Chapter 440 Magic Pastry

(PS. First I wish all book friends a happy Labor Day, and then the author shamelessly wants to take two days off. As a worker, I also want to take two days off ORZ)

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Luo Quan could not see the dancing demons on the barrage. Neither she nor the host realized that she had just driven a car unintentionally.

Xiao Sa's attention was still on Luo Quan's stylish set of kitchen utensils, and he continued to ask curiously: "This set of knives has quite a variety of types. Do you have any comments?"

"Of course." Luo Quan nodded, "This is the Seven-Star Sword. According to my master, this set of knives was made by a foundry craftsman named Luo Xie. Of course, his name does not exist in history, but the characteristics of these knives are The sharpness is no worse than a sword, and according to my master, this set of knives has a good processing effect on various ingredients. If used well, it can increase the taste of the ingredients.

But this time I only brought six of them, and one was too big, so it was troublesome to deliver it. "

"Did you hear this, audience members, this is the Seven-Star Sword." After listening to Luo Quan's explanation, Xiao Sa said to the camera behind him.

Then the photographer immediately stepped forward and took a close-up of the eight knives on the chain of Luoquan's bag. In addition to six of the seven-star knives, there was also a kitchen knife with a blue dragon pattern, and a Bing half an arm long, sealed in A slender kitchen knife in a scabbard.

After listening to the introduction, netizens at Station B began to complain again:

"It sounds so weird!"

"Is it true that it can also increase the taste of ingredients?"

"When Cao Cao assassinated Dong Zhuo in the Three Kingdoms, didn't he use the Seven-Star Sword?"

"It shouldn't be the same one, but judging from the cold light shining on the blade, it should be very sharp."

"What kind of knife is not sharp?"

"It seems so."

"I care more about what that big iron rod is for, how to use it. (Dog Head)"

"The people behind are holding back their words, so take them all away!"

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In fact, Luo Quan is not the only chef who comes with ancestral kitchen utensils. The slogan of this kitchen god competition is to crown the world's famous chef.

In this era where the Internet is so developed, a resounding name can bring immeasurable value.

As the saying goes, Buddhas compete for a stick of incense, and people compete for a breath. Naturally, these chefs who think they are proficient in cooking want to take this opportunity to show their faces. In order to fully display their strengths, they naturally say that they must use their usual skills. Bring the guy with you.

As an ancient country with thousands of years of heritage, any profession will have families that have been passed down for a long time, and these families will also have their own unique secret skills or tools.

Don't look at the fact that Japan has marketed so many immortals to all walks of life in the country, such as cooking immortals, sushi immortals, and ramen immortals. Compared with these master chefs in China, they are actually just that.

It's just that these old masters in China are not keen on marketing, and today's young people don't pay enough attention to these old crafts, so that many old crafts are on the verge of being lost.

Fortunately, the country is now aware of this problem and has been carrying out inheritance and efforts. One of the original intentions of organizing the God of Cooking Competition actually had this consideration in mind.

Therefore, before the official cooking competition, the program team gave you a brief interview with each contestant.

Compared with these cooking families with long and clear inheritance, Luo Quan is like a monk halfway. Her master also doesn’t know anything except his name. He doesn’t know who his sect is or what his inheritance is.

However, this does not affect the importance that the participating chefs attach to her.

As a famous dish that Yipinlou took over from Luo Quan and promoted, "boiled cabbage" has long been famous in the chef circle.

When they came to the capital this time, the competing chefs also went to Yipinlou to try this dish for the first time.

It is indeed delicious.

However, according to Boss Wu, the boiled cabbage made by Yipinlou is not even half as delicious as the dish Luo Quan originally made!

To receive such an evaluation, one can imagine how high Luo Quan's cooking skills are.

For these masters, Luo Quan is their fierce rival in this competition!

After the introduction, the preliminary round officially began.

The requirement for this preliminary round is for contestants to cook four dishes, namely snacks, pasta and two staple dishes. The preliminary round lasts for two days. On the first day, contestants have to cook snacks, pasta and one staple dish.

The second staple dish is cooked the next day.

The contestants have enough time to prepare and cook. The cooking ends at 7:30 every night, and then the public judges and expert judges taste and score together.

Before the preliminary round started, the program team had already asked the contestants in advance about the ingredients that needed to be prepared, so after the competition started, the program team launched various canteens.

Because there were so many people, the place suddenly became lively like a vegetable market.

It also tastes like a wet market.

Because many chefs pursue the freshness of ingredients, such as chicken, duck, and fish, the program team only uses live animals that they have caught.

Then the chefs started killing chickens and ducks directly, and the scene was very bloody.

Fortunately, the stage prepared this time was large enough, and there were a lot of cleaning equipment. They were able to wash and kill at the same time, so the scene didn't look too messy.

However, the wailing sounds of birds on the stage also aroused the sympathy of netizens:

"It screamed so miserably. I just saw blood pouring from the throat of a chicken."

"What a visual impact!"

"Isn't blood green? Am I colorblind?"

"Nonsense, isn't blood always black?"

"It's too cruel. I hope I can add more chili peppers later."

"Watching the barrage is more interesting than watching the scene."

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Compared to the bustling chefs next door, Luoquan here seems much cleaner.

Although the ingredients she wanted this time also included chickens and ducks, the freshness requirements did not reach the point of killing them immediately. They only needed to be killed within six hours.

For the first snack, she planned to make an appetizer, and the main ingredient was tofu.

The soybeans have been soaked, so Luo Quan breaks them into pieces and boils them.

It takes several hours to make tofu ready to eat, and cooking soy milk is only the first step.

Because there was only one person, Luo Quan had to multitask. He had just finished cooking the soy milk, and he had to mix noodles to prepare for the second course of pasta.

Obviously this should give people the feeling of being extremely busy, but Luo Quan behaved with ease and order, knowing when to do what, as if there was an alarm clock in her heart reminding her all the time, and there was no trace of being in a hurry. appearance.

It was past noon before I knew it, and because the chefs were quite busy, I simply had some instant noodles or bread and milk for lunch.

Some people dare not leave the stove at all because they have to pay attention to the heat, and they basically eat lunch sitting in front of the stove.

By the afternoon, most of the chefs had finished preparing the ingredients and entered the cooking process.

The sizzling sound of frying, the gurgling sound of bubbling soup, and the sound of rising flames are the main theme in the entire kitchen.

On Luo Quan's side, the tofu has been prepared, and in the afternoon she also made a pot of soup according to the simple version of boiling cabbage.

Then, she picked up a piece of tofu and put it on the cutting board, held the Yongling knife, and started cutting vegetables.

Originally, everyone thought that Luo Quan would cut the tofu into small square pieces and cook troublesome tofu or mix tofu with spring onions. After all, these are common ways to make tofu.

However, the knife skills demonstrated by Luo Quan were a level higher than the knife skills required to make these dishes.

I saw her kitchen knife kept rising and falling rapidly on the tofu. The rhythm was as dynamic as the rhythm of her music, because she was cutting it so carefully that if you didn't look carefully, you might even think that she was cutting in one place.

She repeated this method of cutting tofu twice, the first time to cut the tofu into slices, and the second time to cut the tofu into shreds.

But even though it is silk, it is actually impossible to tell that the tofu has undergone any changes through the lens.

After Luo Quan turned on the pot and added shredded vegetables, shredded mushrooms, and shredded ham, including the tofu, into the thick soup one by one, the ball of tofu spread like ink on the water.

As Luo Quan's spoon continued to stir, the tofu shreds began to disperse, and finally became clear and countable.

Then, the audience at the scene and in front of the screen were completely shocked:

"Can the tofu be cut so finely?"

"It feels like the hair on my head, this knife skill is simply outrageous!"

"I thought Luo Quan was cutting tofu paste, but I didn't expect it to be shredded!"

"If she opens a beef ramen restaurant with this sword skill, how long will it take to use a cow?"

“I don’t know what to say other than awesome.”

After the pot was started, Xiao Sa, who had been standing next to it for a long time, finally couldn't help but walked forward and asked: "Luo Quan, what is the name of this dish?"

"Wensi tofu." Luo Quan replied without raising his head, "My master said that this was created by a monk named Wensi. The preparation of the soup base is actually similar to boiling cabbage. There is no special secret.

The main thing is to test the basic skills of the chef, which is not difficult. "

"It's not difficult to be good." Xiao Sa laughed. As a recommended student of Beijing University, few people would say Versailles in front of him.

The last one was a wealthy man who had no interest in money. This time it was Luo Quan.

It's really not difficult. Luo Quan said in his heart that there is nothing profound about this kind of sword skill. As long as you put in the hard work to practice, you will be able to master it.

In fact, with her current level, she is still not able to cut tofu so finely, but the Yongling Sword has helped her a lot, and this cannot be achieved no matter how hard she practices.

Although the audience was stunned by a bowl of tofu as thin as hair, it was just a piece of cake compared to the pasta Luo Quan was going to make next.

Now that the dough has risen, the kneading stage begins.

Luo Quan was seen raising the big steel rod and knocking on the chopping board, very fast and with considerable force.

This violent look made the little Sana next to her tremble with fear. She never thought that the most beautiful woman in the world would have such a reckless side.

However, the fans in the barrage said that it was okay. After all, they had all seen Luo Quan's more reckless appearance.

After kneading the dough, Luo Quan started the formal making of the pastry.

This time she wants to make steamed buns, and the meat filling is soup meat that has been frozen into jelly. It seems that this time she is going to make soup dumplings.

However, what surprised everyone was that Luo Quan’s method of making buns was different from normal ones. He did not leave a small tip on the top and looked more like steamed buns.

In addition, she drew a crescent-shaped knife mark on each bun, but it was not deep and she didn't know what it was for.

Then, brush the outside with egg wash to make the buns look golden and beautiful.

After making the buns, she didn't put them in a steamer, but directly put them in the oil pan and started frying them.

"Ah, aren't the steamed buns steamed?"

"I must have eaten fake buns before."

"I have a hunch that this bun will amaze everyone!"

"Keep watching, Luo Quan has never let everyone down."

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Indeed, as the barrage said, Luo Quan has never let everyone down.

If it was just an ordinary soup dumpling, how could she use it in the Master of Chef Competition?

What she made this time was a golden smiling bun!

Among the many dishes at Chinese Little Master, there are many luminous dishes with magical special effects, but this is Luo Quan’s favorite.

While making a bun laugh sounds outrageous, it's not completely impossible.

Of course, it’s impossible to laugh like in the anime, but it’s still possible to simulate it.

To achieve such an effect, kneading the dough, knife skills, and frying heat are all indispensable. If any one of them goes wrong, the dish will be impossible to complete.

In fact, this was also her first time doing it, so she didn’t have any confidence in her heart. It wasn’t that there was no possibility of failure.

But Luo Quan felt that the God of Cooking would be on her side.

The heat of the steamed buns rising and falling in the oil pan was almost reaching the critical point. Under Luo Quan's urging, the program team pushed an iceberg out, followed by a person behind him, carrying a large basin made of ice cubes.

As soon as the heat was up, Luo Quan used the large colander in his hand to scoop up all the dozens of buns in the oil pan, drained the oil and water, and poured them directly into the ice basin.

The buns were now completely golden, and the knife marks left by Luo Quan on the buns had been opened due to deep frying, like a grinning mouth.

However, because she cut the buns with just the right force, the thin layer of skin left behind after frying the buns still sealed everything inside.

However, when the hot soup came into contact with the cold air of the ice basin, a magical scene happened.

The smiley mouth on the bun completely cracked, and a stream of hot air spurted out from it, and at the same time a series of harsh and sharp sounds were made, which sounded like laughing!

More than twenty buns laughed at the same time. This scene really shocked all the audience.

This is not scientific at all! Xiao Sa's mouth was already big enough to swallow a whole microphone, and he didn't dare to tell whether the scene in front of him was real or a deception.

"This is one of the unique dishes my master gave me. Golden smiles!" Luo Quan said while asking the assistant of the program team to bring the bun to the judges' table and take a close-up of it.

It was not long before 7:30, Luo Quan had already finished three dishes, and was the first to submit his own work.

Some people may ask, aren’t these just two dishes? Is there another one?

There is another dish that does not require cooking, just eat it raw.