Food: I Am A Cartoonist In Totsuki

Chapter 213: Konjac

Tong Yu knew the foul-smelling plant in front of him, isn’t this the konjac that makes people feel a certain fear?

The underground part of konjac consists of metamorphically shortened bulbous fleshy tubers and rhizomes, string-like roots and fibrous roots emanating from their upper ends. Because of the vascular cambium and cork cambium in the root of konjac, it cannot grow thicker and always maintain a certain size.

Konjac is a Buddha flame flower. The color and shape of each part of the inflorescence are related to the species, which is an important symbol to distinguish the species. The size of the inflorescence is related to the variety and the size of the sheep within the variety.

The inflorescence can emit a strange smell. The appendage of the konjac inflorescence emits the strongest odor, followed by the stamens and the upper end of the spathe, and the middle of the spathe again, while the base cannot emit odor; the main component of its odor is dimethyl methacrylate thioether, which mainly attracts carrion beetles and shrinks.

Whether it is Tong Yu’s “last life” or the Shokugeki no Soma world where he is now, konjac is a common ingredient, and there are many foods and products that can be made, such as konjac gum, gelatinous foods, and biomimetic meat products. .

Therefore, Tong Yu recognized the plant as well.

Of course, although konjac 22 can be made into a variety of foods, the premise is that the production and cooking methods must be correct. If it is handled incorrectly, it will cause food poisoning.

“Konjac and human flesh… Ah, as expected of the Tai Chi cuisine world, they can actually do such a thing.” Tong Yu smiled coldly.

Just when Tong Yu was about to turn around and leave, Xiang Lin’s strange and cold voice came from behind.

“Master Zhang, why did you come here? If you were going to a thatched hut, it wouldn’t be this place.” Xiangqiu’s cheeks looked very strange in this dark night.

Tong Yu turned around and said calmly: “Listen, it turned out to be Miss Xianglin. I’m sorry, because I smelled a special smell, I was curious and found it here. But what are these flowers and why are they blooming like this? Coquettish, and it still smells like this?”

Xianglin walked up to Tong Yu, her eyes also fell on the konjac in front of her, and said, “Are you talking about these konjacs?”

“Konjac?”

Tong Yu pretended not to know anything and asked, “Could it be that the buns made by the two girls are so delicious that they used this magical ingredient?”

“Young Master Tong is so smart, you guessed it right. These konjacs can only grow on this poorly drained land. There are many kinds of konjacs, and the one in our yard is the white lotus konjac.” ”

“White lotus konjac? Never heard of it.

Tong Yu is telling the truth this time, he has never heard of this variety of konjac.

Xianglin continued to explain, saying: “This kind of konjac needs special food to grow lush and bloom. According to legend, it only blooms once every ten years, and it just happened to bloom this year, which is a good sign, a good year…

Saying that, Xianglin had a weird smile on her face, and at the same time she pulled up the konjac in front of her: “The konjac will wither after it blooms, so it must be harvested before it blooms. Son, please see.

Xianglin said that she brought the konjac that she had just pulled up to Tong Yu.

Tong Yu pretended not to understand anything, took the konjac and looked around like a curious baby: “This is konjac, I have heard of it before but never seen it before. I heard others say that this is a special root vegetable. , Only a very small number of areas in the southwest will be used for food.”

That’s right.” In ancient times, the Taoist priests on Mount Emei in Sichuan invented a method to grind konjac, heat it, wash it with water, and then boil it with plant ash. The final product is “konjac tofu.”

Konjac tofu, Tong Yu, of course, also knows the existence of this dish, but has never tasted or made it. It can be regarded as a traditional food, with unique taste and flavor, simple preparation method and strong operability, and can be made with konjac powder and fresh konjac.

“I freeze konjac and make it into frozen konjac’, thaw it and fry it to remove the water, and then stew it to absorb the sauce, making it like meat but not meat. The ‘konjac meat’ is finally crushed to make meat filling. As for the bun skin, konjac flour is mixed with flour, and konjac yeast is added to make the dough so that the konjac can keep water and be fluffy and soft. In this way, the “magic steamed buns” who captured the town are all done.”

Xianglin also explained to Tong Yu the secrets of making steamed buns for the two sisters.

Indeed, the taste of konjac can be close to the taste of meat after special cooking, and it has the characteristics of elastic teeth and plumpness. Adding it to the buns can greatly enhance its taste and flavor.

“Young Master Zhang, please go back to the house. I have prepared another dish for you, using this konjac to cook delicious food.” Xiang Lin stepped forward again and took the initiative to pull Tong Yu’s right hand towards the house.

“Okay.”

Tong Yu and Xiang returned to Lin’s house. At this time, they also saw Pandan setting the tableware and chopsticks, and in the middle of the table were many dishes cooked with konjac as the main ingredient.

Konjac roast duck, pan-fried konjac, konjac noodles, konjac tofu, konjac shredded salad, etc.

The dozen or so dishes are all very well done just from the outside, which greatly increases the appetite.

The table was filled with the aroma of the dishes, which deeply stimulated the taste buds.

“Is it all dishes based on konjac? It looks really good.” The corner of Tong Yu’s mouth rose slightly.

“Young Master Zhang, sit down and taste, this is the dish we have prepared for you.” Xiang Lan said, and came to hold Tong Yu’s hand again.

But this time, she was slapped away by Tong Yu, but she saw that Tong Yu’s face became even colder: “The most poisonous woman’s heart, it’s about your two sisters.”

Hearing this, both Xianglan and Xianglin were startled.

“Young Master Tong, what are you talking about, I, we don’t understand.”

“Master, are you dissatisfied with the service of our sisters?”

Tong Yu sneered, picked up a piece of konjac with chopsticks and placed it in front of the two sisters, saying, “You guys underestimate my knowledge of cooking too, these konjacs are all raw, it will be easy to eat uncooked konjac. Poisonous.

The expressions of the two sisters changed again, but they still pretended not to know anything, and wanted to trick Tong Yu into eating the dishes on the table with their beauty and rhetoric.

Tong Yu put down the chopsticks in his hand and continued: “Konjac is very poisonous, you must wear gloves when handling it, and you can only start cooking after heating to detoxify. Eating raw will burn the mucous membranes of the digestive organs, and even lose your life in severe cases. , so it is called “Konjac”, am I right, Miss Pandan?”

(To be continued..),