Douluo Continent on the tip of the tongue

Chapter 124 Nine sons ascend the imperial examination, poetry ceremony ginkgo

As a famous royal dish that cannot be eaten more, Shili Ginkgo has a saying that "nine is a delicacy, and ten is a poison". Although the ginkgo is no longer poisonous after being systematically hybridized, it can be eaten with confidence However, the dishes still follow the old system. There are only nine ginkgo fruits in one dish.

Qi Han opened a pot, and there was hot water boiling in the pot. He quickly cut the pork suet into small pieces, put it into the water, scalded the water, took it out, put it in another pot, and added the onion and ginger after the oil came out.

The main purpose of this step is to make the boiled lard white, so as not to affect the subsequent coloring of ginkgo. To achieve this step, another key point is not to boil the oil residue until it is burnt yellow, otherwise the lard will change color.

The lard is visible to the naked eye under a small fire, and after cooling, it is as white and delicate as suet jade. Qi Han picked up the lard and cut it into half-palm-sized chunks, and put it aside for later use. Then he looked at the small bowl Among the nine ginkgo fruits.

The ginkgo fruit needs to be soaked overnight in advance, then put it in the pot under cold water, add a little edible alkali to remove the bitter taste, and wait until the water boils for about one and a half minutes before taking it out.

The process of soaking the hair has been processed before the ginkgo is provided, and Qi Han only needs to add edible alkali to boil it and remove it.

After boiling, the ginkgo nuts became soft, but not completely soft, with a slight elasticity on the surface. When he carefully picked up the nine ginkgo nuts, the kitchen knife in Qi Han's hand quickly deformed and turned into a very thin carving knife.

The tip of the carving knife is like a needle, quickly chiseling on the soft ginkgo fruit. Soon, nine cute children in bellybands with different expressions and movements are carved. They seem to be grasping and jumping, with smiles on their faces Sweet and childish, his pure appearance is endearing.

Nine sons enroll!

The meaning of ginkgo is the most important in poetry and ceremony, nine is the extreme number, and nine sons are admitted to the imperial examination, which means that the descendants will be named on the gold list.

After finishing the carving, Qi Han breathed a sigh of relief, put the carved gingko aside, and turned to look at the candy beside him.

The candy was the size of a human head, and as Qi Han swung the carving knife in his hand quickly, large pieces of sugar crystals slowly peeled off from the candy, and Qi Han put it aside.

These unused pieces can be recycled, and under the black technology of the system, they can be recondensed into human head-sized sugar pieces without affecting the taste and color.

The peeled sugar crystals became smaller and smaller, but Qi Han's movements became faster and faster, and the sugar cube in his hand gradually took shape.

It looked like a tree, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and the crown of the tree protected one side.

Qi Han's movements became gentler, the details of the tree gradually improved, and the shape of its leaves slowly emerged, which turned out to be a lush and verdant green pine.

With Qi Han's knife carving, the green pine seemed to have a god, and there seemed to be a tenacious power lurking in the withered branches.

Sui Han, and then know that the pines and cypresses wither!

Putting the crystal-clear pine tree aside, Qi Han fetched sugar and water, added it to the pan and fried the sugar until it turned light caramel, then added lard and sweet-scented osmanthus honey, then added the ginkgo fruit and stirred it gently until the surface of the ginkgo fruit was covered. icing.

Even with sugar coating, every detail of Jiuzi's expression and movements can be clearly seen, only the surface is covered with a layer of crystal.

Qi Han carefully placed the nine sons under the crystal pine tree, posing in different poses, and Shili Gingko was completed in this way.

On the upper side is the shade of evergreen pine, and on the lower side there are nine sons playing.

The old pine represents the best wishes for the elderly in the family, and the nine sons are the greatest expectations for the children in the family.

Confucian famous dishes, well-deserved reputation.

Gently took the dish out and handed it to Qin Yue who was at the side. Qi Han had a smile on his face, "Okay, let's serve it up, this is Shili Ginkgo."

Qin Yue couldn't quite close her mouth.

This. This is also the dish made by the boss?
She has always felt that Boss Qi's dishes are more delicious than Yaochi Jiyue's, but they are obviously inferior in luxury. The dishes she saw later were all like this, which made Qin Yue firmly believe that Boss Qi's dishes might not be too good. Focus on the outside.

But today's two dishes subverted her imagination one after another.

First of all, the vivid picture of mountains and rivers on the crab stuffed orange, with an inexplicable charm, made Qin Yue feel confused.

Because she couldn't see the god hidden in it, Qin Yue thought that her Yaochi Jiyue might be better than crab-stuffed oranges.

But as soon as the poem tribute to Ginkgo came out, Qin Yue could no longer say such words.

Yaochi Jiyue couldn't achieve the carving that even every pine needle was clearly visible, let alone the nine dolls with different expressions and charming naive expressions, they were as real as they were.

It turns out that the boss is not unable to cook gorgeous dishes, but just disdains it.

Qin Yue suddenly felt a little more ashamed.

"Why are you in a daze?" Qi Han looked at Qin Yue with some amusement.

"Ah?" Qin Yue came back to her senses, carefully took the gift of ginkgo, and went upstairs.

She couldn't wait to see the shocked expressions of the diners when they saw Shili Ginkgo.

Putting down the empty orange cup beautifully, a smile appeared on Yu Lianxin's face.

The amount of crab-stuffed oranges is not much, and it can barely fill an orange. The wonderful taste and delicate appearance make Yu Lianxin want to have another one.

But thinking of the delicious hot pot next, she still suppressed the thoughts in her heart.

"Wow!"

I don't know who made an exclamation, Yu Lianxin subconsciously raised her head to look at the source of the commotion, her eyes suddenly became a little dull.

This is a dish?

Under the soft sun-like light, the crystal pine is shining brightly, and under the pine tree, nine children are playing and playing happily.

The first gift of ginkgo was naturally given to Cao Rang. Qin Yue didn't know Tang Qianqiu. In comparison, she felt that Cao Rang's status should be higher, so she made such a choice.

"Shili Ginkgo, please use it slowly." After introducing the dishes, Qin Yue turned and left the second floor.

Tang Qianqiu didn't mean to blame the girl, but just stared at Cao Rang silently after Qin Yue left.

stare~
The gaze from the uncle.

Cao Rang's face twitched. Although he was very reluctant, he still politely gave Tang Qianqiu the gift of ginkgo.

"Uncle, please first."

Tang Qianqiu nodded reservedly, "Qi Poxiao has accepted a good apprentice and respects the teacher, which is very good."

Then, under Cao Rang's weird eyes, he took the gift ginkgo without hesitation and placed it in front of him.

After appreciating it for about a stick of incense, Tang Qianqiu sighed deeply, "Boss Xiaoqi's dish, I'm not willing to eat it."

Really reluctant to eat, whether it is Cangsong or the nine children under the pine tree, they are all so perfect, a single movement will ruin this beautiful artistic conception, Tang Qianqiu is a little at a loss for not knowing how to move his chopsticks.

(End of this chapter)