I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 586 - 281: The Mapo Chicken Cake that’s even more delicious than Mapo Tofu! Come on, serve the meal! [Subscribe please]

Chapter 586: Chapter 281: The Mapo Chicken Cake that’s even more delicious than Mapo Tofu! Come on, serve the meal! [Subscribe please]

Mapo Tofu without tofu? What kind of dish is this?

Chen Yan, who had just agreed to diet with Shu Yun and Dou Wenjing at noon, became interested. Although dieting is important, to help improve my brother-in-law’s cooking skills, I’ll postpone my diet until tomorrow. After all, my cousin will need my brother-in-law’s care in the future, so his cooking skills can’t be lacking.

Chen Yan, momentarily forgetting even the spicy rabbit heads before her, curiously asked Lin Xu, "How do you make Mapo Tofu without tofu, brother-in-law? Are you planning to create a new dish again? I must try it to make sure nothing goes wrong."

Why bother finding excuses if you want to eat?

Lin Xu had noticed that the biggest difference for girls who decide to diet is this: before dieting, they eat openly; after deciding to diet, they eat sneakily. In any case, their appetite doesn’t change.

To let his sister-in-law enjoy her food with a clear conscience, he cooperated and said, "I was worried I wouldn’t have anyone to help me taste-test, so I’d really appreciate your help, Sister Yan."

"No trouble at all, we’re family after all. It’s normal to help each other out."

Chezai came over and asked, "Boss, don’t you just add water to make Mapo Tofu? Do you really need to use Beef Bone Soup?"

Lin Xu replied while packing some spicy rabbit heads into a disposable container for Chen Yan, "Mapo Tofu made with Beef Bone Soup has a richer aroma, and the sauce reduces down better, making it far superior to using water."

The system task requires a Perfect Level dish, so every step must be flawless. Besides, it’s for family, so of course, I’ll make it taste as good as possible. If this dish were served in the restaurant, I’d have to carefully calculate the cost to avoid losing money just for show.

After scooping out four rabbit heads, Lin Xu worried that it wouldn’t be enough for his sister-in-law, so he also packed a large box full of various Sichuan-style braised snacks, like well-known duck items and Chicken Feet.

He then closed the lid and put it in an opaque bag.

This way, no one would see it was food, and she wouldn’t have to feel guilty every time someone spotted her carrying it.

These gestures warmed Chen Yan’s heart.

My brother-in-law is so thoughtful!

"Thanks, brother-in-law. I’ll come over to help you check things out after I finish work this afternoon, so you can make the most perfectly delicious dish."

She took the bag and went downstairs, planning to find an old movie to watch while eating back in her office.

Downstairs, she saw Dundun sprawled out on the roof of his cat house, fast asleep. In high spirits, Chen Yan reached out and ruffled the little guy’s head twice. "Silly Dundun, your auntie is going back to work! They all fooled me, saying that paying respects to you brings good luck. HMPH, I’m not falling for that..."

Dundun, who had been snoring softly, was jolted awake by the ruffling. He swatted Chen Yan’s arm a few times with his paw. After swatting, he even huffed at Chen Yan before darting into his little house.

"Why did you have to tease him?" Shu Yun walked over, reaching into the cat house to soothe the grumpy little darling, still full of sleep inertia.

Chen Yan said proudly, "The more Yueyue and Lele praise Dundun, the more I want to annoy it."

Shu Yun: "..."

You’re quite the rebel, aren’t you?

She saw Chen Yan carrying a bulging bag and couldn’t help but ask curiously, "What are you carrying? Something to eat?"

"No, nothing like that. I just casually took some tomatoes from upstairs to eat as fruit for my diet... That’s it, I’m going back, see you tonight."

Chen Yan originally planned to tease Dundun a bit more, but Shu Yun’s question suddenly made her feel very guilty.

Just half an hour ago, I swore this diet was serious! Now I’m carrying a box of braised snacks. If anyone sees this, how will I ever show my face again...

Manager Chen hurriedly left the shop, planning to drive back to the company and enjoy her treats.

Meanwhile, Shu Yun couldn’t help but look up toward the kitchen.

That spicy aroma... Don’t tell me the boss actually packed a bunch of rabbit heads from Building 18?

「In the kitchen.」

Lin Xu took out the braised snacks he’d packed to let them air a bit. He picked up a spicy rabbit head, glistening and coated in Red Oil, and took a bite. He was immediately captivated by its spicy flavor.

Damn, this numbing and spicy flavor...

The high-end Sichuan dishes he’d eaten at noon were all delicious, but they weren’t numbing or spicy. After eating a lot, they started to feel a bit bland. Now, tasting the Red Oil from the surface of the spicy rabbit head, his taste buds were instantly awakened.

They say numbing and spicy Sichuan cuisine is for the common folk. Looks like they’re talking about me!

He sucked the Red Oil from the surface of the rabbit head, then ate the small, tender morsels of meat around the eye sockets. The more he ate, the more addicted he became to the numbing and spicy taste. He then pried open the rabbit’s mouth and broke the head in two.

First, he ate the few bits of meat on the chin, then started on the rabbit brain.

Skinned spicy rabbit heads didn’t have much meat. The main attraction was the fragrant, tender, and succulently numbing and spicy brain inside.

Previously, when eating duck heads, Lin Xu thought the duck brain was the most delicious part, but there was so little of it, just one small mouthful.

Now, eating a spicy rabbit head, the rabbit brain—more than ten times larger than a duck’s—filled his mouth, and a wave of blissful satisfaction almost overflowed from his mind.

Damn, no wonder so many people love eating rabbit heads! This flavor is truly fantastic.

The meat on the rabbit head was good. Besides the brain, only some odds and ends of meat remained, but even these pieces were much larger than those on a duck head.

So, compared to gnawing on a duck head, eating a rabbit head brought a much stronger sense of accomplishment.

Especially when picking out a small piece of meat from the crevices and corners—that feeling was as thrilling as finding a Level 3 Helmet in an inconspicuous, dilapidated shack in a video game.