Her Food Livestream Broke the Galaxy-Chapter 28: Live Stream on the Federation Star Network

At 8 PM, Jiang Qiuqiu didn’t open the live-streaming platform early as usual. Instead, she waited until the clock ticked past 8:05 before slowly opening her stream.

The moment the stream went live, tens of thousands of people flooded in.

#Why is Juju slower than usual today?#

#Wow, it wasn’t exactly eight. This is the first time the streamer’s been late.#

She wasn’t that late, though, so everyone’s comments were just teasing. No one’s tone was actually harsh.

Jiang Qiuqiu’s voice was soft as she apologized to her fans. "Something came up today, and I got a little sidetracked."

"Well then, welcome to my stream, everyone. Today’s menu: rice noodle rolls."

She laid out a row of raw ingredients on the table.

"Yesterday, I saw the thread everyone built in the streaming community. A lot of fans guessed that rice noodle rolls are made from intestines and rice noodles. You guessed wrong, though."

"So today, join me as we uncover the secrets of rice noodle rolls."

First, she ground rice into flour with a food processor—a familiar step for most viewers.

Next came mixing the batter. She combined a large bowl of rice flour with just under half a bowl of wheat flour. After adding water, she used a pair of long bamboo chopsticks to stir them into a smooth slurry.

The dish had no aroma before it was steamed, and it looked quite plain. The viewers were filled with question marks.

But given that anyone who had doubted Jiang Qiuqiu in the past had always ended up eating their words, everyone patiently kept watching.

With the batter mixed, she took out a square metal tray and set out some minced meat, lettuce, and bird eggs to the side.

Her hands moved with incredible speed. She poured a ladleful of batter onto the square tray and gave it a gentle shake, spreading it into an even layer. "Making rice noodle rolls is actually pretty simple. When I upload the recording after the stream, I’ll post the ingredients and recipe for any fans who want to try making it themselves."

As Jiang Qiuqiu was adding the bird eggs, lettuce, and minced meat, someone in the comments suddenly asked if it would be okay to add slices of Bibi Beast Meat instead.

She pondered for a moment. "Rice noodle rolls are a very forgiving food. You can add almost any filling you like. However, the size and type of the fillings will affect the steaming time, so that’s something you’ll have to manage on your own."

As soon as they heard they’d have to manage it themselves, the comments immediately filled with laments.

#EatEatEatNonstop: If I could manage it myself, I wouldn’t be here desperately watching this stream, boo hoo hoo.#

#My brain tells me I can do it, but my hands just slapped me in the face!#

#I can’t! I’m no good at it! I don’t know how! I can’t get the timing right!#

The viewers were all being goofy, and Jiang Qiuqiu chuckled. "Alright, the water is boiling now. We can start steaming."

As Jiang Qiuqiu began steaming the rice noodle rolls, in Terry’s dorm room, the three Mixed Species musketeers sat at a table, watching the stream on three separate terminals.

Terry stared at the batter Jiang Qiuqiu placed in the steamer, a somewhat familiar aroma wafting from his device, as he listened to his two buddies chattering nonstop beside him—

Changbei: "Why is she making this stuff? There’s barely any meat. It doesn’t look like it’ll be good at all!"

Changbei: "She should add a biiiiig slab of meat in there. That would give it more to chew on."

"..." Qiudao was speechless.

"If you add a huge slab of meat, the batter would probably turn to mush before the meat is even cooked," Qiudao said with a sigh of exasperation.

Changbei grunted, "Oh," then said, as if it were perfectly obvious, "So she shouldn’t be making this! Just cooking a big piece of meat is always best!"

"What do you know," Terry spat. "These rice noodle rolls are delicious! They’re full of flavor. There isn’t a lot of meat, but it’s exceptionally savory!"

"They’re translucent and glistening, and they’re so smooth and tender when you eat them. There’s egg, minced meat, and even the lettuce has this fresh, crisp taste..." As he spoke, he suddenly started drooling a little.