Chapter 2044: Special hotpot
Translator: 549690339
Man man and Tang Xi were very curious about what Yuan Yuan and the others had prepared for the hotpot. Therefore, they sat at the long table facing them.
Except for Wu Hai who usually ate at a fixed position, the other diners were very calm. They would be happy as long as they had a place to eat. Occasionally, when they saw that there was a need for a special position, such as two or four people, they would give it to him modestly.
Su Ruoyan ordered her food and soon it was Yuan Yuan’s turn.
“Two bowls of white rice and one serving of spicy hotpot base.” Yuan Yuan didn’t wait for su Ruoyan to ask and directly said.
“Alright, please wait a moment.” Even though the order was a little strange, su Ruoyan still took note of it.
“What do you think Yuan Yuan and the others brought to go with the hotpot?” Tang Xi really couldn’t hold back her curiosity.
“It’s probably mutton slices, beef slices, tripe, and so on?” Man man glanced at that very big package again and said.
“Do you think Roly Poly would like that?” Tang Xi felt that man man was not very smart.
“Maybe it’s a vegetable?” As a native of Sichuan, man man felt that it was strange to cook vegetables in a spicy hot pot, because vegetables were spicy.
“I think … It could be even stranger. It could be something else.” Tang Xi said.
While man man and Tang Xi were silent on this side, Yuan Yuan and Zhang Xin were very lively on the other side.
“Roly Poly, other than what I prepared, what else did you prepare?” Zhang Xin was curious.
In order to prepare the ingredients, she had specially returned to her hometown in Dian province, so it was not easy for her to have this hot pot.
“There’s a lot. Let me show you. Let’s prepare it first. We can start eating when the soup base is here.” Roly Poly was salivating even more at the thought of delicious food.
“Let’s do it together. ” Zhang Xin was also very excited.
“This pumpkin flower should taste good. It wasn’t easy for me to find it.” Roly Poly took out a transparent bag, which contained a few half-bloomed pumpkin flowers with green stripes.
“This looks fresh, it should taste good.” Zhang Xin looked at it and was very satisfied.
“I went to pick it this morning. I specially kept it fresh, so it must be fresh. This is a Cypress flower. It’s said that it has a unique taste.” Roly Poly then took out a bag of flowers with emerald green cypress leaves. They were not flowers, but fruits. They were in an irregular star shape, the size of a thumb, and their green color was lighter than the leaves. They looked very tender.
“Of course I have to try it. I haven’t tried it yet.” Zhang Xin couldn’t help but secretly gulp.
Roly Poly continued to take out different types of fresh flowers. They were all washed and placed in a transparent preservation bag. Perhaps he did not pay attention when he was storing them, some of the bags even had some water vapor on them.
There were many fresh flowers, such as roses, Chinese flowers, orchids, pear flowers, and so on. There were also some uncommon flowers such as Sophora flowers, peonies, honeysuckle, and so on. The large table was filled with a dazzling array of flowers. Other than the small stove and pot in the middle, which were left with some s.p.a.ce for a while, the rest of the place was filled with flowers.
“Little friend, do you have a lot of question marks in your head?”
This melody unconsciously appeared in Tang Xi’s mind. No matter how big her imagination was, she would never have thought that Yuan Yuan and the others had prepared flowers for the spicy hot pot.
Hot duck intestines, hot tripe, hot beef, hot flower … Take a look for yourself to see if there was anything strange mixed in.
“Is this good?” Man man was just curious.
The hotpot with tripe and duck intestines was the way to go. Everything else was crooked.
“Probably,” Tang Xi wasn’t sure.
Anyway, the dishes they had ordered had not arrived yet, so he still had some time to watch and broaden his horizons.
“I always feel that every time I see Roly Poly eat, I have a change in my worldview.” Man man muttered.
Tang Xi nodded silently. She also thought so.
Soon, everyone’s dishes were served. Man man and Tang Xi were immersed in the delicious food and had no spare energy to pay attention to Yuan Yuan.
Roly Poly’s spicy hotpot was served as well.
“Yuanyuan, you’re right. The hotpot base of our restaurant is too fragrant. It’s this kind of numbing and spicy taste that makes one feel addicted.” Zhang Xin took in a deep breath.
“Boss Yuan’s dishes will definitely taste excellent. Let’s start.” Roly Poly was eager to try.
“Alright, let’s start.” Zhang Xin couldn’t wait.
Then, the two girls looked at the rolling spicy pot and directly put the peach flowers in it, planning to heat the peach flowers to eat.
“Spicy hotpot with fresh flowers. This combination …” Yuan Zhou took a look at it when he was busy and felt a little breathless.
“Oh, the originally sweet and tender peach was covered with the spicy soup, but it didn’t cover up the taste of the peach itself. It’s really delicious.” Zhang Xin squinted her eyes, enjoying it.
“This Jade Orchid is not bad either, you can try it.” Yuan Yuan stuffed a red jade Orchid petal into her mouth and was immediately conquered by the taste.
“Alright, I’ll try it immediately.” Zhang Xin swallowed the peach in her mouth and immediately headed towards the Jade Orchid.
The two girls went back and forth. After perming the pear flowers, they permed the purple flowers. Anyway, they just permed whatever they got. There were originally twenty to thirty kinds of flowers, but the number was reduced visibly.
There weren’t many of each type of flower. Most of them were in a half-opened state, and a large preservation bag couldn’t hold many, but there were many types.
But no matter how much he ate, he couldn’t stop the two foodies from eating. Soon, there weren’t many flowers left.
“Is it good?” Wu Hai suddenly appeared.
Originally, Wu Hai was still eating attentively. But suddenly, he smelled an especially fresh and sweet smell mixed with the familiar spicy smell.
As a person who often soaked rice with hotpot base ingredients, he naturally knew what the taste was. Therefore, he rarely spared some attention to see what was going on, and then he saw a table full of flowers.
“It’s very delicious. ” Yuan Yuan’s little face was red. One look and you could tell that she was very excited.
“Compa.s.s, one more Osmanthus meatball, osmanthus cake, one spicy hotpot base, one bowl of plain white rice, and one egg fried rice.” Wu Hai immediately went back to his seat to have more food.
Zhang Xin looked at the several dishes and a pile of empty plates at Wu Hai’s side with puzzlement and then continued eating without saying anything. Yuan Yuan, on the other hand, had already gotten used to this and just kept eating.
“Let’s use the last bit of soup base to soak the rice. It’s super delicious. ” Yuan Yuan looked at the hotpot soup base that was left with only one base and said.
“No problem. It’s definitely delicious.” Zhang Xin nodded her head in agreement.
Thus, the two of them happily split the base material into two and poured it into the crystal clear rice. The White rice was instantly dyed with a layer of reddish-brown color.
After the two of them took a bite at the same time, they both showed a very enjoyable expression. They were obviously very satisfied with the taste.
Speaking of which, Zhang Xin and Yuan Yuan actually only knew each other after the new year. Zhang Xin was new here, but ever since she saw Zhang Xin eating glutinous rice dumplings with a big spoonful of red oil, Yuan Yuan felt that she had found a confidant.
After getting to know each other, the two of them had the same interests. It was simply a pity that they didn’t meet earlier. Their feelings quickly warmed up and they became best friends.
“Burp, I’m so full today. Thank you, Roly Poly. I’ll treat you next month. When there are more flowers in full bloom, there will be more food to eat.” Zhang Xin laughed.
“Alright, we’ll come back when the time comes.” Roly Poly nodded his head in agreement.
As for Tang Xi and man man, after they finished their meal, they watched the two of them eat the blooming flowers one after another. Although they were very curious, they didn’t have the courage to try it, so they could only eat their normal food and watch for a while before leaving.
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