I've been possessed by a culinary genius, and I've turned Shaxian snacks into a rip-off!

Zhou Ming ordered a chicken leg rice and a soup. He was stunned when he saw his chicken leg rice arrive.

The appearance of the large chicken leg in the casserole was simply perfect.

The chicken skin has a very tempting caramel color, trembling and steaming, while the rice underneath is distinct and plump, with a layer of crispy rice crust at the bottom, and the aroma is irresistible.

Zhou Ming subconsciously swallowed.

He finally understood why Yu Shen and the others had been raving about this store like crazy in the group chat yesterday.

Just look at the presentation and smell it! It's already a winner!

"Brother Zhou, you should try it! Once you taste it, you'll know how amazing my master is!" Su Su said.

Zhou Ming picked up his chopsticks and first put a piece of chicken leg meat into his mouth.

The chicken skin has become completely gelatinized during the sous-vide cooking process, melting in your mouth with the sweet and salty flavor of the sauce and the delicate aroma of matsutake mushrooms. The chicken meat is bursting with juices; the moment you bite into it, the delicious juices seem to explode in your mouth.

This chicken leg is absolutely amazing!

He then shoveled a large mouthful of rice into his mouth.

The rice tastes even better than it looks, with each grain distinct and incredibly chewy.

The crispy rice crust part is crunchy and has both the aroma of burnt rice crust and the savory flavor of broth, creating a very rich texture.

"This chicken leg rice is amazing! It's so delicious!" Zhou Ming was completely won over.

Then, just like Yu Shen, who was already at full power, this guy started frantically devouring the food in front of him.

The two of them looked like wolves that hadn't eaten for days.

Zhou Ming even took the opportunity to snatch half a chicken leg from Yu Shen's bowl with his chopsticks, and his mouth was full of juice after taking a bite.

"Holy crap, Zhou Ming! That's my chicken leg! Order some yourself if you want some!"

"I'll just have a bite, a tiny sip."

"You weren't just taking a bite! You finished the whole chicken leg in one go!"

"Give it back to me!"

"......"

Seeing that the two were almost fighting, Su Su immediately took out her phone, secretly took a picture of the two fighting over a chicken leg, and posted it to the group chat.

Su Su is not a crisp: [Image.jpg]

Su Su is not crispy: [Look, look! Brother Yu and Brother Zhou almost got into a fight over half a chicken leg, hahaha.....]

Don't fill the teacup so full: [...]

Don't fill the teacup so full: [Damn it! The more you guys do this, the more uncomfortable I feel!]

Don't pour the tea so full: [I'm currently on a business trip out of town, and I'm about to throw up from the hotel food. Can you guys please stop posting this?!]

When Yu Shen saw the group message, he took a moment to reply, along with a photo of a table full of delicious food in front of him.

A fish from the deep sea: [Old Tea, don't worry, I ordered one for you today, and I'll eat it for you too!]

He also included several close-up photos of food.

A fish in the deep sea: [Image.jpg, Image.jpg, Image.jpg @Don't pour the tea too full.]

Don't fill the teacup so full: [Get out of here!!!]

Don't fill the teacup so full: [Have you no humanity at all?!]

......

the other side.

A high-end neighborhood.

Lin Qingyuan was sitting at the dining table, drinking the soup that her aunt had prepared for her.

Just then, the group chat started buzzing with messages again.

She didn't even need to look to guess what was being posted; those guys were definitely posting pictures of food from Shaxian County again.

I can't watch it! Absolutely not!

But in the end, she couldn't resist and opened the group messages.

The group chat already has 99+ unread messages, and it contains a lot of food photos.

There were golden noodles, translucent steamed dumplings, steaming hot chicken leg rice in a clay pot, and her favorite soup... Although she couldn't taste or smell the aroma, just by seeing the descriptions of those guys and their expressions of enjoyment while eating, she knew it must be delicious.

The more I looked at her, the more upset I became, but I just couldn't get over it in my heart.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Lin Qingyuan stood up irritably and walked straight to the bathroom.

She felt she needed to take a cold shower to calm down.

Otherwise, she was really afraid she wouldn't be able to resist rushing to that damned Shaxian!

................

An hour later.

After Yu Shen and the product manager surnamed Zhou finished their meal, they left, patting their bellies with satisfaction.

The shop has returned to its previous deserted state.

Seeing that no customers had come to eat, Li Zhi also decided to get himself something to eat to fill his stomach.

Just then, Su Su hung up the phone and came over.

"Master, I just finished talking to my purchasing department. I've sent them the ingredient list you gave me, and they said they can get the goods."

"But since you have high requirements for the quality and appearance of the ingredients, the price can only be reduced by about 10%. Of course, I also told them to waive the delivery fee."

"A 10% discount is fine, thank you!"

Li Zhibai was well aware that some ingredients were not so easy to bargain down, especially since his requirements were very high, even higher than those of Su Su's restaurant. It would be quite good if the cost could be reduced by 10%.

Don't underestimate this small amount; it adds up over a month and can save you a lot of money.

Most importantly, it saved him a lot of trouble, as he no longer had to go out and buy ingredients himself every day.

"Sister Su Su, you've helped me so much. Tell me what reward you want, and name your price as long as it's within my power!"

Su Su didn't stand on ceremony and said directly, "Master, I do have two small requests."

"you say."

"First of all, could you come to my restaurant sometime when you have some free time? My restaurant is currently revising its menu, and there are a few dishes that I feel are lacking. If you could give me some pointers, that would be even better."

"Secondly, when you're making the noodles, can I watch you?"

Upon hearing these two requests, Li Zhibai agreed without hesitation.

"Okay! There aren't many customers right now, so I'm going to make myself a bowl of noodles. You can just watch from the side for now."

"Thank you, Master!" Su Su said gratefully.

The master and apprentice entered the kitchen one after the other.

Li Zhibai took some flour out of the cupboard and filled a small basin with water, placing it beside him.

"You studied Western cuisine before, I don't know how much you know about Chinese pastries, let's start with the most basic thing, kneading dough."

Su Su nodded quickly, took out her phone, opened the notes app, and prepared to take notes.

Li Zhibai thought for a moment, then turned around and found a thermometer, a timer, and an electronic scale that could be accurate to the gram in the drawer, and placed them next to him.

He did this to make it easier for Su Su to have data to refer to and to understand the situation more easily.

"The water temperature needs to be controlled at 30 degrees Celsius, and the ratio of flour to water is two to one, with an error margin of no more than 3 grams. If it's even slightly off, the texture of the noodles won't be perfect..."

Su Su was dumbfounded as she watched him operate the machine.

This was the first time she had ever seen what a humanoid precision instrument looked like.

Li Zhibai casually grabbed a handful of flour and placed it on the scale. The number that popped up on the display screen was exactly the same, not a single gram off.

Even the addition of water is precise down to the gram.

In fact, when many chefs teach their apprentices, they will tell them how many grams to add for each ingredient or seasoning and what the approximate temperature should be, but that is all based on experience and is just about right. They don't actually measure it.

But Li Zhibai was different; he was truly precise down to the gram, and could even adjust the water temperature to the exact temperature he specified.

That's absolutely outrageous!

"Watch closely. When kneading the dough, you need to use this angle for your palms, and the force should be transferred from the center of your palms to the base of your fingers. This way, the dough will be even." Li Zhibai said, slowing down his movements so that she could see clearly.

As the flour and warm water gradually combined and formed a doughy mass, Li Zhibai began to repeatedly knead, rub, slap, and beat it...

In no time, the dough flakes turned into a smooth, mirror-like dough.

"Is the dough all kneaded?"

"Um."

"Next, we wait for the dough to rise. Keep an eye on the timer."

Time passed quickly.

Li Zhibai uncovered the damp cloth, took out the rested dough, sprinkled a thin layer of dry flour on the cutting board, and began to demonstrate the technique of stretching noodles.

"Pulling noodles requires skillful wrist movement, not brute force."

"Hold one end in each hand, give a gentle shake, pull, then fold, then shake, pull, fold... The movements must be continuous, and the force must be well controlled. There should be no breaks or stops."

Li Zhibai's hands moved faster and faster, the dough constantly changing shape in his hands, gradually turning from a thick strip into a thin strip, then folding it in half, stretching it thinner, then folding it in half again, over and over, in a smooth and flowing motion.

Su Su watched in stunned silence.

Li Zhibai's methods were far more complex than she had imagined.

Putting everything else aside, just the dexterity of her wrists alone would take her a very long time to develop.

"Master, could I record a video to watch later?"

"Sure, record whatever you like."

Li Zhibai readily agreed, and even slowed down his movements, explaining in detail the key points of each step and the places where mistakes were easily made as he did so.

"Look at this angle, your wrist needs to be turned outwards at about 30 degrees, so that the noodles you pull out will have that spiral texture."

"There's one more step: when folding, you need to control the force. Don't stretch it as hard as you did earlier. If you don't control the force, the gluten will break, and the cooked noodles will be broken into pieces..."

And so, the master and apprentice taught and learned, and before they knew it, nearly an hour had passed.

After the noodles were cooked and taken out, Li Zhibai noticed that there were still no customers in the shop, so he directly said to Su Su:

"The shop isn't busy anyway, you can go back and watch the videos at your leisure. I'm going to eat now."

"Okay, Master, I'll be going now. Call me if you need anything."

"good!"