I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

The weather is getting cooler. Before, Xu Si was so hot that he didn't want to cover himself with a blanket. Now he can put some on his stomach to avoid catching a cold.

There were fewer people coming to the restaurant to eat. Even though they knew Xu Si had other arrangements, Lou Yuexin and others couldn't help but feel a little worried.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, Xu Si had nothing to do anyway, so he planned to make some mooncakes. Besides eating them at home and giving them to others, this would also allow him to earn some extra income, and everyone agreed with his idea.

As for mooncakes, there are four main schools: Cantonese style mooncakes, Beijing style mooncakes, Suzhou style mooncakes and Chaozhou style mooncakes.

Cantonese-style mooncakes are the most popular, and are characterized by their thin skin, rich fillings, and soft, sweet flavor.

Beijing-style mooncakes use a lot of sesame oil and have a crispy texture.

The skin of Su-style mooncakes is crispy and comes in both sweet and salty flavors. Sweet ones are generally baked, while salty ones are mainly pan-fried.

Chaozhou-style mooncakes are also puff pastry cakes, which are not greasy and not greasy.

It is not realistic to do all kinds of things, so Xu Si asked for everyone's opinions to see what everyone recommends.

"Five-nut mooncakes." Shen Anyi was the first to say.

Xu Si was very surprised, "Dad, do you like to eat this?"

"Yes, your father particularly likes the ones with five nuts, and he doesn't eat anything else." Lou Yuexin said with a smile.

Five-nut mooncake is a kind of Cantonese mooncake. There is a lot of controversy about it. Those who like it love it very much, while those who don’t like it will spit it out after taking one bite.

It is said that it can easily attract many foreigners because every kernel in it may become a source of allergies for Europeans.

Anyway, Xu Si didn’t like it very much. She felt that the five-nut mooncakes were simply horrible.

The five nuts are delicious when eaten alone, but why are they so unpalatable when made into mooncakes?

After everyone's discussion, the four fillings for Cantonese-style mooncakes were finally decided: five-nut, lotus seed paste and egg yolk, pineapple, and red bean paste.

Anyway, the crust is the same, so you just need to prepare the filling.

Su-style mooncakes are made with fresh meat, which is the only salty mooncake.

In addition, Xu Si also proposed snow skin mooncakes and non-traditional mooncakes, the main ingredient of which is yam paste, which is more similar to dim sum.

To make the five-nut mooncakes, she chose peanuts, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds and raisins.

The dried fruits are baked in a clay kiln in advance and then chopped. Mix the five ingredients, add sugar, fried flour, oil and a small amount of water, and knead into small balls for later use.

Add alkaline water and oil to honey, stir well, then add flour, knead into dough and let it stand.

After standing for a while, divide it into small pieces, roll it into skins, wrap the five-nut stuffing, and press it into shape with a mold.

Spray some water on the surface, put it into the clay kiln and bake for a while, take it out, brush a layer of egg yolk liquid on the surface, and continue baking.

Lou Yuexin and others are responsible for making other types of Cantonese-style mooncakes and putting other fillings in them.

The production of Su-style mooncakes is more complicated. The skin is made with wheat flour, malt sugar, vegetable oil, and lard, and the pastry is made with wheat flour and lard.

The meat filling is seasoned as usual and baked after wrapping.

It was the first time for everyone to hear about snow skin mooncakes, and they all paid a lot of attention when Xu Si was making it.

Put glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour, wheat starch, sugar and milk into a bowl, stir evenly and steam them.

Add butter, and when it is not hot, put some oil on your hands, knead and pull it more. The steps are similar to making the outer skin of the snow meringue.

Add matcha powder, rose powder and butterfly pea powder, and you will have three different colors of pie crust. Each color is filled with different fillings, which can be eaten directly after being pressed with a mold.

Su Jinyue was a little curious, "Is this different from the daifuku I made before?"

"The difference is probably that one has patterns and the other doesn't. The skin of the daifuku is softer, while the skin of the snowy mooncake is harder. Of course, the fillings are also different. Did you forget? Daifuku also has butter inside."

As for the last type of mooncake, or dessert, two fillings are prepared, purple sweet potato filling and taro paste filling.

Fry the glutinous rice flour on low heat until slightly yellow. Steam the yam and purple sweet potato and mash them into paste separately.

Purple sweet potatoes, sugar and butter are kneaded into small balls as fillings.

For the yam puree, add cooked glutinous rice flour, knead half of it into a white ball, take the other half and add purple sweet potato puree to turn it purple, and knead it into a purple ball.

Put the white and purple balls together and press them into a cake, with each color occupying half. Wrap the fillings in it and press it into shape with a mold. Then drizzle some osmanthus sauce on it to make it look like pistil.

The steps for making mooncakes filled with taro paste are still the same, except that the inside is filled with taro paste, and the other color of the outer skin is butterfly pea flower powder, half blue and half white, and it is pressed with another mold.

Taro paste does not only contain taro, but a mixture of steamed taro and purple sweet potato, with some sugar and a small amount of milk.

It's also delicious when eaten alone, and she loves anything made with taro paste.

There are still mooncakes being baked in the clay kiln, and some of the finished mooncakes cannot fit on the shelves.

"Everyone come and try it, take whichever you like."

Although the mooncakes were not big, Xu Si ate a snow skin taro mooncake and a fresh meat mooncake, and he felt a little full.

The taro paste is soft and delicate, and the fresh meat mooncake has a crispy outer skin and is tender and juicy inside.

An Yu was a little reserved and hesitated for a while. Seeing that Xu Si was eating with relish, he also took a fresh meat mooncake.

The moment he took a bite, his eyes lit up. This was his first time eating this kind of mooncake, and it was unexpectedly delicious.

He tasted it slowly and was about to leave when he was done, but Xu Si, who was quick-witted and quick-handed, stopped him and said, "Why only eat one? Try the others first. Then you can give me some suggestions."

Of course Xu Si knew that he was embarrassed and said that on purpose.

Shen Anyi focused on eating the five-nut ones. After eating two in a row, he was persuaded by Lou Yuexin to try other flavors.

In the end, because everyone wanted to try other types and couldn’t finish a whole mooncake, they cut the mooncake into small pieces and shared them.

He packed some of each type of mooncake and prepared to give them to people when he was not busy. In addition to those for Butcher Li, Old Man Qian, the servant Qian, Uncle Yang, Aunt Zhao and others, he also prepared some for the tavern owner and the tavern manager Bai.

As soon as the remaining mooncakes were put out, customers came to see them.

Xu Si was not stingy and cut a little of each as samples for everyone to taste.

They already had confidence in Xu Si's craftsmanship, and now that they had tasted it, they would buy it no matter where it was. Moreover, this mooncake was somewhat unique, so many people bought it.

"By the way, this snow skin mooncake can't be kept for too long. If you're not in a hurry to eat it, you can buy it a few days later. We have been making it recently." Xu Si instructed with a smile.

“Do you have gift boxes? That way they can be given as gifts.” A customer asked, holding an oil-paper bag containing mooncakes.

"I'm going to prepare for this and try to get it done in the next day or two."

Since the customer had a request, Xu Si naturally agreed.

Since there are several shops in the county that sell mooncakes, they purchase gift boxes every year, so the carpenters will make some in advance.

The gift box nowadays is a large wooden box, divided into 6 parts, with a simple design.

In order to distinguish himself from other stores, Xu Si ordered a batch and asked the carpenter to carve the words "A Restaurant" on the corner of the gift box.

I went to the shop where I bought the cloth before and bought some red cloth to decorate the gift box. Although the color is a bit tacky, it looks festive.

Guests can choose mooncakes according to their preferences. After choosing, they will wrap each mooncake with oil paper, put it in the grid, and finally tie the gift box with a cloth strip.

There were too many people buying, so Xu Si and his colleagues were very busy. Everyone was mobilized. Qing Huan and Qining were caught as child laborers to make models, making them here and selling them there.

It was not until the day before Mid-Autumn Festival when everyone had basically finished their shopping that they began to rest.

Later, other stores also developed new styles made by Xu Si, but everyone had already recognized the brand of one restaurant, and not many customers were diverted away.

Fresh meat mooncakes sold the least in the beginning because people were used to the sweet taste. Later on, the sales gradually increased and some customers jokingly said that they could be eaten as pies.

Mooncakes are sold individually, and each one has a different price, ranging from 3 cents to 8 cents. The fresh ones are naturally the most expensive.

If you want a gift box, add 20 cents.

After all, those who can afford gift boxes are basically not short of money. They just think it is more convenient and gives them face. Many people order 10 sets or more at a time.