Speaking of which, the old dough was actually to take a piece of dough from the kneaded dough and store it well. Next time when the dough was fermented, he would take a new piece and store it again.
After repeating the process, the yeast in the dough would become more and more mature. Moreover, it was natural. The fermented dough was naturally soft and loose with a very good taste.
The Thousand Thread Mantou required such a taste. Therefore, Yuan Zhou chose the old dough. However, the system gave him a surprise. It turned out to be the old dough left by the previous hosts.
This made Yuan Zhou very surprised. Maybe he could peep into the affairs of the previous hosts from this old dough.
There was an old saying that you get what you pay for. Compared with other foods in Yuanzhou shop, the materials used for the Thousand Thread Mantou were much simpler. Of course, the flour and flour used were all top-notch. As for the old dough left by the previous hosts, it was definitely not simple.
More importantly, the Thousand Thread Mantou depended on the kneading skills. Whether it was chewy or not, the taste was all in the palm. Liu Zhang wanted to see Yuan Zhou's craftsmanship to the greatest extent.
"Boss Yuan is really a capable person." Liu Zhang watched Yuan Zhou's movements all the way. In fact, it was hard to tell the difference between Yuan Zhou's movements. However, he could tell that Yuan Zhou's movements were much neater and neater than his own.
"Boss Yuan has always been very powerful. Xiaohai is arrogant and doesn't respect anyone. However, Boss Yuan has said that he respects him." Zheng Jiawei immediately answered.
Liu Zhang didn't know much about painting and didn't know who Wuhai was. However, he could feel that Wuhai wasn't simple.
Zheng Jiawei and Liu Zhang sat together. Wuhai suddenly had an inspiration and went back to paint. Before he left, he asked Zheng Jiawei to treat him well and, most importantly, to remember to pay for the meal.
Zheng Jiawei would complete everything that Wuhai asked him to do. Therefore, the two of them sat together.
In terms of movements, Liu Zhang gave Yuan Zhou ten points. He only lacked taste.
The shop was bustling with noise and excitement. Outside the shop, a young man, about 17 or 18 years old, walked to the cash box at the door. He looked left and right, then sat down on the bench, as if he was observing the surroundings.
Although it was already 8: 00 pm, there were still people lining up in front of Yuan Zhou's restaurant. The young man stood beside the cash box for more than 10 minutes and waited until no one was looking at him. In a split second, he took out 4 RMB from the cash box and left without any hesitation.
"The Thousand Thread Mantou is here. Please enjoy." Zhou Jia served a basket of mantou.
The steamer was naturally made of emerald green bamboo. As soon as it was opened, white smoke rose in spirals, and a trace of fragrance wafted out.
"Oh, it smells good." Liu Zhang's appetite was immediately whetted when he smelled the fragrance. He picked up his chopsticks and prepared to eat.
The Thousand Thread Mantou in the steamer wasn't big. It was only half the size of a young girl's palm. It was rectangular with a slight curve on the surface and appeared to have a bright luster.
However, if one looked carefully, he would find the Mantou wasn't very flat. It seemed to be connected by threads.
"It's really Thousand Thread." Liu Zhang looked at the Mantou in front of him and gasped in admiration.
Liu Zhang took a bite and the Mantou directly collapsed, but then it bulged up slowly. With the fracture, he could clearly see that the Mantou was really composed of threads of flour similar to fine flour.
Having bitten off the Mantou, Liu Zhang couldn't help closing his eyes and enjoying the taste in his mouth.
As soon as the Mantou entered his mouth, it immediately turned into threads and dispersed in his mouth. At the same time, there was a rich fragrance of lard. Even if he didn't chew it, the Mantou still melted slowly.
"Authentic. Awesome." After saying that, Liu Zhang immediately ate the remaining half of the Mantou with his chopsticks.
This time, Liu Zhang directly started to chew it. Besides, the Mantou in his mouth also had a new texture. It was soft and slightly chewy. As it was made of Thousand Thread, it wasn't stiff at all when he chewed it. It was very soft and the little bit of lard melted perfectly into the Mantou.
"The more I chew, the more fragrant it is. It's both soft and chewy. It can be chewed and melted at the same time and won't choke the throat. Besides, it also carries a little sweetness of wheat. It's so delicious." Liu Zhang nodded his head contentedly.
"The only bad thing is that there are only four in a steamer. It's too little." Liu Zhang couldn't help shaking his head. However, he picked up another Mantou and stuffed it into his mouth with a satisfied expression.
Seeing Liu Zhang eat so happily, even Zheng Jiawei who wasn't interested in eating couldn't help paying attention to him, let alone other foodies. They were all looking at Liu Zhang with greedy eyes, waiting for the "after-taste".
As soon as Liu Zhang raised his head and saw their gazes, he smiled and said.
"I also know many masters of cooked wheaten food. It's not the first time that I've eaten Thousand Thread Mantou …" It was unknown whether Liu Zhang did it intentionally or not, but he stopped halfway and then changed the topic, "Now it seems that I'm taking advantage of Boss Yuan by exchanging raw liver for dinner."
During the time when Liu Zhang was talking, seven or eight customers had already bought a serving of Thousand Thread Mantou. A group of foodies were always so shameless and had no standpoint.
After Liu Zhang ate up all the Thousand Thread Mantou, he mentioned one thing, "Boss Yuan, I know a friend who's quite good at cooked wheaten food. I've invited him to Chengdu for fun several times, but he refused. I wonder if I can tell him about this. As he's very interested in cooked wheaten food, he'll definitely agree to come. "
Liu Zhang didn't organize his words well. Perhaps because he was too excited when he thought of the idea, his words were jumbled. But Yuan Zhou roughly understood it. Liu Zhang probably wanted to use the 100 Styles of Mantou in his restaurant to lure his old friend to Chengdu for fun.
Yuan Zhou had always thought it was something worth showing off that his delicacies could become the reason for people to come to a city. Therefore, Yuan Zhou agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, but I'm not good at many things," Yuan Zhou thought for a while and then said straightforwardly.
"Haha. That's already a lot." Liu Zhang first burst into laughter and then said gratefully.
"Thank you so much. Thanks to Boss Yuan's culinary skills, I can reunite with my old friend again." Liu Zhang's face was already filled with a smile.
As a matter of fact, the reunion of old friends needed to be lured by delicacies. Liu Zhang and his old friend were also people with stories. However, Yuan Zhou didn't ask much because there were still several servings of Thousand Thread Mantou waiting for him.
Yuan Zhou felt that he was gradually turning into a nocturnal animal. Gradually, he felt more energetic at night than in the daytime. After finishing the business for dinner, he still wanted to have fun even though he was quite tired.
"Boss Yuan, take the money back. Xiaohai told me that he wants to treat Master Liu to a meal."
Zheng Jiawei and Yuan Zhou were evading the matter of money, which was quite common during the Chinese New Year. One wanted to stuff the money into the other's pocket while the other didn't want the other to stuff the money into his own pocket.
"I've made an agreement with Wuhai today. He gave me the money first and I'll make it up to him later." Yuan Zhou explained earnestly. He had tried to stuff the money into his pocket many times but was rejected every time. He really didn't know how this seemingly "weak" Zheng Jiawei could be so strong.
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