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The next day!

He was still in his dreams when Mom came in and pulled the curtains open, letting in the sunlight. What time is it already? Youre still sleeping! Hurry up and get up for breakfast!

Lin Fan opened his eyes groggily and looked at the time. Ma, its only 7.30. Let me sleep a while more.

Mom said, Get up for breakfast quickly. If you dont have your breakfast early in the morning, itll affect your stomach. Hurry up, stop dawdling.

There was no choice, he couldnt keep sleeping. He finished brushing his teeth and washing his face but even then, he was still groggy.

At the dining table, Mom questioned him about some things. He answered them in his daze. What was there to ask about? They had already talked about everything yesterday. However, to his Mom, even if she asked him questions over and over again, it wouldnt be enough.

Dad just sat there without saying a single word. In this house, Mom was the boss.

At that moment, the phone rang.

It was Fraud Tian. When are you going to be back, kid? The townsfolk are getting impatient.

Lin Fan smiled and said, Soon, in the next few days.

Fraud Tian said, Alright then. If you dont come back for much longer, these people are going to cause trouble.

After hanging up, Lin Fan smiled to himself. Those townsfolk were still missing his scallion pancakes. Not eating the scallion pancakes for this while has gotten them all stirred up.

After saying bye to Dad and Mom, Lin Fan left. When he reached the ground floor, he gave a call to Bai Ke.

Bai Ke answered, Young Fan, whats up so early in the morning?

He sounded like he was still sleeping. If Lin Fan couldnt sleep, he couldnt let Bai Ke sleep either. Get up quickly and go to the shop. Dont you want to learn some godly skills?

When Bai Ke heard that, he snapped out of his daze, Im coming, Im coming

He had been thinking so much about learning those dishes that he had almost gone crazy, especially after seeing the expressions on the faces of those two tables of diners the previous night. He couldnt even sleep soundly. He hadnt even tried those dishes, but seeing the expressions on the diners faces was enough to give him an idea of its taste.

It must have been first-rate.

Bai Ke stood at the entrance waiting. When he saw Lin Fans silhouette, he ran forward excitedly as if he saw something incredible.

Lin Fan smiled. Looks like youre excited. Youll learn the first dish today. You have to put in some effort, Ill be going back to Shanghai in a few days.

Bai Ke banged his chest and said, Dont worry, Ill be very serious. With a Master like you guiding me, Ill definitely be ready.

Xiao Yan was packing the things in the shop. She had bought some vegetables back too. When she saw Lin Fan, she was all smiles. She knew quite a number of Bai Kes friends but those that she knew were mostly fair-weather friends. Even though she had only seen them interact a little the previous night, she could tell that Lin Fan was Bai Kes true friend.

For Bai Ke to have a true friend, she was very happy.

In the kitchen.

Lin Fan changed his clothes and put on the apron. He washed his hands and at the same time, he cleaned the wok a little.

The dish Im teaching you today is last nights Mirror Box Tofu. This dish was developed in the 20th century in the 40s by Liu Jun Ying. Its an improvisation of the common Tofu with Minced Meat. This Mirror Box Tofu is also known as Gold Embedded White Jade Box, said Lin Fan slowly.

Bai Ke was confused, Young Fan, who is this Liu Jun Ying? He actually created such a delicious dish?

Lin Fan was stunned. He didnt know who this Liu Jun Ying was either. This was all information from the Encyclopedia. He had another question too. Have you ever seen this dish before?

Bai Ke shook his head. Never seen it before. Although Im not some great chef, I dont think there is such a dish in Jiangsu cuisine. In fact, I did a search on the internet after going back last night and I couldnt find this dish either.

Until then, Lin Fan had never found out where this Encyclopedia came from. He also didnt understand some of the information in it, like that song Skys singer Wang Fei. He had searched for her before, but he couldnt find such a singer. Then, that Liu Jun Ying from the Encyclopedia must not have existed either.

This dish probably didnt get very popular, so not many people know about it. Lets get back to making the dish. Lin Fan could only put it that way.

Bai Ke was eager to learn, so he didnt bother about it.

Xiao Yan had bought all the ingredients for Mirror Box Tofu and placed them at a side. At that moment, she stood next to Lin Fan with a pen and paper in her hands, recording everything that Lin Fan said.

Lin Fan took the ingredients into his hands and nodded. Whether a dish turns out well, apart from the chefs ability, it also depends on the freshness of the ingredients. These prawns and pork have to be chosen well. They absolutely cannot be of low-quality, otherwise, it would have a significant effect on its texture.

Bai Ke was nodding from the side. At that moment, Lin Fan was like a teacher while Bai Ke was his student, standing there and listening attentively to the teachers teachings.

The pork must have alternating layers of fat and lean meat. The fat dissolves when placed in the mouth while the lean meat maintains its chewiness, giving it an improved texture. Lin Fans hands kept moving. He removed the head of the prawns, then deveined the shrimp, getting all the ingredients prepared.

Bai Ke watched without looking away for a moment, fearing that he might miss an important point. To him, for Young Fan to be able to teach him this dish, he was way too fortunate.

When a disciple wants to learn a skill from a master, he has to see if the master is willing. Right then, Lin Fan was slowly teaching him, painstakingly showing him all the steps and revealing all the secrets to him.

At that moment, the wok had heated up and the oil started to boil up.

Look closely now. This is an important step in this dish. If you dont learn this step, the dish will basically be ruined. Lin Fan placed a piece of tofu into the oil-filled wok.

Bai Ke watched with maximum focus.

Lin Fan pointed to the tofu in the wok. Look, as the tofu is placed in the oil, its outer layer gradually turns golden. At this point, you need to watch its maturity closely. Dont let the tofu get overcooked but make sure its not too soft either. Watch carefully as its outer appearance changes. Alright, remove it from the wok.

Lin Fan taught meticulously, Bai Ke studied attentively and Xiao Yan recorded everything detailedly.

Ginger and scallions are added to the wok for fragrance.

Add a suitable amount of tomato sauce, then quickly stir-fry.

Add water.

A suitable amount of dark soy sauce.

Add oyster sauce, sugar, and other condiments.

These steps appeared simple but knowing how much of each ingredient to add was a skill too.

If nobody was there to teach you, even if you stood there watching, you would never be able to produce the same kind of taste.

At that moment, Bai Ke was really grateful for Lin Fan. He completely explained in detail all the steps involved and even how much of each ingredient to use. It was the core of the dish explained.

On low heat, put on the lid.

Ten minutes later.

A serving of Mirror Box Tofu emerged from the wok.

Lin Fan wiped his hands, You guys can have a taste. Remember this taste.

Bai Ke looked at the delicacy before him, at its exquisite appearance, its gorgeous colors, and his taste buds couldnt resist it any longer. He took a piece of tofu and bit into it. Suddenly, his expression changed completely.

He then looked at Lin Fan in disbelief. This is way too good

The expression that Bai Ke was making was similar to those that the townsfolk used to make when they ate Lin Fans scallion pancakes. That devilish expression really looked exaggerated.

Wife, try it. Its really really delicious. Bai Ke resisted the urge to finish the piece of tofu as he placed the rest of it into Xiao Yans mouth.

After Xiao Yan ate it, she looked at Lin Fan with a face of astonishment.

How could it be so good?

Lin Fan said, What I did just now, have you remembered it?

Bai Ke nodded. Ive remembered it. But for me to produce this taste, Im afraid it will be really difficult.

Lin Fan chuckled.It isnt just difficult. It is extremely difficult.

Lin Fan had the Encyclopedias knowledge, so the taste he produced was definitely the best in the world. What he was skeptic about was that there was probably some kind of effect added to his dish from the Encyclopedia. This dish already tasted great by itself but with the additional effect from the Encyclopedia, it was definitely earth shattering.

Encyclopedic Points +1