Chapter 34: Chef 33

As soon as Lin Dan's remarks were finished, everyone in the room was foolish, and even the emperor who was planning to show a surprise expression.
According to Lin Dan, the dumplings were given to the people to taste and let them choose for themselves. The final choice must be their favorite taste. They don't know who made these two buckets of dumplings, nor do they know that it is about the outcome of a competition, so they can get the most fair results.
No one can refute Lin Dan's words, nor can the emperor, because he has promised to give Lin Dan a fair and fair test, and everything can be left to her. Tianzi Jinkou Yuyan is as important as Mount Tai and cannot tolerate remorse.
Then the emperor realized what Lin Dan really meant. The decision of this contest is no longer in his hands, nor in the hands of referees, but in the hands of the people. In order to prevent him from using the imperial power to interfere, she even stipulated that only those who entered the city and not those who gave the city. The emperor can arrange for people to come out of the city to pick up his sister-in-law, but he cannot control the people who enter the city. Today, who will come to the capital and when will it only be known by God.
And the two buckets of zongzi have been disrupted. Even if the emperor has great magical power, he can immediately send a message to let people transform into ordinary people and enter the city. It is impossible to tell which bucket of zongzi is Yan Qingqing. Moreover, he could not pull his face to ask who the two buckets of mules belonged to.
Is it fair? The emperor shook his head, and even laughed loudly, "Fair, this can't be more fair! Come, move the two barrels of mule to the Xicheng Gate and be distributed to the entrants by the guards. Each entrant is only allowed to pick one after tasting, not allowed Take more. "So they can only take the one they like the most.
The emperor originally intended to support Yan Langqing. This was the woman he liked, after all, he had just been wronged. But now, he thinks Lin Dan is very interesting, and this test is also very interesting, so why not be fair and make it more interesting? He will do nothing next, and he will not allow others to break the rules, and leave the results to the people to evaluate.
Seeing the emperor's cheerful expression, Tang Jiu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then went to see the relaxed-looking Lin Dan, his eyes became very hot, and then smiled slightly. He was worrying again, Lin Dan was always able to face any desperation calmly, and then, with his persistence and intelligence, went out of his life.
Wei Yuanhou's lazy expression finally faded, and he was turning his head, staring at Lin Dan. Prince Cheng and Prince Gong whispered together, laughed lowly, and looked good. The king of Dianqian County only looked at the teacup in Capricorn's hand, and occasionally raised his eyes to look at Lin Dan, his eyes were deep.
Yan Langqing had the most rigid expression. She never imagined that Lin Dan would put forward such a method of judgment, but after careful consideration, she had to admire Lin Dan's intelligence. The emperor especially liked women with quick thinking and more interesting things. I'm afraid he now admires Lin Dan and will never favor either side.
Yan Langqing was a little hesitant, but she was not very upset because she believed in her craftsmanship.
A group of people came to Xicheng Gate and picked a high platform on the gate to look down. Two barrels of mule were placed side by side by the guards, one of which was peeled apart and let the entrants taste. At the end of the Dragon Boat Festival, many rich people will give dumplings to the poor, and they all do good deeds, so passers-by are not surprised, and because they are guarded by guards, they dare not rob them. Take, said that only one is allowed, no one dares to ask for more.
The samples on both sides tasted small, and the entrants quickly took their favorite dumplings and left. The emperor stood on the high platform and looked down. The bored mood had long been replaced by excitement and expectation. He likes this way of playing, it's uncontrollable, so it will be more interesting.
It takes time to process glutinous rice and pork belly. It is already afternoon when the two have wrapped the rice dumplings. Only half an hour is left before the city gates are closed. There is still a delay on the road, so the two buckets of rice dumplings are not finished. However, this does not prevent judgement. Whoever has the fewest sister-in-law wins is beyond doubt.
The crowd moved to a nearby restaurant and packed one of the most luxurious rooms. The emperor hurriedly shouted, "Come here, count the mules in the barrel."
Immediately, two guards stepped forward and counted the mules in the two buckets. The results were written on the paper. The other two guards were then counted. If three times, the same number was obtained. One of the guards stepped forward and arched his hand, "Under the gurus, there are 288 mules left in the bucket on the left, and 63 mules left in the bucket on the right. The right wins."
The gap between the two is really big! The emperor looked at Lin Dan and raised an eyebrow: "Do you recognize which bucket is yours?"
Lin Dan walked to the right and resolutely said, "Naturally recognize."
Yan Langqing looked at the two barrels wandering, his face pale.
"How do you know this bucket is yours?" The emperor looked at Lin Dan with a smile.
"I wrapped a knot at the end of each rope when I wrapped the buns. I don't believe you can check it by yourself." Lin Dan took out a mule and showed the rope to everyone. There was a small knot at the end, so he didn't hold it Look inside and really can't find it.
In order to show justice, several guards immediately took out all the mules and inspected them one by one. They said, "Under the Qi, the mules on the right are knotted, and the ones on the left are not."
Lin Dan said: "Even if you don't look at the knot, just open the lotus leaf. Yan Yu, you won't be able to tell your own craft, right?" open.
If you do not open the lotus root, the two rice dumplings will look exactly the same in size and shape, as if made by the same person. However, when the loquat leaves were completely disassembled, the internal differences were very large. Before everyone stood on a high platform overlooking the city gates, naturally it was impossible to see what was happening, but now, the two mules were lying in the jade white dishes and they had a good view.
I saw that the zongzi on the right was golden and bright on the surface, and looked very delicate and small, while the left zongzi was slightly yellowish white at the ends, and the middle of it was sauce-colored. Whether the dishes are good or bad, they must be judged from three aspects: color, fragrance and taste. To see the difference between the two rice dumplings, everyone has to admit that judging from the quality, Lin Dan has come out on top.
All meat dumplings covered by Yan Langqing are of such mixed color, because the glutinous rice is white, and the pickled pork belly is sauce. The two are steamed together, and they will naturally stain each other and become less beautiful. But she never expected that Lin Dan's glutinous rice soaked in gray water would turn into brilliant golden color, looking very tender and cute. What is the reason for this?
She was shocked and complained: "This is not right! Lin Dan's glutinous rice has been soaked in grey water and it is dirty. How can it be more attractive than mine?"
Before waiting for everyone to show a surprised expression, Lin Dan has slowly said, "You only know one, but not the other. You know, the ashes formed by the burning of firewood are cleaner than spring water. Due to the quenching of the flame, the dirt inside is dirty. The dirt has been incinerated. Grey water also contains a magical medium that can be used to clean hands and make dry goods. Soak hard dry goods into grey water and soften it several times as fast as water. My bag This kind of rice dumplings is soaked in this kind of gray water, called gray water tincture, which is a special product of Baiyue area. The glutinous rice soaked in gray water is not only dirty, but also stained with a layer of golden yellow. Unique, soft and glutinous, and more delicious than ordinary white peony. "
She reached out and signaled: "After comparing the products, you can judge the fragrance and taste of the two."
The emperor held up the plate, sniffed the two mules, raised his brows high, and handed the plate to the old chef next to him. After the old chef smelled it, he gave it to the next judge. Everyone took turns smelling it, and finally handed it to Yan Langqing.
Yan Langqing didn't believe in evil yet, but after hearing it, she was ashamed. This gray water stalk really looks like Lin Dan said, revealing a faint grass and wood aroma, and a fresh astringency and faint sauce mixed with it, very unique. And her Bai Zhi is just rice and meat, although it smells good, but the level is not rich, compared with Lin Dan's sister-in-law, it seems ordinary.
"Let's taste it." Lin Dan lifted his chopsticks with a relaxed expression, and separated the two mules.
Everyone tasted two kinds of rice dumplings, and the surprise on their faces was stronger. Without him, this gray water pupa is not only bright in color, unique in flavor, but also very soft and waxy. Although it has been cool, the taste is not insignificant. It bites the teeth slightly in the mouth, and first tastes the sweetness of glutinous rice. At the back, there was a bit of astringency, and in the end it was the thick flavor of sauce and meat, and the rich juice filled the mouth, which made people have an endless aftertaste.
I tasted Lin Dan's dumplings and then tried Yan Langqing's dumplings. The taste and taste of the dumplings were immediately reduced by several levels. This white glutinous rice dumpling has been cooled, there is no soft waxy when it is just out of the pot, it is slightly sticky in the mouth, it is not easy to chew, the core is hard, it is difficult to swallow, and even the meat filling has become knotted It looks dry.
Seeing everyone's frowning brows, Lin Dan slowly said, "Gray water is eaten after it has been cold soaked, but the taste is better. The soft waxy is a little elastic, so it is very easy to import. Mo said that the meat is filled, even if it is filled It ’s not packaged, it ’s just eaten with sugar, and the taste is very wonderful. The ordinary white glutinous rice cakes will become dry and hard after being soaked. It ’s not good to eat. It ’s hot and eat again. This is the difference between the two. Just in case you say me If you ca n’t win, let ’s pick two more dumplings and heat them up.

Yan Langqing's hand holding the chopsticks shook slightly, but said nothing, but looked at the emperor with hope.
The Emperor Lang smiled and waved his hand: "Come, go hot bitch!"
Immediately, two palace men took the mule to the kitchen, and Shaoqi held a food container to turn around. After heating, the paeony was very soft and glutinous, and the taste was much better than before, but Lin pale gray water pupa was golden and bright, and there were delicate and rich oil flowing out of the cracks of the glutinous rice, giving it a layer of freshness. Liang Ze, the protagonist didn't know how many times better than Yan Langqing's Bai Zhi.
The emperor caught sight of the gray water puppet at a glance, immediately picked up the chopsticks and tasted it, then satisfied with sigh. The glutinous rice soaked in grey water was sweeter, softer, and smoother. It was completely soaked with the juice secreted by the meat filling. Each mouthful was rich and delicious, and it was anxious to swallow the tongue. After trying the gray water maggots made by Lin Dan's secret, then go to taste the white magpies of Yan Langqing. Only four words appeared in the emperor's mind-bland.
After the two kinds of dumplings were taken apart, the gray water pupa was beautiful and delicious, but the white pupa was hard and difficult to import. No wonder Lin Dan's bucket was almost empty and Yan Langqing's bucket was still half full. This time, she lost her heart.