Chapter 224 Elemental Cuisine
That’s right! It’s time!
After thinking for a while, Bai Qiyun figured out the connection.
What affects food consumption is not the quality, but people's dining habits.
Most people subconsciously follow the rules of "appetizer" and "main course" before enjoying a meal, so the premature braised prawns served by Bai Qiyun made people uninterested.
Over time, after the food loses its temperature, the solidified soup makes people not want to taste it just by looking at it from a distance.
Similarly, this is also the reason that affects the sales of sweet and sour pork.
The whole game lasted for nearly three hours, and now it's just over an hour after it was fully played, and the guests are still just getting their appetites.
But when they wanted to eat some big dishes, Bai Qiyun's dishes had already cooled down and were not suitable for tasting at all.
At this point, the crispy chicken served at the back is much better.
But now even if Bai Qiyun wants to adjust his menu, it's too late. Those dishes all need to be pickled, and it would take another hour to start over. By then, the food-foraging patterns of the guests will have changed again.
That is to say, what he needs to consider now is not just the current situation, but even thinking ahead.
While Bai Qiyun was distracted, the female teacher who was sweeping the place slipped over again and took away all the dishes that no one was interested in.
Seeing those smooth movements, Bai Qiyun was stunned for a moment.
How much can this guy eat?
Bai Qiyun was not too surprised by the female teacher's behavior. After all, she was that person, and it was normal for her to do anything out of the ordinary.
Fortunately, although his cuisine is not very popular, Xiangling's dishes are very popular.
Especially dishes like Dengying Beef are sold out in minutes.
Calculating it this way, at least there should be no problem for the two of them to advance.
But Bai Qiyun still wanted to give it a try to see if he could improve his grades.
After all, the two of them came from Wanmin Tang and Tingyuge. If their results were too poor, it would affect the reputation of their restaurant.
He couldn't let himself drag down Xiang Ling, otherwise it would be difficult for Master Mao to explain.
"what can we do about it..."
On the way back to the greenhouse, Bai Qiyun was thinking about what to cook next.
He also looked at the situation in the venue just now, and found that the cuisine of Xinyuexuan and Liuliting were very popular.
Because the cuisine of these two restaurants adopts a particularly exaggerated style and is quite delicate and compact, it firmly attracts people's attention.
As for taste, well, chefs who can reach the top 32 will never make mistakes in taste. This also makes taste, the most important cooking attribute, unable to widen the gap in the competition.
"Does that mean it needs to be eye-catching?"
But there is no such thing in the traditional Bai family cuisine.
Unless Bai Qiyun makes one now.
Hmm? Make one now?
It doesn't seem impossible.
Picking up the dough on the side, Bai Qiyun thought of the dish made up by the author that he had seen in a food novel before - 'Golden Smiling Buns'.
In principle, when the oil temperature is too high and comes into contact with the air inside the bun, it will make bursts of noise. The noise makes people think it is laughing.
Although it was something made up by the author of the novel based on his own imagination, Bai Qiyun felt that it could be replicated in reality.
He can even further improve the details of the cooking.
After thinking about the process for a while, Bai Qiyun approached Xiang Ling who put his face on the table, looking a little flat.
"You look like you have a lot of time. Why don't you do me a favor?"
"Ah? Oh."
When the young man spoke to her, Xiangling was startled at first, and then rolled her face on the table.
After finishing a few of her own dishes, Xiang Ling was indeed a little idle.
But it's not easy to ask her to help with the cooking.
Bai Qiyun looked around, and there were only some ingredients that were not commonly used on the shelves that were originally piled full of ingredients.
Fortunately, there is already dough that has risen, so at least there is no shortage of raw materials for the buns.
"Xiang Ling, do you have Jueyun Pepper over there?"
In order to make full use of Shang Xiangling's fire elemental power, Bai Qiyun decided to incorporate elemental specialties into this dish.
"Ah? Yes, there are some left over from making something before."
Xiangling, who had quick eyesight and quick hands before, took a whole basket from the shelf. Although half of it was used for cooking, there was still a lot left.
The cook handed the wooden basket containing chili peppers to the boy's hand.
Since the season has reached autumn, it is a good day to harvest Jueyun pepper.
This batch of Jueyun peppers are red in color, plump in size and have a compelling aroma.
Just by looking at it from a distance, one can tell that this is a good batch of chili peppers.
As for the fillings for the steamed buns, he plans to use beef, onions and chives as fillings.
The unique aroma of beef can enhance the flavor of the bun itself, and the aroma provided by onions and chives can further enhance this flavor.
Of course, the filling of this steamed bun is the least important thing to worry about.
After all, this is a dish that wins with appearance and novelty.
The most special thing about the whole steamed bun is the outer skin. Different from normal steamed buns, the outer skin of the ‘Golden Smile’ is made of dough and needs to be deep-fried until golden.
This also leads to the fact that if you follow the steps in the book exactly, the outer skin will become very hard, and the inner layer will also be hard, and the taste is really unsatisfactory.
So Bai Qiyun plans to use two layers of skin to complete this dish.
"What? You want two layers?"
After hearing Bai Qiyun's idea, Xiangling's first reaction was disbelief.
Which steamed buns use two layers of skin? Isn’t this too fragmented?
"Well, if you want the outside to be fried and the inside still fluffy, then I think this is the only way to do it."
Bai Qiyun naturally understands Xiangling's worries, but he also has corresponding solutions.
He twirled a few fiery red Jueyun peppers with a smile on his lips.
That's right, he just wants to do what Nan Li did at that time, using elemental power to achieve a balance between the two.
After passing through the oil pan, the inside remains fluffy, and more importantly, the transition between the two should appear natural.
All of this requires the use of this key ingredient, Jueyun pepper.
After calling Xiang Ling to help, Bai Qiyun took out the dough and kneaded it continuously, dividing it into two halves.
One part is flattened with a rolling pin, the thinner the better, this piece of dough will be used as the vanguard that comes into contact with the oil pan.
Take the second piece of dough, scoop out dozens of dough balls of the same size, and set them aside for later use.
Add the beef to the pot and stir-fry until fragrant, add chives and onions to enhance the flavor.
After frying for seven times, take it out and cut it into small pieces for later use.
After everything was ready, Bai Qiyun started preparing the fillings.
Chapter completed!