The moment Kushina lifted the cover, something magical happened—a red glow actually burst forth as the cover was removed.
But when Kushina and Minato looked closely, there seemed to be no glow after all; the dish was simply an exceptionally vivid red.
Looking at the bowl of bright-red mapo tofu before her, Kushina swallowed and said:
"Mu Yue, you never said you were going to add this much chili! It looks so spicy!"
She had thought Mu Yue would only add one extra chili pepper, but judging by the color of the mapo tofu, Kushina felt the entire dish was centered around spiciness.
"This dish is indeed a little spicy, but it isn't just spicy. It also has fragrant, hot, crispy, numbing, and several other flavors," Mu Yue explained.
Hearing Mu Yue say there were so many flavors, Minato took the lead in picking up a spoon and scooping some into his mouth.
"Spicy!" Minato's first impression after swallowing the mapo tofu was spiciness—an indescribable spiciness. Mu Yue's "a little spicy" was extremely spicy to him.
The spice made Minato feel as if he had entered a world filled with flames, with fire erupting everywhere in unbearable heat.
But mapo tofu was not merely spicy. Before long, a multitude of flavors burst across Minato's tongue, immersing him in the delicious food.
"Delicious!" Minato praised sincerely.
After saying that, Minato quickly scooped several more spoonfuls of tofu into his bowl and continued eating.
Seeing Minato eat so eagerly, Kushina knew the dish had to taste amazing, so she took a bite as well.
It was indeed numbing and spicy, but also incredibly fragrant. Kushina could even taste meat in it.
"It really is delicious!" Kushina quickly scooped several spoonfuls of tofu as well.
Though it was very spicy, it was simply