The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 106 A plate of fried rice, please.
"Qin Lang, look!"

At the other end of the food and beverage area, Zhao Qian, whose restaurant had not yet opened, excitedly pointed to Xu Zhu and Song Xiaoyu as they passed through the temporary ticket gate.

"Your plan really worked!"

"This is just the beginning." Qin Lang smiled slightly, looking very calm. "The afternoon and evening will be when the plan takes effect."

His initial choice to recruit spirit chefs from the food street, rather than looking for them from other places, was not only due to their expertise, but also for another very important reason.

That means these dozen or so food stall owners account for more than half of the customer traffic on the food street!
The vast majority of customers who go to the food street are there specifically for them.

In this situation, what would happen if these food stall owners didn't set up their stalls on the food street for a whole week?

Those regulars would inevitably try to find out, and eventually follow the trail to the "Happy Party" amusement park.

Although there will inevitably be some loss in the process, Qin Lang believes that the improved flavor will definitely retain all the people in the future!
Even if only a portion of those who stay buy tickets to enter the amusement park, it would be enough to improve the amusement park's financial situation, which is currently losing money!

Of course, simply improving the situation is not enough. Attracting customers from the food street by using the Yu Ling Chef stalls is not enough to fundamentally solve the problem.

But with this first step, the subsequent plans can proceed!

“Indeed.” Cao Dongdong chuckled. “It’s still morning, the time when the food street is least crowded.”

"Around noon, there will probably be a small peak, followed by the afternoon and evening." Cao Dongdong glanced at the egg yolk pastries that were already made but hadn't been put into the oven yet, and his eyes showed anticipation.

"I wonder when I'll be able to open for business?"

For him, selling egg yolk pastries and receiving positive reviews from customers was an unprecedented experience!

"I've been thinking about this too." Zhao Qian cut some of the braised beef she had prepared in advance and gave some to Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong as snacks.

The food she makes is ready-made; she just needs to slice it and sell it.

"This can't be rushed; everything is difficult at the beginning." Qin Lang smiled slightly; he was the most composed of the three.

After all, he had experience selling goods at a street stall during his low point in his previous life.

Taking out the small folding chair he had prepared beforehand, Qin Lang casually opened a food magazine he had bought on the way and started flipping through it. Even Egg Baby, which was floating in the air, curiously came over and landed on Qin Lang's shoulder.

Although it couldn't read, it could understand the food pictures in food magazines. The delicious-looking pictures made its mouth water, and it could only occasionally eat a piece of beef made by Zhao Qian to satisfy its craving.

Time passed bit by bit.

Qin Lang was engrossed in reading a magazine until someone came to his stall. Danbao patted his face to remind him, which brought him back to his senses.

"Hello, would you like a plate of fried rice?" Qin Lang quickly stood up, casually placed the magazine aside, and smiled at the other person.

He was a tall, thin, middle-aged man wearing glasses.

"Fried rice with egg? Is that a main dish?" the middle-aged man asked with interest. "How much is a serving?"

"Fifty yuan a serving," Qin Lang said casually.

Although the ingredients for fried rice are just eggs, rice, and scallions, Qin Lang chooses almost all of the highest quality.

Adding to the added cost of the amusement park and the added prestige of being a Spirit Chef, the price wasn't considered expensive. "Give me one," the middle-aged man said without hesitation, glancing at Qin Lang busy at the table while his gaze fell on the magazine beside him.

"Young boss, do you often watch 'Gourmet House'?"

"Huh?" Qin Lang was taken aback for a moment before realizing that the other person was referring to the food magazine he had just been looking at. "I wouldn't say I buy it often, I just bought it on a whim to pass the time."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, said nothing more, but a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

The man's name was Luo Feng, and he was a food writer for the magazine "Gourmet House".

This job is actually somewhat similar to that of a food recommender, as the job involves tasting and evaluating various delicacies. However, there are no entry requirements or authorization from the Royal Chef Association, and food recommender badges cannot be awarded.

It's not uncommon for food critics to also serve as food writers, and those who are not food critics but are well-known among food writers are often referred to by their peers as "amateur food critics."

Luo Feng is a well-known writer known as a "folk food recommender". Today, he originally planned to focus on the food stall owners of the Yu Ling Chu food stall in the food street and do a special feature on the food stalls.

But when he made a special trip to the food street in the morning when there were fewer people, he found that none of the Yu Ling Chu stall owners he remembered were out.

Realizing something was wrong, Luo Feng immediately asked the other stall owners and then rushed over.

His first choice was his favorite mixed-flavor cake.

But after finishing a plate of mixed-flavor pancakes, Luo Feng was surprised to find that the stall owner was still the same one, but the taste of the food had improved a lot.

Out of sheer curiosity, Luo Feng couldn't help but ask the stall owner surnamed Liu, only to receive an answer that surprised him greatly.

Not only the mixed-fragrant cakes, but all the delicacies sold by the Spirit Chef stall owners here have tasted significantly improved. The reason for this is that they all obtained a unique improved recipe from the same person.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng was filled with surprise.

Because of his understanding of food, he knew very well that this kind of targeted improvement was not a simple matter, especially when the improved dish was already one of the chef's specialties.

After that, he randomly picked another stall, tasted their food, and all his remaining doubts vanished.

Just as he was filled with curiosity about the mysterious spirit chef who had produced the recipe, the stall owners here told him an even more surprising piece of news.

The spirit chef who shared the recipe is also setting up a stall here!
Without any hesitation, Luo Feng went straight to Qin Lang's stall.

When he saw Qin Lang's excessively youthful face, he was momentarily taken aback, because in his impression, a master chef who could achieve this level should at least be middle-aged, or even elderly.

However, Luo Feng had also heard of the existence of some culinary geniuses, so he did not rush to make a conclusion, but decided to taste the food made by the other party.

What would the food cooked by a Spirit Chef, who can so easily improve the dishes of other Spirit Chefs, taste like?

"Bah-"

A crisp sizzle of oil brought Luo Feng back to his senses. Qin Lang's smooth and skillful cooking brought out a rich aroma of eggs and rice.

Luo Feng took a deep breath, his eyes widening involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)