delicious master

Chapter 95 Nine Flowers Bloom
The dark clouds outside made the Dongju Hall look a little dark.

There is rarely such heavy rainfall in autumn and winter, and the terrifying momentum seems to be the last roar before winter.

Seeing that Tang Xiaokang took out a kitchen knife just to carve radishes, the overly nervous diners finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He just saw on the Internet that this store tasted very good, so he came here to test the water. He almost thought that he was going to try it himself.

But the taste is really good. The mutton soup has a strong aroma and full of umami.

In the end, he would choose to eat nervously instead of running away directly. This was something he never expected.

Is this the legendary secret of being a foodie?
Nothing is more important than eating, and if there is, eat two meals.

Tang Xiaokang didn't notice the diners' thoughts. At this moment, he was focused on the white radish in his hand.

Carving is a very labor-intensive task, at least when it comes to carving with a kitchen knife.

White radish is very long. In fact, most of these bland-tasting white radish are used to feed pigs in rural areas, but for many people, such radish is good news.

The taste is bland, but full of the texture of radish, with sufficient moisture, and almost no spicy taste.

Use it to make soup or hot pot, and you don't have to worry about the smell of radish affecting the taste of the soup.

Moreover, white radish with sufficient water can absorb the soup more easily, and the delicious taste can enter the radish very harmoniously.

This is why Tang Xiaokang chose to use it for carving. The white radish is large enough, long enough, and more importantly, has enough water to maintain the integrity of the shape and make it easier to shape.

Apart from carrots, which are harder, there are few other radish varieties that are more suitable for carving than the large white radish.

The radish in his hand was very huge, and Tang Xiaokang was going to use it to challenge himself. With such a length, he could try to bloom all nine flowers together.

This is what the old man taught Tang Xiaokang when he first took him to learn sculpture.

But unexpectedly, it was Tang Xiaokang who eventually learned the art of carving. The old man didn't seem to be of any help other than showing off his skills.

The biggest difficulty in making nine flowers bloom is that all nine flowers on a radish need to be lifelike and intertwined with each other, so that no disharmony can be seen. The more the number, the greater the difficulty. The nine flowers are intertwined with each other. The interweaving and then blooming look requires very precise control and overall view.

Holding a knife in one hand and a carrot in the other, after gesticulating for a long time, Tang Xiaokang still didn't dare to make a move.

This is not because he is not confident in his knife skills, but if he really starts to do it, he must not be able to stop in the middle.

The slightest hesitation may cause problems and flaws in the connection between the nine flowers. The overall depiction must be done in one go, decisively and neatly.

After calming down, taking a deep breath, and adjusting his mentality, Tang Xiaokang started designing again while comparing the carrots in front of him.

This time, he didn't hesitate at all and cut directly. The kitchen knife moved very fast. As the knife went up and down, the white radish kept falling down.

After eating the Cantonese-style mutton soup, the diners who knew that they were not in danger sat in their seats and looked at Tang Xiaokang's twitching limbs curiously.

Master Tang's expression was very serious, his eyes pressed against the radish and he didn't dare to move a little bit, that's the action...

Looking at his hands that looked like he was having an epileptic seizure, the diner could not find any words to describe them. He could only say that they were very unique.

While concentrating on carving, he suddenly glanced aside and saw the curious diners.

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Tang Xiaokang's mouth. Seeing the slightly dull face of the other party, he must have been shocked by his cool technique.

"Sure enough, I, Tang Xiaokang, am so handsome and radiant."

He gave himself a silent thumbs up in his heart, but the movements of his hands did not stop.

With the light of the knife and the shadow of the knife, radish skins flew all over the sky. Finally, Tang Xiaokang carved out the rough shape of a intact radish.

"On this carrot are nine buns connected together??"

Now the diners were really shocked. Nine protrusions of different sizes appeared on a radish. They had been moving for a long time just to break a normal radish into nine packets?

"..."

Unable to help but roll his eyes at the other party, Tang Xiaokang ignored him and waved the kitchen knife in his hand again.

This time, the movements are no longer as rough as before. The carving of the flowers needs to be extremely meticulous, and each time is done carefully to avoid any problems.

Every time I took action, the kitchen knife landed just right. The blade rotated and a whole radish was cut off, revealing the skeleton of the flower.

Until then, the diners sitting there saw clearly that Tang Xiaokang's carving was actually a flower.

What made him even more miraculous was that with Tang Xiaokang's movements, the original nine protrusions actually changed little by little in the direction of flowers, and he could even distinguish some types of flowers clearly.

"Lily, rose, this is morning glory?!"

Everything appeared in front of his eyes bit by bit, as if he were experiencing a magic trick.

The shape of the flower has roughly appeared, but Tang Xiaokang is more concentrated at this moment. Now is the most critical time. It is not difficult to carve out a rough flower. The most important thing is how to carve out every detail and make the whole flower appear. They are all so lifelike that they look fake and real.

If we cannot achieve this step, there will be no possibility of success for Nine Flowers Blooming.

The most important thing is that the nine flowers can be matched together perfectly. Tang Xiaokang has already designed this step, and the rest is meticulous.

No matter anything, when faced seriously, it will become extremely fragile.

It is a very rare thing to carve out all nine flowers. Each flower has a different look. It is very energy-consuming and a test of technique to ensure that all flowers are perfect.

By the time Tang Xiaokang carved the fifth flower, there was already a lot of sweat on his forehead. Even in this cold season, he was still sweating like rain.

By the time he started carving the seventh one, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably. Counting the planning of carving the radish, he held the knife and kept carving nervously for more than three hours.

Tang Xiaokang is very attentive, and the diners next to him can also see it. They can't feel the loss of time at all.

After relaxing his slightly withdrawn right hand, Tang Xiaokang shook it to promote blood circulation, and then picked up the kitchen knife again.

Just a little bit away, just a little bit away from success!
The blade fell, and the flowers were carefully modified. The redundant parts were not only reduced, but the details were gradually carved out.

Both people's breathing became rapid, and only the last flower was left. Success or failure depended on this.

(End of this chapter)