Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 137 - 118: Manners, Mind Your Manners!

"Gray? Why are you here?"

Upon hearing the familiar sound of an engine, Elise knew it had to be the hotel's pickup truck. Turning her head, she saw Gray bending over, rummaging through the truck for something.

"Just started work, Vanessa informed me that the Head Chef is making breakfast today. She fears too many guests might come, so I'm here to help maintain order. Ah, found it!"

Gray straightened up, jumped off the truck holding a few metal poles, and laid them out one by one in front of the food truck window.

Turns out they were barriers for crowd control.

Not only that, he also brought over five large sun umbrellas that were set up at the stall area yesterday, lining them up and installing the barriers underneath.

After finishing all this, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and went to stand at the back of the line.

The foreigner at the end of the line glanced at him strangely.

"Hey, aren't you here to work? Why are you lining up?"

Gray straightened up with an earnest expression: "Firstly, there are only six customers here, seems like order doesn't need to be maintained. Secondly, ensuring the quality of food provided in the hotel area doesn't cause guests any discomfort is part of my responsibility too. I'm here to test the food."

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The person was left stunned, mouth agape, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

Lucas silently gestured with a '6' hand sign, though the person didn't understand.

By this time, the second batch of Fried Dumplings was finished and began cooking on the stove.

Lin Chen lifted the lid of the first batch slightly, peeked in, then closed it and continued making the dumplings.

Having finished filming the cooking process, Lucas glanced at the sun umbrellas, considering whether to set out plastic stools.

Thinking about the unpredictability of rain with the seaside wind, he decided against it.

If anyone needs it, let them do it themselves.

"Lucas, come here, they're ready!"

"Coming!"

Hearing Lin Chen's call, he quickly grabbed his camera hanging in front of him and rushed over, focusing the lens on the lid.

"Wow~"

The lid lifted, releasing thick steam along with the rich aroma and scent of seafood.

The water in the pan had completely evaporated, leaving a thin white-brown mesh-like substance between the dumplings.

The shrimp exposed to the air had all turned into a tempting orange-red color, plump and obviously cooked, glistening with an elastic appearance just at a glance.

"Elise, how many do you want?"

Seeing her staring blankly at the dumplings, Lin Chen waved his hand twice in front of her.

"Elise? Hey! Wake up!!"

"Huh? Oh oh, was mesmerized. Hehe, I want… um, how many do people usually eat?"

"Depends on your appetite. Normally, women can eat eight to fifteen normal-sized dumplings. You can start with a few to taste. There aren't many customers now, so you can line up again if you like them. These are best eaten fresh from the pan."

"Alright, I'll have five then. Add some of that spicy sauce for me too."

Normal dumplings usually have the filling size of two shrimp pieces, yet he used large black tiger prawns from the sea, with meat filling inside, making each dumpling equivalent to two regular dumplings.

With the spatula gently probing the edge of the pan, he lifted the dumpling before giving a slight nudge left and right, causing the mesh-like crispy shell to crack.

Five plump dumplings were passed over in a kraft paper box, each with crispy shells connected at the base, giving an appealing appearance with irregular patterns.

A sauce box was placed beside it, for mixing the melted spicy beef butter sauce. Half a box was poured in, along with another small box of aged vinegar.

"Can you use chopsticks? If not, I'll get you a fork."

"I can, of course! Who doesn't use chopsticks these days?"

"......"

The face of the guy behind her visibly turned red.

"I-I want eight, please give me a fork, thank you."

An immensely tall person, yet speaking with a voice as soft as a mosquito, a foreigner.

"Would you like spicy sauce? Vinegar?"

"Just give me the usual, I'd like to try the taste of Great Xia people."

One pan makes thirty dumplings, enough for four people to share. They ordered cautiously, intending to taste first before placing more orders.

Gray and the two customers who didn't get any stood at the back, staring intently at the dumplings still steaming in other people's hands, drooling.

"By the way."

After filming the dumplings coming out of the pan, Lucas put away his camera, suddenly remembering something.

"Be careful when eating, don't take big bites. Start by nibbling on the corner, as there is broth inside that could scald your mouth."

Lucas was present throughout the filling preparation, and there wasn't any pork skin jelly added, only scallion-ginger water, so there shouldn't be any broth inside.

But seeing the moment he poured broth into the pan, Lucas realized the purpose of making open-ended dumplings.

Not only do they look appealing, but they also serve as small bowls, locking all the delicious broth inside the dumpling skin.

"Fried Dumplings have broth inside?"

The diners paused, recalling the previous scene, they suddenly understood and started eating cautiously.

Following Lucas's instructions, Elise picked up a dumpling and bit into the mesh-like crispy shell.

"Crunch"

The mesh-like crispy shell, like a crisp was very crispy, not needing much effort, gently breaking apart easily.

The crispy shell absorbed the essence of the broth, carrying a rich aroma and a slight salty flavor, becoming more fragrant with each chew, with the wheat aroma growing stronger as she chewed.