Shokuki: Start with an izakaya and make everyone cry

Rice, as white as snow.

The dark red pulp of sour plums is dotted in between, which not only adds a different color, but also makes people’s eyes brighter.

Talking about its flavor, the flavor of sour plum fried rice is rich and unique.

Sour plum!

It has been cleverly integrated into the rice.

What was originally a bland plate of fried rice actually tasted like:

Incredibly appetizing!

With every bite, you can taste the sweet and sour plums intertwined with the mellow aroma of the rice.

That feeling, that taste... actually made Anne, the first-class executive officer of the WGO Food Organization, shed tears silently.

…

Fry the pickled plums into the rice.

This seemingly imaginative "creation" actually has traces to follow.

In Japanese tradition, there have always been sour plum rice balls and sour plum rice. Since these two dishes can be combined with rice, it can also be made into fried rice.

It tastes good.

The taste is simply too cute.

A touch of sour and sweet pops out from between the teeth inadvertently.

Anne secretly marveled, how could the most mediocre fried rice be so playful?

"Shopkeeper, I have a request. Can you...can you make more sour plum fried rice for one person, no, two people, and let me take it away?"

Annie pleaded, wiping her tears.

"no problem."

"Sour plum fried rice has an appetizing effect in itself."

"For a woman with a weak constitution, it doesn't matter even if she eats a few hundred million more!"

Zhang Fan had no reason to refuse such a request.

"Thanks!"

Anne heard this and replied gratefully.

…

Every moment, every second, time keeps passing.

It is like a director, silently filming various scenes in people's lives, from the first ray of sunshine in the morning to the stars in the sky at night, from the blooming flowers in spring to the falling leaves in autumn...

Every detail and every moment is so cleverly captured and preserved by time.

Anne, left early.

Maybe he was in a hurry to deliver the packaged pickled plum fried rice to Nakiri Managi?

Therefore, she did not stay in the izakaya for too long.

And as 2 o'clock in the morning approached, the izakaya finally closed again. At this time, Leonora had no choice but to get up and leave.

"Zhang Fan, I'll go back first."

"Well, Ye Hei, remember to be careful on the road." Zhang Fan replied.

"Alice, during the field training activities, you must be obedient at the izakaya and don't cause trouble."

"You have to understand that your ability to intern at the Izakaya is the result of Zhang Fan and Yuanyue reaching some kind of cooperation agreement. If you mess up, it will not only be embarrassing for you, but also for grandpa, me, and even the entire Yuanyue." moon!"

Nodding, Leonora then turned to look at her daughter and couldn't help but say seriously.

"Mom, don't worry."

"I will definitely listen to Zhang Fan. If he says one, I dare not say two."

Alice said impatiently.

"Zhang Fan, Alice will be left to you during this time."

"If there's anything she doesn't do well, educate her for me!"

Looking at Alice with such an attitude, Leonora could only sigh deeply and said to Zhang Fan.

"no problem."

"I will take good care of him for you."

Zhang Fan, agree.

When Leonora heard this, she couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, and then she said goodbye to everyone and left the izakaya.

With her departure, the izakaya closed, and a busy night could finally come to an end for Zhang Fan, Erina, Alice, Hisako and others!

…

"Fei Sha."

"Don't rush to calculate tonight's bill. Come over and help make some condiments."

At this moment, Zhang Fan came to the kitchen and motioned for Fei Shasha to follow him.

"Okay, I'll come right away."

Upon seeing this, Fei Shasha quickly dropped what he was doing and followed him.

"Fei..."

On the side, Erina wanted to stop her, but she never thought that Fei Shao slipped away faster, as if she wanted to avoid it intentionally.

"Haven't you noticed yet?"

"Zhang Fan, he deliberately wants to separate you two."

Taki Kadozaki, who was about to go back to the Harugotei next door to rest, came over and gently patted Erina on the shoulder, with a look in his eyes that seemed to "see through everything."

"ah?"

"Could it be that……"

Erina was stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses.

…

Brightly lit kitchen.

Zhang Fan actually prepared 13 kinds of spices in one go: purple apricot, amomum villosum, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, pepper, star anise, cumin, woody incense, angelica root, three nai, galangal, and dried ginger.

The smart Fei Shasha quickly thought of something: "Zhang Fan, do you want to make thirteen spice condiments?"

"Um!"

"The barbecue recently is very popular."

"So I thought it would be more interesting to add some thirteen spices with dry vinegar, so that diners can add flavor and blend independently when eating barbecue."

Zhang Fan turned around and explained.

Shisanxiang, literally understood as seasoning powder, is a combination of 13 kinds of seasonings.

In fact, because the formulas are different, it also involves the proportion of each spice, the number of types of spices, the quality of the origin of the spices, the processing technology of the spices, the degree of dryness, the degree of preservation, etc.

Therefore, they are all thirteen incense, but there may be differences!

For many chefs who are good at spice dishes, Shisanxiang has a strong Chinese medicinal flavor because of the many spices used.

Therefore, certain skills are often required when using it.

However.

No matter how.

In principle, you must avoid dishes that can highlight the fresh aroma of the ingredients themselves, such as:

mushroom.

Chinese chives.

steamed fish.

Make soup.

Stew.

…

These ingredients or cooking methods.

It is best not to add thirteen spices, otherwise it will be really difficult to swallow.

"Zhang Fan, besides Thirteen Incenses, what other famous condiments are there in China?"

Fei Shasha asked curiously.

"Allspice!"

"Laoganma's chili sauce also counts."

Zhang Fan said simply.

"Five-spice powder? What's the difference between it and thirteen-spice powder?"

"First of all, you have to understand that five-spice powder and thirteen spices do not necessarily have to be a combination of 5 spices and 13 spices."

"Of course, no matter how it changes, it will basically remain at more than 5 and 13 types."

"Also, their formulas are not fixed."

"Like five-spice powder, it comes from the balance of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty flavors in Chinese culture. Depending on the region and the manufacturer's formula, there will be spicy, spicy, five-spice, fresh and spicy flavors, etc., which are more common. There are Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and cumin.”

"Oh, there are also recipes that add tangerine peel, dried ginger, cardamom, licorice, and pepper!"

"In short, the flavor of five-spice powder is not fixed. You should choose it according to your taste."

"The same goes for Thirteen Incenses!"

"There is a saying that goes like this, white case five-spice powder, red case thirteen spices."

"It means that you can use five-spice powder when making some pasta, such as flower rolls, egg pancakes, sauce pancakes, etc."

"When making some meats, thirteen incense is used more often, because the aroma of thirteen incense is heavier and richer, and it has a better effect of removing fishy smell and adding flavor to the meat."

"But just summarizing it in three or two sentences is a bit too one-sided."

"This requires chefs to keep trying and improving in order to maximize the power of these two seasonings!"

…

Counting ears.

Fei Shasha listened to every word.

Until the end, her heart was like a stormy sea crashing on the shore, and she was very uneasy.

When studying medicinal diet, she also dabbled in the spices and condiments commonly used in the Chinese dynasty, but she did not do more in-depth research on this.

Now, listening to Zhang Fan's words, she realized that there was a lot of emphasis on condiments in China!

"Fei Sha, you are best at cooking."

"It is a medicated diet that originated from the traditional diet of the Celestial Dynasty and the traditional Chinese medicine diet culture."

"So your use of ingredients must be different from Erina who has the talent of God's Tongue, Alice who has molecular cuisine technology, Tadokoro Megumi who specializes in local cuisine, and others."

So much for that.

Zhang Fan, pause for a moment.

Then he took a deep look at Fei Shasha, and after thinking about it again, he continued: "Perhaps you are better than anyone else in terms of medicinal food cooking."

"But relying solely on medicated cuisine and these Kampo medicines that have been circulated for a long time will definitely not work if you want to follow in the footsteps of Erina Nakiri and achieve success in the culinary world in the future."

"And how to do it, actually, the answer to this question does not lie with me."

"Don't say it's me, even if it's Erina who you want to serve with all your heart, she can't give you a correct answer."

"actually."

"You don't realize it yet."

"The only person who can really change you is yourself!"

…

These words.

As early as the day Fei Shasha ran away from home and was about to stay at the izakaya, Zhang Fan wanted to tell her.

But he knew that this was not the most appropriate time. It was not until tonight that he felt the need to tell her this truth!

"I?"

"Do I really...really have a chance to grow?"

Fei Shasha was clenching her fists tightly at this moment, trying to hold back her tears. She is looking forward to it.

She hoped that Zhang Fan could answer words like "yes", "that's right", "it's really possible" in front of her.

"Yes, I have!"

"Why not?"

"A long time ago, I was a five-star hotel chef."

"At that time, I felt that I might never have the means or opportunity to make progress. But now, aren't I able to develop new dishes every day?"

"Um!"

"I see!"

As soon as these words came out, Fei Shasha burst into laughter on the spot.

From this moment on, she finally understood what she should do in the future.

…

Izakaya.

At this time, here at the cooking table.

A round "cherry" was held in the palm of Kadozaki Taki's hand.

"Is this molecular cuisine?"

Then, Taki Kadozaki blinked and asked Alice Nakiri behind him: "Can I really try it?"

"Of course, Taki-senpai.?

"This is beef made with gelatin that looks like a cherry, so please feel free to eat it and eat it boldly."

Alice responded hurriedly.

Hearing this, Kadozaki Taki was slightly surprised and couldn't wait to put this "cherry" into his mouth.

When you taste it, you can immediately feel the sweet and sour cherry flavor. At the same time, it has the richness of beef fat, and the sour taste of cherries balances out the fatness of beef very well.

"Interesting, this cherry fruit is really made of beef!"

Involuntarily, Kadozaki Taki exclaimed.

After that, she picked up a "cherry" again and ate it.

"Um?"

"Why is there no meaty aroma of beef?"

After swallowing, Kakuzaki Taki frowned deeply at this time.

"That's because there are several other real cherries on the plate, so you can hardly tell which one is cherry beef and which one is real cherries."

Alice Nakiri, as if she had expected it, quickly stood up and explained.

"Heh, it's really a cunning dish."

Taki couldn't help but be stunned, and replied without finishing his thoughts.

Then, she focused her gaze on a rose next to her.

"This is made of lychees and raspberries into red capsule beads, and then placed on the rose flowers. It looks like the core of the rose!"

Seeing this, Alice Nakiri pushed the rose in front of Kadozaki Taki's eyes.

"litchi?"

"Raspberry?"

Kadozaki Taki felt unbelievable.

She smelled the flowers first. In addition to the fragrance of roses, there was also a vaguely attractive fruity fragrance.

Then, she noticed that there was indeed a red capsule bead hidden in the petals, so she put the red capsule bead in her mouth and bit it open.

Suddenly, a fresh fruity scent burst out. The sweetness of lychees and raspberries spread quickly in the mouth in an instant, quickly occupying every taste bud on the tongue, and Taki Kadozaki was caught off guard.

"The rich fruity flavor spreads in your mouth all of a sudden."

Finally, Taki Kadozaki soon showed a particularly satisfied look!

And see this situation.

Alice's bright eyes flashed, and she was secretly happy.

…

Peng Peng Peng.

A knock sounded outside Erina's room.

"who?"

"Miss, it's me."

Fei Shasha's hoarse voice came from outside. Did he cry just now?

"Fei Shasha, are you finally willing to talk to me?"

Nakiri Erina was so excited that she quickly opened the door. When she saw that the person in front of her was really her, she hugged her arm tightly, as if she was really afraid that she would leave with her back turned to her again like she did in the autumn selection. Got it!

"Miss, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that."

Fei Shasha apologized and said that with Zhang Fan's guidance, she also discovered her problem.

"Hisako, I know that I shouldn't put pressure on you in the autumn selection, which caused you to choose to leave me after losing to Kurokiba Ryo."

"This is all my fault. Maybe there are many bad things about me, and I may be too harsh on you."

"I have always been unable to take into account your feelings, which is why you cannot withstand this blow!"

"Actually, you have been by my side all these years, and you are very busy taking care of many things and things every day!"

"So, in my eyes."

"You will always be a qualified secretary!"

"Fei Shasha, can you come back to me again?" (End of Chapter)