Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 606 - 605 Can this thing be eaten?

Chen Nuo heard him say that and smiled, "Are you really not going to try it? I still recommend you have a taste. Once you’ve eaten it, you’ll know. The flavor is really, especially good. Maybe you’ll even have to line up to eat it in the future."

Sun Wukong opened his mouth, wanting to say that even if he had to line up to eat it in the future, he didn’t want to eat it now.

But the person across from him was his master, and he couldn’t speak such disrespectful words to his master, so he could only keep those words bottled up inside.

"What are you thinking about?" Chen Nuo had already packed the crawfish and was about to head back.

"Nothing. I wasn’t thinking about anything. I was just wondering, looking like this, how did you even think of eating it, Master?"

Anyway, he didn’t think the creature looked like anything edible, yet he trusted his master’s word completely. Since his master said it was delicious, the taste must be good, even if the appearance was quite terrifying.

"This thing is called crawfish." Chen Nuo introduced, "Just like river shrimp, they’re both shrimps. The taste is not very different, but crawfish have stronger survival skills. Although I don’t know why they’re showing up now, since they have, it has become a signature dish on the Chaos Residence menu."

Sun nodded his head, but he still found the appearance of the creature too frightening, just looking at it made him scared.

"Alright, stop fussing about it." Chen Nuo couldn’t help but laugh at Sun Wukong’s reaction.

Sun Wukong dared not, nor would he ever doubt his master, so he could only doubt himself.

"Master, is this thing like the cicada larvae?" After doubting himself for a while, Sun Wukong came up with a possibility and hurriedly asked Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo couldn’t be bothered to explain and just nodded along with what Sun Wukong said, "Hmm, more or less, although it might not look very appealing, the taste is particularly good."

With such an explanation, Sun Wukong was able to understand it. He had never eaten cicada larvae, but those who had said it was delicious, so it must be a similar case.

Back at Chaos Residence, Chen Nuo handed the prepared crawfish to Sun Wukong, "Clean these well, I’ll start preparing the spices."

"Ah? I have to clean?" Sun Wukong paused. How is he supposed to clean them? Surely just rinsing them with water isn’t enough, and he certainly shouldn’t be expected to kill them, right?

"You expect me to do it?" Chen Nuo retorted.

"Ah no, of course I’ll clean. How could I let Master do such strenuous work? It’s definitely something for me to do," Sun Wukong quickly replied, "But Master, how do I clean these?"

"First, take a brush, then scrub clean the mud and silt on the belly of the crawfish," said Chen Nuo as he casually handed Sun Wukong a brush, and then added, "Also, later, use a chopstick to poke around the tail area to let it pee."

"Ah?" Sun Wukong was startled again. How was he going to do this?

"Like this." Chen Nuo casually grabbed a crawfish to demonstrate how to do it for Sun Wukong.

After seeing Chen Nuo’s actions, Sun Wukong understood how to proceed and started to work with the brush.

Chen Nuo was preparing the ingredients, and there were enough crawfish to make several dishes.

After thinking about it, he decided to first make the most common recipes seen in the market; he wouldn’t bother with the more complicated ones, just go straight for the classic garlic steam, thirteen spices, and the spicy ones.

Sun Wukong was quite fast in his work. By the time Chen Nuo had just finished preparing the ingredients, he had already cleaned them, and as soon as they were peed, they were ready to be cooked.

Chen Nuo set up the pot and began to get ready to cook the crawfish.

Steaming was relatively easy, so he put them straight into the pot to steam. The other garlic, spicy, and thirteen spice flavors all required stir-frying.

He fried them all in the oil pan first, and after frying, he could start stir-frying according to each specific flavor.

The crawfish themselves were already tasty, and with fresh ingredients, a quick stir-fry turned into a delicious dish.

As the oil temperature rose, a trio of scallions, garlic slices, and ginger — the deodorizing trifecta — were the first to hit the frying pan before they burst into a sizzling stir-fry. Soon after, all three versions of the little dragon shrimp were served at the table.

The steamed little dragon shrimps were also ready, Nuo garnished them casually with some chopped green onions, and that was that.

Sun Wukong stared at the three steaming dishes on the table, his eyes practically popping out. The aroma seemed genuinely enticing,

With the addition of aromatic spices, the scent appeared even more appetizing than what they had just charred in the pit of fire. In that case, he felt he truly could give the little dragon shrimp a try.

Sun Wukong had already reached out with his chopsticks, but he was still hesitating internally over whether to eat or not.

Tian Peng had rested up and came over upon smelling the aroma.

"Shopkeeper, what dish are you making? I smell something really fragrant."

"Your nose is quite sharp. The dish is ready, you should come and have a taste as well," said Nuo.

Without noticing what dish it was, Tian Peng simply followed his nose, and upon hearing Nuo say this, he asked cautiously, "Shopkeeper, is there a charge?"

"Of course," Nuo nodded, "but it’s the tasting phase right now, so I’ll give you a seventy percent discount. Of course, I’ll still put yours on your tab — you can pay me back whenever you can."

"All right then," said Tian Peng with glee, upon hearing about the discount and entering from outside.

Now closer to the table, he walked over and asked, "What’s this delicious-smelling dish? Did you just come up with a new creation, Shopkeeper?"

"It’s a new dish," Nuo replied.

Tian Peng was even more excited, and he could no longer even pretend to be reserved. Hastily closing the gap to the table in a few steps, he froze when he saw the dishes.

"What is this?"

"I thought you had good eyesight. Can’t you even tell what this is?" Sun Wukong replied, slightly annoyed.

Of course, Tian Peng saw what the dish was, but he was somewhat in disbelief that it was those strange insects.

Although they were fragrantly prepared, it didn’t conceal the fact that they were strange insects.

"This, can you actually eat this? Shopkeeper, why would you use such bizarre ingredients to cook? How am I supposed to muster an appetite for this!" Tian Peng exclaimed, distressed.

"So, you’re saying you won’t eat it?" asked Nuo.

Tian Peng paused. He wanted to eat but felt wary; anyone who had seen the original form of these strange insects would hesitate.

"Becoming a mortal seems to have shrunk your courage, too. Forget it, if you don’t want to eat, then don’t. There are others who will," said Nuo.

Hearing this, Tian Peng hurriedly said, "Hold on, Shopkeeper! I’m just making a fuss. Who said I won’t eat? If it’s something you made, I’d even eat crap!"

Nuo glanced at Tian Peng and said, "That’s a shame then, because you’ll be disappointed, I would never make crap."

"No, Shopkeeper, I didn’t mean it like that..."

Nuo wasn’t being serious. He casually picked up some little dragon shrimp from the table. Too bad there was no beer to go with it; it seemed the offerings of Chaos Residence were still far from complete.

Pairing little dragon shrimp with beer was essential, and perhaps it was time to look around to see if there were any hops being produced anywhere. The sales of little dragon shrimp would definitely hit new heights then.

"Master!" Seeing Nuo’s actions as if he was about to dig in, Wukong quickly stopped him, "Wait, let me be the first to try. After I’ve tasted it and checked the flavor, then it’s your turn to eat."