmi to go to the wine cellar to pick up a good wine, which made him come back to his senses.The moment he got up, there was a reverie sound of water flowing from behind the door.Takmi patted his cheek heavily, forced himself to calm down, told himself not to think too much, and set off slowly to Aldini's wine cellar, and asked Isami to prepare some chicory beans before leaving. Said that I want to make that dish that is under development, please try it.

Isami readily responded to his brother, and recalled the difficult dish to develop, and joked that it was indeed Xinghei, who could inspire cooking inspiration as soon as he came.

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At the dinner, Takumi uncharacteristically followed with a drink.He has always been incapable of drinking, and he said that he only drank three or two glasses. On the other hand, Xingping clinked glasses with his elders, and they were happy together, sitting next to Yisami and booing in the back.

The father of the two brothers politely refused Xingping to clean up the tableware after dinner, saying how could he let the guests do this kind of thing, just treat this place as his own home, don't feel sorry, let him talk to the brothers more.Xingping, who was in charge of cleaning and washing dishes all the year round at home, could only accept his kindness, put on a thin coat that was still clean, and ran to Takmi and Isami's room to find them.

When Kohei knocked on the door and entered, Isami had just removed the debris, making room for three grown men to sit on the floor, while Takumi stepped back from the desk and joined the conversation.

"I miss you so much, isn't there much difference between this place and my last visit?" Xingping looked around the room curiously.

"Yes. I don't really like to change the layout of the room, and my brother is also a nostalgic person." Isami smiled and poured a glass of juice and handed it to Xingping.

"Where am I nostalgic?"

"Brother, are you sure you want me to tell you? For example, the puzzles and toys you bought when you were in elementary school, the report card when you were in high school, and the unused discount coupons from the supermarket..."

"Stop, stop!" Takmi stopped Isami and retorted, "Those are obviously commemorative or unused things!"

Okay, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, Yisami said that what his brother said was true, so he also gave Takmisai a glass of juice to calm his brother down.

Xingping smiled and took a sip of his drink. He drank a lot at night, but he was not drunk. The sweet and sour taste made him feel refreshed. He said happily, "You two have always had such a good relationship."

"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense!" Isami coughed suddenly pretendingly, "Then I'll host it! No.20 Aldini-Xinghei Group's cooking reflection meeting officially begins! Applause!" After speaking, he took a selfie hands up.

"Why No.20 once? Isami, you remember it too clearly!" Xingping couldn't help complaining.When he was far away, he often tasted dishes with the Aldini brothers, or jointly developed new dishes, and such reflection meetings were not uncommon.Meetings are often chaired by Isami, and as a result, his thoughts are suddenly pulled back to his high school days, and three boys gathered together to discuss cooking appear in his mind.

"Isami, you are talking nonsense, right? My impression is far more than this number. If it is 21...is it because today is the 21st?" Takmi ruthlessly revealed.

"Forget it, don't worry about those details. I'll get straight to the point. Let's do an in-depth analysis of the dishes that my brother and I made tonight. Including my appetizer Florentine Autumn Impression Salad, my brother's char-grilled lamb ribs, and our The new dish of this season is Flora prawns." Isamila returned to the topic, and the reflection meeting started smoothly, "Especially Xinghei-kun, please speak freely, this is very important to us Trattoria Aldini."

"The first two courses are almost the same at the dinner table. I want to know your evaluation of the grilled prawns, Xinghei." Takomi's tone was tough, not in his usual gentle state at all.Only he himself knew that at this moment, his heart was beating wildly in his chest, eager to know what Xingping would say to his cooking.

Isami was a little surprised and choked up for a moment.He saw the long-lost gleam in his elder brother's eyes, as if he had returned to the high spirits of Yuanyue, a kind of eagerness that he had never seen since taking over Trattoria Aldini.

There seemed to be flames burning in Hai Se's pupils.

The man who ignited all this hadn't noticed it, and he was also taken aback when he heard this.Xingping was used to being alone, and he was a little embarrassed to be stared at by his old friends in a foreign country.He has always been careless, and his language barriers are made up for by body language. He has spent most of the world cooking and practicing alone, and his heart beats so fast when he accidentally encounters robbers.Xingping wanted to scratch his hair, but didn't want to just cut it short today, so he rubbed his fingers awkwardly on the top of the red hair stubble, looked away, and gave a vague response in his throat, pretending to be seriously recalling the cooking.

Fortunately, there was cooking, and Xingping quickly regained his composure. Due to his professionalism, he slowly said what he thought: "It's delicious. The food made by Takmi is delicious."

The short sentence pause is extraordinarily long in the silence.Takumi's heart beat faster and faster, he suppressed his breathing, he even felt a little out of breath, waiting for Xinghei to continue speaking.

"Very unique taste. Cheese wraps the prawns, and the matching sauce has the sweet and sour taste of apples and the unique taste of chicory beans. The whole taste is very layered. Gentle? Delicate? I don't know how to express it. The processing of grilled shrimp is called It is the smartest choice, all kinds of ingredients are integrated into one. But..."

Xinghei had another meal, which made Yisami also nervous.

"I couldn't see the picture of the dish clearly. There was a vague shadow... Speaking of which, what is the theme of this dish? Italian style?"

"It seems that the 'impression' has to be strengthened," Takmi followed Xinghei's words, and was already thinking about ways to improve in his mind.They have always had a tacit understanding, and Xingping's vague description is enough for him to understand successfully.Takmi did not forget to answer Xinghei's questions, "It's a northern Italian style. I specially selected regional and seasonal ingredients. By the way, Isami, do you think the endive beans are changed back to the ones in Treviso?" How about it, the taste will be more balanced?"

"I think it's okay. I didn't add apples last time. With the neutralization of sourness, the effect should be good. I'll write it down first, Xingping, do you have anything else to say?" Isami nodded beside him, and spoke with Italian Takmi exchanged a few words.

"No more. I'm already nitpicking," Xingping laughed, and took a sip of the juice. "I can feel the strength of takomi as soon as I enter the mouth. I use this dish as a seasonal signature. I think it’s okay. I heard you said that you are developing a new menu, right?”

Takmi expressed his affirmation, and put forward some ideas for diversifying tastes. Xinghei and Isami expressed their views from time to time.The cooking area this time is very limited. The well-informed Xingping is not as familiar with Italian cuisine as the natives after all. He has proposed many new ideas from the perspective of foreign diners.After commenting on several other dishes, the three of them got together and quickly came up with an improvement plan, but it was a pity that they couldn't implement it immediately, and the cooking fanatics couldn't bear it.

"Ah... I really want to go into the kitchen!" Isami said with emotion.This sentence is the soul cry that must be at the end of every reflection meeting.

"There are not enough ingredients, so we can only wait until tomorrow." Takmi is also eager to try, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

The introspection meeting was almost over, and the topic gradually changed.During the period after Yuanyue's graduation, the two parties' understanding of each other was almost blank. Now that the deity is sitting across from each other, it is natural to have a good gossip.Xingping asked about the development of Aldini's family, and the twins listened with great interest to Xingping's story about his cooking adventures.

A few years have passed, and with the unremitting efforts of Aldini's twin stars, Trattoria Aldini started from a popular restaurant and gradually approached people's vision, and the number of food review magazines has also increased.Takmi was even invited to work at a three-star Michelin restaurant for a year, and now he is back to prepare for his restaurant's star evaluation.Although old friends always report good news but not bad news when they get together, Xingping still hears the hardships behind the superficial scenery from the twin words of the twins.When he listened to Isami complaining about the atmosphere in the European food circle, Takmi frequently interrupted with his eyes, took a sip of his drink and shook his head to say that it was all over.Fortunately, Ping always felt that there was something hidden in Takmi's tranquility.

At this moment, panic was born from the unknown, and Xingping couldn't help thinking about how much happened when they separated.He looked at Takumi, his former best friend, and realized that he no longer knew him.

****

After taking the last sip of juice, Takumi's mind was full of Xinghei's adventurous figure, the dazzling flowing water in front of the cooking table, mixed with vague youthful memories, and he missed a few words in a trance.Yisami and Xingping thought it was because he was incapable of drinking, and they didn't notice his distraction. They only thought that he was a little tired tonight, so naturally they wouldn't force him to speak.

Yisami was particularly excited tonight. He has always liked legends and has a strong interest in foreign cultures. He chatted with Xingping very speculatively, and incidentally made up for his curiosity about Xingping.Xingping is very patient, talking about his own experience with joy, although the words are simple, they are better than humor, and the talk will not make people bored.

Takmi listened to the two people's left and right sentences, his mind was confused, and he raised his eyes to look at Xingping, his eyes were uncontrollably attracted by Xingping, but his heart was very confused.

About to be tired, the room ushered in a brief silence, which gave Takumi a short respite.He wanted to tell Xingping a lot, but he couldn't say it at the moment.

"Xinghei," Xinghei turned his head in exchange for the familiar pronunciation. Takomi met his old friend's eyes and asked him the question he had hidden all night, "Why did you suddenly think of coming to us?"

"This... I just feel that cooking practice is almost done, and I want to see how my friends in the past are doing. At that time, I was in England, and it was relatively close here, so Aldini was the first stop." Xingping didn't think about it.

It turned out to be like this, Takumi laughed in his heart, what exactly was he expecting.

"But I'm so happy tonight. I haven't had such a good time in a long time. I'm really happy to see you two. After tasting the food, I feel that my practice is not in vain, otherwise I will be surpassed by Takmi and you if I don't pay attention hahaha .”

"After all, everyone is working hard on their own way of cooking!" Isami poured a glass of juice for Xinghei and Takmi again.

"Oh, by the way, how are Nakiri and the others doing?"

Xingping asked about other people's situation, and Yisami remembered something, and asked him to take out his mobile phone to quickly log on to Twitter, and slowly swipe to find out by himself, and urged Xingping to remember to update the news.By sliding his fingers, Xingping was able to see the demeanor of his old classmates after graduation, exclaiming from time to time.

"Nakiri has attended so many high-end tasting sessions!"

"Wow, did Tian You go to study with senior Gan?"

"Hahaha, is Ye Shan studying? Is his hairline okay?"

"Xingping, come eat the halberd!"

While Kohei and Isami were having a lively conversation, Takumi spoke.He wrinkled the paper cup in his hand, resolutely said, "Let's eat the halberd!"

"Okay!" Xingping was not annoyed by Takmi's words that slightly spoiled the atmosphere, he adjusted his mood along the phrase "eating halberds", faintly excited, "We haven't eaten halberds for a long time, let you also look at me Let's grow up!"

"Then tomorrow?"

"it is good."

"What about the bet?"

"As always, the loser agrees to one condition."

"No problem. The referee is Isami, what's the question?"

"Hey! Don't decide on your own! Well, I'm also looking forward to the duel," Isami followed suit, "Can I decide the topic? Or just Mezzaluna?"

"Mezzaluna, Banyue...I really miss it, I have no objection." Xingping likes this topic very much.

"Of course I have no problem." Takmi was a little surprised by Isamiti Mezzaluna, but he admitted that this is indeed a good topic with a lot of relationship between the two.

"That's for sure!"

Xinghei stretched out his right fist, and touched Takumi's eagerly, his youthful spirit flashed across his eyes.

"Yeah." The duel was not rejected, and the corners of Takumi's lips curled up, his expression soft.

It was not early, and after the three of them made an agreement, they got up to end the night talk.Isami took Xingping back to the guest room, Takumi cleaned up the room alone after saying good night, his dull nerves came alive, he couldn't help thinking about what he should cook tomorrow, and imagining what kind of surprise Xingping would present.

No matter how many things are missed, for a cook, as long as there is cooking, there is no fear of regret.

The cold moonlight pushed aside the night curtain and spilled out of the window, Takmi turned his head and looked, it happened to be the first quarter moon tonight.

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*The dishes appearing in this article refer to some menus of the real three-star Michelin