Qin Yi pointed helplessly to the display board next to her and said, "Kids, you should take a look at the instructions."
Zhang Kexin and Yan Tiechao turned around and realized that they had been so focused on the words "blind box" that they hadn't paid much attention to the introduction of intangible cultural heritage food.
So these are delicacies passed down through generations of different ethnic groups. They seem quite amazing.
Zhang Kexin exclaimed excitedly, "Lollipop Sister, shall we draw cards then? I hope I can draw the flower cake! The cake that one of the sisters gave us before was so sweet and fragrant!"
Yan Tiechao stroked his chin and said, "I'm fine with anything spicy!"
After the two made their wishes, Yan Tiechao drew the stinky tofu from Changsha, while Zhang Kexin drew the hidden blind box number 10!
"I'll make stinky tofu for this little boy first, and then another lady will make you a hidden gem of intangible cultural heritage food later, my little darling."
Zhang Kexin asked excitedly, "Lollipop sister, what delicious treats are in the hidden blind box?"
Qin Yi thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... it's a very unique dish, simple yet exquisite."
"Wow~~~, you have to share some with me later." Yan Tiechao said enviously.
Qin Yi first heated the oil in the wok, preparing to make stinky tofu.
To make delicious stinky tofu, the frying process is crucial.
Use high-quality tea oil, and then heat it to a stable 180 degrees Celsius before frying.
The first frying removes 80% of the moisture from the tofu.
The second frying removes the remaining 20% of the moisture, resulting in a dark and shiny stinky tofu.
Then sprinkle on minced garlic, chili oil, and drizzle with a large spoonful of their specially made sauce, so that every piece of crispy fried stinky tofu can fully receive this baptism.
"Here, the stinky tofu is ready. Take this and eat it while it's hot. It tastes best when it's fresh out of the pot! Another lady is making the hidden blind box in the back. It should be ready by the time you finish eating."
Yan Tiechao used a bamboo skewer to pick up a piece of dark, stinky tofu and put it in his mouth.
The tofu is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the sauce drips down your chin as you chew.
My entire mouth was filled with a subtle, pungent aroma...
"This stinky tofu is black, crispy, and crunchy on the outside, and white and tender on the inside. Especially the fragrant juice that fills my tongue with its flavor is so delicious!"
Zhang Kexin initially dared not taste it, as she disliked its indescribable foul smell.
But seeing Yan Tiechao eating with such satisfaction made my mouth water.
"You're so annoying! You have to say it out loud, and now I want to eat it but it smells so bad." Zhang Kexin pinched her nose and kept standing on tiptoe, pretending to think, but her eyes never left the food in Tiezi's bowl.
"It smells a little off before you eat it, but once you taste it, it's like finding a treasure! Really! Trust me! Try a piece and see!" Yan Tiechao enthusiastically recommended it, his little face full of amazement.
Zhang Kexin was completely tempted, and feigning reluctance, she picked up a piece of stinky tofu, saying, "Then I'll reluctantly try this piece of black coal!"
She took a small, careful bite.
The stinky tofu has many small holes, which are filled with the seasoned sauce, and it bursts directly in Zhang Kexin's mouth.
"Holy crap! This crispy outer layer smells amazing! And there's so much hidden treasure inside that hole in the middle! There's chili pepper, cilantro, and dried radish! It gets better and better with every bite, bro!"
Zhang Kexin was completely captivated by the deliciousness of stinky tofu. After tasting its flavor, the two children quickly devoured the entire bowl of stinky tofu, taking turns eating it.
"Glug glug~~~" Zhang Kexin opened her pink Peppa Pig water bottle, filled it with a lot of water to relieve the spiciness, wiped the oil stains from the corners of her mouth with the back of her hand, and skipped over to Qin Yi's stall.
"Lollipop sister, we've finished the stinky tofu! Is my hidden blind box ready yet?"
Qin Yi glanced at the kitchen and called out loudly, "Xiao Qing, is the flatbread ready? If it is, bring it out for the guests."
"Alright! Pack it up and serve right away!"
Zhuang Qing found a brown paper bag, wrapped the freshly fried steamed buns inside, and went to the front desk to find customers.
"Why is it you?"
"Ah! Sister Flower Cake! It's you!"
Qin Yi was surprised: "How do you two know each other?"
Zhuang Qing said with some puzzlement, "When I was strolling around the elementary school gate just now, I had a competition with them to grab candy, but I lost and even lost the flower cake to them."
"But I always felt something was fishy. Could these two kids be setting a trap to get candy?"
Zhang Kexin felt ashamed listening from below, but was too embarrassed to speak up. However, little Yan Tiechao bravely stood up and admitted to it.
"Sister! Zhang Kexin and I are partners! Whenever she calls out a three-word object, my next step is to grab it! Is what we're doing wrong? Isn't that called teamwork?"
Qin Yi smiled and said, "Little friend, although I know you two have a good relationship and great teamwork, this behavior is still wrong. Open teamwork is called cooperation, but hidden cooperation is called cheating! You can't bully other children like this in the future! Games must be fair to be fun."
Zhang Kexin and Yan Tiechao looked down at their toes, and a voice floated from above their heads: "We know we were wrong, we won't do it again."
“That’s more like it. Here,” Qin Yi took the bag of fried bread from Zhuang Qing and handed it to Zhang Kexin, then asked, “Customers who draw the hidden blind box can also choose one intangible cultural heritage food to take home. What else would you like to eat?”
Zhang Kexin really wanted another serving of stinky tofu, but remembering that Zhang Ke'ai had definitely never tasted such delicious flower cakes, she gritted her teeth and decided to take another serving home. After all, she only had one good older sister like her.
So she put the flower cakes into her schoolbag, held the brown paper bag of steamed buns in her hand, and continued walking towards the parking lot with Yan Tiechao.
"Hey buddy! What exactly is this bag of hot, yellow, lumpy beans?"
Yan Tiechao tried hard to recall the billboards he had seen before, “It seemed to be some kind of thousand-year-old traditional craft, and eating it could also help with digestion.”
Because Yan Tiechao loves spicy food, he has a minor intestinal problem and often experiences irritation, so he has a deep memory of this function.
"Let's each take one and see who can eat it faster!"
At this moment, while Qin Yi was working on other orders, she suddenly remembered something: "Xiao Qing, did I forget to tell those two kids that they should flick the soil off the steamed buns before eating them? The freshly steamed buns are covered with a layer of soil, and they taste better after you flick it off."
Zhuang Qing thought for a moment: "It seems like they didn't say, but it should be fine. They're not three-year-olds anymore. If they eat a piece of soil, they should know to shake it off."
Yan Tiechao grabbed three steamed buns and threw them into his mouth at once. Zhang Kexin tried eating one of them.
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"Do you have any, ho~~~" Yan Tiechao said while chewing, spitting out a mouthful of yellow soil. "Do you think this, ho~~~" another puff of smoke flew out of his mouth.
He chewed hard, using his saliva to completely cover the bread in his mouth so that it wouldn't fly out again.
After chewing for a while and finally swallowing it, he said, "This flatbread is so powdery, it's making my throat feel so dry! But the filling inside is really delicious, salty and fragrant!"
Zhang Kexin also smacked her lips and chewed hard. When she spoke, she blew smoke out of the air, just like Tie Chao.
"I also think it's delicious, but why does this earthen bread have a smoke effect when you eat it?"
"Could this be a unique effect of the hidden blind boxes?" Yan Tiechao pondered. "You see, no one else's food has this effect, only we have it. Aren't we the coolest guys on the street?"
Zhang Kexin's small eyes darted around, "That's right! That's it! Only this kind of steamed bun has 'food special effects'! It tastes especially cool!"
After realizing they had built-in special effects, the two of them chewed on their earthen buns while puffing smoke outwards, finally attracting the attention of passing elementary school students.
"Which convenience store did they buy their snacks from? Why are they so flashy!"
"I'm so envious! I want to buy one too, so I can have special effects when I talk to others!"
"I can't imagine what it would be like if I walked past the kindergarten gate spewing out this thick smoke; I'd practically become a god!"
"Hey! Where did you buy these 'spraying potatoes'? Can you tell me? I love them so much!"
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