Published at 20th of November 2020 09:24:33 PM
Chapter 29.3: 29.3
Translator: SFBaka
I cut the mushrooms into thin slices, added a small portion of soy sauce and salt, and heated them up a bit . That’s it for the additional flavoring . It’ll be done once it’s simmered enough . I gave it a taste test and found that the dashi flavored by the katsuobushi and mushrooms really came out well . This is definitely tasty!
I had Verse taste it as well .
“Great! This stuff’s amazin! It’s such a simple dish, but it has a really refined flavor . No, it’s because it’s simple that it works!”
The boiled eggs are done as well, so I’ll proceed with making the tartar sauce . I minced the mock-onions I found in the fridge earlier, mashed the boiled eggs, and added mayonnaise, salt and pepper to complete the sauce .
“Please let me try some as well! …Ah, this sauce is also quite delicious too . ”
It looks like Verse is already captive to the bewitching magic of mayonnaise . Yep . It’s tasty alright .
“You served us rice yesterday, right?”
“How long will it take you to cook your dishes? Rice is best-served piping hot after all . I’ve washed the grains and soaked them in water already . ”
“You really get it, sir . Let’s see . I’ll need an hour more I guess . ”
“I’ll cook it with that in mind then . ”
I’ll make some salad next .
“I’m thinking of making some salad . Do you have any vegetables you can recommend?”
“Let’s see, if it’s salad, then this, this and this should be good . ”
Some greens, mock-onions and something resembling tomatoes huh . To think there were tomatoes available… I missed it completely .
I cut the leafy greens and the tomato-look-alikes into small portions along with the mock-onions . I plated the mixture into a large bowl .
I’ll make enough for Verse’s family as well . I’ll let it chill inside the magic fridge for a while .
Next would be the white liver sashimi .
I cut the liver into thin slices and plated them on a dish . I’ll make portions for Verse’s family too .
Oh right . There’s a risk of contracting things like viruses and parasites if one eats raw liver .
(Are there any viruses or parasites present in this liver?)
「Such elements are not present . 」
(I see . Please do a preliminary check every time I make food that needs to be eaten raw . )
「Acknowledged . 」
I’ll serve the sashimi along with the oil similar to sesame oil I found in Tarus-san’s shop paired with some salt and grated garlic .
Let me try some then . Tasty! I really think liver is best served like this after all .
“Oi, you eating that stuff raw!?”
“It’s fresh so there’s no problem, I think? Well, it certainly can’t be eaten by people weak to raw stuff . Have a taste . ”
“Delish! To think there’s this way of preparing a dish as well…”
“Well, I think it’s this tasty because we used white liver . Normal liver won’t taste as good . ”
I’ll chill these inside the fridge as well .
I’ll start with the fried food now . I’ll make a good amount of eggwash since I’ll be using it on the karaage as well . The white flour inside the bowl looked quite dazzling . I mixed in some eggwash and breadcrumbs . I had Verse help out as well .
I put in the karaage meat with flour and egg mixture and coated them thoroughly . I actually preferred using potato starch, but it’s not available, so it can’t be helped .
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“Are you going to roast these? I just can’t imagine how this dish is going to turn out?”
“I’ll fry them in oil . Are you not familiar with this cooking method?”
“Frying? I did hear some countries made use of that kind of cooking method, but we don’t really use it in these parts . ”
I poured a generous amount of oil inside a large frying pan I purchased at Tarus-san’s shop . This small cask of oil already costs one silver .
“Hey, hey . Is that okay? You put in so much oil . ”
“This cooking method tastes better when using a large amount of oil . It won’t do to put in just a little amount . ”
The oil’s already heated up so I put in some meat pieces to test it out .
I took out the meat pieces once their coating turned a nice shade of golden brown . With this, the karaage is complete . I dipped one piece in tartar sauce and had Verse taste it .
“Fried foods are best eaten right out of the frying pan . ”
The karaage pieces were overflowing with meat juices . The garlic flavor served as a nice accent .
I also fried some chicken tenders . The crispy coating was the best . It pairs well with the homemade tartar sauce .
“D-Delicious! Just what’s with this cooking method!?”
“Isn’t it? This is also really popular back home . ”
I split the work with Verse and fried the karaage and chicken tenders . The completed servings turned out to be quite the amount . It seems I won’t be able to make that oyakodonburi . We won’t be able to finish it all if I did .
I reheated the soup as well .
I found some citrus fruits inside the magic fridge as well, so I sliced some and added them to the fried food as garnishing . With this, we’re done .
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It looks like Verse is done cooking the rice as well . It took quite a bit of time though . Let’s get to eating .
I and Verse carried the food out to the dining area where Cleria and the others were waiting .
“Sorry for the wait . We’ve finished cooking dinner, so please dig in . Thanks for helping out Verse . You saved me a lot of trouble . ”
“Don’t mind it . I have something I want to talk with you about Alan . Can I get a bit of your time if you’re free?”
“…Okay . You can talk to me whenever . ”
“Great . These dishes are best eaten hot . Let’s eat . ”
“So these are dishes from Alan’s home country! They all look marvelous . ”
“I made some dishes that originated from a region called Japan in my home country . I hope they’re all to your liking . ”
Let’s start with the soup . Un, it’s tasty . It was a good call to use only mushrooms . After observing me enjoying the soup, Cleria and Elna sipped some as well .
“Delicious! What is this soup!? It has such a refined flavor . ”
“I’m glad you like it . These fried foods taste better dipped into this sauce . The salad goes with this one . ”
I squeezed some citrus fruit juice over the fried food as well . I got some karaage and chicken tenders, put them on my plate and gave them a taste .
They really are tasty . Japanese food does taste great after all . I want to try making sushi as well . I wonder how far out we are from the sea?
“This is also delicious! I find these the most delicious out of all the dishes Alan’s cooked thus far . As expected of Alan!”
“This salad is also quite tasty! This sauce just brings out the best in it!”
It seems like Cleria rather liked the karaage . Elna became another captive of the bewitching deliciousness of mayonnaise .
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Everyone became all quiet as they busied themselves with eating . Oh yeah . I think I want to drink some ale to go along with all these .
The inn girl was manning the counter, so I raised my hand and called out for her .
“Thank you for cooking a portion for me and mom as well! I ate a bit earlier and it was absolutely delicious!”
“It would have been better if you were able to eat it fresh out of the frying pan though . You still have work, so it can’t be helped I guess . I’ll have one serving of ale, please . Do you want to order some alcohol as well, girls?”
“I’ll pass, thanks . ”
“I’m also not going to drink . ”
Everybody else is dead set on eating huh .
“We won’t be having any alcohol besides my ale, so how about you eat up as well? I’ll call out to you once a customer comes in . ”
“Understood! I’ll bring the ale over right away!”
My tummy’s already settled down somewhat, so I ate some white liver sashimi while drinking my ale . The way Verse cooked the rice was nothing short of perfect . It would have been nice to have some egg on rice as well . I’ll make some next time .
Surprisingly, Cleria and the others managed to eat all the food up even though there was quite a lot earlier . I also managed to eat quite a bit, but Cleria’s appetite was truly leagues beyond me in comparison .
“It was absolutely delicious! So the food from Alan’s country is actually this tasty . I may have even overeaten . ”
“It was truly delicious . It’s my first time eating such tasty food . ”
“I’m glad you liked it . I really feel like cooking the food was worth it now . ”
The inn girl finished eating her fill as well later on and gave glowing reviews . I left the clean-up to her .
Once we ate our fill, we headed for the baths and slept soundly afterward .