Food: Taking the twins to kindergarten to be chefs

The sunlight shines through the gaps in the treetops, sprinkling on the colorful entrance of Dolaimi Kindergarten, bringing a touch of warmth.

Cai Jingxian, Zheng Yujia and other teachers of the senior class were the first to arrive at the designated welcome area of ​​their class and warmly greeted every child from the senior class who came to school.

"Good morning, kids!"

Their voices are gentle and energetic, like a breeze in spring, gently blowing through the children's hearts.

"good morning teacher!"

The children in the senior class have become "old hands" after several semesters of baptism. They have already accepted the idea of ​​going to school. In addition, they have already adapted to the rhythm of kindergarten life. Therefore, when faced with the teacher's greetings, their childish responses come one after another, accompanied by sparse waving.

At this time, Lin Sixuan raised her head curiously, her bright eyes flashing with anticipation, and asked Teacher Cai Jingxian: "Teacher Cai, is Chef Huang here? What delicious breakfast will he make for us today?"

She had been looking forward to snacks and meals in kindergarten for the entire winter vacation!

Every day, she counted the days on her fingers, looking forward to the arrival of the new semester and the delicious breakfast and tasty meals that Uncle Chef Huang would prepare for them.

hmm~
Although she temporarily forgot about this expectation because of the excitement and joy of the New Year, most of the time, she would think of every little thing in the kindergarten and the delicious dishes made by Chef Huang.

After hearing what Lin Sixuan said, the other children in the senior class also cast curious glances and looked at Cai Jingxian with anticipation.

Everyone is waiting for her answer to this question!
Cai Jingxian looked at the children's expectant eyes and said with a smile: "Sixuan, if you smell this fragrance, you will know that Uncle Huang the Chef must have arrived! We are in for a treat today. We have brown sugar glutinous rice cake for breakfast. It tastes fragrant and crispy, soft and sticky, sweet and delicious. It's super delicious..."

In order to let the children experience this delicious taste more intuitively, Cai Jingxian quickly took out her mobile phone, searched for tempting pictures and production videos of brown sugar glutinous rice cakes, and showed them to the children one by one.

"Gudu~"

Although the children did not smell a particularly strong fragrance, the faint aroma of glutinous rice was enough to make them sniff. Coupled with Cai Jingxian's vivid description and the display of tempting pictures, they couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

So.

Attracted by the delicious food, Lin Sixuan and other children walked briskly. They skipped into the kindergarten and happily went to the morning check-up.

Cai Jingxian looked at the happy figures of the children and felt very happy.

haha~
Her "food temptation plan" really worked. It not only successfully attracted the children's attention, but also made them enter the park with a happy mood...

perfect!

When it was the turn of the teachers of the small and medium classes to come to the gate to greet the children, they saw that the children from the big classes all entered the kindergarten without crying or making a fuss. They could not help but look at the teachers of the big classes with envy and admiration. At the same time, they made a silent wish in their hearts, hoping that the children in their own class could be so supportive, so that their welcoming work today could be smoother and easier.

Yang Yuxi and Xie Jianing also had such expectations.

As time slowly passed, the gate of the kindergarten once again came alive and became bustling with the arrival of children from the small and medium classes accompanied by their parents.

"Wow...I want to go home. I don't want to go to kindergarten...wuwuwu..."

Suddenly, there was a loud cry from the newly expanded class, Class 5. This gave Xie Jianing a headache. She prayed silently in her heart, hoping that the children in her class would not give her such a "surprise".

Otherwise, her two arms would have been "heroically sacrificed" on the "battlefield" of carrying the children into the kindergarten.

However, as the saying goes, “what you fear will come true”…

"Let's go, let's go, Yuanyuan, hurry up, don't dawdle. I tell you, no matter how much you dawdle, you still have to go to school obediently today..."

Just when Xie Jianing was feeling uneasy, a little girl named Liu Yuanyuan from her class came over half-pulled and half-dragged by her mother Li Xiuxian.

Yuanyuan's eyes were already wet. Behind her was her worried grandmother Xu Caihong. She shouted anxiously, "Xiuxian, don't pull the child's hand so hard. Yuanyuan is still young and her bones are tender. It's easy to dislocate it."

Seeing this scene, Xie Jianing and Yang Yuxi's hearts couldn't help but skip a beat.

Xie Jianing quickly stepped forward and greeted her in the softest voice possible: "Good morning, Yuanyuan. You are wearing a very beautiful dress today. You look like a little princess. Come over here. I will take you to the classroom and we can play some interesting games together."

She reached out her hand carefully, wanting to hold Yuanyuan's little hand, but before she touched it, Yuanyuan burst into tears.

Xie Jianing: "..."

What if her hands have thorns?

Why are you crying before you even touch me?
It has to be said that this sudden embarrassment and helplessness made her a little at a loss.

Recalling the end of last semester, the little one held the certificate and gifts, and happily declared that he loved Teacher Xie and the kindergarten the most. But now, the situation is completely the opposite. He cried and refused to step into the kindergarten gate, let alone touch her...

Hey~
Sure enough, a child’s mouth is deceitful and a child’s heart is as elusive as a needle in the sea; children are the most fickle.

But there is no other way...

Children are naturally forgetful creatures, especially those who are in the small class growth stage.

In kindergarten, when she is immersed in the satisfaction brought by delicious food and the fun of games, she naturally shows her love for teachers and kindergarten.

But who can blame the winter vacation for being so long?
In addition, during the Spring Festival, she was free to do whatever she wanted at home. She could sleep when she wanted, eat when she wanted, watch cartoons when she wanted, and play games when she wanted. This unfettered life made her feel very comfortable and happy. As a result, her enthusiasm for kindergarten gradually dissipated during this carefree holiday. When the new semester came, she returned to the resistance and uneasiness she had at the beginning of the last semester...

"You kid..."

Li Xiuxian said helplessly: "At the beginning of the winter vacation, you were clamoring to go to kindergarten every day and looking forward to lunch in kindergarten. Now that school has started, you don't want to go. You are such a headache, child. Why don't you listen? Don't force me to be serious with you..."

After a holiday of companionship and busyness, Li Xiuxian's biggest wish is to put this "little beast" that makes people "love and hate" back into the cage and send it back to kindergarten so that she can have the opportunity to return home and enjoy some relaxing time.

Seeing this, Xu Caihong stepped forward and comforted her: "Xiuxian, the child is still young and doesn't understand many things. You have to explain to her patiently and guide her well. Don't scare her at every turn. This will only make the child more afraid and resistant."

With grandma’s support, her round little face was full of determination. She cried and said, “I don’t want to go to kindergarten, I don’t want to leave home, I just want to watch cartoons at home and not go to school, wuwuwu…”

Li Xiuxian: "..."

Mom, just spoil her...

I'm so used to it...

But she tried to restrain herself and didn't say it out loud.

After all, once such words are spoken, it will hurt the relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, and will also make other parents and teachers laugh at them.

When Xie Jianing heard the three words "I don't want it", she suddenly felt a headache.

But she still patiently coaxed Yuanyuan: "Yuanyuan, be good. The teacher and the children miss you very much. Your good friends Qingqing and Weiwei are here. They are waiting for you in the classroom... The teacher will take you to find them, okay?"

"not good……"

After the long winter vacation, neither the warm bond between teachers and students nor the pure friendship between friends could shake Yuanyuan's heart, and her little head was still shaking like a rattle.

Xie Jianing was at her wit's end and had to reveal her final "trump card": "Yuanyuan, how about we go have a delicious breakfast together later? Let me tell you, today's breakfast is the brown sugar glutinous rice cake made by Qingqing's father. It's delicious, fragrant, crispy, soft and sweet. Don't you want to try it?"

When talking about the soft, sweet and delicious brown sugar glutinous rice cake, Yuanyuan couldn't help but think of other delicious foods in kindergarten. Her crying gradually subsided, and at the same time, the happy times in kindergarten last semester also quietly emerged in her mind.

Seeing that Yuanyuan had stopped crying, Li Xiuxian took the opportunity to hand her little hand to Xie Jianing: "Hurry up and follow Teacher Xie into the classroom. The brown sugar glutinous rice cake will be served soon. If you don't go, your share will be snatched away by other children!"

Yuanyuan eagerly expressed her wish: "I want to eat the brown sugar glutinous rice cake made by Qingqing's father... This is mine, no one can take my brown sugar glutinous rice cake!" "Okay, Yuanyuan is so good, the teacher knows, Yuanyuan's brown sugar glutinous rice cake will not be given to anyone, and no one can take it away. It can only be Yuanyuan's..." Seeing that she stopped crying, Xie Jianing took her hand and walked towards the entrance of the kindergarten, saying as they walked: "Now the teacher will take you in first, and we will be able to enjoy the food in a while."

Xu Caihong gazed at Yuanyuan's small figure gradually moving away. Although she felt a little reluctant, she also felt a sense of relief.

As for Li Xiuxian, when she thought of how lively and active Yuanyuan was at home during the winter vacation, and now that she could send her to kindergarten again, she couldn't help feeling a sense of relief and joy in her heart, and even just thinking about it made her laugh out loud.

She was quite patient. At least she waited until the child stopped crying and her emotions were stable before she entrusted her to the teacher with peace of mind.

In contrast…

Several fathers in the next class seemed a little impatient. They almost pushed their sons towards the teacher and left in a hurry.

Those who knew the situation knew that they were sending their son to school; those who didn’t know the situation thought they were abandoning their son!

Except for the newly joined children in the kindergarten and some more sensitive children in the older kindergarten, all other children behaved well when they came to the kindergarten and did not cry or make a fuss.

Overall, the start of this semester has been significantly improved compared to last semester.

In addition, because teachers cleverly use breakfast to attract children's attention, children who occasionally cry due to separation anxiety can be more easily calmed down, which greatly reduces the workload of teachers.

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Back kitchen operation room.

Qian Guoxiang and other assistant chefs gently turned the frozen glutinous rice balls boxes upside down on the shiny new chopping board, and then carefully knocked out the glutinous rice balls that had solidified into "brick" shapes.

After all the glutinous rice balls are made, they will take kitchen knives and start cutting them into strips according to Huang Jun's request.

These glutinous rice strips for making brown sugar rice cakes are about ten centimeters long, and about one centimeter wide and high.

The size is just right, not too big to be greasy, nor too small to be empty.

You have to cut it quickly because the glutinous rice dough will become soft once it gets hot and will then be difficult to cut.

So you have to cut it quickly while it's still frozen.

Before long, with their skillful hands, glutinous rice strips of the same size and beautiful shape were neatly placed on the chopping board.

However, it cannot be fried immediately after cutting. It needs to be left for a while to allow the glutinous rice ball to soften a little and some of the moisture inside to come out.

This way there will be no oil splashing during frying, and the fried brown sugar rice cake will taste better.

Taking advantage of this break, Huang Jun picked up a bowl of sifted brown sugar and began to prepare the crucial part of this dessert - brown sugar juice.

While pouring the sifted brown sugar into the pot, he told Meng Hongze and others about the importance of brown sugar juice to glutinous rice cake: "Brown sugar juice is definitely the finishing touch of brown sugar glutinous rice cake."

"Imagine, if there is no brown sugar juice, the fried glutinous rice cake will lack a lot of flavor, although it can also be matched with white sugar, peanut sesame or soybean powder, the taste is also good."

"But to be honest, what really brings out the deliciousness of this fried glutinous rice cake is the thick, ruddy brown sugar sauce."

"The brown sugar juice is smooth but not greasy, and has a natural sweetness. It is a perfect match with the crispy outside and soft inside glutinous rice cake."

"Moreover, the brown sugar juice has a moderate sweetness and attractive color. Pour it on the glutinous rice cake not only improves the taste, but also greatly enhances its visual appeal..."

After saying that, he slowly poured about half the volume of brown sugar into the pot with water, then turned the heat to low and began to carefully boil the brown sugar juice.

Making brown sugar juice is not only a test of patience, but also requires the accumulation of rich experience.

In this process, impatience is a taboo. You have to keep simmering over low heat while constantly stirring the pot with the spoon in your hand without slacking for even a moment.

The purpose of this operation is to allow the brown sugar to be heated evenly, gradually becoming sticky and reddish, while fully stimulating its unique sweet aroma.

If you are impatient, the brown sugar juice may not reach the ideal concentration, and the taste may be unpleasant, such as sourness or other unpleasant flavors.

This is because the cooking time is too short and the unpleasant taste in the brown sugar cannot be fully dissipated with the water vapor.

Huang Jun patiently simmered the brown sugar in the pot until fine bubbles appeared. He immediately turned off the heat to prevent it from turning into syrup by continuing to heat it.

Then he poured the carefully brewed brown sugar juice into a large basin.

Qian Guoxiang and other kitchen assistants were also busy. Seeing that the glutinous rice strips had dried, they took out some large trays, laid several layers of kitchen paper on the trays, then arranged the dried glutinous rice strips on them one by one, and finally covered them with another layer of kitchen paper to absorb the remaining moisture on the surface of the glutinous rice strips.

This way there will be no risk of the pan exploding when frying.

At the same time, Huang Jun also completed his preparations and began to set up the oil pan and pour peanut oil into it, preparing to fry the glutinous rice cakes.

There are many ways to cook glutinous rice cakes. They can be fried or pan-fried. There is also a special way that is to preheat the pan and put the cut glutinous rice cakes directly into the dry kang without adding oil.

These three cooking methods can make glutinous rice cake crispy on the outside and glutinous on the inside, but there are still differences in their flavors.

Fried glutinous rice cakes have the crispiest texture and are extremely delicious to eat.

In comparison, the outer skin of the glutinous rice cake baked on a dry stove has a certain toughness and is slightly hard, making it more suitable for people with better teeth to taste.

As for fried glutinous rice cake, it combines the advantages of the first two to a certain extent, but this comprehensive advantage is not outstanding.

When the oil in the pot reached 50% hot, he put the dried glutinous rice cake strips into the pot one by one and started the frying process.

Be careful when frying the glutinous rice cake. Don't pour it all in at once, otherwise the glutinous rice cake strips will stick together and become a big glutinous rice cake ball.

As we all know, the stickiness of glutinous rice cakes cannot be underestimated, so they must be put in one by one to ensure that they roll freely in the oil pan and do not stick to each other.

Since glutinous rice cake is made from cooked glutinous rice, it is relatively simple to fry.

Just wait until the skin turns golden brown and then take it out.

He took out the fried glutinous rice cake and placed it on oil-absorbing paper to absorb the excess oil.

Then, he placed the glutinous rice cakes neatly one by one on a large stainless steel plate.

After setting up...

He picked up the bowl of brown sugar juice that was still hot and carefully poured it evenly on the glutinous rice cake.

All of a sudden...

The golden glutinous rice cake seems to be wrapped in a layer of bright red, making the color even more attractive.

He then took out some soybean powder and sprinkled it evenly on the glutinous rice cake, adding rich color to the dessert and enhancing its visual effect.

In fact, in addition to soybean powder, you can also sprinkle some cooked peanuts on it, which can also bring a different flavor.

Generally speaking, though, keeping the ingredients simple helps bring out the unique charm of glutinous rice cakes.

The fewer ingredients there are, the more you can taste the crispy texture of the glutinous rice cake, as well as the sweetness of the glutinous rice itself. (End of this chapter)