The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 159 The Valley Food Recommender

The little incident involving the unknown bald man quickly passed. After reading the competition rules brochure, Qin Lang and his two companions left the Royal Spirit Chef Association, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the Harvest Terraces.

Speaking of the terraced fields yielding a bountiful harvest…

On the bus, Qin Lang suddenly remembered something and looked expectant. "I just looked at the information about local food recommenders that came with the travel registration. It seems that it is also a testing location for food recommenders."

"Huh?" Zhao Qian's eyes lit up. "Then, can we take this opportunity to conduct a food recommender assessment?"

She only needs two more Level 1 Food Recommender badges to activate her second star vein. If she can get one this time, then she'll only have one left!

"Count me in." Cao Dongdong also became interested. "What kind of products is he looking at? Are they related to desserts?"

“No.” Qin Lang shook his head. “The food recommender, Mr. Lu Suzhi, is known as the ‘Food Recommender of Grains’.”

"His assessment criteria for food recommenders are all related to grains."

"Moreover, the Fengshou Terraces also appear to be one of his properties."

"Grains?" Cao Dongdong sat up straight again, looking dejected. "Then it's alright."

"An assessment related to grains..." Zhao Qian also looked serious. "I don't think I've mastered the appropriate cuisine either."

"It's alright, we can go and ask about the specific assessment requirements first," Qin Lang said with a smile. "Perhaps the difficulty isn't as high as we imagine?"

The Fengshou Rice Terraces are not very close to the city center of Danju City. It took quite a while for the three of them to arrive safely after chatting back and forth.

Before even getting out of the car, Qin Lang could see the neat and beautiful terraced fields and countless golden ears of rice hanging down through the car window.

When the wind blows, the rice stalks sway gently, like golden waves, and the faint fragrance of rice wafts through the air with a soft "shush-shush" sound.

"Wow! It looks so good!" Zhao Qian couldn't help but exclaim.

"I told you it would be spectacular, didn't I?" Cao Dongdong chuckled. "It's the perfect time for the rice to ripen, so we've come at just the right moment."

"Shall we visit Mr. Lu Suzhi first?"

Qin Lang pointed to a sign with an arrow not far away, which read, "For the Valley Food Recommendation Examination, please go this way."

Lu Suzhi is in charge of the Fengshou Terraces, so you can also ask him about the ninth painting.
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"Eh?!"

"Is Mr. Lu Suzhi not at home?"

"Yes." Lu Suzhi's wife, who was in charge of receiving the three, nodded with a smile. "It's harvest time in the rice fields now, and we need to hurry up and harvest the rice. Everyone is working on it, and Lao Lu went along too."

"I understand." Qin Lang nodded knowingly. "In that case, let's go to the fields to find him."

"Perhaps we can also help with the rice harvest."

"If that's the case, thank you so much," Lu's wife said with a smile. "If you're going to see him, could you please bring me something?"

"Of course, no problem." Qin Lang nodded, somewhat curious. "What is it?"

"It's just some food, please wait a moment." With that, Mrs. Lu turned around and went into the kitchen, quickly bringing out two lunch boxes, one large and one small.

"These are sweet rice cakes I made myself. Please help me give the big box to Lao Lu so he can share them with the other people who helped harvest the rice."

"This box is a gift for you, please try it."

"Thank you!" Qin Lang carefully put it away. "We will definitely deliver it to Mr. Lu Suzhi."

After saying goodbye, the three left Lu Suzhi's house. The impatient Cao Dongdong took out the small lunchbox from Qin Lang's arms and chuckled.

"Let me try this sweet rice cake and see what it tastes like!"

As he spoke, he opened the lunchbox and picked up a piece from it.

The sweet rice cake was long and narrow, about the size of a finger, covered with a layer of snow-white powdery topping. As Cao Dongdong took it out, it wobbled precariously, looking incredibly tempting. "Mmm!" Cao Dongdong ate more than half in one bite, chewed a couple of times, and a look of delight appeared on his face. "Delicious!"

"I'll try some too." Zhao Qian couldn't wait to lean forward, picked up a stick and put it in her mouth, then showed the same amazed expression as Cao Dongdong.

"I said..." Qin Lang looked at the two of them with a helpless expression.

"Can you please consider my feelings?"

The large box of sweet rice cakes was quite heavy, and Qin Lang needed both hands to hold it, leaving him without any hands to hold the cakes.

"piece of cake!"

Zhao Qian snapped her fingers, and Bubu quickly flew out from the star vein. "Bubu, use your mind to control it!"

"Buyi!"

Bubu responded, and light purple mental energy quickly covered the surface of the large lunchbox. Even as Qin Lang let go, the sweet rice cake did not fall.

Qin Lang gave Zhao Qian a thumbs up and then stopped Cao Dongdong, who was already showing off his third cigarette, saying, "Save some for me!"

"Gulu!"

Egg Baby immediately called out, indicating that it wanted to try it too.

Once he got the sweet rice cake, Qin Lang squeezed the surface and took a bite.

After chewing a couple of times, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

The powder on the surface of the sweet rice cake tastes somewhat like icing sugar, but the sweetness is not as strong as icing sugar; it is just a light sweetness, while carrying a rich malt aroma, which adds a lot of layers to the overall flavor.

The sweet rice cake also has a slightly sweet taste inside, and its texture is loose and soft, very similar to the steamed rice cake from my previous life.

After finishing a sweet rice cake, Qin Lang nodded in satisfaction.

As a snack to fill your stomach, it is quite perfect.

Meanwhile, Danbao had already tasted the sweet rice cake, and Bubu, who was helping to move things, naturally didn't miss out either.

The two food spirits whispered among themselves about the taste of the sweet rice cake, and then, as if they had thought of something, their eyes turned to Cao Dongdong.

At this moment, Cao Dongdong was taking out the last, and also his fifth, sweet rice cake from the lunchbox. Sensing the gazes of the two food spirits, he smiled awkwardly and summoned Tuantuan from the star vein.

"Feila!"

As soon as Tuantuan appeared, she complained about Cao Dongdong's selfish behavior, and then unceremoniously showed off the last sweet rice cake in her mouth.

The next moment, Tuan Tuan's eyes lit up.

Perhaps because its origin food is dessert, its love for sweet rice cake is stronger than that of the other two food spirits.

After finishing one, Tuantuan looked at Cao Dongdong with even more resentment.

If it weren't for its two friends reminding it, the spirit chef would have missed out on such delicious sweet rice cakes!

In the end, Cao Dongdong apologized with his hands clasped together, promising to call Tuantuan immediately next time there was something delicious, which calmed the little guy's resentment.

Qin Lang watched this scene with a smile and put away the small lunchbox.

"We've eaten, now it's time to finish delivering the goods."

As he spoke, he took the large lunchbox back from Bubu.

The group quickened their pace and headed toward the rice paddy area where Lu Suzhi was.

(End of this chapter)