I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 654 - 302: A bite of pancake and a bite of garlic, this is the ultimate carb indulgence! [Subscribe please]_2

Chapter 654: Chapter 302: A bite of pancake and a bite of garlic, this is the ultimate carb indulgence! [Subscribe please]_2

The method was similar to how Lin Xu did it. Just a quick griddle on both sides, and it was ready to eat.

Soon, another pancake was ready. Lin Xu picked it up and placed it on a steaming rack.

To make pancake strips, one couldn’t use fresh pancakes. They had to be completely cooled and softened before use. Only then would they be flexible yet firm, not breaking even after being stir-fried multiple times.

A freshly made hot pancake’s surface is dry and lacks elasticity. If stir-fried directly in a pan, it can easily turn into a mushy mess.

"Boss, I think our restaurant should start serving dry noodles and braised noodles as non-soup main dishes, giving our customers more choices. Otherwise, they might get tired of handmade noodles all the time," said Ma Zhiqiang.

As a part of the team, Ma Zhiqiang often browsed the posts under the Lin Ji’s Food topic and also joined several fan groups to listen to the customers’ opinions.

The taste and texture of the handmade noodles were unquestionably good, with a rich variety of toppings, but eating them too frequently could lead to taste fatigue.

After all, no matter how the toppings varied, the noodles themselves were always the same type.

With increasing calls for new main dishes on the menu, Ma Zhiqiang felt it was a good opportunity to convey this to the boss. The restaurant’s main dish selection would become more diverse, and the customers would be more satisfied.

Lin Xu had seen some of these discussions, but since the Lin Ji’s Food topic was now overflowing with posts, he simply didn’t have time to read them one by one.

Adding a new main dish was indeed an option, but what exactly to serve needed further discussion.

Currently, the restaurant’s main dishes were various handmade noodles with different toppings. Additionally, there were rice and Yangzhou Fried Rice, which meant the selection was relatively limited.

Large restaurants typically focus on their specialty dishes rather than staple foods, so their staple food menus aren’t updated very frequently.

Since customers had brought it up, it was something worth considering carefully.

Common main dishes in restaurants fall into a few categories, primarily rice or noodles. Both ingredients have a plethora of derived delicacies. For example, rice dishes include not only plain rice and fried rice but also delicious secondary processed foods like rice noodles, flat rice noodles, rice cakes, kway teow, and er si noodles.

The variety of wheat-based dishes is even broader, including steamed buns, stuffed buns, fried noodles, bread soaked in soup, duck pancakes, spring rolls, large flatbreads, noodle soups, potstickers, and dumplings. The range was vast, making it quite challenging to select a dish that fit the restaurant’s profile.

I’ll post in the Lin Ji’s Food topic later and see what answers netizens can provide, Lin Xu thought. While I can’t always follow netizens’ suggestions blindly when running a restaurant, they can at least serve as a reference.

Before long, all the pancakes were griddled. Lin Xu stacked them in tens on the steaming rack and then carried them to the cold storage.

This would speed up the cooling and softening of the pancakes, ensuring they would be ready for that evening’s consumption without any delay.

「Shortly before 5 p.m.」

Shen Baobao got off work a bit early. After driving out of the Dongming Building’s underground parking garage, she didn’t head towards Yingchun Street on North Fourth Ring Road but instead went straight to the People’s Hospital, planning to give her mom a surprise.

The hospital was less crowded in the afternoon. Shen Baobao found a parking spot on the street, slung her bag over her shoulder, picked up the meal box containing a small apple, and strode into the hospital.

According to her mom’s duty schedule, she knew where to find her. Shen Baobao entered the outpatient building and went up to the fifth floor’s gastroenterology department. After greeting the nurse at the reception desk, she pushed open the door to Han Shuzhen’s office.

At that moment, Han Shuzhen was instructing a patient to take their medication on time. Seeing her daughter come in, she asked curiously, "What are you doing here? Having an allergic reaction again?"

The last time Shen Baobao had come was due to an allergy from eating silkworm pupae. It was unexpected that the girl would show up again today.

I won’t ask for details this time, Han Shuzhen thought, to avoid another silly joke from my daughter about getting a tiramisu shot.

"I’ve brought you something to eat."

This surprised Han Shuzhen. What’s going on? she wondered. Did my son-in-law make another delicacy that he’s worried will go to waste if not eaten?

She gave a few more instructions to the patient. Once they left, she turned and asked, "What have you brought me? Your dad and I are currently trying to lose fat and stay fit. You shouldn’t be hindering our progress, you know... What’s this? An apple?"

Han Shuzhen was somewhat confused. She came all this way just to bring me a tiny apple, not even the size of a fist?

"It seems like you haven’t looked at my Moments," Shen Baobao explained. "This is a ’Noodle Fruit’ made by Brother Xie at the TV station. It’s a type of snack. Lin Xu thought it was so cute; he brought two home for me. I ate one and brought the other for you because I couldn’t bear to eat it myself."

Han Shuzhen instinctively glanced out of the window. The sun hasn’t risen from the west, has it? What’s gotten into this girl today?

Wait a minute... a snack? she thought. She looked at the small apple in the box. Isn’t this just a real apple? To think it’s a snack, and made so realistically... 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Han Shuzhen stood up and went to the nearby sink. She washed her hands thoroughly with hand soap before picking up the delicate little apple.

Holding it, she realized it was indeed fake. This ’apple’ was light and somewhat soft, quite different from a real one.

But to achieve this level of craftsmanship was truly impressive.

Han Shuzhen examined the little apple from all sides. The more she looked, the more impressed she became with its craftsmanship.

"Lin Xu said when he’s less busy, he’ll start making new ’Noodle Fruits.’ I’ll bring them to you then, so our Director Han can have a proper taste," said Shen Baobao.

My daughter has truly grown up, Han Shuzhen thought with satisfaction. She even knows to bring me things to eat now.

Looking pleased, Han Shuzhen broke open the little apple and couldn’t help but take a bite of the filling.

Mmm, this little apple is really well made, she mused. The apple flavor in the filling is so rich, it makes me want to take a few more bites.