Gourmet: Midnight Vending-Chapter 381 - 352: Wild Cauldron Garlic Phoenix Tail Shrimp
Sure enough, people shouldn’t act pretentious. At least, not too pretentious.
Yang Wenhua now thought about how he didn’t ask Dunzi for money just to show off, and as a result, the sales count showed he was only one bun short of Chen Mo!
"What’s the situation? You’ve checked it, who won and who lost?"
"Yeah, Shuyue Pavilion is such a big restaurant, surely you won’t default on a bet?"
"Oh my, Boss Xiao Chen is really something, only setting up a stall for a few days and already getting so many volunteers to help, tsk tsk..."
Most customers on site, apart from watching the commotion, were filming videos on their phones, knowing that if uploaded online, it would surely go viral!
Yang Wenhua stood there awkwardly for a while, finally sighed, nodded, and said, "I lost. I keep my word. Starting tomorrow, I’ll work for you for free."
Sigh, Chen Mo shook his head speechlessly, "Alright then, I’ll contact you tomorrow morning."
And just like that, the little drama came to an end. Huang Bo approached with an evil grin, "Say, those other two well-known restaurants won’t challenge you too, right? If they do, that would be really entertaining."
Chen Mo touched the tip of his nose, "I hope not. If that happens, I’ll end up offending all the big restaurants in Yangzhou. How would I operate in the future?"
Huang Bo laughed heartily, completely forgetting that he was once among the many losers. Now, he had fully aligned himself with Chen Mo’s side.
Seeing the bet with Shuyue Pavilion temporarily settled, the customers who were watching the excitement gathered around again.
"Boss Xiao Chen, it’s only just past eleven, are you really closing up? Stay open a bit longer, won’t you?"
"Yeah, Boss Xiao Chen, you bought so many shrimp and haven’t finished them, they won’t be fresh tomorrow!"
"Makes sense! Boss Xiao Chen, keep the stall open a little longer, you won’t be able to sleep going back this early!"
Chen Mo chuckled silently, do others know better than I do if I can sleep?
Seeing everyone eager, Chen Mo thought for a moment and said through a megaphone, "Alright then, I’ll stay open for another hour! But let’s be clear, tonight there’s only Phoenix Tail Shrimp, all other dishes are sold out."
When it comes to food, it’s true that one appreciates the taste itself, but often it’s more about the mood.
Just like now.
The alley near the North Gate was packed with people, and at this moment, whether the food tasted good or whether it was expensive seemed irrelevant. As long as you could get a taste, that was enough!
This is why in many cities, once tourism develops even slightly, there’s a need to vigorously promote the food industry. People tend to follow the crowd; the more you have to queue for a dish, the more you want to try it!
Of course, Chen Mo’s dishes will never disappoint.
Chen Mo pretended to put away a black pot and then took out an even larger black pot from the cupboard.
He had only secretly swapped it from the cupboard.
This black pot placed on the stove looked spectacular, with a diameter of at least one meter!
"Wow, this is the pot we use in the village for slaughtering pigs!"
"No way, is Boss Xiao Chen going to make a big pot meal? Cooking a big pot meal is completely different from a small stir-fry, can he handle it?"
"Indeed, a chef good at big pot meals might not be good at stir-frying, and the same goes for the reverse!"
After all, the pot Chen Mo was using looked really out of place on the food cart, almost comical from the outside.
This kind of pot is mostly seen in large rural banquets, sometimes even used for pig slaughtering!
Chen Mo poured a large barrel of oil into the pot as if it were free, emptying one barrel and still feeling unsatisfied, so he took out another to continue pouring!
Chen Mo dumped a large batch of live river shrimp that Xue Ping unloaded from the cart in one go, drawing curious looks from the onlookers under the cart.
"Boss Xiao Chen, what are you doing? Why are you dumping all the live shrimp?"
Chen Mo had already prepared an answer.
After all, with some features of the food cart needing to be hidden from customers when running a stall, a little lie could be necessary.
"I have a tank in the cart specially for keeping seafood, dumping them in keeps them alive until tomorrow."
After emptying several large boxes, he stopped, and then used a function to redeliver the stored river shrimp back into the pot.
Fortunately, the display window was high, so customers couldn’t see where Chen Mo was scooping the ingredients from, only that the river shrimp were cleanly prepared.
Not only were they deveined, but all were shelled except the tails were left shelled. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
The way ingredients are handled often indicates a chef’s skill level.
A city official in the crowd kept nodding, "Although just a street stall, this young boss has maintained great hygiene. I think the cultural and tourism department should consider connecting with this young boss."
Gao Hong also agreed, "Leader, we are planning to proactively meet with Boss Chen at the Ecological Garden tomorrow."
Chen Mo scooped out five large bowls of prepared river shrimp, weighing about a hundred pounds!
Unlike before, after placing the river shrimp in the bowls, Chen Mo took breadcrumbs from the cupboard, sprinkling them evenly, and mixed them wearing gloves.
Knowing customers might be curious, Chen Mo didn’t wait for questions and explained proactively, "Because of the different cooking method, we’re making garlic-flavored Phoenix Tail Shrimp now, so if anyone avoids garlic, there’s no need to queue."
