Except for Jiang Qiuqiuâs fans, no one could have imagined that a seemingly unremarkable basin of meat and a basin of odd-looking batter could produce such a marvelous chemical reaction.
The fragrance erupted, and in that moment, no one could tear their eyes away from the wok, filled to the brim with oil and pieces of pork.
In that instant, the bullet comments fell silent.
The chat was once again dominated by exclamations of "Delicious!" and "It smells so good!"
Jiang Qiuqiu didnât look at the bullet comments. With a steady hand, she used a skimmer to lift out the pieces of pork as they floated to the surface, placing them in a large basin on the side.
Soon, the entire basin of pork had been fried.
"The initial fry brings out the porkâs aroma, but to make it truly crispy, we have to fry it a second time."
The first round was a slow fry at low heat, where every reaction was gradual.
For the second round, the oil temperature was raised. She dropped the pork pieces back in, and the batter, which had already puffed up, transformed from soft to crisp. "Itâs ready when the color turns golden brown. If you fry it any longer, itâll turn bitter. Now, we can scoop the crispy pork out!"
As the finished pieces of crispy pork met in the skimmer, their crusts clattered against each other with a distinct, crisp sound. With a flick of her wrist, Jiang Qiuqiu tossed the pork in the small skimmer, letting the excess oil drain away before placing the pieces into the basin.
She repeated this process, step by step, until the entire basin of crispy pork was finished.
The air was thick with the scent of fried food.
[Itâs starting! Itâs starting! The most exciting part is about to begin!]
"Thatâs right. My regular viewers know that once I turn off the heat, the cooking process for today is finished."
"And now, itâs time for the most exciting part: portioning it all out!"
"Since you all always complain that my portions are uneven, todayâs portioning will be handled by our robot housekeeper!" Jiang Qiuqiu made a little âda-da-da-DAAAâ sound as she presented the housekeeper.
As a new-generation robotic assistant, he was agile and had a scale built right into his hand.
First, Jiang Qiuqiu weighed the total amount of crispy pork, then she divided that by sixty and set a precise weight for each portion, accurate to the gram.
And then, the robotâs show began.
He was incredibly strict. Every grab was the standard weight. If a portion was off, he would pick and choose, swapping pieces of slightly different sizes between servings. If he encountered a piece that simply couldnât be divided evenly, he would even slice it, striving for absolute fairness.
The portions were certainly even, but that speed... ???
The bullet chat was a sea of question marks.
[I get it! Is this payback for when we said the pickled cabbage wasnât portioned evenly? Waaaah, donât do this, Iâm dying of hunger! My mouth is watering like a waterfall! I was wrong, a robot being *too* fair isnât a good thing!!!]
[At this rate, he wonât be finished by tomorrow! Iâm crying, I wish I could just jump in and help the robot housekeeper portion it out!]
[This is the first time Iâve felt this robot is so... not smart.]
[Juju, you do it! I love Juju!]
After countless declarations of love for Jiang Qiuqiu scrolled across the screen, she finally reappeared, skimmer in hand. "Ah, itâs only at times like this that I can feel everyoneâs pure and passionate love."
"Well, since youâre all so sincerely begging me to step in, here I come!"
A small skimmer appeared, and the fans in the chat acted as if theyâd just seen their savior.
With just one casual scoopâ
The robot housekeeper stood beside her holding a bowl. In an instant, the crispy pork tumbled into the porcelain bowl with a sharp CRUNCH.
And just like that, one portion was served.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Qiuqiu had decisively portioned out ten servings.
The fans on the bullet chat showered Jiang Qiuqiu with praise: [God-tier skills! Sheâs so fast at portioning things!]
Jiang Qiuqiu laughed. "You all only remember how great I am at times like this."
The back-and-forth banter between the streamer and her fans was good-natured, creating an excellent atmosphere.
Some of the middle-aged fans who had followed her from the Federationâs gourmet circle seemed to be starting to understand why so many young people were willing to defend this streamer.
âSheâs so approachableââ
âAnd it smells so amazing.â