Punch: From third-rate anchor to top chef

Chapter 573 554. Five Colored Rice Dumplings
"It's hard to say that it's unpalatable, but it's rather awkward to eat. You can still get a passing grade."

After taking a bite, Li Xiao didn't have the desire to continue tasting, and directly reached out to pick up another rice dumpling from the plate.

Before untying the string, he carefully held the small rice dumpling in front of his nose and sniffed it for a while.

"This zongzi can't smell anything, but the smell of zongzi leaves is obvious."

He stretched out his hand to loosen the string on the top, and suddenly there was a strong fragrance inside, and a trace of golden-red oil seeped out from the rice dumpling meat.

"It feels like salty rice dumplings."

The edge of the rice dumpling that fell on the plate was still emitting oil, and the slowly flowing oil looked astringent.

After wiping the previous spoon clean with a napkin, Li Xiao did the same thing to the little rice dumpling in front of him.

When cutting to the middle, Li Xiao felt that the spoon in his hand had obviously encountered an obstacle. With a little force, the whole zongzi suddenly burst out with large streams of oil.

"It's very fragrant."

After cutting the whole zongzi completely, he saw clearly that the oily zongzi was filled with salted egg yolk.

The big golden yellow egg yolk was cut from the middle, and the thick oil inside immediately flowed along the brown meat to the dinner plate. At first glance, the whole rice dumpling looked like an egg that had been accidentally dropped on the ground.

Li Xiao felt his index finger move when he watched it, let alone the audience in the live broadcast room.

He gently scooped up a little in the middle of the egg yolk with a spoon, put it in his mouth and sipped it.

"Judging from the size and taste, it is obviously duck egg yolk. The oil is overflowing, fluffy and has a rustling texture."

After tasting the egg yolk, he scooped up the rice dumplings in the dinner plate with a spoon as usual.

The oil in the salted egg along the brown meat almost soaks the whole rice dumpling, and the fragrant egg yolk inside completely smokes the glutinous rice thoroughly.

"The taste of glutinous rice is soft and glutinous with a sticky feeling. It is fragrant after adding egg yolk. A bite of brown meat and egg yolk is really a perfect match."

"Because of the zongzi leaves, the whole zongzi will not taste too salty and greasy, but it has a faint fragrance."

"This zongzi can get 70 points. It's quite satisfactory. The egg yolk inside is a highlight, but according to the size of this zongzi, it's easy to get salty if you only eat zongzi."

As Li Xiao said, he picked up the tea prepared by the waiter next to him and drank it in one gulp.

"The taste of this tea is quite good, and the effect of clearing the mouth is very good."

After three or two bites, the taste of rice dumplings in the mouth almost disappeared completely.

After getting rid of the rice dumpling on hand, Li Xiao went on to pick up the next one.

From the appearance point of view, there is almost no difference from the previous two.

The same is tied with a white string, and the four pointed corners on the top look a little cute.

"We still use the original method to suffocate, so that it will be more surprising to eat."

Untie the string on the top three or two times, and the light brown glutinous rice appeared.

Li Xiao's nose moved slightly, and he smelled some fried food.

"Could it be filled with fried chicken?"

He said half-jokingly, and took a bite.

The hot fatty oil exploded from the stuffing inside, followed by a crisp sound in Li Xiao's mouth.

"It seems to be stuffed with pork belly."

"The upper part is fried with hot oil, and the lower part is boiled. The fat part of the inside is absorbed by the brown meat. It tastes fat but not greasy. The lean part is more chewy and taste Salty fragrance."

"A piece of meat has such a rich taste experience. The last time it seemed to be in a high-end restaurant in Sichuan."

"This piece of pork belly is paired with glutinous rice, which directly improves the deliciousness of the glutinous rice."

"The whole zongzi has been greatly enhanced by the presence of this piece of pork belly. It can be said that it is the mvp of this zongzi."

"I can give 80 points to this zongzi."

Li Xiao gave a thumbs up with a satisfied look on his face.

When he was still about to taste the next zongzi, he burped suddenly.

"I didn't expect to eat so many things unknowingly." She smiled awkwardly, and Li Xiao's face flushed with embarrassment.

"Let's just take a look at Xiaojie's battle situation."

He touched his stomach with his hands and let out a long breath, and turned the camera on the other party after obtaining the other party's consent.

On Mo Jie's plate was a half-bitten candied rice dumpling.

It is said that the most authentic zongzi in the eyes of northerners is candied date zongzi, which can be said to occupy half of the northern zongzi.

The core of the bitten half candied date was removed, and a piece of crispy peanut was stuffed.

"It looks pretty creative."

Li Xiao felt a little regretful that he didn't get this kind of flavor, and secretly sighed.

"Xiaojie, tell me what you think about this zongzi?"

Mo Jie also seemed to have just opened it, took a bite and stopped eating, but shook his head after hearing Li Xiao's words.

"Actually, I don't like sweet rice dumplings very much. The combination of salty and sweet with crispy peanuts in candied dates is quite strange, but I can eat two catties of peanuts alone."

"Maybe I'm a fake northerner."

Li Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You can't force your personal taste. If you put aside your personal taste, what do you think of the taste of this zongzi?"

"The taste is different, but if you only evaluate the taste, it's okay?" Mo Jie said while pushing the zongzi in front of Li Xiao, "I haven't eaten half of them. If Brother Li doesn't have a cleanliness habit, you can try the taste." .”

Li Xiao picked up the chopsticks and picked out a piece of glutinous rice on the rice dumpling, put it in his mouth and sipped it.

"I can still accept this kind of sweetness if I eat glutinous rice alone, and the juice of candied dates seeps into it. The taste is not bad, but it may feel greasy if you eat too much."

"According to the way of eating in the north, this zongzi needs to be dipped in sugar to eat together. This kind of sweetness is a bit beyond the standard... I suggest that friends who don't have a partner don't try this way of eating casually."

Mo Jie chuckled because of Li Xiao's words: "Brother Li, you still tease single people after eating rice dumplings!"

"No kidding, let's see what kind of rice dumpling this last one will be."

After recovering, Li Xiao had the desire to taste again, so he took out the zongzi from the plate and untied the string on it.

As soon as the five-color zongzi appeared, Li Xiao opened his eyes slightly in surprise.

"This time it's a treasure, and it's actually a five-color rice dumpling."

"Could it be that this chef is from Hainan?"

Five-color rice dumplings are not common in the inland area. People know that the variety of five-color rice dumplings comes from Hainan.

Qiao's zongzi has five colors: white, yellow, purple, black, and red. The colorful colors make this zongzi not look like a zongzi, but like a painted artwork.

White is the color of glutinous rice itself, and the other four colors are made by dyeing glutinous rice with pigments extracted from plants.

One bite, and the pork wrapped inside popped out.

"A very pleasant natural fragrance hits the face. Although they are all glutinous rice in essence, they have different colors and bring different flavors."

"The pork inside is also pork belly. It should be cooked directly with the rice dumplings, so the taste is relatively soft."

"The pork should be marinated, fat and lean, with a strong meat and sauce aroma."

Li Xiao ate the rice dumplings faster and faster, and at the end of the review, the entire plate was emptied.

"It's really amazing."

"I unilaterally declare that this zongzi is the mvp of all the zongzi."

"It's easy to get 90 points!"

Studio:
"This rainbow rice dumpling looks so beautiful. What is "beautiful and delicious", this is "beautiful and delicious!"

"I think it's a pity that the candied rice dumplings that Xiaojie ate just now were eaten by Xiaojie who doesn't like sweet rice dumplings. It would be a big compliment if it were replaced by an anchor!"

"Upstairs, you exposed the fact that you are a northerner!"

"I didn't expect mung bean paste to be used to make zongzi! Judging from the anchor's evaluation, it should be inappropriate. How can I match it with someone who likes sweets!"

"The egg yolk, I doubt if it was produced in Gaoyou! I was lucky enough to go there on a business trip, where I ate the legendary Gaoyou salted duck egg, which is one of the best in the Han Dynasty. Almost identical."

"It feels like the upstairs is advertising Gaoyou duck eggs. I don't know why."

"It's true that you have never eaten Gaoyou duck eggs upstairs. If you don't try it, you will really miss a great delicacy in life!"

"I've placed an order for Gaoyou Salted Duck Eggs online, and I'll come to you when the food arrives and it's not as delicious as the upstairs said!"

"I mainly buy authentic Gaoyou duck eggs, no matter what you say, they won't taste bad!"

"Does anyone think the fried pork belly dumplings are amazing? I can't help but drool when I hear the voice from the anchor's mouth! And the picture of the dripping oil really makes people feel hungry after watching it."

"Is the upstairs also a fat meat lover?"

"Good guy, if you don't tell me, you don't know, there are so many friends who like fat meat!"

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After eating a few zongzi, Li Xiao, who had been baptized by various flavors in his mouth, felt that he no longer wanted to eat any kind of food.

"Little Jie, can you still eat?"

"Why don't we pack it up and take it away."

Mo Jie suggested.

One good thing about this restaurant is that it can be packed, as long as it does not exceed the specified weight, there will be no extra charge.

Li Xiao picked up the dumpling who was sleeping soundly on the seat, ordered the food to be packed and was about to leave, but was stopped by the waiter at the door.

"Is there something wrong?" Could it be that there are too many things to pack and you need to pay more?
The waiter shook his head and gestured to Li Xiao for the sign placed at the door: "Congratulations, guest, you have won the rainbow zongzi. According to the regulations, you can draw a reward once in our store."

"Is there such a good thing?" I didn't expect that I could draw a prize just by eating a few rice dumplings casually. Li Xiao was a little surprised, but still eager to try.

He went up to touch the lottery box and took out a yellow ping pong ball.

"Look at what's written on it?" Mo Jie looked excited, as happy as if he had won the prize himself.

"It says the first prize..." Li Xiaonian said, "Board and lodging are free for two days, and can be provided to a maximum of three people."

"Good guy, I didn't expect to eat a rice dumpling and get a free board and lodging." Seeing the content of this award, Li Xiao's face was half surprised and half surprised.

"Lemon fruit on the lemon tree, under the lemon tree... Brother Li and I have board and lodging together, so it's okay." Mo Jie smiled so happily that his eyes narrowed, "By the way, there is a special prize up there." Bar?"

"Well, the content of the special prize is to be brought into the launch center by a special person, and board and lodging for three days." But this "prize", he will be able to experience it soon, and it doesn't matter if he gets it or not.

Compared to Li Xiao and Mo Jie's simple happiness, the live broadcast room is full of ghosts and wolves:
"Suck, breathe, breathe, breathe."

"This anchor is amazing. Whenever I can go out for a meal, the boss will be free of board and lodging!"

"There are lemons on the lemon tree, and there is only me under the lemon tree."

"I feel that the grand prize is better! (doge)"

"Upstairs thinking about Tao Zi? Come and wake him up! (Funny)"

Seeing the swarms of bullet screens in the live broadcast room, Li Xiao smiled and said apologetically, "I'm going to visit the launch center with Uncle Xiaojie later. If you are lucky, you will be selected to experience it before you can experience it in person.”

In the barrage of "Banning Versailles" in the live broadcast room, Li Xiao said goodbye to the audience and turned off the live broadcast room.

"My uncle told me just now that he was waiting downstairs in his car."

"It's not too late, don't keep your uncle waiting."

Pulling Mo Jie, who was timid and startled, Li Xiao led the people straight to the elevator.

Mo Jie's uncle had been waiting at the gate a long time ago, and immediately stepped forward when he saw Mo Jie, leading the two of them to his car.

"I heard Xiaojie mention you before. Long Yang, my name is Mo Liangyin." Mo Jie's uncle was wearing a plaid shirt that is standard for programmers, and a pair of ordinary canvas shoes on his feet. They look alike, both of them wear thick square glasses, and they feel like bookworms.

"Hello." Li Xiao responded politely.

"Speaking of which, there is also a nutritionist who worked in the launch center in this hotel who jumped to work as a chef. Have you eaten the food there? How do you feel?" Mo Liangyin casually started the topic.

"The dishes inside are so rich that it's a bit exaggerated. I don't know if a real astronaut is such a luxury every day." Thinking of the rich number of dishes he saw in the restaurant, Li Xiao couldn't help being speechless.

"It's normal. Our astronauts are going to go to space, and the physical and energy consumption is beyond what ordinary people can imagine. Let's say that our base, more than 100 dishes a day is also a normal operation." Mo Liangyin couldn't help but saliva. , "Fortunately, I passed the exam and stayed in the launch center for a year. If I am not careful, I will suddenly gain ten kilograms."

"By the way, what does Mr. Mo do at the launch base? Is Xianzai on vacation?"

"I'm a data debugger. It just so happened that it was my turn to rest today, so I stopped by to pick up Xiaojie."

Several people walked and chatted in the car, and arrived at the gate of the launch center before they knew it.

The sky is full of yellow sand, and the tall rocket frame is carried on the ground, and above it is the rocket standing resolutely waiting to take off.

"This is Exian."

(End of this chapter)