Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 406 - 256: This Taste, He Can’t Bear to Forget!

Chapter 406: Chapter 256: This Taste, He Can’t Bear to Forget!

Number Seven Dining Room, in the kitchen.

Today is another double rest day, but Jiang Yu isn’t idle; he and Jia Dequan are hidden away in the kitchen, each occupying a stove, cooking dishes respectively.

Both of them have impressive culinary skills, and work quickly. In no time, they each finish three dishes, filling the entire kitchen with an enticing aroma.

Yan Tongtong stands outside the kitchen door, unable to resist sniffing the air, looking at the dishes arranged on the counter with a hint of doubt in her eyes. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

She’s been "grabbed" by Jiang Yu to help out temporarily and doesn’t understand why Jia Dequan and Jiang Yu, an old man and a youngster, are upstairs cooking together.

If it’s to eat something delicious, then why did each of them cook three identical dishes?

Could it be they’re having a cooking showdown?

Yes, it must be that way, otherwise, there’s no need to cook a separate plate of the same dish!

Just as Yan Tongtong is pondering this, she suddenly sees Jiang Yu glance at her and ask:

"Xiaoyan, has Sister Chen arrived?"

Yan Tongtong snaps back to reality, nodding quickly, saying:

"Oh, oh, Sister Chen has arrived, two people in total; I’ve taken them to the ’Spring’ private room."

"Alright, serve the dishes then, and help Lao Jia out,"

Jiang Yu instructs her, then turns to Jia Dequan with a smile and asks,

"Lao Jia, what do you think the result will be?"

"Is that even a question? I know my own cooking, there’s no way it has that magical effect you speak of."

Jia Dequan says as if he already knows the outcome, shaking his head,

"You just watch, for my dishes, she’ll at most take a bite and won’t touch any more."

"It hasn’t even started yet, how can you tell?"

Jiang Yu places the finished dishes onto the serving cart, pulling Jia Dequan with a laugh, saying,

"A master chef’s cooking isn’t something just anyone can get to taste, you see, Xiaoyan is almost drooling!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Tongtong’s face flushes bright red, lowering her head to push the serving cart and hurrying forward.

"You rascal!"

Seeing this, Jia Dequan can’t help but chuckle, he points at Jiang Yu with his hand, shaking his head and sighing,

"If you keep speaking like that, you’ll end up single for life!

You should learn from us elders; girls care a lot about face, how can you say such things about them in front of others?"

Jiang Yu raises his hand to touch his nose, a bit embarrassed, and says:

"Uh, I just said it casually, was just joking..."

Jia Dequan keeps shaking his head; this lad is hopeless, let him stay single!

Soon, Jiang Yu and Jia Dequan enter the ’Spring’ private room, where Yan Tongtong has already pushed the serving cart in.

Inside the room, besides Pan Jingchen, there’s another girl, her assistant Liu Qian.

Jiang Yu steps forward to help Yan Tongtong arrange all six dishes on the table, mixing up the dishes made by Jia Dequan and himself.

Besides themselves, even Yan Tongtong can’t tell who cooked which dish, let alone Pan Jingchen who has been waiting there to eat.

After setting all six dishes on the table, Jiang Yu smiles and says to Pan Jingchen:

"Sister Chen, as I mentioned earlier, today’s mainly to see if you can manage dishes made by chefs other than me.

Firstly, we want to see how you’re recovering.

Secondly, I want to verify whether you enjoyed my cooking because of its taste or something else.

This is very important to me, so, a big thank you to Sister Chen!"

With a calm expression, Pan Jingchen listens to Jiang Yu finish speaking, then smiles thinly, saying:

"Thank you? You’ve helped me so much before, and I haven’t even thanked you, besides, this is also helping me.

Just tell me, what do I need to do?"

Jiang Yu says: "It’s actually very simple. There are three types of dishes here, each cooked twice, just try them freely; mainly see which three dishes you like the most."

The three types of dishes on the table are Stir-fried Pork, Sweet and Sour Carp, and Vinegar Pepper Black Fungus.

These three dishes appear in many cuisines and are common home-cooked dishes for the people of Shanxi.

"Alright."

Pan Jingchen picks up her chopsticks, looks up at Jiang Yu and the others watching her, and laughs, saying,

"You all sit too, aren’t we supposed to have a meal together? Just watching me eat like this gives me a lot of pressure."

"Alright, let’s all sit down,"

Jiang Yu smiles, turns to call Jia Dequan and Yan Tongtong, and they each find a spot to sit down.

Once everyone’s seated, Pan Jingchen glances at the six dishes on the table, then stretches out her chopsticks and randomly picks up a piece of Sweet and Sour Carp nearest to her, putting it in her mouth to taste slowly.

Jiang Yu observes clearly: as soon as the fish enters her mouth, Pan Jingchen’s brows slightly furrow reflexively, but they soon relax.

After swallowing the fish, she doesn’t say anything, and reaches for a bite of Sweet and Sour Carp from another plate.

This time, Pan Jingchen puts the fish in her mouth, chews a few times, her eyes brighten, and before swallowing, she reaches for another bite of fish.