After Chen Yan finished washing up, the fellow had already gone out once and returned, bringing a plate of food.
Breakfast was a type of round pastry with a greenish surface, similar to a pancake.
Chen Yan picked up a piece and glanced at it. It should be made by chopping some kind of green leaves finely, mixing them with flour, then spreading them into a pancake and frying it with oil.
The aroma of fried oil was appetizing.
Taking a bite, it seemed to contain honey or similar ingredients, giving it a sweet flavor.
And further chewing revealed a fresh scent of green leaves, with a bittersweet aftertaste, akin to the smell of some medicinal herb.
"What is this?" Chen Yan asked casually.
Niu Bufan carefully poured Chen Yan a bowl of hot tea before answering respectfully, "Returning to sir, this is a pancake made of bitter hemp leaves.
Fresh bitter hemp leaves are finely chopped and mixed in.
