Chapter 311 How can watermelon be free?

"Really, it's not spicy."

"And the taste is exactly as Zhao Yan said, it's hard to describe."

"Hmm, this texture feels so crispy?"

After Park So-yeon demonstrated by testing the poison on herself, several people from Tara also started to taste it.

Then several people started discussing the taste and texture of tripe.

It was the first time for them to eat this kind of food, which made them very curious.

"PD Kim, what on earth is tripe?"

“The taste and texture are amazing, right?”

"You actually have tripe over there, but not many people eat it."

Huang Xu looked at the curious people and then began to explain what tripe was.

However, after hearing Huang Xu's explanation, several people from Tara became a little uneasy.

"PD Kim, you said tripe is actually the stomach of a cow?"

"Yes, tripe is the stomach of a cow."

"Why??"

“Why haven’t we eaten this before?”

"That's right. We often eat beef offal and tripe. How come we have never seen this thing?"

"Are you lying to us?"

"It's true. Tripe is the cow's stomach. It's just the cow's first stomach."

"First?"

"Do cows have multiple stomachs?"

This was the first time that everyone at Tara heard this statement, and they all looked at Huang Xu, waiting for his explanation.

Huang Xu sensed the confusion of Tara and the staff around him, and he also became confused at this time.

Don’t Koreans love to eat beef?

How come they don’t know that cows have four stomachs?

However, he did not express his doubts aloud. Instead, he began to explain under the gaze of everyone.

"Cows are ruminants, with four stomachs in their bodies, and each stomach has different functions and tastes."

“And the tripe you are eating now is actually the cow’s first stomach.”

“So a cow has so many stomachs?”

After listening to Huang Xu's explanation, everyone in the room showed expressions of having learned something.

It was the first time they heard that cows have four stomachs, and that each stomach has different functions and tastes.

After a few more discussions, they started to try the next ingredient.

With the precedent of tripe just now, everyone in Tara now has a certain understanding of the taste of hot pot and is no longer afraid as before.

So the next few people, under the guidance of Huang Xu, tried common hot pot ingredients such as yellow throat, goose intestines, beef and mutton slices.

During this process, different types of ingredients brought them novel experiences and also made them more confident about the cooking method of hot pot.

At this time, Huang Xu saw that everyone had let down their guard, so he called the waiter and brought a few more dishes.

Tara and the others looked at the newly served ingredients and became interested.

“PD Kim, what are these?”

“These are very popular local ingredients, please feel free to try them.”

"Yes, thank you PD Kim."

After hearing Huang Xu's explanation, the youngest girl, Park Ji-yeon, did not notice anything strange about Huang Xu, and casually put a portion of white, tofu-like food into the hot pot.

"By the way, PD Kim, what is this? How long does it take to cook?"

"Well, this ingredient needs to be cooked for ten to twenty minutes. As for what it is, you will know after you taste it."

"Hey, what's that expression on your face?"

Even Park Ji-yeon, who was relatively innocent or slow to react, noticed the strangeness in Huang Xu's expression at this time.

Then he carefully glanced at his teammates around him and the expression on Huang Xu's face, and said something belatedly.

"That thing just now, it couldn't be something very strange."

"Well, how do you put this?"

"According to the dietary customs here, this thing is a popular ingredient."

"That"

“Okay Jiyeon, he won’t tell you if you ask like that.”

Park Hyomin directly grabbed the teammate who wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, and then started questioning Huang Xu on his behalf.

"PD Kim, we have tried a lot of strange ingredients now, and we have become immune to them."

"So please tell us the names of these ingredients."

"We have to try anyway, don't we?"

"Well, there's nothing wrong with what you said."

Huang Xu thought about it and felt that there seemed to be some problems with his previous plan.

They have tried so many things and should have developed antibodies to them, so there is no problem in telling them now.

So after getting their assurance that they would definitely try it, I started explaining these ingredients.

"What Zhiyanxi put into the pot just now was pig brain."

"Pig brain??"

Although after seeing Huang Xu's expression just now, several people had already been mentally prepared for these ingredients.

But after knowing what it was, he still couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

“Can you eat pig brain?”

"Yeah, why do you want to eat such strange ingredients?"

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Several people started to criticize the eating of pig brains.

However, at this moment, Jeon Bo-ram, the real boss of the team and the fake maknae, discovered something unusual.

Then he pointed at the several plates of food that had just been served and asked.

"If the one just now was a pig brain, then there must be some explanation for the other ingredients as well."

"Yeah, what are these things?"

Following Jeon Bo-ram's words, everyone in Tara turned their attention to the remaining ingredients.

Huang Xu also took this opportunity to start introducing several people.

"This is a big knife waist slice, this is a small county liver, and this is a ladder to heaven."

But compared to pig brain, which you can clearly tell where the ingredient comes from just by hearing its name, it is basically impossible to tell what parts of the rest of the ingredients are just by hearing their names.

So after listening to it, several people still looked at Huang Xu with puzzled eyes, expecting his further explanation.

And Huang Xu had no intention of hiding it this time.

After all, a large part of his program is to introduce the local cuisine and various special foods, and to provide simple scientific knowledge to those viewers who don't know much about them.

So Huang Xu continued to explain to them.

"Big knife loin slices are pig kidneys, which are sliced ​​into large pieces after the loin is removed."

"The kidneys of a small chicken liver" and "The ladder to heaven is the upper teeth of a pig."

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With Huang Xu's further explanation, everyone now had a certain understanding of these new ingredients.

But precisely because of this, they were already furious at this point.

Although they had just tasted ingredients such as tripe and pig throat, they were still a little surprised after seeing the pig brain, pig trotter and pig liver.

“Why are there so many strange ingredients in hot pot?”

"Yeah, hot pot is delicious, why do you have to use so many weird ingredients?"

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“This actually has something to do with the history of hot pot.”

Huang Xu listened to everyone's questions, smiled as if he had been prepared, and then began to explain.

"Hotpot as a cooking style originated in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. It was originally a cheap and affordable street food eaten by people on the docks and streets of mountain cities."

"The working people at that time were short of supplies and had little money, so they could only eat cheap offal to supplement their nutrition and oil."

"Then, after a long period of development and evolution, it gradually evolved into the hot pot we have today."

"But even though we have more supplies and more food now, many people still miss these delicacies from the water."

"So in Shancheng, the birthplace of hotpot, a lot of offal ingredients are still sold."

"and."

"Okay, so that's how it is. It's just like the grilled pork offal we have over there."

After listening to Huang Xu's explanation, Park So-yeon nodded in agreement and then used the example of Korean grilled pork offal.

Korean grilled pork offal is actually a little bit similar to hot pot.

This is a form of cooking that evolved from the fact that materials were scarce and the working people wanted to eat some nutritious and fat-rich food.

So although Huang Xu wanted to argue that the taste of hot pot was much better than grilled pork offal, after thinking about it, he nodded.

"Yes, the motives that first appeared were the same, created by the working people."

"But one slightly different thing is that the hot pot ingredients nowadays are basically the best of the best."

"Especially the offal, which is now much more expensive than meat."

After learning about this, Tara's friends were no longer so resistant to going into the water.

Of course, more importantly, the deliciousness of hot pot gave them a certain amount of confidence.

So in the following time, Tara's friends tasted the soft and tender pig brain, the crispy and tender pork loin, and other offal ingredients.

And several people gave unanimous praise to these ingredients.

However, when everyone had finished tasting the hot pot and were about to end the recording, an unexpected scene occurred.

Park Ji-yeon looked at the watermelon that had just been served on the table in disbelief, and then confirmed with Huang Xu.

"PD Jin, did you say that this big plate of watermelon was given to you by the store for free?"

"Yes, it is delivered for free, and if it is not enough, you can order more?"

"Huh? How is that possible? How can a fruit like watermelon be given away for free?"

After hearing Huang Xu's words, everyone in the private room showed expressions of disbelief.

Obviously, he was stimulated by this incident.

Their reaction also reminded Huang Xu of another thing.

That is watermelon. It seems to be very expensive in Korea. And not only watermelon, many fruits are very expensive.

After thinking of this, he made some adjustments in his mind for some of the next shooting plans.

If we wait until they see where the fruits are so cheap, I believe it will be a good show effect.

Just as Huang Xu was thinking about the next shooting plan, the Seoul Olympic Center Stadium was on the other side.

Backstage at Girls' Generation's world tour.

The members of Girls' Generation were taking a break and changing their clothes while other guests were performing, and they were also enjoying the delicious food prepared by Huang Xu to replenish their energy.

"Hmm~~, this egg that Unnie brought here is delicious no matter how you eat it."

Xu Xian took small sips of the eggs that Huang Xu had made for them before he left, a happy smile on her face.

And Kwon Yuri next to her nodded in agreement.

“Indeed, although this is not the first time I’ve eaten this, I still feel amazed when I taste it again.”

"Yeah, when we have a few days off, let's go to Sunny's apartment and learn how to make it together."

"Yes, yes. After learning this, I can make it myself when I want to eat it."

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As the topic opened up, the members of Girls' Generation also started discussing this matter.

However, because there were other people backstage, they did not mention Huang Xu's name when they were chatting.

However, in the conversations among several people, they all had a certain relationship with Huang Xu.

And while saying this, Yoona, who was sitting next to Sunny, asked her in a low voice.

"Sunny, why didn't I see my brother-in-law coming to the concert today?"

"He didn't say he was coming to see it, so you naturally can't see it."

"But didn't Taeyeon get a VIP ticket? Didn't she say she wanted to invite her brother-in-law to come watch the concert?"

"He had something to do, so he didn't come."

"what?"

After hearing this explanation, Yoona immediately became curious.

"What's so important about my brother-in-law that he doesn't even have time to watch a concert?"

"You forget that he has his own company to take care of. He is different from those white-collar workers who go to work."

At this time, Kim Taeyeon also showed a look of regret on her face and helped Sunny explain.

At this time, Lin Yoona also remembered Huang Xu's other identity and that he was the boss of a large restaurant chain company.

So he stuck out his tongue and said something to Sunny.

"Sorry, unnie, I forgot my brother-in-law is also very busy."

"It's okay."

In response to Yoona's apology, Sunny just waved her hand indifferently.

At this moment, Kim Taeyeon, who was next to her, also came up to Sunny and asked a question.

"Sunny, where is Huang Xu now? What is he doing now?"

"He should be in the mountain city now. As for what he's doing, he should be filming now."

Sunny recalled the photo Huang Xu sent her just before the concert started, and the subsequent arrangements, and casually told Kim Taeyeon about them.

After listening to this, Kim Taeyeon just nodded, then turned her head around and looked around. When she found that no one was paying attention to them, she leaned over and asked Sunny in her ear.

"Sunny, Huang Xu has been out for so long this time, will he be able to control himself?"

"What if"

"Don't worry Taeyeon, he's not that kind of person."

Sunny smiled slightly and then said mysteriously.

"I made sufficient preparations in advance to prevent any accidents."

(End of this chapter)