Food: How Did I Become a Chef When I Set Up a Stall?

Chapter 67 Give up, you can’t surpass him!

 Food stalls at Juxing Shopping Mall.

 Noodle stall.

In the past two days, Xiao Lin, the owner of the noodle stall, seemed to be on a roll, studying how to cook noodles in the kitchen every day.

 He and his wife opened a small mom-and-pop shop here.

Xiao Lin is a very competitive person, but he never plays tricks and always defeats his opponents in an upright manner.

 Previously, there were many people selling pasta in this food stall, but their business was not as good as his.

  Xiao Lin came back from learning from a master chef in Lanzhou and was very good at making pasta.

Hence, he can continue to set up a stall here for a long time and the business is pretty good.

 Until the arrival of Jiang Feng.

The miraculous cooking skills and the exquisite taste of every pasta made Xiao Lin eye-opening.

This also immediately aroused his competitive spirit.

If the vendors who set up stalls here used to be on small slopes, then Jiangfeng would be like a towering mountain peak.

Xiao Lin had eaten the noodles made by Jiang Feng and felt that the top of the mountain was just out of reach.

 But he was not willing to admit defeat.

 He vowed to make noodles even more delicious than Jiang Feng’s!

Xiao Lin simmered a pot of beans and noodles, poured it into a plate, and placed it in front of his wife.

“Try this bowl and see if the taste is close to or better than yesterday’s braised noodles.”

 Xiao Lin was full of expectations.

In this pot of braised noodles, he made sure that every step was correct, and even the amount of seasoning was carefully prepared.

 The food prepared by the chefs with great care will mostly taste good.

Xiao Lin's wife had a look of helplessness deep in her eyes.

 I have eaten a lot of noodles in the past two days, every meal.

Although it tastes good every time, it is still a bit inferior to the braised noodles made by Jiang Feng that I had for lunch yesterday.

 The pot of braised noodles made by Jiang Feng tastes really amazing.

 The surface is covered with fat from the stir-fried pork, mixed with a variety of delicious flavors.

Every bite you take is an unparalleled pleasure.

Looking at the noodles made by Xiao Lin, she secretly thought:

 Husband, stop it.

 You can't surpass him.

 But she didn't say anything, she just ate a few noodles to taste them, then picked up the beans and pork and put them in her mouth.

 “Well, it’s pretty good.”

 Xiao Lin’s wife nodded and praised.

 This noodle tastes really good.

 But the taste is still very different from the one made by Jiang Feng.

The pot of noodles cooked by Jiang Feng has strong noodles without any sticking; the meat is cooked just right and has an excellent taste; the beans are full of soup and have a unique fragrance.

 The feeling when eating it is: refreshing!

But this bowl of noodles from Xiao Lin always feels like something is missing.

  Objectively speaking, this noodle is not bad, and it is delicious enough for ordinary people to eat it all.

 But once the sea was filled with water, except for Wushan, it was not a cloud.

After eating Jiang Feng’s noodles and then eating this bowl, it’s just a little bit worse.

“Really? How does it compare to the noodles he made yesterday?”

Xiao Lin picked up the plate and tasted it himself, and asked expectantly.

 The braised beans and noodles he made were delicious, but the degree of mobilizing the body's senses was far inferior to Jiang Feng's.

 Xiao Lin felt the gap.

“Huh, it’s obviously the same recipe, but what’s the difference?”

 He sighed.

“I’ll buy two bowls of noodles from him later when there are fewer people around, and I’ll do more research.”

Xiao Lin said to his wife.

 “Okay, I’ll line up now.”

 Hearing what he said, his wife became interested and immediately got up and went to line up in front of Jiang Feng's stall.

At this time, Jiang Feng was still preparing the dishes.

 “Chef Jiang.”

 Xiao Lin’s wife shouted.

Recently, she was watching short videos and saw a lot of Jiang Feng’s deeds, which she found very interesting.

And she has been eating Jiang Feng's pasta for lunch these two days, and she has become a fan of Jiang Feng.

"Hello." Hearing someone calling him, Jiang Feng responded immediately.

“Let’s place an order for two bowls of braised beans and noodles.” Xiao Lin’s wife said with a smile.

"Okay, no problem. I'll cook it for you when I've prepared the dishes." Jiang Feng was breaking the beans, so he agreed.

Jiang Feng broke open the fresh beans with his hands, broke them into sections, and put them into a vegetable basket.

Soon, the basket was filled with beans.

 Then we started to chop the meat and make fried sauce.

 The morning was busy.

However, the guests haven't arrived yet at this time, so Jiang Feng feels very comfortable in the kitchen.

 I came early this morning, mainly to make beef stew.

 You have to come here early and stew for a while before the beef becomes tender.

Jiang Feng took out a piece of beef rib meat and cut it into large pieces.

 Then blanch the beef cubes in water to remove any foam.

 Heat oil in a pan, add seasonings, beef cubes, and peeled tomatoes, and start stir-frying.

 After frying, put it in the pot, add the spice bag, add the seasonings, and start marinating.

Jiang Feng is already familiar with these processes.

 Essentially, the beef used in braised beef noodles is processed similarly to the braised pork he sold before.

 You only need to simmer it in the pot for an hour and a half, until the tomatoes are completely stewed and blended into the soup, so that the flavor of the spices can fully penetrate into the beef.

This kind of beef is not only tender, but also tastes great.

 At that time, cook the noodles, pour the beef and beef soup on top, and you will have a steaming bowl of braised beef noodles.

There are no requirements for braised beef noodles. Just cook thicker noodles, and Jiang Feng is ready.

 The beef in the pot is constantly changing under the high temperature, you just need to wait.

Then, Jiang Feng continued to work on the side dishes.

 After the dishes are prepared, we start processing the orders.

Soon, a pot of braised beans and noodles was ready. Jiang Feng walked outside and shouted to Xiao Lin’s stall:

“No. 1, your face is healed.”

Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, Xiao Lin’s wife immediately stood up and said, “Here we come.”

 Then come over and get some noodles.

The stall vendor next to him clicked his tongue when he saw this scene, feeling strange.

 Generally speaking, peers are enemies.

If there are two vendors selling the same product in one place, they will definitely want each other to die.

 It's good now, Xiao Lin bought noodles directly from Jiang Feng!

 Xiao Lin didn’t care about this.

 He thinks it is important to improve his cooking skills.

I have to say that in the past few days, he has worked hard to "surpass" Jiang Feng, and the noodles he made are really delicious.

 There has indeed been progress.

After a while, Xiao Lin’s wife brought the noodles over.

 The two of them took chopsticks and immediately began to take a big bite.

 After eating the braised bean noodles made by Jiang Feng, Xiao Lin closed his eyes and tasted it carefully.

 The taste of meat, beans, and noodles. I don’t know how to mix these tastes together, and how to eat them comfortably.

“He didn’t add any other ingredients, but why did he make it so delicious!”

 Xiao Lin was puzzled.

The plate of braised noodles that Xiao Lin made was next to him, and he took another taste of the stewed noodles that he made.

 He also felt it through such a comparison.

The taste of green beans is different. The green beans made by Jiangfeng are obviously more tender, completely cooked, and exude a light aroma.

 The texture of the meat is also different.

 “Forget it, let’s talk about it after eating.”

Xiao Lin simply didn’t think too much and started eating the steaming braised noodles.

 As time went by, the number of diners at the food stalls began to increase.

 It’s another lively day.

Diners come here for delicious food just to have a refreshing bowl of noodles at Jiang Feng’s noodle stall at noon.

Whether it’s fried noodles, braised noodles, or braised beef noodles, they are all unique and delicious.

 After eating, I felt as refreshed as a car with a full tank of gas, and then I got up and went back to running about life.

 (End of this chapter)