I wiped the sweat from my forehead. Even though I just pounded a bunch of ingredients, it took a lot of energy and effort.
It's not just crushing anything randomly. Even after completing this step, the number of times of force and the degree of smashing of each ingredient are also different. This is the most consuming part.
Zhao Fuyu gathered his thoughts for a moment, glanced at his opponent not far away, and watched him start to cook the poisons, but he knew in his heart that the key to this step was still in the ratio of the various five poisons.
'And the ingredient that never showed up is the key! '
'It seems that Mr. Nakiri's statement is correct. Sure enough, there are people who support it, and the dream ingredients have also been brought out...'
A glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, Zhao Fuyu was no different.
The dream ingredient of the Nakiri family, 'Shark Fin Mushroom', happens to be the key to the final freshness of his soup, and it combines all the deliciousness into one.
You must know that the taste of this kind of mushroom is particularly special. It combines the smooth and crispy texture of shark fin with the deliciousness and... tenderness of mushrooms!
The taste of the ingredients alone is already many times stronger than the top-grade shark's fin, and with the blessing of cooking...
Zhao Fuyu knew very well what a storm his dish would cause when it actually debuted.
In fact, the secret of this dish never lies in the ingredients, but the thought that goes into it, and how the key ingredients are combined to extract the delicious flavor of the soup!
The proportion here is the most critical part!
...
There were more than a dozen jars in a row, filled with ingredients that Zhao Fuyu had crushed with wooden sticks.
Now it's finally time to cook.
There is no pot, just put charcoal under these pots. If it is a vegetable soup pot, you only need to add a little water. If it is a meat soup pot, you need to sprinkle some purple petals, and then Pour some more water, and then slowly burn off the blood foam that comes out after boiling.
More than a dozen large vats were boiled at the same time, and odor and impurities were continuously removed, but no odor-removing ingredients such as onion, ginger, cooking wine, etc. were added. This fact also made many people look a little surprised.
You should know that it is not impossible to cook things plainly.
Regarding the requirements for ingredients, they believed that Zhao Fuyu was capable of meeting them.
But this cooking method seems a bit too simple and has nothing special about it.
Can you make good soup by mashing various ingredients into soup?
This kind of doubt is not only filled with doubts in the hearts of many ordinary viewers, but even Nakiri Erina, who has always been very convinced of Zhao Fuyu's cooking skills, can't help but have a question.
“Seafood tastes like seafood, chicken tastes like chicken, duck tastes like duck, and pig tastes like pig.”
“This seems to be a path of following tradition, but it is actually a path of seeking roots.”
"I'm really looking forward to what kind of soup Fuyu boy can come up with that has never been seen before in this world."
When it comes to cooking, Nakiri Senzaemon is the real expert.
If he didn't understand the direction of Zhao Fuyu's cuisine from the previous dish of 'braised mullet and egg soup'.
Now after seeing these techniques, he has understood clearly.
Zhao Fuyu uses the simplest yet most complex method to completely extract the umami flavors and blend them into a very fresh soup.
But even after seeing Zhao Fuyu's cooking philosophy, Nakiri Senzaemon didn't know how to handle it, so that he could blend the flavors of various ingredients into one pot.
It's not that he hasn't mastered the ultimate umami, but that everyone uses the ultimate umami differently. For the same ultimate umami, the way to reach balance and break through the limit is also different.
But he can see that the return to nature is actually to use the most primitive and simple method to maintain the original taste of the ingredients.
Even things like green onion and ginger cooking wine are not added, which is enough to explain Zhao Fuyu's thoughts.
"Then it's no wonder that he had to pound the crabs into pieces and add salt to marinate them."
Tokugawa Fuden was reminded by Nakiri Senzaemon's words and finally understood Zhao Fuyu's idea of materials. While his pupils shrank, he was even more amazed at the talent of this Nakashu boy.
'Extreme taste? How old is he to have come this far? ! '
As his thoughts turned, Tokugawa Fengden's words had nothing to do with what he was thinking about.
"Only the saltiness extracted in this way can achieve the effect of using ingredients as seasoning."
“It’s a wonderful combination.”
With the endorsement of the two big figures, many cooks were also touched by their lingering doubts, but the next question still arose.
The combination of several ingredients makes the soup taste difficult to master.
There are dozens of ingredients here in Zhao Fuyu, and they are boiled together in a dozen large tanks. Let’s not talk about how the main flavor of the combined soup should be presented. The most important thing is how to ensure that the taste will not become too complicated. There is only a pure impact without any aftertaste.
Or it may become too thick, which suppresses the appetite of diners.
You know, it happens in this world that because the taste of the food is too complex, people don't want to continue tasting it after taking one bite.
It's not that the concepts of those dishes are bad, but the degree of integration is still far behind.
For diners, it increases the taste threshold in disguise.
"Combining...is the key!"
At this time, Inokashira Goro also spoke, giving his opinions seriously and going straight to the core of the problem.
"The taste cannot be distinguished and cannot be superimposed but mixed. The more ingredients this soup has, the more it will fail."
"And this combination will test the level of the cook himself."
Having said this, Inokashira Goro did not forget to pull Toyotomi Tiki, the head of the IGO Kyoto Imperial Branch who had never spoken.
In his opinion, this junior is quite good, and he must be asked to say a few words no matter what.
"In the opinion of the IGO branch director, if this dish can be completed, what level of cook should it be suitable for?"
I didn't expect to be handed the conversation by Inokashira Goro, but Toyotomi Taki took it very smoothly.
"Judging from the current level of chefs in Buyeo, I am afraid that only the uncrowned king or someone close to the threshold of Linchu can..."
But Nakiri Senzaemon seriously interrupted Toyotomi Tiki's analysis. The Demon King of Food, who saw Zhao Fuyu's ambition, spoke with a solemn tone.
"Young man from the Toyotomi family, you made a mistake."
"If that dish can be completed...even Lin Chu may not be able to master it."
"That's... an unusually complicated dish!"
As soon as these words came out, not to mention Toyotomi, even Tokugawa Fengden showed a look of extreme surprise and looked at Zhao Fuyu not far away.
The place where his eyes focused was on Zhao Fuyu's smoke-filled cooking table.
What kind of cuisine is it that makes the Food Demon King rate it so highly?
All of a sudden, all the viewers watching the live broadcast were attracted by him!
