Chapter 166: Chapter 166 - I Want More

After returning from dinner with Crystal, Talon spent the evening searching the internet for recipes on traditional Asian fried rice, discovering that the variations were indeed vast. He focused specifically on Indonesian fried rice, intrigued to learn that even within Indonesia, each region had its own unique recipe.

"So, fried rice in each region has its own distinct flavor?" he mused aloud. "Are the differences really that significant?" he pondered.

Talon then looked up the most common fried rice recipe and went to the nearest mini-market to gather the ingredients. Back in the kitchen, he moved with a familiarity that belied his novice status; he wielded a knife with agility and understood how to use various kitchen tools that he had never handled before.

Driven by curiosity about the dish he had just enjoyed, he decided to try recreating the fried rice he just ate himself.