He directed everyone to bring all the things up...

After washing my hands, I checked all the raw materials.

The starch clumps that settled out of the taro paste weighed about three or four pounds. They were milky white…

After several hours of natural air drying, it barely solidified together.

Ye Feng patted the starch lump, which was about half the size of a washbasin, with his hand.

It's soft and chewy, giving it a feel of Newtonian liquid.

"Um."

He nodded in satisfaction; this was the effect he wanted.

It's clear that Liu Sisi is quite serious about her work and has good practical skills.

He set the starch dough aside, picked up the jar of taro paste, and began kneading...

In fact, what Ye Feng wanted to make was not boiled dumplings, but taro dumplings.

In short, it involves using taro paste to make dough to wrap the filling.

Under the puzzled yet expectant gazes of the crowd, he began to knead…

This process is not easy; you have to add water to it from time to time.

It shouldn't be too dry, otherwise it will lose its stickiness.

Of course, it can't be too wet either, otherwise it won't set properly.

Although it was Ye Feng's first time doing this, he still followed his knowledge and did it in a very professional manner.

He stopped after about 10 minutes.

At this moment, the taro paste has been kneaded into a large lump of pale yellow mud.

To be honest, it looked a bit like someone had taken a big dump.

Everyone crowded around, their faces beaming with excitement.

"That's it?"

"Shall we start wrapping them right away, Brother Feng?"

Liu Sisi picked up a lump of taro paste, quickly rolled it into a ball, and then gradually flattened it...

Before it could even be shaped into a dough sheet, many cracks appeared on the edges of the taro paste ball.

The expectant looks in everyone's eyes dimmed considerably...

They are all modern people; even if they've never made dumplings before, they know the basics—that the dough should be dry and cracked…

Even if you manage to wrap it into the shape of a dumpling, it will be boiled into pieces in no time once it hits the pot of boiling water.

We can't eat taro dumplings anymore.

Ye Feng remained expressionless and silent.

Everyone looked embarrassed for a moment.

"Hehe, it's okay, brother. We can just fry it. As long as it's food, it doesn't matter what we eat."

"Yes, I...we can...we can cook meat...meatballs to eat. They're...the same."

"Don't be discouraged, Brother Feng. You've done your best. Nothing in this world is ever smooth sailing."

Liu Sisi had a sudden inspiration and patted the taro paste into round cakes.

"Brother Feng, we can make pancakes, they taste just as good as taro dumplings."

Everyone thought these words would make Ye Feng less embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, Ye Feng chuckled confidently.

Are you trying to comfort me? When have I ever failed?

I promised to treat you to dumplings, so we absolutely have to have dumplings tonight.

"But...this..."

Liu Sisi spread out the taro cake in her palm, speechless for a moment.

Ye Feng took the cake and threw it into the taro paste.

"I don't think I said this taro ball was a success, there's still one step left..."

After saying that, he picked up the dried starch dough and began to demonstrate and explain as he went…

"Originally, to make taro dumplings, you need to use an appropriate amount of sweet potato starch and add it to the taro paste and mix it evenly."

This is how you create a dumpling wrapper that has a certain stickiness but doesn't fall apart.

However, due to limited resources, I could only choose to use extracted starch slurry to replace sweet potato starch.

At this point, he put the starch ball into the already boiling pot.

"The substances extracted from raw taro are not only starch, but also some small sticky substances from the taro."

When the two are combined and then cooked in boiling water for a certain period of time, the so-called starch slurry will undergo a chemical reaction.

It becomes a highly viscous substance that can blend perfectly with taro paste.

It is said that combining the two neutralizes the powdery particles in the taro paste, resulting in a dough that doesn't fall apart.

Everyone was completely confused and looked puzzled.

Ye Feng didn't really understand the principle behind it, but he had watched a show called Wild Food before.

That's how it's taught inside...

After about three or four minutes, the originally milky white taro starch dough had turned light gray.

Ye Feng, timing it perfectly, quickly picked up the pot and poured the water under the tree.

Then the starch dough was poured into the taro paste dough, and a new round of kneading began until the two were completely combined.

Another five minutes passed, and Ye Feng's smile grew wider and wider.

He could clearly feel that the taro paste in his hand had completely changed.

Anyone with a little common sense knows that.

The main reason why taro tastes glutinous is because it is rich in starch and mucoprotein.

This starch gelatinizes during heating, making the taro soft and glutinous.

When the two are processed separately and then put together, they become dough suitable for making dumplings.

However, just to add the finishing touches and prevent the flaws from being exposed later.

Ye Feng then took out the syrup jar and poured some into the taro paste.

It increases viscosity and also enhances flavor.

The soft and chewy texture of taro paste, combined with pure glucose syrup, makes it absolutely fragrant and sweet.

Ye Feng had a premonition that the taste of these taro dumplings would once again break the record for the most delicious food they had ever made.

Several more minutes passed before Ye Feng finally stopped...

"Wow, it's done!"

Everyone quickly stepped forward, and each person pinched off a piece of taro paste.

Roll it into a ball, then flatten it again; the previously open edge is now completely gone.

The whole lump of taro paste is like Play-Doh, and can be easily molded into any shape.

This means that the most difficult part—making the dumpling wrappers—is a complete success...

"Hahaha!"

"Dude, you're fucking awesome!"

"Brother Feng, you are my god!"

...

Everyone burst into laughter and tackled Ye Feng to the ground.

The cheers from the treehouse startled all the birds in the vicinity.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Fu Changxiong kissed Ye Feng several times.

As a Northeasterner, he really missed dumplings.

Unexpectedly, I was able to find such familiar food in this primeval rainforest.

How could he not be excited?

If the invention of arrowheads back then represented industrial progress.

So these taro dumplings represent progress in civilization.

Ye Feng wiped the drool off his face in disgust and pushed Fu Changxiong away.

"How disgusting! It's getting dark soon, let's hurry up and wrap it up."

"good!"

Fu Changxiong was the most proactive…

The group took out the pre-chopped minced meat, which included both meat and vegetables, and each ingredient was very nutritious.

They skillfully spread out the dough with small wooden sticks, picked up the meat filling, and stuffed it inside.

Fu Changxiong and Liu Sisi were the most nimble, and they seemed to be very skilled.

Time passed second by second, and the sun gradually disappeared into darkness.

The animals in the jungle have once again begun their wild party.