Chapter 893 - 625: Taking Care
"Oh my god, is the food in the Dragon Country really this delicious? Why have I never heard about it before?"
"Hehe, I've been in the Dragon Country for half a year now, and the food here is terrifyingly diverse, giving me different feelings every day."
"I've also been in the Dragon Country, but because back home there's always been hostility towards the Dragon Country, I didn't dare to reveal my location. Now I can finally talk about it."
"Actually, when I heard the gourmet say they wanted to finish tasting all the Dragon Country's food in three days, I laughed so hard even through the screen, because I've lived here for three years and still haven't sampled all the food in this city."
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With Lu Rui'an's words, the screen suddenly filled with comments from foreigners in the Dragon Country, all having a peculiar sense of superiority.
Previously, they didn't dare to say they were in the Dragon Country, nor did they dare to say anything nice about it, just to avoid being attacked by people from abroad.
But now things are different; Lu Rui'an has acknowledged the Dragon Country's food, and they naturally feel proud of being in the Dragon Country.
"I haven't been to Qingyun, but I'm currently in Rongcheng in the Dragon Country. This place is called the Land of Abundance, countless delicacies here—it'd be worth it for a gourmet to visit."
"I'm in Shancheng, not far from Rongcheng, and there are also many delicious foods here. My favorites are Dandan noodles, Iron cake, and Chicken shredded cold noodles... Come over when you have the chance."
"How can you come to the Dragon Country without visiting Jingcheng? The sugar ears, flour tea, roast duck, and ginger silk fried dough twists here will make you enjoy them endlessly. As they say, Jingcheng snacks are numerous, each one will make you eat happily, and once you start, you'll go crazy, even waiting in line feels joyful!"
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Quickly, the chat took a different turn as foreigners living in or having lived in the Dragon Country started discussing the local delicacies they'd experienced in different cities.
Those foreigners who have never been to the Dragon Country wore confused faces, as they couldn't understand these chats and had no concept of the foods mentioned.
But one thing they suddenly realized was that the Dragon Country might not be as bad as the media portrayed.
Otherwise, why would these people be filled with nostalgia discussing the Dragon Country, looking like they want to return?
As more fans watched the video, its popularity began to soar, quickly climbing into the top ten on the foreign platform's hot list in less than half an hour.
This also led many Dragon Country people to discover the video.
"Isn't this the foreign anchor who said they'd finish tasting all Dragon Country food in three days, and now they're left wistful over just one soup dumpling."
"I said before this anchor is just joking, now it seems to be true, I wonder if they brought enough money, if they get stuck in Dragon Country's food, they might not even have the money for a return ticket."
"Foreigners are really clueless, what we consider ordinary food reaches a level ten standard to them. Have these foreigners never had a proper meal?"
"Foreign media claim Dragon Country people don't have enough to eat, but I think they don't know what food is—they keep gnawing on bread and eating raw lettuce, even my pigs eat better than them."
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When many Dragon Country people saw this video, they couldn't help but smile. Every time they saw foreign media fabricating rumors, they weren't angry but found it laughable.
What's more laughable is that there really are people who believe these media rumors.
Now they suddenly see a foreign anchor with millions of followers fighting over a soup dumpling with Dragon Country people, which they find amusing.
Didn't you say before that Dragon Country people don't have enough to eat?
Then why fight with us over a soup dumpling?
At the same time, seeing some foreigners living in the Dragon Country discussing its food, many people felt inexplicably happy.
Dragon Country people are always magnanimous; especially facing clowns, they'd usually brush it off with a smile. They know if they are living well or not; there's no need to tell the world.
And now foreigners have started to fight over dumplings with them.
People in the Dragon Country do not pay much attention to the video; at most, they consider it a topic for tea and dinner conversations.
But as the video gained traction abroad, more and more foreigners joined in.
Among them were praises for the Dragon Country, and criticisms, but these things Lu Rui'an was unaware of for now.
Xia Liang, meanwhile, had brought him back to Dapiyuan Food Street, standing in front of a biangbiang noodle shop.
"Biangbiang..."
As soon as they arrived at the shop entrance, they heard a crisp sound coming from inside.
Lu Rui'an curiously looked over and saw a master pulling a noodle wider than a belt. As he lightly swung it, the noodle fell onto the countertop, making a crisp sound.
"Mr. Xia Liang, is this the biangbiang noodles you mentioned?"
When he heard Xia Liang say he was taking him to eat a special type of noodle, he was curious. But seeing the wide noodles in front of him still surprised him.
It was his first time seeing such wide noodles and he wasn't sure if it would taste good.
"Mr. Lu Rui'an, this is indeed biangbiang noodles, one of the Ten Unusual Things of the Sanqin region."
"There was an ancient rhyme: Sanqin noodles really aren't bad, rolled thick and cut wide like a belt. Fragrant, wide, and chewy like a belt, refreshing and filling is best."
"The origin of the name 'biangbiang' is as you saw just now; the sound the noodle makes as it hits the countertop."
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Xia Liang explained, as one of the Sanqin's Ten Unusual Things, biangbiang noodles are quite famous.
After cooking the noodles and taking them out, they are placed in a bowl, sprinkled with ginger, garlic, chili powder, then hot oil is poured over them, and finally, prepared meat sauce is added, mixed together, resulting in the famous biangbiang noodles from the Sanqin region.
As Xia Liang and Lu Rui'an sat down, soon a server brought over two bowls of biangbiang noodles.
After mixing the meat sauce evenly, they started tasting.
"Mr. Xia Liang, you really didn't lie to me. This is truly delicious."
After eating a noodle, Lu Rui'an said to Xia Liang, for him, the taste was at least a level seven or even eight.
Xia Liang smiled without saying a word; it's just a bowl of biangbiang noodles, but it's making the little foreigner so happy.
Soon, they finished the noodles in the bowl, and Lu Rui'an grabbed the camera and shot a clip, intending to edit the video later.
One serving of biangbiang noodles naturally wasn't enough for Lu Rui'an, so Xia Liang led him around the food street to try other delicacies.
In the morning, Lu Rui'an had already spotted many delicious foods. But he was too stuffed to try them, and now he had the chance.
"Mr. Lu Rui'an, there are many people here, keep close to dad… uh, keep close to me, don't get lost."
Xia Liang, as if taking care of his own dear child, was worried the little foreigner would get lost in the crowd.