I'm the Culinary God

Han Shuzhen said:

"Your mother-in-law is here, what’s the point of giving it to me? This girl really doesn’t know how to behave."

Despite saying she doesn’t know how to behave, there was a smile on her face.

Silly girl, finally showing a bit of manners.

Unexpectedly, Shen Jiayue immediately stuffed the bun into Chen Meijuan’s hand:

"Haha, I was just giving it courtly refusal, but don’t be upset, next time it will be yours."

Han Shuzhen: "..."

Looks like it’s time to explain the tradition of hitting daughters before they get married.

Lin Xu placed each piece of meat from the plate into the buns, and when everyone had picked up their buns, he also added a piece of pork from the ear region for himself.

This part has crunchy cartilage, pork skin, fatty meat, and lean meat, considered the tastiest part of the whole pig’s head apart from what’s snuffled by the pig’s nose.

Taking a bite out of the bun, the rich aroma unique to pork immediately filled the mouth.

The meat carries a sweetness, but not too strong, just enough to suppress the scent of the marinade, leaving only the rich aroma of the meat when eaten.

Moreover, the marinade coating the outside was not only enticingly fragrant but also enhanced the pork’s flavor, making the collagen-rich texture feel as if it could glue one’s lips together.

Too delicious!

No wonder this dish graces high-end tables.

Leaving aside its appearance, this aroma and taste should earn it a spot.

Indeed, while high-status dishes may have visual appeal and other factors, ultimately they must be delicious, as taste is the foundation of cuisine.

Xie Baomin is eating a piece of meat from the pig’s cheek, half-fat, half-lean:

"Junior brother, this dish you’ve made is quite good, even compared with Qiuqiu, it’s just a hair’s breadth off."

A hair’s breadth?

Senior brother, stop comforting me.

This is just at the Superior level, while Qiu Zhenhua’s cooking is definitely at the Perfect Level.

It’s not a matter of a hair’s breadth, but rather a whole level apart.

Lin Xu knowingly smiled:

"Can’t compare with Head Chef Qiu, and my deboning skills aren’t quite professional yet, need to practice more."

Dai Jianli took a large bite of the tongue root:

"Practicing is easy, just learn more from your senior brother, remember that year in the middle-aged group competition, your senior brother beat Qiu Zhenhua with this dish..."

Lin Xu: ??????

Oh my, turns out my senior brother is the No.1 at the Fishing Platform for making pig heads, beating Huaiyang masters with a Huaiyang specialty, that’s some serious shrimp and pig’s heart!

Feeling the urge to use trigonometry to calculate Head Chef Qiu’s psychological shadow at that time.

It should be larger than the area of the Imperial Palace.

Xie Baomin chuckled and said:

"In my youth, I left some poor impressions on my peers, if such a competition happens again, I would definitely not tease people with Braised Whole Pig’s Head."

Shen Jiayue blinked curiously and asked:

"Then what dish would you use, senior brother?"

"Jade Shrimp Ball, I guess."

Everyone: "..."

You’re still an impudent young man.

As everyone was eating and chatting, Geng Lishan came upstairs.

Lin Xu thought this old man was here to hold people accountable, but unexpectedly he first turned to Geng Lele who was eating pig ears in big mouthfuls:

"Silly girl, I asked you if it was ready, and you lied to me saying it wasn’t made today, further claiming Dai Head Chef sent me pictures from the internet..."

Geng Lele was holding a hollow bun, deftly sandwiched some pig cheek meat inside, and then handed it to Geng Lishan with both hands:

"Just wanted to give you a surprise..."

"What surprise, I guess you were more afraid there wouldn’t be enough when I came..."

Geng Lele asked cheerfully:

"Just tell me if it’s tasty!"

"Tasty!"

"That’s all that matters. While my grandma’s away, today you’re allowed to eat more pig head meat, but don’t take a taxi back afterward, walk it off."

Though Geng Lishan was slightly displeased by his granddaughter’s deception, he nodded affirmatively.

You have to eat meat and also stay fit.

Otherwise, it’ll be torture not being able to eat delicious food in the future.

Xie Baomin set a piece of pig tongue on Geng Lishan’s bun, smilingly asked:

"Mr. Lishan, how does my junior brother’s pig head taste?"

"Not bad, it melts in the mouth, the marinade clings like glue, yet I still think Lin’s dish has room for improvement."

Oh my, this old man’s taste is quite sharp!

Lin Xu didn’t expect Geng Lishan could detect the nuances, no wonder he’s a food connoisseur. If it were me, I’d just think ’wow so tasty’.

Thinking of this, he laughed and said:

"I’ll keep practicing, aim to meet Mr. Lishan’s standard."

Today’s dish is quite substantial, after all, it’s a whole pig head, but with so many people tasting, a piece here and there, soon enough there was nothing left but the baby bok choy used for garnish and the lettuce leaves under it.

"Feels so tasty."

"Xu Bao, make it again when you have time, this dish really changed my view on pig head."

"Me too, brother-in-law’s culinary skills are truly unrivaled."

"..."

Lin Xu said:

"I’ll film the process later, just to satisfy your craving."

After finishing the pig head, dinner officially commenced.

Meanwhile, in the nearby supermarket, Grandpa Yu was nibbling on a sausage, highly pleased, when a bouncy little cutie ran in:

"Grandpa, I came to see you! Quickly take me to play with Dundun, I promised him last time, you didn’t forget, right?"

No sooner had she spoken than Yu Hui walked in with car keys in hand.

Tongtong swiftly winked at Grandpa Yu, looking just like a struggling student asking classmates to cover for them.