Chapter 92: Crazy obsession
She just ate peanut crisps, right?
Alyssa kept asking herself in her heart.
She is very aware of her physical condition, although her allergies are not serious.
But there will still be some discomfort to some extent.
And it is precisely because of this relatively "mild symptom" that she can have a more detailed understanding of her allergies while being conscious.
However, the current situation was completely beyond her understanding.
She actually didn't have an allergy to peanuts.
At that moment, she was staring at the half piece of peanut crisp on the plate while licking the peanut crumbs in her mouth with her tongue.
"Is this store using fake peanuts?"
"Not really. Peanuts aren't a precious food."
"Besides, to fake it to this level, the cost should have already exceeded that of real peanuts."
"Maybe she's outgrown her peanut allergy?"
Alyssa shook her head and kept struggling in her mind.
She began to look for answers on the Internet, but perhaps it was because she was in Donghuang at the moment.
She actually searched on her browser and found a case that was extremely similar to her own.
"Foreigners' allergies surprisingly improved after living in Donghuang."
Alyssa kept looking at the information above.
Indeed, according to the Chinese dining model and eating habits, Donghuang people do have fewer allergens than most Westerners.
Or as an allergy sufferer, she has come across similar articles more than once.
However, at the beginning she thought it was just a way for those self-media bloggers to attract attention, but now that she has truly experienced all of this, she began to associate it with a lot of information she had seen before.
The Donghuang people had no habit of eating raw food, so they processed the food at high temperatures.
In recent years, there have been reports that the United States has had its food rejected by European countries because of substandard food quality.
Alyssa suddenly had an idea that was very crazy to her.
Could it be that the allergies they speak of are simply due to the fact that the cooking methods in their country do not make the food completely suitable for human consumption?
She seemed to have heard about this when she came to Donghuang to participate in an event before. It was said that in a certain province of Donghuang, there was a group of people who often ended up in the hospital because they did not cook mushrooms thoroughly in a certain season.
At that moment, Alyssa, who had been accustomed to all kinds of "half-rare steaks" and cold dishes since childhood, thought more and more that her guess might be true.
She began to "relax" and try various foods that she was usually unwilling or reluctant to touch.
From desserts in the beginning to food court later.
Her once extremely confident ability to control her appetite completely vanished in the fragrant smell of fireworks.
What self-control I once had, it all comes down to the food not being tasty enough.
Alyssa didn’t know what others thought of her, but she herself could not resist the temptation of delicious Chinese food.
"Oh my God, I'm going to gain 3 pounds when I go home today."
"For a model...wait, I'm not a model anymore. Why should I restrict myself like this?"
"With my body shape, even if I gain 20 pounds, I'll still be slim in the eyes of ordinary people."
"Yes, just consider it as a reward for my hard work over the years."
"Besides, look at the prices. Back home, this amount of money is barely enough to buy grass."
Alyssa comforted herself in this way in her heart, but just when she mustered up the courage to go to the front desk and order another serving of the restaurant's most representative "Beggar's Chicken".
Her eyes suddenly locked onto a white woman with loose golden brown hair in the front row of the team.
Blonde hair and white skin, this configuration may be more common in European and American countries, but in Asia it is really eye-catching and can be spotted in the crowd at a glance.
She didn't expect that she would meet her best friend here, and the most important thing was that at this moment her best friend was so impatient that she opened her bloody mouth for the "beggar's chicken" on the plate in front of her before she had time to return to the dining table.
She looked at the old acquaintance in front of her. As expected, the other party was probably holding the plate with both hands, so he chose to open his bloody mouth without caring about his image.
But the problem is that if she remembered correctly, her best friend... seemed... to be a complete vegetarian.
How many years had it been since she last ate meat... If she remembered correctly, it seemed that the other person had never touched any meat since she met him in elementary school.
Especially the turkey, which is the most representative dish during the Western New Year (Christmas) and Thanksgiving, is a forbidden ground for her since she was a child.
This is even more horrifying than her eating peanuts, even though she has a mild allergy.
Alyssa: \"Zoe!\"
"Oh my god! Alyssa, why are you here in Donghuang too?"
"Haven't you been busy with your studio's new project recently?"
Zoe was suddenly interrupted by a familiar voice and turned around to see her best friend's expression as if she had seen a ghost.
Alyssa: "Of course I came here to refer to Donghuang's clothing design culture. But you, don't you always have a deep condemnation of vegetarians?"
Zoe: "I want to, too. But when I entered the park today, I went to see a Chinese doctor at this theme park. Did you know that the girl who looked like an "underage" girl just touched my wrist and calculated my menstrual period?"
"Really? My menstrual period is so chaotic that even I can't remember it clearly sometimes, but she can match the messed up days to the right ones."
"She told me that my poor health was largely due to my diet."
"You know what? I didn't even mention I was a vegetarian at the time."
Alyssa: "But I remember you said that you only need to keep taking your nutritional supplements to make up for your missing effects, right?"
"At first, yes, I thought killing animals was cruel, but the doctor told me something else."
"Did you know that many of our calcium tablets and vitamins are extracted from animal bones?"
"At that moment I suddenly realized that my so-called animal protection was really ridiculous. And..."
"The food here is really delicious."
"You know what, sis? If I had been around these dishes, I would never have become a vegetarian."
"The reason I became a vegetarian in the beginning was really just because the meat around us was so unpalatable."
"I don't like meat with blood in it, nor do I like beef or mutton that is so tough and fishy that it's hard to eat."
"Really? If that Chinese medicine lady hadn't clearly emphasized in the doctor's instructions that it's not suitable for a vegetarian like me to eat too much right away, I really want to try the iron pot stewed goose in the restaurant next door."
"You know what? I heard from a compatriot I met at the airport that the goose meat in that store actually doesn't have an earthy smell."
Zoe's mouth was greasy as she spoke, and she drooled unconsciously.
Seeing this, Alyssa didn't bother herself any more.
Although she still couldn't imagine that her best friend could change her eating habits that she had maintained for many years so easily.
But being a vegetarian isn't a good thing after all.
Looking at Zoe, who was an ordinary person but was obviously thin and even slightly sickly, Alyssa thought it was a good thing that she was willing to try meat.
But then again, if Alyssa started trying meat because the food here is delicious.
So what should we do after she returns home?
Going to a Chinese restaurant? Although that might be an option.
But this is not a long-term solution after all, and if she remembered correctly, the Chinese restaurants opened by Donghuang people abroad seemed to make certain improvements to suit the eating habits of foreigners.
In addition, she just had doubts about her own impression of "technology and hard work".
God knows if this is one of the reasons why my best friend dislikes meat.
She felt that she should have a good talk with Zoe, but before she could open her mouth, when she changed tables to Zoe's, she saw the Chinese food school enrollment slogan printed on the table.
She had seen this flyer before, because in the guidebook she had purchased earlier, there was a similar promotional introduction about the Donghuang craft culture experience.
There wasn't much English on the flyer, but it was still marked a little to cater to foreign friends. But at this moment, her bestie's idea was obviously not just to experience learning.
Zoe: "I just asked, and the Chinese food school here can also recruit foreign students."
"I plan to stay here and apply for studying abroad during this period?"
Alyssa: "Study abroad? Are you sure? You want to stay in Donghuang to learn cooking?"
Zoe: "Yes, although I have never had Chinese food before, you can imagine that no matter what I did before, I used to cook for myself in order to make vegetarian food that I was satisfied with."
"I believe I can do it."
Alyssa: "As long as you are happy, but Zoe, I must remind you that although the food here in Donghuang is delicious, you must not be greedy."
"I just saw in the brochure that they have a folk custom called 'food is the first necessity of the people'. If you come here to learn cooking but can't control your appetite, you may become a fat man in a matter of minutes."
"Let's talk about that later. At least I still have a lot of room for development."
"Oh, by the way, after dinner, please accompany me to the Journey to the West theme park next door. Laura asked me to bring her a set of Monkey King's "tiger skin skirt" back."
Alyssa: "Sun Wukong's tiger skin skirt?"
"Yes, I heard it's a newly developed textile here, but the color and luster are really not inferior to the original ones."
"And the moisturizer that was once used exclusively by the Donghuang court."
"Now many people in my circle of friends are urging me to buy things for them."
Zoe: "When you return home, you can bring it back with you."
"Including my resignation letter."
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