Chapter 292: Ningning of Ji Country

If.

The main culprit who proposes to replace all culinary research associations is Nagiri Thistle.

Then, Eizan Edazuya is a complete executor.

Originally.

Follow the wishes and policies of Nakiri Thistle.

It is enough to forcibly pull people to close their shops and remove those resisting forces.

However, Eizan Edazu did even more extraordinary things. He actually used the power of "money" to bribe the Shokuki Management Bureau.

This unfair challenge naturally caused many rebels to surrender.

Um!

how to say?

This approach is indeed very effective and very deterrent.

But it is also extremely shameless and unpopular!

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this game.

To be honest, it's not exciting.

After all, in the eyes of Kobayashi Ryodan and others, Eizaneda's performance was too crotch-stretching.

And Alice here must be very happy. She didn't expect that she could defeat the top ten.

Although the sardine burger I made still had many flaws, at least I still won, which is more important than anything else.

tired!

very tired!

When exiting the competition stage.

Alice just began to feel a stinging dizziness, and felt that all the bones in her body were about to fall apart.

As a result, her gait became staggering, and finally she collapsed in Erina's arms.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Erina murmured, patting her back gently.

"Um!"

Alice responded feebly.

Some minor disputes often stem from differences in personality, different interests and hobbies, or inconsistent views on certain things.

However, although there are some small frictions sometimes, this does not hinder the deep relationship between them!

In fact.

Be it Erina or Alice.

They actually care about each other, and even in Zhang Fan's view, some of their usual quarrels can help them better understand each other's thoughts and feelings.

Although this method of communication is direct and rough, and although it may seem like a headache to others, it also includes:

understand!

tolerate!

In the face of this Yuanyue coup incident.

Especially when it comes to the life and death of the entire Totsuki Saryo Cooking School, Erina and Alice can quickly calm down, find a solution to the problem, and re-establish a close relationship.

Perhaps, for them, daily conflicts will not become a stumbling block between them!

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Anyone who knows a little bit about Japanese food will know that there are three types of noodles in Neon Country:

Hand-Pulled Noodle.

Udon.

Soba noodles.

In fact, both ramen and udon are influenced by Tenchao noodles. The most traditional and local one is soba noodles.

After buckwheat is ground into powder, it can be used as flour.

However, due to the lack of gluten, the dough does not have the softness and elasticity of flour after being kneaded, but looks like a rough mud ball.

So in order to make this mud ball into smooth and chewy noodles, Neon Country has put a lot of effort into this aspect.

From the cultivation of varieties, to planting, to the grinding process, and when adding water to knead the noodles, the amount of water must be adjusted according to the temperature and air humidity of the day.

Even to the end.

There are special tools for mixing, rolling, cutting, cooking, serving and eating noodles.

Anyone would be surprised by the amount of care and intensity and seriousness with which an ingredient is treated.

Especially Ning Ning, who was born in the "Eastern Kingdom" and holds the sixth position among the Ten Elites, has unique insights in the field of soba noodles.

At this moment, all she could see was that her four fingers and thumbs were working together to stir the buckwheat flour.

Use the movements of your thumbs to form a smooth flow in the wooden bowl, and at the same time, use your four fingers to stir the buckwheat flour into larger pieces bit by bit.

The technique is quite delicate!

Perfectly combine the buckwheat flour and moisture bit by bit.

When the flour grains were stirred until they were about the same size as broad beans, the buckwheat flour was sorted into one piece, and Ji Zhiguo Ningning began to knead the dough.

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"Hiss, that's awesome."

"The way you knead the dough is so neat!"

"Looking at it from a distance, you can feel the extremely strong stickiness of buckwheat."

"I didn't expect that Senior Sister Ning Ning's such slender wrists actually hide huge energy. So... so strong!"

The dumbfounded Fei Shasha could not help but exclaimed.

Because you are stirring carefully all the time, there is no need to add any extra water.

If it's cold soba noodles, the smooth noodles and the sauce go hand in hand, giving it a bouncy texture. When it comes to warm soba noodles, the flavor of the buckwheat fully blends with the noodle soup to create the highest-grade mellow taste.

Obviously, he just looked at Ji Zhiguo Ning Ning's kneading skills.

Not to mention Hisako, even Alice, Erina, Teruki Kuga and others could not help but look surprised.

How many years does it take to reach such a state?

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after.

Ning Ning rolled the dough into thin slices with a rolling pin, then picked up a sharp kitchen knife and quickly cut the dough.

"Use a kitchen knife to cut the kneaded dough into noodles?"

"I remember that Zhang Fan seemed to have used this cooking technique before!"

Fei Shasha was amazed again.

"Look carefully, every noodle she cut seems to be even and there is no miss."

Erina understood something and couldn't help but said calmly.

"This kind of noodles feels much better than using a noodle machine directly." Alice, whose face looked a little better, at this time, in her heart, she very much recognized the strength of the sixth member of the Ten Elites.

She even dared to conclude that if the opponent just now was Ning Ning of the Kingdom of Ji and not Etsuya Eizan, then:

She is bound to lose!

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Among all soba noodles.

Perhaps the most famous one is the Toriko soba served in a three-piece round lacquerware.

This three-layered round container was initially used as a square or rectangular container, and the materials were also different.

But in 1904, it is said that the staff who were supervising food hygiene at the time believed that "the four corners of the four-corner container are not easy to wash and are considered unhygienic", so the designated container was changed to a round one!

For its material, neon Hinoki cypress with antiseptic effect was selected.

And in order to make the dirt easy to wash off, it is also required to coat the container with paint.

At this moment, Isshiki Hui placed the soba noodles in a three-stage round lacquerware, first put bonito, spicy radish puree, raw eggs, seaweed, and chopped green onion into the first layer, then poured in the sauce and mixed well.

Then pour the soup from the first layer on the second layer.

Added new seasonings and dipping sauce.

This approach means that the so-called Koriko soba noodles have three layers and three flavors!

On the other side, after the water boiled, Ji Zhiguo Ningning began to add a small amount of salt to the noodles. When taking out the noodles, filter them in cold boiled water. This way the noodles will be very strong.

Then rinse off the foamy noodle soup with cold water in a colander, then soak in cold boiled water.

Take minced ginger and garlic, sesame oil, balsamic vinegar, light soy sauce, sugar, and chili oil and mix well.

into sauce.

After a while, with the completion of the last process.

Ning Ning, the sixth seat member, finished her soba noodles successfully!

…

"Yise Hui."

"We have become competitors again after all."

Ning Ning, who had just finished making soba noodles, raised her head slightly and looked at Isshiki Hui, who was opposite but neither happy nor angry, and said with the same facial expression.

In the plot of the original work, the educational policy of the Isshiki family is obviously different from that of the Kino Country.

Isshiki family is a requirement.

The country of discipline is encouragement.

So in Ning Ning's heart, she always felt that she was very happy when she was a child.

Because she can be praised by her family after her hard work, instead of being criticized and insulted!

Of course, it needs to be pointed out that Ning Ning is from the Edo soba school, which means that what she is best at is Tokyo-style soba noodles.

And Isshiki Hui’s cuto soba noodles obviously have a precise reference, that is:

Kanda Yabsoba is a long-established store that actually exists with a history of almost 200 years.

Finally, Ning Ning's soba noodles appeared.

…

"Is this...is this really soba noodles?"

"Buckwheat noodles are coarse-grain noodles, so their texture is not as smooth as that of wheat flour. But what's going on with the smooth texture of the bowl of buckwheat noodles in front of you?"

"It's effortless to bite into it. How do you make these noodles?"

A bowl of soba noodles is, after all, the main course.

But after just one bite, the three judges present fell into a state of astonishment.

Compared with ramen and udon, soba is the most classical type and the one closest to Kyoto in temperament. The most basic one is steamer buckwheat. After the noodles are blanched, they are poured into cold water and drained.

And I have to say that this kind of soba noodles is so simple that it almost makes people gasp in surprise, but it has an indescribable deliciousness.

The soup stock with light soy sauce is added as the base.

No oily flowers.

crystal clear.

Sprinkle a few shredded green onions and that's the only ingredient.

Such "silent" clear soup soba noodles definitely require a close friend.

It is like a cold ice beauty, not easy to approach, but once you fall in love with it, you will become addicted.

The fresh mustard always has a refreshing fragrance and is not overpowering.

Hand-made noodles have a rare and special texture. Unlike hand-rolled noodles, which are regular and tough, Kinokuni Ningning's buckwheat noodles have a carefully crafted toughness and have their own unique style.

So, gradually, a subtle feeling emerged in my heart.

It won't make your stomach's desire burst out in an instant, nor is it something so crazy that you can't stop devouring it, but it can maintain a steady frequency during the eating process.

Unknowingly.

A bowl of warm soba noodles was swept away by the wind and clouds.

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to some extent.

Soba noodles are not as delicious as Wagyu BBQ sashimi, but in turn the requirements for diners have increased.

Many people have never eaten buckwheat, and do not even know what buckwheat is. They reject buckwheat just by hearing the name. When they think about it, they know that it tastes bad, is rough, and does not reflect fashion and nobility.

but……

"It has a refreshing taste and is definitely a very delicious soba."

"Oops, I accidentally ate them all again."

"It turns out that this bowl of vegetarian soba noodles is made from a mixture of 70% buckwheat flour and 30% wheat flour, so the texture of the noodles is not so rough, but smoother and more fragrant."

Among them, Chalmei buried his head, thinking hard, recalling the smell just now, and then analyzed it.

After all, these people are executives of the WGO Food Organization, so they can quickly analyze some secrets of Ningning's bowl of soba noodles in Ji Country.

And there is no doubt that they have a very high opinion of Ningning!

...

In the final analysis.

The desire for sugar, sodium, and fat is something that has been engraved in the genes by natural selection for tens of thousands of years.

And most traditional delicacies are just the tall ones picked out from a group of short people in the past when materials were scarce.

Look at the market for traditional snacks now.

To what extent has it shrunk? How much market has puffed food squeezed out of it?

Let's talk about snow skin mooncakes. It can become a new upstart in the mooncake industry. It can indirectly show that at least in terms of food, traditional cultural heritage has no advantage over modern technology!

Of course, the only thing that cannot be surpassed is the style, just like the down-and-out nobles against the nouveau riche.

Hmm!

Speaking of the Edo background, there are two details that can be metaphorically implied:

One is buckwheat flour. Hokkaido is indeed the largest buckwheat producing area in Neon Country.

But Tokyo Soba House basically uses Shinshu buckwheat, so maybe Kinokuni Ningning didn't realize this.

Second, it must be the temperature.

The influence of temperature seems to be very large for buckwheat noodles.

And chefs like Ningning who focus too much on theoretical knowledge are actually not adapted to this temperature change that is different from usual.

"Ningning, you really lost in the form of choosing dishes."

"You use a dish invented by Edo buckwheat, so you are proud of it, but I would like to ask you, in the high temperature environment of the competition venue, do you think it can be more attractive than soup buckwheat or fried buckwheat?"

At this moment, Isshiki Hui stood up and said in a calm tone.

"You..."

Kinokuni Ningning was stunned.

...

In the real world.

If two people with similar strengths make dishes without making mistakes, at most they feel in two different directions.

It is really a very tangled thing to let people judge who is better.

In other words.

The result at this time has nothing to do with the food itself. It is all the personal preference of the referee, which is seriously idealistic.

But if someone makes a mistake, it will be obvious, and since the food battle is a ring battle, there shouldn't be so many off-site factors as the judging criteria.

"Temperature?"

"Will the temperature of the competition venue affect the taste of the soba noodles I made?"

As Jinokuni Ningning thought about it, she became more and more shocked.

She couldn't understand why Isshiki Hui's strength always improved so quickly, and every time Isshiki Hui saw through her.

In fact, she herself didn't understand. In terms of personality, she was the kind of girl who was willing to work hard and was down-to-earth.

But such girls often have poor observation skills.

For example:

She herself has excellent grades.

But she hardly looks at others, why can she catch up or even surpass herself? (End of this chapter)