Chapter 847: That's Not an Exaggeration at All (2)

Chapter 847: Chapter 738: That’s Not an Exaggeration at All (2)

The filling also turned out to have stuffing, with a soft and glutinous outer shell, and the stuffing inside was quite light. It wasn’t the minced meat filling that one might expect, but instead, it was a whole piece, although it was very soft and tender when chewed.

When the spoon scooped the meatball, it brought a little broth, which was sipped along with it as it entered the mouth.

The soup was also light and not as greasy as expected.

It was like chicken soup, but the taste wasn’t quite right…

“What kind of medicinal dish is this? I can’t quite identify it.”

Xia Anni felt an inexplicable sense of opening a blind box, with each dish she ate coming as a bit of a surprise.

Fu Yu smiled and said, “This is yam quail.”

“Ah!” Xia Anni swallowed the meatball in her mouth and exclaimed, “Is it really quail?”

She had seen Fu Yu cook this medicinal dish in the kitchen with her own eyes.

The whole quail was stewed with yam, and in her imagination, it should have been served like stewed chicken.

But the plating of this dish in front of her couldn’t be more different from stewed quail!

Isn’t it supposed to be yam stewed with quail?

If the quail is the meat filling, then what about the yam?

Thinking of this, Xia Anni couldn’t help but scoop two more meatballs, bringing them close for a detailed observation, before tasting them carefully again.

Then, hesitantly, she asked, “Could it be that the meatball skin is made of yam?”

Fu Yu laughed, “That’s right, I used quail meat for the filling with yam directly wrapped on the outer layer to shape it.”

Upon hearing this, Xia Anni served herself two more meatballs, this time sticking closely to the outer shell and taking small bites to taste.

Indeed, the outer skin had a very soft and glutinous texture. Without knowing, she couldn’t quite taste it, but now that she knew it was yam, it did seem to taste as expected.

Before she knew it, she had finished half a bowl of the yam and quail, broth included.

“Come, come, taste this medicinal dish too, it looks quite lovely!”

The manager, seeing that Xia Anni was willing to eat something, was overjoyed and quickly pushed a bowl of vibrantly colored medicinal cuisine in front of her.

It was unclear what it was made from. The bowl contained four meatballs, wrapped in orange and green ribbons with a small white meatball inside.

The colors were very bright, and each meatball looked like a delicate gift, with a two-colored crossed bow on top.

An interesting medicinal dish indeed.

The main point was that the portion looked small, somewhat similar to the previous little star-shaped meatballs.

The manager simply wanted to seize the opportunity, thinking since Xia Anni didn’t seem to mind eating these meatball soups, a change would be good, and every additional bite counted.

Xia Anni looked down at the meatballs in the bowl, took a spoon to scoop one out, and took a good look at it before eating.

“Oh, I see that the outside is tied with spinach? And carrot?”

Guessing aloud, Xia Anni looked towards Fu Yu for confirmation.

Fu Yu nodded, “Yes, this is ginger-steamed catfish.”

Xia Anni chuckled, “I’ve figured it out, you’ve turned all the meats into meatballs, haven’t you?”

Fu Yu laughed and said, “More or less, it makes eating easier, the plating looks beautiful, and most importantly, there’s no pressure while eating, with small portions.”

Indeed!

If the entire fish was served on a platter in front of her, she wouldn’t be able to take even one bite, feeling nauseated just looking at it.

If it weren’t for this, she wouldn’t deliberately ignore the original dishes on the other side of the dining table.

Truly, she couldn’t look, and shouldn’t.

But with this setup, she indeed felt no pressure while eating.

After all, the portions were small, and the presentation was quite intriguing.

Like the ginger-steamed catfish in front of her, this fish meatball was just a small portion, wrapped with carrot and spinach.

It was quite light, and even looked not greasy.

Thinking this, Xia Anni brought the spoon to her mouth and chewed.

Maybe it was because when eating the cherry medicinal dish earlier, some caramel accidentally stuck to her teeth, but she felt that the fish meatball seemed to carry a faint sweetness, and it also had a subtle, comfortable sour taste.

Thinking of the sour taste, she couldn’t help but pick up a cherry, eating it together with the fish ball.

The sweet and sour taste thoroughly suppressed the freshness of the fish.

But precisely because of this, Xia Anni was luckily not retching, nor felt nauseated.

One bite of fish ball, one bite of cherry; the four meatballs were quickly devoured.

“Annie, try this too? This lotus slice is actually green, take a look!”

The manager’s voice naturally turned more excited.

She observed Xia Anni’s reaction with both surprise and worry, moving the tissue box to her own easy reach while pushing the casserole in front of Xia Anni.

Carefully, she feared that Xia Anni would throw up.

This was not an exaggeration!

Having experienced enough times, even though the manager saw Xia Anni eating without any retching or nausea, she was still somewhat apprehensive!

Xia Anni’s condition had become quite serious, often vomiting immediately after eating.

The manager had gotten used to it, feeling as if she was preparing for a battle each time she saw Xia Anni eat.

Scared that Xia Anni wouldn’t eat, and also afraid that she would eat and then feel unwell and vomit.

Actually, Xia Anni was very cooperative, putting in the effort to force herself to eat meals to maintain her body’s functions.

But it was exactly because of this that the manager felt heartache for her.

Always finding various delicious foods, hoping Xia Anni would enjoy eating a little more.

And most importantly, hoping she wouldn’t feel nauseated or vomit after eating.

Xia Anni had already noticed this dish long before.

The meat soup was contained in a casserole, with a piece of lotus floating on the surface, tender green and fresh.

Next to the lotus slice was a piece of meat, skinless but seemingly chicken.

Under normal circumstances, seeing meat dishes, especially stewed meats like this, Xia Anni would absolutely reject, feeling sick even just glancing.

But with this meat soup in front of her, she had no significant reaction after looking at it.

Whether it was the previously tasted medicinal dishes putting her in a completely relaxed mood, amazed by their magical properties.

Or the uniquely innovative plate presentation, making it effortless to eat.

In the beginning, her focus was on guessing the ingredients used for cooking the medicinal dishes in front of her, which later became joy from not having the urge to vomit!

This feeling had been absent for too long, making her suddenly think perhaps her condition might really be curable.

Xia Anning glanced at the lotus slice, hesitating over using her chopsticks. Though it looked intriguing, the lotus slice was kind of large and wouldn’t fit in her mouth in one bite.

Considering it would take two to three bites to finish, she lost interest instantly.

But with others eagerly watching, it wasn’t good not to eat.

Hesitating a moment, Xia Anni picked up the piece of chicken instead.

Though it looked like a large piece in the soup, it turned into two small pieces once picked up.

Both were bite-sized, making the chicken portion seem much smaller in comparison to the lotus slice.

Perhaps psychological, but she felt no pressure eating the chicken.

And maybe due to eating hawthorn earlier, she felt somewhat hungry?

Or perhaps the medicinal dish had an impressive effect, she suddenly seemed to have some appetite.

Because once she tried a piece of chicken, she found that it was stewed to be soft and tender, with an indescribable distinct flavor.

Curiously, Xia Anni asked, “What is this chicken stewed with? At first, it tastes slightly bitter, but upon savoring, it seems a bit sweet?”

Fu Yu immediately laughed and explained, “This medicinal dish is called Xiang Fu Chicken. Xiang Fu is a medicinal herb, with a spicy, slightly bitter and slightly sweet nature. So it does have a faint medicinal taste when tasted.”

Xia Anni nodded.

It turned out to be the taste of Chinese medicine!

Yet it felt different from her impression of Chinese medicine.

Thinking this, she swallowed the chicken in her mouth, and without much hesitation, picked up the last piece from the soup bowl and ate it.