Chapter 45: Hand-Grabbed Pancake

Chapter 45: Hand-Grabbed Pancake

Ever since Chen Mu demonstrated it to Du Jiajia twice, he hadn't been involved in the "kitchen" work anymore.

On the other hand, Du Jiajia seemed to have a natural talent for cooking. The rice cakes she improved indeed tasted much better than Chen Mu's. In reality, Chen Mu was merely a child of poor parents and didn't truly enjoy cooking.

However, in terms of experience, Du Jiajia, who had only dealt with rice so far, still couldn't compare to Chen Mu.

"We have rice, flour, oil, salt, vegetables, and dried meat. Let me think about what I can make..."

Faced with the sudden abundance of ingredients, Chen Mu found it a bit difficult to decide.

"How about cooking noodles?"

As soon as this suggestion was made, everyone felt like their mouths were watering.

Now, simple foods like rice and noodles had become a fatal temptation, and even though they saw that there were rice and flour, they still couldn't eat them. This kind of feeling could really drive a person crazy.

"All cooking methods that require boiling water are currently impossible," Tang Jing denied.

"Is it because of the water evaporating?"

"Yes, there's too little water, and it evaporates quickly after a few boils. It's impossible to cook the food thoroughly."

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"We'll have to wait for the water supply problem to be solved and for a large enough pot to be made before it becomes possible."

Suddenly, Dong Junwei asked, "I have an idea. Can Chen Mu use metal to create a completely sealed container, then put water and rice grains inside, and heat it up? This way, the water won't evaporate, and maybe we can cook rice."

Tang Jing nodded and said, "I've also considered this method. To be honest, it's not entirely impossible to achieve, but there are still many issues."

"What issues?"

"First of all, I don't doubt Chen Mu's abilities, but creating a so-called 'completely sealed' container is actually very difficult. It might not be noticeable at normal temperature and pressure, but once it's heated, the liquid inside will turn into steam, and the pressure will increase dramatically. Any tiny crack at that time would lead to a complete failure, resulting in wasted food.

"Of course, Chen Mu might succeed after several attempts, but the biggest problem is that it's just too dangerous to do so."

"Are you worried it might explode?" Chen Mu asked.

"Yes, Captain's heating ability doesn't seem very proficient. If he exerts too much force, it might not be a problem if the container isn't completely sealed, but if it's truly tightly sealed and the container's capacity can't meet the standard, it could easily lead to an explosion. Although the delicious food is tempting, it's not necessary to take such risks for it at the moment."

"Yes, yes, you're right," everyone chimed in agreement.

"However, once the Captain becomes more skilled, he can try heating the container to a certain degree and then let it cool naturally. After repeating this process several times, it should be possible to cook the rice properly."

"In that case, I'll practice more with metal in the meantime," Dong Junwei said. Currently, the material she practices with the most is stones. During the time Chen Mu and the others were away, she added more than twenty hand grenades to the team's arsenal, undoubtedly significantly increasing the team's combat power.

"Chen Mu, have you sold pancakes from a pushcart before?" Tang Jing asked with a smile.

"I did sell pancakes, but I didn't have my own pushcart. I just helped someone watch their stall for a while. I earned fifty cents per pancake. If business was good in the morning before school, I could make a little over ten yuan for the morning," Chen Mu replied with a smile.

Everyone suddenly realized and found it amusing, laughing in response.

However, as they laughed, they couldn't laugh anymore.

He Ying didn't know Chen Mu's background and felt a bit puzzled, but in the end, she didn't ask.

...

"What exactly is this pancake?"

"Pancake guozi?"

"Doesn't look like it. It's a bit thicker and lacks youtiao and baocui (thin crispy crackers)."

"You're quite particular."

"Maybe it's more like a hand-grabbed pancake."

"..."

"Let's just call it a hand-grabbed pancake. It's just that the ingredients are fewer and simpler."

Chen Mu distributed the second batch to everyone.

"Where's the simplicity? It's clearly the luxurious, extravagant, unbeatable, and super deluxe version of a hand-grabbed pancake!"

Sun Yuan was the first to start praising.

But this time, his flattery was unanimously accepted by everyone.

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