The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 151 Rare Roasted Whole Chicken Wings

"So tired~"

Cao Dongdong stuck out his tongue and moved forward step by step with difficulty, his gaze involuntarily falling on Qin Lang and Zhao Qian, who were walking briskly in front of him.

"How much longer until we reach Danju City?"

"Now you know you're tired?" Qin Lang turned his head and looked at him with a wry smile. "I just told you not to walk so fast, but the more I told you not to, the faster you walked."

"Are you completely exhausted now?"

"Guru Guru~"

Egg Baby nestled in Qin Lang's arms and nodded in agreement.

"How was I supposed to know this mountain road was so long?" Cao Dongdong said with a long face. "Speaking of which, didn't we take the train from Dongxia City to Bailushan City? Why do we have to walk from Bailushan City to Danju City?"

"Because all the train tickets are sold out." Zhao Qian shrugged. "I started trying to buy tickets a day in advance, but I didn't get a single one. I don't know what happened."

"The roads from Bailushan City to Danju City are all mountain roads, which are very inconvenient for cars. In addition, the actual distance is not far, and it only takes half a day to walk there, so hiking is the best option."

“Besides…” Zhao Qian pointed to the surrounding mountains and forests, “don’t you think walking in the fresh air of this forest is a pleasure?”

"No, not at all." Cao Dongdong said with a bitter face, plopping down on a large rock next to him. "Let's rest for a while."

“That works too.” Qin Lang smiled. “Judging by the distance, we should be able to reach Danju City before dark without much trouble.”

"Let's rest around here for a bit."

They simply spread a picnic blanket on the ground, and the three of them sat down. Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian summoned their respective food spirits.

"I've prepared some food, everyone..." Zhao Qian had just taken out some cold food from her backpack and hadn't even had a chance to put it down when it was snatched away by a hand.

She glared at Cao Dongdong, who looked like a starving ghost, and then suddenly thought of something, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"If you eat mine, then you can't eat Qin Lang's, right?"

Cao Dongdong's flamboyant movements abruptly stopped, and the two of them turned their heads at the same time, looking at Qin Lang with pleading expressions.

Qin Lang's lips twitched slightly. He opened and closed his eyes, and suddenly he had six huge chicken wings, each as big as his forearm, in his hand.

"One whole roasted chicken wing for everyone, that's all."

The chubby chicken will consistently lay two eggs every day, as well as one of the following: a drumstick, a chicken breast, or a whole chicken wing.

There were practically no leftover eggs, as they all ended up in Qin Lang and Egg Baby's mouths every day, but there were still some other ingredients left over.

In particular, whole chicken wings are relatively unsuitable for proper cooking.

Chicken thigh meat can be deboned and diced, and chicken breast meat goes without saying, but whole chicken wings are difficult to debone, and a whole chicken wing only has a set of wing tip, wing middle and wing root, so it is not practical to make dishes like cola chicken wings.

Therefore, Qin Lang would keep any whole chicken wings that fell to the ground for the time being.

I had planned to cut the whole chicken wings into three pieces and make different dishes after I had collected a certain number, but now it's a good opportunity for everyone to try them.

"Yeah!" x2
Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian's eyes lit up instantly.

This is a rare delicacy, a whole shark fin; we're in for a treat today.

Even Tuan Tuan and Bu Bu, who had just emerged from the star vein, couldn't help but show excited expressions.

After all, Qin Lang just said that each person would get one.

He took out a full six!
In other words, they both got a share!
Amidst expectant gazes, Qin Lang took out a simple folding grill from his backpack, started a fire with Danbao's help, and then began grilling. Chicken wings have many internal bones and are quite thick, so to prevent the inside from being undercooked, diagonal cuts were made on the surface beforehand to allow heat to penetrate more easily into the chicken wings.

At the same time, this also allows the seasonings to penetrate the chicken wings more thoroughly during the baking process.

In Qin Lang's hands, a small knife seemed to come alive. With a flash of silver light, each chicken wing was pierced with a beautifully carved knife, the depth of which was just enough to faintly reveal the bone.

Then, skewer them with metal skewers and place them on a grill to bake.

To prevent any food from being burnt on the outside and raw on the inside, there's only one key: use low heat.

Lower temperatures allow the food to heat up more slowly on the outside, giving it enough time to reach the inside.

Therefore, Qin Lang adjusted the initial height of the grill to be relatively high, so that the temperature of the flames was reduced to a low flame when it reached this point.

As he slowly turned it over, the color of the whole wing gradually changed from the initial white to a slightly yellowish color, and the aroma of chicken wafted out, making everyone waiting to eat swallow hard.

Once the surface of the chicken wings had turned a certain yellow, Qin Lang slowly lowered the height of the grill. The closer the grill was to the flames, the faster the chicken wings sizzled, and the rich oil contained in the chicken skin was quickly forced out by the suddenly increased heat.

A handful of cumin was sprinkled evenly, and the aroma, which was originally only faintly detectable, spread rapidly through the mountains and forests like an explosion.

Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian, who were watching eagerly, swallowed hard at the same time.
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"Goo~"

Lomi held the binoculars in one hand and subtly wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth with the other, muttering to herself.

"Those three despicable bastards!"

"Such a big chicken wing, it must have been taken from Zhenling!"

"It smells so good... I'm so hungry..." Liu Chuang clutched his empty stomach, looking pained. "We're so far away from them, yet we can still smell such a strong aroma."

"I really want to try the premium chicken wings..." He couldn't help but sigh. "Lomi, is there anything to eat?"

"Here you go." Luo Mi took out the prepared food from her backpack, threw half of it to Liu Chuang, and stuffed the other half into her mouth as if she were eating not ordinary food, but Qin Lang's roasted chicken wings.

Liu Chuang took the food, took a bite without waiting, then his expression stiffened slightly as he looked down at the food in his hand.

“…Lomi?”

"Ok?"

"This isn't right!" He pointed to the food in his hand, his expression turning mournful. "Why has our spending been downgraded again?"

"Didn't you get a lot of bonuses for submitting water samples before?"

Just a few days ago they were eating high-quality ingredients and enjoying themselves with lots of meat and fish for several days. How come they've switched to ordinary ingredients today?

“The bonus…” Lomi’s gaze involuntarily shifted to one side, “The bonus was used to upgrade the equipment.”

"…ha?"

Seeing Liu Chuang's confused look, Luo Mi felt both indignant and self-righteous.

"This time I've prepared an absolutely fireproof balloon 3.0 version, guaranteed to capture the rare spirit without fail. Once we snatch that rare spirit, we can eat premium roasted chicken wings every day, kukuku~"

"But..." Liu Chuang opened his mouth, then hesitated.

Aren't balloons for running away?
(End of this chapter)