Swallowed Star: Food Shocks the Universe

Xue Xi felt a bit puzzled when looking at the page of Tianfuhao Braised Pork Elbow that was glittering with golden light. She didn't know whether people would pay for such food with gambling effect. If the price was too high, those who didn't win the prize would think she was cheating. If the price was too low, it would not be fair to such a miraculous effect. Besides, do people on Earth know what gene multiples are now?

After thinking it over again and again, Xue Xi decided to set the price of this dish at 1 million Chinese yuan, which was relatively not too expensive. It was just like buying a lottery ticket. If you win, you will be rich.

Then, we turned our attention to the beef and mutton soup with steamed buns, which had the same effect as the berserk potion. Xue Xi priced it at 100 million per bowl. The Lijiang Baba was cheaper, after all, it only had the effect of satisfying hunger, so it was priced at 1000 per piece.

Finally, we looked at the first drink in the store - Jukura coffee. Since Jukura coffee trees are extinct in the wild, the food supply channel appeared on the catalog page for the first time.

For ten thousand yuan, you can get one kilogram of pure Zhukula coffee powder, which is made according to the ancient method inherited from another world: hand-picking, husking with a mortar and pestle, sun drying, crushing to remove the shells, frying in a clay pot, and grinding into powder with a stone.

Xue Xi set its price together with the crab roe soup dumplings, both of which are the most basic wild-grade food at 10 yuan. The price increases 10 times when the quality goes up one level. It's reasonable, right?

After updating the new menu and sending the list of new ingredients needed to Luo Feng who was busy purchasing, Xue Xi curiously lay on the bed and entered the virtual space for cooking practice that she had just obtained.

After closing her eyes and feeling a slight dizziness, Xue Xi found herself in a huge empty space filled with grey mist, making it impossible to tell how big the space was.

As Xue Xi was looking at the cooking space, a light screen suddenly appeared in front of her: Please select the cooking scene, kitchen utensils and required seasonings and ingredients. (One-click practice of the list of delicacies)

The options below include scenes such as deserts, rainforests, swamps, cities, etc., and various kitchen utensils to choose from. There are also various monsters and plants that Xue Xi has seen or has not seen that keep flashing by, making Xue Xi dazzled.

I decided to practice with Zhukula coffee first, so I chose a normal urban environment and inserted the Zhukula coffee page with one click. All kinds of ingredients and kitchen utensils for practice instantly appeared in the kitchen of a five-star hotel.

A can of brown-black coffee powder appears in your hand. This is the authentic Zhukula coffee. The coffee powder provided in the catalogue has been ground. You only need to master the brewing techniques to improve the quality of this intangible cultural heritage delicacy.

However, in her previous life, Xue Xi didn't drink much of these authentic coffees. Instead, she liked Xiao Que Que's bagged coffee, which was less bitter and more convenient. Now she can only explore on her own.

She first used the same method she used to make bagged coffee, pouring hot water directly into it and stirring it with chopsticks. After she was done, the evaluation on the list was - not up to standard, not even up to the wild level. Xue Xi touched her pretty little nose awkwardly, it seemed that the coffee she had drunk before was all low-quality!

Pull out the page of Zhukula coffee and read the brewing section carefully.

In fact, Xue Xi thought that she had a high talent in cooking. Two hours later, Xue Xi brewed the perfectly extracted coffee powder provided by Minglu again.

The first is the steaming stage. Pour in twice the amount of steaming water as the coffee powder to allow the coffee powder to absorb water. The coffee powder that is saturated with water will expand and produce another kind of aroma. The longer the steaming time, the stronger the coffee flavor will be.

The next step was to add water. Xue Xi used the hand brewing pot to extract coffee for two and a half minutes. At the beginning, the amount of water was small, and when it was almost finished, the amount of water was increased to avoid brewing out too many impurities.

The direction of water pouring is to pour water from the center in a circle outward, and then from the outer circle back to the center, and collect the water at the center of the circle. In the middle, Xue Xi also used the newly learned water-cutting technique, and the filter paper was not flushed even once. Finally, the coffee was poured into the cup, and a cup of freshly brewed hand-brewed coffee was out!

This time the directory page gave it a Hong-level rating, and Xue Xi rubbed her hands excitedly, picked up her own achievement and took a big sip.

The next second, "Puff~" the brown coffee spurted out of her mouth with hot steam. Xue Xi's face twisted into a ball, and she stuck out her tongue and complained: "Wa Qu, why is it so bitter? It's not as good as my little bird."

Then she recovered and smacked her lips, feeling the remaining taste in her mouth. To be honest, Xue Xi really didn't like bitterness, but although the coffee in her mouth was bitter, it was not astringent, but rather very mellow.

After thinking for a while, Xue Xi prepared to add milk to Zhukura, which was espresso to her, and also added chocolate sauce and whipped cream to make her favorite mocha flavored coffee. After taking a sip, the sweet and rich aroma surrounded Xue Xi's taste buds, which could be described by an advertising slogan: silky.

Thinking that customers probably wouldn't simply like bitterness, we simply exited the virtual space and added many flavor options after the Jukula coffee on the menu. In addition to the original flavor, there are also latte, macchiato, cappuccino, etc., focusing on diversity.

Afterwards, I immersed myself in the virtual space and practiced the other three listed delicacies. I did not come out exhausted until after 1 a.m. and fell into a deep sleep. However, I gained a lot.

On the menu, coffee, crab roe soup dumplings, baba pancakes, beef and mutton soup steamed buns, and braised pork elbows have all unlocked the second level of price. Together with the previous cat ears, there are a total of six delicacies with twelve price levels, just waiting for diners to taste.

This night was exceptionally quiet, as the surrounding herds of beasts had disappeared, replaced by teams of warriors who did not line up and were unwilling to leave with nutrient solution in their mouths. This small buffer county between the wilderness area and the base city was once again occupied by humans, just to have a bite of the delicious food that made them restless early the next morning.

The next morning, Xue Xi slapped away the noisy alarm clock and got up. She refreshed herself with ice water, looked at herself in the mirror with dark circles under her eyes, raised her fist and encouraged herself secretly: "Come on, Xue Xi! There are still 400 people left. The strength of this apprentice's great perfection will be within reach. By then, I can open a store on Earth if I want, play whenever I want, and go anywhere I want!"

She immediately ran to the kitchen and started busying herself. Now that there were more guests and more varieties of ingredients, Xue Xi, who was still an ordinary person, was gradually feeling a little overwhelmed, so she had to prepare the ingredients in advance to avoid being in a hurry.

At this time, Luo Feng brought the convoy to the restaurant entrance. After sending a message to Xue Xi, he asked people to unload the goods and move things. The little wolf was awakened by someone, and after howling, he went out to hunt on his own.

It was exactly nine o'clock in the morning. Xue Xi put the housekeeping dolls on the cashier counter and pulled up the shutter door. As expected, a long line had formed outside the door. Luo Feng, who had just finished moving the goods, took the opportunity to sneak in. Xue Xi smiled sweetly at the fiery eyes and said, "Good morning, everyone. Welcome! The restaurant is now open. Please dine in an orderly manner."