23 Do you like what you see? (1/2)
After finish frying all Frikadels and packed it in leaves wraps, we take a rest for while discussing what we will do next.
”Master Ikki, what do you want to do now?” (Matius)
”I think there's nothing else we can do here. Let's return to the village”
”Ah but we still want to hunt for a while again. Do you mind if we only accompany until the valley entrance?”
”No, no at all. We can go back to the path we took when we going here this morning”
”I'm glad to hear that master Ikki. There're some leftover meats, do you want to bring with you?”
”Okay, thank you. And if you can, please save the fats for me from the prey that you hunt?”
”Fats? Alright. It does not have any use for us anyway”
After agreeing on a few things we leave that place. Along the way to return, I pick some spices that I found like Camellia (Camellia Sinensis), from which I can extract some oil from its fruits and tea from its leaves. Oil from fats gives delicious meaty aroma, but oil from plants has a healthier nature.
Finally, we arrive at the valley entrance and have to part with Matius-Marius brothers. I and Silvie take the path where we coming from, and they take another path to the different area of forest.Along our way back to the village, we talking about herbs that she used for medicine, and she sometimes also ask for the usage of some spices that I pick along the way. It's a beneficial talking for both side, I can learn about medicine from Silvie, Silvie can learn some cooking and spicing techniques from me.
”Ikki, this jeru' really can be used for cooking. I never thought about it”
”Yeah, it suits with fish cooking because can remove the fishy aroma from the fish and bring fragrant aroma”
”Also to grill fish within leaves wraps also a new thing for me. It would make the fish not burnt when grilled like usually I do”
”Oh? You do burn the cooking often?”
She bashfully nodded while giggling. I also laugh when seeing that, no wonder her mother scold her yesterday. We walk side-by-side while talking until we saw a small stream that leads to the village.
”Ah, we already half-way to the village, and arrive there before dark”