The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 242 The Revival of Legendary Creatures

Upon hearing this, Li Yuantu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Almost instantly, he thought of the Silver Deer that appeared during the disaster in Bailushan City.

For ordinary people, the disaster seemed to have ended after the Silver Deer turned the tide.

However, within the Spirit Chef Association, the turmoil caused by the appearance of the Silver Deer is far from over.

Have the legendary creatures been resurrected...?

Li Yuantu let out a breath and looked at Zhuo Hong, "Then, will the legendary First Food Spirit also awaken from its slumber?"

"You're asking me?" Zhuo Hong pointed to himself. "Before I retired, I was just an ordinary Level 2 food consultant. What could I possibly know?"

Li Yuantu: "..."

This guy is still as stubborn as ever.

“However,” Zhuo Hong swirled the wine in his glass, “at least in my opinion, your worries are a bit unnecessary.”

"The appearance of the legendary creature must be related to something else."

"Haven't you noticed? The concentration of star power in the air has become somewhat denser in recent years."

Li Yuantu's expression changed slightly.

Star Power Concentration?
Star Power is the power that the original Food Spirits bestowed upon this world. With the continuous depletion over the years, it can only become less and less.

Now, it's even become more concentrated?
"I have a premonition that something special is happening quietly somewhere that you and I can't see." Zhuo Hong finished the rest of his wine in one gulp. "However, what exactly it is remains unknown until it actually happens."

"Just treat this trip to Qili Bay as a publicly funded vacation." Zhuo Hong put down his cup and glanced at Li Yuantu's casual attire.

"Oh, I almost forgot, you're here for tourism."

Li Yuantu rolled his eyes at Zhuo Hong, got up to say goodbye, but suddenly there was a knock on the door.

A young voice came from outside the door, "Mr. Zhuo Hong, I am Di You. We are planning an impromptu cooking competition. Would you be willing to be our judge?"

Zhuo Hong didn't answer, but just looked at Li Yuantu with a smile, "Look, an impromptu cooking competition."

"Young people today have more ideas than we did back then."

"I love this kind of passion."

“You bastard…” Li Yuantu’s lips twitched.

"Want to join us?" Zhuo Hong pointed outside the door. "The young people under my wing are pretty good cooks, you know."
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"Idol, what dish are you planning to cook later?"

Jiang Jun looked at Qin Lang with curiosity, and the other club members also curiously gathered around. They acted as if it were none of their business, as if they were just spectators rather than participants in a cooking competition.

"The dishes I'm going to make..." Qin Lang smiled.

The Xiayun River is rich in aquatic products, and the fish that everyone caught covered almost all kinds of freshwater fish that Qin Lang was familiar with.

For Qin Lang, there are many options to achieve the goal of "still being a whole fish after cooking" as required by Di You's question.

For a simpler option, you can make crucian carp and tofu soup.

but…

Looking at the young men and women around him who admired him, Qin Lang knew that they would rather he show off his skills than simply cook a dish.

And he himself happened to have the same idea.

After all, more challenging dishes can also help improve Egg Treasure and Spicy's experience.

Thinking of this, Qin Lang slowly said, "This time, I plan to make a dish of mutton stuffed in fish belly."

The character “鲜” can be broken down into the components of fish and sheep.

The ancients believed that fish and mutton were the most delicious ingredients, and their combination was the ultimate in flavor. Thus, the dish of stuffing mutton into a fish belly came into being.

A sheep hidden inside a fish's belly?

Everyone's eyes widened involuntarily, and they all showed intense anticipation.

Just hearing the name, they can picture this dish.

Just then, Di You's voice came from the doorway, "Mr. Zhuo Hong has arrived, and not only that, we also have a second heavyweight judge!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the doorway. When Qin Lang saw the figure following Zhuo Hong, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Mr. Li Yuantu?"

He was somewhat surprised by Li Yuantu's presence, but considering that Zhuo Hong was also a Level 2 Food Recommender, it seemed to make sense.

"Huh?" Li Yuantu also showed a surprised expression, then smiled at Zhuo Hong, "This is the junior I was talking about."

"I didn't expect him to be involved in this match."

"I know who the champion is." Zhuo Hong smiled and nodded at Qin Lang. "It seems this duel will be very interesting."

"Everyone, hurry up and get ready!" Di You shouted, then quickly took the cooking spot next to Qin Lang.

According to his plan, while everyone else is cooking, he will be able to enjoy watching his idol cook up close!
However, seeing that the other club members beside Qin Lang hadn't moved at all, Di You's expression immediately fell. "Aren't you going to prepare?"

"Anyway, there's no set time, let's wait until we finish watching Qin Lang's cooking before we prepare our own," one of the boys said with a grin.

The other members nodded in agreement, expressing their strong support.

Before we decide what to cook, let's first appreciate Qin Lang's culinary skills!

Di You opened his mouth, then silently closed it again.

Failed!

"Don't crowd around so tightly," Qin Lang said, both amused and exasperated, looking at the crowd practically sprawling on his desk. "How am I supposed to do this?"

"Yes, yes, spread out quickly." Cao Dongdong hurriedly pulled everyone apart, and then secretly stood in the first row himself.

He's Qin Lang's good brother, he deserves a VIP viewing spot!
Even Zhuo Hong and Li Yuantu couldn't resist their curiosity and stood in the crowd to observe.

Seeing this, Qin Lang smiled helplessly and picked up a carp he had chosen.

The moment he picked up the cleaver, his expression sharpened, and he seemed to acquire an indescribable air about him.

"Egg Baby," Qin Lang called out, placing the mutton and bamboo shoots in front of it.

Egg Baby understood immediately and started blowing with all its might, full of fresh energy.

Next, Qin Lang put the washed dried shiitake mushrooms into warm water and placed them in front of La La, saying, "One hour."

"Chop!" Lala nodded emphatically, her expression becoming serious.

After several days of cooking practice, it can now accurately control the timing of [Cooking Acceleration]!
After settling the two food spirits, Qin Lang used the back of his knife to stun the carp.

"Fish belly with mutton" means, as the name suggests, that mutton is placed inside the belly of a fish.

The most important step in completing this cooking process is to debone the whole fish.

Only by removing the main bone and ribs of the whole fish without damaging the surface or opening the belly, and by removing the gills and internal organs, can mutton be stuffed into the carp.

Remove the scales and gills from the carp, insert chopsticks into the mouth and rotate them to remove the internal organs, then insert a fine knife into the mouth and gradually peel it off along the main bone.

Cut the connection between the head and the main bone at the gill cover, then use a skillful force to break off the tail and gently pull out the main bone.

The bone removal procedure is complete.

(End of this chapter)