The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 445 The Only Two Badges in the World

"Not bad, these dishes have all improved."

After tasting the dishes Qin Lang cooked, Song Lichuan nodded in satisfaction. "You've made great improvements on the issues I mentioned, although there are still some areas that could be further enhanced."

Qin Lang stood beside Song Lichuan like a studious student, taking notes with paper and pen in his hand, and nodded emphatically upon hearing this.

Just now, he took out several other dishes that had been reviewed in the culinary competition and received new reviews.

It must be said that, even after a few days, this old gentleman's comments are still sharp and to the point.

If I could receive guidance from such a senior chef regularly, my cooking skills would definitely improve much faster.

This made Qin Lang feel regretful, as the other party would be leaving Lanqiu City after today and moving to the city where his child lived to enjoy his old age.

I don't know when we'll meet again in the future.

“Mr. Song, I have noted it all down,” Qin Lang said earnestly. “Thank you very much for your evaluation today.”

"That depends on whether you're willing to learn." Song Lichuan shook his head, then looked at Du Ziyan beside him, "Your Ruyi..."

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Song!" Du Ziyan suddenly stood up straight.

After tasting Qin Lang's dishes and hearing Song Lichuan's continuous comments, he had already realized how formidable the old man was.

At this moment, he only hoped that his improved dishes would also receive feedback from the other party, so that he could take it a step further.

"I'll do it right away!"

As he spoke, Du Ziyan, carrying the whole rare fish given to him by Qin Lang, rushed into the kitchen.

Without keeping everyone waiting too long, Du Ziyan, who also possessed the cooking speed-up skill, came out carrying a dish that looked like a jade ruyi.

This was none other than the Ruyi he had previously defeated Qin Lang in the culinary competition.

As he brought it out, Du Ziyan's face was full of surprise.

As a chef, he naturally needs to taste a completely new ingredient before cooking with it.

"Qin Lang, your rare fish is absolutely amazing!"

As he spoke, he placed the dishes on the table.

"This Ruyi is exactly the perfect Ruyi flavor that I wanted to present!"

"It has no strong seafood flavor, no earthy taste that comes with river fish, only the pure freshness of fish."

"This kind of contentment is true harmony!"

"How many of these rare fish do you have left?" Du Ziyan said, putting his arm around Qin Lang's shoulder. "I'll take them all!"

Name your price!

"You wish!" Qin Lang couldn't help but roll his eyes. "If I give it all to you, what will I use?"

“Alright…” Du Ziyan sighed, “How about sending me one occasionally? You never know when we might need it.”

"That's acceptable." Qin Lang nodded.

If a rare ingredient is an animal that can reproduce, it can continuously produce new ingredients through reproduction.

However, under normal circumstances, the offspring of rare ingredients produced by rare spirits cannot reach the level of rare ingredients, and their quality will be reduced.

However, Qin Lang recently discovered that this problem does not seem to exist in the Traveler's Book, because he found that the rare chickens produced by Little Fatty Chicken can also lay rare eggs.

After this discovery, Qin Lang now has the luxury of using his precious eggs as he pleases.

The only downside is that the little fat chicken can only produce female chickens.

Therefore, the eggs laid by premium chickens are all unhatched.

This eliminates the possibility of chickens breeding.

But the goldfish in the fishpond are different!
After careful observation, Qin Lang discovered that the sex of the rare fish produced by the goldfish was random, with half being male and half female!
Therefore, these rare fish can mate and lay eggs!
Do you know how many eggs a fish can lay at one time?
The fewest are tens or hundreds, the most are hundreds of thousands!

Although there are no rare small fish yet, Qin Lang seems to have already envisioned a future where the fishpond is full of rare fish. Du Ziyan is one of the few rivals who can rival him in culinary skills, and their friendship has deepened after many duels and exchanges.

Therefore, it's perfectly acceptable to occasionally give someone some rare fish as a gift.

"Then it's settled!" Du Ziyan said excitedly, then added, "I won't take it for free; I'll trade you sea bass!"

"No problem!" Qin Lang readily agreed.

He was also very interested in Du Ziyan's prized sea bass.

During their conversation, Song Lichuan had already tasted the improved Ruyi made by Du Ziyan and nodded slightly.

"The quality of the ingredients you choose makes a world of difference in the experience."

“Your Ruyi dish no longer has any conflicting elements; it has achieved complete harmony.” Song Lichuan paused for a moment. “You’re not bad either.”

"Thank you very much, Mr. Song!" Du Ziyan said with a delighted expression. "Actually, I got the inspiration for this dish from Qin Lang."

"Me?" Qin Lang was somewhat surprised.

"Do you remember the broth you showed in that lobster broth dish?" Du Ziyan smiled. "It was that harmonious and savory flavor that gave me the idea for the Ruyi dish."

"Ruyi means 'as one,' which means that the flavors of all ingredients are perfectly blended and integrated, achieving a state of complete perfection."

"However, despite countless attempts, I still fell short."

"Now it seems that what's missing is this crucial element: the selection of ingredients."

At this point, Du Ziyan turned to look at Song Lichuan.

"Mr. Song, thank you for your guidance."

"Easy to do."

Song Lichuan waved casually, stood up, and left the dining table.

The others, who had been eagerly waiting, rushed forward and quickly tasted the delicious and auspicious dish.

Even Qin Lang was no exception.

As he savored the unique and delicious flavor that melted between his lips and teeth, a look of amazement appeared on Qin Lang's face.

"Du Ziyan, your dish is really amazing."

"It's so-so, about the same as your boiled cabbage in clear broth."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Just then, Song Lichuan returned and handed two items to Qin Lang and Du Ziyan, saying, "Take these."

"This is..." Qin Lang's pupils contracted sharply when he saw the cold and heavy object in his hand, revealing an expression of utter astonishment.

"A food recommender's badge?!"

Everyone looked up in astonishment upon hearing this.

"Mr. Song, are you the eighth food recommender in Lanqiu City?"

"Not bad." Song Lichuan nodded slightly. "I didn't expect you to know about this."

"Back then, that old guy Liu Jingnian insisted on making me a food recommender, but I'm afraid of trouble, and I also tend to be a bit harsh with my words."

"So after reluctantly accepting it, I asked him to conceal my identity so that no one would bother me and cause trouble for each other."

"The badges you two are holding are the first and last food recommender badges I've awarded in all these years."

"After all, I won't be a food recommender tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang and Du Ziyan simultaneously looked at the badge in their hands. In the purple night sky, there was a full moon and a blue nightingale with outstretched wings, with the words "Lanqiu City · Moon Nightingale" engraved below.

These are only two Moon Oriole Badges in the world!

(End of this chapter)