I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

The moment the peach blossom cakes came out of the oven, the milky aroma immediately filled the entire kitchen. The alluring aroma made people want to have a taste. Tang Wenhao and the chefs could not contain their excitement, and they almost couldn't wait to pick up a piece of peach blossom cake one by one and put it in their mouths to taste it carefully.

Xu Congyi looked at their expressions and laughed. She explained, "This beetroot powder doesn't actually have any special taste. Its main function is to adjust the color and make the pastries look more colorful. So, it tastes no different from Tang Ji's previous pastries, except that it's more visually pleasing and more in line with our festive atmosphere during the Chinese New Year."

After tasting it, it was indeed true. However, the custard filling was a taste that Tang Wenhao and several chefs had never tasted before. The milky fragrance made people unable to help but eat it bite by bite. When making the custard filling, several chefs watched the whole process from the side. In the future, they can also make such delicious custard fillings according to this method. In business, Tang Wenhao asked Xu Congyi about the method of making the custard filling and gave her 30% of the share. Xu Congyi directly refused. This method is very simple, so it is better to do a favor and give it to Tang Wenhao as a New Year's gift.

Seeing that Tang Wenhao was laughing so hard that he lost control of his facial expression, Xu Congyi pretended to be serious.

“I’ll give you the recipe for the custard filling, but I didn’t say I’ll give you the beetroot powder!”

"This is natural, this is natural," Tang Wenhao smiled and winked at Xu Congyi.

"Puchi" Seeing Tang Wenhao's expression, Xu Congyi, who had a low sense of laughter, couldn't hold it back and started laughing. The two discussed and decided to charge one penny of silver for a large jar of beetroot powder. Tang Wenhao said he would give one tael of silver to make it an even number.

As he was talking, Xu Congyi, who had sharp eyes, saw the sesame seeds sprinkled on the peach cake by the chef next to him.

"Is this sesame?" Xu Congyi exclaimed in surprise.

"Sesame? This is sesame, used as a garnish on peach cakes," Tang Wenhao replied.

"Oh, yes, it's sesame." Xu Congyi followed Tang Wenhao's words and did as the Romans do. She didn't want to cause any trouble. "Where did you buy this? How much is it? I want to buy some too. I didn't get it from the spice store before."

"I asked someone to buy this from the capital. When I went to visit relatives in the capital before, the cakes there were decorated with this, but we don't have it on the cakes here, so I asked someone to help me buy it from the capital. As for the price, I bought a lot, five cents per can. If Miss Xu wants it, I will get you two cans from the warehouse. If you can give me the custard filling, can't I give you two cans of sesame?"

"One can, just one can will do!" Xu Congyi was delighted. As long as it was available in this era, she could take it out from the space. She now felt that Tang Wenhao's excuse was more effective than that of any foreigner!

"Mr. Tang, I won't take this sesame for nothing. How about I teach you another dessert?" Xu thought of sweet potatoes with sesame seeds. "This dessert requires a lot of sugar and sesame, but it is fragrant and sweet. Do you want to learn?"

"I want to!" Tang Wenhao didn't want to think about it at all. The recipe Xu Congyi mentioned must be good. "I have plenty of sugar and sesame here, just use them!"

"Mr. Tang, ask someone to buy some sweet potatoes. Just buy them as you see fit. I won't need to teach you too much. If you want to eat them, you can make them yourself."

"Okay!" Tang Wenhao then called the waiter and asked him to buy a bag of sweet potatoes. The waiter was quick and bought a bag and brought it to the kitchen in no time.

Xu Congyi started to peel the sweet potatoes directly. The sweet potatoes were quite big, so Xu Congyi used three. After peeling the sweet potatoes, he washed them and cut them into thicker strips. He then boiled them in water in a pot for a few minutes. Xu Congyi liked to eat the softer parts, so he boiled them in water. If he liked them to be drier, he could just fry them in the pot.

"You can decide the shape of the sweet potatoes yourself. You can cut them into strips or into cubes. If you like the soft texture of sweet potatoes, boil them in water for a few minutes like I do. If you are used to drier ones, you can skip this step." Xu Cong explained while teaching.

There was no starch here, and Xu Congyi had not yet given the recipe for making starch to Tang Wenhao, so flour was used. Sprinkle some flour on the drained sweet potato strips, so that each sweet potato strip is covered with a thin layer of flour, and then they can be fried in the pan.

"Because they have already been boiled in water, the frying time should not be too long. When the surface is browned, you can take them out of the pan. At this time, the skin of the sweet potatoes will be crispy. Just take them out and let them dry aside."

After saying that, Xu Congyi picked up a piece and broke it open while it was still hot. "Make sure the sweet potato is fried until cooked through at this stage."

"Then boil the sugar. Add a little oil to a little water, then put the sugar in and start boiling. This way the food won't get mushy. Boil it over low heat until the sugar is completely melted and turns caramel color. Then pour the fried sweet potatoes in and stir well."

Xu Congyi asked the chefs to find two plates. She first scooped out half of the sweet potatoes and put them directly on the plates. She poured the remaining half in the pot with sesame oil, removed from the heat and stirred again. When the sweet potatoes were covered with a thick layer of sesame oil, they were ready to be served.

"Alright!" Xu Congyi looked at the two plates of sweet potatoes in front of him, "Master, please bring me a pair of chopsticks."

Xu Congyi handed the chopsticks directly to Tang Wenhao and asked him to pick up a piece of sweet potato to try. It turned out that sugar threads were pulled out, and the sugar threads were half a meter high. Even the knowledgeable Tang Wenhao had never seen such a way of cooking sweet potatoes.

"This dish is called candied sweet potato. It should be eaten while hot to get the effect of pulling out the sugar threads. This is a creative dish. The one next to it, which is made by evenly coating the sweet potato with syrup, is called sesame sweet potato. It tastes good whether eaten cold or hot."

Tang Wenhao had already put the sweet potato he had just picked up into his mouth. The sweetness of the sweet potato and the sweetness of the sugar blended well together. After eating it, he added another piece of sesame sweet potato. This way of cooking the sweet potato added the aroma of sesame. Both were delicious.

"Masters, please try it too," Tang Wenhao quickly asked the masters to taste it together.

With the boss's order, the chefs took out their chopsticks and picked up the food to taste. One chef offered chopsticks to Xu Congyi, but Xu Congyi refused with a smile. She would not eat it here anymore. Now that she had sesame seeds, she could go home and cook it with her family.

"The candied sweet potatoes have to be cooked while hot, so they are not easy to sell in pastry shops. But the sesame seed sweet potatoes are okay. During the Chinese New Year, everyone wants to eat something sweet. These sesame seed sweet potatoes are great whether you eat them yourself or share them with relatives and friends." In this age when sugar is relatively scarce, popcorn sells so well, so the sesame seed sweet potatoes must also have good sales.

Tang Wenhao sighed inwardly, fortunately Xu Congyi was his partner rather than his competitor, otherwise how could he win!