The master of cooked wheaten food had just summarized the differences between dumplings, steamed buns, shumai, and wontons in one sentence. In fact, the craftsmanship of the cooked wheaten food was almost the same. The difference was the outer skin that wrapped the inner pits.
The thickness of the dumpling skin was just in the middle. It did not need to be as thin as the wonton skin, nor did it need to be as thick as the bun skin. How to roll out the thickness between the two required the chef's skill.
The fact that the Dumpling Brothers dared to call themselves dumplings was enough to show their deep understanding of the Dao of dumplings.
Shao 'an did not know how much Xiang En understood and mastered the cooked wheaten food. Everything had to be understood from the process of her cooking.
Xiang En poured a certain amount of dry flour onto the stove. Then, she added an appropriate amount of water into the dry flour. This was the first step in making dough, and it was also the foundation that every chef must master.
Almost all chefs knew the first step, but the difficult part was the kneading of the dough. This seemingly untechnical step was the key to determining the quality of the dumpling skin.
Xiang En rolled up his sleeves and revealed his fair and tender arms. His hands gently pressed down on the dried flour on the stove. His palms secretly exerted strength, and his wrists nimbly shook. His ten slender fingers shuttled through the raw flour that was gradually sticking together.
Shao 'an carefully observed Xiang En's kneading action. His instinct told him that Xiang En's technique was definitely not simple. It was likely to be an advanced technique from the dark cooking world.
Just as Shao 'an was concentrating on observing Xiang En's technique, the notification that had been silent for a long time appeared again.
Learn the intermediate skill of the superior chef Xiang En, Cloud Kneading. It is suitable for making cooked wheaten food. Completion rate: 10%.
"Xiang En is already a high-level chef, and I've just stepped into the ranks of intermediate chefs. Is the difference really that big?”Shao 'an thought in surprise. As for the notification that he had already learned the intermediate skill, Cloud Rubbing, he chose to ignore it.
"Shao 'an, why are you in a daze? The big guy opposite him had already started to prepare the ingredients to make the dumpling filling.”Xiang En reminded Shao 'an.
Only then did Shao 'an come back to his senses. He threw his surprise and frustration out of his mind and began to complete his work.
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Shao 'an, who was holding the kitchen knife in his hand, instantly entered the state of mind. After learning that Xiang En, who was one year younger than him, was already a high-level chef, Shao' an's performance was actually much stronger than usual after being stimulated by Xiang En. Shao 'an's incomparably solid knife skills were displayed for the first time in people's eyes. Compared to his opponent, Dumpling Brother, who had a wide range of knife skills and no aesthetic feeling, Shao' an's exquisite and solid knife skills naturally made the surrounding audience praise him loudly.
"Look at that boy's cutting skills. The connection between each strike and each draw is pleasing to the eye! As expected, the characters who dared to challenge the Dumpling Brothers were all capable.”
"That boy's knife skills are indeed very powerful, but what's the use? The content of the competition is dumplings! Knife skills are of little help to making dumplings. Look at the girl kneading the dough. What kind of dough can she make with her soft hands? They are still not as good as the dumpling brothers.”
Brother Dumpling was not as relaxed as the crowd below the stage thought. He was facing a huge pressure at this time. The person who gave him pressure was Xiang En, who was not favored by everyone. Brother Dumpling took the time to take a look at Xiang En, who was kneading the dough. He was surprised to find that Xiang En's technique was actually more brilliant than his.
The girl's seemingly soft and powerless kneading and pressing contained a subtle mystery. Just what Brother Dumpling could detect was enough to surprise him.
Xiang En was making up for his lack of strength by rotating his fingers, wrists, and arms in sync. The power of the rotation seeped into the dough, perfectly combining the flour and water together.
"Xiang En, your technique is really unique. The teacher who taught you this must be a super skilled pastry chef.”Shao 'an asked after he finished processing the ingredients.
"I knew you would ask this. This was taught to me by a living old monster. Although I don't want to admit it, I don't think there's anyone who can surpass him in terms of cooked wheaten food.”Xiang En did not mention the name of the old monster she mentioned.
If anyone else heard Xiang En's answer, they would definitely think that Xiang En did not want to reveal his teacher's teachings and would not think in other ways. Unfortunately, Shao 'an, who she was facing, was a sensible person.
After Shao 'an heard the information revealed by Xiang En's answer, he suddenly confirmed a lot of things. Through these things, he finally knew that Xiang En had joined the dark cooking world.
Shao 'an had no good feelings or bad thoughts about the organization of the dark cuisine world. At least, he was not like the other chefs who had accepted the orthodox teachings of famous chefs and regarded the dark cuisine world as their lifelong enemy.
"Xiang En, I think we can talk about the world of dark cuisine after we understand this arena showdown. I happen to be very interested in it.”Shao An suddenly said something that caught Xiang En off guard.
Shao 'an didn't think there was anything wrong with his words. If the dark cuisine world didn't use drugs to control him, then it was really a good place.
Xiang En's expression turned cold. She looked deeply at Shao 'an.
"No matter how you found out about my identity, if you dare to leak it, I guarantee that you will die an ugly death.”Xiang En threatened.
"Don't worry! I won't be snubbed! However, I might have the idea of joining in the future. How should I join then? Was he contacting you? Will you be my sponsor?" Shao An said with a smile.
"Boring fellow, do what you're doing! We will never consider an idiot like you.”Xiang En said.
"It turns out that the threshold of the dark cuisine industry is so high. I thought it would be easy to join.”Shao 'an acted as if he had suddenly realized something.
"Hurry up and get to work!" Xiang En couldn't stand it anymore and scolded.
"At your service, my fiancée!”Shao 'an shouted.
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