Chapter 956 Sichuan Cuisine
"Then let me order a piece of Mapo Tofu!"
It seems that many people around me have ordered this dish. It must be the signature dish of the restaurant, and although Mapo Tofu is a simple dish, it best reflects the heritage of a restaurant.
What's more, Yang Ming also wants to see how Kuga Teruki's cooking skills are now.
"Okay! One portion of mapo tofu for table five!"
Steaming hot and overflowing with soup, Mapo Tofu was served quickly. Yang Ming was not polite, took out his chopsticks and put it directly into his mouth. Mapo Tofu is meant to be eaten while it's hot, hot and hot. It's just delicious!
"Oh, it's authentic Mapo tofu!"
Most of the Chinese dishes that Japanese people learn are different, but this dish undoubtedly brought a surprise to Yang Ming.
"And, the way this ingredient is..."
"Thousands of spicy things."
After eating a few more mouthfuls, Yang Ming couldn't help but grin. Although the technique was still a bit immature and the specific recipe was only beginning to take shape, the taste... was undoubtedly the taste of Mapo Tofu made by Yang Ming!
In other words, during this period of time, Kuuga Teruki has been studying very hard!
What a fool to teach!
Yang Ming looked at the small boy who was surrounded by stars like a moon in the center, and nodded. He was a formidable young man.
Yang Ming waved to the student who was serving as a waiter in the store, "Guest, do you want to pay? A plate of Mapo Tofu is a bamboo coupon."
Yang Ming readily took out a bamboo coupon and handed it over, then walked out of the restaurant door.
The next step is to check out the "Chinese Food Stalls" opposite.
The quality of the dishes at "Jiuwo Restaurant" is undoubtedly worthy of recognition. As a senior Sichuan chef, I can't fault the taste of the authentic Sichuan dishes.
So, how did the "Chinese Food Stall" across the street steal so many customers from it?
Yang Ming found the answer to this question within a short time.
"I see."
Yang Ming looked at the cooking performance of the beautiful girl wearing a slit cheongsam over there and pursed his lips.
The kitchen of "Jiuwo Hotel" is located inside the hotel. Guests queuing up outside can't see the bustling scene inside, but in the "Chinese Food Stall", the open-air stove and the busy figures of the chefs can be seen at a glance.
For customers at the "Chinese Food Stall", watching the chef's smooth and gorgeous posture and the dazzling transformation of ingredients into dishes are all part of the tasting.
"It's very dangerous! Please step back a little!" The smiling boy with flaxen hair over there gestured with his hand to the children watching to stay away.
Then……
The nozzle-like thing in his hand instantly burst into beautiful flame light, swallowing the steaming dumplings in front of him.
"Wow! So awesome!"
"Very cool……"
The little boy standing in the queue had stars in his eyes.
"Flame dumplings! One plate is ready!"
The boy who was roasting the dumplings over the fire pushed, and the already baked dumplings slid along the table to the other side, where they were caught by the girl over there and sent to the dining table.
"delicious!"
"The skin is so crispy!"
Not only that, in this food stall, almost every chef cooking is performing acrobatics to attract the attention of customers, full of gimmicks.
The cute black and white tofu rolled out of the wooden box, the flaming dumplings emerged from the flames, and the shredded green pepper pork was thrown into the sky from the iron pot and fell onto the plate...
"Wait a minute, the girl who makes shredded pork with green pepper..."
Why does Yang Ming look more and more familiar?
The girl who was sweating profusely and whose eyebrows were darkened by the black smoke that occasionally came out didn't care and just wiped it with her hands...
Isn’t it none other than Miyoko Hojo!
"No wonder these dishes look so familiar..."
Yang Ming stood up the collar of his windbreaker and quietly sat somewhere in the food stall.
"Guest, what dish would you like to order? We have three dishes to choose from: "Big Magic Panda Mapo Tofu", "Flame Dumplings" and "Southern Fresh Green Pepper Shredded Pork"! "A girl came over immediately.
He had already eaten Mapo Tofu just now, so Yang Ming ordered two more items: "Please give me a "Flame Dumpling" and "Southern Fresh Green Pepper Shredded Pork". "
"OK!"
The extremely brisk rhythm of the kitchen knife, the extremely delicate sound of the oil pan, Yang Ming looked at Miyoko Hojo who was showing superb cooking skills with a scrutinizing look, and couldn't help but laugh.
Well, it seems that her cooking skills have improved a lot these days...
"Guest, your food is ready."
"Oh, okay." Yang Ming lowered his head and glanced at the dishes in front of him, then turned his attention to Miyoko Hojo.
First, the dumplings baked with an alcohol blowtorch...
To be honest, this is the first time Yang Ming has seen this approach.
Judging from the appearance, well, there is no black color or burnt color.
But is this thing really cooked? Yang Ming felt a little suspicious.
"Try it and see..." Yang Ming picked up one and threw it into his mouth.
"This smells like this!"
You can still feel the residual heat of the blazing flame, and the excess moisture in the dumplings is wiped away, making the skin extra crispy!
The slippery taste slides down the throat, and the flaming breath surges up from the dantian, as if there is an indescribable power.
"The skin and stuffing are both made by Miyoko Hojo, right?" The taste of this carefully kneaded dish can be easily understood as soon as you eat it.
From the beginning, she has always been a carefree person, but is extremely serious about cooking.
“Then there’s this green pepper shredded pork stir-fried by Miyoko Hojo…”
The bold and bold dumplings baked with flames from before have reached an extreme level.
But this green pepper shredded pork takes the slender style to the extreme.
Shredded pork with green pepper itself is an extremely common home-cooked dish. There are only two basic requirements for a good shredded pork with green pepper. First, the dish should be crispy and have a crisp and refreshing taste; second, the meat should be tender and moderately soft and hard.
This is a dish that combines two completely different tastes!
However, the green pepper shredded pork that Yang Ming ate had these two characteristics, but also had an extra taste.
"This is... the smell of persimmon!"
Full of autumn flavor.
When persimmons are green and astringent, they are not sweet at all, have little water content, and are a bit sour and bitter. But when it is ripe, it has an excellent sweetness, which is full of fragrant sweetness like reminiscing about the past.
The natural and simple sweetness of this ripe persimmon matches the taste of the vegetable itself! This makes the crispy yet tender texture of the green pepper pork shreds more prominent.
Yang Ming ate the entire plate of green pepper shredded pork without any leftovers. This dish is really wonderful to go with rice——