I don't know whether to say lucky or unlucky, the chef assigned here in Kamla City is actually one of the few pastry chefs in Mendong City, and it is said that this is the result of "careful consideration" above;

No matter how carefully the above is considered, Cheng Hui is very unhappy in short. It is true that this pastry chef is a leader in Mendong City, but it is still so much worse than ordinary bakery chefs in China.

Naturally, the indigenous workers of Elta applauded the staple of the working meal, the bread baked with refined flour. It would be nice to have the occasional pineapple bread or cake to treat – some people resist sweet bread at first, but who wouldn't love sugary food after a busy day?

Yes. This Cheng Hui is a standard salty party, zongzi eats salty, bean curd eats salty, and I can't wait to eat bacon mooncakes every year. Of course, in the end, this one didn't get his wish, because every year he got almost all ordinary sweet mooncakes, and if he wanted to be salty, he had to buy them himself.

But the chef didn't seem to be very willing to make this savory bread - of course, it was another thing to go to the cold storage and throw pizza, steak and the like into the oven or grill, and serve it on a plate, just like the food that was now served in front of Cheng Hui.

The appetizer was creamy corn and ham bisque, which was served with a fruit juice as a drink. With a hint of determination to force herself, Cheng Hui first raised the soup spoon according to etiquette and stuffed a spoonful of thick soup into her mouth.

This mouthful is all the taste of synthetic condiments, especially monosodium glutamate...... Cheng Hui's brows were about to wrinkle into a Sichuan shape, this thick soup will naturally not be cooked by the chef with natural seasonings, but add a certain amount of water to the soup pot, and then put the corresponding weight of various conditioning packets in it......

But seeing that Crona and "Talios" in front of him were really serious, carefully tasting the umami and delicate taste of the thick soup, Cheng Hui had to try to deceive herself and make her face soothe - just pretend to be eating a work meal.

Rather than this soup, he prefers to put a soup pot on the gas stove in his dormitory, fill it with a tail of chopped sea fish bought from the docks of Kamla Harbor, add water and frozen tofu and slowly boil it into a soup. Add some peppercorns and salt, supplemented by a piece of air-dried bamboo noodles, and the meal is done. In this winter day in South Elta, there can be this pot of heart-warming ......

"This soup tastes so good." At this moment, Neuesas's admiration interrupted Cheng Hui's self-deception. "Also, Mr. Cheng, what are these golden grains? I've never seen it before. ”

"Corn," Cheng replied with a strong spirit, "a grain that we brought from another world can be added to the dish for seasoning or eaten as food on its own. It is also made of starch, which makes the soup rich. In addition to human food, it can also be used as fodder. ”

A large number of newly cultivated fields in Elta have been planted with maize, which is less nutritious than the land. Some of this corn is overturned into the ground when it is not ripe, covered with film and fermented with straw to become "silage", and the other part is sent to the Mendong Food Factory to be processed into starch and corn kernel reserves.

"I remember it's been more than a year since you came from the portal and mastered the Elta Nation." Unexpectedly, Neuesas really asked the question, "Is this planted in the current Elta Continent, or did you transport it from your own country?" ”

"Naturally, it was planted on the Elta continent." Cheng Hui replied as she put the soup bowl aside to make room for the chef to put the food, "Bringing food from the other end of the portal costs more than the food itself. Elta will be able to sustain itself in food the coming year, so we don't have to spend unnecessary costs to send any food to Elta. ”

Noy Isas took a sip of the juice soda bubbling in the glass, thinking about the cards that the pair of glasses men had intentionally or unintentionally revealed to him. "Elta will be able to be self-sufficient in the coming year", so this year will not be able to bring food from the portal?

But what he saw was that the people of the other world did maintain Elta, at least the food supply here in South Elta, with various means such as food control. And judging from the domestic news in the Kamla city briefing, there is no possibility of famine in any of the occupied areas of Elta. Occasionally, there is news of a food emergency in a certain place, which is also the premise of appearing together with the news that the central government has allocated from the granary of Duncheng.

So in other words, Elta is now ready to meet the standard of food self-sufficiency. As for the coming year, I am afraid, it will be the icing on the cake - can the peace talks be exchanged for a small amount of food aid, so that their friends do not have to go to such great lengths to maintain the livelihood of the Lancasians? That was the first thought that crossed Neusas's mind.

However, although this Noysas looked like a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, he would not just say what he thought directly. I saw him imitate Cheng Hui's actions on the other side, and said tentatively: "Will there be a surplus of grain in your country in the coming year, and can you start the export trade around grain with us?" ”

"If it is the previous monopoly trade, then we can only thank you and not be sensitive, and we will not talk about it." Cheng Hui tied a napkin to cover the oil stain for herself, and showed a smile that made both Neues and Krona shudder, "As for whether there will be a surplus, that's not up to me, the mayor of a city, to have the final say." You can go to Mendong City and send a letter to the relevant department to inquire or visit in person. Well, this should be the main course. Let's get started. ”

On the iron plate, there is a steak and pork chops covered with gravy. There is nothing special about the ingredients alone, just a whole piece of beef and pork. Cheng Hui was finally able to smile a little satisfied: if he was allowed to eat spliced meat, he would definitely shout OO pills and go through the formalities of returning to China in anger. It's understandable that this thick soup is too late to make to save the process, what the hell is splicing meat steak?

The serrated stainless steel knife cuts the meat at a slight angle, mixing the gravy and sauce well...... Cheng Hui, who stuffed the steak and macaroni into her mouth, naturally didn't think so, but both Neuezas and Krona had a sense of déjà vu-

"Black pepper!" The two looked at each other, and the foreign words blurted out by Elta surprised Cheng Hui.

"Where did you know that?" Cheng Hui, who felt choked on pasta, hurriedly took a big sip of soda to cover up the past. Now that Kamla City has not yet opened up the sale of Chinese goods to the outside world, and black pepper has not yet been popularized in Elta, how can these two people be so clear and speak in unison?

"Oh, Mayor Cheng, the merchant sent to Mendong City by our Chamber of Commerce, should also know the name," Krona hurriedly rounded, "Ruby Pupil, and the coachman who followed her. You know, right? They brought back a bottle of spices, and the taste of this spice is so special that you won't forget it after tasting it! Very good taste! ”

"Ah, is Mr. Talios interested in this condiment?" Cheng Hui asked casually. "These can now be exported, as much as you want."

"I'll have to go back." The subtle irritation of the tip of Noysas's tongue prompted him to answer positively, "What is lacking on our island is this spice that makes food more delicious, and I think it will sell for a good price." ”

"The little bunny pretends to be a businessman, and he looks like a ...... No, he should have been. Cheng Hui thought to herself in her heart. Not to mention that this "child's" insight and conversation are not to mention compared to his peers in Elta, it is difficult to find a person who can be the same as him in China.

"As for this meat, there is nothing unusual about it, it is the back of a cow and a pig." After a few bites, Neuesas deduced, "But Mr. Cheng, please teach me this magical cooking technique." The fact that pork and beef can be fried like a bone is not just due to the sauce. ”

Of course, it's not just the sauce that's the credit, it's the machine's credit - Cheng Hui, who has bought steaks, knows the answer very well, but he is embarrassed to say it directly, this chef just defrosted the steak in the microwave, and then went to the grill to stare at the countdown and turn it over, and then poured a bottle of sauce that had already been prepared, and macaroni that was also cooked regularly?

This would be too insincere. Now that he has succeeded in creating the illusion that this meal is a collection of dishes "refined" by his chefs with exquisite skill, he can't poke it himself, right?

"Well, after this, there will naturally be an opportunity for you to appreciate the breadth and profundity of our country's culinary arts." Cheng Hui didn't advance or retreat, so she had to harden up her courage and sell one of herself and Wu Ran cleanly - the big deal was to let Wu Ran's guy show his hands in the kitchen of the liberation wheel, and it would be over, anyway, I heard that that guy's Lu cuisine is also doing well.

"And this strange noodle," said the successful Neuesas, who did not stop trying to negotiate business at the table, "and the expected sales of this thing should be very good, and I am interested in buying it." Shouldn't that be counted in the scope of food? ”

Neusas was pointing to the spiral macaroni used in steaks. Unlike Spaghetti, which is similar to ordinary noodles, this large fussili is more suitable for occasions with a lot of sauce, and its taste is better than ordinary noodles, leaving a great impression on Neuesas.

"As long as the amount is not large, it will not be considered food, but will be classified as food." Cheng Hui was also really taken aback - he really didn't expect that this simple Italian macaroni, a simple food made from durum wheat and eggs, would actually become a coveted commodity for the merchants of the Bimoon Church......