Derrick was one of the senior reviewers of Rodu's Gourmet Magazine, and was also recognized as the number one vegetarian reviewer in the culinary world. As a vegetarian, Derrick focused on vegetarian reviews, and was the favorite reviewer of vegetarians. He was an expert in this field.
At Robert's invitation, he specially came to Chaos City from Rodu to do a vegetarian review and ranking for the completely revised Delicious Cuisine Rankings.
Derrick had lived in Chaos City for a period of time when he was young, and was friends with Old Laurie despite their age difference. It could be said that he was influenced by Old Laurie when he was young, and that was why he embarked on the path of being a food reviewer.
When Old Laurie created the Delicious Cuisine Rankings, he had also participated in it for a period of time, so he had some feelings for it.
It was also because of this that he agreed without much thought when Robert approached him this time.
However, he didn't have high expectations before coming over. Chaos City's culinary atmosphere was very different from Rodu's because it lacked a strong foundation and innovative chefs.
Although he hadn't been to Chaos City for close to 20 years, he had tried a few restaurants according to the Food Association's list this morning. Just as he expected, there weren't any vegetarian dishes that could make his eyes light up. There were also many restaurants that had meat as their signature dishes, but their attitude towards vegetarian dishes was almost perfunctory. This made his meal a little unpleasant.
Fortunately, he promised Robert that he would only do one review before returning to Rodu. He probably wouldn't return to Chaos City again.
Amy's was the sixth restaurant he chose because there was a small line of words at the back: "This restaurant has a lot of customers. It's best for reviewers to line up in advance to avoid wasting too much time in the queue." Hence, he brought this restaurant that was at the back of the queue to the front. He wanted to see what kind of restaurant it was that the Food Association would specially write a reminder.
The restaurant opened at 11: 30 am, and he arrived at 11 am. To his surprise, there were already customers lining up spontaneously at the restaurant's entrance. There were over 20 people in two lines.
This indeed surprised Derrick. There were a few popular restaurants in Rodu, and there were indeed customers who would line up in advance. However, those were all very famous restaurants with excellent reputations and capabilities, but there were only three to five such restaurants.
He didn't expect this restaurant in the most remote corner of Chaos City to be so popular.
Furthermore, as time passed, more and more customers lined up behind him. Before the doors even opened, the line had already reached the plaza. There were at least three to four hundred people.
What made him feel even more curious was that these two lines didn't seem to be arranged randomly. Instead, they seemed to be divided into gangs. Because of something called 'tofu pudding', they were arguing until their faces turned red, and they were on the verge of fighting.
"I didn't expect this restaurant to be so popular. I just don't know what the main dish of this restaurant is, and if they will put in effort to cook vegetarian dishes." Derrick thought to himself curiously. As a vegetarian, he had not touched any meat dishes for more than 20 years.
"Young man, this is my first time here. Are there any vegetarian dishes worth recommending?" Derrick asked the young man beside him.
"Vegetarian?" The young man thought for a while and hesitated. "I'm not sure if the sweet tofu pudding is a vegetarian dish, but the savory tofu pudding is definitely a vegetarian dish. Uncle, if this is your first time here, then you're in the wrong line. The savory tofu pudding is the right choice for you."
"Uncle, don't be fooled by him. Tofu pudding should be eaten sweet. Only sweet tofu pudding can be called a vegetarian dish. The savory tofu pudding is heresy." The young lady standing behind Derrick said indignantly. She even glared at the young man after that.
"Savory and sweet tofu pudding?" Derrick pondered. So, the 'tofu pudding' that they had been arguing about for a long time was actually a dish, and the reason for their argument was actually just the taste.
Derrick felt a little embarrassed as he watched the young man and young lady arguing. He quickly said, "In that case, I'll order one serving of each flavor. You don't have to argue."
"Uncle, you're dreaming." The young lady rolled her eyes.
"Mr. Mak has made a rule that each person can only order one serving of tofu pudding. Uncle, if you want to eat it, you have to choose a flavor. Everyone wants to have another bowl of tofu pudding. Also, they provide 200 servings of tofu pudding for every meal. If you come late, you won't be able to eat it, "the young man explained.
"There's such a rule?" Derrick raised his eyebrows in surprise. However, when he looked at the long line behind him, he understood. There were so many customers. If they didn't limit the amount of food they could buy, the customers at the back would probably have queued for nothing.
"Actually, this tofu pudding can't be considered a vegetarian dish. It can only be considered a snack. Uncle, if you want to eat vegetarian dishes, you might not be full at Mamy's. Even the Yangzhou fried rice has eggs in it. You might not be able to accept stinky tofu. Besides, that's also considered a snack," the young lady said.
"Is that so?" Derrick was a little disappointed. It seemed that this was also a restaurant that focused on meat.
"Mr. Mak has a new dish today. Maybe it's a vegetarian dish," the young man consoled him.
"Didn't you see what's written on the signboard? Today's dish is' eggplant with garlic sauce. 'No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a vegetarian dish, right? "The young lady immediately poured cold water on him.
"This …" The young man pondered for a while and scratched his head. "It really doesn't look like a vegetarian dish."
"It's okay. I'll just try the tofu pudding," Derrick said with a smile. He had waited in line for so long, but he didn't even get to try a vegetarian dish. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't disappointed. However, the tofu pudding that so many customers were arguing over had to have something special. The restaurant was about to open for business, so it wouldn't hurt to try it before moving on to the next restaurant.
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"It's amazing. It's just eggplant. There's no fish in it at all, but why does it emit a fishy aroma? It's so delicious!"
Yabemiya couldn't help but exclaim after taking a bite of the eggplant with garlic sauce.
The others also looked at the half-eaten eggplant with garlic sauce in amazement. The eggplant was cut into the shape of a fish, and then a scale-like incision was made on the back of the eggplant with garlic sauce. It was a combination of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy.
"Father, I want another bowl of rice. The eggplant with garlic sauce is too delicious." Amy showed her empty bowl and stuck out her tongue to lick a drop of sauce from the corner of her mouth. She smacked her lips and revealed a sweet smile.
"Okay." Meg took the bowl with a smile and got up to get more rice. There was probably nothing in the world that would make him happier than Amy giving him another bowl of rice.
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