"Zhou Yang, our braised food business is doing just fine, isn't it? Why did you suddenly decide to make this... beef offal hot pot?"
Zhou Yang, busy frying the broth, replied without turning his head, "The braised food is good, but we're tired of selling it. Let's try something new!"
"I'll try it out at home today and get a feel for it. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock sharp, I'll set up my stall and start selling at Huaiyang Old Street!"
Xu Yao scratched her head, "But, we're basically selling... shit! Who's going to pay to eat... eat that?!"
Zhou Yang wiped his hands, his expression confident: "Don't worry, someone will definitely buy it."
"We'll make it like a mini hot pot, with each person having their own small pot to cook fresh beef slices, offal, enoki mushrooms, tofu skin, and so on. You can also add some mint leaves to enhance the flavor when you eat."
He gestured and smiled, "I've already decided on the price, it'll be... two hundred and forty-nine per serving!"
Two hundred and forty-nine?!
Xu Yao was shocked again, her voice rising eight octaves, "Two hundred and forty-nine for a bowl of beef porridge?! You might as well rob us!"
Zhou Yang shrugged dismissively: "You'll see when the time comes."
Xu Yao was speechless for a moment when she saw Zhou Yang's confident look.
She sighed helplessly, took out her phone, and took a few pictures of the dark green liquid in the pot in the kitchen that was gradually becoming thicker and darker in color.
I recorded another short video. The image of it bubbling and rolling, coupled with the vaguely emanating odor, was simply mentally polluting.
After thinking about it, she posted the photos and videos to Zhou Yang's fan group, along with some text.
"[Image][Video] Important Notice: Boss Zhou will temporarily suspend his braised food stall tomorrow and will relocate to Huaiyang Old Street. He will start selling his new product, Beef Offal Hot Pot, at 10:00 AM sharp!"
"It's said to be a specialty of southern Guizhou, made with the essence of cow stomach and grass, giving it a unique flavor! Warriors, are you ready? (Just kidding.jpg)"
As soon as the news broke, the previously active fan group fell silent for a few seconds, and then completely exploded!
"Niu Bie? What is Niu Bie?"
"I didn't know at first, but after watching this video, I think I know! Wait, could it be cow dung?"
"Is the boss really going this big? I've only ever seen this kind of thing in documentaries about the bizarre!"
"Look at the color! Look at the texture! This... is this definitely not some half-finished excrement just pulled out of a cow's stomach?"
"They really do look alike..."
"Anything made by Boss Zhou is bound to be top-notch! I believe that even if the boss were a mess, he could still make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall taste like this! I have to try it tomorrow!"
A die-hard fan immediately jumped out and blindly praised him.
"Uh... calm down, upstairs. Although I trust Mr. Zhou's skills, these ingredients are really pushing the limits of human capabilities. No matter how good the skills are, you can't turn poop into gold, right?"
Rational fans raised questions.
"Who cares! Anyway, it's made by Boss Zhou, so I'll definitely have to try it out! If it's not good, I'll just consider it a novelty! If it's good, I'll make a killing!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Huaiyang Old Street starts at 10 tomorrow, right? I have to get a front-row seat!"
"I don't usually look at strange things, but I have to taste this bizarre one to see if it's salty or bland!"
"Let's team up and go watch Boss Zhou sell 'baba soup'! Just thinking about it is exciting!"
The discussion in the group was lively.
Although most people were shocked and skeptical of this "cow dung," almost everyone said they would go to the scene tomorrow to find out for themselves; curiosity overcame everything.
Xu Yao looked at the scrolling messages on her phone screen, her lips twitching slightly.
These fans... their filter for Zhou Yang is incredibly thick.
They can accept all of this, and are even clamoring to try it!
Humans have indeed become very accepting of it.
She put down her phone and turned her gaze back to the kitchen.
Zhou Yang had already boiled the prepared beef offal soup base, and beef tripe and other offal were tumbling inside, releasing a complex aroma.
Zhou Yang picked up a plate of thinly sliced, bright red beef and dropped it into the boiling soup.
The beef slices instantly changed color and curled up.
He didn't cook it for too long. Seeing that the beef was just cooked through, he immediately turned off the heat, then grabbed a handful of fresh, green mint leaves and sprinkled them into the pot.
The refreshing aroma of mint permeated the air as the steam rose, attempting to neutralize the overpowering flavor of the broth itself.
"Alright! Done!"
Zhou Yang clapped his hands, picked up a small bowl, scooped some soup from the pot, added a few slices of beef and some tripe, and walked up to Xu Yao with a smile.
"Come on, Yao Yao, try my cooking! Freshly made beef offal hot pot!"
Xu Yao looked at the piece of beef in the bowl, coated in dark green broth and still covered with bright green mint leaves, and her stomach churned again.
She abruptly took a step back. "No, no, no! I won't eat it! I'd rather die than eat it! I made a strawberry cake, I'll eat the cake!"
The terrified look on her face made it seem as if Zhou Yang was handing her not a bowl of delicious food, but a bowl of poison.
Zhou Yang's smile became somewhat mischievous, even carrying a hint of a wicked grin of "successful prank."
"Really not going to try it? This is something I went through a lot of trouble to get my hands on; you won't find it again once it's gone."
He approached step by step.
"Don't come any closer!"
Xu Yao nervously covered her mouth.
However, Zhou Yang was even faster!
He strode forward, his left hand flashing out to pull off her mask, and gently pinched Xu Yao's small, delicate chin, making her open her mouth slightly.
At the same time, he handed over the chopsticks in his right hand!
The slice of beef, soaked in dark green broth and mint leaves, was precisely and irresistibly fed into Xu Yao's mouth!
"Hmm!"
Xu Yao closed her eyes tightly and chewed unconsciously.
The warm touch, the tender meat, and that... that indescribable, incredibly complex flavor exploded in her mouth in an instant!
She instinctively wanted to vomit, but Zhou Yang tightened his grip on her chin slightly.
"Eat up, eat up, have a taste!"
Xu Yao frowned, but in the end, she resigned herself to her fate and gently chewed twice with her teeth.
Then, her expression froze.
Those wide eyes were replaced by an incredulous shock!
This taste...
Upon first taste, there is indeed a distinct, grassy bitterness, but it disappears in an instant, followed by a long and refreshing sweet aftertaste.
Then, the strange taste of the fermented grass enveloped my taste buds.
It blends the subtle numbing sensation of Sichuan peppercorns, the spiciness of ginger and garlic, and the powerful yet harmonious complex aroma of Zhou Yang's secret spices...
The most crucial piece of beef!
The originally tender meat, after absorbing this unique broth, is not only not masked, but instead brings out a deeper level of meaty aroma, with an extremely tender and smooth texture, and a hint of minty coolness!
It smelled so horrifying, you could even call it "stinky".
The taste is surprisingly amazing!
Zhou Yang chuckled as he watched Xu Yao's changing expression.
"See? I told you my food couldn't be bad! Absolutely not! I wouldn't even want to touch it if it were awful!"
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