The Adventures of the Mad County King on the Domain [Infrastructure]

No matter how anxiously the spectators are waiting, the walnut sesame candy of Laifu Tea House is still under evaluation.After the old man's words of praise were finished, the traveling merchant finally finished looking at the shape and put the candy into his mouth.Through the bamboo hat, others couldn't see his expression when tasting, and waited for a long time. After the small piece of candy was chewed and swallowed by him, he rinsed his mouth slowly, and said: "It is more than fragrant, slightly sweet, and slightly less crisp."

The shopkeeper became anxious when he heard this, and said: "Guest, don't you just say that we are not good just because you received Mr. Xie's reward?! Our pine nut candy is well-known, why do you say that this walnut sesame candy is not good? ?”

The traveling businessman laughed and said, "Why is the shopkeeper rushing to make excuses? Will the dignified Laifu Teahouse lose its reputation and affect the source of customers because of me, a passer-by?"

"This!"

Pedestrian merchant: "I don't think so. So, I want to talk about this candy in detail." He took another piece of walnut sesame candy, bent it gently, and then lifted it up for all the spectators to see clearly, "Boil the candy, the first The first is about heat and timing, the second is about the combination of fillings, and the third is about slicing and shaping. In this third item, it’s not just about making it into a shape of equal size and then it’s over, but waiting for it to cool slowly It is completely completed when it is completely dry, and the shape is not collapsed or destroyed. If you have tasted pine nut candy, you must be impressed by its crispy taste, because it is made from production to completion, and then sent to the table of the guests , in the mouth, it has gone through a long enough time, enough for the boiled sugar juice to cool down and solidify completely. But—” He paused, and turned his gaze to the teahouse master, “This walnut sesame candy, from the production to the present, has been fully calculated Not more than half an hour, right? The sugar body is still warm, so naturally it cannot be crispy."

Some of the spectators suddenly realized, while others still had doubts, and some regulars who especially liked pine nut candy said: "Even if it is not crispy, the combination of sugar and walnut kernels will not go wrong! It must not be bad!"

"That's right, a businessman is a philistine! It takes a long time to talk about a little flaw!"

The traveling businessman only looked at the master of the restaurant, as if he was talking to him alone, and said, "Master, did you use ice to cool it before forcing it into shape? If it weren't for that, the walnuts wouldn't lose their crisp texture at all. .”

The master changed his face slightly, and said: "The guest has a tricky tongue, it is exactly as you said. But in a hurry, this is the only way to go!"

Someone shouted: "Then wait for it to cool down?"

Pedestrian merchant: "It's naturally similar to pine nut candy, it's just—"

Before he could say any more, the man had already interrupted: "That's the end of it, what's the point of talking about it! It's impossible for us to eat this half-cooled candy!!"

"Indeed." The old man twirled his beard and agreed, "However, this lukewarm sugar tastes soft and sweet, which is just right for the old teeth."

The traveling businessman wanted to argue again, but Xie Qian waved his hand lightly to stop him, and said with a smile: "The old man is very right. It is difficult to agree with everyone. It is normal for the same thing to get different evaluations after tasting. Why bother with it?" What about praise? From my point of view, since the two reviewers have reviewed it, let’s start tasting Lao He’s finished product, shall we?"

His proposal just mentioned the ideas of most of the spectators, and soon, the voices of noise and opposition were covered by the noise of urging the lid to be opened.Xie Qian didn't give a shit, and lifted the cover of the plate directly, revealing the finished product in the flat plate.

Everyone present widened their eyes, trying to see more clearly, but the candies are usually made into bite-sized pieces, and they are kept far away. There are dozens of light yellow, round objects.

"This, this? Isn't this a peanut?!"

Someone couldn't help asking.The spectators at the surrounding tables stood up one after another and took a closer look with their probes. It was indeed the shape of a peanut: light yellow, about the same gourd shape up and down, and the lines on the outer skin were staggered in latitude and longitude, forming a grid-like clear and shallow convex and concave.Apart from looking particularly clean, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem to be any different.

Someone got anxious and asked, "What is this? Boiled peanuts?"

"Using peanuts to fool us? Can you buy a big dish for a few pennies in a wine shop?!"

"Besides washing the sand clean - what are the advantages???"

The crowd roared with laughter, mixed with boos from all around.But at the next table, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe who looked like an outsider suddenly gave a "huh" and said in surprise, "No, this, this... this is not peanuts, this is sugar, crispy sugar?!"

Xie Qian leisurely cupped his hands at each other, and praised: "Mr. knows the goods."

Quite a few people outside the brocade robe knew him, and they were all amazed, but no one could take advantage of the location and see so clearly like him.Fortunately, the old man with white beard took a closer look for a long time, and said: "Indeed, it's not peanuts."

Traveling merchant: "Although it's not a peanut, it's still a peanut. A certain person has been traveling north and south for many years, and he has seen many foods in the world. He can imitate the shape and taste of the food, but he has only tasted it three times."

The old man stroked his beard cheerfully, and said: "I am so old, I am lucky to have tasted it five or six times, I am ashamed."

The traveling merchant also smiled and said, "Obviously it's a very lucky thing, old man, let's not be polite, just taste it."

The two reached an agreement, and the old man stretched out his skinny and wrinkled hand, and squeezed one of the plump "peanuts".Compared with this rough finger, everyone was surprised that the color of this "peanut" was lighter, and the surface was more shiny than real peanuts.And as the "peanuts" left the tray, tiny meringues rustled down from the surface. This was too obvious a difference, and finally made people believe that this was "candy" rather than real "peanuts" up.

Immediately, the noise and hissing disappeared, and was replaced by a silence that could hear the drop of a needle.Everyone stared at the "candy" in the old man's hand, waiting for the old man to comment on this lifelike pastry.

But beyond everyone's expectations, after the old man picked it up, he didn't eat it directly like eating walnut sesame candy. Instead, he held it in the palm of his hand and observed it as if tasting it.

He said: "Like, it is indeed very similar! The longitude and weft are almost exactly the same as the thing I served with wine last night! Even the slightly different shapes from top to bottom are very real. Moreover, each grain in the tray is different in size and slightly different in shape. The difference, this master, did you not use a mold when you made it, but carved it out with your bare hands?!"

"Old He" spread his hands, and said sadly: "I don't have time, and I don't have a mold, so I have to make it casually, you just look at it casually."

——Is it a low-key show off? !Or reverse self-effacing? !You know, it is not difficult to shape a piece of hard candy with bare hands, but this is obviously a crispy candy that will fall off when you touch it. How to shape it "with bare hands"? !How much skill and skillful technique is required? !

Everyone was talking about it, but they couldn't taste the taste of this peanut brittle candy. The appearance alone was enough to leave a deep impression on everyone.The master chef of Laifu Tea House finally changed his face, but despite his ugly face, he still kept his original intention of learning to cook. He put aside face, gritted his teeth and walked in front of "Old He", bowed deeply, and said: "Senior , can you let me have a taste of this halva?"

Zhang Ergou hurriedly helped him up, and said: "It's too much to offend in a hurry, and I can't be called a senior. Please feel free to taste, the extra portion, my son—" He remembered that Xie Qian was still sitting beside him, and hurriedly whispered Ask, "Master Xie, can you..."

Xie Qian said generously: "It's okay, eat whatever you want. Anyway, there will be more later, and I will share it with everyone. Master, please do what you want."

The master thanked him respectfully, picked up a piece and carefully put it in his mouth to taste - it's not that he didn't observe the shape carefully, but he cared more about the taste of the halva than the shape.

Sure enough, it was almost exactly as he had expected, the outer skin was incredibly crispy, and the moment it entered the mouth, the crispness instantly melted into sandy sweetness; and it also exceeded his expectations, the extremely finely ground peanut powder in the sugar , just right to neutralize the sweetness, and then highlight the intoxicating fragrance; sandwiched in the crispy skin and peanut powder, there is also a handful of crushed peanuts full of graininess, which increases the layering and makes the taste more three-dimensional .

A small piece of candy combines crisp, soft, sweet, fragrant and crisp, each of which is just right, but it is a harmonious whole, without any abruptness, but responding to each other and setting off each other.It is obviously a peanut shape, but it is not a peanut, but the taste is all peanuts. It is not bad, and it is unforgettable.

It also made Laifu Inn, the proud master chef, go from unbelievable, to astonishing, to admiration, to admiration.

The traveler said: "Judging from the appearance, the mimicry of peanut candy is almost unreal, and the walnut sesame candy is inferior. In terms of taste, the peanut candy is rich in taste and sweetness, and the walnut sesame aroma is a remedy for the appearance. Work hard, but after the ice cream, the sweetness and greasyness are a bit heavier, and with the deduction of not being completely cooled, I think the peanut brittle candy is obviously better."

The white-bearded old man said: "I have been eating pine nut candies for decades. I am very familiar with this kind of candy and love to eat it. As I said just now, the warm ones just out of the pan Sugar, I think, can also be counted as a kind of flavor. On the contrary, peanut brittle candy is good-looking, but it lacks sweetness. Better."

The two reviewers each chose the same.Although most of the spectators present couldn't eat it in their mouths, it was already clear at a glance whether the food was good or not just by looking at the expression of the master chef of Fu Tea House.What's more, the shape and appearance are inferior. If the taste can't far exceed the peanut crisp, then the famous Laifu Tea House has already lost!

The shopkeeper's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Gritting his teeth, he also picked up a piece of peanut halva and put it into his mouth - after all, all the ingredients were made by his family, and he didn't think Xie Qian's approval was required for tasting.But after eating the candy, the overly delicious taste made his complexion darker by a third.

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The author has something to say:

He Feiyun: This chapter is on vacation.

Xie Qian: No one agrees!I want the general to appear!

He Feiyun: It's too late.

Xie Qian: It’s not too late, come on, ah—try the fresh peanut halva——

He Feiyun: ...Take your hands away, don't eat.

Xie Qian: Oh -- take your hands away and feed him with your mouth. Is the general willing to eat it?

Well, the general will come out in the next chapter, he really will come TAT don’t abandon me