Chapter 239 Enjoying Being a Pig
The chef didn't leave in the evening, so some of the dishes he made that night overlapped with those made at lunchtime, but there were also many new dishes.
During their stay at the base, Uncle Chen and Liu Xiuping decided to squeeze every last drop out of the chef.
Moreover, this incident made them realize that in the future, whenever they go to a base, they can find a chef who is good at local cuisine to learn from.
In this way, they will always be improving and will never be eliminated.
Ling Ran watched two episodes of a Korean drama. Although it mainly focused on the romance between the male and female leads, the acting was quite good, and most importantly, the plot was novel and fast-paced.
"My lord, dinner is ready."
"Um."
Ling Ran got up and went to the dining table, and Su Yimo pulled out a chair for her.
Tonight's dishes include Steamed Assorted Cured Meats, which was a hit with everyone, and Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Chili, which also made a comeback.
In addition, there were several snacks I had never seen before, called sugar oil cakes, sweet rice wine cakes, and sister dumplings, all of which looked round, soft, and glutinous.
The crucian carp I caught last time weren't used to make bitter melon soup. Instead, I made steamed crucian carp with egg and egg. The rest of the dishes included braised crab with shredded radish, spicy river shrimp, stir-fried pork with tea tree mushrooms, braised pork intestines in a clay pot, crab roe tofu, and stir-fried shrimp with pickled cowpeas.
The table was laden with dishes, and each dish was very large; if you didn't know better, you'd think it was a cafeteria buffet.
In front of Ling Ran, besides a full plate of rice, there was also a plate of rice noodles, and next to the rice noodles were two freshly fried crispy scallion pancakes.
This bowl of rice noodles looks very bland, but Ling Ran doesn't think it's bad. After all, the pork bone rice noodles and the regular lean meat rice noodles were both delicious with fresh soup.
Seeing Ling Ran looking at the noodles, Su Yimo introduced them to her: "Sir, this is a local specialty, eaten with scallion pancakes. You can put the scallion pancakes into the soup and let them soak up the broth before eating."
"There's another way to eat it."
Ling Ran picked up the spoon and first scooped up a mouthful of rice noodle soup to drink. Sure enough, the taste of the soup did not disappoint her. It looked light and bland, but it was actually very rich and delicious.
Then she slurped up another mouthful of noodles, which tasted just as good.
She then picked up a piece of scallion pancake and put it into the soup. After the pancake was soaked in the soup, she took a bite.
The scallion pancake, soaked in broth, retains the original aroma, crispness, and oiliness of scallion pancakes. Combined with the freshness and saltiness of the broth, the pancake becomes hot and soft, chewy, and carries the fragrance of wheat. All these flavors blend together to create a unique taste.
“Not bad.” Ling Ran nodded.
She exclaimed again, "The people here really know how to eat!"
She used to think that with Liu Xiuping and Uncle Chen by her side, she had already tasted a lot of different dishes. Now it seems that the dishes she has eaten probably don't even account for one percent of all the dishes in this country.
I suddenly remembered a joke I saw before: a foreigner said he would spend two months trying all the food in China, but after three years in China, he still hadn't finished eating all the food in Shandong Province.
Ling Ran thought it was an exaggeration at the time, but now she realizes it's not an exaggeration at all.
How much did she eat?
Keep eating!
Oh, and I also need to have Uncle Chen write down all the recipes for various delicacies, so that when we return to the cultivation world, we can hire a few chefs to cook for her every day.
Ling Ran, who was unhappy because of fishing for aquatic plants, suddenly felt much better.
Delicious food truly has the power to heal.
Wu Tong, perched on the ground, was also happily eating from the large bowl.
He's finally been able to eat spicy food these past few days.
The other dishes were delicious, but they could get a bit greasy if you ate too much of them. For him, who loved spicy food, tasting spicy food at this moment was like going to heaven.
As Wu Tong rooted for food, he thought to himself, "Actually, being a pig is pretty good."
Without realizing it, he had accepted that he had become a pig and was even enjoying being a pig.
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