【Food Halberd Creation Tower】Winter Fog

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When Trattoria Aldini closed, Takmi pushed the door open.

"I'm sorry, we're closed... oh chef!"

The clerk thought it was the diners who entered by mistake because they didn’t see the listing clearly and chased them away first. Unexpectedly, it was their own chef, who immediately stood up straight as a conditioned reflex, and took it seriously. up in the air.This nervous and embarrassed look made Takumi laugh out loud.

"I'll take a look, don't be so nervous, it's shameless, am I so scary. You do your work first, and I'll go to the back to find Isami." Takmi said a few more words, and answered the staff Concerned questions, told them that their health has recovered, and went to the back kitchen to find someone.

The kitchen was almost cleaned up, it would be inhumane to tighten the strings after a day of high-intensity work, so everyone kept washing or tidying their hands, making jokes, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.The chef near the door was the first to discover Takmi, and he whistled and exclaimed. Everyone turned their heads to look at the door, and greeted enthusiastically one after another.

Since Xingping couldn't understand Italian, he couldn't join the chat, so he had been concentrating on cleaning and caught the familiar pronunciation, so he followed everyone's gaze and looked over.Immediately, he saw the friend he missed, and amidst the noisy cheers, he called out Takmi.

On weekdays, Takmi is always the focus of attention, but today he just wants to visit the class in a low-key manner, and everyone is so enthusiastic that he feels a little embarrassed.He gave a fake cough, didn't refuse everyone's shoulder-to-shoulder hooks, and repeated what he said at the front desk, saying that he had recovered and there was nothing to worry about.

"I'll return to my place tomorrow." Takumi was very satisfied when he saw that the kitchen was in order, and announced his arrangement happily.

"Eh? Chef, you can rest for two more days, it's okay!" Everyone wailed.

"That's right, brother Xingping is also very compatible with us, and the store is running very well." Several shop assistants expressed their opinions one after another. For this young chef, they subconsciously appreciated the seriousness and hard work of Takmi. Jin felt extremely stressed.

"I never thought that Xingping-kun is so popular." Seeing Xingping's reaction when he heard his name, Isami stood beside him and joked with him in Japanese, "Everyone hopes that you can stay and let my brother rest for two more days .” Unexpectedly, before the end of the conversation, Takumi sent it with a sharp eye.

"Really? But I think everyone still likes takomi more, right? Didn't you just help me translate their grievances during the break? I miss takomi so much... and so on." Xinghei untied the towel and leaned aside, watching Seeing Takomi's happy expression surrounded by the shop assistants, his mood improved inexplicably.

"Who made my brother so strict... Everyone loves and fears him, right?" Yisami commented pertinently.

"I can't see it. I have the impression that Takumi is very gentle towards people. Ah no, he used to be a substitute teacher and seemed very aggressive, but his popularity has always been very high."

"more or less."

Isami and Xinghei only chatted a few words, and Takmi urged everyone to finish the cleaning work quickly and go home to rest.Only then did everyone disperse to perform their duties, and end a tiring day of work as soon as possible.

After Xingping changed his clothes, he went home with his brothers. On the way, Takmi suddenly said, "Xingping, let's eat the halberd the day after tomorrow!"

"Okay." Xingping calculated that the day after tomorrow would be Trattoria Aldini's rest day, and agreed.

Isami walked between the two, his eyes filled with anticipation, "I don't know what kind of cooking my brother and Xinghei-kun will make... No matter how long it takes, the cooking of the two of you will surprise me, so I look forward to it! "Serving as a judge when he was a student was one of Isami's favorite moments. He knew his brother's accumulation in recent years, and at the same time, he was extremely curious about Xingping's current strength, and it was hard to hide his joy.

"Hahaha yes, Yisami, you are lucky." Xingping laughed heartily.

"Tomorrow's judging is up to you, Isami." Takmi was in a good mood, looked up at the stars, and softly hummed a nursery rhyme from his childhood.

****

If it is up to Isami to describe it, the performance of this halberd is quite Xingping Chuangzhen and Takmi Aldini.

In order not to be disturbed and to use the most abundant kitchen utensils, Takmit explained the situation to his uncle and borrowed the kitchen from the store instead of cooking at home.

The two-hour cooking time flew by, and the high-profile tasting session immediately ushered in.

Sitting at the familiar dining table, Isami swallowed, and at the same time lifted the lids of the two plates that were upside down in front of him. Trattoria Aldini immediately filled with more amazing aroma.

The theme of the food halberd is "Mezzaluna", which can be interpreted in many ways.

Tacomi took the meaning of "half moon" and cooked two flavors of beef dishes; Xingping made creative Italian half-moon dumplings (Mezzaluna).The two dishes can be said to have a lot of origins. From the appearance, people can't help but recall the half-moon pizza that Takmi made when he was in the league, and the tortellini that Isami showed off in the preliminary round of the autumn election.

"It's really nostalgic... Let's start with Xinghei-kun first!" Although Yisami was quite surprised by Xinghei's choice, he didn't show it. He took the plate carefully and took a deep breath of the An indescribably graceful aura.

"Okay." Xingping was very confident in his cooking, and made a gesture of please.

When Yisami was about to cut open the dumplings and savor them carefully, Xingping suddenly interrupted, "Wait for Yisami, I hope you can try the whole one."

"I see." Isami agreed.The dumplings are relatively small, which is not difficult for an adult, just enough for one bite.Yisami looked carefully at the skin of the dumpling. Judging from the golden color and aroma, it looked like an ordinary half-moon dumpling. The only thing that caught my attention was the dark sauce poured on it...

"Well... this is it!" After taking a sip, Yisami immediately fell into the vortex of delicious taste, and the taste buds played a beautiful symphony. .After closing his eyes and thinking about it for a long time, he came back to his senses, and quickly cut another dumpling under Takmi's watchful eyes, "Xingping-kun, you actually used this as a filling?"

"Well. The skin is still made of the classic Italian formula, but the cheese has been adjusted slightly, and nuts are added to enhance the taste, and the filling is traditional Japanese ingredients. Fortunately, it is Aldini's, and there are many The vegetables in Japan are all in stock, otherwise it will be troublesome." Xingping chuckled at the stuffing exposed in the dumplings.

"It's just that if it's this level, it won't have such a shocking taste... What is the origin of that sauce?" Yisami frowned, and countless permutations and combinations flashed through his mind, but he still couldn't figure out the mystery, so he couldn't help but continue to ask.

Xinghei said wait a moment, ran to the kitchen and took out a bunch of small glass jars, and lined them up on the table: "These are some local spices I collected while traveling around the world. Uh, the names are too hard to remember I've forgotten some of it. The sauce was seasoned with pickled lemon zest and spices, but I secretly prepared it just for this meal."

"No wonder there are always noises at night, and my mother still wonders if a thief has entered the house." Takomi guessed that Xingping would only be free at night, and made an inference by associating with the rumors of his family in the past two days.

"Hahaha, maybe I didn't notice, the movement was quite loud, sorry for disturbing Auntie." Xingping scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"It's okay, mom is just kidding." Isami tasted the dumplings for another half a month, this time he felt more fully the delicacy concentrated in a variety of styles, and then expressed his emotion, "The original Italian dumplings have a strong taste, and they highlight the flavor while meaning I am left with a strong impression. Xingping Jun’s half-moon dumplings use relatively light vegetable fillings, but they are not covered by other flavors, but complement the skin. I have to say that the balance brought by the sauce is really wonderful.”

"It's a new attempt to make this, right? When I was studying in China, I ate many kinds of Chinese dumplings. One day, a master made Italian dumplings with leeks and scrambled eggs-a traditional Chinese filling. The feeling of combining the two It is very novel, so I will try to see if I can change it to a Japanese impression. The sauce can be regarded as the accumulation of accumulation over the years."

"So that's how it is," Isami almost finished eating the half-moon dumplings, and he thoughtfully left one for Takmi, and after putting down the fork, he joked unhurriedly, "I was quite surprised, I thought Xingping-kun's cooking would ... more aggressive? This time the main tone is extra mild!"

"Really? Then I'll try a more shocking formula for you next time."

"No more..." Yisami was afraid that Xingping was referring to the strange food and hurriedly declined, "Okay, it's time for me to try my brother's food! It's mouth watering just looking at it." He changed the subject, and the person followed suit Tacomi dishes.

After listening to the conversation between the two, Takmi felt a ripple in his heart. Seeing Isami started to try his own dishes, he stood up and explained first: "Please start to try the left half moon first. The left is Piedmont raw beef Served with black truffle and green pepper seeds, on the right is Kobe beef with seaweed yellow wasabi sauce, both Japanese and Western flavors. Thanks to Isami for foraging the ingredients.” The beef is placed on the bark and set off by the woody aroma, the shape is exquisite .Takmi brought out what he learned during his three-star Michelin years, and he tried his best to maximize the deliciousness of the ingredients.

Isami secretly lamented that Xingping and his brother really have a good understanding, and the two dishes are a combination of Japanese style and foreign flavor.He couldn't wait to cut off a small piece and savor it carefully. About two and a half months after tasting it, he put down the tableware in his hand in astonishment, and rarely said a word.

Silence is always heart-wrenching. Isami seems to be engaged in a fierce ideological struggle, his eyes are wide open and his face is hesitant to speak, which makes Takmi look a little anxious.He is full of confidence in his cooking, but Isami's reaction is really not quite right.

It took a long time for Yisami to speak slowly.

"Brother, Xingping-kun. Let's try each other, the answer is obvious. I'm sorry, I'm a little... Please forgive me for leaving." After speaking, Yisami ran to the back kitchen to avoid the two of them.

What's happening here?

Takmi and Xingping looked at each other, they tacitly decided to respect Isami's idea, set up two sets of tableware, and prepared to try each other's dishes.

Even after years apart, some things don't change.

The two "half moon" dishes that have been exhausted are the crystallization of the two of them's crazy search for the way of cooking over the years, and you only need to taste it to understand.

"I lost. Lost completely." Xingping suddenly said when Takmi was shocked and the half-moon dumpling was full of memories and the world.

"How could it be, Xinghei's cooking..." Takomi didn't understand why Xinghei used the word "thoroughly".

"Takmi, eat and see for yourself?" Xingping interrupted Takmi, he was a little surprised by Takmi's unclear reaction.

Full of doubts, Takmi tasted his own beef dishes, but he couldn't taste anything special, and it was still the expected taste.

Silence enveloped Trattoria Aldini again, and the two had their own concerns.

It was Yisami who broke the silence. He seemed to have regained his composure. He opened the door and came out from the back kitchen with a calm expression. He hesitated and asked, "The result...how was it?"

Xingping repeated the sentence, he lost.

Takmi lowered his eyes, choosing to accept the victory.He believes that Xingping and Yisami will not lie on purpose. He may just be a fan of the authorities and cannot taste the uniqueness of his own cooking.Takmi looked at the half-moon beef platter with mixed emotions, and couldn't help but reminisce about Xinghei's half-moon dumplings.

What exactly is it?Make Kohei and Isami look like that.Where is the gap between the two dishes?

"Then... since I won, let's hold a reflection meeting and improve these two dishes." Takmi's mouth was a little dry and his voice was slightly hoarse. He decided to give up guessing the secret of the other two's silence.

"Is this a bet?" Takmi's reaction made Xingping smile involuntarily.

"Yeah. Isami is here too, how rare it is." Takmi didn't think there was anything wrong, and tilted his head unconsciously.

"Okay, okay, I really took advantage." Xinghei shrugged, staring at Takmi in a daze, his tone was unusually gentle, "If you compete in 'Mezzaluna', I really can't beat you."

"Xinghei-kun is referring to the time when my brother won back Mezzaluna?" Isami took up the conversation.

"That's right. As expected of Takumi, I can already make such a powerful dish. No, I'm completely ignited, come to improve, to improve!" Xinghei shouted while shaking his handkerchief, causing Takumi to speak hurriedly Stop it, tell him not to play crazy, remember to keep his voice soft.

The three improved in the kitchen until Mr. Aldini knocked on the door.

For this halberd eating, Xingping never mentioned it again during his stay in Trattoria Aldini. Xingping and Takmi seemed to have made an agreement, and they were buried in each other's hearts.

TBC.