Chapter 549 (1/2)

Just like last night, it was boisterous on the second floor of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant, unlike the silent first floor.

“Shua Shua”. There was only the sound of flipping the paper slips.

“Celestial Fruit?” Yuan Zhou took the paper slip and became a little puzzled.

The content on the paper was very clear. It stated clearly that it was a famous snack of Yangzhou, which Yuan Zhou had no idea about.

“Aren’t the top ten famous snacks of Yangzhou the Steamed Buns Stuffed With Three Sorts of Diced Meat, Multiple Layer Oil Cake, Flaky Pastry With Sesame On Both Sides, Steamed Vegetable Dumpling, Steamed Buns Stuffed With Dried Pickles, Steamed Buns Stuffed With Wild Duck Meat And Vegetables, Steamed Sweet Rice Dumpling, Steamed Dumplings Stuffed With Crab Meat, Steamed Dumplings Stuffed with Clam Meat and Chicken Shreds Roll?” Yuan Zhou listed out the top ten famous snacks of Yangzhou in one breath.

However, there wasn’t one called Celestial Fruit among them.

“Is it one that I’ve never heard of?” Yuan Zhou searched his memory carefully and meanwhile, leafed through the information in his hand ceaselessly.

But still, he didn’t find this snack.

“Speaking of which, the name sounds like a kind of fruit. But since it’s a kind of snack, it’s definitely not a fruit.” Yuan Zhou thought carefully of this name and was slightly inspired.

“As far as I know, the fructus momordicae has the title of Celestial Fruit.” Yuan Zhou whispered to himself.

“System, what exactly is the fructus momordicae?” Yuan Zhou straightforwardly asked the system.

The system displayed, “Fructus momordicae originates from Yangzhou…”

“Wait. It really originated from Yangzhou? Why didn’t I find it?” Yuan Zhou asked curiously.

However, the system’s reaction was just to show the information and cooking method of the fructus momordicae.

The system displayed, “Fructus momordicae can be cooked into both a dish and a kind of snack. The cooking method is to prepare 10% indica rice, 30% white rice, and 60% sticky rice, mix them evenly, then grind them into the rice flour, making it into the button-size balls which will then be steamed until they are ready.”

“This snack, when made by Yangzhou people, tastes best. But now, the taste has greatly changed.”

“This cooking method looks very simple.” Yuan Zhou studied the cooking method carefully.

The cooking method indeed looked simple, but how could it be called Celestial Fruit if it was so simple? Yuan Zhou really couldn’t figure it out.

“It seems I must cook this snack tomorrow.” Yuan Zhou first made the decision to cook this one and then, he leafed through other paper slips.

The chef’s test required him to choose five snacks this time. Many recommended characteristic snacks that Yuan Zhou received this time were seldom heard of, but still conformed to his requirements. Therefore, even the remaining two snacks were chosen by Yuan Zhou in the end.

Nonetheless, Yuan Zhou still leafed through all the paper slips page by page. Only after cutting all the paper slips, making them neat and tidy, did he begin to study the cooking method of the Celestial Fruit.

Sometimes, the simpler the name, the higher the culinary skills required. For example, the Boiled Cabbage in Sichuan Cuisines. It could be considered to be the most representative one.

Because it was a snack, Yuan Zhou didn’t provide it for breakfast. He prepared to serve it for lunch at noon.

“Boss Yuan, what’s for breakfast today?” A customer asked anxiously.

“Clear Broth Noodle Soup.” Yuan Zhou answered.

“Huh? Isn’t it a new snack?” The customer was really astonished.

“Boss Yuan, didn’t you manage to choose one yesterday?” Wu Hai stroked his small mustaches and asked curiously.

“Yes, I did.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head and then said affirmatively.

“If you have chosen one, why do you still provide Clear Broth Noodle Soup?” Wu Hai was puzzled.

“It will be served for lunch. Please order your dishes.” Yuan Zhou didn’t like explaining as usual.

“Alright. It seems we can only know the result at noon. Let’s guess whose recommendation will win.” Then, the customers started to think about that one after another.

“I think it will be mine. After all, I learned a lesson from the Crow Head.” The customer said with great confidence.

“I also used that for reference. Maybe my recommendation is more likely to be chosen.” Another customer echoed immediately after he ordered the dishes.

“No, no, no. I think I have a higher chance. After all, I know more about Boss Yuan,” said Wu Hai complacently.