I'm the Culinary God

Chapter 1170: Chapter 472: Four Ways to Make Black Sesame Paste—How Many Do You Know? Killing Time with Tasks!

Shen Jiayue was curious and eager to learn.

Lin Xu said:

"The second method is actually not much different from the first one. The only change is using a household grinder instead of a stone mill. This way, it’s easier to handle, and the grinder is easy to maintain and doesn’t take up much space, making it much more convenient than a stone mill."

This time, Lin Xu roasted quite a bit of ingredients.

Once roasted, he took some black sesame seeds and put them into the grinder’s cup, grinding them into a fine powder.

Then he put in the glutinous rice and ground it in the same way.

"Why not grind them together?"

"Because these two ingredients differ in size and hardness. If you grind them together, one may be completely crushed while the other remains in large pieces. So, they need to be done separately."

The grinder cup operates in a high-speed rotation mode, which is much more efficient than a stone mill.

However, the downside is that once the blades heat up, it can slightly affect the texture of the sesame and glutinous rice, making it not as perfect as a stone mill.

Once the two powders were done, Lin Xu said:

"Next, it’s just like before. After adding water, simmer on low heat. You could also scald it with boiling water, but the taste and aroma aren’t as good as the ones simmered."

Shen Jiayue blinked, thinking how simple it seemed.

She finished the bowl of black sesame paste and was about to try when she suddenly saw Lin Xu bring out a large stone mortar:

"What are you up to, Lin Xu?"

"I’m going to teach you a more unique method, a purely manual way without a stone mill or grinder."

Lin Xu added the roasted black sesame seeds to it, then picked up the matching pestle and started pounding in the stone mortar. This is a cooking method — known as "Lei" — commonly used in many places in the South.

In the past, not every household had a stone mill.

If you wanted to eat similar food, borrowing a stone mill from others all the time wasn’t possible, so people used their own stone mortar to pound the roasted ingredients into a powder, cooking delicacies this way.

This pounding not only quickly turns the ingredients into powder, but the pounding breaks down the structure of the ingredients, further releasing the aroma.

The Lei spicy preserved egg, popular in the Two Lakes region and Southwest Region, is a typical example of such a dish.

Also, fillings for sweets like Qing Tuan, Sticky Rice Cake, and glutinous rice cakes are mostly made by roasting and then "Lei" style pounding.

Food made this way is often more fragrant and has a better texture.

The sesame shredded and glutinous rice shredded made from pounding are not as fine as those ground with a grinder, but the fragrance is more intense.

Can a black sesame paste made this way not be tasty?

"How do you do the last method?"

"The last one is the standard lazy way, which most people are willing to try."

Lin Xu laughed and took out a food processor from the store and said:

"In the usual style of UP hosts shooting videos, it’s time to advertise now, and the bullet screen comments would be warnings to skip it, but I won’t advertise. I have a contract with Maisharui, so I can’t do small ads, or it would indirectly lower Maisharui’s prestige... so this is not an ad, please feel free to watch."

Shen Jiayue couldn’t help but laugh on the side:

"Who does that? Be careful or the platform might decide you’re advertising... By the way, does the Maisharui contract really have such a clause?"

She didn’t look at the terms at the time and always thought it was a bit overbearing.

Lin Xu said:

"There are such terms. For example, if I just took money from Maisharui to advertise for them, and then immediately do endorsements for things like insoles, athlete’s foot medicine, pesticides, they definitely wouldn’t be happy."

As he spoke, he turned the blender’s direction, and the brand logo was already covered with Maisharui’s label.

The contract required Lin Xu’s videos to reflect Maisharui elements.

But it was too cold outdoors at this time, and he was too lazy to drive to the suburbs to shoot scenes with powerful engine roars, so he could only show Maisharui elements this way.

Yes, this video seemed to have no adverts and was mocking ads, but during the mockery, the advertisement was already done.

Anyone who watched this video would remember Maisharui to some extent.

Although many people might struggle all their life but never bring themselves to buy a Maisharui as a reward, the company doesn’t want sales; they want visibility.

Once a goal effect is formed in people’s hearts, whenever they encounter other cars, they can’t help but compare them with Maisharui.

The reason brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, etc., have high brand equity is because they are already deeply ingrained in people’s minds.

Lin Xu added two portions of roasted black sesame, one portion of roasted white glutinous rice, and enough water to reach the scale line into the blender, selected the porridge function, and started blending.

The advantage of this method is that it mixes and heats simultaneously, finishing the sesame paste while the ingredients are fully blended.

When the process is over, add sugar, blend twice using the juice function, and it’s ready to drink.

"I feel like this is the most suitable for me. If I could get similar ads, I’d do it. If not, then I’ll use the pounding method."

It’s perfect for lazy people. Once you put everything in, you don’t have to worry. Heating and blending happen at the same time.

In a while, you just sit back and wait to drink a warm black sesame paste, how wonderful.

Seeing the girl looking so tempted, Lin Xu couldn’t help but splash a bucket of cold water on her:

"The blender has a lot of benefits, but cleaning it will be a hassle, and if you add sugar during the process, the syrup can easily stick to the heating rod, which will absolutely give you a headache."

Small household items like blenders and soy milk makers have many advantages, but their drawbacks are also quite apparent.