Food: I Am A Cartoonist In Totsuki

Chapter 47: Golden Ratio Three Eggs Shaomai

The guests around the Tong Yu self-service counter already knew from the production process of Tong Yu that the dish to be made is siumai.

In Japan, siomai is also called 焼磲, because its top fluffy bunches are folded like a flower, shaped like a pomegranate.

However, the siomai made by Tong Yu is not pomegranate at all, nor is it flower-like.

The whole siomai is in the shape of small pockets. At the same time, the small pockets are divided into four unequal portions, and each small pocket has corresponding fillings.

“Hey, the shape of this Shaomai is so strange, it’s completely different from other Shaomai.”

“Yeah, the shape is so ugly, why do it like this?”

The diners onlookers looked at the siomai that had been taken out of the steamer and wondered.

Indeed, the shape of Tong Yu siomai is indeed unsightly compared to other siomai.

But the color is quite attractive, and along with taking it out of the steamer, an attractive fragrance spreads around.

“Well, but this smells good, let’s try it first.”

“Okay, I’ll have one too.”

The diners surrounding the cooking station all picked up a siumai that Tong Yu had just finished and tried it.

When they put a steaming siomai into their mouths and ate it, their expressions changed obviously.

As he chewed, his pupils dilated with an incredible look on his face.

“Well, this shaomai…it’s surprisingly delicious!”

“Ah, it’s really delicious, although… I don’t know what’s going on, but give me another one!”

Soon the first batch of siu Mai made by Tong Yu was snatched up by the diners at the front of the buffet, and some of the diners in the back had not tasted it.

“Eh, no more? Make some more!”

Seeing this, Tong Yu smiled and said, “Everyone, please wait a moment, it will be all right.”

After finishing speaking, Tong Yu used his skillful technique again to make the siomai one by one in the same way, then put 12 siomai in a steamer, and finally put them on the overlapping steamer.

Since the siomai made is quite special, three can be counted as one serving.

The stacked steamers can serve more than 30 people at one time, and the Tong Yu self-service counter is not the only one.

Three or four stoves are placed on the steamer at the same time. If the speed is fast enough, he can complete the production of siomai for 60 to 80 people at one time.

Just when Tong Yu’s second batch of siomai was about to be released, a notification sounded on the radio.

The sound of this notification is not a collection, but a notification of a qualified situation.

“Congratulations to Nakiri Erina in District A, the first to reach 200 people.”

When this notification came, Tong Yu looked up at Nakiri Erina who was not far from him.

I saw that her self-service counter was also crowded with guests, and the plates that had been eaten were also pushed up into hills.

Nakiri Erina’s dish is “Eggs Benedict,” which is actually what’s called an Eggs Benedict Muffin.

A side dish like poached eggs and bacon, it’s finished with a slightly sour hollandaise sauce, and it’s one of the breakfast staples in the United States.

Nakiri Erina improved it and added mullet roe on top of the dish.

Mullet roe is also a kind of “egg”. The noble sour taste of this ingredient is perfectly combined with the egg yolk to form a beautiful taste.

“This little Tsundere is still very powerful. The first one reached 200 people, but this time I won’t give you the first one…”

Tong Yu lowered his head and continued to work.

About ten minutes later, Tong Yu’s second batch of siumai was finally finished.

This time I made more, about 80 servings. Almost everyone in front of the self-service counter has one serving.

Among these guests were Dojima Gin, the head chef of Tōtsuki Resort, and Hiromi Nagase, deputy chef.

The appearance of the two chefs at the same time surprised the other diners.

Although in previous rounds of assessments, they could also be seen tasting the students’ dishes, but it was rare for them to appear together in front of the same self-service counter.

Hiromi Sena held a serving of siu Mai made by Tong Yu and looked at it, “Chef Dojima, the shape of this siu Mai is very special…”

“Accurately, the ratio of the divisions is very special. It seems to be divided according to a certain proportion. And what are these small black and shining shards?”

Dojima Gin was also curious about this siomai, and put the siomai that was divided into quarters into his mouth.

Even Dojima Gin had a look of surprise on his face after eating this siumai.

“This taste is… So it is, the small black debris is a pine egg! And this kind of elastic, it will burst when you bite it is the crab roe? It turns out that crab eggs are also a kind of eggs.”

“Besides, there are eggs with shaomai skins, so it’s three eggs shumai.”

“The unique fragrance of Songhua Egg is combined with the umami of crab roe, and it tastes extremely delicious. Moreover, because of the addition of pork filling, shrimp filling and vegetables, the taste of the whole siomai becomes very harmonious. This kind of feeling is like A fitness trainer with a perfect figure!”

Dojima Gin felt the unique delicacy of this siumai, and he came to the self-service counter and put down the empty plate in his hand.

“Student Tong Yu, the reason why you divided the shaomai into four portions of unequal size is to maintain the taste of the golden ratio, right?”

Tong Yu had been busy making siu mai, so he didn’t notice Dojima Gin in the crowd just now.

“Oh~ Chef Dojima, you’re actually here? As expected, you’ve already eaten it. That’s right, it’s the golden ratio. The name of the siomai I make is ‘Golden Ratio Three Eggs’!”

Tong Yu said the name of his dish.

In the comic “China One”, there are a total of four Shaomai that have appeared.

“Big Universe Shaomai” and “Three Eggs Shaomai” originally created by Liu Subaru.

“Golden Ratio Shaomai” and “Huanglong Twice-cooked Pork Shaomai” created by Steel Stick Solutions.

The four siomai dishes have their own characteristics, and they are all very innovative recipes.

Tong Yu expects Mimasaka Subaru to copy the “three siu mai” and he won’t choose the same recipe for the perfect victory.

So he came up with a whim, and once again activated the two abilities of “imaginative” and “taste image deduction”.

Combining “Three Eggs Shaomai” and “Golden Ratio Shaomai” into one, a new dish has been created.

The combination of the two is essential to highlight the theme of this breakfast assessment, “Three Eggs”.

Both dishes are shaomai, and the shaomai skin must also be present.

As for the remaining ingredients such as pork and shrimp, Tong Yu only took them out of the ingredients store this morning.

So in the kitchen that I tried last night, I created an illusion for Mimasaka Subaru.

Mimasaka Subaru believed that Tong Yu would make “three egg siu mai”, but he never expected Tong Yu to combine the two siu mai in the comic to create a brand new recipe.

(To be continued..)*