Chapter 113
With the emergence of fresh food supermarkets, players now have a means to obtain food ingredients, so not only the old couple, but many people want to try cooking by themselves after a long time.
Everyone was eager to try it out, and Shu Mo understood the players' psychology and opened a special condiment area in the supermarket.
Forgers can also help make things like knives for cutting vegetables and chopping boards, and even a dagger that was discarded during the novice period can be used as a replacement.
The only thing is the seasoning, which can only be provided by Nuannuan Hot Spring.
When holding grilled fish events in recent weeks, Shu Mo would always give out free salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin powder, onion, ginger, garlic, etc. After players paid to participate in the event, they could receive a "seasoning package" with a fixed amount.
But not everyone can use it up every time.
Some people don’t like spicy food, some people don’t like onions, ginger, and garlic, and some people don’t like the taste of cumin... So naturally, the amount used by different players will be different.
Therefore, exchanging the remaining seasoning packets after the event became a fixed part of the event.
Use the seasoning powder you don't like to exchange for the seasoning you like, so that you can adjust the taste yourself when you eat in the hot spring next time.
Even if a dish is sprinkled with just a little bit of chili powder, it can become a completely different taste, especially for those who love spicy food, who regard these precious chili powder as a treasure.
I didn't dare to shake my hands when using it, for fear of accidentally spilling too much, and afterwards I wanted to lick the entire plate clean.
There was no other way. Apart from the fish barbecue party, they had no other way to obtain these seasonings.
This time, Shumo opened a special seasoning area, which immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.
Some people arrived late and failed to grab strawberries and eggs. They were a little disappointed at first, but after seeing the bottles and jars filling the wall, they instantly forgot their disappointment.
【Chili powder: 50 points/bottle】
[Salt: 30 points/bottle]
【White sugar: 40 points/bottle】
[Black pepper: 40 points/bottle]
【……】
[(Each player is limited to purchasing one bottle of the above condiments per day)]
Some people who cannot live without spicy food, or those who have strong taste, can finally eat spicy food to their heart's content now, and they are deeply moved while holding the jar of chili powder.
"I have to stock up more... If the hot springs collapse in the future, I can still use chili powder and canned food, so life won't be so difficult..."
Since the items cannot be traded, they can only use a stupid method and queue up in the supermarket once a day, so that they can stock up seven bottles in a week.
Although the seasoning is expensive, one bottle is enough for them to eat for a long time.
Time to stock up!
These players calculated and secretly made up their minds, then they reacted and were a little stunned.
Why does it feel like this has happened so many times?
You should stock up on dry goods from the specialty section, condiments, and some food and snacks that are useful for battle... Every time Nuannuan Hot Spring launches something new, they never seem to feel that "this money shouldn't be spent."
After hoarding a lot, the points I have accumulated from the game over the past ten years have become less and less, but my backpack has become more and more full.
It seems that no matter what special situation or danger they encounter, they have the confidence to face it.
Before I knew it... I felt a lot more satisfied and secure.
Thinking of this, the players shook their heads and smiled, continuing to operate their hands and snap up the condiments in front of them.
*
On the other hand, many people who had lined up early have already gone home.
In the kitchen, Jiang Qing and Fu Yiming were on high alert.
The expressions on their faces at this moment were no more relaxed than when they were facing elite monsters in the wild.
"Are you ready?"
Fu Yiming held the pot lid as he normally would a shield, turned around and asked.
Jiang Qing looked solemn and nodded.
Fu Yiming took a deep breath and slowly opened the lid of the pot.
There was a simple steamer on the pot. The moment it was opened, steam came out. The hot and humid vapor blurred his vision. When he could finally see clearly, Fu Yiming hurriedly looked at the white porcelain bowl in the middle.
In the bowl, the egg custard, which should have been smooth and tender, somehow turned into a shape like honeycomb briquettes, uneven and lumpy, looking very unappetizing.
Jiang Qing: “…”
Fu Yiming: "..."
The two of them exchanged glances guiltily, then tilted their heads slightly and glanced at the closed refrigerator door without saying a word.
There was their first bowl of failed egg custard.
Because it had not solidified at all and half of it was still liquid, they relied on their limited cooking knowledge and could not think of a solution for the time being. They could only choose to put it in the refrigerator, out of sight and out of mind.
I didn’t expect that I would have the second bowl so soon.
Jiang Qing moved his lips and comforted himself, "At least it solidified this time."
Although this group of elite players have now become the backbone of the game, in fact, before the doomsday, they were just ordinary college students. They usually ate in the school cafeteria and ordered takeout. When they returned home, their parents cooked for them and they had no chance to cook at all.
Ten years passed in a flash, and her skills remained the same, and even her theoretical knowledge had regressed a lot. No wonder she couldn't even make egg custard.
The corners of Jiang Qing's mouth twitched, and he had to admit that when he made the promise to Haohao in the morning, he really didn't know his cooking skills well.
What now?
The original intention was to let the child taste the "flavor" of his parents, create a warm family atmosphere, and provide some family education... What's the point of serving a bowl of honeycomb coal now?
The whole paragraph collapsed.
Fu Yiming covered his mouth and whispered: "And we only have one egg left."
This is precious "strategic" material and cannot be wasted any longer.
Haohao was completely unaware of their inner torment. He sat at the dining table, clutching a spoon and waiting eagerly for a long time. After noticing that the two people in the open kitchen were motionless like statues, he walked over in confusion, "Is it ready?"
Haohao leaned his head to look into the pot and exclaimed, "Wow!" "Is this the egg custard?"
The legendary fragrant and smooth egg custard!
The silence lasted for a second.
Fu Yiming decisively placed the bowl in front of him and said, "That's right, son. This is what egg custard looks like. Eat it."
Jiang Qing: “…”
She turned her head and felt a slight twinge of conscience.
I hope the boss won’t have a sudden idea one day to add an egg custard dish to the restaurant…
*
In the kitchen of another house in the B&B area.
There was a bowl of strawberries in front of Xia Qing, and she was carefully removing the stems from each one.
The strawberries had just been washed, and were juicy and colorful. Each one was almost the size of a child's fist. Xia Qing couldn't help but cut off half of it to taste it. The sweet and sour juice poured into her mouth, and the dry cells seemed to be moisturized, making her feel refreshed.
But she didn't dare to waste it, so after taking a small bite, she put the rest into the bowl.
Apart from the people from Guangming Town, the largest population in the homestay area is from Qingshui Town. Many of them are elders who have watched Xia Qing grow up. They have many people in their families, so they bought some extra strawberries and sent some to her.
It was also because of this that Xia Qing was able to save up such a small bowl.
She was going to use them to make strawberry jam.
First soak the strawberries in light salt water with salt added, then wash them, remove the leaf stems and cut them into dices.
Xia Qing recalled the steps described in the cooking animation he watched as a child, happily took out a sharp dagger from his backpack, washed it and started cutting.
With her control, the dagger was as easy as a finger in her hand, and she cut the strawberries into neat small pieces in no time.
Then, Xia Qing found the white sugar he had just bought and shook a handful of it into the bottle luxuriously.
Fine sugar powder was poured in, forming a snow-white dune on the strawberry cubes. She washed her hands and mixed the two evenly until each strawberry cube was covered with a layer of fine icing sugar. Xia Qing then put them in the refrigerator to refrigerate them.
She then went out for a few hours.
——Xia Qing has recently become acquainted with a group of high-level players. They usually live near the hot springs and have similar skills. They are happy to team up to kill monsters together, allowing her to occasionally stretch her muscles during the holidays.
Four hours later, Xia Qing collected the dropped items of an A-level monster he had just defeated, returned home with a little sweat on his body, and took a comfortable shower in the bathroom on the second floor.
After changing her clothes, she returned to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and took out the bowl of strawberries.
The diced strawberries had been pickled and soaked in the deep red juice, giving off a sweet aroma. She resisted the urge to eat and poured them into the pot and began to cook them.
During the cooking process, you need to stir the strawberry jam constantly with a spatula until the color of the jam deepens and becomes gradually thicker. The sweet and sour aroma in the air becomes so strong that it cannot be ignored. Only then will Xia Qing turn off the fire.
Almost at the moment when the flames went out, a reminder suddenly popped up in front of my eyes -
[Production completed!] 】
[Obtain: [Strawberry Jam (Normal)]*3]
[Obtain: [Strawberry Jam (High Quality)]*1]
[Congratulations, you have successfully unlocked the recipe for making [Strawberry Jam]. You can make it according to the recipe in the future! 】
As the word "Congratulations" popped up, it seemed as if there were small fireworks exploding in my ears.
Xia Qing paused in turning off the fire and looked up in surprise, "What?"
When was the “recipe” feature added to the game system?
This might be common in other RPG games, but it was the first time Xia Qing heard of it in "The End of the Extreme Cold".
But think about it, the players didn’t even have the ingredients in the past, so how could they cook any food?
"No." She realized the problem. "Then why didn't a similar reminder pop up when I made grilled fish before?"
Isn’t grilled fish also a dish?
Xia Qing stared at the pot of strawberry jam in front of him, very confused.
If you can’t figure it out, just stop thinking about it.
She took out the prepared container - a palm-sized glass jar, and began to portion the strawberry jam in the pot.
Xia Qing scooped out the last bit of strawberry jam attached to the edge of the pot with a spoon. He tapped the mouth of the glass jar lightly with the spoon and watched the dark red jam fall into the can due to gravity. A light "ding" sound rang in his ears.
Xia Qing sighed in his heart.
The number reported by the system was extremely accurate. After all the cans were canned, there were exactly four cans of strawberry jam, no more, no less.
She remembered that she used twelve strawberries in total. So three strawberries can make one small bottle of jam?
The color and aroma of one of the cans were obviously better. Xia Qing put it into his backpack and found an extra box at the end that read [Strawberry Jam (High Quality)].
【Strawberry Jam (High Quality)】
[Description: Made with a large amount of white sugar and selected strawberries, it is sweet and sour and appetizing. The sufficient sugar content can effectively help replenish energy. 】
[Effect: Physical strength recovery speed +20%/h (lasting effect for 3 hours, cannot be stacked)]
【Click to view recipe】
Xia Qing was delighted to find that strawberry jam could actually help restore physical strength, and the recovery speed was quite fast.
This feature may be of great help in the wild.
She clicked on the last recipe view again, and it automatically jumped from the backpack to a new page.
Xia Qing took a closer look and found that this was an extra small column on the player panel, a bit like an illustrated guide, but 99% of it was not unlocked. The only frame with a picture had a bottle of tempting strawberry jam on it.
At the top of the page it says:
[Currently owned recipe: 1/xxxx]
She clicked on the only lit box.
【Strawberry Jam】
[Successfully produced: 4 times]
[Recipe: 3 strawberries, 1 small portion of white sugar]
[Production steps: ... (click to expand)]
[Unlock quality: /Normal/Premium/]
Xia Qing has been looking at this player panel for ten years and is familiar with every function. Suddenly, there was an extra page. She was surprised, but also explored it with great interest.
The recipe and production steps are very clear and easy to understand. Xia Qing recalled the amount of granulated sugar she put in. She poured in about half of the large bottle of granulated sugar sold in the supermarket, and finally made four servings of strawberry jam. Then by conversion, we can roughly determine that a large bottle of white sugar contains about eight portions of "small portions of white sugar" determined by the system.
A bottle is 40 points, so the unit price of a small portion is about 5 points.
Xia Qing muttered, "It seems that when I buy granulated sugar in the future, I have to pack it in batches first, so as not to pour too much or too little at once, which will affect the final result..."
Her success this time was purely accidental. She poured half of the granulated sugar and it was just the right amount. But it may not be the same next time.
As for the unlock quality column, two of them were blocked by stained mosaics, and the fonts were not clear. Xia Qing clicked on the "normal" quality, and a line of words popped up:
【Strawberry Jam (Normal)】
[Effect: Physical strength recovery speed +10%/h (lasting effect for 2 hours, cannot be stacked)]
——So, the unlocked qualities can be viewed by clicking on them to see their corresponding effects?
Compared with high-quality strawberry jam, the recovery speed and duration of ordinary quality strawberry jam are obviously discounted. Under the same consumables, it is obviously more cost-effective to make high-quality strawberry jam.
Xia Qing was a little distressed.
But how can we ensure that we produce high-quality or even higher-quality products?
She cooked today's pot of strawberry jam together. Was there any mistake in the process that affected the final result?
Or was it pure accident?
She turned off the panel and her eyes unconsciously lingered on the kitchen chopping board as she thought.
There were a few strawberry stems that had not yet been picked up.
Some were removed completely, while others were not quite complete and traces of removal could be seen... Xia Qing suddenly realized the source of the difference in quality.
Is it because some of the strawberries still have stems that haven’t been cut cleanly?
In addition, during the washing process, there may be a few strawberries that were not completely washed.
Her brain was working rapidly, and she had already sorted out several key points that needed to be paid attention to in the next production process.
It seems that only by perfectly following the production steps listed in the recipe can higher quality food be produced.
Maybe next time, her chances of success will be higher...
Xia Qing packed up all the strawberry jams and decided to keep the best one and give the rest to the neighbors who had just helped.
By the way, share your newly discovered recipes and experiences.
Before going out, Xia Qing did not forget to take a bag of white bread bought from the bakery.
After slicing, spread some jam on it and pair it with the scented tea sold in the teahouse. It must taste amazing.
As if she had seen the surprised expressions of her neighbors, Xia Qing walked on the stone road of the homestay area, holding the jam she had made herself, feeling so happy that she almost wanted to hum a song.
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Little by little, in addition to Xia Qing, other people also discovered the recipe.
In the few days after the opening of the fresh food supermarket, discussions about this matter gradually emerged in various places in Wenquan.
Players exchange information with each other in public places, and those voices easily reach Shu Mo's ears. After she summarizes them, she discovers the truth faster than anyone else.
——Only dishes made with crops grown in the plantation will be included in the recipe book.
Of course, eggs are included.
"Is this an added benefit of the plantation?" Shu Mo pondered.
Most facilities in the hot spring will provide some additional gameplay, and unlocking recipes for makers should be the benefit of the plantation.
Unfortunately, the fish fry that Shu Mo raised in the lake were not included. Also, although crops grown by other players in the B&B area can also be used for cooking, they cannot unlock recipes or be made into "special dishes" with game benefits.
Fortunately, the system is not that strict and does not require all raw materials to come from plantations. For example, strawberry jam uses "white sugar" that is not produced on the plantations.
Therefore, other ingredients in the supermarket are not useless. They can also be freely combined with tomatoes, potatoes and other raw materials to create new dishes.
After discovering this, the players began to actively explore.
[Production completed!] 】
[Obtain: [French fries (normal)]*1]
[Congratulations, you have successfully unlocked the [French fries] recipe. You can make them according to the recipe in the future! 】
The player's forehead was covered with sweat from the frying pan, but a look of joy appeared on his face when he saw this.
"Great! Finally succeeded!"
He had no idea how many times he had fried the fries in the past few days, but each time they were either burnt or not cooked enough. This time, he finally made a pot of golden and crispy French fries, and he felt a great sense of accomplishment.
“Although it’s just average quality, which is a bit regrettable… But never mind, let’s take it one step at a time. At least I have successfully unlocked the recipe.” He thought optimistically.
This is also what players have recently discovered.
The recipe will only be unlocked after you make a dish of "Normal" quality for the first time.
This step is the most difficult step in cooking because they need to rely on their own memory to figure out the method.
But once the recipe is unlocked and you have the above production method, it will be much easier to improve from ordinary to high quality. Because they can just follow the steps below like Xia Qing did, and then use the above steps to review their mistakes and correct them in time.
Therefore, most players will be able to make "high-quality" dishes quickly after making "ordinary" quality dishes.
But there are exceptions. For example, if you make some careless mistakes at a certain step, such as using too high a heat, or forgetting to wash the vegetables before throwing them into the pot... then the dish will be worse than usual - "bad" quality food.
Nothing can crush a cook's confidence faster than hearing the word "bad."
For example, the two bowls of egg custard that Jiang Qing and Fu Yiming tried to make that day were of "poor" quality, and they even failed to successfully unlock the recipe.
The two of them spent the whole day tinkering at home, and it was not until the next day when they confidently took the dishes to share with their friends that they heard about the new cookbook. Their faces were so excited.
As for levels higher than "premium" quality, some players have already successfully achieved it.
“The complete quality sequence should be: bad, ordinary, good, and fine.”
It's lunch again, and the restaurant is filled with the sound of people sharing their experiences.
The man spoke eloquently, "If you want to make a 'fine' dish, you must strictly follow the recipe step by step, and every step must be controlled accurately. If there is even a small mistake, it may affect the quality of the final product, and it will never reach the fine level."
“To make a perfect dish, you need the right time, the right place, and the right people. All of these are necessary.”
Gu Xiao leaned on the back of the chair, watching intently.
Liu Xueruo approached Shu Mo and asked in a low voice: "Boss, this guy is talking so mysteriously, as if he is very amazing. What kind of dish did he successfully make?"
Shu Mo also leaned closer to her and whispered, "It looks like a boiled egg."
She thought for a moment and added cautiously: "...a premium boiled egg."
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