Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

"........."

Lu Jin opened his eyes wide and looked at Isaac with an unfriendly expression.

"Did you make the fish so fishy on purpose, or was it an accident?"

Isaac smiled and said, "I removed most of the fishy smell, but I kept some of it. I think that only by keeping some of the fishy smell can you know that you are eating fish."

Lu Jin asked again: "What I mean is, why didn't you tell me that when eating the fish head, I have to eat the fish eyes together?!"

"You didn't ask!" Isaac spread his hands and said innocently, "Besides, didn't I just demonstrate it in front of you?"

"Lu, you must not have watched it carefully. But it's okay, I can show you again."

Isaac forked up another fish head, ate it in one gulp, and then said with an intoxicated look on his face:

"Just like this, it tastes great, why don't you try it again? In this world, the only thing you can't let down is delicious food."

Lu Jin looked at the fish head in front of him that he had bitten half off, and felt nauseous, unable to put down his fork.

It was Lu Ci, however, who knew how to eat it. When he ate it in the correct way, the fishy smell in his mouth was not so strong, and there was a light sweet aftertaste.

He looked at Isaac, nodded, and commented, "It tastes okay. It's not amazing, but it's definitely not something you'll want to vomit, right?"

Go ahead, he looked at Lu Jin who was still afraid to use his knife and fork, and said sarcastically, "Can a fish head stump you? Xing Xing's behavior is really disgusting!

How could Lu Jin have been so humiliated before? Although he felt that if he continued to eat, there was a high probability that he would fail, he still picked up the fish head and ate it in one bite.

Suddenly, a stronger and strange smell came up.

"vomit!"

He had been able to hold back from vomiting before, but this time he really couldn't help it and quickly ran to the bathroom and started vomiting violently.

"Tsk, what a cowardly act!" Lu Ci looked at Lu Jin's embarrassed posture and sneered.

Zhang Zhiwei said, "Erbi, how about you try Lao Lu's way of eating?"

How could Lu Ci be fooled? He quickly shook his head and said, "I won't eat it. What if you try it yourself?"

"I don't eat fish!" Zhang Zhiwei said seriously.

"Hey, Lu, what's wrong with you?"

Isaac stood up and followed, patting Lu Jin on the back while analyzing:

"Maybe I ate rotten berries and failed to bring out the flavor. Fruits are like this. Sometimes they look fresh on the outside, but in fact they are already spoiled on the inside. Lu, I'm so sorry, sorry, sorry, I'm sure you can understand!"

I understand your grandma’s legs… Lu Jin cursed in his heart but couldn’t say it out loud.

If Isaac had ridiculed and mocked him like Lu Ci, he could certainly have sworn at will, but Isaac's sincere look of apology made it difficult for him to hit the smiling man, after all, he was a decent man.

Zhang Zhiwei watched this scene with a smile. He had only suspected it before, but now he was sure that Isaac was making fun of Lu Jin.

This guy looks like he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but I didn't expect him to be quite sinister...

However, doesn’t this also prove that Lu Jin’s previous words hit the mark unexpectedly?
Tsk tsk tsk... I don't understand, but I respect it!

Zhang Zhiwei sighed in his heart, and then, without even looking at the stubborn man, he took advantage of everyone's inattention to pull the beef Wellington in front of him.

There won’t be any mistakes when eating this, right? He picked up the knife and fork and cut it open. The aroma immediately filled his nose. The grilled Wellington steak had a crispy skin and the beef inside was tender and juicy.

With one bite, the richness of the foie gras and the saltiness of the ham add a touch of flavor to the steak.

Zhang Zhiwei immediately started to eat with relish. He didn't touch other food and focused on the dish in front of him.

At this time, Lu Ci, who had been focusing on the embarrassed Lu Jin, heard the sound of knives and forks cutting meat, as well as the sound of people chewing meat. He turned his head and saw Zhang Zhiwei eating enthusiastically:

"Hey, Senior Brother Zhang, what are you eating? This looks delicious!"

Zhang Zhiwei did not respond to him. He cut the steak into small pieces, picked up the plate and started eating it in big mouthfuls.

Seeing Zhang Zhiwei like this, Lu Ci knew that this thing must be delicious, so he quickly reached out to grab it.

Zhang Zhiwei opened the hand that Lu Ci extended to him. There were a lot of dishes on the table, but only a few of them were edible. There was no point in sharing them.

Lu Ci immediately looked dissatisfied and said, "Brother Zhang, why did you pick up the plate? Can you eat slowly?"

When Tian Jinzhong saw this scene, he immediately realized that his senior brother was eating alone, and quickly joined the team to grab the food.

"Brother, this looks delicious, please save some for me!"

Tian Jinzhong pounced on Zhang Zhiwei, and Zhang Zhiwei raised the plate above his head. He was much taller than Tian Jinzhong, and after he raised the plate high, Tian Jinzhong couldn't reach it at all.

Tian Jinzhong was trying to grab the food while he was furious: "Brother, look at the way you eat. It's so embarrassing. This is a banquet and we are all civilized people. Look at you. You are so embarrassing."

The movement here attracted the attention of Isaac and Lu Jin. They turned their heads and saw them fighting over steak. Isaac said in surprise:

"Zhang, didn't you say before that you don't eat fish and beef? Because they are good for your health. Why are you eating them now? You are breaking your vow, do you know that?!"

"Beef passes through the intestines and remains in the heart of the Taoist. It's okay to eat a little occasionally!" Zhang Zhiwei said calmly.

"If that's the case, then why didn't you eat my stargazing pie just now?" Isaac asked again.

Zhang Zhiwei glanced at the pile of fish heads with their heads facing upwards and eyes wide open, thinking to himself, why don't you eat them? You don't have any idea. Who in their right mind can eat them in such a horrible state? !

"Didn't I just say that? Eating a little occasionally is fine, but eating too much is not good. We have an old saying here, you can't have your cake and eat it, and the same applies to beef!"

Zhang Zhiwei quickly finished his meal, put down his plate, and said, "I've already eaten the steak, so I won't touch the fish. You guys should eat more, and don't let Isaac down!"

Several people looked at him with resentment, but this guy didn't say a word and ate up all the best dishes on the table.

Among the dishes on the table, there are some niche foods known as dark cuisine, but there are also several dishes that are authentic and widely acclaimed.

Originally, Isaac's plan was to invite his friends to taste those niche foods that were loved by those who loved them but disgusted by those who didn't, to let them suffer a little, and then bring out the special delicacies to give them a little shock.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Zhiwei, the sixth guy, did not follow his script at all. He directly ate one of the core delicacies on the table, and he ate it so cleanly. It seems that this guy Zhang knows his business!
Isaac said: "I didn't expect Zhang to like beef Wellington so much. Next time I will prepare more. But the other dishes are also delicious. You can try them. Come, Lu, you suffered just now. I guarantee you will like this dish." With Isaac's enthusiastic greetings, everyone tried the so-called London delicacies.

In addition to the stargazing pie at the beginning, they also ate eel jelly.

This thing looked like pig skin jelly. Because Lu Jin and Lu Ci had been to Liaodong and eaten the pig skin jelly there, they subconsciously thought that this was something similar. They rejected the dish recommended by Isaac and ate one piece each.

In an instant, the peculiar fishy smell of dead fish filled their mouths and rushed straight to their foreheads, making both of them shudder. This thing was simply a nightmare.

Tian Jinzhong, who was sitting opposite them, frowned silently. Even though he was a table away from them, he could still smell the fishy smell.

"I told you not to taste this. Even in London, only a small number of people like to eat it!" Isaac said with a smile.

Lu Jin looked at him speechlessly: “I didn’t expect that you actually like to eat this kind of thing, Isaac!”

Isaac smiled and said, "I don't like it, but my brother likes it, so we kept some of it at home. Although it's a niche dish, I thought that maybe some of you would like it, so I served it to the table. It seems a pity that you are not its target audience!"

Afterwards, everyone ate some dark dishes, such as beef kidney pie, and a food called Haggis that was filled with sheep offal and had a very strong smell.

But at the same time, they also ate some relatively classic London cuisine.

However, compared to the extremely unpalatable black material dishes, those so-called classic American dishes can only be said to be average. After all, they come from a country with a very profound food culture.

After the main course, it was time for dessert. When everyone thought of dessert, they remembered the sweet feeling that made their throats choke, and they refused it one after another, saying that they didn’t like dessert.

However, Isaac still brought it up, "Try it, this dessert is different from the previous ones, it must suit the taste of all of you."

"Is it so weird?" Zhang Zhiwei said.

"Is it true?" Tian Jinzhong said.

"Of course it's true. This is the power of cooking and magic combined. You must try it!" said Isaac.

"Then let's try it..." said Zhang Zhiwei.

"I'll trust you one last time!" Lu Jin said with difficulty. Perhaps because of the wrong words he said before, he had eaten the most dark dishes.

What Isaac called a dessert that combined cooking and magic was actually a kind of jelly that could change color.

Jelly is originally colorless and crystal clear, but once it is picked up, it will change according to the personality of the person who picks it up.

Everyone picked up the jelly with forks. Lu Jin's jelly was bright red, Lu Ci's was fiery red, Tian Jin's was light blue, and Isaac's was just crimson.

But after Zhang Zhiwei picked it up, the jelly did not change color and remained colorless. Isaac was very puzzled and thought that the magic had failed.

Zhang Zhiwei explained: "It has nothing to do with magic. It's because my own Qi and the surrounding environment are in harmony and integration!"

Go ahead, he picked up the jelly with a fork and ate it in one bite.

He thought the jelly would taste refreshing and sweet, but he didn't expect it to have a milky flavor.

He was very familiar with the milky aroma. After a little thought, Zhang Zhiwei remembered that it was the taste of White Rabbit Milk Candy. This milk candy was popular in his childhood and was what most children of that era were thinking about.

Seeing Zhang Zhiwei eat it, others also started to eat it.

"How is it? What does it taste like?" Isaac asked everyone.

"It tastes like dragon beard pastry, exactly the same as what my great grandfather made for me when I was a child. I remember it very clearly!" Lu Jin said with an intoxicated look on his face.

"It tastes like maltose. When I was a kid, practicing martial arts was very hard, but my brother would always hide a piece of maltose in his pocket, and we would share it after practice!" Lu Ci said with emotion.

"Mine tastes like corn stalks!" said Tian Jinzhong.

"They're all candy, why are yours corn stalks? That doesn't make sense?!" Isaac asked puzzled.

Tian Jinzhong said: "Actually, for me, this is also sugar. I have been in Longhu Mountain since I was a child. In addition to practicing, I also have to work."

Tian Jinzhong looked at Zhang Zhiwei and said, "When it was corn picking season, my senior brother would take us to find those very sweet corn stalks to eat. Now when I think back on it, that time is really cherished and full of nostalgia!"

Zhang Zhiwei recalled that this was indeed what he taught. Although Longhu Mountain was wealthy and powerful, most of its disciples lived in poverty and wore patched robes, not to mention luxury items like candy.

As a senior brother, he was not only highly skilled but also knowledgeable. Naturally, he took the children to various places to search for all kinds of delicious food and fun things to enrich their childhood.

He brought them a lot of things, such as sweet potatoes, houttuynia cordata, pyracantha fruit, sea buckthorn, etc. I didn't expect that Xiaotian would miss these.

“Is this delicious?”

Isaac looked at Tian Jinzhong with a sigh on his face and asked in confusion, "They usually use corn stalks for firewood."

Tian Jinzhong nodded and said, "It's delicious. The corn stalks that Senior Brother picked are tastier than sugar cane?"

"How did you choose?" Isaac asked curiously.

Tian Jinzhong said with great experience: "First, observe how much corn there is on the corn stalk. The fewer corns there are, the sweeter the corn stalk will be."

"Then we also need to look at the shape of the corn. If the corn has a round head, the corn stalk will be sweeter."

"Baldy head?" Isaac didn't quite understand.

Tian Jinzhong explained: "In our area, we call the corn cobs with only a few kernels on them 'leprous heads' because they look like leprosy on the head."

"What a vivid description! I'll remember it. Next time I pass by a cornfield, I'll definitely try it!" Isaac said, looking at Zhang Zhiwei: "Zhang, what does yours taste like?"

"It tastes like the milk candy I ate when I was a child." Zhang Zhiwei said frankly without hiding anything.

"That's right, I'm sure you have guessed it. The power of this dessert is to make you recall the most unforgettable dessert you have ever eaten in your life. As expected, no matter how exquisite the dessert is, it can't compare to the taste in your memory!" Isaac exclaimed.

"It's an interesting magic. Ending the banquet with this dessert makes it worthwhile to have eaten so many dark dishes before!" said Zhang Zhiwei.

"Brother Zhang, what qualifications do you have to say that? You haven't even tasted the dark cuisine!"

Lu Jin, who eats the most dark food, complained.

Zhang Zhiwei said nothing, but just forked a few more jellies and ate them, recalling the taste of White Rabbit Toffees. (End of this chapter)