Chapter 411

Chapter 411: Yummy Frog Cakes

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

The plate that Zhou Jia carried up to the customers was presumably the simplest one in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant .

It was but a flat white plate without any patterns on it .

“Is this the lotus leaf?” Ling Hong looked at the verdant leaf laid in the plate and said .

“Yes . It’s used to wrap the Frog Cakes . ” Zhou Jia nodded her head at the side .

“Why the lotus leaf?” When Gao Xin heard that, he muttered and happened to be heard by Zhou Jia .

“Boss Yuan says that the frog should obviously stay on the lotus leaf, therefore he used the lotus leaf . ” Zhou Jia was quite proud when she said that .

The reason why she appeared so proud was certainly because of Yuan Zhou’s craftsmanship .

“This lotus leaf is taken from Sanjia Village . ” After that, Zhou Jia remembered that she didn’t mention the place and hence added .

“It’s supposed to be withered during this time of year . ” Ling Hong said with curiosity .

“There’s supposedly a pond of lotus left unwithered during these recent few days . ” Wu Hai suddenly said at the side .

“Ok . I see . ” Ling Hong nodded his head .

Gao Xin was still bent over the table indifferently like a dead dog . At least in Ling Hong’s opinion, he appeared to be so .

After they debated over the lotus leaves, it was the turn of the main cuisine, the Frog Cakes .

Speaking of which, the Frog Cake was but a palm-sized round cake without any decorations concerning a frog, let alone being made like a frog .

If the lotus leaf wasn’t included, of course .

Not long after, however, Ling Hong discovered the meaning of the name .

“Haha . It’s really a Frog Cake . ” Ling Hong burst into laughter and said proudly .

“You are just eating a cake . What are you laughing for?” Gao Xin said impatiently .

“You don’t understand . ” Ling Hong didn’t get angry, but just said straightforwardly .

The cake wasn’t really in the shape of a frog . Instead, it was a palm-sized regular round cake .

It was supposed to be baked . With a circle of golden-brown color around, the white and soft cake looked fairly crispy and yummy .

Along with the roasted fragrance of wheat flour, it made people unable to resist its attractions .

The Frog Cake was about a finger-width thick . Yuan Zhou made an opening at the lateral side with the knife, making it look like the wide open mouth of a frog .

It was the origin of the name of Frog Cake .

A piece of verdant vegetable was stuffed in the white and soft cake as well as some beef slices that had been wrapped in the red sauce .

The white cake, beef slices in red sauce, fresh vegetables, and scorched crust on the surface made Ling Hong directly pick one up and take a bite .

After a sound of “Ka Ca”, Ling Hong bit off a big piece of the cake .

As expected, the skin of the cake was crisp along with a slight scorched fragrance while the inside was incredibly soft .

It was like the Thousand-Layer Mantou’s pure wheat fragrance . The strong red sauce rushed straight to his throat before one could feel the bland taste of the cake .

“Hiss . ” Ling Hong couldn’t help inhaling and then chewed immediately .

“Ka Ca Ka Ca”, the crisp and fresh vegetable stuffed in the Frog Cake was then chewed up . A refreshing taste of vegetables balanced the pungency of the red sauce out and thus the beef became fragrant, spicy and, tasty .

After chewing it carefully, Ling Hong realized that the beef was the essence of the entire Frog Cake as it had coordinated all the tastes .

With the wheat fragrance of the cake as the basis, the pungency of the red sauce was clear and vivid while the crisp vegetables still carried a spark of the unique sweetness of the salad .

“The beef is way too delicious . It definitely tastes good if it’s made into steak . ” Ling Hong couldn’t help saying that .

Indeed . When Ling Hong started to bite the beef, it tasted extraordinarily tender .

Though the beef slices were very thin, the gravy contained therein overflowed slowly from the top of the tongue . After chewing slightly, the beef slid into the throat together with all the food .

During the process, the beef coordinated all the tastes and integrated them altogether .

If Yuan Zhou knew Ling Hong’s thoughts, he would naturally agree with him .

Because there were only three pieces of the beef slices in the Frog Cake, but they had an extraordinary background .

“Isn’t this piece the coin tendon of the cattle?” Yuan Zhou asked that with puzzlement when he pickled it last night .

The system displayed, “This piece is the anterior tendon taken from the Argentina cattle . It’s the part of the joint of the front legs of the cattle . “

“As the pattern of the beef slices is similar to that of the ancient coins, it gets this name . “

“Besides, as the front legs move less and bear less pressure of the heavy body, this part is better than the beef shin . It’s tender and delicious as well as chewy . “

“Stop, stop . Please stop . ” Yuan Zhou supported his own forehead helplessly .

As expected, the system really stopped, but Yuan Zhou couldn’t help but ridicule it .

“I posture in front of others calmly everyday while you always show off your knowledge every day . ” Looking at the introductions of the beef, Yuan Zhou couldn’t help saying .

The system displayed, “Getting more knowledge of the ingredients can help to improve one’s culinary skills . “

“I really don’t know what to say now . Ok, then you continue posturing and I will watch you silently . ” Yuan Zhou paused obviously and then said earnestly .

The system displayed, “For the best interest of the cattle, the system lets the cattle herd move about and graze in the vast grassland freely . “

“What’s more, the farm actually raises very little cattle . As a result, every cattle occupies at least two meadows, of which the diameter is above 1000 meters, to run freely rather than stay in the narrow cowshed every day . “

“Cattle raised in that surroundings are free from the possibility of being infected with diseases and are also happier than those raised in the cowshed . Therefore, this system is actually raising the healthy and happy cattle that grazes in the pasture . “

“You are right . It’s very good . It just looks like the advertisement for fertilizers . ” Yuan Zhou said frankly and straightforwardly .

The system displayed, “This cattle is pure white and lives in pollution-free areas . In order to get the top-quality beef, the system only choses the virgin Queen Cattle to raise . “

“Instead of fresh pasture, it only eats the cured hay specially blended with soybean, corn and wheat . “

“It’s truly particular about its food . ” Yuan Zhou continued ridiculing .

Then, the system started to introduce various living activities of the Queen Cattle .

Yuan Zhou read all the information seriously .

As for other introductions that the system only used the freshest two leaves for the vegetables and collected the remaining ones, Yuan Zhou was already prepared for that .

After all, it likewise only used the core part of the watermelon .

Yuan Zhou also prepared the red sauce personally this time because he wanted to eat the red sauce noodles for lunch . Of course, it was prepared by himself without the system’s help .

Ling Hong had such a sharp tongue that he could tell what was good . Therefore, he still couldn’t help uttering while he was eating blissfully right now .

His voice was very clear and could be heard by anyone .

“Boss Yuan, when will you prepare to serve steak? It will be perfect if you can use this beef to make the steak . ” Ling Hong enjoyed the delicacy of the Frog Cake and said .

“Temporarily, I don’t have that plan . ” Yuan Zhou considered for a while carefully and then he answered .

“Pity . What a pity!” Ling Hong didn’t forget to talk while eating it blissfully .

“You are way too exaggerated . Is it really so delicious|?” Gao Xin couldn’t help asking that at the side .

“Of course . ” Ling Hong nodded his head .

Just before Ling Hong reacted, Gao Xin took the other Frog Cake and stuffed it into his mouth while speaking .

“Wait . That’s mine . ” Ling Hong shouted .

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