Wen Mengsheng evidently had a genuine love for fine food, earnestly asking Lin Chen about the various delicacies he was still preparing.
There are countless cuisines in the human world, and although Lin Chen had seen numerous recipes, he never tried them, for he lacked the necessary culinary skills.
But after Lin Chen embarked on the cultivation path, it was much simpler to recreate all those recipes in his mind, as the most crucial aspect of culinary arts was control.
Chopping vegetables tests knife skills, requiring control of the cleaver to achieve the needed thickness or design, cooking demands mastery over the heat—too few seconds and it's undercooked, a few seconds more and it's overdone—beyond that, it's about blending the flavors correctly, how much salt, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, and what they'd taste like when combined.
