Chapter 208 (1/2)
Chapter 208: Business and Taste
“Please bring it here,” Yuan Zhou stretched out his hand and signaled the boss where his place was.
“Here’s your Beef Noodle Soup. Hot pepper and vinegar are all on the table. You can add them as you like. For green onions, ginger and garlic, just feel free to go to the kitchen,” the boss said with a generous manner.
“Thank you,” Yuan Zhou nodded and took a look at the flavorings on the table.
“Not at all. Just add them as per your favorite taste,” the boss waved the hand and then said unconcernedly.
“Humm,” Yuan Zhou nodded.
“This boss is interesting,” Yuan Zhou murmured in the heart.
The bowl carried to him was quite big. If described specifically, it was even bigger than Yuan Zhou’s face. The bowl was designed to have a large mouth and shallow bottom. The noodles appeared to be a lot, but as a matter of fact, they were not little at all.
It was the thin kind of noodles. The brilliant red broth surrounded the noodles while a blast of fragrance and spiciness rushed directly up his nose. As a result, Yuan Zhou couldn’t help but want to sneeze.
There were 4 pieces of moderate-sized beef scattered on the noodles as well as the coriander requested by Yuan Zhou, which was dark green and alluring.
“The dish looks fairly nice,” with a frown, Yuan Zhou said so.
The words of Yuan Zhou actually meant that the color matching of the noodles was nice. As for the taste, the spiciness and fragrance had completely concealed the intrinsic taste of the noodles.
As it was recommended by Yin Ya, Yuan Zhou didn’t dare say it wasn’t delicious before he savored it by himself.
Yuan Zhou took out the taste-free chopsticks and picked up the noodles and then immediately stuffed them into his mouth with a sound of “Slurp”. Instantly, his mouth cavity was occupied by the spiciness. The noodles, nevertheless, were too soft without any chewiness. There was even a little chili pepper stuck to the noodles, which greatly affected the texture.
The chili pepper had a slightly astringent taste which was not negligible to Yuan Zhou who had sharp taste buds.
With a frown, Yuan Zhou picked up a piece of beef for a taste after considering for a while.
Along with the chewing, the beef emitted the fragrance of the stew ingredients in his mouth and tasted fairly fresh. The strong taste of the coriander also happened to neutralize the underlying offensive smell.
“The beef is not bad,” after Yuan Zhou swallowed it, he said in a low voice.
Even so, it didn’t deserve to be recommended to him by Yin Ya. While the noodles were ordinary and the beef was a little better, this dish was at most considered to be above average. However, in Yin Ya’s evaluation, it was extraordinarily tasty.
While eating it earnestly, Yuan Zhou frowned with puzzlement. Since Yin Ya had eaten his Clear Broth Noodle Soup many times, she normally wouldn’t misjudge the current dish. As he really couldn’t figure it out, he decided to give up. He might as well have his meal earnestly.
As Yuan Zhou was puzzled about Yin Ya’s recommendation at this side, the customers who were having the meal started to crack a joke with the boss at the other side.
“Boss, if I can add whatever I want, can you please add some more noodles? I’m not full,” dressed in a vest, a young man said with a smile.
“No problem.” The boss agreed squarely, which, nevertheless, made the young man feel embarrassed.
“Please don’t, I’m just joking. Just serve me another bowl of Beef Noodle Soup, a small bowl please.” The young man immediately stopped the honest and frank boss.
“Never mind. Can you eat another bowl?” A boss doing business as such was rare.
“No problem,” the young man answered with a smile.
“Ok. It will be served soon,” the boss went back to the kitchen again to cook the noodles.
“Boss, give me some more chopped green onion, please,” another customer said so.
“It’s over here. You come to get some by yourself,” the boss stretched his head out of the kitchen and said.
After that, the customer stood up and entered the kitchen while holding the bowl, as instructed.