I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 807 - 352: Once a Man Turns 20, He Should Drink Beverages Only for Adults!

Chapter 807: Chapter 352: Once a Man Turns 20, He Should Drink Beverages Only for Adults!

After adding water, Lin Xu put two large spoons of fine white sugar into it, based on the amount of yam.

Compared to crystal sugar and white sugar, fine white sugar dissolves more easily. After stirring, it won’t leave sugar granules or lumps, and the aroma and sweetness of yam blend more perfectly.

Apart from fine white sugar, a large spoon of milk powder and two small spoons of cheese powder are also added.

Delicious yam juice should not only have the aroma of yam but also a hint of milky flavor. This milky scent can not only enhance the smoothness of yam but also relax the body and mind.

As for cheese powder, it’s purely for coloring.

If only yam is used, the yam juice will be very pale, not looking that appealing.

With a bit of cheese powder, the color turns creamy, and cheese powder also thickens the juice, giving it a better texture.

After adding, start the blender and blend multiple times until the yam and other seasonings fully combine in the hot water.

"Wow, this smells so good."

"Can we have some later, boss?"

Lin Xu laughed and said:

"Of course, this yam juice is a new hot drink for our store. Once it’s done, everyone should give it a try."

Though the yam juice is already blended, it can’t be drunk yet; there’s one last step—filtering.

Although the blender makes the yam fine enough, it’s safer to use a fine sieve to filter these creamy hot drinks.

This will filter out residue and ensure a smoother texture.

After filtering, take a few washed Sour Plum Soup pitchers and fill them with yam juice.

After finishing these, Lin Xu poured himself a cup. Before even drinking, he could smell the light milky aroma and yam scent in the cup.

He picked up the cup and took a gentle sip.

The yam juice’s unique smoothness filled his mouth.

The yam juice’s texture was thick and smooth, with its aroma. On taking a sip, he felt considerably warmer.

Today, there’s quite a bit of yam juice, almost a whole pot, but not much sugar is added, so it tastes just lightly sweet. Upon finer tasting, you can even pick up the unique fragrance and glutinousness of yam.

This combination won’t make one feel sick of it.

Delicious!

Once it’s launched in the store, both adults and children will surely love its taste and texture.

"Everyone have a look, what do you think?"

Lin Xu took a few glass cups and poured from a jug.

Trying some while handling fish head, Xie Baomin smiled and said:

"This is what a man should drink. Not drinking alcohol tonight, just this."

Dai Jianli laughed and said:

"Old Xie, are you aiming to be a good husband and father, or thinking yam strengthens your back, wanting to drink more to uphold your family?"

He took a sip too and liked the taste and texture:

"I think having health gatherings occasionally isn’t bad. Tonight’s alcohol is canceled; just drinking this yam juice, this taste really... Brother, you could open a beverage store."

Others tried it too, feeling the taste was excellent.

Even better than the Pumpkin Soup in the store.

No wonder they’re comparing them; the store’s Pumpkin Soup is only at Excellent Level, which was quickly put on the menu because Geng Lele insisted on drinking it.

While the yam juice was drawn with the help of Dundun at Perfect Level.

There’s a Superior Level in between, so the difference is quite clear.

This yam juice has a light milky flavor, light sweetness, and light yam aroma, along with a smooth texture, feeling like sweet school romance.

Everything is just perfectly right.

"Wow, tasty, tasty, boss, are you selling this yam juice tonight?"

"Not selling, during dinner let everyone finish it!"

"Alright, alright, I’m not drinking water from now on."

"Me neither, just waiting to drink this yam juice."

After everyone tasted it, Lin Xu placed the pitchers of yam juice in the warmer, waiting to take them out at dinner time. If left outside, the temperature would quickly drop.

After finishing this hot drink, the crayfish were already cleaned up.

Lin Xu mounted the frying pan, getting ready to fry the crayfish, starting to make spicy crayfish.

And after cleaning the catfish head, Xie Baomin began to make Stewed Catfish Head.

This is a major dish in Huaiyang cuisine, also the highlight of Yangzhou’s three-head banquet.

At any level banquet, as long as there’s Stewed Catfish Head, it’s undoubtedly the centerpiece.

The dish’s esteem is high not just for its unforgettable taste and texture but mainly because there’s a fish bone removal process before serving.

All the bones in the fish head are removed while keeping the head intact.

Even after removal, it still needs to be stewed with stock, Jinhua Ham, mushrooms, and winter bamboo shoots. This cooking method tests the chef’s skills significantly.

Average chefs can’t manage the stew or bone removal; they wouldn’t know how long to cook the fish head.

Busy with work, Xie Baomin said to Dai Jianli:

"Old Dai, you let my junior handle the crayfish, have him learn Stewed Catfish Head."

"Alright, Lin, hurry and learn; this is a major dish. In the past, kitchen staff needed to cook this in a small kitchen, outsiders couldn’t watch."

Lin Xu curiously asked:

"Even people from our own store can’t watch?"

"Certainly, mastering a dish like this means you’ll never go hungry all your life. Even disciples need years before learning."

Lin Xu, waiting to fry crayfish, gave the stove to Dai Jianli.

He approached Xie Baomin, seriously observing how to make Stewed Catfish Head.

At this point, the fish head was clean, its teeth and black membranes removed, just waiting to be cooked.

"Junior, pay attention. Generally, for catfish head, you don’t chop off from the back but include part of the body. Just how much to include isn’t random chopping."

Xie Baomin didn’t directly talk about chopping but pointed at the fish 肚子 fins and said:

"There are three pairs of fins on the fish body, chest fin, belly fin, and tail fin. Chest fin and belly fin are close, when cutting fish head, it’s done between them, but as fish heads get pricier, vendors usually cut at the chest fin’s root to sell more."

He pointed at the chest fin left on the fish head, then at the belly fin left on the fish body.

"For any fish head, the chest fin must be included. It unfolds like little wings, important decoration for fish head dishes."

Lin Xu nodded silently, must seriously learn these basic knowledge no one usually teaches.

"This dish is different from Chopped Pepper Fish Head; the latter is split from the forehead, less meat in the middle, more on the sides, easier to steam. Stewed Catfish Head is split from the bottom with the fish head intact."

After introducing these, Xie Baomin explained the cleaning techniques.

Besides cleaning fish teeth and black membranes, the fish gill root should be pulled out as much as possible. Otherwise, during removal, it would cause obstacles.

After explaining, Xie Baomin started teaching Lin Xu how to cook the fish head.

On the other side, after arranging furniture and appliances, Shen Guofu drove his Bentley, heading back to the store to dine.

Seated in the passenger seat, Han Shuzhen couldn’t help but remind:

"If others all drink, you can drink less but not too much."

A bit thrilled, Shen Guofu seriously said:

"Rest assured, wife, I absolutely won’t drink excessively. But not drinking at all isn’t feasible. I saw Lele post that Chef Xie and Chef Dai who treat Xiao Xu well are helping in the store. Not accompanying them with a drink doesn’t seem right."

Saying this, he couldn’t help speeding up the car.

Since Chef Xie and Chef Dai are present, plus Boss Huang and Professor Cui who might come to eat...

With so many people, surely some adult beverages must be consumed, right?

Haha, yet another slightly intoxicated weekend!

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