Chapter 1742: Harsh requirements
Translator: 549690339
Before coming here, chiyuantaku really didn’t know how to speak Chinese. He only knew a little bit of it, but now he had just learned it.
Therefore, his tone sounded a little weird and his vocabulary was also a little off. Fortunately, Yuan Zhou understood what he meant.
What Chihara Tak.u.mi was asking was how the rice was made to be so delicious and to have the taste of the rice itself.
“It’s simple. ” Yuan Zhou said indifferently.
“No, no, no. It’s not simple. It’s not simple at all. Nowadays, many people ignore the taste of the rice itself in order to pursue the softness and viscosity of the rice. They only have the texture and no taste.” Chiyuantaku shook his head repeatedly and said a long string of words in excitement.
In the end, he had no choice but to change his language to j.a.panese. Fortunately, das.h.i.+ xiujie, who was at the side, began to translate seriously and responsibly.
He promptly and accurately translated what chiyuantaku said to Yuan Zhou.
With Yuan Zhou’s current status, he didn’t need to know many languages, because those people who came to visit would learn Chinese by themselves. This was the respect brought by his own strength.
“I’m sorry, I was too excited. ” After das.h.i.+ xiujie finished translating, Qianyuan tuo bowed to Yuan Zhou and apologized again.
It was because he had blurted out j.a.panese.
Chiyuantaku naturally knew that Yuan Zhou didn’t know j.a.panese. Therefore, it was a little impolite to speak j.a.panese to Yuan Zhou in such a long way.
“Yes.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head, indicating that he had accepted the apology.
“Thank you, head chef Yuan.” Chiyuantaka thanked him again.
The best Chinese words that chiyuantaku could say now were ‘thank you’,’I’m sorry’, and ‘head chef Yuan’. It could be said that his p.r.o.nunciation was perfect.
When he spoke other Chinese words, his intonation and vocabulary were a little strange, but fortunately, it was still within the range of understanding.
“You’re welcome,” Yuan Zhou shook his head and then said again without waiting for Qian yuantuo to continue being polite.
“Cooking is very basic. It’s not simple, it’s basic.” Yuan Zhou coughed lightly. This time, he had to be mellow.
“Yes, I am.” Both Qianyuan Tak.u.mi and das.h.i.+ xiujie nodded in agreement.
“So, first of all, you have to understand the rice itself. I’ll skip the fancy information and talk about the useful core. The softness and viscosity of the rice itself depends on whether the rice contains starch or starch, because 75% to 80% of the rice is starch.”
“Among them, the starch is relatively stable to heat and is more difficult to paste, while the branched starch is much easier to paste. The degree of blurriness directly affected the Rice’s stickiness, or rather, its stickiness. Therefore, the more starch there was in the rice, the less sticky it would be, and it would feel dry after it entered the mouth. Especially after the rice has turned cold, rice with a lot of starch will have a very bad taste. ”
“Also, the starch in the human saliva belongs to the category of alpha-enzymes. The special characteristic of the alpha enzyme was that it could only digest the starch from the end of the starch chain. Compared to straight starch, branched starch has more ends and can release more sweet micro-molecular sugar in the mouth, so rice with more branched starch is sweeter. ”
“So the reason why the customers, or rather, most people, think that glutinous rice is delicious is because the starch in glutinous rice is all branched starch.” In the end, Yuan Zhou said in a conclusion.
When Yuan Zhou said that, his expression was solemn and his speaking speed was medium. Although das.h.i.+ xiujie had a hard time translating, he still managed to complete the translation.
Having been listening to Yuan Zhou attentively, chiyuantaku was puzzled at first and then dumbfounded by what Yuan Zhou had said. In the end, he couldn’t help admiring Yuan Zhou.
Yes, it was admiration.
To be honest, chiyuantaku had been in seclusion in the countryside for two years. He had studied and recognized food ingredients seriously, and even grown them himself, but he had never thought that he would understand ordinary rice from this scientific aspect.
However, Yuan Zhou, who obviously had a Grandmaster level cooking skill, could casually talk about all kinds of knowledge about rice.
If it was someone else, Chiaki would have thought that he was just memorizing the information. But as a Grandmaster and having his own works, Yuan Zhou was different.
From his casual att.i.tude, it was clear that he didn’t only know about rice, but also about all the ingredients under his command.
“You’re really amazing. ” Chiyuantaku couldn’t help bowing deeply to Yuan Zhou again.
Yuan Zhou nodded his head and then continued,””In addition to the understanding of rice, you also need to understand the water used to cook rice.”
“Yes, that’s right,” Qianyuan Tak.u.mi and das.h.i.+ xiujie nodded in unison.
Actually, from the moment Yuan Zhou started to introduce the dish, das.h.i.+ xiujie had already recorded everything Yuan Zhou said like a primary school student.
Among them, Qianyuan Tak.u.mi could only look at him with envy because he didn’t prepare a pen and paper. Das.h.i.+ xiujie also didn’t want to give him the pen and paper.
“Most of the water in your country is soft water. The concentration of calcium and magnesium ions in the water is low, which is very suitable for cooking.” Yuan Zhou said.
At this point, the two of them nodded again to show that they understood.
Yuan Zhou continued,”our country is vast and has abundant resources. We often drink hard water. Using it to cook rice will harm its fragrance. Therefore, I chose the cold Spring in Zhenjiang, also known as Nanling water.”
“This water is good for brewing tea. It was famous throughout the country as early as the Tang Dynasty. It’s just right for cooking rice. It doesn’t damage the fragrance of the rice and can even enhance it.” Yuan Zhou said.
“This is because the spring water is rich in trace elements that are beneficial to the human body. After natural filtration by gravel, there is very little trace of chlorine. The water is clear and sweet, which can make the rice grains better display their fragrance.” Yuan Zhou said in conclusion.
When Yuan Zhou mentioned the Tang Dynasty, das.h.i.+ xiujie and Qianyuan tuo both nodded their heads and couldn’t help exclaiming in surprise.
It couldn’t be helped. After all, the Tang Dynasty had a great influence on j.a.pan. As soon as he heard that the water was from the Tang Dynasty, he couldn’t help but exclaim.
“I didn’t expect head chef Yuan to have such a strict requirement for water. As expected of a Grandmaster,” the chef said. Chiyuantaku sighed again.
“Of course. As far as I know, head chef Yuan is extremely familiar with the ingredients under his knife.” Das.h.i.+ xiujie said proudly before Yuan Zhou could say anything.
Those who didn’t know would think that she was complimenting him.
“With good rice and water, all that’s left is the basic cooking skills.” Yuan Zhou’s expression remained unchanged and he continued to say that naturally.
“All that’s left is to wash the rice, soak it, choose the pot, and add water to boil it.” Chiyuantaku nodded and continued.
“You also need to pick the rice. You have to ensure that every grain of rice is complete and uniform in size. Only then can the heat be uniform.” Yuan Zhou added indifferently.
“I was careless.” Chiyuantaku immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
“Every step of cooking needs to be rigorous and serious.” Yuan Zhou said.
“You’re right, head chef Yuan. ” Chiaki nodded.
“Alright, it’s getting late.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head and then directly said to see him out without saying anything.
“I’m sorry to disturb you, head chef Yuan.” Seeing that it was getting late, chizuhara Tak.u.mi immediately said goodbye.
“Yes.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head.
“Thank you for your guidance, head chef Yuan.” Das.h.i.+ xiujie and Qianyuan tuo went out of the door backward. Finally, they both bowed and thanked him at the door.
“Have a safe journey.” With a solemn expression, Yuan Zhou slightly nodded his head and said goodbye.
Only then did the two of them stand up and say goodbye to Yuan Zhou again before leaving.
As soon as they left, the restaurant quieted down immediately. Yuan Zhou let out a sigh of relief instantly,””Phew, I can finally rest for a while.”
While saying that, Yuan Zhou took a look outside and found no one at the door. He immediately reached out his hand and rubbed his face. Then, he turned around and went upstairs to wash up with a serious look.
It was Yuan Zhou’s habit to wash himself every time he finished cooking the dishes.
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