Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

Chapter 166 The Beastman World 3

Lin Xiaoqian divided the prepared tofu into pieces, each about 5 centimeters on each side.

Arrange the pieces one by one on a drying rack to air dry, then put them into a frying pan and fry until golden brown.

Next, we'll make the soul sauce.

Mix chopped green onions, minced garlic, white sesame seeds, coarse chili powder, fine chili powder, and cumin powder in a stainless steel bowl in a certain ratio, then pour hot oil over it. With a 'sizzle', the aroma will instantly fill the air.

But it wasn't over yet. Lin Xiaoqian added some sugar, oyster sauce, and soy sauce to the bowl and stirred it. By this time, the sauce was so good that it would be delicious even if you just dipped it in a shoe.

Liao Zhuang was already drooling when the fried tofu came out of the fryer. Seeing that Lin Xiaoqian had already mixed the sauce, he hurriedly picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of fried tofu, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in his mouth.

Fragrant!

So delicious!

"This taste is absolutely amazing!" Liao Zhuang gave a thumbs up, and the others couldn't resist either. They rushed over, each grabbing a chopstick and dipping a piece in the sauce to eat.

"Mmm, delicious!"

"Xiao Qian's skills are truly amazing!"

Lin Xiaoqian had just taken out the sesame paste, poured some warm water to dilute it, and then used a small juicer to make garlic juice, intending to pour it into a stainless steel bowl, when she saw that everyone couldn't wait to start eating. She smiled and said, "What's the rush? It's not ready yet."

Mo Ying swallowed the tofu in her mouth and exclaimed, "So this is what stinky tofu tastes like! But it's not smelly at all, it's quite fragrant!"

Zhuang Damao asked curiously, "Right, aren't we making stinky tofu? This should be called fragrant tofu, right?"

At this moment, Lin Xiaoqian chuckled and took out a jar of fermented bean curd from the warehouse.

"The system provides many ways to make stinky tofu. The traditional way to make stinky tofu is to ferment fresh firm tofu for three to six months to get that stinky smell. But now we don't have that much time to make it the traditional way, so we can only work on the sauce."

As he spoke, Lin Xiaoqian, with a strange smile on his face, unscrewed the lid in front of everyone.

Liao Zhuang stared wide-eyed and shouted, "O~h~, no~"

As they spoke, Jiang Shuang and Zhuang Damao covered their noses together. Mo Ying was wondering why they were doing this when she smelled an indescribable stench.

Mo Ying frowned: "What's that smell? It's so awful. I've never smelled anything so foul before."

Lin Xiaoqian mischievously placed the opened bottle of fermented bean curd under his nose: "Of course, it's this one~"

Mo Ying's eyes were crossed, staring at the gray substance in the glass jar in front of him. The stench was so strong it seemed to reach his very soul.

Mo Ying quickly used his spiritual energy to seal off his sense of smell. Although his sense of smell was sealed off, he still covered his mouth and nose with a look of disgust.

Liao Zhuang and his two companions burst into laughter.

"Is this even edible? It'll give you diarrhea. Nobody's going to buy it, you'd better throw it away right away!"

Lin Xiaoqian carefully withdrew her hand, only to find her eyes nearly closed from the stench.

"You don't understand, the stench is the soul of stinky tofu."

Lin Xiaoqian picked up a large bowl, poured all the fermented stinky tofu from the glass jar into it, and carefully crushed it with a spoon to form a grayish-white liquid. She then poured it into the previously prepared sauce and stirred it well.

Mo Ying shuddered. This thing looked terrifying, like sewage from a stinking ditch. He would never eat it, even if you killed him.

Lin Xiaoqian poured the sauce over the fried tofu, then sprinkled a large handful of cilantro on top. "Alright! All done!"

The steam rose, and the aroma mixed with the stench gradually spread. Jiang Shuang and the other two put their hands away from their mouths and noses, each picked up a small plate, picked up a few pieces of stinky tofu, and ate them with great relish.

Mo Ying frowned, looking at them with the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone.

"Is this stuff really that delicious? Didn't you all complain about how smelly it was?"

Liao Zhuang's eyebrows relaxed as he ate: "It's delicious! The smell doesn't come out after you eat it. Don't you trust Xiao Qian's cooking skills? It's really delicious!"

Seeing that the others were eating with relish, Mo Ying hesitated for a moment, wondering if she should give it a try?

He hesitated for a long time before finally slowly lowering his hand from his mouth and nose, but his sense of smell remained closed, and his eyes revealed a hint of confusion and curiosity.

"Is it really that delicious?" Mo Ying muttered softly.

Seeing this, Liao Zhuang quickly picked up a piece of stinky tofu and handed it to Mo Ying, saying, "Here, have a bite, I guarantee you'll love it."

Mo Ying shrank back slightly, still feeling somewhat resistant as she looked at the stinky tofu that emitted a unique smell.

But under the expectant gazes of everyone, Mo Ying gritted her teeth and decided to give it a try.

He slowly opened his mouth and put the stinky tofu into it.

It doesn't have much flavor; you can taste a salty taste with a hint of sweetness.

Mo Ying blinked, realizing that her sense of smell was still closed. She closed her eyes and unlocked her sense of smell.

Instantly, the complex flavors spread in his mouth. The initial stench that hit his nose almost made him want to vomit, but then the deliciousness of the tofu and the richness of the sauce blended together.

Mo Ying's eyes widened, a look of surprise on her face: "Hmm, it's quite delicious. Surprisingly, it doesn't taste bad at all; it's actually quite fragrant!"

Mo Ying nodded in approval as he chewed.

Lin Xiaoqian also picked up her small bowl and put a few pieces on it for herself, explaining to Mo Ying, "Stinky tofu smells bad but tastes good. That stinky-fragrant flavor is the soul of stinky tofu. Do you remember the fruit I gave you before called durian? It also smelled bad, and you were disgusted by it, but you ended up eating the most of it."

Mo Ying felt a little embarrassed and retorted, "How could I be so greedy..."

Everyone was enjoying their meal when they heard someone outside shouting, "Whose toilet exploded?"

"I can smell it, this is definitely the place!"

"It stinks! It stinks so bad! What is this smell?!"

Hearing the commotion at the shop entrance, Lin Xiaoqian and the others quickly put down their bowls and chopsticks and hurried out of the kitchen.

Three people were gathered at the door. The leader was an elderly couple. The old man was not tall and had a round figure, which made him look rather cute. However, he had a very fiery temper. He angrily shouted at Lin Xiaoqian and the others, "What's that smell in your house? Is the toilet broken? If it's broken, fix it quickly. The smell is even spreading to the next room."

The old lady glared at her, "That's right! We sell cakes, and this stench is wafting into our shop. Who would want to buy cakes from us now?"

A woman with a slender figure and exquisite makeup echoed from behind, "Yes, this is a clothing store. Because of the smell in your store, no one is coming to the street right now. How can we do business?"

Orcs have a very keen sense of smell, so they reacted particularly strongly to this stench.

Before Lin Xiaoqian could speak, Liao Zhuang quickly stepped forward and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, everyone. It's not that our toilet is broken. We're in business too, and we sell food."

Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes widened. "Food? You must be joking! Who would eat something that stinks like that!"

Lin Xiaoqian explained, "Stinky tofu is a local specialty snack. It smells bad but tastes delicious. Many people can't accept the smell at first, but they'll fall in love with it after trying it."

Zhuang Damao then brought over a plate of stinky tofu: "Try it if you don't believe me."

When this dish was brought over, the stench became even stronger, and the people at the door quickly covered their noses. It was definitely the smell emanating from this stinky tofu.

If it's worth a try... the group looked at each other, none of them daring to take a bite.

At that moment, the old man selling cakes twitched his nose slightly.

Wait! He thinks he smells spices, spices he's never smelled before. They smell a bit like pine mixed with lemon, and a bit like roasted nuts.

This spice has a very unique flavor; what could it be?

He tentatively took a small step forward and said to Zhuang Damao with a solemn expression, "Let me try it."