333 Goodbye Plum Salt
"Is this pork head meat made by Chef Zhou himself?"
Baiweisheng was slightly stunned and became serious.
Porkhead meat is the first dish among braised dishes, and braised dishes are a cuisine in Chinese cuisine with a long history and its own characteristics.
If we go back to history, braised dishes should have originated from "road dishes".
In ancient times, transportation was not developed. Merchants traveled, scholars went to the exam, officials took office, and officials took office, and officials took office. When encountering wind, frost, snow and rain, they would inevitably miss the end.
What should I do if I miss the Indoor without food or accommodation?
There was no takeaway back then, so it was okay to have no living. At worst, the weather was just a mat, but what I ate was a headache. Dry food can be kept in quality, but we can't just eat dry food, right?
Rich businessmen and officials turned to the chef for help, so there was a "travel dish", which was a dish that could not only ensure taste but also had quality functions. Because braised dishes were easy to eat, taste good, and were more convenient to preserve than ordinary hot dishes, they became an indispensable part of the dish.
That's why it is said that there is a way in the world, so there must be braised. How can there be no pork head meat with braised?
Braised dishes are also divided into north and south, including red braised, salt-baked, spicy, etc. Among them, spicy dishes originate from the two lakes and Sichuan. The spicy rabbit head in Sichuan cuisine is the representative, while salt-baked is available in the north and south of the Yangtze River. However, when it comes to red braised, there is a saying that "red braised since ancient times cannot be over the river."
Red braised in the north and ends in Huaiyang. That is, the most common way to go to Gaoyou. In the Yangzhou area, people in Jiangnan like to eat light mouths. White boiled and dipped in old sauce is their most typical way to eat it.
The Chudu capital is connected to the north and south, and is connected to four provinces. The development of braised vegetables in Chudu is far superior to that in various places. Any foodie who has been to Chudu knows that, and gradually becomes famous.
The braised dishes in various places are nothing more than a roundabout pig and beef. Among them, pork is the main one, and most of them are in the water. Pork head meat has become the most special braised dishes, and the price is the cheapest among braised dishes. But it is not easy to make people praise them.
Not to mention the refrigerated pork head meat, it was normal, let alone let Baiwei eat it raw, even if he asked him to take a look at it, he would not think about it!
However, since it was made by Zhou Dong, Baiweizhang still had to take it seriously. She gently picked up a piece of meat and passed by her nose, her eyes lit up slightly.
The refrigerated pork head meat is not bright enough and the fragrance is locked a lot. However, it was clearly placed in the refrigerator, but it did not emit any slight odor due to cooling.
Baiweisheng then believed that Wu Rongrong was not lying. It turned out that they were really a good thing that they couldn't bear to eat. If it weren't for sealing and storing it carefully, it would be impossible for this pork head meat to be left in the refrigerator for a long time without any odor.
Put it in your mouth and bit it gently. After cooling, the outer layer of the pork head meat that is slightly hard does affect some taste. But before anyone can get disgusted, a faint meat scent quickly filled the mouth. Compared with the fresh pork head meat with strong hot fat, it tastes unique.
"I didn't expect that the refrigerated pork has a unique flavor?"
Fan Mingren has passed down his cooking skills for generations, so he will naturally not be a stick. After eating, he nodded repeatedly: "Average red braised pork head meat, even if it is covered with spices, it will inevitably leave a trace of pickled flavor, so the chef will list pork head meat as a hair product like mutton...
But the pork head meat made by Chef Zhou has no such problem at all. It would be fine if he used overbearing spices such as Thirteen and Fourteen Scents to cover it up, but he couldn't taste the spices. The meat smelled like it was full of pork, which was completely the original taste of pork. Could it be that he also mastered the secret recipe for braised pork head meat without spices?"
Baiweisheng smiled: "Actually, he still used spices.
Since spices exist, there are reasons for their existence. Although they are auxiliary objects, they are still indispensable in certain dishes.
It just depends on the chef's ability to control it well, that is, "the master is wise and the minister is virtuous". If the control is not good, that is, "the master is weak and the minister is bullied".
When the food approach came, the focus was on "pursuing the original taste", but are the original taste good?
For example, this pork head meat has a natural pickled gas that exceeds other parts. Does the chef still have to keep the flavor of these pickled food for diners to eat?"
Seeing Fan Mingren smile and nodding, the Chinese taster talked more: "The so-called pursuit of the original taste is actually to use various means to remove the bad taste in the ingredients and retain the best. These means include various cooking techniques and the use of various seasonings and spices.
Legend has it that when you reach the realm of the Divine Chef, you can even use only two flavors of plum salt to mix the ingredients in the world!
And the pork head in front of us..."
The skinny Hou San'er raised her head with a mouthful of pig's head: "No way, Mr. Bai, I didn't taste the smell of plums?"
"Haha, you are smart and keen. No wonder you are called the "Great Sage" of the Fan family.
You are right, the seasoning used in this pork head meat is just salt, the spice is just a dish of plums, and it should be half sour and half sweet plums produced in the yellow plum season.
After the sweet and sour combination is combined, all that is left is the unique fragrance of plums, which can be used to remove the odor of pork head meat."
Baiweisheng's face and color moved frequently, and she sighed softly: "It seems that Old Man Cai is still too biased. How can such a person be described as a 'Shentian pot'?"
Skinny Monkey San'er grinned and said, "What do you mean by Mr. Bai?"
Could it be that because he is proficient in the 'Plum Salt' method, he still has to give him a nickname 'Yizhi Plum'?"
Wu Rongrong, who was standing not far away, was furious when she heard this. This person was so hateful that she dared to arrange my male god like this!
You are a plum blossom, and you don’t sound like a good person!
Seeing that Wu Rongrong's expression was wrong, Fan Mingren frowned secretly. San'er was still too frivolous. If this was heard from Zhou Dong's ears, what else would the Fan family ask for someone to join?
Hurry up and pulled the topic away: "Mr. Bai, my ancestors have also said that when we reach the highest level of being a chef, it is enough to use only two kinds of plum salt. Let's put aside the later Sichuan and Gan cuisines that require chili peppers. Is this really the case?
There are also many famous chefs under the Fan family, but as far as I know, no one can make delicious food with just plum salt.”
“That’s the modern chef who was blinded by countless spices!
These two kinds of plum salt are actually the first seasoning found by humans. Apart from the fact that they cannot cover spicy and bitter flavors, they can blend everything!
The ancient Yiya and Yi Yin all used these two flavors to mix delicious food. And as far as I know, there was a divine chef who appeared in this Jianghuai land and near Chudu.
This 'the most delicious taste in the world is plum salt' but he often says that, and does that."
Baishesheng sighed: "Actually, my grandfather has some connection with this divine chef. This time I was willing to accept Mr. Fan's invitation to Chudu, but it was not entirely for Zhou Dong. In fact, I still have the idea of visiting this divine chef..."
"God chef!"
Chapter completed!