0p0 Chapter 277 Game World 5
Chapter 277 Game World 5
Lin Xiaoqian took a deep breath, then smiled warmly and greeted Kosyayusi.
"Hello, we are travelers from afar, and also food connoisseurs who bring culinary delights to all parts of Hyrule. We have unique flavors here that you can't find anywhere else in Hyrule. Would you like to try some?"
This is the village chief of Hateno Village! As a public figure and leader, if we can win over his taste buds, the shop will never have to worry about not having customers.
Kosyausi never expected that this house would be a food shop.
Hearing Lin Xiaoqian's words, he asked curiously, "What kind of food do they have?"
Lin Xiaoqian blinked. "There's... quite a lot of food. Please wait a moment while I get you the menu."
Although she hasn't decided what kind of dishes to sell yet, she has at least put together a partial menu.
Kosyausi took the thick menu and was surprised to find that it was filled with the names of various dishes.
Moreover, he had never even heard of those names.
After flipping through a few pages, Kosyayusi was having some trouble deciding when he spotted a familiar name. He pointed to it and said, "I'll order this one, pumpkin and red bean cake."
Actually, he had no idea what red bean paste was, but fortunately, no one knew pumpkin better than him.
Lin Xiaoqian nodded, "Okay, please wait a moment."
Thankfully, this dish isn't complicated and doesn't require much preparation; it can be made quickly.
The main ingredients for pumpkin and red bean paste cakes are red beans and pumpkin. Lin Xiaoqian quickly walked into the kitchen, took out a bowl of red beans from the storeroom, washed them, and put them in a pot to cook.
After cooking until soft, pour the cooked red beans into the pot and stir-fry continuously over medium-low heat.
Then add granulated sugar in batches and stir repeatedly to adjust the sweetness of the red bean paste until the sugar is completely dissolved in the red bean paste. Then add some maltose to increase the viscosity of the red bean paste.
Once the red bean paste becomes thick, add a small piece of butter and stir-fry until it becomes smooth and holds together without falling apart.
At this point, the sweet aroma of the red bean paste filling was already very strong, permeating from the kitchen all the way to the main hall.
Kosyausi, who had never smelled this aroma before, twitched his nose and unconsciously leaned towards the kitchen.
The smell wasn't like pumpkin; it tasted sweeter than pumpkin, no, even sweeter than the honey from the wild beehives in the woods at the village entrance.
He couldn't help but tap the table with his knuckles, his eyes fixed on the half-closed wooden door of the kitchen, even his beard trembling slightly.
Could this be the smell of red bean paste?
After making the red bean paste, Lin Xiaoqian picked out a round, plump pumpkin from the warehouse. She peeled and sliced it, steamed it in a steamer, then mashed it into a paste, mixed it with glutinous rice flour, and kneaded it into a dough.
Take a small piece of dough, roll it into a ball, pinch it into a small indentation, put red bean paste into the indentation, seal it, roll it into a ball again, and press it into a pancake—all in one go.
Coat both sides of the pumpkin pancakes with sesame seeds, then fry them in hot oil until golden brown on both sides.
Kosyausi was already impatiently waiting; he had never smelled such a wonderful aroma in his entire life.
When Lin Xiaoqian came out with the plate, his eyes were glued to the contents of the plate.
The golden color and the neatly arranged round cakes look like they were cut from a mold. Hmm? What are those little white dots on the surface? Is it red bean paste?
When the plate of golden pumpkin pie was placed on the table, Kosyausi's nose almost touched the crispy sesame seeds on the pie.
"Are the white dots on this red bean paste?" he asked.
Lin Xiaoqian shook her head and explained, "This is sesame, which is also a kind of ingredient."
Just as Kosyayusi was about to ask something else, Jiang Shuang brought over a set of cutlery and a pair of chopsticks, asking, "Which kind of cutlery would you like to use?"
Fortunately, Koshayusi realized his identity as the village chief. He sat up straight, his Adam's apple bobbed, and pointed to the knife and fork, saying, "Give it to me."
Jiang Shuang set out the knife and fork for him, and Kosayusi immediately picked up the knife and cut a piece of pumpkin pie in half.
The knife sliced into the pastry with a soft "plop," and the rising steam carrying an even stronger sweet aroma wafted onto his face. The soft, chewy pastry cracked open under the blade, revealing the deep purple color inside.
He guessed that this was red bean paste, but he didn't ask rashly. Instead, he pointed to the purplish-red color and asked, "What is this?"
Lin Xiaoqian replied, "This is red bean paste, made from red beans."
“Red Bean?” Kosyausi frowned, clearly having never heard of the name before.
Lin Xiaoqian started rambling: "Oh, red beans are a plant we discovered by chance during our travels. But that's not important. What's important is that if you don't enjoy the food now, the pumpkin and red bean cakes won't taste as good once they cool down."
Upon hearing this, Kosyayusi forgot all about what red beans were and quickly used his fork to pick up a piece of cake and put it in his mouth.
With a soft "crackling" sound, the crispy shell instantly collapsed, filling the mouth with the aroma of roasted sesame seeds, like the fragrance of dried straw being ignited by sparks.
The sweet and chewy pumpkin cake crust is springy and resilient, with a natural sweetness from the pumpkin itself.
At its deepest point lies the rich and mellow red bean paste filling, with the sticky sweetness of maltose mixed with the creamy aroma of melted butter.
Koshayusi's elven ears twitched involuntarily, and his pupils trembled incessantly.
too delicious!
This is so delicious!
It tasted better than any pumpkin dish he had ever eaten, and was even sweeter than pumpkin cake.
With a "gulp," Kosyausi swallowed the first piece of bread almost whole, even wiping the red bean paste off the fork with his tongue.
When he put the second piece of bread into his mouth, he completely forgot about the village chief's reserve and pressed his left hand directly against the edge of the plate.
Soon, the entire plate of pumpkin and red bean paste cakes was gone.
He reached out and picked up the last few sesame seeds on the plate, put them in his mouth, and looked like he wanted more.
He looked at Lin Xiaoqian with admiration: "This is truly an amazing delicacy. May I ask how much I should pay for it?"
"It's 15 rupees in total. There are five pumpkin tarts on a plate in our shop, and they cost 3 rupees each."
This price is not expensive; in fact, it's quite cheap compared to other cuisines in this world.
Sure enough, Kosyayusi casually pulled out six blue rupees from his pocket and said, "Please pack another one for me. I want to take it back for my family to try."