645. Arrive in Heqing(1/2)
"I just went to check out the tamarind you mentioned. It does look like a huge pod, and its shape is even weirder when opened."
"It feels like this fruit doesn't even have much water."
"Why is it called Tamarind? This fruit must be very sour, right?"
"In fact, its taste is sweet and sour, like hawthorn."
"Then if you put it this way, this tamarind cake and hawthorn cake are actually pretty much the same."
"Actually, the taste is still different."
Li Xiao watched the discussion among netizens on the barrage and went up to buy a small bag of tamarind cake.
When you open the wrapping paper, you will feel a sour and sweet taste in your mouth.
"No wonder it's called tamarind, it's indeed a bit sour."
“This tamarind cake also has white sugar added in it.”
"This sour taste should have the same appetizing effect as hawthorn."
Li Xiao said inarticulately while chewing the tamarind cake in his mouth.
“There is no additive flavor in this tamarind cake.”
"Let's take a look at this ingredient list."
"Tamarind, high maltose syrup, white sugar, agar."
“The ingredient list is pretty clean.”
"I didn't even see any preservatives."
Li Xiao sighed.
There were also surprised expressions on the barrage.
"Isn't it? How is it possible that there are still snacks without preservatives in them?"
“I also think it’s impossible that this ingredient list is fake, right?”
"This is definitely a fake. How could it not have any additives at all?"
“Not only are there no additives, there are no pigments either. It’s too fake.”
"Ah, this, maybe it's true. I think if it was true, he wouldn't sell it here."
"Now that you've said it, I really want to try this tamarind cake."
"Actually, it's sweet and sour, similar to hawthorn cake."
"No other additives and preservatives are added, maybe because it is too sour?"
"People who have eaten tamarind passed by. This tamarind is indeed the color of tamarind."
“Snacks with such a clean ingredient list are quite rare these days.”
"Maybe it's because this is a local snack, so there are very few additives."
"I want to eat too, I'll eat too."
"My partner has been suffering from severe morning sickness these past few days, so it should be okay to take this."
"Our kids don't like to eat much lately, so I think we can buy some."
"When you put it like that, I think...if I don't go to their store to buy it, they will probably be out of stock again."
As we all know, Li Xiao’s ability to carry goods has reached an outrageous level.
Sure enough, after the netizen finished what he said, he went to see that the same type of snacks had been sold out.
Netizen: "..."
Can I be a human being?
Li Xiao didn't do much publicity, but he thought the pickle cake was sour and sweet, so it seemed good to have one after dinner in the summer.
So he continued to wander.
Next, Li Xiao saw another stall selling cakes.
So he walked over again.
The prepared papa has two flavors: salty and sweet.
The salty one contains ham and chopped green onions, while the sweet one contains red bean paste and rose flowers.
Different from the Yunnan flower cakes that can be seen everywhere, this kind of cake looks rounder and larger.
And it was crushed flat.
It should look crispy and crumbly on the surface.
There are four words written on the signboard outside, "Lijiang Baba".
Relevant information immediately entered Li Xiao's mind.
Lijiang Baba is a unique delicacy of the Naxi people.
Lijiang Baba and Heqing Dry Wine have always been called "Lijiang Baba and Heqing Wine", which was recorded in "Xu Xiake's Travels" in the Ming Dynasty.
Its characteristics are color, aroma and taste.
The main raw materials are fine wheat flour produced in Lijiang, plus snow water flowing from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and mixed into dough.
Then apply vegetable oil on the marble slab and roll it into thin slices.
Li Xiao approached with interest.
Although I just had a full meal, there is no reason not to eat when the delicious food is available.
It doesn't matter, his stomach can still hold it.
"Handsome guy, would you like a daddy?"
"Our dada is delicious."
“Lijiang’s dada is very famous.”
The boss lady saw Li Xiao coming and saw how handsome Li Xiao was, so she immediately introduced her enthusiastically.
"Bring me one salty and one sweet."
"Okay, young man, just wait a moment."
After Li Xiao finished speaking, he quietly watched the landlady pretending to be herself.
Li Xiao was very lucky. When he arrived, the landlady had just finished cooking a pot of cake.
At this time, the daddy who had just left the country was still steaming.
"Everyone, look at this daddy and this puff pastry."
Li Xiao pointed the camera at the Lijiang Baba in his hand and said.
The freshly baked cakes were still a bit hot to the touch, and under the street lamp, the cakes in the paper bags shone with oil.
The puff pastry looks like it has distinct layers, and when you smell it, you can smell the aroma of wheat mixed with other ingredients.
The sweet cake smells like roses and walnuts and sesame.
The first smell of the Xian Baba is the meaty aroma of ham and the fragrance of spring onions.
Li Xiao first took a bite of the salty cake.
"Well, the skin is just as I expected, crispy and crumbly."
"The ham inside the cake is very fragrant and slightly salty."
"The presence of the shallots is not low, but it has been fried until soft."
After Li Xiao finished speaking, he took another bite of sweet cake.
"Wow, the outside of this one is also crispy and crumbly, and the inside is soft and waxy, full of oily aroma."
"When you take a bite, the fragrance of roses bursts into your mouth."
“The walnut kernels are also crunchy and the sesame seeds are fragrant.”
"As far as personal taste is concerned, I prefer this sweet one."
“Sweet Lijiang cake has a richer taste and has many layers of texture.”
"Everyone, look at the boss lady starting to make cakes again."
"Boss, can I take a photo for you?"
Li Xiao asked politely.
After obtaining the consent, Li Xiao began to film the process of the boss lady making papa.
The proprietress first took out a piece of mixed noodles from the bucket, and then brushed a layer of oil on the marble slab.
After brushing with oil, place the cake on the marble board and press it into thin slices.
Next, brush a layer of melted oil on the already pressed cake, then roll up the cake, flatten it again, and brush with oil.
After repeating several times, brush a layer of rose sauce on the cake, and sprinkle with some chopped walnuts and white sugar.
To be continued...