Gourmet: Twins' Father and Chef of the Kindergarten

Chapter 326 - 304: I Humbly Accept Your Criticism and Suggestions, But I Absolutely Won’t Change

The next morning.

Dorami Kindergarten welcomed an unprecedented grand event - "Parent Experience Day."

This was the first time since the kindergarten’s establishment that such a large-scale event was held, and the whole campus was filled with an atmosphere of excitement and tension.

Even though Liang Yinqiu had the foresight to arrange for parents to come around noon, thus avoiding the preparation of breakfast for them and reducing some of the pressure on Huang Jun and his team.

But even with such arrangements, the level of busyness in the kitchen was beyond imagination.

Although each child brought only one parent, it still meant that the workload within the kindergarten doubled.

As a result, there were simply not enough hands in the kitchen.

Fortunately, Liu Suyu led several kindergarten leaders to help, each transforming into Huang Jun’s exclusive culinary assistants.

So their usually computer-savvy, jade-like fingers were now busily breaking green beans, washing potatoes...

It’s truly a sight for sore eyes!

"I really didn’t expect cooking to be so exhausting. Later, I must have a big meal to reward myself," Finance Director Chu Qiweng said with a smile, wiping sweat from her brow.

Liu Suyu also chimed in, "I think if we do such activities in the future, we should really get the parents to come over and assist Chef Huang.

"Yes, yes, that’s a great idea!" the other kindergarten leaders all agreed, "We can suggest it to Director Liang and see how she arranges it."

Everyone was chatting while they were busy, and even though the work was tiring, they didn’t feel weary.

Having finished preparing breakfast, Huang Jun also didn’t rest for a moment and immediately started preparing today’s lunch - cauldron-braised noodles.

At this moment, a large pot was filled with flour piled like a small mountain. He gently separated it with his hands, then with a rotation, the flour resembled a volcanic crater.

He sprinkled some fine salt and soda into the pot, mixing it with the flour evenly.

The purpose of adding salt and soda is to make the noodles more tenacious and chewy.

Then, Huang Jun prepared some clear water.

He started to slowly pour the water in a clockwise direction while stirring the flour.

Initially, his movements were slow and steady, but as the flour, water, soda, and salt fully blended into pieces of white, uniform cotton-like dough without any hard, dry traces, his kneading rhythm gradually accelerated...

Knead horizontally,

Knead vertically!

Knead diagonally!

Knead comprehensively!

To make the noodles chewy and resilient, in addition to the blending of salt and soda, it requires relentless kneading.

The originally fine dough, under his moderate kneading, became increasingly smooth and fine.

Everyone present was captivated by Huang Jun’s quick and rhythmic kneading skills and stopped their tasks to admire.

After ten minutes of kneading...

A smooth, uniform dough finally appeared in front of everyone, smooth as a mirror without a single wrinkle.

"This... is this dough?"

Liu Suyu was dumbfounded. If she hadn’t known beforehand, she might have mistaken the dough for white jade!

Qian Guoxiang saw the edge of the mixing bowl was already as smooth as a mirror, and the dough surface was also as smooth as a mirror. Huang Jun’s hands were spotless, and he couldn’t help but sincerely praise, "Not bad, not bad - the bowl is clean, the hands are clean, the dough is clean, you’ve achieved the ’three cleans’! Chef Huang, I never thought your skills with dough were also this good!"

Huang modestly replied, "Assistant Qian, you flatter me. My dough skills are actually just average."

Chef Huang, do you have a misunderstanding of the word "average"?

Qian Guoxiang shook his head with a smile, saying, "Chef Huang, have you ever heard this saying?"

Huang Jun curiously asked, "What saying?"

Qian Guoxiang answered, "Excessive modesty is a form of pride."

"Yes, everything about Chef Huang is great, except this one thing - too modest! Needs some change," Liu Suyu nodded in agreement.

Huang Jun smiled slightly, "I humbly accept your criticism and suggestions, but I’m determined not to change..."

Qian Guoxiang and others: "..."

Huang Jun turned and placed the dough on the workstation, gently covering it with a mixing bowl, allowing the dough to rest in a closed environment for 20 minutes.

The purpose of resting the dough is to relax its gluten, making it softer and easier to handle, so it will be easier to knead thoroughly later.

After about twenty minutes...

Bang!

Huang Jun lifted the mixing bowl, took out a plump dough, and began kneading it, squeezing it and slamming it onto the workstation, kneading it into a long strip.

Then.

He kneaded from left to right, hand over hand, from inside to out, making the dough both thoroughly and smoothly kneaded.

This dough...

It must be kneaded thoroughly and smoothly, otherwise, the noodles won’t have that smooth, chewy texture.

With meticulous kneading, the dough gradually became smooth and elastic.

Huang Jun once again gathered the dough into compact lumps.

This step was, of course, to facilitate the subsequent rolling process.

Once the dough was all formed into lumps...

He covered them again with the mixing bowl, allowing them to "rest" in the closed environment for another 20 minutes.

This resting step not only softens the dough but also enhances its elasticity, making the next rolling process more seamless.

While the dough was resting again...

Huang Jun hurriedly left for a moment, heading to the break room, causing a hint of surprise on the other people’s faces...

Moments later.

When he returned to the workstation, he had a thick and long rolling pin in hand.

Qian Guoxiang took a glance and his eyes lit up instantly, "Chef Huang, this rolling pin of yours doesn’t look ordinary..."