Today, Grandma Ziwei, a mid-level chef, is personally cooking. Many guests have come from far and wide, but they can only watch as Grandma Ziwei serves Xu Milu alone.
"Damn it! Just who is that guy?!"
"I really want to eat the volcano-shaped pork roasted by Grandma Purple Tail!"
"Slurp—it smells so good."
The siren guests sitting on the far left couldn't help but complain under their breath, while some simply chose to ignore it and jumped into the water with a splash, wagging their tails and disappearing from sight.
Grandma Purple Tail sat below the Fishbone House. Unlike the sea monsters, she was four or five meters tall, practically a giant among the sea monsters.
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"Sizzle—"
Wash the fresh prawns thoroughly, separate the heads from the bodies, coat them with batter, and deep-fry them. Cook the fresh asparagus in the same way. After frying, the prawns are bright red, the heads are crisp, and the asparagus wrapped in batter retains its crispness and tenderness. It is delicious with just a little sea salt.
The foie gras is lightly pan-fried in butter until golden brown, becoming rich and succulent. It is then paired with roasted breadgrass and topped with cucumber and apple slices to create a beautiful flower shape, and a sandwich is ready.
Grandma Purple Tail was calm and collected, handling ingredients with great skill. She held a fist-sized octopus in her hand, ripped it out, and with a flick of her wrist, cut off the still-wriggling octopus legs with a knife, dicing them into small pieces less than a centimeter in size. She carefully mixed them with wasabi sauce, sprinkled them with roasted white sesame seeds, and stirred them well, creating a delicate side dish.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Milu. Here is your fried platter: foie gras, cucumber, and apple sandwich, and wasabi octopus tentacles."
Ah Hai brought out the plate, looking somewhat nervous: "I made this fried food platter myself, and I hope Miss Mi Lu will like it."
"Okay, I will savor it."
Xu Milu first picked up a shrimp head and put it in her mouth to chew. The chef was very careful, having already removed the shrimp's eyes and the dirt inside the head. Then, she coated it with batter and deep-fried it. The shrimp head became crispy and delicious, and made a "crunching" sound when chewed.
The green asparagus is very fresh, and the coating is very thin. When you bite into it, slightly hot juice will flow out, but if you taste it carefully, you can taste the freshness of the asparagus.
The combination of foie gras, cucumber, and apple is also perfect. The richness of the foie gras is fully brought out under high temperature. Unexpectedly, after taking a bite of this foie gras, there is a faint chestnut aroma that lingers. It is rich but not greasy, like eating a more substantial chestnut puree.
The cucumber and apple greatly alleviated the greasiness, and the refreshing cucumber and sweet apple slices made the flavor of the dish more complex. The soft breadgrass served as the base, which well contained the various flavors. With one bite, the richness of the foie gras, the crispness of the cucumber and the sweetness of the apple slowly unfolded on the tongue and lips, and each flavor complemented each other perfectly.
The fresh octopus tentacles were still wriggling in the plate. Although the octopus was as dead as could be, the wasabi made the remaining nerves of the octopus react violently. The octopus pieces wriggling in the green water looked just like some kind of Cthulhu mythos.
Xu Milu picked up a bit with her chopsticks, endured her discomfort, and took a bite. She was surprised to find that the fresh octopus tentacles had a natural sweetness. When paired with wasabi, there was a wonderful chemical reaction. The slippery octopus pieces combined with the spicy and stimulating taste made it a pretty good appetizer.
Seeing Xu Milu eat the wasabi octopus leg so calmly, Grandma Purple Tail glanced at her a few more times, her expression softening slightly:
"Outsider, you are the first human to appreciate this dish."
"The batter on the fried food platter was of a good thickness, the foie gras sandwich was rich and oily, and the wasabi octopus had a wonderful combination of wasabi spiciness and the texture of raw octopus tentacles, which was very appetizing. I'm already looking forward to the next dish."
Xu Milu praised.
"Then you can start looking forward to the dishes to come."
Grandma Purple Tail chuckled, her long tail slapping the water's surface. The sea monsters from all directions swam over, each carrying the freshest ingredients.
Ahai skillfully took a bowl of scallop-shaped food from one of the sea monsters and handed it to the frail Purple Tail Granny. After taking it, she didn't do much processing, but instead used a knife to pry open the scallop shells, sprinkled some salt on them, and served it to the elderly woman.
[Butter Scallop: Non-toxic, edible, grows in deep-sea areas. Due to its unique characteristics, the scallop meat inside melts like butter in the sunlight after the shell is opened, hence its name. Catch rating: Seven stars.]
Xu Milu carefully observed the scallops on the plate. The scallop shells were slightly open, and although they had not been cooked, the scallop meat inside was sizzling in the sunlight.
Ah Hai, acting as the guide, explained:
"These are butter scallops unique to Mingzhu City. They live on the seabed where there is no sunlight all year round. Once they come ashore, they will quickly spontaneously combust and taste very delicious."
Xu Milu picked up a scallop shell, leaned forward slightly, and with a quick movement of her lips, sucked the piece of scallop meat into her mouth. It was as if it had been heated over a fire, and a unique milky aroma rose in her mouth. The scallop meat had shrunk into a small piece, as if it had been fried in butter, and when chewed carefully, it had a hint of dried scallop flavor.
This is just as amazing as the Lolo Pig.
Xu Milu decided to take more back with her, as there are not many sensible ingredients that can process themselves anymore.
The sea monsters in the water kept sending out all sorts of ingredients, but Granny Purple Tail would just glance at them and shake her head, choosing only a few green coconuts.
【Rice and Coconut: The fruit is non-toxic and edible. It grows in shallow coastal waters. The fruit contains thousands of seeds and is a staple food favored by the siren race. Capture level: Four stars.】
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