I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

It's not that Heath looks down on anyone, but besides Team Rocket, Heath really can't think of any other villainous organization that can stand up to the legendary birds. So, could that bird egg be the reason Team Rocket appeared in Vermilion City this time? It doesn't seem impossible, but Heath can't be sure if it was Team Rocket's doing. After all, although Heath has watched some anime, he doesn't have a very deep impression of these things.

"Oh, I'm here on a business trip. This time I'm accompanying Natsume, and I'd like to get her to buy some things from our company," Ms. Musashi said with a smile. Her expression remained unchanged, as if what she said was truly true. However, Heath almost couldn't help but burst out laughing. It really was...

Sabrina was originally a member of Team Rocket. In Hiss's opinion, Jessie's mission this time was probably to accompany Sabrina to do something, but she didn't expect to run into him unexpectedly, so she used this excuse. Didn't you see that Sabrina had a blank face and no expression? Hiss thought that Sabrina probably didn't want to say anything, which was why she had such an expression.

"Oh, so, Miss Jessie, would you like something to eat?" Heath looked at Sabrina, then at Jessie, and asked with a smile. Heath had run into James and Meowth last time, so it seemed that the Team Rocket trio was about to reunite. When Ash embarked on his journey, Jessie and James would probably encounter their destined rival and begin a feud that would last for over twenty years, or even longer.

However, it's hard to say. After all, Heath hasn't watched any anime since she traveled through time, and she doesn't know if the Pokémon anime will change its protagonist in the future. Heath doesn't really like changing the protagonist, because if the protagonist is changed, it means that Ash's story has come to an end, which is something that is very hard to accept. Heath still prefers to watch Ash go to new regions, such as the Parthenon region.

"Hmm... then I'll trouble you to make me some sushi, Mr. Heath. I haven't had sushi in a long time." Ms. Musashi hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Sabrina next to her. After seeing that Sabrina didn't make any move, she made her request. She really hadn't eaten anything, and the food made by Heath was really delicious. Even their boss, Mr. Giovanni, loved the food made by Heath. So Musashi had very consciously made Heath's place the designated place for Team Rocket's gatherings.

“Okay.” Heath nodded, then brushed some seasoning onto the squid and placed it on the hot plate. Immediately, a delicious aroma wafted out, making Musashi and Sabrina swallow hard. Sabrina, in particular, found the grilled squid Heath made to her liking, and she felt hungry. If Heath hadn’t been there, Sabrina would have grabbed the food and started eating right away.

Heath flipped the squid over and then started wrapping the sushi Musashi wanted. This time, Heath used her secret seasoning for Musashi and Sabrina, but before using it, she still asked Musashi and Sabrina's opinions. After all, although the secret seasoning tasted very good, it also had some problems, namely, it was too expensive. If Musashi and Sabrina were reluctant, Heath would not force them to use it. After all, it would not be good to rashly use seasonings that guests did not want to add.

However, both Sabrina and Musashi agreed immediately, so Heath began to use the secret seasoning on Musashi and Sabrina. With the use of the secret seasoning, the grilled squid smelled even better. Miss Musashi couldn't help but ask Heath for a serving of grilled squid, and Heath readily agreed.

However, Heath underestimated the flavor of the secret seasoning. Moreover, anyone who has eaten grilled squid knows that it is a dish with a very strong aroma. So, as Heath began to grill the squid in his hand, the restaurant was immediately filled with the delicious smell of grilled squid. In addition, Heath used a Dialluca cleaver to process it, which made the grilled squid even more fragrant, to the point that many customers couldn't resist.

"Trainer, several guests have ordered a plate of grilled squid." Zoroark walked over quickly, now busier than ever.

"Tell them the price of the grilled squid with the secret seasoning and the price without it, so that customers can choose whether or not to add the secret seasoning." Heath calmly grilled the grilled squid in his hands.

Chapter 667 Phoenix King's Surprise

Before long, Heath had grilled two servings of squid and served them to Miss Musashi and Miss Sabrina. Watching the two girls eat the grilled squid, Heath couldn't help but smile. It seemed that his grilled squid tasted pretty good. However, after finishing the grilled squid, Heath felt that it was probably time for him to make some sushi for Miss Musashi.

Making sushi is quite simple, and Heath didn't find it difficult at all. By the time Miss Musashi had almost finished her plate of grilled squid, Heath had already prepared the sushi she wanted and placed it in front of her. As for Miss Sabrina, Heath glanced at her; Miss Sabrina wasn't eating anything else yet, still enjoying her grilled squid. This was understandable, considering she had ordered ten plates of grilled squid. So, those plates alone would be enough to last her for a while.

"Miss Musashi, speaking of which, when did you arrive in Kurenai City?" Heath asked, while preparing the grilled squid for the other customers. Thanks to Miss Musashi and Sabrina, Heath had received quite a few orders for grilled squid. Heath was still preparing the grilled squid for these customers, but because the grilled squid with the secret seasoning was very expensive, not many customers ordered it.

This is normal, since grilled squid with the secret seasoning is very expensive. One serving of grilled squid with the secret seasoning can buy about four or five servings of regular grilled squid. So unless customers are willing to try something new, most customers will still choose the regular grilled squid.

"I arrived a few days ago. I had some things to do at the company, but as you know, Heath, I'm quite busy every day, mostly traveling for work," Miss Musashi said with a smile. Heath nodded, looking unconcerned. He wasn't particularly interested in when Miss Musashi arrived, and he knew that with Sabrina around, he was unlikely to get anything meaningful from her. Sabrina was a high-ranking member of Team Rocket, so she maintained a certain level of confidentiality. Besides, although Miss Musashi seemed a bit unserious most of the time, she was actually a very capable Team Rocket employee.

"Twenty servings, to go." Miss Naz wiped her mouth and said to Heath. Heath was taken aback for a moment, then glanced at Miss Naz, but nodded and began preparing the grilled squid that Miss Naz wanted. Twenty servings of grilled squid to go, that was a pretty good business.

After getting the grilled squid they needed, Miss Musashi and Miss Sabrina left without lingering at Heath's place. Heath watched their retreating figures and continued preparing the food in front of him, wondering if Miss Musashi and the others had come to Vermilion City because of the thing Mew had given him. If it was because of that egg, Heath felt that he might have accidentally obtained something extraordinary.

Unfortunately, Heath's memory is not very clear anymore. He doesn't remember what the egg was all about. In his memory, Heath felt that he had seen the three divine birds being fused together by some special method at some point, which resulted in a strange monster with the power of the three divine birds. But the problem is that Heath doesn't quite remember what the specifics were.

"Looks like I'll have to find a way to ask Lugia." Heath shook his head. Today's situation wasn't going so smoothly, and he still didn't know much about the bird egg. In Heath's opinion, he probably had to ask the legendary Pokémon for their opinion. However, Heath didn't know where Lugia was, but fortunately, he knew another legendary Pokémon, Ho-Oh.

“Let me think… Ho-Oh…” Heath silently took out Hoopa’s gold ring, and while picturing what Ho-Oh would look like, he reached inside. Heath felt something soft and warm, and he knew immediately that it was Ho-Oh’s feather. It seemed that Ho-Oh was sleeping again.

"Hey, you annoying guy, has no one ever told you that disturbing someone's sleep is a really annoying thing?" Immediately afterward, Heath felt something peck the back of his hand, and then Hoopa's gold ring stopped working. Then, a blonde girl with red eyes rushed in and glared angrily at Heath.

"Sorry, sorry, there's something urgent that needs your attention." Heath smiled awkwardly and quickly explained to Ho-Oh. Ho-Oh gave Heath a strange look, then crossed its arms and said something else. Heath understood what Ho-Oh meant; it was waiting for his reply.

Heath felt that if his answer didn't satisfy Ho-Oh, the proud Ho-Oh might teach him a painful lesson. However, when Heath took out the bird egg that Mew had given him, he noticed that Ho-Oh's eyes widened instantly, and it looked at the thing in Heath's hand with an incredulous expression. This relieved Heath; it seemed that Ho-Oh did indeed know about this thing.

"Where did you get this? It's strange, there are three completely different powers on it." Ho-Oh looked at the thing in Heath's hand with a puzzled expression.

She suspected that Lugia's subordinates might have gotten drunk one day and created this strange thing, but looking at Heath's appearance, Ho-Oh felt that this was unlikely. If that were the case, the egg would never have ended up in Heath's hands. So the question is, how did this strange thing end up in Heath's hands?

"I don't know either. Mew found this outside before." Heath said frankly. After all, Ho-Oh is a legendary Pokémon, so telling her about Mew wouldn't elicit much of a reaction from Ho-Oh.

"Dreamlike? You can be friends with him?" Ho-Oh was somewhat surprised.

Chapter 668 The Arrogant Phoenix King

While Mew is a rather unique Mythical Pokémon, its personality is relatively aloof and not easy to get along with. Even Ho-Oh and Mew don't have a particularly good relationship. Often, Mew gives the impression of being an autistic child, or perhaps a very withdrawn one. Therefore, Ho-Oh and Mew don't really understand each other. So, hearing that Mew would give something to Seath really surprised Ho-Oh. Given Mew's personality, it's hard to imagine what level of friendship it would take for Mew to give a gift to someone else.

"So, Ho-Oh, what do you think this thing is? I feel like it looks a bit like something Zapdos or something." Heath looked at the bird egg in front of her, then looked at Ho-Oh and asked.

"...To be honest, I don't know either. After all, I've never seen anything like this before. You know, Zapdos and the others can breed, but their eggs will never look like this. I think I might need to consult Lugia about this." Ho-Oh shook her head. She really didn't know the answer to this question, and such a strange thing was extremely rare. Even Ho-Oh felt that she didn't quite understand where it came from. However, Ho-Oh also knew that such strange-looking creatures usually had some connection with humans.

Take Dark Lugia for example, it was a strange creation of humans. And that day... Speaking of which, Ho-Oh suddenly remembered that it was because of Hiss that they found Dark Lugia. And now Hiss was the first to find this strange bird egg, which made Ho-Oh look at Hiss with some surprise.

Is this guy lucky or unlucky? If he's lucky, he always seems to encounter some strange things. But if he's unlucky, he often encounters even stranger things, like Dark Lugia or this oddly shaped bird egg. These are things that you would never encounter if you weren't lucky enough. Even Ho-Oh had never encountered them before.

But Heath was the one who kept running into strange things, which made Ho-Oh even more curious. However, considering it was Heath, Ho-Oh calmed down.

After all, it's Heath. Thinking about the guy behind Heath, Ho-Oh felt that even if Heath did something strange, it wouldn't be anything strange, so Ho-Oh was quite at ease.

"Then I'll trouble you, Lord Ho-Oh." Heath breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was a chef, he could easily make poached eggs, sunny-side-up eggs, soft-boiled eggs, etc., but it was a bit much to ask him to hatch an egg into a small life or find out its original parents. So, in Heath's opinion, this kind of thing was more suitable for Ho-Oh.

Ho-Oh didn't care, and to be honest, this was an internal Pokémon matter. It was quite lucky that Heath had come across this, so there was no problem in handing it over to her. After Ho-Oh and Heath took the bird egg, Ho-Oh planned to leave. But before leaving, Ho-Oh's nose twitched, and then she turned her head to look at Heath. Heath blinked, looked at Ho-Oh again, and then looked down at the grilled squid in her hand, hesitating for a moment.

"Want one?" Heath asked Ho-Oh, looking at him. Heath thought that Ho-Oh was staring at him so intently because it wanted to eat the skewer of grilled squid in his hand. Grilled squid was indeed very fragrant, and Heath was using grilled squid with a secret seasoning. So it wasn't surprising that Ho-Oh had such an expression. Moreover, Heath knew that Ho-Oh was essentially a gluttonous legendary Pokémon.

"Hmph, seeing how conscientious you are, I'll grant you the honor of having a bite." Ho-Oh looked proud, but as soon as her hand reached out, Heath withdrew the grilled squid in her hand and looked at Ho-Oh with a smile.

"Oh dear, if you really don't want to eat this, then forget it. I'll just keep these foods you don't like for myself." Heath said with a strange expression. Ho-Oh's face turned red with anger at Heath's words. However, looking at the grilled squid in Heath's hand and smelling its delicious aroma, she couldn't help but lick her lips. This grilled squid smelled really good, and Ho-Oh could also sense that it was very nutritious.

"Your personality is getting worse and worse..." Ho-Oh squinted at Heath. She would never bow down to Heath. She was Ho-Oh! A proud legendary Pokémon! How could she bow down to a human? However, looking at the delicious-looking grilled squid in Heath's hand, Ho-Oh was conflicted.

"Ho-Oh, could you please handle this for me?" Heath smiled and handed five skewers of grilled squid to Ho-Oh. Ho-Oh happily accepted them and then trotted off. Heath couldn't help but laugh. Ho-Oh didn't look like a high and mighty mythical beast at all; it looked more like a little girl who had received a candied hawthorn. It looked incredibly cute, and its hopping gait made Heath want to burst out laughing.

However, considering Ho-Oh's personality, Heath managed to suppress his laughter. He felt that if he couldn't help but laugh, Ho-Oh might get angry and smash those skewers of grilled squid in his face. To avoid having to wash his clothes, Heath forced himself to hold it in.

"It's good that one thing has been dealt with, so now I can focus on receiving these guests..." Heath stretched. There was still no result regarding the bird egg, and Heath wasn't sure when he would get a reply. But he wasn't in a hurry. After all, Ho-Oh was handling the bird egg issue, and Heath felt that if even the legendary Pokémon couldn't do anything about it, then Heath himself couldn't do anything either.

Chapter 669 A Familiar Face

After dealing with the bird egg, Heath's mood calmed down considerably. Before, when Heath held the bird egg in his hand, he was constantly worried about whether it would cause any problems or unexpected events, such as accidentally breaking it. Fortunately, now that he had given it to Ho-Oh, Heath no longer needed to worry about those issues, which relieved him.

"Trainer, Trainer!" Just as Hiss was busy making grilled squid, he heard Zoroark's urgent voice. Hiss looked up in confusion and saw Zoroark waving at him. This puzzled Hiss. What was wrong with this unlucky kid now?

"What's wrong?" Heath wiped his hands, then placed the grilled squid on the tray, and looked at Zoroark to ask, "Did you run into some strange customer again?"

"Trainer, it's like this, a customer ordered a dish, but the dish he ordered is a bit strange. He brought the ingredients himself. Can we cook it?" Zoroark asked. Hiss raised an eyebrow. Goodness, yet another customer who brought his own ingredients and asked him to cook. Hiss felt that there seemed to be more customers like this lately, and he didn't know why. This made Hiss a little curious and puzzled, since it's rare for customers to choose to bring their own ingredients to a restaurant.

After all, they don't have any special eating habits. Otherwise, most customers would just order food directly when they go to a restaurant. Unless they have some special eating habits, such as only eating a certain type of meat, it would seem very strange to bring their own ingredients to a restaurant. Although Heath has not said that bringing your own drinks and ingredients is prohibited, Heath has really rarely encountered customers who bring their own ingredients to eat.

"Oh? What kind of ingredients?" Heath became interested and asked Zoroark curiously. After all, it was rare for him to encounter guests who brought their own ingredients to eat. So Heath was curious about what kind of ingredients these guests would choose. It has to be said that for a chef, the most interesting thing is probably encountering some novel ingredients. So now Heath was very curious about what kind of ingredients they were.

"Trainer, come take a look." Zoroark couldn't explain either, so he could only ask Hiss to check. Hiss simply walked out of the kitchen and came to Zoroark's side. Then Hiss saw a familiar person. Hiss couldn't help but be stunned. Goodness, although he knew that this professor lived in Vermilion City, Hiss really didn't expect to see the professor here. This made Hiss a little surprised, but Hiss also had some doubts. He felt that the name Professor Sakuragi seemed to have some familiarity with him?

"My wife and I were outside just now, and we were saying that this food truck looked a lot like yours, Mr. Heath, and when we came in, we found that it really was." Dr. Sakuragi smiled at Heath, then stood up and extended his hand. Heath quickly shook hands with him. Heath had met Dr. Sakuragi at a service area on the highway before, and Heath even had Dr. Sakuragi's business card. However, Heath and Dr. Sakuragi weren't very familiar with each other, so he hadn't contacted Dr. Sakuragi. He didn't expect to run into him again now.

"Professor Sakuragi, I was wondering when I'd run into you when I arrived in Kuroba City, and I didn't expect to see you so soon... I wonder what you're planning to eat this time?" Heath looked at Professor Sakuragi, but this time Professor Sakuragi didn't bring his wife; instead, he brought three children. One of the children looked very strange, and Heath couldn't help but take a second look at him. Heath felt like he'd seen this child before, especially since the child had dark skin, black hair, and eyes that inexplicably made him angry...

Heath had some doubts. Heath knew the other two children were Dr. Sakuragi's children, so the question was, was this little child also Dr. Sakuragi's child?

"This is it. I actually got it by chance. It's not so easy to find these days in Kuroba City." Dr. Sakuragi smiled and held up the bag in his hand. Heath glanced at it and saw some very small fish swimming around in the water. These fish were so small that Heath himself almost didn't notice them. If Heath's eyesight hadn't been so good, he doubted he would have been able to see them at all.

The fish was extremely small, which reminded Heath of the old man he had asked at the market. The old man had told Heath that there used to be a very delicious fish in Kuroba City, which was extremely small and was often accidentally caught along with other seafood. However, because that fish had very high requirements for water quality, it eventually became impossible to find. Could it be that the fish that Dr. Sakuragi has in his hand is that kind of fish?

“Okay, I’ll give it a try.” Heath nodded, then couldn’t help glancing at the child again. It was strange. Heath felt something was off. He’d watched a lot of Pokémon anime, and this child definitely gave him a familiar feeling, as if he’d seen him somewhere before…

"Speaking of which, Dr. Sakuragi, is this also your child?" Heath couldn't help but ask. He really wanted to know who this child was and why he had such a strange sense of déjà vu.

"You mean Xiao Hao? Xiao Hao isn't my child, but he's good friends with my child. I brought him here for a nice meal, haha." Dr. Sakuragi laughed happily, while Heath was stunned for a moment. Goodness, he had been wondering why this little boy looked so familiar. It turns out that this little boy was none other than Ichigo, who was known as the animation producer's favorite son in his previous life.

Goh, also known as Goh the One-Ball Goh, has a very large role in the Pokémon Journeys anime, basically making him the main character, even stronger than Ash. He often catches Pokémon with a single ball, and even created the legendary scene of Suicune being caught in a fishing net, which made Heath very want to complain. Moreover, Goh's character is a mixed bag, with more people disliking him.

I never expected to run into this myself.

Chapter 670 Xiao Hao

Goh is a very special protagonist. The Ash we watched before was a protagonist with a strong bond with Pokémon, young and powerful, with a sincere heart for Pokémon. People were used to protagonists like Ash. But Goh, who appeared later, was very unlikable. He caught Pokémon with just one ball, which made us wonder if Goh was holding a regular Poké Ball or a Master Ball. Did Goh only have Master Balls? That's why he could catch any Pokémon with one ball. Later, we analyzed that the anime producers probably wanted to promote Pokémon GO, so they released this kind of ridiculous thing.

Besides these issues, there are other problems. For example, the Pokémon are like the female characters in those old novels I read in my past life. Goh's body trembles, and then one by one, these Pokémon throw themselves into his arms, desperately trying to become his lapdogs. This is very psychologically uncomfortable. There was even a bizarre incident where Grookey knocked away its original owner Team Rocket's Poké Ball with a stick, and then obediently crawled into Goh's Poké Ball. It's really hard to describe.

Therefore, Hiss has a very low opinion of the Pokémon Journey anime. In his opinion, the Pokémon Journey anime doesn't even deserve to be called a Pokémon anime. If the Pokémon Journey were taken out of context and not related to Ash's world, and treated as a pure spin-off, then perhaps the Pokémon Journey anime wouldn't be so badly received.

So seeing Go in this state, Heath's feelings were very complicated. However, he still decided to properly receive Dr. Sakuragi first. After all, Dr. Sakuragi had given him a very special fish, which was even a special ingredient from Konoha City. So Heath didn't want to waste this opportunity and tried to complete this city achievement in one go. As for Go, Heath felt that this creepy protagonist should be dealt with slowly. At least for now, Heath didn't want to pay any attention to him.

“Yeah, Vermilion City, the Sakuragi Lab in Vermilion City. Goh often puts his Pokémon in Professor Sakuragi’s lab, right? Speaking of which, Professor Sakuragi’s status is probably similar to Professor Oak’s…” Heath clicked his tongue. Seeing Goh brought back some unpleasant memories for him.

Heath's lips twitched. He had also forgotten that there was such a character as Go in this world. Otherwise, when he saw Dr. Sakuragi, Heath should have remembered him. But it was precisely because he didn't remember that Heath had always had a strange sense of déjà vu. Now that he had met Go, Heath finally remembered.

"But I remember Goh's dream is Mew, right? It's not like he's following his own Mew, is it?" Heath scratched his head. He thought of Goh's dream in the anime, which was to catch Mew. But because he couldn't find it, he thought that catching all the Pokémon would be the same as catching Mew. After all, in that world, there seemed to be a saying that Mew's genes are the original genes of all Pokémon.

Hiss shook his head. He felt it was unlikely that Goh had encountered his own Mew. After all, although Mew was a Mythical Pokémon, it wasn't actually that rare, and one could still encounter it occasionally. So, Goh might have encountered another Mew.

Heath picked up his ingredient detector, intending to see what kind of ingredient Dr. Sakuragi had given him. If he could also learn how to cook it, that would be the best option, since this thing was too rare and Heath didn't want to waste it. Wasting it would be a truly devastating thing, so it was better to be on the safe side.

Guandu whitebait is non-toxic and edible. It is an exceptionally delicious and rare ingredient. As a marine creature, it possesses a flavor comparable to wild mushrooms, making it a rare delicacy. It is recommended to pan-fry it to obtain the best flavor.

"Looks amazing." Heath clicked his tongue. Good heavens, a sea fish with the deliciousness of wild mushrooms? What an exaggeration! There aren't many seafoods that can compare to delicacies from the mountains, but now Heath had one before him that could rival them. This surprised him. The method was simple, but Heath felt that it wasn't explained clearly enough. You know, there are some tricks to frying. It's not just about pouring oil in and then frying it. If it were that simple, he'd be an idiot.

Different ingredients have different requirements for oil temperature and even the amount of oil. There are also some requirements for the type of oil. For example, some ingredients taste best when fried with lard, while others need olive oil or vegetable oil. So frying is actually an art. It's just that not many people like to eat lard now. Most people think that lard is bad for your health. But lard is also necessary because some ingredients really don't taste good without it.

"Hmm...why don't we try it first?" Heath looked at the silverfish in his hand. There weren't many fish, and Heath didn't know exactly how many there were, but just looking at the quantity, Heath felt that after frying them, there would probably only be enough for a small bowl. No wonder Dr. Sakuragi had asked him for some other food earlier; these silverfish were really not enough.

Heath finally decided to try olive oil. After all, compared to oils like lard, olive oil has a milder flavor and is more suitable for preserving the original taste of ingredients. Of course, to avoid mistakes, Heath only used a small piece of whitebait to try it. After cooking it, Heath tasted it and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. The whitebait tasted really good, but why did it have a bitter taste?

It's a strange feeling, like stuffing a huge dollop of wasabi into a delicious macaron cake—it feels terrible and very incongruous.

"Could it be a problem with the internal organs?" Heath thought of another problem. After all, the reason why fish tastes bitter is usually related to the internal organs, and this is a fresh fish, so it is even less likely that the fish is dead. Therefore, Heath thought it was very likely a problem with the internal organs. But the problem is that the fish is too small, about the size of a toothpick. How can he remove the internal organs from such a small fish?

Chapter 671 The Silver Fish Attempt

The little silverfish was so small that Heath wasn't sure how to remove its internal organs. However, to avoid the silverfish becoming bitter, Heath took out a knife and pierced its belly, then scooped out some very small internal organs and placed them in a small bowl. Heath planned to see if the problem was indeed with the internal organs. If it was, then the problem would be solved. If not, then he would have to find out why the silverfish was bitter.

However, because the silverfish is so small, it is difficult to remove its internal organs. Heath also has to be careful not to puncture the silverfish's body to avoid any abnormal problems. It has to be said that this is a very delicate job. Fortunately, Heath's hands are quite dexterous, and he has experience in making other delicate dishes, so it is not particularly troublesome for him to do it now.

Fortunately, Heath managed to find out why the anchovies tasted bitter this time. Just as Heath thought, the main reason for the bitterness was the anchovies' internal organs. After removing the internal organs, the anchovies tasted much more normal, without that strange bitterness, and the taste improved.

“Now it’s time to try other oils…” Heath smacked his lips. The anchovies fried in olive oil tasted alright, but Heath wanted to try more. After trying lard, vegetable oil, peanut oil and other oils, Heath found that olive oil was the most suitable for this unique little anchovy. However, although the anchovies prepared this way tasted good, Heath always felt that compared with the special ingredients he usually ate, they still lacked some unique flavor.

However, Heath knew that he had already spent a long time trying to make these small silver fish, and had used a lot of them. So, to avoid any other problems, Heath decided to first provide Dr. Sakuragi with the small silver fish he wanted to eat using olive oil, and then he would think carefully about how to make the small silver fish.

"...Wait a minute, what if I used the innards of the silverfish to make oil?" Heath looked at the innards of the silverfish he had dug out and fell into deep thought. So many innards gathered together only took up a small amount, about a spoonful. Although Heath had already determined that the innards were the reason why the silverfish tasted bitter, Heath felt that the innards might have some other uses.

After all, offal generally has a very strong flavor, such as pork liver and chicken gizzards, which are more flavorful than pork and chicken. Therefore, in the culinary world, it is generally believed that if you want to taste the most essential flavor of an ingredient, its offal is an unavoidable element. Heath agrees with this. And since the small silver fish is so tiny, the absence of its offal might actually cause some changes in flavor.

Thinking of this, Heath decided to give it a try. He put the innards of the silverfish into olive oil and cooked them over a low flame. Immediately, a pleasant aroma wafted out, and the olive oil seemed to have gained some unique flavor. Heath waited until the innards of the silverfish turned slightly black before turning off the heat and scooping out all the innards. Then, Heath picked up a small string of innards and tasted them.

The moment Heath put it in his mouth, he couldn't wait to spit it out. This thing was just too bitter, like when he licked the Nintendo Switch cartridge while playing a game in his previous life. It was so bitter that even after rinsing his mouth with water several times, he still had that faint bitter taste in his mouth, which was almost suffocating.

It seemed the innards were indeed unusable, but Heath tried using olive oil extracted from the innards to fry a serving of silverfish. This time, the taste was indeed much better, giving Heath the feeling of eating seafood as if it were a delicacy. Heath was very satisfied and immediately used this method to make a serving of silverfish for Dr. Sakuragi, and then had Zoroark bring it over.

Meanwhile, Heath still had to prepare some food for Dr. Sakuragi, since there were far too few of these small silver fish. It might be okay to eat them as snacks, but it would be asking too much of a person to eat them to fill their stomach. So, in addition to the silver fish, Dr. Sakuragi also asked for some other things, and Heath was currently preparing the food for them.

"Home-style cooking... then two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes should be enough." Heath rubbed his hands together. One adult with three children doesn't need to cook too much. Of course, the main reason is that these kids aren't yet in the situation where they're eating their parents out of house and home. If they were teenagers, then Heath would have to cook much more, since teenagers have particularly good appetites and eating a lot in one meal is not a problem.