"The braising liquid for today's dishes is different from the one I used for the braised meat last time," she explained, answering a question from the chat as she lifted the lid off a metal container.
The new, unheated braising liquid didn't have a particularly enticing aroma. Instead, once the lid was off, a faint medicinal smell wafted out.
It wasn't an unpleasant smell, but to claim this was the key to a peerless delicacy seemed like a bit of a stretch.
So—
#This pot of dark, weird-smelling stuff is the star of the show today?#
#Is it for a new dish? Ahhh—#
#Could it be specially prepared for today's event... so if it isn't that tasty, people won't focus so much on the food and will be more in the mood to chat?#
#That can't be it, boo hoo hoo. If it's for the event, you should make it even *more* delicious! If it's so good we cry, maybe things will be easier to resolve with tears in everyone's eyes!#
The stream chat was being its usual weird self today.
