Chapter 288

Although he couldn't move the chopsticks, Liu Pleiades poked the tofu with his fingers and felt the texture of tofu with "super touch".

After lifting the plate, it was estimated that there were 1000 grams of tofu and 150 grams of plates and chopsticks.

If the chopsticks are not poured, the tofu can be removed from the plate. If the chopsticks are poured, the tofu in the plate and the cut part can be weighed together

As the base of tofu, it belongs to the North tofu, that is, brine tofu, a kind of tofu with relatively "hard" texture.

Of course, the so-called "hard" is compared with the southern tofu. If the chopsticks are slightly out of balance or not fixed enough, they will damage the base and topple down.

The first one among the four was Liu Eryuan. She cut the tofu around first, which was obviously the most useless part she thought.

Then he began to use a carving knife to cut the upper part of the tofu more finely Gradually, it can be seen that Liu Eryuan wants to carve tofu into a cone that can just hold the chopsticks!

The edge of the cone turns out to be more rounded and the upper part of the cone becomes thinner and thinner as the carving knife of Liu pleian garden flies

After that, the two brothers, Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang, began to use their swords one after another.

Zhao Ming came up less than two centimeters away from the chopsticks. He brushed four knives down and looked at the others in a daze.

Does he think the tofu column with a cross section less than two centimeters square can hold the chopsticks?

However, he soon found that although he cut the tofu vertically, he didn't cut the tofu. Instead, he left a connecting part of about two centimeters at the bottom of the tofu

Then he cut the tofu horizontally and cut off most of the tofu.

Obviously, Zhao Ming's ideal state is a "bean curd tube" connected to the "base" to keep the chopsticks upright.

After that, he was also carefully striving to make the "tofu tube" wrapped with chopsticks rounder and thinner, and the base smaller and thinner.

Then Zhao Liang, who started to work, integrated the two people's designs and seemed to want to carve out a structure with a larger bottom and a cone fixed in the middle

As a matter of fact, the three of them came to the same goal by different routes. Liu Eryuan gradually depressed the middle part of the cone inward, and Zhao Liang gradually reduced the height of the straw, making the upper part shorter and thinner than the off-duty part.

Liu lousan nodded. It's true that the way the chopsticks are fixed by the central part and then connected with a base is the "best model".

But when I looked at Liu Pleiades, I found that he was still thinking with his eyes closed

The other three people's fixed tofu models have become more and more similar, almost to the final stage of carving. At this time, Liu Pleiades suddenly opened his eyes, waved a kitchen knife and cut off the edge of the tofu about one centimeter thick.

In the plate left a full length and width of 8 cm tofu

Liu lousan couldn't help looking at him in doubt. He seemed to think that Liu Pleiades was a little too cautious!

However, Liu's actions immediately made people confused again. Instead of paying attention to the tofu on the plate, Liu began to carve the one centimeter thick tofu pieces.

At this time, only to listen to Ding Ling, "fat brother" Zhao Liang sighed, but his chopsticks fell down

It seems that he didn't completely achieve what he had imagined, but the last move was a little larger, and the knife wasn't decisive enough. As a result, the whole "tofu model" was a little crooked, and the unbalanced chopsticks fell down.

Seeing this, Zhao Liang had to stop and gave Liu lousan the tofu left on his plate

"Remove the weight of the plate, the original 1000 grams of tofu, now there are 153.2456 grams, it looks very likely to be the bottom! A Liang, although your fire is better than your brother's, your Dao skill is not good enough! Always keep practicing! Remember, take the knife as an extension of your hand, don't be afraid of it Liu lousan said seriously.

The talent of the Zhao brothers is somewhat "polarized". First of all, although they are not as strong in taste and smell as super smell and super taste, they are still in the category of human beings, but they are much more keen than ordinary people. This is a great advantage for cuisine people. At the same time, their personality (lack of brain strings and lack of heart and eyes) also makes them beat Liu Lou Sanman Meaning

However, they also have a fatal weakness for the cuisine. When Liu lousan just accepted them as apprentices, he found that Zhao Ming, one of their elder brothers, was afraid of fire, while Zhao Liang, his younger brother, was afraid of knives.

It's just like some people are dizzy of needles, blood and height. Usually, people who have this kind of situation will not go on the road of cooking. However, for some indescribable reasons, Liu lousan still takes their two brothers as apprentices. Because he has had psychological counseling since childhood, he will not show this kind of "fear" now.

However, there are still some descendant diseases. When Zhao Ming needed to use open fire, he had a little poor control over the fire, while Zhao Liang had a little poor Dao skillAs soon as he finished, there was the sound of chopsticks falling down. However, Liu didn't look disappointed. It seemed that he had achieved his expectation, but he had some problems when he was trying to improve.

"120.1102g If it wasn't for the fact that the cutting was too hasty at the beginning, which made the overall judgment wrong and made the base too small, the fixed part had to be thicker, it could be better! This also reminds you not to act like a fierce general in the future!

Especially after the far moon, there are few opportunities for you to copy the recipe as it is. Although you have to be brave to try, you have to plan what you want to do, and then you can do it.... "

Speaking of this, Liu lousan took another look in the direction of Liu Pleiades, and then continued: "especially in the face of external harassment, we should also be vigilant, and don't let some unruly people take advantage of the situation. Although there are many people who marry their children now, you have to wait until you are at least in your twenties..."

"Uncle Lou! What are you talking about again Liu Yuan said with shame.

"Well? Am I wrong? I've also heard from others. Don't you often talk to "mysterious people" on the phone recently, just for a long time? The girl suddenly began to talk on the phone, what she thought was Oh, by the way, Wei Lan, who is in charge of finance, specially looked at your mobile phone bill and found that it's all long-distance from the island country... "

"Who spread all these rumors? Who else besides Weilan? It's not like that at all Liu Yuan quarreled, looking for someone to settle accounts.

"Well Basically, the Wei generation and the Pleiades generation under the age of 30 are all spreading this story? " Liu lousan didn't seem to realize that he was still shameless and shameless at his age!

Liu Eryuan felt powerless and was ready to do something to restore his reputation, so as not to continue to pass on. It would be bad for other "normal" elders to believe it!

Unfortunately, she doesn't know that some of the "oldest elders" are preparing to marry her out early Of course, it's better to marry Liu Pleiades back! Anyway, everyone is Liu's own family, there is no problem of surname, and Liu Pleiades is an orphan

At this time, Zhao Ming had finished the final carving. He directly pulled out the chopsticks and handed them to Liu lousan for weighing. It was obvious that he had reached the limit.

"Well! Good, 95.6382 grams! Liu Kuishan, who taught me how to cook at the beginning, once gave this assessment to me and other brothers. I remember when we were thirteen or fourteen years old According to the old Liu Kuishan people, if you can control it below 100g, you have already understood some of the pith of Dao Gong. You may feel the pith of Dao gong at any time

"How was Uncle Lou's achievement at that time?" Liu Yuan asked immediately.

She was obviously full of malice from Liu Pleiades. She knew that Liu lousan was a late bloomer, so she asked intentionally!

"Ha ha, I'm not bragging! At the beginning, my vital capacity was the biggest! In the first assessment, their chopsticks were blown down half the time! "

No, there's nothing to boast about! It's just cheating!

"Ha? Nakuishan people have never And punish you? " Liu Anyuan actually wanted to say "I didn't beat you.".

"At that time, we were all teenagers after all At that time, Kuishan people were not always watching. After I blew down Lou Yu's chopsticks, he also came to blow me At last, when the Kuishan people came back, we were all bragging to each other, so we were all punished for practicing Daogong all night and were not allowed to eat! "

"Why do you look so proud that you are dead together..." Liu Yuan said weakly.

"Ha ha ha! Because at that time, Kuishan people were still young, and they had always been ruthless since they trained their descendants! With my Dao skill at that time, I must be at the bottom of the table. I'll probably not be able to have dinner at that time In this way, there are five other people to accompany me. Didn't I make money? " Liu Lou Sany looks upright and strong.

Fortunately, when Liu lousan continued to lose his moral integrity, Liu Pleiades had already brought up the plate

And at this time, chopsticks are still standing on top!

You know, even Zhao Ming pulled out the chopsticks first, and then brought the tofu left on the plate, because he was not sure that he could keep the chopsticks upright while they were moving.

Liu's chopsticks, on the other hand, stand firmly on the top. When you see the base structure under the chopsticks, you all feel like having sex with our best friend

The lower part of the chopsticks is supported by the tripod bracket, and each part of the tripod bracket is obviously carved separately. The outer edge of the whole is three right triangle tofu slices, one right angle side is stuck outside the chopsticks, the other right angle side is the bottom, and the middle part is hollowed out with two small triangles, only a single tofu bar is connected.

At the same time, three tofu strips are connected between the three supports. Around the chopsticks, there are three "tofu circles" about one centimeter wide. Each two-thirds round "tofu circle" passes through the specially left strip gap on the side of the three feet close to the chopsticksAt the bottom of the chopsticks, there is a round base with a diameter of only one centimeter and a height of one centimeter. The right angle parts of the three "supporting feet" are inlaid on it!

Obviously, these "parts" such as feet, brackets and protective rings were carved separately and then assembled together in a similar way of "mortise and tenon structure"

Facing this structure which is obviously different from everyone's painting style, the other four people were stunned for a long time. Then Liu Lou San suddenly said, "don't you take down the chopsticks while we are talking?"

To tell you the truth, even if you take the chopsticks off halfway, it's amazing that you can do this step!

"Of course not! After I finished carving these "parts", I installed them part by part, and after each part was installed and determined to be stable, I cut off the other tofu around me. " Liu Pleiades said with white eyes.

Liu lousan also took off the chopsticks and put them on the scale

Well, this electronic scale, which is known as "very prepared", shows a hopeless number.

"39.5667 G? This Uncle Lou, did the elder of the clan say in those days, "what does it mean to be below 40 grams?" Liu Yuan asked with some difficulty.

After a while of stupefaction, the Zhao brothers gradually came back to blood

It's true that at the beginning, the three were hit hard, but they soon adjusted The reason is very simple, the gap is too big!

If it's 89 grams, maybe we'll keep some sense of competition. Now 39 grams

In everyone's heart, there is a "aspiring villain". Now the Zhao brothers and Liu Pleiades yuan's "aspiring villain" are directly killed by Liu Pleiades!

"Well Generally speaking, if you can get close to 50 grams, you should have mastered "Dao Gong Shensui", but There is something special about a Xing. " Liu lousan said.

That's right. Liu Pleiades can't do this with his Dao skill alone. It's impossible to adopt any "mortise tenon structure". To a large extent, it's because Liu Pleiades uses "super touch" to sense the texture and density of "tofu", and can always feel the wind and grass of "tofu" when he drops the Dao, so he can achieve such a large degree of "transformation", And make chopsticks not fall down!

However, Liu lousan did not praise Liu Pleiades excessively, but looked at him more and more strangely, and then said, "OK, let's take a look at the problem of the fire."

"Chinese cuisine is the cuisine of flame. I don't need to explain to you more about the importance of pyrotechnics to every Chinese cuisine person Next, use a Mapo Tofu to test your pyrotechnics! Of course, because the test is pyrotechnics, the ingredients are Mapo Tofu sauce, onion and ginger that have been prepared in the morning. You can't use any extra things, nor can you use water. " Liu lousan said.

"Tofu again? It's true that tofu is a test of pyrotechnics. If the fire is too fast, tofu will age. If the fire is too slow, tofu will not take shape and affect the taste Especially for tofu that needs to be stir fried, it's more difficult to master the heat carefully. " Liu Yuan muttered.

By this time, we have seen the sauce and minced meat prepared by Liu lousan

Mapo Tofu usually has two different schools. One is to stir fry the onion, ginger, sauce and pepper first, then add the broth or boiling water, and stew the tofu in it for a few minutes. After the broth converges, starch is added to thicken it. The other is to stir fry the tofu only by oil and the water from the sauce, colored pepper, onion and ginger without adding water or broth Block.

Of course, there are some other wonderful practices, such as "giant panda Mapo Tofu", which is equivalent to steaming tofu with Mapo sauce

Of the two mainstream methods, the latter is much more difficult, while in the period of "China's one time", Liu Pleiades mostly cooked in the latter way!

Now, from the types of sauces Liu Kuishan prepared for you, we can see that Mapo Tofu also needs to be stir fried. After all, even water can't be added to it

However, among the four people preparing for the examination, Liu Pleiades, who once made a big splash by Mapo Tofu, is not to mention that the other three, as the Liu family's clansmen or Liu family's disciples, are too familiar with the dish of Mapo Tofu!

The first dish that many Liu family members learned was "Mapo Tofu".

Only in this way, it's obvious that they can't be defeated, but next, what Liu Lou San brought out made Liu Pleiades stunned

Yes, it's tofu, and it's wrapped in a plastic film

Just the strength of putting the tray on the cooking table makes the bean curd with plastic wrap shake!

When they saw the shaking, they could not help looking strange, while Liu Pleiades gently poked the bean curd through the plastic film, and then his expression became strange

"Master Lou San, you always prepared this How about tofu? "

Generally, the North tofu uses brine to make tofu, and the South tofu uses gypsum to make tofu. The reaction of brine tofu is more rapid. Therefore, the North tofu is harder, contains less water, and has stronger bean flavor, while the gypsum tofu is more tender, elastic, and contains more water.In general, fried bean curd is used in the north, while soup and salad are suitable for the South

And in modern times, a new kind of tofu has emerged, that is, tofu with "glucosylactone" to point out, that is lactone tofu!

Lactone tofu texture is not soft, tender can describe, usually in the supermarket, put in a disposable box to sell, texture should be said to be "thin" more appropriate.

Although lactone tofu is theoretically healthier, its weakness is also obvious That's basically only for salad!

Fried lactone tofu and lactone tofu soup are also available, but they have not formed a conventional dish, just as a substitute for North and South tofu But also taste, taste is not as good as the original substitute!

Now Lou San actually wants them to "fry" a Mapo Tofu with lactone tofu

I'm afraid it will be more broken than minced meat if it is bumped and fiddled in the spoon!

"Teacher, master, do you always want to test our heat, or do you want to test our skill of bumping spoon?" Zhao Ming and Zhao Liang haven't responded yet.

If it's soup stewed Mapo Tofu, you can try lactone tofu, but stir fry it

At this time, Liu Yueyuan had already understood and could not help saying, "two elder martial brothers, I think uncle's meaning is that we should process the inner fat tofu first! For example, fry them first, or at least make them stronger! "

In the Liu family, as long as the same age disciples of their own family and those with different surnames can talk about each other. Liu lousan's seniority does not make the Zhao brothers a generation older than Liu Lanyuan, so Liu Lanyuan just calls him elder martial brother.

And Liu lousan didn't say anything at this time, neither affirming anything, nor vetoing Liu's words!

It seems that after that, we should let them solve his problems by themselves.

But then he looked at his watch and said, "by the way, I'll come back at eight o'clock. You can think about it and try it slowly. There are a lot of lactone tofu ready for you to try There will be some staple food for you at dinner time, so don't waste your experiment

It's only three o'clock in the afternoon. As the general manager of "Yangquan restaurant" and "Yangquan Hotel", Liu lousan obviously won't be staring at them for five hours.

After Liu lousan left, Liu Huanyuan couldn't help whispering to Liu Huanxing: "Uncle lousan seems to be very busy, too! I'd like to ask him to arrange for our further study. Don't arrange for him later! "

At this time, I heard the brothers of Zhao family muttering: "eh? This time Well, Shifu should have visited his mother? "

"Yes, every week is at this time!"

Just about half of Liu's life, Liu can't help froze on the spot. After looking at Liu's strange eyes, he explained to Liu lousan: "Uncle lousan has never been married, and now he is still single!"

"Marriage may not be finished. I don't know if I'm single..."

After that, Liu Pleiades did not explore Liu lousan's personal style and some gossip mixed with dog's blood. Instead, he focused on the "tofu" in front of him.

Cut off a small piece and press it with the knife face. As expected, it immediately became tofu mud!

"It's all tender in lactone tofu No, it's supposed to be "sparse", isn't it? " Liu can't help but say.

"Uncle Lou didn't seem to forbid us to discuss What do you want to do? " Liu Yuan asked.

"Try to fry it first! Although I don't think you can make Mapo Tofu by frying the skin a little older... "