The barrage seemed to find it very difficult to accept.

But—

[Is the person above so confident that they’ll definitely get a spot??? When the time comes, it’s either eating pickled  vegetables or eating air, there probably won’t be a choice.]

[Why are you so ruthlessly exposing me like this! I can choose! Even if I can’t get it now and fall asleep tonight, I can still continue to choose!]

[…Strong.]

The barrage scrolled rapidly as Jiang Qiuqiu firmly pressed the stir-fried pickled vegetables on top of the slices of  meat.

This action left people a bit puzzled.

[???]

[What’s this?]

[Burying the meat in the pickled vegetables, is it to absorb the flavor of the vegetables?]

Everyone speculated and expressed their confusion. After pondering for a moment, Jiang Qiuqiu said, “To be more accurate, it’s to let the pickled vegetables absorb some of the flavor of the meat.”

“And also, to make this dish more in line with its name.”

This somewhat cryptic explanation only puzzled everyone further.

But that’s okay, understanding or not understanding had nothing to do with eating. The fire boiled the water, and the pre-prepared steamer was already placed on the pot.

With steam rising and swirling among the clouds, Jiang Qiuqiu placed bowl after bowl of Braised  Pork with pickled  Vegetables into the steamer. They were neatly arranged and looked uniform.

However, the appearance of this dish seemed to have a more obvious gap compared to the previous one.

Ah! Dark dishes do indeed have a low aesthetic value.

Low aesthetic value? Jiang Qiuqiu smiled but said nothing.

As steam rose, shrouding the steamer in mist, the stir-fried pickled  vegetables and pan-fried meat underwent a marvelous chemical reaction under such high temperature.

The meat’s oil slightly seeped out and was fully absorbed by the pickled vegetables above.

The vegetables, originally dried and lacking moisture, gained some oil, adding a bit of slickness to their texture, yet due to the sun-dried flavor, they weren’t greasy at all.

Gradually, a fragrance began to diffuse.

For the veterans in the live stream room, this was Jiang Qiuqiu’s “first dish.” This dish wasn’t dependent on luck; as long as the live stream was on, you could “eat” it.

Fine sensors transmitted every scent to their minds—

It was as if their brains had already tasted it in advance.

As the time to open the steamer approached, Jiang Qiuqiu placed a bunch of plates on the table.

[Is this a new dish?]

[Are there two dishes tonight? Are the hundred million unlucky folks going to disappear?]

[Curious!]

“No, this plate isn’t for serving a new dish. It has its use. We’ll know exactly what it’s for once the pot is opened.”

[Why keep us in suspense! Ahhh! Your words make me so curious.]

Curiosity aside, Jiang Qiuqiu didn’t provide an early answer.

Instead, as the fragrance gradually intensified, she lifted the lid of the steamer. Instantly, a rush of steam covered Jiang Qiuqiu’s entire field of vision.

As the mist cleared, and the fragrance lingered, it was still the ordinary pickled  vegetables.

Jiang Qiuqiu put on special gloves, lifted a bowl of pickled vegetables, and asked her fans, “Do you know why this dish is called ‘Braised  Pork with pickled  Vegetables’ instead of ‘Buried Pork with pickled vegetables’?”

The key point was that “braised”.

The small plate was placed over the small bowl, and everyone didn’t even see Jiang Qiuqiu’s actions clearly. They only knew that her hands switched positions, and the plate fell below while the bowl appeared on top.

Because the bowl had oil at the bottom, the demolding process went exceptionally smoothly.

Picking up the small bowl, the pickled vegetables scattered due to the force, and the piece of  pork belly, which had been highly anticipated by everyone, had gone from semi-transparent to completely translucent.

The part roasted was a beautiful soy color, the fatty part was translucent, and the lean part was tightly textured.

It looked fatty but not greasy, especially enticing.

“This is what ‘braised’ means.”

“A small bowl overturned, and the meat became completely translucent.”

“…”

[!!!!]

[Me me me me me! No one wants to get this spot more than me!! Ahhh!]