Chapter 6

Back to the front counter.

Xia Yu looked around, "Hey, where's that uncle?"

On the table were only two empty bowls, the ramen and broth completely devoured. The third bowl of ramen was still behind the counter, which Xia Yu had specially left for himself to replenish his nutrition.

"Gone."

The old man pulled back the curtain and walked into the shop.

Xia Yu didn't dwell on it, brought over the third bowl of ramen he had prepared, sat down casually, and gobbled it up.

"Ha..."

After finishing the bowl of ramen in a few minutes, his stomach was finally full. Xia Yu stretched lazily, just about to get up to take a bath and go to sleep, when a voice suddenly came from the side: "What do you think of the beef ramen you made?"

The old man crossed his arms, leaning against the door, his face hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to read his expression.

"..."

Xia Yu pointed to the other two empty bowls and smiled, "Old man, you ate one of the bowls, right? Why are you asking me this? You know very well how it tastes, hehe."

To this food lover, the old man's ramen had lost.

In the magical cooking state of the 'Replication Crystal,' the dishes he completed were much more delicious than the original.

Not only did his ramen have a better texture, but the taste of the broth and the integration of various ingredients were also superior to the old man's. Of course, Xia Yu knew that the old man hadn't used his full strength, and he couldn't estimate how much of his true ability the old man had shown. But he had won this small victory, finally finding an outlet for the long-term oppression he had endured.

Hey, old man, you lost!

It was that simple.

Actually, Xia Yu only dared to say that in his heart...

"When did you secretly learn the recipe for our Xia family ramen broth?"

After a moment of silence, the old man slowly asked, his face serious.

"Secretly learned?" Xia Yu pulled a face, "Old man, can you be a bit more polite with your words? We're all part of the Xia family, so how can it be considered 'secretly learned'? I figured it out from the ramen you cooked, this should be called 'insight'! Do you understand, insight?"

"Can you really taste the recipe from the broth?" The old man looked disbelieving.

Xia Yu didn't waste any words, cleared his throat, and recited, "One fresh yak bone, one piece of fresh beef, 50 grams of Sichuan pepper, 50 grams of dried ginger, 20 grams of fennel, cardamom, and cinnamon, 15 grams of pepper, 10 grams of star anise and nutmeg, 5 grams of galangal and lemongrass, 3 grams of long pepper, and also tangerine peel, star anise, and cardamom..."

"These are the ingredients for one pot of broth, roughly 30 different materials."

"If it's a large pot for the shop, the proportions are 20% dried ginger, 18% Sichuan pepper, 12% fennel..."

Before Xia Yu could finish, the old man waved him to stop.

"Enough!"

The old man turned and walked into the kitchen, "Come over here!"

Xia Yu, not understanding, followed in. The old man, with his back to him, put on an apron, "Starting today, I will teach you cooking. First, you need to learn all the signature dishes of the Chinese restaurant."

"No problem!"

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