Heavenly Gourmet

With the success of Lin Hai's Mapo Tofu, Lin Xin's was also nearing the end, but the two of them were cooking within a few minutes of each other.

After a while, another fragrance came. This fragrance seemed to be not much different from the fragrance of Lin Hai's Mapo Tofu, but if you smell it carefully, you can feel that this fragrance seems to have an extra fragrance.

"I have also prepared it. In that case, let Chang'e taste it."

Lin Xin looked at Lin Hai's puzzled look and didn't say much. Instead, she continued talking to herself.

"Mom, I can definitely beat you in this Mapo Tofu dish."

Lin Hai hesitated for a long time before speaking to Lin Xin, but his words were not very confident.

Obviously, he was also afraid that if his mother's Mapo Tofu was better than his, would it prove that there was something wrong with the pantheon of gourmet food?

"It doesn't matter who wins or loses, but it's too late to say anything until the time comes to decide."

Lin Xin thought about it, said to Lin Hai, then brought the Mapo Tofu to the hall and placed the dish in front of Chang'e.

"Xiao Chang, try this dish and see how it tastes."

Lin Xindao.

"Me? Can I really do that?"

Chang'e was also a little unconfident. At the moment, both of them were very important to her, so she couldn't bear to say anything that would favor anyone.

"It's okay. Try it first. If you think it tastes good, just say it boldly. If you think this dish tastes good, then you can decide on this dish. It doesn't matter."

At this time, Lin Hai followed closely and put his own dishes on the table: "Mom is right. If you think a dish is delicious, just say it. Don't think about any relationship or anything like that. Just follow your heart."

Lin Xin hesitated for a moment, then spoke again: "By the way, close your eyes first."

"what?"

Hearing this, Chang'e was stunned at first, and then closed her eyes.

Lin Hai was also a little confused. He saw Lin Xin swapping the positions of two plates of the same Mapo Tofu several times. Although Lin Hai could tell which one was his at a glance, Chang'e, as an amateur, couldn't tell at all.

"Okay, that's enough."

Lin Xin said slowly to Chang'e.

Chang'e opened her eyes and looked at the two of them with some confusion.

"Now these two plates of mapo tofu are in front of you. Come and try them and see which one suits your appetite best."

Lin Xin spoke to Chang'e very gently.

"Ok."

Although Chang'e didn't know what was going on, after so many days of contact, she also knew that Lin Xin was a very wise woman.

Lin Hai's throat rolled slightly, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, as if he felt that he would fail.

But this bad premonition disappeared the next moment.

All of my dishes are prepared according to the food recipes.

What is the Gourmet Cookbook? It was written by the God of Cooking in Heaven. All the recipes are made with the most refined proportions and there is absolutely no way they will fail.

Chang'e simply rinsed her mouth to make her oral cavity relatively pure. She picked up a spoon, scooped up some tofu from one of the plates, and put it into her mouth to taste it carefully.

When the tofu entered her mouth, a multi-layered feeling burst out in her mouth in an instant.

The aroma, including the spicy and fresh flavor, almost made her taste buds jump for joy at this moment.

Chang'e swore that she had never eaten such delicious food.

"How about it?"

Lin Hai knew that this plate of Mapo Tofu was his, so he quickly asked.

"Hmm... How can I describe this dish of tofu? It has a spicy and fresh taste. Besides that, when you chew it gently, the tenderness of the tofu and the tenderness of the beef combine with each other, forming a new layer of texture. In short, it's very delicious."

Chang'e blinked her eyes, as if she was thinking about what to say, and then spoke to Lin Hai.

Lin Hai's originally anxious heart finally relaxed at this moment. Since Chang'e said this, it proved that there should be no problem with his dish.

"Drink some water, rinse your mouth, and then try this."

As for Lin Xin, her expression did not change at all. Instead, she placed another plate of Mapo Tofu in front of Chang'e.

"Ok."

Chang'e was also very obedient. After drinking another sip of water and rinsing her mouth, she picked up the spoon and began to taste another plate of Mapo Tofu.

This plate of Mapo Tofu was very strange. Before Chang'e even ate it, she could already smell an extremely tempting fragrance.

"This plate of mapo tofu is so weird."

Chang'e thought so in her heart, but still said nothing and put the Mapo Tofu into her mouth.

As the tofu entered her mouth, Chang'e's pupils suddenly widened as if she were electrocuted.

Because she felt that the taste of the Mapo Tofu seemed to explode completely in her mouth.

An indescribable feeling suddenly surged into her heart.

This taste is like a symphony, with various flavors rising and falling, interweaving with each other, forming a unique flavor.

Not to mention the tenderness of the tofu and the spiciness of the sauce complement each other, creating a feast for the taste buds.

“This mapo tofu is delicious too!”

Chang'e thought for a long time before she uttered this sentence.

"How should I put it? I think the layers of texture in this Mapo Tofu are much richer than the previous one. I only tasted six flavors at most just now, but this Mapo Tofu has eight flavors."

Although Chang'e is a mortal now, she still retains a body forged by divine power, so her experience of taste and other senses is several times stronger than that of ordinary people.

"So what's your final decision?"

Lin Hai asked impatiently.

Chang'e thought for a moment before continuing, "I think this Mapo Tofu is much better than the other one."

After saying this, Chang'e placed one of the plates of Mapo Tofu in the middle, indicating that she had made her choice.

Seeing this plate of Mapo Tofu, Lin Hai's pupils widened little by little, as if he was in disbelief.

Because this plate of Mapo Tofu was made by my mother.

In other words, the Mapo Tofu made by my mother is several times more delicious than the one I made using the Food Divine Book.

How is this possible!

"I actually lost!"

Lin Hai muttered to himself, then looked at Lin Xin, as if he understood his mother's intention of competing with him in cooking Mapo Tofu.

Lin Xin smiled and looked at Lin Hai: "See, son, it's not the dishes that are strictly prepared according to a certain standard that are considered the most delicious. I noticed something was wrong when you won the Youth Food Contest. You were too proud, so these dishes blinded your eyes. Everyone has different tastes, so everyone's evaluation of each dish will not be the same. Food is not an assembly line, it is an art, an art that can be remembered by people."

"is that so……"

Lin Hai felt as if his eyes were opened. It turned out that it was not right to cook strictly according to the standards in the food pantheon. Sometimes, following one's own heart and understanding of the ingredients would make a most qualified dish.

As if he had figured it out, Lin Hai looked at Lin Xin, took a deep breath, and then slowly said, "Mom, I think I know. I used to cook according to the most standard serving mode, but I forgot that food is meant to be tasted by people. Some people like spicy food, while others don't. If we follow the serving standard, it's almost the same as an assembly line."

"If you can understand this truth, it means that the competition between the two of us is still meaningful."

Lin Xin nodded, and then continued: "Although I lost the cooking competition with the president of Guangming Gourmet Club, these ingredients have already taken root in my mind over the years. No matter how much time has passed, I will remember the steps clearly. So, I hope you can cook each dish carefully, instead of using some standardized things to make each dish into an assembly line product. If that happens, your journey as a gourmet is doomed to be short-lived."

The frustration on Lin Hai's face disappeared at this moment, and was replaced by incomparable clarity.

Now he finally understood why his mother had such a high status in Guangming Gourmet. Those ingredients were no longer just ingredients; they had become individuals with souls in his mother's hands.

"Okay, it's already noon, let's have some rice for lunch today to finish off these two dishes."

Lin Xin said with a smile, seeing that Lin Hai really understood.

"Well, that's just right. I also want to try your cooking skills, mom."

Lin Hai chuckled and scooped three bowls of rice from the kitchen. The three of them started chatting while eating.

Although Chang'e didn't quite understand what Lin Xin said, she felt that what Lin Xin said made sense.