Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

3D printing technology.

In recent years, it has developed rapidly.

Applications have been found in numerous fields such as manufacturing, medical, construction, etc.

In the food industry, 3D printing technology has also begun to be gradually explored and applied. Through this advanced technology, people can print food in various shapes, and can also customize food according to personal tastes and nutritional needs!

The most typical example is black bean curd.

The production of black bean curd is a traditional craft that was included in the Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

however.

As 3D printing is invested in research and development.

Finally, some food companies in China have begun to successfully put 3D printed black bean curds on the market.

Because the entire production process is completely intelligent, 4000 boxes can be printed in one hour, product standardization has been further improved, and quality control has also made a qualitative leap.

As we all know, the safety of tofu mainly depends on two points:

One is the raw material and the other is the coagulant.

Therefore, the original old recipe is still used. If cooking is used as a metaphor for 3D printing, then the small spoon is changed to a big spoon. The quality control standards under mechanical control are much improved in terms of safety and health compared with traditional manual labor!

Of course, costs are also reduced.

Although Zhang Fan did not say it directly, the smart Alice quickly thought of 3D printing technology.

Who doesn’t like to see food prepared for them at a school festival?

Let's imagine.

Delicious food can be prepared at the push of a button.

Yes, through 3D printing, you can increase the speed of cooking and design many cute shapes.

From simple chocolates to cakes, and even some meat, this revolutionary technology may be able to make a successful comeback for Alice who is in a loss-making situation!

……

"Alice, it's unimaginable to say the least."

"Such a small problem actually stumped you. You were an intern at my izakaya for half a month not long ago!"

After saying that, Zhang Fan turned to Alice and rolled his eyes angrily.

Then, he deliberately stretched out a finger and flicked the tip of her nose.

Alice, who was in a state of confusion and infatuation, came to her senses after hearing Zhang Fan's words. She quickly covered her nose with an "ah" sound, and then hurriedly lowered her head.

Then, she pouted and replied mischievously: "How did I know?"

"I have done enough homework and preparations in advance, and even developed several unique molecular dishes, but who knew these customers wouldn't appreciate it!"

"You, you are still pursuing the novelty and creativity of cooking, while ignoring the practicality of cooking."

"You are running a stall at the school festival. Putting aside everything else, you dare to use ingredients like caviar. It would be fine if you were in the final Linshan area, but it would be inappropriate for you to be in the main avenue area."

“After all, among the three major areas, this area has the largest number of diners, but it is also the most ordinary.

"From the beginning, you created such novel and expensive dishes."

"The idea must be wrong!"

"No matter how delicious your molecular cuisine is, the price will definitely scare off many people. At the same time, the required ingredients are expensive, which will lead to higher operating costs."

“So it’s hard to justify it if you don’t lose money.”

At this moment, listening to Alice's words, Zhang Fan suddenly knew what the problem was.

"It seems to make sense."

After a pause, Alice seemed to understand somewhat.

Indeed, when preparing for the school festival in the early stages, she was still too focused on her own new dishes, while ignoring issues such as the quality level of diners and business strategies.

……

"No matter how bad things are, they need to be cured with delicious food."

"You are here, so I will serve you a dish of boiled cabbage."

Zhang Fan then smiled.

"Boiling water and cabbage?"

Alice was a little surprised when she heard this.

After all, she doesn't have a deep understanding of traditional cooking, so she will inevitably feel strange in her heart. Boiling water is boiling water, and cabbage is cabbage. How can the two be combined together?

"Ah!"

"Just wait for a while."

"I believe this dish will subvert your knowledge again."

After saying this, Zhang Fan returned to the cooking table and got ready to work.

Simple and unpretentious, this is most people's impression and evaluation of boiled cabbage. However, this dish shows the excellent soup-making skills.

The first is the choice of cabbage. You must choose unripe Chinese cabbage as raw material.

Moreover, you have to use only the tender heart that is yellowed in the middle!

Second.

It's like a soup base of boiled water.

It is necessary to put chicken racks, pork bones, scallops, hooves from Xuanwei ham and other fresh products into the boiling water pot respectively, remove the blood and impurities, take them out and wash them.

Then put them together into the soup pot, season them and simmer slowly over low heat. The soup should be kept slightly boiling but not boiling during the whole process. The time should be at least 1 hour!

Then mince the chicken breast until minced, add fresh soup and stir into a slurry, then pour it into the pot to absorb impurities.

After that, repeat the adsorption two or three times.

The soup base in the pot, which was originally very turbid, began to be slowly purified, turning into transparent "boiling water".

Moreover, if you smell it carefully, you can still feel that the fragrance is rich and refreshing.

It can be seen that the choice of ingredients is often not a problem.

But making a soup base that is clear and transparent and has an unusually rich taste is a special test of the chef's skills!

……

Choose a nest of freshly rolled cabbage.

Then remove at least two outer layers, leaving only one with white leaves, tender stems and a fist-sized tree inside.

Immediately afterwards, soak the vegetable roots in the prepared soup to soften the outer stems, then gently peel off four or five pieces, remembering not to disconnect the roots.

Like a water lily that has just opened, it is placed flat on the drain of a net.

Then use a thin silver needle to prick the cabbage heart repeatedly and deeply, so that the cabbage is filled with pores that are invisible to the naked eye from the inside out.

At this time, Zhang Fan, whose eyes were tense, cut the whole chicken into pieces and began to remove all the fat from the belly.

Then, wash the blood repeatedly.

Pour into boiling water to blanch, then put into boiling water.

Then immediately change to a simmer and add fresh ingredients such as prepared abalone slices and shredded white mushrooms.

When the chicken soup in the pot, which was originally slightly turbid, becomes as clear and clear as boiling water, you're done.

Smell it carefully.

The fragrance is rich and mellow, not greasy or greasy!

"This is boiled cabbage."

Zhang Fan personally placed the ceramic bowl filled with boiled cabbage in front of Alice.

……

Cabbage is a particularly cheap ingredient.

As for boiled cabbage, if you don't delve into the raw materials, it looks like cabbage soup.

Indifferent.