"The mastery of spice heat!"
Even though Xia Yu had perfect control over the "Bursting Flame" and could claim to be a master in the realm of Fire Control, he still found himself at an impasse with the critical step of this new recipe.
As Yuchuan Meisha had said, the purpose of frying spices was to enhance their fragrance.
"Merck's Stars," in the strictest sense, belonged to the mystical category of aromatic spices, not yet classified academically as minerals, since their composition had not been deciphered.
However, the "Light of Merck" recipe had a very clear instruction:
"'Merck's Stars' must be coaxed to release their fragrance by flame."
A true master's profound instructions.
For chefs who had reached or were approaching the Qilin Gate, this line was packed with immeasurable information. It was worth more than a whole roomful of research texts.
To allure the fragrance, it had to be coaxed out through frying.
