Chapter 20 (2/2)

“Fortunately I have gotten used to the appearing and vanishing acts. I’ll place the tray on the other side next time.” He said to himself as he took the tray.

After sitting down, Yuan Zhou placed the food on the table and then stared at them from left to right. He decided to taste the radishes first.

This plate of pickled radishes had about the same amount as other ordinary side dishes. There were at most a dozen radish slices in the plate. However, one key difference was that the pickled radishes served outside had been stirred and mixed with either chili, sugar or oil.

Nevertheless, the plate in front of him had nothing else. It was just like its name, pickled radishes. A dozen of jade white radish slices were piled upright together forming a pyramid. Nothing else was there besides the radishes. With a glance, anyone can tell the radishes hadn’t been stirred or mixed. There were just taken out and sliced.

The only difference was the color. It looked pretty good, like crystal clear white jade. If one looked carefully, one could find the size of each radish was exactly the same. The appearance of the pile of radishes was near perfect.

After carefully observing the radish on his chopsticks, Yuan Zhou put it in his mouth and started to chew.

The instant the radish entered his mouth, a fresh and sweet flavor leaped onto his taste buds. The radishes, with their crisp, tender, fresh, salty and sour tastes, were an excellent appetizer. Unconsciously, Yuan Zhou took another radish and stuffed it into his mouth.

The pickled radishes didn’t have the usual acerbity of normal pickled vegetables. The taste of each piece was just right. Even people with unique palette wouldn’t be able to find fault with it. The pickled radishes were completely natural and free from any extra processes. Furthermore, it still maintained the original sweetness and freshness of the radish, yet was without the usual pungency and astringency. It was a fantastic combination, blending the flavors perfectly.

He tried a bite of the first pickled radish along with a mouthful of Fried Rice with Eggs. The taste of the two could make people ascend to heaven. Stimulated by the taste of pickled radish, the formerly tasty Fried Rice with Eggs soared to an even higher level. The taste in his mouth seemed to cause people to enter a magical world, a world where each mouthful caused taste buds to bloom in joy.

Under the temptation of the pickled radishes, Yuan Zhou unconsciously devoured the entire plate along with half of the Fried Rice with Eggs.

This was the perfect moment to stop and take a drink from the soup, thus Yuan Zhou picked up the small glazed blue bowl with a white base.

Though the small bowl was exquisite, it was only about the size of a fist. Furthermore, it was only 70% full, barely enough for a sip. Dark green seaweeds floated about the clear soup in twos and threes just like starfishes. The soup simply looked like boiled water with bits of seaweed, oh yeah, it didn’t even have sliced green onions.

“Hu Lu Hu Lu”

Due to the perfect temperature, Yuan Zhou drank half the bowl of soup with a mere sip. However, Yuan Zhou regretted doing so at once, as it was too delicious. Yuan Zhou had a habit of leaving the best for the last, but now he had already drunk half the bowl with merely one sip. This made him fairly distressed.

But soon, Yuan Zhou didn’t have the chance to think about other things. He was totally immersed in the bliss of such delicious soup.

The clear soup was really just plain water without any kind of soup stock. However, the clear water was quite special, it was devoid of the usual flavor of chlorine, with only a fresh and sweet taste. It was even better than the drinking water provided by the system. The difference was like Evian mineral water imported from France and the tap water at home.

As for the seaweed, Yuan Zhou didn’t like drinking seaweed soup previously. He always felt there was a fishy smell. Only after working as a cook did he realize that it was the smell of the ocean. But he still disliked it. Superb quality seaweed was large and had a slightly less fishy smell, but the smell still lingered. That was why Yuan Zhou didn’t like it.

However, the current seaweeds in the small bowl were completely free from that smell. The soft and smooth texture with every mouthful brought about the fresh breeze of the ocean, complementing the superb soup. Yuan Zhou finally realized why these two side dishes were worth 100 RMB.

“Indeed, tasting new dishes is the most important thing after completing a mission.”

Yuan Zhou drank the seaweed soup till the last drop and even finished the juice from the pickled radish plate. Of course, as usual, the plate for Fried Rice with Eggs was cleaned up. Only then did he pat his belly in content.

“System, could you explain the radish and seaweed in detail now? And also the water. They were really amazing and really delicious! Complementing each other perfectly.”

After eating and drinking to his heart’s content, Yuan Zhou was quite curious about the source of these ingredients. It was so good that he had even prepared to kneel down for such a delicacy. They must be of extraordinary origin since these two ingredients could match up to the extraordinary Fried Rice with Eggs.

If they were common, how could they be served with the Fried Rice with Eggs, and be priced too much.

System…