The Gourmet Customizer

Chapter 262: Chapter 130: Expensive Breakfast, Never Treating Again

Cui Yufen was utterly shocked as she took a bite of the half-eaten egg.

It was fragrant and sweet, and as she chewed, she could taste a faint, elegant tea aroma.

’This isn’t a traditional Red Tea. It must be some kind of floral tea.’

Her professional habits were kicking in again. After finishing the egg, Cui Yufen’s gaze inevitably fell upon Su Chen, who was standing by the door.

The egg wasn’t so delicious as to be shocking on its own. The reason for her shock was that very few people would put so much effort into something like a tea egg.

She had seen people who dedicated their entire lives to mastering a certain style of cuisine or a famous dish.

But she had never seen someone who went to such great lengths just to crack eggs for a batch of tea eggs.

Judging by the skill required to crack the raw eggs like that, Cui Yufen believed it would be difficult to achieve a level sufficient for mass production without three to five years of practice.

’Boss Su is truly a peculiar man.’

Peculiar as in strange.

Putting those thoughts aside, Cui Yufen picked up the bun she had taken a bite of earlier. Just as she was about to take another bite, she heard a clamor from behind her.

"So this is the 38-yuan big meat bun?"

"Damn! I can usually only handle two buns this big at most, but after eating one, it feels like I’ve eaten nothing! Peixing, are you still treating? Your Fifth Brother wants two more!"

"Yeah, Peixing, are you treating or not?"

As everyone teased him, Wang Peixing braced himself. "I am! Of course, I am!"

"That’s what I’m talking about! The manager of Cuihua Building treating us to buns? It’s a piece of cake for him! Give me five more!"

"I can still eat eight!"

"Ten! I’m going to eat ten at once!"

Wang Peixing’s mouth twitched violently.

Are you kidding me!

What kind of magic did these buns have? He had really eaten two, but it felt like he hadn’t eaten anything at all.

But they were such big meat buns, filled with a generous amount of pork knuckle, no corners cut. Compared to Second Brother’s buns, they didn’t even have any side vegetables.

And yet, after eating one, you just wanted more.

With so many fellow apprentices, two buns each would have been nothing. But now almost everyone was asking for five or more!

Goddammit, this was way over budget!

Wang Peixing shouted through gritted teeth, "Ten! I’ll eat ten too! And add three tea eggs!"

Cui Yufen heard all the commotion.

She let out a deep sigh.

These apprentices of hers were all good people, but they lacked composure and steadfastness. What happened yesterday had been embarrassing enough.

Luckily, Boss Su wasn’t the petty type and didn’t seem to hold a grudge.

Now, here they were first thing in the morning, acting like they’d never seen the world. It was utterly humiliating!

So be it.

Cui Yufen lowered her head and took a bite of her bun.

’Next year, I’ll just celebrate my birthday at my own Capital City International Hotel. I’m never taking my apprentices out to eat again. The shame is just too... Huh? This bun?’

Salty and savory, with a hint of Lu Cuisine.

The meat was so tender it melted in her mouth, effortless to eat even for someone with her teeth.

The crucial thing was...

Cui Yufen examined the open bun. She could clearly feel an incredible richness of meat juice in her mouth.

This was the kind of texture you’d only find in a soup dumpling.

And yet, looking at the filling, she couldn’t see a single drop of soup!

The bun was delicious, but her curiosity was even stronger. Cui Yufen used her chopsticks to pick out a piece of meat and put it in her mouth.

’Just as I thought!’

’He actually managed to perfectly infuse the meat juice into the stewed-until-tender meat. Not only did the large chunks of filling taste juicy...’

’...but even the bun’s skin was saturated with the meaty aroma.’

After finishing that bite of meat, Cui Yufen’s curiosity surged once again.

’I don’t see any vegetables, so why can I taste shiitake mushroom and hot pepper?’

’It’s very faint, but it’s definitely there.’

She prodded the inside of the bun a few times with her chopsticks, but still couldn’t find a single speck of vegetable.

’Brilliant!’

All of Cui Yufen’s doubts were dispelled.

The pork knuckle had clearly been stir-fried briefly after being stewed tender. Diced vegetables were added during the stir-frying process, and then picked out before the filling was mixed.

That’s how the flavors were infused.

So ingenious!

And as for why there was so much meat juice, if she wasn’t mistaken!

Cui Yufen took another bite of meat.

’That’s it. Aspic was added when making the buns. Because the stir-frying process can slightly dry out the meat, adding aspic has a tenderizing effect, similar to marinating, when the buns are steamed.’

SMACK! SMACK!

Having figured it all out, Cui Yufen’s appetite surged.

Because of this preparation method and combination, it was completely effortless to eat. The soft bun skin was full of meaty fragrance, while the filling, with its hidden vegetable aroma, wasn’t just not greasy—it was actually refreshing!

The more she ate, the more her appetite grew.

A single bun looked quite large, but when you actually started eating, it was gone in just a few bites.

The old lady polished off one bun in a flash, then casually snatched one from Lu Yongliang’s plate and continued eating.

"You..."

Lu Yongliang felt Cui Yufen’s look of royal disdain, and the rest of his sentence was obediently swallowed down along with a big bite of meat bun.

And behind them,

"No, no, this is too good! Three more!"

"Five! Give me five!"

"Oh my god, I’ve already eaten eight! Give me three more... no, just give me six at once!"

The overlapping cries for more food caused the five steamers of buns in the kitchen to steadily dwindle.

Seeing the situation was getting dire, Lu Yongliang quickly waved Aunt Fang over. "My dear sister, bring me ten more."

Aunt Fang was taken aback. "Can you even eat all that? You’ll be wasting food!"

Whether he could eat them or not was another matter. Given the current situation, he had to claim them first!

"I can eat them! Boss Su is treating today, and if I can’t finish, I’ll pay for them myself!"

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