Chapter 357 - 151: A Review From the Food Vlogger

Chapter 357: Chapter 151: A Review From the Food Vlogger

"Come on, everyone, come on over!"

The flesh on Teacher Tang’s face trembled with excitement as he spoke. "Your technique... To be honest, I couldn’t even follow what you were doing."

Su Chen couldn’t be bothered with anything unrelated to taking orders. He simply lifted his gaze to the camera opposite him, then turned to He Shuting outside the food truck and said, "Help me put on a mask."

Then he went back to cooking with his head down.

Both versions of the braised pork belly had been prepped at the company beforehand. For the savory version, he just needed to reduce the sauce over high heat in the wok, and it was done.

As for the sweet version, after reducing the sauce over high heat, he placed five pieces of pork into a white disposable paper bowl, then garnished it with a vegetable sprout and a hawthorn ball.

This way, although it wasn’t as aesthetically pleasing as it would be on a white jade plate, the sensory appeal was still significantly enhanced.

After getting his food, Teacher Tang took his crew to a table on the side and sat down.

As was their custom, they started by recording an intro for the video.

"Jingzhou, Delicious! Three people, 222 yuan!"

"This is Boss Su’s place, which has been blowing up online recently. They say this Boss Su is a master of various cuisines and traditional Chinese pastries. Today, we’re here to see how these dishes taste!"

The camera focused on the first dish: Stir-Fried Yellow Beef.

"Stir-Fried Yellow Beef, a very home-style dish that’s perfect with rice! It’s a must-order at almost any Xiang Cuisine restaurant, and you can tell if it’s made well or not from the very first bite!"

Because Old Tang hadn’t made any special requests, Su Chen had prepared the dish with the most standard flavor profile.

He picked up a piece with his chopsticks—slices of yellow beef mixed with green and red peppers and cilantro—mixed it with a mouthful of rice, and shoveled it into his mouth.

’Huh?’

A jolt went through Old Tang.

’This flavor is incredible!’

’The beef is fresh, tender, and smooth. The savory flavor is subtle, mainly highlighting the aroma of the meat and peppers. Paired with the cilantro, it’s just unbeatable!’

He hadn’t said a word out loud, but he had already formed a simple critique of the dish in his mind.

However, after he swallowed that big mouthful of food and rice, the lingering aroma on his tongue actually made his mouth water uncontrollably!

How was this possible?

Old Tang hurriedly shoveled in another large mouthful of rice and beef. Only when his taste buds were satisfied did his anxious mind find a moment of relief.

But he felt like he couldn’t stop...

"Teacher... Tang?"

The assistant in charge of filming was completely bewildered.

You’re just focused on eating. Why aren’t you saying anything?

It’s tiring holding up this camera, you know!

Old Tang grunted. "Don’t rush me, don’t rush me! Let me savor this properly!"

How much Stir-Fried Yellow Beef could there be in one serving? For a man of Old Tang’s build and appetite, a few vigorous mouthfuls and the bowl was empty.

And that wasn’t all.

Old Tang picked up the small dish that held the beef and poured all the remaining oil and juices into his rice bowl. He wolfed down the entire bowl of rice before letting out a contented sigh.

"Delicious! This dish is truly delicious!"

The assistant was dumbfounded again.

That’s it?

"Teacher Tang, shouldn’t you say a little more?"

Old Tang stared blankly for a moment. "Huh? I’ve already forgotten what it tastes like. Quick, get back in line and order me another one so I can taste it properly! Oh, right, and get me more rice. These dishes are just too good with rice!"

The Stir-Fried Yellow Beef was gone, but the remaining two dishes were also the kind that you just had to eat with rice!

One was scrambled eggs with tomato, and the other was two different flavors of braised pork belly. Any one of those dishes on its own was enough to make you wolf down three big bowls of rice!

Luckily, you didn’t have to wait in line for rice; you could just go and get it.

The assistant was smarter this time and brought back three bowls of rice directly.

Old Tang picked up some of the scrambled eggs with tomato and mixed it into his rice.

’Holy crap!’

Then he picked up a piece of the savory braised pork belly.

’Holy crap!’

And then a piece of the sweet braised pork belly!

’Holy cra-a-ap!’

The assistant watched Old Tang, who was just burying his head in his bowl and eating, without a single word of commentary. "Teacher Tang, what about our..."

Old Tang shot him a glance. "What’s the rush? Didn’t someone go line up to order more? We’ll talk about it later!"

Faced with this behavior from Old Tang, the other crew members were all speechless.

This was the first time they had ever seen Old Tang review a restaurant like this!

Meanwhile, Sui Po, who had been in line right behind Teacher Tang, finally got his food.

"A casual visit reveals the truth! Jingzhou, Delicious, three people, 222!"

After his simple opening, Teacher Sui also sat down at a table.

Unlike Old Tang, he started with a simple commentary before even taking a bite.

"So, we’re not sure what the deal is, but Boss Su has apparently been rejecting all custom-ordered meals recently, saying he wanted to set up a street stall!"

"I saw this Boss Su arrive in a G-Wagon. Hard to say, hard to say!"

"First, let’s see what dishes we have. Stir-Fried Yellow Beef, a very classic home-style Xiang dish!"

"Then there’s scrambled eggs with tomato—very home-style! And two flavors of braised pork belly, which also counts as a home-style dish. These are dishes you can find all over the country, so there aren’t huge differences in taste."

"Anyone can make them, but to make these simple home-style stir-fries well, you need some real skill. Let’s try Boss Su’s braised pork belly first."

Picking up a piece of the savory braised pork, Old Sui didn’t rush to eat it. As always, he examined it first!

"The sauce is thick and rich. Just now, that Boss Su reduced the sauce over high heat right in front of me. His technique is impeccable. The only question is how well the meat was prepped beforehand."

He placed a piece of the savory braised pork in his mouth.