I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Heath wasn't in a hurry. Mew was a very wary Pokémon, otherwise it would have been captured by humans long ago.

He took Xiaoyao to see her room, and Xiaoyao was quite satisfied. It had windows, good lighting, and a large room. The only problem was that everything was already there, and the bed and other furniture had to be bought separately. But that was a good thing, at least Xiaoyao could decorate her room according to her own ideas. So Heath took Xiaoyao to a furniture store, where Xiaoyao spent a long time choosing before finally spending a little over 100,000 yuan to buy the furniture she needed.

It looks like a lot, and it really is a lot, but the brands that Xiaoyao bought are there, so the price is naturally not too low. Fortunately, Qianli still has some savings, otherwise she probably wouldn't be able to support it. After Guaili moved, Xiaoyao was able to move into Heath's dining car smoothly.

"There's a bathroom in your room, it's already renovated," Heath reminded May. Although Heath and his Pokémon usually showered outside, May was a girl, and Heath was mindful of that. So he used the restaurant's renovation privileges to create a bathroom for May, making it much more convenient for her to take a shower.

"Thank you, Master!" Xiaoyao smiled happily; this kind of life was simply wonderful!

Seeing Xiaoyao's happy expression, Heath's face showed a strange smile. This child is really happy. This won't do. It seems that he has to find a way to give Xiaoyao some more responsibility and let her experience what it means to be cruel to life and hard to be a chef.

"It's getting late, so we're closing for the day. Let's practice the basics," Heath said calmly. Xiaoyao immediately nodded. It would be best to start learning cooking skills as soon as possible so she could graduate sooner.

Seeing Xiaoyao's confident demeanor, Heath's smile grew even more genuine. He clapped his hands and called Farfetch'd in.

"Big Green Duck, why don't you teach Little Yao the basics of flipping the wok? Let's start with three sets a day, ten minutes per set."

Chapter 969 One Minute on Stage

What is a chef like? Is it someone who orchestrates everything in the kitchen, skillfully creating delicious dishes that bring smiles of happiness to their guests? Perhaps so, but a chef who can work in a restaurant needs to undergo systematic training and practice. As the saying goes, "One minute on stage requires ten years of practice off stage." This saying applies not only to opera but also to culinary arts and other fields. Basically, to achieve good results, one needs to study diligently first, and now Xiaoyao needs to go through such steps.

It's fair to say that if Xiaoyao were learning to be a housewife, Heath wouldn't have such strict requirements. A housewife only needs to cook delicious food; there aren't many other requirements. As long as it's passable, it's fine. It's very simple. But if she's going to be a chef, then she needs to have solid basic skills. When frying rice, she doesn't need a spatula; she can just toss the pan to make the rice heat up evenly and taste evenly. That's a basic skill. And knife skills also need to be good. However, Heath still plans to start by teaching Xiaoyao how to toss the pan to strengthen her arm muscles. Otherwise, she won't be able to do many things well.

"Master Heath, this is so easy!" Xiaoyao looked relaxed and carefree. Although she was a girl, she was, after all, the daughter of Senri, so she had received some special training when she was young, and flipping the wok was quite simple for her.

"Oh? So you're pretty brave." Heath looked at Haruka with a smile, while Farfetch'd looked at her with pity. Although flipping a wok once might not seem like a problem, and a minute is easy, the longer you flip it, the more painful it becomes. In the end, your arms will be so sore that you can't lift them up, and even lifting them will be painful. Unless you start training your muscles from a young age, it's basically impossible to endure a set of wok-flipping exercises.

"Of course, I'm super strong, okay!" Xiaoyao smiled confidently. Heath didn't say anything, just watched Xiaoyao continue training. Soon one set was finished, but there were still two sets left. When the second set started, Xiaoyao's relaxed expression became much less relaxed, and her expression became distorted. Heath thought for a moment, guessing that Xiaoyao was probably gritting her teeth and persevering. Young people can always grit their teeth and persevere for a while. However, Heath also began to observe Xiaoyao's physical condition. Too much of a good thing is bad. He needed to find Xiaoyao's current limit of perseverance and then gradually develop it.

Soon, Xiaoyao put on a dramatic performance in front of Heath. Heath chuckled as he watched Xiaoyao's pale face and her attempt to persevere. He then shook his head, walked over, and took the pot from her. Only then did Xiaoyao shakily put her hand down. Even after putting it down, Xiaoyao looked exhausted, and her hand was trembling.

"Okay, from now on, follow this rhythm. You need to practice flipping the wok every day. Once you can flip it steadily, you can start the next step of your studies." Heath gave a brand new training method. Xiaoyao nodded, her face pale. She would stick to it, she definitely would.

Heath looked at Xiaoyao and seemed to see his former self. When he was learning to be a chef, he didn't have the money to go to a culinary school, so he found an experienced chef. At first, he had to do odd jobs, but that's how he became much stronger. Later, he slowly learned how to cook and mastered the basics. The hardships he endured were indescribable.

"Can you keep going? There will be days like this every day from now on." Hiss asked, looking at Xiaoyao. If she couldn't even keep going like this, then she should become a trainer. That would be more suitable for Xiaoyao. Although being a trainer isn't easy, most trainers don't need to do physical training, unless they are the martial arts type.

“I can!” Xiaoyao looked up at Heath with her little face and said very seriously. Heath nodded. A child’s strength is like crops in a field. They will grow back the next day after they are cut. With this kind of training, Xiaoyao’s arm strength will not be weak in the future.

"Come on, stretch with me. Now is not the time to rest." Heath called out to Xiaoyao, who wanted to sit down. It would be easy to rest now, but that would make her muscles very bulky and cause other problems. Stretching can make her feel better the next day, but it needs to be done scientifically. Heath couldn't bear to look at Xiaoyao's muscular body in the future. He was afraid that even Qianli would have something to say about it.

Xiaoyao was initially a little reluctant, which is not surprising, as she didn't really want to move after finishing her workout. However, after Heath explained the consequences of not doing so, Xiaoyao chickened out and obediently followed Heath to start exercising. Once Xiaoyao started exercising in a proper manner, Heath left and went to the kitchen.

He planned to make something for Xiaoyao to drink to replenish her energy and electrolytes. The simplest way would be to use electrolyte water, which Heath had in his food cart. Heath had prepared a lot of this water because he exercised every day. However, Heath had some other ideas.

People always want to drink water after exercise, especially after strenuous exercise. The body will spontaneously crave water, and the brain will frantically send commands to drink water. However, you should not drink water immediately at this time. It is best to walk slowly for a while to allow your body to recover, and then drink water. Moreover, you should drink warm water, not ice water. At the same time, you should not drink too much at once, otherwise you may die suddenly in a minute. There have been news reports of this before. For example, a teenage boy drank a bottle of ice water after playing basketball and then collapsed on the ground and died suddenly.

After strenuous exercise, the body is very hot. Suddenly pouring a bottle of ice water on it causes a sudden change in temperature. Humans are not steel that needs to be tempered. Moreover, doing so can easily lead to the breakdown of bodily functions. Therefore, these painful lessons have given people a greater understanding of post-exercise health care.

Although flipping a wok isn't exactly strenuous exercise, Heath still made a cup of electrolyte honey water and brought it over for Xiaoyao to drink slowly in small sips before she was done.

"Farfetch'd was like you at first, but it's a Pokémon after all, and its physical abilities are what they are, so it adapted relatively quickly. I wonder when you'll be able to adapt to this process." Heath said to May with a smile, and May looked at Farfetch'd in surprise.

As expected of my senior brother.

Chapter 970 Creating a Training Plan for Xiaoyao

"Xiaoyao studied very hard, and she actually finished it." Heath glanced at Xiaoyao, who was too tired to speak, and couldn't help but smile. He had thought that Xiaoyao might not be able to persevere, but to his surprise, she actually did and finished what she was supposed to do today. This was no easy feat. People always like to be lazy, just like when it comes to exercising. It's easy for people to find excuses not to exercise, and it's very difficult to stick to it. But Xiaoyao completed the task that Heath had assigned her today. Although she was very tired now, she still finished it in the end.

It was quite rare. Xiaoyao's arms were so sore that she couldn't lift them anymore. Heath had prepared for Xiaoyao to rest today and even took out some things to prevent muscle damage so that Xiaoyao could apply them herself. Unexpectedly, Xiaoyao still managed to finish the job after resting for a while.

"You're working very hard." Farfetch'd stood beside Heath, sipping something from a cup. It was a refreshing drink Heath had made. The weather had been incredibly hot lately. Even though Orange City was a port city, the temperature had still reached 34 degrees Celsius. The scorching heat made Heath uncomfortable, so he simply made some refreshing drinks. Although Heath's food cart could insulate people from the heat, sometimes when they saw the bright sun outside, they could still feel the intense heat enveloping them.

So Hiss made a refreshing drink, a simple honey lemonade, and asked Snorlax to quickly chill it. A drink that could bring someone back to life on a hot summer day was ready.

"The taste is similar to the lemonade from Snow King that I drank in my previous life..." Heath took another sip, squinting his eyes contentedly. The temperature in the dining car wasn't hot, but he was sunbathing, so he could still feel the heat of the summer heat on his back.

"Haruka, that's enough for today." Heath walked over with a smile and handed Haruka a glass of lemonade. It has to be said that this girl is really a tenacious girl. No wonder she can become the protagonist of the Hoenn region. After all, it is very difficult for a ten-year-old child to have Haruka's willpower. Even some adults cannot do it.

Even when Heath himself was working in his previous life, he would slack off whenever he could, which was related to the exploitative system of his boss. Anyway, no matter how hard Heath worked, his monthly salary was only so much. It seemed that working hard would only help his boss buy a luxury car sooner, so Heath simply chose to slack off and lie down. It has to be said that this was a unique culture in his previous life, a culture that makes people not know what to say.

"Master, do you do this every day..." Xiaoyao was so tired that she felt like her hands weren't her own anymore. It felt like her bones were falling out of her flesh and being pressed down by her own flesh, which was very uncomfortable.

"Well, but as long as you train enough, things that seem tiring and impossible to do now will become easier in the future. The 'Sanbuzhan' you ate yesterday was very time-consuming; it took more than half an hour to achieve a similar effect." Heath chuckled as he looked at Xiaoyao. A chef doesn't just rely on recipes; physical fitness is also very important. Therefore, a chef who cooks frequently is usually in good physical condition, and their hands are much stronger than the average person's.

This is why a classic line from a past life's comedy sketches would appear: "A big, burly man is either a tycoon or a cook."

Of course, the word "huofu" does not only refer to chefs; it can also refer to those who engage in heavy physical labor, such as carrying water.

"I will try my best!" Xiaoyao thought of the Sanbuzhan (a type of spicy stir-fry) she ate yesterday. The taste was okay, but she didn't expect it to require so much physical labor. This made Xiaoyao feel the necessity of strengthening her body even more. Heath looked at Xiaoyao's determined eyes and couldn't help but touch his chin. He wondered where Mr. Fujiyama had gone. Otherwise, he could have asked Mr. Fujiyama to make a special training plan for Xiaoyao. That way, Xiaoyao could become stronger in a scientific and systematic way, which was very important.

After all, Xiaoyao is a girl. Although Heath doesn't discriminate against girls, it has to be said that girls are naturally much weaker than boys in terms of strength and endurance. And chefs are required to have a certain amount of strength and endurance. So if Xiaoyao can train herself and make her body stronger, then Xiaoyao's future will be a little easier, or at least not so hard.

As for Mr. Fujiyama, Heath remembered that Mr. Fujiyama had been injured before and should have gone to the hospital. He didn't know if Mr. Fujiyama was still there. Thinking of this, Heath made a phone call to Mr. Fujiyama. The call was answered shortly after dialing. After a brief chat with Mr. Fujiyama, Heath was able to confirm that Mr. Fujiyama was indeed in the hospital. The wound had been treated, but Miss Joey asked Mr. Fujiyama to stay in the hospital for observation, and Mr. Fujiyama obediently stayed in the hospital.

You can ignore what others say, but you have to listen to Nurse Joy; that's common sense in the Pokémon world.

"Eh? Heath, you've actually taken on a disciple? That's great news... But for a girl who's not even ten years old yet, it's quite troublesome to devise such a training plan." Mr. Fujiyama laughed heartily on the other end of the phone. His voice sounded full of energy, not at all like someone who had been injured. No wonder he could stand up to Garchomp.

"So I'd like to trouble you, Mr. Fujiyama, to design a training plan for Haruka. Otherwise, as you know, it's very difficult for a girl to be a chef." Heath smiled. Actually, there are easier paths for girls to become chefs, such as becoming a pastry chef, specializing in making all kinds of desserts. This would reduce the requirements, since most of the work can be done with kitchen utensils, although there are times when she needs to stir things herself.

"Haha, no problem, I'll be right there." Mr. Fujiyama immediately agreed, and Heath quickly thanked him. Mr. Fujiyama was a very professional person; he was the one who devised the training plan for Charizard, and now Charizard's strength was evident to all.

Chapter 971 Unbelievable

"With her tiny arms and legs, she's clearly a complete newbie. She's had absolutely no experience with fitness. But setting her up shouldn't be too complicated." Mr. Fujiyama arrived quickly and saw Haruka sitting properly on the sofa. After giving Haruka some simple tests, Mr. Fujiyama gave his conclusion. Heath didn't really care. Haruka was only a little over nine years old, not even ten yet. How could a child that age be involved in fitness or anything like that, unless they were instilled with that idea from a young age? Otherwise, children that age are usually preparing for their future travels. That's how it is in the Pokémon world.

Furthermore, Heath heard from Mr. Senri that he planned to come over tomorrow to bring a Pokémon to his daughter. Heath had no objection to this; it was just another Pokémon, and it wasn't like he couldn't afford to raise one. Besides, Senri had given May living expenses before, and although buying furniture and such had cost some money, it was enough for May to use for a long time. Therefore, Heath agreed with Senri's idea.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Fujiyama... Haruka, Mr. Fujiyama is very professional. If you follow his training plan, being a chef won't be so hard in the future." Heath said to Mr. Fujiyama with a smile, then turned to look at Haruka beside him and added a sentence. Haruka nodded obediently after hearing this. Having flipped a wok before, Haruka now knew very well how important strength was for a chef. Otherwise, if you didn't have the strength to flip the wok, cooking would be troublesome.

Mr. Fujiyama went to make a training plan for Haruka, and Heath could finally relax a bit. He wasn't planning to work today, partly because he needed to take Haruka on as an apprentice, which would take a lot of time, and partly because Heath wanted to take a break. Tomorrow he could use the Anywhere Door to return to the Kanto region, so he also planned to rest a little. Besides, Petalburg City was a place...

Well, it's really strange. Although Heath has only been here for a few days, he can tell that there are some oddities about Petalburg City. For example, there is a dilapidated wooden house near the sea in Petalburg City. No one has come there yet, but Heath knows that an old man will live there in the future, and the protagonist of the game will receive his help to go to the next gym. But that's not the point. The point is that dilapidated wooden house.

Heath had visited the place before when he had nothing else to do. The dilapidated wooden hut was truly run-down; you could say that even a homeless person would be reluctant to live there and would rather sleep under a bridge. Moreover…

Heath's expression became unfocused.

He recalled a scene he had inadvertently witnessed the previous night on his way back to Orange City. His car had just passed by the Orange City beach at night, and the little wooden house under the moonlight seemed unremarkable. But Heath was certain that he had seen something extraordinary that day, something truly extraordinary—an exceptionally large figure. Heath had been resting his chin on his hand, gazing out the window, contemplating a moment of melancholy, but in that moonlit moment, he saw a dark shadow swim past in the sea beside him—a massive dark shadow. Heath estimated that, if it was real, the shadow was probably over three hundred meters long and several tens of meters wide.

Keep in mind that Wailord is only fifteen meters tall, so Heath still doesn't understand what he saw.

It can only be said that even though this is the world of Pokémon, there are still some unbelievable things here.

"Mr. Fujiyama, would you like something to eat?" Heath asked with a smile. Mr. Fujiyama had already prepared a training plan for Haruka, and she could start training tomorrow. Heath also had time to chat with Mr. Fujiyama. After all, the two of them hadn't talked for a while, and it was nice to have a chat now.

"Give me a large piece of meat. Miss Joey said I need to replenish my energy and nutrition now, and can't eat like before, otherwise it will affect the healing of my wounds." Mr. Fujiyama sighed. Heath was a little surprised. This was really rare, after all, Mr. Fujiyama was a very self-disciplined person. But listening to Miss Joey was naturally not a problem. However, the question of what to make was giving Heath a headache. After all, a large piece of meat was basically pure meat. Heath knew a lot about meat, all kinds of meat. Heath was just struggling with what kind of meat to make for Mr. Fujiyama.

"Want to try that?" Heath stroked his chin, thinking of a very classic dish. This dish is very famous and often appears in various food programs and food novels. That dish is Dongpo pork. It is pure pork and tastes good, but it is a bit greasy. Heath had some unique ideas. He wanted to modify it and see if it would work.

As we all know, Su Dongpo (Su Shi) was a famous Chinese writer who left behind many works. Dongpo pork is also said to be closely related to Su Dongpo. What Heath wanted to try was to juice lychees and see if it would produce any wonderful reaction with Dongpo pork. After all, the taste of lychees is undeniable and many people love them. Su Dongpo even wrote the saying "I eat three hundred lychees a day." Of course, Heath wondered if eating three hundred lychees a day would cause him to get too much internal heat.

Lychee, a unique fruit that comes with the height of summer, is known for its delicious and exceptionally sweet taste. It is famous among all fruits and comes in many varieties. The best lychee is naturally the one with small seeds and lots of flesh. Fresh lychees are the most delicious, and the longer they are stored, the worse they taste. A truly good lychee is the kind that can make you addicted, and you can't stop eating them one after another. However, lychees also have a small drawback: from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, eating too many can cause internal heat.

From the perspective of modern medicine, lychees have a high sugar content, and eating too many can lead to high blood sugar and a series of problems. Of course, it is irresponsible to talk about toxicity without considering dosage. The same principle applies to eating lychees. As long as you don't eat too many, it's okay to eat some lychees.

This time, Heath wanted to try using lychee juice to caramelize sugar. If it worked, what would the taste be like? Would there be any surprising flavor changes?

Chapter 972 The Feasibility of Using Fruit in Cooking

It turns out that using lychees to caramelize sugar doesn't work. However, the resulting Dongpo pork has a rather peculiar taste. It has a slightly sweet lychee flavor, but the taste isn't very strong. It's a flavor that lingers in your mouth after you've finished eating, which is quite unique. Heath thinks this flavor is a bit strange, unlike traditional Dongpo pork. Heath doesn't know if anyone will like it, but from a chef's perspective, he thinks this improvement to Dongpo pork is pretty good. After all, the biggest problem with such a large piece of meat as Dongpo pork is that it feels greasy after eating it. But now, eating this Dongpo pork doesn't feel greasy at all. On the contrary, you'll find the flavor quite good, with a strange sweet aftertaste.

This is a magical quality that ordinary Dongpo pork doesn't have, at least that's what Heath thinks. So Heath still wrote down the recipe. This kind of Dongpo pork can be served to guests. Heath doesn't think there's a big problem, after all, the taste is still very good, and it also has an added sweet aftertaste. That kind of sweet taste is really very good.

So in the end, Heath took the lychee-braised pork to Mr. Fujiyama.

"Master, can fruits like lychees be used in cooking?" Xiaoyao had been watching the whole process and had seen Heath's cooking. That's why she was confused. She hadn't really eaten many unique fruit dishes before, and it was quite surprising. Xiaoyao herself didn't understand why her master would add such a delicious fruit like lychees. Aren't fruits eaten on their own?

Xiao Yao had naturally eaten lychees before. Lychees are delicious and taste great, especially freshly picked ones. They are so good that they can make you feel a little tipsy and want to eat another one right away. So when she saw her master using lychees to cook, Xiao Yao felt a little confused and even shocked. After all, she had never seen anyone use lychees to cook, especially not with such a greasy-looking meat dish.

"Of course you can, why not?" Heath looked at Xiaoyao with a smile, and even Mr. Fujiyama smiled. Mr. Fujiyama took out his phone and swiped around, and then showed Xiaoyao all kinds of food made from fruits that could be found on the phone. Xiaoyao felt like her eyes had been opened. She really had never seen such unique ways of making food. These methods were indeed very unique.

“Using fruit in cooking isn’t anything special. You’ll gradually come across it in the future. As long as you master the basics, you can make any dish by following a recipe.” Heath smiled. Cooking isn’t actually that difficult, and beginners can quickly get started. But if you want to stand out from others, then you need to learn and practice. There’s nothing to say about that. It’s the biggest unfairness that an ordinary person can easily surpass professional chefs, considering the time and labor costs they’ve invested.

"Master, most fruits are sweet, so if we do it this way..." Xiaoyao clearly still had many questions, but she did ask some of the right ones.

"Sweet isn't bad either. I'll teach you how to make pineapple fried rice. It's a very common staple food." Heath smiled. Pineapple fried rice is quite popular, and it tastes very good. In my previous life, it was a popular food. The only problem was that it was picky about customers, since some people really couldn't stand eating sweet food.

"Pineapple fried rice??" May was confused. She had never eaten this before. Hiss wasn't surprised. Pineapple fried rice in this world is mainly concentrated in the Alola region. It can be said that the people of Alola really like to eat pineapple fried rice. Apart from the people of Alola, people in other places don't know much about pineapple fried rice. Therefore, not many people have eaten pineapple fried rice. In the Hoenn region, unless it is a restaurant specializing in Alola cuisine, it is unlikely that any restaurant will make pineapple fried rice.

Meanwhile, Mr. Fujiyama had already started eating his own food. The main dish Heath had prepared for him was Dongpo pork, with side dishes of tomato and egg and stir-fried eggplant. This would help him avoid feeling too greasy after eating. Mr. Fujiyama was most interested in the Dongpo pork that Heath had made. He knew that Heath was a very good cook. After all, Heath's culinary skills were well-known, and it could be said that the dishes Heath made were usually quite delicious. However, he had never actually eaten this strange meat dish called Dongpo pork before, and he didn't know why it was called that.

Most importantly, it looks like it has a very high energy content. Although there is lean meat, the juicy fat still made Mr. Fujiyama swallow hard. He hadn't eaten such fatty meat in a long time. You know, since he started exercising, Mr. Fujiyama has had very professional requirements and standards for his diet. You could even say that his requirements are so strict that they are a bit exaggerated.

A highly self-disciplined person would naturally not touch fatty meat, but now that Miss Joey said he had to eat meat to supplement his nutrition, Mr. Fujiyama naturally didn't care about his taste. He tried picking it up with his chopsticks and found that the Dongpo pork was very tender and could be torn off directly with chopsticks. This surprised Mr. Fujiyama. In his opinion, meat that was too tender probably wouldn't taste very good.

However, as soon as Mr. Fujiyama took a bite of the Dongpo pork, he changed his mind. The Dongpo pork wasn't bad; it was quite good, so good that he was speechless. Despite having large pieces of fat, it didn't feel greasy at all. In fact, it had a unique sweet taste at the end, which instantly reduced the greasiness of the meat. Paired with the tangy and appetizing tomato and egg, and the dry and fragrant stir-fried eggplant, Mr. Fujiyama was unusually satisfied with his meal.

It seems that eating fatty meat occasionally isn't such an unacceptable thing.

However, Fujiyama quickly abandoned this idea. He was a self-disciplined person and would not give up something he had persisted in for so long just because of a little craving. However, since it was Miss Joey's request, it was okay for him to eat more before his wounds healed.

Thinking of this, Mr. Fujiyama ate even faster. Moreover, the Dongpo pork that Heath made was very large, so he could even pick it up and tear it apart to eat, which made it even more enjoyable.

Chapter 973 Why is beef so expensive?

Eating meat and drinking wine to one's heart's content is something that probably everyone has fantasized about. However, it must be said that the novels and TV series of that era also had a significant impact. People who have read Water Margin all want to go to a shop and order a few ounces of cooked beef and a few bowls of wine, get drunk, and then go up the mountain to fight tigers. But later they found out that cooked beef was really damn expensive!

It can be said that at that most immature and passionate age, a boy who wanted to be a hero went to the restaurant with great enthusiasm, and then learned for the first time what it meant to be stumped by a penny.

"...Master, why is beef so expensive?" At that moment, Heath was explaining some culinary tricks to Xiaoyao. Heath didn't know what they were talking about, but Xiaoyao suddenly asked this question. Heath was stunned for a moment and didn't understand why Xiaoyao would suddenly ask such a question. After all, Heath remembered that he had just been talking about the tricks of buying groceries, but he didn't expect Xiaoyao to suddenly become interested in beef. However, Xiaoyao's question was quite interesting. Heath had been curious about this question before, after all, beef is really expensive, and some beef by-products are even more ridiculously expensive.

"Because most beef is expensive to raise, and some beef products may only yield 500 grams of finished product from one kilogram of beef, the price naturally goes up." Heath thought of a street food from his previous life, a very delicious but wallet-racking delicacy: dried beef, an expensive dish costing as much as 30 to 40 taels. Heath had previously gone to inquire about the price of that delicious roasted dried beef after smelling it, only to be quoted 38 yuan per tael, which made Heath's eyes almost pop out of their sockets.

How much is one liang? One liang is 100 grams, which means that if you buy it by the kilogram, one kilogram of dried beef would cost a whopping 380 yuan. That's an incredibly high price, and many people would think twice before buying it. The high price of dried beef is naturally due to the price of beef, and also because the beef loses moisture during the production process, resulting in a significant weight reduction. Therefore, the price of dried beef remains high, even more expensive than some seafood.

Beef is different from pork. Common animals like pigs and chickens have been bred into specialized meat-producing breeds. These breeds don't have any special characteristics; their main feature is that they grow quickly and produce a lot of meat. As a result, the price naturally drops. But cattle are different. Although there are beef cattle, it takes time for them to grow to marketable size. These costs are fixed, so the price is unlikely to drop to the level of pork.

"Oh~" Xiaoyao nodded as if she understood but not quite. She understood some of it, but not all of it. After all, she was still a child under ten years old. Children under ten years old often have a more erratic and eccentric personality. There was nothing strange about that. Heath herself was like that when she was young. Even though she was in class, her thoughts would inexplicably drift to some strange places.

"What kind of dish do you want to learn?" Heath looked at Xiaoyao with a smile. He wanted to let Xiaoyao experience the joy of cooking. After all, learning anything requires some fun. If there is only hardship and no fun, then it is not so easy to persevere. Heath once thought that if he could see his understanding of a subject improve every time he studied seriously when he was in school, would he have been admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University long ago?

However, Heath knew this was impossible. It's just that the thoughts of teenagers are always hard to fathom when they are in school. They are full of curiosity about everything in the world, shining like gems that haven't had their edges smoothed. On the other hand, the words of adults whose edges have been smoothed by life and society are always so disheartening, so naturally they cannot gain the approval of teenagers.

"Huh? Master, can I learn to cook now?" Xiaoyao was a little confused. Wasn't it supposed to be about practicing basic skills?

"Of course, cooking is cooking, and practicing basic skills is practicing basic skills. They're different. Cooking can fill your stomach, while practicing basic skills allows you to easily enjoy delicious food," Heath smiled. How difficult can it be to be a chef? Even without formal training, you can learn by watching your parents cook at home. How complicated is it to fry an egg fried rice? Not at all, not complicated at all, it can even be described as simple. But how to sell a simple bowl of egg fried rice and make people feel particularly satisfied requires a lot of practice.