COOKING CHALLENGE

Since I'm not very skilled at cooking yet,just rolling and cutting the dough already took me almost an hour.Then I went to prepare two different sauces-one with green pepper and egg,the other with eggplant-which took me another hour.

In the end,it was nearly two hours of work before I finally sat down to eat.

The ingredients were actually pretty simple — just flour and water for the noodles, then green peppers, eggs, eggplant, and a bit of minced meat for the sauces. It’s not a complicated dish at all, but the spices turned out to be quite a handful. Lining up all the bottles and jars made my kitchen look busier than it really was.

The whole meal probably cost under 40 euros. Most of the seasonings were from the Chinese supermarket, which makes them a little more expensive than the local ones

The noodles turned out wonderfully chewy and springy,really satisfying to bite into.Both sauces were flavorful,each with its own charm.Personally,I liked the eggplant one more,maybe because I spend more time on it,and it somehow carried a bit of extra"heart" along with the taste

The portions were just right for the four of us. Everyone ate until they were full, and by the end we were all completely satisfied — nothing feels better than sharing a homemade meal together.

Cooking wasn't as difficult as I had imagined,but it was definitely tiring.i feel i really lucky to had my friends' help and encouragement-thanks to them,I managed to complete the very first proper meal I've ever cooked in my life