The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 44 Metaphysical Factors That Cannot Be Explained by Science
What surprised these colleagues even more was that

With the help of many enthusiastic group members, the new stall owner quickly set up the stall.

So, when colleagues saw a round cast iron pot tied to three chains on an alloy rack, they were all stunned.

What kind of kitchenware is this?

This new guy has something special.

Are they here to set up a stall at the night market, or to perform some acrobatics?
Even the group members, who were present at the scene and witnessed this set of kitchenware up close, were all watching in amazement.

Group leader Sun Qidong is never absent, he is just late.

He pushed through the crowd, panting: "Boss Xia, here I come!"

Lu Jiaxin appeared almost at the same time.

Holding up the live broadcast gimbal that symbolizes the female anchor's identity.

She winked at Xia An, indicating something with her eyes, and Xia An nodded his chin to show that he understood.

I know that Lu Jiaxin has already drafted the cooperation letter and agreement, but there is no rush for this matter. I will go back and think about it slowly.

Next to her, Hojo Miyoko was tidying up her stall, arranging rice pots, soup buckets, and beef pots neatly on a tricycle.

Xiaoxi didn't cry or make a fuss, and her little face was full of seriousness.

When unpacking the packaging bags of disposable plates and chopsticks, she actually knew how to assist and help her sister Miyoko share some of the work.

Seeing this, Xia An didn't hesitate.

I immediately started cooking the first rice ball for the night market food stall today.

He first disassembled the cast iron balls, placed them in a semicircular pot, and scooped some rice into them.

Then he picked up a wooden stick that looked like a pestle and pressed the rice flat and solid so that it stuck tightly to the wall of the pot.

The next step is to put the cut "marbled beef slices" one by one and stick them all over the pot along with the rice.

anyway.

The reason why we choose to buy expensive "marinated beef" instead of lean beef or other parts of beef is actually very simple.

"Marinated beef" has the most fat, and if it is slightly grilled, it will ooze out lots of butter.

Butter plays a big role!
On the one hand, it can make the beef slices stick more tightly to the rice, making the two fit together.

On the other hand.

It acts as a lubricant during the roasting process, which can not only fry the rice grains to be crispy and fragrant, but also promote the stickiness of the rice grains and rice crust, forming dense and round rice crust balls!

In the original comics.

The chef Liu Maoxing emphasized the line "beef full of butter".

You can force yourself to use lean beef, but then you will have to apply an extra layer of butter on it.

Rather than that.

It’s better to just use the “marinated beef” which is full of fat!
Around the stall, group members breathed cautiously and opened their eyes wide.

He just stared at her intently, not daring to make any noise to disturb Boss Xia.

Lu Jiaxin had no concerns. After all, she had eaten Kaihua rice crust once and was somewhat familiar with the cooking process.

I also know that this phase is the easiest time to interview and talk.

When the cast iron pot is hung on the alloy rack, Boss Xia and his female apprentice will rotate the pot at high speed.

She couldn't chat.

"Hey, Boss Xia."

Lu Jiaxin came to Xia An's side and extended the live broadcast gimbal so that Xia An could see the thick barrage scrolling across the screen.

"Everyone wants to see your true face."

Xia An glanced at the live broadcast screen on his mobile phone, took the time to wave and say hello:
"I'm just an ordinary chef, nothing special."

Seeing him say this.

The barrage of comments poured out like a gust of wind.

[Boss Xia, you are too modest. ]

【I really believed the ordinary Louis Koo! 】

[By the way, Boss Xia, what kind of food are you going to serve this time? ]

[I beg Mr. Xia to explain the food! 】

[Seeing that set of kitchenware and what you just did, I'm a little confused and can't wrap my mind around it. Can you please explain it in detail? ]

[Woo woo~ Boss Xia, can you stay open for a few more days? I have already booked the high-speed rail ticket and will go to Lijiang to find you soon! ]

The barrage passed by very quickly.

Xia An could only see one or two comments clearly. For most comments asking about the food and wanting him to explain the dishes, he just smiled:

"Everyone, just open your eyes and look. The dish I'm going to make is called—"

"Kaihua Guoba!" he said.

Xia An ignored the exploding barrage of comments and turned to put rice and beef in another semicircular cast iron pot.

Lu Jiaxin was very smart. She turned the live broadcast camera into a close-up and firmly locked onto the process that Xia An was about to carry out next.

"Crack!"

Two semicircular pots, buckled together.

It's a big round iron ball!

Xia An locked several secret buttons one by one, making the big iron ball fit more tightly.

Then, Xia An walked to the alloy shelf.

Three hanging chains were connected in series to hang the big iron ball.

"Miyoko-chan, let's get started."

He called to his female apprentice.

"Master, I'm ready!"

Hojo Miyoko walked over quickly and stood on the other side of the shelf.

The master and the disciple looked at each other.

At the same time, he reached out and grabbed the rotating handshakes on both sides of the big iron ball.

“Bang—”

Then, the big iron ball began to spin at high speed.

The operation is not over yet.

call!
call!
The portable fire stove that had been set up at some point was whistling like the breath of a fire dragon, making a dull and frightening roar of flames.

The raging flames instantly engulfed the large iron ball that was spinning at high speed in the air!
Around the stall.

The increasing number of group members who were still rushing over after hearing the news made an uproar that echoed throughout the night market street.

"Holy crap, are you sure this isn't an acrobatic show? The scene is so shocking!"

"Didn't you just hear what Boss Xia said? This is Kaihua rice crackers! Kaihua rice crackers!!"

"Huh?! Why does "Blooming Rice Crust" sound so familiar..."

"Oh my god, this is a classic ancient recipe that is famous in the food world of our great Shenzhou!"

You know, it’s not even seven o’clock in the evening yet.

On a summer night in midsummer, even at almost seven o'clock, the sky is not completely dark.

The Zun Shen Temple Night Market Street is not a very popular night market, and since it is not yet the prime time at night, there are few tourists.

But because of Xia An’s stall.

There are also group friends and diners who come here because of him.

The sudden outburst of noise was no less than that during prime time.

Hearing the noise, even many stall owners who had nothing to do came over to join in the fun, and were simply stunned.

What the hell is this?

"Miyoko, drink the soup!"

Xia An said solemnly.

"it is good!"

Miyoko Hojo quickly put on heat-insulating gloves, took down the hot cast iron ball, and quickly placed it on the table.

Obviously, Xia An had taught his disciples the functions of each hidden button. Hojo Midori accurately found a switch and removed a piece of metal from the surface of the big iron ball.

As a result, the big iron ball, which was as round as an egg, suddenly had a gap the size of a cup.

The pre-prepared cooked soup and ingredients can be poured into this gap using tools.

Xia An was not idle either.

Taking the block of metal that his apprentice had disassembled, he carefully repaired the edge on the other side, aiming at the fragrant rice crust and beef, and taking the sticky rice and tender meat slices.

This scene was captured by Lu Jiaxin's Douyin live broadcast camera and seen by hundreds of thousands of audience members.

Lu Jiaxin was stunned and opened her mouth: "Boss Xia, can I take a picture of this?!"

That night in the yard, they, a group of guests, did not see such a detailed cooking process.

Xia An said calmly without even raising his head:

"Take whatever you want."

“I can make this dish live without cutting any corners.”

"But I advise those colleagues who try to imitate or refer to my methods that if they want to truly reproduce the dish of Kaihua Guoba, in addition to extreme details, they also need a little bit of metaphysical factors that cannot be explained by science..."

　For the sake of writing, there will be a lot of secondary creations of the world view of this book. The cooking methods will be based on the original comics/animation, plus the realistic methods of some well-known UP masters on Bilibili~
　　After all, most of the dishes in Little Chef are very fantasy, while the dishes in Food Wars are realistic in the early and middle stages~
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