Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 190 - 144: Rave Reviews and Selling the Recipe (Part 2)

The man was taken aback and hurriedly grabbed his wife: "Such a big portion, can you really finish it all by yourself? I can't even finish it; one portion for both of us is enough."

"I know you can't finish it, which is why I want two portions. One portion is simply not enough for me. Two portions are too much. One and a half will be just right~"

"... You're amazing."

Ever since they tasted that bowl of fresh fish soup powder yesterday morning, the two have held a hundred percent anticipation for Lin Chen's craftsmanship.

Being in a foreign country, the hardest thing is to taste a bite of familiar hometown food.

Even in the Capital Paris's Chinatown, there are only a few places that serve authentic Chinese food, with Cantonese cuisine being the exception.

But too much Cantonese food can become cloying; it's too bland, and you'd want something more flavorful.

A bowl of fish soup powder filled with pepper appeared at the right moment, thoroughly satisfying their taste buds.

The snowflake ice was made quickly, and in just two minutes, they had two large bowls filled to the brim. As they made it, they poured on two circles of thick condensed milk and sprinkled some colored sugar.

"Can we have more colored sugar? I loved eating this when I was little."

"Sure, I'll satisfy you. Here, scoop it yourself!"

Lin Chen straightforwardly handed the jar filled with colored sugar over the window, letting the woman scoop it herself.

She didn't hold back, scooping two big spoons full and sprinkling them on top, dyeing the entire bowl of snowflake ice in a colorful way.

To the degree that any kid would scream when they saw it.

"Since I was a child, my dream was to cover a huge ice cream with colored sugar. I didn't think I could actually achieve it here!" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

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The man tilted his head in confusion: "How come I didn't know you had such a dream? If I'd known, I would have bought you a fridge full of ice cream for the proposal, simple and cheap."

"Can't let you know everything, right? Humph~"

The two didn't linger too long, each holding their colorful snowflake ice walking away to find a quiet corner to sit.

Not even two minutes later, Dreya and Anna, wanting to expose themselves as little as possible, also each holding a bowl of snowflake ice, came by their side.

Although they didn't care, they still preferred not to be disturbed while enjoying their food quietly.

"This uniquely shaped shaved ice is one of the most popular types in our Great Xia Kingdom. There are many other shapes, each with different textures. It's not easy to find over here, appreciate it quickly."

The woman quickly scooped two large spoons of fluffy snowflake ice into her mouth, while not forgetting to introduce the delicacies in front of Dreya and Anna.

They had eaten a lot of Chinese food, but they really had no experience with desserts; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so enchanted by a simple cup of ice powder before.

Thinking of those wonderful experiences of eating Great Xia desserts, the two couldn't help swallowing, their gazes falling on the delicate shaved ice in front of them.

Just by looking, they knew this was definitely delicious too.

Following the woman's example, they scooped a full spoon into their mouths, enjoying the wonderful feeling of the fluffy crushed ice instantly melting in their mouths. The two simultaneously squinted their eyes, corners of mouths raised.

The sweetness was well-controlled; it wasn't as overwhelmingly sweet as Western pastries, nor was it that strange mix of sour sweet bitterness like some Japanese desserts, just purely the sweet milk flavor.

After the first bite, they tasted the aroma of cream. Although they didn't recognize that layer of condensed milk poured on top, they could tell it was somewhat similar, except with a lot of sugar added inside.

In the afternoon, the temperature gradually rose, and areas in direct sunlight had already reached over thirty degrees.

Even under the shade of an umbrella, due to the heat concentration effects from the nearby beach and road, the air was rather hot.

Having a bowl of icy cool shaved ice at that time was simply heavenly enjoyment.

"Such a pity that such delicious shaved ice isn't available downstairs at my place? I'd be willing to buy it every day!"

"Boss, are you selling the recipe? Where did you buy that machine? I want to get one at home to make for my kids; it'll definitely make the neighbor kids envious!"

"If only it could be packaged, but sadly it melts too fast; it has to be made and eaten on the spot."

All the diners who tasted the delicious shaved ice gave extremely high feedback, and some even wanted to buy his recipe. This situation was a first for Lin Chen, and for a moment, he didn't know how to handle it.

Although this recipe wasn't anything particularly valuable, with experience, one could search for it online and after a few tries, roughly recreate it.

But with shaved ice, the shape is very important. Without a specialized shaved ice machine, even with the same recipe, the taste would be different.

After thinking about it, since someone wanted it, he might as well sell it; whether they could get the shaved ice machine was their own business, no need for him to worry too much.

"The recipe is simple; if you really want it, I'll sell it to you for a thousand euros. You have seen the price and sales, it's definitely good selling, but the machine was purchased online from the Great Xia. You'll have to find your own way to get it."

"A thousand euros? Indeed not expensive, actually even a bit cheap."

The woman who wanted to buy the recipe didn't hesitate. Holding her nearly bottomed-out bowl of snowflake ice, she walked toward the hotel lobby, where there were two self-service ATM machines to withdraw cash.

A few minutes later, she came back holding ten hundred-euro bills.

"Here you go."

"Hmm??"

Some diners who just arrived and haven't figured out the situation widened their eyes.

"What's going on, a bowl of shaved ice selling for a thousand euros?"

"And there are so many buyers? Am I the only poor one here??"

Lucas hurriedly walked over to quickly explain to them, it's selling the recipe, not a thousand-euro price per bowl.

"Is it that exaggerated, having a bowl and wanting to buy the recipe?"

These people were instantly intrigued, their eyes scanning the diners sitting around.

"It does look quite different, with so many fruits. I must try to see what's up."

"This is the thousand-euro shaved ice; tasting it is earning it."

After receiving the money, Lin Chen let the plump lady come inside the food truck, handwritten a recipe for her to take a photo for keeping, also giving hands-on demonstrations several times on how to make snowflake ice from scratch.

There's no difficulty in the plating part; the challenge lies in the ratio of the recipe.

Though it seems like just four of the most common ingredients, actually there is a key point in this ratio. No matter which ingredient's ratio changes, it would lead to a change in the texture of the snowflake ice, and even the shape would differ.

The plump woman seemed to be watching a kitchen's secrets up close for the first time, appearing quite exciting, constantly expressing that the money spent was worthwhile.

She knew very well the value of this recipe. Even selling on the food truck at 15, she herself felt it's somewhat cheap, what if it were being sold in a restaurant...

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, this recipe can only be used by you personally, not for reselling."

Lin Chen sternly stared into her eyes: "You should know I'm one of the chefs of this restaurant, you've seen the scale of our hotel. If we or our hotel's staff found out you sold the recipe to someone else, we would file a lawsuit against you, and the fines wouldn't be just a few thousand euros."

Having interacted with all kinds of people, he could see through what was in her eyes at a glance, immediately putting away the smile to give a warning.

The woman shivered, hastily nodded, dismissing the unwarranted thought in her mind.

No worries, worst case she would set up a stall to sell, ultimately being able to make back the money!

Lin Chen was not the least bit worried whether she would become his competitor; after all, he wasn't solely selling this.

Even if you took a thousand steps back to say, even if the plump woman could overcome all obstacles to purchase a snowflake ice machine online from Great Xia, with foreigners' tendency to slack off and not work, whether she could persist for a few days was still a problem.

This trend wasn't just one or two years old; if a foreigner really wanted to do it, wouldn't you think it happening until now?

Paris isn't void of them either, somewhat you could find a few places selling Great Xia desserts.

The originally 15 euros priced snowflake ice, after the recipe sold for a thousand euros, the news spread rapidly like a gust of wind.

Many diners bored while waiting in line shared this bizarre news on social media, triggering lots of curious tourists in Dieppe to come and try this weird shaved ice to see how good it actually tasted.

And not just them, quite a few hotel uniform-clad employees also joined the line, as if boldly taking time off wouldn't dock their wages.