BXBX NOVEL Chapter 231: Target
Frankly speaking, the exchange method of this Leaping Fish Banquet was somewhat unexpected to Qin Lang.
Under such rules, many of the seafood dishes he had prepared beforehand
could not be employed.
Yet, Qin Lang did not resist the challenge of gastronomy. Although unexpected, he patiently began to analyze the issues needing attention for the Leaping Fish Banquet.
Thanks to his many years of exposure to the catering industry in his previous life, Qin Lang had some understanding of the operation of mobile stalls.
Combined with his experience of visiting food stalls after arriving in this world, he quickly grasped some key points.
The first is the speed of serving dishes.
Normally in a culinary competition, it is only necessary to complete the preparation of dishes within a specified time, and then send the dishes to judges for tasting.
The speed of completion does have some effects, but not much.
However, it’s not the same when operating a stall.
The patience of food guests is limited. They can’t wait in a long line for an hour
or even longer.
Under normal circumstances, if the waiting time exceeds ten minutes, food guests might give up waiting in line. And considering all the stalls are together, if they abandon one stall, they can move to other stalls for tasting.
Therefore, a fast serving speed is an enormous advantage, and it inevitably becomes one principle for choosing foods.
It would be even better if dishes could be prepared in batches and multiple portions could be served at once.
A fast serving speed also has another advantage.
That is, within the same time period, more food guests have the opportunity to taste the food you’ve prepared which could possibly lead to more guests voting for you.
Just imagine if a Spirit Chef is sluggish when running his stall, and only serve at most a hundred food guests in three days, no matter how tasty the food he cooked is, the most votes he can receive are just a hundred.
Other than that, another crucial point.
Is the price.
As Mr. Shen He clearly stated, the Spirit Chef Association in Yue Hu City will be in charge of supplying all the ingredients for the Leaping Fish Banquet, but this supply is not free and needs to be purchased.
And the price of the food provided by the stall is determined by the Spirit Chef themselves.
Although it seems highly flexible, a careful analysis reveals an extreme restriction on the ingredients.
The operation of the stall eliminates the possibility of using cooking competition points in exchange for ingredients.
And the top-tier ingredients available for purchase are not cheap.
Even if you don’t make a profit and sell the food at cost, it’s hard to make it acceptable to all food guests.
As for selling at a price lower than the cost…
It’s possible, but if there are too many food guests, the loss can be hard to bear.
So, the seemingly unrestricted exchange method actually inherently limits the value of the ingredients.
Or… is there another way?
Slight movement inside Qin Lang’s heart.
The youth group needs to provide two types of different foods for the stalls.
The all-age group needs to provide three types of different foods.
The final number of votes for a Spirit Chef is the sum of the number of votes for
all their dishes.
So, it seems feasible to prepare foods to cater for different consumption levels of food guests.
One could be good value for money, using some common ingredients.
The other priced slightly higher, using better-quality ingredients.
Well… this could also be a good method.
The third key point, is the guests’ appetite.
Given the large number of stalls, food guests naturally prefer to taste as many different foods as possible, but their stomach capacity is fixed, so they will inevitably make choices.
At this point, the portion size of the food becomes very important.
Making a portion of food that can fill up a food guest directly might reduce the possibility of food guests going to taste food at other stalls, but food guests are not fools. They might refuse it outright if the portion is too large.
So reducing the portion size of the food is good for operating a stall.
Looking from another aspect, having a smaller portion is also more costefficient, allowing for a lower price.
After quickly analyzing and summarizing these three points, Qin Lang’s eyes were shining brighter and brighter.
With these constraints, he had some thoughts about the type of food to be presented at this Leaping Fish Banquet.
However, Qin Lang was in no hurry to make a decision at that moment.
After all, there were still twelve days before the Leaping Fish Banquet.
He could fully explore the local foods of Yue Hu City while playing and then decide which two types of food to choose.
At the end of the day…
Although the Leaping Fish Banquet is a gastronomic feast for the entire Mingjing Province, the majority of the food guests are still locals of Yue Hu City.
If the chosen foods can cater to the tastes of the locals, they’re naturally more popular.
“Qin Lang?” Li Hong’s voice brought Qin Lang back to his senses.
“Sorry, I was just thinking about the Leaping Fish Banquet and zoned out.” Qin Lang apologized with a smile, picked up the tea and took a sip.
“There is ample time, twelve days.” Shen He gave a slight smile, “Rather than that, what do you think about cooking pasta with squid ink?”
“…Huh?”
Mingjing Province, Xieyu City.
“Let’s give a warm round of applause to congratulate participant Zhou Tianhao from Tianhua State for winning the championship of this cooking contest in Xieyu City!”
With the host’s passionate voice echoing throughout the venue, enthusiastic cheers and applause came from all over the Xieyu Arena.
Standing in the center of the competition venue, Zhou Tianhao nodded to his opponents with a relaxed smile on his face.
As he remembered, his cooking talentwasn’t that high when he initially became a Spirit Chef, but he had extraordinary talent in battles.
Therefore, after several attempts, Zhou Tianhao eventually devoted all his attention to training competitions and finally won the Tianhua State training competition championship as a result of his hard work.
But with the passage of time and growth in experiences, his cooking skills had been improving subtly non-stop.
Once again participating in cooking contests which he hadn’t done for a long time, although somewhat difficult, he won his first City-level championship.
Zhou Tianhao’s sudden interest in the path of cooking which he had previously neglected is largely related to the battle with the Star Hunter that day.
He can’t forget how the Star Hunter, with a Food Spirit Star Level similar to his, easily managed a two-on-one battle by relying on the Flavor Value dominating the scene.
If he pays more attention to the path of cooking and enhances the Flavor Value of Food Spirit faster, he will also increase his strength in Spirit Battles.
So for this trip to Mingjing Province, he has two goals.
The first is to challenge the Third-level Spirit Executor of this province and obtain the second Third-level Spirit Executor Badge.
The second is to strive to improve his cooking skills in Mingjing Province, trying to obtain five Second-Level Food Recommender Badges and participate in the Provincial-level Cooking Competition.
Now, he has completed the first step toward his second goal.
Receiving the first Second-Level Food Recommender Badge from a Second- Level Food Recommender in Xieyu City, Zhou Tianhao’s smile became brighter.
He already had an idea of where to go next.
The upcoming Leaping Fish Banquet in Yue Hu City is a good opportunity for culinary communication.
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