Chapter 452: Chapter 452: Double the Difficulty
"Hahaha!" Guo Wenbo laughed and said, "On this point, I have great confidence in our students at Changping Academy. They are confident but not arrogant. These skills are not a challenge for them."
"Oh?" Luo Jialin suddenly let out a soft exclamation.
Though not loud, her surprise was enough to draw the attention of others to Luo Jialin.
"What’s up?" Ye Huasong asked.
"Look at Ye Fei’s ingredients," Luo Jialin said. "Is she planning to make Stuffed Soup Fish?"
"Oh?" Guo Wenbo also became interested. "Indeed, except for the lack of shark fin, it seems she’s using all the ingredients for Stuffed Soup Fish."
"Gu Changfeng, isn’t this your specialty?" Guo Wenbo laughed. "Stuffed Soup Fish has been a signature dish at its taste for many years, hasn’t it?"
"I’m quite interested in this," Gu Changfeng said with interest, "Ye Fei definitely knows this is my specialty. Given her relationship with Mr. Shen, there’s no way he wouldn’t have told her. Plus, Ye Fei was at that gathering with Mr. Shen and his friends the other day, and she even tasted that dish of mine."
"Mr. Shen brought Ye Fei to his friend’s gathering?" Luo Jialin was immediately captivated by the gossip.
"More than that, Mr. Shen introduced Ye Fei as his fiancée. All his friends brought their families; it seemed to be a big family gathering," Gu Changfeng said.
"Wow," Luo Jialin chuckled, "I guess it won’t be long before we’re attending Mr. Shen’s wedding."
"Back to the topic," Guo Wenbo reminded them, avoiding the gossip and focusing on the matter at hand.
"Ye Fei didn’t include shark fin in her Stuffed Soup Fish," Ye Huasong was quite pleased with this detail. "I remember yours didn’t have it either, right, Changfeng?"
"Yes, but that was a change made later; initially, it did include shark fin," Gu Changfeng said. "Back in the day, those elites and wealthy people were very particular about appearances, and the original recipe did indeed list shark fin as an ingredient. Although I felt that adding shark fin didn’t really enhance the taste—it’s more or less dispensable—it has always been considered a premium ingredient, especially in ancient times."
"To cater to the vanity of the nobility and some current elites, these were added. In truth, shark fin isn’t that tasty or nutritious; it only harms sharks," said Gu Changfeng.
"Later, as we started advocating against consuming shark fin, its taste smoothly phased out any dishes using shark fin as an ingredient," said Gu Changfeng. "Naturally, I removed shark fin from my Stuffed Soup Fish as well. It turns out, adding or not adding shark fin makes no difference at all."
"I wonder if Ye Fei feels the same way," Ye Huasong clearly had a good impression of Ye Fei.
"However, choosing this dish is quite a challenge for Ye Fei," Guo Wenbo chuckled, "The dish itself is difficult to make, and it’s also Changfeng’s signature dish. It’s hard not to draw comparisons, even for us, including Changfeng. That certainly doubles the challenge."
"Indeed," Luo Jialin nodded. "Even if it’s slightly different, even if the taste is similar or nearly the same, it might still feel unsatisfactory. Unless Ye Fei can bring something to the dish that sets it apart from Mr. Gu."
Ye Huasong shook his head, "That’s extremely difficult. Honestly, Changfeng has already perfected this dish; otherwise, it wouldn’t be his signature."
