The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 470 The Peculiar Blue-Spotted Sheep
"Ok."

Qin Lang nodded, without suspecting anything.

In his view, Xu Wei, as the food recommender for the assessment of mutton and living in a coastal area, naturally needed to have mutton sent from elsewhere.

As for why the chef doesn't need to prepare the ingredients himself, perhaps it's because the lamb he bought was of particularly high quality?

But no matter what kind of mutton it is, passing the test should be a piece of cake for me.

Thinking of this, Qin Lang silently took a sip of tea, already considering how to inquire about Zhen Ling after passing the Food Recommender assessment.

Just then, a "baa" sound drifted from afar, followed by a second and a third, the calls rising and falling, giving Qin Lang the illusion that he had arrived on a vast grassland surrounded by flocks of sheep.

"These guys are surprisingly fast today." Xu Wei put down his teacup with some surprise. "The ingredients have arrived. Come with me."

With that, he got up and walked out.

Qin Lang followed closely behind, walking with a puzzled expression.

It sounds like there are quite a few sheep. Xu Wei had so many live sheep delivered at once; preserving them must be difficult.

However, when the door opened and he saw the scene outside, Qin Lang stopped in his tracks, standing there dumbfounded as if petrified.

What did he see?
sheep!
Hundreds and thousands of sheep!

These sheep were not brought from elsewhere as he had expected; instead, they emerged from the sea and walked onto land on their own!
Watching the sheep walk onto the beach, shake off the water, and then waddle over to him, Qin Lang felt that all his previous understanding of sheep had been completely overturned.

"This is a sheep?!" Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong, who followed closely behind, were equally stunned when they saw this scene.

“I just said that the sheep here are not the same as ordinary sheep.” Xu Wei stood with his hands behind his back, a hint of smugness on his face. “Kid, it’s not too late for you to give up the assessment now.”

"That won't do!" Qin Lang's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "The opportunity to cook with a completely new ingredient is every chef's dream!"

"Mr. Xu, could you tell me about this type of sheep?"

"You're quite something, kid." Xu Wei nodded slightly. "Come with me, you can help me count the number of blue-spotted sheep."

"Blue-spotted sheep..." Qin Lang carefully observed the nearest sheep and indeed found that this type of sheep had many blue round spots on its body surface.

In addition, their wool texture seems to be quite different from ordinary wool.

Qin Lang touched it and found that the wool of this blue-spotted sheep was similar in texture to that of aquatic mammals such as seals. After being taken out of the water, it was already almost dry after being shaken, and it did not absorb water at all.

“That’s right, this kind of sheep is called the blue-spotted sheep.” Xu Wei said slowly. “As you can see, this kind of sheep can swim underwater for short periods of time, and the blue spots on its body can simulate light spots underwater, which has a camouflage effect.”

"I see!" Qin Lang suddenly looked enlightened.

He had also been underwater and seen the underwater scenery. Underwater, the sunlight casts shimmering waves as the water ripples, and the blue spots on the blue-spotted sheep's body are indeed very similar to that.

In addition, the hooves of the blue-spotted sheep are different from those of ordinary sheep, being wider and flatter, making them more suitable for underwater movement.

"Mr. Xu, what do these sheep eat?" Zhao Qian couldn't help but ask curiously. "Ordinary sheep eat grass, so does it eat seaweed?"

"Haha, you're right!" Xu Wei laughed. "Sheep eat grass, and seaweed is grass too!"

Qin Lang: “…”

The difference is huge.

Seaweed is strictly speaking an algae, while grass is a herbaceous plant.

However, biological evolution is inherently mysterious and unpredictable, so the existence of such special sheep in another world seems somewhat understandable. For Qin Lang, the most important thing wasn't the habits of these blue-spotted sheep, but rather…

"Mr. Xu, the meat of the blue-spotted sheep is probably different from that of ordinary mutton, isn't it?"

“That’s natural.” Xu Wei nodded. “These blue-spotted sheep only live in coastal areas, and they can’t be found just anywhere. They can only survive in areas with abundant aquatic plants.”

“This is a very special species. There aren’t many people in the entire Singing Whale State who professionally keep them, and I’m one of them.”

"The reason for raising this type of sheep is naturally because of its unique meat quality. It not only has the characteristics of mutton itself, but also combines the special fresh and delicious taste that can only be found in aquatic seafood."

"This..." Qin Lang couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The dish "Fish and Lamb Delicacies" is a creation of Qin Lang, who once cooked a dish of lamb stuffed inside a fish, blending the freshness of the fish with that of the lamb to interpret the concept of freshness.

But the magical world of food spirits gave birth to a species called the Blue-spotted Sheep, which is born with the deliciousness of both fish and sheep.

How special would it be to use such ingredients in cooking?
At this moment, Qin Lang felt his culinary soul fully awakened!
"Don't be too happy yet." Seemingly seeing through Qin Lang's thoughts, Xu Wei chuckled, "It's true that the Blue-spotted Sheep combines the advantages of both, but it also combines the disadvantages of both."

"Whether it's the smell of mutton or the fishy smell, neither is easy to get rid of."

As they spoke, the four had already finished counting the number of blue-spotted sheep.

"All the sheep that were released have returned, and none are missing." Xu Wei chuckled and pointed to the blue-spotted sheep crowding on the vast beach. "Choose one."

"This time, I'm not going to give you any hints."

"Okay." Qin Lang nodded slightly, his expression becoming serious.

Choosing a sheep is also an art.

If it were a sheep that Qin Lang was familiar with, he would naturally know how to choose.

However, past experience may not be entirely applicable when dealing with these special blue-spotted sheep.

This was Xu Wei's first test for Qin Lang.

Qin Lang strode over to the nearest blue-spotted sheep and began to stroke it without any hesitation.

An adult blue-spotted sheep is about 80 centimeters tall at the shoulder and has streamlined, curled horns on its head, but it is surprisingly docile. Even when Qin Lang touched it inappropriately, it did not resist at all.

After some attempts, Qin Lang had a general idea of ​​what to do.

Because they need to dive, blue-spotted sheep have thicker subcutaneous fat than ordinary sheep, and their hair is very short and highly hydrophobic.

Judging from the physique, mental state, wool quality, and horn condition of the blue-spotted sheep, it should be possible to select the better ones.

Based on his own criteria, Qin Lang quickly selected one of them and led it toward Xu Wei.

"Mr. Xu, I choose this one."

"Oh?" Xu Wei glanced at Qin Lang's choice and nodded in satisfaction. "In that case, let's begin."

"I hope your cooking won't waste such a good lamb."

Does this mean they made the right choice?
Qin Lang was overjoyed. "I will definitely do my best!"

(End of this chapter)