Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 231 - 210: Only Food and Love Should Not Be Let Down

For example, at this moment, Jia Dequan, Lu Shuwu, Hu Zhihai, Ma Guoqiang, and others were holding large bowls of rice, gathered around a table full of various fragrant dishes. Each of them was eating rapidly, their mouths dripping with oil, their faces full of bliss.

Today, the employee meal in the dining hall was personally cooked by Jiang Yu. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Apart from the dish of stir-fried preserved pork with eel grass, he also made several dishes with the fresh bamboo shoots he brought back. Not only the stir-fried bamboo shoots with preserved pork that was served at noon, but also bamboo shoots and beef brisket stew, sour bamboo shoot stir-fry, simmered bamboo shoots with pork, scallion braised bamboo shoots, pickled pepper bamboo shoot slices, and cold mixed bamboo shoots.

If you take away the dish of stir-fried preserved pork with eel grass, it would be a pure Spring bamboo shoot feast.

Even for someone like Jia Dequan, a master of Hubei Cuisine, it seemed like he had never tasted a Spring bamboo shoot feast in his lifetime.

"I didn’t use to like eating bamboo shoots, always finding them a bit astringent, but I didn’t expect the bamboo shoots made by Lao Jiang to be so delicious, and with so many ways to cook them!"

"I’ve only had stir-fried fresh bamboo shoots with preserved pork and sour bamboo shoots stir-fry before; it’s my first time tasting the other methods. Today I’m truly indulging!"

"Xiaojiang’s culinary skills are becoming more and more impressive. This bamboo shoot feast incorporates many regional specialty methods. A regular chef wouldn’t be able to make this. Xiaojiang not only made it but also made it tastier than local chefs. It’s hard not to be impressed!"

"These bamboo shoots are so tender; they fall apart with just a gentle bite, tasting fresh and sweet in the mouth. No wonder pandas like to eat them so much!"

"Pandas don’t just like bamboo shoots; they also enjoy bamboo. Why don’t you try some as well?"

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Though everyone kept chatting, they didn’t slow down their eating at all. Hu Zhihai took a spoonful of bamboo shoot and beef brisket stew and poured it over his rice, while Lu Shuwu used the communal chopsticks to grab a large serving of stir-fried fresh bamboo shoots with preserved pork and placed it in his bowl.

Ma Guoqiang was even more enthusiastic, digging several spoonfuls of the spicy and tangy sour bamboo shoot stir-fry into his rice, eating with constant "sizzle" sounds, yet refusing to stop.

However, despite their vigorous eating, they were somewhat mindful, as several students working part-time were still busy on the sales side and hadn’t had the chance to eat yet.

After Hu Zhihai and the others were full, they hurried over to replace them, so the students could also have dinner earlier.

While this group was happily eating around the food counter, Jiang Yu didn’t join the fun. After finishing cooking, he took his phone outside to call Boss Zhao from the fresh food distribution center.

Previously, Lu Shuwu had mentioned to him that Boss Zhao had a batch of fresh Qingming Grass and asked if he was interested. He called to respond.

Jiang Yu first inquired about the quantity of the Qingming Grass and, feeling it was enough to make a batch of Qingming Fruit, agreed to take them, instructing Boss Zhao to deliver the Qingming Grass along with other ingredients early the next morning.

The process of making Qingming Fruit is quite complex. To ensure the students can enjoy the sweet, glutinous, and fragrant Qingming Fruit by tomorrow, Jiang Yu planned to start working bright and early.

After the call, Jiang Yu was about to return to the kitchen to grab a bite when his phone rang again just as he put it in his pocket.

He took a look and was momentarily stunned. Why would she suddenly think of calling him?

The name displayed on the phone was Liu Xining, a current popular star in the entertainment industry, also considered an alumna of Jiang Yu.

Earlier this year, during the school’s New Year’s Gala, Liu Xining was invited to return, along with a quirky singer named Xie Siqi.

When these two visited Jiang University, the Seventh Dining Hall was in charge of hosting them. For the occasion, the school even converted a storage room on the first floor of the dining hall into a large private room.

Up to now, Jiang Yu frequently goes to this private room to drink tea and relax!

Liu Xining and Xie Siqi ate in the Seventh Dining Hall once, and praised the food as extremely delicious in front of a live stream camera, causing a spike in the canteen’s popularity. This resulted in so many people coming to dine that the school had to restrict non-student access.

Liu Xining had only met him once. What could be the reason for her sudden call?