Gentleman's Night Canteen

But it will take a long time, during which he can just use it to make cream...

Chapter 44 Nervous Heart

There are not too many bells and whistles in whipping the cream, just pour the evaporated milk prepared in advance into the cooking pot and start stirring.

The evaporated milk poured into the cooking bowl exudes a thick milky fragrance, which seems to be no different from cream at first glance.

The reason for this feeling is not surprising. After all, strictly speaking, "evaporated milk" and "cream" are actually the same thing. The cream we usually eat is actually "evaporated milk" that is constantly stirred to let the air It's just a product that is mixed into it to make it expand, and it is naturally full of milk flavor.

And there is another kind of cream "vegetable cream" that is opposite to "evaporated milk" in cooking.

Different from 'evaporated milk' or 'animal cream' that is directly separated from whole milk, 'vegetable cream' is a kind of margarine that was invented in 45 years. After the vegetable oil is hydrogenated, artificial flavors and preservatives are added artificial cream without additives, pigments and other additives.

Compared with animal cream, this kind of cream has many advantages. One is that the price is lower, and the other is that the expansion rate is higher than that of evaporated milk. Compared with evaporated milk, the whipped rate is 1:2 or even 1:1.5. , Margarine can often reach 1:3 or even 1:4, which is more fluffy in taste and easier to shape. Cream made from evaporated milk is easy to melt even at room temperature, but margarine does not have these troubles.

But there are advantages and disadvantages. The biggest problem with margarine is not the taste but most of the milk fat and cholesterol in it, but there are trans fatty acids. Excessive intake will lead to increased cholesterol and increase the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. So if it is It is better not to be greedy for petty gains and directly choose cakes made of evaporated milk for your daily consumption.

Lan Meng nodded in satisfaction after dipping a little in the whipped cream with chopsticks to confirm the taste.

Until then, the chiffon cake baked on the other side has also been declared complete.

As soon as the oven was turned on, there was a burst of heat, and the scent of eggs hit the face. After sniffing his nose in satisfaction, Lan Meng took it out, but did not immediately remove it from the mold, but knocked it carefully a few times.

This seemingly strange action is actually to shake all the heat out of the cake embryo.

In fact, after making the cake embryo normally, it needs to be allowed to cool naturally for a period of time, but because there is no preparation in advance, this time Lanmeng had to do a second treatment.

Put the cake embryo upside down on the plate, and then saw Lan Meng take out a kitchen knife that was very different from the usual one from the knife holder.

Although the decoration of the restaurant that Lan Meng took over is a bit... simple, all kinds of kitchen utensils in the kitchen are well prepared.

Except for the most commonly used kitchen knife in Lanmeng's daily life, or the Chinese style civil and military knife, it can be regarded as the least distinctive knife among the Chinese style kitchen knives.

This kind of kitchen knife seems to have no characteristics, but it is precisely because of this that it is also the most commonly used kitchen knife, and naturally it is also the most commonly used one by Lan Meng.

In contrast, Lan Meng is holding a wider but thinner kitchen knife at this time.

This kind is called "Pian Dao" or directly called "Wen Dao". This kind of knife is used to chop off ribs, fish heads, chicken thigh bones and other bones, so the cutting edge is blunt.

Of course, there are also some special kitchen knives, but that kind of kitchen knives are no longer commonly used kitchen utensils. Generally speaking, they are specially made by chefs, and naturally there are no kitchen utensils prepared by this store.

But for Lan Meng right now, the 'Wen Dao' in his hand is enough.

Take the cake embryo out of the mold, and then blow it down to cool it down.

Although this treatment can make the cake eat faster, it also has a disadvantage, that is, the cake will become harder after being blown, and it is easier to drop slag when eating.

But will Blue Dream not consider this shortcoming?

Pressing lightly on the cake with one hand, he saw Lan Meng stand up straight and took a deep breath.

The edge of the kitchen knife in the other hand was aimed at the cake, and then————

"Whoo~"

Accompanied by the sound of sudden breathing, the kitchen knife in his hand was swiped sharply, and the top layer of the cake was cut off in an instant.

The speed is so fast that most people can't even react at all, but this is not the end.

Just look at Lan Meng's backhand with another knife, this time the blade cut across the bottom of the cake.

The kitchen knife cut across, the cake itself did not change much, at first glance it seemed that nothing had been done, but with a light pinch of Lan Meng's left hand on the cake, the cut cake was twisted up to reveal the part that is not used for darkening. The sides of the cake are pale yellow with numerous air holes inside.

After lightly patting the cake twice to help the heat spread, Lan Meng repeated the trick and cut the other sides of the cake as well.

The originally cylindrical cake has been transformed into a polygonal prism through Lanmeng's processing, but the strange thing is that looking at the smooth cut on the cake even gives people the illusion of 'maybe it should be like this'.

This is not a new technology, it is the same method that Lanmeng used to handle sandwiches for the Fujie family before, but the only difference is that the sandwiches processed that time were smaller, and this time it was a large sandwich close to 10 inches Cake embryo.

However, because of the larger size, more force is required to ensure a smooth incision.

This is why Lanmeng didn't use a special bread knife.

Bread knives with serrated teeth are indeed suitable for handling ingredients such as bread and cakes, but because the serrated teeth on it are easy to cut, they will also make the cut surface full of saw marks.

Maybe that Solal didn't care about these small details, but Lan Meng, who was a chef, couldn't ignore them.

In fact, what Lan Meng didn't notice at this time was that with his stern actions, a strange energy was also flowing in his body.

Because of the lack of a control group, Lan Meng has always believed that there is an inevitable connection between "emotional resonance" and the memories that appear in his mind during production, but he probably did not expect that the emotion of "working hard to produce for the guests" is actually accompanied by His hard work is being integrated into the cooking in his hands little by little.

But now his mind is full of 'response to Solal's kindness', he probably doesn't have the extra time to think about it even if he knows it?

After processing the cake embryo, Lan Meng began to spread cream on it.

The egg-yellow cake embryo was gradually formed under Lanmeng's smear.

Until then, when the cake was officially declared complete, Lan Meng also put it on the dining car, took out two bottles of red wine from the cabinet behind him, and pushed it back to the restaurant.

At this time, Lan Meng was extremely nervous.

It's just that this kind of tension is completely different from when I met the 'Thor' before.

If it was said that she was more afraid of the majesty of the other party before, then now Lan Meng is worried about whether her cooking can play its due role...

Chapter 45 Don't you want a drink?

When Lan Meng pushed the dining car back to the living room, he saw Solal sitting on the chair at a glance.

Perhaps for the meal later, the other party took off his bucket-like helmet.

It is precisely because of this that Lan Meng can finally see the real appearance of the other party, but the appearance of the other party is somewhat different from Lan Meng's imagination.

In Lan Meng's imagination, Solal should be a smiling and wise elder, so that it fits the character shown by the other party and the low but hoarse voice.

But what Lan Meng didn't expect was that the other party looked younger than he imagined.

The visual age should be around 30-50.

As for why the age span is so large?

That's because the other party doesn't look too old, but the weather-beaten cheeks give people a heavy feeling like the accumulation of history.

But Lan Meng's only guess was probably that Solal, who was still bowing his head not knowing what to think about, smiled after seeing him.

Different from Lan Meng's previous business smile, the other party's smile was not too obvious, only the corners of his mouth were slightly pulled up, his eyes were slightly narrowed, even because of the dusty armor on his body and the hair like withered grass made him look A little embarrassed, but it makes people feel warm unconsciously.

"Mr. Store Manager, I can't wait."

The reason why Solar took the initiative to speak was not because he really wanted to eat, but because he found that Lan Meng was stunned when he saw him, and it was at this time that he suddenly reacted.

Because since I came here, all I met were undead people, and they were either unable to communicate, or they were mentally disturbed, but no matter what they were, they would undoubtedly not care about each other's appearance.

But it was precisely because of this that he even forgot that besides the undead and those monsters who couldn't communicate at all, there actually existed normal people.

What surprised him was that after he finished speaking, although Lan Meng was no longer in a daze, her expression became serious again.

This undoubtedly made Solal even more confused, but it was at this time that Lan Meng had already pushed the dining car to him.

"Guest, I have kept you waiting."

While talking, Lan Meng put the red wine from the dining car in front of the other party, and at the same time put the cut cake in front of the other party.

And Solar looked at the exquisite wine glasses and cakes in front of him, and seemed a little at a loss for a while.

Because he hadn't seen these things for too long.

But after a brief daze, he still smiled at Lan Meng.

"Thank you."

Then without waiting for Lan Meng to start, he directly pulled out the cork from the wine bottle and poured it into the wine glass in front of him.

Looking at the red wine in the glass that looked like 'blood', Solal couldn't help feeling a strange sense of absurdity.

When he became immortal... no, earlier, it should be said that he was just an ordinary person before he became the Sun Knight. His greatest wish was to be able to pretend to be strong, so that he would not be bullied by other people in the same village. If there is a dream, it is probably to become a person like a nobleman in the city, right?

Heard that they can drink wonderful red wine every day and can indulge in meat with every meal.

But life is so absurd sometimes, Solal did not become the "noble lord" he most envied in the end, but became a Sun Knight instead.

And after becoming the Sun Knight, he naturally followed the teachings of the "Sun God of War" and fought to protect the weak without asking for anything in return.

It's just that I didn't expect that after going around and going around, after becoming an undead and losing my sense of taste, I tasted one of the things I was most looking forward to.

The wine with a faint fragrance slowly flowed down the throat, and the throat wriggled unconsciously, and Solal, who closed his eyes as if enjoying himself, opened his eyes.

Unsurprisingly, he couldn't feel the taste of any food at all, although he could barely feel the heat of alcohol, but these alone were not enough.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glanced at Lan Meng.

"It's really boring to drink alone, Mr. Store Manager, why don't you have a drink together?"

Solal extended an invitation to Lan Meng without hesitation.

Not only because he wanted to get some information from Lan Meng, but also because he didn't want to waste food.

Although I didn't witness the process of Lan Meng's cooking with my own eyes, it is enough to see from the changes in Lan Meng's expression and momentum that it must have taken a lot of effort to prepare these foods for him.

Since it is such a precious thing, it is a waste to give him an undead who can't taste the taste of food at all.

If he hadn't already known about Solal's situation, Lan Meng would definitely believe what the other party said at this time.

But looking at the other party's hearty smile, Lan Meng still didn't reject his kindness.

After taking out a new glass from under the dining car, Solal smiled and filled Lan Meng before raising the glass in his hand.

Without even needing extra words, Lan Meng picked up the wine glass.

"Ding~"

Accompanied by the crisp knocking sound, the wine in the glass shook slightly, while Lan Meng and Solal took a sip each.

The red wine is slightly bitter at the beginning of the mouth, but after a few times in the mouth and then swallowed, there is a hint of sweetness unconsciously.

That's right, the standard star stronghold specialty red wine, he washed the grapes back then.

Compared with Lanmeng, Solal looked smiling, but he was a little more stiff, obviously he didn't taste any taste.

Lan Meng, who is not used to chatting with strangers, seemed a little at a loss holding the wine glass, while Solal smiled and cut a piece of cake with the side of a fork and put it in his mouth.

Although he couldn't taste the sweetness of the cake, he could feel the delicate cream and fluffy texture of the cake.

This taste, as if stuffing clouds from the sky into his mouth, made him unable to bear a trace of desire.

He wanted to taste it for himself.

But then a deep sense of loss welled up in his heart. In order to relieve the loss in his heart, he couldn't help but speak.

"Mr. Store Manager..."

"Mr. Solar, please call me by my name directly, Lan Meng, just call me Lan Meng."

As soon as Solal spoke, Lan Meng couldn't help interrupting him.

Although it doesn't matter if you call someone 'Mr' or 'Miss' at work, it's always more embarrassing to be called than to call someone else.

Looking at Lan Meng's youthful face, Solal also realized something, he did not stubbornly stick to his habits, but decided to obey Lan Meng's request.

"Okay, Lan Meng, actually there are some things I would like to ask you about..."

Chapter 46 Science Believer·Blue Dream

At first, I didn't know whether it was because he was wearing a helmet like a bucket, or because he hadn't talked to anyone for a long time. Solal's voice sounded low and hoarse, but at this moment, drinking a glass of red wine seemed to be because Because of his larynx, his voice sounded much more normal.

"Lanmeng, have you heard about the 'Sun God of War'?"

Facing Solal's question, Lan Meng shook his head again, after all, he had never heard of this thing.

Seeing this, Solar sighed helplessly.

Before he asked Lan Meng if he knew where the 'sun' was, Lan Meng pointed to the sun outside the window and told him 'the sun is here'. Afterwards, he thought that maybe his description was not accurate, so he changed his statement, It's a pity that Lan Meng didn't know about it.

Looking at the undisguised disappointment on the other party's face, Lan Meng couldn't help but say something.

"Mr. Solar, I don't know if you can describe in detail the 'Sun God of War' you mentioned. Maybe I have seen it before, but I don't know the name of the other party..."

When he said this, even Lan Meng himself didn't believe it. After all, no matter who the "Sun God of War" was in the other party's mouth, it was certain that the other party was at least from the world of Solal, and Lan Meng had no doubts about the other party's world. How can you know the 'Sun God of War' whom the other party calls?

But he really couldn't bear to look at the disappointed expression of the other party, Lan Meng also had to use this method to distract the other party's attention.

It's a pity that Lan Meng's acting skills are really good. You don't even need to observe Solal carefully to see what Lan Meng said.

Without breaking it, he picked up the wine glass in his hand and took a sip to moisten his lips before speaking again.

"Sun God of War is the god I serve, and the other is a very special god. As the incarnation of the sun, the other is shining in this world to dispel the haze, and at the same time, he is also an existence that hates evil. In the teachings of our Sun Knight With a dogma of 'fighting for justice'..."

Perhaps it was because he was talking about his favorite thing, even Solal's voice seemed to be much lighter at this time.