Chapter 835

Yeah! That's it!

After making up her mind, Ando Chizuru raised her clear eyes to look at Natsume Chikage, a sweet and slightly encouraging smile appearing on her face, and she said softly:

"Natsume-brother, one of the dishes my grandfather... likes to eat the most is Mapo Tofu."

"He often says that Mapo Tofu seems simple, but it can most directly test a chef's balanced control of the seven flavors of 'numbing, spicy, fresh, fragrant, hot, crispy, and tender,' as well as the precise grasp of heat."

"It is a combination of 'heart' and 'basic skills'."

Upon hearing this, Natsume Chikage blinked:

"Mapo Tofu... is it?"

This Chinese dish has extremely high popularity and seems like a home-cooked meal.

But as Ando Chizuru said, to make it authentic, to make it outstanding, and to reach the level of being "approved" by an old craftsman who has been obsessed for half his life and has picky taste buds, is by no means an easy task.

This requires extremely solid cooking skills and a precise understanding of the ratio of seasonings and the sequence of heat.

However, just as Natsume Chikage began to think about how to meet this challenge, his expression suddenly stalled.

A key question surfaced in his mind.

He had just handed the "Broken Oden Immortal's Tang Shao," which might contain a "cooking bonus" effect, to Master Ando Toshio for repair!

Now, he had no special equipment for cooking to assist him!

At the moment, he was completely unable to make any dishes, let alone challenge Ando Toshio's picky taste buds.

All hope could only be pinned on the day after tomorrow.

Pinned on Master Ando Toshio being able to successfully repair that soup spoon, and that the repaired soup spoon would be able to eliminate the "broken" state and restore its original special effect.

If that could really happen...

Then, relying on the bonus of the special equipment, he might really have a glimmer of certainty to try and obtain that "Water-Chanting Kitchen Knife" that radiated a pale blue luster. ===== CHAPTER 836 =====