Chapter 40 Hidden Delicacy Found Successfully

[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for successfully finding delicious food. Next, please continue to look for the producer to learn how to make it. ]

Just as she was astonished by the deliciousness of the noodle nest, the system notification sounded. Zhao Xiaojing was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her mouth curled up, and her eyes were full of smiles.

She happened to encounter this, the early bird catches the worm!

I never expected that this construction site was filled with hidden talents. To say that this noodle nest is a near-perfect delicacy is completely worthy of its name.

Zhao Xiaojing grew up in Yangcheng and has been eating this noodle soup since she was a child. Among all the noodle soups she has eaten, the one made by Geng Mingyan can definitely be ranked first.

This noodle nest has the typical rounded edges and is thin and hollow in the middle. The scallions are generously packed in, and you can taste the rich scallion aroma with just one bite. Inside the golden shell, you can see the soft white glutinous rice paste and green chopped scallions.

The three layers of crispy, crunchy, and glutinous flavors are fully revealed when you eat it. First, the outer layer is deep-fried to create a crispy texture, then the lower part is filled with rice paste to create a glutinous texture, and finally, the center is deep-fried to create a crispy texture where the rice paste is thinner.

After eating a few bites and pairing it with some thick rice porridge, the greasiness of the dough is immediately eliminated.

Zhao Xiaojing really liked the feeling of fullness from carbohydrates, and she ate two steamed buns and drank a bowl of rice porridge in a row.

Now the hidden delicacy has been found, and the producer is Geng Mingyan, and she has also found it, but how can she learn the production method from her?

While thinking about this, I returned to the kitchen and found that Geng Mingyan and Hou Guihua had already started washing the vegetables.

"Sister Geng, your fried steamed buns are so delicious, better than the ones I buy on the street! Sister Hou's porridge is also very good, it's sticky and has a rice aroma." Zhao Xiaojing praised the two of them as soon as she saw them.

"Oh, Xiao Zhao, you are so sweet-mouthed! How dare we say that what we made is delicious in front of you? The fried oyster mushrooms you made yesterday looked so tempting, and the taste was so delicious. We are just trying to show off our skills in front of you." Geng Mingyan said modestly with a smile.

"No way, I'm telling you the truth, this is the most delicious noodle soup I've ever had!"

"You don't have to say it, I also think your steamed buns are delicious!" Hou Guihua said honestly.

"Yes, Sister Geng, look at what Sister Hou said! Your skills are something that many people can't learn. It's really amazing!"

"Oh, stop praising me, I still think your cooking skills are great!" Geng Mingyan couldn't stop smiling.

"Sister Geng, how about we learn from each other? I'll teach you how to fry oyster mushrooms and you'll teach me how to make steamed buns?" Zhao Xiaojing nervously suggested while the iron was hot.

"Really?!" Geng Mingyan was visibly happy.

"Can I learn with you? Xiao Zhao, I will teach you how to steam buns!" Hou Guihua also looked eager.

"Sure, sure! Thank you, Sister Geng and Sister Hou." Zhao Xiaojing agreed immediately. Not only could she complete the task, but she could also learn something extra, killing two birds with one stone!

"Then when do we start? Now?" Hou Guihua asked excitedly.

"Hmm... I didn't prepare any oyster mushrooms today, so let's do it tomorrow! I'll talk to the grocery store owner tonight about buying some. I'll also be here at five o'clock tomorrow morning to make breakfast with you guys, and then we'll fry the mushrooms together!"

"Okay, Xiao Zhao! But five o'clock is too early. You don't have to come so early. You can come around seven or eight o'clock. We live here, it's close, and we are used to it. You still have to cook at noon and at night, it's too tiring to join us!" Geng Mingyan advised.

"It's okay, Sister Geng. I always get up early in the morning, so I might as well help you." Zhao Xiaojing didn't mind the hard work at all. What was most urgent to her was to continue to learn this skill and complete the task.

After the three of them agreed, Zhao Xiaojing started preparing the food.

Yesterday I asked the grocery store chef to buy fresh chicken wing roots. This morning, the chef was afraid that it wouldn't be enough, so he just bought enough for two meals. He soaked them in bloody water right after he got them. Sister Geng had already washed them.

First make a few cuts on them, then marinate them in a large basin.

Then she started chopping vegetables and preparing the garnishes. Today, Chef Sun made stir-fried shredded pork with bean curd sheets, stir-fried pork heart with chili peppers, pan-fried tofu, chopped fish head with chopped peppers, and minced pork and green beans. She also made cold tomato salad, preserved egg with tofu, and fried chicken wings.

Master Sun came when we were halfway through cutting the side dishes.

"Hey, Xiao Zhao, you have already prepared so many dishes. What time did you come?" Master Sun looked surprised.

"Good morning, Master Sun. I came here a little after eight o'clock, hehe. I was so fascinated watching you stir-fry shredded potatoes yesterday that I thought I'd come to work early and leave some time to ask you for advice." Zhao Xiaojing said embarrassedly with a smile.

Sun Dehai laughed heartily when he heard this. He had noticed yesterday that the child was diligent and studious, and he felt even more proud when he heard this today.

"Okay! Come over when you're done and I'll tell you about it."

Sun Dehai agreed readily. He never believed in the saying "teaching the apprentice will starve the master". Good skills are learned from each other and inspired by each other. Only in this way can they reach a higher level. Besides, Zhao Xiaojing also taught him how to fry crab sticks yesterday.

Zhao Xiaojing finished cutting the vegetables even faster, and then prepared the dishes that Master Sun wanted to stir-fry. She cut the tomatoes she wanted to make and marinated them in candied sugar, and cut the preserved egg and tofu and mixed them with ingredients to soak them so that the workers could enjoy the flavor when eating.

"You are such a skillful girl." Sun Dehai sighed as he looked at Zhao Xiaojing, who had finished her work and came to help him.

He was just as energetic when he was young. Back then, learning a craft was much harder than it is now. A master chef had to take on dozens of apprentices. Everyone was scrambling to do the work and were very respectful in front of the master, hoping that the master would teach them a few tricks when he was in a good mood.

They entered the door together, and the three brothers who stayed until the end were always competing secretly. The three of them grew and competed with each other. Unexpectedly, in the end, he was the first to leave and was also the one who did the worst.

Decades passed in a flash, and my senior and junior brothers had brought in batches of apprentices, and this was the first time I had met a good talent.

Zhao Xiaojing smiled and asked Sun Dehai about her doubts.

"Master Sun, I went home last night and tried your method of stir-frying shredded potatoes. I paid attention to everything you told me this morning, but I flipped the wok a few times and the whole thing fell to the ground... Then I just stir-fried it and tried seasoning it, but the taste was still not right..."

"Poof! Cough, cough, cough..." Sun Dehai had just taken a sip of water and couldn't help but spit it out from laughing.

Zhao Xiaojing hurriedly went to get him a tissue. Fortunately, the pot was covered and the dishes were far away.

Sun Dehai took the tissue and wiped the water stains on his body while laughing uncontrollably.

"Hahaha, you said you went home and flipped the wok to stir-fry shredded potatoes yesterday? Hahaha..."

"...Yes, is there something wrong?" Zhao Xiaojing saw Sun Dehai laughing so hard that she also laughed for no apparent reason, but she didn't know what Sun Dehai was laughing at.

"Do you know how long we have been practicing the basic skills of flipping the wok? Hahaha, you come up and start flipping the wok directly! Oh my..." Sun Dehai pointed at Zhao Xiaojing and laughed.

"What other basic skills are there?" Zhao Xiaojing was embarrassed and found her own shallow knowledge funny.