Food: Random stalls, customers chase me all over the country

Chapter 290 - The Fascinating Final Step

"Brothers, charge!"

As soon as the bell rang, the students who had been studying diligently the previous second rushed out of the classroom in an instant as if they were given a shot of chicken blood.

Then we had no choice but to line up in front of the second canteen.

"I hate it! Why wasn't I the one who didn't have class this morning?!"

"Hey, I rushed here right after class, and ended up getting up early and arriving late."

"It's just lunchtime, and the line is already around 40 people long. I might as well skip the meal."

"...Why haven't you left yet?"

"I'm just saying it, but can you bear to leave? I just don't know what to eat today?"

"Huh? There seems to be a sign there."

The sharp-eyed people in the queue have already noticed the sign at the Wang Fan serving counter.

"Preserved Vegetable and Braised Pork Rice is 25 yuan per portion, and there are 600 portions left."

"Preserved Vegetable Braised Pork?"

"This dish is hard today."

Many people's eyes light up when they see the content on the sign.

Zhang Yang licked his lips. "I didn't expect it to be preserved vegetable braised pork. With the chef's cooking skills, I can't imagine how delicious this meat must be."

Kaili was confused: "Is this dish delicious?"

Zhang Yang nodded vigorously: "Be more confident and remove the 'ma'. Just don't eat your tongue."

There were two exchange students standing behind Kaili, looking at him with bewildered expressions.

"Kaili, you said the food here is delicious. What are we having today?"

Kaili shook his head: "I only know it's called preserved vegetable pork, I've never seen what it is."

Zhang Yang turned around and explained, "Preserved mustard greens and pork is a famous Chinese dish. It's mainly made by steaming preserved mustard greens and pork..."

Before Zhang Yang could finish his words, the two Australian exchange students were already staring at him in shock. "Pork? The kind with that fishy smell?"

"It tastes really bad, like the pork from a rubber tire?"

"Oh my god, is that kind of meat edible?"

As they were talking, the two of them actually started to retch, which showed how deep of a bad impression pork had left on them.

"Kaili, my brother, I think we can't have dinner with you this time. We really can't accept pork."

"Yes, Kaili. We can eat beef, mutton, duck, and chicken, but pork makes us feel like the end of the world. It's really hard to swallow."

The two of them were about to leave the team while talking.

Kaili quickly said, "Derrick, Reggie, you have to trust this boss's cooking. His food is truly delicious. If you leave the line, you'll have to queue again if you want to eat."

Derek shook his head vigorously. "NONONONO, I will never be interested in pork in my life. You guys get in line, we'll go buy something else and meet up again later."

As he spoke, he and Reggie decisively walked out of the line and headed towards another window.

Kaili shook his head regretfully: "They don't know what delicious food they are going to miss."

Zhang Yang shrugged and said nothing. Having traveled to Australia before, he understood the reactions of these two people.

All other meats in Australia are good, but pork is really crazy. The fishy smell in the pork section in the supermarket is really unforgettable.

No wonder those two classmates described it as the apocalypse. "Forget it, Kaili. After we get our food, you can treat them each to a slice. That'll just break their stereotype about pork."

Zhang Yang may not have confidence in his own meat, but he will not lack confidence in the preserved vegetable and pork with preserved vegetables, let alone the preserved vegetable and pork with preserved vegetables made by the boss of window 5.

A simple dish of crispy roast pork is so delicious, how can a heavily seasoned dish like preserved vegetable pork be bad?

Why is this team not moving?!

Is the guy in front hatching eggs?!
Shen Congwen said I was innocent.

Although I was the first in line, there was nothing I could do because the food was not cooked yet and the boss had not started selling it.

"Boss, how many more minutes will it take? I'm starving."

Shen Congwen urged helplessly.

Wang Fan checked the time and sniffed the aroma coming from the all-in-one machine before saying, "Wait a moment. It will only be four minutes."

100 minutes is the bottom line, one second less is an insult to the pork with preserved vegetables.

"Hey... okay."

After sighing, Shen Congwen continued to take deep breaths.

Although I can't eat it, it's still quite pleasant to inhale the rich aroma in advance.

In the kitchen, you can also see rows of braised pork belly neatly arranged and waiting to be steamed, which is a great way to feast your eyes.

4 minutes seemed like a century to those who were anxiously waiting, but it was quite fast for Wang Fan, after all, he was not in a hurry.

As Wang Fan put on thick kitchen heat-insulating gloves, a crisp "ding" sound came from the all-in-one machine.

Wang Fan opened the first layer of the steamer, and milky white steam gushed out instantly, accompanied by the rich aroma of meat that had been accumulated for a full 100 minutes.

"Wow!"

The students who saw the rising mist couldn't help but exclaim, and some even took out their mobile phones to take pictures.

Waiting for the fog to dissipate, Wang Fan held the tray with both hands and slowly took it out of the all-in-one machine.

20 white porcelain bowls, covered with moisture, were neatly arranged on the tray. However, because the preserved vegetables were on top, it was impossible to tell the quality of the preserved vegetable braised pork.

Wang Fan picked up a plate and placed it directly on a bowl. He then tilted the bowl over the iron pot beside him. The red and shiny soup flowed out from the gap in the bowl and fell directly into the iron pot below.

When the soup had almost flowed out, Wang Fan flipped his hands over, and the plate became upside down on the bowl below.

After putting the plate on the counter, Wang Fan didn't rush to open the lid. Instead, he used a small spoon to scoop a spoonful of water starch into the pot. Only then did the students in front see that the soup in the pot was actually bubbling.

The set of movements may sound slow, but in fact Wang Fan did it so smoothly that it was completed in almost the blink of an eye.

The soup in the pot had become thick. Wang Fan scooped up a spoonful with his left hand and lifted the upside-down bowl with his right hand. The preserved plum with pork belly finally showed its true appearance.

"Gu..."

"hiss……"

"I knock..."

The students in front stared at the meat that suddenly appeared and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. They even started to drool uncontrollably. That was the most sincere praise for the food.

I didn't think much of it when it was in the bowl, but when I took it out, I realized that there was really a lot of meat on this plate. The pieces of meat were tightly pressed together like half a ball.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the dish. The pork belly with alternating fat and lean parts was steamed until it was soft, glutinous and translucent, showing an attractive red sauce color.

Students with good eyesight can even see a little bit of fat oozing out of the meat, slowly soaking into the preserved vegetables below, making it more oily.

(End of this chapter)