Chef Mao

is a shop NPC in Liyue Harbor, Liyue. He is Xiangling's father and a renowned chef who runs the Wanmin Restaurant, indicated by the icon on the map.
The shop is open at all times of the day and sells food, recipes, and ingredients. The frequency of the stock refresh varies.
Following a certain dialogue branch for the first time gives the player four Black-Back Perch Stews.
==Shop==
===Food and Ingredients===
===Recipes===
Brackets indicate cost after reputation discount.
==Location==
NPC Location Chef Mao.png|Chef Mao's location
NPC Location Chef Mao Context.png|Additional context
==Profile==
(To be added.)
===Appearance===
(To be added.)
==Quests and Events==
==Idle Quotes==
: Try something new...
:: "Try something new at the Wanmin Restaurant!"
;During Moonlight Merriment
: Culinary skills are better...
:: "As expected of my daughter, your culinary skills are getting better and better still."
==Dialogue==
:Chef Mao: Here for the Wanmin Restaurant experience? Hi, I'm Chef Mao. Everyone in Chihu Rock will have heard of me.
: Can I get food to-go?
::Chef Mao: Sure! What do you feel like having?
:;(Opens the Wanmin Restaurant menu)
: Adventure Challenge
:;(Opens Genius Invokation TCG match interface)
:;(If the player loses the match)
:::Chef Mao: No problem. Next time. Few things work out the way we want on the first try.
:;(If the player wins the match)
:::Chef Mao: Eh, is it really that simple? On second thought...
: Tell me more about the Wanmin Restaurant.
::Chef Mao: Well, I'm the chef. I may not be quite the culinary legend that my daughter is, but you can be sure the Wanmin Restaurant is a cut above all those time-honored brands you see around!
:: Your daughter?
:::Chef Mao: That's right — Xiangling! My dear daughter, and my best apprentice ever.
:::Chef Mao: I only taught Xiangling how to cook so that she could inherit the Wanmin Restaurant from me one day. I had no idea she'd turn out to be such a pro. Her abilities far exceed my own.
:::Chef Mao: But she's more than just an excellent chef. She has a real gift for innovation — she's constantly creating all these wonderful new dishes. That really sets her apart from what the time-honored brands do. And it makes her dishes all the more special for people who are used to traditional cuisine.
:::Chef Mao: I started to worry that the restaurant might be too constricting for her. So I sent her off for a while to do some exploring and perfect her art.
:::Chef Mao: If anyone is going to revolutionize Liyue cuisine in the future, it'll be her. No doubt about it!
:: How's business going?
:::Chef Mao: Oh, come on. How could business here at Wanmin Restaurant's be slow?
:::Chef Mao: One taste of our handiwork will turn most people into regulars.
:::Chef Mao: ...Speaking of regulars, we've had a young lady with a strange headdress come in pretty often lately. The vegetarian dishes on our menu seem quite to her taste.
:::Chef Mao: But I've noticed that she only ever orders the vegetarian dishes, and in very small amounts, too.
:::Chef Mao: I gave her a larger portion out of sympathy, but she seemed quite reluctant to accept it. Is she trying to maintain her physique? Young ladies nowadays really are serious about such things...
:: Which type of cuisine do you do?
:::Chef Mao: Type of cuisine? Oh, we don't bother ourselves with that kind of thing here.
:::Chef Mao: Li style and Yue style are all Zhongyuan Chop Suey to us.
:::Chef Mao: We just concern ourselves with making the most delicious food imaginable using everyday ingredients, universally loved flavors, and truly excellent cooking.
:::Chef Mao: Food exists to feed the hungry. It's that simple. These people who go putting systems and frameworks around everything are just amateurs that are overcompensating... They don't understand what cooking is really all about.
:: Any recommendations?
:::Chef Mao: Black-Back Perch Stew is our signature dish. Sure, you might find it in other restaurants too, but I guarantee you it won't taste anywhere near as good as ours.
:::Chef Mao: A generous helping of fish, cooked with a special blend of chili oil made from Jueyun Chili and Violetgrass. Beautifully tender, bursting with flavor. I've never had a single complaint from anyone who's eaten it!
:::Chef Mao: ...It's a little spicy for some people, though, so not all would eat it in the first place.
:::Chef Mao: Why not have a taste? If you like it, you can always buy some more.
::;(Obtain )
: Goodbye.
::Chef Mao: Take care now. Do visit again when you're feeling hungry!
==Event Dialogue==
===Moonlight Merriment===
;(After completing Part II Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go)
:Chef Mao: Here for the Wanmin Restaurant experience? Hi, I'm Chef Mao. Everyone in Chihu Rock will have heard of me.
:Chef Mao: My name might not be the most famous around, but my daughter Xiangling is the champion of this year's Masterful Chefs. Now hers is a name I'm sure everyone's heard of!
:Chef Mao: Haha! That's my dear girl alright, our very own culinary genius. Her future is very bright indeed!
==Character Mentions==
==Trivia==
* His Chinese idle line has him say "Try Wanmin Restaurant's signature dish..."
* He is mentioned in Xiangling's character stories, and replies to a response to his ad on the Chihu Rock Bulletin Board.
==Gallery==
Character Xiangling preview manga ch4.jpg|Genshin Impact Preview Manga – Chap 4
===Cameos===
Collected Miscellany - "Hu Tao- Fragrance in Thaw" - Genshin Impact
Gourmet Tour- "Liyue's Cuisine Collection" Issue No. 2 - Genshin Impact-2
Gourmet Tour- "Liyue's Cuisine Collection" Issue No. 7 - Genshin Impact-2
===Genius Invokation TCG===
===Event Artwork===
====2020====
* Stone Harbor Treasure Journal/Gallery
==Other Languages==
==Change History==
==References==
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ru:Шеф-повар Мао
th:เชฟ Mao