Chapter 896 - 628: Worries
This point made Xia Liang very satisfied, as the counterpart truly respects the culture of Dragon Country.
Tasting the delicious soup dumplings again, feeling the broth dancing in his mouth and stimulating his taste buds, Lu Ruian's face also showed a satisfied expression.
The deliciousness of these soup dumplings makes him feel like he can eat them endlessly, especially when paired with the store's secret sauce, which makes the flavor even more delicious.
"Mr. Xia Liang, please tell me more about the history of chopsticks, I'm very interested in them."
While eating the soup dumplings, Lu Ruian said.
Xia Liang nodded. He's very pleased to see someone willing to learn about the historical culture of Dragon Country.
After that, Xia Liang shared several mythical stories about chopsticks.
For example, Jiang Ziya was inspired by a divine bird to invent silk bamboo chopsticks; Daji used jade hairpins as chopsticks to please King Zhou, and Great Yu, when controlling floods, invented chopsticks by using twigs to scoop hot food to save time...
Listening to these mythical stories while savoring the delicious soup dumplings, Lu Ruian felt very satisfied with this meal.
A basket of soup dumplings was simply not enough for Lu Ruian to eat. He originally wanted to order another basket but noticed there were more people in the store than before, and since he had other delicacies to taste today, he decided to give up.
"Brother, come again when you have time."
As they were leaving, the staff enthusiastically greeted the two men, and the two left.
"Dragon Country people are so warm-hearted, who said people from Dragon Country are all ferocious?"
Lu Ruian thought to himself, and at the same time, while looking at these people in line, he suddenly had an epiphany.
"Our Eagle Country's media says Dragon Country people would fight over food; this statement is indeed exaggerated but not entirely incomprehensible."
"Such delicious foods, as someone who has tasted countless delicacies and is rushing to eat them, naturally these Dragon Country people wouldn't be exceptions."
Lu Ruian understood that the reason Dragon Country people scramble for food is mainly because the food is too delicious.
Of course, this is only his own speculation; in reality, it is because many people need to rush to work early in the morning, so these scenes of scrambling appear.
After finishing the soup dumplings, Lu Ruian, accompanied by Xia Liang, continued to try other delicacies.
Walking on the street for a while, Lu Ruian suddenly stopped, his eyes looking at a shop not far away.
"Mr. Xia Liang, what is this?"
Looking at the food in the store, Lu Ruian asked curiously.
"Mr. Lu Ruian, this kind of delicacy is called Gold Thread Oil Tower, it is a precious traditional snack from the Sanqin Sanyuan region."
Xia Liang said with a smile.
"Oh? Let's try it."
Lu Ruian said and then strode towards the small shop; after they sat for a while, the staff served a portion of Gold Thread Oil Tower.
"Mr. Lu Ruian, this Gold Thread Oil Tower has multiple layers with fine threads, fluffy but not greasy. When lifted, it resembles gold threads, and when placed down, it looks like a pine tower, hence the name Gold Thread Oil Tower."
"It's said that Gold Thread Oil Tower originated in the Tang Dynasty, about fourteen hundred years ago. It was originally named Oil Tower, and improved during the Qing Dynasty, using high-grade flour, pork lard, and other ingredients.
Increasing the layers of the oil cake, changing the shape to a tower, and altering the cooking method from grilling to steaming, making it a superior delicacy."
"..."
Listening to Xia Liang's introduction, Lu Ruian felt amazed. Over the past two days, he also tasted a lot of delicacies, with each one having several hundred or even thousands of years of history.
Then Lu Ruian eagerly tasted it, and upon entering his mouth, he immediately felt that this Gold Thread Oil Tower was fluffy, soft, oily but not greasy.
Additionally, the accompanying ingredients of sour pickled vegetables, sweet bean sauce, scallion sections, paired with almond sweet syrup, were very refreshing and offered a unique flavor.
"Mr. Xia Liang, the taste of this Gold Thread Oil Tower is indeed excellent. I really wonder how you Dragon Country people do it, to have so many delicacies."
Eating while feeling relieved, Lu Ruian felt that over the past two days he had truly experienced it; the culture of Dragon Country is too profound, possibly even casual street food has thousands of years of history.
Xia Liang smiled silently without speaking; if your country could inherit thousands of years, it might also have a unique culture emerging. As for now, naturally, it cannot compare to Dragon Country.
A piece of Gold Thread Oil Tower was basically eaten entirely by Lu Ruian, with Xia Liang merely accompanying him.
The Gold Thread Oil Tower itself is a famous snack in Dragon Country, naturally unbeatable in taste, usually used by restaurants to entertain foreign guests as a superior delicacy.
"Mr. Xia Liang, earlier, I said I would taste all the delicacies of Dragon Country in three days; now it indeed seems I was too naive."
"I'm curious, how many more food streets like this are there in Dragon Country?"
After stepping out of the small shop, the two walked on the street, looking at the array of delicacies around, and Lu Ruian expressed his curiosity.
"Mr. Lu Ruian, our Dragon Country is vast, each region has its own food culture."
"Like Qingyun City, you may have noticed over the past two days, most of the delicacies tasted here are noodle-based."
"Don't underestimate the multitude of delicacies here, actually, this is only the tip of the iceberg of our Dragon Country's cuisine."
"Jingdu has roast duck, pea yellow, flour tea... Jinling City has duck blood vermicelli, small soup dumplings, beef pot stickers... Rongcheng has rabbit head, hot pot, Three Bombardments, cold jelly cake..."
"Above is paradise, below Su Hang with Lin'an's Squirrel Mandarin Fish and the Ten Famous Dishes named after Lin'an's West Lake scenery: Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake, Snow-covered Broken Bridge... Moon Reflected in Three Pools..."
"As a tour guide of Dragon Country, I've been to quite a few places but I dare not claim to have tasted all of Dragon Country's cuisine."
Lu Ruian couldn't help but take a deep breath, although he had long been prepared, knowing Dragon Country's cuisine is not as simple as just this street.
When listening to Xia Liang's words, he was still shocked, the amount was too large, let alone three days, even given him three years or thirty years, he wouldn't be able to taste all of Dragon Country's cuisine.
"Dragon Country, truly a country with profound heritage!"
After expressing his amazement, Lu Ruian's eyes were more determined, though he can't try those delicacies Xia Liang just mentioned now, he can start by tasting the delicacies from this very food street as a beginning, trying to taste as many as possible from Dragon Country.
For the rest of the day, Xia Liang accompanied Lu Ruian in the food street tasting delicacies; even if he couldn't eat anymore, he wouldn't want to leave, using the camera to take some footage.
In the evening, Xia Liang drove to prepare to take him back to the hotel.
"Mr. Lu Ruian, would you like to see the night view of Qingyun City tonight?"
Xia Liang asked while sitting in the car.
See the night view?
Lu Ruian hesitated, although he has been captivated by Dragon Country's delicacies, he still has some concerns about nighttime safety issues.