Food Stall: Customers Chase Me across the Country

Chapter 736: Chapter 635: Iceberg, Lava, Three Ways to Enjoy Iceberg Lava Chocolate (Part 2)

Everyone stood on tiptoe, trying to get a better view; they were all very curious about the state of the chocolate in that square mold at the moment.

Wang Fan took the tray, gave it a gentle shake, and the chocolate cake in the square mold also wobbled gently, even more elastically than the most springy jelly.

Wang Fan was very satisfied with the result. After putting the tray aside, he started pouring the chocolate liquid into the cookie cups.

His speed was like those street vendors making egg burgers pouring egg liquid, swiftly filling all the cookie cups with chocolate sauce.

After finishing this batch, Wang Fan didn’t rest. This big bowl of chocolate sauce wasn’t going to make all these people gone.

"Boss Wang, could you dismantle that mold and let us see? I’m so curious."

"Yeah, yeah, hurry and dismantle it for us to see, please make us drool uncontrollably."

"No need to think, it must be incredibly silky; I can almost smell the rich aroma of chocolate."

Wang Fan shook his head and replied, "Sorry everyone, it’s not the right time yet, it needs to chill a bit."

The outside temperature was already minus seventeen degrees, so serving as a refrigerator was not a problem.

At this time, the cookie cups inside the oven had also been taken out one after another, and Uncle Number Two and his group of five took out the trays one by one, placing them on racks prepared in advance to cool down.

Everyone looked over curiously, only to see a layer of cling film, with no way to see what was underneath.

The cling film wasn’t just covering the cup opening, rather it was sunk down and adhered to the chocolate sauce.

Wang Fan reached out to feel the temperature outside the square mold; the slightly cool touch told him it was ready.

Under the extremely expectant gaze of the crowd, Wang Fan reached out and pinched the edge of the parchment paper.

As the paper was slowly peeled away, this dessert everyone was eagerly awaiting—Iceberg Lava Chocolate—was finally revealed to all.

"Huh?"

"Oh?"

"Just like this?"

No cheers or exclamations rang out, because what appeared before everyone was just a plain chocolate-colored square.

It had neither a dazzling appearance nor an intriguing interior, causing many to swallow back compliments that were about to escape their lips.

Wang Fan said nothing, picked up a paring knife, and gently sliced into the square, then softly moved the knife aside.

"Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun... dun dun dun dun dun dun dun..."

Zhuo Qianqian, quick-eyed and deft, pressed the music play button decisively the moment the true form began to reveal, and the familiar "The Great Wall March" played, seemingly bringing everyone back to the competition two months ago.

"Wow!"

"Ah!"

"Just like that!"

The initial doubt automatically switched to amazement as the Iceberg Lava Chocolate truly unfolded before everyone.

The slice of chocolate cake was extremely delicate; except for the top layer being slightly darker, the rest was basically the same color.

The bottom layer of cookies had long been soaked with chocolate, and the slight graininess made the entire Iceberg Lava Chocolate look even more enticing.

What nearly made everyone exclaim out loud was when Wang Fan, at some point, pressed a silver spoon onto the chocolate.

Slightly pressing down the spoon, the cut appeared as if a belly suddenly popped out; when the spoon lifted, the belly seemed to inhale deeply and retract.

Press again, it pops out again, and when not pressed, it retracts, in an interplay of pop and retract, letting everyone realize just how springy this cake was.

Yet, this didn’t seem to be lava chocolate?

Wang Fan, enjoying himself, explained with a chuckle, "This Iceberg Lava Chocolate has three stages: the Iceberg stage, the Lava stage, and the Iceberg Lava stage.

In the Iceberg stage, it’s cold throughout, with the innermost part between liquid and solid, providing a very delicate texture.

At the Lava stage, a slight microwave blast melts some of the chocolate inside into liquid, giving the silkiest texture.

The Iceberg Lava stage needs a little less freezing, so it’s cold outside but slightly warm inside, presenting the most unique texture, like this."

Having said this, he picked up an Iceberg Lava Chocolate in a cup, gently pierced it with the spoon, scooped and lifted, bringing up the silky yet slightly sticky chocolate.

The large block of flowing chocolate on the spoon spoke volumes of its silkiness and rich taste without needing a taste test.

After finishing the introduction and demonstration, Wang Fan smiled helplessly, "Actually, I wanted to tell everyone because there are too many people, to let more people taste it..."

"No, don’t!"

"Shut up you bastard!"

"A 36.5°C mouth, don’t say words of minus five hundred degrees!"

"For heaven’s sake, don’t say out the rest!"

"Someone go and cover his mouth for me!"

Even though Wang Fan hadn’t finished his sentence, all present had already loudly criticized him.

Because everyone instantly understood his implication, knowing what he was going to say next.

Purchase limits! The term that thousands of fans deeply detested!

Why can’t people just eat something good? When they encounter something good, why can’t they eat more of it? Though admittedly, there are quite a few people, can’t something be done to make it work?

Who is the genius that came up with the idea of purchase limits?

Wang Fan sounded even more helpless, but he still said the line that filled all fans with despair: "There are really too many people, I hope you all understand, everyone is limited to one purchase, so please choose your flavor wisely."

Wang Fan truly had no choice; he had already made the cakes as small as possible, but even so, it was impossible to meet the demand from everyone, so limiting the quantity was imperative.

"Ahhh! Just kill me! Go on, do something fun for Boss Wang’s benefit!"

"The most despair-inducing term of the century—purchase limit!"

"This really is an unacceptable sad story!"

"Now, immediately, take back what you just said and I can pretend nothing ever happened, otherwise, I’ll unfollow you in a second!"

The crowd’s emotions were running high, and Wang Fan quickly said, "What I’m suggesting is you can form groups of three, then everyone gets to try all three flavors. I’ll give each person three disposable spoons later."

"Oh, Boss Wang, you’re actually pretty nice!"

"You’re really a genius!"

Wang Fan took it as praise; this was the best solution he could come up with.

"Iceberg Lava Chocolate Cake, 10 bucks each, you can start considering which flavor to pick."

As soon as the price was announced, the initially noisy environment seemed to have hit a pause button.

But soon after, incredulous voices rose again: "10 bucks?"

"10 bucks a piece?!"

"President’s fermented butter, Valrhona chocolate, such high-quality ingredients, and you’re telling me the final product is 10 bucks a piece?"

"Indeed, the Northeast must have its own monetary system, showcased perfectly with this cake."

"Boss Wang does care about us after all, I admit I was a bit too loud earlier."

Even though it’s limited to one per person and each can only buy one of the three flavors, a price of 10 bucks makes all of this acceptable.

"Oh, right."

Wang Fan suddenly added, "Actually each one can give you three types of texture, it depends on the freezing and microwave time. You can experiment with it at home, or swap with others if you don’t want the hassle."

"Boss lady, enough is enough! You’ve already sneakily eaten two, can Boss Wang make some for you separately when we get back?"

Just as Wang Fan finished speaking, Zhuo Qianqian’s sneaky eating behavior was exposed by other diners. Seeing her secret being discovered, Zhuo Qianqian stuck out her tongue, grabbed a few cakes, and dashed into the house, where four other people were eagerly watching her.

The cute and gluttonous girl always garners more goodwill. Seeing Zhuo Qianqian flee in panic brought out auntie-like smiles on many faces. No one was truly upset; they were just teasing her.

And such a boss lady who dares to eat what her shop sells only proves the food is clean, right?