Anime: The Days I Opened a Restaurant in Fantasy Town

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Shuguang waited in the kitchen for a while, and Erina took a quick shower, changed into a set of light clothes and went to the hall.

The design of this dress is similar to the yukata worn at a hotel, but it is more casual overall and can be worn by anyone.

"Mr. Zhou Guang, thank you for letting me use the bathroom on the second floor."

"No, do you want anything to eat?"

"Mr. Zhou Guang, can you recommend some?"

Erina Nakiri sat on a chair next to the counter, intending to listen to Shumitsu's advice.

"How about a bowl of hot porridge? I just got caught in the rain and took a shower, so I can warm myself up."

"It's a very simple dish... Please make it, Mr. Shuguang, thank you for your help."

"Ok."

Next, let’s show off our skills.

Thinking this in his mind, Zhou Guang turned to the kitchen which was fully equipped with cooking utensils.

Zhou Guang took out three willow-bladed knives of different curvatures from the drawer on the right, and then took out a clay pot to cook porridge.

The next step is to wash the raw rice.

Zhou Guang began to rinse the bamboo sieve filled with rice with cold water, stirring it at a rhythm of one hundred times per minute, and at the same time rubbing the starch film on the surface of each grain of rice with his fingertips.

When the sound of the rice grains colliding changed from muffled to crisp, Zhou Guang shook his wrist lightly, and after the water was removed, the rice grains, which had distinct grains, were poured into the casserole by Zhou Guang.

After completing this step, Zhou Guang cut the young ginger on the other side into slices as thin as cicada wings, and then stacked them into sixteen layers of fine slices. When they fell into clean water, you could see that each strand was as clear as golden threads.

Erina watched Shuguang cooking and admired the chef's knife skills.

But Zhou Guang did not stop. He took out the crab legs of the snow crab and disassembled them all. The transparent crab meat was placed on ice for later use.

"Cooking porridge in a clay pot must taste great."

"Yes, I have made it several times. Casserole is the best for cooking."

Shukou agreed with Erina and placed the casserole on the charcoal stove.

Not long after, the fragrance was released.

"Wait for the Maillard reaction to occur and stir slowly."

After Zhou Guang finished speaking, at the moment when the rice grains took on a satin luster, he slid the crab leg meat from its frozen state directly into the porridge pot. The sudden change of temperature caused the muscle fibers to contract instantly, locking in the freshness and sweetness.

In this way, the delicious rice porridge is ready.

After watching the whole process, Erina had only one comment in her mind: "perfect and rigorous."

The cooking is not complicated, but Zhou Guang has grasped all the key points.

That's why the desserts he made are so delicious.

This cooking technique is undoubtedly excellent!

Chapter 15: The Girl with the Tongue of God and the Pointy-Headed Magician (Please give me flowers! Please add me to your collection)

Erina Nakiri arrived at the restaurant.

She encountered heavy rain on the way and was soaked all over. After taking a shower, she went to the counter and watched Zhou Guang prepare the dishes.

Undoubted technology;

Undoubtedly excellent.

But this does not mean that the food is 100% delicious.

So Erina picked up the spoon and prepared to taste it.

Before that, Erina couldn't help but ask

"Mr. Zhou Guang has studied a lot of cooking books in the past, right?"

"Why do you ask?"

"You mentioned the Maillard reaction just now. I think most chefs don't pay too much attention to it and control the temperature perfectly when cooking."

The so-called "Maillard reaction" is actually a series of complex reactions between reducing sugars (such as carbohydrates) in food and amino acids or proteins at room temperature or when heated, which eventually produce brown or even black macromolecules called melanoidins.

It can give food a unique color and flavor.

For example, fried sugar coloring, frying French fries, and baking bread are all the result of the Maillard reaction.

The same applies to heating rice porridge.

However, if the heat is not controlled properly, the rice may easily become uncooked or too sticky.

"I just like reading cookbooks. I haven't done any special research. I'm more into practice."

"I see……"

Is this because of talent?

Erina Nakiri didn't think much about it and focused on the snow-white rice porridge mixed with crab meat in front of her.

When she picked up the silver spoon and scooped up half a spoonful of rice porridge, an even stronger aroma came to her face, making her unable to help but put it into her mouth.

boom!

The world seemed to have changed in an instant!

The ginger shreds now turned into burning maple leaves, spreading an autumn path on Erina's tongue.

Every hint of spiciness is like the pillars of a vermilion torii gate. The burning sensation spreads along the tongue coating into three thousand stone steps, and syrup seeps out from the cracks of these stone steps - that is the gentle taste neutralized by the mellowness of rice porridge.

After taking another bite, the delicious crab leg meat broke into twelve rays of light between Erina's teeth, continuously falling from the sky.

The translucent fibers mixed in it turned into silver threads, carrying the coolness of the night breeze and shuttling through the burning torrent of taste.

When the thickest texture is bitten off, the marine flavor of the crab meat is sublimated under the wrapping of rice fat, and together with the rice grains, it plays an unforgettable symphony.

"tasty……"

Erina ate anxiously. In order to hide her embarrassment, she had to cover the corner of her mouth with her left hand, and cherry blossom-colored breath leaked out from between her fingers.

"The temperature of this porridge is perfectly controlled, the shredded ginger seasoning greatly enhances its taste, and the crab meat fibers are not destroyed..."

Erina's cheeks flushed and her breathing became a little rapid. She felt a warm current running through her body.

"Mr. Zhou Guang's craftsmanship is amazing..."

The 'God's Tongue', who was always proud of himself towards outsiders, did not hesitate to give praises at this moment.

Simple yet complex;

Delicious and extraordinary.

This is what Erina said about this bowl of rice porridge.

"Just like it. There's still a lot left in the pot. You can enjoy it slowly."

"It seems that the snack that Senior Xiaolin shared with me before was made by Mr. Zhou Guang."

“Those desserts used a lot of ingredients.”

"Yes, that's it. I couldn't taste some of the ingredients at all."

Erina stopped what she was doing, her face full of curiosity.

Erina, who has the same 'divine tongue' as her mother, couldn't believe that she couldn't 'figure out' the ingredients of a certain dish.

"Next time I have time, I can take you to see where those ingredients grow."

The 'place of growth' that Zhou Guang mentioned is actually located near the hillside of Youkai Mountain.

While the two were chatting about this topic, a new guest suddenly came.

The door was opened somewhat roughly, and Zhou Guang saw the visitor clearly at the first sight.

This time, the guest has a pointy head...

Her short golden hair peeked out from under the brim of her black pointed hat. Her iconic black dress had a crooked white apron tied around her waist. The bow that was supposed to be on her back had slipped to her left hip, swinging like a pendulum as she walked.

It seems that the girl had gone through a struggle before coming here.

Zhou Guang, who had such a guess in his mind, looked at the visitor

"Marisa, where did you cause trouble today?"

"I'm not going to cause trouble! I'm going to solve the problem on behalf of lazy Reimu DA☆ZE!"

The human magician who lives in the Magic Forest and competes with Reimu to exterminate monsters is named Kirisame Marisa.

She runs a jack of all trades called the 'Mist and Rain Magic Shop' and was previously asked by Zhou Guang to solve the 'fairy noise' incident in the backyard woods.

It turns out it was just some stupid ice fairy playing hide and seek with his friends...

"So what happened? You look a bit disheveled."

"Hehe, I just went to the Scarlet Devil Mansion and had a fight with the lazy guard there."

"This is a very sudden action..."

"No, we agreed before that we would find an opportunity to spar with each other."

"Did you win?"

"Tie."

Marisa said, sitting on Erina's right.

She fiddled with her pointed hat and glanced at the rice porridge in Erina's bowl.

"Give us a bowl too! Can you?"

"Nothing is wrong."

"It's right to come to Shuguang's place for breakfast! I don't want to stay in the Scarlet Devil Mansion and eat with those guys."

Marisa was wandering around early in the morning, talking non-stop, with no intention of stopping.

"Miss, you look like a stranger. Is this your first time in a restaurant?"

"That's it..."

"My name is Kirisame Marisa, the magician of the Magic Forest. I'm open to any commission! It would be even better if it's to exterminate monsters!"

"what……"

Erina was surprised when she heard the word "magician", but she didn't show it.

Since we have come to a restaurant in another dimension, the other "abnormalities" are not that special.

Moreover, compared to the so-called "magician", Erina now wants to leisurely enjoy the delicious rice porridge in front of her!

Chapter 16: The Star Core Hunter Returns! Has the name of the permanent blacklist been determined? (Please give me flowers! Please add me to your collection)

"..."

“It’s delicious, I love it.”

"..."

"You should eat more, or I'll eat them all."

"..."

In Shukou's restaurant, the person who was wolfing down her food early in the morning was named Kirisame Marisa.

Seeing that she didn't have any girlish reserve, Erina stopped spooning and didn't know how to comment for a moment.

But Shukou was used to Marisa's boldness.

After filling the new bowl with rice porridge and bringing it over, Marisa began to eat it quickly again, like a student who was about to be late, and was very anxious.

"If you eat like this, even though it's rice porridge and you won't choke, you won't be able to taste what's in it, right?"

"I don't quite understand what you're talking about... Ingredients? I don't care about that. The food that Shuguang makes is delicious, so I'll eat it right away, right~!?"

Marisa said, looking towards Shukou and blinking, seeking approval.