Chapter 403 Failed Dishes

Countless flavors mixed together to form an extremely terrible taste.

This can be said to be the most unpalatable taste Xu Qing has ever tasted in his life, no doubt about it.

Even Ke Ling kept her distance from this dish and didn't even think about picking up her chopsticks to taste it.

But Xu Qing actually put the dish into his mouth, although it was only for a moment.

This extremely unpalatable taste and this dish without any rules can be said to be an absolute failure.

But failure does not mean worthlessness.

Xu Qing needed such a failure to build his ladder to success.

Persistence and hobbies are things that you are unwilling to give up even if you can’t make delicious dishes.

But to discover it, you can only try a little bit at a time from failed dishes.

Xu Qing has tasted the taste of success too many times.

And what he needs to taste and find now can only be found in failure.

"Ah Qing, are you okay?"

Ke Ling asked nervously.

Because Xu Qing's face was frighteningly pale.

"fine……"

Xu Qing took a deep breath and almost recovered.

The strange taste lingers in the mind, and is constantly analyzed by the brain, which gradually transforms it into a method to make delicious food.

Countless strange tastes have evolved into countless roadmaps to success.

This is exactly why Xu Qing asked Ke Ling to add all the seasonings. The many mixed flavors will become many possibilities, which will allow the mind to simulate all the paths to success as quickly as possible.

If you try little by little, you don’t know when you will get results.

Xu Qing did the opposite based on the simulation in his mind.

The more it showed the correct route, the more Xu Qing wanted to go the opposite way.

He took a pen and paper and wrote down the combinations of various ingredients. He filled up a page and handed it to Ke Ling.

"Ke Ling, make each dish according to what is written here."

Ke Ling took the paper and roughly counted, there were at least more than thirty ways to make it.

No wonder Xu Qing asked her to make the simplest scrambled eggs. If she wanted to make something complicated, with more than 30 methods, she wouldn't be able to finish them even if she spent the whole day.

Although it was very troublesome, Ke Ling tried her best to help Xu Qing.

First, the vinegar is used to stir-fry the eggs with chili peppers to create a spicy and sour scrambled eggs.

Xu Qing shook his head. This dish did not touch his heart.

Then there is the sour and salty taste created by vinegar and soy sauce, the sour and sweet taste created by vinegar and sugar, the sour and bitter taste of vinegar and tangerine peel, the complex taste of vinegar, sesame and cumin, and so on.

Next are salt, sugar, chili, soy sauce, etc., and various combinations are used in turn.

At first, Ke Ling accompanied Xu Qing to taste the dishes she cooked. After eating more than ten dishes, she couldn't eat anymore and even felt a little nauseous when she saw eggs.

For at least this month, she no longer wanted to eat eggs, and didn't even want to look at them.

But Xu Qing still tasted every dish without any boredom or anxiety, which made Ke Ling admire him sincerely.

Is this professionalism?

It's really extraordinary.

Only people like Xu Qing can achieve extraordinary achievements.

Another dish was served, and Xu Qing frowned slightly as soon as he took a bite.

He looked at Ke Ling and asked, "Ke Ling, are you a little annoyed? Let's take a break."

Ke Ling scratched her head. "Was it so obvious?"

She had always been careful to conceal her emotions, not wanting to cause trouble for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing smiled and said, "No, I tasted it. This dish seemed to be screaming at me, 'How annoying!'"

Ke Ling chuckled, put down the spatula and walked to Xu Qing. She looked down at the page written by Xu Qing. She had already completed most of the steps listed on it.

"Still haven't found a dish you like?"

Xu Qing shook his head and said, "If you have tried all these combinations but still can't find it, then I'm afraid the key is not the seasoning, but to try the ingredients little by little."

Ke Ling asked doubtfully: "Ah Qing, you really don't have any dishes you like?"

Xu Qing sighed softly, "It once existed, but I forgot it. I forgot what it looked like, and I can't even remember the taste."

"So among all the dishes you've made, is there not one that you like?"

"To be honest, I like them all. I like every dish very much. I put all my heart and soul into making every dish. Because if you don't put love and care into them, you can't make delicious dishes."

"Then why do you still..."

"Because I don't know whether this love and delicacy is influenced by my talent or whether I really like it from the bottom of my heart. Ke Ling, maybe you don't know how terrible my talent is. Until now, I still don't know whether it is the talent that is controlling me or I am controlling the talent. So I need to find something that will not be affected by it, a love that truly belongs to me."

Ke Ling really didn't understand. Isn't it good to have talent? Countless people want it but don't have it, and Xu Qing actually went against his own talent.

Even if she didn't understand, she knew very well that Xu Qing was really troubled by this matter, and it was enough for her to know this.

Xu Qing said: "Ke Ling, do you have any favorite dishes?"

Ke Ling thought about it, then nodded affirmatively.

Xu Qing asked curiously: "What is it?"

Ke Ling said: "It's almond tofu."

Xu Qing suddenly realized, "This is the chef's best dessert."

Chef Abei had made almond tofu for him at the beginning, and it was also the first dish that made him feel the meaning of thoughtfulness.

Ke Ling continued, "I had a fever for two or three days. My mouth tasted bitter, I had no appetite, and I couldn't eat anything. Even rice soup tasted bitter. You know, if a sick person doesn't eat, it will be harder to recover."

"My mother cooked different kinds of food for me every day so that I could eat more. At that time, I couldn't eat anything and could only take one or two bites at most. But when I ate almond tofu, I felt instantly refreshed."

Ke Ling recalled the taste at that time. Although several years had passed, it was still as clear in her memory as if it had happened yesterday.

"The almond tofu is cool and refreshing, just like a piece of snow in your mouth, but not that cold. It melts gently in your mouth, delicate and smooth, as if your whole body is gently wrapped by it. It has a slightly sweet taste, but it is not greasy, and it makes people feel happy and comfortable just right."

"The refreshing almond taste is mellow with milk flavor. The light bitterness unique to almonds replaced the bitterness in my mouth. The bitterness that I had always found unbearable has become the bitterness I like. It is sweet in the bitterness, fragrant in the sweetness, and gentle in the coolness. It rescued me from the pain of illness and made me feel what happiness is again."

　There is one chapter missing, I will make it up tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)