Free Web NovelChapter 407: Chapter 267: So Tasty!
After Yog-Sothoth left, Chen Ze yawned and then glanced at his phone, only to realize that it had already become afternoon. He decided that if no other customers came in later, he would close the shop early.
"But I still have to wait for Lafra to come back before I can do that, Betty, do you know when Lafra will be back?" Chen Ze asked, looking at Betty who was washing dishes with curiosity.
"I’m not sure, but if you really need her, you could just use your Communication Magic Crystal, and Lady Lafra would probably rush back quickly," said Betty as she vigorously scrubbed the dishes. The chestnut rice from the ice sea was good and all, but the only drawback was that it was a pain to clean up.
"Even though you say that..." Chen Ze shook his head. He was well aware that he could contact Lafra directly with his Communication Magic Crystal, but it was troublesome without being able to convey the message. It looked like the next time Nyarlathotep came over, he had to ask Them if They could make a phone for him. frёeωebɳovel.com
Of course, it would have to be a phone that could communicate across different worlds. Speaking of which, he wondered if Nyarlathotep had managed to create the Hearthstone he asked for; there was talk of a new expansion pack coming out, and this made Chen Ze somewhat excited. He hadn’t played Hearthstone for a long time.
Chen Ze suddenly blanked out for a moment, feeling like he had forgotten something very important, and it was related to the Unifier of All Things... What was it?
Then Chen Ze took out his phone and looked at it. There he saw the item he had ordered online, which had already been shipped. It seemed making paper-wrapped fried chicken was just a matter of time. The difference was that he didn’t know how to make that particular kind of paper.
That paper...
Chen Ze twitched his mouth, then slapped his forehead hard. He finally remembered what he had forgotten. Considering that the all-knowing and omnipotent Pao Pao had come, why hadn’t he asked this supreme being?
After all, an omniscient and omnipotent being should find knowing a lost recipe to be quite simple, right? As long as Chen Ze could ask the right questions, then he might be able to produce those lost recipes without limit. His experience in cooking lost recipes would soar, and before long, he speculated that he could quickly level up to a master skill level in lost recipe cooking.
"Such an oversight, how foolish of me. What use do I have for this thing?" Chen Ze looked at the Grey Stone in his hand, feeling a bit queasy.
As it turned out, the "law of true fragrance" is something no one can escape, including Chen Ze. In no time, he was looking at the Grey Stone with a giant grin, almost wanting to kiss it.
"With this thing, I feel like I don’t even need a fridge anymore. Maybe I can replace the fridge and freezer with other kitchen equipment? But I still need to carefully consider what would be better to replace them with," Chen Ze said, looking at the Grey Stone with great satisfaction and nodding his head.
This item was far more useful than Chen Ze ever imagined. He had thought it was just a big fridge at best, with an added anti-decay effect, but he never expected it to be more like a warehouse with a huge amount of space and incredibly convenient to use. Whatever ingredient he thought of would automatically appear in Chen Ze’s hand.
And if there was no specific thought in mind, the storage would bring forth the type of ingredient that he had recently thought about. It was a very intelligent way to preserve items, and more importantly, it was also very easy to use and portable. Chen Ze felt that if he brought this item with him camping, he could easily open a buffet right in the wild.
Chen Ze immediately stored all the ingredients in the Grey Stone and, incidentally, disposed of any that had started to spoil or decay. Once he finished, it was nearly six o’clock in the evening.
"Betty, are there any customers?" Chen Ze wiped the sweat from his forehead. The recent weather had been extremely muggy, and he wondered if it was a sign of upcoming rain.
"Manager, not yet," Betty answered quickly, having wiped the tables outside countless times already.
"Then come in and have something to eat, let’s just make some home-style dishes today," Chen Ze tied on a headscarf, planning to cook some home-style dishes.
Scrambled tomatoes with eggs, bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork, and a portion of seaweed shrimp soup, and finally, a serving of braised pork filled with fried tofu, the afternoon meal was ready.
"Manager~ your cooking skills are really getting better and better," Betty said with a face full of satisfaction.
Chen Ze nodded, his cooking skills were definitely improving, and with a man known as Shura coming over tomorrow to guide him in cooking, Chen Ze was confident he could take his skills to the next level.
"Manager, Betty, are you not here?" Chen Ze was still eating when he heard Alisa’s voice.
Before Chen Ze could get up, Betty wiped her mouth and rushed out immediately, leaving Chen Ze stunned. Should he say it was fitting for a partner? Seeing Alisa arrive, she was in such a hurry.
"Alisa, would you like something to eat?" Betty hugged Alisa happily.
"Betty, here is your share of the profits, and as for food, I’ll have whatever special the manager is recommending today," Alisa said, taking out a bag of Gold Coins and handing it to Betty before finding a seat to sit down.
"Just a moment," Chen Ze heard her, so there was no need for Betty to come and relay the message, and he began thinking about what to prepare for Alisa.
Generally speaking, when cooking for guests from other worlds, Chen Ze rarely used ingredients from those worlds. After all, serving guests with cuisine they had never experienced was the best choice, so Chen Ze considered what dish would be good to make for Alisa. ƒreewebɳovel.com
"Let’s make a Mapo Tofu, a Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce, and pair it with watermelon juice and a light cheesecake," Chen Ze stretched his neck as a way to relax himself, then started preparing the dishes he had just thought of.
Chen Ze didn’t start with the Mapo Tofu right away because that dish required a bit more time. He planned to finish the Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce first.
Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce is a traditional home-style dish in Huaxia Cuisine, and of course, it can be considered a Sichuan dish as well, since the flavor can be enhanced by using Sichuan pickled peppers. However, Chen Ze didn’t have Sichuan pickled peppers on hand, so he had to substitute with other types of chili peppers.
"Let me think, for the Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce I need these ingredients..." Chen Ze pondered for a while, then a pile of the needed ingredients appeared in his hand, which made him nod in satisfaction.
With this Grey Stone, cooking had become much more convenient.
