Chapter 989 - Beer Braised Duck (1/2)

But as time passed, Yuan Zhou slowly understood that it was precisely because the food was too delicious that such a rule was required.

That was because all foodies had a problem: they had no self-control when facing delicacies.

The passive ability of a foodie: able to have another serving of food even after the foodie was already full from eating.

Another passive ability of a foodie: Still able to eat some fruits even after the foodie was stuffed from overeating.

When a foodie encountered something delicious, the foodie would lose all judgment over his actual capacity for food. Having bigger ambitions than his actual stomach capacity would be a very apt description for a foodie.

Without this rule, it was very probable that there would be people eating so much they got gastritis. This was especially true for Wu Hai who would probably eat himself to death.

Back to the topic, while the customers ordered the new dishes, the customers still waiting in line were watching on anxiously. Everyone was curious about what the new dishes were.

Meanwhile, the various group chats related to Yuan Zhou’s restaurant were in an uproar.

In [Boss Yuan is not allowed to go on holidays] group chat, Rowing Water said: “Comrades, come quickly, Boss Yuan released many new dishes!”

In [Dragon and Tiger Squad] group chat, TYeee said: “Is there anything that can be happier than receiving salary in this world? Yes. To have Boss Yuan release new dishes during my payday!”

In [Thirteen Iron Foodie Group] group chat, Deep Clouds2 said: “On behalf of the myriad foodies, I would like to propose that Boss Yuan changes his practice of secretly releasing his new dishes. When other restaurants release their new dishes, they would do a lot of promotions. This needs to change about Boss Yuan.”

Because of that message, the mood within the Wechat group changed. Previously, everyone was talking about which of the new dishes to eat, but now, everyone started talking about Yuan Zhou instead.

Not to mention promotional discounts for the new dishes, there was no promotion whatsoever for the new dishes.

Events were also extremely rare at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. According to the old-time customers, they had only encountered discounted food at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant two times before.

Other restaurants would normally offer discounts during public holidays, yet the two times Yuan Zhou’s restaurant had offered discounts were on completely random days.

Back to the restaurant, Ma Zhida had just gotten his half-year bonus. Thus, he prepared to treat himself today and ordered two dishes: Beer Braised Duck and Taro Chicken.

The moment Yuan Zhou received the list of orders from Zhou Jia, he knew that the new dishes had been discovered.

As a notable individual from the Chongqing School of Sichuan Cuisine, Yuan Zhou had cooked many of these dishes to himself before. It was worth noting that he was secretly making and eating them by himself.

“By the way, the rumored origin of this Beer Braised Duck is quite unreliable,” muttered Yuan Zhou as he suddenly thought about the information he found when he searched for the origin of this dish.

Every single dish would have its origin, and the Beer Braised Duck was no exception. One of the rumored origins of this dish was it was a dish that had been accidentally created one day when Emperor Kangxi mixed duck meat and some rice wine.

As an experienced chef, Yuan Zhou did not think that was possible. The Beer Braised Duck wasn’t delicious just because it was a mixture of liquor and duck.

Rather, it was thanks to the auxiliary ingredients that enabled the blending of the wheat’s fragrance within the beer and the flavor of the duck, creating a delicious flavor. Therefore, that origin would only make sense if Emperor Kangxi’s tastebuds were spoiled.

“Only certain types of seafood like crabs and clams will be good by simply adding liquor to the mix,” Yuan Zhou continued mumbling.

Yuan Zhou was busy mumbling, yet his hands did not stop working.

First to be prepared was the knife he was going to use to cut the duck.

He selected a suitable knife from the rack. Apart from Miracle Kitchen Knife, he still had many other knives.

These were all supplied by the system, thus they were all of top quality as well. Yuan Zhou had been taking great care of them.

After all, a knife was akin to a chef’s second life.