Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 393 - 383: Heart Over Willpower!

"What? You’re saying that Boss Huang is introducing a new dish at lunch today?"

"Is it Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce? Or the kind that uses mushrooms to imitate meat?"

At the market, when people heard that Delicious Restaurant was launching a new dish, Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce as an imitation meat dish, the eyes of other stall owners and some customers instantly lit up!

Especially the elderly vegetarians like Li and Granny Li.

A few years ago, during a trip to Shanghai, they tasted Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce at a famous vegetarian restaurant.

Although this dish has nothing to do with eel throughout its preparation process, the appearance of the "eel" is incredibly lifelike, and it tastes great; one bite fills your mouth with crispy fragrance, closely resembling real eel in both flavor and texture.

It was delicious!

While there are vegetarian places in Wenling City that also make Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, the quality wasn’t quite up to par.

Mushroom shreds coated in batter, when fried in oil, if left too long, the texture of the mushroom shreds would be slightly compromised.

The amount of seasoning sauce added is also crucial.

If you add too much sauce, the flavor becomes overpowering; if too little, it doesn’t quite capture the eel essence.

Everyone is particularly looking forward to the Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce made by Huang Tao!

Many neighbors who originally planned to cook lunch at home decided not to cook and to eat at Boss Huang’s restaurant instead.

What are you waiting for now?

Better go queue at Boss Huang’s restaurant!

Go late, and you might not even get to taste this new dish!

Li was already craving after hearing the words "Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce."

Now, seeing everyone hurriedly leaving the market, all saying they would line up at the Delicious Restaurant, he got anxious.

But still!

He habitually sought his wife’s opinion first, trying to say to her, "Hey, old lady, Boss Huang is serving Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce at noon. How about we skip cooking lunch and try it at his place?"

Lately, he had been dining at Delicious Restaurant, feeling quite refreshed, as if even walking had become more energetic.

If not for his wife saying his blood pressure was high and he shouldn’t eat meat excessively, he would have gone there for braised pork rice for both lunch and dinner today!

However, following his wife’s instructions, he still went to buy two bowls of eight-treasure porridge from Delicious Restaurant this morning.

"Dream on!"

Though Granny Li gave him a sidelong glance, it lacked any real intimidation.

Trusting Huang Tao’s culinary skills, she was also somewhat tempted.

In the end.

Her heart overruled her resolve!

She relented, "I’ll take it as a break at noon then, let’s go try this Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce."

Li, with a face full of smiles, replied, "Alright, alright, I’ll go line up first, then you come over when it’s our turn."

Wuhao and the supplies vendors who delivered ingredients to Boss Huang’s restaurant noticed that all the customers spontaneously left together.

They immediately realized that the Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce had piqued the interest of these folks, and they were rushing to line up at Delicious Restaurant.

They wanted to be first to get the new dish!

Oh!

It’s wonderfully exciting to show off for a moment, but it might be frustrating if it extends too long!

Bet they can’t count on having Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce for lunch!

After all, in terms of queuing, who can compete with these idle retired seniors?

Wuhao and the others regretted not being at the ready and couldn’t help but slap their own mouths lightly.

Why can’t they control their mouths!

Since it’s already known among the neighbors, let’s spread this news even more widely!

So...

Wuhao opened Weibo and posted an update.

Wuhao: Ahhhh today I went to deliver to Boss Huang and saw new ingredients. He said it’s for a new vegetarian dish made to taste like meat, Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce. Woohoo, finally some vegetarian dishes to enjoy, this 20-something kid has been waiting so long!

Of course, besides him, many others also posted about it on Weibo.

They wanted to share and crave the attention of the wider online audience.

Whether influencers or regular folks, anytime they could get likes and comments, they’d be thrilled.

The magic of Delicious Restaurant is such that although the fanbase isn’t massive, compared to other influencers, it’s not worth mentioning.

But the fan engagement is exceptionally high.

They share live updates constantly.

Whenever someone can catch the newest updates from Delicious Restaurant, they always receive a flood of excited "Ahhh" comments and anticipatory remarks from other customers online.

Others gradually shared more news that Delicious Restaurant is launching a new vegetarian dish at noon!

It’s the kind that resembles meat!

In no time, countless vegetarian enthusiasts flocked to the official Delicious Restaurant page for verification.

The mountain moon does not know the secrets of the heart: Ahhh, vegetarian dishes are my favorite, finally, I’ve been waiting so long! Blessed be Boss Huang, who knows just how to capture my taste buds! I was just thinking the menu was too meat and seafood-heavy and wondering when veggie dishes would arrive. Now... Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, a veggie dish mimicking meat, I’m all for it, I’ll line up soon.

Time Flies, Youth is Tainted with Dust: Emergency call to Boss Huang, is it true you’re serving new Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce at noon? If so, please respond, let us know.

Brush Paint Garment: Yes! Don’t keep us hanging, launch new dishes ASAP at noon! Otherwise, I won’t be able to eat or sleep well these days!

...

Inside Delicious Restaurant.

The entire cooking process of this Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce had Licheng and the others unconsciously showing surprise on their faces.

This is so incredible!

They actually used mushrooms to create such a meat-like dish.

Looking at the Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce served on the plate...

It must be said that it perfectly achieved a believable meat-like effect!

That’s probably the charm of cooking!

While marveling at this, they wondered if this imitation meat dish of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce made from mushrooms would really match real eel in taste and texture.

Just as this thought emerged...

They quickly brushed it off.

They couldn’t vouch for others, but with their boss’s culinary skills, it’d surely hold its own.

And as usual, Huang Tao snapped a photo of the tempting Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, and posted it on Weibo for promotion.

Seeing several inquiries about the noon launch under the official Weibo account.

He didn’t expect the noon launch news to leak out and be known by the netizens.

So now he had to tweak the announcement!

Super Delicious Restaurant: Wow (starry eyes), the much-awaited vegetarian dish... Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce is here, available for lunch with a hundred servings, first come, first served! Picture JPG.

The fried mushroom shreds, one side black and the other a light golden color, resembling eel shreds, with fine scallion bits as garnishing, you could vaguely see green lettuce shreds and black fungus shreds interspersed, with red oil sliding off the "eel shreds," shiny with oil. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Just looking at it is enticing!

A flood of comments quickly appeared:

Listening to the rain by the window and thinking of you: Wow, Boss is forever the best, Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce forever the best! Just heard there’d be new Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce at noon, and here it is! No time to talk, gotta rush over now!

Gululu: Hahaha smart me is already on the way to West City Old Street, hehe, Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, here I come! I’m taking you home~

The mountain moon does not know the secrets of the heart: What did I just see!!! There’s actually Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce at noon today!

Time Flies, Youth is Tainted with Dust: Hahaha, heaven’s on my side, I was just thinking of eating at Delicious Restaurant for lunch, already on the way, for sure I’ll get to be at the front of the line for Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce!

Unforeseen Circumstances Lead to the Unknown: Waaah, had been having Delicious Restaurant’s food daily without new dishes, and just stepped out for a business trip to find Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce available at lunch, even the sandwich in my hand smells better now!

Little Naughty: I’m already passed out at my desk at work, because by the time I finish work and get there, I probably won’t even catch the aroma of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce.