"What is this?"
Bo Yan said, "This is a flower I carved out of a carrot this afternoon, fixed with edible glue to hold its shape. I made two cups of lemon juice and used a bit of red wine to color the petals. Once it set, I added more lemon juice layer by layer, which gives it this gradient appearance."
Xia Siyu was astonished; she never thought it could be done like this. No wonder when she ate that carrot this afternoon, it seemed like less than usual—it had all gone into this carving.
The key point is, he could actually carve a flower from a carrot! Although in the eyes of a chef, this is just a small trick, Bo Yan had no formal culinary training and succeeded on his first try, which was really impressive.
Bo Yan also said, "Our previous balance was 45, so for five dollars, I went to the hardware store downstairs. It happened to be enough to buy edible glue for making models, just a small tube, which was just enough. I spent five dollars, so now the balance is 40."
