In the middle of the bustling Gate of Heavenly Mystery Square, in front of many stoves, a shiny bald head was extremely eye-catching under the sunlight.
Chef Jin had a solemn expression on his face as his hands skillfully pinched out meatballs one after another. These meatballs were cooked using a mixture of many different meats. The taste was definitely extraordinary and it was a dish that he was extremely proud of. For the sake of this Hundred Family Banquet, he had given it his all.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
All of a sudden, Chef Jin stopped pinching the meatballs. He discovered that his stove was actually slightly trembling and a deafening sound was transmitted into his ears.
He subconsciously looked toward the direction of the sound and saw that the mountain-like fatso was actually tightly clenching his fists and fiercely hammering a piece of meat on the stove.
"Is he cooking? Is there something wrong with this fatso's head? " The corners of Chef Jin's mouth twitched as he coldly mocked. Who else in the world could cook like this fatso? It was as if he was fighting.
Rip!
A hair-raising sound rang out and all the hairs on Chef Jin's body stood on end. He widened his eyes and looked behind the fatso.
There, a short and skinny man was carrying a large black wok on his back and holding a dagger in his hand. He was currently dissecting a struggling spirit beast on the ground...
Chef Jin swallowed a mouthful of saliva. His pupils constricted and his heart turned cold. The crazed look in the skinny man's eyes made him feel as if he was not a chef but a ruthless executioner.
"What kind of people are these … This year's Hundred Family Banquet is really too reckless. They didn't even filter out the participants. This is simply ridiculous."
Chef Jin's expression was cold as he muttered to himself. Then, he once again wholeheartedly devoted himself to his cooking.
...
Gurgle gurgle. The water in the wok was already beginning to boil and white steam was rising into the air.
At this moment, Bu Fang had already finished pinching more than a dozen Rainbow-colored Crescent Moon Dumplings. This time, he did not cook the dumplings according to the system's recipe. Instead, he chose to make some changes. He used some ordinary ingredients as the fillings so that there would not be too many restrictions for the consumer. After eating, there would also not be any discomfort due to the lack of spirit energy.
Many of the chefs in the surroundings had already finished cooking many dishes, and the eunuchs brought them to the table of the emperor, who was sitting on the high platform, as well as the tables of some of the court officials.
As the upper echelons of the Imperial Capital, they were naturally the first to taste these delicacies.
These people kept nodding while eating. After all, it was the work of a great chef, so the taste was naturally good.
Ji Chengxue picked up a mouthful with his chopsticks. The expression on his face did not change. He simply nodded and ordered his servants to remove the dish.
Following that, more and more dishes were served.
The commoners finally began to taste these delicious dishes. They had long been tempted by the fragrance that lingered in the air above the square. They really could not bear it, and many people's stomachs began to rumble violently.
Chef Jin's dish was also successfully completed. He poured the specially prepared sauce onto the Four Happiness Meatballs. The steaming hot and fragrant Four Happiness Meatballs were ready to be served.
Ji Chengxue looked at the good-looking Four Happiness Meatballs and raised his eyebrows. He nodded his head slightly and picked up a meatball with his chopsticks and took a bite.
The instant his teeth broke through the surface of the meatball, a thick juice burst out from within and instantly flowed into his mouth. The rich fragrance filled the air, causing Ji Chengxue to be unable to resist sucking in a mouthful. The juice contained a rich meaty flavor. Furthermore, it was made from different meaty flavors. Several different meaty flavors were mixed together at the same time. After going through the bald-headed Chef Jin's special processing, there was actually no longer any sense of rejection and the taste was surprisingly good.
Ji Chengxue nodded his head in satisfaction after finishing a meatball. This was the only dish that interested him so far.
"As expected of the imperial kitchen's head chef, not bad," Ji Chengxue praised with a smile.
When Chef Jin, who was still cooking in front of the stove, saw the smile on the emperor's face, he was immediately overjoyed. He felt unprecedentedly good, as if a seed had instantly blossomed on top of his head, giving him complete confidence.
Meanwhile, the nobles and commoners of the Imperial Capital were also endlessly praising the Four Happiness Meatballs. It was obvious that this dish had conquered them.
After all, he was still the head chef of the imperial kitchen! Chef Jin's bald head became even more resplendent and he could not help but want to hum a song. What Owner Bu? What brothers from Qingyang Town? They were all trash!
Bu Fang's slender hands were rapidly kneading the Rainbow-colored Crescent Moon Dumplings. The number of crescent moon dumplings on the stove was increasing.
When the water in the wok was completely boiling and the steam was so turbulent that it caused Bu Fang to slightly squint his eyes, Bu Fang placed the dozen or so dumplings into the wok.
Plop, plop.
One by one, the Rainbow-colored Crescent Moon Dumplings obediently jumped into the wok. After being washed by the boiling hot water in the wok, they bobbed up and down for a while before continuing to sink.
Bu Fang glanced at the dumplings in the wok, then continued to walk to the other side of the stove and kneaded the dumplings. He had quite a lot of fillings and could probably knead a few hundred of them. However, the speed at which Bu Fang was wrapping the dumplings was extremely fast. In just two to three breaths, he was able to complete a crescent moon dumpling.
"Continue to light the fire, don't let it get too small," Bu Fang reminded the young eunuch who was burning the fire.
The young eunuch hurriedly nodded and added a few more pieces of wood into the stove.
The dumplings quickly floated up. Bu Fang's eyes and hands were sharp. The moment the dumpling floated up, he scooped it up and poured it into a blue and white porcelain bowl.
There were only three Rainbow-colored Crescent Moon Dumplings in a single porcelain bowl.
The white and sparkling Rainbow-colored Crescent Moon Dumplings did not emit seven colors as their name suggested. The skin of the dumpling was smooth and translucent, as if one could see the fillings inside through the skin.
The fillings seemed to have a faint fragrance lingering around them. It was extremely tempting.
Bu Fang scooped up a spoonful of soup base, then sprinkled some chopped green onions into the bowl, completing the Rainbow-colored Crescent Moon Dumplings.
The eunuch walked in front of Bu Fang and looked at the exquisite crescent moon dumplings in astonishment. The fragrance of the dumplings was not as strong as that of other chefs' dishes.
However, the eunuch did not say anything. He carried the dish and walked toward Ji Chengxue.
"This is the dish cooked by Owner Bu?"
Ji Chengxue looked expectantly at the dish presented by the eunuch. However, when he saw the ordinary crescent moon dumplings that did not have a strong fragrance, the anticipation in his heart immediately plummeted. He was a little disappointed.
There were no dumplings in the Light Wind Empire, so Ji Chengxue did not recognize this dish. However, Ji Chengxue had eaten Bu Fang's Golden Shumai before. The rich fragrance and the glossy oil left an endless aftertaste in Ji Chengxue's mind. In contrast, the dumplings placed in the blue and white porcelain bowl that looked like cute babies did not have the rich fragrance he had imagined. Ji Chengxue sighed.
"Owner Bu, what is the name of this dish?" Even though he was a little disappointed, Ji Chengxue still asked the eunuch.
"Owner Bu said that this dish is called Rainbow-colored Crescent Moon Dumplings," the eunuch respectfully said.
"Hmm? Rainbow-colored? What do you mean by seven-colored? Why are these crescent moon dumplings all white in color? " Ji Chengxue was stunned. He glanced at the white dumplings in the blue and white porcelain bowl and was immediately puzzled. Rainbow-colored, it naturally had to be multi-colored. How could there be such a thing as seven-colored?
Could it be that there was a trick to this dish? Ji Chengxue's eyes immediately lit up. He remembered Bu Fang's terrible cooking style. It was naturally impossible for him to bring out such an ordinary dish...
The anticipation in his heart that had already fallen surged forth once again. Ji Chengxue could not wait to taste the Rainbow-colored Crescent Moon Dumplings.
Using a soup ladle, Ji Chengxue scooped up a steaming crescent moon dumpling. After blowing on it, he lightly took a bite.
After biting through the white and tender skin of the dumpling, Ji Chengxue's eyes instantly widened and were filled with disbelief.
A rich fragrance seemed to have suddenly exploded in Ji Chengxue's mouth. That instant surge of fragrance caused Ji Chengxue's entire body to sink into a sense of satisfaction.
From the opening of the dumpling, a rich fragrance wafted out. As Ji Chengxue looked at this fragrance, his nostrils nearly widened...
This f * cking fragrance actually transformed into a rainbow!
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