Anime cuisine: Starting with glowing dishes

Although she couldn't eat human food, she could tell that the food looked and was presented very delicately.

The fried pork cutlet was a dazzling golden yellow, with no signs of burning at all. The rice was white, and the salad made with shredded cabbage was an eye-catching green. There was also a white strawberry next to it - this strawberry seemed to be called White Lover.

"Hehe, that's right! My dream is to become a chef!"

"Come, try the fried pork chop I made. Even though it's cold, it should still taste good."

Yoriko Kosaka enthusiastically picked up a piece of fried pork cutlet and brought it to Touka Kirishima's mouth.

Kirishima Touka naturally opened her cherry-red lips, swallowed calmly, and then chewed it for nearly ten times before swallowing it and praising it, "It's delicious!"

"Hehe!" Upon hearing this, Kosaka Yoriko smiled happily and started eating. Then, as if remembering something, she looked up and said, "By the way, have you heard?"

"what?"

"There's this incredible food stall in Ota Ward. I heard the food they sell glows and is super delicious... I saw it online."

"It's fake. How can food glow?" Kirishima Touka immediately concluded that it was fake news.

This is as ridiculous as ghouls being able to eat human food!

“But many people confirmed in the comment section that this is true.”

"There are more and more related posts and videos." Yoriko Kosaka holds the opposite opinion.

Kirishima Touka looked at her, tilted her head, and speculated, "Do you think it could be special effects and publicity?"

"What kind of stall would do this kind of advertising?"

Kosaka Yoriko complained, then raised a finger and raised her eyebrows, saying, "It's easy to figure out whether it's special effects or publicity..."

“…” Kirishima Touka suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Let's go investigate together after school this afternoon!"

Kosaka Yoriko said with a smile, "That stall usually opens around six o'clock. We can go shopping in the mall first, take a break when we're tired, and then go over there."

"Since I don't have school tomorrow, it's okay to come home a little later today, right?"

Kirishima Touka raised her hand to her forehead, her premonition came true.

She didn't really want to go, but she was a little worried that something might happen to Kosaka Yoriko if she went so far alone at night...

Seeing Kirishima Touka hesitate, Kosaka Yoriko quickly said, "Just think of it as accompanying me, okay? Okay?"

"Okay, okay." Kirishima Touka responded helplessly, but she was still not very reassured after all.

"Hehe, this strawberry is your reward!"

Yoriko Kosaka pointed at the only strawberry and gave it away.

Kirishima Touka glanced at him, shook her head and said, "No, just eat it."

……

Lily Ling's house.

Lu Ping'an tied an apron on himself and went to the kitchen to prepare twice-cooked pork.

Twice-cooked pork has always been considered the top Sichuan dish and the embodiment of Sichuan cuisine. When mentioning Sichuan cuisine, people will inevitably think of twice-cooked pork.

Lu Ping'an also loved this dish before he traveled through time.

It’s fat but not greasy, colorful, fragrant and delicious, and really goes well with rice!

Generally speaking, twice-cooked pork is made with pork hind leg, pork belly or pork cutlet.

The meat from these parts is fat and lean, and cooking it into twice-cooked pork can ensure that it tastes tender and not greasy.

Lu Ping'an bought a piece of pork belly today.

He put the whole piece of pork belly with skin into the pot and roasted it.

This is to remove the fishy smell of pork.

"Most of the fishy smell of pork comes from the fat under the skin, and roasting it over fire can eliminate some of it."

Lu Ping'an imparted his cooking experience to the little evil god who came to him to learn from him.

She often did this these days, and Lu Ping'an did not refuse, and even often took the initiative to give her advice.

Lu Ping'an planned to train the little evil god to be his assistant chef, so that it would be easier for him when he opened a store in the future.

"Yeah." The little evil god crossed his arms and nodded, indicating that he knew all this.

She watched Lu Ping'an roast the pork, add water to cover the pork into the pot, put in green onion, ginger, star anise, pour in Huadiao wine, and simmer over high heat.

"Twice-cooked pork. The so-called 'twice-cooked pork' means boiling the ingredients first and then stir-frying them, putting them into the pot twice for a second cooking." Lu Ping'an looked at the Little Evil God and said, "When cooking it for the first time, it's best to cook the meat until it's 80% done. Then, add cold water to the pot and add green onions, ginger, star anise, and Huadiao wine to remove the fishy smell."

"Then, when the foam appears..." Lu Pingan glanced at the foam that slowly floated up and scooped it up with a spoon: "This foam must be cleaned up as soon as possible. Don't wait until it is thoroughly cooked. Otherwise, it may affect the taste and the meat will have a fishy smell."

"I usually make these too," the little evil god said, crossing her arms. She glanced subtly at the chili peppers and green bell peppers beside her. She wouldn't prepare so many peppers; they looked very spicy...

"Those are used to match the colors and enhance the flavor." Noticing the look in the little evil god's eyes, Lu Ping'an explained.

The little evil god tried to hold back, but couldn't help but complain:

"Is it really okay for you to put so much chili? Isn't it too spicy?"

"No, it's a little spicy at best, but it goes better with rice."

Lu Pingan said with a solemn look on his face.

"is it?"

The little evil god stared at him with empty eyes, a 'really?' expression on his face.

Lu Pingan looked at her with a look of "that's it".

"If fire comes out of my throat from the spiciness, I'll definitely aim it at you first!"

"Even if you put ten times more pepper, it still won't produce fire..."

But Lu Pingan suddenly thought that the Little Evil God was a funny character, maybe she could really...

"You hesitated!"

The little evil god noticed that Lu Ping'an's face paused subtly, and his eyes widened in disbelief. He actually hesitated!

"I didn't." Lu Ping'an shook his head. Seeing that there was no foam in the pot for the time being, he covered the pot.

While the meat was cooking, Lu Ping'an picked up the washed garlic sprouts and put them on the chopping board.

"Pop-pa-!"

He first patted it twice with a kitchen knife, then changed the subject to the Little Evil God, saying, "Patting it twice like this will better highlight the aroma of the garlic sprouts. Then, use a slanted knife to cut it into sections."

"The slanted knife can increase the contact area and better highlight the aroma."

After chopping the garlic sprouts smoothly, Lu Ping'an placed them on the chopping board into a bowl beside them for later use.

"Chop the chili peppers and green bell peppers into rings... Then chop some ginger, green onions, garlic, and dried red chilies..."

According to the order in which they were put into the pot, Lu Ping'an placed the chili peppers, green peppers, and other spices into two plates respectively. Then he opened the cupboard, took out the Sichuan peppercorns that the little evil god had bought earlier, grabbed a handful and placed them in the plate with green onions, ginger, and garlic. The preparations were now completely complete!

When the meat was cooked to 80% done, Lu Ping'an opened the lid of the pot, fished out the meat, put it into cold water to cool, and then took it to the chopping board and cut it into 0.3 cm thick slices with a knife.

"Now it's time to test your skills!"

Signaling the little evil god to watch carefully, Lu Pingan set up a wok again, poured in some oil to lubricate the wok, then added the pork belly and stir-fried it slowly over low heat.

Accompanied by the sound of "sizzling" oil, the aroma of pork wafted into the air.

The pork belly processed through two steps has no fishy smell at all, and what you smell is the fragrance of pork!

Lu Ping'an stir-fried the pork until it turned a light yellow, took out a bowl, put a rag underneath, and poured some lard into it to control the oil.

After controlling the oil, he picked up a bottle of fermented black beans.

This was what Lu Ping'an bought at Huaxia Supermarket this morning, so the twice-cooked pork that the little evil god had made before was really not authentic at all.

But this is normal. Many Chinese dishes introduced to Japan have been localized and modified.

For example, Mapo Tofu. The Mapo Tofu in Japan is actually sweet and spicy. Can you believe it?

Lu Ping'an had never eaten it, but he had heard of it, and he couldn't accept it just thinking about it.

Put a spoonful of fermented black beans into the pot, then add the prepared green onion, ginger, garlic and other spices, stir-fry twice, and a subtle aroma will come up.

The aroma of meat has begun to become tempting, but also a bit choking——

This is all thanks to the dried red chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns!

Lu Ping'an sniffed the fragrance with a contented expression. He picked up the red chili sauce beside him, scooped a spoonful, and then added a spoonful of Pixian bean paste.

The fragrance suddenly changed as if a chemical reaction had occurred, and it became super rich and tempting!

This extremely rich and tempting aroma surged like a wave, spreading in all directions. The little evil god standing next to it was directly covered in the face. He immediately swallowed his saliva and stared at the meat slices in the pot.

"What a nice smell!"

"I want to eat!"

The little evil god was drooling with greed.

Lu Ping'an stir-fried the red oil and sauce until it came out, then began to season.

Add two spoonfuls of sweet bean sauce, half a spoonful of sugar, a little bit of salt, stir-fry over high heat for a few times, then pour in the chopped millet pepper and green pepper, and a domineering spicy taste immediately surges up.

The defenseless little evil god was choked and started coughing. She felt her eyes were a little hot, but her gaze was still fixed on the meat slices in the pot.

"It's spicy! It smells spicy, but it's even more fragrant!"

The little evil god was in pain and pain! She couldn't eat meat, so she wasn't happy at all!

A faint red light surged from the pot.

This kind of red light was the first time Lu Ping'an had seen it.

But then again, red is indeed the color that best represents spicy food!

Lu Ping'an's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the twice-cooked pork that was beginning to glow in the pot and sniffed the mouth-watering aroma in the air. He picked up a bottle of vinegar and poured two spoonfuls of it along the edge of the pot.

With a "sizzling" sound, the sour taste of vinegar neutralizes the spiciness of chili peppers, green peppers, and dried red peppers, and the aroma of the twice-cooked pork changes again.

The already super rich and tempting fragrance was even more intense and tempting, and the little evil god was almost confused by the fragrance.

Not to mention her, Lu Pingan was also a little confused by the fragrance.

Ever since he was blessed with the [Glowing Cuisine (Gold)] entry, Lu Ping'an was often amazed by his own cooking skills.

Even before he started eating, he was already amazed again!

"When it comes to aroma, Sichuan cuisine is the best!"

Sichuan cuisine may not be the most fragrant, but it is definitely very, very fragrant!

Lu Ping'an sniffed the extremely tempting aroma in the air and swallowed his saliva. He poured in the garlic sprouts he had prepared earlier and stir-fried them until they were cooked. He turned off the heat and took a deep breath, saying, "Done!"

"Crack——!"

At this time, the sound of the door lock was turned from the entrance, and Lily Ling came back.

She came back just in time!

Lu Ping'an and the Little Evil God were surprised and could start eating right away!

……

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Chapter 30 I saw it! I saw it! The scenery of Sichuan and Shu!

“Mmm…it smells so good!”

Returning to the vicinity of the apartment, Lily Ling smelled a rich and tempting fragrance.

A little familiar, yet a little strange.

Familiar is——

The alluring aroma of the pork belly frying until golden brown is blended with the unique spicy aroma of green garlic sprouts, the rich aroma of broad bean paste, and the rich black bean flavor of fermented black beans...

What is unfamiliar is an extremely distinct spicy smell!

Moreover, it seems that the spicy smell is not produced by one kind of pepper. It smells a bit complicated. Although it is very fragrant, it makes the nose feel a little itchy.