After confirming that Chen Huihui's sense of taste was normal, Qin Huai began his experiment with buckwheat steamed buns.
Since Chen Huihui and the side mission have confirmed that buckwheat steamed buns are her favorite flavor, Qin Huai naturally wants to work hard on this track.
Making ordinary steamed buns is not difficult.
Any person with nimble hands and little cooking experience can successfully make steamed buns that may not necessarily be delicious by following the instructions and controlling the temperature and amount of water when kneading the dough.
But broken down, buckwheat steamed buns are still a bit particular.
Because soba noodles are not delicious.
Unlike cornmeal, which has its own corn aroma and flavor and is slightly sweet, pure soba noodles are really unpalatable.
Not only does the coarse flour grains taste bad and is difficult to knead into a smooth dough, but the buckwheat noodles themselves have no sweetness. Not only are they not sweet, they are even slightly bitter. This is why buckwheat steamed buns are usually made with
The reason for adding sugar.
Because it really doesn’t taste good without sugar.
Most of the time, buckwheat steamed buns are not made of pure buckwheat flour. Basically, buckwheat flour and all-purpose flour are mixed in half. Depending on the proportion of white flour, the color of the buckwheat steamed buns will also change. Basically, the whiter the white flour, the higher the proportion of white flour.
high.
Qin Huai sent a WeChat message to ask Chen Huihong what the color of the buckwheat steamed buns her family ate during the Chinese New Year. Chen Huihong said it was gray, and it could be seen that it was mixed with white flour. Strictly speaking, it was not considered a coarse grain steamed bun.
Now that the situation is clear, Qin Huai is about to start the controlled variable method experiment.
Make 18 kinds first, use the ratio of sugar and soba noodles to white flour as variables, steam a batch to taste.
On the afternoon of the second day, the back kitchen of Yunzhong Canteen was filled with the strong aroma of buckwheat steamed buns.
Steamed buns are one of the simplest pasta dishes.
Making steamed buns is very easy, whether it's kneading or steaming, it's so easy that Qin Huai can even watch a variety show while keeping an eye on the heat.
"Brother, what are you studying to eat? Why does it smell like steamed buns to me? Brother Yang said you made a particularly delicious steamed bun yesterday afternoon. Is it the same one yesterday afternoon? When will it be cooked? I want to try it.
Taste it!" Qin Luo, who was full of energy after waking up from his nap, asked at the door of the kitchen as soon as he entered the dining room.
"Brother Yang, you have a unique taste. Don't believe his lies. The steamed buns are all buckwheat buns that you don't like. There is also mung bean cold cake in the freezer. Go get it yourself. It was specially reserved for you. Ouyang cried and begged at noon today.
I didn't even give him half of my share." Qin Huai said.
Qin Luo said with a smile: "Thank you, brother. In fact, you can share the two pieces with Brother Yang. Brother Yang also brought me lychees yesterday, but they are so... expensive!"
Of course Qin Huai would not tell Qin Luo that the reason why he did not share it with Ouyang at noon was because Ouyang had already bought half a catty in secret. After eating half a catty of mung bean cold cake in one day, Qin Huai was afraid that Ouyang would go to the emergency room directly.
It is impossible to share.
Ouyang was very generous when his mother reimbursed him for meals. He would buy snacks of half a catty and half a catty of each item.
Qin Luo changed his clothes, went into the back kitchen, took out the mung bean cake from the freezer, sat next to Qin Huai, ate it, and watched a variety show.
Yesterday, Zhao Rong was furious when she learned that Qin Luo actually played on his mobile phone until 3 o'clock in the morning. She immediately set a very strict timetable for Qin Luo to play on his mobile phone. He could not use his mobile phone for more than three hours a day, and any time spent on his mobile phone would be confiscated.
Qin Luo had already finished the three-hour video in the morning, and could only watch Qin Huai's variety show in the afternoon.
"Brother, why did you think of making buckwheat steamed buns?" Qin Luo took a small bite of the mung bean cold cake.
The raw materials of Qin Huai's mung bean cold cake are only mung bean paste and honey. The mung bean flavor is very rich, cool and tender. In Qin Luo's words, the mung bean cold cake just taken out of the freezer tastes like a refrigerated mousse cake.
Definitely a great summer snack.
"Your Aunt Chen said that Huihui likes to eat buckwheat steamed buns, but she has never tasted particularly delicious buckwheat steamed buns. Anyway, buckwheat steamed buns are not difficult to make, so I thought I would give it a try. Maybe I can make something that Huihui likes."
Qin Luo expressed that he didn’t understand why some people like to eat buckwheat steamed buns. Is it because the brown sugar steamed buns are not sweet enough, or the white flour steamed buns are not soft enough, or the steamed buns with distiller’s grains...
Forget about the wine lees steamed buns, Qin Luo said that the wine lees steamed buns made by her brother were just average and not as good as the brown sugar steamed buns.
"Brother, will we still sell buckwheat buns in the morning from now on?" Qin Luo asked.
"I won't sell it," Qin Huai said firmly.
Tasks are tasks, life is life. Qin Huai said that he will resolutely implement the principle of getting off work at 12 noon, and will never add more steamed buns to breakfast, which require secondary fermentation, cannot be sold at a high price, and may also affect his time to get off work.
food.
The variety show ended and the steamed buns were successfully cooked.
Buckwheat steamed buns of different colors are lined up in a row. At first glance, it looks like an art work made by someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder to prove that steamed buns can fade.
Chen Huihui arrived at the canteen in 3 minutes.
It's best during the final exam period, as there are no classes or meetings, and school is over after the exam, which makes it easier for Qin Huai to accurately control the time when the steamed buns are cooked.
Qin Luo, who had already finished a small plate of mung bean cold cake, looked at the row of steaming buckwheat steamed buns in front of her, and suddenly felt that the buckwheat steamed buns might not be as delicious as she remembered.
Since Chen Huihui likes to eat it, it means that buckwheat steamed buns must have its merits!
Qin Luo blinked and looked at Qin Huai, his eyes full of: Brother, how could you forget me for such an important task? I am your number one taster!
Qin Huai didn't say anything, just silently cut the steamed buns into pieces.
Chen Huihui is waiting to try 18 types of buckwheat steamed buns. If this piece is not cut into smaller pieces, the child will be full after eating it.
Three minutes later, Chen Huihong led Chen Huihui into the cafeteria. When they saw the rows of steamed buns in varying colors from dark to light on the dining table, both mother and daughter were stunned.
This is... a steamed bun feast?
What a niche banquet.
"Hui Hui, I don't know what flavor you like specifically, so I made 18 kinds for you to try first and see if you like any of them."
Chen Huihui sat down blankly.
After Chen Huihong was slightly shocked, she said with some embarrassment: "Xiao Qin, Huihui may have just said that casually yesterday, you don't have to..."
"I don't usually make steamed buns, but Huihui wanted to eat them, so I decided to do some research. If I could make delicious and popular buckwheat steamed buns, wouldn't it be a new addition to the canteen?" Qin Huai said with a smile.
Chen Huihong didn't say anything, she just muttered in her heart that she was already a very enthusiastic person on weekdays, but she didn't expect that Qin Huai was not inferior either. No wonder she saw Xiao Qin so kindly, he turned out to be a fellow-minded person.
In an instant, Chen Huihong's favorability towards Qin Huai increased a little.
"Huihui, let me introduce to you. This is Buckwheat Steamed Bun No. 1. It is sugar-free, 90% buckwheat flour, 10% all-purpose flour. If you feel it doesn't taste good after eating it, just shake your head. If you like it, tell me.
Please feel free to tell me any suggestions and ideas you have. Can we eat one and evaluate each one?"
Chen Huihui had never been a food taster. When Qin Huai said this, she immediately felt that the steamed buns she ate today were very important. She nodded firmly, saying that she would definitely eat the steamed buns seriously.
Chen Huihui picked up the No. 1 buckwheat steamed bun, put it into her mouth resolutely, chewed hard, and tasted it carefully.
After 0.1 seconds, shake your head firmly.
It tastes terrible!
Chen Huihui said that the No. 1 buckwheat steamed bun was rough, not to mention scratching the tongue, and a bit bitter. Although the buckwheat taste was very strong, it was really not delicious and was even worse than the weird-tasting steamed bun yesterday.
Qin Huai then started the next one: "This is No. 2 buckwheat steamed buns, white sugar, 90% buckwheat flour, 10% all-purpose flour."
Chen Huihui chewed carefully again.
0.1 seconds later, he shook his head more firmly.
This buckwheat steamed bun is slightly sweeter than the previous one, but equally delicious.
"This is No. 3 buckwheat steamed bun, sugar-free, 85% buckwheat flour, 15% all-purpose flour."
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When Chen Huihui tried the No. 8 buckwheat steamed bun, Ouyang, who heard that Yunzhong Canteen was holding a steamed bun tasting conference, skipped work and came to watch.
Chen Huihong didn't realize that Ouyang had skipped work and explained the test results of the previous buckwheat steamed buns.
Neither is ideal.
Chen Huihui tasted the steamed buns in order from dark to light. The darker the color, the higher the proportion of buckwheat flour. Although Chen Huihui likes the taste of buckwheat noodles, it does not mean that she really likes to eat this pure whole grain.
This kind of love is more like the love of a child who occasionally eats a roasted sweet potato after her parents usually prevent her from going out to eat roasted sweet potatoes. If you let her eat sweet potatoes like an ordinary farmer's family in the last century who didn't have enough to eat,
I ate it to the point of heartburn and nausea, and I'm afraid she wouldn't like sweet potatoes either.
After eating the buckwheat steamed buns with a 50/50 ratio of buckwheat noodles to white noodles, Chen Huihui nodded for the first time.
Not to mention, Hui Hui is a very perseverant child and has a good temperament.
Normally, some people's pampered children would have turned against her even after eating so many unpalatable steamed buns. Although Chen Huihui rejected all the steamed buns in front of her, she ate them very resolutely and with great interest.
Perhaps in Chen Huihui's view, it is not important whether she can eat delicious steamed buns today, but completing the important mission of trying them is important.
Qin Huai began to record the steamed buns that Chen Huihui gave positive reviews.
Seeing that these two people really turned the food tasting into an experimental research posture, Ouyang turned his head and asked Qin Luo in a low voice: "Has your brother been like this before?"
Qin Luo nodded calmly: "It's always been like this."
"My brother has always made the same kind of snacks, and steamed buns are the best. The kind with fillings, but the taste is not very good when made according to the recipe. It is troublesome to change the ingredients. You have to buy a lot of the same things.
Try it, do seven or eight things a day, and it’s normal to do it for twenty or thirty days in a row.”
Ouyang was a little surprised: "Then who wants to try it?"
"Me!" Qin Luo raised his head proudly, "I have been trying it for so many years!"
"I am our number one food taster!"
When Qin Huai heard Qin Luo's show off, he nodded silently in approval.
That's for sure. Qin Luo hasn't been picky since she was a child and has a big appetite. If she doesn't try it, who will?
Chen Huihui, who tried No. 15 buckwheat steamed bun, was obviously a little full and her swallowing movements began to slow down.
Qin Huai wrote down in his notebook that Hui Hui was not a big foodie, so he had to try 14 dishes at a time.
It was still a mistake. At Qin Luo Huihui's age, he can eat at least 26 items.
Qin Huai's peripheral vision drifted towards Qin Luo, and he found that Qin Luo had gone into the kitchen and took out Chen Huihui's No. 10 buckwheat bun, which was the most highly rated, and broke it in half, half for her and half for Ouyang.
The two of them had already eaten.
"Luoluo, I found that your brother is pretty good at making steamed buns. Although this steamed bun is not as good as yesterday's, it does taste pretty good."
"What kind of steamed buns did my brother make yesterday?" Qin Luo's eyes were filled with longing, "My brother didn't tell me."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Ouyang tutted twice, "He is probably too lazy to do it. It's okay. I'll ask your brother to do it next time, and I'll give you half of it when he does it."
Chapter completed!