Cao Guixiang walked away with a big bag full of Four Happiness dumplings.
The kind that fills a large household black garbage bag.
As for whether this bag is a household black garbage bag... Qin Huai said don’t worry, it’s the largest bag he could find, he wanted to give Cao Guixiang more bags, but Cao Guixiang just wanted one.
Seeing the sheer quantity, Zhang Chu couldn’t help but exclaim when he saw the bag: "Is it okay for us to eat and take so much?"
"How many sets of molds do I have to make for Master Qin?"
Qin Huai sent Cao Guixiang’s family to the entrance of the village, and after watching them drive away, he returned to continue tasting the Grade A Four Happiness dumplings.
Speaking purely from taste, the Grade A Four Happiness dumplings are definitely tastier than the Grade B ones.
Yes, that’s an obvious statement.
Qin Huai’s mood was complicated as he tasted the Grade A Four Happiness dumplings.
If one had to break down what had changed in this round of dumplings, it’s only the meat filling that changed. It was chopped by Cao Guixiang, who also used her exclusive secret recipe of soaking in starch water.
Are the dumplings with the secret recipe tasty?
Delicious, a transformation sort of delicious.
So tasty that the plain and straightforward meat filling dumpling, which normally serves as a transitional element, became the best tasting among the four dumplings.
Its texture is neither particularly tight nor loose; a bite won’t cause a burst of juice, nor does it offer a juicy sensation like the guo’er does when chewed gently. It lacks a unique chewiness, it doesn’t have a rich flavor, it’s simply a salty pork filling.
It’s simple, and very tasty.
It’s delicious in a way that’s uncomplicated, pure, and reminiscent of a return to simplicity.
It’s the kind of tasty that every child who grew up only eating their mom’s homemade meals, without seeing the colorful outside world, and who couldn’t fathom how exquisite dishes on TV could taste, could imagine with their limited knowledge and imagination.
Because it’s not flashy, just simple, with a straightforward homely pork filling taste, but delicious.
This tasty sensation is wonderful when eaten alone, and even more so when eaten alongside the other three dumplings.
Within the Grade A Four Happiness dumplings, the fresh meat filling finally kept pace with the other three sweet fillings, not falling behind, not overly ordinary, while simultaneously offering excellent continuity. It was stunningly simple, elevating the already tasty Four Happiness dumplings.
In order to experience the cohesive taste without the fresh meat filling lagging behind, Qin Huai cooked another pot, stubbornly eating three bowls.
Nearly stuffed himself to death in the kitchen.
Not everyone possesses Qin Luo and Ouyang’s abilities.
Qin Luo watched Qin Huai eat three bowls of Four Happiness dumplings enviously from the side, tears of envy almost flowed from her mouth, seeing that Qin Huai obviously couldn’t eat anymore, but there were still two bowls left. She wished she could take over.
She had just eaten one bowl.
Ate too fast, and wasn’t satisfied, then it was gone.
"Brother, brother, I can still eat!" Qin Luo exclaimed excitedly, raising her hand eagerly, "Do you want to taste test? Let me taste it."
Even though Qin Luo hadn’t started writing her paper yet, Qin Huai did indeed need a professional tasters, so he nodded: "Eat!"
Qin Luo happily rushed forward to grab the bowl.
After Qin Luo finished eating the new batch, Qin Huai slowly asked, "What’s the most surprising part of the dumplings now?"
"The meat!" Qin Luo replied without hesitation, "Brother, the meat in this dumpling is super delicious!"
"The meat flavor is especially strong, very delicate, very porky!"
Qin Huai understood Qin Luo’s descriptors.
"Don’t eat the other batch yet, wait until brother makes another batch for you to compare," Qin Huai said.
Qin Huai wanted to find out whether today’s meat filling dumplings are so delicious, elevating the Four Happiness dumplings to Grade A, because of the starch water soaking or because Cao Guixiang’s culinary skills were better than he imagined.
He planned to use the meat chopped by the village chief’s second daughter-in-law along with the starch water again to make a batch of fresh meat dumplings.
After all this time, the meat filling was already prepared.
The village chief’s second daughter-in-law’s chopped meat, how to put it...
Previously, Qin Huai thought it was alright, though a bit inferior to Aunt Wang’s, but better than the average level. Now with the comparison, it’s just...
Knife skills are indeed a very important foundational skill, well reflective of a meat Chef’s level.
Same steps, same time.
Soak the starch water twice, each time for 5 minutes.
Looking at the appearance, there wasn’t any significant change.
Putting dumplings into the pot.
Soon, a completely new bowl of Four Happiness dumplings was out of the pot.
[Four Happiness Dumplings B+ Level]
Although the result was as predicted, Qin Huai couldn’t help but be surprised when he saw this grade.
Whoa, what level of knife skills does Cao Guixiang have? The effect of helping with chopping equals that of soaking in starch water.
No, technically speaking, the chopping effect is greater, because there is an insurmountable barrier between B+ Level and Grade A.
Is the neighboring village really with hidden talents? Such amazing people still came as educated youths; how good must the food in the neighboring village have been back then?
Qin Huai even pondered, if Cao Guixiang could also perform a big spoon stir-frying technique, and he asked her to help with the guo’er filling, would the guo’er level turn into...
No, cannot think about it, cannot dream any more, or it would just be daydreaming.
"Taste it." Qin Huai handed the B+ Level Four Happiness dumplings to Qin Luo.
Qin Luo understood Qin Huai’s thoughts, and the first thing she ate was the meat filling.