Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 95 Since We’re Already Here

"That's why I say, this is a duck egg pickled using a special method from Great Xia. If it were just an ordinary duck egg, after cooking, it would be almost indistinguishable from a chicken egg, just slightly softer."

Lin Chen himself didn't know how salted duck eggs were made, so he passed it off vaguely, which instead piqued these foreigners' intense curiosity.

There's ready-made salted egg yolk for sale in Chinese supermarkets, the kind that's packed. He didn't buy those, opting for these whole salted duck eggs instead.

He had tried before; the aroma and fat content of ready-made salted egg yolks were not as rich as those from salted duck eggs. They didn't look as good either.

If you want to make a delicious dish, you absolutely cannot skimp on the choice of ingredients.

As for the salted egg whites that are peeled out... he hadn't thought of any good way to handle them for now. If nothing else works, he could only use them to make congee.

Freshly peeled salted egg yolks are soft, and crumble easily with a light squeeze, turning into a golden-red egg yolk paste under the effect of the red oil from the yolk itself.

A masher for potatoes easily crushes a whole bowl of egg yolks, then a few presses with a spoon fluffs and shatters them so they don't stick together in a whole block, making it easier to scoop when cooking.

Once the salted egg yolk and tofu are handled, the remaining tasks are much easier, just washing the mushrooms and seaweed, cutting off the roots and any unattractive parts.

Lucas over there had already finished making three buckets of ice jelly, all loaded onto the food truck and placed in the fridge to chill.

It's not that he didn't want to make more, but he had to leave some space for the fruits.

"How long until we start serving? Over an hour? I'll go have a stroll by the park first~"

He was still thinking about that little black cat, wondering if it had found food throughout the day.

The practice of garbage sorting has been implemented abroad for many years. Compared to the still-chaotic beginnings in Great Xia, it's fairly well done here.

While the environment has improved, stray animals have fewer opportunities to find food.

The places where stray animals are most often seen are essentially near the large food waste bins behind major restaurants.

Every morning when you open them, you might be met with one or several pairs of shining little eyes.

His pockets were bulging, filled with canned cat food, cat snacks, cat kibble, and freeze-dried treats, each kind brought along.

Now that there were many people on the streets, he wasn't worried about encountering the same kind of situation as last time. After all, aggressive homeless people were rare and feared for their own lives, so they wouldn't act in crowded places.

He arrived at the water fountain next to the dog park, looked around, but didn't see the silhouette, probably due to the many people walking their dogs.

"Hey, sorry to bother you guys for a few minutes. Have you seen that little black cat that often hangs around here?"

"Oh! It's you!"

"I heard there was a blond handsome guy who got saved by a cat here yesterday. That was probably you, right?"

"That black cat usually climbs up trees when there are too many dogs around. You might want to check the nearby trees."

Unexpectedly, he ran into familiar faces, seemingly people who were there yesterday.

Lucas thanked them and wandered around the water fountain with his head held high.

"Mimi~"

"Where are you, Mimi~"

After searching for over half an hour, he hadn't even glimpsed the shadow of a cat, but he did find the plastic box left there yesterday for water.

He poured some cat food and freeze-dried treats into it and placed it above the water fountain, to prevent any passing greedy dog from eating it.

By the time he returned to the food truck, he found that a long line had already formed in front of the window.

"What's going on? Isn't it still early?"

Lunard was leaning against his food truck, smoking a cigarette. Seeing Lucas return, he nodded.

"It's because too many people are curious, plus quite a few regular customers passing by came over to queue. I gave it a recommendation too..."

Although foreigners aren't keen on queueing, any place with a long line during meal times must be selling something delicious. It's a universally recognized fact.

Especially with Lunard hyping it up, it led to this situation.

"Old Lunard, if this place isn't good, you'll have to give me a discount next time!"

"You didn't tell me yesterday when you were selling barbecue. Now you're selling tofu. Even after telling me, how good can pure vegetarian be?"

Many of the customers in the queue had come to buy barbecue rolls and tacos from Lunard. But seeing this old fellow neglecting his own truck to learn skills next door, and looking at the novel dishes in the promotional video, they decided to try something new on the spot.

Upon inquiring, there were no pulled pork burgers, no handmade noodles, no sizzling juicy barbecue.

Today, they were only selling tofu, not even the kind with spicy beef bits seen in the video, just the meatless kind.

As for that salted duck egg yolk... how good can a salted egg yolk get?

Most people were thinking this way.

But why were they still queuing here?

The reason was simple, they were already here...

From birth, foreigners have been eating things like burgers, pizza, hot dogs, salads, and pasta as their daily diet. Suddenly, a completely new dining option recognized by many others inevitably makes you want to try it.

Plus, with model Dreya frequently buying from this place, it has a celebrity influence, making many girls think the food here is healthy and won't make them gain weight.

That's tofu, after all, it won't make you fat no matter how much you eat it.

"Boss, when are you starting? I'm starving!"

"Even if the ice jelly isn't ready, it's fine. Let's eat the tofu first, eat while waiting." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Lin Chen couldn't stand the hungry looks from the diners. Just in time, he saw Lucas return. He bent down to check the consistency of the ice jelly in the fridge, then straightened up.

"Alright, the ice jelly will take about ten to twenty more minutes. I'll serve you all first. Those wanting to buy ice jelly, please wait a bit longer."

Seeing Lin Chen start the stove, the orange flames roared, and the diners cheered loudly.

Besides a few regulars passing by after work, the ones at the front of the queue were Old Hei and his Caucasian friends, who had recently become buddies with Lucas. The ten or so customers behind them were all first-timers, mostly Lunard's patrons.

"Mr. Nakamura, that Great Xia Food Truck arrived early today! What do we do? I'm so curious about what delicious food they're selling today!"

The business for the Sakura Food Truck remained as good as ever. Nakamura Arita's headband was drenched with sweat as he tirelessly rolled sushi, while Hanama Ai, with a charming smile, handed each boxed sushi to customers with both hands, frequently glancing towards the red food truck.

Seeing the flare of fire from afar, she knew they had officially started cooking over there.

Nakamura Arita turned to the dense crowd in front of the food truck and sighed.

"There's no helping it, let's wait for now. Judging from past experiences, that truck will operate for about two hours. It's peak time now, so they should have prepared more stock. Let's attend to our customers first. I'll try to speed up the preparation. Can you bring me two more portions each of tuna and salmon?"