Chapter 753 - 090 Match, Rumor_2
Two other contestants were shopkeepers from different restaurants. Although their businesses weren’t as big as Fuman Building, they too wanted to taste this peculiar dish, and of course, they belonged to the skeptical faction.
With ten contestants ready, Shopkeeper Liu cracked a smile and said, "Ready, start," and thus, the competition began.
The first to pick up and eat was the companion of the man. Seeing how heartily he indulged, San Er’s last bit of doubt vanished, and he hurriedly grabbed some and stuffed it into his mouth. To his surprise, it tasted unexpectedly good! San Er didn’t even have time to nod at Ma Junying and his sister before he eagerly continued eating one piece after another.
The two shopkeepers from the other restaurants, however, were much more refined. After all, they stepped up to the challenge merely to try the dish, not for the several dozen taels of silver.
They exchanged glances, then each used chopsticks to pick up a piece of stinky tofu. First crinkling their noses, they sniffed at it—oh, how stinky it was, nearly causing them to toss their chopsticks away!
Bearing the stench, they finally opened their mouths and gently took a careful nibble, closing their eyes to chew and savor the flavor thoroughly.
As expected, both widened their eyes upon tasting it, seeing the word "delicious" written all over each other’s faces.
Up on the second floor, Lin Yuan sat calmly as if fishing, musing that stinky tofu could only be considered a snack. It had a unique flavor and was divisive among those who liked or disliked it but once one overcame the initial fear of its smell, most people tended to enjoy its taste. Especially the crust of the tofu after being fried was very tasty.
Once you take the first bite, the rest was easy. In a short while during the competition, someone raised their hand, and predictably, the three who came with the man ate the fastest. While San Er also ate quickly, he began a slight moment behind these three, and that small margin decided the ranking of the top three.