Shokuki: Start with an izakaya and make everyone cry

Molecular cuisine can bring surprises to the public and trigger certain thinking.

Perhaps from Alice Nakiri's point of view, it would be enough if it can bring surprise and shock to diners when the dish is revealed!

Indeed, in terms of qualifications, she is inferior to Erina in every aspect.

However, she still used her own way to express the unique charm of molecular cuisine to everyone.

Soon, more and more tourists gathered around her stall, and towards the end, she finally sold 200 breakfasts.

"Near miss."

"Fortunately, it passed, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do?"

Alice felt like she was almost paralyzed with fatigue.

But when she saw that all the poached eggs and milkshakes in front of her were sold out, she could no longer hold back the joy in her heart and raised the corners of her mouth slightly!

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"It's interesting. At first, Erina stole all the tourists, so we couldn't even sell a single breakfast."

"When most people encounter this kind of situation, their mentality will probably collapse. But she is not discouraged by this. Instead, she finds out the key to the problem in time and prescribes the right medicine!"

"Being able to respond quickly and fearlessly in times of crisis can save an otherwise hopeless situation."

"Such courage and courage are indeed extraordinary!"

At this time, looking at Alice Nakiri, who was the last one to complete the breakfast assessment, Dojima Gin's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of appreciation.

Hey, it’s another one named Nakiri.

It seems that the two granddaughters of the commander-in-chief have a bright future!

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At night, the whole city can be excited.

Apart from the hot hot pot in the harsh winter, there is only a glass of soda that is chilled and still dripping with water.

The homemade ginger ale that I drank into my mouth was less pungent and spicy because I added some lemonade and sugar, and it was not overly sweet like ordinary carbonated drinks!

"Hiss...it's really enjoyable."

"The experience brought by this ginger ale is no worse than that of sake."

"Just taking a sip, I feel like my whole body is surrounded by coolness and coldness, and I also feel that there are many small bubbles jumping on my tongue."

At this moment, Kobayashi Ringtong's thoughts were intoxicated, as quiet as water.

As the business of the izakaya got better and better, Zhang Fan also made some changes in many things, such as:

He added many non-alcoholic beverages, such as the ginger ale that Kobayashi Ryuden is drinking now, as well as cola, orange juice and the like.

Therefore, even some diners who don’t want to drink can still have a drink here!

"Shopkeeper, why aren't you open tonight?"

"When I came here, I almost felt cold when I saw the sign hanging outside the door saying [our store is closed for one day]."

"Fortunately, you found me on the balcony on the second floor and opened the door to let me in. Otherwise... my trip would have been in vain!"

After saying that, Xiaolin Ringtong took another sip of soda and looked at Zhang Fandao with watery eyes.

"I open an izakaya, and I just want to be free."

"If you want to open your business, you can open it. If you want to close your business, you can close your business. Why do you have to work so hard like a social animal?"

Hearing this, Zhang Fan, who was wiping his kitchen knife, gave Xiaolin Rgentan an angry look.

"Your business is so good, how much money will you lose if you take a day off?"

"Besides, I just like your cooking. If I don't eat your food for a day, my whole body will feel very uncomfortable."

As he spoke, Xiaolin Ringtong held his chin with both hands, his eyes always staring at Zhang Fan, and an intriguing smile inadvertently appeared on his face.

"Okay, the izakaya will be closed tonight, but we will make an exception for you."

"Tell me, what food do you want to eat?"

Sighing helplessly, Zhang Fan could only take back the kitchen knife, then turned to the absent-minded Xiaolin Ringtong and asked softly.

"Well, I came to the izakaya tonight just to ask you to help me deal with this."

After saying that, Xiaolin Ringtong took out a thick bear paw directly from the sack and put it on the table with a bang.

Zhang Fan:? ? ?

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Unlike the Celestial Empire, which protects wild animals, the Neon Kingdom issues hunting licenses.

Hunters are allowed to hunt black bears and brown bears to prevent bears from trampling on farmland and injuring people. They are also allowed to eat bear meat.

From Zhang Fan's point of view, he is actually a bit opposed to wild game, especially shark fins.

This can be seen from the time he started running an izakaya. Although he had the rule of "diners order whatever they want", he never used excessive game ingredients to attract people's attention or please diners.

Therefore, he did not regret at all that these game ingredients disappeared from the dining table.

After all, being able to cook chicken, duck and goose well is already a great merit.

Of course, it would be a pity if those traditional cooking techniques were also lost due to the disappearance of game ingredients.

"Where did you get it?" Zhang Fan asked calmly, looking away.

"I bought it at the game market. How about it? With your cooking skills, can you cook this bear's paw?"

Kobayashi Rgentan smiled, his eyes filled with anticipation.

At Totsuki Academy, she was already an expert at rare game ingredients.

At the same time, as a foodie, she can taste everything from insects, centipedes, and ants crawling on the ground, to fish, turtles, shrimps, and crabs in the water, to various birds in the sky.

Even when faced with an ingredient like bear paw, she wouldn't think there was any problem.

"This is your strength. Why don't you just do it yourself?"

Zhang Fan was stunned and asked again.

"me?"

"Let me cook the bear paws myself, it will be fine."

"But I want to see how much better you are at handling bear paws than me?"

Kobayashi Gendan begged with somewhat blurred eyes.

Zhang Fan watched her expression and couldn't help but hesitate when he saw that she really wanted to try his skills.

Seeing Zhang Fan's hesitant expression, Kobayashi Ringtong continued: "Didn't you say that as long as there are ready-made ingredients, you can order whatever you want?"

"I've prepared the ingredients for you, but you...can't you make it?"

"Okay, let me help you once."

"But you should know that cooking bear paws is not that easy and takes a certain amount of time, so..."

"No matter how long it takes, I will wait with peace of mind."

"Okay, your words are enough."

Finally, Zhang Fanwei nodded, and then started cooking bear paws under her gaze!

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The Chinese dynasty has been eating bear's paws since ancient times.

And bear paw seems to be the most delicious kind of meat, but it just tastes bad.

It is said that when black bears hibernate, they often block the valley path with one bear paw, put the other bear paw in front of their mouth, and suck it a few times when they are hungry.

If you use your left palm this year, you will definitely use your right palm next year. You will never make a mistake.

In other words, when cooking bear paws, you must separate the two paws for cooking.

Because the bear's paw that is licked and eaten every day will definitely be plump and thick, while the other bear's paw is said to have a strange smell no matter how it is seasoned.

"I don't know which bear's paw Kobayashi Gentian provided?"

After muttering something to himself, Zhang Fan put the bear's paw into the pot and stewed it.

When the bear is seven or eight years old, the bear's skin and hair are peeled off.

During this process, the hair on the fingertips of bear paws is difficult to remove, and it must take some time and careful processing to be completely clean.

Then prepare chicken, duck, green onions, ginger and other auxiliary ingredients and cook them with bear paws, and simmer the stock over slow fire.

After these auxiliary ingredients are cooked to bring out the flavor, the mission is completed, leaving only a cooked and delicious bear paw.

Finally, the bear paws are deboned with a Quezhiyun bone cutter.

Then cut it into thin slices, add it to the pot again with fresh ingredients such as bamboo shoots and mushrooms, and steam it.

Immediately afterwards, heat the wok with base oil, add green onions and minced ginger to the pan.

Add an appropriate amount of chicken stock, season with salt, add some oil after thickening, and pour it on the orchid and vegetable gallbladder.

Just like that, a plate of shiny orchid bear paws was placed in front of Kobayashi Ryoden.

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This dish belongs to Northeast China cuisine.

In the first national cooking competition in 1983, this dish called Orchid Bear Paw went through many tests and finally defeated 380 dishes to win the championship.

The reason why it stands out is because of its ingenuity in many cooking techniques and its extremely demanding and particular ingredients.

Even the chef's own cooking skills require years of practice before he can make this dish.

At first glance, the plate of orchid bear paws in front of you looks a bit like French puff pastry soup.

The puff pastry on the outside is golden in color and fragrant, but that’s not the point!

"Huh? So...so soft!"

The sharp-eyed Kobayashi Ringtong immediately poked it gently with his chopsticks.

As a result, the bear's paw, which was golden and shiny and the meat was stewed until soft and tender, could quickly overflow with a trace of rich soup.

Especially the amazing elasticity that wants to bounce the chopsticks out, which instantly makes Kobayashi Ryoden feel shocked.

Because bear paws are precious, a lot of ingredients are usually added to stew them together. This can maximize the value of bear paws, but often the ingredients take away the flavor.

At the same time, Zhang Fan here prepared a plate of hot water, dipped it in with a towel, and said: "There is a lot of colloid inside the bear's paw. If you don't eat it quickly, it will taste even stickier later! "

"Well, I...I know."

Nodding, Kobayashi Ringtong used a spoon to gently scoop out a mouthful.

She blew while observing carefully. Just as Zhang Fan said, the bear paws that had just been prepared did have a dark brown quivering gel texture.

The soup seems to be rich in collagen and is extremely thick.

Taking a deep breath, I felt just one word:

fragrant!

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Pure meat aroma, mixed with the aroma of many spices.

However, I couldn’t tell what the specific spice was. According to Kobayashi Gentian’s guess, it should be saffron.

It is probably due to the preset conditions due to psychological effects. I always feel that Zhang Fan's orchid and bear paw dish is full of wild flavor, maybe... because it is bear paw, right?

Finally, Kobayashi Gentian stopped thinking about it and quickly tasted it.

When you first take it into your mouth, the rich flavor instantly fills every part of your tongue.

The excessive spices did not cover up the taste of bear paws.

On the contrary, the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes, especially the perfect slow-fire cooking method, which allows the bear paw to restore the most authentic taste as much as possible.

Only those who have tasted it will know that taste. It is the unique richness of bear's paw, not like pig's trotters and beef tendons, nor like the thickest fish lips.

Chew it carefully, and the small strips of muscle inside are particularly soft, tender and delicious.

And because there is too much colloid, my whole mouth feels sticky immediately after swallowing.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan next to him wisely brought a towel soaked in hot water to her and motioned for her to wipe her mouth.

Kobayashi Ringtong did not respond, but took the hot towel and wiped his mouth.

"Choose slow cooking methods and thick, insulated vessels."

"Then the bear paws go through different preliminary processes and are put into the pot with all the ingredients."

"Heat it over low heat for a long time to fully bring out the gelatin and flavor of the bear's paw."

"Amazing, really amazing!"

"Relying on time, perfect fire control and various combinations of ingredients, we can make bear paws so delicious. I, Kobayashi Ringtong, am really convinced!"

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The bear paws cooked by many people are delicious and have a mellow texture.

But it's all made with auxiliary ingredients and sauces, and it doesn't have any of the original flavor of bear's paw.

In fact, the originally tough and thick bear meat has naturally changed its appearance after such treatment. At this point, even if Ringtong Kobayashi were to handle the bear paws herself, she would unintentionally destroy the original appearance and taste of the bear paws.

But in this plate of orchid bear paw, every piece of meat is actually filled with sticky sauce.

Therefore, it is effortless to chew with your teeth, and the texture is close to that of chewy veal, making it very enjoyable to eat.

Perhaps for Kobayashi Gentian, who loves all kinds of meat, this kind of bear paw cuisine is a delicacy worth looking forward to.

Of course, don’t forget the most essential soup!

Just drink a little bit, and your mouth will be full of happiness.

Paired with a mouthful of pickled lingonberries, the sweet and sour feeling instantly makes people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.

As a result, Kobayashi Rgentan began to enter a particularly wonderful fantasy realm.

But as an adventurer, she traveled alone in a deep mountain and wild forest. The depth and silence around her made her very uneasy!

She could only walk along the winding path, silently wary of everything around her.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound not far away, forcing her to stop immediately and listen attentively.

Immediately afterwards, a huge black bear sprang out. It had black hair all over its body and a striking white stripe on its neck and shoulders. It was staring at Gentian Kobayashi intently.

She tried to stay calm, but there was unavoidable fear in her heart.

In this case, Kobayashi Gentian knew that any slight movement might disturb the black bear.

So I could only hold on to the hiking pole in my hand tightly and try to stay calm.

"Ho ho ho~"

The black bear roared angrily at this moment.

Finally, it raised two huge bear paws high and patted the small forest gentian.

"Huh? This is...ah...I can't do it anymore!"

However, at this moment, Kobayashi Rgentan, who woke up, raised his head and rolled his eyes! (End of chapter)