Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 52: Gaining Nothing from

"Ah??"

Kimchi Lady’s face changed drastically, cold sweat suddenly streamed down her forehead, and after hesitating for a while, she tentatively said.

"You two, I’ll give you each five hundred euros, can you please not inspect me?"

Their expressions changed as well.

If it were in a place without many onlookers, they might have considered it, as the official fines wouldn’t end up in their pockets.

But this was a bustling street with many customers lining up to buy food, and some had followed from the other food truck just to see what was happening.

They are public officials; do they still care about their reputation?

"Cut the crap, get off!"

Slapping the vehicle hard, he shouted sternly: "For your behavior of insulting and defaming us, once the inspection is complete, we will issue a penalty!"

"I’ll count to three. If you don’t get off, we’ll directly confiscate your business license!"

The patrons who were waiting in line for Korean-style jelly silently backed away several meters, afraid of being implicated.

The two girls who had just bought theirs also didn’t dare to eat, just holding it in their hands, waiting to see the hygiene results of this food truck before deciding whether to eat it.

"Yo, did you buy these from this place? Doesn’t look great, how much did you pay?"

Marian had somehow sneaked over, holding a bowl of jelly full of fruits and condiments, eating it in big mouthfuls.

The two girls looked at Marian’s overflowing bowl, then at their own plain jelly, and their expressions weren’t too pleased.

"Twelve euros a portion, said to be purely natural, made with ancient methods, a thousand-year-old tradition, many people come to buy it, and it’s limited edition..."

"Oh~~"

Marian nodded in sudden understanding: "Is there proof? If it’s really a thousand years old, there should be historical records, right? You can definitely find it online."

"Just like Great Xia’s pandas, the whole world knows they’re an ancient and precious species from Great Xia. Every country has documented cultures that have lasted for over a thousand years. Why don’t you check?"

Prompted by her, the two girls obviously started doubting and quickly took out their phones to search online for a while using keywords like Kimchi Country jelly, natural plants, handcrafted, and couldn’t find any results.

"See, it’s fake, you guys got scammed~"

Marian continued slurping mouth after mouth, occasionally inserting some watermelon pieces and chewing them in big bites.

"Why don’t you try changing the country name to Great Xia?"

"Huh? There really is!"

"So many videos! So this thing is from Great Xia?"

"Yes, there’s a video of the making process, sometimes it’s even made on the spot. If you’re interested, you can check it out. Oh, by the way, my portion is only five euros~"

".......How much??"

"Five euros???? Damn Kimchi People!!!"

Marian deliberately raised her voice so everyone nearby could hear.

Meanwhile, in just a few minutes, the inspection results came out.

"Table hygiene is substandard, refrigerator food storage is not categorized, undated, unsealed, some food is moldy and expired, high risk of cross-contamination, serious dirt..."

"The income and expenditure records are unclear. There’s no receipt evidence for today’s ingredient expenditure, and the income hasn’t been entered into the system; the reported amount doesn’t match the cash count. We suspect you’re involved in tax evasion."

"In summary, you’re fined five thousand euros as a penalty and required to suspend business for three days. We’ll return for another inspection after three days, and if the standards remain unfit, there will be a second penalty."

"What?? Five thousand euros?? Officer, that’s too much, impossible!!"

"Shut up! I’ll count to three. If you don’t pay, we’ll directly confiscate your food truck and you’ll be added to the candidate list for the culinary blacklist until the fine is fully paid, permanently preventing you from applying for any related business license again!"

Upon hearing about the enormous fine of five thousand euros, the surrounding patrons’ faces changed drastically, and a few regular guests even clutched their throats and started to gag.

The two girls who had bought jellies but hadn’t eaten them yet were pale-faced and quickly tossed them into the trash can, fearing that eating them might send them to the hospital.

If the violation reached this level, it basically meant that every penalty regulation was breached, none was compliant, and the hygiene conditions were extremely poor.

They couldn’t imagine what kind of nightmares they’d have at night if they took even a glance inside that refrigerator.

Whether it was due to excessive imagination or because the refrigerator in the food truck was fully opened for ventilation, a strange stench began to waft through the air, similar to the smell of food decomposing in a trash can.

"Damn it, I even trusted that owner, recommended customers to her. I’ll be an idiot if I ever buy food from Kimchi People again!!"

"Expose her! If she can’t even maintain hygiene, how dare she sell food? I’m going to post this food truck online so everyone who’s eaten from it can see!"

"Still want to do business? Dream on! This city will no longer welcome you!!"

Initially, Marian didn’t have any issues with Kimchi People. Kimchi Country’s food, when done well, was indeed quite nice, and she would occasionally eat it. However, the owner of this food truck did disgust her this time.

Since they’ve gotten the punishment they deserved, she didn’t say much more. After all, every nation has good and bad people, and it’s not fair to escalate to national discrimination based on a few individuals.

"Everyone, go buy from the Great Xia Food Truck. It’s cheap, hygienic, and delicious. You saw the inspection just now: they weren’t fined even a euro~"

If a fine of five thousand euros is rare, not being fined at all is a one-in-a-million occurrence, almost impossible.

If people wanted to find fault, there would always be some dirty spots on a food truck with so many places.

But the result was no fines, indicating that the Great Xia owner cleaned the inside of the food truck thoroughly every day, providing a truly pristine dining environment that surpasses the hygiene standards of most legitimate restaurant kitchens.

"I heard that food truck usually starts business at ten at night. I used to wonder why, but now I understand."

"They have a main job and still need to clean the truck and prepare food, so of course, it would be late at night."

"Let’s go, let’s eat from there. I can’t believe I used to fall for that old Kimchi woman’s nonsense, that expensive means authentic, screw that!!"

Faced with the surge of patrons, Lin Chen was already prepared to greet them, and the Mapo tofu simmered in two iron pots was just coming out.

"Come, come, Great Xia’s ancient renowned dish Mapo tofu, authentic flavor, no modifications. If you’re interested, come for a free tasting, buy only if you think it’s delicious~"

Like supermarket tastings, he had prepared small paper bowls, each with a piece of tofu and a bit of sauce as samples for interested patrons to help themselves.

This method immediately won praise from the diners. Normally, foreigners have strong resistance to unfamiliar foods, but now they can actually taste them for free!

It’s free, so of course, they must try it!