"Boss Yuan, I'm here again." As soon as Liu Zhang entered the restaurant and sat down, he started to greet Yuan Zhou.
"You're here. What do you want to eat today?" Yuan Zhou walked up to Liu Zhang and asked.
"I brought some people here today to eat Thousand Thread Mantou." Liu Zhang pointed at Ji Yi who had been silent all this while smilingly.
"Hello." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and greeted him courteously.
"Um." Ji Yi nodded his head and didn't say anything more.
"He's just a sawtooth gourd. Give us two servings of Thousand Thread Mantou, two servings of Egg Fried Rice, Phoenix-Tail Prawns and White Oil Tofu. That's all." Liu Zhang first explained and then started to order dishes.
"Ok. One moment, please." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and then went back to the kitchen to prepare.
"Go ahead. I'm starving." Liu Zhang revealed an expectant expression.
Yuan Zhou didn't say anything more. Instead, he went to cook earnestly while Ji Yi was busy paying for the dishes. After all, this meal was really not cheap.
"I think you are just trying to cheat me. You're here to eat from a rich family." Ji Yi looked at Liu Zhang suspiciously.
"No. You'll know after you eat. But don't think about my Thousand Thread Mantou." Liu Zhang first greeted him.
"Do you think I'm a person who likes to rob others?" Ji Yi revealed a disdainful expression.
"That's good." Liu Zhang wasn't angry at all. He just said calmly.
The two of them bickered with each other, which made Ji Yi unable to watch Yuan Zhou cook attentively. However, he still got a general idea.
"It's not bad to make flour by hand." Looking at the Mantou that had been steamed, Ji Yi nodded his head approvingly.
The snacks were served after the other dishes were served. Liu Zhang was eating like a pig at the side while Ji Yi was waiting for the main character in his heart to appear.
Of course, Liu Zhang had asked Ji Yi if he needed his help with other dishes during the meal, but he was refused by Ji Yi.
"Here are your Thousand Thread Mantou. Please enjoy." Zhou Jia carried two small steamers to them.
"Thank you." Liu Zhang nodded his head. Then, he took his share and continued eating.
Only then did Ji Yi begin to move his chopsticks.
As soon as the dark green steamer was opened, a fragrant smell of wheat assailed their nostrils, and steam rose in spirals.
"The smell is not bad." Ji Yi nodded and began to look at the mantou.
The steamed bun was small and could be eaten in two bites with a pair of chopsticks. It was not as white as other steamed buns. Instead, it was slightly yellow, like a warm yellow stone, but the color was much lighter.
"It also looks good." Ji Yi affirmed the appearance of Mantou again.
Because even though it was Thousand Threads, he couldn't let others see the trace of it on his face. Only then would it be considered perfect.
Ji Yi picked up a Mantou. From the touch of the chopsticks, he could tell it was very soft and elastic. Only after he raised it close to him and observed it carefully did he put it into his mouth.
The Thousand Thread Mantou had a special feature, that was, after it was separated into thousands of strands, it wouldn't be so soft and would feel a little loose. However, the Mantou made by Yuan Zhou wasn't like that. It was very soft and even had a little elasticity when chewed.
"Ba Ji Ba Ji." Ji Yi savored it carefully.
"Strange." Ji Yi didn't use chopsticks this time. He directly broke the remaining Mantou apart with his hands. The strands of the same thickness inside were so close to each other. As the Mantou was broken apart, the fragrance of wheat became more obvious.
Ji Yi straightforwardly picked up a strand of dough. At first, it was slightly yellow, but now it looked crystal clear, as beautiful and white as fine snow and carried an attractive fragrance.
This time, Ji Yi straightforwardly stuffed the strand of dough into his mouth. Normally, such a thin strand of dough wouldn't have any taste, but it did.
As soon as the strand of dough entered his mouth, it didn't melt immediately due to the lard. Instead, he waited until the fragrance of the lard passed before he tasted the soft taste of flour.
The feeling was like eating a bowl of Rice Mixed with Lard when he seldom ate meat when he was young. It was a delicacy with a sweet fragrance and drops of oil.
"Um, it's sweet and carries the unique fragrance of lard. However, it doesn't have any fishy smell of meat. Instead, it tastes fragrant and soft.
"It's an excellent snack." Ji Yi was also very satisfied with the taste.
While eating, Ji Yi kept praising the dishes, saying that the taste was excellent. Simply put, Liu Zhang's introduction this time was flawless.
He had never expected that Yuan Zhou, who was famous for his Steamed Rice with Anchovy, would have such a unique skill.
Regardless of the strength of kneading the dough or the control of fermentation time, he was as experienced as him and made no mistakes.
"Apart from me, there's actually someone who can make the Thousand Thread Mantou like this." Looking at the meticulous and young appearance of Yuan Zhou, Ji Yi had a feeling of "the new generation excels the old and I'm always standing on the top of the wave". That's right. Ji Yi's hands were also itching to try it.
However …
Ji Yi put down the chopsticks and paused for a while.
"Such a Mantou can't be said to surpass mine. It can only be said to be on par with mine." Ji Yi was also very confident about his Thousand Thread Mantou. There was no partiality in his evaluation.
It was on par with mine.
Liu Zhang had eaten the Thousand Thread Mantou made by Ji Yi and even said it clearly. He wasn't talking nonsense when he said it was better than Ji Yi's. He had really tasted something.
"I think there's still a difference. Try it carefully and see," Liu Zhang said earnestly.
"Oh?"
Was there any taste that he hadn't tasted? Ji Yi didn't retort. He just ate another Mantou. This time, he chewed it carefully and swallowed it more delicately, as if he wanted to taste every inch of the Thousand Thread Mantou.
Although Ji Yi was old, his sense of taste hadn't deteriorated at all. After a few mouthfuls, he still tasted something different. The more he ate, the more solemn his expression became.
After he ate it up, his face became taut.
"Boss Yuan, please come here." Ji Yi suddenly raised his head and said to Yuan Zhou who was placing the dishes on the table at the side.
"Um?" Yuan Zhou looked at Ji Yi with puzzlement, but he didn't walk over. After all, there were still customers waiting to eat.
"You didn't put any sugar in your Thousand Thread Mantou, right?" Ji Yi said with an affirmative and solemn tone.
"Yes." Yuan Zhou nodded the head. Someone had really tasted it.
No matter what kind of sugar it was, the taste of sugar could be tasted. Most of the taste of sugar was covered by sweetness, but one could still taste it if one ate it carefully. However, the Thousand Thread Mantou had a sweet taste, but no taste of sugar.
Although he had already tasted it, when Yuan Zhou admitted it personally, Ji Yi still couldn't understand it.
"Impossible. It's impossible."
"Did you add honey or something else?"
"None of them. None of them has this sweet taste."
"This taste seems to be the natural sweetness of the flour."
"It's unreasonable. It's too unreasonable."
Ji Yi seemed to have entered a state of madness and muttered ceaselessly. He had also experimented with the Thousand Thread Mantou, but he didn't find any better method. Various ingredients flashed through his mind ceaselessly, but none of them could match the sweetness of the Thousand Thread Mantou in front of him.
What was going on?
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