Chapter 507, A Captivating Flavour

Translator: Silavin

 

Su Bai and the others all returned to the second floor of the Yong’an Building. At this moment, the living room was filled with many grapes and sugarcanes.

 

Those sugarcanes were long and thick, looking as if they would be very sweet, and the juice inside was also quite abundant.

 

“Shaman, how do we make these sugarcanes into sugar?” Yu Ying was already a bit impatient.

 

Yu Ying’s pink-pupiled gaze remained fixed on those sugarcanes, somewhat wanting to try their taste.

 

“Don’t rush, let’s cut a few sections of sugarcane and try them first, to see if they are actually sweet.” Su Bai instructed.

 

The sugarcanes had not been tasted after they were first harvested, so they needed to try first to see if the sugarcanes were sweet.

 

Only after tasting the sugarcanes could they better grasp how to make sugar from them.

 

“Alright.” Yu Ying picked up a few sections of sugarcane but suddenly froze, asking, “Shaman, how do we peel these sugarcanes?”

 

Yu Ying was trying this for the first time, so she had no idea how to remove the skin.

 

“Give it to me first, I’ll demonstrate once for you to see.” Su Bai said softly as he took the sugarcane and picked up a Beast Bone Knife to start peeling.

 

*Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…* The sound of the bone knife contacting the sugarcane skin was very crisp, and a section of sugarcane was peeled clean in no time.

 

“There, now it can be eaten directly.” Su Bai handed over the peeled section of sugarcane.

 

Yu Ying received the peeled sugarcane with both hands, tilting her head while examining it, and asked. “Shaman, can I eat it directly like this?”

 

Yu Ying looked at that section of white sugarcane and momentarily did not know how to take a bite.

 

Moreover, how did the original sugarcane suddenly become so white?

 

“Yes, just take a bite, chew the juice, and then spit out the remaining things in your mouth.” Su Bai said.

 

Although the taste of sugarcane was very sweet and refreshing, eating it was also somewhat troublesome, having to peel it and spit out the pulp.

 

After he finished speaking, he peeled a few more sugarcanes, keeping one for himself and passing the rest to the girls.

 

“Like this.” Su Bai took a bite and began to chew, as seeing the girls all with puzzled expressions, he had to demonstrate.

 

*Crack! Crack!*

 

After seeing this, the girls all began to learn, each taking a bite and starting to chew.

 

After Yu Ying took a few bites, she widened her pink eyes in surprise and exclaimed, “Ah! This is too delicious!”

 

Yu Ying’s mouth was filled with the refreshing sweetness of sugarcane, a taste that was unprecedented. It was a flavour that could not be achieved by eating those berries in the Wilderness.

 

“Mmm… it’s really delicious; so this is the taste of sugarcane,” Yan Hua was also immediately won over.

 

Originally, she thought something that looked so strange would not taste very good, but unexpectedly it was so delicious.

 

“It’s very sweet; no wonder it can be used to make sugar…” Sha Lan remarked, still continuously chewing the sugarcane in her mouth.

 

Sha Lan did not particularly like eating extremely sweet things, but she really liked the taste of sugarcane for some reason. It was not overly sweet but had a refreshing feeling, making it a nice snack for one’s’ Soul.

 

“Just be sure not to swallow those bits; spit them out when there’s no more flavour.” Su Bai reminded.

 

He was a bit worried that those girls would eat everything like when eating fruit, swallowing all the pulp, which were hard to digest.

 

“I understand.” Yan Hua spat out the pulp in her mouth and took another big bite.

 

The others were the same; in just a short few minutes, they had all thoroughly eaten the sugarcane in their hands.

 

The sweetness of the sugarcane left everyone with a lingering taste, their eyes turning toward the remaining unpeeled sugarcanes.

 

“Shaman, will the sugar made from these sugarcanes also have this flavour?” Yu Ying asked curiously.

 

“More or less, but the taste of sugar will be more concentrated, a bit sweeter.” Su Bai said softly.

 

“Shaman, then what do the grapes taste like?” Yan Hua held a bunch of grapes, resisting the urge to eat them.

 

“Why don’t you try and see? They are also delicious, completely different from sugarcane though.” Su Bai also wanted to try the taste of grapes.

 

After receiving an affirmative answer, Yan Hua unhesitatingly picked several grapes and directly ate them.

 

As soon as she bit down and the grape juice burst forth, her red eyes instantly widened.

 

“Sweet and sour, so delicious, a completely different taste from the sugarcane just now,” Yan Hua exclaimed in shock.

 

She had not expected that these grapes would taste so good, incomparable to the taste of the berries eaten before.

 

Those berries eaten before were astringent and sour, and it was rare to find tasty berries.

 

“Let me try too.” Sha Lan also picked a grape and put it in her mouth, and after eating, praised, “Delicious! It has a very unique flavour to it.”

 

The unique texture of purple grapes combined with that sweet and sour taste indeed made people like it.

 

“So, this is the taste of grapes. I never thought something that looks so good would also taste so good.” Yu Ying was so happy that both hands were continuously cupping her cheeks.

 

“Eat more; eating grapes is good for your health.” Su Bai smiled.

 

Grapes themselves were beneficial to the body when eaten in quantity, not only reducing swelling but also being very diuretic, among various other benefits.

 

Additionally, there were many grapes in the greenhouse, definitely more than they could eat, with most of the remainder to be used for making wine.

 

“Shaman, I wonder what grape wine will taste like?” Yan Hua asked curiously.

 

“You’ll know when the time comes; you’ll definitely like grape win.” Su Bai said with certainty.

 

In this era with so many unpalatable foods, people in Primitive Tribes ate everything with joy. Not to mention a relatively sweet drink like grape wine, which would definitely capture everyone’s hearts.

 

Yu Ying nodded thoughtfully and expectantly asked. “Shaman, shall we start making sugar now?”

 

Yu Ying’s pink fox tail kept swishing non-stop, looking quite anticipatory.

 

“Yes, first take these sugarcanes to wash them clean. The dirt on the surface must be scrubbed clean.” Su Bai instructed.

 

Because the first step in making sugar from sugarcane was to extract the juice.

 

In this Primitive Era, there were no juicers, so they would definitely have to use stones to roll over the sugarcanes, squeezing out the juice.

 

Therefore, this operation required the sugarcane itself to be very clean, otherwise, the extracted juice would be dirtied.

 

“Yes,” Yu Ying nodded.