Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 233 - 166: Popularity Doubled—Even Celebrities Fighting for a Bite

As someone in the seafood business, he's naturally not particularly interested in seafood; you could even say he feels queasy just looking at it and hardly ever eats it on his own.

Now, just thinking about Chef Lin's skills and imagining the unknown mysterious flavors, he feels his saliva is secreting wildly.

As he stared blankly, the steaming and aromatic green pepper beef stir-fry was taken out from the pan, passing right in front of him.

"Wait a minute!!"

Elsa tilted her head in confusion: "I'm sorry, Mr. Magna, if you'd like some, please line up yourself; we don't offer a cutting-in-line service."

"Uh, that's not what I meant, I just want to take a closer look at it so I won't waste time lining up later."

"Oh, I see, that's fine then, but you can only look."

Elsa brought the bowl closer.

Not just him, many other new diners waiting in line also craned their necks to see what this thing actually looked like.

The beef strips are as thick as fries and have a uniform length, looking like they're coated in a shiny liquid, appearing quite tender and juicy. The green pepper strips beside them are also very similar in length and thickness, vibrant green in color, emitting a faint fresh aroma.

It seems like there's only these two ingredients, along with some scattered slices of garlic. The seasoning seems to be predominantly soy sauce.

There doesn't seem to be anything particularly eye-catching, yet it inexplicably makes people want to taste just how tender these beef strips are. They look so novel, like something they have never seen before.

"Hey! Beautiful lady, what are you doing, hurry up and bring the green pepper beef, I'm starving here!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, time waits for no one, what if it gets cold!"

The queue next to them became displeased, waving their hands in protest.

Elsa had no choice but to quickly walk over and pour the beef strips into the serving dish.

While pouring, some impatient diners grabbed the tongs and started piling it onto their plates rapidly, one toss after another without stopping, only resting when the plate was heaped full; clearly, they were old customers.

Situations like this are usually a group operation, with division of labor and cooperation. Each person queues for one dish, then shares the spoils at the table.

Almost all the customers who dined here yesterday adopted this method, making it highly efficient.

Only the new customers today foolishly think about trying a bit of every dish before considering what to get in the second round.

Elsa's gaze swept over the crowded queue, quickly discerning which ones were new customers and which ones were old customers.

Old customers typically have a clear goal; as they queue up, their plates are likely empty.

New customers would look around indecisively, wanting to try everything, but only take a little each time.

She actually hopes more new customers would come, so they wouldn't need to restock so urgently. Everyone's workload would be easier, and the dining atmosphere would be much better for the diners.

Clearly it's a buffet, meant to have a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, yet now it's like some clearance sale at a closing down shopping mall.

"Haha!! I got selected!"

At this time, a clear and hearty laugh came from the beach area, as a girl sped through the back door, taking a deep breath of the aroma of food in the air, then quickly scanned the scene, rushing towards an area with fewer people.

A photographer closely followed her, the camera focused on her back.

"Cheese macaroni? This is delicious, just too high in calories, I'll just take half a scoop."

"This Caesar salad looks quite nice, but there's no way I'm having it—I'm at a buffet, who's gonna eat greens~" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

The girl wandered through the spare areas of the buffet, displaying the foods she selected on her plate to the camera.

"Though these foods all look good, I still want to try what the dish with the longest queue tastes like."

With limited time, she couldn't line up for both, so she randomly chose the line with slightly fewer people, while also finishing off the food already on her plate.

She had already scoped it out; as long as everyone cooperates, they could definitely try all the dishes. It all depended on whether the members were loyal or not.

After all, it's shooting for a reality show, inevitably there would be those backstabbing bad guys for the sake of program effect.

There were quite a few just as curious as Boss Magna. When a new pot of seafood fried rice was brought up, they hesitated.

Though others scoop a full plate, what if they couldn't handle it? Wouldn't taking more be wasteful?

Thinking of taking a little to taste first, but there were no utensils at hand, and the diners behind kept pressing forward, giving no time to stay.

No choice but to scoop a normal large spoonful up, about half a bowl's worth. Even if it didn't suit their taste, they could finish this amount.

Without the participation of old customers, the queue moved quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the girl's turn to dish up.

The stir-fried rice, originally mound-like, was now down to a thin layer.

From a distance, it was hard to see, but up close, the rice grains were distinct, with no oil at the bottom, yet the grain surfaces appeared oily and glossy, clearly showing the chef's great skill and mastery of the seasoning.

The golden pieces of egg were slightly crispy on the surface, the most fragrant state, without an overcooked texture.

Pink shrimp cubes, white scallop bits, brown squid tentacles, orange carrot pieces… there seemed to be a scent similar to pickled vegetables!

The colorful variety of ingredients coming together made the entire serving of soy sauce fried rice look particularly enticing.