Chapter 9: Martha adapts to the local customs, waiter pays the bill!

While Martha was still amazed, the dish was served!

It's not complicated, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a plate of spicy chicken. In China, these three dishes are well-known and must-haves in every household.

The discussion in the live broadcast room immediately started again:

"That Huaxia guy just boasted a lot, but the dishes served don't seem to be anything special."

"There is also a Chinese restaurant in the Arab Emirates. I tried it two days ago. Coincidentally, I have eaten all three dishes, including fried tomato and eggs and spicy chicken. But it's strange, they are obviously the same dish, why do they look different?"

"Of course! No matter how bad Chinese restaurants abroad are, can they be as authentic as the ones in China?"

"You know what, the color is quite bright. It's definitely not like this when I cook. It's a pity that I can't tell what it smells and tastes like through the screen."

"That's another story. You Chinese are going to treat us... treat Martha with these home-cooked dishes? Even if we don't ask that kid to serve you some Tuao lobster or Lanxi truffle, at least it should be your Chinese signature dish, right? Can you serve this kind of ordinary stuff that everyone can cook?"

"Hey, I have a bad temper. What? You look down on these three dishes? I told you, these three dishes are the biggest characteristics of our China! Everyone can cook them? That's what we want! To make dishes that everyone can cook special and make everyone want to eat them is a real skill!"

"I've finally come to my senses. The brothers in the Alian Chieftain are all wealthy. They must be used to eating delicacies from land and sea. They always talk about Michelin and French truffles, these flashy things. That's why Brother Yan specially took Martha to these food stalls to let Martha taste the authentic Chinese flavor!"

"That's right! Brother Yan must be thinking so! I almost got fooled too. If you really want to experience Chinese cuisine, you definitely can't go to a high-end restaurant. Tietie should go to a street stall. This is where the food culture is authentic and it's the essence of Chinese cuisine!"

Is it possible that the essence of China's food culture can be found in a place like this?

Martha was really surprised.

Needless to say, the Arabs, as a princess, Martha has actually visited many Western developed countries, but without exception, the food culture they are proud of in these countries is "palace cuisine". Only the best chefs are allowed to offer their skills to the royal family, so the royal family's exclusive palace cuisine has naturally become the essence of their cuisine.

But China is different!
The most precious wealth of this land is none other than its hundreds of millions of Chinese people! Just as Lin Yan said just now, a chef who originally had no skills, after being tempered by hundreds of guests and nearly a thousand dishes every day for twenty years...what earth-shaking changes will happen, outsiders can't imagine it at all!
The palace cuisine rotates dozens of dishes every day, and you can guess what you will eat next week and what the dishes will taste like. Compared with this "decadent" style, the Chinese food culture that is deeply hidden in the folk will undoubtedly bring more "surprises" to Martha!
She couldn't wait to pick up a piece of rosy tomato with a spoon!

"It smells so good!"

Before the dish even entered her mouth, the natural aroma of the food made Martha's eyes light up!
She certainly had good taste. She could tell at a glance that this dish did not have any spices added to artificially enhance the flavor. Instead, she relied on decades of refined cooking skills to skillfully control every degree of heat during the frying process, allowing all kinds of seasonings to fully blend with the aroma of the tomatoes themselves, creating a most appetizing aroma!
Lin Yan introduced: "Unlike most Western cuisines, our Chinese cuisine emphasizes color, fragrance and taste. Western cuisine likes to carve dishes into the appearance of works of art, while Chinese cuisine is very simple. It is "want to eat when you look at it", "want to eat when you smell it", and "want to eat when you eat it". How about it, very straightforward, right?"

Martha nodded cutely.

When she bit the tomato into her mouth and her teeth closed, the tomato juice flowed all over her mouth. At that moment, all her taste buds seemed to resonate with a sour and sweet bursting feeling. Martha shuddered all over because of the "sour" taste, but soon felt her body go limp because of the "sweet" taste!

She had never felt this wonderful before!

"good to eat!"

"It's so delicious! Yan!"

She cheered and jumped for joy, even a little "impolite"!
After tasting a piece of tomato, she couldn't wait to reach out for the second spoonful, and the third spoonful, but then, she seemed to find that the cabbage and spicy chicken were equally delicious and tempting, and she devoured the delicacies in front of her with big mouthfuls like a wolf!
This shocked everyone in the live broadcast room!

"Oh my God! Is that Martha? I've never seen Martha so... " "Oh my God, what kind of magic power do those three dishes have? They can make Martha lose her composure like this!"

"Is Chinese cuisine really so magical? This is just a small street shop in China, but Martha eats it with such gusto!"

"How about...I go to the Chinese restaurant in our area tomorrow to try the flavor?"

"Stupid! Didn't you hear them say that Chinese restaurants are not authentic? If you want to taste this flavor, you have to go to China!"

"Hahaha! Come on! Anyone can come. We in China are super welcoming to all friends who pursue delicious food! I guarantee it will open your eyes!"

"But you have to be careful! If you really come, tell the brothers in advance. Now after the rectification, there are fewer unscrupulous vendors using ditch oil, but no one dares to say that there are none at all! Don't learn from Brother Yan and just go to any restaurant at random, or you might get into trouble!"

There was a rare harmony in the live broadcast room.

Food is the first necessity of the people - even if other countries do not have this proverb, the pursuit of delicious food is engraved in everyone's DNA, enough to transcend the barriers and prejudices of language, culture and race.

Strike while the iron is hot, Lin Yan took the opportunity when Martha was enjoying the food to tell her and the Allen Chiefs audience in the live broadcast room some wonderful stories about food in history.

"That King Zhu is really strange. He doesn't like the delicacies prepared by the palace chef, but is so fascinated by a bowl of vegetable leaf soup!"

"Ah? Did people actually use human heads for sacrifice in the past? Prime Minister Zhuge is really a good man. How many lives have been saved by the steamed bun he invented?"

"Dongpo pork... soft but not mushy, fatty but not greasy... Yan, stop talking, I'm greedy again! But I'm already so full! Next time! Next time, can you take me to eat this Dongpo pork?"

This dinner was the happiest one Martha had ever had!

Even though there are only three dishes, the sense of freedom and freshness you get from eating so much delicacies from land and sea can never be experienced!

[Ding! Spread the Chinese food culture, congratulations to the host for the +10 spread value. ]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching a +10 legend value. ]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching a +10 legend value. ]

Satisfied with the meal, Martha took out a small yellow croaker from her bag and slapped it on the table.

"Uh...what did Yan just tell me about those stories about heroes eating? Oh, right, it's like this, ahem..."

"Waiter! Check out! No need for change!"

Lin Yan: “…”

(End of this chapter)