"Glug... Glug..."
Dark green foam churned in the pot, and the already extremely strong smell became even more domineering and penetrating under the catalysis of the high temperature!
The entire cafeteria, and even the hallways outside, were filled with an indescribable...
It smells like heated cow dung mixed with grass and some strange spices!
"Holy crap! This flavor is amazing!"
"Factory manager, is this...is this some kind of cooking shit?"
"It makes me want to vomit just from the smell..."
At the entrance of the canteen, the factory manager and several staff members looked pale.
They covered their mouths and noses, looking at each other in disbelief, their eyes filled with terror and doubt about life.
Is this stuff... really edible?
This scene... it's like throwing a lump of fresh, hot cow dung directly into a pot to make soup! A double assault on both the eyes and the nose!
However, as time went on, after simmering for about half an hour, a wonderful change occurred.
The strong, nauseating stench seemed to gradually fade away.
Instead, a very strange scent, yet with a faint hint of peculiar fragrance, began to permeate the air.
It was an indescribable complex aroma, with the freshness of herbs and trees, the richness of spices, and a special flavor similar to... medicinal cuisine?
Hidden beneath that faint "poop smell" is an irresistible urge to tickle your nose.
"Huh? It seems... not so smelly anymore?"
"Yes, it seems... it smells a little good?"
"Imagine? How could that be!"
The few people watching at the door looked surprised and suspicious, sniffed hard, and their expressions became even more conflicted.
Just then, Zhou Yang began adding sliced fresh beef, tripe, honeycomb tripe, enoki mushrooms, tofu skin, green vegetables, and other side dishes to the pot.
With the addition of these ingredients, the color in the pot is no longer a monotonous dark green, but becomes richer.
The sliced meat quickly changed color in the boiling broth, and the vegetables also took on a light green hue.
After simmering for a while longer, Zhou Yang turned off the heat, stirred it with a large ladle, and nodded in satisfaction.
It's done!
He picked up the pot of beef offal hot pot, which still looked "dark" but had a strangely enticing aroma, and walked out of the kitchen.
"Everyone, thank you for waiting!"
With a confident smile on his face, Zhou Yang placed the hot pot steadily on a round table in the cafeteria hall.
"Authentic Qiannan Beef Offal Hot Pot, please try it!"
"..."
Instantly, the entire cafeteria fell silent.
The factory manager and the other staff members had complicated expressions.
Their eyes darted back and forth between Zhou Yang's confident face and the pot of "cow dung soup," their Adam's apples bobbing involuntarily, their faces screaming:
impossible!
The color, the taste, the broth—what's the essential difference between this and the shit just pulled out of a cow's stomach? It's practically as if the cow emptied it out!
The factory manager and the others kept shaking their heads, their faces filled with resistance and horror.
"No, no, no, we won't eat it!"
Zhou Yang's lips twitched. "Alright, I'll try the poison first!"
He took a breath, picked up a clean pair of chopsticks from the table, ignored the ghost-like stares of the crowd, and reached straight into the pot.
The chopsticks precisely picked up a slice of beef that had soaked up the broth and was slightly curled up.
The beef slices were soaked in the dark green broth, and they looked... well, they did have a bit of a "dark cuisine" vibe.
But in Zhou Yang's eyes, this was a "delicacy" produced by the system that would soon bring rich rewards.
He brought the slice of beef to his mouth, gently blew on it to cool it down, and then—ate it!
The moment he entered the mouth, Zhou Yang's eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
A distinct bitter taste immediately hits the taste buds.
But this bitterness is not the unpleasant astringent bitterness; instead, it carries a peculiar coolness.
It's like stepping barefoot on a green grass after a summer rain, the fragrance of soil and grass instantly filling your nostrils.
After the bitterness comes a long-lasting sweet aftertaste, like tasting a fine green olive, with a subtle sweetness rising at the back of the tongue.
Then, an even more complex sense of layering emerged.
The unique slightly acidic and mellow taste, similar to yogurt, comes from the fermentation of grass in a cow's stomach.
The combination of the numbing sensation of Sichuan peppercorns, the spiciness of ginger, the aroma of garlic, and the indescribable richness of the secret spices creates an extremely domineering yet harmonious taste experience.
This broth is simply a wild, concentrated version of nature!
The beef, after being bathed in this unique broth, had been completely transformed.
The original meaty aroma is perfectly preserved, and the texture is so tender that it almost melts in your mouth. It also absorbs the complex and "wild" flavor of the broth.
With each chew, you can almost feel the aroma of grass, soil, spices, and meat dancing on your tongue.
Mmm! Delicious!
Zhou Yang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
The taste was even more amazing and intoxicating than he had imagined!
The system didn't lie to me!
Without hesitation, he picked up a clean bowl next to him, grabbed a large soup ladle, and filled the bowl to the brim with soup and meat.
Then, holding the bowl, he slurped his food while vaguely calling out to the still-frozen crowd.
"What are you standing there for? Factory manager, all you foremen, come and have a taste! It's really delicious, I'm not kidding!"
Zhou Yang was enthusiastic, and his enjoyment seemed genuine.
"..."
The factory manager and the foremen looked at each other in bewilderment.
Watching Zhou Yang eat with such relish, listening to his lavish praise, and smelling the strange yet increasingly enticing aroma… he
Their mental defenses began to crumble.
Doubt... Curiosity... Struggle...
"Gulp."
The factory manager swallowed again, and looking at the piece of beef in Zhou Yang's bowl, glistening with oil and covered in green broth, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
He's lived most of his life, what hasn't he seen? Is he really going to be scared by a pot of "cow dung soup" today?
What if this thing is actually a hidden delicacy?
"cough……"
The factory manager cleared his throat and gestured to Old Li beside him.
"Old Li, how about... we give it a try?"
Old Li also looked conflicted, but since the factory manager had spoken, he hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and picked up a pair of chopsticks.
Seeing this, the others also mustered their courage and picked up their chopsticks.
In an instant, several pairs of chopsticks, with a tragic air of facing certain death, simultaneously reached for the pot of "beef offal hot pot".
They carefully picked up a small piece of beef or a few enoki mushrooms, hesitantly brought them to their mouths, and closed their eyes tightly, as if they were about to swallow a deadly poison.
Then……
Wow!
Almost simultaneously, everyone who tried it was astonished.
His expression was even more shocked than when he saw Zhou Yang bring out the cow dung soup hotpot.
It wasn't that they were shocked by how bad it tasted; rather, a complex mix of emotions—"Holy crap," "Impossible," "This is unscientific," and "It actually tastes pretty good"—instantly filled their faces!
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