CHAPTER 231: CHAPTER 231: NEW DISH, NANJING ROAST DUCK!

High-end ingredients often require only the simplest cooking techniques.

Once the duck was roasted in the oven, it could be taken out for sale.

Jiang Feng’s business was indeed booming.

Someone posted a video of Jiang Feng slicing duck on a short video platform.

Some marketing accounts also shared this video.

Netizens who saw the bustling scene were instantly attracted by the video.

The video left a very good impression.

It was like the scenes when Zibo Barbecue and Tianshui Spicy Hotpot became popular.

Many people just love to experience this kind of lively, everyday atmosphere.

Wherever Jiang Feng went, there were customers.

Everyone left comments in the comment section:

"Boss Jiang is like a mobile tourist spot; I’ll definitely have to go visit him someday!"

"He moves too quickly though!"

"Maybe I should take a trip to Hangzhou and taste his roasted duck."

"It’s worth going once to see the chef personally slicing the duck!"

"His knife skills are so steady!"

With all this talk, some people actually booked tickets to Hangzhou, planning to taste Jiang Feng’s roasted duck.

「Meanwhile.」

「In the Eastern Shandong Region.」

Jiang Feng had a loyal group of patrons here.

Many had tasted his gourmet creations.

At Happy Ranch, Zhang Dashan packed a backpack, planning to stay in Hangzhou for a couple of days.

Seeing this, his daughter Zhang Xinya asked, "Dad, are you looking for Executive Chef Jiang again?"

Zhang Dashan nodded. "Of course! I heard he’s selling roasted duck in Hangzhou, and I want to try it."

"I haven’t eaten his cooking for a long time, and I’m actually craving it."

Hearing this, Zhang Xinya nodded and said no more.

Zhang Dashan loved meat, and eating was one of the greatest joys of his life. Jiang Feng’s culinary skills particularly suited his palate, so he was a huge admirer.

There were many others like him.

It was a pity that Jiang Feng was only one person, so his capacity was limited. No matter what, he couldn’t make too much. He could only try his best to meet his customers’ demands.

That afternoon, the square was very crowded. Online influencers had already arrived to livestream, and many of the female streamers had attractive figures. After all, this was a city of online influencers. Many people came here dreaming of becoming major streamers, eager for overnight wealth, and would thus try to latch onto trending topics.

Soon, Jiang Feng’s food truck arrived.

There were surprises today.

Today Jiang Feng also introduced the Nanjing style of roast duck.

Earlier that morning, while preparing, Jiang Feng had selected twenty ducks. He used a new marinating technique before placing them in the roaster for specialized preparation.

There were two ways to eat roasted duck: the Capital City method and the Nanjing method.

The Capital City roast duck involved wrapping duck meat with sweet bean sauce, cucumber strips, and spring onion strips in a pancake.

The Nanjing-style roast duck was simpler: the duck was cut into pieces, drenched with its special sauce, and eaten directly.

The Capital City style emphasized the crispiness of the duck skin, which needed to be crisp and flavorful, while the taste of the meat itself was mild, relying mainly on the sweet bean sauce to enhance the flavor.

For the Nanjing style, the flavor had to permeate from the inside out, with the core being its special sauce.

Once the final soul gravy was poured over, the roasted duck immediately became incredibly delicious.

The special sauce was its soul; many people who ate Nanjing-style roast duck even liked mixing the sauce with rice.

For some reason, the special sauce for Nanjing-style roast duck just tasted amazing.

In Nanjing, many people would grab a simple bowl of noodles for lunch and, along with two or three friends, order half a duck. Enjoying noodles and duck together was an especially delightful experience.

The soul gravy Jiang Feng used was made from a recipe rewarded by the system yesterday.

The taste was incredibly authentic.

So that morning, Jiang Feng was also very busy.

He had to make the crispy coating, boil the sweet bean sauce, and prepare the soul gravy for the Nanjing-style roast duck.

He was doing all the most crucial work.

Little Black lay lazily at the entrance of the shop.

Jiang Feng had instructed Little Black that it was only allowed to stick its head out and not to run off.

There was no choice; if a dog thief mistook it for a common local dog and snatched it, that would be troublesome.

Little Black had been eating quite well these past few days.

Whatever roasted duck butts Jiang Feng had left from slicing were reserved for Little Black.

Each evening, Little Black got to feast on many duck butts.

And it loved them.

That’s the stuff!

"Boss, since we’re introducing a new product today, there will likely be even more people. Over the past few days, many folks asked if I sold Nanjing-style roast duck. I was even wondering what Nanjing-style roast duck was," Sun Zhuangfei remarked on the way.

Nanjing-style roast duck was quite famous, very popular locally, and many people loved it.

In Capital City, there was a saying that no duck could leave alive, and in Nanjing, it was said that no duck could swim out alive—which just showed how much the locals enjoyed eating duck.

There were also a fair number of people in Hangzhou who enjoyed Nanjing-style roast duck, so offering it for sale was quite fitting.

Arriving at the square, many people were already there.

Locals, college students, tourists, online influencers.

All were waiting here.

Upon seeing Jiang Feng, they immediately cheered.

A food truck receiving such cheers was quite a spectacle to behold.

One streamer aimed their live camera at Jiang Feng’s food truck and spoke to the viewers, "Guys, Executive Chef Jiang has arrived! Just look at this crowd. My assistant is already in line. We’ll get to taste this roast duck soon!"

As soon as Jiang Feng appeared in the livestream, the viewer count began to skyrocket.

Viewers still loved to watch the excitement, especially live.

Jiang Feng was swallowed up by the crowd as he made his way through. Fortunately, everyone had cleared a path for him. They didn’t have much choice; the surrounding stall owners were all keeping an eye out, afraid his spot would be taken.

After Jiang Feng arrived at the designated spot, he called out for everyone to line up. Soon, a long, winding queue formed.

Then, the roast duck officially went on sale.

Liu Hua was a university student who had come early to line up, just to buy the roast duck. He had arrived at 2:30 PM and was first in line. After all, with time on his hands, he had brought a small stool and played a few rounds of King of Glory. Time passed quickly.

When he looked up, he saw that Jiang Feng’s sign now included the words "Nanjing Roast Duck."

Nanjing-style roast duck tasted quite good.

The meat was tender, soft, and thoroughly marinated.

Liu Hua really liked eating Nanjing-style roast duck.

"Boss, you have Nanjing-style roast duck today?" he asked.

"Yes, we’ve launched a new product, Nanjing-style roast duck," Jiang Feng replied.

"That’s great! Give me half of each," Liu Hua hurriedly said.

"Sorry, there are too many people, and I can’t keep up with preparing the ducks. There’s a limit of half a duck per person. I hope you understand," Jiang Feng replied.

Limiting sales to half a duck was rare. He had to be responsible for the customers further down the line. Otherwise, the ducks would sell out in an instant, and those at the back would surely be furious. Jiang Feng was doing his best.

"Alright then, I’ll take half a Nanjing-style roast duck," Liu Hua said.

"Okay."

Jiang Feng took a roasted duck from an insulated container. He sliced it open, then carefully cut one half into pieces.

Nanjing-style roast duck wasn’t sliced but cut into chunks instead.

"Boss, no need for a box, I’ll eat it right now," Liu Hua immediately said.

"I’m already starving."

"Okay, then I’ll pour the soul gravy on for you directly," Jiang Feng replied.

After he cut the half duck and placed it in a box, he took out his specially prepared soul gravy.

He poured the soul gravy over the duck meat.

The soy-colored soul gravy was thick and luscious, slowly streaming over the meat, releasing a tantalizing fragrance.

The aroma of the roast duck hit him full in the face.

Liu Hua swallowed hard.

The duck meat looked really good.

Jiang Feng passed him the gloves and the box.

Liu Hua put on the gloves, grabbed a duck leg, and brought it straight to his mouth.

The duck leg was still coated with hot soul gravy.

As soon as he bit down, the flavor of the soul gravy instantly stimulated Liu Hua’s taste buds.

The duck meat had soaked in the soul gravy, thoroughly saturated from the inside out, glistening with a bit of oil.

The juicy sensation was fantastic. Liu Hua felt his mouth fill with saliva, and the more he chewed, the more flavorful the duck became.

Half a duck was already a substantial portion for one person.

But Liu Hua couldn’t stop eating.

He picked up another piece of duck meat, shaped like a circle.

Liu Hua first tasted the outermost skin.

The skin was also coated with the soul gravy. While it lacked the crispy texture of Capital City roast duck, it was softer and more flavorful.

It tasted good too.

He then ate all the duck meat; it was very fresh and tender, stewed until soft.

"Mmm, Boss, your soul gravy is really fantastic!" Liu Hua couldn’t help but exclaim. "How can everything you make taste so good!"

Many people in the line, seeing this, grew even more anxious.

There was a buzz of conversation in the queue.

"They’ve introduced a new flavor today, premium Nanjing-style roast duck."

"What’s Nanjing-style roast duck like?"

"You eat it as is, like a dish."

"I’ve had it in Nanjing; it tastes fantastic, especially the sauce! That sauce was incredible!"

"Boss Jiang’s ducks are delicious. I wonder how his soul gravy is?"

"I want to try it. Whatever he makes is definitely perfect!"

Everyone’s anticipation for the roast duck increased.

It was just a pity that there was a limit of half a duck per person.

Of course, you could buy a quarter of Capital City roast duck and a quarter of Nanjing-style roast duck; that was also an option.

Jiang Feng glanced ahead.

There were even more people now.

Even though he had prepared seventy to eighty ducks, compared to the number of customers, it was like a drop in the bucket.

It all depended on who got in line early enough to buy one.