Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 135 - 117: Who Can’t Handle It? Today We’ll Prove Our Spicy-Eating Skills!

Making pot stickers and dumplings involves slight differences, mainly focusing on the amount of filling.

Since dumplings need to be sealed, the filling can't be too much. However, to make them look plump and appealing, the filling shouldn't be too little either, which is difficult for the inexperienced to control.

Meanwhile, for these open-ended pot stickers, more filling is required to allow the shrimp to perfectly cover the back, offering a more visually impactful presentation.

After making a few pot stickers, his movements gradually became more skillful, accelerating from the original seven to eight seconds per piece to four to five seconds.

From an observer's perspective, Lin Chen's actions were incredibly swift and precise, with every move carrying specific meaning.

His left index finger dipped in water, lightly rubbing the sides of the dumpling skin, while his right hand scraped the meat filling back and forth to shape it into an oval ball.

With a gentle flick, push, and shake of his damp left fingers, the dumpling skin obediently landed in the palm, with the filling precisely hitting the center target.

After putting down the spoon, he grabbed two shrimp, placed them side by side on the filling surface, and gently pressed them down. His left thumb and right pinky hooked and poked the dough inward, while his other fingers gathered the seams, lightly lifting and pinching, shaping the four corners.

Finally, he overlapped the four corners in pairs, covering the excess space, leaving the shrimp backs exposed—one pot sticker was completed.

The entire process flowed seamlessly, akin to performing acrobatics, leaving Elise watching with her mouth agape.

Soon, the pan was filled with pot stickers, arranged in a radial circular pattern.

He turned up the heat to fry them, while pouring oil into another pan to continue making pot stickers.

As soon as he set down the oil can, a system notification popped into his mind.

[Ding, the earnings from yesterday's food stall have been settled]

His movements froze.

No wonder he felt something was missing; he hadn't settled the accounts yet!

He had encountered this situation several times before, typically when many customers opted for takeout.

The system settlement time is after all sold dishes have been tasted by the customers.

A delay in settlement implies that some takeout customers yesterday hadn't eaten their food and only now began to dig in.

[Approval rate reached 100%, double rewards obtained, Recipe Exchange Voucher*2]

[Ding, received 100% positive reviews for two consecutive days in a new city, achievement unlocked: Peak Performance at Stall, obtained Food Truck Upgrade Card*1, Challenge Card*1]

The 100% approval rate didn't surprise him; after all, hand-grabbed seafood was fundamentally similar to the garlic grilled oysters from before, an upgraded version, and the spiciness was well controlled without the previous issue of overpowering chili.

"This Challenge Card... What is it? Randomly triggers a challenge task? It's quite a straightforward explanation."

Only he could see the task settlement and rewards, and it was just a momentary event to others, who only saw him pause momentarily before continuing his actions.

Having been running the stall for nearly a month now, he had managed to figure out some patterns of challenge task occurrences.

Mostly, it depended on customers voluntarily proposing conditions; meeting challenge task requirements would automatically trigger them.

Another situation involves mentioning a certain food during daily conversations, which might trigger challenge tasks, like the vegetarian challenge he had pending.

He suspected there were more than just two trigger methods; surely, there were more hidden challenge tasks waiting to be gradually unlocked.

"By the way, what changes are there inside the food truck this time? Haven't checked for too long and forgotten." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He scanned the interior of the food truck up and down, seemingly noticing no changes.

The system had previously indeed hinted that during challenge tasks, unknown changes would happen inside the food truck, like a buff.

Except for the first challenge task when he noticed significant changes, he hadn't found anything specific happening in the subsequent challenges.

However, it didn't affect his stall operation, so he didn't mind.

He glanced at the stove; the heat seemed normal.

Could it be the fridge?

The excess filling and ingredients were currently stored inside; hopefully, it wouldn't cause any issues.

He hurriedly bent down and opened the fridge door, reaching inside.

Upon stretching out his hand, his expression immediately turned speechless.

Indeed, what he feared came true. There had been some chill when he placed the ingredients inside, but he hadn't paid much attention.

Now he realized the fridge had stopped running long ago, with the internal temperature rising to nearly room temperature.

"I knew this challenge task's random buff couldn't be that simple; how could all be beneficial buffs? Debuffs are likely more common, right?"

Thankfully, it was still seven in the morning, located by the seaside on a rainy day, with the temperature not rising too high, about ten to twenty degrees, having minimal impact on the ingredients.

To be safe, he packed a basin of ice cubes into the fridge for manual cooling.

What if this buff causes a continuous rise in temperature?

Who knows!

The pot stickers on the stove had started sizzling with oil, as the freshly rolled dough soaked in rapeseed oil, the sections near the pan bottom showing a faint golden color, looking extremely appetizing.

Outside the food truck, six or seven figures gathered, all customers notified and following Elise—familiar faces likely returning patrons.

"Cooking breakfast on a rainy morning, who would've thought!"

"The boss has hidden too deeply. I was wondering why the food from the truck was so delicious; turns out it was brought by a restaurant's Head Chef."