72 72 "The essence of Japanese cuisine" (1/2)

Okay, we're all done harvesting for now.

Now, all the demons I've been growing in the field are lying in front of me.

The first jack-o'-lantern I planted here, the devil carrots, mashed mushrooms, killer plant fruit, as well as the daikon man, cabbage rara and eggplant.

''As expected of Kyou-sama's demons, they are all very fresh.

I'm aware that Phytis is right, the monsters I grow are fresher and taste better than others. But with this kind of natural cultivation, there are still some demons that grow into strange shapes.

Big brother. This Devil Carrot has three legs!

”Hahaha, this eggplant over here is so fat, it's torn and scarred all over the place!

And Jack and Dora-chan would poke and prod at these monsters and tell me about them.

After all, if you do this kind of cultivation in large quantities, you will inevitably get these badly shaped ones.

These days, when you go to the town to wholesale these badly shaped demons, you can't get a good price for them.

After all, looks are important in every world.

But bad shape doesn't change the taste of the product.

The scarred eggplant that I held in my hand winked at me as if to say ”thank you”.

Incidentally, this eggplant. It looks exactly like an eggplant, but as usual it is a demon with arms and legs, and for some reason they all pose in the goddess pose and eat it to show off.

By the way, the better shaped ones are quite humanoid, and they are really goddess-like designed eggplants.

But the one I'm holding in my hand right now is a goddess, but a more receptive one.

But if we're going to cook, shouldn't it be a good shape?　Such poorly shaped food doesn't have a good image, and above all, the next Japanese cuisine will be judged on the quality of the ingredients.

Well, I did some research on Japanese food in this world, but it's not all that different from the Japanese food I know. But this is a simpler, more humble version of it.

Since then, I've been researching Japanese cuisine in the world, and I've actually tried some of it, but the food was less tampered with than I expected.

It is a cuisine that emphasizes the taste of the ingredients, with minimal salt and other ingredients. It's not just a matter of how you choose your ingredients, it's also a matter of how much you choose them at this stage.

...... Well, it doesn't matter if you think about it or not. I've already decided what we're going to cook. Now let's go get the last of the ingredients. So let's go for the rocks.

”Yeah!　Pop!

Then I patted Rock's lovely head and asked her to take another leap.

I've been riding on her back to various places, although I've omitted any description of her.

I've become unable to move around without her: .......

How did you end up in a place like this?

Well, come on over here and you'll see.

The place where I got off the rock is right in front of the beach, and I headed to a corner with a questioning Fitis.

It's a lake-like area cut off from the sea, with netted stakes driven in places.

'If this is ......'

Yes, it's still a work in progress, but it's a place where we try to see if we can breed sea monsters.

Since the big cooking competition, I have been trying to grow seafood here in secret.

After my battle with Kasarina, I decided to grow not only fruits from the mountains but also fruits from the sea, and I've been catching appropriate sea monsters and releasing them into this place.

By the way, the only people who know about this place are Lily, who helped me out, Dora-chan, Jack, Rock and .......

”Hmm, here you are. You're late, Keogh, Fitis.

”Master!　Perhaps the master also helped in the creation of this place?

Seeing Ms. Kasarina, Fitis immediately understands the situation.