"Actually, cooking isn't as difficult as you imagine, Captain."
Taking Fang Ran, who had finally climbed out of bed, into the kitchen, Gou Yu smiled at him and said,
"Cooking itself is just the process of handling ingredients and making food through fixed conditions and methods. It isn't difficult."
The built-in refrigerator, oven, microwave, dishwasher integrated with sterilization and disinfection beneath the stove, and white cabinets contrasting with the black appliances—despite being a two-story The Cabin, its use of vertical space had been lavishly extravagant.
It had been forcefully renovated into a huge kitchen with the style of a european-style mansion. Just imagining making something delicious here was enough to lift one's spirits.
That was also why Tang Bing had always complained that the renovation cost more than the house itself.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!"
Holding a little notebook, Fang Ran followed behind Gou Yu and nodded along despite not really understanding, looking impressed.
He watched as Gou Yu began giving him a beginner's cooking lesson from scratch.
"First comes ingredient preparation. For vegetables, you wash and cut them. Meat is basically the same, except depending on the dish,"
"you may need different preparation steps, such as blanching, marinating, or thickening with starch."
Opening the hidden refrigerator behind the white cabinet doors, Gou Yu pointed at the packed assortment of ingredients inside and began explaining each preparation step in detail.
Watching him take out various kitchen tools and briefly demonstrate how to wash and cut vegetables, as well as how to handle meat,
Fang Ran wore a face of fascinated "Ohhh, ohhh!" amazement.
It was as if he had unlocked a basic skill from his mentor.
"Then there's heat. High heat means turning it until the outer ring ignites, with blue-white flames licking slightly beyond the bottom of the pan.