Especially the skin, which carried a hint of crispiness.
"Boil first, then fry!"
Jason was quite certain.
"Exactly, boiling removes the gamey taste and firms up the texture of the meat, while frying makes the fat more palatable."
Tonio nodded in agreement.
Jason picked up another piece of pork belly, savored it in his mouth for a while, and then reached for the chicken meatballs.
The fist-sized chicken meatballs, more plump from simmering in the hot beef broth, would usually be cut in half with chopsticks by most people, who would then taste them slowly.
But the towering 'Copper Unbowed' warriors generally popped one in their mouth at a time.
Jason?
He could finish a pot in one gulp.
Only, to thoroughly enjoy the taste, he restrained himself, slightly opening his mouth to place the meatball inside.
Crunch, crunch.
After a bit of chewing, a crisp sound emerged.
"Is this... cartilage?"
"There's cartilage in the meatball!"
Jason's eyes lit up.
