Chapter 476
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Protagonist:
Lu Feng
Liao Tong's complaints drew the agreement of several nearby tables of diners who had also ordered Fengwei Shrimp, and they all turned to look toward the Kitchen.
Lu Feng, who had just been busy in the Kitchen for a while, walked to the Door of the Kitchen, pointed at the plate in front of Liao Tong, and said with a smile: "You haven't finished this dish yet; those flowers on the plate aren't just for decoration, they can also be eaten."
"Flowers can be eaten?"
Liao Tong was stunned, lowering his head to look at the "Wutong Tree" in the plate and the few lifelike pale purple "Wutong Flowers" adorning it.
He gently touched the petals with his hand, and a cool, moist sensation came to his fingertips.
Drawing closer, he could still smell the faint Chive Fragrance of the radish itself, mixed with the lingering fresh fragrance of the Fengwei Shrimp, which was surprisingly quite harmonious.
"The flowers on this were carved by you, Boss, out of raw radish, weren't they? How do you eat the flowers?"
Liao Tong looked at Lu Feng with a face full of doubt and asked, very puzzled.
"There's still some Fengwei Shrimp Soup/Juice on your plate; you can dip it in the Soup/Juice and eat it together. You'll know once you try it."
Lu Feng added a reminder, then returned to the Kitchen to continue being Busy.
"They really can be eaten?"
Liao Tong muttered somewhat half-doubting, picked up his Chopsticks, carefully picked up a "Wutong Flower," brought it before his eyes, and looked at it closely.
To be honest, if he hadn't personally witnessed the entire process of Lu Feng carving a radish just now, he would have thought the flowers on it were real.
The petals looked as delicate and transparent as silk, with fine lines carved on them using a small Knife, the edges slightly curved, and even the wrinkles on the petals were vividly lifelike.
Liao Tong drew near and Sniff; besides being able to smell the clear sweetness of radish, he could faintly smell a trace of Osmanthus Aroma, and he didn't know how Lu Feng had done it.
He saw it clearly; it was just an ordinary-looking radish, so how could the carved flowers really have a faint floral fragrance?
"Don't you believe Lu Boss? If you won't eat it, give it to me, I'll eat it!"
Zhang Xianyang, who was eating with gusto at Yi Pang, raised his head, brought his Chopsticks over, and stared fixedly at the flower on Liao Tong's Chopsticks.
"Who said I won't eat it? I've already seen Lu Boss's Culinary Skill; since he says this flower can be eaten, it definitely can!"
Liao Tong dodged to the side and glared at Zhang Xianyang in annoyance, saying.
He ultimately chose to believe Lu Feng's words, not only because Lu Feng's Fengwei Shrimp and Stir-fried Lu Hao were Delicious and had conquered his stomach.
Another reason was that he saw the diner at the neighboring table who had also ordered Fengwei Shrimp had already started eating the Wutong Flowers on the plate.
That person ate with an expression of enjoyment, making exclamatory sounds while eating, which completely put Liao Tong at ease.
Following Lu Feng's suggestion just now, Liao Tong put the flower held by his Chopsticks into the remaining Soup/Juice on the plate and rolled it around once.
The translucent white sauce coated the pale purple Slippery Board, looking actually as tempting as the Fengwei Shrimp he had eaten just now.
Liao Tong put the petals into his Mouth in one bite; after biting down, he suddenly felt the crispness of the radish and the freshness of the sauce burst in his Mouth at once, the sauce also carried the flavor of Fengwei Shrimp, and it tasted actually no worse than the Fengwei Shrimp.
He narrowed his eyes and savored it carefully; the Fengwei Shrimp flavor in the sauce neutralized the Mildly Spicy taste of the radish itself, and there was also a faint Clear Fragrance when eaten.
This feeling was as if he had really eaten a flower, his Mouth full of Fragrance.
Only difference was, this flower was crunchy when eaten, that was the crisp Texture of the radish itself.
"Damn, this is too Delicious!"
Liao Tong's eyes lit up, and he quickly picked up a second one; the crunchy Texture plus the fresh sauce actually made him unable to stop eating.
On the branches of the "Wutong Tree" in the plate, there weren't many flowers to begin with, but in just a moment, all the flowers on it had been eaten into his Du Chong by Liao Tong.
He was a bit too engrossed in eating; by the time he came back to his senses, the carved Wutong Tree in the plate, which was lifelike, had already become bald, with not a single petal left.
"Damn, you didn't leave a single one for me?"
Zhang Xianyang was swallowing his saliva at Yi Pang; seeing Liao Tong finish all the flowers, he couldn't help but complain.
"Sorry sorry, I accidentally forgot you."
Liao Tong touched his head and smiled, then clicked his tongue, his gaze unconsciously falling on the lonely section of Wutong Tree in the center of the plate.
This Wutong Tree was carved to be really lifelike; the brown bark had fine textures, and the winding curve of the branches looked no different from a real tree.
Liao Tong recalled the Deliciousness of the flowers he had just eaten, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Since these decorative Wutong Flowers could be eaten and were so Tasty, then this Wutong Tree was...
"The Wutong Tree can also be eaten."
This time before Liao Tong could open his mouth to ask, Lu Feng from the Kitchen side poked his head out and said to him with a smile.
"Really can be eaten? Calculating it this way, this plate of Fengwei Shrimp selling for 588 is actually quite a Good Deal; not only is there authentic Fengwei Shrimp, but also edible decoration."
Liao Tong's eyes lit up all at once; he picked up his Chopsticks and poked the Wutong Tree, only feeling the touch was quite hard, no different from real tree bark, and couldn't help but ask expectantly: "Boss, how do you eat this tree?"
"Just peel it open with Chopsticks; the stuff inside can be eaten."
Lu Feng explained with a smile, then stood at the Door of the Kitchen waiting for Liao Tong to make a Movement.
After this Fengwei Shrimp Recipe was unlocked, he himself hadn't Tasted it yet, nor had he seen the Reaction of diners after finishing this dish.
Liao Tong swallowed his saliva, hesitated for a moment, then simply hardened his heart, aimed his Chopsticks at the middle of the Wutong Tree, exerted a little force with his hand, and directly pinched the tree trunk into two segments.
His Movement was a bit Rough, but this way, it revealed the thing sandwiched inside the tree trunk.
At the moment the tree trunk broke, a rich Chestnut Paste sweet fragrance wafted out, making people swallow their saliva.
Liao Tong looked closely and saw that the inside of the bark was stuffed with golden, fine Chestnut Paste.
"Tsk tsk tsk, truly amazing!"
Liao Tong couldn't help but exclaim, then used his Chopsticks to pick up a segment of tree trunk and prepared to start eating.
"Liao Tong, have you forgotten me?"
Just as Liao Tong was about to stuff that segment of tree trunk wrapped with Chestnut Paste into his Mouth, a resentful voice suddenly came from beside him.
This voice was full of resentment, startling Liao Tong so that his hand trembled and the half-section of tree trunk on his chopsticks fell back into the plate.
He turned his head to look, and Zhang Xianyang was staring straight at his plate, his gaze full of grievance.
End of Chapter
