Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 99 More—That’ll Cost Extra!

"What are you looking at? You can undress, but Old Hei can't speak Great Xia?"

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Anna frowned: "Speak French or English, I don't understand!"

"Lucas, can you translate what he just said for me?"

Lucas's mouth twitched, and he silently stepped back half a step.

"This... it's not suitable for me to translate. It's best if you resolve the conflict yourselves. We're all here to eat, so let's get along peacefully~"

After saying that, he ran away without looking back.

"Something's fishy!"

Anna stared at Old Hei: "He definitely didn't say anything good, otherwise why wouldn't that guy translate?"

Old Hei, straightforward as always, didn't dodge or evade, and repeated what he said earlier in French right in front of her.

"That's it?"

Anna glanced at Lucas, who was secretly paying attention, and raised her middle finger: "I thought it was something big, but he didn't dare to translate it. Spineless man!"

For some reason, once she knew Old Hei could speak Great Xia language, she found this guy, who looked like a gorilla, not so frightening.

Recalling that he seemed to have already drunk when he arrived, she curiously asked: "How was the tofu soup? Since you've stayed in Great Xia before and lined up a second time, it must be pretty good, right?"

"What do you mean 'must be'? It's incredibly good!"

Old Hei's large hand slapped his chest like a fan: "Trust me, salted egg yolk is definitely a god in the world of seasoning. Whether it's salted egg yolk porridge, crayfish, pumpkin, or any dish, they're extremely delicious to the point of licking the plate and fingers after eating!"

"That exaggerated?"

Dreya was immediately interested.

This ingredient called salted… salted egg yolk, doesn't it sound like a cured duck egg yolk?

Can egg yolk really turn into such a delicious taste?

Or is it actually the flavor of the marinade?

"Hey, hey, what other delicious food is there in Great Xia? You and Lucas stayed in different places, right? What about the cuisine?"

Talking about this, Old Hei's eyes lit up, he took out his phone and opened the album, scrolling through.

"There are tons of delicious foods, he's from a region focused on wheat-based foods. There's also all kinds of lamb dishes, lamb soup, lamb skewers, stewed lamb, lamb buns, and more. That's in the northwest of Great Xia. I was stationed in the northeast; the cuisines are vastly different!"

"In the northeast, it's mainly various meats, rice and noodle products, coarse grains..."

"Look at this, this is the famous northeastern dish Chicken Stew with Mushrooms, this is Iron Pot Stewed Goose, this is Ground Pot Chicken, this is Braised Pork, this is Sauerkraut Stew with Vermicelli, this is Beans Stew with Pork Ribs, and there's also Beef Dumplings..."

These are real-life photos taken on the phone, noticeably different from those beauty-enhanced videos and pictures on the internet, much more genuine and believable.

Especially those short videos of fifteen to thirty seconds, showing the tempting food served and the cooking process from up close, making their mouths water continuously.

"What's this? Reddish-brown, looks a bit like the chicken leg in the boxed meal we had before."

"What about this fried one? Mushrooms? It must be delicious!"

"Oh my god! Isn't this the packed meal we ate a few days ago, which had so many different dishes, twenty kinds? Or maybe thirty? It shouldn't be cheap, right?"

"What?? It's less than 2 euros?? Not only does it have fried chicken legs, but there's also unlimited vegetables???"

"Dreya let's go to Great Xia!"

Dreya covered her ears: "So loud..."

Old Hei was very talkative, and observant, taking advantage of the lively atmosphere to constantly throw out various food topics.

Ten minutes passed.

By the time it was their turn, Old Hei had already gotten Anna's contact information, with the excuse of recommending delicious restaurants if he finds any.

"Finally it's our turn, hungry, hungry, hungry! Can we eat the ice jelly now, I'm dying of thirst!"

Ice jelly?

Lin Chen bent down and opened the refrigerator door, shook the metal bucket, and nodded.

"You're in luck, it's just frozen, Lucas, get to work~!"

"Coming!"

A bored Lucas leaped over like a spring, cheerfully took the metal bucket and started moving, shouting loudly as he went.

"Customers wanting to purchase the ice jelly please wait a moment, I'll dice some fruits now!"

Anna and Dreya prepared to find a spot to rest.

Even if there was a heat barrier protruding from the bottom of the bowl for buffering, their delicate skin couldn't withstand the high temperature transmitted through the wall of the plastic box.

After only two steps, Anna quickened her pace, her face filled with anxiety.

"Hiss... hot, hot, hot!"

Old Hei quickly stretched out his hand, and as Anna jumped from being burned, she didn't care about anything else and placed it directly in his palm.

"Whew~ survived!"

Old Hei, acting nonchalant, walked ahead slowly, casually squatted on an empty plastic stool, turned back, and pointed with his mouth.

Anna blinked her eyes and walked over with her hands behind her back, full of curiosity.

"Can't you feel the heat? Are you made of iron?"

"You keep watching for another ten seconds and I'll make sure you have nothing to drink, believe me?"

"Tsk."

Dreya carefully walked over holding the edge of the plastic bowl, glanced at the two of them fooling around, shook her head, and placed the bowl on the bench beside them.

At this moment, Anna seemed to discover a new world.

"You can actually squat to eat?? Wait, does everyone who goes to Great Xia learn this skill?"

"Is that hard? It's not hard. Haven't you squatted over a pit?"

"Squat over a pit? What's that?"

"... I understand now."

"Huh?? What do you understand now? Tell me!"

Dreya took out two wireless earbuds from her coat pocket and put them in her ears, and the world instantly became quiet.

At this moment, all she paid attention to was the golden tofu in front of her bowl.

She figured it out while waiting in line earlier, it wasn't that the customers who had already bought it didn't want to eat it, it was just too hot to handle.