Chapter 37: Famous

Fang Wuqiong was completely stunned. When Su Wan was cooking, her movements were extremely skilled, and just watching her cook was a kind of enjoyment.

He looked at the ‘West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy’ in the plate. Its body was intact, with its pectoral fins erect and its two fish eyes slightly bulging, giving people a vivid sense of the freshness of the fish just moments ago.

“Eat up! If you don’t eat, we’ll eat it for you!” The onlookers salivated.

Fang Wuqiong picked up the chopsticks on the table and picked up a piece of fish meat. The layer of sweet and sour sauce on the fish seemed like a transparent crystal dress wrapped around the fish meat, enticing the appetite just by looking at it.

He put it in his mouth and first tasted the sourness, then the sweetness, followed by the saltiness, and finally the fresh and fragrant taste, similar to crab meat. The four flavors blended together, layer by layer, demonstrating Su Wan’s exquisite culinary skills!

Fang Wuqiong was shocked in his heart. He never expected Su Wan’s cooking skills to be so good!

He restrained himself from picking up a second chopstick, his face becoming gloomy and ugly.

The people couldn’t help but ask, “Is it delicious?”

They guessed from Fang Wuqiong’s expression, which was stiff and a bit strange. Could it be that it’s not taste good?

“Heh! Is this your culinary skill? Nothing special!” Fang Wuqiong threw the chopsticks aside, his expression arrogant, and the raised corner of his eye showed disdain. “I advise you to close the shop early to stop your losses as soon as possible.”

When he was about to pour the fish meat into the basin, a hand faster than him snatched the plate away and directly grabbed a piece of fish meat with the hand then stuffed it into the mouth.

Mmm!!

It was simply a heavenly delicacy!

Seeing this, others started to share and eat as well.

When Fang Wuqiong reacted, only fish bones were left!

His face immediately turned ashen.

Someone licked the sauce from the corners of their mouth and curiously asked, “Hmm? Why does this fish taste like crab?”

“The crab flavor comes from the vinegar and ginger in the sauce,” Su Wan reminded everyone. “When you make this dish, don’t add oil to it, otherwise the texture won’t be tender and refreshing enough. And when thickening the sauce, make sure it’s thick enough, otherwise it won’t have a delicate and shiny effect, and it will taste bland.”

The crowd was stunned, surprised that Su Wan was teaching them the techniques. They sincerely said, “Young lady, your dish is really good. So far, it’s the best I’ve ever tasted.”

“We haven’t tried your other dishes, so we don’t know how they taste, but this fish dish has all five flavors and surpasses the taste of Fengwei Pavilion by ten streets!”

“Exactly! The head chef of Fengwei Pavilion said this fish is nothing special. Can Fengwei Pavilion make it?”

“I think Zuixiang Pavilion’s business isn’t good because it’s been smeared by Fengwei Pavilion, right?”

At this moment, the satisfied guests of Zuixiang Pavilion came out after eating and drinking, their faces full of contentment. “We can testify that every dish at Zuixiang Pavilion is especially delicious. Fengwei Pavilion can’t compare! From now on, we’ll dine at Zuixiang Pavilion!”

Fang Wuqiong’s face turned from blue to black as he looked at the crowd, who were criticizing Fengwei Pavilion and praising Drunken Fragrance Pavilion. A wave of anger burned in his chest, suffocating his organs.

“Master Fang, acknowledging someone else’s excellence and recognizing one’s own shortcomings is the way to progress, you know.”

Su Wan’s gaze swept over the fish bones in the plate, and she revealed a big smile. “Next time, when you come to me to cook fish, remember not to bring such a big one. The meat is a bit tough.”

The string in Fang Wuqiong’s mind snapped, and he angrily wanted to tear apart Su Wan’s smiling face.

He suppressed his anger, turned his head towards Fengwei Pavilion, and heard a customer coming out from Fengwei Pavilion say, “Are the dishes at Zuixiang Pavilion really that good?”

“The head chef of Fengwei Pavilion goes to Zuixiang Pavilion to eat, so it must be better than Fengwei Pavilion!”

“Then let’s go and try it tonight.”

“Bang!”

Fang Wuqiong couldn’t hold back anymore and violently grabbed a wine jar, then smashed it against the wall.