A Bite of Douluo Continent

If the steamed buns were the main course and the cucumber salad was the side dish, then the pork tripe and chicken soup and the Dongpo pork knuckle were the main dishes.

Lin Lang carefully observed the appearance of the two dishes and nodded.

Without overly elaborate decorations, these two dishes appear simple and unpretentious, but the clearly visible and enticing colors of the ingredients constantly tempt diners to take a bite.

He first picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of pork tripe and chicken soup, added a few pieces of pork tripe and chicken, put it in a small bowl, and then began to slowly savor it.

Soup dishes are a niche product in Douluo Continent, but Lin Lang, as a professional ratings judge, still knows about them.

However, so far, no soup dish has been qualified to be included in the food review. Compared with other cooking methods, this cooking method has a great disadvantage. It cannot bring out the full flavor of the ingredients. All kinds of food cooked together are like a big pot of mixed stew.

Lin Lang took a small sip of the soup and fell silent.

Does the cooking method have significant disadvantages?

Lin Lang had thought so before, but now it seems that this is not the case. It's just that the previous soup dishes did not capture the essence of soup.

Looking down at the small bowl of pork tripe and chicken soup in his hand, Lin Lang understood one thing.

The first soup dish worthy of being featured in a food review has appeared.

Chapter 153 Lin Lang's Food Review

Lin Lang picked up a piece of chicken from the small bowl with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

The chicken wasn't overcooked at all; it was tender and juicy, gradually filling your mouth as you chewed.

The simple, fresh taste that came from the ingredients themselves gave Lin Lang an amazing feeling.

While both dishes are delicious, the flavor of the pork tripe and chicken soup is quite different from that of the previous xiaolongbao, carrying a unique taste of pork tripe, which seems to elevate the deliciousness of the chicken.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Lang picked up a piece of pork belly strip. The way the pork belly strip trembled slightly as he picked it up was incredibly tempting.

The texture of pork belly strips is different from that of chicken. If the chicken in the pork belly chicken dish brought Lin Lang a unique and delicious experience, then the pork belly brought a crisp and refreshing texture. The wonderful texture of being soft but not mushy and slightly chewy is an indescribable enjoyment.

After finishing the pork belly and chicken in the small bowl, Lin Lang sipped the slightly thick, milky-white broth, experiencing a different feeling from the initial amazement.

It felt as if a warm current flowed from his stomach into his limbs and bones, bringing Lin Lang a warm and comfortable feeling.

What a delicious pork tripe and chicken soup!

Lin Lang's wife had already served the food to their children in clean bowls. As they savored the delicious pork tripe and chicken, a look of delight appeared in their eyes.

Like Lin Lang, this soup dish completely amazed them.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Lang's gaze fell on Dongpo Pork Knuckle.

With its large chunks of pork knuckle and exquisitely tempting caramel color, this dish is undoubtedly a carnivore's delight.

Lin Lang tentatively picked up a piece of pork knuckle with his chopsticks, and to his surprise, the piece, along with tendons and skin, easily separated from the knuckle.

He first took a bite of the pigskin.

The pork skin was unlike any pork knuckle dish he had ever eaten before. Its extremely soft and tender texture was infused with the unique aroma of pork and a hint of sweetness on the surface. The two blended together perfectly, making the pork skin rich but not greasy.

After eating the pig skin, Lin Lang put the tendons and lean meat from the pig's knuckle into his mouth and began to chew.

Lean meat alone might be a little dry, but when combined with the texture of tendon, this dryness disappears instantly. The tendon becomes soft but doesn't completely lose its chewy texture; instead, it has a springy feel, blending perfectly with the lean meat. One bite fills your mouth with the aroma of meat.

As soon as he swallowed a piece of braised pork knuckle, Lin Lang's soul power fluctuations suddenly increased by nearly 50%, which startled him.

this...

This Dongpo pork knuckle actually has the special effect of accelerating the flow of soul power.

No wonder they dare to sell it for 100 gold soul coins; given its benefits to soul power cultivation, the price isn't expensive.

"You guys should try this. It seems to speed up the circulation of soul power. Yuefeng, eat more." Lin Lang smiled and pointed to the Dongpo pork knuckle.

His wife has no soul power and is just an ordinary person. He himself is only at the first ring of cultivation. His daughter's soul power talent is not very high, but his son Lin Yuefeng's soul power talent is quite good. He can let him eat more of this Dongpo pork knuckle and see if it can increase his soul power.

This delicious Dongpo pork knuckle is also one that could easily be featured in a food review.

This made Lin Lang a little curious. Could it be that every dish in this restaurant was qualified to be featured in a food review?

If that's really the case, then things will get interesting.

The space for food reviews is limited. Each issue only records the top 100 dishes in terms of rating. The number of dishes that each restaurant can make the list is extremely limited. The reason why Yueyaolou was able to become the number one restaurant in Xingluo City was because it could guarantee at least four dishes to be listed in each issue of the food review magazine.

Don't underestimate the fact that there are only four dishes. There are tens of thousands of restaurants of all sizes in Xingluo City. For them, having even one dish selected for the food review is a huge joy.

Given the current situation, if this new restaurant called Hanshi were to have over a dozen dishes featured in a food review at once...

The sensation it caused was beyond even Lin Lang's imagination.

"Fried rice with egg, please enjoy."

Soon, Qin Yue brought out the next dish.

Fried rice with egg?

Lin Lang remembers that this was also a staple food.

After dividing the fried rice on the plate into bowls for the four people, Lin Lang began to savor it carefully.

What kind of surprise will this egg fried rice bring me?

He was really looking forward to it.

...

In the end, Lin Lang and his family left an empty table, paid the bill, and left happily.

Lin Lang's face was full of smiles. Every dish in this restaurant called Hanshi was so amazing and ingenious. In just this meal, he ate at least ten dishes that could be undisputedly listed in the food review and crush all other delicacies.

As for the special way of eating on the second floor, hot pot, he hasn't even had a chance to try it yet.

This left him quite disappointed, but he made up his mind to come back to the restaurant again and try what hot pot tastes like.

However, the rating week starts tomorrow, so the next time we come, we probably won't be able to see the food review published until a week later.

Back home, Lin Lang seemed restless.

Although Morning Star Street wasn't his assigned street, the sheer variety of delicious food there made him feel uneasy if he didn't offer his own critique after eating it.

Having worked as a food critic for so many years, Lin Lang has long developed the professional habit of reviewing every new dish he tries.

Although it's not my own neighborhood, and the editor-in-chief wouldn't take my reviews into account, I can still read them in my spare time for a bit of self-entertainment.

Furthermore, Cao Pingzhi will definitely rate the food at Hanshi during the upcoming rating week, and we can see the differences between our reviews and his.

Although he didn't like that guy, Lin Lang had to admit that Cao Pingzhi's food reviews were indeed excellent, making diners flock to the dishes he reviewed.

Therefore, Lin Lang would secretly collect Cao Pingzhi's food reviews and quietly study his writing style.

Lin Lang would never tell that annoying guy about this.

"Xiaolongbao, a food somewhat similar to baozi but quite different in how it's eaten. It's served in a small, delicate steamer basket, ten to a basket. Each xiaolongbao is only about half the size of a palm. Inside the xiaolongbao is an extremely delicious soup. When eating it, diners need to first extract the soup from the inside and then eat it with a special vinegar dipping sauce..."

Recalling his experience of enjoying xiaolongbao that evening, Lin Lang wrote a lengthy food review of over a thousand words, and finally gave his rating.

Overall rating: 9.6 points

If others knew about this rating, they would surely be shocked.

The food tasting score is out of 10, and no food has ever scored above 9.5 before.

Lin Lang's pen hadn't stopped; he turned the page and continued writing his food review of the cucumber salad.

...

After a night of business, Qi Han already knew that a ratings member named Lin Lang had dined at the restaurant that evening, but he didn't pay any attention to it.

After watching the Qin sisters leave, he carried Gulu up to the third floor. "Little guy, it's time for us to go to sleep."

"Meow~"

"Do you like sleeping with me that much? Why did you jump up again?"

"Meow!"

Chapter 154 The System's Name

"Hey, host, wake up!"

A sweet and soft little girl's voice woke Qi Han from his sleep.

Still half asleep, he rubbed his eyes and turned to look around.

Who's calling me?

"Besides this system, who else would call you host?"

"System?" Qi Han quickly regained his senses, a look of disbelief on his face. "You've completed the upgrade? Why does your voice sound like this?"

Yes, the system's voice has completely changed. It is no longer the mechanical voice it used to have, but has become a soft, sweet female voice, indistinguishable from a human voice.

"The life force in the life crystal is greater than this system imagined, so this system has given itself a small comprehensive upgrade."

"Meow!" Gulu in my arms was startled awake by the noise and instinctively meowed.

"Let's not talk about that. After the system upgrade, there are still some life crystals left. Quickly sit cross-legged and hug Gulu. I will use the remaining life crystals on you."

Qi Han was delighted upon hearing this.

He quickly sat cross-legged as instructed by the system, then held Gulu in his arms. After he finished doing all this, a surge of powerful life energy suddenly descended from the sky, pouring down on Qi Han and Gulu.

Qi Han suddenly felt as if he were sitting at the bottom of a waterfall and being smashed down on his head by the waterfall. However, the life energy brought him an unparalleled sense of comfort, as if every cell in his body was dancing with joy. It was a complete transformation of his body.

"Meow!" A large amount of life energy was also injected into Gulu's body, making it cheer happily, and its twisting body slowly emitted a "crackling" sound from its joints.

The system seemed to have modified the surrounding environment. The life energy that the person and the cat couldn't completely absorb didn't dissipate; instead, it lingered around them and continued to be absorbed.

It took a full half-incense stick's time for the waterfall of life energy to slowly stop.

That's all?

Just as Qi Han had this thought, the system's voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Next, it might hurt a little~"