The Soldier King Becomes a Useless Little Girl-Chapter 655 - 652: Spiritual Food Showdown
De Yue Building’s assistant chef, seemingly just an assistant, but who doesn’t know that De Yue Building’s assistant chefs are all meticulously selected and are at least two-star Spirit Cuisine Masters.
The piece of meat in his hand looks no different to others.
But in Xin Lin’s eyes, she could tell at a glance that the texture and fat content of the meat were different.
Dark Beast Meat... Naturally, the quality of Dark Beast Meat is much better than ordinary pork.
Master Mo always talked about capturing a few Dark Beasts to make soup, but Dark Beast Meat is expensive and rare.
Xin Lin had known that Master Chen harbored no good intentions, but she hadn’t expected him to resort to such despicable means to elbow out Chu’s Restaurant.
Xin Lin sneered, but did not expose him.
"The preparation time is half an hour, and ingredients and stove can be freely used."
Master Chen, seeing that Xin Lin did not recognize the Dark Beast Meat, was quite smug.
Master Ji, on the other hand, felt something was off and was about to say something but was stopped by a look from Xin Lin.
Master Ji knew Xin Lin was full of tricks, so he said no more.
The ten Spiritual Food Masters exchanged pleasantries.
The assistant chef from De Yue Building had already started cooking, his knife skills were extraordinary; he ignited the fire, added ingredients to the pan, stir-fried, seasoned, thickened, and colored, completing all steps in one fluid motion.
Looking at Xin Lin’s side, she had not used a stove, but took out a small furnace instead.
"Hold on, for fairness, your furnace needs to be inspected before use."
Master Chen quickly stood up to intervene, but Xin Lin did not say much and handed over the Dan Wood Furnace.
Master Chen thoroughly inspected it inside and out, and only after confirming there were no Spiritual Energies or other effects, did he return the furnace to Xin Lin.
Other restaurant owners had no objections.
Among the Spiritual Food Masters, some used regular stoves to cook Spiritual Food, and some had special furnaces.
However, as a little apprentice like Xin Lin, who hadn’t even been an assistant chef for long, it was unlikely she could afford any powerful Spirit Stove.
Compared to De Yue Building’s assistant chef, Xin Lin was not so flashy.
She just normally sliced the pork, added very little seasoning, and an extra handful of dried Wind Breath Grass, poured the rocks into the furnace, and then focused on controlling the Fire Spirit.
The Dan Wood Furnace showed no signs of activity for a long time.
Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and the ten restaurant owners sat outside.
After a while, two plates of Braised Pork Belly were served.
As the two plates of Braised Pork Belly were brought out, several restaurant owners frowned.
Spiritual Food, like any other dish, emphasizes a balance of color, aroma, and taste.
These two dishes, not to mention their appearance, just the color, the left plate was clearly superior, while the right plate had little aroma, losing a point right away.
As for Master Chen, he immediately recognized that the left plate was made by their own building’s assistant chef.
"Dear restaurant owners, please go ahead and taste."
Master Chen smiled, showing no intention to use his chopsticks.
He had eaten De Yue Building’s Braised Pork Belly countless times; he didn’t need to taste it to know the flavor, and as for the right one... How good could Braised Pork Belly cooked from ordinary pork be?
Several restaurant owners picked up their chopsticks one after another.
Master Ji, due to his recent convalescence and the need to avoid greasy food, hesitated a bit but still picked up his chopsticks.
He first tried the Braised Pork Belly on the left, Master Ji slightly nodded; it was no fluke that De Yue Building had become the leading Spiritual Food Restaurant in Purple Cloud City.
