A long table is placed in the middle of the hall, with a basin of warm water, a bag of flour, and some cooking utensils placed on it.
But I saw Li Qi standing in front of the table, with his sleeves rolled up, making a powerful stance, swinging his hands upward, which was the preparatory posture of Tai Chi...
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Li Qi performed a few more moves of Tai Chi. He glanced at everyone from the corner of his eye and saw the look of surprise on everyone's face. He thought that his appetite was almost gone, so he immediately stopped his movements and shouted in a deep voice: "Water.
"
"Brother Li, the water is here."
Wu Xiaoliu hurriedly came over with a basin of steaming water.
Li Qi nodded, then put his hands in and washed them.
When everyone saw that Li Qi had done so many fancy tricks just to wash his hands, everyone fainted.
Na Maqiao burst out laughing and said, "You, the second cook, are so troublesome. You just wash your hands, and you do so many tricks."
"That's right, you kid, stop being pretentious, we are all waiting." The senior official also didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
You know p, haven’t you watched Shaolin Football?
Li Qi secretly despised these two people, but he stopped playing Tai Chi and started kneading the dough honestly. He took four kilograms of flour, added water, a little salt, and beat it into the shape of ears of wheat.
Add appropriate amount of water
Blend until smooth.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when they saw that Li Qi was making bland things.
Na Maqiao even had a disdainful smile on his face, and was already thinking about laughing at Li Qi's lines later.
"Boqing, do you know what kind of dish he is going to cook?" the official asked with a curious look on his face.
Zuo Boqing shook his head and said, "I don't know. But I think Master Li will definitely not disappoint the master." He is now very interested in every dish Li Qi cooks.
The senior official smiled slightly and said nothing.
After the dough was mixed, Li Qi put the dough aside to wake up for a while, then asked Wu Xiaoliu to get half a pot of oil and put it on the stove.
When everyone saw it, they thought Li Qi would just throw the dough into the oil pan.
Unexpectedly, Li Qi picked up the dough and grasped both ends of the dough, stretched it evenly, shook it up and down, crossed it, and crossed it repeatedly.
Rub the strips firmly, lift both ends, shake and stretch them, put them on the chopping board, fold two strips in half, and sprinkle with fermented noodles so that the strips do not stick to each other.
One button, two pairs.
Two buckles, increasing to four.
Three buckles...
four buckles
five buckles
I saw the noodles getting thinner and thinner.
When it came to the tenth button, everyone had already held their breath. The whole place was silent, fearing that if anyone yawned, the strands of noodles as close as hair would be broken.
There was no disdain on Ma Qiao's face now. He opened his mouth slightly and widened his eyes. He stared blankly at the noodle between Li Qi's hands.
Not only did Nalu Meimei's face not look depressed, but her eyes shone with joy.
As for the high-ranking official, he smiled and shook his head slightly. It seemed that he had bowed down to Li Qi's cooking skills. Zuo Boqing beside him had a look of surprise on his face, and he wished he could get the dough too.
Come and learn from me.
Eleven buckles.
Twelve buckles.
Li Qi folded it in half while still shaking it to prevent the dough from sticking together, but he saw the dough between his hands dancing like silver and like a stormy sea, which was exciting.
Enough, enough, don't pull it any more, or it will break.
This sentence was the voice of everyone present. They really felt that it was enough. They all clenched their fists and the expressions on their faces changed from surprise to nervousness.
But Li Qi is still in the mood to take care of them now, focusing on his ramen performance.
Until the fourteenth button, Li Qi suddenly shook his hands violently, and when he put in the handful of noodles, it was like a waterfall, just like what was written in the poem, "Flying down three thousand feet, it is suspected that the Milky Way falls from the sky."
Shocking.
Everyone was so shocked by this scene that they forgot even the most basic thing of clapping and applauding.
This is not cooking, it is clearly performing a trick.
At the same time, they were all secretly glad that they did not eat at any other restaurant today, otherwise how could they have seen such a wonderful performance. Of course, they also wanted to thank the Yangzhou Shuangmei.
After fourteen deductions, Li Qi finally stopped.
Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Wow, if I had known that this ramen would have such a big impact on people here, I should have shown it off when it first opened. Alas, it was a mistake.
Li Qi saw everyone's shocked expressions and secretly regretted it.
"Li Qi, do you think this is your face?"
The senior official hurriedly stepped forward, looked at the hair-like filamentous object carefully, and said in surprise.
Li Qi shook his head and said, "No."
"Then what is this?" the official asked in surprise.
Li Qi said seriously: "It's noodles."
The senior official was stunned for a moment, and laughed and cursed: "You are so brave, how dare you amuse me."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Are you kidding? There are a lot of high-ranking officials, so don't take it seriously."
After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but laugh.
Zuo Boqing didn't seem to hear their conversation, and was still thinking about Li Qi's actions just now. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Master Li, where did you learn this skill?"
You're such a crazy cook, why don't you give me a few compliments first?
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said slyly: "This is a long story to say. You want me to keep it short, or I should keep it short."
The senior official said displeasedly: "You kid, tell me quickly, don't be too long-winded."
"Then I'll just say it briefly."
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Actually, I learned this skill from playing in the mud when I was a kid."
As a hard-working person like Li Qi, of course he took everything into his own hands, but this habit was slowly developed after he came to the Northern Song Dynasty.
"Playing in the mud?"
The senior official was stunned and cursed: "You stupid boy, you lied to me with these nonsense again."
"It's true. When I was young, my family was poor and couldn't afford white noodles, so I had to play with mud as flour. Sometimes I also made steamed buns and dumplings. I was playing with it, and I came up with this method of hand-pulled noodles." Li Qi made random remarks, and everyone who was deceived was stunned.
I have to say that Li Qi is really a good actor.
After hearing this, the senior official felt that it made sense. He glanced at Li Qi suspiciously and said, "Seriously."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Of course it's true. Apart from me, have you ever seen anyone else do this trick?"
"Master Li, you are really a strange person!" Zuo Boqing sighed, he was completely convinced by Li Qi.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Whoever calls me has "Qi" in their name. It's hard not to think of "Qi"."
The official was amused by Li Qi's words. He laughed twice and asked, "Then how do you eat these noodles?"
"My lord, please wait a moment. We'll be able to eat it soon."
Li Qi smiled slightly, and then asked Wu Xiaoliu: "Is the oil ready?"
Wu Xiaoliu nodded and said: "That's almost it."
Li Qi nodded, glanced into the pot, then picked up a kitchen knife and cut the noodles into several sections. Before the oil boiled, he put a small portion of the noodles into the oil pan, and then used chopsticks to stir the oil pan. The dough thread inside. Make the dough thread even and not tied.
The noodles were deep-fried until they became firm and turned light milky yellow. Li Qi gently took the noodles out of the pot and placed them on a plate. Spread the sugar and jam on the noodles, and added some vegetables to add color.
"Done."
Li Qi clapped his hands and let out a sigh of relief.
The senior official took a look at the plate and saw that the noodles, which were like gold threads, were indeed tempting and asked, "What's the name of this noodle?"
Li Qi said truthfully: "This noodles is called Dragon Beard Noodles."
Zuo Boqing's face suddenly tightened.
The senior official was also stunned for a moment and asked again: "You said this noodle is called dragon beard noodle?"
"Yes, is there something wrong?"
Li Qi glanced at the official and Zuo Boqing, and saw that they had different expressions. He was shocked. Could it be that he had offended the power of God? It would be better for him to be more cautious.
"It's not that there's anything wrong with it."
The official smiled slightly and said, "I just don't know why your noodles are called dragon beard noodles."
"this."
Li Qi hesitated to speak, coughed slightly, his head was racing, and with a thought in his mind, he said: "That's it, in fact, this name was given by his father. He has always hoped to cook a dish for the emperor all his life, so he chose the name.
I like to name it with some noble words, which makes everyone laugh."
The senior official was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, nodded and said: "Your father's name is a good choice, yes, yes, then can you try this Dragon Beard Noodles?"
Looks like another Foolish Emperor sect.
Li Qi sighed secretly, smiled and nodded: "Of course."
The official took a small bite, nodded and said: "Crispy, sweet, oily but not greasy, this is the best noodles I have ever eaten, dragon beard noodles, haha, interesting, interesting."
Needless to say, today's noodles are as thick as fried dough sticks, how delicious are they?
Li Qi secretly despised this high official for not having seen the world.
Zuo Boqing also tasted it and said with a smile: "If Master Li had used this dragon beard noodles to attend the crab roe banquet that day, I'm afraid Taishi Cai would have given you the first place before he even tasted it."
Li Qi laughed and said, "Brother Zuo, thank you."
The senior official smiled and shook his head and said: "Bo Qing never praises others when it comes to eating. If you ask me, just take this Dragon Beard Noodles and the plaque upstairs and go to Taishi Cai's house and ask him to change them.
The first chef’s is for you.”
Sweat! Are you praising me, or are you trying to hurt me?
Li Qi smiled sheepishly, not daring to accept these words.
Suddenly someone shouted: "Master Li, you can't just cook these two bowls, we are all watching here."
Li Qi turned around and saw that the other guests were drooling all over the floor, looking ready to make a move. He immediately said: "Don't worry, everyone. As I said before, I made this dish today just to repay you for your kindness to me."
With the support of the store, I will do it for everyone now, don’t be anxious, don’t be anxious.”
Then he put the rest of the noodles in the oil pan, fried them, put them on two large plates, and then asked the bartender to bring them out for the guests to taste.
As soon as the Dragon Beard Noodles came out, they were sold out in an instant.
"Hmm, yummy, yummy."
“This Dragon Beard Noodle is so delicious.”
Everyone's mouths were full of oil, but their faces still looked like they were still unsatisfied. They just hated the young wolf with so many faces.
"Yes, yes, yes, junior sister, junior sister, this noodles is delicious, you should try some too."
This voice immediately attracted everyone's attention. It was Na Maqiao who spoke, but he was holding a plate in his hand with a lot of noodles in it. He might have grabbed the most.
Sweat! I almost forgot about this guy.
Li Qi came forward, glanced at Lu Meimei, and said: "Mrs. Lu, why don't you try this dragon beard noodles like your senior brother? Don't worry, I won't take your money."
thump.
Na Lu Meimei suddenly knelt down on her knees, bowed and said, "Master Li, please accept Lu Meimei as his disciple."
"Junior sister, you."
Ma Qiao was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing, and then he knelt on the ground and said, "Master Li, I have offended you so much below. Please forgive me, Master Li, and ask you to accept my junior sister as your disciple."
This sudden change in the beauty of Yangzhou shocked everyone.
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