CHAPTER 81: CHAPTER 81: CHEESE

The Western Region Merchant was selling milk, and along with it, a variety of dairy products like butter and cheese; a small Ice Spirit Stone resolved the storage issue.

Although not many bought them, with these prices, Chen Muxue was certain he wouldn’t lose money.

His target customers from the start were those who had extra money and were particular about their choices. Just in the short time Chen Muxue was there, a servant from a wealthy family came to order a large quantity of milk.

It’s said they want to buy it to bathe the mistress of the house—how luxurious.

"Is this Mozzarella Cheese?" Chen Muxue pointed at a piece of cheese and asked.

The Western Region Merchant was somewhat surprised and spoke with a strange accent: "Beautiful girl, you actually know Mozzarella! This is made with buffalo milk from our local area, extremely soft and immensely flavorful!"

"It looks quite nice, give me a few pieces." Chen Muxue said with a smile.

"You truly have excellent taste!"

After buying some milk and unsalted butter, she spent ten taels of silver; ordinary people simply can’t afford such things.

Upon inquiry, it became known that this Western Region Merchant heard about some Spirit Medicine Exhibition being held nearby. Besides the cultivators participating, wealthy folks might come to try their luck too. After all, people cannot ensure they won’t get sick, and spiritual medicine is a rare commodity for ordinary people; securing any is considered a gain.

Chen Muxue admired this, wishing she could also concoct Elixir—what a profitable venture! She realized there were many related books in the study room of the Qian Ding Sect before; should she learn it when she returns?

Because Cen Lizhui informed her that for the cooking competition, one needs to bring prepared dishes, combined with meeting the Western Region Merchant buying cheese, Chen Muxue planned to make Georgian pizza.

The full name of Georgian pizza is Khachapuri Cheese Bread, a traditional pizza from Georgia, different from most pizzas eaten by Huaxia people. This pizza is leaf-shaped, and some make the pizza base quite thick, and it’s considered a topped bread, hence some also call it Georgian bread.

Nonetheless, Chen Muxue preferred to slightly thin the base, similar to the regular pizza, to avoid being treated as bread.

In this world, let alone pizza—even bread is absent. She believed this new type of food could not only catch the eye but its fresh texture and flavor would truly impress.

Actually, regardless of the competition participated in, the most crucial is standing out.

Cen Lizhui had been watching by the inn’s entrance. Seeing Chen Muxue return, he quickly stepped forward to help carry items: "Do you know what to make?"

"Something you’ve definitely never eaten before—pizza!" Chen Muxue declared enthusiastically.

Cen Lizhui silently mused: There are plenty of things I’ve never eaten...

But what is this pizza?

He didn’t inquire further, having limited knowledge in these aspects; if it were a common item, asking would seem rather foolish.

Chen Muxue first prepared the pizza base; actually, in Western cuisine, especially pastry, the ratio of ingredients is quite important. Some Western dessert chefs pursue perfection to the extent of using electronic scales, though Chen Muxue wasn’t fussed about a gram or two—she could roughly estimate the weight.

"Miss Chen was downstairs just now buying things from a Western Region Merchant, then took them to the kitchen," Lin Qing reported earnestly to his master.

What kind of master would send disciples to spy whether a girl is planning to cook!

Fei Ying furrowed his brows slightly: "The things sold by that Western Region Merchant, I’ve tried them before; the taste is hard to describe, with a distinct fishiness. Why would Miss Chen choose such ingredients?"