Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 252 - 175: Challenge Card, Childhood Snacks Series 2

"Shall I go?"

"Go on, there's still barbecue over there."

"That's what makes you a great brother, love you!"

"Now that's more like it, don't interrupt your master while eating. Bring me a piece once the lamb chops are done, make it mild spicy."

He was a bit puzzled, how did things end up like this?

Clearly, it was agreed during the day that he would be brought along at night, clearly it was his marinated seafood!

Poor judgment in choosing friends!

After Lin Chen took over the barbecue, he simply checked the temperature and color change, then put on the windscreen to create an oven-like environment inside for continuous heating.

For thick chunks of meat like this, just relying on charcoal won't cook the inside, they need to be enclosed. But if the sealing time is not handled by a professional or someone who frequently barbecues, it's very difficult to get it right, leading to uneven doneness affecting the taste.

Not only that, since Lucas put several different meats at once, each varying in thickness, needed doneness was different too, leading to different completion times.

Like the small lamb ribs and chicken wings, perhaps the steak is just getting seared on one side and these two are already burnt.

Lucas quietly approached the grill, staring blankly at the tongs flipping up and down in his hand.

"Why didn't you go eat?"

Lin Chen, focused on rescuing the barbecue, hadn't really noticed the situation over there.

"They teamed up and took over the table, said I could eat anytime, then kicked me out..."

"Uh... well, that sounds reasonable."

Patting the young man's arm comfortingly: "No worries, marinated seafood is easy to make, you saw it this morning, just mix the sauce and soak the seafood, if you want to eat tomorrow, let Boss Magna send it to us again."

Just as he finished speaking, the phone rang in his pocket.

Looked at it, hey, it was a call from Magna.

"Hello?"

"Praise God!!"

Boss Magna's excited voice came over the phone: "Lin, this sauce is so delicious, and these seafood, damn, I've never tasted such fresh and addictive seafood! Can we make it again tomorrow? Didn't get enough!"

Lin Chen shrugged at Lucas with a 'see?' expression.

Since he was barbecuing, it was inconvenient to hold the phone, so he put it on speaker, and although Lucas was jealous that the guy got to eat the tasty marinated seafood, he also felt relieved.

No problem, he could make up for it tomorrow!

Magna took away his share during the second morning delivery per Lin Chen's instructions but only managed to savor it at night.

Since someone wanted to eat, and diner feedback was great, he hadn't decided what to sell tomorrow, but thought he might as well sell marinated seafood for the next few days and decide what's next after Saturday.

"Sure, let's make it for the next few days. Based on today's order, give me 50% more tomorrow. You can prepare separately what you want to eat, and I'll just charge a processing fee, fair enough?"

"Hahaha, great, with your word, I'm at ease. Promise to pick out the freshest, fattest seafood for you! Then I'll send you a small box of abalone!"

He hadn't had dinner himself, so he snuck a feast of barbecue here, stuffing himself before returning to the hotel to shower and rest.

Lying on the bed, he suddenly felt a bit nostalgic for that old chap, Lunard.

If it weren't for bumping into Meng Qi today, he actually hadn't contacted the guy for a while, wasn't sure how his business was going, if diners were giving good feedback.

The Sakura Girl who came every day to buy meals, without him as her strong competitor, would her business resume its former glory?

And as for the Kimchi Lady who was forced to relocate her stall, always thinking of copying others, would she return claiming originality to promote that cheap jelly again?

And those familiar but unidentified regulars, after getting used to their boxed meals, wondering if they'd still enjoy their return to eating his white people food.

Patted his cheeks to banish the chaotic thoughts in his mind, summoned the system backpack, and used the Food Truck Challenge Card he just obtained not long ago.

[Randomly drawing challenge tasks...]

[Ding, Childhood Street Food Challenge (1): Please make and sell Great Xia's most popular childhood street food, must follow the recipe strictly without any modifications]

[Accumulating more than five hundred positive points, with a positive feedback rate over 90% will be considered a successful challenge]

[Task success reward: 1 Food Truck Upgrade Card, 1 Recipe Exchange Voucher]

"Childhood Snack Series Task?!"

He sat up with a start, delighted that his luck was so good, randomly picking a serial task.

It seemed he only used one Challenge Card, but in fact, he got several challenge rewards for free, great value!

From the task rewards and requirements, this series challenge seemed easy, regarded as beginner-level, purely quantity-based.

"Childhood snacks, huh? There's plenty, let me think... fried tenderloin, fried pork chop, fried chicken fillet, fried star stick..."

Though called childhood snacks, in fact, many items are still visible today, merely some gradually become rare, some take on more storefront forms, fewer actually get sold roadside now.

In other cities, perhaps there are more; in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang area, vendors only dare to quietly set up after nightfall.

"Some items might be off stock here, right?"

Being abroad, without a market, some semi-finished ingredient suppliers might not stock them either.

Casually opened the laptop placed on the bedside, logged into the supplier platform, and checked Shunfu's purchasing interface.

"Grilled gluten? They actually have this, just unsure about the taste."

"Chicken fillet sticks available, tenderloin skewers, and chicken and bone skewers too..."

After searching for a while, only these few fried skewer snacks, all frozen semi-finished, out-stall rules require him to personally make the food.

"Tenderloin skewers are easy, just grab a box of chicken breast to make. Fried pork chop skewers a bit more tricky, but manageable. Gluten tastes good; making it by hand might be exhausting, could only consider it on Sunday."

Lin Chen, already planning a menu change on Sunday, closed the notebook and lay back on the bed, gazing at the ceiling in a daze.

Not that he couldn't think of what to make, rather there were too many options to choose from, each seemed tempting.

Theoretically, he could make several fish at once, but it was a series task, offering too many types initially might cause task difficulty to spike later.

Based on past serial tasks, food sold could not be duplicated.

"Can only sell one type, can't be too greedy."

Thinking over, deciding on something he enjoyed most during childhood.

Fried chicken fillet.

Every day after school, the little cart selling fried chicken fillet in front of the school was always surrounded by kids, business was booming, the cart piled with chicken fillets like a mountain, several big bags hung alongside.

He used to think that when he grew up and earned money, he would eventually achieve chicken fillet freedom.

But after high school graduation, going back, he'd realize that the chicken fillet cart had long disappeared from the primary school gates, along with others selling fried skewers and roast ducks.

Never had he thought that after so many years, his chance would come abroad.

"Today is Tuesday, so four days left, no rush, let's exchange the recipe first and find a chance to try it."

Still some Recipe Exchange Vouchers left in the pocket, daily from the stall, at least one voucher gained henceforth, four days more could collect at least four, couldn't possibly use it all, such abundant emergency reserve brought him peace.

When checking inventory, noticing two unused Food Truck Upgrade Cards, counting cart upgrades or added equipment so far, fourteen different times, one more card to unlock a new set all-attributes.

Since the restaurant's opening, most time spent prepping meals in the back kitchen.

The space there was large, equipment abundant, working felt better, the food truck was mainly for emergencies to use the pressure cooker and boost times with buffs, no extra specifics.

"Better save it, use together when the third arrives, anyway, now no immediate need."