Chapter 613: Delicious Food Competition! Cai Sen: I Later Found Out that What Grandpa Was Bragging About Was All True! 【Please Subscribe】

Hearing this, everyone in the kitchen turned their faces, and Lin Xu also raised his head.

Seeing that the old man talking was with Cai Sen, he asked:

"Miki, this is..."

"My grandpa, why didn't you taste bear paws today, so I brought him here with me. Did it delay your filming?"

Lin Xu quickly said:

"No, it's already fine... If your old man can say this, it means that he has done enough to make the fake bear's paw look real. To me, this is a reward."

The cameras were all on at the moment and the filming continued.

Cai Heping originally wanted to remind him a few more words. Isn't it too shameful for so many people to openly eat bear paws?

But after hearing Lin Xu's words, I realized that I might have been rash just now.

He lightly touched the grandson next to him and asked in a low voice:

"Is this chef of a high level? Is he as good as the chef named Meng that your second uncle invited for my seventieth birthday last time?"

The chef named Meng he was talking about was Meng Kaikai, the son of Meng Dexing.

In order to make more money, many people in the capital will privately take on some door-to-door cooking jobs. This kind of private job brings in a lot of money and can also make connections, which is a means of survival for chefs.

After all, housing prices in Beijing are high and life is not easy. If you want to live comfortably, you have to earn more money.

Cai Sen whispered:

"The man named Meng was sent to prison by Boss Lin years ago."

Cai Heping: "!!!!!!!!"

what's the situation?

Is the cooking world in such chaos now?

Cai Sen whispered Lin Xu's experience at Yanjing Hotel, and Cai Heping praised him repeatedly. This old man had nothing to do after retirement, so he just liked to hear this.

When he heard that Lin Xu single-handedly eliminated the back kitchen of Yanjing Hotel, he couldn't help but admire:

"I said that last time I went to Yanjing Hotel for dinner, why was it different from the past? It turns out that this kind of thing happened before. This boss Xiaolin is really awesome... Xiaomori, tell me the truth, he does this Are the dishes used real bear paws?"

"No, it's pig skin and some minced meat...Grandpa, have you really eaten bear paws? Mr. Tateyama and the others are all here. If you show your timidity later, I won't take you out in the future."

"I've really eaten it. In the 1980s, better restaurants in Beijing had bear paws. Geng Lishan should know that. At that time, he rode his bicycle around to help people write Spring Festival couplets. One time, the car broke down, and I happened to drive by. , and even sent him home with his car."

Cai Sen blinked:

"Are you starting to talk about cross talk again? At that time, our family had a donkey cart that was more or less the same, and we even drove it..."

"The car at work is not mine, it's an old Jeep with a canvas roof. At that time, my old work was still the post office, and I was the driver. It was because of this status that your grandma married me..."

Cai Sen glanced at his grandfather:

"It's true. If you really helped Mr. Tateyama, why doesn't he know you?"

"Hum, it's just a chance meeting to help someone. Do you still plan to be remembered forever? Your grandfather and I have met many people in my life, but we are small people. I remember them, but they don't remember me."

People in the old capital are like this. They know this and that at every turn. Cai Sen knows this very well.

When Guo Degang became popular, a large number of people in Beijing said that they had gone to the small theater to buy tickets to support him. The number of people was so large that the Bird's Nest was probably not able to fit in it.

Cai Sen felt that if so many people had supported him, Lao Guo wouldn't be so poor that he would get divorced.

In the kitchen, close-up shot ends.

Shen Jiayue rolled up her sleeves and was about to take pictures to try the food when she turned her face and saw Xie Baomin and said:

"Brother, come on, I don't know how to eat this kind of food."

According to this girl's habit, she would definitely take a big piece from the middle, or break it off with a spoon and put it into her mouth.

This way of eating is quite enjoyable, and it's true, but in the video, some netizens probably said they didn't know how to eat it.

So at this time, it is better to let the senior brother come.

Anyway, after taking the food test and removing the equipment, you can eat whatever you like without worrying about the image.

Xie Baomin did not expect that his sister-in-law would give him this opportunity, so he did not refuse and said with a smile:

"Okay, then I'll give it a try, just in time to get some enthusiasm from my junior brother. The number of fans hasn't increased recently. I feel like the previous enthusiasm has been almost digested."

Everyone laughed, knowing he was joking.

Lao Xie now has millions of fans, and the number of views is higher with each issue. Although the increase in fans has slowed down recently, it is because the overall traffic of the platform has decreased. In addition, Lao Xie has been visiting stores in Beijing. How long has it been? It makes people feel a little aesthetically tired.

Now he wants to visit a more popular store, and the growth rate of fans will definitely increase a lot.

Xie Baomin sat in front of the camera, thought for a while, and said to Lao Dai and Yuan Debiao:

"You two come too, my junior brother's craftsmanship is worthy of such a big battle."

Ignoring other UP owners, they will definitely lose fans if they so blatantly try to gain popularity, but not here with Lin Xu, because they are all members of the Lin Ji universe, and everyone likes to see this kind of ecstasy of three chefs. , the scene of the four chefs being ecstatic.

The three of them sat down, Chen Yan adjusted the angle, made an OK gesture, and officially started shooting.

"I came to my junior brother's place for a visit, but I didn't expect to encounter the bear paw cooking competition. I will help you check it out today and try the taste of this dish."

There is something special about eating bear paws. You need to insert a chopstick straight into the bear paw, and then use another chopstick to make a stroke horizontally, so that the soft and waxy skin is completely cut open.

Divide it a few more times to make the meat into small pieces, which is very similar to eating Hongyan pork elbow.

Xie Baomin said:

"I think you can also use a knife and fork if you use chopsticks, but this is how it was eaten and divided in the past. Even when eating real bear paws, it was divided into small pieces before tasting."

The red meat skin is cut open, and inside there are tender and fragrant pieces of meat and beef tendons, as well as some parts that resemble fat layers.

These are condensed from the soup in the meat and shrimp paste and other ingredients.

From a cross-section, the structure is very similar to that of a real bear paw.

Xie Baomin divided out three small pieces, and then tasted them together with Yuan Debiao and Lao Dai.

Lao Dai ate quickly, eating half of the meat strips and stuffing in one bite:

"Oh, this bear's paw is really good. The pig skin is soft and glutinous, the meat filling is delicious, and the taste is rich. Even if it is compared with real bear's paw, it may not be able to surpass it... How can I praise you so much? Want to eat a piece?"

Yuan Debiao glanced at him:

"Why do you tease Mengzi all the time? You do a good job in Xiongzhao, our specialty dish in Building 6, but it was defeated by Brother Lin... Lao Xie, look for the shortcomings."

These words made Lao Dai immediately happy.

Normally Yuan Debiao seems to be quite honest, but occasionally there are times when he is weak. For example, now, this bad guy actually let Lao Xie find faults. If he makes wrong mistakes, he may easily overturn.

However, Xie Baomin did not panic. He tasted his piece of bear paw, savored it carefully, and then said:

"Everything is good. If we limit it to these ingredients, then my junior brother's cooking method is impeccable. If you want to talk about the problem... I think the pork skin is still a little thin, and the softness is enough, but not enough. It’s thick, if it’s thicker, the effect should be better.”

Lin Xu asked curiously:

"Then let me try it with cowhide?"

Lao Dai said:

"It doesn't have to be cow, donkey or other thicker animal skins. But if the skin is thick, the production cost and time will be higher. The skin must be steamed first, steamed thoroughly, and then allowed to cool before use. , what you eat in this dish is the soft and waxy texture on the outside. This is the essence, and it must be reflected as much as possible."

In terms of cooking method, bear paws are eaten in the same way as pig trotters, chicken feet, goose feet, etc. You eat the outer layer of skin. Although the fillings inside are also delicious, they are not as amazing as the outer skin.

The entire bear paw needs to be made from a whole piece of skin, so it is forbidden to use pig trotters or other parts of the skin to make it.

Cowhide is indeed a good choice if treated properly.

But the time and energy required will also increase exponentially.

At least steam the cowhide until it becomes soft and glutinous. Most chefs don't have the patience.

After the taste test, the shooting is completely over.

“Finally you can eat it!”

Shen Jiayue turned off the camera in her hand and didn't even bother to put away the tripod. She picked up a pair of clean chopsticks, picked up a piece of bear paw that Xie Baomin had divided and put it into her mouth.

This girl was full of surprise:

"Wow, this tastes really delicious. No wonder so many people like to eat bear paws. Yan Bao, please try it quickly. It's much better than the winter melon version in the morning."

Xie Baomin asked curiously:

"Hey, you also made a winter melon version?"

Lin Xu said:

"That's easy, just shape the winter melon and stuff it with some meat stuffing... Come on, senior brother, let's go outside, Mr. Tateyama and the others may have to wait impatiently."

He carried the complete portion of the bear's paw out, and Xie Baomin tried to eat the rest, leaving it for the chef to try.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Cai Sen's grandfather Cai Heping came over:

"It's exactly the same as a real bear's paw. No wonder I misjudged it. Young man, this skill is really amazing."

Lin Xu responded with a smile:

"This is just a coincidence. Let's try it together, old man, and see how different my fake bear paws are from the real ones."

"Since you are friends with my grandson, I won't be polite to you. This dish is really not available in Beijing now. Unlike in the past, even tiger meat can be bought."

Before the Wildlife Protection Law was implemented, all kinds of game were available for purchase, and hunting teams were even set up in various places to hunt down various ferocious large animals.

However, now, non-cultured animals cannot be eaten, and the grand occasion of entertaining wild animals everywhere in the past is gone.

There were so many people today, so this dish alone was not enough. Shu Yun had arranged a private room upstairs with some cold dishes.

Lin Xu invited everyone to go upstairs together, including Xie Baomin Dai Jianli and Yuan Debiao.

Cui Qingyuan took his mobile phone, pointed at the bear paws on the plate, took a photo and sent it to Yan Lin, and then said:

"Xiao Xu, when my Linlin comes back from a business trip abroad, you must help me make a bear paw match. No matter how much it costs, she likes this kind of food very much. I plan to give her a surprise."

Lin Xu asked curiously:

"Didn't you send all the photos to her? Is there any surprise in this?"

Besides, after the video was broadcast, all the ingredients and recipes were made public, and there was no sense of mystery at all. Can this be called a surprise?

Cui Qingyuan smiled:

"As long as I prepare it, it will be a surprise for her...and she is greedy. The more she cannot eat, the more she wants to try it, and her return to Beijing will naturally speed up."

Gee, these highly intelligent people are really... they actually talk about tactics when it comes to falling in love.

However, judging from Mr. Yan's wealthy performance, maybe she would charter a plane to come back on the same day. Anyway, for her, it is not a problem at all.

Arriving upstairs, everyone sat down. Lin Xu originally thought that Cai Heping was older and was going to let him take the main seat, but he refused to sit. In the end, Geng Lishan sat there, and Cai Heping sat next to him.

As soon as he sat down, Geng Lishan couldn't wait to rub his hands:

"Then let's get started. I don't have anything else to think about right now. I just want to quickly taste how good this Sai bear paw tastes... Other dishes, although they are called Sai, are not as good as them. Only this dish is worse than It’s really possible.”

In Chinese, although "sai" means transcendence, it has the opposite meaning when used as a name.

For example, crab racing is actually scrambled eggs, just the egg whites and yolks are separated and fried with minced ginger.

Fried perilla meat is famous in Central Plains, also known as roast duck, but its taste and popularity are not as good as roast duck.

Sai Rengui and Guo Sheng in Water Margin, who is also Guo Jing's grandfather, have a loud name and are more powerful than Xue Rengui, but in a real fight, even with his old partner Lu Fang, Xue Rengui can't last a round.

Only Lin Xu's bear's paw game was an exception.

Because this dish is not inferior to real bear paws in terms of the combination of ingredients or the color and presentation.

Even a little bit beyond.

Yuan Debiao stood up and said:

"I'll share it with everyone."

He used two unused chopsticks to break the whole bear paw into small pieces.

Everyone picked and tasted them in turn.

Geng Lishan ate in a hurry and exclaimed as soon as he took his food:

"It's delicious, so delicious. It's exactly like the real bear paws I had in the 1980s."

Eating the delicious bear paws, his thoughts seemed to return to that era.

"At that time, whenever the Spring Festival was approaching, I would ride my bicycle to the nearby countryside to write couplets for people. While practicing calligraphy, I could also increase my income... I remember one winter, my bicycle chain broke. It was officially the coldest month in the twelfth lunar month. At that time, the area around the capital was relatively desolate, and the wilderness was still unsafe."

Cai Sen, who was eating the bear's paw with his head down, raised his head in surprise when he heard this.

Geng Lishan continued:

"I was pushing the cart, wondering if I should find a place to stack firewood for the night. An old-fashioned jeep happened to pass by. The driver was very kind. He not only took me and the cart to the capital, but also to the entrance of an alley. At that time, the whole family was in a panic. They wanted to find me, even called the police, and when they saw me coming back they all came around to ask, and the driver quietly drove away without even bothering to say thank you... I was so anxious at the time that I forgot to ask her name..."

Cai Sen touched Cai Heping with his elbow:

"Old man, is this about you?"

Cai Heping slowly took Sai Xiong's paw into his mouth and nodded in acquiescence:

"If the chain breaks just once, it should be me."

Cai Sen: "!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Who would have thought that what this old man who brags about all day long at home would actually be telling the truth!

This is such a surprise!

Cai Heping put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and asked Geng Lishan, who was remembering him:

"Mr. Tateyama, do I look familiar to you?"

Geng Lishan was startled, looked at his eyes carefully, and asked tentatively:

"you are……"

"At the end of 1982, on the night of the 14th day of the twelfth lunar month, around nine o'clock, Miyun County..."

Before he finished speaking, Geng Lishan stood up and walked over with a surprised look on his face:

"Brother, I really didn't expect to meet you again. It's been forty years. I should have said thank you to you forty years ago, but I've been putting it off until now. Thank you, bro!"

As a great calligrapher, I have been used to seeing all kinds of big scenes.

But at this time, Geng Lishan's eyes immediately turned red when facing the people he had helped.

Cai Heping stood up, smiled and took Geng Lishan's hand:

"Don't be so polite. In fact, I was on a business trip at the time. I was supposed to stay overnight before returning to Beijing the next day, but I was thinking about my wife and children at home, so I hurried back all night... At that time, the crackdown was severe and the road was not peaceful. I saw you pushing me Bicycle, I recognized you from Jingcheng and wrote couplets at the front door, so I planned to take you with me. If there is any danger along the way, two people can handle it better than one person..."

Geng Lishan was even more moved when he heard this.

Even if they meet each other forty years later, they still don't take credit.

He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes:

"Brother, we can't sneak away this time. Let's add WeChat first. I...I have to thank you properly and seriously."

Cai Heping smiled:

"You're... so polite."

Geng Lishan shook his head:

"I'm not polite. Didn't you read the newspaper at that time? On the night you took me back to Beijing, a murder occurred in the village near me. Someone spent the night in a haystack and prepared to carry eggs to sell in the capital. The couple killed each other...if you hadn't picked me up, I might have been the one who died."

At that time, the public security was relatively chaotic, so there was a severe crackdown in 1983.

As a literati, Ren Chongmo was greatly touched by this kind of thing.

He sighed and said:

"I didn't expect such a thing, so I have to say thank you. Old man, please don't refuse. If you don't accept my thanks, I'm afraid Mr. Tateyama will have a heart problem."

Next to him, Lin Xu saw this scene and quietly told Shu Yun:

"Let's go to the bar. In today's situation, my sworn brother can't handle it without getting drunk."

Shu Yun asked:

"What kind of wine will you serve?"

Lin Xu originally wanted to say Maotai or Wuliangye, but thinking about the two old Yanjing people, the most sentimental one should be Erguotou, so he said:

"Erguotou, for those boxes my father-in-law bought at a high price, I'll bring you four bottles first."

"Okay, I'll get it right now."

After Shu Yun left, Cai Sen saw that his grandfather and Geng Lishan were both standing, so he gave up his seat so that the two old men, who had reunited after forty years, could have a good chat.

He was very touched. He took his mobile phone and posted a message on Moments.

"If an old man at home likes to brag, don't rush to refute him and let the bullets fly for a while, because it is very likely that what he brags is true!"

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