Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 469 Chen Nuo Personally Demonstrates Grilling Meat

"Since you’ve come, please come inside." Chen Nuo made a welcoming gesture and invited the two into the hall.

Yang Jian and Yang Chan took their seats. Looking at the menu, which only listed stone pot barbecue without any pictures, Yang Jian asked, "Shopkeeper Chen, what’s the method for this stone pot barbecue?"

"It involves using a pot made of stone as the cooking surface. You can still prepare it even without a chef," Chen Nuo explained.

"No need for a chef?" Yang Jian was somewhat surprised, "Does the meat cook itself?"

"Of course, it’s not that simple. The diners need to cook the meat by themselves. It’s quite easy to handle, and I’ve already tested it."

Chen Nuo thought back to the last time he encountered Jin Zha, who clearly had no cooking skills, but managed to barbecue the meat quite well. This proved that anyone could make this dish.

"Cook it ourselves?"

Yang Jian and Yang Chan looked at each other, "But can we cook it well ourselves? What if it gets burnt?"

Chen Nuo clapped his hands, and the Roc Demon King came in from outside, placing the stone pot in front of the table, "This is the stone pot for the stone pot barbecue."

Yang Chan’s eyes widened in shock, "This, this is just a pit smashed in a rock? You’re telling me this can produce gourmet food? Are you kidding me?"

Her comment came out bluntly due to her surprise, forgetting the setting she was in.

As soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it. Her admired person was right in front of her, and the dish was also his creation. Saying such a thing was a complete disrespect towards him, but it was too late to take it back.

Chen Nuo understood her astonishment and, knowing Yang Chan’s straightforward nature, was not angered by her blunt words. He explained, "This stone pot is very thick. Because it is so thick, it prevents the diners from accidentally burning the meat. It’s easy to control."

"Then how do we barbecue it?" asked Yang Jian, looking at the table in front of him, which clearly wasn’t a stove. How could they barbecue on it?

Chen Nuo had already considered this issue. There was no natural gas here, but that was not a problem. After all, there was mana, which could be used to replicate the conditions of modern society.

He set up a tool that connected the top and bottom above the pot, placed a fire underneath it, then cast spells to keep the fire burning permanently. Afterwards, the fire’s intensity could simply be controlled with mana.

In front of the two, Chen Nuo crafted this tool and then explained to Yang Jian, "You feed mana into this small hole. Use more mana for a larger flame, less for a smaller flame. When you eat, I’ll give you a demo, and then you’ll see how it works."

Yang Jian was amazed by Chen Nuo’s method. He had lived a long time but had never seen mana used in such a way. Chen Nuo was indeed talented!

"This is the menu for the stone pot barbecue. Please take a look and order," Chen Nuo handed a menu to the siblings.

Yang Jian took the menu, looking at the various items listed, "So the stone pot barbecue has its own menu?"

"They are all raw meats. Aren’t there those who don’t eat pork or can’t eat lamb?" Chen Nuo explained, "So to prevent serving the wrong dish, we’ve listed them out directly. Have a look and tell me what you’d like, and I’ll go prepare the ingredients for you."

As Chen Nuo spoke, he was about to leave, but Yang Chan, not willing to let him go so easily after coming all this way, hurriedly stopped him.

"Wait a minute, Shopkeeper Chen, we’ve never tried these dishes before, so we don’t know what’s tasty and what’s not. How about you recommend some for us, we’ll order based on your recommendations, okay?"

Yang Jian glanced at his sister, knowing that she wanted to talk more with Chen Nuo, but she seemed to be making a valid point, so he played along with her request and said to Chen Nuo, "Yeah, Shopkeeper Chen, I hadn’t thought of that, indeed. There must be something particularly delicious, right? The two of us have no dietary restrictions, so please recommend a few dishes for us."

Being their first time, they indeed didn’t know what to choose. Chen Nuo picked up the menu and said to them, "First of all, I personally recommend the thick-cut pork belly. This pot can fry it just right, crispy on both sides yet bursting with juices on the inside, and it’s very tasty with the honey sauce."

Chen Nuo’s descriptions were so detailed that just listening to him made their mouths water.

It had been a long time since the two of them had eaten Chen Nuo’s cooking. As soon as he described it, Yang Chan immediately nodded, "Then we’ll have that one, one serving, please."

"Also, there are the black pepper beef fillet, smoked loin, beef tongue, duck intestines, lamb chops, luncheon meat, pepper sausage, all of them are pretty good." Chen Nuo introduced each item and then looked at them both, "How’s your appetite? I’m worried you might order too much and not be able to finish."

"How could we not finish!" Yang Chan immediately retorted, "Shopkeeper Chen, every time we come here to eat, we almost want to clean the plates dry, and now you’re saying we might not finish? Are you underestimating your own cooking skills or our capacity to eat?"

Chen Nuo laughed, "Then I’ll order them all for you, but this time, please don’t lick the plates, they’re all raw meats, and it could upset your stomach if you eat them."

This was said in jest, and both Yang Chan and Yang Jian laughed along with Chen Nuo’s joke, especially Yang Chan. This was the first time she’d heard Chen Nuo joke with her, and she was particularly excited, then immediately asked again, "Then, Shopkeeper Chen, these are all meat dishes, do you have any vegetarian recommendations?"

"For vegetables, lettuce is a must-order." Chen Nuo pointed to the lettuce on the menu, "Pork belly is tasty, but it has a high fat content. It’s better wrapped in lettuce to cut through the greasiness when you eat it."

"That’s great because I can’t eat too much fat anyway, so let’s order some lettuce," Yang Chan supported Chen Nuo’s suggestion enthusiastically. After ordering the lettuce, she asked, "Aside from lettuce, are there any other vegetarian dishes?"

"Look at how anxious you are, I’m not done with the introductions yet." Chen Nuo had intended to introduce other items after the lettuce, but Yang Chan’s eagerness didn’t even leave him a chance to speak.

Yang Chan’s face flushed a bit, "Sorry, I haven’t seen you in such a long time, I got a bit excited."

"It’s only been a few days." Chen Nuo smiled, "Don’t worry, I don’t go out every day either."

"Then please go ahead with the recommendations, I apologize for interrupting you just now."

Yang Chan made an inviting gesture towards the menu with her hand.

Yang Jian silently sighed; his sister was just too impatient and her behavior was too obvious. Fortunately, there were no other people present. If there were, they would probably see right through Yang Chan’s abnormal enthusiasm for Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo himself could obviously tell as well, and coupled with the fact that Sun Wukong had already told him before, witnessing Yang Chan’s demeanor allowed him to feel something off the bat, even if he didn’t explicitly say anything.

"These, enoki mushrooms, onions, leeks, are all good for balancing the flavors," Chen Nuo said as he introduced them.

"Ah great, I’ll take one of each," Yang Chan said.

After they finished ordering, Chen Nuo collected the menu, "All right, I’ll go prepare the dishes for you. Please wait a moment."

Watching Chen Nuo’s retreating figure, Yang Jian spoke to his sister, "If you really like him, you shouldn’t always interact with him just as a customer."