Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

"Are the wontons ready? If they are, fish them out and let them cool a bit before I eat them. Then come over and watch how I knead the dough."

Qin Huai said this, and An Youyou couldn't miss that the boss was intentionally teaching her, hinting for her to improve. She quickly fished out the wontons, nearly cheering as she ran over beside Qin Huai, eyes wide and focused.

Her face was filled with an eagerness to improve.

Not far away, Pei Xing's face was filled with jealousy.

Pei Xing almost ground his teeth to pieces.

Earlier, "almost ground his teeth to pieces" was an exaggerated expression, but now Pei Xing felt it might be literally applicable, because his teeth actually hurt a bit from clenching them, and his cheeks felt sore.

"Why? What did An Youyou say to Master Qin yesterday afternoon? What's so good about her? She only knows how to flatter! Her tea isn't even as good as mine!"

Jealousy made Pei Xing fall apart.

Pei Xing's voice was sharpened by jealousy: "Why is she getting guidance on kneading dough? Master Qin's instructions are incomprehensible to me; I have to figure it out on my own, but An Youyou gets to stand right next to him and watch!"

Li Hua: ...

Maybe it's because she's so bad that just talking won't work, so she has to stand next to him and watch?

"Just knead the dough properly," Li Hua could only say. "You don't want to be confused again when Master Qin explains, do you?"

Pei Xing kneaded the dough in resentment.

Qin Huai kneaded the dough at a slower pace and then quickly began hand-kneading, asking expectantly, "Did you get it?"

An Youyou shook her head blankly.

At her current level, watching high school level courses was really too much for her.

Qin Huai was somewhat disappointed but also felt it was to be expected. Clearly, the Three legged Golden Toad hadn't invested much talent in pastries.

The hand-kneaded noodles were put into the pot, and these were the noodles Zheng Siyuan wanted to eat. Zheng Siyuan would manage the Fire Control himself.

Qin Huai, picking up the now warm wontons, ate while asking, "How did the Crab Yellow Sauce turn out yesterday?"

Zheng Siyuan shook his head: "It's just the same, not what I wanted."

"What exactly do you want? Yesterday, I tried several spoonfuls of the Crab Yellow Sauce you gave me afterward. You definitely added many ingredients: salt, cooking wine, soy sauce, onion, ginger, garlic, oyster sauce, white sugar, star anise—it seems like there's also a bit of cinnamon and Sichuan pepper. You also mentioned that the Crab Yellow Sauce should be thickened with starch at the end. This way, it really masks the original crab flavor quite a bit, though it also creates a unique taste. It would definitely be delicious mixed with noodles, but I can't quite imagine what it would taste like in a bun."

For mixed noodles, a thick sauce like this is perfect.

"Wait until the afternoon when I make it for you; you'll understand," Zheng Siyuan said. "The Double Crab Bun is indeed a uniquely flavored bun."

"My seasoning skills are not as good as my dad's or Uncle Huang's. I can only say I'm barely managing to make it; if they were to do the seasoning, it would be more authentic."

"Is it that difficult to season?" Qin Huai asked.

"Very difficult," Zheng Siyuan nodded solemnly, "A tiny mistake and the result will be vastly different."

"If the difficulty level of your previous Crab Dumplings was 5, the Double Crab Bun is at least an 8."

"Using Crab Yellow Sauce for the Double Crab Bun can even reach a difficulty level of 9."

"Making buns with fresh crab roe and sea cucumber is truly not only challenging but also extraordinarily creative."

"And my master was creative enough to think of using Crab Yellow Sauce for the Double Crab Bun, which I find very imaginative as well."