Gentleman's Night Canteen

Appetizers may seem ordinary, but precisely because of this, there are too many choices.

Among them, the most common one in China is peanuts. It happened that there were some leftovers from making peanut butter. Add some salt and simply stir-fry it. It is a perfect appetizer, but the question is, will the other party like it?

Or more directly.

Does it work well with its abilities?

According to the conclusion of Blue Gate's "Eater Observation Report", when his ability acts on cooking and is eaten by the target, it will cause their related memories.

'Al' recalled the days when he and his stepbrother had adventures together; the Fujie family recalled the important memories with the 'family'; Kujo Sara recalled the memories related to the general.

These are the few people Lan Meng knows. As for that 'Eri Kashiwagi', he doesn't seem to have any reaction, and that 'Master General' should be effective, but it's a pity that the other party can't tell him what he saw. .

Not only that, but according to that 'Mr. Fudge', eating the sandwiches he made unconsciously recalled the memory of eating bread with his mother. Although it was just the most common black bread, it was extremely delicious.

As for 'Al', although he didn't intentionally mention cooking-related topics, the other party mentioned more than once the topic of him hunting animals in the wild with his brother and teacher and eating together. Of course, these topics often have to be answered in the end. The last sentence is 'it's better to cook the boss'.

The only thing I'm not sure about is Jiutiao Shaluo. The other party didn't say a word about his ability. If it wasn't for the other party's reaction after eating, and Lan Meng heard "Master General" from the other party, I'm afraid Will not know any information at all.

It's just that the only thing that makes Lan Meng a little confused is why the other party blushed and said something like "Master General, don't eat me". This made Lan Meng think about that "General" or "Thor" more than once. Like Zhong Kui, he also eats ghosts, right?Although there are some differences between eating monsters and eating ghosts, at least there is some connection.

It's just that these are not things she needs to consider right now, his current target is still the 'Sun Knight'.

And from the "observation report", Lan Meng got a conclusion, that is, the resonance aroused by his talent is actually done by awakening the memory of the diners, if the recipe he chooses is consistent with the recipe in the anchored memory The closer it is, the better the effect should be.

It's just a pity that the 'Sun Knight' has no requirements for food at all.

Even if it wasn't for the reminder of the 'task', Lan Meng probably wouldn't have noticed that the other party had lost his sense of taste and smell, right?

That being the case, it is extremely difficult to find a recipe that may be related to the other party.

For this reason, Lan Meng even considered whether to try to make some spicy food.

Does Lan Meng know that the other party has no sense of taste and smell but plans to cook spicy food? Sounds a bit strange?

Although people have long been accustomed to "sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty" to refer to the tastes of life, in fact spicy does not belong to the "taste" but to the "pain". This means that even if the other party loses the sense of taste and smell, they can still feel it. 'Spicy'.

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At first glance, it seems that it is a good idea to allow guests to re-experience the 'taste' without using one's own abilities. Even if it can cooperate with one's own abilities, it may be able to achieve the effect of 1+1>2.

But the question is is it really that simple?

Spicy is indeed a very popular seasoning method, but not everyone can accept it, and if this 'Sun Knight' is really addicted to spicy food, it is impossible not to show it at all, at least it will be different when ordering food. preference.

Then serve a spicy dish to a person who has lost his sense of taste and smell, or even a spicy dish that has been amplified in some strange places through his own ability. Vibes can also be negative.

After all, although Lan Meng has always used his own ability to make dishes that use positive emotions, it does not mean that he will not be affected by negative emotions.

Lan Meng suspected that if he really did this, maybe the mission would fail directly, right?

"Sure enough, there is no shortcut to the challenge."

Standing in front of the kitchen counter, Lan Meng began to search for ingredients while talking to herself.

Although the 'shortcut' was rejected by him, he also had a new idea...

Chapter 42 It is because of the gentleness of others that I am what I am today...

If it is Lan Meng drinking with acquaintances and choosing appetizers, whether it is fried peanuts, or some salted edamame, or extravagantly making some sauced beef, it is almost enough, but the guest in front of him can tell that he is a Westerner. It is a person from another world, but there are still some differences in diet.

One of the most basic differences is the staple food.

Like 'Al', the Fujie family's staple food is bread, while like 'Kashiwagi Eri', everyone in Inazuma Castle is a standard rice party.

Therefore, Lan Meng also decisively chose Western food recipes when choosing recipes.

Although some people always unconsciously associate strange words such as 'elegance' and 'style' when talking about Western food, in fact, most of the food in Western restaurants can only be regarded as Western 'home cooking'.

Basic usage of knife and fork?

The order of meals?

It doesn’t make any sense to ordinary people, as long as you eat happily, it’s enough, at most, you should keep it from being too noisy when eating... But this actually doesn’t have much to do with Western food. Quietness is common sense, it has nothing to do with stuff.

Strictly speaking, Lan Meng's teacher did not teach Lan Meng any recipes except for barbecue. The reason was that Lan Meng's foundation was too poor. Completed the tasks assigned by the teacher within the time limit.

However, not taking the initiative to teach does not mean that Lan Meng did not practice through observation and independent learning.

He has thoroughly mastered the sandwiches, omurice, and basic bread baking and rice steaming that he made before.

In addition, people in the star stronghold eat a lot of food like 'salad', 'pizza' and 'sausage', and he can also make it.

At the same time, in private, Lan Meng will also practice some hometown dishes, such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised pork, because the way of cooking is very different from Western food, it is quite popular among some people in the Xingchen stronghold, but because everyone eats a lot, with Lan Meng's ability It's not enough to finish the food for one person within the specified time, so he never really tried it, mostly letting some familiar friends try something new.

Lan Meng is not a traditional chef, and it can even be said that becoming a chef is just an accident. In addition, the other party's teacher did not deliberately teach him any recipes, and basically focused on basic training. He will not stick to a certain cuisine. For him, 'satisfying customers' is his ultimate goal.

And after completing the 'assessment' and obtaining the current store, he never slacks off. In addition to daily basic exercises, he will also use his mobile phone to study recipes from all over the world.

Whenever he flips through the documents that seem to have no edges, he can't help but sigh that his teacher has the foresight.

The benefits of specialization are self-evident, but it is not suitable for Lan Meng. After all, the guests who come to patronize him can't find the rules, even the "gods" exist, and it is not known what monsters and ghosts will appear someday .

In order to satisfy their stomachs, Blue Dream needs to master enough recipes.

Rather than mastering a certain dish proficiently, it is better to master the basics and learning methods, so that he can master it in a faster way no matter what kind of cuisine he faces.

Not only that, because he is not from a major, so Lan Meng does not have any stubborn concept of cooking. For him, there is not much difference between Western food and Chinese food. As long as it is delicious, it is enough. The method will become more flexible.

For example, in order to complete the recipe of 'Duanzi Milk' before, he did not learn the relevant magic according to the requirements of the recipe. Instead, he used his own experience and technology to complete the effect of 'magic' in a 'physical' way. .

From a certain point of view, Blue Dream's thinking is more 'soft'.

It's just that no matter how "soft" thinking is, facing a "casual" choice will still cause a headache.

Based on the existing information, Lan Meng can basically draw a conclusion that Solal should be a gentle person, a person who would order a meal that is meaningless to him because he was worried about his disappointment .

Perhaps it is more meaningful for him to order this dish to not disappoint Lan Meng than to eat it.

If Lan Meng doesn't know the other party's situation, then there is nothing wrong with this, but the problem is that Lan Meng happens to know the other party's situation.

On the contrary, the gentleness of the other party put more pressure on Lan Meng, which is why Lan Meng's plenary meeting became so serious.

That's right, the reason why Lan Meng worked so hard to pass the test to run this restaurant is neither because he likes cooking or serving other people, but because he hopes to use this restaurant to fulfill his wishes.

But he couldn't turn a blind eye to the tenderness of others.

after all------

"It is because of the gentleness of others that I am what I am today..."

Not only the grandma who brought him up, the uncles and aunts who come to help during the holidays, and the brothers and sisters who occasionally appear here... Countless "strangers" taught Lan Meng with their kindness without asking for anything in return. In a cruel world, there is still tenderness in the world.

It was these seemingly inconspicuous tenderness that warmed Lan Meng's once broken heart, and made him not give up on himself but keep working hard.

In the past, he also expressed the hope that he could repay their kindness. Most of them were stunned after hearing his words, and then smiled and waved their hands to express that they did not need these, and one of them was wearing He was most impressed by what the uncle in military uniform said.

'I believe, Lan Meng, that you will become a better adult than me when you grow up, so if you really want to repay me, then help those kind people within your ability. '

So he couldn't deal with Solar who showed kindness to himself.

It's not just for missions!

Obviously even if he fails, there will be no punishment, but for some reason, Lan Meng is more nervous and serious than when he participated in the so-called "Imperial Chef Competition" at 'Inazuma' before.

He tried his best to use his brain to analyze the recipes he could choose.

First of all, according to the appearance of the other party, he feels that if he wants to arouse the emotional resonance of the other party, then it is best to have dishes that can be related to the other party's "positive emotions", so first exclude the dishes that the other party is unlikely to have eaten;

Secondly, according to the other party's situation, Lan Meng gave up making large amounts of food, and instead planned to use small and refined dishes to "challenge".

In the end, some foods with pungent tastes were given up to prevent counterproductive situations.

and taking into account

According to these options, Lan Meng finally chose an option that seemed a bit strange——————cake!

Speaking of red wine in China, the first reaction of most people is probably candlelight dinner.

Suits and dresses, red wine and candlelight, steak music.

But in fact, red wine with cake is also a good option...

Chapter 43 Hunk with Cake

Although cakes can be served with red wine as an appetizer, there are actually many types of cakes.

For example, it is best not to choose Black Forest cake with dry red, because the taste of dry red itself is a bit bitter. If it is paired with Black Forest, it may be difficult to adapt, but it does not matter if it is sweet red or champagne, and even the two contrasting tastes On the contrary, there are some loyal fans.

In addition, it is best not to choose cakes that taste too exciting. After all, cakes are just appetizers and should not overwhelm the taste of red wine.

Of course, it should be noted that even if you like it, you can’t eat too much. The cake embryo of the cake can absorb part of the alcohol to a certain extent, and it may bring too much burden if it accumulates in the stomach or intestines.

But for Lan Meng and Solal, there is no such trouble. After all, Solal is undead, and Lan Meng is no longer the weak chicken who barely passed the 1000-meter run in physical education class after half a year of training. , he is now a gourmet who eats at least 2KG of barbecue every morning when he wakes up.

Of course, Lan Meng dares to eat this way because he consumes a lot of energy. He has never-stop basic training every day. Whether it is cooking pots or practicing knife skills, it takes a lot of physical strength, not to mention that the transportation of ingredients is now dependent on him. He was carried by manpower. Although his height has not changed much in the past six months, he is much stronger than before.

Lan Meng lifted the basket that might have required both hands to lift it with one hand, and then took out the eggs from it to prepare the cake.

Usually, the cakes we eat can be divided into two parts: 'cake embryo' and 'cream'. Because the cake embryo needs to be baked, Lanmeng naturally makes the cake embryo first.

The first step is to process the eggs.

"Crack~"

The egg was lightly knocked on the table and a crack appeared, and then the crack expanded instantly with one hand, and then the clear egg liquid flowed into the bowl in front of it with a light shake, and then the eggshell was cracked with force again, and the yolk part was also broken. It then fell into another bowl.

Lan Meng spent a lot of effort on this seemingly simple action. It can be said that extremely high control is required to achieve this step.

When he just started practicing, Lan Meng crushed the eggs more than once because of too much force, making his hands full of eggs, which caused him to spend a lot of time filtering the egg liquid to remove all the egg shells after each practice .

As for why?

Very simple, save food.

The star base is full of a group of big-bellied men, with less than 300 permanent staff and less than 500 mobile workers. The food consumed in the star base even exceeds the normal scale of [-] people. If you want to supply the food consumption of so many people every day It is conceivable that anyone who dares to waste food will be taught a lesson.

Lan Meng saw drunk hunters fighting in the restaurant more than once, and was beaten up by his teacher with the reason of "do you want to waste my hard-earned food by fighting in the restaurant" and then directly Hang upside down at the door of the restaurant to sober up.

The rows are like salted fish waiting to be dried.

Coupled with the habits developed since childhood, Lan Meng cherishes the ingredients and food itself very much.

It is naturally the same at the moment. Although the egg liquid is mainly used and the egg yolk is not used much, he does not intend to waste it. The remaining egg yolk can be used for desserts such as egg yolk crisps.

While thinking about how to deal with the remaining ingredients in her mind, Lan Meng kept moving her hands.

After separating the egg yolk and egg white, pour the prepared milk and corn oil together and start stirring.

The fresh milk that was just squeezed this morning exudes a faint fragrance. As for the corn oil, it is also a special offering from the Hunter's Guild. The light yellow oil is clear and transparent, and the other side can be clearly seen through the glass bottle.

After mixing the two together, the color of the milk becomes lighter and more viscous after being fully stirred. Until then, the low-gluten flour can be poured into it together.

The next step is also to stir, until no matter how you stir, you can't find any flour balls, then you're done, then you can add the last egg yolk and continue to stir.

Unlike the previous dishes such as barbecue and omelet rice, which are more test of knife skills and mastery of the fire, the production of cakes requires more experience, because unlike other dishes that can be adjusted midway, once the cake is put in the oven, then No further adjustments can be made until complete.

And for the last step, Lan Meng is also extremely serious during the food processing stage. At this time, he doesn't have the time to hum a strange tune like when he is grilling meat. Instead, he is stirring with one hand while staring straight at the cooking in his arms. The degree of mixing of the solution in the basin.

It wasn't until all the ingredients were fully blended that Lan Meng put the completed egg yolk paste aside temporarily and started to process the egg whites.

The egg white is not as complicated as the egg yolk paste. It is enough to add sugar directly to the egg white and beat it with all strength.

As for when to add the sugar?

When the egg whites are stirred and fish eye bubbles appear, you can add sugar and continue to beat.

The well-whipped egg whites even looked somewhat like cream, but it was clearly not what he needed.

With the yolks and whites being processed separately, all that needs to be done is to thoroughly mix the two together.

The method of operation at this time is completely different from before.

Generally speaking, Lanmeng will keep a very high speed and stir evenly when beating eggs. For skilled chefs, a pair of chopsticks can even have an effect that is not inferior to that of a machine...but sometimes chefs are even more Believe in your own hands, because the advantage of the machine is that it saves effort, but if it is all done manually, it also has the advantage that the machine does not have, that is, it can be fine-tuned according to the situation at any time.

This is something a machine can never do.

But right now, it is impossible for Lanmeng to "make miracles vigorously" like before, because if the stirring is too much, the air bubbles in the egg whites after stirring will disappear too much, and the chiffon cake made in this way will naturally not look good.

If you want to make a chiffon cake that is as perfect as a sponge, you can't ignore this kind of detail.

Different from the wild method before, at this time, Lan Meng poured the beaten egg white into the previous egg yolk paste, then carefully cut and mixed it with a special bread knife.

Lan Meng didn't pour it into the mold prepared in advance until the two were fully mixed.

"Ding~"

With the oven starting to run, all Lan Meng needs to do next is to wait. When the oven sounds again, it means that the 'cake embryo' or 'chiffon cake' is finished.