Chapter 539: Chapter 425: When I Take Out the Large Intestine Burger (Part 2)

Wandering through Shilin Night Market, with each step, I could smell different street food aromas. To Chen Mo, this place was definitely a paradise for foodies.

After walking for about two minutes, Chen Kexin stopped in front of a stall, "Big Sausages Wrapped in Small Ones! Have you tried it before?"

Life is unpredictable, like big sausages wrapped in small ones.

This was the first thing that popped into Chen Mo’s mind. Indeed, this phrase was quite popular on Douyin before. Chen Mo had thought it was just a meme. Standing in front of a pushcart stall, he was amused to see those exact five characters written there.

"I haven’t tried it."

"Uncle, give me one!"

As Chen Mo paid, he added, "Make that three."

"We don’t..."

"No worries, you guys already showed me around. Tonight’s late-night snacks are on me."

Chen Kexin wanted to say something, but she noticed Chen Mo was focused on watching the stall owner’s hands make the snack rather than paying attention to them.

After a few glances, Chen Mo turned his head and asked, "What’s that?"

"Glutinous rice sausage," Chen Kexin pointed to the ingredient the owner was cutting, "This is the large intestine, filled with glutinous rice."

Chen Mo nodded.

Because the whole glutinous rice sausage was white, he hadn’t quite believed it was pork intestine at first.

Honestly, while pork intestines are indeed tasty, if you don’t add some color, they look so pale, and aren’t very appetizing.

The entire glutinous rice sausage was cut open by the owner, and a Taiwanese-style sausage was placed inside.

Chen Mo watched the owner’s technique, quickly memorizing the various ingredients in his mind.

On top of the sausage, garlic slices, pickled vegetables, Xiao Huang Flower, ginger slices, and cilantro were added, and finally, it was drizzled with a generous amount of sweet and spicy sauce.

"Your three glutinous rice sausages."

Chen Kexin and Li Xinyu received theirs, blowing on them, obviously happy.

Yes, who wouldn’t be happy with delicious food. Chen Mo himself was just as delighted.

Holding a glutinous rice sausage, he took a big bite from the side!

This bite had him tasting all the ingredients and seasonings in one go.

"Oh? So this is the texture and flavor?" Chen Mo chewed slowly, savoring it.

From a gourmet’s perspective, he assessed this snack.

The glutinous rice was encased within the pork intestine, tasting slightly like the fragrant pork casings. As Chen Mo had observed earlier, the casing was white, meaning it hadn’t undergone much additional seasoning.

So the outer glutinous rice sausage had a rather mild taste.

The classic Taiwanese sausage inside was self-explanatory; compared to Cantonese sausage, this one was sweeter with the aroma of soy sauce and five-spice powder.

The slight sweetness of the sweet and spicy sauce added a mild spiciness, serving as a great appetite stimulant, while the pickled vegetables, pickled cucumber, and cilantro balanced the fat, enhancing the aroma and neutralizing the grease with their refreshing taste.

"Not bad, it’s a blend of hot and cold, fragrant but not greasy, though the fullness is a bit much."

Chen Kexin looked at Chen Mo, "What are you mumbling about? Aren’t you going to eat?"

"I’m afraid I won’t have room for other things later."

"Then I’ll eat it!"

Unfazed by Chen Mo having bitten into it, Chen Kexin readily grabbed it, enjoying two at once in each hand as they continued forward, "Chen Mo~ What else do you want to eat?"

Having just tried the Big Sausages Wrapped in Small Ones, it seemed Chen Mo had some inspiration.

He asked, "Is there anything else made with large intestines here at the night market?"

"There is, there are tons! Let’s go~"

A short while later, Chen Mo took a bite of the braised large intestine and handed the rest to Chen Kexin.

"Hmm, just regular braised large intestine, not much different from beef offal."

In fact, when Chen Mo bought it, the large intestine and beef offal were braised together, just cut up and served in a bowl.

A minute later, Chen Mo got a serving of large intestine vermicelli.

The cooked vermicelli was topped with braised large intestine broth, along with sliced large intestine, and paired with vinegar, garlic paste, and chili sauce.

Vermicelli is a bit special, it absorbs the broth quickly, soaking in the flavor just slightly.

After a bite, he handed it to Chen Kexin.

Two minutes later, Chen Mo carefully examined the Four Gods Soup in his hands.

"Lotus seeds, Chinese yam, fox nuts, and poria make up the base."

The Gourmet Instinct’s skills were in full play at this moment. With just a sip, Chen Mo knew how the dish was made.

"Add in pig’s small intestine and the intestine head for simmering, hmm... the broth is light and sweet, with the aroma of herbs, the large intestine is tender, it’s quite tasty."

After a sip, he again...

"Chen... Oh no, I can’t eat anymore!"

Chen Mo turned to see Chen Kexin rubbing her stomach, slightly bent over, "Can’t you eat a little more? If you’re full, you can come back tomorrow! The two of us can’t eat anymore."

Being so engrossed earlier, Chen Mo had completely forgotten there were two girls with him.

"Ah... this..."

He ended up drinking the entire Four Gods Soup by himself, "Is there any other snack made with large intestines?"

Chen Kexin nodded, then shook her head, "There’s basil stir-fried large intestine, which is great, and ginger stir-fried large intestine, crispy and excellent, fried large intestine, all are delicious!"

Indeed a true foodie.

Chen Mo pondered over the snacks Chen Kexin mentioned in his mind, feeling that if it’s stir-fried or deep-fried, there wasn’t much need to try them.

Considering Chen Kexin’s stomach had already swelled up, beyond recovery.

"Alright, thanks for today. I’ll head back now." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Seeing that Chen Mo was about to leave, Chen Kexin quickly called out, "Wait! Chen Mo, what time are you setting up tomorrow? I want to try your noodles again."

Chen Mo replied, "I’ll be setting up around seven in the evening tomorrow."

"Then where should I find you?"

"Go..." Chen Mo didn’t know the street’s name, "go to where you first caught me."

That was the spot he had agreed on with the pancake uncle and milk tea guy.

At seven in the evening, they would gather there and set up stalls together!

Chen Kexin responded with a few ’ohs,’ "Alright, bye, see you tomorrow."

Watching Chen Mo leave the night market, Chen Kexin winked at Li Xinyu, "Now it’s set, we’ll be there at seven tomorrow to catch him! You can start a live stream; it’s surely going to gain quite a few followers."

Li Xinyu was also quite full, as everything Chen Kexin couldn’t finish ended up with her.

She rubbed her stomach, "Do you trust Boss Xiao Chen that much? What if his business doesn’t go well tomorrow?"

Chen Kexin patted her shoulder, "Don’t worry, that won’t happen!"

She didn’t know why but had an unwarranted confidence in Boss Xiao Chen!

...

Back in the parking lot, Chen Mo didn’t feel sleepy at all; in fact, he was quite energized.

"When it comes to making large intestines, inland methods are undoubtedly more advanced."

Due to its geographic constraints, Taiwan might have an advantage in seafood, but for pork, beef, or lamb, Chen Mo felt it was somewhat lacking.

Especially with offal.

Even though the street food was indeed good, Chen Mo still felt it incorporated too many Hakka cooking methods.

"Speaking of large intestines, Lu Cuisine’s Nine-Turned Pork Intestines undoubtedly stands out. Hmm... how to blend Nine-Turned Pork Intestines with Taiwanese flavors."

"Sometimes, it’s not about fusion, but rather combining them, which might be a good idea."

Chen Mo thought of something. It was a kind of snack he noticed right when he arrived at Shilin Night Market. It left a special impression because...

He didn’t recognize the character, so he looked it up online.

Gua Bao!

At that time, Chen Mo saw many people buying it. After observing the whole process, he was a bit dumbfounded.

Isn’t this like a Plus version of Meicai Kou Rou and Lotus Leaf Cake?

A bun split in half, with a piece of slow-braised, tender but not greasy pork belly, then adding cilantro, pickled cucumber, and peanut powder, some even add Taiwanese sauce.

"Don’t people from Taiwan know? In our noodle-loving province, there’s an old saying."

"Everything can be... stuffed!"

"You stuff pork belly, so what if I stuff it with Nine-Turned Pork Intestines instead?"

With that thought, Chen Mo couldn’t help but feel a shiver.

Intestine Burger?

Intestine Sandwich?

Would that be, a bit too intense?