Gourmet: Midnight Vending-Chapter 283 - 273: Redefining the Boundaries of Cuisine (Part 2)

Chapter 283: Chapter 273: Redefining the Boundaries of Cuisine (Part 2)

Two hundred skewers, four hundred pig eyes, all successful, not a single explosion!!!

This kind of achievement is quite extraordinary even in the birthplace of pig eyes, Baise, and Chen Mo set aside most of the skewers according to the final introduction of the recipe.

The grilled pig eyes are best left to stand for 3 to 5 minutes before serving to diners, otherwise, they can easily cause burns.

Randomly picking ten skewers, Chen Mo went to the small table where Old Hu was sitting.

"Here, as promised, the first grilled skewer today is for you!"

Hu Jian Country took the bamboo skewer, "Alright, you’re true to your word, so I won’t be polite!"

He handed the ten skewers to the three companions, looked up at Chen Mo, "By the way, Boss, what did you grill today? I saw the sign says it’s called Spiritual Eyes, does that mean it can improve vision if eaten?"

The other three were also curiously waiting for Chen Mo to answer.

They just noticed the skewers had two round things on them, covered with cumin and chili, making it hard to tell what the ingredients inside were.

They looked a bit like meatballs.

Zhang Zhenhua brought the skewer to his nose for a sniff, "It just smells like the seasoning, I can’t tell what meat it is, I’ll try..."

"Pig eyes." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Zhang Zhenhua’s mouth opened wide; a pig’s eye had barely touched his teeth before he quickly pulled it out.

The four of them all looked at Chen Mo with incredulous eyes.

Hu Jian Country was stunned, "What? Pig eyes?" He still couldn’t quite believe it and asked again, "Did you mean, pig as in pork, that pig’s eyeball?"

Chen Mo nodded, giving him a firm answer.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" Hu Jian Country hadn’t even eaten yet, but he pretended to spit out, "Come on, Boss, are you doing this on purpose? Just because yesterday I made that bet with you, you do this to me?"

Chen Mo shook his head, not bothering to explain, and instead said very directly, "A deal’s a deal, if you don’t eat it, you’re a coward."

Qin Xiufen, Zhang Zhenhua, and Hou Qingyun.

The three were expressionless, and even slightly distressed, as they subtly placed their skewers onto the empty plate on the table, then all looked at Hu Jian Country.

Hou Qingyun even felt a bit schadenfreude, seeing Hu Jian Country being in a dilemma, and said, "Old Hu, let’s not talk about anything else, but as a bus driver you need to be bold and careful. If you don’t even dare to eat a pig’s eye, how can you talk about being brave?"

Qin Xiufen glanced at Hou Qingyun with a meaningful look, then checked Zhang Zhenhua beside her with her peripheral vision, finding him not showing anything unusual and keenly observing Old Hu’s next move.

’This Hou Qingyun is speaking with hidden meanings, if he’s saying this now, it’s going to be hard to refuse Hu Jian Country later.’ Qin Xiufen thought to herself.

Then she also seriously watched Hu Jian Country, not with any other intention, but really wanting to see if these pig eyes are actually... edible.

The popular barbecue master was no longer working on the car, and seeing Chen Mo standing by the table, many customers waiting for barbecue also curiously gathered around.

"What’s that? Those round things look like meatballs."

"You don’t get it, just now Boss Xiao Chen said it’s grilled pig eyes, damn, they’ll grill anything! I definitely wouldn’t dare to eat it."

"Damn! Grilled pig eyes?"

"I saw on a show before that this stuff is popular in Guangxi Province, and in some stores, you might not even get your turn to eat grilled pig eyes!"

"Whoa, that’s terrifying? Hey uncle, do you dare to eat it? If not, just admit it. I don’t think Boss Xiao Chen is mean-spirited, so just forget the bet, huh?"

People watching the spectacle were up in arms, seeing Hu Jian Country holding the bamboo skewer with a solemn expression, and began to egg him on.

These are the kinds of people who might not dare to eat it themselves but love to watch others do it. They’re basically the ones who go to amusement parks and don’t play anything themselves but love watching others play.

Old Hu was already very troubled and hesitant; now surrounded by so many onlookers and someone even brought up that bet, at once clenched his toes on the ground, with all his muscles tensed tight, "Damn it, I dared to eat bugs when I was on missions in the army, afraid of this? Fine, I’ll eat it!"

Chen Mo quickly reminded him, "Be careful it’s hot, oh, and keep your mouth closed!"

Hu Jian Country gently bit the round ball into his mouth, taking Chen Mo’s advice and keeping his mouth shut tight.

Then... took two deep breaths.

Tentatively biting.

Suddenly, his mouth was filled with an extremely rich cumin and spicy flavor, with no other taste, and the eyeball between his teeth was just being pressed down only to bounce back up.

Wow, it’s pretty elastic!

The more elastic something is, the more nerve-wracking it feels to eat because no one knows for sure what will happen when bitten down.

Seeing Old Hu’s actions, those watching couldn’t help but hold their breath, watching silently.

No more hesitations!

Old Hu even raised his right leg, stomped his foot, and took a fierce bite!

Sss~~ Boom!!!

In an instant.

Old Hu suddenly felt a surge of some powerful mysterious liquid shooting towards his throat, unable to tell exactly what it was.

The liquid spilled onto his throat and trickled into his mouth, only then did he feel an indescribable texture, and instinctively swallowed the liquid down, his expression growing gradually horrified!

His taste buds had experienced a tsunami of sweetness, the texture very slick.

Little did he know, eye liquid is actually rich in collagen and fat, so the texture in the mouth naturally feels smooth.

The liquid flowed down his esophagus into the stomach, at this moment Old Hu seemed to forget what he had eaten, all previous reluctance disappeared without a trace, and his teeth subconsciously began to chew the juice-drained eyeball.

The grilled outer layer muscled fibers were crispy, and the lens gave a toothsome texture. Speeding up the chewing, it felt somewhat like eating squid, though the taste was completely different!

There’s a meaty fragrance and a sweetness, perfectly roasted with fragrant oil, plus the cumin and chili, which neutralizes the residual odd flavors of the pig eye completely.

One eyeball swallowed down.

Hu Jian Country looked at Chen Mo in disbelief.

Slowly gave a thumbs up.

"How does it feel?" Chen Mo was very concerned about the diner’s experience.

Mainly because he wasn’t sure himself, no exaggeration, Old Hu’s performance was pretty impressive; if it were Chen Mo, he figured he’d rather chicken out than eat it today.

Northerners, such as Chen Mo, inherently reject unusual-looking ingredients, unlike Southerners who seem more accepting.

Hu Jian Country racked his brain, thought deeply, and came up with a phrase that best suited his current feeling.

"Boss Xiao Chen, you’ve redefined the boundaries of cuisine. What I’m eating isn’t barbecue, it’s the essence of a pig’s vision!"

Saying that, Old Hu decisively ate the remaining eyeball on the skewer too.

This time it went much smoother, as soon as he put it into his mouth, he immediately began to chew.

The instant he bit down, the juices sprayed, powerfully impacting the corners of the mouth, the bursting juice brought a thrill, the ingredient’s chewy texture to the extreme, and the exquisite fusion of crispy char and oil fragrance.

The three sensations came and went, Old Hu took two big breaths, quickly grabbed another skewer from the table.

No more talking, he just kept eating!

This scene had the other three at the table gulping down nervously, yet also somewhat scared.

If they didn’t know what the ingredient was, they’d only think Old Hu was eating deliciously at this moment!

But now knowing what the ingredient was, all three had a shiver down their spines, seeing Old Hu as if they didn’t recognize him anymore, like he was a terrifying demon!

Hu Jian Country ate with great pleasure.

In fact, by the time he finished the first skewer, he felt much less resistant inside.

And now, he already reached a realm of forgetting oneself, entirely forgetting what he was actually eating, only thinking it was delicious and wanting to keep eating!

In the crowd.

Xiao Xin, who arrived early for a workout, watched in disbelief.

He looked at Old Hu, feeling a bizarre terror at the sight of Old Hu’s greasy lips paired with his contented face.

Then he looked at Boss Xiao Chen.

On normal days, Boss Xiao Chen was warm, handsome, and had a sunny smile, but at this moment had a strangely ominous and eerie feel.

Remembering the question some friends asked yesterday during Chen Mo’s workout challenge about why Boss Xiao Chen wore a suit in such hot weather?

Now, Xiao Xin seemed to have found the answer.

Isn’t this just like that character in a certain movie?

Cooking in a suit, right?

Whoa!