Chapter 411 (1/2)

Chapter 411: Yummy Frog Cakes

The plate that Zhou Jia carried up to the customers was presumably the simplest one in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant.

It was but a flat white plate without any patterns on it.

“Is this the lotus leaf?” Ling Hong looked at the verdant leaf laid in the plate and said.

“Yes. It’s used to wrap the Frog Cakes.” Zhou Jia nodded her head at the side.

“Why the lotus leaf?” When Gao Xin heard that, he muttered and happened to be heard by Zhou Jia.

“Boss Yuan says that the frog should obviously stay on the lotus leaf, therefore he used the lotus leaf.” Zhou Jia was quite proud when she said that.

The reason why she appeared so proud was certainly because of Yuan Zhou’s craftsmanship.

“This lotus leaf is taken from Sanjia Village.” After that, Zhou Jia remembered that she didn’t mention the place and hence added.

“It’s supposed to be withered during this time of year.” Ling Hong said with curiosity.

“There’s supposedly a pond of lotus left unwithered during these recent few days.” Wu Hai suddenly said at the side.

“Ok. I see.” Ling Hong nodded his head.

Gao Xin was still bent over the table indifferently like a dead dog. At least in Ling Hong’s opinion, he appeared to be so.

After they debated over the lotus leaves, it was the turn of the main cuisine, the Frog Cakes.

Speaking of which, the Frog Cake was but a palm-sized round cake without any decorations concerning a frog, let alone being made like a frog.

If the lotus leaf wasn’t included, of course.

Not long after, however, Ling Hong discovered the meaning of the name.

“Haha. It’s really a Frog Cake.” Ling Hong burst into laughter and said proudly.

“You are just eating a cake. What are you laughing for?” Gao Xin said impatiently.

“You don’t understand.” Ling Hong didn’t get angry, but just said straightforwardly.

The cake wasn’t really in the shape of a frog. Instead, it was a palm-sized regular round cake.

It was supposed to be baked. With a circle of golden-brown color around, the white and soft cake looked fairly crispy and yummy.

Along with the roasted fragrance of wheat flour, it made people unable to resist its attractions.

The Frog Cake was about a finger-width thick. Yuan Zhou made an opening at the lateral side with the knife, making it look like the wide open mouth of a frog.

It was the origin of the name of Frog Cake.

A piece of verdant vegetable was stuffed in the white and soft cake as well as some beef slices that had been wrapped in the red sauce.

The white cake, beef slices in red sauce, fresh vegetables, and scorched crust on the surface made Ling Hong directly pick one up and take a bite.

After a sound of “Ka Ca”, Ling Hong bit off a big piece of the cake.

As expected, the skin of the cake was crisp along with a slight scorched fragrance while the inside was incredibly soft.

It was like the Thousand-Layer Mantou’s pure wheat fragrance. The strong red sauce rushed straight to his throat before one could feel the bland taste of the cake.

“Hiss.” Ling Hong couldn’t help inhaling and then chewed immediately.

“Ka Ca Ka Ca”, the crisp and fresh vegetable stuffed in the Frog Cake was then chewed up. A refreshing taste of vegetables balanced the pungency of the red sauce out and thus the beef became fragrant, spicy and, tasty.

After chewing it carefully, Ling Hong realized that the beef was the essence of the entire Frog Cake as it had coordinated all the tastes.

With the wheat fragrance of the cake as the basis, the pungency of the red sauce was clear and vivid while the crisp vegetables still carried a spark of the unique sweetness of the salad.

“The beef is way too delicious. It definitely tastes good if it’s made into steak.” Ling Hong couldn’t help saying that.