Heath was slicing ham he had cured himself, though he had little confidence in whether it would taste good. After all, he had never tried curing his own ham before. Although curing ham was not particularly difficult these days, the problem was that Heath had rarely made it himself. In his previous life, he could buy anything from the widely renowned Jinhua Ham to Xuanwei Ham, which had some recognition only in Yun Province, and even top-quality hams famed overseas, so he naturally had no need to spend time making his own.
Besides, Heath felt that Jinhua Ham and Xuanwei Ham each had their own merits. Even ham sold under the same Jinhua Ham label came in different grades, with differences in flavor and texture. Higher-grade ham was also extremely expensive, costing every bit as much as seafood.
Ham was harder to find in the Pokémon world. Heath had even wondered whether it existed at all until he downloaded the Psyduck Merchant Guild's app. Only then had he learned that this world had ham too, though it was more expensive. Heath had still bought a whole ham, one from the home of ham in the Pokémon world. He had never heard of the place; it was probably a small town the anime had never mentioned. At the time, Heath had also decided to cure a ham himself, and now that ham was ready to eat.
Heath cut off a slice of ham and held it to his nose. It smelled salty and savory, so he thought it should be edible, though he did not know how it would taste. He tried boiling a slice in water and tasting it, then could not help frowning. Although Heath was a good cook, his ham-curing skills were still somewhat lacking. His ham was