The Creator of the Second Dimension

During the Spring Festival, some people spend it in the gathering of relatives and friends, some people spend it surrounded by the influence of Chinese food, and some people spend it in the roar of exterminating dragons.

The seven-day continuous broadcast of "China on the Bite of the Tongue", from the gift of nature to the story of the staple food, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, the theme tonight is "Inspiration for Transformation".

Tom Granger, a well-known gourmet video producer at the overseas site of Chuyin Video Network, opened the Chuyin Video Network on time at 12 noon to watch "A Bite of China".

Tom is a native of the Kingdom of England. The dishes of the Kingdom of England have always been called dark cuisine. Many of the videos Tom uploaded on the overseas version of Chuyin Video Network are tasting and cooking of dark cuisine, such as the most classic starry sky pie, haggis, and eel Dong, etc., and some unboxing videos of canned herring from time to time, which are very popular with the audience.

He is very interested in Chinese cuisine, not only those classic delicacies such as roast duck and xiaolongbao, but also exotic foods such as snail noodles, stinky tofu, soybean juice, preserved eggs, etc. Tom is also keen on.

Tom once asked a friend who went to Huaxia to bring snail powder and tried it during the live broadcast. As a result, the taste made him run to the toilet and vomit out, even throwing up all the supper yesterday.

But there is no way, I have to eat the snail noodles cooked by myself even if I pinch my nose.

Tom picked up the snail noodles with a fork and stuffed them into his mouth like eating pasta.

In an instant, the fermented sour taste of sour bamboo shoots, chili oil, and capers came into Tom's mouth, and all the flavors permeated into the translucent vermicelli. For Tom, it was like detonating an explosion in his mouth. Huge taste bomb.

bang——

The taste building that Tom built up for more than 20 years collapsed in an instant.

Because it was a live broadcast, Tom's distorted expression also affected the audience and made them empathize. Many people in front of the screen wailed.

But amazingly, about thirty seconds later, when Tom swallowed the snail powder that contained soup and vermicelli, the first sentence he blurted out was——

"It's delicious."

Tom himself didn't quite believe his tongue, but after the disgusting taste at first, the snail noodles really made the word delicious appear in his mind.

The audience seemed very surprised, and there were constant comments, such as "Do you believe that an Englishman said it was delicious? He grew up eating Starry Sky Pie" and "Trying to trick me into buying snail noodles, I won't be fooled" "This guy is a guy who can eat a whole can of herring without changing his face. I don't believe a word of him!" Such comments are repeated one after another.

Of course, the bowl of snail noodles was eaten by Tom in the end. As for his kitchen being ventilated for a month, that is another story.

He finished watching the opening credits of "A Bite of China" and saw the subtitle of this episode, "Inspiration for Transformation".

Although the documentary is in Chinese, it also has English subtitles. Tom watched it smoothly.

At the beginning of this episode, there was a picture of putting the tofu in the bamboo plaque on the roof. Tofu is a unique food in China. Tom’s favorite food in Chinatown is mapo tofu, but the tofu on the screen is obviously the same as he recognizes. Knowledge is not the same.

The shriveled, hard, dark-brown skin looked moldy, making Tom frown slightly.

Next, the documentary shows how this particular tofu is eaten.

On the grill of the charcoal brazier, the small pieces of tofu are heated and expanded, just like popcorn. Break it apart, dip it in a little seasoning and put it in your mouth. It is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, which makes your index finger move.

Tom was not able to accept this kind of food at first. Fermented things always have some special taste, such as sour bamboo shoots, or canned herring, but watching people put them into their mouths one by one in the documentary, Tom suddenly Some want to eat.

Next is the process of making tofu. Tom has read the information, but this is the first time he has seen such a detailed image. It is hard to believe that the grains of soybeans will become such a white and tender jelly, and the taste will become delicate and soft. The original look is completely different.

The next scene made Tom dumbfounded. He saw a chef quickly cut a piece of tofu with a knife, and cut it into a muddy shape. Very thin tofu shreds, and basically not broken.

"It's amazing!"

Tom couldn't help admiring.

Knife skills are also a part of western food. Western food chefs are good at using various knives to perform operations, such as classic ham slices.

However, the chef in Chinese food uses only one kitchen knife to complete the work that can only be done with a dozen kitchen knives in Western food, which is really amazing.

In addition to ordinary tofu, there are milk tofu made from goat milk, hairy tofu covered with white hairs after fermentation, and vegetarian dishes made from tofu and various vegetarian dishes, etc., which make the noodle soup that has only eaten mapo tofu great. Eye-opening.

The sauced duck, miso, and sauerkraut that followed were all Chinese delicacies that Tom didn't have access to on weekdays.

The raw materials of all the food in this episode are what Tom can see in the market on weekdays, but through special transformation, it has become a style that he has never seen before.

This transformation method is quite similar to the molecular cuisine in some new western restaurants, but it has been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years.

In contrast, most of what Tom usually eats are simply processed products, which can be prepared in a microwave oven, which is really too simple and barren.

"...all these imaginative transformations, the flavor and nutritional sublimation that they create are amazing and form a part called culture that is passed on."

At this time, the episode was just coming to an end, and the narration was eloquent, accompanied by the background music, which had a long charm.

After watching an episode, Tom still couldn't get enough of it, and at the same time, some inspirations and ideas suddenly appeared in his heart.

"I can buy all these ingredients, can I learn how to make tofu myself?"

Soybeans and gypsum are all common materials. Tom also knows some friends in Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, and learns from them, and he may be able to make tofu himself.

This can be used as material for another video. I believe that Tom’s fans who have watched "A Bite of China" will definitely be very interested in the tofu making in it.

Thinking of this, Tom immediately packed up his things, put on his clothes, and prepared to go shopping in the market.

Going out, the winter in London is still bleak, but Tom is like a child, jumping up and down, walking into the distance.