Cooking System: Street Food Rules-Chapter 348 - 347: Master of the Eight Culinary Traditions—How Did He Do It?
"Someone set up a stall selling Buddha Jumps Over the Wall; are you crazy or is the world crazy?"
When people heard that Jiang Feng was selling Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, they were all shocked.
This is a famous dish.
It usually only appears in high-end restaurants.
Of course, many cut-down versions now also claim to be Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, making the dish lose some of its mysterious flavor.
The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Jiang Feng made comes in a large pot, more impressive than the small pots you usually see.
Only top chefs know that the standard format of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is in this kind of large pot.
The small pot is for saving ingredients because the ingredients are too precious. To fill such a large pot, the cost is too high.
Soon, a streamer started a live review of Jiang Feng’s Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
This is all about traffic.
Just when people were curious, someone started a live stream, and indeed, many people wanted to watch.
Among them, Sun Fei, a minor internet celebrity from Hangzhou, traveled specially to Fuzhou to start a live review.
"I heard Boss Jiang set up a stall selling Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and immediately contacted the local food delivery person to buy one."
"Everyone, don’t think that 8888 is very expensive, but from what I know about Boss Jiang, his pricing is very fair."
"This dish is definitely worth the price."
Sun Fei told the viewers in the livestream room.
There were about 20,000 viewers in the livestream room, and everyone kept sending comments.
[A dish for 8888, too expensive!]
[Hurry up with the review, I want to see what makes it so pricey?]
[Why are there so many rich people, can’t say I’m one of them!]
[I also want to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!]
By this time, Sun Fei had already started his review.
He took a spoon and scooped out a spoonful of something.
In sight were white shark fins resembling vermicelli, a large sea cucumber, and a big abalone.
Sun Fei immediately said:
"As soon as the pot opened, the aroma burst out, it really smells good, that strong fresh and fragrant scent, my mouth watered immediately upon smelling it."
"I’m almost impatient."
"Everyone, look at this sea cucumber and abalone, from my experience, such sea cucumbers and abalones are not cheap, definitely among the better varieties."
"Boss Jiang uses only top-grade ingredients."
As Sun Fei spoke, he picked up a piece of abalone and ate it in one bite.
He chewed gently.
Never had he tasted such delicious abalone.
The most unique thing about Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is that pot of soup, you can’t tell how many types of premium ingredients are mixed into the thick soup.
The more so, the harder it is to make the soup delicious.
Because if one ingredient presents a negative effect, it could ruin the whole pot of soup.
Yet the soup made by Jiang Feng is exceptionally delicious, without a single problem.
"Hmm, it’s so fragrant, his abalone is completely stewed till tender."
"Really good!"
"Oh wow, this texture is amazing." Sun Fei exclaimed, feeling more and more surprised as he ate.
He then tasted the sea cucumber, which was extraordinarily soft and glutinous, like eating thoroughly stewed beef tendons.
Then it was the shark fin, also a top-grade ingredient, the price of buying through legal channels isn’t cheap either.
The shark fin also had a very fragrant flavor.
Sun Fei commented as he went along, saying:
"This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall truly is extraordinary, the most amazing part should be this pot of soup."
"I’ve never had such delicious soup before, definitely not joking."
"That kind of deliciousness is something I’ve never experienced before."
"No wonder it’s a top-tier dish, the person who invented this dish is truly remarkable."
"From my current perspective, this dish is definitely worth its price!"
With Sun Fei’s commentary, the viewers in the livestream room also found themselves drooling.
Saliva involuntarily started to secrete.
No matter what they had on hand, they grabbed some to eat while watching the livestream, which improved their appetite.
There were quite a few similar video analyses.
Some even specifically compared it to Buddha Jumps Over the Wall they had eaten in high-end restaurants.
In the end, two conclusions were drawn: first, compared to the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall from high-end restaurants, Jiang Feng’s pot is reasonably priced, even somewhat low.
Second, this pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is genuinely worth the price, using high-end ingredients, and tastes excellent.
People’s discussions brought heat to this matter.
As a result, quite a few people indeed started considering buying Buddha Jumps Over the Wall right away.
This week of setting up stalls, the task wasn’t difficult, just the daily quantities were too few, practically sold out as soon as they were made.
"Absurd, too absurd, making one Buddha Jumps Over the Wall takes an ordinary chef all day, yet he manages to make more than thirty top-quality ones in a day, is he even human?"
After Jiang Feng continuously sold Buddha Jumps Over the Wall for a few days, many netizens marveled.
Even many chefs found it incredible.
In the realm of Min cuisine, many top chefs were shocked during their casual chats.
"Top-notch Buddha Jumps Over the Wall? Selling over 30 dishes in a day, how does he do it?"
"His culinary skills are somewhat exaggerated."
"Wow, just arrived in Fuzhou and already making such a grand move, truly impressive!"
"His Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is very authentic, even more so than what’s made in most restaurants. I really can’t believe no one taught him."
"How is he so young, yet his cooking is so amazing!"
Chefs who specialize in Min cuisine were also keen to talk about Jiang Feng.
In the culinary industry, someone Jiang Feng’s age would normally be an apprentice.
Instead, Jiang Feng is not only the head chef but holds a position far superior to it.
A true culinary giant.
Just like the rumors online, there’s no dish he can’t cook.
Jiang Feng continued selling Buddha Jumps Over the Wall for several consecutive days.
Without any concealing, he openly started selling.
Driving his food truck over every day, a lot of people came to queue up.
After selling out the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, he would simply leave, just as a formality.
In the following days, demand exceeded supply, buyers of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall were almost arguing, some even remained in line indefinitely.
After all, the buyers were quite wealthy, offering high delivery fees, attracting many delivery guys eager to earn this fee.
It was indeed quite lively.
Jiang Feng stuck to his limits, making about thirty-plus pots each day, which was all he could sell.
There was no choice as ensuring the freshest taste required making new every day; this quantity was just perfect.
Sun Zhuangfei was also somewhat unaccustomed these days.
Mainly because...the vending time was too short, it would end as soon as it began.
Every workday, he would come, pick up a few pots for others, and then finish work.
Of course, he was still busy in the restaurant, but compared to the previous times when he was surrounded by crowds while vending, this was relatively relaxing.
Continuously vending for seven days, each day selling out just after starting.
On the last day, people even raised their prices to buy; thirty-odd pots of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall were still too few.
Simply not enough.
Throughout this week, Jiang Feng truly enjoyed himself.
Crafting this kind of top-notch dish was a pleasure in itself.
Moreover, he received a recipe for Min cuisine and a specialty snack recipe daily.
Including dishes like Litchi Meat, Fried Fermented Eel, Eight Treasures Sturgeon Rice, and more.
Additionally, there were some local snacks in Fuzhou that Jiang Feng also learned.
For instance, Fuzhou’s famous "Fish Balls," Quanzhou’s "Jellied Taro," Zhangzhou’s "Five Spiced Roll," Ningde’s "Swans’ Noodles," etc.
Instantly became a Min cuisine master chef.
With recipes provided by the system, cooking became genuinely convenient.
Next, with some free time, Jiang Feng posted a recruitment notice, preparing to hire chefs.
In Fuzhou, knowing he came, the official tourism bureau was inviting him to host a food festival, asking him to be the spokesperson.
This was all routine.
After all, being the hottest chef at the moment, bringing with him terrifying traffic, officials loved collaborating with him.
Coincidentally, the system released a task for the second city: to vend continuously for seven days at the food festival, selling 200 servings of specialty snacks per day.
The reward for the task was a restaurant.
Jiang Feng accepted it.
The food festival, needless to say, was again a huge hit, with many outside tourists coming just to taste Jiang Feng’s snacks.
Jiang Feng made two types of snacks each day, occasionally including Min cuisine, entertaining guests from afar.
His dishes once again astonished many people.
Especially those who were insiders.
"How is it that all he makes are Min dishes, and based on people’s feedback, they taste very authentic."
"I watched the whole process of making Litchi Meat, it indeed is authentic Min cuisine."
"Exactly which cuisine master chef is he, he should belong to a specific one!"
"Mastering all eight cuisines? How does he do that!"
"Who on earth taught him cooking skills."
Insiders in the culinary industry questioned themselves daily.
Because someone reaching such a level was truly astonishing.
In reality, the system integrated the essence of Chinese culinary culture, equivalent to Jiang Feng learning from top chefs of each cuisine.
His culinary skills naturally reached perfection.
As for him, there was never any title from a culinary association, nor had he claimed any heritage.
Yet no one questioned his identity as a top chef.
Even if some were envious of him, they never doubted the authenticity of his culinary skills.
With so many videos and such diverse dishes, there was no room for doubt.
The food festival was extremely lively, just as always.
For seven consecutive days, it was a massive hit.
Jiang Feng had long been accustomed to it, with officials helping maintain order, he felt quite at ease.
