Dou Bao explained.
"It's already pretty good."
Jason smiled as he picked up the old tofu, added green onions and cilantro, the bright green and tender white paired with the unique gloss of the marinade, instantly making one's mouth water.
After ten bowls in a row, Jason started dipping the fried dough sticks into the old tofu to eat.
The smoothness and crispiness combined immediately.
As he chewed in large bites, then slurped down a bit, it truly felt like life was meant to be this way.
The outer layer of the oily pastry was as crispy as the fried dough sticks, but it had a substantial texture.
This texture, paired with the red oil pickles prepared by Dou Bao, was just right, prompting Jason to drink several more bowls of old tofu.
"Dou Bao, when the apprentices leave today, notify them that we're going on an ancestral trip, away for about ten days."
Jason casually mentioned a number.
He didn't know exactly when they would return.
