Ding Li intended to let the tip of his tongue savor this mouthful of intensely flavorful broth by swirling it around his mouth twice, allowing every taste bud to fully appreciate its deliciousness. However, his stomach was seemingly equally ravenous, and before he knew it, he had already swallowed it.
His Adam's apple moved as his eyes couldn't help but widen again, because it wasn't until now that the saltiness and umami of the ham began to reveal themselves, turning into thousands of fine threads, filling the passage from throat to stomach with a rich fragrance.
"Gulp!"
Eagerly drinking a second mouthful, the shock it brought to his taste buds was in no way weaker than the first.
By this time, the tremor of the initial encounter with the taste buds had faded, and he started to discern the three-layered variations of the soup base.
