OBS Chapter 353 Instant Noodles
Chapter 353 Instant Noodles
It was okay for other families as they were far away and couldn't smell the aroma. But it was hard for the Wang family next door. Every time Wang Changsheng and his sister smelled the aroma while eating, they couldn't eat anything. Thinking of the various kinds of meat they had eaten at the banquet before, they felt that the coarse flour buns in their hands were even harder to swallow.
Seeing this, Qian hardened her heart and cooked a bowl of egg custard for each of the brother and sister. The brother and sister ate the delicious egg custard and did not forget to scoop some for Qian. The three of them ate the egg custard and smelled the faint aroma of meat wafting in the air, feeling happy and satisfied.
In order to catch up with the deadline, everyone worked overtime and did not go to bed until late at night.
Zhou Guo was studying other dry food. If he were to ask what was the essential food for workers in his previous life, it would definitely be instant noodles.
There is no need to cook it. If you are particular about it, you can just soak it in hot water and eat it after it boils. If you are not particular about it, you can just soak it in cold water. If you are really hungry, you can sprinkle some seasoning on it and eat it dry.
For people like my uncle who are on the march all year round, this is perfect. You can bring it to the barracks. If you feel hungry in the middle of the night, you can make it yourself and add some salty and fragrant dried meat. It will be a good midnight snack and faster than anything else.
Everyone saw her holding a long thin noodle and twisting it around a few chopsticks. They couldn't help but wonder, "What are you doing? Are you going to weave noodles into clothes?"
"You are so leisurely that you have time to weave cloth with noodles."
Zhou Guo didn't say anything. No one could disturb her when she was working seriously.
Zhou Dacang felt sorry for her and said to everyone, "Let her play. The younger ones have all gone to sleep. She is only a little older than them. It's already the middle of the night."
He touched Zhou Guo's head and said softly, "Go to sleep."
Zhou Guo still didn't say anything. It was really troublesome to roll the noodles. He had to think of a way. Otherwise, how long would it take to make a pancake?
The shaped dough cakes are steamed and then fried. The sizzling sound and aroma of frying attract everyone.
Looking at the curly dough in the pot, everyone was amazed and stared at it non-stop, "Noodles can be fried? I've never eaten this before, and I don't know what it tastes like?"
"It smells nice, but the noodles are delicious when boiled. How can you eat them dry after frying them? It wastes too much oil!"
It does consume a lot of oil. Zhou Guo took out four fried pancakes and found that the oil in the pan was visibly less. Fortunately, her family didn't eat it often, otherwise her mother would be so distressed.
When everyone saw the hot, steaming fried pancakes, they were curious and wanted to try them.
Li asked, "Did you also take this fried dough cake away for your uncle and the others?"
Zhou Guo nodded and introduced to everyone: "I steamed and fried this dough, it is already cooked to the extreme. I added salt when kneading the dough, so you can eat it directly after taking it out, or soak it in hot water. It is almost the same as our usual boiled noodles. You can add seasonings, salt, flour, soy sauce, and you can eat it after soaking. Of course, you can also boil it, put an egg, some green vegetables, a little soy sauce, vinegar, and chopped green onions, and it will be fragrant boiled noodles. It is very convenient and you can eat it any way you want."
The eyes of Zhou Dacang and his companions lit up. Others might not know the benefits of this thing, but how could they not know it? During the march, they often missed the food and lodging inns, or could not find a suitable place to camp, or had no conditions to make a fire and cook, and had to eat hard dry food. If this thing was as good as it was said, it would be so convenient.
Zhou Xing and the others were eager to try, "Then let's try soaking it?"
Zhou Guo just happened to have the same idea, but he didn’t know what it would taste like yet. If it wasn’t good, he would have to make some changes. But it was already very good that it turned out like this for the first time.
The dough slowly softened under the impact of the boiling water. When the hot water covered the dough, Zhou Guo put a bowl on it and said, "Put the lid on it and wait for a while before eating."
Everyone nodded, and they were very curious about the taste of noodles that were steamed, fried, and then soaked.
After waiting for a long time, she finally uncovered the bowl under everyone's eager gaze.
"Ok?"
Seven or eight heads were trying to get in, and some who couldn't squeeze in were jumping around anxiously, "Let me see, let me see."
Zhou Guo picked up the chopsticks and scratched the bowl a few times. The noodles, which were still hard on the surface, immediately became soft. He picked up a strand with the chopsticks and it was exactly the same as the boiled noodles. The only difference was that these noodles were crooked, while the boiled noodles were straight.
Under everyone's eyes, Zhou Guo took a bite and swallowed it with an expressionless face.
Well, without the seasoning packet, without the latest technology and innovation, the taste is really bad. If this happened in the previous life, any factory producing this noodles would have gone bankrupt within three months.
Zhou Gu couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Is it delicious?"
Zhou Xing said: "Needless to say, it has salt and has been fried in oil, how can it not taste good?"
That makes sense, everyone nodded, anything fried in oil is delicious and fragrant.
Zhou Guo handed the bowl of noodles out, "Try it."
Everyone held their bowls happily, and in the blink of an eye, they finished a bowl of noodles one by one. Some of those who hadn't eaten yet held the bowl with only soup left and drank a few sips without disgust.
Zhou Guo wanted to ask if everyone needed salt or what to add, but he saw everyone smiling with satisfaction, "Delicious! Smells good!"
"There's no difference between soaking and boiling. I think it tastes better than boiling it directly!"
Everyone says it’s good. The key is that it’s convenient. Just boil some hot water and it’ll be just like boiled food.
The Zhou family's life has only been better in the past few months. They can eat dry food every meal, and they also have meat. In the past, they might not be able to eat meat all year round, and they were thankful to be able to have enough to eat.
This pancake is made of pure flour, contains salt, and is fried in oil. It tastes like a rare delicacy to them.
Zhou Dacang said happily, "Actually, I think it's cheaper to eat it dry. When you're out and about, the hot water is already boiled, and it doesn't take much effort to cook it. I'll try eating it dry."
He picked up a piece of dry bread, broke off a piece, and ate it with a crunch.
The crisp sound made everyone hungry and they started to break some off and eat them.
Zhou Guo had not tasted the dry bread yet, so he picked up another piece from the bowl and broke off a small piece to eat.
The taste of the noodles is not too bad. Maybe it's because it's freshly out of the pan, it tastes even more fragrant. It seems that I still need to work on the seasoning. After thinking about it, I think it would be better to let them bring their own seasonings and put some in a porcelain bottle. If they think there are too many porcelain bottles, then put them in one porcelain bottle. This way it will be almost the same as the seasoning packet, just a little bigger.
"I said, this pancake tastes better when eaten dry. It's fragrant and crispy, just like jerky. You can take it out and eat it whenever you want, and you don't have to boil fire and water." Zhou Dacang looked at the pancake in his hand, very happy, and said to Zhou Guo: "Guoguo, teach me, leave the jerky to them, I will help you make the pancake."