Video - un: o.zizhen

[buddingromantic]

[Zizhen appears in the video as he always does, wearing his red Baling Ouyang sect robes, hair put up in a top knot with its usual cap. When Zizhen starts the video though, he looks rather alarmed. Something must have happened for him to be this way]

I don't understand, Prisma! There must be some black magic at work, but I don't even know what it could be! It's just frightening!

[He adjusts the camera to show... the microwave in the kitchen]

It takes greater than five minutes for water to boil on this thing called a stove, but this "microwave" can boil the same amount of water in under five! This... this is madness! And those already made foods that have been kept in the ice - there are two details for cooking. Over 30 minutes in the oven, but only five in the "microwave"!

[He's saying microwave like he doesn't believe that's what it could be called]

Surely this must be a cursed item!

[Someone please tell him to calm down about the microwave... or egg him on]

Comments

[m19_lover]

But conventional ovens can also burn your food or explode, can't they?

And... you tell me. Those look like garbage. I'm no food critic but even I know when food looks like crap.

[buddingromantic]

Well, burning yes at least. But I feel it takes longer in a regular oven for it to burn so there's a better chance of saving it.

Same. I probably pretty picky since my father is a sect leader so we've always had money, but I'd much prefer to have to eat spicy congee over food that has been thrown out.

[m19_lover]

In the you are right...

Never had much of a chance to be picky with my food really. And... Congee? I don't think I ever had it or even heard of it.

[buddingromantic]

I am not ungrateful for what my father provides, but I know we eat better than those in villages.

Congee is rice cooked with a lot of water until it turns into kind of... I think I've seen it called "porridge" here. You can put just about anything in it: meat, fish, beans... pretty much anything. Senior Wei put too many peppers in his.

[m19_lover]

Ah, yes, I had porridge a couple times. Not really my favorite, but it works when you run out of better options. But you don't usually add meats to porridge though. You usually put fruits and syrup in it.

I guess porridge is the sweet version of congee?

[buddingromantic]

It's good to eat when there aren't many other options. Apparently, it is also good at curing poisoning.

We put different things in congee. It can be sweet too. It's very versatile.

[m19_lover]

Sounds a lot better than porridge then. I wouldn't mind trying it out eventually.

... I don't suppose you have a recipe for that lying around, do you?

[buddingromantic]

Not lying around, but I can certainly write it down for you. Also I'm sure when we do make it, there wouldn't be a problem with sharing.

[m19_lover]

Oh... Thanks. [He appreciates the sudden generosity.]

[buddingromantic]

No problem. It's a good way to learn about others, sharing food.