Chapter 517 Bean Curd Belonging to Boss Tong

The news that Boss Tong is about to leave still has some impact on Yuanzhou. For example, when carving now, Yuanzhou prefers to carve a family of three.

However, they are all Fuwa or animal types, Q-versions, and they are all cute and naive. This time they are even more popular with children.

"Mom, look, this uncle carved a little rabbit today. It's so cute." A little boy who had just received the carving said happily, holding up the radish in his hand.

"Did you thank uncle?" the young mother asked, smiling and touching her son's head.

"Thank you, uncle." The boy rolled his eyes and immediately turned his head to thank Yuan Zhou loudly.

"You're welcome." Yuan Zhou felt a little sore in his balls.

"This kid, I'm still young." Yuan Zhou sighed inwardly.

"Uncle, is this a little bird?" A little girl with a small whip asked, pointing to the baby swallow on the shelf returning to its nest.

"Yes." Yuan Zhou nodded, then took it off and handed it over directly.

"Brother." Yuan Zhou said suddenly.

"Huh?" The little girl tilted her head and looked at Yuan Zhou with a puzzled look on her face.

"It's okay, here it is." Yuan Zhou silently swallowed his brother's food and then said.

"Thank you, uncle." The little girl took the crystal clear radish carving and ran away happily.

After a while, the carvings on the shelf were taken away by children or girls.

These situations basically happen every day, as long as Yuan Zhou has finished carving something.

Only the next day, after breakfast time, Yuan Zhou did not carve anymore, but ground beans. Of course, this time the beans were soaked in advance.

The inventor of tofu was Liu An, King of Huainan during the Western Han Dynasty. There is also a story about Yuan Mei who gave up her waist to eat tofu in the Qing Dynasty.

Tofu nao is a semi-finished product of tofu and is available in both the north and the south. The south is sweeter, while the north is more salty.

Today, what Yuan Zhou is going to make is tofu curd, which is slightly older than tofu nao. In Beijing, this is also called "old tofu".

The bean curds in central Sichuan are especially famous in Leshan.

In addition to the importance of the tofu pudding itself, its dipping sauce is also very important.

"Squeak, squeak" Yuan Zhou slowly turned the stone mill. While turning at a constant speed, he added an appropriate amount of water mixed with spring dew. This water gave off cold air even in the warm place of Yuan Zhou's shop.

"This water will definitely taste delicious when used to make tofu curd, tender and smooth." Yuan Zhou nodded with satisfaction.

Grind repeatedly, filter out the bean dregs, then put it directly into the pot and start cooking.

Yuanzhou doesn't like to use other kinds of soup to cook tofu. He only uses a little dew on the lotus leaves to remove the beany smell. He doesn't use chicken soup like in many big restaurants, which will overwhelm the taste of the tofu.

"Xiao Yuan, I'm here to eat." Boss Tong's hearty voice appeared at the door.

"Aunt Tong, come in here." Yuan Zhou opened the partition table on the side.

Yuanzhou noticed that Boss Tong was not wearing the same clothes as in the morning. He must have changed. After all, the place to eat this time was in the kitchen.

"It's bean curd rice, this is good." As soon as Boss Tong sat down, he saw the dishes on the table and nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, bean curd rice, French bean curd soup, and beef." Yuan Zhou didn't prepare much.

Just one meat, one vegetable and one soup for two people.

"Enough, these are enough. At that time, even if I only ate bean curd, I could eat two bowls of rice." Boss Tong said with a smile.

"Let's eat then." Yuan Zhou also sat down and said warmly.

"Eat, it's time to eat." Boss Tong nodded and picked up the tofu pudding with his chopsticks.

When he was eating his own food, Yuanzhou was not that particular. He only had a large celadon bowl filled with tofu curds. The white and tender tofu curds were floating on the water, and Boss Tong took off a piece of them.

"This tofu pudding is quite tender." Boss Tong said and stuffed it directly into his mouth without dipping it.

The tofu pudding is filled with a scorching temperature as soon as it enters the mouth. With a slight bite, the tofu pudding breaks into pieces, and the tender bean curd exudes the aroma of the bean itself in the mouth.

"This sauce includes bean paste, which is not very spicy, and beef sauce. You can try it." Yuan Zhou pointed to the two plates on the table and said.

"I got it, eat it quickly, it tastes good." Boss Tong nodded, picked up the tofu pudding again and started eating it without being polite.

"Yes." Yuan Zhou nodded.

Boss Tong was used to eating alone, so he didn't speak while eating and just ate in silence. Yuan Zhou was also used to eating alone, so the two of them ate the food on the table in silence.

The first thing to finish was the bowl of beancurd. Just as Boss Tong said, she finished the bowl of white rice with just the bean curd.

Yuanzhou silently filled half a bowl and ate some beef with the bean curd soup.

The two of them ate the meal very quickly, but within half an hour the table was empty of dishes.

"It's delicious. This time's tofu is better than the fried tofu last time." Boss Tong said with satisfaction.

"Well, as long as you like it." Yuan Zhou nodded humbly while burying his doubts in his heart.

"I remember this taste, remember to treat me to it next time." Boss Tong said with a smile.

"Of course." Yuan Zhou nodded solemnly.

"Okay, I won't disturb your business anymore. Let's go back first." Boss Tong wiped his mouth, then waved and left.

As soon as Boss Tong left, Yuan Zhou frowned.

"Why did Aunt Tong say that this time's tofu is more delicious than last time's bear's paw tofu?" Yuan Zhou has been wondering about this question since just now.

Judging from Yuan Zhou's current cooking skills, it is impossible for him to make mistakes. Even if his cooking skills have improved a bit, Boss Tong is not a professional food critic, so it is impossible for him to taste such subtle differences.

"Is it a taste preference?" Yuan Zhou touched his forehead and thought carefully.

But it doesn't look like it. After all, Boss Tong didn't show his dislike for bear paw tofu last time, and Yuan Zhou also knew that this was not a matter of taste preference.

"Then why is this?" Yuan Zhou frowned, thinking seriously, recalling the difference between making beancurd and tofu.

But this time, Yuanzhou really thought of the problem.

"So that's it?" Yuanzhou suddenly understood the reason why Boss Tong said that.

The last time I made bear paw tofu, although it was also freshly ground tofu, it was not made for Boss Tong. This time, it was made specifically for Boss Tong, and the proportion of water added was different.

Tofu is so simple, it only requires soybeans, water, and coagulant, but the proportion of water needs to vary from person to person.

And Yuan Zhou is someone who can see the taste needs of diners at a glance.

"So it's like this. It varies from person to person so it's perfect. Today's bean curd belongs to Aunt Tong." Yuan Zhou looked at the empty bowl on the table and suddenly smiled.

Suddenly Yuan Zhou covered his forehead and laughed wildly: "Haha, it seems that I have taken another step forward on the road to becoming the God of Cooking."

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ps:~Monthly tickets and recommendation votes are still required. I really can’t eat anything made by Mao Bai... Please let Cai Mao go.