Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Chapter 163 Mother and daughter finally reunited
  "Looking at it from a cross-section."

“It’s pink inside and the standard is 5% rare.”

"Since 40% of the meat around the steak is still tender, I think it was processed using a low-temperature slow-cooking method below 60°C!"

"Then, use a flamethrower to heat it after it is taken out of the pot to cause a Maillard reaction on the surface."

"After the surface is quickly heated to high temperature, the meat juice is locked inside the steak, and it also has the color and aroma that a top-quality steak should have."

After swallowing, Alice secretly marveled at the tenderness of the steak.

Every food has its appropriate cooking temperature.

If the temperature is not enough, bacteria will remain and endanger human health.

However, if the temperature is too high, some nutrients will be lost and destroyed, and some substances harmful to the human body may even be produced, such as:

The water-soluble protein in food will form hard lumps when overheated.

If the fat in meat is overheated, it will oxidize and decompose, losing the vitamins A and D contained in it.

As for the filet mignon that has been slow-cooked at low temperature, the water loss is only between 5% and 8%, and it also looks particularly tender in taste!

"Strange, low-temperature slow-cooking method is usually used in the field of molecular cuisine, how come the filet mignon in front of you..."

"Could it be said that this is the true strength of Yuanyue graduates?"

Alice said depressedly while cutting another small piece of steak.

Then, she raised her head and looked around, but she still couldn't find Erina in the crowd.

"Miss, you don't have to look for it."

"She left early with Feishao, probably because she wanted to prepare to go back!"

On the side, the listless Kurokiba Ryo grabbed the big red lobster on the plate with his bare hands, and opened his mouth to bite it regardless of his rude eating appearance.

"Just leave like this?"

"Sure enough, she hasn't changed at all, she's still so unsociable."

Hearing this, Alice couldn't help but murmur, and finally continued to eat the filet mignon.

On the other side, in the vast grand square of the resort, a black luxury car had already been parked here. Secretary Fei Shasha was seen dragging a heavy suitcase and walking in a hurry: "Miss, why do we have to leave so quickly? "

"If we leave now, we can reach the izakaya before it closes at 12pm."

Erina at the front stopped, then turned slightly to look at Hisako, and said so.

"what?"

"Instead of going back to Totsuki, we...but going to the izakaya first?"

When Fei Shasha heard this, he was stunned!
  The residential training activity had just ended, but she couldn't wait to meet Zhang Fan?

……

Shaomai is said to be a side dish sold by steamed bun shops or teahouses in the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, there is also a theory that the food brought back from Central Asia or the Western Regions by merchants during the Yuan Dynasty corresponds to the Turkic word "Shirme", which means skin bag or leather bag.

In the world of martial arts, this kind of food has many names, such as: shumai, xiaomi, shaomai, ghost puff head, open smile...

Unlike sealed buns, siomai usually has an unsealed top.

The reason is that teahouses at that time also had "processing services", providing dough, wrapping the fillings brought by tea customers, and steaming them until they were fully cooked.

Because each tea guest brings different fillings, some bring pork, beef and mutton, some bring ginger, onion and garlic, and some bring radish, green vegetables and dried tofu.

Therefore, in order to facilitate identification, an opening is left when wrapping the stuffing so that people can claim it by the "stuffing".

All in all, the siu mai does make a difference with the main course.

Maybe its purpose is just to fill your stomach and try something new.

But just as food can give people happiness, in the eyes of some people, simple siomai is the meaning of life!
  ……

At this moment, in the izakaya.

Zhang Fan first put all-purpose flour into a basin, added hot water, and stirred to form a dough.

When the flour cools down, use your hands to knead thoroughly until the dough is no longer sticky.

Then cover the basin with a wrung-out wet cloth, wait until the dough is completely cooled, sprinkle some flour on the work surface, take out the dough, knead it into strips and cut it into pieces.

Finally, the dose is pressed into tablets.

Then roll it out like a dumpling wrapper, rolling out the edges a little more.

In this way, each piece of Shaomai skin is as light and thin as cicada wings, and the edges are as stunning as lotus flowers.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Fan prepared four more ingredients, namely: pork, shrimp, eggs, and rapeseed. These four ingredients are common and can even be bought in a supermarket.

Chop all pork, shrimp and rapeseed.

Then add starch, cooking wine, chopped green onion, minced ginger, salt, light soy sauce and a little water to the pork filling, mix evenly in one direction, and finally thicken the meat filling.

Hold the Shaomai skin in your left hand and spread it in the palm of your hand.

Use your right hand to pull up the shaomai skin in the up, down, left and right directions, close the diagonal corners, and hold it firmly.

再然后一步成型，将4个小兜子故意整理成大小不一，分别装入比例为8:5:5:5的猪肉馅、虾滑、油菜末、蛋馅。

Bring the steamer to a boil, add the siomai, and steam over high heat for 10 minutes.

Finally, a siomai dish that uses the golden ratio in mathematics is completed!
  ……

boom!
  The moment the stove lid was lifted.

The water mist that had been hidden for a long time suddenly overflowed and enveloped the entire izakaya.

There was a whoosh, but a dazzling golden light burst out from the golden ratio Shaomai, instantly lighting up the entire night.

"Good for you."

“Every time, simple ingredients are used to make the dishes so amazing and earth-shattering!”

At this moment, looking at the incredible sight in front of him, Nakiri Shinagi couldn't hide the excitement in his heart and said.

"Is it not good?"

“Occasionally let the food shine and add some spice.”

“Isn’t it also a sensory enjoyment for diners?”

Zhang Fan, who had just finished cooking Shaomai, just smiled and replied.

After that, he looked at Nakiri Shinagi who came to the izakaya this time, and there was no Anne by his side. He couldn't help but continue: "It's rare for you to come alone tonight. I guess after these days of training, ahem, feeding, you're so stupid Has your health improved a little?"

"Thanks to you, I managed to escape anorexia."

"Although God's Tongue will still hate all the food in the world, as long as it can continue to like you...the food you make, it can slowly regain its vitality."

Nakiri Shinagi said with a smile.

Thinking about everything that had happened recently, she really felt like she was in a dream.

From the initial anorexia to the food addiction caused by her inability to resist Zhang Fan's food, she became increasingly inseparable from the izakaya and Zhang Fan.

But it's a blessing and a curse, because she can eat.

My physical condition is gradually improving, and I no longer need to rely on injections of nutrient solutions to barely maintain my life!
  "Annie must have been exhausted from taking care of your severe anorexia patient all these years, right?"

Seeing that Nakiri Managi's face was really rosy, Zhang Fan sighed.

"Yes! She is the best secretary around me. If I had not had her company and care, I might not be able to survive now." Nakiri Shinagi nodded with deep understanding.

……

Different from dumplings and steamed buns.

The small steamed rice dumplings in front of you are cooked in the golden proportions, and their light and thin skin can be penetrated by your gaze.

With just one glance, you can see the filling that is "half-covered by the pipa". It is obvious that this is an effect achieved by using hot water and hot noodles, as well as superb rolling skills!
  "The shape of this shaomai looks a bit strange."

"Let's not talk about dividing it into four pockets of different sizes. Why do you also put four kinds of ingredients into each pocket separately?"

Looking at the Shaomai in front of him, Nakiri Shinagi blinked and asked in confusion.

Even though she is the special executive officer of WGO, this method of burning wheat is obviously beyond her knowledge.

"Human taste buds have about 10000."

"There are 1^10 acetic acid molecules in 22 gram of vinegar. Even if the taste buds of billions of people around the world are added together, they won't be able to separate this 1 gram of vinegar."

"So when tasting food, the tongue's taste buds are usually only sampled."

“When you come into contact with a taste, you will judge its concentration and then make up the overall taste.”

"And your divine tongue, I think it should be able to concentrate all the taste buds, and then you can distinguish the subtle tastes!"

Zhang Fan, after thinking for a moment, expressed his opinion.

"Well, that's true."

"But what does this have to do with the shaomai you make?"

Nakiri Shinagi particularly agrees with Zhang Fan's point of view in this regard.

"Your sense of taste is more sensitive than ordinary people, so you should be able to understand that many foods do not have to be in a uniform state, just like the more uneven the seasonings are sometimes spread, the more exciting the taste experience will be!"

"This siomai dish is based on the golden cutting ratio, and the four ingredients are packed into each bag."

"Golden Cut Ratio?"

When Nakiri Shinagi heard this, he was stunned.

Soon, she reacted and suddenly realized: "I thought you deliberately made the shape of four pockets, which contains the four meanings of happiness, wealth, longevity and joy."

"You're not wrong to think so."

"After all, this Shaomai dish is indeed somewhat similar to the Sixi Shaomai from China."

"But in terms of taste and texture, I can guarantee you that it will definitely be the most delicious shaomai in the world, bar none!"

After listening to Zhang Fan's words, Nakiri Shinagi naturally no longer hesitated.

Seemingly realizing something, she quickly picked out a small piece of Shaomai from the basket with chopsticks, then opened her mouth slightly and took a bite.

……

What you can feel for a moment is the gurgling of the soup in your mouth.

The sweetness of the pork, set off by the rapeseed and eggs, became rich and vast, making her body gradually heat up and full of strength.

Then, the elastic shrimp meat gave her a particularly wonderful taste experience.

"This...this is..."

"Obviously only four simple ingredients are used, but why do I always feel that no matter how I eat it, the four ingredients can complement each other."

"I won't say which ingredient can take over the taste of the other three ingredients."

"Hmm, this smell is indeed very subtle!"

After chewing it, Nakiri Shinagi's eyes instantly became blurred, and he began to get addicted to the smell of siomai.

Slowly, as the swallowing movement ended, a faint blush began to appear on her beautiful cheeks, and then she trembled all over, as if she had lost consciousness.

"Not enough, really not enough."

"The taste of this kind of siomai is simply not inferior to any previous dishes!"

After saying that, Nakiri Shinagi continued to pick up another small shaomai.

This time she was no longer graceful and swallowed it directly into her mouth, making her cheeks bulge.

It's a bit funny to look like this, and it's completely different from her usual majestic and noble temperament.

"It turns out that the main character of the whole shaomai dish is actually pork."

"But pork alone is not enough to satisfy my God's tongue, nor is it enough to support the entire Shaomai dish."

"That's why we use 8 parts pork, 5 parts shrimps, 5 parts vegetables, and 5 parts eggs, so that no matter how you mix it, it will be a balanced ratio of 8:5, which is the golden ratio of taste."

"In this way, the four ingredients have reached a subtle level, and no matter how harmonious they are, they can have the most perfect effect!"

"wonderful!"

"It's wonderful!"

The fillings are made from 4 ingredients: pork, shrimp, rapeseed and eggs, and then distributed according to the golden ratio.

This kind of cuisine, I have to say, conquered Shinagi's heart again.

……

However, at this time.

A pretty figure walked into the izakaya!
  As soon as she came in, the smile that was originally on her face suddenly stopped, and she just stood there blankly.

Finally, she clenched her fists tightly and forced out the two words: "Mom?"

"Ok?"

"You...you are..."

The voice was a little trembling, but it was still clearly heard by Nagiri Shinagi, who was eating golden-cut shaomai.

She was shocked, completely recovered from the delicious siomai, and quickly looked back.

"It's really you, Mom!"

Finally seeing Nakiri Managi's face clearly, Erina's face suddenly showed a look of compassion that she had never seen before.

But she quickly calmed down and gritted her teeth. There was anger, dissatisfaction, resentment and pain in her clear and bright eyes!
  "Erina, you...how could you...no, the residential training activities seem to be really over?"

Looking at Erina behind him, Nakiri Managi was also surprised.

She was worried that she would meet her biological daughter here, so she often came to the izakaya during her stay and training activities.

But despite all the calculations, Erina would come here quickly on the night after the residential training activity ended, and mother and daughter would finally meet again in this way!
  ……

Looking back.

All cause and effect lies in the "Tongue of God".

It is precisely because of the existence of the ability of God's Tongue that a series of events such as Nakiri Shinagi running away from home, Nakiri Thistle being expelled from Totsuki, the start of Totsuki's "Tama Generation" and so on happened.

Although the highest ideal of chefs has always been to successfully conquer the "Tongue of God."

But whether it is Nakiri Shinagi or Nakiri Erina, in fact, they are all deeply disgusted by the "God's Tongue" that they were born with!

Of course, although they both share the same pain, the mother and daughter may not be able to understand each other.

(End of this chapter)