Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 403 Sweet and Sour Pork

Yunhua teased, "Look at you, just show off."

Grandpa Zhao urged, "Hurry up, wash your hands and eat. If you're late, you won't be able to eat."

Upon hearing this, everyone rushed to wash their hands. Xu Han had already arranged all the food and was waiting for everyone to sit down and eat.

As soon as the Taoist priest came in, he saw a large plate of red food in the middle of the table. He stared at it and said, "How is this made? Why does it look so red? It must be very spicy."

"Hahaha, you're wrong. Today's dish doesn't have any chili at all."

Grandpa Zhao also became interested. "Isn't this red chili oil?"

Xu Han smiled and explained, "No, no, this is a new food I developed. This red sauce is called ketchup, and it is made from tomatoes."

Lu Chuan asked curiously, "Made with tomatoes? Does it taste like tomatoes?"

"Almost. This tastes sweet and sour. Mu'er and Ze'er will definitely like it."

Grandpa Zhao called out, "Stop talking, everyone, sit down and eat, so we can try this new dish."

Everyone sat down upon hearing this, and then everyone started to use their chopsticks to pick up the new dishes.

Xu Han took a bite and felt that the taste was similar to that of her previous life, or even better. After all, she made this ketchup herself, without any technology or hard work involved. It was all made from pure natural tomatoes.

After Xu Han was satisfied, she did not forget to ask everyone, "How is it? Does it taste good?"

Mu'er was the first to answer, "It's delicious. This is what mom made. I really like the taste."

Lu Chuan also commented, "Well, it's sour and sweet, and it's really suitable for children."

"What is this made of? It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It tastes good."

Xu Han explained, "This dish is called sweet and sour pork tenderloin. It contains the crispy pork that we fried yesterday. Then I made a sauce and coated the crispy pork with the sauce before serving."

Yunhua also agreed, "It's delicious. I've never eaten this way of cooking anywhere else before. It's quite novel."

Xu Han continued, "In addition to making sweet and sour pork tenderloin, you can also use tomato sauce to make sweet and sour spare ribs, sweet and sour shrimp, sweet and sour poached eggs, and so many more!"

"I remember we have beef ribs at home, we can try that next time."

"Okay, next time I'll make a few more dishes in a different way and let you all try them."

I have to say, now that we have ketchup, there are many more kinds of delicious food that can be made in the future.

In addition to various sweet and sour foods, you can also eat bread or fried foods with ketchup in your daily life. It is delicious and refreshing, and the sweet and sour taste is really good.

Mu'er said one mouthful after another, "Mom, I like this dish so much. Can I eat it every day in the future?"

"Hahaha, no matter how delicious something is, you can't eat it every day, or you'll get tired of it and feel uncomfortable when you see it in the future. But if you want to eat it, mom can make it for you often."

"Okay, it's good for my mother to eat it often."

Ze'er, who had just learned to speak, also said, "Dear~eat."

Lu Chuan picked up Ze'er and said, "Do you understand what I'm saying? Just follow what your brother says."

Ze'er waved his hands and said "Eat~"

Grandpa Zhao laughed and said, "Come on, our whole family is a foodie, even the youngest Ze'er knows how to eat every day."

Yunhua continued, "As the saying goes, if you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same door. This saying is absolutely true."

Xu Han said to everyone, "Don't just eat this sweet and sour pork tenderloin. There are many other dishes here. I think it will get cold after a while and it won't taste good."

Upon hearing this, everyone started eating again. After the meal, all the dishes on the table were eaten up, and even the soup was eaten by Yunhua and Lu Chuan with rice.

Xu Han looked at the mess on the table and said, "It seems that we didn't cook enough food today. There's not even any soup left."

Yunhua burped, "Not a small amount, I ate too much. I was mainly afraid of wasting it, so I ate it more cleanly."

The Taoist priest glanced at Yunhua and said, "When did you become so good at living?"

Yunhua got excited when he heard this, and he kept talking, "You don't know, I was hungry and often went hungry when I was busy these few years.

Besides, the things sold outside are very expensive now. It’s still a bit expensive now, especially during natural disasters. I couldn’t even eat vegetables at that time. I was constipated every day. It’s really hard to express my suffering.”

The Taoist priest looked incredulous. Although he knew that everyone had a hard time during years of disaster, the fact that Yunhua, who had always lived in hardship when he grew up, could say this showed how difficult life was outside.

Everyone also saw a trace of heartache on the face of the Taoist priest who was always arrogant and indifferent. It seemed that the Taoist priest was worried about his disciple.

Grandpa Zhao asked, "Logically speaking, you should not be short of money, why are you still having such a hard time?"

"It's not about money. The main thing is that you can't buy these things even if you have money. Besides, I was busy all day long and didn't have time to spend more time on food."

Xu Han said worriedly, "I've never heard you talk about these things. I thought you guys would suffer a little outside, but after all, you have your status and skills, so you won't go hungry."

Yunhua scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Hehehe, isn't it because I'm afraid that you guys at home will worry? And now that the disaster year has passed, I dare to say it."

Lu Chuan continued, "How are you now? Are you eating out well every day? Are you living well?"

Yunhua laughed heartily and said, "It's much better now."

"Why do I feel that you are thinner than before?"

"Hey, hey, I'm strong."

The Taoist priest glared at Yunhua upon hearing this, and Yunhua immediately changed his words and said, "Hehehe, it's mainly because I've been too busy lately. I'm often too busy to have time to eat."

Xu Han pondered for a moment and made up her mind that she must prepare more food for Yunhua to take back when he left. Beef jerky is the easiest to preserve and is also very filling, so she should make more when the time comes.

The atmosphere was a little silent for a while, but fortunately Yunhua, the lively guy, was there and changed the topic after a while.

Xu Han changed the subject again and asked, "Have you finished processing the corn cobs in the backyard? How many are left?"

"It's almost done. We can finish it all in this afternoon, but there are still some crushed corn cobs that we haven't had time to pick out yet."

"Then I'll go and join you guys after lunch. You guys continue to smash the corn cobs, and I'll be responsible for picking out the corn cobs."

Grandpa Zhao also said, "I'll go with you guys."