The story of Shokugeki begins when Alice picks him up and brings him home

“The real golden ratio siu mai?”

Hearing Bai Yuan's words, Leonora Nakiri opened her mouth and murmured to herself, while Alice stayed beside her and watched quietly, waiting for his performance.

After seeing such a powerful move, the two, big and small, gathered around Bai Yuan, and no one was willing to leave.

Since they didn't disturb his cooking, Bai Yuan didn't chase them away. He just peeled the shrimps at a very fast speed, then smashed the shrimps into shrimp paste with the back of a knife, mixing some chopped shrimps in the middle to increase the taste.

Pork and Jinhua ham are rhythmically smashed into meat paste with previously customized iron rods. Increasing the speed and strength can reduce the time. The Chaoshan beef balls are still made in the same way, which can make the meat chewy.

As for why we don’t just use Jinhua ham, the first reason is that the meat is relatively dry, and if you hammer it too hard it will turn into shredded meat instead of meat paste.

Secondly, pickled things are generally salty, and only soaking in water can dilute the saltiness, but that will also cause the unique flavor of Jinhua ham to be lost.

As a top chef, Bai Yuan would naturally not make such a low-level mistake.

So he came up with a new solution, which was to add fresh pork to Jinhua ham and mix the two together by hammering them with an iron rod.

In this way, the flavor of Jinhua ham can be preserved to the greatest extent without being too dry. This is currently the most suitable processing method.

Of course, the "real golden ratio shaomai" he mentioned could not have only had this little change. What is more important is the ratio of eight to five.

Dividing five by eight gives us 0.625, not the golden ratio of 0.618. As the saying goes, a small error can lead to a big mistake. Only when we achieve true balance can we call it the golden ratio Shaomai!

This is difficult for others, to get numbers accurate to decimal points, unless a high-precision electronic scale is used, it is difficult to achieve this level.

For siomai, a ratio of five to eight is sufficient. If an electronic scale is used for every siomai, the customers will be the ones to curse.

However, he is a man with super sense of touch and super vision! As long as the filling passes through his hands, he can immediately judge its weight.

Put the mixed meat paste, shrimp paste, scrambled egg yolks and blanched spinach in respective bowls. In this way, the filling part of the siu mai is ready.

"Brother Bai Yuan, let me help you roll out the siu mai wrappers! I can't say anything else, but I'm a professional at rolling out siu mai wrappers!"

Seeing Bai Yuan stop what he was doing and turn his eyes to the dough not far away, Nakiri Alice spoke up quickly. She was very confident in her skills in rolling out the dough for the shaobing! She could definitely help!

"This time, we are not rolling paper-like siu mai wrappers. They need to be thinner than paper. The production techniques and requirements are also slightly different. You can just watch from the side this time and come to help me next time."

Although she was happy that Alice Nakiri wanted to help her, she really couldn't help with this dish, so she might as well take a rest.

"Well... what a shame."

Hearing that she couldn't help, a look of disappointment immediately appeared on Alice Nakiri's face.

"Don't worry. I'll teach you everything I know. Once your cooking skills improve, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to help me."

Seeing that Alice Nakiri was a little disappointed, Bai Yuan couldn't help but comfort her, and after hearing his words, the girl nodded weakly.

"I will try my best, and I will be able to help you one day!"

“I’ve been waiting for this day to come.”

Looking at Alice Nakiri's tender but determined little face, Bai Yuan suddenly felt his heart melt. Human cubs are so cute!

At the age of seven or eight, the baby's skin is soft and fragrant, which is suitable for care.

Thinking of this, Bai Yuan reached out and pinched Alice Nakiri's face. Her fair face was immediately pinched into various shapes, which looked quite interesting.

When faced with Bai Yuan's pinching on the face, Nakiri Alice not only did not resist, but also raised her head and smiled, trying to please the other party.

Leonora Nakiri took all of this in. She immediately covered her face with her hand, the corner of her mouth unable to stop rising, her auntie smile almost overflowing the screen.

Chapter 21: Golden Legend! Dazzling Shaomai!

Holding the extended rolling pin, he lifted and turned it, and the dough suddenly flew into the sky like a giant python. However, this time, the python did not remain the same, but became more and more slender, like a long snake.

However, this state did not last long. Bai Yuan stretched out his hand and a silver-white blade flashed. The long and thin dough was instantly cut into countless dough pieces of equal length and width.

The dough pieces fell from the sky and landed on the cooking table in a very neat pattern, with each piece of dough three centimeters away from each other.

Unfortunately, Bai Yuan doesn't know the technique of using his body to rotate the steel rod like Master Jie, so that each piece of steamed bun skin becomes equal in size.

However, the cooking space in the home kitchen is too small, and he cannot do what Liu Maoxing did, "using his fingers to rotate the dough and using centrifugal force to make the dough thinner and larger."

But he has a super sense of touch, and he can roll the dough into the same shape just by touching it. Even if he stacks them together, you can't tell the difference!

This is the confidence that talent brings him.

Holding a small rolling pin in one hand and a piece of dough in the other, his body is slightly bent, as if he is ready to go.

The next moment, the dough passed through Bai Yuan's hands at a speed invisible to the naked eye, came into contact with the rolling pin, then flew high into the air, turning into one thin and large piece of dough after another, and landed steadily on the table.

"this..."

"The sizes are exactly the same, and they even look more regular than those produced by a machine. And the production is so fast, what an amazing skill!"

Even though she had been shocked by Bai Yuan countless times, Leonora Nakiri couldn't help but exclaim in admiration when she saw the scene before her.

The young man in front of you is like a bottomless treasure house. One moment you think you have seen all of him, but the next second he takes out something new.

"He is my master after all."

Alice Nakiri said with a hint of pride.

"A teenager can reach this level. Japan, no! The chef world around the world is about to welcome a new overlord!"

Leonora Nakiri stared at Bai Yuan in a daze, as if she had already seen his bright future. This rising star was destined to shock the culinary world!

In front of the cooking table, Bai Yuan, who was completely concentrating his attention, did not notice that Leonora Nakiri was looking at him with a fiery gaze. At this moment, he had just finished processing the siomai skin, and put down the rolling pin and took one of the siomai skins in his hand.

Golden Ratio Shaomai is, in a sense, a variation of Four Joy Shaomai. Unlike Four Joy Shaomai, which has the fillings equally divided, Golden Ratio Shaomai emphasizes one large filling pocket with three small filling pockets.

The ratio is 1:0.618, which requires the chef to have great patience. At this moment, Bai Yuan gave a light "shout" and fully concentrated his energy and spirit, and began to operate with delicate techniques.

Another difference between the golden ratio siomai made by Bai Yuan and the golden ratio siomai made by Master Jie is that the golden ratio siomai made by Bai Yuan is obviously smaller.

This was done out of consideration for the two girls present. He didn't know how big his wife's mouth was, but Alice definitely wouldn't be able to eat such a big steamed bun in one bite.

Being able to tailor dishes to customers is a basic skill for a chef.

As time went by, under Bai Yuan's exquisite craftsmanship, the siomai skin was turned into siomai at an astonishing speed with exquisite shapes, and they were all put into the steamer in less than two minutes.

In order to ensure that they could all have enough to eat, Bai Yuan made more than 100 of them at one time. Even if they couldn't finish them, they could pack them up and freeze them in the refrigerator.

"It's 20 minutes as agreed, not a minute more, not a minute less, the siu mai are ready!"

As he spoke, Bai Yuan stretched out his hand and lifted up the lid of the pot in front of him. The next moment, a golden light that made people raise their hands to cover their eyes burst out from it.

For a moment, the entire kitchen was immersed in a golden ocean. The golden light did not dissipate immediately, but lasted for a full minute. Until the color slowly faded, they could see the food in the steamer clearly.

At this moment, the golden ratio steamed buns are also wrapped with a layer of faint golden light, which gives people an inexplicable sacred feeling.

“A dish that continuously emits a stream of light! I never thought I’d see this kind of dish in my lifetime... This is a dish that only an eight-star chef can make!”

Looking at the steamed buns surrounded by golden light in front of her, Leonora Nakiri swallowed her saliva, and a greedy look appeared in her eyes.

If Bai Yuan hadn't been standing in front of Shaomai, with his tall and straight figure making her look insurmountable, and if she hadn't wanted to maintain a ladylike image in front of him, she would have rushed forward immediately, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey!

However, despite trying her best to restrain herself, Leonora Nakiri couldn't help but grab Bai Yuan's arm with a pleading look in her eyes.

Let her have a bite, she can do anything!

"Can you eat now, little brother Bai Yuan?"

Leonora Nakiri's voice was melodious and sweet, as if she was suppressed to the extreme. Her big watery eyes were blinking pitifully at the moment, which could definitely arouse any man's desire to protect her.

"I'm hungry too, Brother Bai Yuan."

Because of her short height, Alice Nakiri pulled on Bai Yuan's clothes and also showed a longing expression.

"Then let's get started."

As Bai Yuan spoke, he put all the steamed dumplings in the steamer into a plate, carried the plate to the dining table, and just as he was about to pick up the chopsticks, he found that two people, one big and one small, started to grab the dumplings directly.

Leonora Nakiri opened her mouth wide and swallowed the shaomai in one gulp. However, because the shaomai had just come out of the pot, it was extremely hot, causing her to stick out her tongue continuously like a puppy.

On the other side, Nakiri Alice's condition was not much better. She kept making "hissing" sounds, and even had tears in the corners of her eyes.

Even though it was very hot, they were reluctant to spit out the steamed buns in their mouths, so they just kept inhaling cool air to cool them down quickly.

As the siu mai cools down, its delicious taste truly blooms in your mouth.

“It’s delicious! The shrimps are still elastic after being ground into paste, and the chopped small pieces enhance the taste, which blends perfectly with the taste of the delicious vegetables.

The egg yolk is soft and has a gentle sweetness, and the Jinhua ham and pork belly minced meat have a smooth and non-greasy texture! Among them, the addition of pork belly well retains the flavor of Jinhua ham!

Of course, these are not the main points. The most successful part of this siu mai is the balance between the four fillings! They do not cover each other's flavors, but blend well together. This all depends on the right proportion of the fillings.

It is not difficult to see from the appearance of the siu mai that you mainly want to show the flavor of Jinhua ham, and the others are supporting roles to set off its flavor. As for the specific data between the four... it should be the golden ratio you mentioned at the beginning! "

After completely swallowing the golden ratio siu mai in her mouth, Leonora Nakiri began to explain nonstop, with an indescribable happiness in her voice. She could talk so much while eating. Should I say she is worthy of being Alice's mother? !

An admiring look appeared on Bai Yuan's face. Even if this girl did not have a super sense of taste, her talent for taste was extraordinary. No wonder she became the wife of the Nakiri family.

However, that Nakiri Munee was really too busy. He actually left his beautiful wife and lovely daughter behind and went to the front line alone to open up the market.

In this year, he saw Nakiri Munee only a few times, and each time he did not stay at home until dinner, he usually left as soon as it got dark. This was very abnormal, even the busiest people would not have no time at all, and every time he went home, it felt like a routine to him.

This weird feeling came from every family gathering. After Nakiri Soe came back, the atmosphere at home became surprisingly weird. Everyone became very polite and behaved according to the rules. It felt a bit like a workplace rather than a family.

Rather than being a couple, it was more like a family marriage. And neither party was very satisfied with each other. They just enjoyed the benefits brought by the family and had to fulfill their responsibilities, so they kept it secret.

However, these are the Nakiri family's internal affairs, and it is not up to him, an outsider, to interfere.

Chapter 22: Five Years Pass, Alice's Challenge

"The so-called golden ratio siu mai means cooking with various ingredients in the golden ratio. As the saying goes, a protagonist without a supporting role is not a protagonist. If you want to highlight the taste of the protagonist of siu mai, 'pork', you must use side dishes to set it off!

Spinach, fried egg yolk, and shrimp paste are the three ingredients that I have tried that can best highlight the taste of pork, so I chose them. Of course, if the protagonist is replaced with lamb or beef, the supporting roles will also change. We need to analyze the specific situation.

Bai Yuan explained with a smile that when he was in the dark cuisine world, he was obsessed with making golden ratio steamed buns for a while. In addition to this most basic one, he also tried to make many other types.

For example, curry-flavored lamb dumplings in the golden ratio, stewed beef-flavored dumplings in the golden ratio, slow-cooked chicken in the pastoral style, fish and seafood mix and match style, duck, crab and even crocodile meat, as long as it is an ingredient that can be obtained, he will study it.

It is this spirit of continuous research that has allowed him to reach where he is today. Otherwise, even if he had incredible talent, it would only ensure that his lower limit would be very high.

What really makes him the best in the dark cuisine world is his heart, the "heart of a chef" that constantly wants to create even more delicious dishes!

"ah!"

She reached out and grabbed the edge of her clothes. Although she had tried her best to suppress the impulse, under such a delicious impact, Alice Nakiri still couldn't help but scream out, and a strange blush appeared on her cheeks.

At the same time, her clothes burst apart. This was the third time this year, and Leonora Nakiri had already gotten used to it.

However, this time she did not cover her chest immediately as she did before, but greedily ate the steamed buns in front of her. She did not react until she had finished them. She leaned down shyly and glanced at Bai Yuan not far away. He had his back to them at this time.

He looks quite gentlemanly, but she felt a burning gaze just now. This guy was definitely peeking at her, and not just once!

However, at this moment, Bai Yuan's back was turned, so she couldn't say anything. She just thought of it as a small benefit from the other party treating her to such delicious food.

Because she was mentally prepared, although Leonora Nakiri felt embarrassed, she did not react much. When she saw that Bai Yuan did not look at her, she put down her hands that were blocking her chest and instead pulled Alice Nakiri towards her room upstairs.

"You're already a grown-up girl, so you should be a little shy."

Looking at Alice Nakiri who was indulging in the ocean of deliciousness without any intention of concealing herself, Leonora Nakiri raised her hand and pinched her nose, her voice revealing helplessness.

Although this girl is still a child, she is a girl after all. She cannot be so shameless. Some education needs to be popularized!

"Don't worry, Mom, I know everything. It's just that the man is Brother Bai Yuan, so I don't think it matters."

Hearing what Leonora Nakiri said, Alice Nakiri came back to her senses from the delicious food, then looked down, and her face turned a little red after realizing her condition, but she still spoke as a matter of course.

"Oh~ You only do this in front of little brother Bai Yuan~ That's fine, but you can't be so shameless in front of outsiders."

"I know, I'm not a frivolous woman!"

"You're still just a girl."