Chapter 63 Taishan Tofu Banquet

Author: round head and round belly

Chapter 63 Taishan Tofu Banquet

When Huang Xiaoming arrived at the hotel, he happened to meet Li Yi and his party coming back.

He recognized Wu Lei first, because when the car drove into the hotel, Wu Lei was sticking his head out the window, sticking out his tongue and breathing heavily like an Erha.

"Xiao Lei?"

He looked at Wu Lei in confusion: "Why are you riding in a car like this? How dangerous is this?"

"It's more dangerous inside!"

Before the car stopped, Wu Lei got out of the car with lingering fear.

Then, the back seat door opened, and Liu Yifei and Zhao Jinmai, who were laughing together, squeezed out of the car.

"Yifei? Jinmai?"

Huang Xiaoming said hello in confusion, then was pushed back half a step by the smell coming from the car.

"Brother Xiao Ming?"

Only then did Liu Yifei and Zhao Jinmai notice Huang Xiaoming, and they immediately ran away in embarrassment.

Huang Xiaoming looked at them running into the hotel in confusion, and then asked Wu Lei in confusion: "What are you doing here?"

"We went to the farmer's market."

Wu Lei explained, and then gave a thoughtful reminder: "Brother Xiao Ming, life tips, don't eat too many radishes at one time!"

After saying that, he also ran towards the hotel: "I'll go back and take a shower first, and I'll come back to you later!"

Seeing him running away in a hurry, Huang Xiaoming became even more confused.

"meet again."

Li Yi got out of the car, smiled and stretched out his hand.

The first time he saw Li Yi, Huang Xiaoming swallowed hard, then showed a bright smile and held Li Yi's hand enthusiastically.

"Master Li, it's great to see you again. I've been dreaming about your beef noodles these days."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

The taste of that bowl of beef noodles seemed to be still bombarding his taste buds through his memory.

"If you want to eat, I'll cook it for you."

Li Yi smiled and said, "As long as you help me."

"no problem."

Huang Xiaoming patted his chest and promised: "The program sets me as the store manager, but I obey you. I will do whatever you ask me to do."

"Okay, don't worry, let's rest first."

Li Yi smiled and nodded, then walked towards the elevator entrance.

Huang Xiaoming followed him quickly, swallowing his saliva and asking: "Is it troublesome to make your beef noodles? Can you make it at noon? What ingredients are used? I'm fine now, I can buy it."

They say that if you want to tie a man's heart, you must first tie his stomach.

Although Huang Xiaoming only ate the food cooked by Li Yi once, his stomach was obviously tightly tied.

Huang Xiaoming is the main guest of the show and the last artist to arrive.

After he arrived, the program team could finally start script workshops.

Variety shows are all scripted, and "Chinese Restaurant" is no exception.

However, the scripts of reality shows will not be so detailed that every line will be written, but will only outline a general framework.

Everyone has read the script of the show. The purpose of holding the script meeting is to let everyone communicate again, put forward the problems that need to be solved, and work together to solve them.

During the script meeting, Wang Tian also came to the scene.

She is the person in charge of the program, and she needs to communicate and solve most problems.

"The venue has been set up. The station attaches great importance to this season's program and hopes we can come up with something new.

So I hope everyone can cooperate more and don’t cause any problems for me during the schedule.”

After Wang Tian explained something, he looked at Li Yi and asked: "Li Yi, I have arranged for someone to go to Tai'an to get the Taishan spring water you want.

But there are 64 named springs at the foot of Mount Tai. Do you want them all?"

Before she came, she received news from colleagues on the program team that Li Yi wanted to use mountain spring water from Mount Tai and asked the program team to find a solution.

Wang Tian arranged for his colleagues to go to Tai'an to fetch water for Li Yi and then fly it to the capital.

But after asking Li Yi, she learned that what Li Yi wanted was spring water from all the springs at the foot of Mount Tai.

This is a bit troublesome.

There are 64 springs, and each spring receives a bucket. It is a big expense to transport it by air.

As the person in charge of the program team, Wang Tian naturally had to ask.

Faced with Wang Tian's doubts, Li Yi was not surprised.

He took a sip of tea and explained seriously: "Since our program is set in the Forbidden City, it must focus on the imperial banquet.

So in the first episode, the dish I’m going to make is Taishan Tofu Feast, and the main ingredient is tofu.

The Taishan Tofu Banquet is a traditional banquet in Shandong cuisine. It was the royal banquet held by the ancient emperor when he consecrated Mount Tai.

Before ancient emperors enshrined themselves in Zen, they needed to bathe and change clothes, and eat vegetarian food to cleanse their hearts. The vegetarian food was the tofu feast.

Being granted the title of Zen was the greatest honor of an ancient emperor, so any emperor who granted the title of Zen would attach great importance to this matter.

As an imperial banquet for emperors to honor their ancestors, the Taishan Tofu Banquet is naturally quite particular.

The tofu used in the Taishan Tofu Banquet must be made with spring water at the foot of Mount Tai.

And different dishes require the use of spring water from different springs to make tofu.

For example, the [Eight Immortals Yaochi Gathering] must be made with tofu made from the spring water of the Queen Mother Spring.

The tofu used in [Birthday Star Presenting Peach] should use the spring water from Guangsheng Spring.

The texture of tofu produced by water from different springs is different.

Therefore, if you want to make a Taishan tofu feast, you must use Taishan spring water."

Wang Tian was confused when he heard this: "Is it that exaggerated? If it's not all water, what's the difference?"

"The difference is huge."

Li Yi patiently explained: “Different brands of mineral water and purified water have different tastes, not to mention natural water?

In nature, the geological environment of each place is different, and the water produced is also different.

The plain areas have high cement and soil content, so the earthy smell is strong.

The water in the rocky mountains has high mineral content and is hard.

In the same mountain, the water at the top of the mountain precipitates more clearly, has a clearer taste, and is suitable for making tea.

The water at the foot of the mountain has more mineral precipitation and has a thicker taste. It is suitable for fish farming and making tofu.

The spring water in Mount Tai is quite special. Although most of its springs are at the foot of the mountain, the hardness of the water is low and the oxygen content is high.

Therefore, the tofu made with Taishan water has fine pulp and plenty of water, is tender and not runny, is as white as snow, has a sweet taste, is elastic, and will not age after being cooked for a long time, so it is most suitable for making Taishan tofu feast."

Listening to Li Yi's explanation, Wang Tian nodded in confusion and praised: "Okay! I didn't expect there to be so much attention to it. Palace cuisine is really complicated."

Then, she made a final decision: "The theme of this season's program is the ultimate taste. Since we are going to do it, we must do it to the extreme.

Li Yi, I will arrange for someone to get the spring water you want. If you have any other needs, just ask. As long as I can make the most perfect dish, I will give you whatever you want."

With her words, Li Yi felt relieved.

Without being polite, Li Yi immediately made a series of demands.

When he was shopping at the market today, he couldn't find two seasonings. He probably had to go to the place of production to buy them, which would have to be handled by the program team.

Wang Tian didn't waste any time, he contacted his colleagues on the spot and went straight to the place of production to buy seasonings for Li Yi.

Li Yi is the key to this show. As long as his dishes are good enough, then the show will be successful.

A meeting lasted until evening.

However, the outcome of the meeting was still very good, and most of the issues raised were resolved.

So, after another day of preparation, the new season of "Chinese Restaurant" finally started filming.
Chapter completed!