"God damn it! You actually called me a bumpkin!"
"Girl, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"
"Chef Ding's cooking skills may not be top-notch, but he can at least be called a master. Why is he criticized like this in your mouth?"
"I've been living a life of luxury since I was born. I'm tired of all the delicacies from land and sea, and you actually say I've never tasted good food?"
The crowd was excited.
Suddenly someone shouted, "You say we're just country bumpkins who haven't eaten anything good, but you must have tasted some truly delicious food. If you can, show us some!"
"That's right, otherwise, don't even think about leaving this door today!"
Those who can come to Yingxianlou to eat are either rich or noble, or at least from a well-off family. But they ended up being scolded by a girl of unknown origin. The scolding was not about anything else, but about their taste in food!
How can this be tolerated?!
A smile flashed in Xue Huan's eyes. Here it comes. This is the moment she has been waiting for.
But she didn't agree immediately. Instead, she said sincerely, "I think we should not do it. Because if I show off my cooking skills, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat anything else in the future."
Everyone was speechless. Damn it, they had never seen such a shameless person. Master Ding, who was such a great cook, didn't dare to say such things. How could she, a girl in her twenties (with makeup), dare to say such outrageous things?
However, they had to admit that after Xue Huan said this, they became even more curious about her cooking skills, and they had to taste it today!
"No! You must demonstrate it today so that we can all see what real deliciousness is!"
Xue Huan frowned, her eyes flickering, revealing a sense of embarrassment and guilt.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper and Ding Er exchanged a glance and stepped forward, saying, "Since everyone is so demanding, young lady, please fulfill your wish. It just so happens that we have a kitchen and seasonings ready in our shop."
Xue Huan looked like she was being forced into a situation, and said helplessly, "Alright, since you're so sincere, I'll show you my skills. Just... please don't blame me when the time comes."
The shopkeeper gestured towards Xue Huan, "Miss, please."
Xue Huan said, "Wait a moment, I'll go get something from the car."
Chouji: "What is it? I'll send one of my guys to get it for you."
Xue Huan glanced at him and said, "These are my cooking utensils. No need to bother the waiter. Ah Man, go get them for me."
Ah Man went out for a while and came back with a tightly covered wicker basket. No one could see what was inside.
Arriving in the kitchen, Xue Huan said, "Master Ding, please clear out the crowd."
This is because she doesn't want others to see her cooking.
Ding Er didn't say anything and drove everyone in the kitchen out.
Ah Man sat at the kitchen door with her arms crossed to avoid being peeped at, while everyone was waiting outside with eager anticipation.
Xue Huan thought about it and decided not to make spicy dishes right away. Instead, she decided to make the simplest shrimp and egg custard first.
This dish doesn’t take much time to prepare and is quite simple. Almost anyone who can cook knows how to make it, but knowing how to make it doesn’t mean you can do it well.
And Xue Huan is confident that she can make an absolutely delicious egg custard!
Her cooking skills may not be much better than Ding Er's, but she takes advantage of being a modern person and knows far more dishes and tricks than him. If it comes to basic skills, she may not be as good as Ding Er, but if it comes to dishes and innovation, she can beat Ding Er.
What's more, she has the secret weapon of Lingquan!
In just a quarter of an hour, a bowl of shrimp and egg custard was freshly baked. Xue Huan asked Ah Man to take the dish out for the people outside to taste, while she continued to make the second dish.
There were too many people who wanted to taste the dishes made by Xue Huan, but there was only so much food in a bowl, and it was impossible for everyone to have a taste. So while Xue Huan was cooking, the shopkeeper selected a few representatives from the crowd to come and try the food.
These representatives are all long-time gourmets with extremely picky tastes.
They can tell whether a dish is good or not just by tasting it.
In addition to several representatives, the shopkeeper and Ding Er were naturally among them.
There were nine people in total, filling up a large round table, and the rest of the people gathered around, waiting to watch the show.
What's the point of just eating? It's more exciting to eat and watch the fun at the same time.
When Ah Man put the egg custard on the table, Ding Er's eyes changed slightly. It was because the bowl of egg custard in front of him was very appetizing just from its appearance.
The tender red shrimps and the bright yellow egg custard are brightly colored yet translucent. They are served in a small white porcelain bowl, so exquisite that they look like works of art.
Although the air was filled with the aroma of various foods, as soon as the bowl of egg custard came up, those complex aromas were instantly suppressed.
It’s not that the aroma of this bowl of egg custard is very strong. On the contrary, its fragrance is very light, but quite strong. Once you smell it, no other fragrance can enter your nose.
Fatty Liu swallowed his saliva and said, "It looks good, but I don't know how it tastes. I hope it won't be too good to be true."
After he finished speaking, he took the spoon in front of him first, scooped a spoonful of egg custard into his mouth.
The others stared at him closely, and some impatient ones couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"
Fatty Liu's fat face trembled twice, as if he was holding back something, and his tone was full of contempt: "It's too damn disgusting! Don't try it. But I, Old Liu, hate to see food wasted, so leave the rest to me."
He quickly took the bowl of egg custard in front of him and ate it spoonful after spoonful so quickly, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch it from him.
In the blink of an eye, the bowl of egg custard was empty.
Fatty Liu burped contentedly, and when he looked up, he saw everyone staring at him.
"Lao Liu, didn't you say the egg custard tasted terrible? How come you finished it all? You don't look like you find it disgusting."
Fatty Liu is quite famous in the food circle of Fengchi County. Everyone knows that he is a picky guy. He won't touch anything that doesn't suit his taste.
Now he has eaten up all the egg custard, and he actually told them it tasted bad? You are kidding!
The other people at the table couldn't help but regret it. If they had known earlier, they would have tried it too. But what happened was that Fatty Liu snatched it all away and they didn't even get to taste it.
Judging from Fatty Liu's performance, that bowl of egg custard was definitely not just delicious. Thinking of this, everyone felt more and more regretful.
Once you have made up your mind to wait for the next dish to come, you must not wait and watch any longer.
The second dish came up quickly because it was nothing else but a simple and ordinary stir-fried vegetable dish.
The vegetables still looked very green and lush, as if they had just been put into a pot and rinsed with water before being served on a plate.
However, when everyone tasted it——
In unison, everyone quickened their chewing speed, not even bothering to savor the food carefully! They just wanted to take the opportunity to eat more!
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