275-247 Cleverly (6) (1/2)

”Well, it's no use talking about it, let's just do it. If we cook the grains in order of size, the time will pass more smoothly.

”Yes. First, wash the rice and let it soak in water.

This is a high-class inn, and even this room, which is supposed to be for the attendants, has a simple kitchen ......, but it also has a hot water supply room.

I helped myself and washed the rice with a bowl.

Incidentally, the bowl I use is made by Toya.

The reason is simple.

You can't find a white iron bowl in a normal store. They are too expensive.

”It doesn't get clean very well, does it?

”Not as much as washed rice, but the commercial rice you buy doesn't have much bran left.

That's because the milling process is messy. If it smells like bran, it won't taste good, so please wash it clean.

Okay. ...... By the way, do you think it's 'purified'?

No. Food is almost impossible.

It's useful for a lot of things, but it works for things like soil on vegetables, but it can't do things like drain blood from fish or remove the skin from fruit. But it can't do something like ”draining blood from fish” or ”removing only the skin from fruit.

If it could do that, milling rice would be easy, but it is not that convenient.

However, it does work on ”fruit juice and blood on clothes” and ”your own blood on skin”, which is strange to say the least. ...... It's magic.

I'm sure you've heard of it. It's a home-cooked meal.

That's one way to look at it.

I'm sure you'll be able to find something that works for you. ...... No, I don't think you can get rice from a microwave oven.

If I'm going to eat at home, I want to cook at least some rice in a rice cooker.

Frozen rice can be rented.

Soak the rice for an hour or so and start cooking small grains of rice.

Of course, the small grains are the only ones among the four types.

The amount of water should be about the same. I think you can use the same amount of water. ......

As long as it's flooded, we don't need to worry too much about it, right?　I'll leave that to Natsuki's intuition.

It's a big responsibility. ...... If it fails, Haruka will be next, right?

...... Don't worry. I'm sure Natsuki can do it!

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who's a little nervous about the whole thing.

I'll try my best, but ......

He started cooking somewhat anxiously, and about 30 minutes later.

As you would expect from Natsuki, the rice was cooked to perfection, with a distinctive aroma.

It was fluffy, glossy, and ”slightly different in scale? The rice was fluffy and glossy, and looked just like freshly cooked white rice.

Natsuki put it in a slightly deeper bowl and put it on the table.

Natsuki placed it on the table.

”Let's try it then!

”Yeah. It looks good, doesn't it?

So, we tried it.

The taste was definitely white rice.

The taste is definitely white rice. It's not very sweet when you chew it, and it tastes a little like cheap rice, but it's edible.

However, each grain is large, so the chewiness varies a little, which is a little annoying, but ...... tolerable.

I can eat it without any problem. You can eat them without any problem. You can buy more if you want.

I agree with you. It's not the best, but it's better.

What do you think, Mary and Mitya?

It's a little strange, but it's ...... delicious, isn't it?

”It doesn't taste good!

It's a little strange, but it's delicious.

But Mitya's response was honest: ”Oh, yes. It doesn't taste good on its own.

It's a staple food, like bread.

It makes sense. ......

Although she was convinced, Mitya's eyebrows were lowered and her ears and tail were lolling in disappointment.

Nao, Toya, it's almost lunchtime, so go to the square and buy something from the stalls. Something that will make a good side dish.

Raja.

We sat up at Haruka's words, and at the same time, Mitya quickly raised her hand.

I want to go too!

”Then take Mitya with you. What about Mary?

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I'm watching. You're going to use that for future meals, aren't you?

She seemed to be more interested in learning how to help with the cooking than with the stall.

It was clear that he wanted to go, but he still had four days left in this town.

I'm sure we can take him back.

Before I knew it, Mitya was waiting at the entrance of the room with his hand on the doorknob, stomping his feet.

Toya and I looked at each other and smiled, then we urged Mitya to leave the inn.

I'm sure you'll agree.

When we returned to the inn, the other small grain rice was already cooked, and the medium grain rice was just finishing cooking.

Welcome back. Did you find anything that looks good?

”We have rice. I bought some grilled chicken.

I bought some yakitori, which looked quite ordinary but was more expensive than oak meat.

I didn't find any sauce, so I used salt, but it would still be good with white rice.

In addition, I found tsukune, so I bought that as well.

It was not a round tsukune, but a tsukune wrapped around a slightly flat skewer, like gohei-mochi.

I hadn't seen minced meat in Laffan, but there are many different dishes in different regions.

We also had some powdered food. Rice alone is not enough.

Toya bought a roll of thin bread with vegetables and meat on it.

It's like a taco or a burrito or something.

To me, it's a meal-type crepe.

”Mee got this for me!

Mitya's is spare ribs.

Four big pieces of meat with big bones.

I don't know what kind of meat it is, but it smells good, and when Mitya stopped staring at the stall and didn't move, Toya stopped too, so I bought some.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of good places to eat in this town. ......

I'm sure you'll agree that it's a great idea. The medium grain has just finished cooking.

The women quickly laid out the plates on the table and put the food we had bought on them.

As for the meat on the bone, they put one in front of Toya and the beasts, while the other four cut up the remaining one and put it on their plates.

The rest is rice. Let's divide that up, too.

The cooked rice was still hot, as if the whole pot had been put in a magic bag.

From the pot, the rice was placed on a plate in front of each of them, and the medium grain was placed next to it by Yuki.

Let's eat.

”'Itadakimasu'.

The lunch looks quite delicious, but I haven't forgotten my purpose.

I'll start with a small piece of rice.