Chapter 356: Chapter 121 Red Person_2
Fortunately, Zhang Ye was standing right next to Wenren Yu, quite close. He discreetly nudged Wenren Yu’s elbow and softly reminded him in a voice only the two of them could hear.
There was no time to thank Zhang Ye. Wenren Yu just smiled apologetically at the intrigued Du Xixi, then recalled the information about almonds and earnestly started the "knowledge mini-class."
He said, "Almonds are generally the seeds of apricots or wild apricots, divided into sweet almonds and bitter almonds. They are rich in nutritional value, and the minerals and vitamins they contain are essential for the human body. Moreover, the amygdalin in bitter almonds has a strong inhibitory and destructive effect on cancer cells in the body!"
Du Xixi thought that Wenren Yu could indeed be interestingly serious at times and couldn’t help but curve her lips. After he finished his almond lecture, she naturally continued the interrupted conversation: "Thank you, Professor Wenren Yu, for the explanation. The second dessert we’ll be making today is related to these extraordinary almonds."
The sweet almonds were gathered in a mesh bag. Du Xixi poured them into the sink and, as before, began to wash them carefully, with Wenren Yu and the others joining in to help.
Du Xixi displayed a clean, light brown sweet almond before the live stream. While continuing to wash with one hand, she said, "After grinding sweet almonds into a paste, cook them with agar, then cool and pair with sweet and sour fruit or syrup, and you’ll have another saliva-inducing summer dessert—sweet almond tofu."
Sweet almond tofu is not made from tofu but from ground almonds cooked and cooled into blocks that look like tofu, hence the name.
Working together, they quickly washed the seemingly large amount of sweet almonds. Each person took a pot of sweet almonds and meticulously cooked them in boiling water. Du Xixi carefully stirred the pot of bubbling water with a wooden spoon, enveloped in heat mixed with sweet almond aroma.
She explained to the live stream: "Whether bitter or sweet, excessive consumption of almonds can cause poisoning, so everyone should avoid overeating. Before using them, you can also boil them multiple times and peel off the outer thin skin."
The cooked sweet almonds shed their skins, revealing milky white almond flesh. Du Xixi and the others finely ground them, just like they did with the tender locust leaves earlier. After filtering, only a slightly cloudy milky white almond juice remained.
Mix the almond juice with white sugar, fruit pulp, and melted agar, stir well, and then simmer over boiling water. It can then be set aside to cool slowly.
By this time, the locust leaf cold tofu was ready to be served, with dark green noodles stacked together and mixed with the sauce Du Xixi prepared, looking red, green, red, green, utterly mouthwatering.
When the locust leaf cold tofu and the almond tofu, cut into small pieces and drizzled with syrup and fresh fruit, were placed together, one red, green, hot and spicy, the other milky white and golden, they looked simply irresistible to try.
The viewers in the live stream were already very skilled and didn’t need Du Xixi’s prompting. They adeptly accessed the Perception Sharing Space and began savoring these two simple yet truly refreshing summer desserts.
Outside the live stream, Wenren Yu and the others didn’t need Du Xixi’s invitation. As soon as Du Xixi took her own and Lin You’s share, the four of them quickly grabbed their portions and started devouring them.
Though they kept telling themselves that such beautiful desserts must be savored slowly, otherwise, it would be like watching cattle chew peonies, their sense of smell and sight continually deceived them. Once they took the first bite, even their taste buds joined in to confuse them.
As a result, just as Du Xixi started eating a small piece of almond tofu, they had already finished more than half a bowl of locust leaf cold tofu. By the time Du Xixi had another small bite of almond tofu, the remaining locust leaf cold tofu in their bowls was also gone.
Such aggressive eating speed was eerily similar to Ke Xing and Ke Lian at home. Du Xixi watched, her eye twitching, thinking the only reason they didn’t eat the locust leaf cold tofu at lightning speed might be because of the lingering chill in the dish, causing them to pause for a moment before completely devouring it.
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