Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle
Chapter 256 - 174: Pastry Snacks Masters are All Somewhat Outrageous_3

Chapter 256: Chapter 174: Pastry Snacks Masters are All Somewhat Outrageous_3

Even if Qin Huai’s cooking station is next to the warehouse, it can never really be very quiet.

Not to mention during the afternoon practice, when everyone was still watching with curiosity, whether Qin Huai was practicing fire control or seasoning, there were always people passing by and gawking at the kitchen.

At first, Qin Huai was affected, but eventually, he got completely used to it.

No matter how many people were around or how noisy the environment was, once he started making snacks, Qin Huai didn’t care much about the surroundings.

Focus is the basic principle a good chef must adhere to.

Li Hua and Pei Xing at first secretly observed Qin Huai because they were curious and hadn’t really seen much of the boss. Later on, they no longer did it secretly and just openly watched, moved closer to get a better look since they were too far away.

The Crab Dumplings Qin Huai was making were something they were both familiar with, as Zhiwei Restaurant also had a master who made excellent Crab Dumplings.

But none were made quite like this.

Crab meat, crab roe, shrimp meat, with a touch of seasoning that doesn’t affect the taste of the three; those in the know understand how deep the skills are here.

The difficulty is significant.

And yet, Qin Huai was very proficient.

Unlike Zheng Da, who was unpretentious, even when Zheng Da made dishes that were highly challenging and flashy in technique, they seemed just so-so to outsiders.

While Qin Huai might not have a lot of tricks, his movements were graceful, clean, and sharp, making it look more impressive.

The ultimate simplicity, although Zheng Da’s actions were also simple, they weren’t as easy, making them less appealing.

Qin Huai was extremely simple, so much so that it seemed like the style of a master — all were like this, appearing unremarkable and leisurely, but hiding deep mysteries and a critical hit.

And Li Hua and Pei Xing happened to be insiders.

They weren’t blind; they had eyes and could see from the ingredients and seasonings how difficult the seasoning of this dish was. Watching Qin Huai’s speed, they knew how skilled he was at making it.

Skilled enough to almost create muscle memory.

The two couldn’t take their eyes off it, with Li Hua being slightly more restrained, at least half-heartedly making Haitang Cake while craning his neck to watch. Pei Xing practically wanted to press his eyes onto Qin Huai’s hands, analyzing every frame, stopping making peach cakes, and almost moving a small stool over to sit beside Qin Huai.

Time passed by the minute and second as Qin Huai was mixing the filling, not watching the time by the clock, but keeping it in mind. He lowered his head and said, "Luoluo, the dumplings in the steamer should be done. Take them out and put them on a plate for me to color later."

Qin Luo went to open the steamer.

Qin Huai looked up, intending to ask Li Hua and Pei Xing who could help with rolling out the shumai skins and then wrapping some, as he needed to color the guo’er and was too busy. He found the two of them staring straight at him.

Qin Huai: ?

Pei Xing and Li Hua: ...

Li Hua, always honest, blushed immediately.

He knew his behavior was a bit like a little apprentice secretly learning techniques, which was very impolite and seemed uncivilized, but he just couldn’t help himself.

As for Pei Xing, needless to say, when he realized what he had done, he wished he could dig a hole and bury himself.

Qin Huai took a moment and instantly realized that the two were watching how he made the Crab Dumplings, laughing as he asked, "Are you two interested in Crab Dumplings?"

The two nodded embarrassedly.

"If you’re interested, I can teach you, but these crabs are about to go out of season, and there’s not much crab roe. And I’m going back to Gusu in a few days, so it’s definitely not possible in the near term. How about I teach you when the crabs are in season next September? Do you have anything else you want to learn?" Qin Huai asked.

He thought this was a great way to build a closer relationship with his employees.

Pei Xing and Li Hua were stunned, not expecting Qin Huai to have this attitude.

"Can we learn anything?" Pei Xing asked tentatively.

When Zheng Da contacted them and recommended they work at Yunzhong Restaurant, he did mention that they could learn snacks from Qin Huai. But this kind of thing was just like the salary range of 2k-6k on job recruitment apps, written like that, but in reality, it was never 6k.

"As long as it’s something I know, you can learn." Qin Huai said.

"Even the apple dough ball?" Pei Xing asked, knowing Qin Huai could make apple dough balls — many Yunzhong Restaurant customers had eaten them, and he had even seen photos.

"The apple dough ball, I only know the shape. I haven’t learned the specific seasoning formula systematically, so I might not be able to teach it now, but the guo’er, I can."

Qin Huai pointed to the guo’er that Qin Luo took out: "After I finish coloring it, you can give it a try. If you like it, well, I can teach you after the new year."

Once learned, it could be introduced as a new item at Yunzhong Restaurant, and Qin Huai believed Pei Xing had the level to do so.

Pei Xing: !

Li Hua: !

"So, do you have time to help me roll out the shumai skins and wrap shumai?" Qin Huai asked.

"Yes, of course, we have time!" the two replied in unison.

"I see you haven’t finished making your snacks. Won’t it delay you getting off work?"

"It won’t delay us, not at all!" the two once again replied in unison.

"Our pastry and snack chefs’ get-off work time is always fluctuating," Li Hua said.

"Sure, I love staying late to work," Pei Xing said.

Qin Huai: ?

Our pastry chefs truly have a bit of a masochistic streak.

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