Chapter 191 (1/2)

Chapter 191: Imperceptible Influence

With a bite, Lee Yanyi found the inside of the bun was surprisingly very dry and had no broth at all. He felt greatly astounded.

Normally, there were two different ways to make the stuffing of vegetable buns. One was to squeeze out the water content contained in the vegetables and added the sesame oil inside to increase the taste and texture.

The other way was to add no sesame oil and preserve the moisture. That way, there would be broth in the vegetable buns after steaming. In spite of that, the broth would be scattered all over the stuffing and hence had a disorderly texture. If the chef didn’t master the craftsmanship properly, the steamed buns would be inferior to those cooked in the first way.

After biting open the vegetable bun, however, it surprisingly had neither redundant broth at all nor the particular strong scent of the sesame oil.

With the sound of “Ka Cha, Ka Cha”, the vegetable leaves and stalks, as well as crisp and tender diced lotus roots in his mouth, allowed the vegetable bun to create a very extraordinary texture.

Only when Lee Yanyi started to chew did the broth contained inside of the stuffing burst out. Instantly, the boiling hot broth burst out along with the strong and refreshing taste in the mouth.

“It’s really a terrific idea. Good, very good.” A satisfactory smile appeared on the face of Lee Yanyi.

Because of the soft dough wrapping, the crisp vegetables, a little white tofu of medium hardness with fragrance and the delicious broth, Lee Yanyi was reluctant to put down the chopsticks and just carefully nibbled the steamed bun.

In the end, Lee Yanyi straightforwardly placed his chopsticks down and took up the steamed bun with his two hands and then began to savor it meticulously. For every bite, there was definitely a full circle of dough wrapping and the perfect amount of good stuffing as if their amount had been precisely calculated. In one word, the dough wrapping and the stuffing were exactly well matched.

For a while, almost all customers basically made a sound of “Gee” when they bit open the steamed bun. At the next moment, however, they gasped in admiration with a satisfactory and clear expression.

“So delicious!”

As the broth was perfectly wrapped inside of the vegetables, the stuffing and dough wrapping merged well together, interacting with each other, yet, staying independent. It skillfully combined the fantastic taste of the two ingredients.

The result was that the customers became used to it. Every time they ate Yuan Zhou’s dishes, there were surprises concerning the taste. A mere steamed bun could actually have such a nice taste.

Having eaten the steamed bun, Lee Yanyi was still lingering in the aftertaste of the delicacy and no longer wanted to eat the Lotus Root Starch when he saw it. In his impression, if the brewed Lotus Root Starch hadn’t been eaten up soon, it would change into a state in which the starch and water would separate and become extremely distasteful.

This was the opinion of Lee Yanyi toward Lotus Root Starch that had untouched for a long time. He didn’t have any appetite to eat it.

With a tight frown on his forehead, Lee Yanyi habitually reached his hands out and stirred the spoon. He then found a problem. Just like how it looked when it was just served, this bowl of Lotus Root Starch was still viscous and transparent with a slightly pink color and some fragrance as well as the steam curling upward.

“Is it still good after such a long time?” Lee Yanyi looked at the inside of the bowl with puzzlement.

After that, he found the bowl of Lotus Root Starch was still as same as how it looked when it had been just served. Of course, it made sense that he should eat it up. And again, it was unexpectedly palatable.

“This boss really cooks well despite his bad temperament,” Lee Yanyi surprisingly dared to comment on another’s temperament to be bad.

As he felt he had stuffed himself, Lee Yanyi rested for 5 minutes in the seat before he stood up.

Lee Yanyi had already stopped eating so much due to his constant dish tasting. As he was getting older, he ate much less.

Feeling quite satisfied now, however, he touched his belly without a trace and stood up, preparing to leave.

“Old grandpa, didn’t you say yesterday that you wouldn’t come again?” Mu Xiaoyun said with a smile.

It was, naturally, because she didn’t like Lee Yanyi that Mu Xiaoyun uttered that in the moment. When she was here the day before, Lee Yanyi kept scolding and cursing at the end. Of course she didn’t like him, not to mention that he spoke such bad words.

Witty as Mu Xiaoyun was, she asked that purposely after Lee Yanyi finished the meal. Anyway, he had already paid for it.

“When? This old man doesn’t have a good memory,” Lee Yanyi grunted and then denied.