Food Stall: Customers Chase Me across the Country-Chapter 228 - 229: Large, Medium, or Small Bowl—There’s Always One That’s Right for You
"Alright, it’s been about 10 minutes, now open the steamer, take out the racks, and see these small potato chunks on the racks? Use a tool to mash them into a paste, the larger ones can be directly poured into the soup."
As Wang Fan spoke, he worked, the golden small potato chunks soon turned into mashed potatoes.
"Pour this mashed potato into the pot, sprinkle a bit of white pepper and a bit of salt, then drizzle some oyster sauce, stir well and simmer for another five minutes and that’s it. Don’t put too much of any other seasonings, the key is the salt amount. If you’re unsure how much to add, just put a spoon next to it, taste as you add, until you’re satisfied."
"Alright, done."
"Hmm?"
Wang Fan’s words stunned all the cosplayers.
"That’s it?"
"Wait, is it really just like that?"
"Boss Wang, did you miss some steps we can’t comprehend? Cooking can’t be this simple, right?"
"Don’t pity us, I think my IQ and brain capacity can still handle a few more steps."
Wang Fan shook his head with a smile: "Nope, those are really all the steps, as long as you follow what I just said, you’ve made this pot of Wind God’s Mixed Dish."
He said, taking out a large white porcelain bowl, scooping some from the pot into the bowl, and sprinkling some chopped green onions as garnish.
"Finally, based on the original image, garnish with some onion rings for aesthetics, and place a lily flower as decoration, and Wendy, the Wind God who does nothing under the guise of freedom, her exclusive dish, Wind God’s True Mixed Dish, is completed."
After speaking, he placed the white porcelain bowl on the countertop.
People around craned their necks to see the counter, those who couldn’t see from the back jumped up anxiously.
"What the heck? Did we just watch this being made?"
"It’s nothing like the chaotic stew I imagined, it strangely looks appetizing?"
"Did someone use time stop just now? Why does it feel like there are many steps hidden in this dish? Can it be this simple to achieve such a result with casual cooking?"
Inside the white porcelain dish, potatoes formed a circle soaked in tomato soup, the golden potato chunks looked very soft.
The carrots were cooked very soft, a heart shape made of onion rings covered on top, really true to the original.
Admittedly, its appearance wasn’t exactly flawless, but it definitely looked appetizing nonetheless.
Zhuo Qianqian was naturally the only taste tester.
Under envious gazes, she scooped a spoonful of rich tomato soup, gently blew on it, then cautiously sent it into her mouth; as soon as the soup entered, her eyes widened in surprise.
The rich tomato aroma just filled her mouth like a flood overwhelming her entire taste buds.
The tangy sweet taste danced on her tongue, continually teasing her sensory nerves.
The soup trickled down the throat, leaving a slight aftertaste and some soft yet gritty textures on the tongue, making her curious to explore what it was.
"It’s mashed potatoes!"
Zhuo Qianqian exclaimed in surprise: "Boss, the mashed potatoes you made just merged into the soup, taking a sip you can sense the soft sweet fragrance of potatoes, and there’s a gritty texture which is very interesting."
Wang Fan looked surprisingly at the little foodie, never expecting just a sip of soup to reveal the dish’s secret.
"Impressive, you actually caught the key point in just one taste."
Wang Fan gave Zhuo Qianqian a thumbs up.
Zhuo Qianqian proudly scrunched her nose, couldn’t help but spoon another potato chunk into her mouth.
The soft potato melted instantly, quickly integrating with the tomato soup on the spoon, once again conquering her taste buds.
"Wow, amazing, just drinking the soup feels like having rich tomato soup, scooping a potato chunk feels like eating soup-soaked rice, really magical."
Zhuo Qianqian gave Wang Fan two thumbs up: "Boss’s culinary skills indeed are the best, tastier than I imagined the Wind God’s Mixed Dish to be!"
All the cosplayers looked speechlessly at Wang Fan and Zhuo Qianqian, how can this show of affection be this stealthy?
Feeding us dog food this full, you can’t sell the dish anymore!
Lin Mu looked at Wang Fan and Zhuo Qianqian with some envy, when will his love arrive?
He must dig into where sister-in-law is from, definitely need to find someone like her, cannot graze on his own doorstep!
Feeling a bit sorry for his sister, she hasn’t even met Boss Wang yet, and it’s already a heartbreak, haha!
"Wang Brother, Wang Brother, give me one too, I feel a chill in my bones, need something warm to heat up my body."
Upon hearing this, Wang Fan also served him a bowl, Lin Mu rubbed his hands, ready to eat, then remembered he hadn’t paid: "Wang Brother, how much is this?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
With this question, everyone around perked their ears up, even though the dish’s method was simple, the portion was very large, that one large white porcelain bowl bigger than a human head, Boss Wang filled it very full, they couldn’t guess how much one bowl would cost.
Wang Fan pointed at the large bowl with a smile: "Large portion is 20 yuan per bowl."
He then took out a regular larger bowl: "Medium portion is 10 yuan per bowl."
Then took out a relatively tiny bowl: "Small portion is 5 yuan per bowl."
The reason for having three options was due to noticing an issue yesterday.
Compared to the North, southern pals generally have smaller appetites.
What he considered a suitable portion was making some pals so full they rolled their eyes, while not wanting to waste, stuffing themselves, worrying Wang Fan for fear of them getting overstuffed.
Upon hearing Wang Fan’s words, southern pals were visibly delighted.
It’s not just about the price, honestly, a bowl bigger than a human head is a bit terrifying for one person.
Isn’t this meant for a table of people?
"I’ll have a small portion."
"I’ll have a small portion too."
"I’m pretty hungry today, I’ll take a medium portion."
"It’s so touching, Boss Wang thoughtfully prepared three size options."
"Truly considerate for us, yesterday’s portion nearly caused me to burst, today’s medium I should fully handle it!"
Zhuo Qianqian saw the queue growing longer, despite some reluctance, decisively put down the spoon, and picked up a large spoon to help serve food, turning one original queue into two.
Those queuing at Zhuo Qianqian’s side were noticeably more than Wang Fan’s.
After all, a fair-skinned beauty with long legs like Lu Xueqi serving food sure beats Gui Li dressed in black serving it!
