"After all, the chefs in the Imperial Kitchen were selected from outside, weren't they? Moreover, the master chefs are good at making main courses, not so much street food!"
Xia Ruqing nodded.
"That's what they call 'real masters are among the common folk'!"
Little Zhuzi laughed again.
"Outside, there's not just our Great Chu Dynasty's dishes and snacks, but also those from foreign lands."
"Once, while following my master out on an errand, I saw some Dongying people eating raw fish meat! Tsk tsk..."
"Truly, the world is vast and full of wonders!"
Xia Ruqing paused mid-step.
"Dongying?"
Little Zhuzi hurriedly explained.
"Since you, Master, don't go out often, naturally you know less about these things."
"Dongying lies to the northeast of our Great Chu Dynasty. It's said that the people there live along the coast and rely on fishing for a living..."
"No wonder they can eat raw fish meat then!" Xia Ruqing said with a chuckle.
