Shokuki: Start with an izakaya and make everyone cry

Meat!

On the oven, it's steaming.

As the aroma of meat spreads, the diners' happiness increases unconsciously.

One bite of meat, one bite of rice, and then carefully experience the final deliciousness of the plump roasted pork chop in your mouth, as if the whole world is trembling, and a blazing fire is igniting in your belly.

At this moment, the entire izakaya was aroused with all kinds of energy because of the barbecue.

"Huh~"

"This sake."

"Sure enough, this is the flavor that I have been dreaming about!"

Gin Dojima, who was drinking with the commander-in-chief, slowly put down his glass and couldn't help but let out a long breath of alcohol.

The impetuous inner world slowly calmed down at this moment.

Then, he opened his eyes and looked at the diners in the izakaya for a moment. He was startled when he saw that most of them were ordering barbecue!

Indeed, Zhang Fan's izakaya has a wide variety of products, including beer, sake, shochu, plum wine, cocktails, fruit wine, etc.

As for the cuisine, there are even more. In addition to freshly baked and eaten barbecue, there are also fried foods, boiled foods, staple dishes, desserts...

sometimes.

some diners.

I will also have a bowl of Ochazuke rice and udon noodles.

It seems that he is willing to give up only when he is satisfied with his food!

Therefore, in a sense, Zhang Fan's izakaya does not have much of the neon country style.

On the contrary, they are similar to the barbecue restaurants in Tianchao. They have a lot of snacks in common and the business hours are mainly at night.

"Shopkeeper."

"Your signature dish here is barbecue?"

"No."

Zhang Fan shook his head and replied: "Our restaurant does not have any signature dishes."

"The only rule is that diners can order whatever they want, as long as there are ready-made ingredients and what I can cook!"

"As for the barbecue you mentioned, maybe the weather has turned a little colder these days, and with the arrival of the school season, everyone prefers it."

"From what you said, this izakaya has something more delicious than barbecue?"

Dojima Gin raised his eyebrows and asked a very idiotic question without thinking clearly.

After all, Zhang Fan had just explained the ordering rules, and no matter how much you try in an izakaya like this, you can never say that it only cooks barbecue, there must be other dishes!

"Um!"

“There are many more delicious dishes than barbecue!”

Zhang Fan said calmly.

"For example?"

Dojima Gin heard this and asked curiously.

"Phoenix Crystal, this is the most delicious dish I can make with the existing ingredients!" Zhang Fan replied without thinking.

"Phoenix?"

"crystal?"

Dojima Gin couldn't help but froze when he heard the name of the recipe.

Phoenix and crystal, these two words represent auspiciousness, harmony and beauty!

Especially in the cultural tradition of the Celestial Dynasty, the phoenix is ​​regarded as a divine bird with the ability to regenerate and renew, and is one of the auspicious animals in people's minds.

And crystals are believed to have magical powers that can bring good luck and good health!

But he, Dojima Gin, had never heard of the cuisine created by combining the two words.

"Okay, let's have some Phoenix Crystal dishes!"

In the end, Dojima's silver eyes rolled around in a circle, and after thinking about it again and again, he said to Zhang Fan.

"Um!"

"Zhang Fan just hummed "Yeah", which was considered a response.

Then, he turned his attention back to Nakiri Senzaemon, and then asked: "So, where are you, Commander-in-Chief?"

"Listening to the name, could it be that it's a dish that's comparable to the Shoryū dumplings I tasted at the izakaya last time?" The commander-in-chief asked with a flicker of his eyes.

"Yes."

"This Phoenix Crystal dish."

"Although the ingredients used are simpler than Shenglong dumplings."

“But its taste and texture, including the visual effect of the final product, are not inferior to Shenglong dumplings at all!”

"If that's the case, then it's up to you."

"OK."

"You two just wait a moment."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Fan turned around and returned to the cooking table. After a little preparation, he started making Phoenix Crystal dishes.

…

so far.

There is no ancient book recording the inventor of bean sprouts.

But in fact, just looking at the principle of growing bean sprouts, it is not difficult to infer that bean sprouts are very likely to be discovered and promoted in the lives of working people.

When plant seeds germinate under certain temperature and humidity conditions, the root sprouts that grow are bean sprouts.

This process relies on the plant's own nutrition and is completely soilless, just like an egg hatching into a chick.

According to measurements, every 100 grams of bean sprouts contains 44 kcal of calories, 4.5 grams of protein, 3 grams of carbohydrates, 1.6 grams of fat, and 1.5 grams of dietary fiber.

As well as carotene, retinol, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin C, vitamin E, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron...

Anyway.

Buy bean sprouts for a few dollars.

It can definitely enrich the table, adjust the taste and provide the nutritional needs of any diner!

…

Ding!

After a crisp sound.

But it was obvious that Zhang Fan was holding an all-purpose knife from the Quezhiyun kitchen utensil set tightly in his hand.

If you look closely, the overall shape of this knife is particularly exquisite. The handle is engraved with the image of a peacock spreading its tail, and the blade is as bright as a mirror.

At the same time, under the light, an extremely handsome face can be seen clearly.

Finally, the little bits of light on the tip of the knife kept flashing, as if to show the world the sharpness of this kitchen knife!

"Then, let's get started." Zhang Fan, who calmed down a little and then relaxed, began to process a piece of potato on the chopping board.

brush!

brush!

brush!

This domineering and sharp swordsmanship immediately caught Dojima Gin's attention.

However, just when everyone thought he was going to slice the potatoes, he suddenly changed his method and actually used the tip of the all-purpose knife to carve the potato chunks!

right!

Not cutting, not chopping!

Rather, he is carving like a carver.

"Sculpture?"

"He was actually carving potatoes."

Dojima Gin was confused for a moment: "Take...take a Celestial Kitchen Knife to carve?"

I have to say that this particularly offbeat approach short-circuited his brain.

"It's really interesting. I always thought his knife skills were rough and crazy, full of that amazing speed and power!"

"I never expected that his knife skills could be so subtle that he could use the tip of a kitchen knife to meticulously carve potato chunks!"

The commander-in-chief came to his senses after being shocked and sighed deeply.

…

Soon, Zhang Fan carved the potatoes.

Then heat the oil in the pan, wait until the temperature of the oil is about the same, then quickly add the rock sugar.

Continue to simmer over low heat, add boiling water and simmer until the sugar juice bubbles. As the bean sprouts that have been stuffed with minced meat are pulled out, they are quickly covered with a layer of sugar coating.

Finally, with flowing movements, it was spliced ​​into a "Zhu Feng Xiang Luan" phoenix.

"Um?"

"This...this food..."

Seeing this scene, Dojima Gin was so shocked that his jaw almost dislocated!