Gu Zheng didn't care about what the Artifact Spirit was thinking. After eating and drinking his fill at the Snack Festival, Gu Zheng returned home.
There was no punishment in the test, so the pressure was naturally a lot less, but a test without punishment didn't mean that he could just give up. After all, there would be a rich reward after completing it, and the more these rewards, the better.
According to the Artifact Spirit's explanation, this test was guaranteed to be a traditional folk dish, not just those century-old brands, but it must be nationally famous. Without a certain reputation, it couldn't be counted.
In order to increase the difficulty of the test, the Artifact Spirit gave Gu Zheng another restriction, which was that he must go to a city he had never been to.
Gu Zheng didn't particularly care about this difficulty. He hadn't been to many cities, but this did increase the difficulty for him. After all, he was more familiar with the cities he had been to, so it was easier for him to inquire about them.
In fact, it was not easy to find a more powerful expert among the people. A nationally famous expert was already considered a top expert. Those who could be famous and had a top reputation in the country, which inheritor hadn't been immersed in this cooking for decades and was very experienced. In addition, many of them had ancestral secret recipes, which was equivalent to several lifetimes of experience accumulated. How could ordinary people among the people do better than them?
It was difficult, but not impossible. Gu Zheng had done it before. His chicken blood soup tasted better than the Sun family's chicken blood soup. Even Old Man Sun himself admitted that, but how many people were like Gu Zheng?
However, Gu Zheng also understood in his heart that he had the Gokusen Token and the culinary skills inherited by Gokusen. Without these, it was impossible to beat the Sun family's chicken blood soup.
Thinking about it this way, this test was indeed not easy. It was very difficult to find one, but the Artifact Spirit asked him to find three. This test was much more difficult than simply conquering other people's taste buds before.
If possible, Gu Zheng really wanted to make a test to conquer the future by making delicious food. Although such a test was difficult, as long as he had a way to let others eat the food he made, he would succeed. Unlike now, he didn't know how to do it at all.
Maybe he could ask Mu Mu and Fish That Likes to Eat Cat for help?
Gu Zheng's heart stirred, and he quickly thought of a way.
Mumu was an omnivorous gourmet editor, so he knew a lot of food critics. Coupled with Fish That Loves to Eat Cat and the others, Gu Zheng only needed to release a message in his circle and let them provide clues. He could then search according to the clues, which was much better than looking for a needle in a haystack.
In this way, not only could he save time, but he could also reduce unnecessary trouble. Even if he couldn't get the Artifact Spirit's approval, he wouldn't waste his time.
Gu Zheng sent messages to Mumu, Fish that Loves to Eat Cat, and other food critics he knew, asking them if they had tasted anything that was not famous but more delicious than the most famous food of the same kind.
He mobilized the people around him to look for clues. Although it was still like looking for a needle in a haystack, it was still better. After all, they were food critics who had eaten a lot of delicious food. If there was something that tasted particularly good, it would definitely leave a deep impression.
Folk traditional food, this range is really wide, as long as it is famous in the country. Thinking of this, Gu Zheng shook his head gently again.
In fact, there is a loophole in the Artifact Spirit's test. Folk traditional food must be famous in the country. In fact, there are many such snacks. You don't have to look for exclusive snacks like Sun's Chicken Blood Soup and Goubuli. You can look for snacks that are equally famous but have many shops, such as Lanzhou Ramen, Sha County snacks, and local specialties, which are also famous in the country, such as Zhongyuan's Stewed Noodles, Jinling's Salted Duck, Dezhou's Braised Chicken, Shen Wansan's Pig Trotters, and so on.
These are all famous in the country, and they are traditional food, which completely meet the conditions. It doesn't seem to be difficult to choose an unknown chef who does a particularly good job.
Thinking of Sha County snacks, Gu Zheng thought of another kind of food, Mixed Noodles Flat Food.
Sha County snacks have a long history and belong to a branch of the food culture of the Han people in the Central Plains. It not only has the food characteristics of Fuzhou and Minnan, but also has the Hakka food culture style of the mountainous area of Tingzhou. Therefore, it is divided into two major schools: the school of Chengguan snacks, which tastes fresh and light, and the school of Xiamao snacks, which tastes salty and sour, and the school of Xiamao snacks.
Mixed Noodles Flat Food belongs to the school of Chengguan snacks, which is the representative delicacy of Sha County snacks.
The reason why Gu Zheng thought of this was because he remembered that he had just seen a food review about mixed noodles Flat Food not long ago. He had a deep impression of that article.
There is a unique snack shop in Ze Qiu County. According to that food review, the mixed noodles Flat Food in this shop is more delicious than the mixed noodles Flat Food in Sha County snacks.
Gu Zheng is no stranger to the author of this food review. His name is Deep Sea Mad Shark.
Deep Sea Mad Shark is a senior gourmet and has his own paranoia about food. It is enough to explain a lot of things that can be praised by him and said that it is better than the mixed noodles Flat Food in Sha County snacks.
When Gu Zheng first saw this article, he also had the idea of going to the shop in Ze Qiu County to try it out. However, due to other matters and the fact that the shop had already been reviewed by Deep Sea Mad Shark, he didn't need to go there anymore. Therefore, he gave up on the idea.
Now it seems that this is an opportunity to complete the task.
First of all, Ze Qiu County is not in Sha County. The most famous snack shop in Sha County must be in Sha County. Going to Ze Qiu is in line with the requirements of the test task. Moreover, Ze Qiu is not far from Shen City. It only takes more than an hour to drive there.
However, to be on the safe side, Gu Zheng still asked the device spirit first, "If I go to a snack shop that I already know to look for delicacies, is it not in line with the conditions of the test task?"
This time, the device spirit didn't make things difficult for Gu Zheng. He just said lightly, "This is okay. As long as it is a strange city that you have never been to, it is not in violation of the conditions of the test task."
That's great!
Gu Zheng immediately laughed. If the mixed noodles and flatbread of that specialty snack shop is really as delicious as Deep Sea Mad Shark commented, maybe he can really complete one-third of the test task.
Anyway, Gu Zheng had nothing to do at the moment. He immediately found the article he read last time and asked about the location of the specialty snack shop. Then he set off for Ze Qiu County.
Mumu and the Fish-loving Cat also replied to the message. Mumu also asked Gu Zheng why he asked this. Gu Zheng didn't say much to her. He only said that if there is any information in this area, she can provide it to him as much as possible. It is very useful.
They gave a lot of clues about delicacies, and many of them were written by them. They also specially sent links to articles that could be understood more clearly. Gu Zheng selected some cities that he had never been to and collected these links. He planned to filter them after returning from Ze Qiu.
The next day, Gu Zheng rushed to Ze Qiu County, but according to the location provided by Deep Sea Mad Shark's article, it took him a lot of effort to find the specialty snack shop.
At the same time, Gu Zheng also understood why the mixed noodles and flatbread of this specialty snack shop were praised by Deep Sea Mad Shark, but still not famous.
The location of this specialty snack shop was too remote. It was surrounded by residential buildings, and the road at the door was very narrow. There was not even a parking space nearby. Probably, except for the people nearby, no one would deliberately come here to taste.
Not only that, the shop front was also very small. It was about ten square meters in size. Except for the kitchen, there were at most four small tables inside.
The chef in charge of cooking was a thin middle-aged man. He was about forty or fifty years old. He looked simple and honest. In addition to him, there was a middle-aged woman who acted as the cashier and waiter in the shop. She was very busy.
Gu Zheng estimated that this snack shop seemed to be a husband and wife shop.
It was really not easy for Deep Sea Mad Shark to find this place.
But then again, although this snack shop was small, there were quite a lot of people. Not only were the tables inside full of people, but there were also a few more simple folding tables at the door. They were also full of people.
The chef in charge of cooking was a thin middle-aged man. He was about forty or fifty years old. He looked simple and honest. In addition to him, there was a middle-aged woman who acted as the cashier and waiter in the shop. It seemed to be a husband and wife shop.
Gu Zheng glanced around and found that the people who came here to eat were also eating mixed noodles and flatbread. Everyone's expression was very satisfied as they ate the noodles. It gave him a feeling of deja vu.
When Changfeng and the others ate his fried eggs, they had almost the same expression.
As such, Gu Zheng was a little more expectant.
After waiting for about five to six minutes, the people in the shop finished eating and left. Gu Zheng quickly took the opportunity to reserve a seat and ordered a bowl of mixed noodles and flatbread.
No matter what, whether the mixed noodles and flatbread in this shop were delicious or not, and whether it could surpass the mixed noodles and flatbread in the most orthodox Shaxian snacks, he would only know after eating it.
Although the seats inside were a little crowded, it was also convenient for Gu Zheng to observe the chef's cooking process in the kitchen.
The kitchen and the dining table in front were only separated by half a transparent glass wall. Gu Zheng could see very clearly.
Mixed noodles were actually a simplified version of Zhajiang noodles. There were no diced meat or mixed vegetables. It was just noodles with peanut butter and chili sauce. In order to make mixed noodles delicious, in addition to the ingredients of the noodles, the most important ingredients were the peanut butter and chili sauce and the ratio of the ingredients.
Flatbread was also commonly known as dumplings. However, the flatbread of mixed noodles was the kind of dumplings that had very thin skin. After cooking, the meat inside could be seen. The so-called mixed noodles and flatbread could also be said to be dumpling soup with a simplified version of Zhajiang noodles.
Together with the flatbread with thin skin and thick meat, and half of the noodles with peanut butter and chili sauce, it blended and blended into a unique taste.
At first glance, one could tell that this chef was very experienced. First, he methodically prepared several empty bowls. He was not in a hurry to put the noodles first. Instead, he lightly sprinkled a little green onion on each bowl. Then, he scooped up the flatbread that had already been cooked next to him and poured it into the bowls.
After doing all this, he picked up a big spoon and evenly added peanut butter and chili sauce. His movements were clean and neat. Finally, he scooped up the boiling noodles in the other pot with a big hedge and evenly divided them into each bowl.
The whole process did not take more than five minutes. Moreover, this chef could make three to four bowls of mixed noodles and flatbread at a time.
This speed was enough to satisfy the many customers in his store.
When the mixed noodles and flatbread were served, Gu Zheng picked up the chopsticks and stirred the noodles in the bowl. The peanut butter and chili sauce under the noodles were immediately stirred up and wrapped around each noodle. The unique combination of peanut butter and fish chili sauce also spread in the air.
The color and aroma, at least the color and aroma, had already passed.
Before eating, Gu Zheng felt that he might have completed one-third of the test mission. His mood became very happy and he impatiently picked up a noodle and was about to put it into his mouth.
However, the voice of the artifact spirit sounded again, making Gu Zheng's smile stiffen on his face.
"Noodles, trash ingredient."
Gu Zheng was stunned. He could not help but put down the noodles and pick up a flatbread.
As expected, the evaluation of the artifact spirit sounded again.
"Flatbread, low-grade ingredient."
As the main ingredients of the mixed noodles and flatbread, the mixed noodles and flatbread were either trash or low-grade. This really made Gu Zheng very disappointed. However, since he was here, he still wanted to try it. He bit off half of the flatbread.
"A reminder to the successor of Gokusen. If you want to complete the test mission, the main ingredients of the delicacies you find must be higher than the low-grade ones, including the low-grade ones. Moreover, the ingredients used cannot contain trash or poison."
The voice of the artifact spirit was still so calm. Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment and shook his head with a bitter smile.
He should have guessed earlier that with the character of the artifact spirit, it was impossible for it not to have restrictions on the ingredients. However, this time, it was not restricting himself but others. As long as the artifact spirit had the right to set the rules, it would definitely become a lot more troublesome.
Another point was that this time, it was limited to traditional folk food. Most of these were snacks. Since they were snacks, the ingredients were usually very simple and the selection was not that troublesome. Now that the main ingredients were restricted to the low-grade ones, the supplementary ingredients and ingredients had to be low-grade ones at the very least. It was not easy to find such delicacies.
However, it was better than the most famous snacks of the same kind. The ingredients must not be sloppy. The impact of this restriction was not particularly big.
For example, the shop in front of him was not big. It was only ten square meters and there were not many tables. The profit was already thin. If he used expensive ingredients, how could this bowl of mixed noodles and flatbread be sold?
No matter what, this time, it was equivalent to wasting more than two hours to come to Ze Qiu County without any results.
Without any results, Gu Zheng did not want to eat anymore after eating only one mouthful of flatbread.
To be honest, the flatbread at his shop was actually not bad. It was different from the ones made by others. They added some ingredients that others did not have. The taste was fresher and there was no greasy feeling. However, that was all. The quality of the ingredients was there. With such ingredients, unless one had heaven-defying culinary skills, it would be difficult to make amazing food. At best, it could only be considered excellent.
It was only excellent and not top-notch. In addition, the ingredients did not meet the requirements of the test. This food could not help Gu Zheng pass the test this time.
Gu Zheng put down his chopsticks and shook his head. He looked regretfully at the bowl on the table and got up to leave.
His action had already attracted the attention of the people eating next to him.
The people here were all regulars of this shop and knew the taste of this snack shop. They had been eating here for so long and had never seen a diner who took two chopsticks and left after eating half a mouthful. Gu Zheng only ate a little bit of the flatbread.
Many people even stopped eating and looked at Gu Zheng.
Not to mention them, even the chef and boss who was in charge of cooking also noticed Gu Zheng because of the abnormality outside. He was very surprised.
He was very confident in his cooking skills. The Mixed Noodles and Flatbread was a cooking skill he learned in Sha County. He also studied it for a long time and improved it. He was confident that it was more delicious than the most authentic Sha County snack, Mixed Noodles and Flatbread. There was no reason that a diner couldn't even eat one piece.
Seeing that Gu Zheng was about to leave, he had to stop cooking. Instead, he quickly walked out and stopped in front of Gu Zheng. He grabbed his apron and wiped it. Then, he asked carefully, "Sir, do you have any dissatisfaction with the snacks in our shop?"
Gu Zheng shook his head. The mixed noodles and flatbread should be a rare delicacy as Deep Sea Mad Shark commented. However, the ingredients were too poor and did not meet his requirements.
However, he could not tell this to the boss. He could only answer vaguely, "I have nothing to be dissatisfied with."
"Then why did you leave after eating only half a mouthful?"
Gu Zheng was not the kind of person who was good at pretending. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was perfunctory. The boss was a little unhappy.
"To be honest, the mixed noodles and flatbread you made looked, smelled, and tasted good. However, the ingredients used were really not good. It affected the taste."
Seeing that the boss wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, Gu Zheng had to tell the truth.
"The ingredients are not good?"
When the boss heard Gu Zheng's words, he was stunned at first. Then, he frowned and put down his face.
At the beginning, he really thought that he was so busy that there was a problem in a certain section. He made the mixed noodles and flatbread not taste good. However, he did not expect that the reason why the customer could not eat for a long time turned out to be the ingredients.
After he came back from studying cooking skills in Sha County, he opened this small shop. It had been five or six years, and the shop where he bought ingredients had not been changed. After so many years, it was the first time he heard that someone disliked the ingredients.
"Is this person looking for trouble?"
The boss snorted coldly and did not speak anymore. Instead, he looked up and down at Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng noticed the boss's expression and probably guessed that the other party regarded him as a person looking for trouble. He could not help but smile bitterly.
He really could not blame the boss for the bad ingredients, but he could not explain it to the other party.
After all, the other party opened a business. The profits of snacks were small. He could not force the boss to use expensive ingredients, could he?
Seeing that the other party no longer stopped him, Gu Zheng shrugged his shoulders and turned to leave.
"This person is so strange. He can't eat because the noodles and flatbread are not good."
"Wait, this person looks so familiar. I seem to have seen him somewhere."
"Now that you mention it, I also feel that he is a little familiar … By the way, I remember that I watched a live broadcast before. It was the Hangzhou Food Competition. This person was the one who won the first place. What's his name?"
"Gu Zheng, it's Gu Zheng. It's really him. It's him. The Gu Zheng who won the first place in the Hangzhou Food Competition. I really didn't expect that he would appear here."
"Gu Zheng is from Shen City. Ze Qiu County is not far from Shen City. It's quite normal for him to appear here. Since it's Gu Zheng who said it, the ingredients in this restaurant may really have a problem! "
"If it's someone else who said it, I really don't believe it. But it's Gu Zheng who said it. The ingredients may really have a problem. Two months ago, a black-hearted boss was exposed on TV. Not only did he use gutter oil, but he also used diseased pork. "
"You're making me a little scared. What if the boss of this restaurant also …"
The diners around started to talk about it. Someone here actually recognized the identity of Gu Zheng.
In fact, this was not surprising. The final of the Hangzhou Food Competition was broadcast on satellite TV. At that time, there were so many viewers. It was normal that there were one or two diners in this small restaurant.
If there was really a problem with the ingredients in this restaurant, it was quite credible that Gu Zheng could taste it. Therefore, many diners showed a worried look. They were afraid that the boss of this restaurant would use some garbage ingredients to make more money. They were afraid that he created such a taste by relying on his cooking skills or something else.
When the boss heard the discussion of the customers, he was shocked again. He didn't expect the person in front of him to be a celebrity who won the first place in the Hangzhou Food Competition.
He had heard of the Hangzhou Food Competition, but he didn't pay attention to it because he was busy. Therefore, he didn't recognize Gu Zheng. Now, his face was even darker.
His small restaurant, which was not located in a small place, could make a good profit. In addition to the taste of the food itself, it was also because of the reputation in this area.
Gu Zheng appeared here and was recognized by others. If he were to leave today, the entire Ze Qiu County would know that the winner of the famous Hangzhou Gourmet Competition commented that the ingredients in his restaurant were not good enough. It would be equivalent to completely destroying the reputation of his restaurant and the reputation that he had worked so hard to maintain over the past few years. Who would dare to eat in his restaurant in the future?
The boss couldn't help but be anxious. The boss's wife, who had been busy, was even more anxious. She couldn't help but come over to hold Gu Zheng, but she didn't know what to say. The scene was frozen for a while.
At this time, even the diners outside stopped eating and stood up to look inside the restaurant as if something had happened inside. Even the passers-by nearby were attracted to many.
This small restaurant, which was already very popular, was now surrounded by three layers of people outside and inside, which made it more lively.
Gu Zheng suddenly had a headache. He really didn't expect that things would develop like this.
At this time, two people at the table next to Gu Zheng stood up and took the initiative to ask Gu Zheng.
"It's Master Gu Zheng. Can you tell us what's wrong with the ingredients in this restaurant?"
"Yes, Master Gu Zheng. I have heard of you long ago. I know that you are a famous food critic. Is there really something wrong with the ingredients in this restaurant?"
The two people scrambled to ask Gu Zheng. They didn't have any bad intentions. It could be seen that they just wanted to know the root of the problem with the ingredients.
Gu Zheng shook his head quickly and at the same time signaled the boss's wife to let go of him first. He comforted the diners around him not to be too excited. Then he said sincerely to everyone, "You misunderstood me. I said that the ingredients are not good, not that there is a problem with the ingredients. Let's make a simple example. The taste of the rice steamed from the northeast and the rice steamed from the south of the Yangtze River is different. This is the difference of the ingredients. The owner of this restaurant is very attentive. The noodles and flat food ingredients used are also carefully selected. It's just that I am picky about the taste of food. I always feel that using these ordinary ingredients will affect the final taste of the food. "
Gu Zheng explained very sincerely and with a very correct attitude. In the end, he didn't forget to praise the owner of this restaurant, which dispelled the confusion in everyone's hearts.
He was here to complete the test of the weapon spirit, not to ruin the restaurant's reputation. What's more, putting aside the ingredients, the cooking skills of the owner of this restaurant were really excellent.
Hearing that it was not a problem with the ingredients, but that they were too ordinary, everyone's expressions became much better. The boss and his wife also breathed a sigh of relief, and their complexions recovered a lot.
In just a dozen seconds, sweat oozed out of their foreheads. They also experienced the feeling of going from heaven to hell, and then from hell back to heaven.
Gu Zheng's sincere explanation not only restored their reputation, but also helped them to advertise in another way.
After hearing this explanation, the two people who asked Gu Zheng first looked at each other. There were still some doubts in their eyes. One of them couldn't help but ask, "Master Gu Zheng, I also went to Sha County to eat the most ordinary noodles and flat food, but the noodles and flat food in this restaurant are really delicious. It feels much better than what I ate in Sha County before. Is the influence of the ingredients so big?"
After he finished speaking, the other person nodded. When he saw Gu Zheng looking at them, he hurriedly explained, "Master Gu Zheng, we don't mean anything else. We are from Huan City. We only came here because we saw a food review and found out that Ze Qiu's food is not inferior to Sha County's food. What kind of ingredients do you think makes the noodles and flat food the most delicious? "
When he said this, he remembered that Gu Zheng had only taken a small bite before. Was the difference between the ingredients really so big?
Their questions were also the same questions that troubled the other diners. Everyone wanted to know what kind of ingredients could be recognized by the master who won the first place in Hangzhou City's Gourmet Competition.
Even the boss nodded and asked curiously, "Yes, Master Gu Zheng. What kind of ingredients do you think I should use to make my noodles and flat food more delicious?"
It had to be said that the boss of this restaurant was also very business-minded. He was asking for Gu Zheng's advice now. He would try it himself later. If it was really as Gu Zheng said, that better ingredients could make better noodles and flat food, then he would change it later and use the ingredients mentioned by Gu Zheng. In this way, he could use Gu Zheng's fame to advertise himself again.
Gu Zheng was not in a hurry to answer. Instead, he looked at the two diners who took the initiative to talk in surprise.
Deep Sea Shark was from Huan City. The food review he wrote about this restaurant's noodles and flat food was published in Huan City's Gourmet Diary. The food review these two people were talking about should be the one written by Deep Sea Shark.
Huan City was not close to Ze Qiu County. It was almost twice as far as Shen City. It took them three to four hours to travel from Huan City to Ze Qiu because of a food review. It was obvious that these two people were also experienced food lovers.
Their questions had hit the nail on the head.
Seeing that everyone wanted to know, Gu Zheng did not hesitate and started to comment openly.
"In addition to your own cooking skills and seasonings, the most important thing is the choice of noodles and flat food. Let's talk about the noodles and flat food first. The raw material is flour. The importance of this ingredient is reflected in the flour.
"The noodles and flat food used in this restaurant should be the mechanical flour that is commonly sold in the market. The machine is responsible for grinding the wheat. The advantage of mechanical flour is that it saves a lot of trouble and it is convenient and fast. It doesn't require too much effort and a large amount of flour can be ground out quickly. However, the disadvantage is that the flour ground out by the machine is too fast and it is not easy to preserve part of the nutrients in the wheat. Also, because the machine can't be manually selected, the flour ground out will be different on a microscopic level. It will affect the chewiness of the noodles in the end. However, if it is the traditional stone mill flour, the situation is the opposite.
"The low-class stone mill flour can not only preserve most of the nutrients in the wheat, but the flour ground out can also preserve the most nutrients in the original wheat material and make it more chewy, no matter if it is made into noodles or flat food. Of course, the flour ground out is different because of the different types of wheat. If it is the famous alpine rice flour ground out by the traditional stone mill, the noodles and flat food made in the end will be more delicious and smooth. It will be full of chewiness and it will be full of bouncy and explosive taste.
"After saying all that, let's talk about the stuffing of the flat food. The stuffing of the flat food is mainly pork, but the choice of pork is even more delicate. If you want to make the best noodles and flat food, the best choice is the Iberian Black Pig. The Iberian Black Pig that is produced in Spain is the best quality pork. It is minced and used as stuffing. Together with the dough made from alpine rice flour, that is the best ingredient. "
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, the restaurant was already silent. Many people had their mouths wide open. They did not expect that there would be so much to pay attention to when it came to noodles and flat food stuffing.
The owner of the store bitterly smiled. He knew about alpine rice and wheat. This kind of wheat was known as the gold of wheat. The annual production of this kind of wheat was not much and the price was extremely high. Only big restaurants could afford to use this kind of wheat to make noodles or dough. How could he, a small snack store, use such expensive ingredients?
Not to mention the Iberian Black Pig. To be honest, he had never even heard of this kind of pork. However, he did not need to think to know that the price of this kind of pork was definitely not cheap. It was not something he could afford.
Now, the owner of the restaurant finally understood why Gu Zheng was not willing to explain the reason why the ingredients were not good.
If he wanted to use the ingredients that Gu Zheng mentioned, even the most authentic restaurant in Shaxian would not dare to use such ingredients. Otherwise, just the cost alone would be over a thousand yuan.
Think about it, if a bowl of noodles and flat food that was originally sold for a few yuan was suddenly sold for over a thousand yuan, wouldn't it scare away all the customers who came to eat here?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Gu Zheng spread out his hands. In the end, he did not forget to put in a good word for the owner of the restaurant, "Noodles and flat food is a classic delicacy in Shaxian. The main thing is that it is delicious and affordable. The ingredients that I mentioned can improve the taste, but for people who do business, it is completely wasteful. If you really use the noodles and dough that are ground from alpine rice and wheat, as well as the flat food stuffing that is supported by the Iberian Black Pig, the price of a bowl of noodles and flat food is enough to scare away the majority of people. "
When he said this, Gu Zheng suddenly thought of Changfeng. Fortunately, Changfeng was not here today. Otherwise, after hearing his words, he would definitely be unable to help but beg him to use these ingredients to make a bowl of noodles and flat food. For Changfeng, as long as the food was delicious enough, the price was not a problem.
Wait!
Gu Zheng suddenly had an epiphany. If he were to find the ingredients for the owner of this restaurant and then make the noodles and flat food, would it also be considered as passing the test of the Tool Spirit?
Apart from the influence of the ingredients, the cooking skills of the owner of this restaurant completely met the standard of passing the test of the Tool Spirit.
"Of course not. The most important thing in the test is to personally dig and find the ingredients. Only the delicacies that are made by themselves can pass the test."
The Tool Spirit's answer came quickly, and without any surprise, it rejected Gu Zheng's idea.
Gu Zheng was not disappointed. This kind of idea itself belonged to the category of sneaky tricks, and he did not have much hope.
"Boss, I'm really sorry to have caused you trouble."
Now that everything had been explained clearly, there was no need for Gu Zheng to stay here any longer. After apologizing for the trouble that he had caused, he prepared to leave.
"It's fine, it's fine."
The owner of the restaurant was also somewhat embarrassed and hurriedly waved his hand.
Not long after leaving the restaurant, Gu Zheng had not even walked back to his car when he heard someone calling him from behind.
"Master Gu Zheng, please wait a moment!"
Turning around, Gu Zheng discovered that the people who had called him were the two diners who had taken the initiative to ask questions in the restaurant just now. They had also followed him here.
The two of them had run all the way here. When they saw Gu Zheng stop, they breathed a sigh of relief. They were panting for breath for a long time and were unable to say a word.
Gu Zheng was quite surprised that the two of them could catch up with him. After leaving the restaurant, although he had been walking normally, his speed was much faster than an ordinary person's running speed. It was not easy for the two of them to catch up with him.
When the two of them panted a little, Gu Zheng opened his mouth and asked, "Is there anything else that you want to talk to me about?"
"Master Gu Zheng, you walked really fast. We almost couldn't catch up with you." One of them wiped his forehead and hurriedly squeezed out a smile at Gu Zheng. He introduced himself, "I forgot to introduce myself just now. My name is Zhao Pingchuan, and this is my younger brother, Zhao Pingshan. I'm really sorry for disturbing Master Gu Zheng."
His younger brother, Zhao Pingshan, quickly added, "It's our fortune to be able to meet Master Gu Zheng here. Therefore, we would like to invite you to Huan City and be a guest at our house."
"Be a guest at your house?" Gu Zheng was slightly stunned. He did not expect the two of them to come here just for this.
However, on second thought, it was not difficult to understand their intentions.
They had come all the way from Huan City to Qiu Ze County for a food review. Naturally, they were true foodies. Since they had accidentally met Gu Zheng here, how could they be willing to give up such a good opportunity given their pursuit of good food?
As long as they could invite Gu Zheng back, Gu Zheng could casually show off his cooking skills and it would be enough for them to savor the aftertaste.
Unfortunately, Gu Zheng had only come to Qiu Ze County for the sake of the mission because he had heard that the noodles in that restaurant were even more delicious than the ones in Shaxian. Huan City was not part of his itinerary at all.
Huan City was close to the inland sea. It was an industrial port city and did not have any famous delicacies. Otherwise, Gu Zheng would not have minded accepting their invitation to Huan City.
"I'm sorry, but I have other things to do. I don't have time to go to Huan City for the time being. Thank you for your kindness."
Gu Zheng shook his head and politely rejected their invitation.
"But …"
Zhao Pingchuan was still a little unwilling. He wanted to say something, but Gu Zheng raised his hand to stop him. At the same time, Gu Zheng pointed at the car parked on the side of the road and said, "Someone is waiting for me over there, so I won't be able to accompany you."
Gu Zheng had chartered a car to Qiu Ze County. The driver was still waiting for him in the car. If he rushed back now, he could still reach Shen City before nightfall.
Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan were disappointed when they saw that Gu Zheng had no intention of accepting their invitation.
However, since Gu Zheng had already rejected them, they could not chase after him and say anything. After all, they were not familiar with Gu Zheng, so it was normal for him to reject their invitation.
"Brother, we've finally managed to meet Master Gu Zheng. Are we just going to watch him leave like this?" Zhao Pingshan looked at his brother with a vexed expression.
Zhao Pingchuan also had no choice. He sighed and said, "What else can we do? We were too reckless. We don't even know Master Gu Zheng. It would be strange if he would accept our invitation."
Zhao Pingshan also shook his head. However, he seemed to have thought of something and showed a greedy look. He said to himself, "But after listening to Master Gu Zheng's comments about that snack shop, I finally know why the mixed noodles and flatbread sold by Qisong County's Le Jia Snack Shop is so delicious."
These words also aroused Zhao Pingchuan's appetite. He smacked his lips and could not help but say, "Yeah, I didn't understand before how a shabby place like Qisong County could have such delicious mixed noodles and flatbread. Now that I think about it, it must be because the owner of Le Jia Snack Shop used different ingredients. "
"Brother, do you think the ingredients used by Le Jia Snack Shop are the alpine rice and Iberian black pork that Master Gu Zheng mentioned?"
"How is that possible? Didn't you just hear what Master Gu Zheng said? If alpine rice and Iberian black pork were used as ingredients, a bowl of mixed noodles and flatbread would be sold for at least a thousand yuan. Let's not talk about what ingredients they used. In a place as poor as Qisong County, who can afford ingredients like Iberian black pork and alpine rice? "
"You're right. It would be great if Master Gu Zheng is willing to accept our invitation. When the time comes, we can bring him to taste it. Then, we will know what ingredients the shop used to make the mixed noodles and flatbread."
The two of them whispered as they walked back together. However, neither of them noticed that Gu Zheng, who had already walked to the side of the road and was about to get into the car, suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Qisong County's Le Jia Snack Shop?
It's even better than the mixed noodles and flatbread made by the owner of the snack shop?
Gu Zheng's eyes lit up as he quickly extracted the main points of their conversation.
The culinary skills of the owner of the snack shop in Ze Qiu County had already reached the essence of the mixed noodles and flatbread. Apart from improving the quality of the ingredients, it was very difficult to improve the taste. To be able to make it better than the mixed noodles and flatbread made by the owner of the snack shop, it could only be done by improving the quality of the ingredients.
Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pinghu didn't look like professional food critics. For ordinary foodies like them to be able to clearly feel the quality of the taste, it was enough to prove that the ingredients used by Le Jia Snack Shop were at least two grades higher than the ingredients used by the owner of the snack shop.
The ingredients used by the owner of the snack shop were trash. Two grades higher would be second-grade ingredients. The second-grade ingredients on the market were only a little more expensive, but it wasn't that they couldn't be bought. However, this just happened to meet the minimum requirement of ingredients for the Weapon Spirit test mission.
Although he didn't know what ingredients this Le Jia Snack Shop used, Gu Zheng suddenly had a strong interest in this Le Jia Snack Shop.
Signaling the driver to wait for him for a while, Gu Zheng turned around and caught up with the two brothers.
"Both of you, please wait a moment!"
Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan didn't expect Gu Zheng to turn back and call out to them. They were very surprised.
"Master Gu Zheng, have you changed your mind?" Zhao Pingchuan was stunned for a moment before he became wild with joy. He thought that Gu Zheng had changed his mind and was willing to be a guest at their place.
Gu Zheng quickly shook his head. He was only interested in the Le Jia Snack Shop in Qi Song County. He didn't plan to go to Huan City, so he quickly asked, "I just heard you say that there's a place called Le Jia Snack Shop in Qi Song County. The mixed noodles and flatbread are even better than the ones made by the snack shop. Is that true?"
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