Chapter 378 - 155: The Third Floor Is Ready, Crazy Home-Style Dishes

Chapter 378: Chapter 155: The Third Floor Is Ready, Crazy Home-Style Dishes

Normally, there’s no doubt all those guys online would have showered the black silk stockings post with praise.

But this video today... Ling Shuyu couldn’t resist and tapped on the search result at the top of her screen.

A video popped up. It was none other than Teacher Sui from "Casual Food Reviews"!!!

"One casual visit, and the truth is revealed!"

"Jingzhou, Delicious restaurant, one soup dumpling for 580! Haha, what happened today was hilarious. I paid 580 to buy a soup dumpling right from another customer! The name of this dumpling is interesting. I asked a few young people, and they said this Cthulhu is a mythological figure! Let’s see how this mythically named dumpling holds up!"

In front of Teacher Sui was a high-footed plate. The soup dumpling on it was still trembling slightly with every movement, a clear sign from the video that the broth inside was incredibly rich!

"There are three steps to eating a crab roe soup dumpling: first, open a window; second, drink the soup; and finally, eat the rest in one bite. Let’s open a little window in this one!"

Taking a small bite out of the dumpling, Old Sui grinned. "Now, drink the soup!"

SLURP~

He sucked a mouthful of soup into his mouth. Ling Shuyu had seen this blogger’s food review videos before. Normally, this was the point where he would start his commentary.

But after that slurp of soup, Teacher Sui suddenly froze!

After freezing for a few seconds, he abruptly grabbed the high-footed plate and—SLURP SLURP SLURP!

Only when he couldn’t suck out another drop did Teacher Sui let out a huge sigh of satisfaction. "Ahhh."

"Awesome! So awesome! I rarely praise a dish so directly, but this soup dumpling broth is just... so incredibly satisfying to drink!"

His assistant off to the side chimed in, "Teacher Sui, you have to tell us *how* it’s so satisfying."

"Let me think."

Sui Po smacked his lips a few times. "This broth definitely has the umami of crab. The first thing you taste is the fresh, fragrant flavor of crab meat and roe."

"But after that initial taste, there’s another kind of umami. This one isn’t quite the same as the umami from seafood. It’s..."

Sui Po frowned, thinking for a long time. "It seems to be the umami from a rich stock, but it’s different from a traditional stock. I’d have to taste more to be sure, but unfortunately, there’s no more broth in the dumpling."

Broth aside.

For the sake of the review, Teacher Sui didn’t do his "finish it in one bite" move. Instead, he tore open the dumpling skin, revealing the filling inside.

"Brilliant! Boss Su’s work on this dumpling is just brilliant! Everyone, look at this—a whole, massive glob of crab roe! Just looking at it is satisfying!"

"This filling... let me have a taste."

Sui Po took a small bite from the edge of the filling surrounding the crab roe and smacked his lips, savoring it for a good while.

"A very rich, meaty aroma. There’s the fragrance of pork, the fragrance of crab, and that umami from the rich stock. The minced pork is chopped so finely it basically melts in your mouth. It’s not fatty or greasy at all, just pure fragrance."

"Because the pork melts away, the texture is dominated by the distinct mouthfeel of the crab meat, which is incredibly tender and smooth. Delicious. This filling is excellent. I’m going in for another bite!"

This time, he popped the remaining bit of skin, along with the entire filling, into his mouth.

He chewed for even longer this time. Only after several dozen seconds had passed did Sui Po let out a long, slow breath.

"Umami... It’s so savory you could swallow your tongue!"

"I’ve been in this business for so many years, and I feel like I’m running out of words to describe this soup dumpling... It’s just... pure umami!"

"What’s even more brilliant is that it’s different from any crab soup dumpling I’ve had before. It’s not just the umami of the crab meat. It’s clear that Boss Su added his own seasoning when preparing the minced pork. There’s a hint of soy sauce, and the aftertaste becomes richer after you finish the dumpling. It’s just ingenious!"

"I have a theory. Boss Su likely used some Lu Cuisine techniques to prepare the minced pork, while the crab soup dumpling itself is made in the Su Cuisine style. So, is that the reason for the name ’Cthulhu Soup Dumplings’?"

"But no matter what, this soup dumpling was worth it!"

"I also asked around. You can actually pick your own crab and have Boss Su make the dumpling for you. The crabs are basically sold at market price, and the dumpling itself is about thirty yuan. Honestly, that’s not expensive, since it’s all going right into your own stomach."

"Alright. That’s all for today’s video. I need to hurry up and find out where Boss Su is setting up his stall tomorrow. One of these dumplings just isn’t enough!"

Because Sui Po was the only one to make a second review video for Delicious, his soup dumpling video rode the wave of controversy and shot straight to over two hundred thousand likes!

And it was precisely because of this soup dumpling that no one was paying attention to He Shuting’s black silk stockings post anymore.

Everyone was suddenly intensely curious about these Cthulhu Soup Dumplings!

Ling Shuyu finished the video, tapping a gel pen against her chin. ’How did I not know he made a dumpling like this? Did this happen at the stall yesterday? I want to try one too.’

But in any case, she now understood the cause of all the commotion.

If that was the case, Ling Shuyu foresaw a certain scenario.

After they opened this afternoon, a huge number of people would definitely be coming specifically for this soup dumpling!

So...

’Boss Su didn’t say whether he would be overseeing the third floor or not.’

Fortunately, Su Chen had promised he would come in to work at ten in the morning, so Ling Shuyu still had time to make detailed arrangements then.

With most of the arrangements settled, Ling Shuyu stood at her office window, looking outside.

She had been working at Delicious for less than two months, but in that time, she had personally overseen the opening of two separate floors.

From using the student lunch service to establish a stable monthly income for Delicious, to the new experiment with home-style cooking on the third floor, Ling Shuyu had taken every step under Su Chen’s guidance. Now, she gazed out the window at the still-somewhat-desolate scenery of the Development Zone.