The ingredients in the cabinet were originally left by Chen Mo for late-night snacks for him and Mu Mu.

Some were brought casually by Mu Mu from Yueyun Pavilion.

"When I came over in the afternoon, I saw them unloading supplies. I haven't had this stuff in a long time, so I casually took two packs."

That's what Mu Mu said at the time.

Some of the ingredients were leftover beef from making Mapo Tofu. In fact, the cost of beef in this dish is significantly higher than tofu, so Chen Mo is very strict about the amount of beef he uses. Occasionally, having leftovers is quite normal.

Then there are two pounds of discounted bean sprouts from the supermarket.

Even though Chen Mo had over seventy thousand yuan in his WeChat wallet, which has now increased to ninety thousand, he still has the habit of checking the discount section every time he visits the supermarket.

Oh right, and there were two unused onions that Chang Jianjun sneakily took from the canteen last night. Since Chen Mo prepared his own today, those two onions were left forgotten in the corner.

"Boss Xiao Chen, when you talk about home cooking, what do you mean?" Old Zhao was curious, "Could it be the perfect anything-goes fried rice?"

Chen Mo shook his head; he didn't have that many ingredients, and took out two packages in plastic, "Look, it's this. Honestly, I haven't had it before either."

Old Zhao and his group looked closely and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Noodles?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Mu, who was standing aside, couldn't agree, "What noodles? This is called rice noodles!"

"Aren't these noodles?" Old Zhao repeated with a very certain tone.

The ingredients in the package were wide and flat, somewhat like noodles, but thinner, softer, and slightly translucent.

"These are not noodles; they're rice noodles! Don't you know rice noodles?"

This time, including Chen Mo, all four shook their heads.

Rice noodles, a term quite unfamiliar in the North.

Seeing this, Mu Mu felt like the most knowledgeable person on the spot. She first asked, "Then tell me, how are noodles made?"

Old Zhao and Liu Chengming were puzzled, even though they often ate noodles, they had no idea how they were actually made.

Chen Mo knew, "You mix the flour well, then wash it in water to remove the gluten, and pour the mix into a special tool to set in warm water."

In summers of my childhood, my mother often made this at home. Picking two cucumbers from the vegetable garden to make a cold salad with it, it was delicious.

Mu Mu proudly nodded, giving Chen Mo full marks, "Rice noodles are made from rice! Wash the rice clean, grind it into powder, mix it with water into a paste, and then steam it."

Old Zhao rubbed his back head, "But isn't it still noodles?"

Seeing Mu Mu baring her teeth and raising her fist, Old Zhao quickly waved his hands, "Okay, okay, rice noodles, rice noodles!"

"I remember now," Chen Mo suddenly said, "Wasn't it mentioned in that TV drama before? President Bao specifically ordered that dish at Zhi Zhen Garden, and the chef said it's a dish that really tests a chef's skills."

Old Zhao was still puzzled, but it didn't matter anymore.

Chen Mo didn't pay much attention before, thinking it was just noodles.

In the North, noodles are usually served cold or stir-fried. The cold serving is simple—mix cucumber strips with vinegar and other seasonings to make a sauce, then blend evenly with the noodles.

As for stir-frying, it's not challenging, bean sprouts are a must, and other things can be added as available, somewhat like fried rice.

Unexpectedly, these were rice noodles!

Now Chen Mo couldn't treat it casually. From the drama's depiction, stir-frying beef and rice noodles is a very meticulous dish. Moreover, Mu Mu is from Guangzhou and grew up eating this.

No one wants to lose face in front of a girl, and Chen Mo is no exception.

He opened the packaging, unintentionally tossing in small pieces of beef, rice noodles, and a bean sprout into the input.

With such specific ingredients, the reaction speed of the food truck was much faster.

[A recipe most suited to you has been analyzed.]

[Given your recent improvement in culinary skills and possession of a legendary-level black pot, the system provides you with two recipes.]

[One: Stir-fried Beef Rice Noodles]

[Two: Challenge Version Stir-fried Beef Rice Noodles]

Seeing the message, Chen Mo was slightly surprised but didn't show it. This was the first time such a situation occurred.

Challenge version, what does it mean?

Just then, LuLu, who had been tinkering with her phone by the food truck, breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, my live broadcast room got unblocked."

"Got it sorted?" Chen Mo asked.

"Yeah, I submitted an explanation, and once it passed review, I was unblocked. But they've put me on a watchlist, saying if I have any more violations in the next seven days, the ban will be longer."

As LuLu spoke, she also started her live stream. Unfortunately, it was almost three in the morning, and almost everyone who had been eating in the yard had returned to their hospital rooms to sleep, so hardly anyone was watching the live stream.

LuLu looked at the dozen or so viewers in her live room, feeling like she lost a fortune.

But in any case, at least it was unblocked, "Boss Xiao Chen, can I also have some home-cooked food? I haven't eaten yet and I'm really hungry."

Chen Mo weighed the rice noodles in his hand, there were six of them, more than enough, "Sure, I'll make a bit more and that'll be it."

LuLu smiled happily, as if just being able to eat a meal cooked by Boss Xiao Chen made the earlier broadcast ban not seem like such a big letdown.

But a live stream is a live stream, after all.

Chen Mo pondered, since he was going to make it, and it wasn't during the food truck's operating hours, why not try the challenge version!

If it turns out poorly, at worst, he won't charge them.

[Which recipe do you choose?]

This time, Chen Mo didn't think twice and silently chose in his mind, "Challenge Version Stir-fried Beef Rice Noodles!"

[Congratulations, you have received the Challenge Version Stir-fried Beef Rice Noodles, Challenge Character: Huang Rong.]

Huh?

This name was quite memorable. After getting a TV at home during childhood, Chen Mo was captivated by various films and television productions. There was a Hong Kong movie called "The Chinese Feast," and one of the characters was named Huang Rong.

Unfortunately, this actor didn't become popular because of this film. Instead, he became widely known after making "Once Upon a Time in China," and the classic competition in "The Chinese Feast" was humorously dubbed by netizens as Ghost Foot Seven versus Stephen Chow.

"So, am I challenging a fictional character from a film?"

At that moment, the task guide in his mind flashed again.

[Skill Seeking (II): As one of the most important skills in Chinese cooking, the mastery of "stir-frying" will determine how far you can go in the future.]

[Complete the challenge by following the challenge recipe and make crispy Stir-fried Beef Rice Noodles as good as Huang Rong's.]

[Reward: Black Spoon]

Regardless of the task content, after experiencing the magic of the black pot, just seeing the task reward made Chen Mo already tempted.

But the question is, what exactly is crispy Stir-fried Beef Rice Noodles?

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