Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 600 Xiao Huang's Transformation
In the end, Huang Su still didn't say what she thought in her heart, but she still felt a little guilty.

Now his mentality towards old age has changed, the main reason is that the gifts are in place.

The original envy of old age has now turned into envy.

This reminded him of when he first learned how to cook, which dish was not mastered after the master taught him several times, and of course beatings and scolding were unavoidable during the process.

But after all, the master still taught him hand in hand, but now he just told the production method exactly, and Chen Nian learned it.

"After all, it's still young people who are amazing." Finally, Huang Su sighed.

When Chen Nian heard this kind of words, he just smiled lightly: "No way, the master is actually good at cooking. I am still young, and I must not be able to compare with Master Huang in terms of experience."

Listening to Chen Nian's words, Huang Su's mood improved a lot. This kid is still so good at talking, although he doesn't know whether the other party thinks so in his heart, but at least he said so.

And the other party has always been respectful in front of him.

"What type of dish do you want to learn this time?" Huang Su asked.

Chen Nian thought for a while: "I don't choose the type, I'm willing to learn whatever dishes Master Huang is willing to teach me."

Huang Su nodded: "You are Mr. Huo's apprentice now, and you will definitely be able to learn some big dishes in the future. You have also learned some of the more difficult dishes in Fujian cuisine. How about I teach you how to make a snack today."

"Okay." Anyone who comes to learn how to cook for a long time is definitely not rejected. There is no matter what to learn, no matter whether it is a big dish or a small dish, as long as you don't know it, then there is a need to learn.

"Okay, then I'll tell you how to make oyster omelette..."

Huang Su was talking about the origin and method of oyster omelette over there, and Chen Nian's thoughts diverged a little while listening.

The main reason is that he has heard of this kind of snack before, and mainly from some Taiwanese dramas.

And Chen Nian remembered that in those TV dramas, they would call this dish é-ā-jian, and it appeared quite frequently.

In the era when TV dramas were relatively scarce, Chen Nian would often do homework in front of the counter after school, and he could hear his mother playing Taiwanese dramas in the lobby of the hotel, so he can still clearly remember it.

But thinking about it now, it seems that all kinds of delicacies in Taiwanese dramas at that time can find their shadows in Fujian cuisine.

Probably Taiwan is to Fujian what Chongqing is to Sichuan.

It may be that there is a difference in taste, but the general method is actually the same.

And Chen Nian suddenly remembered that when he went shopping with Hongdou later, there seemed to be such snacks in some food stalls in the night market.

After listening to Huang Su, Chen Nian felt that this snack is still very easy to sit up.

"However, there are still several ways to make this kind of snack, such as Xiamen oyster omelet, Quanzhou oyster omelette, Zhangzhou oyster omelet, and Taiwan across the sea. Later, after I came into contact with some Chaoshan dishes, I found that Chaoshan also has this kind of food. It’s just that Chaoshan is more inclined to call it oyster baked, but if we say that the origin of this dish still originated in Quanzhou, Fujian.”

Chen Nian kept nodding his head, thinking that this is in line with the national conditions. There is more than one place for a kind of dish, but it has different flavors when cooked in different places.

Just like Kung Pao Chicken, Chengdu and Chongqing are different, and Shandong has a different way of cooking, and Beijing-style Sichuan cuisine is also slightly different.

But this time Xiao Huang was careful, and told him everything he knew about how to make oyster fried snacks.

Chen Nian listened to the different practices in these regions, and secretly wrote them down in his heart.

But generally speaking, the oyster omelette in Fujian tends to be dry and fragrant, while the oyster omelette in Taiwan tends to be soft and rotten, and it tastes sweeter with the sauce, mainly because more sweet potato powder is added.

"Then are you going to do it today?"

Faced with Master Huang's sudden question, Chen Nian thought for a while: "I won't do it today, I plan to prepare the materials later. I heard that there are a lot of materials you just said, Master Huang, but I don't have them there."

"It's okay, I have some over there, if you want to use it at that time, just go to my place to get it, but if you plan to make all the methods, then you really need to prepare some more things.

The sauce of the Taiwanese oyster omelet is their local traditional seamount sauce, which is actually a variant of sweet and spicy sauce, which mainly contains garlic, ginger paste, miso, chili sauce, tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar, and starch. I will give you the approximate ratio Write it down, and go back and try it yourself. This is easy to do, and generally speaking, it is not easy to make mistakes. "

"Well, thank you so much, Master Huang! After the ship arrives in San Francisco, I will treat you to dinner!" Chen Nian said gratefully.

"No need, no need, no need to eat, I haven't told you about the wine you bought me last time, that wine is so expensive, it's a good thing to be able to get on the boat so early, save a little more money while you're young, and come back when you have money If you build a big house at home, you can find a good wife, and after you get married and have children, you will find that there are many places to spend your money, and that is why I came on board."

Master Huang said, talking about this kind of topic seems to have regarded Chen Nian as one of his own.

"It's okay, Master Huang. It will be a long time in the future. There is no rush for this kind of thing. Besides, I already have a fiancee now."

"Ah, you already have a fiancée? Then you still haven't saved enough money. You must be on the boat to make money and marry someone, right? How about it? Isn't your fiancée beautiful? Where is she from?"

As soon as this kind of topic was brought up, Huang Su couldn't help asking curiously. According to his age, he could be regarded as an old elder, and people of this age are actually about the same.

"Pretty, I think she is the most beautiful and lovely person in the whole world." Chen Nian even blushed slightly when he thought of Hongdou, but he still expressed his evaluation of Hongdou in his heart.

"Hahaha." Chen Nian's appearance made Huang Su laugh out loud, "That's right, then you should make good money, don't let her down, and marry her as soon as you have time, lest the girl look at you over time." If you don’t have hope, go find someone else.”

Hearing Huang Su's words, Chen Nian couldn't help but nodded, what Xiao Huang said was very reasonable.

Although he and his friends are almost all fresh graduates, he has met many people on the Internet and has been in love without getting married. In the end, they broke up, and the relationship of seven or eight years was ruined in an instant.

"Thank you, Master Huang. I understand. When the time comes, I will go to her house to propose marriage."

After the two exchanged a few more pleasantries, Chen Nian left.

But tonight, Chen Nian really plans to wait for a while. Master Huang just mentioned a total of five oyster omelet recipes, and Chen Nian plans to do all of them at once. Aging in terms of sauce requires re-preparation.

And after going back today, you can digest and digest first, write down these several practices, and write them in a small book, so as not to be confused when you get the time.

Since coming to the boat, Chen Nian has almost written half a small notebook, which is full of recipes and precautions for various dishes, as well as some points that Chen Nian summed up for himself.

Some of the recipes were cooked in the kitchen of the ship for a long time. Although it was 100%, he felt that if he could use some of the current things to make this dish better.

These are all things to try after leaving this dream.

Since the Platinum Star left the port from Canada, it entered the United States that day, and the speed of the ship slowed down after entering the United States.

Chen Nian also asked, when the time comes, the ship will change its arc in the Pacific Ocean, and finally arrive in San Francisco precisely.

And this is also the last leg of the Platinum Star's voyage.

The mood of the guests on board also increased significantly.

Except for a small episode in the middle, the overall journey is quite enjoyable.

On the second day, when Chen Nian was planning to prepare some materials in advance and prepare to make oyster omelette in the evening, he was suddenly told that in the Yangzhou Fried Rice DIY Contest two days later, Chen Nian was going to teach the guests how to make Yangzhou Fried Rice.

And it's better to do it in a simple way, which is the kind that everyone can learn after reading it.

It is best to write a detailed production method by hand, and then translate it into different languages ​​by professionals and distribute it.

And on the day of the competition, aging will also participate in it as one of the judges.

That is to say, Chen Nian must simplify the traditional Yangzhou fried rice recipe at night, and then write it into a recipe.

This has to take into account the acceptance of the guests, it must not be too difficult, and it must be convenient for them to play.

"Oh, originally I wanted to try to make oyster omelette, but now I don't have time, I would have made it yesterday if I knew it." Chen Nian sighed, lamenting that the plan could not keep up with the changes.

But one side is his own work, and the other side is practicing new dishes. In the end, Chen Nian chose to focus on work first.

After working in the evening, Chen Nian returned to the dormitory, grabbed his pen, and began to think hard.

First of all, it is best for guests to treat them as novices, so many steps in it must be omitted, such as fried egg floss, there is no need to write in it.

However, more expensive ingredients such as scallops and ham can be put in. Even if it is simplified, there is no need to oversimplify it. At least the guests must have a sense of participation, otherwise there are so many kinds of Yangzhou fried rice they usually eat. The Yangzhou fried rice used in the competition lacks a lot of ingredients, and the guests will not be used to it.

Chen Nian made five or six versions in a row, and finally chose one that was relatively simple, that is, after preparing all the ingredients, just put it in at once.

In this version, how much is used for each seasoning, and the aging is directly written in grams. For this reason, he went to the kitchen again and found a weighing machine specially used to weigh grams. a bit.

After all, when Chen Nian was learning to cook before, the master said that the amount should be a little, more and less, and so on, it was all based on feeling, and Chen Nian learned it by feeling.

So when I usually cook, I watch it by myself, and I never think about how many grams of MSG I put in at a time and how many grams of soy sauce I put in at a time.

Even if I tried to record it myself at that time, I still used the tip of a spoon, half a bowl, and a whole spoon to record it.

After all, this is enough for aging.

And most of the time when Chen Nian learns to cook in a dream, there is actually no condition for weighing.

"Oh, it's all written to this extent. If I don't know how to do it again, I'm sorry for my hard work." Chen Nian couldn't help sighing as he looked at the last Yangzhou fried rice recipe written.

After another night, Chen Nian gave the recipe to Maddie.

As a result, McGrady directly said that Chen Nian was asked to go up to Mr. Huo. After all, why did this happen? Chen Nian had to explain it himself. If he relayed it in the middle, there would inevitably be omissions.

And if Mr. Huo wants to ask any questions, it will save McGrady another trip.

So Chen Nian followed Maddie to Mr. Huo's kitchen.

Chen Nian has been to Mr. Huo's kitchen several times, but those times were in the living room outside, and it was the first time he entered the back kitchen in a serious manner.

As soon as you enter the kitchen here, the first impression of aging is that it is big!
And clean!

Everything was placed neatly, and after just sweeping around, Chen Nian found that all the places where there might be dead corners of sanitation were also clean and spotless.

There are some ingredients in some glass cabinets, and these ingredients are all fresh in the past.

Each area is clearly divided, and what it does is what it does.

"I wish I could have such a private kitchen sometime." Chen Nian felt very envious.

When I really make a lot of money in the future, I will buy a big villa, and then I will set up the kitchen like this.

But Chen Nian also knows that the kitchen can be maintained like this, and there must be someone who comes to clean it every day.

"Come?" Mr. Huo asked with a smile after seeing Chen Nian.

"Master." Chen Nian replied.

"How do you like the few books I gave you?" Mr. Huo didn't immediately talk about Yangzhou fried rice, but asked about Chen Nian's study progress.

"After reading two books, I read about 1/3 of the other one, but some things are not obvious in the book, so I want to go to some museums and exhibition halls after the ship docks. Seeing the real thing should be different.

And I am also practicing calligraphy. When you are free, I will show you those. However, I still don’t know how to draw. I will see if I can find someone to learn. Finally, I have music. I will also chat with Lucas, but in addition to his strong talent in music, he actually has a good understanding of some foods around the world. After all, according to him, he has been there in the past 20 years. Many places. "

Chen Nian said.

Hearing that Chen Nian was indeed learning about art according to what he said during this period, Mr. Huo couldn't help nodding in satisfaction, planning to go back and find some time to take a look at Chen Nian's learning results.

After listening to Chen Nian's report, he asked Chen Nian about Yangzhou fried rice.

(End of this chapter)