I Am A Gourmet: Just Eight And You Want Me To Start A Roadside Stall?

Chapter 41: Stewed Onions

Cai Lan was sincerely asking Xu Le for guidance.

Although he was already a world-renowned gourmet, no one dared to say that they knew everything about gourmet food.

Just like physics and mathematics, to him, food was also a subject to be learnt.

Everyone was exploring this field, so he knew that there was no end to learning.

Perhaps it was because of this humble attitude that Cai Lan had become the true leader of the food industry.

“Master Chef, what kind of dish do you think will suit the theme of this episode?”

Xu Le looked through the raw ingredients brought by the production team.

Finally, he gave an answer—

“Stewed onions!”

“Stewed onions?”

After the dish was named, all the staff members of the production team, including Cai Lan, were all stunned.

Many of them had never even heard of such a dish.

Onions? It could even be used as the main ingredient to make a dish?

However, as a gourmet, Mr. Cai Lan was no stranger to this dish.

“Stewed onions – this dish was first recorded in an essay by Mr. Wang Cengqi.”

“Mr. Wang said that among all the scholars, Mr. Wang Shixiang from Beijing was the best at cooking.”

“When the group of friends had a meal together, each of them would prepare a dish. And Mr. Wang Shixiang brought a bundle of onions and made a dish called [Stewed Onions], beating all the dishes on the spot!”

When it came to the stories about culture and gourmet food, Cai Lan naturally spoke with confidence and assurance.

“In Beijing in the last century, this dish was very famous. Many people from the literary field would specially travel to Mr. Wang Shixiang’s house to try this dish. Unfortunately, Mr. Wang passed away in 2009, so this dish couldn’t be passed down…”

“Otherwise, this dish [Stewed onion] is still very compatible with the theme of this episode. It’s a pity…”

Master Cai Lan sighed, his aged face filled with regret and loneliness.

“I can’t believe the little Master Chef also knows about this history. Looks like his research into delicious food is indeed not shallow!”

Cai Lan exclaimed.

Stewed onions was a dish that was only recorded in the writings of many scholars. It could not be considered a proper dish.

Only those who had a deep understanding of food would know a little about it.

The fact that Xu Le suddenly mentioned [Stewed Onion] made Cai Lan surprised and happy.

“I don’t just know this dish,” Xu Le said with a youthful smile.

“Could it be—”

A look of shock appeared on Cai Lan’s aged face.

“Could it be that the little Master Chef can cook this long-lost [Stewed Onion]?”

At this point, Cai Lan suddenly stood up from the table in excitement.

For a gourmet like him who had immersed himself in delicacies for many years, he had long regarded food as the most important part of his life.

Cai Lan had studied the meaning of life for most of his life, and only later did he discover that the real answer was to eat and drink.

What was the meaning of life?