Chapter 1182 - 091 Jealousy (Ten Updates)
Cheng Yuexiu and Guo Mei, one peeling shrimp and the other picking out fish bones, gazed at the overflowing delicacies on her table, all salivating and anxious. Not to mention the abalone and shark fin, even those ordinary fish and large shrimp were not something they ate every day back at home!
Lin Yuan glanced at the dishes before her and shook her head slightly, inwardly critical. All the ingredients were of excellent quality, it was just that the preparation was a bit excessive. What could have been blanched in clear water was instead fried, saturating the original flavor of the ingredients with oil.
However, the presentation of the dishes was indeed very well-matched, with a good mix of meat and vegetables, and even fruits. Just look at those large apples on the table, sweet as if they’d been filled with rock candy syrup, particularly delicious.
But, it would have been better if the apples had been peeled in advance rather than having a small knife placed in front of each person for them to cut their own.
As she was thinking, Lin Yuan heard Yao Hanai, who was sitting in the seat of honor, suddenly let out a light laugh and turn towards her, "Miss Lin, I’ve heard that when you were in Zhuma Town, you were managing several restaurants with great business. Surely, Miss Lin’s culinary skills must be excellent as well?"
Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and instinctively glanced at Su Qiu Yu, and, as expected, saw her gaze flicker slightly; it didn’t take much thought to know that Yao Hanai was echoing what she had said.
"Miss Yao is too kind. My culinary skills can’t be counted as such, they just barely scratch the surface of cooking," Lin Yuan was no fool; Su Qiu Yu wouldn’t praise her in front of others. Since they had brought up culinary skills, it surely wasn’t anything good.
As expected, Yao Hanai let out another light laugh and said, "Miss Lin, don’t be modest. We have all heard that your cooking skills are exceptionally good, even Princess Anle couldn’t stop praising you! She even said that not even the chefs from the Imperial Kitchen could match you!"