Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1016 - 496: Papaya Cake

The 12 types of snacks Luo Jun sent to Qin Huai overall don't seem too difficult, but the styles are quite diverse.

Papaya Cake, Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns, Crab Shell Cake, Thousand-layer Oil Cake, Coconut Mooncake, Green Bean Cake, Dingsheng Cake, Chestnut Crisp, Milk Tofu, Coconut Jelly, Lard Rice Cake, Osmanthus Cake.

These snacks cover northern desserts, Guangzhou-style mooncakes, Suzhou-style snacks, and Malaysian snacks. Since Qin Huai hadn't seen Papaya Cake in the Snack Encyclopedia, he had to search for this specific snack on the browser.

Simply put, this snack is made from cassava flour, eggs, sugar, and coconut milk, and is one of the traditional New Year cakes commonly eaten during the festive season. As families frequently make it, the difficulty isn't high, but each household's recipe varies slightly.

Qin Huai searched for some recipes online, each differing. Some used cassava flour, while others used sago flour. Some used coconut milk, others coconut cream, and some insisted on coconut oil. The process was generally similar: stir-fry the cassava flour, let it cool, add eggs, oil, coconut milk/cream, knead into dough, and bake - a very standard cake-making method.

Judging by the ingredients, the taste should be quite decent.

It's safe to say that Qin Huai could make all the snacks on Luo Jun's list, and with his current skill level, they're not difficult. As long as there isn't an issue with the snacks Luo Jun provided and they're what the task details require, Qin Huai guarantees completing the side task before Gong Liang overeats.

Qin Huai didn't send a message asking Luo Jun why he was so sure the snacks had to be one of these 12, because he knew Luo Jun's personality well. If he messaged Luo Jun, he would likely be ignored. Better to wait for an opportunity when Cheng Gong and Chen Huihong are present to ask directly.

As for why he needs to wait for Cheng Gong and Chen Huihong to be present...

Qin Huai can only say these two are more likely to draw attention, and Luo Jun can't criticize three people at once with just one mouth. Most of the time, Luo Jun's first choice is: Chen Huihong, are you sick?

Since among the twelve snacks is Chestnut Crisp, Qin Huai directly forwarded this list to Zhao Cheng'an, hoping to consult with him and asking him to spare a few hours tomorrow to train him in Chestnut Crisp.

Although Chestnut Crisp isn't very hard, Qin Huai seldom makes pastries like it. For the next few days, he's focusing on practicing Chestnut Crisp, and if the results aren't satisfactory, he'll have Zhao Cheng'an make it instead.

The task details only mentioned that Gong Liang wanted to eat his dream snack in a family-friendly setting; it didn't specify that the snack must be made by Qin Huai.

Just as Qin Huai continued typing, Zhao Cheng'an instantly replied.

赵诚安: ?

赵诚安: ??

赵诚安: ???

赵诚安: So many??? You want me to make this many snacks tomorrow by myself??? Does Yunzhong Restaurant sell everything? Might as well have me make macarons, chestnut cakes, brownies, and Basque cakes too.

Qin Huai: Can you make them?

赵诚安: ?

The next second, Zhao Cheng'an's call came in, and Qin Huai answered quickly. On the other end, Zhao Cheng'an cried out: "Qin Huai, even if my master asks you to supervise me making snacks, you can't push me like this! Making snacks a few hours a day is enough; I'm here for vacation this time! My master knows well, he understands that leaving Zhiwei Restaurant, I definitely won't be working seriously. I can't let him down with his expectations!"

Qin Huai: ...Redefine expectations.

Worth of Mayfly; if Master Zhou heard that, he might be moved to tears.

"I'm not asking you to make these snacks, these were just the ones Luo Jun sent me." Qin Huai said candidly, not teasing Zhao Cheng'an further.

"Making twelve types of snacks for a tea party is quite a lot." Zhao Cheng'an continued to lament, "Though for a tea party, less quantity but more variety is needed, you have to prepare ingredients for twelve different snacks, and Luo Jun's kitchen is small."

Qin Huai: "…Did you not pay attention to any of today's tea party, just focused on eating fruits?"

Zhao Cheng'an was stunned: "How did you know?"

"I've always heard you guys praise the fruits at Luo Jun's house, saying they're delicious. Though I never felt much about it, thinking how good could fruits possibly taste. At the last tea party, focused on the buffet, I missed the fruits. Today after eating, I found them absolutely heavenly, the frozen durians in the fridge were so tasty that I want to pack the remaining two!"

"You can actually pack them; if you don't take them Sister Hong would."

Qin Huai spent two minutes summarizing the origin of these 12 snacks, and once Zhao Cheng'an heard it, he exclaimed again:

"How did Luo Jun achieve that? Isn't Bi Fang known for hating scams? Bi Fang usually doesn't bother speaking and was able to trick a Scammer? My goodness, I have to tell everyone when I go back!"

Qin Huai: ...

Could you Mayflies focus on the right points?!

Zhao Cheng'an, did you die from missing the point in your previous seven lives? Others are talking about the city gate house, but your focus is on thighs and elbow joints. In the grasslands, they told you not to roam alone because of lions, and your focus was "wow, there are lions on the grasslands!"

Qin Huai raised his voice: "My focus is having you teach me Chestnut Crisp in the next two days!"

"Alright!" Zhao Cheng'an cheerfully agreed, "As long as it doesn't mean overtime, can I just teach you Chestnut Crisp for the next two days?"

Qin Huai hung up the phone, left the room, intending to grab a couple of cheese sticks from the fridge to calm down. Passing by the living room, he found He Cheng had already evolved into watching anime on TV, a game on the computer, chat interface on the tablet, short video scrolling on the phone, music playing on the speakers, while still lying on the couch.