Eastern and Western Cuisine Collide!

After transmigrating to another world, could you finally eat and drink to your heart's content?

Su Xian proved through his fearless act of transmigration that this was complete nonsense. Who knew how many fine young people dreaming of transmigration had been misled by it?

Douluo's dishes did have "fragrance," at least. They were fried, deep-fried, and roasted—how could they not smell good?

But!

They fucking did not deserve the word "fragrant" at all!

Just look at roasted chicken in later generations. The seasonings were practically as plentiful as the chicken itself.

Then look at Douluo. A bare roasted chicken—oh... with a little seasoning added. Otherwise, one might have thought it had simply been held over a fire and served.

As for "spicy," sorry, his tongue must have gone blind. He could not taste it at all!

Adapt to local customs?

Not a chance!

He had already transmigrated, so why the hell should he make himself suffer like this?

Eat what he wanted, drink what he wanted—he absolutely could not settle for less. Otherwise, would this transmigration not have been for nothing?

"First Prince, why have you come to the kitchen?"

Seeing Xue Qinghe arrive, Ya Ka, who was in charge of the Imperial Cuisine, hurried over in a panic, trying to keep Xue Qinghe from entering the kitchen.

"I plan to make a few small dishes for my Imperial Father and the Empress Dowager. Have someone prepare the ingredients for me," Su Xian ordered.

"You wish to cook personally? That absolutely cannot be allowed!" Ya Ka was instantly startled and hurriedly waved his hands in protest.

"What? Did you not hear my order?" Su Xian snapped coldly.

"Understood, understood. I'll have them prepare everything at once." Shivering instinctively, Ya Ka was terrified and quickly stepped aside.

"Prepare a fish, as well as some scallions, ginger, and garlic. And don't forget the chili peppers."

His authoritative voice spread through the kitchen. Ya Ka was slightly dazed, not knowing what Su Xian wanted scallions and ginger for. They never used such things when cooking, so naturally, they did not keep them on hand.

However, this was not something he could ask about. He immediately sent someone to the pharmacy to buy scallion whites and ginger.

"What are you looking at? Get out, all of you!"

Seeing the other cooks actually lingering around to watch the excitement, Ya Ka roared furiously.

The First Prince was cooking. If word got out, His Majesty and Her Majesty would kill him!

"Yes!"

Everyone immediately came to their senses. Realizing the severity of the matter, they promptly left the kitchen, determined not to breathe a word about what had happened today.

"You'll assist me later." Su Xian glanced at Ya Ka.

"Yes, yes, yes! This is this humble one's honor!"

Ya Ka was overwhelmed with gratitude and quickly agreed, as though afraid someone else might snatch the opportunity away.

He could not help it. Although he oversaw the Imperial Cuisine, he was still a commoner, merely holding a minor official post.

In this world, however, official positions were not important. Only noble titles meant possessing territory, authority, and status within the empire.

To put it bluntly, he was the emperor's personal slave, as his family had been for generations. Compared to Su Xian's status as a prince, they were worlds apart.

Being able to assist a prince, even his descendants would take pride in it when speaking of the matter.

Su Xian was quite satisfied with Ya Ka's attitude. What pleased him even more was that this world had things like scallions and ginger, though they were merely regarded as medicinal ingredients.

Scallions and ginger originated in Xia Country. Logically, they should not have appeared in the western-leaning Douluo World.

Perhaps it was because the Douluo Continent was so vast, with boundless primitive forests and other regions, that these seasonings had taken root and flourished in this world as well.

No helping it. Douluo World was a fantasy world that had even produced things like cannonballs. Was it not perfectly normal for it to have some scallions and ginger?!

No, wait!

Why was he even worrying about that? As long as they tasted good, that was all that mattered!

Slurp~

Thinking of the delicious dishes from later generations, Su Xian could not help salivating. Thinking of the fate of scallions and ginger in particular, he felt they had truly been wronged.

Perfectly good seasonings had been forcibly treated as medicinal ingredients!

Was that something people should do?!

Would it not be wonderful to toss them into a wok and stir-fry them with meat until the aroma drifted everywhere?!

Scallions and ginger: ...

Thanks for the invitation! We think the pharmacy is better!

Before long, the ginger and other ingredients had been bought. Su Xian put on a chef's uniform and hat, beginning his first cooking performance in another world.

"Ya Ka, slaughter the fish and these bullfrogs. Don't cut up the fish; leave it whole. Chop the frogs into pieces."

"Your Highness, they've already been cut!"

"Good!"

Hearing that, Su Xian strode over and began making Stir-Fried Bullfrog and Steamed Fish.

He put onions into the wok to bring out their flavor, followed by the bullfrog meat, chili peppers, and other seasonings. Cooking wine was naturally indispensable as well.

"His Highness actually knows how to cook?!"

Watching Su Xian skillfully stir-fry the food, Ya Ka was utterly dumbfounded.

"Cough, cough... This smell is really choking. Could it have burned?"

"Hiss... So spicy. My tears won't stop. Is he really cooking?!"

"Damn! Scallion whites and ginger can actually be used in cooking?!"

"..."

Yet soon afterward, Ya Ka began feeling uncertain again.

Su Xian's unfamiliar methods and the strange smells wafting from the dishes were all shattering his worldview. Especially when he saw Su Xian chop up medicinal ingredients and toss them into the wok, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Those things were pungent and nose-stinging, yet they could actually be eaten!?

Out of the wok and onto the plates!!

"It smells incredible!"

Looking at the two steaming plates of fragrant delicacies before him, Su Xian could not help enjoying the sight.

Good thing he had learned how to cook before. Otherwise, would he not have been completely helpless after arriving in another world?

It seemed that mastering a foreign language... ah, no, a skill, was truly important!

Sigh~ Aside from relying on systems and Golden Fingers to cultivate, those novel protagonists were barely passable. In every other respect, they were useless. How could they compare to such a versatile genius as himself!

Cough, cough... Keep a low profile, keep a low profile!!

After packing the food into a lunch box, Su Xian leisurely headed toward the inner palace...

Mmm... Why did that sound like he had a harem, or was on the road to building one?!

Hiss... Just thinking about it was blissful!!

"Qinghe, are you all right? Why did it take you so long to return?"

The moment Su Xian stepped into the palace, Nan Gongling's voice rang out. There was a hint of anger beneath her confusion, as though she were blaming him for taking too long.

"What is that thing in your hands?"

Before Su Xian could answer, Nan Gongling asked another question, though her attention had shifted to the lunch box in his hands.

"Cough, cough... Since we're all together as a family, I personally made two dishes for you to try," Su Xian replied.

That was right!

He definitely was not disgusted by how bad the dishes on the table tasted!

He was merely expressing his filial devotion!

"You know how to cook?!"

At those words, Nan Gongling was instantly stunned. Xue Ye did not even notice the meat at his mouth fall away, staring at Su Xian in shock before his expression gradually softened.

As for Xue Wuji and Xue Mingtong, they looked as if they had seen a ghost, their eyes wide as though saying:

Big Brother, stop messing around. What dishes could you possibly know how to make?!

It could not be helped. As princes, they had never even entered a kitchen, much less cooked.

"As expected of Big Brother. We cannot compare to you!!"

Glancing at the steaming lunch box, Xue Wuji and Xue Mingtong looked at each other and could not help but admire him.

They were all princes, so why did Big Brother have to be this outstanding?!

Sigh~ Could he not leave them at least a chance to show off?!

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