The queue was slowly moving.

The closer they got to the stall.

The aroma of the brined meats, the fresh scent of the nourishing fish soup, became increasingly intense.

Especially the rich aroma of the brine, it came on strong and high profile.

Just smelling this aroma, Wei Mingguo couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

The aroma alone was so enticing, Wei Mingguo couldn't help but anticipate how stunning the brined meats would taste!

He sniffed and praised, "Wow! This brined broth must be made with pork bones and old hen soup, it smells incredibly fragrant!"

"Old Wei, your skills are as sharp as ever! You can smell it from such a distance, impressive!"

Old Qin praised with a smile, then waved his folding fan, leisurely recommending Delicious Restaurant to Wei Mingguo: "This brined meat is indeed made with pork bones and old hen broth, Old Wei, let me tell you! Everything in this restaurant is unbelievably delicious, the chef's skills are top-notch..."

Once the conversation started, it couldn't be stopped.

As he spoke, Old Qin began recounting how he first got acquainted through pan-fried buns, and how delicious the braised pig's trotters, lotus leaf steamed ribs with glutinous rice, roast duck, crab fried rice cakes, and other dishes were, and the stories of how the neighbors line up in frenzy, retelling everything from the start.

He spoke so much that Wei Mingguo couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise, revealing a hint of "Is this really the Old Qin I know?"

He never expected!

Old Qin, who was always so sparing with words towards his peers, was now praising the chefs at Delicious Restaurant as if compliments were free, endlessly praising.

The praise was so high!

Even his position as the former head chef of the national banquet didn't receive such treatment!

It made him feel like "the former head chef is inferior to a small restaurant chef!"

He just had to see for himself how tasty the food at this restaurant was?

"Excuse me, what would you like to order?" Lin Yuhan held a takeout box and long chopsticks, smiling as she asked.

It dawned on Wei Mingguo that it was his turn.

He glanced at the stall with six or seven plates of brined meats.

The aroma of the meat filled the air.

The color of the brine looked very tempting.

Even the vegetarian dishes looked so flavorful that even those not fond of vegetables would be tempted to try.

Behind each stainless-steel tray stood a small paper card with the names of various brined dishes.

He scanned through them one by one...

There were brined chicken feet, brined chicken legs, brined chicken wings, brined duck necks, brined goose feet, brined pig's trotters, etc.

The vegetarian options included brined seaweed, lotus root slices, potato slices, tofu skin, etc.

The brine was rich, red and bright, fragrant, soft, and oily, obviously first-class brined dishes.

It made one's mouth water.

Made one want to taste it.

He laughed and said, "Please get one of each dish at the stall, and a whole roasted duck."

While waiting for his meal, his professional instincts kicked in.

He started observing Huang Tao's cooking techniques and the stall.

As a qualified chef, no matter how busy, the counter must always remain tidy, clean, and hygienic, so the cooked food is assuredly hygienic.

Moreover, the skills in hand are very important.

Like tossing the wok, flipping the pan, plating, these all have their techniques.

A good chef performs these actions smoothly and seamlessly.

Plating seems simple, but how to make the presentation of the dish aesthetically pleasing while meeting hygiene standards is also a craft.

In plating, one must ensure not to ruin the dish's visual appeal.

With a scrutinizing gaze, he carefully observed Huang Tao.

Even though Huang Tao was busy while slicing the fish,

His movements were orderly, his hand speed was lightning-fast, yet the countertop remained clean.

After each portion of fish was finished, he would quickly wipe away any residual broth on the counter without disrupting the pace of slicing fish.

Seeing this, Wei Mingguo nodded approvingly.

This calm demeanor, these fluid movements, had the hallmark of a master chef.

Simply cleaning the counter casually was a mark of a good chef's quality.

And all of Huang Tao's actions in cooking the nourishing fish soup were very clean and sharp.

Putting in fish slices thin as cicada wings, pouring in hot fish soup, sprinkling green onions...

The entire process was without a single wasted motion and was very aesthetically pleasing.

Moreover, the control of heat was also very precise...

"This skill at least requires twenty years of experience in the kitchen to achieve such precision! The control of heat, without twenty years of practice, couldn't reach this level."

Wei Mingguo thought to himself.

After witnessing Huang Tao's duck-slicing skills, he couldn't help but inwardly exclaim: This knife skill, impressive!

"Sir, here is your takeout box, please hold it carefully; it's a total of 340 yuan, you can scan the code with Alipay to pay, and you might have a chance to get a red envelope..."

Lin Yuhan said as she handed the bag of takeout food to Wei Mingguo.

"Alright, thank you!"

Wei Mingguo recovered himself and thanked her, accepting the food bag before scanning to pay.

"Alipay payment successful, 340 yuan!"

He carried the food bag to the side, ready to wait for Old Qin to finish buying so they could leave together.

Looking at the top takeout box in the bag, the brined pig's trotters were rich in color.

"I wonder if the flavor of this brine is as amazing as it smells."

He opened the top box and took out the brined pig's trotter.

The pig's trotter was tender and soft, a gentle bite could tear it apart, the tendons and meat clinging to the bone, bouncing...

In an instant, the juicy pig's trotter, full of collagen mixed with the brine aroma, burst on his tongue.

Soft, smooth, and flavorful, the brine aroma permeated...

A special sense of happiness arose from within, stimulating every cell in Wei Mingguo's body.

Tears involuntarily flowed from his eyes.

Delicious to the point of tears!

People with especially sensitive taste buds can often feel the happiness of delicious food more profoundly than ordinary people.

Over the years, countless people have asked him the same question.

How do you describe the most perfect taste?

Honestly, over the years, he hasn't had a definite answer.

But now!

He has it!

The most perfect taste is, is being so delicious that you cry!

Before he retired, he also made some brined dishes. He loved innovating recipes throughout his life and had tinkered with and improved brine formulas several times, achieving only slight improvements, but nothing as stunning as this place's brine.

That rich, bold, and intense brine makes any meat aromatic, and even the vegetarian dishes.

Whether it's their own creation or an ancestral recipe, it is indeed a specialty!

This Delicious Restaurant is definitely a dark horse at this food festival...

He reached up to brush away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Are you okay, sir?"

A concerned voice came from beside him, and Wei Mingguo turned his head to see Old Qian, the head chef of Taste Memory, stretching his head out and looking at him curiously.

Upon seeing Wei Mingguo's face clearly, a look of shock immediately flashed in Old Qian's eyes.

Queueing customers might not recognize Wei Mingguo, but as a member of the culinary world, how could Old Qian not recognize a big shot in their field?

He just hadn't expected Wei Mingguo to be lining up to purchase at Delicious Restaurant's booth.

And he was even more surprised to see Wei Mingguo crying over a braised pig's trotter!

"Wei... Elder Wei, it's actually you! I thought you looked familiar just now! I didn't expect it to be you..."

Old Qian said excitedly.

The name of Wei Mingguo was well known to Old Qian.

He could even be considered his idol!

At this moment, the chefs of Taste Memory, hearing the excitement in their head chef's voice, all turned to look.

They recognized Wei Mingguo too.

Looking at the food bag in his hand and the unfinished braised pig's trotter, they suddenly understood that even the former executive chef of the state banquet was captivated by the food from Delicious Restaurant.

Of course, they didn't find it surprising since the food from Delicious Restaurant was truly tasty.

Who could resist it?

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Old Qian, Wei Mingguo saw that Old Qin had finished shopping, bade farewell to Old Qian, and left with Old Qin.

Just returned to the surveillance room.

The plump Old Zhu immediately approached: "Let me have a taste. I must see what's so special about this Delicious Restaurant booth."

Wei Mingguo instinctively said, "Delicious to the point of tears!"

"Old Wei, how do you know?" Old Zhu looked at Wei Mingguo with eyes hinting 'there's a story here.'

Wei Mingguo, without hesitation, directly admitted, "I tried it!"

Tried it?!

Old Zhu had a look of shock, as if thinking, 'Is this something I can hear without paying for?'

After the shock!

He couldn't wait to have his favorite braised chicken leg to calm himself.

And to see if it really was as Wei Mingguo described, "delicious to the point of tears."

Old Zhu opened the takeaway box containing the braised food.

The brined aroma, so close, launched wave after wave of relentless assaults on his sense of smell.

As if retaliating for his disbelief.

In this, Old Zhu had no resistance, letting himself be whipped.

"Gulp~"

His throat moved as he picked up a braised chicken leg and took a bite.

At that moment...

His taste buds experienced immense satisfaction.

Clearly, it had been boiled for at least three rounds over high heat.

Yet, why was the meat still so tender?

The moment he bit into it, it even bounced off his teeth.

The meat was juicy and full, with juices bursting in the mouth.

Even the bones were flavorful!

Usually, with a braised chicken leg, the bones are hard to flavor, and even if flavored, the meat wouldn't be so tender.

But this chicken leg was tender to the point of bouncing, tender to the point of falling off the bone, perfectly combined with the brine's flavor.

To achieve this, there are only two ways!

That is the control of heat and the brine formula.

Unexpectedly, this unknown booth had such precise mastery over cooking time and spice proportions!

"Phew!"

"Amazing texture, amazing flavor, this braised chicken leg is top-notch!"

After finishing a braised chicken leg, he immediately gave his verdict.

Just now, he thought Wei Mingguo's comment about being delicious to the point of tears was exaggerated.

Now...

Where is the exaggeration?

Not exaggerated at all!

Delicious to the point of tears, so what?

He found it so good he wanted to swallow his tongue!

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