Anime cuisine: Starting with glowing dishes

"Yeah." Lily Ling nodded slightly and responded. She had already had this idea.

"I don't think Heian-kun has ever visited a shrine, has he?"

Huayuan Junfu's gaze fell on Lu Pingan.

"Yes." Lu Ping'an nodded and said frankly: "Today is my first time coming to the shrine."

"Then come and experience the shrine culture and local customs here." A warm smile appeared on Hanazono Toshio's face.

Then, he and the old man left the reception room one after another.

……

About ten minutes later, Lu Ping'an followed Lily Ling out of the social affairs office.

"Inari is the protector of agriculture and commerce, and is revered as the deity that brings good harvests, prosperous business, family safety, and the fulfillment of all wishes."

"Sounds like a panacea."

"Well, would you like to pay your respects, Mr. Ping'an?" Lily Ling put her hands behind her back, turned her head, and glanced at Lu Ping'an with her wine-red eyes.

"Okay, what's the specific process?"

Lu Pingan asked curiously.

Since he was already here and it was his girlfriend's family business, he felt that he should support it.

"Come with me, I'll teach you." Lily Ling smiled and waved, and took Lu Ping'an to the hand water house they had passed by before.

"You must purify yourself before you worship."

It is called cleansing, but in fact it is just washing hands and rinsing mouth, but the process is a bit cumbersome.

First, use your right hand to hold the scoop and clean your left hand, then switch to your left hand to clean your right hand. Switch to your right hand again and rinse your mouth with water in your left hand. Finally, rinse your left hand and hold the scoop upright to clean the handle.

Lily Ling demonstrated to Lu Pingan, and Lu Pingan followed suit, and then the two of them came to the front of the worship hall.

Next is the formal visit.

Lily Ling took out her wallet from her pocket, took out two five-yen coins that she had prepared in advance, and handed one of them to Lu Ping'an.

In Japanese, "五円" is pronounced the same as "缘", so tossing a five-yen coin is believed to establish a connection with the gods and make your wishes come true.

"jingle--!"

The clear sound of bells echoed in front of the worship hall. Lily Ling bent down and bowed twice, then clapped her hands, closed her eyes and made a wish.

Lu Ping'an was a little curious about what wish she made.

After about ten seconds, Lily Ling put down her hand and opened her eyes. She bowed again, then walked to the side, indicating that Lu Pingan could pay his respects.

So, Lu Pingan stepped forward and first put the five-yen coin into the coin box, then shook the bell and followed the 'two bows, two claps, and one bow' process shown to him by Lily Ling to pay homage and make a wish.

Regarding wishes - Lu Ping'an actually didn't have any wishes. He was very satisfied with the current situation. He just made a random wish, "I hope that I and the people around me can be happy and healthy" - which was also an extraordinary wish. After all, the little evil god often courted death, and it was difficult for her to be healthy.

Afterwards, Lu Ping'an was taken by Lily Ling to draw a fortune stick.

He was lucky and drew a small lucky number, while Yuriling drew a medium lucky number - the person responsible for interpreting the numbers was Yuriling's father, Hanazono Toshio, but he was not needed, as Yuriling interpreted the numbers clearly herself.

The daughters of the shrine family will have more or less corresponding skills.

Next, Lu Ping'an and Lily Ling wrote Ema, which is a form of wishing for Japanese people.

Write your wishes on a wooden plaque about 15 cm long and 10 cm high, place it before the gods, and pray for their protection.

Lu Ping'an experienced everything related to the shrine.

……

Time flies and it is already past eleven o'clock.

Thinking that it was almost time to cook, Lu Ping'an asked Baiheling to take him to the kitchen. He was ready to show off himself and his cooking skills.

Meanwhile, Lily's mother was already busy in the kitchen...

……

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Chapter 143 The father-in-law was knocked to the ground!

This is a classic Japanese kitchen with natural wood cabinets and wooden floors.

The dining room and kitchen are connected, and the open design makes the entire space appear transparent.

Lu Ping'an looked around curiously, walked towards the kitchen, and said to Hua Yuanye who was busy in front of the stove: "Auntie, let me help."

Hua Yuanye raised her head upon hearing this, a strand of hair slipping from her ear. She brushed it away with her hand, a gentle arc curved in the corner of her eyes as she said, "Didn't we agree that Auntie would entertain you today?"

When talking about glowing dishes before, Lu Pingan mentioned cooking at noon.

Although he was very tempted, Huayuan Ye didn't have the nerve to let his son-in-law cook for the first time!

She had refused before.

"I have free time anyway, and I really like cooking."

Lu Pingan replied with a smile, looking at the ingredients on the stove——

There are palm-sized slices of salmon, fresh-looking vegetables, boneless and boneless chicken legs.

Huayuanye was currently deboning the remaining chicken legs. In the basin next to her was some clams soaking in water and spitting out sand.

Lu Pingan asked curiously: "What are you planning to do?"

"How about I do it, and Auntie can guide me?"

Lu Pingan paused and added, "I'm quite interested in the cuisine and cooking methods of other countries."

"Since you said so..."

Hua Yuanye looked at Lu Ping'an in surprise. Seeing his sincere face, he hesitated for a moment, but finally gave in and said with a gentle smile, "Thank you for your hard work."

"I prepared ingredients for teriyaki chicken, salt-grilled salmon, fried chicken, chikuzen-don, and clam miso soup."

Hua Yuanye counted the dishes to be made for lunch today, put down the boneless chicken thigh in his hand, stepped aside and said, "You next?"

"it is good!"

Lu Ping'an responded and walked towards the open kitchen.

"Ping'an, please remove the bones from the remaining chicken legs, just like I did just now." Hua Yuanye stood in front of the sink and turned on the faucet to wet his hands.

She squeezed some lemon-scented dishwashing liquid, rubbed her hands into fine foam, and turned to give Lu Ping'an instructions.

"Ok."

Lu Ping'an naturally entered the "student" state and did whatever his mother-in-law said.

He picked up a chicken leg, placed it on the chopping board, and first used a kitchen knife to cut the chicken leg in half until the bone was visible.

Then cut the tendons on both sides, turn the meat over, and cut again, and the meat and bones will be perfectly separated.

The movements were smooth and seamless, and the whole process took only a dozen seconds!

Hua Yuanye, who was rinsing the foam off her hands, couldn't help but open her beautiful eyes wide when she saw this and said in surprise, "Your knife skills... are amazing!"

“Practice makes perfect.”

Lu Pingan smiled modestly and added in his heart: "Add a little bit of plug-in..."

"..." Lily Ling stood between the kitchen and the living room, with her hands on the bar, looking at Lu Pingan who was praised by her mother and raising the corners of her mouth with pride.

Then I looked at the rice cooker that had already started working in the corner, which was a pity——

"If Heian-kun comes, the rice will be even better..."

……

"Wuwuwu... Damn it! Fortune telling is totally unreliable. I've lost everything again!"

The little evil god shed two lines of tears, with a wallet that had become much thinner hanging around his neck, and crawled out of the theater of life.

"I shouldn't have played it if I had known!"

"God of Time! Please let time go back to before I entered the store!" The little evil god opened his arms and prayed, and then prayed in vain.

"Little Evil God."

At this moment, a soft and sweet voice sounded.

“Ah…ATM!”

The little evil god knew who the voice came from without turning around. She looked over with surprise, and the person who appeared in front of her was Medusa wearing a pair of light gold half-rimmed glasses!

"I was just about to come find you guys."

Medusa walked forward lightly, lifted the shopping bag in her hand, and said with a bright smile:

"I brought a super rare ingredient today—the tenderloin of a dark unicorn!"

In order to thank Lu Ping'an, she bled a lot and put in a lot of effort!

Although Lu Ping'an said that she could just bring some local specialties, how could she really do that!

"You're so willing to do that!"

Upon hearing this, the little evil god looked at the shopping bag in Medusa's hand in surprise. This thing was not only expensive, but also out of stock. She had only eaten it a few times in her life.

“Anyway—!”

The little evil god clasped his hands together in front of Medusa, lowered his head and said, "Medusa, please lend me 50,000 yen first! I will pay you back double!"

"Yes, yes..."

Medusa glanced at the life theater next to her, took out her wallet from her small square bag, and glanced at the little evil god:

( ﹁ ﹁ )

"But you have to promise me that you won't play with marbles anymore."

"I promise you!" The little evil god grinned without hesitation.

"There's really nothing I can do about you."

Medusa said helplessly and gave the little evil god 50,000 yen.

……

Shinjuku, Hanazono Inari Shrine.

Lu Ping'an has already prepared lunch.

"Aha——!"

Accompanied by a deep laugh, Huayuan Junfu came into the restaurant and said with a twitching nose, "The lunch is especially delicious!"

His eyes fell on the dining table, and he immediately understood, then showed an interested expression:

"Is this the glowing food? It's amazing!"

The dishes on the table were all common home-cooked meals, but at this moment, they emitted an incredible glow.

"These are all cooked by Ping An Jun himself, you are in for a treat." Hua Yuanye put two bowls of red bean rice on the dining table with a smile on his face and looked at Hua Yuan Junfu.

"really."

Garden Toshio sniffed the rich and tempting fragrance in the air, nodded in agreement, and then went to the kitchen to wash his hands.

After he finished washing his hands, Kentaro Hanazono came over.

The group quickly sat down at the table - the old man sat at the main seat, Lu Ping'an and Baiheling sat together, and Hua Yuanye and Hua Yuan Junfu sat together.

"Let's eat!"

The old man picked up his chopsticks and greeted everyone, and Lu Pingan and others also started to eat.

Toshio Hanazono first picked up a piece of teriyaki chicken leg cut into strips and put it into his mouth. He was immediately amazed by the taste.

"...It's delicious!"

The chicken skin was fried until it was oily and crispy, and the surface was covered with thick and mellow teriyaki sauce. When you take a bite, you first hear a crisp "crackling" sound, followed by the rich gravy bursting between your lips and teeth.

The chicken thigh is so tender it practically melts in your mouth, its texture distinct yet soft, every fiber saturated with the salty-sweet teriyaki sauce. The sweetness of honey, the richness of soy sauce, and the spicy aroma of ginger and garlic layer upon layer, creating a flavor storm on the tip of your tongue...

This shocking delicacy was like a heavy punch, striking Toshio Hanazono's soul!