Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 486 - 276: Signature Snacks of the Seventh Dining Hall

"Try it, try it! This cool summer dessert looks delicious!"

Seeing that Jiang Yu had finished making the dessert, Lu Shuwu, who was originally sitting on the side wrapping soup dumplings, quickly got up and ran to the sink to wash his hands. He grabbed a clean small bowl, filled it with some brown sugar mint dessert, and took a big sip straight to his lips.

"Mmm, it’s tasty! Cool and refreshing, sweet upon entry. The soft and smooth dessert slides down without even biting, it just slips into the stomach on its own!"

Lu Shuwu didn’t even use a spoon; he drank several gulps until he finished a whole bowl of the dessert. Smacking his lips, he exclaimed in admiration,

"This stuff is really satisfying to eat in the summer, especially with mint added, even breathing afterwards leaves a cool sensation. So comfortable!

I must try another bowl with the sour and spicy flavor!"

He chuckled, "hee hee," and took the empty bowl to fill it with the sour and spicy dessert.

Jiang Yu paid him no mind, turning around to see others looking eager. Unable to help himself, he waved and smiled, saying:

"If you want to eat, help yourselves. But just have a taste; after all, we still have breakfast to eat later."

Hearing this from Jiang Yu, everyone couldn’t help but cheer and quickly ran to grab bowls to scoop up the dessert, looking as if they were afraid they’d miss out on a bite if they were too slow.

Jiang Yu ignored them, turning around to pull up a chair to sit down and start wrapping soup dumplings.

The soup dumplings at the Seventh Dining Hall have now become a signature dish, whether in the eyes of Jiang University students and teachers or diners from various places. A visit to the Dining Hall means those soup dumplings are a must-have breakfast delicacy.

Besides Jiang Yu’s dumplings being truly fresh and tender and incredibly delicious, they are also attached to many legendary stories people relish talking about.

For example, the story of Yan Tongtong’s classmate with slight anorexia who couldn’t eat anything in the summer but was somehow able to eat the soup dumplings made by Jiang Yu. This has long become a well-known tale among many.

This also adds an invisible layer of mystery to the soup dumplings at the Seventh Dining Hall.

It is precisely because of this that the soup dumplings are the best-selling snack during breakfast, with at least seven to eight hundred baskets sold.

So relying only on Lu Shuwu to make the dumplings would not be enough, even if he worked to exhaustion.

Luckily, Jia Dequan brought in a relative, Jia Zhibin, who can also make the soup dumplings. Every morning, after preparing the rice and cooking all kinds of porridge, he comes over to help make the dumplings together.

Plus, Jiang Yu occasionally takes the free time in the morning to come to the first-floor kitchen to lend a hand.

With three people making the dumplings together, they can barely meet the students’ demand, but this clearly isn’t a long-term solution.

Recruitment for the Seventh Dining Hall is urgently needed.

"Hiss, ha! Boss, this sour and spicy dessert is both sour and spicy; it makes me sweat all over, it’s awesome!"

Lu Shuwu had another bowl of the sour and spicy dessert, breaking out in a sweat from the spice. He casually took his towel, washed his face at the sink, and washed his hands clean before sitting back down to continue wrapping soup dumplings.

While wrapping the dumplings, he asked,

"Right, boss, do you think we should hire one for both the hot and cold stations this time? But it’s quite hard to find skilled chefs these days; what do you plan to do?"

Hiring new staff is usually easiest at the start and end of the year because most people, even if dissatisfied with their current job, tend to stick it out until the end of the year. Few choose to "jump ship" in the middle of the year, like in June or July.

Failing to find a job in the second half of the year would mean not even earning enough money to go home for the New Year.

Of course, the most significant reason is also that employers rarely hire in the middle of the year. Usually, they make plans at the end of the year and recruit "new blood" at the start of the year.

Chefs are somewhat similar, especially those with jobs. Unless particularly dissatisfied, they’d rarely choose to "jump ship" and would most likely wait until the end of the year even if they wanted to leave.

That’s why Lu Shuwu said it’s hard to find skilled chefs right now.

"Is the boss planning to hire chefs?"

Before Jiang Yu could speak, Ma Guoqiang interrupted, saying,

"It’s mid-year now; hiring chefs is indeed challenging.

If it’s really not possible, we might as well find some apprentices to help temporarily. Even if they can’t cook, we can train them a bit. If they still can’t adapt by the end of the year, we can take another opportunity to hire some chefs." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"If we truly can’t hire chefs, we’ll have to do that for now."

Lu Shuwu furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, nodded, and said,

"Although apprentices may not be much help, they can handle some small tasks, at least lightening the load a bit. As long as we train them earnestly and they put in effort, they can still learn some skills."

Saying this, he looked up at Jiang Yu again and asked, "Boss, what do you think?"

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "You all don’t need to worry about this. I’ll handle hiring chefs."

"Huh? Does that mean you already have a suitable chef in mind?"

Hearing this, Lu Shuwu suddenly widened his eyes and quickly asked,

"Boss, hurry and tell us what’s going on. From where did you find the chef?"