I dare not even entertain the terrible thought that the steamed bun stall will never come back to set up its stall again.
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Lin Zhou felt extremely hungry as soon as he woke up.
I only had porridge for breakfast and lunch.
He had the illusion that he hadn't eaten all day.
One downside to living in a villa is that ordering takeout is inconvenient.
The villa is quiet but also remote, and most food delivery shops are not within its delivery range.
Lin Zhou glanced at the takeout menu; there wasn't much to eat.
So he got up and cooked himself a bowl of clear soup noodles.
In just a few minutes, a delicious bowl of noodles was ready.
I felt alive again only after slurping the food down.
After eating and drinking his fill, he knew that his sleep schedule was probably completely messed up.
I sleep in the afternoon and wake up at night.
After a short rest, we can head out to buy ingredients at one or two o'clock.
By the way, what kind of porridge should we sell the next day?
Yesterday we sold savory porridge, today we'll sell sweet porridge.
Sweet potato porridge?
Sweet potato porridge, with its natural sweetness, is a type of porridge that Lin Zhou particularly enjoys.
There's a delicious, home-style dish that you can't find anywhere else; it's just so common and ordinary that it's not sold anywhere.
To make good sweet potato porridge, the selection of ingredients is very important.
According to the recipe, you must choose sweet and firm sweet potatoes, which taste a lot like roasted chestnuts.
Among the varieties of sweet potatoes, the most famous is "Houlonghong". It is said that the flesh of this sweet potato is as red as cinnabar, as fragrant as water chestnut, and has a sweet taste similar to honey, making it a top-quality sweet potato.
Lin Zhou wasn't sure if he could buy it, so he could only go to the market to check.
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When Lin Zhou arrived at the market, it was only two o'clock. He wandered among the various stalls, looking for sweet potatoes.
As a fully-fledged chef, he not only possesses the most complete and delicious recipes in the world, provided by the system.
They also have an innate ability to select ingredients.
Among all kinds of ingredients, he can pick out the best ones almost without thinking.
"Auntie, how much are these sweet potatoes?"
A middle-aged couple were unloading sweet potatoes in front of a large truck.
The entire truckload was of very good quality.
Upon hearing Lin Zhou's words, the old lady greeted him warmly.
"Handsome, how much do you want? These sweet potatoes are all high-quality varieties grown at home. They're a bit pricey, but they're guaranteed to be sweet. They're delicious roasted or boiled, and they're so sweet they're practically dripping with honey."
Lin Zhou nodded and asked for a snakeskin bag.
This stuff keeps quite well; you can save it and eat it slowly. It's fine, you can also make sweet potato noodles from it.
When he came across good ingredients, Lin Zhou couldn't resist buying too much.
For the wholesale market, a single burlap sack is considered a small business, a small, scattered order.
Even a small mosquito bite is still meat, the auntie said cheerfully, "Just one bag? I can give you a discount if you buy more."
You can bargain at wholesale markets; generally, the more you buy, the better the price the vendor will offer.
Because the quantities here are very large.
"No, I'll buy it for myself. I won't finish it all."
Seeing that Lin Zhou was eating by himself, the aunt immediately stopped offering him food.
This is a lot for one person to buy so many sweet potatoes.
"Okay, take care!"
Besides sweet potatoes, Lin Zhou also bought pearl rice, as there are specific rules for using different types of rice for different types of porridge.
Pearl rice, also known as "fat boy rice," looks like a chubby little boy. The grains are plump, white, oily, and sweet.
It's well-suited for making sweet porridge.
Sweet porridge, compared to savory porridge, takes a more refreshing approach.
It's not as thick as yesterday's preserved egg and lean pork congee.
When Lin Zhou got home, he first washed the pearl rice, poured it into an iron bucket, added mineral water to soak it, and then picked out some sweet potatoes with good shapes, peeled and cut them into pieces.
A well-shaped sweet potato should have a smooth skin, be oval-shaped, plump in the middle, and pointed at both ends.
Peel off the unassuming outer skin to reveal the golden sweet potato inside, which exudes a subtle sweet aroma. Cut it into chunks, throw it into an iron bucket, and you're ready to start cooking.
When cooking, you must first boil it over high heat until the rice grains bloom, then simmer it over low heat. After it's cooked, you can't open the pot immediately. You have to let it sit for a while using the residual heat to allow the rice to release its gelatinous substance and form a smooth and creamy porridge skin. That's the perfect state.
The rice porridge skin can be gently lifted with chopsticks, just like a face mask. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is called "rice oil," which is the essence of the porridge, nutritious and delicious.
After the porridge was cooked, Lin Zhou also made some egg pancakes while it was simmering, intending to eat them with the sweet potato porridge.
He was certain he wouldn't be able to climb to the top of the mountain if he went to set up a stall without eating breakfast.
Having learned from yesterday's experience, he knew that if he wanted to reach the summit by 6 o'clock and still have energy, he should allow himself at least one to two hours for climbing.
Otherwise, if he rushes like he did yesterday, he won't last two days before his body starts aching terribly.
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