“I’m sorry, everyone. Because the shop just opened not long ago and we’re short-handed, please serve yourselves.”
As soon as he said this.
The crowd couldn’t hold back anymore.
They consciously formed two lines and carried the bowls away one by one.
Lin Xiao took a look.
The portions right now were about enough for thirty people.
So he took out more tofu and continued to display his extremely exaggerated knife skills.
While chopping the tofu in his hands, he could still look at everyone with ease and say,
“Don’t worry, customers in the back of the line! There are enough portions for today!”
“Good!!!”
“QAQ If I don’t hurry, I’m going to drool!”
The customers who got the Wensi Tofu Soup first were already sitting excitedly in their seats.
“It’s this fragrance… I finally got it!! I finally got it!!!”
“Wow~~ I’ve been craving it all night.”
Looking at the Wensi Tofu Soup in the bowl.
The customers holding spoons in their hands actually felt a bit reluctant to dig in, afraid of ruining this “Glaze Lily”.
At this time!!
Someone really took the lead in unlocking the correct way to eat “Wensi Tofu Soup”.
One of the restaurant chefs from Chihu Rock directly picked up the Wensi Tofu Soup.
He pursed his lips and leaned against the edge of the bowl.
Whoosh~~
Slurp!!
Splash~~
The white, shredded tofu, accompanied by the fresh and savory chicken broth, slid into his mouth just like that.
This sixty-year-old chef’s pupils trembled in his old eyes.
As soon as the tip of his tongue felt this fresh chicken broth, the seasoning was absolutely perfect!!
The taste of the chicken broth was so natural that there was nothing to say.
With his rich experience, he could taste with one sip that no condiments had been added.
It was really the flavor brought out purely by the ingredients.
The flavors of the ingredients blended together perfectly, stimulating his taste buds.
The rich fragrance filled his entire mouth!!
And this was just the beginning!!!
He gently wrapped his tongue around the shredded tofu.
There was no need to chew it at all; it melted in his mouth.
Such a texture required grasping the heat and time to the exact second—not a moment more or less!!
The old master slowly put down the bowl in his hand…
He closed his eyes.
It left an endless aftertaste!!!
“Such a texture… It truly is a heavenly delicacy…”
The people around him also followed his example.
The soup entered their mouths instantly along with the shredded tofu.
Whoosh~~
Mmm~~~~
The scene was filled with soft moans.
Everyone was immersed in this silky smooth texture in their mouths.
Such delicious soup, paired with shredded tofu that melted in the mouth…
What kind of divine combination was this!!!
It’s simply too delicious!!!
Xiangling was different from the others.
She observed the Wensi Tofu Soup in her bowl as if no one else was around, carefully smelling the aroma.
It was as if she wanted to learn something.
“The color of the oil is warm and smooth; it must have been simmered from top-quality old hens.”
“All the ingredients have an excellent and very pure color, and extremely fresh ingredients were used.”
“The knife skills are even. After being placed in the bowl, there isn’t a single broken strand of tofu.”
Xiangling gulped.
So terrifying!!
This person is really terrifying!!!
She observed more carefully than any other chef, after all, Xiangling was already obsessed with cooking.
“Let me also taste this fresh chicken broth with no added condiments and natural seasoning.”
Xiangling picked up the bowl.
She pursed her red lips.
Whoosh~~
She gently took a sip just like that.
Originally, she only intended to taste the soup, but the shredded tofu was too tender, smooth, and light, directly entering her mouth along with the chicken broth.
The moment the fresh soup entered her mouth, Xiangling’s delicate body trembled…
Hmm…?
She closed her eyes, focusing her attention on her mouth.
Her tongue stirred gently, as if wanting to taste what kind of ingredients were used for the soup.
One must know that Xiangling’s taste buds were no joke!!
On this Teyvat continent, as long as it was something edible, she had basically eaten it and never forgot the taste!!
But at this moment…
She slowly opened her eyes, full of disbelief.
The flavors in this bowl of soup blended together too perfectly.
Except for the fresh aroma of the hen, Xiangling couldn’t taste any of the other ingredients at all.
How to describe it…
She indeed vaguely sensed multiple ingredients.
But that feeling of being on the verge of coming out, yet hiding its head and tail, left her completely clueless.
However, what was certain was.
There really weren’t any condiments added.
“It took shape, yet was just short of falling apart. The cooking time for this tofu is extremely perfect.”
“So good…”
“Too delicious…”
“But…”
This is truly terrifying!!
How did this man, who was the same age as her, master the heat, the blending of ingredients, and the knife skills to such perfection?
Is he still human???
After eating almost all the shredded tofu, Xiangling began to use her chopsticks to pick up the “shredded chicken breast”, “shredded winter bamboo shoots”, and “shredded shiitake mushrooms”.
She put them all in her mouth together.
Similarly, the cooking time for each ingredient was so perfect and flavorful!!
Mastering the cooking time of one ingredient to perfection requires countless training sessions.
But if…
To perfect the cooking time of all the ingredients in a dish…
This…
might require a lifetime of hard work to master.
One must know, in ordinary dishes.
Even if a master chef cooks, there might be some small flaws.
After all, no one can grasp the cooking time of all ingredients perfectly.
She vaguely remembered what her father had told her.
“In a dish, if there are more than four kinds of ingredients, even if the gods come, they can’t keep all the textures at their best.”
But…
“Xiangling, today it seems I have tasted it…”
Her beautiful eyes looked outside the restaurant.
Sure enough.
Chef Mao sat in his seat, dumbstruck.
His eyes were fixed tightly on the Wensi Tofu Soup, as if he couldn’t believe that such a perfect dish truly existed in this world.
“Impossible…”
And Chef Mao…
Also recalled what his own father had told him.
“Son, if there are more than four ingredients in a dish, then it’s absolutely impossible to…”
“Dad… I think I’ve seen it today.”
Xiangling and Chef Mao looked at Lin Xiao in unison.
And that young man who was still cooking…
His face was full of relaxation~
He even hummed a little tune, perfectly ladling out bowls of Wensi Tofu Soup!!
The seemingly casual operations contained terrifyingly precise control over every second and minute!!
Xiangling: QAQ
Chef Mao: …..
Everything was understood without words.