Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

Although he couldn’t move the chopsticks on the top, Liu Pengxing poked the tofu with his fingers, and sensed the texture of the tofu with “touch”. Δ 小 』』 『』 said *

After lifting the plate, it is roughly judged that the tofu has 1ooo grams, and the plate and chopsticks have a total of 15o grams.

Successfully cut off part of the tofu, but if the chopsticks are not poured, you can remove the cut tofu out of the plate.

The tofu used as a base belongs to northern tofu, that is, tofu with brine, and has a relatively “hard” texture.

Of course, the so-called “hardness” is compared with that of southern tofu. If the chopsticks are slightly out of balance, or if they are not fixed enough, they will damage the base and fall down.

The first of the four was Liu Pengyuan, who saw that she first cut the tofu around, which was obviously the most useless part she thought.

After that, I started to use a carving knife to cut the upper part of the tofu thinner … gradually, it can be seen that Liu Pengyuan was to carve the tofu into a cone that just fixed the chopsticks!

The cone flew in Liu Pengyuan’s carving knife, the more rounded the edge, the thinner the upper part …

Afterwards, the two brothers Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang also started their swords one after another.

Zhao Ming came up with less than two centimeters away from the chopsticks, brushed down with four knives, and saw the others in a daze.

Does he think that tofu pillars with a cross section of less than two centimeters can fix chopsticks?

But immediately, although he cut the knife vertically, he did not cut the tofu, but at the bottom of the tofu, leaving a connected part of about two centimeters …

Later, he cut the knife horizontally, cutting off the tofu that he had cut most of the time.

Obviously Zhao Ming’s ideal state is a “tofu tube” attached to a “base”, keeping the chopsticks in an upright state.

Afterwards, he also fought carefully to make the “tofu tube” wrapped in chopsticks rounder and thinner, and make the base smaller and thinner.

Zhao Liang, who began to work on it, synthesized the design of the two. It seems that he wants to carve out a structure with a larger bottom and a cone in the middle …

In fact, the three also share the same path. Liu Pengyuan gradually recessed the middle part of the cone inward, and Zhao Liang gradually reduced the height of the straw, making the upper part shorter and thinner than the part after work.

Liu Lousan nodded when he saw it. It was true that the chopsticks were fixed by the center part, and then the base was connected, which is probably the “best model”.

But when he looked at Liu Pengxing, he was still closing his eyes and thinking about what he looked like …

The fixed tofu model of the other three people has become more and more like it. It is almost at the final sculpting stage. At this time, Liu Pengxing suddenly opened his eyes and waved a kitchen knife to cut the edge of the tofu around a centimeter thick. .

A piece of tofu with a length and width of 8 cm was left on the plate …

Liu Lousan looked at him suspiciously, and seemed to think that Liu Pengxing was a bit too cautious!

However, Liu Pengxing’s movement was immediately confusing again. I saw that Liu Pengxing did not care about the tofu in the plate, but began to sculpt the one-centimeter-thick tofu pieces that were cut off.

At this moment, only listening to the tinkling, “Fat Brother” Zhao Liang sighed, but his chopsticks fell …

It seems that what he envisaged might not have been fully achieved, but the action of the last knife was larger and the knife was not decisive enough. As a result, the “Tofu Model” was distorted as a whole, and the unbalanced chopsticks fell straight down.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Liang had no choice but to stop and toss the leftover tofu to Liu Lousan …

“Remove the weight of the plate. The original 1ooo grams of tofu now has 153.2456 grams left. It seems that it is likely to be the bottom! A Liang, although your fire is better than that controlled by your brother, the knife is still a lot worse! Usually Continue to practice more! Remember, use the knife as an extension of your palm, don’t be afraid of it! “Liu Lousan said seriously.

The talents of the Zhao family brothers are somewhat “polarized”. The first two brothers were not as strong in smell and taste as the sense of smell and taste. They are still in the category of human beings, but they are also much sharper than ordinary people. Speaking of it, it is not a small advantage. At the same time, the personality of the two people (with less brain strings and lack of heart) also makes Liu Lousan satisfied …

However, the two also have a very fatal weakness for cooking people. That is, when Liu Lousan had just accepted the two as his disciples, the older brother Zhao Ming was afraid of fire and his younger brother Zhao Liang was afraid of the knife.

It’s as if someone is dizzy, bloody, or dizzy. Usually, people with this condition will not take the path of cooking, but for some indescribable reasons, Liu Lousan still accepts their two brothers as apprentices. Because psychological counseling has been conducted since childhood, it will not show such “fear” now.

However, there are always some descendants. When Zhao Ming needs to use an open flame, the control of the fire is slightly worse, while Zhao Liang has a slightly worse knife …

Just after I finished talking, Liu Pengyuan also heard the sound of chopsticks falling down. However, Liu Pengyuan was not disappointed. It seemed that the expectations had been met, but there were some problems during the “excellence”.

“12o.11o2 grams … If it wasn’t because it was too urgent at the beginning of the knife, making the overall judgment wrong, making the base too small, and the fixed part must be thicker, it can be better! Also remind you not to rashly act like a fierce general!

Especially after the far month, there is very little chance that you can copy the recipe as it is. Although you must be brave to try, you must plan what you want to do before you start … “

Speaking here, Liu Lousan glanced in the direction of Liu Pengxing again, and then continued: “Especially in the face of external harassment, we must also be vigilant, and don’t let some non-competent people take advantage of it. There are many married people, but at least you have to wait until you are in your twenties … “

“Uncle Lou San! What are you talking about!” Liu Pengyuan said angrily.

“Eh? Am I wrong? I also listened to others. Haven’t you been talking to the” mysterious person “frequently recently? Have you been talking for a long time? The girl suddenly started making phone porridge. What do you think … oh , Weilan, who is in charge of finance, also looked at your mobile phone bills, which are all long-distance on the island side … “

“Who are these rumors? Who besides Weilan? It’s not so serious at all!” Liu Pengyuan quarreled, looking like he was looking for someone to settle the bill.

“Um … Basically, people under the age of 30 who are under the age of stomach and Pleiades are spreading this thing?” Liu Lousan seems to have no presence at all, he is a lot of age, and the degree of gossip is still shameless and small. They are the same!

Liu Pengyuan was so feeble that he was prepared to do something to restore his reputation, so as not to continue to pass on, and even other “normal” elders would have to believe it!

Pity she didn’t know yet, some of the “longest elders” were also preparing to marry her early … Of course, it is best to marry Liu Pengxing back! Anyway, everyone is the family name of Liu, there is no problem of what is the surname, and Liu Pengxing is an orphan …

At this moment, Zhao Ming had also completed the final carving, and directly pulled out the chopsticks, and gave it to Liu Lousan for weighing. Obviously, he had already reached the limit.

“Well! Yes, 95.6382 grams! The old Liu Kuishan tribe who taught me cooking has also given this assessment to me and several other brothers. I remember that when we were 13 or four years old … according to the old Liu Kuishan tribe It can be said that being able to control it below 1oog means that you have already realized the fur of some swordsmanship, and you may feel the ‘sword mastery’ at any time! “

“How was the performance of Uncle Lou at that time?” Liu Pengyuan asked immediately.

She was apparently full of malicious infestation by Liu Pengxing. She knew Liu Lousan was a late master, so she intentionally asked!

“Oh, it’s not my bragging! At the beginning, my lung capacity was the largest! During the first evaluation, their chopsticks were blown down halfway!”

No, there is nothing to brag about at all! It’s just a shame!

“Huh? Didn’t the Kuishan clan punish you?” Liu Pengyuan actually wanted to say, “Don’t you beat you?”

“At that time, everyone was only a teenager … and the Kuishan clan was n’t watching them all the time. After I knocked down the chopsticks of Lou Yu, he also came to blow me … Finally, the Kuishan clan returned. At that time, we were all blowing each other, so we were all punished for practicing knife skills for one night and not allowed to eat! “

“Why do you always look proud, don’t you all die together …” Liu Pengyuan said weakly.

“Hahaha! Because the Kuishan tribe was still young at the time, and the younger generations have always been cruel and hard-working! With my knife skills at that time, I must be at the bottom. By then, 80% will still be unable to eat dinner … In this way, there are five other people to accompany me, Did n’t I make a profit? ”Liu Lou Sanyi looked confident and confident.

Fortunately, when Liu Lousan continued to lose the rhythm, Liu Pengxing had brought the plate up …

And at this moment, the chopsticks were still standing upright!

You should know that even Zhao Ming pulled the chopsticks first, and then brought the tofu left over from the plate, because he was not sure that he could keep the chopsticks upright while moving.

But Liu Pengxing’s chopsticks stood firmly on top, and when everyone saw the base structure under the chopsticks, they all had a feeling of having a sexual relationship with the best friend of mankind …

I saw that the lower half of the chopsticks were respectively supported by a tripod stand, and each part of the tripod stand was obviously carved separately. The overall outer edge was three right-angled triangular tofu pieces, and a right-angled edge was stuck outside the chopsticks. , The other right-angled edge is at the bottom, two small triangles are hollowed out in the middle, and only a single tofu bar is connected.

At the same time, three tofu thin strips are connected between the three brackets, and around the chopsticks, there are three “tofu rings” about one centimeter wide, and each two-thirds of the “tofu ring” is approached from three feet On the side of the chopsticks, a strip-shaped notch specially left through …

The bottom of the chopsticks has a round base that is only one centimeter in diameter and one centimeter high, and three right-angled parts of the “foot” are fitted on it!

Obviously, these “components” such as feet, brackets, and protective rings were carved separately, and then assembled together in a similar “tenon-mortise structure” …

Facing this structure, which is obviously different from everyone’s style of painting, after the other four were stunned for half a day, Liu Lousan suddenly said, “Wouldn’t you take down the chopsticks while we were talking?”

To be honest, even if the chopsticks were taken down halfway, it is already amazing to be able to do this step!

“Of course not! After I finished carving these ‘parts’, part and part of the installation, each part of the installation was completed and the stability was determined before the other tofu was cut off.” Liu Pengxing said with white eyes.

Liu Lousan also took off the chopsticks at this time, and put on the scale …

Well, this so-called electronic scale is showing a desperate number.

“39.5667 grams? This … Uncle Lou San, the old man said, what does it mean if it reaches below 4o grams?” Liu Pengyuan asked with some difficulty.

After the Zhao family froze for a while, they gradually returned to blood …

It was true that at the beginning, the three of them were hit hard, but they quickly adjusted … the reason is very simple, the gap is too big!

If it is 89 grams, maybe everyone will still maintain some sense of competition, and now 39 grams …

In everybody’s heart, there is a “minded little man with aspirations”. Now the Zhao family brothers and the “minded little man” in Liu Pengyuan’s heart are directly killed by Liu Pengxing!

“This … Generally speaking, being able to approach 5o grams should have already mastered the” spirit of sword skill “, but … A Xing’s situation is a little special.” Liu Lousan said.

That ’s right, Liu Pengxing ca n’t do this by knife skill alone, and it ’s impossible to adopt a “tenon-mortise structure”, largely because Liu Pengxing used “tactile” to perceive the texture and density of “tofu” And when the knife is dropped, you can always feel the wind and grass of the “tofu”, so you can achieve such a large degree of “reform”, so that the chopsticks will not fall!

However, Liu Lousan did not praise Liu Pengxing excessively, but gave him a weird glance, and then said: “Okay, let’s take a look at the fire problem!”

“Chinese cuisine is the cooking of flames. The importance of firework for every Chinese cuisine cook does not need me to explain to you more … Next, use a Mapo tofu to test your firework! Of course, because the test is firework, the ingredients are already prepared in the morning Mapo tofu sauce, green onion and **** are also in it, you can no longer use extra things, water is not enough. “Liu Lousan said.

“Is it tofu again? Indeed, tofu is an ingredient that is more tested on firework. Too fast when the fire is too fast will not form and affect the taste … Especially for tofu that needs to be fried, it is more difficult to master the fire.” Liu Pengyuan muttered.

At this time, everyone has seen Liu Lousan’s prepared sauce and minced meat …

Mapo tofu usually has two general genres. One is to stir-fry onions, ginger, sauce, chili, etc., then add stock or boiling water, simmer tofu in it for a few minutes. After the soup is condensed, add starch To thicken, the other is to add water or broth, and only rely on the oil and sauce, colored pepper, spring onion and **** to stir the tofu block.

Of course, there are some other wonderful practices, such as “Panda Mapo Tofu”, which is equivalent to steaming tofu and dripping Mapo sauce …

Of the two mainstream methods, the latter is much more difficult, and most of the dishes cooked by “Liu Pengxing” during the “China First” period are also the latter!

Now, from the type of sauce prepared by Liu Kuishan for everyone, we can see that it is also the Mapo tofu that needs to be stir-fried. After all, there can be no extra water in it …

However, among the four people who are going to be evaluated, Liu Pengxing, who once stood out from Mapo Tofu, does not say that the other three, as Liu family members or disciples of the Liu family, are too familiar with the “Mapo Tofu” dish!

Many Liu family members, the first course they learned was “Mapo tofu”.

It is obviously difficult for them to do so, but the thing that Liu Lou came out at the end made Liu Pengxing stunned …

That’s right, it’s indeed tofu, and it’s also covered with a plastic wrap …

The force of putting the tray on the countertop makes the tofu wrapped in plastic wrap sway!

When the four people saw this shaking, they couldn’t help but look weird, and Liu Pengxing poke the tofu lightly through the plastic wrap, and then his expression looked strange …

“Senior Lou San, what do you always prepare is … lactone tofu?”

Normally, tofu is made with brine and tofu is made with gypsum. The reaction of brined tofu is more rapid, so the tofu formed is harder, contains less water, and the flavor is thicker, while the tofu is more delicate and flexible More water.

Generally, the fried tofu is made of northern tofu, while the soup and cold salad are suitable for southern tofu …

And in modern times, a new kind of tofu is produced, that is, tofu ordered with “gluconolactone”, which is lactone tofu!

The texture of lactone tofu is no longer soft and tender. It is usually sold in a disposable box in the city. The texture should be said to be “thin” and more suitable.

Although the lactone tofu is healthier in theory, its weakness is also obvious … that is, it can only be used for cold salad!

There are some fried lactone tofu, lactone tofu soup and the like, but there is no established dish, just as a substitute for north and south tofu … and it is still a substitute for the original taste and taste!

And now Lou San actually wants them to use “lactone tofu” to “fry” a Mapo tofu …

I am afraid that this thing will be shattered and twitched a few times in a big spoon, and it will be more broken than minced meat!

“Master, Master, do you always want to test us, or do you want to test our skill?” Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang haven’t reacted for a while.

If it is a soup stewed Mapo tofu, you can also try it with “lactone tofu”, but if you stir fry …

At this time, Liu Pengyuan had already understood it, and could not help saying, “The two brothers, I think the meaning of Uncle, should be that we should first process the tofu with fat! For example, fry it first, at least make them tougher!” “

In the Liu family, as long as the disciples of the same age and the disciples of the surname can talk about each other, they will not make the Zhao family brothers one generation older than Liu Pengyuan because of Liu Lousan’s seniority.

And Liu Lousan did not speak at this time, neither affirming anything, nor vetoing Liu Pengyuan’s words!

It seems that afterwards, they will let them do it themselves to solve the problem he has come up with.

But at this time, I looked at my watch and said, “Oh, yes, I will come back at 8 o’clock. You can think and try slowly. There are a lot of lactone tofu prepared for you to try … dinner Someone will send you some staple food when you do n’t have to waste your experiment. ”

It is only three o’clock in the afternoon. As the general manager of “Yangquan Restaurant” and “Yangquan Hotel”, Liu Lousan obviously will not stare at them for five hours.

After Liu Lousan left, Liu Pengyuan could not help but whispered to Liu Pengxing: “Uncle Lou San seems to be very busy too! Also trouble him to arrange things for us to study, don’t arrange his old man later!”

But at this time, only the Zhao family brothers were whispering there: “Huh? At this time … Well, Master should have visited her mother?”

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Half of Liu Pengyuan couldn’t help but froze on the spot. After looking at Liu Pengxing’s strange eyes, he explained to Liu Lousan: “Uncle Lou San has never been married and is still single!”

“Marriage may be really over, you don’t know if you are single …”

Afterwards, Liu Pengxing didn’t explore Liu Lousan’s personal style anymore, and there might be some gossip mixed with dog blood, but temporarily focused on the “lactone tofu” in front of him.

Cut a small piece, pressed it with the surface of the knife, and it turned into tofu mud immediately!

“It’s all tender in” lactone tofu “… No, it should be” lean “, right?” Liu Pengxing couldn’t help but say.

“Uncle Lou San does not seem to prohibit us from discussing … what do you want to do?” Liu Pengyuan asked.

“Just fry it first! Although I don’t think that the older skin is fried, it can be used to make ‘mapo tofu’ …” (To be continued.)