Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

First use 65℃ warm water and start kneading the dough.

Make the dough, knead it for 10 minutes, let it rest for 10 minutes, knead it for another 10 minutes, let it rest for another 10 minutes, repeat this 4 times!

After that, it’s time to make noodles!

Yes, it’s kneading, not cutting out the noodles with a knife.

But I saw that Zhang Fan kept kneading until rope-thick noodles appeared, then rolled them into a round plate, brushed them with oil, covered them with a damp cloth and let them rest for about half an hour.

Just making endless noodles takes a long time.

Therefore, in order to prevent Dojima Gin and others from getting bored here, Zhang Fan took out the iced fruit wine and let them drink it!

……

Entrance.

Doesn't have a strong alcohol smell.

The fruity aroma of green plum is actually very fresh, and it tastes refreshing with a sweet aftertaste.

The state of "drinking and being tipsy, slightly tipsy but not hurt" is just right for a woman like Miki Hinata who is not good at drinking without getting drunk.

“It tastes good and is a high-quality green plum wine.”

Si Gong, exhaling the smell of alcohol, praised.

"Shinomiya, do you plan to open a SHINO'S restaurant branch in the urban areas of Neon Country?"

Putting down his wine glass, Dojima Gin glanced at Shinomiya Kojiro, who always had a cold face next to him, and asked.

"Yes! During the stay, I already figured out that it might be too early for me to open up a new path in the foreign cuisine world."

"At the same time, in order to regain my original intention of running a restaurant, I need to go back to the starting point!"

Shinomiya stared at the wine glass with half a glass of wine left in front of him, and couldn't help but think of the French vegetable jelly dish he was facing before.

"You have your life choices."

"As a senior, I naturally can't give you any advice."

"Bringing you to this izakaya tonight isn't just to treat you to a meal."

"What the owner insists on is the business philosophy of diners ordering whatever they want. This is fundamentally different from the idea that all dishes must be standardized!"

"So I think his izakaya might touch you in some place and make you change."

"After all, even a cup of green plum wine can be brewed with such a long and beautiful aftertaste. It's me, and I can't help but be tempted!"

Dojima Gin continued to drink a sip of green plum wine and felt a little.

"Senior, I admit that he is indeed very capable."

As long as Shinomiya Kojiro wasn't blind, no one would question Zhang Fan's ability with his dough-kneading and kneading skills just now.

But he himself is a stubborn donkey. How could he change his mind so easily just because he had a meal of ramen at an izakaya?

……

One noodle is what I care about most.

It’s the craftsmanship of stretching and throwing the noodles, as well as the unique secret seasonings and the specific little taste.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

at this time.

Zhang Fan finally picked up the noodles that had just been kneaded like twine.

As his arms kept twisting, the noodle was like a white snake flying flexibly in mid-air, showing off its graceful figure crazily.

Gradually, the noodles become longer and thinner!

With a "pop" sound, the noodles finally fell into the boiling water pot with lightning speed.

After this operation, all the diners present, including Dojima Gin, Shinomiya Kojiro, Miki Hinatako and others, were dumbfounded.

Only now did they realize:

The so-called Zhenhun Noodles are actually just one noodle.

"A noodle?"

"He...he worked hard for so long, and all he got out of it was just one noodle?"

Qian Hinata was so shocked that she covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Oh? That's really interesting."

"How long is that noodle just now?"

On the side, Mizuhara Fuyumi blinked her bright eyes curiously and asked.

"I don't know, it's too fast."

Guan Shouping shook his head.

"I thought he was going to make knife-shaped noodles, hollow noodles, or dried noodles, but I never thought he was going to make the most difficult noodles."

After being stunned for a moment, Dojima Gin's lips curled up slightly, and he inevitably smiled bitterly!

Although any noodles are slightly different in terms of ingredients, thickness changes, and taste, the texture is actually the same, and they all need to be chewy.

Therefore, the quality of a bowl of pasta may not have much to do with the quality of the noodles themselves, but has a lot to do with the preparation of the soup base, the matching of ingredients, the control of the heat, etc.

However, there are exceptions to everything.

Among all pasta dishes, the noodle that has the highest quality requirements is the noodle.

After all, a truly excellent bowl of noodle dishes, even without adding sour seeds and marinade, still tastes very delicious!

……

Pick up the noodles.

Top with special mutton noodle soup and a little marinade.

Just like that, the 6 bowls of Zhenhun Noodles, all of which were almost the same in size and kept exuding heat, were completed.

Under the dim light, the noodles protruding from the tip of a large bowl of noodles in front of you are oily and shining with golden light. Whenever you think about the fact that there is only one noodle in the whole bowl, you can't help but sigh:

This side, it's long and wide.

Like this bowl, it’s big and round!

At this moment, I picked up the ceramic bowl as big as a bamboo hat and took a closer look. It was hard to avoid feeling amazed.

"What a benefit!"

"Nowadays, there is still such a purely handmade method."

"And noodles that look smooth and flexible like this in the bowl are rare not to mention in the Neon Country, even in the mainland of China!"

"strangeness!"

"Is the length of the noodles in the bowl 2 meters?"

Suwon Fuyumi, who was also observing carefully, was always struggling with the length of the noodle.

"It should be more than 2 meters."

"He chose the low-temperature natural facial awakening method, which took a little longer."

"Although it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, this method can ensure that the noodles that come out have a particularly smooth and chewy texture and are not easy to break."

"During this period, you have to keep applying oil on the surface to prevent the noodles from sticking to each other. This is a great test of the chef's skills."

"That is to say."

“So much prerequisite work was done.”

"If the noodles are only 2 meters long, it feels very unreasonable!"

After finishing speaking, Dojima Gin lowered his head slightly, trying to roughly guess the length of a noodle in the bowl through visual inspection and mental calculation.

"Stop trying to figure it out. I'll announce the answer directly."

"All of your Zhenhun noodles are 3.8 meters long!" Zhang Fan stood up and said.

……

In the cooking world, no one can stipulate the length of noodles in a bowl of noodles, and it must be within a certain numerical range.

And if the flour used is not strong enough, or the dough mixing technique is different, and the making technology is rough, then even if you want to make noodles more than a few meters long, it will be difficult to do so.

Also, if the noodles are too long.

It can also easily affect the taste experience of diners.

Therefore, due to various factors in reality, most of the noodles that can be seen in pasta dishes are within 1 meter in length!

"Isn't it?"

"This...the noodles in this bowl of noodles are actually 3.8 meters long?"

After learning the specific value of the noodle length, Mizuhara Fuyumi couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

"Actually, we can make it longer, but considering your appetite, the combination of other ingredients, and the capacity of the largest ceramic bowl in my store, the length of the noodles is 3.8 meters, which is just right."

Looking at the slightly surprised Sui Yuan, Zhang Fan could only chuckle and replied.

"I'm convinced. I've been studying pasta. Oh no, I've been studying noodles for so many years. I've never seen any noodles in the world that are so outrageous."

Mizuhara Fuyumi had not been able to recover from her shock until now.

"Just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean you don't have it."

“The length of one noodle in Su Lao Sanyi Ancient Noodles from Weishan Mountain in China once reached 1704 meters, setting a Guinness record for the longest noodle in the world!”

Zhang Fan explained again.

"1704 meters of noodles, isn't that scary to death?"

Hinatako was mumbling as she slowly picked up the noodles in the bowl with her chopsticks.

At this time, drops of slightly bland soup began to flow back into the bowl along the straightened noodles.

The 3.8-meter noodles are already longer than an arm. From a distance, they look like a white jade curtain, delicate and yellow-white, hanging out of thin air. Coupled with the curling white mist, it really looks like:

Beautiful!

……

After that, she had an expectant attitude.

Of course, I was so greedy for this bowl of Zhenhun noodles that I quickly blew it into my mouth.

As soon as I entered my mouth, I felt very hot, and it was so hot that I felt like my tongue was gasping for air.

But next, you can feel the tender white and smooth noodles, chewy and chewy texture.

Every time I bite it lightly with my teeth, I can feel the aroma of wheat filling my mouth, and the fragrance of scallion oil lingers between my lips and teeth, making my stomach happy.

At the same time, Dojima Gin and others also used chopsticks to hold the noodles and stuffed them into their mouths.

Even if one's lung capacity is quite good, it is impossible to eat all such long noodles in one go.

Therefore, in the process of tasting, you have to bite it with your teeth first.

At first, everyone didn't take it seriously, but the rich and rich taste completely overturned their impression of Zhenhun Noodles in an instant.

At the scene, all the diners were also staring closely at Dojima Ginki.

Seeing them eating a noodle very happily, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and their throats felt a little thirsty.

Suck, suck, the silky noodles suddenly bend and bounce when they enter the mouth. Every moment of small folds and breaks, Dojima Gin and others feel a particularly pure fragrance of grains!

……

"I see."

"The most important thing about this bowl of Zhenhun noodles is not that there is only one noodle."

"It's about the various ingredients and ingredients blending together in the clear soup, creating waves of different umami flavors!"

"As a result, when you first taste it, you can feel all kinds of subtle flavor molecules rolling over your tongue like a tornado. Only by closing your mouth tightly can you suppress the taste."

"Wonderful! It's really wonderful!"

"I bet this seemingly ordinary, seemingly light soup is the soul of the entire pasta dish..."

Dojima Gin, who had just finished a bite of noodles, couldn't help but exclaimed.

This bowl of Zhenhun noodles was completely beyond his imagination. All the regretful emotions he felt for one noodle seemed to be wiped out at this moment!

All the grievances between crops and meat products are reconciled in this bowl of Zhenhun noodles. The strip-shaped staple food and some inconspicuous ingredients are bathed in a clear soup full of rich flavor, constantly wafting out temptations. Human scent.

……

In fact, the experienced Dojima Gin.

I know very well that the most authentic noodles should be like Zhang Fan's, not about the recipe, but about the strength and occasion.

If the ingredients are only flour and water, no matter how good the noodles are, they will be a bit boring.

The "supporting roles" in life such as salt, alkali and eggs are very helpful in changing the texture of noodles, and can often make the taste interesting.

He knew that Zhang Fan secretly added some salt during the process of making noodles. The sodium ions and chloride ions in it could prevent the charged parts of gluten from mutually repelling each other.

This results in the formation of a strong and uniform gluten network during kneading, increasing the elasticity and extensibility of the noodles.

Ah!

to be honest.

A noodle can be stretched to 3.8 meters.

This phenomenon is certainly not divorced from reality, but can be explained by some scientific principles.

Afterwards, Dojima Gin, who felt that he was still unsatisfied, couldn't help but take a big sip of the noodle soup.

Although the noodle soup always looks bland, it is obvious that this bowl of Zhenhun Noodles has a so-called "great simplicity" concept!

At the same time, Dojima Gin also understands that behind this kind of "simplification" is often the "complexity" that has persisted over the years.

If he hadn't tasted it himself, he probably wouldn't have known that there were many things in the Zhenhun Noodles made by Zhang Fan that made him marvel and admire.

……

Suck, suck, suck!

Suck, suck, suck!

At the izakaya, the sound of eating noodles and drinking soup could be heard constantly.

The balance between the noodles and the soup was so perfect that the consciousness of Dojima Gin and others gradually blurred, and only the bowl of soul-stirring noodles in front of them was left in their minds!

The specific taste experience is beyond verbal description.

simply say.

The noodles are particularly chewy.

It's not as chewy as rice noodles, but it's very refreshing to smoke.

Many noodles are not resistant to cooking or soaking, but Zhang Fan's Zhenhun Noodles are still as clear as water after the noodle soup is cooked.

Finally, after the soup was drunk into the mouth, the aroma rushed into the nose and throat, from the top of the head to the soles of the feet.

A bowl of Zhenhun noodles made Gin Dojima, Kojiro Shinomiya, Hinatako Miki, Fuyumi Mizuhara, Shouhei Seki, and Donato Gouda start to slowly close their eyes and quietly savor the taste with their hearts!

They finally understood why this bowl of noodles was called Zhenhun Noodles?

Afterwards, they all seemed to have had a long, long dream, dreaming that they had traveled far, far away and saw many, many things along the way!

However, when he woke up in an instant, he found that he had not gone anywhere at all, but had been sitting here in the izakaya.

Then, there was only an empty ceramic bowl as big as a bamboo hat in front of me, and... the handsome shopkeeper and all the diners holding their breath! (End of chapter)