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

Chapter 666-Sniper confrontation, another sniper confrontation at the middle gate!
"Ding, the daily task of selling seafood noodles has been completed, and the rewards are accumulating."

"Day 4 of the mission: Designated delicacy—scallop and scallion oil noodles."

"The designated retail price is 188 yuan, and the profit margin must not be less than 50%."

"Quest Reward - Scallop and Scallion Noodle Recipe (Golden Legend)."

Seeing the latest task, Wang Fan couldn't help but wonder: Did the system also dislike the Sakura Ramen shop across the street? Otherwise, there was no way to explain why it gave him another noodle task. And compared to the seafood noodles priced at 288 yuan, the price of 188 yuan a bowl was undoubtedly more affordable, although he thought that this bowl was just about right at 40 yuan.

However, he also knew that his price only took into account the cost of the ingredients themselves. If the cost of renting a shop was included, then setting this price would only mean earning hard-earned money, which might not be as much as what office workers earn. After all, the rent for this small shop is 6000 yuan a day!

If I do this for two days in a row, will the ramen shop across the street still dare to set such a high price?

Another thing is that today's mission also makes me want to die.

It may be difficult to choose the most popular food in Shanghai. After all, everyone has their own standards for the concept of "most". But if you want to choose the three most popular foods in Shanghai, scallion oil noodles will basically be selected.

As a foreigner, I came to Shanghai to show off a bowl of scallion oil noodles that costs 188 yuan. I think I want to kill Sakura Ramen and myself at the same time.

This mission did give a special recipe, and it was a golden legendary one, but this behavior was too close to the target, just like going to Sichuan to cook Sichuan cuisine by yourself.

I hope my colleagues in Shanghai can be more generous and not hold grudges...

If you want to blame someone, blame the system tasks for being so annoying!
Wang Fan had already memorized the contents of the recipe. After ordering the ingredients for tomorrow from the system mall, he began to simulate the preparation of this special delicacy in his dream.

He had never made traditional scallion oil noodles, but he never imagined that a noodle dish with such a simple name would be so complicated to make.

I originally thought that I could just fry the onions slowly over low heat until they were crispy and fragrant, then add some seasoning and mix them with the noodles. It would take at most 3 minutes to finish, but it turned out that the preparation alone took him 10 minutes.

Soak the dried shrimps and scallops in warm water, cut the scallion whites and scallion bottoms into shreds, take the green middle section of the scallion, and then the scallion roots, coriander, shredded ginger, shredded onion, shredded carrots, dried shrimps and other side dishes also appear on the stove one by one at the beginning of the year.

I don’t know if it’s to adapt to Wang Fan’s own special abilities, but there are no specific quantities of ingredients on this golden recipe. Everything is up to Wang Fan to decide independently. He didn’t have any experience with this first one, so he just prepared it casually.

Put light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, salt and water into the pot in random proportions, stir evenly, put the side dishes in and start cooking directly on the fire.

At the same time, the Sakura Ramen restaurant at the end of the street also launched self-rescue activities.

I originally thought that I would make a lot of money as soon as I opened the restaurant. Even if the diners didn't break my door threshold, they would at least make it bigger.

Everything was going according to plan, but Oda Nobunaga showed up unexpectedly and snatched away all his diners. What a disaster!
"Fortunately, I was wise and brave enough to prepare for emergencies early on."

Umekawa Kuko said to Tomoko with a smug look on his face, "Go change the information on the official website later, and then go get a trending search. Say that to thank all the customers in Shanghai for their support, we're preparing a special 288 yuan bowl of super scallion oil noodles tomorrow. All the ingredients are sourced from our Great Sakura Country. Combined with my super powers as a ramen sage, I'm sure the taste buds of Shanghai residents will be exhilarated."

"Ramen Sage?"

Tomoko asked back in great surprise.

I clearly brought back half a portion of Wang Sang's seafood noodles in the afternoon. The texture of the noodles and the taste of the soup base were enough to surpass my boss's taste in the Pacific Ocean. How shameless must I be to continue to call myself a ramen master?
Meichuan Kuzi's face flushed red all of a sudden: "Baka! I didn't give me the name Ramen Sage, it was clearly these Chinese people who gave me that name. And the ramen made by Wang Fan is just more suitable for Chinese people's taste. If I make the scallion oil noodles that they often eat, they will definitely know who the real Ramen Sage is!"

This damn Tomoko, if she wasn't a princess from a consortium who came here to experience life, I would definitely teach her a lesson!

Tomoko acted quickly. Not long after Umekawa Kuko gave the order, she had already updated the official website information. She also used some of the store's savings again and bought a hot search on Weibo.

The effect of the hot search is quite good. Not long after the news was released, it has attracted considerable attention and discussion.

"I've been eating domestic scallion oil noodles for half my life, but this is the first time I've seen one made with all ingredients from Sakura Country. I must try it tomorrow."

"As a major agricultural and ramen country, the scallion oil noodles made with ingredients from the sakura country are mouth-watering just thinking about it, and the price is very affordable."

"Is this price affordable? As expected, the Demon City has its own Shanghai currency. You can't afford to offend it."

"It's not that we have our own Shanghai currency. You have to consider where you're eating these noodles. Huaihai Road is one of the most expensive commercial streets in Shanghai. The rents for stores are there, so it's normal for things to be a bit more expensive. In fact, there are many places in Shanghai that are very cheap. It's not as expensive as you think."

"If I hadn't bought a fingernail-sized croissant for 5 dollars, I would have believed your lies."

"A carrot cake costs 68."

"What's yours? I used to pay 128 for a serving of cucumber slices, and I guess at most it was only a cucumber and a half."

"A vegetable salad costs 99 yuan, and it's just enough to fill your stomach."

"How about 98 yuan for an ordinary eraser?"

"That's too far. Now we're discussing whether a ramen chef from Sakura Country can make a bowl of scallion oil noodles."

"I guess it's a long shot. He's been beaten so badly by Boss Wang today that even Mama-san doesn't recognize him."

"Do you think Boss Wang will continue making noodles tomorrow?"

"Good fellow, are you trying to kill her completely? If Boss Wang continues making noodles tomorrow, will Xiao Yinghua still have a chance to survive?"

"It's better to be left with nothing. Who allowed this idiot to put up a sign like that? If he has the guts, he should try putting one up in this shop in Shanghai too."

"Stop chatting! Go check out Boss Wang's Weibo. Hahaha, Boss Wang is here again!"

"What? Do you have to make noodles tomorrow?"

"More than that! He wants to make noodles with scallion oil!"

...Wang Fan felt that he was not far from the final proportion, and he had already written many pages of proportions in his notebook.

He didn't think his brain was capable of remembering so many things.

This should be the last attempt, Wang Fan thought.

150 grams of light soy sauce, 450 grams of dark soy sauce, 40 grams of sugar, 7 grams of salt, and 150 grams of water. This is the proportion he configured this time. Last time he put a little too much sugar and it was too choking.

Put the side dishes into the pot, bring to a boil, and simmer over low heat. The time should not exceed 15 minutes. If it exceeds this time, the aroma of the soy sauce will weaken and the saltiness will increase.

While doing this, take out the soaked scallops and rub them into thin strips.

He heated up another pot of oil and put the scallion shreds in. Wang Fan was not in a hurry and fried them slowly over low heat. After the scallion shreds were slightly colored and dry, he took them out and put the scallion segments back into the pot.

When the scallions turned a little yellow, Wang Fan turned off the fire, but did not rush to take out the scallions. Instead, he let the residual heat continue to fry the scallions.

This was the conclusion he came up with during his 10th attempt. Frying in this way not only releases the aroma of the scallions, but also preserves their green color and taste.

Wang Fan poured the scallion oil into a basin, and without washing the pot, he scooped a few spoonfuls of lard from the basin into the pot. When the lard melted and just started to smoke, he put the scallops into the pot. The addition of lard was not in the recipe, and the inspiration came when he was making it for the 30th time.

The moment the scallop shreds were put into the pot, fine bubbles of oil began to emerge and soon formed a layer in the pot. The rich aroma of seafood was also released and blended into the aroma of the green onions.

The scallops were not fried for too long. They were taken out when they turned golden brown. The oil was not controlled and they were put aside for later use. Scallion oil noodles require oil, and controlling the oil would affect the taste. This was the experience he summed up when he made it for the 40th time.

He poured out some of the oil used to fry the scallops, leaving a layer of base oil and began to fry the shelled dried shrimps. After the dried shrimps were fried to a beautiful caramel color on both sides, he filtered out the soy sauce that had absorbed all the essence of the vegetables. At this step, all the ingredients were ready.

Wang Fan had a feeling that even if the king of noodles had one bowl, he would definitely not be able to stop!
The noodles were also made very quickly, but compared to the previous soup noodles, Wang Fan also changed one step, which was to take the noodles out after they had been cooked for nearly two minutes, rinse them with cold water, and then put them back into the pot of noodles and rinse them with hot water.

Wang Fan had just researched this step. Before, when mixing noodles, he always felt that there was a little dryness, and if he continued to add oil, it would seem greasy, so he developed this technique.

It's a small detail, but it's the final piece of the puzzle.

Take out the mixing bowl, add noodles, soy sauce, scallion oil, and lard from fried scallops. After gently stirring, the slightly yellowish noodles will be dyed into a bright red color by the soy sauce.

A thin layer of scallion oil and lard is applied on each noodle, making the whole bowl of noodles look moist but not greasy.

Take a plate, pick up the noodles and put half of them in one direction, then bend the noodles and put the other half in the opposite direction.

Put the fried shallots on one side of the noodles, spread the fried scallops on the shallots, and finally line up the three dried shrimps on the noodles. Wang Fan’s dream of scallop and scallion oil noodles is ready.

"Suck……"

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The rich seafood aroma of scallops and dried shrimps, coupled with the aroma of green onions and lard mixed with the essence of various vegetables, made his taste buds feel like the Yellow River flooding.

"Suck it..."

When the noodles entered his mouth, the perfect taste was exactly as he had imagined.

"Gulu..."

Wang Fan, who was still immersed in completing a golden legendary delicacy, felt his stomach rumbling like thunder, and then... he woke up from hunger.

Dreams are just dreams after all. Although one can perfectly simulate the cooking of real-life delicacies in dreams, the food eaten in dreams still cannot reach the mouth or enter the stomach. The aroma of onions is the most tempting. It would be strange if he is not hungry after being tempted by the aroma of onions all night!
After wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth, Wang Fan took out the snacks he made for Zhuo Qianqian and ate some himself, then took out his cell phone and prepared to post a Weibo.

He didn't have the habit of checking trending searches, so he didn't see the news about Sakura Ramen Shop when he posted it. But not long after he sent out the message, netizens who heard the news let him know that the Sakura Ramen Shop across the street would also be making scallion oil noodles tomorrow!

Wang Fan was completely bewildered. How could this be such a coincidence?

He already felt that making noodles on the fourth day was not very authentic, and what a coincidence that noodles with scallion oil came up for a showdown?
Did the owner of the Sakura Ramen restaurant do something to offend the system?
"Boss Wang, you're so awesome! Sakura Ramen just announced they're making scallion noodles tomorrow, and now you're saying you're making scallion noodles too. Are you trying to kill them all?"

"It's only right to kill them all! This idiot boss dared to put up a sign saying Chinese people are not allowed to enter. He should be prepared to be killed by us Chinese!"

Wang Fan was stunned when he saw the news. He had not paid attention to the Internet before and did not know about the good things that Meichuan Kuzi had done in the Sakura Country.

Wang Fan rubbed his chin. If that was the case, then he wouldn't have any psychological burden if he bankrupted him?

"Does a picture reveal the truth?"

Wang Fan was still quite cautious, as he was afraid that some people would deliberately cause trouble.

This guy didn't hesitate and directly posted the news report of that time. The report not only included the name of the store, but also a photo of the owner, Meichuan Kuzi.

What else is there to say? Blame it on yourself for doing something you shouldn't have done!
"Tomorrow I'm going to be selling the dried scallop and scallion oil noodles I just developed. All of you who like noodles are welcome to come and try them. I believe they'll be more than twice as good as the noodles sold by the man with no pants across the street."

He has always had a good temper, but even a clay man can get angry. The other party has been insulting his motherland and compatriots, so he naturally won't say anything good to the other party.

"I just like Boss Wang's temper. I will definitely show my support tomorrow!"

"Although Boss Wang has only been in Modu for a few days, his skills and personality are very much to my liking. Tomorrow I will bring my friends to show my support to Boss Wang."

"I can afford the prices in the heart of Shanghai, but I've always felt I was being taken advantage of, and I'm too lazy to travel far. Boss Wang's food isn't cheap, but it's the first time I've felt it's worth it. Count me in tomorrow."

Di Renjie also popped up at this time: "I just discussed it with Brother Lao Ding. Tomorrow I will queue up at Boss Wang's place, and Lao Ding will queue up at Sakura Ramen. Then we will each eat half and give the review directly on the spot. Boss Wang, please don't let me down."

(End of this chapter)