Chef at the University Canteen

Chapter 103: The Way to Beat Spiciness Is to Keep Eating Spicy Food


Outside the main entrance of the Seventh Dining Hall.

Hua Xiaoling, who had come to do a livestream exploring delicious food, was about to join the queue when she turned her head and saw a big crowd of people heading her way.

She couldn't help but panic a little inside, and ran forward to get in line ahead of them.

If she waited for them to arrive, who knew how long it would take for her to get food.

No food means no livestream!

She stood not too far from the entrance of the dining hall, and before long, she was inside.

As soon as she stepped through the door, a strong aroma of dishes hit her, making her stomach growl several times. She quickly covered her stomach and pointed her phone at the dining area, narrating as she filmed:

"Folks, look! There are so many people eating in the dining hall, and you can smell the fragrant aroma of the dishes as soon as you come in! Listen carefully, many people are saying the food is delicious!"

Even though it was a bit noisy in the dining hall, those watching the livestream could clearly hear the voices coming through their phones:

"Whoa! This stewed chicken feet with dried plum is amazing! The chicken feet are soft and glutinous, the bones fall off with a gentle shake, and when you take a bite, the rich fragrance of the dried plum combines with the spicy little millet chili, it's just too delicious!"

"The stewed chicken feet with dried plum is good, but the chopped chili fish is even better! The fish chunks are tender and juicy, the chopped chili is spicy and fragrant, it's the perfect dish to go with rice!"

"Speaking of the perfect dish to go with rice, it has to be the mouthwatering chicken! The mouthwatering chicken with rice was already legendary in the Second Dining Hall, with its numbing, spicy, and aromatic taste, who can resist?!"

"I'm not arguing with you guys, fish-flavored shredded pork is the best!"

"Come on, everything cooked by Senior Brother Jiang, be it meat or vegetables, is delicious regardless!"

"..."

Those watching the livestream were dumbfounded. It's just cafeteria food, is there really a need to hype it up like this? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at:

"Ah! These poor kids, getting so happy over cafeteria food, we parents have a responsibility!"

"Pfft! This is hilarious! These poor kids who've never seen the world, they don't even know what real food is like."

"I'm completely baffled, is this cafeteria really such a big deal? Is it because the little fangirl is coming today, so they hired bots to praise it mindlessly?"

"Uh... not really, right? The dining hall's target customers are students, not us..."

"..."

As the fans were discussing, Hua Xiaoling was already nearing the front of the line. She quickly turned her phone around and started consulting:

"Folks, I see more than ten dishes in the dining hall. Which ones should I get?"

At this, the fans immediately got excited, and the comments started flying:

"That stewed chicken feet with dried plum, I heard someone praising it to the skies earlier, little fangirl, try it for me to see if it's really good! Airplane donation +1!"

"The chopped chili fish, my favorite! Little fangirl, try this one, I've heard people say it's good too! I'll donate an airplane as well!"

"Mouthwatering chicken! I hope the little fangirl 'fails'! Haha! Rocket donation +1!"

"..."

Watching the airplanes and rockets floating across the livestream page, Hua Xiaoling was overjoyed. She nodded seriously and said:

"Rest assured, I'll definitely try these dishes for you all, even if it 'fails'!"

Saying this, she clenched her little fist and made an encouraging gesture.

Yan Tongtong had never seen anyone livestream while getting food before, and when she saw her coming over, she patiently asked:

"Miss, what dishes would you like?"

Hua Xiaoling recalled the dishes chosen by the big fans and pointed with a smile, saying:

"Hmm, I'd like the stewed chicken feet with dried plum, mouthwatering chicken, chopped chili fish, and a fish-flavored shredded pork, please!"

"That's a lot of dishes, can you finish them all?"

Yan Tongtong looked at the petite Hua Xiaoling and couldn't help but raise her hand to point at the warning on the wall, reminding her,

"Our dining hall doesn't allow leftovers. If you waste food, you won't be allowed to come back in the future."

Hua Xiaoling patted her stomach and said confidently, "No worries, I have a big appetite, I can definitely finish it all."

At this moment, the fans watching the livestream couldn't help but stir:

"Hilarious! A cafeteria has a 'blacklist', if you waste food you're not allowed to come back, as if everyone loves eating at the cafeteria?"

"Maybe this school only has one cafeteria?"

"That's impossible, no university ever has just one dining hall for so many students, how would they manage?"

"Isn't it possible that this cafeteria's food is really awesome, and all the students are fighting to eat here?"

"Hmm~ if that's the case, having a 'blacklist' wouldn't be unreasonable, but if the food isn't good and they do this, it's a joke!"

"..."

Fans were discussing fervently in the comments, while Hua Xiaoling had already found a seat in the dining area.

Looking at the colorful and fragrant dishes on her plate, Hua Xiaoling couldn't help but swallow. She couldn't resist the urge to dig in, and angled her phone toward the dishes, introducing them:

"Folks, look, I've got my food ready!

Here's the stewed chicken feet with dried plum, here's the chopped chili fish, this is the mouthwatering chicken, and there's the fish-flavored shredded pork!

Plus three scoops of hot, fragrant rice, all for 26.6 yuan! Three meat dishes and one fish dish, not too expensive, right?"

At this moment, fans were also expressing their opinions in the comment section:

"This big plate costs less than 30 yuan, it's honestly not expensive. In restaurants outside, 30 yuan can only get you a stir-fried dish with a bit of meat."

"Pfft! Not expensive at all! I saw in the news before that there's a university canteen selling Mei Cai Kou Rou for 125 yuan per pound!"

"What the heck! Mei Cai Kou Rou 125 per pound? Is it Tang Monk's meat?!"

"These dishes look so appetizing. Honestly, it makes me want to try them..."

"Cheap things are often not good, I'm just curious to see how Xiaohua might fail (funny face)!"

"..."

Hua Xiaoling couldn't resist the aroma anymore. She said to the camera:

"Everyone, I'm going to start eating now. I don't know if these dishes are really as good as the classmates say."

After speaking, she wiped her chopsticks with a tissue, picked up a chicken claw first, put it in her mouth, and her eyes immediately widened.

After a while, she exclaimed:

"Everyone, this chicken claw is so tender. With a little suck, the meat melts in the mouth, full of the aroma of dried plums and the spiciness of chili peppers. It's, it's so delicious!"

Saying this, she couldn't help but stick out her tongue, waving her hand near her mouth to cool down, and said somewhat embarrassed,

"Wow, this chicken claw is so spicy, really spicy! But it's so delicious, I have no resistance, I still want to eat it!

Everyone, what should I do?"

The fans, seeing this, were extremely delighted, and even the comments were filled with joy:

"Haha! Isn't Xiaohua claiming to be Jiangzhou's number one spice master? How could she be defeated by a chicken claw? I'm dying of laughter!"

"Xiaohua, the best way to handle spiciness is to keep eating spicy!"

"Exactly, exactly! Keep eating, don't stop! Fight poison with poison!"

"Seeing Xiaohua like this, I feel the dried plum boiled chicken claw really looks tasty, I'm craving it!"

"..."

"Is the way to handle spiciness to keep eating spicy, really?"

Hua Xiaoling is very good at engaging with fans, tilting her head with an innocent look, blinking, and said,

"Then I'll give it a try, but this chicken claw is super unbelievably tasty, after finishing one, the flavor lingers, despite the spiciness I still want to eat more!"

With that, she picked up another chicken claw to eat, and as she ate, her eyes squinted in delight.

The fans originally wanted to see Xiaohua's funny embarrassed expression as she spat her tongue from the spiciness and then mock her in the comment section.

Who would've thought, after Xiaohua ate the second chicken claw, she wouldn't look up again, in front of the live camera she had her head down, holding chopsticks, continuously stuffing food from the plate into her mouth!

This scene left the fans behind their phones all astonished, temporarily even stopping the comments!

After a while, a timid comment floated across the phone screen:

"Is it possible that the food in this canteen is really that delicious?"

Those who love watching food livestreams are mostly foodies, occasionally some people with poor appetite, hoping to boost their appetite by watching others eat voraciously.

At this moment, watching Hua Xiaoling gobbling down food eagerly through live stream, they couldn't help but swallow gently.

Xiaohua's eating looks are just too tempting, right?

After that lone comment floated by, the fans seemed to wake up instantaneously, and the comments surged:

"This can't be acting, right? Xiaohua has eaten so much she forgot she's live streaming!"

"What the heck! This can't be real, can it? Just a university canteen, is there really a food god hidden inside?!"

"Ha, you believe this? It can only mean Xiaohua's acting is too realistic!"

"Exactly, it's all scripted, take it seriously and you lose!"

"Is there a possibility that Xiaohua is not acting, the food in this canteen is actually really delicious?"

"What's the fuss! Anyone from California or nearby? Just go and eat once, it's not hard!"

"Me! I'm on a business trip in Jiangzhou right now! Probably can't make it today, I'll check it out tomorrow at noon!"

"I'll go tomorrow at noon too! Anyway, I'm free, I'm flying straight to Jiangzhou tonight!"

"Count me in! Let's go visit the canteen, and live stream the visit too, that surely can't be fake!"

"..."

A group of originally unrelated fans were planning to organize an offline meet-up to explore the place because of a live stream, an unbelievable occurrence, yet it really happened.

Still buried in eating, Hua Xiaoling was unaware of this, otherwise, she would be shocked too, right?

But she couldn't care less, the dried plum boiled chicken claw is so delicious, the pickled fish head is delicious, so is the mouth-watering chicken and fish-flavored pork...

She felt she must be dying of happiness, actually being able to eat such delicious food!

As for the live stream?

What's a live stream, when eating is more important?

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