Food Stall: Customers Chase Me across the Country

Chapter 464 - 462: Delicious Liangpi

The birthplace of Liangpi is Shaanxi, and it is said to date back to the time of Qin Shi Huang. Now it’s popular all over Huaxia.

Wang Fan put the scattered Liangpi into a bowl, added a layer of shredded cucumber and blanched soy sprouts, placed a specially reserved piece of steamed gluten, scooped a spoonful of red oil from the pickled chili, then added a spoonful of garlic water and finally poured a little vinegar into the bowl.

After mixing it all together, he took a deep breath of the sour and spicy scent, feeling his stomach starting to rumble. Working all morning had indeed made him quite hungry.

Picking up a chopstickful of Liangpi, the elastic noodles trembled slightly between the chopsticks, the translucent noodles glistening with an enticing red sauce.

On top were a few strands of tender, green cucumber and white, clean sprouts, creating an incredibly tempting color combination.

Wang Fan sent the Liangpi into his mouth and gently bit down. The smooth and springy Liangpi, with a hint of coolness, instantly dispersed in his mouth, allowing all the flavors to unfold on his tongue.

As the deliciousness hit him, his taste buds began to salivate incessantly. The spicy flavors of the chili and garlic water in the sauce started to assert themselves—mild yet lasting—enough to continuously remind one of its presence.

Luckily, the refreshing cucumber shreds and crunchy soy sprouts added texture and improved the capacity of his palate to handle the spiciness.

"Crunch, Crunch"

The crisp cucumbers and sprouts kept cracking in his mouth, mixing with the springy Liangpi, rich red oil chili sauce blending in, with a hint of vinegar to whet the appetite and cut the grease.

The final touch of sweetness was irresistible, urging his hands uncontrollably to shovel more Liangpi into his mouth.

A full bowl of Liangpi vanished into Wang Fan’s mouth almost in the blink of an eye.

Refreshing!

Wang Fan couldn’t help but shout in his heart.

The characteristic of Shaanxi people is their hearty nature and straightforward talk, and eating Liangpi should be equally hearty to truly savor it.

Gulping it down messily is how you get the essence of it.

The last mouthful of sour and spicy broth slipped into his mouth, completing his lunch perfectly.

"Gulp..."

"Glug..."

Just like yawning, appetite is also infectious. Especially when someone gobbles down food in front of you, it increases your appetite by at least 50%.

Wang Fan’s storm inhaling performance would make an ordinary person curious about how delicious it must be, let alone these people whose appetites had just been opened by spicy strips and sugary treats.

In almost no time, a long queue had formed in front of Wang Fan.

Watching the crowd’s enthusiastic expressions, Gu Zhengchao turned his stiff neck to look at Qin Lu: "Do you think we chose the wrong major?"

Qin Lu was also a bit confused: "Maybe...?"

"I think even if I graduate and get into a big company, there’s almost no way I’d earn as much as Brother Wang..."

"Is it still too late to change majors and learn to be a chef?"

Gu Zhengchao muttered as he calculated: "Here, the average monthly salary for an executive is about 5000 to 7000 Euros. Brother Wang made at least a 1000 Euros net profit from beef noodles yesterday alone. I just sold 600 Euros of sugary treats, and 430 Euros of spicy strips. And this Liangpi, Brother Wang sells it for 10 Euros each, probably selling at least 200 portions, making over 3000 Euros... Even if he earns half, that’s 1500 Euros!

Calculating like this, it’s at least twenty to thirty thousand a month. How long would I have to work to earn that much in a month?"

"Hiss..."

The fellow foreign students around him also gasped at his words, wondering if they had chosen the wrong major by coming here.

"If I could plan my career again, I’d definitely go to Lanxiang to learn cooking and then come to Paris to open a food stall."

Gu Zhengchao said speechlessly, "Bro, all you’ll learn at Lanxiang is how to operate an excavator. Are you going to fry dishes with an excavator?"

"Huh? Then where should I go?"

"Of course, New Oriental."

"But isn’t New Oriental for learning English?"

"Stop talking nonsense, quickly get in line, otherwise we won’t get any food."

...

"Huaxia is really amazing! This morning at the Louvre, I enjoyed three Huaxia cuisines. One was called sugar-coated berries, sour and sweet, crispy and soft, it was delicious. The spicy strips were a bit too spicy for me, but once you start eating, you can’t stop. And the last one was called Liangpi noodles, wow, it tastes even better than Michelin."

Edward couldn’t wait to share his morning experience when he got home and posted all the photos on Facebook.

He’s accustomed to sharing the diverse cuisine he encounters around the world, and his following is quite large.

He didn’t just post photos; he also shared the video of Wang Fan during the cooking process. In the video, Wang Fan, dressed in a white chef’s uniform, looked clean, hygienic, and swift, with every step in the culinary process clearly filmed.

"Wow, isn’t it said that the Huaxia people’s food is dirty? This chef looks very clean, and his cooking process is also very hygienic."

"Won’t it be unhygienic to knead dough by hand?"

"Please, Huaxia is not like certain places where using hands for such things is a habit. Our French chefs also use their hands when making baguettes, and I noticed that his fingernails are very neatly trimmed."

"I’m more curious about how it’s possible to make two different foods from washing one type of flour; it really goes beyond what I know."

"His cucumber-cutting skills are awesome. I tried it just now, and I’m already on my way to the hospital."

Edward’s video quickly gained popularity and, due to the recent 144-hour visa-free policy, videos about Huaxia are trending hot right now.

This mysterious Eastern country, often portrayed as dirty, messy, and disorderly in mainstream media, is being revealed before their eyes through one travel blogger’s video after another.

"I’ve watched many travel bloggers’ videos, and they make me yearn for Huaxia’s cuisine. I don’t have time to go to Huaxia, but Louvre isn’t far from me. I must go and try authentic Huaxia food tomorrow."

"I also want to go; I want to take my family. If there’s a chance, I’d definitely want to visit Huaxia myself. I’m truly curious whether it’s the travel bloggers’ video that’s real or our media reports."

"I’m also going to the Louvre to have a taste."

"Count me in."

"Oh, poor owner, I hope he can manage tomorrow because I’m going too."

"I brought a string of rock sugar-coated berries for my daughter and my wife. They absolutely love this little treat, so tomorrow I’ll bring them along too."

Discussion is raging online!

It’s truly a heated online discussion, because Paris is only 105.4 square kilometers in total. There’s no comparison with any province in Huaxia, not even with a city or county. Any small event can be known by everyone in Paris.