The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 134 The Proof of the Hidden Mist
"This smell..."

Chewing on the slices of meat, the flavor of the stir-fried pork lingered between her lips and teeth, and the look of surprise on Ruan Cen's face grew stronger and stronger.

When cooking meat, the final dish is often dominated by umami flavor because meat is rich in protein. As these proteins are broken down during cooking, the amino acids they release are an important source of umami flavor.

But at this moment, the stir-fried pork with chili peppers in his mouth, while savory, was even more salty.

In an instant, two words popped into Ruan Cen's mind.

Salty and savory.

Saltiness is the dominant flavor, while umami is the supporting flavor.

The fresh flavor danced on her lips and teeth, and the surprise on Ruan Cen's face gradually turned into delight.

After taking a bite of stir-fried pork, Ruan Cen immediately picked up a piece of chili pepper.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Qian and the other two immediately showed signs of tension.

They assumed that even if Qin Lang used chili peppers in the cooking process, he would remove them from the final dish.

Unexpectedly, Qin Lang casually put chili peppers into the finished dish, and they even looked no less than the amount of meat.

How can you taste the saltiness in chili peppers? They're just spicy with every bite. Will Qin Lang really be able to pass the test now?
Under the gaze of the three, Ruan Cen chewed on the green pepper in her mouth, and a look of surprise reappeared on her face. After a moment, she stood up with a big laugh.

"it is good!"

Ruan Cen was quite satisfied with the previous stir-fried pork, but there were quite a few chefs in the past few decades who could deliver a dish of this caliber.

But the green peppers, which were not spicy at all and had a refreshing and salty taste, truly amazed him beyond measure.

He knows best the chili peppers he grows himself.

This type of chili pepper is indeed less spicy, but it's definitely not completely non-spicy!
Therefore, Qin Lang used his own cooking skills to completely remove the spiciness from the chili peppers, ultimately creating this pure and fragrant chili pepper.

"There's rice too?" Ruan Cen glanced at the rice next to her and instantly grasped the perfect way to eat this stir-fried pork with chili peppers.

He quickly filled a large bowl with rice, then poured a third of the stir-fried pork with chili and the sauce from his plate over the rice, mixed it well, and then scooped up a large spoonful and put it in his mouth.

The seemingly oily broth beneath the stir-fried pork with chili peppers is completely non-greasy after being evenly mixed with the rice. When chewed together with green peppers, pork, and white fungus, the rich aroma instantly fills the mouth and nose.

"Hmm~"

With a contented nasal sound, Ruan Cen remained silent, continuously feeding the bibimbap into her mouth.

Only then did Zhao Qian and the other two realize that something was wrong.

Zhao Qian was the first to react. She quickly filled a bowl with rice and then began to pick at the stir-fried pork with chili peppers on her plate.

"Leave some for me!" Cao Dongdong and Zuo Ge shouted as they rushed over, joining the fray to grab the food.

Soon, the three of them each had a bowl of bibimbap.

After a bite of stir-fried pork with chili peppers mixed with rice, all three of them stared wide-eyed.

The first sensation their taste buds conveyed was actually saltiness!

The saltiness of this dish is surprisingly pronounced!
"Wonderful!" Cao Dongdong clicked his tongue and couldn't help but bury his head in his hands, showing off.

Zhao Qian, standing to the side, gave Qin Lang a thumbs-up with an admiring expression.

In the same assessment, her answer sheet was clearly inferior to Qin Lang's.

This guy is as twisted as ever.

Qin Lang smiled slightly, quickly ladled a bowl for Danbao, mixed it well, and handed it to the drooling Danbao.

"Ow~"

Finally, when he got to eat the spicy stir-fried pork rice he had been longing for, Danbao's eyes lit up instantly. The rice piled high in the bowl quickly decreased in height, and Danbao's head sank into the bowl, eventually being completely buried in it.

After a whirlwind meal, the rice and stir-fried pork were completely devoured, even the plate that held the pork was spotless – Cao Dongdong had directly mixed the pork with rice. Clutching her bulging stomach, Ruan Cen slowly stood up and laughed, “It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten this much.”

As he spoke, he took out another food recommender badge from his pocket and solemnly handed it to Qin Lang.

"Your stir-fried pork with chili peppers made a deep impression on me."

"This Mist Concealment Badge belongs to you."

"Thank you, Mr. Ruan Cen!" Qin Lang smiled as he accepted the badge, then couldn't help but examine his fifth Level 1 Food Recommender badge.

It was an exceptionally exquisite badge, with elements such as fog, mountains, sunrise, and pavilions interwoven together, perfectly interpreting everything about Wuyin Mountain.

Carefully putting the Misty Concealment Badge into his pocket, Qin Lang was about to say a few more words of thanks when he suddenly felt a tremor beneath his feet.

At the same time, a faint rumbling sound could be heard.

Unlike the last tremor, this one was incredibly clear, and everyone present could feel it.

"What was that sound?" Cao Dongdong asked nervously. "Could it be an earthquake?"

"It shouldn't be an earthquake." After feeling it for a moment, Zhao Qian calmly shook her head. "It was just that tremor just now."

"If it's an earthquake, it should last for a while."

“I feel like the tremor is coming from beneath our feet.” Zoge’s expression also turned serious.

"Underfoot?" Ruan Cen was stunned for a moment, then seemed to realize something, and her expression changed slightly.

Could it be...
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"Whoo~"

Letting out a heavy sigh, Redo stared at the still unmoving metal door with a grim expression.

Surrounding him were four powerful food spirits, the strongest of which, the Demon Claw, was slowly extinguishing its azure flames.

Just now, he gathered all the food spirits and attacked with all their might, even using the power that can only be used by those who have opened the fourth star vein.

Despite their best efforts, they were still unable to breach the gate.

"This metal door is ridiculously hard," Liu Chuang couldn't help but exclaim, then asked, "Sir, what do we do next?"

"What do we do?" Redo sneered.

The series of failed attempts had completely extinguished his initial elation and anticipation, leaving him filled with resentment.

Looking around the gate, Redo spoke softly.

"If you can't open it, then blow it up!"

“If the door is too strong, then start blasting from all around it, blasting our way around the door and all the way to the space behind it.” Redo gritted his teeth and said, “Someone who’s been dead for so many years thinks he can stop me with a door?”

"impossible!"

As he spoke, Redo took out several fist-sized spherical objects.

Lomi's eyes widened instantly.

"N9 electronic time bombs? So many?!"

This is the organization's most powerful time bomb; any one of them could blow up a small hill.

If all these bombs were to detonate here at once…

Lomi couldn't help but shudder.

This entire underground water system will probably be completely blown up!

(End of this chapter)