My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 599: Chapter 459 Medicinal Cuisine

Moriarty was, of course, unaware that Betty was grinding her teeth with the urge to take revenge on him, and even if he were aware, Moriarty wouldn’t care too much, for Betty’s means of revenge were limited to a few predictable kinds.

At most, she would overwrite some of Moriarty’s game saves, but since Moriarty had long stopped playing games, he didn’t pay much attention to these things.

"However, speaking of that...." Moriarty sat on the stool, gazing at the pizza in the oven, somewhat lost in thought.

This was something Joichiro Yukihira had taught him, the concept that every chef has their own unique method of inspiration. Joichiro Yukihira’s own method involved looking at pictures to generate ideas, and through this method, he had also developed some of his own original cuisines.

Of course, every chef’s method might differ, so Joichiro Yukihira didn’t insist on Moriarty following his approach; he suggested that Moriarty find his own method, as chefs shouldn’t blindly follow recipes when cooking.

Essentially, for any great chef who seeks to break new ground in culinary arts in the later stages of their career, exploring new cooking methodologies is the simplest and most practical step.

"Bacchus Dragon... What would it be like if its meat were paired with Calamity’s?" Moriarty thought of what Hastur had previously given him, the huge Red Dragon that was now stored in his warehouse, and because of Dragon Meat’s uniquely strong flavor, Moriarty had yet to find a specific cooking method for it.

"Let’s try it out, if I go by this method, there should be some gains," Moriarty mused, stroking his chin, believing the idea was feasible.

Moreover, since the Bacchus Dragon and the Red Dragon were both dragons, the dishes made from Dragon Meat should taste quite exceptional and might even have some health benefits.

At that thought, Moriarty felt an unstoppable surge of inspiration bursting out from within him.

"Since that’s the case, why don’t I use medicinal cuisine methods to prepare this dish?" Moriarty excitedly rubbed his hands together, feeling like a Pandora’s box full of strange and fantastic ideas was continuously erupting in his mind.

Medicinal cuisine originated from ancient Huaxia tradition. Although it was consumed as food, the use of various herbs endowed it with medicinal properties, and it was often used for nourishing the body. Moriarty remembered those martial arts novels he had read, where medicinal cuisine played a role in healing those with serious injuries. freёwebnovel.com

Moreover, ingredients like hundred-year ginseng were touted as miraculous herbs that, even in small amounts, could rejuvenate one for an extended time.

For this reason, aged ginseng often fetched high prices, even though ginseng was already expensive.

Naturally, Moriarty had never tasted this so-called hundred-year ginseng, and nowadays, ordinary people had no place to buy it. If there was ginseng, it would typically be dug out and put into herbal shops.

"Let’s give it a try." Having made up his mind, Moriarty stood up just as the pizza was ready. He could take the opportunity to buy some herbs and prepare a nourishing Dragon Meat soup infused with kidney-strengthening and energy-boosting herbs to see if he could gain the System’s recognition.

"Betty, come in and serve the dishes, I’ll be out for a bit," Moriarty called Betty in, changed his clothes, and hurriedly left the restaurant without disturbing Professor Moriarty and Ronna.

"Hmph~" Watching Moriarty’s hasty departure,Thinking of Moriarty’s hastiness in leaving, Betty smirked proudly to herself, having already thought of a method of revenge that was moderate and would not displease Lady Lafra. Betty felt that her vengeance was close to fruition.

Walking along the street, Moriarty was in Yun Province, a border province of Huaxia. Known for its high terrain and favorable climate, Yun Province boasted a unique variety of herbs, notably Wen Mountain Panax notoginseng, which had a certain reputation throughout Huaxia.

Nevertheless, Moriarty was not in the business of dealing with herbs, and naturally, he could not discern the effectiveness or quality of these herbs; but fortunately, he had the black-framed glasses given to him by Team Rocket. Moriarty always felt among the things he had received, the black-framed glasses were particularly helpful to him.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, these things are so expensive." Chen Ze glanced at the herbs in the market and shook his head.

Although the price of the herbs was high, Chen Ze still bought some and carried them back. Although he was unable to encounter any unscrupulous vendors to outwit or face-slap, Chen Ze didn’t mind; after all, those who falsified goods in the herb market would have been sent to jail long ago.

By the time Chen Ze returned to the restaurant, both Moriarty and Ronna had already left.

"Manager, this is the meal payment Professor Moriarty left behind." Betty shook the book in her hand, and Chen Ze took it to see that it was a collection of Holmes’s case files, only this time it was about a case he had never seen before, which piqued Chen Ze’s interest.

"Alright." But now wasn’t the time to read a book; Chen Ze had to put his own ideas into practice first.

Back in the kitchen, Chen Ze cut several pieces of Red Dragon meat from the storage stone, as well as several pieces of Bacchus Dragon meat, and placed them on the chopping board.

"I’m really fed up with this texture." Chen Ze shook his hands in disgust. Of course, there was no faulting the taste of the Bacchus Dragon, it was truly exceptional, but the skin’s texture was really quite bad.

Then, Chen Ze began to make his Dragon Meat medicinal soup according to the recipe for a medicinal soup.

This took him a full half hour.

Chen Ze covered the pot, stretched lazily, and knew that a medicinal soup required patient simmering. He didn’t use Quadruple Speed to speed up the process because if he did and a customer arrived, he might accidentally overcook it without paying attention, which would be a pity.

"Bang." There was a noise from outside the door.

"Manager, I’ll go open the door." Betty walked over, opened the door, and then saw the female ghost from last time, inverted as before, looking at her.

"Welcome to Dream Restaurant, dear guest, what would you like to eat?" Betty asked with no turmoil in her heart.

"Um..." The female ghost jumped in and right as her head was about to hit the ground, she instantly righted herself, returning to her appearance in life.

"Um... do you have milk tea?" the female ghost asked Betty, somewhat embarrassed.

"Manager, do we have milk tea?" Betty turned and called out.

"Yes, plain milk tea, would that be okay?" Chen Ze asked calmly, poking his head out to glance over.

"Um..." The girl lowered her head and replied softly.

"Okay, please wait a moment." Chen Ze nodded and began to prepare the drink that his guest wanted for today.