128 Episode 124: Mermaid Tasting
Mansion in Kaika village in the evening.
Clarissa, a former court chef, and Kristia, a mermaid, sat at a table for ten in the dining room.
Kristia seems cramped with chairs for humans, sitting diagonally.
Megna put a shallow pan in front of me.
"This is oyster soup porridge"
When the lid is removed, the white hot air rises. The scent of miso spreading with it.
"Well!
It was a rice cooking inside. Miso stewed oyster rice cooking.
The big one was an oyster, about the size of a palm. Just myself, of course.
I took a sip of amber soup first.
"Mmm! It's good!
The smell of miso and the taste of the sea spreads through the mouth.
"Is this kelp and fish stock!?
"I took stock with dried fish and also added some more dried scallops. Kombu? don't know. I added egg seaweed."
The taste is intense because of it. White rice grains often involve soy sauce.
"Egg seaweed is this... sounds like a kelp with kids. But the grains are huge."
There was seagrass that was about finely sliced with a spoon and about a thumbnail, and it had about an egg with about an ickle.
When I tried it, the grains of eggs played puffy over my tongue. Full of moisture and thickness like seawater. This saltiness is for rice!
And the oysters swept up as well. Size you can't eat in a bite.
Isn't there a big oyster like this on Earth?
The milky white body shivers with puffiness.
"Hmm! Wow!"
After eating a thousand bites, the juice was flooded with juice. Intense creamy tongue. The flavour of the juice concentrated by boiling and the rich aroma of seagrass.
Melt over tongue with soft-boiled miso rice.
"Uh-oh!
Oyster body trembles every time it is kammed and the intense flavour spreads. Light rice serves as a foundation to enhance.
Seapillars and kelp stock are added there.
I just hope it's good.
- But.
I thought so.
Isn't this because I was born in Japan and it feels delicious?
Press the pan in front of the celica.
"Try it. It was the best for me, but it might not suit the celicans."
"Okay. Then you'll have it."
Make sure to hang your blonde hair on your ear with a thin fingertip, then smudge it with a spoon and transport the rice cooker to your mouth first.
"- Ha-ha-ha... Hmm!?
Blue eyes are quacked open. Thin throats rise and fall when eating mogi.
Immediately I also ate Ikura Kombu. Phew! And honks his throat.
I loosened my beautiful face happily when I swallowed it.
"It's amazing! Silver rice grains in golden soup! For the first time ever rich flavor to eat - this puffy texture and thickness will wrap your tongue!
"Oysters are amazing, too."
Squeeze the plump, trembling oyster and carry it to your mouth. Red lips creep in.
eating rather, roaring and narrowing his eyes.
"It's supposed to be shellfish! It melts smoothly on your tongue! Besides, it seems to concentrate the taste of oysters and seagrass all the time!? Oh... I ate a jewelry box in the ocean."
Like a maiden whispered in her ear about her sweet confession, her cheeks are lit red and her eyes are faint.
"Sounds delicious to Celica, too. Everybody try it too."
Clarissa eats and opens her eyes. I shudder slightly, whining about the ingredients and the boiling time.
"I can't believe the flavor has gained so much depth...! It's a low heat to keep the miso flavor from flying!
Cristia opens her eyes in amazement. The lower body of the fish shakes in a tickle.
"It's wonderful! Instead of living long, I'm going to be ascended on this occasion!
At the end there was about half left, but Lapisia ate it all.
"Uh-oh!
Apply rice grains around your mouth and scream. The golden eyes sparkled.
I was satisfied with everyone's expression.
"Does it suit everyone's mouth, too? Good. It's nutritious, and it's great."
Says Celica, who sipped a cup of tea.
"I've never seen this egg seaweed before. Some oysters are so big."
"It's both something you can take on Mermaid Island. Oysters are about a mountain on the rocky reef around the island. Egg seagrass only lays eggs around the island"
Clarissa says as she looks at the remaining squid grains at the bottom of the pan.
"Isn't this a pearlfish egg? It was called Aqua Pearl, and it was supposed to be a grain and a small gold coin."
"So much!?
"It should have the effect of playing Refresh."
I saw the grain with the truth eye. Indeed, the magical effect of [regeneration] had been granted.
"That really helps prevent aging...... a dish you can't eat on this continent. This is a decision."
"Thank you, Kaika. So much great stuff for mermaids."
Kristia bowed her head.
I laughed wildly as I watched Celica.
"So the name of the dish is The Jewelry Box of the Sea?
"Ugh! No, if it makes you sick!
I dye my cheeks shyly when they say the name I accidentally ran through my mouth.
And this oyster rice cooker decided on the "Jewelry Box of the Sea".
Western style is next to Japanese style.
"Cream soup, made"
What Megna handed out to each of us was a clam chowder made of giant oysters.
This is also rich in flavor. The smoothness of the milk cream was added to the creamy oyster body, reducing the unique aroma of the oyster and enhancing the flavor. The sweetness of the vegetables softens the taste of the oysters again.
"This tastes like bread."
"Oysters and cream will melt in your mouth and stain your body! My body and mind are going to be round!
Everyone admires this, too.
Something's wrong with the oysters on Mermaid Island in the first place. Usually it's about a thumb, but it's about a palm.
"If you make oyster fries out of these oysters, they look amazing."
Megna's got a big cat ear.
"I've already made it"
"What... Totally!
What came out on the table was a fried oyster that was huge enough to be mistaken for a croquette or a mince cutlet. The tease is fried brown.
"So, big..."
I put on proper bread flour and eggs when, and it was fried in oil.
It glowed slightly blue and white.
"It's glowing..."
"Oil tried Holy Oil"
"Ho."
Holy oil is an oil that is exorcised when burned. Blue glowing grass seeds should have been the raw material.
The bread flour was stiff and crunchy.
Hot and soft inside. Melting tongues of body and seagrass. Eat carefully or you'll be flooded with trapped oyster juice.
"Yum! Looks good for rice and bread"
The flavour of the ingredients is alive.
This is also highly regarded for its appearance impact and its deliciousness.
"I mean, anything would be good if I used this oyster. Ain't nobody else this big?
"We don't have a shellfish eating habit in the first place. Because even the same shellfish are poisonous and non-poisonous and I don't know."
When Celica answers, Clarissa says.
"You have dishes to simmer and eat with the poisonous grass. It's a fisherman's home cooking."
"I see. If you haven't eaten much shellfish, let alone oysters"
Cristia said.
"By the way, mermaids don't eat these oysters once a year, they get sick"
"Hmm. What happens?
"My head hurts and my skin and scales dull"
"... skin and blood flow improvement, and maybe metabolic effects. It looks like it could really help prevent aging. I think it might hurt to eat too much."
"That's Kaika, you know me well. If you eat it every day, you'll have severe pain in your stomach and you won't be able to move for a month or so."
Celica rounds her eyes.
"What? Doesn't healing magic work either?
"Yes, it doesn't work. It's a curse that oyster stones can do to your body. Oysters are vulnerable to brine, so you just have to drink a lot of brine and push it away. Terrible."
- Probably a ureter stone.
I understand the cause, but it serves as a commandment to inanimate, so don't worry. The cure is right.
I'll tell you when I'm about to sell my thanks.
"Well, you can teach these mermaids how to cook. I'm sure the likelihood of mermaids being attacked will diminish."
And we can make all the mermaids believers!
Celica says with admiration.
"That's just great, Kaika. I can't believe they even helped the mermaids."
"Thank you so much for us"
Cristia was thrilled or looking at me with her moist eyes.
"It's dangerous to use oil, so it's for a dungeon with water beside it. Oyster cooking takes a lot of work, so make it for Kaika Village, and teach the two of them cream soup in Dollar Earth."
"Okay. Kaika, I'm going to study so I can make it for you too."
Kristia shook her purple hair and nodded.
- Sometimes I want to eat, so I found out.
Miso Stewed Oyster Rice Cooking is delicious, so I can't help it.
"If Mea and Clarissa also have time, think about the new menu. The greater the number of items. - I don't eat enough delicately, so I think I'll eat some extra lightly and go to bed today... but I think I forgot something."
"... I feel that way too"
Megna's black tail rocks in a pique.
"Ugh."
"Oh, you did. I'm just gonna go. Just make me some rice."
"Okay."
Red dusk when you leave the mansion.
I went around to the backyard.
Grandpa Heml was in the blacksmith workshop.
It fixes the branches of the world tree and wields a hammer only.
"Grandpa, make me a knife. Strong one."
"Is that for that cat kid?
"That's right. I lost one. But the demolition knife is gone."
"The ingredients?
"Can you use it with the one in the storeroom? I want you to leave me some money for the Holy Sword of Heaven."
"I thought I'd make magic silver on the fangs of the dragon, with a little holy gold. Do you mind if I take it?
"Oh, do as you please. Finish in eight hours."
"Oh, my God! Rushing errands... there's only one thing left."
Grandpa Hemru sighed as he slapped his shoulder down.
"Are you tired?
"No, the branches of the world tree are already hard. I get tired."
"Is it going to be a good weapon?
When I asked, Grandpa Heml glanced at the branches of the world tree, frowning.
"Mm-hmm. Looks like it's gonna take about a week. Carving a fine wave pattern on the surface while giving lightning attributes. Then bake, tap, fix the pattern, and stain the wave pattern with holy oil to complete the thunderous wooden knife."
Until then, you can't deal with Geadorf.
It pulls me somewhere and helps the other way around.
"Do you carve Lake Toya in the pattern?"
"What, is that?
"No, it's nothing. It's just a joke. Well, nice to meet you."
"Uhm. Leave it to me"
I left the blacksmith.
Back in the dining room, there was a simple meal like ham eggs.
Just eat and go to sleep.
Tomorrow we make money for the auction by hunting demons. I was wondering if I could get about a hundred large gold coins in a day.