The last time Xiang Kun cooked rabbit, he had treated it as a game. He had not cared whether the final dish tasted good or was even edible.
But this time, he truly focused on the flavor of the dish.
He wanted to make a delicious plate of spicy rabbit meat to repay Liu Shiling and her mother for the pastries they had sent him.
After preparing all kinds of seasonings, Xiang Kun divided the rabbit into four portions. What he needed now was experimentation and summarization, adjusting the flavor, so he could not guarantee success on the first try.
Since he had not specifically trained his sense of taste after mutating, and no longer had the usual need to eat, his sense of taste had not changed much after the mutation. At least, though, it had not deteriorated.
However, the sense of smell and taste system often worked together, especially when tasting food.
Moreover, his brain's ability to distinguish and process various sensory information had greatly improved. Thus, although his taste bud cells were not much stronger than an ordinary person's, he could analyze the taste information he received in far greater detail and more comprehensively.
And without appetite getting in the way, his analysis of flavors was more objective and accurate.
"Mm, the cooking wine tastes a little too conspicuous. I used too much—or maybe I should leave it out?"
"It's too bland. I can add more garlic and soy sauce."
"Seems like I stir-fried it a little too long. The meat's gotten tough?"
"Mm, Little Chubby Girl and the others seem to be from Xiangchu. I can add more dried chili peppers."
Xiang Kun had originally only wanted to faithfully recreate the recipe he had memorized online and make a plate of reasonably tasty spicy rabbit meat.