Chapter 410: Chapter 322: Eating Bullfrogs Raw? Sorry, I’m Not That Twisted

"The soup is quite hot, right? We know, Miss Elsa did remind us when we first bought it."

"Didn’t she remind you?"

"... She did remind me, of course she did. I’m just worried you two might be as impatient and curious as I am, so I’m emphasizing again."

"Oh, so that’s how it is. We’ll definitely be careful!"

"Thanks for the reminder, Head Chef. To be honest, I was really tempted to open it up and eat just now. I guess I’ll let it cool for a bit."

"That big fried dumpling can be eaten first, it’s not hot, and it gets greasy when it’s cold. The little buns can sit for five minutes, no problem."

Finally shifting the topic, Nagishiro Sho refocused his attention on the seafood in the pool.

Feeling bored earlier and embarrassed to simply stand by watching Lin Chen work, he ended up helping him clean all the black tiger prawns, even the few black fish in the box were gutted, filleted, deboned, and prepared into neat fish steaks.

Black fish was a new ingredient to him, and when slicing it, the unique thick texture of the fish meat sparked great curiosity in him.

The tactile feel of this fish meat was quite different from most lake fish, and instead resembled the texture of sea fish.

It’s said to be one of the culprits vandalizing crops and lake streams, caught by John for employee meals. Despite Nagishiro Sho’s unchanged demeanor on the surface, he was secretly excited.

No matter what, black fish is still a type of fish, a common ingredient.

But what in the world is that ugly bag of fat frogs next to it??

"You don’t recognize it?"

Seeing his reaction, Lin Chen was puzzled.

"This is bullfrog. Didn’t I see a video of your Sakura cuisine online, including bullfrog sashimi."

"Oh man, that’s one brutal dish. They chop off the upper body of a live bullfrog in one cut, then quickly peel the skin off the lower half, clean out the viscera, and then fillet the meat, arranging it on a plate with the still living upper body of the bullfrog placed in the center."

"Bullfrogs have highly active nervous systems and don’t die immediately even after being separated from the body, so it’s just there, watching diners eat its meat piece by piece, struggling until it eventually dies..."

"Stop!!"

Having just bitten into the chicken comb dumplings, John and Magna’s faces changed drastically, rushing over to cover his mouth.

"Please, we’re still having breakfast, don’t talk about such brutal and bloody stuff!"

Even John, who had tasted the delicious bullfrog and witnessed livestock slaughter daily, couldn’t bear the mental image of what Lin Chen described.

Let alone Magna and Nagishiro Sho, both never having eaten bullfrog.

Both had pale faces, looking as if they were about to vomit.

"Impossible! I’ve never heard of such a dish!"

"I admit we Sakura people indeed love sashimi, especially those of live fish, live squid, live sea urchins, but bullfrogs... Whether in supermarkets or farmers’ markets, they’re not for sale, and I’ve never seen such a dish in restaurants!"

"The foods we select for sashimi are mostly deep-sea seafood, with safety assurances. If it’s terrestrial meat meant for sashimi, the breeding conditions require highly stringent standards. It’s not something you can eat raw just by catching one randomly."

"These frogs usually live around fields or ditches in dirty environments, definitely not fit for raw consumption!"

"I seriously suspect that video you saw was staged for views!"

When it comes to his country’s culinary culture, Nagishiro Sho seemed both excited and earnest, even going over to turn on the faucet to wash his hands, not bothering to dry them before taking out his phone to search online.

"It actually exists?!"

Upon finding the video, even without clicking to watch it, just the thumbnail was enough for him to imagine the scene.

John and Magna, albeit extremely reluctant, were driven by curiosity so intense they couldn’t help but sneak a peek.

"Ugh!!"

"This is just too cruel! Letting the bullfrog watch as its body gets eaten??"

"Oh my god, I can’t look, that woman had a bite and the bullfrog started struggling!!"

Nagishiro Sho seemed unable to believe his eyes, his mouth wide open, eyes vacant, fully expressing disbelief.

But the people in the video did indeed speak Japanese, with an izakaya-style setting including dining service and tableware.

Believe it or not, it’s real.

"This... This must be an exception, probably the only place in Sakura that does this, I don’t believe normal people would be interested in trying such a thing."

After watching the video, Nagishiro Sho shook his head, reached a quick conclusion.

"The dishes we Sakura people typically eat include things like ramen, tempura, okonomiyaki, sashimi sushi, fried chicken, and fried pork chops, izakaya menus are mostly similar. Though some places might produce odd recipes for attention."

"Like raw chicken meat sets or raw horse meat sets, but those bloody entrails are beyond me, I can only tolerate raw beef and seafood."

"Obviously, cooking them makes them safe and tasty, why choose to eat raw?"

Born into a renowned culinary family, he completely fails to grasp such niche culinary matters. But out of professional curiosity as a chef, he once tried these himself and felt nothing notable, at most novel.

However, this raw bullfrog meat...

Forget it, he’s not out of his mind.

He also doesn’t want such bizarre dishes showing up in his restaurant, and the diners certainly wouldn’t want to see them either.

Who knows, maybe someone from an animal protection organization would show up and cause trouble.

"What you said makes sense, I agree!"

"I agree too."

A short one-minute video left the three with a lifelong psychological shadow.

Especially John and Magna, who suddenly found the rooster crest dumplings they had just taken two bites of less appetizing.

"So it’s an exception, I thought you Sakura People really had such a heavy taste."

Lin Chen shook his head slightly disappointed.

Though they don’t eat live bullfrogs, they do eat raw horse meat, raw chicken, and raw organ sashimi, and not just a few people.

Even Nagishiro Sho couldn’t argue against this point.

Being willing to eat raw organ sashimi, there probably aren’t many people in the world who can do this, right?

Just from this point of view, some Sakura People are indeed quite perverted.

"Let’s not talk about that. How are you going to deal with these bullfrogs?"

"I’m not sure yet, but in Great Xia, we usually deep fry, hot pot, stir-fry, or make dry pot, basically just these four methods." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"John has already tried the deep-fried one, and you can think of hot pot as something similar to spicy soup, but you cook and eat it yourself."

"There’s nothing much to say about stir-frying, and for dry pot, you basically deep fry it first, then stir-fry it, and finally serve it in a container that’s kept heated. Essentially, the taste is similar to stir-fry, just presented differently."

"What!? You already tried it? When??"

Magna grabbed John’s collar.

"Nonsense, my farm is full of these things, holding concerts there every night, you can catch them just by stretching out your hand."

John wasn’t bothered and instead puffed out his chest proudly: "I’m telling you, don’t be fooled by the bullfrog’s ugly appearance, but it tastes really good! The texture of the meat is similar to chicken but more tender, somewhere between chicken and fish."

"And I went back to check online, bullfrog meat has extremely high protein content and very low fat, making it an excellent source of protein."

"In terms of cost and value for money, it can’t even be compared to steak!"

"Last time, I tried the fried one, and it was indeed very tasty, similar to fried chicken. This time, since we’ve brought a lot, why not try a bit of each flavor?"

"...Alright, I have no objection. Anyway, today’s meals are handled by the two new employees I hired, so I’m quite free, but let me finish testing these meatballs first."

Lin Chen had already put on clean gloves again, lined the white cuttlefish meat neatly on the chopping board, and held an iron rod from who knows where, raising it high and bringing it down heavily.

"Pa—"

With a noticeable muffled sound, the thick cuttlefish meat dented immediately.

After several attempts with different intensities, Lin Chen’s movements became more skilled, and the pounding speed increased.

The cuttlefish meat quickly became minced before their eyes and gradually turned into a paste.

Having barely regained their appetite, John and Magna saw that he had started making meatballs, so they quickly stuffed the rooster crest dumplings into their mouths, fearing that if they ate too late, they’d digest slowly and miss out on better food later.

The rooster crest dumplings seemed big, but there wasn’t much to eat; they were hollow inside, roughly equivalent to eating two pieces of fried dough.

They weren’t Great Xia People, so they didn’t find anything special about these dumplings. From their perspective, it’s all unfamiliar food anyway.

If they had to describe it, it was like a fried version of bread stuffed with some meat filling, the creativity was okay, but the taste was ordinary.

In contrast, the delicate little soup dumplings that had scalded Nagishiro Sho’s lips made their eyes light up.

After a few minutes of cooling, they didn’t burn the mouth when eaten, but because they were kept in a paper bag, they were still piping hot.

With a sip of the fresh soup, the sense of comfort was such that it felt like every cell in their bodies was cheering with joy.

They unanimously felt that even in a Michelin three-star restaurant, they wouldn’t find such a refreshing and savory broth!

Western broths are usually not consumed directly, they’re used in cooking instead of water.

If you drink it straight, it doesn’t taste like anything, and the texture is a bit weird.

"How exactly is the broth inside these dumplings injected?"

"When I saw the guy making them before, he didn’t add any broth, just put the meat filling in the center and wrapped it up."

"Don’t tell me this is some kind of magic from Great Xia."

Not only John and Magna, but Nagishiro Sho also felt quite curious about the sudden appearance of a large amount of broth in the little dumplings.

But unlike the two laymen, he vaguely guessed the answer.